The End of Time: Part Two 

With almost everyone on Earth now recast in his image, The Master controls the Earth. He's shocked however when he realises one person hasn't changed; Donna Noble. The Doctor soon ... See full summary »

Director:

Euros Lyn

Writers:

Russell T. Davies, Steven Moffat (showrunner)

Stars:

David Tennant, John Simm, Bernard Cribbins

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Tennant	...	The Doctor
John Simm	...	The Master
Bernard Cribbins	...	Wilfred Mott
Timothy Dalton	...	Lord President Rassilon
Catherine Tate	...	Donna Noble
Jacqueline King	...	Sylvia Noble
Billie Piper	...	Rose Tyler
Camille Coduri	...	Jackie Tyler
John Barrowman	...	Captain Jack Harkness
Freema Agyeman	...	Martha Smith-Jones
Noel Clarke	...	Mickey Smith
Elisabeth Sladen	...	Sarah Jane Smith
Jessica Hynes	...	Verity Newman
June Whitfield	...	Minnie Hooper
Claire Bloom	...	The Woman

Storyline

With almost everyone on Earth now recast in his image, The Master controls the Earth. He's shocked however when he realises one person hasn't changed; Donna Noble. The Doctor soon understands what the pounding in the Master's head is; it's the Time Lords, who are trying to return and re-establish Gallifrey. If they succeed, it'll mean the Last Great Time War will re-start, and all the horrors which came with it. In order to stop Rasillon's mad plan, the Doctor must make a choice. Finally, the Ood's prophecy for the Doctor becomes true, and he takes the TARDIS on a trip, to see friends for one last time, before he's to regenerate.

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Plot Keywords:

master | eleventh doctor | tenth doctor | death of hero | regeneration | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an early draft of the script, Russell T. Davies had the Doctor address the "half-human" statement the Eighth Doctor made in Doctor Who (1996), dismissing it as "a forty-eight-hour bug". The line was cut by Davies for several stated reasons, including the fact it would have confused viewers who were only familiar with the events of "Human Nature".

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Goofs

Donna's lottery ticket is rather a strange one in that the numbers are not printed in ascending order - 18 09 13 36 24, and the last one obscured by her fingers.

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Quotes

Mickey Smith: I told you to stay behind.
Martha Smith-Jones: Well, you look like you needed help. Besides, you're the one who persuaded me to go freelance.
Mickey Smith: Yeah, but we're being fired at by a Sontarran. A dumpling with a gun. And this is no place for a married woman.
Martha Smith-Jones: Well, then... you shouldn't have married me.

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Connections

Featured in Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (2013)

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Soundtracks

Doctor Who Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales

User Reviews

Russell T Davies really exceeded himself this time...

...he actually managed to write a story even *worse* than Last of the Timelords! Where should I even begin? Firstly, the resolution to the entire cliffhanger from the first episode is stupid. If I didn't know that RTD was completely incapable of any kind of subtlety, I could've assumed that the double-cop-out was a parody of itself. Secondly, the Master's entire back-story is retconned into something completely idiotic involving the drumming in his head (which I thought was a load of bull when it was first introduced anyway). Lastly, there's loads of the Doctor bawling and the whole thing feels like a send-off pandering more to the Tennant fan girls than all Doctor Who fans in general.

I wish the time-traveling astronaut had gone back in time to shoot HIM instead! I must admit though, this episode is definitely an appropriate send-off for RTD himself; just like his entire tenure as the producer, it is dumb, badly written and infuriatingly melodramatic.

Details

Release Date:

2 January 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1 Mix)