History Recap / DoctorWhoS30E6TheDoctorsDaughter

* ActorAllusion: A complicated blend of this and RealLifeRelative. Creator/GeorgiaMoffett, who plays Jenny, is Fifth Doctor Creator/PeterDavison's real-life daughter. Peter Davison is Creator/DavidTennant's favorite Doctor and pretty much the reason he became an actor in the first place. Georgia Moffett is now David Tennant's wife, and their first child together was a little girl. OR, as it's phrased on Georgia Moffett's page: [[Creator/PeterDavison A Doctor's daughter]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E6TheDoctorsDaughter who played the Doctor's daughter]] [[Creator/DavidTennant and then had the Doctor's daughter.]] If that sentence confused you, join the club. And if it didn't, [[TimeyWimeyBall you've probably been watching this show too much]].

* NotSoDifferent: Jenny spends half the episode trying to convince the Doctor he's being a hypocrite because he was a soldier, in a war, and committed genocide to end it. On the other side of it, she discovers that she's more a MartialPacifist like him.

* QuicksandSucks: Martha falls into one, and her Hath friend needs to get her out because it was sucking her down into it.
* RagnarokProofing: All the weapons, cloning machines and other technology both sides are using are remnants from before the war, and considering the war's been going on longer than anyone can remember, it's all in pretty good condition. This is ultimately revealed to be a subversion, since "longer than anyone can remember" turns out to be not all that long.

Travelling back to Earth, Martha expresses her happiness at not being involved in any more death and destruction and warns Donna about the dangers of companionship. Donna laughs it off, saying she wants to travel with the Doctor forever, and she and the Doctor head back out into the wide galaxy, while Martha goes off to [[Recap/TorchwoodS2E6Reset help out Torchwood Three for a while]]. Just before the credits roll, however, it turns out the Doctor didn't wait quite long enough. Jenny wakes up (with the same face), revived by the terraforming gas, and, much like her father, rambles on for a few minutes as she takes the last spaceship on Messaline to head out and travel the stars.

%%* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Jenny... or so it seems.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Jenny. It's worth noting that if the date 60120724 is July 24, 6012, than this is a full thousand years after we know various races have access to time travel. So Jenny conceivably could be ''anywhere'' (or any''when'') by now.

* UrbanLegends: A fan myth concerning this episode states that incoming showrunner Steven Moffat learnt that Jenny was to be killed off at the end of the episode, and specifically requested that current showrunner Russell T Davies have her survive as he intended to use the character in the future. This is a result of GossipEvolution: what actually happened was that Moffat made an offhand remark after reading the script that Davies had a habit of creating interesting characters then killing them off, and that prompted Davies to change his mind and have her come back to life at the end of the episode. When Moffat saw the episode go out, he was very surprised to find that Jenny now survived the episode, and was even more surprised to learn that he was the reason she did.

* TakingTheBullet: Cobb tries to shoot The Doctor and Jenny gets in his way.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Jenny. It's worth noting if the date 60120724 is July 24, 6012, than this is a full thousand years after we know various races have access to time travel. So Jenny conceivably could be ''anywhere'' (or any''when'') by now.

* NotSoDifferent: Despite having been created specifically to be a soldier, Jenny proves to be a chip off the ol' block. In addition to being a TechnicalPacifist, her introduction ends with her stealing a space ship so she can have adventures.

* FishPerson: The Hath are humanoid fish that use water mask things.

The planet, called Messaline, is inhabited by two different species: Humans and Hath (walking fish). Only five seconds after stepping off the TARDIS, the Doctor and his companions are held at gunpoint by human soldiers, and the Doctor is forced to put his hand into a strange machine. There is some whinging, and then out of the machine steps a very pretty blonde girl -- [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E2TheInvisibleEnemy fully dressed and made-up]], able to wield a gun, played by Creator/PeterDavison's daughter and snarky to boot.

The machine is for cloning, made for creating soldiers for either side of the planet's inhabitants. The hand-in-a-jar made the TARDIS arrive a bit too soon, which [[StableTimeLoop caused the Doctor's DNA clone to be on the planet in the first place]]. The Doctor realises that this is, for all intents and purposes, his daughter now. He's extremely freaked out by this and tries his best to see her as a ''thing'': a clone, a temporary echo, a "generated anomaly". Donna [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out]] on his {{Jerkass}} behaviour and shortens "generated anomaly" to "Jenny", which the girl likes as a name. She merrily calls the Doctor "Dad". Jenny shows herself to be a remarkable soldier, implanted with all the instincts and history knowledge she needs for combat, much to the TechnicalPacifist Doctor's aggravation.

* ActionGirl: Jenny, Jenny, Jenny and Jenny. She was born to be a soldier and has the added advantage of being a Time Lady -- what can you expect?

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: PlayedForLaughs with the Doctor's insistence that he's not a soldier.
--> '''Doctor:''' I'm trying to ''stop'' the fighting.
--> '''Jenny:''' Isn't every soldier?
--> '''Doctor:''' Well, that's...that's...technically- I haven't got time for this.

--> '''Doctor:''' There was a war.
--> '''Jenny:''' Like this one?
--> '''Doctor:''' Bigger. Much bigger.
--> '''Jenny:''' And you fought? And killed?
--> '''Doctor:''' Yes.
--> '''Jenny:''' Then how are we different?

* CharacterTitle: Jenny is technically ‘The Doctor’s Daughter’
* CloningBlues: Averted. None of the clones have any angst about being clones.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Jenny, in the Doctor's arms, as she was being accepted as his daughter.
* DiscontinuityNod: The cloning machines are suspiciously reminiscent of the infamous "Looms" from the ''New Adventure'' novels.
* DisneyDeath: Jenny appears to die but she comes back in the end. Granted, she ''is'' a Time Lady, but the audience (and the Doctor) are led to believe she does not possess the ability to regenerate.
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: According to Russell T. Davies, [[EpicFail Jenny crashed into a moon]] immediately after this episode. He was probably joking, but who knows.
* ExactWords: Cobb told the Doctor and his companions that the war with the Hath had gone on for "many generations". Turns it it had only gone on for roughly a week; the cloning machine can create hundreds of "generations" of soldiers every day. Also a bit of FridgeHorror when you stop and realize what that means -- human beings (and presumably the Hath) don't really die that quickly or easily. Considering there's no one around to correct the mistaken mythology that the clones have all created, this means that every last person who was part of the original expedition died. Probably quite violently in the initial bout of mistrust-caused upheaval, and that the clone machines were initially used as a last resort by both the humans and hath to tip the balance when their initial numbers were getting very thin. It also means that both sides of the survivors of the initial expedition had gotten so mistrusting of each other that they literally programmed the clones to think fighting each other was their main goal and purpose for existing. Talk about brainwashing.
* {{Fanservice}}: Creator/GeorgiaMoffett, meet tight T-Shirt and what appear to be leather pants!

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Donna echoes Rose by saying she'll be with the Doctor forever -- and we all know [[TrappedInAnotherWorld what happened to Rose]], don't we?
* ForeverWar: The fight's gone on for hundreds of clone generations. In other words, [[SubvertedTrope just over seven days.]]

* PutOnABus: Jenny takes off at the end of the episode, ready to have adventures of her own. While she hasn't returned to the TV series as of 2018, she did get her own [[AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho Big Finish]] series available [[https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/jenny---the-doctor-s-daughter-1701 here]].

** Donna says she'll be with the Doctor forever -- Rose said the same thing.

--> '''Doctor:''' Listen to me. Killing. After a while, it infects you. And once it does, you're never rid of it.
--> '''Jenny:''' But we don't have a choice.
--> '''Doctor:''' We always have a choice.

* TheUnintelligible: All we hear when the Hath "speak" is bubbly noises, but Martha seems to understand them -- because of the TARDIS translator?

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The Doctor insists to Jenny that she doesn't have to kill General Cobb to protect their group, and after some thought she listens and opts to spare the general when she has a clear shot. This lets General Cobb later shoot and seemingly kill Jenny in front of the Doctor, putting an end to their travels together before they could begin and burdening the Doctor with the thought that [[OutlivingTheOffspring another child of his is dead]].

* PutOnABus: Jenny takes off at the end of the episode, ready to have adventures of her own.

* OppositeSexClone: Jenny was created from the Doctor's DNA. It's justified since Time Lords can [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E4TheDoctorsWife regenerate]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E11DarkWater across]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E12HellBent sexes]].

* WritersCannotDoMath: The story takes place over roughly half a day of constant skirmishing and the soldiers clone en mass once, with one more small batch at the beginning. How did they burn through more than six hundred generations in less than a week?

The one where [[Creator/DavidTennant husband]] and [[Creator/GeorgiaMoffett wife]] get to act together [[CastIncest as father and daughter...]]

* SkewedPriorities: Cobb tells the Doctor that "his woman" will die first if he causes trouble. They're more annoyed by someone else calling them a couple than the threat.

The one where [[Creator/DavidTennant husband]] and [[Creator/GeorgiaMoffett wife]] get to act together [[MindScrew as father and daughter...]]

Travelling back to Earth, Martha expresses her happiness at not being involved in any more death and destruction and warns Donna about the dangers of companionship. Donna laughs it off, saying she wants to travel with the Doctor forever, and she and the Doctor head back out into the wide galaxy, while Martha goes off to [[Recap/TorchwoodS2E6Reset help out Torchwood Three for a while]]. Just before the credits roll, however, it turns out the Doctor didn't wait quite long enough. Jenny wakes up, revived by the terraforming gas, and, much like her father, rambles on for a few minutes as she takes the last spaceship on Messaline to head out and travel the stars.

The one where husband and wife get to act together as father and daughter... [[IncestSubtext hoo-hoo-hooo]] ''[[{{Squick}} boy...]]''

The one where husband and wife get to act together as father and daughter... [[IncestSubtext hooo-hoo-hoo]] ''[[{{Squick}} boy...]]''

The one where the Doctor [[TrulySingleParent bore a child without]] [[Creator/WillSmith gettin' jiggy with it.]]

In which an important and fascinating new character shows up . . . but not for long.

The Doctor and Donna are locked up in jail because the Doctor opposes the commanding General's plan to wipe out the Hath, and Jenny is tossed in for defending them. She tries to get to know the Doctor a little, and quickly points out that if he was a soldier, and if he has killed, and if he won a war . . . what's the difference between them? She has [[BizarreAlienBiology two hearts]] like he does, and she just wants to live for what she feels is right. Before that happens, they find out that the humans are fighting the Hath for control of [[AppliedPhlebotinum the Source]]. Jenny [[ShowSomeLeg kisses her way out of jail]], and frees the Doctor and Donna. They remain one step ahead of the humans, trying to get to the Source.

Meanwhile, Martha finds out the same from the Hath, and decides that the quickest way to get to the Source is over the top of the planet. Escorted by her new Hath friend, she travels the dangerous planet, [[TrappedByMountainLions avoiding swamps and fires]]. Her friend saves her from some form of alien quicksand and dies in the process, but Martha makes it to the Source . . . just as the Doctor and company arrive at the other door.

* BadassPacifist: "I never would, Cobb. Remember that. [[TranquilFury I. Never. Would.]]" Turns out the Doctor is even scarier when he ''isn't'' willing to kill . . .

* GeniusDitz: Jenny in regard to her Time Lord senses, which she's initially unaware of. Her ability to flip through a corridor of deadly moving lasers clearly couldn't be done by a ''normal'' human being, or even a super soldier (none of them seem to want to try it). It's likely she was using something similar to the Ninth Doctor's ability to slow down his perception of time, which allowed him to move through fast-moving fan blades in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E2TheEndOfTheWorld "The End of the World"]].

* InternalHomage: Inexplicably fully-dressed clones previously appeared in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E2TheInvisibleEnemy "The Invisible Enemy"]].

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Doctor inadvertently reveals more of the map . . . leading to preparations for a war to get to the new-found temple. Whoops.

** "Can't be much further . . ." ''[falls in quicksand]''

The one with [[Creator/PeterDavison the Doctor's]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin daughter]] [[Creator/DavidTennant and]] [[MindScrew wife.]]

** "Can't be much further . . ." -- (falls in quicksand)

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Jenny. It's worth noting if the date 60120724 is 24th July 6012, that this is a full 1000 years after we know various races have access to time travel. So Jenny conceivably could be ''anywhere'' (or any''when'') by now.