20 Years Ago, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Set An Impossible Standard
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The season finale of Doctor Who, 'The Parting of the Ways,' aired on June 18, 2005, and is noteworthy for its intense blend of action and emotional depth. Following the cliffhanger of 'Bad Wolf,' the Doctor confronts the terrifying Daleks in a high-stakes battle set 200,000 years in the future. Showrunner Russell T Davies elevates the stakes with intense scenarios, turning ordinary humans into frontline fighters against the Dalek threat. This finale has aged well, standing as a tough act to follow for subsequent episodes, both for its storytelling and its emotional weight.
Showrunner Russell T Davies gives future-tense humans machine guns and impossible odds, making the relentless Daleks more terrifying than they'd ever been in the various seasons of Doctor Who.
The Doctor makes a last stand on the space station Satellite Five, teaming up with Jack and an assortment of desperate humans, including Lynda, a doomed ally who is destined to perish.
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