“Streak Is Over”: David Tennant’s First Doctor Who Episode Return Has Everyone Emotional In A Good Way
David Tennant's Doctor Who return in the first 60th Anniversary special has left audiences emotional for its reunions, Meep twists, and a new TARDIS.
David Tennant’s first Doctor Who 60th Anniversary episode return has left audiences emotionally overwhelmed, as “The Star Beast”‘s heartfelt reunions, terrifying monsters, and TARDIS reveal have left viewers excited for the new episodes. The 60th Anniversary special is a three-episode celebration that reunites Tennant, Catherine Tate, and showrunner Russell T Davies for new adventures with the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna in the TARDIS. In Doctor Who: The Star Beast, the Doctor and Donna are mysteriously brought together as an intergalactic fugitive crash lands in London.
Following Doctor Who: The Star Beast‘s debut, fans have taken to Twitter to share their reactions to the long-awaited return. The opinion is largely positive about the return of Tennant as the newly regenerated Fourteenth Doctor, while also highlighting some of its story, including the trans storyline for Yasmin Finney’s Rose and Tate’s Donna. Check out some of the reactions below:
We've waited 6 years for a non-shit episode of #DoctorWho. The streak is over. pic.twitter.com/DEkqG9MwiL
— Lord Ben ☁️ (@BenAKAGet) November 25, 2023
The chemistry between David Tennant and Catherine Tate needs to be bottled. Many years and several incarnations of The Doctor later and it’s still like they never went away and no time has passed. #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/irMA7Glshv
— Jay Thomas (@GroundhogJay_) November 25, 2023
The Doctor giving Donna his screwdriver and Donna taking it almost as if it was instinct #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/Q5asV4ryiV
— Fiona-Rhiannon (@FionaRhiannon) November 25, 2023
@BenAKAGate celebrated what he feels is a return to the show’s heights, while @GroundhogJay was elated to see Tennant and Tate’s chemistry never faded and @FionaRhiannon was touched by the duo’s reunion.
Doctor Who having a trans storyline be the centrepiece of their 60th anniversary celebrations?
TURN THAT SHIT UP.#DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/wsbrnXc6SS
— Matt (@mdurrant93) November 25, 2023
Big fan. No notes. 10/10. #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/PIFR2tDFC5
— Ariadne Griffin 🦋 (@Ariadne_Reviews) November 25, 2023
The episode’s debut of Rose (Yasmin Finney) and handling of trans themes left @mdurrantnt93 and @Ariadne_Reviews pleased.
THE DOCTOR CANON NON BINARY OH WE FUCKING WON TODAY #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/fxJoCoB3lZ
— boughs of holly-dith 🎄🎁 (@hesitant_poison) November 25, 2023
Meanwhile, @hesitant_poison celebrated showrunner Davie’s new expression of the Doctor’s gender.
THE NEW TARDIS OMG #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/FF5uYo32Uq
— Chloe (@royalsdnp) November 25, 2023
This TARDIS is literally MADE for Ncuti! I can already see him propping up against the console 👏🏼 #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/ah89SVb6KD
— Wando (@Wandoful) November 25, 2023
@royaldsnp and @Wandoful were left stunned by the expansive new TARDIS.
Meep the first half half of the episode vs Meep the second half of the episode #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/L1XhqU9rer
— Grace (@graceyldn) November 25, 2023
The Meep giving Gone Girl #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/RqWlwFKmWN
— Lewis Knight (@ThatsOurLewis) November 25, 2023
@graceyldn and @ThatsOurLewis were taken back by the Meep’s (Miriam Margolye) sudden villainous reveal.
Murray Gold is the secret sauce of #DoctorWho. The series feels like Who again because his music is the heartbeat of it in so many ways. We missed you, Murray. Welcome back. 💚 pic.twitter.com/UbT8F3DK9k
— PJ Campbell (@pj_campbell) November 25, 2023
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the reference to eleven’s “i am the doctor” music YEAH YOU ARE BABY!!!!! pic.twitter.com/Frbu4usBNJ— tea . (@theshephrdsboy) November 25, 2023
Returning composer Murray Gold’s score left @pj_campbell pleased with the soundtrack, and @theshephrdsboy noticed a sneaky nod to a past Doctor.
WILF IS STILL ALIVE #doctorwho pic.twitter.com/1YaTbRiueK
— 𝓱.🍉 (@midnight_babyy) November 25, 2023
And @midnight_babyy was overjoyed to hear of Wilf’s fate ahead of his return.
Meep the first half half of the episode vs Meep the second half of the episode #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/L1XhqU9rer
— Grace (@graceyldn) November 25, 2023
Overall, @DominicJGM celebrated the episode as an incredible success all around.
What’s Next For Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary?
“The Star Beast” is only the beginning of Doctor Who‘s long-awaited anniversary celebrations, as audiences prepare for the two following episodes of the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna’s adventures. The first chapter reunited the Doctor and Donna, addressing how Donna managed to overcome the effects of her Metacrisis transformation while introducing audiences to Rose, UNIT scientific adviser Shirley Ann Bingham (Ruth Madeley), and the Meep. There are still lingering questions, however, as the Doctor and Donna still grasp with why he has a familiar face once more.
The next episode of Doctor Who’s 60th-anniversary, “Wild Blue Yonder”, remains a tightly guarded secret, as the episode was filmed on-location, and only Tennant, Tate, and a mysterious Rusty being the episode’s currently revealed cast. However, the final chapter of the celebrations, “The Giggle”, promises a showdown 57 years in the making, as the Doctor faces the return of the Toymaker (Neil Patrick Harris). With Wilfred Mott (Bernard Cribbins), Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave), and UNIT set to play key parts in the final chapter following teases throughout “The Star Beast”, the final chapter of the 60th-anniversary promises to bring the Fourteenth Doctor’s story full circle.
Audiences are overjoyed by Doctor Who‘s return, the show’s 60th anniversary promises to be an exciting time for the franchise. Tennant’s long-awaited return alongside Tate left fans with many questions, but “The Star Beast” has proved that the choice to bring the actor back has been a resounding success. With the first episode ending with a surprising cliffhanger, many viewers will be eager to return to see what mysteries “Wild Blue Yonder” holds.
