DOCTOR WHO: "Journey's End"

[rj_anderson]

Well, what do you know. I actually liked that. I kept expecting the whole thing to go down the drain at any moment, but though it started to spiral once or twice, it never completely sank.

Is it very evil of me to be amused that Rose is now stuck with the version of the Doctor who would carelessly commit genocide and her mission is to reform him? Good luck with that one, sweetie.

Donna's fate was less awful than I was expecting it to be -- sure, it's sad in the same way that the ending of Silver on the Tree is sad, with the forgetting and all, but it's a better fate than being stuck in a computer matrix in a purely virtual reality, or consumed in the heart of a raging neutron drive, or even becoming absorbed into the TARDIS for all eternity. There's still the potential for Donna to grow and change as a person, and to live a happy life on her own terms -- whereas she could never have happily gone back to Earth after travelling with the Doctor for so long. She had an awesome season, she did great things, and she's still the Donna we met in The Runaway Bride only without the pain of having loved and lost her fiance to a giant red spider, which if you ask me, is all to the good.

Basically I am happy because Donna is a) still Donna and b) NOT DEAD. So yays?

Bring on the Christmas special!

Comments

[wahlee-98.livejournal.com]

I actually found the ending of this series very Tolkienesque-- it was incredibly happy, and yet it was also incredibly sad. For Rose, for the Doctor, and for Donna. I would much rather have Donna alive and forgetful than dead, and you're right-- her family now know what she's capable of, and she *can* grow, and do something with her life. If not exactly what she could have done with the Doctor, then still something worthwhile. So, yes.

I liked it. Quite a lot.

(The Doctor/Rose shipper in me is satisfied. Almost. At least, as satisfied as this series would ever let me be. :P)

[ajmenden.livejournal.com]

I won't see it for a month or so (AGONY!) when it airs in the States, but I've been reading the spoilers like mad today! I SO want to fanfic!

[lauradi7.livejournal.com]

Youtube is your friend. For the version with the best resolution, try this person's scans
http://youtube.com/user/steholtisback

If you're doing the Sci Fi network, you'll need to see the episodes that lead up to the finale first, at least Turn Left and Stolen Earth.

[kerravonsen]

Basically I am happy because Donna is a) still Donna and b) NOT DEAD. So yays?

True. That was sort of the best bit. Even though I cried.

[kaz-mahoney.livejournal.com]

I loved it with much fangirl love. *g*

Yes, there were a few moments that almost slipped into... um... WTF? But! Thankfully, those never fully materialised and overall I declare this a Great Season Finale. I love that Rose got a more-or-less happy ending. I felt very sad for the Doctor though. He's lost Rose once more. And Donna - his best mate. All alone... *sniff*

[tybalt-quin.livejournal.com]

Is it very evil of me to be amused that Rose is now stuck with the version of the Doctor who would carelessly commit genocide and her mission is to reform him?

Nope, not evil. I allowed myself a cackle of glee that she's getting the Reject Broken Diet Doctor as a consolation prize.

My hopes are on Wilfred becoming the next companion.

:nods:

[owl]

I wish we'd had more of a hint that Donna was going to grow again on her own though. That phone call was like we were having our noses rubbed in 'Donna has reverted to her pre-Runaway Bride personality'. Bah.

I don't think that Ten is so different from Human!Ten as he would like to think :)

[scionofgrace.livejournal.com]

Is it very evil of me to be amused that Rose is now stuck with the version of the Doctor who would carelessly commit genocide and her mission is to reform him? Good luck with that one, sweetie.

Oh, exactly. That was one thing I couldn't work out. I'm watching that scene and thinking, "so... is this supposed to be a happy ending for Rose?" 'Cause even without the broken genocidal part, I don't think there's a version of the Doctor who would EVER stand being stuck on Earth for more than - what - three years?

Basically I am happy because Donna is a) still Donna and b) NOT DEAD. So yays?

Well... I suppose it does mean there's hope. Still mad, though.