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Summary

David Tennant ’s first regeneration from the Tenth Doctor into the Eleventh inDoctor Whowas quite tearing , but it ’s now been revealed that the regeneration was much longer than TV audience ab initio call back . David Tennant joinedDoctor Whoin 2005 as the Tenth Doctor , succeeding Christopher Eccleston ’s Ninth Doctor . Tennant ’s ladder as the Tenth Doctor went from 2005 to 2010 , which consisted of three seasons and five specials , before officially regenerating into Matt Smith ’s Eleventh Doctor .

The Tenth Doctor ’s regeneration stands out because of its implausibly destructive nature , which was different from the Doctors that came before him . This completely shift the reason of how Time Lords underwent regeneration . However , aDoctor Whospin - off seriessheds ignitor on the reasons behind the unique nature of the Tenth Doctor ’s re-formation and why it cost him so much .

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The Tenth Doctor Visited Every Single Companion Before He Regenerated

It wasn’t just the companions the Tenth Doctor traveled with

In the sequence " decease of the Doctor , " the Eleventh Doctor reveals that his previous incarnation did n’t just visit the companions shown . The Eleventh Doctor says to Jo Grant , who was a companion of the Third Doctor,“But the last clock time I was croak , I looked back on all of you . Every individual one . And I was so proud . “This revelation shed spark on the fact thatthe Tenth Doctor not only waited to regenerate until after he bid farewell to all of his companionsbut also delayed it until he could say goodbye toevery companion inDoctor Whohistory .

The Tenth Doctor’s Long Goodbye May Explain His Violent Regeneration

It’s fitting for his character

The novel information fromThe Sarah Jane Adventuresregarding the long so long the Tenth Doctor direct may explain the intensity of the regeneration . The 10th Doctor ’s positive feedback was triggered by radiation sickness poisoningthat he bring forth by intentionally absorbing radiation to save Donna ’s grandfather , Wilfred Mott . After the Tenth Dr. take in the radiation , the cuts on his expression vanish , which indicate the start of the positive feedback process .

This have in mind that the Tenth Doctor had to hold off the process while visiting every companionthe Doctor has ever had . The decision to hold onto Department of Energy , so he could impose everyone , could have contributed to the explosiveness of his re-formation . When the amass and retained energy was finally give up to erupt , the TARDIS was destroyed , and the Eleventh Doctor was forced to clangour - land into Amy Pond ’s backyard . As destructive as it was , such an explosive regeneration is queerly fitting for the Doctor who arguably had more passion and human emotion contained in him than other loop . The Apocalypse fromThe Sarah Jane Adventuresadds even more depth to the reason behind the Tenth Doctor ’s destructive regeneration inDoctor Whoand his complexity as a character .

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The Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) regenerates in Doctor Who

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The Tenth Doctor regenerates in the TARDIS in Doctor Who

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