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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    03/23/09

    In reply to Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time?
    We need Rose to never ever ever ever ever be seen again. She and her weird teef should never show on Who again. Ditto her extra-chav mother.


    However, giving poor Donna a better ending would be good.

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    Image of Slatz_Grobnik Slatz_Grobnik
    03/23/09

    In reply to Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time?
    This is my one point of old fan-new fan chauvinism. I have met people who were, more or less, Rose Tyler fans as opposed to Doctor Who fans.


    I think that the idea companions come and go doesn't quite sit well to a lot of people. SJS' reappearance was well-played by highlighting the fact, but the Doctor, as a rule, could be pretty brutal, or at least cold. I don't think that sits as well with the new audience.

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    03/23/09

    In reply to Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time?
    The Jessica Hynes bit is no rumor. There are plenty of photos and set reports confirming that she plays 'Verity Newman,' the granddaughter of the character in "Family of Blood" who has adapted John Smith's journal into a work of popular fiction entitled "A Journal of Impossible Things."


    Much as I never want to see Rose again (and think it's far too soon to bring back Donna either), I'm okay with the big companion wank-fest on this special occasion, provided it's just 10 telling Verity about various events that occurred in his past... possibly in a "No, no, no... you got that bit totally wrong. This is how it really happened!" sort of way.


    While this seems like a rather fond way to bid farewell to an excellent Doctor, I am going to be a little bit pissed if we get a massive 2hr finale where the Doctor sits around in a bookstore reliving some of his greatest adventures, then reveals that he's dying of McGuffin poisoning, and that he wanted to spend the last remaining hours of his regeneration with his "granddaughter"... rather than using that time to do something sensible, like seek medical help.

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    03/22/09

    In reply to Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time?
    So this cricism is not about The Doctor making repeated trips to Earth's past, it's about past characters dropping in time and again after they've been given the boot.
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    03/22/09

    In reply to Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time?
    I smell flashbacks actually... as he lies dying we get a montage of clips of his life...
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    Image of FrogPajamas FrogPajamas
    03/22/09

    In reply to Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time?
    Totally agree that Donna was the best companion. I did not like the way they let her go, she grew as a person, learned to stand up for herself and was actually happy! Then they go and wipe all of that away - and if she does come back won't she die or something? Was she not supposed to know anything that happened or her head would explode?


    I like Billie Piper but enough is enough - she got her own Dr to take care of. And Martha has always been a dud with me - she should never be brought back.


    I don't mind a few characters coming back but when there are so many it just ends up being a mediocre story that just tries to fit everyone that has ever been on the show.

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    Image of Slatz_Grobnik Slatz_Grobnik
    03/23/09

    @FrogPajamas: Agreed. For Donna, they really should have pulled the trigger. Or something. Anything but "let's toss all the actual character development away!"
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    Image of lilad lilad
    03/22/09

    In reply to Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time?
    As much as I love some of these characters, I don't want to see them come back.
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