Tennant is finishing out his run with the upcoming Christmas Special (which will not include J.K. Rowling) and then he'll do the four specials in 2009 (which won't feature Prince Charles). And I'm trying to be fine with it. I am. Really. I was skeptical when Christopher Eccelston left, but immediately fell in love with Tennant's portrayal. But I'm just extra wary because Russell T. Davies (who revived the series) is also departing at the same time as Tennant... and there's only so much change a person like me can handle.

Don't get me wrong, I adore Steven Moffat (who is taking over for Davies) for his work on Coupling (the good, UK version) and for giving me recurring nightmares with the Who episode "Blink." I will never look at statues the same way again. And I'm sure that they'll find someone really talented to take over for Tennant, they seem to have an amazing casting department over there... but still, it's a lot of change, all at once, and it is giving me mild panic attacks. But... at least I've got my pumpkin to comfort me.