The End of Time, Part 2 (2009)

[gateship15]

fantastic ep

[Pharaoh Atem]

[He begins to look around in a hurried state.]

Doctor: Something else – there was something else! Something – important I’m [beginning to tap his temples with his fingers] I’m – I’m –

[A massive explosion shakes the TARDIS. The Doctor looks up at the core of the ship with a delighted grin.]

Doctor: Ha-ha! Crashing!

[As the burning TARDIS hurtles through space towards the Earth, the Doctor runs around wildly.]

Doctor: Ha-ha! Wa-hoo! Woo hoo hoo! Ha! Geronimo! [FONT=Microsoft Sans Serif][SIZE=3]

[gateship15]

i love that. i bought these two specials yesterday

[Pharaoh Atem]

(in story)

do you think the tenth doctor purposely tried to destroy the tardis with the regeneration energy??

open to anyone.

[gateship15]

why would he destroy the tardis?

[Coco Pops]

(in story)

do you think the tenth doctor purposely tried to destroy the tardis with the regeneration energy??

open to anyone.

I am not sure.......Why do you think that?

[P-90_177]

(in story)

do you think the tenth doctor purposely tried to destroy the tardis with the regeneration energy??

open to anyone.

I don't think so. Maybe if he was finally dying. But he was merely regenerating so he'd have no reason to.

[Sealurk]

(in story)

do you think the tenth doctor purposely tried to destroy the tardis with the regeneration energy??

open to anyone.

I don't think he intentionally fired the energy into the console. In fact, I think the TARDIS was partially experiencing sympathy pains. Since it is a living, psychic machine and is apparently very fond of the Doctor (maybe this incarnation more than the others even), I think it felt the Tenth Doctor's anguish and physical pain.

I think it reacted to this, especially since the Doctor was presumably in an immense amount of pain from a) the radiation damage to his body and b) from maybe delaying the regeneration, not to mention how much emotional pain Ten may have been in. So maybe it was even allowing the regeneration energy to cause the damage, by lowering defenses or such, as a prelude to remodelling - a sort of sympathetic regeneration.

Maybe it's the TARDIS equivalent of strong emotion, who knows? That or Ten was so bitter about his death he decided to make life difficult for the next incarnation...

[Blencathra]

I don't think he did it on purpose either, though to be honest I barely saw it as I was sobbing into my handkerchief at the time. I think I need to watch it again (any excuse for a re-watch! )

[gateship15]

i agree with both Sealurk an blencathra i don't think he would do it on purpose.

[Replicator Todd]

(in story)

do you think the tenth doctor purposely tried to destroy the tardis with the regeneration energy??

open to anyone.

Nah, not on purpose at least....

[gateship15]

watched it again it is a great episode

[Myn McGeek, Third Sentinel]

I don't think he intentionally fired the energy into the console. In fact, I think the TARDIS was partially experiencing sympathy pains. Since it is a living, psychic machine and is apparently very fond of the Doctor (maybe this incarnation more than the others even), I think it felt the Tenth Doctor's anguish and physical pain.

I think it reacted to this, especially since the Doctor was presumably in an immense amount of pain from a) the radiation damage to his body and b) from maybe delaying the regeneration, not to mention how much emotional pain Ten may have been in. So maybe it was even allowing the regeneration energy to cause the damage, by lowering defenses or such, as a prelude to remodelling - a sort of sympathetic regeneration.

Maybe it's the TARDIS equivalent of strong emotion, who knows? That or Ten was so bitter about his death he decided to make life difficult for the next incarnation...

I agree with the first idea. I actually like that.

So no, I don't think the Doctor did it on purpose. I am open to the idea that the TARDIS did it to itself, possibly by lowering it's defenses in a sort of empathic connection to the Doctor.

[gateship15]

i agree. the tardis has been the doctors for a long time it is possible that it in some level has a connection and friendship with the doctor even tho i did notice the tardis tends to take him to were the trouble is

[Pharaoh Atem]

i watched this yesterday now that it's on netflix and i have to admit it i enjoyed it so much more this time around. maybe cause now DT's gone i don't know but it really holds up well as the final story of ten and RTD.

but as i said the first time around john simms really hit it out of the park playing the master in this.