Journey's End (TV story)

Journey's End
Doctor:	[[doctor::Tenth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Donna Noble Rose Tyler Martha Jones Captain Jack Harkness Mickey Smith Sarah Jane Smith- and assisted by Gwen Cooper Ianto Jones Luke Smith
Main enemy:	Daleks Davros
Main setting:	2009
Key crew
Writer:	Russell T Davies
Director:	Graeme Harper
Producer:	Phil Collinson
Release details
Story number:	13
Release number:	4
Premiere broadcast:	5th July 2008
Format:	1x65 minute episode
Production code:	4.13

Prisoners now on board the Crucible. They will be taken for testing.', Dalek.

This is the 13th and final episode of Series 4 and will feature 6 companions of the Doctor. It is a continued on a cliffhanger from Episode 12.

Synopsis

The entire universe is in danger as the Daleks activate their masterplan, and enslave 21st century Earth. The Doctor is helpless, and even the TARDIS faces destruction. The only hope lies with the Doctor's secret army of companions– but as they join forces to battle Davros himself, the prophecy declares that one of them will die. Who is Davros actually working for?.

Cast

• The Doctor - David Tennant
• Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
• Rose Tyler - Billie Piper
• Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman
• Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
• Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
• Mickey Smith - Noel Clarke
• Jackie Tyler - Camille Coduri
• Luke Smith - Thomas Knight
• Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
• Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
• Wilfred Mott - Bernard Cribbins
• Sylvia Noble - Jacqueline King
• Francine Jones - Adjoa Andoh
• Davros - Julian Bleach
• Dalek Voice - Nicholas Briggs
• Dalek Operators - Barney Edwards, Nick Pegg, David Hankinson, Anthony Spargo
• Mr. Smith - Alexander Armstrong

Production crew

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References

Story notes

• According to DWM this is the biggest finale of Doctor Who ever.
• Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones operates a Dalek in this episode, returning to Doctor Who since his brief appearance as a Cyberman in The Age of Steel.
• In the last episode the doctor said a long time ago a race tried to move the Earth as well. This could be a reference to The Dalek Invasion Earth or the Time Lord High Council moving Earth in Colin Baker's last episode as the Doctor, The Ultimate Foe.

Ratings

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Myths & Rumors

• There will be a new Doctor, as the cliffhanger for the previous episode showed the Doctor regenerating. Highly unlikely as David Tennant confirmed he would be in the specials in 2009. This would explain how the Doctor is seen on YouTube wearing both the brown and the blue suit, if he were to get split in two, rather than regenerate.. If he did regenerate there would be a paradox with River Song and she knew everything that happens to him so The Doctor will NOT regenerate into anothor body, he'll just heal himself. This is called A Botched regeneration In the Doctor Who Confidential for Turn Left Bille Piper said she lied to fans and she was sorry. It could be the same case for Tennant. What about?
• There are rumors that Harriet Jones is imprisoned,instead of exterminated as it appeared. However, this is unlikely. Actually this is possible, as we know Sarah Jane will survive, why not Harriet Jones, perhaps the Harriet Jones to Dalek rumour is still true, however she doesn't do it willingly. RTD said that a female (note:not companion) we all know very well will die. This is likely to have been Harriet Jones, as everytime she introduces herself, the response is "Yes, we know who you are." Including the Daleks.
• Gallifrey is restored. Highly unlikely. Every reference to the loss of Gallifrey is that it was destroyed (or "burned"), not missing as the other planets are. In addition, all 27 missing planets were identified at the Shadow Proclamation.
• Rose dies. Unlikely, as Billie Piper has confirmed she will be in the Christmas special. No she hasn't
• Donna dies. This had been foreshadowed in Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead, although Donna did already "die" in Turn Left. But then there was the "Sorry for your loss" line in The Stolen Earth. Donna loses her memory (loss as in memory loss. It is also possible that Sylvia Noble dies.),
• Martha does. Possible as the weapon she has (The Osterhagen key) is rumoured to be a suicide weapon.
• The Master will be returning but in the form of a Dalek. Very unlikely.
• If the rumour is true that the Doctor is split in two, as part of his botched regeneration, then Gallifrey could be estored by the Doctor going back to the Time War and saving it. This would send the Doctor mad, but there would be another Doctor, because of the botched regeneration. Providing the botched regeneration clones the Doctor, not splits him in two, then this is likely. and it's possilbe this is similar to Martha's clone. (Except the Doctor will do something with his clone, unlikly he'll kill it.
• Donna could be the Rani. likely for reasons obvious to all
• Assuming the ambiguous theories of a 'botched regeneration' are plausible, any chance we could be seeing an early version of the Valeyard? In The Trial Of A Time Lord, the Valeyard is seen as an incarnation of the ptentially evil side of the Doctor between the twelfth and thirteenth regenerations. Though a couple of regenerations early, the "Osterhagen key" roughly translates as 'graveyard' or 'boneyard' (insults that Tom Baker used against the Valeyard in 'The Trial Of A Time Lord').
• K-9 makes an appearance. Likely as we know Sarah Jane Smith survives, and K-9 could save her.

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

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DVD and Other releases

• This is due to be released in the Series 4 boxset in November 2008 along with the rest of the Series.
• It will be released as part of Series 4 Volume 4 alongside Turn Left and The Stolen Earth on 1st September 2008.

External links

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