Amongst the many fantastic things in this episode, the most amazing of them all is the regeneration from the Ninth Doctor to the Tenth Doctor. It begins with the Doctor knowing that he's going to die, but talking with Rose as if everything's normal. But something's clearly different, because the Doctor's nervously making jokes, and saying things that don't really make sense. Just as Rose begins to figure out that something's wrong, a burst of energy comes from the Doctor's body. He contains it, but it's now absolutely clear to him what's going to happen.
And in this brief moment, he comes to terms with everything. This damaged Doctor thanks Rose for the time that they've spent together, and then remarks that he's been pretty good as well. It's the culmination of the entire character arc that the Doctor has gone through, as he finally accepts himself as the Doctor and allows himself to be truly content with the way that he is. This is a man who has faced all sorts of horrors in the Time War, and has been left alone in the Universe. He's gone on a journey of healing, culminating in his death and rebirth.
And this death and rebirth is different from every other regeneration that we've seen so far. It's almost triumphant with the Doctor embracing it with a smile, and standing up, ready to take his end and be born again. It's a happy moment, and one of my personal favourite regeneration scenes in the history of Doctor Who.
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