The Doctor's Daughter

The Doctor's Daughter
by Stephen Greenhorn
Originally Broadcasted: May 10th, 2008

The TARDIS is out of control and after some severe turbulence, finally lands on a mysterious planet, where a war is raging. Within minutes of touching down, The Doctor gains a daughter! Will The Doctor and his companions be able to stop a war that is not all it seems...

If there was ever a character I wish we saw more of, it's Jenny. The Doctor's Daughter, masterfully played by Georgia Moffett (daughter of Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison and future wife of Tenth Doctor, David Tennant). Jenny is such a fun character, not to mention extremely pretty! Her lust for life and adventure is just like her dad's, and that would be so much fun to explore in future episodes. I hope someday they decide to bring her back, maybe even as a companion. I would have taken her over Donna any day... Now seeing the title of this episode really made me wonder just how The Doctor suddenly has a daughter. Was it going to go into some sort of backstory from years ago? I was really surprised at just how quickly this was explained. She was born before the opening titles scrolled, and immediately after The Doctor explained the process. I thought it interesting that The Doctor pretty much disowned her for a good deal of the episode. He thought of her as just another soldier. Not the accepting Doctor we know and love. She really had to prove to him that she could be more. And she did, enough to sacrifice her life for him. And that proceeded into a classic David Tennant crying scene. Which then proceeded into a pretty hair-raising moment, where The Doctor actually held a gun up to General Cobb out of anger for him shooting Jenny. The idea to build the society on the basis of a man who never would was pretty powerful to me, and sent shivers down my spine. These were the kind of scenes that David Tennant really excelled in, and is some of what makes me love Doctor Who.

Luke's Rating: 8/10