The End of the World
- Episode aired Mar 17, 2006
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
9.6K
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The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time, to the year five billion and the end of planet Earth.The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time, to the year five billion and the end of planet Earth.The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time, to the year five billion and the end of planet Earth.
Simon Paisley Day
- Steward
- (as Simon Day)
Zoë Wanamaker
- Cassandra
- (voice)
Sara Stewart
- Computer
- (voice)
Silas Carson
- Aliens
- (voice)
Paul Kasey
- Forest of Cheem Tree
- (uncredited)
Saul Murphy
- Adherant of the Repeated Meme
- (uncredited)
Alan Ruscoe
- Lute - Forest of Cheem Tree
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Russell T. Davies(showrunner)
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaZoë Wanamaker was unable to attend the studio session in Cardiff and recorded her lines as Cassandra later in a sound studio in London. She was so impressed with the show when it went out that, when asked to return for New Earth (2006), she made sure she was available to attend the studio recording and recorded her lines live.
- GoofsRose and Cassandra are shot intermittently from behind, looking out of the Space Station window; from behind Cassandra's lips do not move at all, though we still hear her speak.
- Quotes
The Doctor: [taking Rose's mobile phone] Tell ya what... with a little bit of jiggery pokery...
Rose Tyler: Is that a technical term, jiggery pokery?
The Doctor: Yeah, I came first in jiggery pokery, what about you?
Rose Tyler: Nah, I failed hullabaloo.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Doctor Who Confidential: Bringing Back the Doctor (2005)
Featured review
The Beginning of the Journey
This second episode of the newly resurrected series sees the 9th Doctor and new companion Rose travel 5 billion years into the future. They arrive aboard a space station observing the last half an hour of the Earth being destroyed by the Sun (after it has been prevented from destruction for as long as conservationists could afford).
Various wealthy aliens are joining Lady Cassandra, who calls herself the last human, to bear witness to the spectacle. Lady Cassandra is revealed to be the last being left who was actually born on Earth rather than the last of the human race but she considers this to make her the last 'pure' human. She has had over 700 extensive 'cosmetic' operations which have left her as just a large, flat, stretched piece of skin with eyes and a mouth and a brain in a jar.
In some ways the episode is rather cheesy at times in its presentation but has some good material within it. Visually the interior of the space station is not terribly impressive but mostly the effects are pretty decent considering the limitations. There are an array of aliens and they are mostly pretty well done particularly the tree people and the Face of Boe (who was to be a recurring character).
The best elements are the darker parts. Christopher Eccleston revealed years later that he never felt comfortable portraying the light hearted, comedic elements of the role and only felt right when playing darker elements of the character. I always felt that was obvious. I never felt Eccleston fully convinced when The Doctor was happy and joking but came into his own when showing more edge. The lighter parts are what feel a bit cheesy but there are scenes where The Doctor is angry, sad or showing gritty determination and those parts are really interesting and good with Eccleston playing those scenes to perfection.
Overall this has good elements and less impressive elements but is a good, solid adventure.
My rating: 7.5/10.
Various wealthy aliens are joining Lady Cassandra, who calls herself the last human, to bear witness to the spectacle. Lady Cassandra is revealed to be the last being left who was actually born on Earth rather than the last of the human race but she considers this to make her the last 'pure' human. She has had over 700 extensive 'cosmetic' operations which have left her as just a large, flat, stretched piece of skin with eyes and a mouth and a brain in a jar.
In some ways the episode is rather cheesy at times in its presentation but has some good material within it. Visually the interior of the space station is not terribly impressive but mostly the effects are pretty decent considering the limitations. There are an array of aliens and they are mostly pretty well done particularly the tree people and the Face of Boe (who was to be a recurring character).
The best elements are the darker parts. Christopher Eccleston revealed years later that he never felt comfortable portraying the light hearted, comedic elements of the role and only felt right when playing darker elements of the character. I always felt that was obvious. I never felt Eccleston fully convinced when The Doctor was happy and joking but came into his own when showing more edge. The lighter parts are what feel a bit cheesy but there are scenes where The Doctor is angry, sad or showing gritty determination and those parts are really interesting and good with Eccleston playing those scenes to perfection.
Overall this has good elements and less impressive elements but is a good, solid adventure.
My rating: 7.5/10.
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