The Children in Need Special is the bridge between The Parting of the Ways and The Christmas Invasion which at this time was about six weeks away. We get to see all the silliness from a post regeneration so that when The Christmas Invasion begins we can start properly. It gives the 21st century audience a chance to see what happens when the Doctor regenerates and more importantly what Rose's reaction to the regeneration. The comforting that the Doctor has to give to Rose to convince her that he is still the Doctor is essentially the same as he is doing to the audience.
The Doctor starts off perfectly normal and I thought maybe it wasnt going to be a normal regeneration and by that I mean not well at all. Then it all starts going wrong and the Doctor is slowly going man and we get a glimpse of the Doctor that Tennant is going to be. As the special comes to an end the TARDIS is hurtling towards the Powell Estate on Christmas Eve and then we are left with the now traditional words.
"Doctor Who will return in...."
Its weird seeing David Tennant at this early stage of his run. Obviously he becomes more grounded and becomes the geeky long coated wearing timelord we all know and love but then it seemed quite strange. I hadnt quite made up my mind about him at that point but I thought that there was potential. Billie Piper did a good job playing a confused Rose, not fully trusting what see saw in front of her.
At just over seven and a half minutes there wasnt a great deal that could be done. Given that about a minute was a reminder what we effectivley had was a five minute teaser. The only issue I have with the whole thing (and you cant really have a go considering it was for charity) is that the lighting was wrong. It just felt that they couldnt be bothered to light it properly and create the same effect that they got in POTW.
That said as a teaser it was nice to see and would lead in nicley to the Christmas Invasion.
The Doctor starts off perfectly normal and I thought maybe it wasnt going to be a normal regeneration and by that I mean not well at all. Then it all starts going wrong and the Doctor is slowly going man and we get a glimpse of the Doctor that Tennant is going to be. As the special comes to an end the TARDIS is hurtling towards the Powell Estate on Christmas Eve and then we are left with the now traditional words.
"Doctor Who will return in...."
Its weird seeing David Tennant at this early stage of his run. Obviously he becomes more grounded and becomes the geeky long coated wearing timelord we all know and love but then it seemed quite strange. I hadnt quite made up my mind about him at that point but I thought that there was potential. Billie Piper did a good job playing a confused Rose, not fully trusting what see saw in front of her.
At just over seven and a half minutes there wasnt a great deal that could be done. Given that about a minute was a reminder what we effectivley had was a five minute teaser. The only issue I have with the whole thing (and you cant really have a go considering it was for charity) is that the lighting was wrong. It just felt that they couldnt be bothered to light it properly and create the same effect that they got in POTW.
That said as a teaser it was nice to see and would lead in nicley to the Christmas Invasion.
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