“42” is sure to have your heart racing from start to finish, even upon rewatch.Īdditionally, the concept of a sentient star is mind-bending, both cosmically horrifying and beautiful.
Rarely has Doctor Who conveyed the sense of tension, urgency, and impending doom so well. As the clock to destruction slowly counts down, the tension rises almost unbearable. What makes “42” so special is that it’s the first Who episode set in real-time. To make matters worse, something is infecting the minds of the crew, turning them unnaturally hot, and causing them to kill off their crewmates. They quickly learn that the SS Pentallian is 42 minutes from falling into a star. The premise is simple: Ten and Martha land on a mining ship out in the far reaches of space and are separated from the TARDIS.
(In fact, I covered it in my article on the most underrated Russell T. This holds a special place in my heart as one of Ten’s most underappreciated episodes. “42” written by Chris Chibnall (series 3, episode 7) Who didn’t cry watching this episode?Īnd to top it all off, the beloved Donna Noble ( Catherine Tate) makes her first appearance in the episode’s final seconds. But tragically the star burns out before he can say those magical three words to her. Ten burns up an entire star, just to send one final message to Rose in the alternate universe. But this leaves Rose stranded in said alternate universe, alone and without the Doctor. Rose nearly falls into the void between worlds, before the alternate-universe version of her father saves her last minute. This all culminates in one of the most heartbreaking companion sendoffs in the show. What ensues is an absolute over-the-top slugfest, featuring the Cyberman-Dalek war everyone was waiting for, the first proper appearance of Torchwood, the return of Mickey Smith, big sci-fi guns, and Freema Agyeman’s first appearance on the show as Martha Jones’s (identical?) cousin Adeola Oshodi. Rather, the Daleks caused the breach in a Void ship, and the Cybermen simply followed them through. But the Cybermen themselves are not the ones who have breached the barrier between worlds. Naturally, these are not actual ghosts, but alternate-universe Cybermen trying to make their way into this universe. The humans of Earth have slowly accepted the ghosts, believing them to be spirits of the lost loved ones. There, they find that for the past two months, mysterious ghosts have been appearing all over the world. Thankfully, we ended on a grand finale that gave a dimension-shattering sendoff to our first NuWho companion, Rose Tyler ( Billie Piper).
This season was pretty mixed, featuring both some of Tennant’s strongest episodes and his weakest.
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Starting off strong, we have the grand finale of Series 2, Tennant’s first season in the TARDIS. “Army of Ghosts” / “Doomsday” written by Russell T.
From beginning to end, it sports numerous entries that are in the running for greatest-of-all-time territory. This was exceedingly difficult to choose from, as the Tenth Doctor’s era was one of the strongest in the show’s 60-year history. In honor of Tennant’s return, I’ll be counting down my picks for the 10 Best Tenth Doctor episodes. Whovians eagerly await this new incarnation of the Time Lord, wondering how much he will have in common with the Tenth Doctor, and what will be different this time around. You know, it’s probably best not to think about it too hard.) Whatever the case, it’s safe to say the hype for the incoming 60th Anniversary Special Trilogy is huge. Then, of course, there’s Tom Baker’s Curator Doctor from “The Day of the Doctor”…. (Three, if you count the Meta-Crisis Regeneration Doctor. This will make him the first actor to play two different incarnations of the Time Lord. By now, the entire Doctor Who fandom is aware that the beloved David Tennant will be returning to the TARDIS, this time as the Fourteenth Doctor.
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