The Dream of the Doctor’s Return

Sally Sparrow crumpled down in the window alcove, leaning her head against the stone wall, so weary that she could not think. Beneath her drooped eyelids, the flickering shadows coming from the fireplace danced like water. Then through her exhaustion she heard a rustling at the door and opened her eyes. There in the doorway, backlit by the fire's glow stood a man, tall and thin as a stick, his hands casually at rest in the pockets of his pants. Around him was draped a long brown coat that gathered around his odd shoes, nearly touching the floor.

Doctor, is it you? Have you come?

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Note: A try at writing fan fiction around the character of Sally Sparrow circa '08.

Memories Of Doctor Who - The Stolen Earth

Putting any emotional attachment I have for Doctor Who aside for the moment -- and I do have plenty -- I thought The Stolen Earth viewed strictly as episodic television was massively spectacular and had me engaged on so many levels from the moment it appeared on my screen. How any fan of the show and that particular group of characters could watch and be left nonchalant is beyond me.

As to the cliffhanging moment we've all been dreading -- the exit of the 10th Doctor -- I have to say I wasn't expecting it and hope like everything the writers will have devised a satisfactory and believable way to keep this particular regeneration of the Time Lord alive.

Like Rose, I am very fond of the way this one looks.

After the show and after Confidential -- which by the way had RD saying he had no idea of the ending to Journey's End -- I cyber-sleuthed around the Interweb looking for some hint as to what might be going on behind the scenes and have to say the lot at the BBC have done a pretty good job keeping everything under wraps. There was, however, news of an article that was published in The Scotsman that's getting a lot of reproduction in other media outlets saying Tennant was offered a substantial amount of coin to remain with the show.

If the news of that offer is accurate, my guess then would be that RD wrote and the producers shot two separate endings, one for if Tennant opts not to accept a new contract, the other if he does.

Of course no one outside the inner circle knows for sure what the heck is happening, fans being at the bloody bottom of the list and the last to know anything, but hopefully -- I hope anyway -- the news means we'll be getting to keep our perfect 10 for a bit longer.

Note: I found my review of The Stolen Earth tucked away in a to-be-edited file.