The End of Time – Part 1

This is a review for both parts.

Abysmal.

It's a masterclass on how not to say goodbye to a Doctor - because it spends a good chunk of the timeline demonising their successor without ever confronting that and showing that the Doctor was wrong. Also ruined by the 60th Specials anyway, because no! That incarnation isn't dead! They can just come back for no real reason and that's all fine! Thanks Russell!!

So much weird stuff in these episodes. The Doctor randomly has a problem with the rate of the Ood's development, but never elaborates and it's never brought up again. The Master's resurrection being possible from his DNA still being on Lucy's lips TWO YEARS LATER is just so, so stupid. Why did Minnie sexually assault the Doctor in a way played for laughs? Wilf just emotionally abusing the Doctor during the cafe scene; "Doctor, you've already affirmed that you can't help Donna (thanks 60th... again!) but try anyway" - please f**k off.

Why did everyone have bad dreams of the Master? Because of him stepping in the Immortality Gate and his transmitting across the planet? OK, so, how does that apply then to everyone in the universe and why do they have the nightmares before he steps into the gate? The Vinvocci aren't time travellers; even if they were, the Immortality Gate isn't a time machine. Speaking of the Master, what was he planning to do before he was taken to the Immortality Gate? Just f**k around the wasteland?

The Master Race is really funny, because they do nothing and then Rassilon just reverses it immediately, lol. The part one cliffhanger is great, and so are the scenes on Gallifrey during part two, so I'll give it that. But then there's the woman, who only talks to Wilf to say nothing and for some reason, the Doctor can't be told about her? Not sure why exactly.

Donna starts to remember, but doesn't die; a bit convenient it never got mentioned before. You'd think the Doctor would want to tell Wilf and Sylvia that. Actually, there's no reason why Donna couldn't just changed with the others, she doesn't add anything by not having been changed.

The Doctor is a whiny c**t and it felt great to watch him die. I'd be genuinely OK with calling this boring shite the worst regeneration episode AND (part two) New Year Special to date.