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'''''The End of Time''''' was a two-part ''[[Doctor Who]]'' special broadcast during the 2009–2010 [[Christmas]] season, concluding the "[[2009 Specials (Doctor Who)|2009 interim season]]" and standing as both the revival's fifth Christmas special and its first New Year's special. It featured the final regular appearance of [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor]] and introduced [[Matt Smith]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. The story revealed details of the [[Last Great Time War]], and gave important development to the character of [[the Master]]. It also featured the final appearance of [[Elisabeth Sladen]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' proper, although she would go on to star in several more episodes of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. | '''''The End of Time''''' was a two-part ''[[Doctor Who]]'' special broadcast during the 2009–2010 [[Christmas]] season, concluding the "[[2009 Specials (Doctor Who)|2009 interim season]]" and standing as both the revival's fifth Christmas special and its first New Year's special. It featured the final regular appearance of [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor]] and introduced [[Matt Smith]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. The story revealed details of the [[Last Great Time War]], and gave important development to the character of [[the Master]]. It also featured the final appearance of [[Elisabeth Sladen]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' proper, although she would go on to star in several more episodes of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. | ||
This would be the last appearance of the Master for four years. The psychotic villain would later reemerge in [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|Series 8]], in a new female incarnation dubbed Missy. It would seem the events of this episode had a great effect on the Master, as when he returns as Missy, she tries hard to renew her friendship with the Doctor, who, by the time she would meet him again, was now in his [[Twelfth Doctor|thirteenth incarnation]]. For seven years many thought that this episode was the last for John Simm as the Master, especially after the Master had regenerated into Missy, however John Simm returned as the Master in the [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|Series 10]] episode ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'', alongside his female successor. In the following episode, ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'', the survival of the Master following his return to the Time War is explained as the Time Lords fixing his condition and then banishing him from the planet. The events leading to the Master regenerating into Missy are also explained. | This would be the last appearance of the Master for four years. The psychotic villain would later reemerge in [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|Series 8]], in a new female incarnation dubbed Missy. It would seem the events of this episode had a great effect on the Master, as when he returns as Missy, she tries hard to renew her friendship with the Doctor, who, by the time she would meet him again, was now in his [[Twelfth Doctor|thirteenth incarnation]]. For seven years many thought that this episode was the last for John Simm as the Master, especially after the Master had regenerated into Missy, however John Simm returned as the Master in the [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|Series 10]] episode ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'', alongside his female successor. In the following episode, ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'', the survival of the Master following his return to the Time War is explained as the Time Lords fixing his condition and then banishing him from the planet. The events leading to the Master regenerating into Missy are also explained. | ||
The idea that the Doctor is the last of the Time Lords is a theme that continued until the show's 50th anniversary special [[The Day of the Doctor|''The Day of the Doctor'']], where his exact actions during the final day of the Time War are elaborated upon. | The idea that the Doctor is the last of the Time Lords is a theme that continued until the show's 50th anniversary special [[The Day of the Doctor|''The Day of the Doctor'']], where his exact actions during the final day of the Time War are elaborated upon. | ||
From a production standpoint, it marked a major change in the history of ''Doctor Who''. Like only ''[[The War Games]]'' before it, ''The End of Time'' ushered in a complete change of regular cast. Unlike that 1960s story, however, it was the final story for [[executive producer|its principal producers]], [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Julie Gardner]], and was the last regular story for its [[head writer]], Davies. It was also the first to include any part overseen by — if not credited to — incoming lead writer and executive producer [[Steven Moffat]]. Though [[Tracie Simpson]] was the credited [[line producer]], her elevation to regular line producer on [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|the first Matt Smith series]] meant that Julie Gardner effectively became the [[line producer]] for the first and only time in her tenure on ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | From a production standpoint, it marked a major change in the history of ''Doctor Who''. Like only ''[[The War Games]]'' before it, ''The End of Time'' ushered in a complete change of regular cast. Unlike that 1960s story, however, it was the final story for [[executive producer|its principal producers]], [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Julie Gardner]], and was the last regular story for its [[head writer]], Davies. It was also the first to include any part overseen by — if not credited to — incoming lead writer and executive producer [[Steven Moffat]]. Though [[Tracie Simpson]] was the credited [[line producer]], her elevation to regular line producer on [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|the first Matt Smith series]] meant that Julie Gardner effectively became the [[line producer]] for the first and only time in her tenure on ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | === Part one === | ||
"It is said that in the final days of planet [[Earth]], everyone had bad dreams..." Everyone forgot these terrible dreams, except one man. | "It is said that in the final days of planet [[Earth]], everyone had bad dreams..." Everyone forgot these terrible dreams, except one man. | ||
On [[Earth]], [[Wilfred Mott]], is walking through the city to do his Christmas shopping. Having a vision of {{Simm}} laughing maniacally, Wilf decides to see if religion will purge these visions from his mind. Inside a church, he notices a stained-glass panel with the image of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. A [[The Woman|mysterious woman]] tells him the church was a monastery in the [[14th century|1300s]]. It was attacked by a demon which was exorcised by a "sainted physician". When the woman suggests that the physician is returning, Wilf says it would make his [[Christmas]] and turns to find she has vanished. He has another vision of the Master laughing, startling him. Wilf hopes more than ever that the Doctor will return. | On [[Earth]], [[Wilfred Mott]], is walking through the city to do his Christmas shopping. Having a vision of {{Simm}} laughing maniacally, Wilf decides to see if religion will purge these visions from his mind. Inside a church, he notices a stained-glass panel with the image of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. A [[The Woman|mysterious woman]] tells him the church was a monastery in the [[14th century|1300s]]. It was attacked by a demon which was exorcised by a "sainted physician". When the woman suggests that the physician is returning, Wilf says it would make his [[Christmas]] and turns to find she has vanished. He has another vision of the Master laughing, startling him. Wilf hopes more than ever that the Doctor will return. | ||
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At the mansion, the Master is wheeled to Naismith and [[Abigail Naismith|Abigail]] on a trolley, and strapped to it in a straitjacket. He notices the "[[Immortality Gate]]", which can heal injuries and, Naismith hopes, offer life everlasting. Naismith acquired the Gate after the fall of [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]]. The gate came with two nuclear-powered control booths, which are set-up in a way that if a worker wishes to leave he must be replaced in the other booth ensuring that someone is working the controls at all times. Abigail learned of the [[Disciples of Saxon]], and that Mr. Saxon was an alien; it's their hopes that the Master will be able to repair the Gate properly. With it working properly, Naismith can give his daughter immortality. | At the mansion, the Master is wheeled to Naismith and [[Abigail Naismith|Abigail]] on a trolley, and strapped to it in a straitjacket. He notices the "[[Immortality Gate]]", which can heal injuries and, Naismith hopes, offer life everlasting. Naismith acquired the Gate after the fall of [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]]. The gate came with two nuclear-powered control booths, which are set-up in a way that if a worker wishes to leave he must be replaced in the other booth ensuring that someone is working the controls at all times. Abigail learned of the [[Disciples of Saxon]], and that Mr. Saxon was an alien; it's their hopes that the Master will be able to repair the Gate properly. With it working properly, Naismith can give his daughter immortality. | ||
The Doctor and Wilf arrive at the Naismith estate and hide the TARDIS one second out of sync, so the Master can't get to it. Their [[Utopia (TV story)|last encounter]] taught the Doctor to never leave the means of altering time available to a madman with an ego bigger than a planet. | The Doctor and Wilf arrive at the Naismith estate and hide the TARDIS one second out of sync, so the Master can't get to it. Their [[Utopia (TV story)|last encounter]] taught the Doctor to never leave the means of altering time available to a madman with an ego bigger than a planet. | ||
In the [[basement]], they discover two of Naismith's staff, [[Addams]] and [[Rossiter]], are undercover [[Vinvocci]], disguised with [[shimmer]]s as human; the Doctor can see through the shimmers and deactivates them with his [[sonic screwdriver]], revealing their true appearance as spiky green humanoids who resent being compared to cacti. The Vinvocci explain the Immortality Gate is a medical device that heals lifeforms across entire [[planet]]s, using a genetic template. Realizing the Master's plan, a horrified Doctor rushes up to the room with the Gate. He tells Naismith not to let the Master anywhere near the Gate, which has now be repaired by the madman. Naismith assures the Doctor that the Master is secured, being proven wrong moments later as the Master blasts his straitjacket off and jumps into the Gate. | In the [[basement]], they discover two of Naismith's staff, [[Addams]] and [[Rossiter]], are undercover [[Vinvocci]], disguised with [[shimmer]]s as human; the Doctor can see through the shimmers and deactivates them with his [[sonic screwdriver]], revealing their true appearance as spiky green humanoids who resent being compared to cacti. The Vinvocci explain the Immortality Gate is a medical device that heals lifeforms across entire [[planet]]s, using a genetic template. Realizing the Master's plan, a horrified Doctor rushes up to the room with the Gate. He tells Naismith not to let the Master anywhere near the Gate, which has now be repaired by the madman. Naismith assures the Doctor that the Master is secured, being proven wrong moments later as the Master blasts his straitjacket off and jumps into the Gate. | ||
Every single human on Earth sees the Master in their minds, and when Wilf also arrives seeing the Master the Doctor gets the current worker out of the nuclear booth, then has himself replaced with Wilf, and the shielding clears the old man's mind. The Doctor asks the Master if he's planning on transmitting mind-control or hypnotic instructions, but the Master has far grander plans than that. He has modified the Gate to transmit his own genetic template across the entire planet. The gate is activated, and a wave spreads across the entire planet transforming every [[human]] on Earth into a clone of himself. | Every single human on Earth sees the Master in their minds, and when Wilf also arrives seeing the Master the Doctor gets the current worker out of the nuclear booth, then has himself replaced with Wilf, and the shielding clears the old man's mind. The Doctor asks the Master if he's planning on transmitting mind-control or hypnotic instructions, but the Master has far grander plans than that. He has modified the Gate to transmit his own genetic template across the entire planet. The gate is activated, and a wave spreads across the entire planet transforming every [[human]] on Earth into a clone of himself. | ||
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As the Master steps out of the gateway he tells the Doctor that the human race was always the Doctor's favourite, but it now exists no more, having been replaced with "[[the Master Race]]". Every single Master on the planet laughs together with narcissistic glee and celebration, while the original laughs in the Doctor's face. As a world full of Masters taunts and mocks him, the Doctor's face twists with extreme fury. | As the Master steps out of the gateway he tells the Doctor that the human race was always the Doctor's favourite, but it now exists no more, having been replaced with "[[the Master Race]]". Every single Master on the planet laughs together with narcissistic glee and celebration, while the original laughs in the Doctor's face. As a world full of Masters taunts and mocks him, the Doctor's face twists with extreme fury. | ||
[[File:Rassilon's Speech to Panopticon.jpg|thumb|left|Lord President Rassilon declares assured victory for the Time Lords.]] | [[File:Rassilon's Speech to Panopticon.jpg|thumb|left|Lord President Rassilon declares assured victory for the Time Lords.]] | ||
The Narrator announces the Master and his removal of humanity is only a small part of an approaching conflict. Suddenly, he belittles humankind; this is not a narrator, but the Lord President of the High Council of [[Time Lord]]s, addressing the [[Gallifrey]] [[Panopticon]], which is packed with Time Lords. He announces that "This is the day the Time Lords return. For Gallifrey! For victory! For the end of time itself!"{{-}} | The Narrator announces the Master and his removal of humanity is only a small part of an approaching conflict. Suddenly, he belittles humankind; this is not a narrator, but the Lord President of the High Council of [[Time Lord]]s, addressing the [[Gallifrey]] [[Panopticon]], which is packed with Time Lords. He announces that "This is the day the Time Lords return. For Gallifrey! For victory! For the end of time itself!"{{-}} | ||
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The Lord President uses his gauntlet to vaporise her. Exploding with anger, he decrees he will not allow himself or his race to die. Finding that the Doctor and the Master both somehow survive the Time War and end up on [[Earth]], the Council devises a plan. They retroactively implant a link to [[the Master]] during his early childhood: the four-beat drum rhythm that has tormented him all his life. They next send a Gallifreyan "[[White-Point Star]]" diamond to [[Earth]] as a more physical link. This will let the Time Lords escape from the [[time-lock]] and their impending destruction at the hands of the Doctor. (Or so they think) | The Lord President uses his gauntlet to vaporise her. Exploding with anger, he decrees he will not allow himself or his race to die. Finding that the Doctor and the Master both somehow survive the Time War and end up on [[Earth]], the Council devises a plan. They retroactively implant a link to [[the Master]] during his early childhood: the four-beat drum rhythm that has tormented him all his life. They next send a Gallifreyan "[[White-Point Star]]" diamond to [[Earth]] as a more physical link. This will let the Time Lords escape from the [[time-lock]] and their impending destruction at the hands of the Doctor. (Or so they think) | ||
On Earth, the Master has the [[Tenth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Wilfred Mott|Wilf]] tied up. The Doctor tries warning him about the prophecy, but the Master insists he was what the prophecy was talking about. He interrogates the Doctor as to the whereabouts of this TARDIS, as he wants the technology to pinpoint where the drumming in his head is coming from; with it duplicate over 6 billion times, it will be easy. The Doctor tries reasoning with the Master, asking him to travel with him in the TARDIS to see the universe; he tells him "that's ownership enough". | On Earth, the Master has the [[Tenth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Wilfred Mott|Wilf]] tied up. The Doctor tries warning him about the prophecy, but the Master insists he was what the prophecy was talking about. He interrogates the Doctor as to the whereabouts of this TARDIS, as he wants the technology to pinpoint where the drumming in his head is coming from; with it duplicate over 6 billion times, it will be easy. The Doctor tries reasoning with the Master, asking him to travel with him in the TARDIS to see the universe; he tells him "that's ownership enough". | ||
Wilf's [[mobile phone]] rings. The Master is confused, as no one but the Master Race exists on Earth; and there's no way he'd be calling Wilf. He finds the phone, receiving a call from [[Donna Noble]]. The Master hears Donna, who is confused about everyone else changing; she ran into the alley, temporarily curing herself of the visions. Suspicious, the Master demands to know why Donna didn't change. Wilfred reluctantly admits the metacrisis that made her part [[Time Lord]]. The Master sneers, "He does love playing with [[Companion|Earth girls]]!", then orders his copies to take her down. He tells "grandad" to say good-bye to the freak; Wilf orders Donna to run for her life. | Wilf's [[mobile phone]] rings. The Master is confused, as no one but the Master Race exists on Earth; and there's no way he'd be calling Wilf. He finds the phone, receiving a call from [[Donna Noble]]. The Master hears Donna, who is confused about everyone else changing; she ran into the alley, temporarily curing herself of the visions. Suspicious, the Master demands to know why Donna didn't change. Wilfred reluctantly admits the metacrisis that made her part [[Time Lord]]. The Master sneers, "He does love playing with [[Companion|Earth girls]]!", then orders his copies to take her down. He tells "grandad" to say good-bye to the freak; Wilf orders Donna to run for her life. | ||
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As the Master's face falls, the Doctor orders him to get out of the way. Suddenly understanding, the Master smiles darkly and jumps away from the White-Point Star just as the Doctor shoots it, and its destruction severs the link and reinforces the Time Lock, pulling the Time Lords back into the Time War and to their inevitable doom. The Doctor sends them "back into Hell", and identifies the Lord President as [[Rassilon]]. | As the Master's face falls, the Doctor orders him to get out of the way. Suddenly understanding, the Master smiles darkly and jumps away from the White-Point Star just as the Doctor shoots it, and its destruction severs the link and reinforces the Time Lock, pulling the Time Lords back into the Time War and to their inevitable doom. The Doctor sends them "back into Hell", and identifies the Lord President as [[Rassilon]]. | ||
As Gallifrey vanishes back into the Time Lock, Rassilon refuses to die alone and prepares to kill the Doctor. The Doctor is ready for the prophecy to be fulfilled... but the Master orders the Doctor out of the way and attacks Rassilon with his life force energy powers, shouting that Rassilon was responsible for everything that had happened to him. | As Gallifrey vanishes back into the Time Lock, Rassilon refuses to die alone and prepares to kill the Doctor. The Doctor is ready for the prophecy to be fulfilled... but the Master orders the Doctor out of the way and attacks Rassilon with his life force energy powers, shouting that Rassilon was responsible for everything that had happened to him. | ||
As the Master counts the drums one last time, his blasts occupy Rassilon long enough for a bright flash of light to send the all of them — the Time Lords, Rassilon, Gallifrey, and the Master, back into the last day of the Last Great Time War. In the streets, Sylvia and the other humans watch as the giant red planet fades away and allows the sun to shine. The Doctor struggles to his feet, weary, but happy, almost in disbelief that he has survived the prophecy. | As the Master counts the drums one last time, his blasts occupy Rassilon long enough for a bright flash of light to send the all of them — the Time Lords, Rassilon, Gallifrey, and the Master, back into the last day of the Last Great Time War. In the streets, Sylvia and the other humans watch as the giant red planet fades away and allows the sun to shine. The Doctor struggles to his feet, weary, but happy, almost in disbelief that he has survived the prophecy. | ||
