Doomsday

The Cult of Skaro make one look quite gaunt, then winding up Cybermen, who they tease and they taunt. Now to open the Ark, they need Rose's touch, but the philanderer's (for real as well) here and he does like to clutch (things he shouldn't). There are others to help from the parallel world, as the Ark spills its load and the chaos unfolds. It's holocaust, apocalypse, end of everything; Armageddon, annihilation, extermination they bring. But the Doctor's seen the light, he's a plan and he's been buoyed, there'll be no coming back, just no way to avoid, the almighty cost, the price he has to pay, the ending's a beginning, on this devastating bloomless day.

This was an episode that brought together everything that is best about the new Doctor Who. David Tennant, alternately comic and dangerous, has completely eclipsed Chris Eccleston despite Eccleston's brilliance in the first series. Billie Piper completed her journey from ingénue to the best assistant that the Doctor has ever had. Jackie, Pete and Mickey all reappeared as the Tyler family group proved its strength in the extreme situations that the Doctor has forced them into. The face off between Daleks and Cybermen was the best moment of the two series so far with the two races bickering hilariously. Finally, in a series that has never been afraid to explore the idea of the Doctor in love there was the most satisfying and tear-jerking ending possible to the great relationship of the last two years. The final teaser for the Christmas episode was as funny as it was totally unexpected and promises much for the programme's long term future. Long live the Doctor!!

The second season of rebooted "Doctor Who" draws to a close with "Doomsday" the second half of the two-part story that says goodbye to Rose Tyler as a regular companion.

Two of the Doctor's (David Tennant) greatest foes, the Daleks and the Cybermen clash on the streets of London with Torchwood's Canary Wharf tower as ground zero. The Doctor desperately searches for a way to defeat both enemies and permanently close the breaches in space/time, but his plan may come at a terrible cost.

This was a really good episode, both to end the two-part story and tie up the various strands of the season. It doesn't quite pack the emotional punch that it did in 2006, because we now know that Rose Tyler will reappear in the series a few times, but it is a wonderful downbeat almost "Empire Strikes Back" ending, where though the world is saved again, the loss is almost more than the Doctor can take. David Tennant and Billie Piper play this really well and a reuniting, of sorts, for Rose's parents was a nice touch.

It's interesting comparing this era of Doctor Who with today's (2020's). Though I don't think that the RTD era got absolutely everything right, one thing I do really like is that the show isn't afraid of itself, of its own plot and the audience's ability to remember it and to tie moments back in. The pay off from the first seasons Dalek episode, about Rose's time travelling radiation being a conduit to restore them is really well done. Speaking of the Daleks, I like the sass from this version telling the Cybermen that they are useless and not even a match for one of them.

Occasionally the effects are showing their age, particularly the frying of Raji James' brain being a bit first season ropey. There is the occasional lapse in logic, particularly related to the portal at the end and it's a shame that we couldn't see more of Tracy Ann Oberman's character - though she does have a hero moment of sorts near the end.

It's probably the high point of the first two seasons and one of the most memorable episodes from the whole series.

Army of Ghosts had taken the show to new levels, Doomsday was even better. The Cybermen's previous outing had been less then wow, but here they were much better utilized. The Daleks were particularly deadly here too.

The Dalek/Cybermen showdown was something most fans had dreamed off, but never imagined would happen. Although a little one sided towards the Daleks it was an iconic moment. I hope in another ten years we get another showdown.

The parallel Earth is better used here then in The age of Steel, and I was glad to see Mickey and Pete back, and it's always nice to see Andrew Hayden Smith, obviously.

Jackie continues to be brilliant and funny and offers some nice relief in what's a serious episode. Her meeting with Pete is a fabulous scene, she's such a great underrated actress.

The music fits in well too, bold and epic, as well as soft and emotional when needed, it never felt intrusive. Murray Gold, is without a doubt an utter genius, he did some gorgeous music for the show.

It would have been great it this was an hour long episode, maybe some more battle scenes would have been nice.

Rose I must comment is insanely good here, I love her character and was gutted she left the show, but she got to save the world, her distress at being marooned without the Doctor is heart felt, and I think pretty real (maybe some true feelings about leaving the show. Those final beach scenes again were beautifully played out, and also explained her opening dialogue during Army of Ghosts.

Overall a hugely satisfying Series climax, which left me desperate for more Who. A well deserved 10/10

The trailer for The Runaway Bride was a treat, away with Series 3 and bring on Series 4!!

This Episode is superb, and i must say a fine and delightful way to end the series.

It has the emotion value from "The Girl in The Fireplace", and has the action value from "The Parting of Ways" and "Dalek".

The overall main plot finish's at 35minutes and the last 10minutes show the after events that aren't relevant to the story but if they weren't there it would be an outrage to all viewers (i.e Bad Ending).

The series ends on a high and thankfully doesn't end with a cliffhanger, well a relevant one (The Runaway Bride, Christmas Special). It's worth the wait to see each Doctor Who episode and this one fills a nice gap that we all had for the finale - that it was a good one!