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Turn Left
"Turn Left" is the eleventh episode of the fourth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was written by showrunner Russell T Davies and broadcast on BBC One on 21 June 2008.
David Tennant only makes a small contribution to this "Doctor-lite" episode as the Tenth Doctor. The story instead focuses on the Doctor's companion, Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and her encounters with former companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper). The episode's narrative focuses on an alternative history where the Doctor dies during the events of the 2006 Christmas special "The Runaway Bride". The episode depicts a dystopia caused by the Doctor's death, leaving Rose to convince Donna to save the world. The beginning and end of the episode take place in the show's normal continuity, and the end features a cliffhanger that leads directly into the series finale "The Stolen Earth".
Davies' writing and Tate's performance were acclaimed, and the episode was praised for its depiction of dystopia in a scene characterised by the internment of a foreign citizen. The episode was the fourth-most-watched programme in the week it was broadcast, with 8.1 million viewers, and the Appreciation Index of the episode was 88, considered excellent. The episode was one of two Doctor Who stories in the fourth series to be nominated for a Hugo Award in the Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form category.
Whilst Donna Noble and the Tenth Doctor are exploring a bustling chinatown marketplace on the planet Shan Shen, the two soon become separated before Donna meets a fortune teller, who offers her a free reading. Donna reluctantly accepts and the teller helps her recall the events that led to her meeting the Doctor. Donna remembers when she was at an intersection going to apply for a new job. She wanted to turn left to get a well-paid temp position, while her mother Sylvia wanted her to turn right to take a permanent job as a personal assistant. Donna ultimately turned left, which would lead to her meeting the Doctor. The fortune teller makes Donna choose again and forces her to turn right. As she makes this new choice, a large beetle working for the Trickster attaches itself to her back, and she loses consciousness.
Donna's decision creates an alternative reality in which she never met the Doctor and he drowns in the flood killing the Racnoss children, making him unable to intervene in several other events affecting contemporary Earth.
Changes include the deaths of the Doctor's former companions Martha, Sarah Jane, her son and friends; Jack being transported to the Sontarans' home planet after his team sacrificed their lives; and the space-going Titanic crashing into Buckingham Palace, killing millions of London's residents, irradiating southern England and closing France's borders. Britain is placed under martial law; the government transfers all non-British citizens into internment camps.
Rose mysteriously appears to Donna, and gives her advice that saves her and her family from the destruction of London, but they are forcibly displaced to Leeds. Later, after seeing the stars disappearing from the sky, Donna is convinced to come with Rose, who insists that only the Doctor can stop the stars going out in every universe and the fabric of reality collapsing.
With the assistance of UNIT, Donna is transported back in time minutes before she would turn right but is too far away to reach her past self in time. She chooses to walk in front of a passing truck which hits her, creating a traffic jam along the right-hand turning and causing her past self to turn left instead. As Donna lies dying on the ground, Rose whispers a message for the Doctor into her ear. The alternative universe disintegrates, and Donna wakes up. The beetle falls off Donna's back and dies and the fortune teller runs away. The Doctor enters the tent and Donna tells him about the experience, and that Rose's message was the words: "Bad Wolf". The Doctor and Donna then find the words "Bad Wolf" written everywhere, including on the TARDIS. The Doctor rushes into the TARDIS and announces that the universe is about to end.
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Turn Left
"Turn Left" is the eleventh episode of the fourth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was written by showrunner Russell T Davies and broadcast on BBC One on 21 June 2008.
David Tennant only makes a small contribution to this "Doctor-lite" episode as the Tenth Doctor. The story instead focuses on the Doctor's companion, Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and her encounters with former companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper). The episode's narrative focuses on an alternative history where the Doctor dies during the events of the 2006 Christmas special "The Runaway Bride". The episode depicts a dystopia caused by the Doctor's death, leaving Rose to convince Donna to save the world. The beginning and end of the episode take place in the show's normal continuity, and the end features a cliffhanger that leads directly into the series finale "The Stolen Earth".
Davies' writing and Tate's performance were acclaimed, and the episode was praised for its depiction of dystopia in a scene characterised by the internment of a foreign citizen. The episode was the fourth-most-watched programme in the week it was broadcast, with 8.1 million viewers, and the Appreciation Index of the episode was 88, considered excellent. The episode was one of two Doctor Who stories in the fourth series to be nominated for a Hugo Award in the Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form category.
Whilst Donna Noble and the Tenth Doctor are exploring a bustling chinatown marketplace on the planet Shan Shen, the two soon become separated before Donna meets a fortune teller, who offers her a free reading. Donna reluctantly accepts and the teller helps her recall the events that led to her meeting the Doctor. Donna remembers when she was at an intersection going to apply for a new job. She wanted to turn left to get a well-paid temp position, while her mother Sylvia wanted her to turn right to take a permanent job as a personal assistant. Donna ultimately turned left, which would lead to her meeting the Doctor. The fortune teller makes Donna choose again and forces her to turn right. As she makes this new choice, a large beetle working for the Trickster attaches itself to her back, and she loses consciousness.
Donna's decision creates an alternative reality in which she never met the Doctor and he drowns in the flood killing the Racnoss children, making him unable to intervene in several other events affecting contemporary Earth.
Changes include the deaths of the Doctor's former companions Martha, Sarah Jane, her son and friends; Jack being transported to the Sontarans' home planet after his team sacrificed their lives; and the space-going Titanic crashing into Buckingham Palace, killing millions of London's residents, irradiating southern England and closing France's borders. Britain is placed under martial law; the government transfers all non-British citizens into internment camps.
Rose mysteriously appears to Donna, and gives her advice that saves her and her family from the destruction of London, but they are forcibly displaced to Leeds. Later, after seeing the stars disappearing from the sky, Donna is convinced to come with Rose, who insists that only the Doctor can stop the stars going out in every universe and the fabric of reality collapsing.
With the assistance of UNIT, Donna is transported back in time minutes before she would turn right but is too far away to reach her past self in time. She chooses to walk in front of a passing truck which hits her, creating a traffic jam along the right-hand turning and causing her past self to turn left instead. As Donna lies dying on the ground, Rose whispers a message for the Doctor into her ear. The alternative universe disintegrates, and Donna wakes up. The beetle falls off Donna's back and dies and the fortune teller runs away. The Doctor enters the tent and Donna tells him about the experience, and that Rose's message was the words: "Bad Wolf". The Doctor and Donna then find the words "Bad Wolf" written everywhere, including on the TARDIS. The Doctor rushes into the TARDIS and announces that the universe is about to end.