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Children In Need Special: Born Again- 18/11/05

The Doctor's just regenerated into David Tennant, and Rose isn't happy.
NOTE: This was a special made for the charity telethon 'Children In Need', set between 'The Parting of the Ways' and 'The Christmas Invasion'.

Plot
We get a recap of the last few minutes of Parting of the Ways, and then the regeneration. We continue on, with 10 setting the TARDIS to Barcelona (the planet). Rose is, understandably, freaked at what's just happened: her 'boyfriend(?) just exploded and got replaced by a man asking what he looks like. They talk, several references happen, and he explains that Nine is never coming back. They also mention leaving Jack behind, and the Doctor mentions he has a planet to fix, so they dumped him. (Sure!...)He tries to calm her down by setting the TARDIS to Earth, and succeeds when he says the first words he has (in his timeline) said to her: 'Run'. However, he coughs up some golden energy, and comments on the regeneration going wrong. This is when he decides to break the time limit and starts pushing the TARDIS to breaking point. Rose tries to calm him down, but he ignores her, and keeps on going, alarms sounding, the TARDIS heading towards Christmas Day, 2006. It's a short episode, so isn't heavy on plot, but it covers the difference between series 1 & 2, so is worth it. 4/10

Characters
Rose cries, and we quickly establish Ten as a man with a short attention span and a large gob. He talks almost all the way through this episode. 6/10

Scare Factor
Ten coughs up some energy. That's all that could even be considered scary that isn't a flashback. 1/10

Favourite Quote: Hopping for our lives! Tenth Doctor

Overall
Worth a watch if you're planning to watch Christmas Invasion, but no reason to specifically watch this alone. There isn't really anything stand out. 5/10