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I see nothing wrong with a character grieving for their own occurring death. And as the different doctors have different personalities, their approach to their "death" would also be different. 10's feelings about it, frustration, sadness, desiring to last longer to see more, do more, are very real ones, ones that people can emphasize with. It's also one of the few times we the doctor face something that he knows he cannot beat. All in all, I found it to be a fitting end for 10.
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The thing is it gets back to the main problem I had with 10 as a Doctor, he was far, far too human. Time Lords don't fear their regenerations, they know they aren't dying, that it's still the same person. I was just watching "The Invasion of Time" and two Time Lords were casually discussing how they were getting old and it was about time for them to regenerate. There was no fear, no anger, just acceptance and a little bit of anticipation to have their body be less achy again.