Doctor Who: The Complete Specials (The Next Doctor / Planet of the Dead / The Waters of Mars / The End of Time Parts 1 and 2)
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Actor: Bernard Cribbins, David Morrissey, David Tennant, Lindsay Duncan, Michelle RyanBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 311 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-02-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Worldwide
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- This stunning collection of Doctor Who specials The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Waters of Mars and The End of Time, Part One & Two is a must own for all Doctor Who fans. The four imaginative, action-packed specials are the farewell to star David Tennant, and Russell T Davies, the mastermind behind the rebirth of the modern DoctorWho. The specials culminate in the dramatic regeneration
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DVD Review: Doctor Who: The Complete Specials--Tennant's Valedictory...
Summary: 5 Stars
It was inevitable that David Tennant had to leave Doctor Who. After all, part of the character's history has been the regenerations which allow the character to become another person (As well as allow for the actor playing The Doctor to be replaced). So the time came for Tennant--wildly popular in the role, and greatly responsible for reenergizing the character--to go, but BBC and Russell T. Davies couldn't evolve Tennant into Matt Smith without a fond and warm farewell. Which seems the purpose of the five specials. I don't see the post-series specials--I know some complained that "The Christmas Invasion" from Series 2, "The Runaway Bride" from Series 3, and "The Voyage Of The Damned" from Series 4 weren't in this collection, but those were all more separate one-offs--as standing on their own as much as I saw them as being comparable to the "Torchwood: Children Of Earth" mini-series. To me, the five episodes of this set had the obvious undertone of preparing for the regeneration--"The ending of The Doctor's Song" as the Ood put it in "The End Of Time, Part I"--but also (Obviously) wanting to send Tennant out on a heroic and sad note. This is why--for the most part--David doesn't have a constant Companion throughout these episodes. These episodes also show that our favorite TimeLord isn't as infallible as we usually believe him to be--otherwise, he would have realized immediately in "The Two Doctors" that David Morrisey's "Doctor" isn't who/what he assumed him to be (Specifically, a future version of himself). Or the final sadness of "The Waters Of Mars", in which The Doctor chooses to interfere with the time stream...and things do not quite work out the way he believed that they would.
But overall, this is a fun and good set of episodes in which Tennant gets to say goodbye to a character which made him internationally known (Or at least very well known stateside). "The Two Doctors"--which brings back the Cybermen--is a raucous romp, what with Morrissey' "Doctor" being there...and not quite being there.
"The Planet Of The Dead" introduces Michelle Ryan's Lady Christina de Souza--note to Steven Moffatt, here. Steve, here's a recurring character. You didn't bring her back in Series 5--fine. Find a place for her in Series 6, please. "The Waters Of Mars" is notable because of Lindsay Duncan's tortured performance as Adelaide Brooke is heartwrenching...and sets the table for "The End Of Time".
The two-parter that concludes the David Tennant era is as it should be--an epic tale that brings back The Master; and this time, John Simm is brilliantly unhinged...but ends up getting trumped by Timothy Dalton's raging, expectorating Lord President when the TimeLords return to bring Gallifrey--the homeworld of The Doctor and The Master--back into existence. Bernard Cribbins is wonderful as Wilfred Mott--Donna Noble's grandfather, and the keeper of Donna's experiences with The Doctor. He is loyal and sees The Doctor as a true hero--even when he becomes responsible for what The Doctor MUST do in the aftermath of (Once again) saving the planet...it is a shame that Catherine Tate feels somewhat wasted in this story, however. Privately, there have to be a lot of Whophiles out there who somehow and someway want the Donna we had throughout Series 4 back...but it is a nice touch that the way that he met Donna is the way that he leaves Donna--in a wedding dress.
The last 10 to 15 minutes of "The End Of Time, Part 2" are heart-wrenching; what with The Doctor saying good-bye to those he spent the last four-plus years with--Mickey and Martha (Anyone want to bet that we'll see Mr. and Mrs. Smith on "Torchwood"?). Luke and Sarah Jane. Captain Jack and Alonzo Frame (Before anyone mentions Alonzo joining Torchwood, remember that Russell Tovey has "Being Human" issues). Donna, Wilf and Sylvia Noble.
And finally, Rose.
In the end, we can't ask Matt Smith to replace or replicate what David Tennant did with his Tenth Doctor. What we end up asking for is for Matt to add to the legacy of the character...because David CERTAINLY did.
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