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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Mark Hooper

Ten questions for the new Doctor


Alastair Stewart, or Davros in the final Doctor Who episode? Photograph: Adrian Rogers/BBC

Now that we've had time to absorb the Doctor Who finale, the teary farewells to Russell T Davies begin. His efforts in reviving a lame duck Doctor should never go unacknowledged but, with all good things, his tenure needed to come to an end, as Saturday's hour-long Journey's End only confirmed.

There have been enough dissections online without me adding more unnecessarily, so I'll keep it snappy. Below are ten more questions for the makers of Doctor Who.

1. Couldn't Captain Jack have stayed dead a little longer?

2. Was the Stolen Earth regeneration teaser the worst cliffhanger since the days of Flash Gordon?

3. What did poor old Gita from Eastenders do to deserve the reality bomb?

4. Can mad Dalek Caan have his own show?

5. Seeing as he single-handedly wiped them all out in Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150, how come Davros didn't come after Bernard Cribbins too?

6. Is "Exterminieren" the best British-made German catchphrase since "Vorsprung Durch Technik"?

7. Seriously: what's up with Billie's teeth?

8. Is it just me or does Davros look a bit like Alastair Stewart?

9. Can you think of anything more insufferable in the universe than a Doctor Donna?

10. Could there be any more conclusive proof that Steven Moffat's time has come?

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