Doctor Who: Every Prophecy In The Show - Explained
5. The Prophecy Of The Gate
As previously mentioned, prophecies were flying at the Tenth Doctor left, right, and centre during his final run of adventures - so much so that he couldn't even escape them when he appeared outside Doctor Who.
This is the case in Series 3 of The Sarah Jane Adventures, where Ten comes face-to-face with the Trickster, a devious villain who possesses some level of clairvoyance.
During a tense confrontation between the pair, the Trickster warns the Doctor that "the gate" is waiting for him, which is a reference to the Immortality Gate seen in David Tennant's final story, The End Of Time.
"And who are you - the man who has lost everybody - to talk to me of loneliness? When the gate... is waiting for you."
It's radiation from the Immortality Gate that ends up forcing the Doctor to regenerate, meaning that the Trickster's prophecy was foretelling Ten's death.
And speaking of Ten's death...