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Originally Posted by Daniel_
Spoiler: Boy, is HE gonna be pissed at the finale
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Heh.
Actually I watched the finale a couple of nights ago but haven't mustered the energy to post about it given how long ago the rest of you saw it.
I really am going to miss Donna. Catherine tate has enormous range as an actress and her energy and commitment to the role elevated the show.
As to her exit, I thought they were rather smart about it. Sure a death would have worked as well, but somehow her amnesia is more fitting. (Regenerating her into Romana III would be a mistake
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One of the main themes of her character is that she's a loser. No career, no man, no respect from her mother, living at home... By erasing her exploits with the doctor she's lost again. Her whole life has been a chain of missed opportunities: Her wedding, the man in the library, and now travelling with the Doctor.
They underlined this point in the coda of the finale when her father asks the doctor how to explain the latest alien catastrophe without triggering her memories. The doctor says:
"It'll just be a story. One of those Donna Noble stories where she missed it all again."
The last time we see her she's gossiping on the phone like a teenager without the slightest idea that there are people
"...singing songs of Donna Noble a thousand, million light-years away..
Okay, one small easter egg I liked in the runnup to the finale was at the end of Turn Left when the Tardis glowed red and you could hear the cloister bell. The last time they did that was in Logopolis when they were setting up Tom Baker's death.
Also, the actress who played the possessed woman in Midnight also played Rose in Russel T.'s mini-series drama Bob and Rose. I recommed watching that if you like relationship dramas.
Can you believe the CBC now won't be broadcasting Season 4 until the Fall? Unbelievable.