'Unleashed'
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Cripes, Daniel. I just watched the first 5 episodes of classic Who yesterday. I would have never thought of that! But I haven't seen enough of the older episodes to have any clue what might have happened to Susan. I mean, when I saw her, it was all a "but Buffy doesn't have a sister!" moment.
It would definitely explain the second heartbeat effect they've been playing with for Donna.
DW 412:
I've heard the fobwatched Donna spec in blogshere! Interesting notion, especially with those prominent heartbeats. Also fits with the sly comments throughout the season about the Doctor not being alone -- I thought that was in reference to Jenny, but if there is yet another Time-Lord hiding in Donna, that'd also fit. I don't know that much of Old School Who, but people also mentioned Romana, who IIRC was a Time-Lady back in the days of Fourth Doctor.
DW 4.12: I don't know how I feel about Magical Time Lord Donna. I mean, part of the reason Donna is awesome is because she's HUMAN. That's been hammered home time and again this season.
DW 412:
Yeah, P-C, I agree. While the idea is interesting (and I rather like the notion of The Doctor having a companion who's his equal in everything), I think it'd do Donna's character a disservice. Not to mention the problem of Donna's family!
Some more thoughts on DW 4.12: I was with Juliebird on Prof. River; she definitely knew THIS Doctor (she talked about his face being so young, and I definitely read it as being THAT face. I don't see how she would have recognised him so quickly had he been another incarnation).
But wasn't it interesting that the servant in the Shadow Proclamation told Donna, "there's something on your back"...? What if this whole universe is another created one? It would fit in with Rose coming back too .
I think it's been pushed a bit too much that Donna is going to die, so they probably won't do that. (Though it would be interesting to know whether or not Catherine Tate is staying; I haven't heard anything about her). I more expect it to be one of the others (Martha or Rose, 'cos Sarah Jane and Jack have their own shows). Or it's Donna's Grandad, who has secretly been working for the Doctor for years and years.
Anyway, I have some more information, but I think I'd better post it in Spoilers.
Also: next week's episode will be 65 minutes long.
Is 4.12 the season finale?
No, there's one more ep in the UK next week.
There's a 4.13 still to come. And then a long, long, sad hiatus.
Jon, yes, I had forgotten about her. She's definitely a dangling thread.
I don't like Donna-the-Time-Lord. I have no particular other specialness to proffer, but I don't like that one. The "something on your back" line was ear-catching, and there's definitely something with alternate realities gong on (The Doctor himself said so before we got all Bad Wolf), but the pieces aren't clicking for me.
Was that part two of the library one ("Forest of the Dead")? If so, that was 4.09.
Of course it's impossible to search the thread for '4.09' so oh well. Stupid not airing at the same time as the UK.