Introduction and Overview"Doctor Who: Time Crash" is a 2007 mini-episode directed by Graeme Harper and composed by award-winning author Steven Moffat. The brief film plays in the science fiction universe of the popular British television series "Doctor Who". It was specifically recorded for the annual telethon "Children in Need" and included 2 incarnations of the show's protagonist, the Doctor. It constructs a bridge between the last scene of the series' 3rd season's last episode and the beginning of the 2007 Christmas special.
Plot SummaryThe story begins immediately after the dramatic ending of the third series, and it chronicles an occasion that occurs in the TARDIS in between 2 incarnations of the Doctor, hosted by stars David Tennant and Peter Davison. Tennant plays the Tenth Doctor, who is just parting methods with his companion Martha Jones. Unexpectedly, to his awe, Davison, the Fifth Doctor carried out in the 1980s, appears on board the TARDIS following a temporal anomaly.
The Fifth Doctor initially is unaware of his future self, misdiagnosing Tennant's Tenth Doctor as a fanboy before realizing that the TARDIS console space has actually changed. Slowly, he concludes they remain in a various version of his own ship, which suggests a crash of various minutes in time. He then believes the existence of another time tourist.
Conflict and ResolutionThe Tenth Doctor affectionately teases the Fifth about his fashion sense and tricks, subtly meaning their shared identity. He reveals the reason both variations of the Doctor exist in a single timeline is due to a supernova and a great void happening at the same time, causing a paradox effective enough to pierce a hole in deep space.
The Tenth Doctor, having actually experienced these occasions in his past, knows the option to prevent TARDIS from imploding. However, to preserve the timeline, he needs to deceive his previous self into fixing the issue without exposing too much about the future. After advising the Fifth Doctor to run the appropriate controls, the paradox fixes itself, sending out the Fifth Doctor back into his own timeline.
Conclusion and Closing"Time Crash" ends with a touching minute between the two Doctors. The Tenth Doctor warmly thanks his previous incarnation for always being his personal hero and personification of decency. After bidding his predecessor goodbye, the Tenth Doctor all of a sudden finds his TARDIS veering on course for a Titanic spaceship, setting the phase for the 2007 Doctor Who Christmas Special.
Critical Reception and Impact"Doctor Who: Time Crash" stays a memorable mini-episode due to the amazing interactions between the 2 Doctors. It beautifully records the classic element of the series, while likewise dealing with the essential theme of time travel with wit and charm. The funny small talk, psychological depth, and narrative expertise of this short film continue to resonate with the Doctor Who fandom. Cloaking a complex idea like a temporal paradox in the delightful interaction makes "Time Crash" a special piece in the Doctor Who series.
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