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'''''The Doctor's Daughter''''' was the sixth episode of the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|fourth series]] of the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was significant for introducing only the second known genetic relative of [[tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] seen in a televised episode. Additionally, [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|that character]]'s fate at the conclusion of the episode left — atypically for most guest characters — obvious narrative possibilities for her return to the programme. | '''''The Doctor's Daughter''''' was the sixth episode of the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|fourth series]] of the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Like [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]]'s ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]] - [[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', this episode makes it and the previous two a three-parter. It was significant for introducing only the second known genetic relative of [[tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] seen in a televised episode. Additionally, [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|that character]]'s fate at the conclusion of the episode left — atypically for most guest characters — obvious narrative possibilities for her return to the programme. | ||
From a production standpoint, it was notable for its interesting casting. In giving the part of [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] to [[Georgia Moffett]], the production team had cast the daughter of an ''actor'' who had played [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] to play an ''on-screen'' daughter of the character. | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Just after stopping the Sontarans from converting Earth into a new clone hatchery, [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Donna Noble]] and [[Martha Jones]] are taken by [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] on an unexpected trip through time. Arriving right in the middle of a war on the planet [[Messaline]], the Doctor meets someone he thought he never would: his daughter. Can the Doctor accept that he has daughter and can he stop the war before both sides massacare each other? | Just after stopping the Sontarans from converting Earth into a new clone hatchery, [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Donna Noble]] and [[Martha Jones]] are taken by [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] on an unexpected trip through time. Arriving right in the middle of a war on the planet [[Messaline]], the Doctor meets someone he thought he never would: his daughter. Can the Doctor accept that he has daughter and can he stop the war before both sides massacare each other? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] | [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] continues to fly out of control as the Doctor attempts to gain control of his vehicale fail repeatedly. [[Martha Jones|Martha]] and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] are having trouble keeping their balance. The console smokes and sparks and the ship bucks violently, hurling its occupants about. The Doctor's severed hand bubbles furiously. Seeing this, the Doctor comments his old hand is "liking" their unexpected trip. Donna is horrified by this; she thought it was just a "freaky alien thing" and not the Doctor's hand. Martha explains that the Doctor's hand got cut off and he grew a new one, making Donna call the Doctor impossible. The Doctor, however, says he's not impossible "just a bit unlikely". | ||
The TARDIS finally lands and the | The TARDIS finally lands, allowing the occupants to catch their breath. The Doctor, Donna and Martha depart from the TARDIS to find themselves in what seems to be an underground bunker. The Doctor is the most confused of the three as he has absolutely no idea why the TARDIS would bring them to a place like this. Martha says she loves stepping out of the TARDIS and into a new world, confusing Donna as she had been yelling at the Doctor to take her home. Having a laugh, Martha and Donna talk about the feeling of seeing new worlds, saying it's like having a hamster stuck in your throat. | ||
Suddenly, armed men arrive and order them to drop their | Suddenly, armed men arrive and order them to drop their weapons; the Doctor raises his hands and shows them they are unarmed. However, the lead soldier, [[Cline]], says [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]'s hands are "clean" and has the other two soldiers take him and force his hand into a [[Progenation machine]] near by. The Doctor jokes, knowing it isn't "going to take my blood pressure" as Martha and Donna ask what they are doing to him. Cline explains everyone gets processed. In between yelps of pain, the Doctor figures out that the machine is taking a sample of his tissue and is using it in the "cabinet" device attached to it. | ||
The machine releases his hand and Donna and Martha look down at his hand to see a y-shape of skin missing from his hand. The cabinet opens with a hiss of smoke and out of it comes [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|a young blonde woman]] in combat attire, who is given a gun by the lead soldier. As the woman preps her weapon, both Martha and Donna wonder who she is and the Doctor explains she's his daughter. The woman smiles at him and says, "Hello, dad". | The machine releases his hand and Donna and Martha look down at his hand to see a y-shape of skin missing from his hand. The cabinet opens with a hiss of smoke and out of it comes [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|a young blonde woman]] in combat attire, who is given a gun by the lead soldier. As the woman preps her weapon, both Martha and Donna wonder who she is and the Doctor explains she's his daughter. The woman smiles at him and says, "Hello, dad". | ||
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As the soldiers set up explosives on the walls of the tunnel, Cline questions the Doctor's daughter on how ready she is for combat. In the meantime, both Martha and Donna wonder how she can be his daughter. The Doctor explains the progenation machine took a sample of his diploid cells, which were split into haploids, then recombined in a new pattern and grown "very quickly, apparently" into the young woman in front of them. | As the soldiers set up explosives on the walls of the tunnel, Cline questions the Doctor's daughter on how ready she is for combat. In the meantime, both Martha and Donna wonder how she can be his daughter. The Doctor explains the progenation machine took a sample of his diploid cells, which were split into haploids, then recombined in a new pattern and grown "very quickly, apparently" into the young woman in front of them. | ||
Just then, someone breaks in and Cline yells that it's the [[Hath]]. Each of the armed sides fire at the other as the Doctor, Donna and Martha hide. However, just as the two soldiers accompanying Cline are shot, Martha, mistaken for | Just then, someone breaks in and Cline yells that it's the [[Hath]]. Each of the armed sides fire at the other as the Doctor, Donna and Martha hide. However, just as the two soldiers accompanying Cline are shot, Martha, mistaken for one of the soldiers, is taken by one of the Hath. Cline orders the explosives to be set off. Despite the Doctor's protests, his daughter obeys and sets off the explosives, sealing the tunnel, separating them from Martha and the TARDIS. Angry, the Doctor demands to know why, to which his daughter explains is because they shot at them. The Doctor tells her Martha was kidnapped, but his daughter says her capture is collateral damage, believing him lucky; he still has Donna, but Cline lost his men. Angered, Donna tells "G.I. Jane" Martha is not; they decide to go look for Martha. However, Cline points his gun at them, confused, saying they don't make sense as they don't have marks or a will to fight; they'll be taken to [[Cobb|General Cobb]] for interrogation. | ||
On the other side of the rubble, Martha regains consciousness to find herself undamaged and next to the TARDIS with her would-be kidnapper, who has been injured by the explosion. Martha instructs the Hath to be still while she examines its injury. She finds it has a dislocated shoulder, but is confused if she is completely correct as a Hath is different than a human. More Hath soldiers arrive and point their guns at Martha; she explains her status as a doctor and that she will not leave a patient in an injured state. She relocates the injured Hath's shoulder and the other Hath think she lied. However, the recovered Hath shows them she did help, having its comrades lower their weapons. Picking herself up, Martha greets them. "I'm Doctor Martha Jones, who the hell are you?" | On the other side of the rubble, Martha regains consciousness to find herself undamaged and next to the TARDIS with her would-be kidnapper, who has been injured by the explosion. Martha instructs the Hath to be still while she examines its injury. She finds it has a dislocated shoulder, but is confused if she is completely correct as a Hath is different than a human. More Hath soldiers arrive and point their guns at Martha; she explains her status as a doctor and that she will not leave a patient in an injured state. She relocates the injured Hath's shoulder and the other Hath think she lied. However, the recovered Hath shows them she did help, having its comrades lower their weapons. Picking herself up, Martha greets them. "I'm Doctor Martha Jones, who the hell are you?" | ||
Elsewhere, the Doctor and Donna are being escorted to Cline's camp and ask where they are. The answer is that they are on [[Messaline]] or what's left of it. Donna then wonders what the Doctor's daughter has | Elsewhere, the Doctor and Donna are being escorted to Cline's camp and ask where they are. The answer is that they are on [[Messaline]] or what's left of it. Donna then wonders what name the Doctor's daughter has, only to find out she doesn't have one. The Doctor calls her a generated anomaly; she was bred with military knowledge and common sense, but no name. Donna wonders about "generated anomaly" and decides to name her Jenny based on it, which Jenny accepts. Donna asks the Doctor about Jenny's name, only for him to give an indifferent answer. Donna believes he's not much of a natural parent, whichs makes the Doctor remind her that a smaple of his DNA was stolen at gunpoint and processed; she simply mentions another way children can be conceived. He asks her if he can extrapolate a relationship based on an accident, to which Donna points out, "Child Support Agency can". The Doctor retorts, "Just because I share certain physiological traits with simian primates, that doesn't make me a monkey's uncle, does it?" Jenny misunderstands the conversation, defending herself, "I'm not a monkey... Or a child". | ||
They arrive in the camp to find the human group lives in a theatre; Cline orders them to stay still while he talks to Cobb. Donna is shocked by this, but the Doctor jokes, "Maybe they're doing ''Ms Saigon''". Cline walks over with an elderly man, who the Doctor addresses, "General Cobb, I presume?" Cobb explains he has been told the Doctor and Donna were found in the eastern tunnels and with no marks, going on to explain there were pacifists three generations back before they lost contact; he wonders if they are generations from the pacifists. The Doctor decides to pick up on this easily given lie and says that they are from the eastern zone and asks who the Hath are. | They arrive in the camp to find the human group lives in a theatre; Cline orders them to stay still while he talks to Cobb. Donna is shocked by this, but the Doctor jokes, "Maybe they're doing ''Ms Saigon''". Cline walks over with an elderly man, who the Doctor addresses, "General Cobb, I presume?" Cobb explains he has been told the Doctor and Donna were found in the eastern tunnels and with no marks, going on to explain there were pacifists three generations back before they lost contact; he wonders if they are generations from the pacifists. The Doctor decides to pick up on this easily given lie and says that they are from the eastern zone and asks who the Hath are. | ||
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Meanwhile, the Hath are showing Martha an identical holographic map. Although the exact nature of what they are saying is not known to the viewer, Martha appears to at least partially understand them thanks to the TARDIS. | Meanwhile, the Hath are showing Martha an identical holographic map. Although the exact nature of what they are saying is not known to the viewer, Martha appears to at least partially understand them thanks to the TARDIS. | ||
[[File:Doctor_unlocks_map.jpg|thumb|The Doctor inadvertently shows Cobb the path to the Source. ]] | [[File:Doctor_unlocks_map.jpg|thumb|The Doctor inadvertently shows Cobb the path to the Source. ]] | ||
Back at the human camp, the Doctor wonders if the map covers the Hath part of the city as well, which Cline answers yes; the Doctor says it will help them find Martha. Cline says they have more important things to do, but when it's morning, they can use the progenation machines to create a platoon. Donna is mortified at the idea of using a machine to make sons and daughters, apologising to Jenny as she | Back at the human camp, the Doctor wonders if the map covers the Hath part of the city as well, which Cline answers yes; the Doctor says it will help them find Martha. Cline says they have more important things to do, but when it's morning, they can use the progenation machines to create a platoon. Donna is mortified at the idea of using a machine to make sons and daughters, apologising to Jenny as she does not see her as a real person. Jenny defends herself by saying she has independent thought and a will of her own, making her just as real as Donna and the Doctor, wondering how they differ (which is how they were born). Cobb shows pride in Jenny, wishing he had more soldiers like her in his army. Yelling in success, the Doctor explains there is a suppressed layer of information and uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] on the map to reveal a previously unknown route to the Temple where the Source is located. | ||
At the same time, the Doctor's meddling with the human's map has accidentally allowed the Hath to see the new route on their map as well. Martha explains what they are seeing in surprise, but the Hath think she has done something to help them and they pat her on the back, congratulating her for her help. Martha looks on as the Hath wave their weapons. Horrified, Martha thinks she has started a war between the humans and Hath. | At the same time, the Doctor's meddling with the human's map has accidentally allowed the Hath to see the new route on their map as well. Martha explains what they are seeing in surprise, but the Hath think she has done something to help them and they pat her on the back, congratulating her for her help. Martha looks on as the Hath wave their weapons. Horrified, Martha thinks she has started a war between the humans and Hath. | ||
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Cobb begins ordering his soldiers to prepare for a final battle for "peace in their time". However, the Doctor points out he is contradicting himself as peace and genocide are two different things. Cobb believes that they mean the same thing in this war, but the Doctor tells him, "You need to get yourself a better dictionary. When you do, look up genocide. There'll be a little picture of me there and the caption will read, 'Over my dead body!'". Cobb simply mocks the Doctor for showing his army the way to the Source and orders Cline to take arms, threatening to kill his woman (Donna) if he interferes. Both the Doctor and Donna dismiss the idea they are together before Cobb orders Jenny imprisoned with them as she's "from pacifist stock" and can't be trusted because of such. | Cobb begins ordering his soldiers to prepare for a final battle for "peace in their time". However, the Doctor points out he is contradicting himself as peace and genocide are two different things. Cobb believes that they mean the same thing in this war, but the Doctor tells him, "You need to get yourself a better dictionary. When you do, look up genocide. There'll be a little picture of me there and the caption will read, 'Over my dead body!'". Cobb simply mocks the Doctor for showing his army the way to the Source and orders Cline to take arms, threatening to kill his woman (Donna) if he interferes. Both the Doctor and Donna dismiss the idea they are together before Cobb orders Jenny imprisoned with them as she's "from pacifist stock" and can't be trusted because of such. | ||
Once inside the cell, Donna notices that there is another plaque with numbers and wonders what they mean. The Doctor tells her they make as much sense as the Breath of Life story Cobb told them, prompting Donna to wonder if it's really true. However, the Doctor points out that "the Source" may exist, but might not be a mythological breath from a goddess; it may be a weapon. Donna becomes as equally worried and is annoyed they "gave directions to Captain Nutjob". The Doctor decides they have to come up with a plan to escape and stop the ensuing bloodbath; Jenny looks at him in confusion. Equally confused, the Doctor asks why Jenny is staring at him. Jenny says that despite saying he is not a soldier, the Doctor is making plans like a proper general. The Doctor tells her that he is trying to stop the fighting. Jenny tells him every soldier is. | Once inside the cell, Donna notices that there is another plaque with numbers and wonders what they mean. The Doctor tells her they make as much sense as the Breath of Life story Cobb told them, prompting Donna to wonder if it's really true. However, the Doctor points out that "the Source" may exist, but might not be a mythological breath from a goddess; it may be a weapon. Donna becomes as equally worried and is annoyed they "gave directions to Captain Nutjob". The Doctor decides they have to come up with a plan to escape and stop the ensuing bloodbath; Jenny looks at him in confusion. Equally confused, the Doctor asks why Jenny is staring at him. Jenny says that despite saying he is not a soldier, the Doctor is making plans like a proper general. The Doctor tells her that he is trying to stop the fighting (without violence). Jenny tells him every soldier is. | ||
Annoyed and not knowing what to say, the Doctor puts the idea aside for now and asks Donna for [[Superphone|her mobile]] as it is time for an upgrade. The Doctor takes out his [[sonic screwdriver]] and Jenny says he has a weapon now. Further annoyed, the Doctor tells her it's not a weapon while she laughs that she will learn so much from him as he is "such a soldier". Speechless, the Doctor tells Donna to talk to Jenny, but Donna is enjoying this and encourages Jenny to keep going. The Doctor calls Martha and is relieved she is alright and tells her that he, Donna and Jenny are as well. However, he becomes grim when he learns his meddling with the map gave the Hath the same directions to the Source as Cobb. The Doctor instructs Martha to stay where she is and to be safe as Martha's phone battery goes dead. | Annoyed and not knowing what to say, the Doctor puts the idea aside for now and asks Donna for [[Superphone|her mobile]] as it is time for an upgrade. The Doctor takes out his [[sonic screwdriver]] and Jenny says he has a weapon now. Further annoyed, the Doctor tells her it's not a weapon while she laughs that she will learn so much from him as he is "such a soldier". Speechless, the Doctor tells Donna to talk to Jenny, but Donna is enjoying this and encourages Jenny to keep going. The Doctor calls Martha and is relieved she is alright and tells her that he, Donna and Jenny are as well. However, he becomes grim when he learns his meddling with the map gave the Hath the same directions to the Source as Cobb. The Doctor instructs Martha to stay where she is and to be safe as Martha's phone battery goes dead. | ||
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Meanwhile, Martha and the Hath she healed, Peck, are studying the tunnels as she wonders if there is some place where she can recharge her mobile. Peck works the controls and converts the map into a three dimensional projection, delighting Martha. Noting that the distance above ground is shorter than the distance through the tunnels, she plans to beat both the humans and the Hath to the Source, inviting Peck to come along with her. | Meanwhile, Martha and the Hath she healed, Peck, are studying the tunnels as she wonders if there is some place where she can recharge her mobile. Peck works the controls and converts the map into a three dimensional projection, delighting Martha. Noting that the distance above ground is shorter than the distance through the tunnels, she plans to beat both the humans and the Hath to the Source, inviting Peck to come along with her. | ||
Elsewhere, to force the Doctor to realise that Jenny is actually his daughter, Donna uses his stethoscope to show him that she has two hearts, proving she is the same species. The Doctor, however, insists that [[Time Lord]]s are defined by their shared tragedy and therefore Jenny is not a Time Lord. Jenny is confused by this as she had only the knowledge of this planet in her head and in the explanations the Doctor admits that he killed during the [[Last Great Time War]], which he greatly laments doing. Jenny then asks how they are different. | Elsewhere, to force the Doctor to realise that Jenny is actually his daughter, Donna uses his stethoscope to show him that she has two hearts, proving she is the same species. The Doctor, however, insists that [[Time Lord]]s are defined by their shared tragedy and therefore Jenny is not a Time Lord. Jenny is confused by this as she had only the knowledge of this planet in her head and in the explanations the Doctor admits that he killed during the [[Last Great Time War]], which he greatly laments doing. Jenny then asks how they are different (which is that he regrets taking lives while the soldiers don't). | ||
In the meantime, the Hath have found their side of the entrance into the Temple and use a battering ram to create a short cut. Martha and Peck reach a hatch and escape to the desolate surface while Martha berates Peck for using foul language. | In the meantime, the Hath have found their side of the entrance into the Temple and use a battering ram to create a short cut. Martha and Peck reach a hatch and escape to the desolate surface while Martha berates Peck for using foul language when she says he couldn't resist seeing the surface. | ||
Back at the cell, Jenny seduces the guard and then holds him at gunpoint to force him to open the door. Amused, Donna tells the Doctor, "I'd like to see you do that". The Doctor only gives a embarrassed look as they escape. They reach the exit of the camp, only to find another guard. Donna offers to distract this one, but the Doctor tells her that she should save her "womanly wiles" for an emergency; Donna knows he is lying, but agrees. Using a toy mouse, the Doctor distracts the guard, but Jenny knocks him out with a karate chop. Annoyed, the Doctor tells her to "stand still, don't hurt anybody" while he searches the guard for a copy of the new map. | Back at the cell, Jenny seduces the guard and then holds him at gunpoint to force him to open the door. Amused, Donna tells the Doctor, "I'd like to see you do that". The Doctor only gives a embarrassed look as they escape. They reach the exit of the camp, only to find another guard. Donna offers to distract this one, but the Doctor tells her that she should save her "womanly wiles" for an emergency; Donna knows he is lying, but agrees. Using a toy mouse, the Doctor distracts the guard, but Jenny knocks him out with a karate chop. Annoyed, the Doctor tells her to "stand still, don't hurt anybody" while he searches the guard for a copy of the new map. | ||
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On the surface, Martha falls down a scree into quicksand. Peck leaps in to saves her, but begins to inescapably sink himself. Martha is devastated and weeps bitterly as the wind howls and her friend disappears beneath the surface. | On the surface, Martha falls down a scree into quicksand. Peck leaps in to saves her, but begins to inescapably sink himself. Martha is devastated and weeps bitterly as the wind howls and her friend disappears beneath the surface. | ||
Elsewhere, the Doctor, Jenny and Donna have found the secret entrance. Donna finds another plaque and asks for a pen and paper from the Doctor's coat, saying the numbers on the plaques are going down the closer they get. Jenny notes they are always thinking and asks who the Doctor is, only to get "the Doctor" as an answer. Jenny wonders if he's a anomaly of a machine, too, but the Doctor tells her he is not while Donna says | Elsewhere, the Doctor, Jenny and Donna have found the secret entrance. Donna finds another plaque and asks for a pen and paper from the Doctor's coat, saying the numbers on the plaques are going down the closer they get. Jenny notes they are always thinking and asks who the Doctor is, only to get "the Doctor" as an answer. Jenny wonders if he's a anomaly of a machine, too, but the Doctor tells her he is not while Donna says "You're the most anomalous bloke I know". Jenny asks what they do. Donna says they save planets, rescue civilisations, defeat terrible creatures and do an awful lot of running. This leads to a conversation about Jenny's future and to her happiness, the Doctor wants her to come with him. They get the door open just as Cobb's army arrives and seal it shut behind them. | ||
After Jenny runs ahead to scout, the Doctor explains to Donna his previous parenting, the pain of losing the Time Lords and his family, and the fact that he is reminded of them when he sees Jenny. They come across a security grid and the Doctor shuts it off just as Cobb and his men break through the door. This gives Jenny an epiphany: follow her dad or shoot Cobb. She chooses to shoot a pipe to buy time, but doesn't make it back to the Doctor in time as the security beams come back on. Jenny abandons her gun and flips through the beams, astonishing her father and Donna. The Doctor yells to Cobb that if the Source is a weapon, he's going to destroy it, while Cobb threatens the Doctor's life, saying one of them will die, but not himself. | After Jenny runs ahead to scout, the Doctor explains to Donna his previous parenting, the pain of losing the Time Lords and his family, and the fact that he is reminded of them when he sees Jenny. They come across a security grid and the Doctor shuts it off just as Cobb and his men break through the door. This gives Jenny an epiphany: follow her dad or shoot Cobb. She chooses to shoot a pipe to buy time, but doesn't make it back to the Doctor in time as the security beams come back on. Jenny abandons her gun and flips through the beams, astonishing her father and Donna. The Doctor yells to Cobb that if the Source is a weapon, he's going to destroy it, while Cobb threatens the Doctor's life, saying one of them will die, but not himself. | ||
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