Since the return of Doctor Who in 2005, the series has had increasingly bigger and more epic finales to end each individual season. The problem with this is that the finales are becoming too epic in scope.
The task I set myself was to write a finale that is epic enough, but is still a contained story that isn't too epic to alienate the viewers. Hopefully the story I have come up with for the finale of my fan series will fulfill these requirements, whilst giving a satisfying conclusion to the first season.
One thing about the finale is that I had begun coming up with the basic story first and even used the story to test out 'The Movies' to see if I could accomplish what I wanted to do with the series. Character interactions, special effects, sound effects, camera angles, pacing and more were all put through the wringer to see if I could possibly do a basic Doctor Who series.
Along with coming up with the story first, it was also going to be the first story I was going to make and was to originally be my series premiere. I however, felt that the story was too good to waste on an introduction piece and so shifted it back originally to mid-season, and then finally, the ending.
This has worked out well because I fleshed out the character I came up with for the companion, as originally the companion had been traveling with the Doctor for some time. Now, the series premiere introduces the audience to the companion and we follow her story together, like any proper companion/audience relationship should.
Oops. I made a slip there, didn't I?
Her story.
I'm quite happy with the finale. Maybe you'd like a hint towards the story? I'll give you three:
- It will feature a new enemy, that I hope may make a return visit at some point in the future if I continue past the first season.
- An old ally from the classic series will return for this episode.
- The finale will be set in London.
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