So here it is the last ep of the current series, and Christmas is TOO far away. The final episode in the Master arc which started with Utopia comes to a conclusion here with poignancy and a grandiose feel.

The episode feels epic!

Beyond here there be SPOILERS! You were warned.

It takes place one year after the cliffhanger we were left with last week with The Doctor at the mercy of The Master, Captain Jack captured and Martha Jones escaping.

We join Martha who has become a legend, walking the earth unnoticed by The Master or the ArchAngel system thanks to the perception filter, in search of a weapon to finally stop The Master.

Martha’s family is The Master’s house staff (and there’s the very overt suggestion that he beats his companion) Captain Jack is in chains in the Valiant’s belly, and The Doctor is kept around for The Master’s twisted amusement.

FANTASTIC!

After waiting a week for the episode, it totally paid off for me, and I loved it. We find out who the Tauglefein (sp?) really are (Oh boy), Jack dies (again), and Martha is earth’s savior.

I may not have thought Utopia was the best episode of the series, but when in context of this three ep arc, it’s so important! Russell T. Davis did a wonderful job, crafting out a carefully constructed story, which must be insanely difficult when you throw in time-travel and paradoxes!

As the story races to it’s climax, the story makes sure that each and every one of our three heroes gets their glory moment, and each one feels earned and in fact I was damn near joyous with each one!

One of the most poignant moments in the entire series arrives when The Doctor’s fear of being alone is exposed. You can tell he’s afraid of it, and that he really is so very lonely. And of course, Tennant makes you feel it.

Then for sheer geekdom, there’s the revelation about Captain Jack, and of course The Doctor’s cons for the episode, white with red trim, and a second red pair! I need this guy’s wardrobe!

Finally there’s the ending of the episode and the set up the Christmas episode this year…

It’s called The Voyage of The Damned, and a ship literally plows into the side of the TARDIS, and a flotation device lands on the floor of the TARDIS with a very familiar name emblazoned on it.

A perfect ending to the third series, both bittersweet and finally hopeful, I love this show.

*Sigh* Christmas is so far away
This post was Authored by TD, Our Resident Authority on all things BBC

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