Arriving in London on Christmas Eve, 1851, The Doctor merrily makes his way through a busy marketplace in the midst of a snowfall. Suddenly he hears a woman calling his name, and rushes to investigate. He finds himself in an alleyway where the woman, named Rosita, is panicking as something threatens to break through a nearby door. He introduces himself but Rosita insists he is not The Doctor.
Soon another man arrives, clothed in classic Edwardian dress. He tells Rosita, his companion, to pass him his Sonic Screwdriver and then to return to the TARDIS, this is the job of a Time Lord. As the door gives way the two men both stand ready with their Screwdrivers, the two Doctors.
NOTES
The Tenth Doctor references the events of Blink in an attempt to rouse the Other Doctor’s memories.
The Doctor recalls the battle of Canary Wharf in Doomsday, where in the Cybermen and the daleks were trapped in the void. He then recounts the events of Journey’s End, where Davros‘ Daleks used a reality bomb to destroy the void.
When talking of his companionsat the end of the story, The Doctor talks of those who feel they must leave him (Martha, perhaps), those who find another life to lead (arguably Rose), and those who forget him (Donna).
