a proper, exhilarating season finale." Alasdair Wilkins of io9 praised the "mad energy" of the two-parter but felt the Dalek plan was "convoluted and a whole bunch of seemingly important stuff ... is brushed aside in the rush to the Doctor's big moral dilemma". Wilkins also pointed out that the story had to deal with Eccleston's abrupt departure, and as a result there was little thematic build-up and the regeneration feels "bolted on to the rest of the story". Despite this, Wilkins ranked it the best regeneration and the third best regeneration story (as of 2010). References External links Doctor Who Confidential — Episode 13: The Final Battle "They survived through me." — Episode trailer for "The Parting of the Ways" Watch the regeneration at the BBC website Ninth Doctor episodes Dalek television stories 2005 British television episodes Television shows written by Russell T Davies Doctor Who stories set on Earth Tenth Doctor episodes Fiction set in the 7th millennium or beyond Television episodes set in outer space