Were you so harsh on the ending when you originally watched it? I think part of the reason it ages badly is because we know that RTD didn't really have anything to do with the 'Time Lord Victorous' concept as opposed to the idea that the 10th Doctor was unusually keen to avoid regeneration. But I remember at the time thinking it was a brillant twist on the concept and set up all sorts of interesting possibilities.
Were you so harsh on the ending when you originally watched it? I think part of the reason it ages badly is because we know that RTD didn't really have anything to do with the 'Time Lord Victorous' concept as opposed to the idea that the 10th Doctor was unusually keen to avoid regeneration. But I remember at the time thinking it was a brillant twist on the concept and set up all sorts of interesting possibilities.