Guide:Plot summary for New Who: Difference between revisions

If you're completely new to the show, and you really want a recap of the entire plot of the modern series up until the latest episodes, this is the place for you! It's probably not the optimal route to experience the franchise, as it's greatly simplifying a ton of context, and at times outright slightly misrepresenting what happens in a story because the actual plot is a little too complicated to explain in a few sentences. But if you don't have the time or inclination to watch the entire show, or would prefer to get your background knowledge through text, this can be a substitute. We also have a list of the plot relevant episodes for each season, so you can sort of speedrun your way through the new series if you would like. Or you can mix and match, watch some seasons if you vibe with them, and read about others if you don't. It's all up to you. Whatever you decide, we're really happy you're thinking about watching Doctor Who and joining the community.

[[File:Ninth doctor tardis.jpg|thumb|360x330px|[[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]], played by [[Christopher Eccleston]].]]

The new series begins with a girl from modern day London, 2005, [[Rose Tyler]], played by [[Billie Piper]], encountering a mysterious man who insists on calling himself [[the Doctor]] during strange events taking place around her work. This man, portrayed by [[Christopher Eccleston]], at first refuses to talk to her, but she insists on becoming involved, and ends up being helpful. As such, he offers her the trip of a lifetime, all of time and space. His ship, the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] is a blue police box that's larger on the inside than the outside, and takes them back to Victorian London and to the destruction of the Earth. As they travel, Rose finds out that the Doctor is a survivor of [[Last Great Time War|a massive war]], the last of his race, the [[Time Lord]]s. Eventually they come to confront a surviving remnant of the other party in the war - a lone [[Dalek]], a race of xenocidal mutants in miniature tanks, imprisoned by a mad businessman in 2012. The Dalek manages to stir out of its complacency upon meeting its mortal foe once more, before ultimately self destructing, after becoming tainted by some of Rose's DNA. All of this is ultimately a prelude, however, to a reborn empire of Daleks that the pair stumble upon in the far future, manipulating the development of the human race. The Doctor, fearing for Rose, sends her and the TARDIS back to modern London as he rigs up a system to wipe out all life in the solar system. Rose refuses to accept this, and tries again and again to figure out a way back, before ultimately gazing deep into the inner workings of the TARDIS. Time energy flows through her, and she returns, disintegrating all of the Daleks with a thought. The Doctor, however, knows that she'll burn herself out, and draws the power out of her with a kiss. He says his goodbyes, energy flows from him, and in his place stands a [[Tenth Doctor|new man]], played by [[David Tennant]], who identifies himself as the Doctor.