Reaction post - Journey's End (Doctor Who 4.13)

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Phew! There was a lot there, and I've probably forgotten most of it! Am definitely going to have to watch that one again! But here are the thoughts I have at the moment.

1. I loved the party in the TARDIS. I loved that they more or less forgot about TW (that was about the amount of screentime I'm happy with for them in DW) and brought back more DW characters - Mickey and Jackie - instead. That was perfect. Loved the Doctor and Rose comparing Gwen to Gwynneth too - there go all those 'just coincidence' theories! *g*

3. Told you you were all getting too het up about the idea of no more Ten. *g* Mind you, does that count as a regeneration? I mean, is he now actually Eleven?

4. The two Doctors thing... Despite the fact I do my best to avoid spoilers, I had read the odd bit of speculation during the last week, and I totally saw that coming. So that dear old Rose had a Doctor to take home with her. *pukes* Sorry, but that's so unfair. Rose gets a Doctor, and Donna gets EVERYTHING taken away from her? I was impressed by DT's acting, though. He did it very well.

5. I loved Jack deliberately getting himself killed... and Rose still not knowing what she'd done to him. In fact, it wasn't even addressed, was it? Concentrating too much on getting her her duplicate Doctor.

6. Martha finally meeting Rose. I'm glad they got on all right too.

7. All the German stuff. I bet my German-speaking friends enjoyed that bit! *g*

8. Davros showing the Doctor how many people had died or killed or were willing to do either for him. That was great, and amazing acting from DT.

9. Towing the Earth back home. Totally predictable and totally overdone cheesy music, but it made me smile, before the sad ending.

10. Wilf, at the end, made me cry. Well, that and poor old Donna having to go back to her old self, thinking she's not special etc. But that little exchange between Wilf and the Doctor in the rain at the end... that was beautiful.

11. Finally, yes I did watch the very brief trailer for the Christmas one and, oh for God's sake, not Cybermen again?

And why can't they have Jack coming back to keep the Doctor company at Christmas? *g*

ETA:
12. Daleks going Exterminieren! How cool was that?

13. Jack's "You don't want to know what I'm thinking!" comment about the three Doctors. Pure Jack!