10 Doctor Who Cliffhangers That Made You Say WHAT?!

Those Doctor Who moments that left your jaw on the floor.
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[@WhoCulture]

All together now… WHAT?!

[@graduator14]

You mean, Who?

[@Evaonk]

When, how, WHY?

[@darkwolf7740]

Who? Where? When? Why?

[@jakewhiston6461]

Where?

[@animationtap]

WHAT WHAT WHAT

[@nickloschen2717]

Definitely the biggest one for me was at the end of The Name of The Doctor when The War Doctor turns around and it says "introducing John Hurt as The Doctor"

[@tomboychick]

Yeah, nobody saw that one coming. Not even with Clara's confused statement that she knows all the Doctor's faces, but doesn't recognise that one - even though he has his back to her. Then when it's revealed who he is, I think it's more surprising & shocking as to who the actor playing this new Doctor is, rather than the fact there is another Doctor we know nothing about.

[@9nikolai]

@@tomboychick Truly an ending worthy of the Question

[@FrenkTheJoy]

It was especially great after all the weeks or months of speculation about what the Doctor's name was going to turn out to be, that the actual twist of the episode was some previously unknown version of the Doctor rather than that the Doctor's name had been Steve the entire time.

[@StephenLeGresley]

One that I would put on the list is the revelation of Missy's identity at the end of Dark Water. Everyone thought she was either The Rani or Romana reborn. I remember myself being shocked that they went with a gender swapped Master and thank the universe they did because it gave us one of the best versions of The Master and one of the best Who characters overal. Michelle Gomez you absolute jewel. 🥰

[@angbald]

She's the best. She elevated an already amazing Capaldi to one of my favorites.

[@FrenkTheJoy]

I can still hear "I couldn't very well keep calling myself The Master" and still feel the "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat" after all these years.

[@LostinKateWinslet]

"how does Stephen Moffitt's brain work?" was a brilliant line that made me laugh. But Ellie is spot on about how good that reveal was. The Ponds/River storyline is my favourite Moff contribution to Who.

[@williammitchell4417]

From a Yank's point of view... Stephen Moffitt would be like Vince Russo being a head writer for a wrestling company.🤮

[@minicle426]

The Ponds/River thing was just terrible...

[@Antonioplus]

Matt Smith proved himself from his first episode. Didn't take as long as the Pandorica Opens

[@thechillindude4478]

While with Jodie she only really showed what she could do for the first time with her interactions with the master in Spyfall and then from that point she was a mixed bag of good and bad while before she had just been bad

[@nickloschen2717]

I completely agree! Even though Matt is my third favorite after Capaldi & Tennant. I was totally sold on him by the end of The Eleventh Hour

[@bast713]

He had me at "are you trying to poison me?"😂😂😂

[@IreneWY]

I agree completely

[@adventurekitty101]

@@bast713 he had me at “Early days, steering is a bit off.” After walking into a tree. Lol. Edit: Also Matt was my first Doctor. Not like anyone cares.

[@robertfergusson5367]

David Tennant's return is really not much of a surprise and is in fact the most logical choice. His doctor was always known for say "I don't want to go" and The Curator, a future version of the Doctor using the 4th Doctors face (Tom Baker) said that he would be revisiting some of the old faces. Because Ncuti had a scheduling conflict and couldn't shoot this season, they needed someone who would rekindle the dying spark left by Chibnall's disaster. David Tennant, the Doctor who didn't want to go, is the best pick to fullfill all the criteria.

[@robertlykins728]

Facts

[@ceciliaappel7827]

Yes, I'm glad someone else has noticed this!

[@ceciliaappel7827]

The bit about the Curator, I mean.

[@senacicektakan6438]

Doctor Who's Master reveals never fail to impress me. In season 3, Professor Yana turned out to be Master in hiding, the whole Missy reveal, even Spymaster reveal. They got me each time.

[@chaseenthusiast2321]

My favourite “WHAT?!” moment is 12 meeting 1. Such a good season ender.

[@grahamcann1761]

It wasn't a "cliffhanger", but; For me the most joyous, shocking, made me say "what?" moment was Tom Baker's voice at the end of "The Name of the Doctor". As always thank you so very much for the video.

[@dvdvnr]

Actually, that was "The Day of the Doctor". But, yes, that was definitely a goosebumps moment!

[@grahamcann1761]

@@dvdvnr I always appreciate, and say thank you, for a good correction. (Not that I ever make mistakes...) 😉

[@dvdvnr]

@@grahamcann1761 Nor do eye! 😁

[@mattandsarahaschan]

Matt Smith "One thing you never ever put into a trap" My favorite cliffhanger so far, and one of the things that made me love Matt Smith. He is, to this day, my favorite Doctor

[@medichampion328]

This one was ruined for live watchers by cartoon Graham Norton iirc.

[@davidtan4760]

One cliffhanger that should’ve made the list is Ten’s regeneration in Stolen Earth after he got shot by the Dalek! “It’s too late… I’m regenerating!” That cliffhanger had all of us viewers hooked for an entire week asking ourselves if David Tennant did indeed decide to leave the show after three series (which he did announce a few months later). It was almost as gripping as Trek’s The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1’s cliffhanger!

[@hollymatton474]

I always remember being really concerned at the end of the series 1 episode Aliens of London, not knowing how the doctor was going to survive, what was going to happen to rose and harriet jones, and how was jackie going to escape from the slitheen in her kitchen! 😂 Also the ending for the series 3 episode Human Nature was gripping just because the episodes themselves were so unpredictable, what was going to happen to martha and nurse redfern, and would john smith return to being the doctor? 😊 But seeing the tenth doctor start to regenerate at the end of The Stolen Earth was just a ridiculously clever cliffhanger! 😊

[@strongblade]

In 'The Power of the Doctor', the sequence where the Master (aka Rasputin) has the Doctor trapped, surrounded by Cybermen and Daleks, then breaks into a Dance routine to 'Rah, Rah, Rasputin was such an enjoyable WTF moment. Even the quick shot of a Dalek and a Cyberman turning to each other in utter confusion was priceless...

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

lol I'm British and I STILL call him 'Santa'! The term 'Father Christmas' is for posh southerners or for MUCH older people!

[@mathat1863]

Same, I’m from Scotland and I only hear Santa being used.

[@julianaylor4351]

My late parents called him Father Christmas, if they were alive now they'd be in their 90s.

[@rhodrage]

I think shes a Posh Southerner.

[@julianaylor4351]

@@rhodrage I call him Santa, and I'm not posh, I'm horribly crashingly middle class. My later father was a deputy headteacher, but she probably is. 😁

[@stephenreardon2698]

Love to see a version of this list for classic Who

[@michaeltortorice9876]

I was gonna say that.

[@DoctorVell]

​I quite agree

[@UnclePhil2k]

I think my favorite cliffhanger from the new series that you overlooked was in "Heaven Sent," where we learn that not only was the Doctor trapped in his confession dial for an eternity, the TIME LORDS did it & he's back on GALLIFREY!!! And he is PIIIIIIISSED!!! My dad and I watched this episode together & completely freaked out at this reveal/cliffhanger. Definitely worthy of being on this list.

[@ericgjovaag7958]

The "Bad Wolf" reveal at the end of "Turn Left" even had a real world manifestation, with every word on the cover of "Doctor Who Magazine" being printed as "Bad Wolf", all cleverly hidden under the graphics on the plastic bag that issue came in. I'd have loved to have been a fly on the wall during the conferences between the folks in Cardiff and the staff at Panini, coordinating everything to pull that one off. Best DWM gimmick ever!

[@christopherpickard1954]

Wow! I am upset that she didn't mention the stolen earth cliffhanger as that one was the best. The bit where the doctor starts to regenerate and we don't actually see him turn until the next episode.

[@nathanielfarkas4431]

Literally that is the biggest cliffhanger idk what this list is ahah

[@petraw9792]

I was sure this would be number one. That was the most shocking cliffhanger.

[@altosanon]

I was thinking this too. I remember at the time people who hardly ever watched Doctor Who were talking about it

[@gideonfuterman7265]

By far the biggest cliffhanger

[@michaeltortorice9876]

Good video, well thought out and presented. For me, I rarely have Who spoiled, so when I saw John Hurt, I actually stood up and shouted a proper Tennant "WHAT???" Had some explaining to do afterward.

[@lordofcheeze2512]

That whole conflicting emotions thing with No.8 was better encapsulated for me and my wife and when we watched Matt Smith regenerate into Peter Capaldi. I was literally in tears at his departure lead up and then instantly the both of us were hysterical at “KIDNEYS!!” Perfect scene imo and sad it didn’t make the list

[@julianaylor4351]

If you think what Steven Moffat does in Dr Who is odd, just try following the twists in Sherlock. 😁

[@JCaprioli]

Not really a cliff hanger, but a shocker: at the end of Last of the Time Lords, as Jack was saying goodbye to Martha and the Doctor, he said “The Face of Bo they used to call me.” Mind blown. 🤯 But what happened after that would have been a good addition to the list when the Tardis crashed into the Titanic. “What??”

[@OnTheSofaUK]

One of my favourite cliff hangers was the end of the first episode of the Caves of Androzani where the Doctor and Peri supposedly get shot by a firing squad! Not to mention the end of part three: "I'm not gonna let you stop me now!"

[@stinchjack]

The Revelation of John Hurt as the War Doctor has also suprisiing cliffhanger

[@kenthomas505]

Don't know if we can make suggestions here for future top 10 lists but I'll give it a shot. Would it be possible at some point to make a top 10 "Most influential Companions" list? Not most popular, because everybody's idea of the best Companion is subjective, but which ones have had the most influence on the Doctor themselves and the overall storyline as a whole. Obviously, those who have been on the show the longest would have an advantage being able to influence events more and be involved in more story arcs. I have a biased number one of my own but I won't divulge their identity here, but I would certainly hope they make the list! Don't know if it would only include New Who Companions, or some classic ones as well, the obvious choice there would be Sara Jane Smith, of course. Thoughts on this? And if this isn't the right place to put in a suggestion where can I send it? Thanks. 🙂

[@rebeccamcdermott9259]

Jodie regenerating into David definitely got me. I ended up shouting WHAT?!! about five times when it happened. Thirteen turning into a Weeping Angel is one of my favourite cliffhangers full-stop. Definitely didn't see it coming at all.

[@kaluca]

I never watched or heard spoilers for all of these "surprises" so i loved all of them ❤❤

[@nikke8386]

Army of ghosts has one of the greatest cliffhangers ever, sad that they had to show the dalek weapon in the trailer for it but if you didnt see that then the ending just gives you chills eeeevery time

[@Whocaresabouthandlesonyoutube]

i wish the internet didn't tell us david tennant was returning. imagine how surprised wed be if we didnt know.

[@Stormplayers]

your doing great!!! Thank you for your hard work!

[@Lordoftheapes79]

Nick Frost as Santa was destiny fulfilling itself.

[@CNYTE]

I really love the cliffhangers at the end of Turn Left and Stolen Earth. Two amazing cliffhangers back to back.

[@sarahglover3286]

I loved all of these, with the exception of the series 1 one that I don't remember watching for the first time (as I was 4) I definitely was shocked by most of these! But you missed two really obvious ones! 10's regeneration that created the Meta Doctor was a moment we were literally shouting "What?" at the TV and the Masters reveal in Utopia would have had me doing the same if I'd had a clue who the Master was at the time!

[@ceciliaappel7827]

Great video as usual! 💕 Personally, the one I'm astonished wasn't on this list was the cliffhanger for "The Stolen Earth". I mean, Doctor. Regenerating. WHAT? Even more so at the time it aired, as of course there had been no announcement of Tennant leaving, or anyone else being casted to take his place. I honestly think this is the biggest cliffhanger in the show, after the River's Identity reveal and Power of the Doctor.

[@FreihEitner]

I love your priorities for "The Pandorica Opens" -- The Doctor in peril, check, the universe ending, check. But did River Song get out of the exploding TARDIS in time?! We need to know?! ;-)

[@WhoCulture]

Ellie values River's safety above all other characters!

[@masterofmythology]

The reveal of Missy in Dark Water. John Simm's Master returning in World Enough and Time. The Master creating The Master Race in The End of Time Part One. Really, The Master is good at these.

[@glennwhittaker197]

11:08 Elllie, you should have said "What the...FLUX" hahaha 😂🤣

[@nigelhickman2274]

I just love the fact that Jodie's clothes regenerated for David. Of all the bogus things that have never happened before (or likely to again) that was the highlight.

[@gestaltdude]

Sorry to be a nerd, but incorrect. William Hartnell's regeneration had his clothes changing into Patrick Troughton's outfit. And they did it first. :D If you hear what Davies has to say on the matter though, it makes total sense, even it if isn't quite what we're used to with a regeneration.

[@nigelhickman2274]

@@gestaltdude I wasn't born when Hartnell changed to Troughton. But, I do remember watching when Troughton changed to Pertwee. Since that is my lived experience then that is my truth...

[@gestaltdude]

@@nigelhickman2274 I wasn't attacking you dude, chill. I wasn't born then either, my memories kick in during Tom Baker's era. Not sure exactly where, the ABC wasn't the most up to date, I think we got episodes a year or two after they were shown in the UK. As for Hartnell's clothes changing, something I only learned about myself despite being deeply invested in the show most of my life, it happened whether we saw it or not, and no amount of "lived experience" will change thatunless you've got a TARDIS parked in the backyard. There's nothing wrong with incorporating new information into our world view, it's how we grow as people, but denying facts because you didn't seen them (there should a video confirming it here on KZbin) is only going to blind you to new experiences.

[@nigelhickman2274]

@@gestaltdude Their ABC screened em about 2 years late making me all of 5 when Pertwee arrived. How sad that we will never see Tennent's Doctor return to that now defunct 58 year long partnering. P.S Lots of different diverse people seem to be allowed to get away with claiming 'their truth' over the facts ... I don't see why I can't be part of & enjoy that 'lived experience' by stamping my feet, like a 2 year old.

[@gestaltdude]

@@nigelhickman2274 To be honest, I wasn't sure whether you were serious or not. That being said, I've never let anyone get away with denying facts about things that cannot be argued with, like science and certain historical facts. Trivia about TV shows is easier because the evidence is usually available. The trick is to not let ego get in the way of learning. That's where a lot of people in the US, the ones fond out wearing red hats with outdated slogans on them, are in trouble. Their ego won't let them recognize the fact the person they, erm, hung their hat on, is really gone and never coming back. They cling on to their delusion the same way the church hung on to their beliefs when people like Copernicus, Galileo and Darwin started making sense of the madness that is the real world. I'm lucky, in that years of being treated as a medical curiosity (I've a couple of rare medical conditions) saw me displayed like a lab rat, a condition I had to let go of the ego to accept in order to try and get to the bottom of the issues. :P

[@johndwalker3851]

"BUT NOT IN THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR!" John Hurts reveal (may he rest in peace) is my favorite. Number 2 would be Peter Capaldi (my favorite Doctor), "KIDNEYS! I GOT NEW KIDNEYS! I don't like the color! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davedoesthejob]

Dragonfire literal cliffhanger! I remember as a kid seeing that and saying "what?"

[@benmiller3252]

I was taken by surprise when David Tennant made his reintroduction as The Doctor at the end of The Power of The Doctor even though it was rumoured since last January. I did expect to see Ncuti Gatwa

[@lawrencestalbow-best2317]

Definitely need a classic Who list for this topic. Remembrance of the Daleks staircase, and Earthshock part 1 spring to mind.

[@RA1NBOWCOCONUT]

Good list but kind of surprised that the 10th Doctor's fake regeneration at the end of Stolen Earth part 1 isn't on the list.

[@stephenf8816]

I agree

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

I hadn't really been paying attention so I had no idea David Tennant was returning. The regeneration was a fantastic experience for me. It went from sad for Jodie because it wasn't her fault that her run wasn't great. Then I was wondering why the clothes changing as well and finally, the return of Ten where The Doctor and I had exactly the same response and both said 'what?' at exactly the same times. A sad story, but as a proud Whovian, I will make no apologies for my nerdiness. It's just a shame her end didn't have one of those moments DW regularly has where you can be crying your eyes out and in a couple of seconds, have you confused and then laughing.

[@jhonminebot]

Bad wolf, Bad wolf whats you gonna do ... whats you gonna do when they come for you?! 😂

[@davidponseigo8811]

I'm American but I will happily call him Father Christmas if that's what you prefer, I'll call him anything you want me to. I will do anything if it's you asking Ellie.

[@lippyausletzeburg1455]

2:01 love it

[@nordicson2835]

Love you Ellie.

[@tomboychick]

The biggest "WHAT??" moment for me is when we hear the "I'm the Doctor. Just not the one you were expecting" line, and instantly know it's Paul McGann. Yet I was still punching the air in delight when I actually saw him, even though I knew it was him!

[@BritishBeachcomber]

No way is Father Christmas a mythical being. He creates chaos in my home every year!!!

[@replimatreviews]

This list is impressive. Impressive that it ignores twenty-six years worth of cliffhangers... Twenty-six years when the series was literally built around cliffhangers. Impressive.

[@andrewcornwell4943]

2:09 your smile as you say you feel strongly. It wasn’t a friendly smile. It was a “Test me. I dare you” smile.

[@williammorton6633]

As always great video, if you don't mind thought I might bring in some Classic Who that on first viewing and sometimes still makes me go What. The Space Museum(1st Doctor) ending to part one Landing on the planet Xeos(possibly Xeros) exploring a vast Museum. The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki come across their future selves preserved as displays in this Museum. The Mind Robber(2nd Doctor) ending part 1 Having seemingly escaped a strange noise engulfs the Tardis crew. Suddenly the Tardis breaks apart. Jamie and Zoey cling onto the Tardis console as it floats then spins into nothing. Meanwhile the Doctor spins slowly. The console spins away and replaced by smoke. The War Games(2nd Doctor) Final moments of episode 10, the Doctor put on trial by his own pepole(Timelords). Found guilty his regeneration is forced upon him. Fading into darkness we see for the last time the 2nd Doctor and no clear sign of the next Doctor. Carnival of monsters(3rd Doctor) part 1 ending The Doctor and Jo Grant's first Tardis trip now the Doctor's exile had been lifted. Appears to be on the SS Bernice a cargo ship sailing the Indian ocean in 1926. Only things are far from normal as a hand reaches out and lifts the Tardis up. The Android Invasion(4th Doctor) episode 2 The Tardis has brought the Doctor and Sarah Jane to the sleepy village of Devesham. By the end of episode 2 more questions than answers from this deserted village. As it's revealed that the Doctors companion isn't what she appears to be. The Deadly Assassin(4th Doctor) endings episode 1 and 3 The Doctor without a companion returns to Gallifrey. A premonition appears to show a tragedy in the making. By the end of part one has the Doctor done this terrible deed. Part 3 in the Matrix the Doctor is facing an opponent a freeze frame with all not well.

[@jonathanstempleton7864]

Let's just totally forget that the Classic Era ever existed

[@jennierich2986]

Are you going to do this for the Classic Series? *Cough*Episode 1 cliffhanger from Remembrance of the Daleks *Cough*

[@marionbaggins]

That is a GOAT of a Cliffhanger, I am not just talking Classic, I mean for Modern, Big Finish, and Everything Else!!!

[@andrewcornwell4943]

8:34 whenever I watched the season 4 finale I always watch Turn Left first. I consider it a 3 part episode.

[@NomenLuni1975]

Will there be one for the classic series too, since you didn't include any here? I would like to suggest the end of The Caves of Androzani Part 3, where the Doctor is about to crash his spaceship into the planet. A brilliant scene from what is probably my favourite classic story.

[@rebeccamcdermott9259]

The cliffhanger ending to part one of that serial is one of the best. One of the most shocking as well. Made you wonder how the hell the Doctor and Peri were going to get out of that.

[@mattcase5346]

Can’t believe 10’s regeneration in the stolen earth wasn’t on this list! That would be my number 1

[@legothoron1]

Missy's reveal, Daleks in the Army of Ghosts, and the Doctor getting shot by a Dalek and regenerating in The Stolen Earth, and if it was a end of the episode cliffhanger and not a cold open cliffhanger meeting the young Davros in The Magician's Apprentice.

[@jonzampas7252]

Time of the Angels, with The Doctor firing a gun, very surprising.

[@mr.vanillamilkshake3]

Best cliffhanger ever: the end of "Dust Breeding" from Big Finish, part 2. Spoiler below: Resident Security Chief: "Who are you?" Mr. Seta: "I am the Master." Trust the Master to upstage the return of an obscure novel monster. On that day, Geoffrey Beevers' popularity skyrocketed. Also, the end of "Neverland".

[@marionbaggins]

No, No Big Finish's Doctor Who and The Pirates Part 2 is way better: *Spoilers for This Epic Moment* Evelyn Smythe aka Best 6th Doctor Companion: *Don't @ Me* Oh No Your Not Going to see are you?!!! 6: Well Yes I am... *Starts to Sing* I... *Closing Credits*

[@mr.vanillamilkshake3]

@@marionbaggins LOL! On that note, the cliffhanger to "The One Doctor" part 3. Spoilers below. The Doctor gets eaten by a giant blob of jelly.

[@marionbaggins]

@@mr.vanillamilkshake3 Big Finish had weird Cliffhangers, and I can't help but wonder who came up with these!!!

[@mr.vanillamilkshake3]

@@marionbaggins It's exactly why the serious ones like "Lucie Miller/To the Death" hit as hard as they do.

[@marionbaggins]

@@mr.vanillamilkshake3 Yes, Man those hurt.

[@treefrog1018]

The Pandorica Opens was Matt's Coming of Doctor episode? 😆 This Pandorica story was too much of a wibbily wobbly for me. 😂

[@kiraball1474]

At then end of the 5oth anniversary episode when 11 and the curator are talking the curator says that the doctor will revisit some of his old faces. Now we get to see that come true!

[@gestaltdude]

Don't worry Ellie, a year will pass quicker than a Blink. :D You know how wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey time can be. :D While I'm happily on board with everything in this list, the moment from new Who that got me the most excited was in Time of the Doctor. Specifically, it was when the regeneration went into Smith (who's surprised Pikachu face was totally delightful), and I realized before it was stated that our favourite Time Lord had been given a new regen cycle. Being a literal life long fan (seriously cannot remember not watching the show in my 50+ years), it excited me because I knew it meant at least another 12 actors in the role. I could never have anticipated going through four in eight years, but never mind. It meant a future when one seemed oddly uncertain, given the talk going around at the time.

[@12thMandalorian]

As someone from the UK I can confirm he is called Santa Claus, not Father Christmas, no idea why Ellie said that

[@rhodrage]

Also from the UK. Can confirm, Santa Claus.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

"Santa Claus" is a relatively recent usage in the UK. He was always Father Christmas until my own kids were old enough to know what he represented, in the mid-90s. A lot of us people older than about 30 will still default to FC, there are those either side of 30 who'll swap around a lot, but the 25 and under gang tend towards using "Americanisms" far more frequently. I'm not saying that _no one_ over 30 uses Santa, or no one under 25 uses FC, but it's a generalisation and it's distinctly personal. But I would agree with Ellie that the majority of the population (at least those who celebrate Xmas) still prefer Father Christmas. This will undoubtedly change over time as all things do.

[@ade1665]

How about the 10 most jaw dropping cliffhangers from classic Who? So many to choose from!

[@hannahrhind603]

I feel like every river song episode is a cliff hanger except husband of river song 😂

[@JulieAiken]

Great video, as usual. The cliffhanger I'm longing for is a future multi-doctor special that ends with Christopher Eccleston teased... But only if they deliver in the next episode. I believe in miracles, and I'm patient, and since they've somehow gotten us all to ignore it when prior incarnations age, which is completely illogical, I won't care how the f*1@ old Eccleston is as long as he's there. I can wait.

[@WhoCulture]

The fandom would EXPLODE if that happens.

[@DrGamingPlays]

Father Christmas or Santa Claus... Father Christmas... I can make that work 🙂

[@altosanon]

I'm happy someone else feels as strongly about calling calling him Father Christmas and not Santa!

[@clintdziadosz4338]

I am shocked the end of Last of the Time lords wasn't mentioned. I mean the Tardis gets hit by THE TITANIC!! Sadly it wasn't "the Titanic" but that was one of my favorates!

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

I still think that David Tennant's first line should be, "See? I said that I didn't want to go..." ;-P

[@Kazuo1G]

I somehow missed the spoilers of David Tennant returning, so for me, it was completely out of left field. (Although not random or shoddily-done, given how Tom Baker's "The Curator" suggested that he was a future incarnation of the Doctor, and him saying "you'll find yourself revisiting a few of the old faces.")

[@ericgjovaag7958]

What, no Daleks emerging from the voidsphere at the end of "Army of Ghosts"? The Doctor apparently regenerating at the end of "The Stolen Earth"? The discovery of the buried TARDIS and Ruth saying, "Hello, I'm the Doctor" in "Fugitive of the Judoon"? (Well, I guess that one wasn't a cliffhanger.) Or, going to classic "Who", the Dalek floating up the stairs at the end of episode 1 of "Remembrance of the Daleks"? Those are some of my all-time favorite "What?"s!

[@andrewdavidson665]

I was very fortunate in this particular instance because when there's something I want to see no matter what I don't read up about it and generally try to avoid anything about it (yep, I know I"m weird) but that meant when David Tennant appeared at the end of The Power of the Doctor it was a *total* surprise. I mean I didn't even know he was coming back in any form. Mind. Utterly. Blown.

[@BritishBeachcomber]

River Song being Amy's daughter is simple. River's timeline runs in the opposite direction to the Doctor's, and presumably Amy's too. So everything makes sense.

[@thefreyfactor442]

I really wish they would have waited to bring Donna in until the beginning of the next episode. For me it should have been just the Doctor in the Tardis after losing Rose. Make it more emotional.

[@treefrog1018]

"There wasn't a dry eye when Rose and the Doctor parted ways" Me: 🙋 Was I suppose to cry? TBH, Rose drives me nuts. 😂 Bye Rosie!

[@maximilianlipp7246]

I think revealing that John Hurt, a big Hollywood Actor was playing a Version of the Doctor was extreme. And it was not a parody! 😉Also the revelation of who Ruth really was was a hell of a "What?!" moment...

[@tomboychick]

I'd kind of guessed that Whittaker would regenerate into Tennant. Not because of spoils or some AHA! moment while watching, but because of the logistics of filming & broadcasting. David Tennant, Catherine Tate & Bernard Cribbens had all already been confirmed as returning for the 60th. Officially released photos don't appear to show any other previous characters. Then it was announced Tennant would be appearing in 3 special episodes. At that point, Ncuti Gatwa was still some time away from being revealed as the next Doctor. Given that it takes around 9 months filming, then extra for post production, and filming for the 60th had only then begun, I thought that they would be cutting it a bit close to the new Doctor, provisionally scheduled for Xmas '23 or NY '24. Which is when I first began to suspect that there was going to be more to Tennant's return, other than to celebrate the 60th. And then Gatwa's casting was announced. Filming with Tennant was still ongoing, while it was revealed that it would be a few months before Gatwa would begin filming for his first series. And auditions were still ongoing for his companion. By that point, I knew there was no way they'd be able to finish filming & editing a full series for the provisional date that Gatwa was to make his debut at the time the BBC & Russell T Davies were saying. It was then that my suspicion that Tennant was returning as the Doctor proper - not just as 10 for the anniversary celebrations - became cemented. Obviously I didn't know for certain & for all I knew I was thinking in Cloud Cuckoo terms. The more I thought about it though, the more certain I became. Production logistics aside, I knew there was no way that Ncuti Gatwa's first, full proper outing as the Doctor would be in the anniversary episode, opposite a very popular, former Doctor. It wouldn't be fair, as it should be about HIS debut, not the return of an old favourite. RTD & John Barrowman had previously stated that Jack was written out, when it was confirmed Eccleston was leaving, so as not to overshadow the new Doctor. And Jack was the companion! If they did that then, I doubted that they'd have the new boy eclipsed by the old guard now. So when Tennant appeared on that cliff edge (very dodgy place to regenerate!) I wasn't shocked. Maybe a little surprised, but not dramatically so, since I was already half expecting it. What I didn't know then & still don't (obviously), is how everything is linked with Gatwa's debut. It's a smart move to potentially have TWO new Doctors, at the same time, as it doesn't distract from the fact we know 15 is already there, lurking in the background, adding to the anticipation & excitement of seeing him proper, as the trailers clearly show.

[@jwb52z9]

Ironically and sadly, "Profit above human life" is just a normal day in the US for most people.

[@charleslord2433]

One correction - it was actually Donna not Amy who first told River 'you are definitely his wife!'

[@torafuliar3928]

I really think that the popularity of the new doctor improving with time is so true. I hope this is the case with Jodi W.'s Doctor.

[@thepenguinpalpatine4887]

The best cliffhanger is David Tennant’s regeneration in the stolen earth by far imo

[@c0mpr3nd3]

The Tennant reveal wasn't quite the bombshell some people make it out to be. Remember the 50th anniversary? Tom Baker as the mysterious Curator who hinted that he was the doctor revisiting an old face.

[@katebunn7567]

British woman here & when exactly did we stop calling Santa, Santa? Or is this another case of the south assuming that we all use the same words as them? Father Christmas is very much an upper class southern thing, but else where it's Santa or a mix of both...

[@Isaac_Clarke]

I was originally going to say you missed two but as I watched the video I understood they wouldn't fit. Anyway the two endings that if was made a video would be something like "(however many you find) Doctor Who endings that left you questioning (or something)" 1. The tangerine from the 2014 Christmas Special, Last Christmas on Clara's windowsill seen by the light of the demateralising TARDIS 2. The living brains go into a person from U.N.I.T.S head and then that's it (2016 Return of Doctor Mysterio)

[@Alexander_Whennell]

I still feel that the biggest cliff hanger was when Tennant had a fake regeneration in The Stolen Earth, series 4

[@jasonbeal3705]

Damn right! Father Christmas not Santa Claus x

[@stinchjack]

Egad, you put the appearance of Nick Frost above the appearance of John Hurt?!?!

[@SammyInTheCloud]

David Bradley's First Doctor turning up at the end of Twice Upon A Time? Anyone?

[@cammybaby01]

How could you omit the reveal of Missy at the end of dark water?

[@marionbaggins]

That is more the rest of the Master reveals is the best.

[@chriskessler7927]

Your just gorgeous im afraid i have a hard tome paying atention to your videos cause your just so damn stunning. I love you

[@jb888888888]

Why would anybody ask "how can she be older than her parents" in a TIME TRAVEL show?

[@jameswedge4548]

Honestly, David Tennant returning was probably the second worst kept secret in all of new who.

[@adiond1]

WHAT!

[@nickconnor6078]

Turn left should be second... other than tennant's return, it's easily the most intense

[@gerrimilner9448]

tennant (my least favorate doctor(sorry)) appearing on durdle door a couple of miles from where i was born drove me to tears! catherine tate had a charicter in her show that said what all the time, so when the doctor said it it was comidy gold. i watched tom baker as a very small child from behind the sofa, the break came about the time i was partying

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

So, there was a Doctor Who "Legion of Doom"? ;-P

[@rhodrage]

You'd think a bit of regen energy would cure the blindness right?

[@WhoCulture]

You know what… interesting point.