David Tennant was, for me, one of the best Doctors with his awesome acting and emotional range. Overall this is very high quality in most respects, it falls short of reaching the greatness it deserved but is still a very strong finale. The Master going superpowered, super hungry monster and then turning all humans into him are entertaining but a bit over the top. The Vinvocci are just rather cheesy and silly while Naismith, his whole entourage and his plans are all a bit underwhelming. The downside is the Master turning into a monster which goes a bit over the top, aspects of the plot which are a bit overblown and the less appealing elements of the Vinvocci and Naismith. All of this deserves huge praise and show off Davies' writing skills and Tennant's immense acting prowess. It has some amazing dialogue, particularly between Tennant and Cribbins which are extremely moving right up to the tear jerking regeneration scene. It is very well produced with effects, filming, music, direction etc all at top level. It has a mysterious cameo from Claire Bloom and a small, touching return for Catherine Tate as the great companion Donna. It has superb acting from Tennant, John Simm, Timothy Dalton and the wonderful Bernard Cribbins. It features his great nemesis the Master as well as the powerful aspects about the return of the Time Lords. It is exciting, fun and emotionally strong. I still think it gets very overly harshly judged by some fans because I think it is actually very good but I do think it was a step down from Davies' best writing efforts which is a shame when it was the last one for him and for David Tennant's era. Having treated us with stories like Midnight, Turn Left, The Stolen Earth and The Waters of Mars in his recent writing efforts he seemed to slightly over extend his ideas in this story.
Davies era comes to an end with a very good story but not one of Davies best. The only thing I can confirm is that it’s going to be spectacular, as two of our greatest stars reunite for the battle of a lifetime.On the one hand I think this is a hugely underrated, very high quality story but on the other hand I do not think this was the finale the 10th Doctor deserved. “And it looks impossible - first, we announce a new Doctor, and then an old Doctor, along with the wonderful Donna, what on earth is happening? Maybe this is a missing story. “They’re back!” Davies teased in the May 2022 announcement. This time, the Scottish actor will reunite with Catherine Tate, who played companion Donna Noble in the fourth season. He returned in 2013 for the 50th anniversary special, titled “The Day of the Doctor,” and he’ll return again to celebrate the iconic British show’s 60th birthday. The Good Omens star was flying the TARDIS (the Doctor’s time-traveling spaceship) from 2005 to 2010.
Though Davies would like fans to focus on Whittaker’s “beyond epic” finale, the BBC had to announce Tennant’s return as well to avoid others spoiling the news. She owns it, she’s got a big finale in October and if we start nipping – we have to announce today because people would have found out about Ncuti whether we liked it or not, that’s the curse of Doctor Who.” “I can’t wait to talk to you about them but it’s just not fair,” he told RadioTimes after the announcement. The writer was tight-lipped about any further details, though. “It’s an honour to work with him, and a hoot, I can’t wait to get started.” “Ncuti dazzled us, seized hold of the Doctor and owned those TARDIS keys in seconds,” Davies said in a May 2022 statement when Gatwa was announced in the role. Davies, who led the 2005 relaunch of the sci-fi show and departed alongside Tennant in 2010, will return as showrunner. The 29-year-old is only a few years older than Matt Smith was when he became the youngest actor to ever portray the Time Lord in 2011 at age 26. Sex Education actor Ncuti Gatwa has been announced as the 14th incarnation of the Doctor. She and showrunner Chris Chibnall will leave Doctor Who together, making way for a new cast and a returning showrunner in season 14. The long-running BBC America show will end Jodie Whittaker‘s tenure as the time-traveling hero (a role she took over from Peter Capaldi in 2018) in October 2022. The Doctor is in! Make that Doctors since Doctor Who season 14 seems to be jam-packed with new and familiar faces - including former star David Tennant.
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