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gorengal January 9 2010, 21:59:24 UTC
We don't know who she was. I've seen many guesses, such as Mom, Susan, Romana, Jenny, Donna.

I still haven't watched it a second time, so I can't give a proper review. I do, however, want to know about this "defence mechanism" the Doctor gave Donna. WTH? What is it, like the release valve on a pressure cooker? Does it kill people, or only stun them? 'Cause what if Sylvia and Wilf were standing over her, concerened? They'd fry. *sigh* Oh, Russell...you can be a shite author sometimes.

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woffproff January 10 2010, 14:08:24 UTC
Yep---I was like 'Oh, Dues Ex Machina time' here! I would so much rather her have simply been able to remember and have seen the Doctor one last time, even if they didn't get to talk. I swear I never understand the writers for Donna---they took that character and made her so wonderful and interesting and then condemned her to go back to shallowness and one-note-hood.

In my world, they're still out there together somewhere, very happy!

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leaper182 January 9 2010, 23:40:40 UTC
From what I've read about her, she's supposed to be the Doctor's mother.

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woffproff January 10 2010, 14:09:28 UTC
That's the only thing that makes a lick of sense to me. Unless, of course, the writers have no clue who she is either!

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culturevulture7 January 10 2010, 01:17:13 UTC
Honestly, by the end, I was remembering Elaine's comments at The English Patient (Seinfeld ep and if you hate the EP, see this ep):

"Die already!"

I was happy Donna got some money, Mickey and Martha got together and Jack got a new boyfriend who's a dead ringer for Ianto but the strum and drag of the ep just made me sigh. Honestly, I think Journey's End was a better ending and the Dr could have regenerated to save Donna's memories!

I also read "mother." Although others were theorizing his granddaughter, based on the old old Who.

And who makes a box that has to have someone go in before someone can come out. Seriously, as Sigourney Weaver said in Galaxy Quest, the guy who came up with that should die.

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woffproff January 10 2010, 14:11:46 UTC
I didn't even realize---that was MICKEY???? Sheez, I was thinking it was the Doctor she was going to marry back in the Sontarran eps.

I couldn't bring myself to want him to die---and I was kinda glad when he turned out to be a child about it, the 'I don't wanna go' because that's more real to me than anyone just being all grand and noble. But yeah, it went on way too long.

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culturevulture7 January 10 2010, 18:59:29 UTC
I really had to look to realize it was Mickey but I did see a review that confirmed it...

It just dragged on too long, esp since Eccleston's Doc went in a matter of minutes!

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