Breaking the Rules of Regeneration | Doctor Who | The Time of the Doctor

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[@shadowrfox]

"You've been trying to kill me for centuries and here I am, dying of old age. If you want something done, do it yourself." Can we talk about how savage a line that is to the Daleks. This is easily one of my favorite Doctor to Dalek line.

[@Punnery]

Well, if they're going to sit there and gloat until it's too late (and then panic rather than taking a quick but effective shot before the regeneration can complete) no wonder they can't be depended on to do a simple job.

[@koathekid8255]

@@Punnerythe last time they did he ended the dalek race

[@redjirachi1]

@@Punnery At that point, what would shooting the Doctor even accomplish? Far as anyone knows, this is it for him. All they'd be doing is shaving a few more weeks. Having to wait this long must've soured their victory in the Name of the Doctor timeline

[@T57Custodian]

​@@redjirachi1 or they wanted him to watch the destruction first.

[@peterdoingthings]

From the Daleks' perspective, it must seem like he regenerated out of spite from being told the rules of regeneration.

[@tweepy123]

He must seem like a roach to them. He just can't die and keeps coming back.

[@Princely_plus]

Peter Robinson that actually made me laugh

[@declanclifford1858]

same

[@elderoth92]

someone edit the regeneration energy that destroys the ship into a middle finger please

[@ZXL000]

@@elderoth92 lol

[@eman2863]

I always find it funny and clever how matt smith's doctor dies of old age while he's the youngest actor to play the doctor to date

[@IOmoon6221]

+Ethan Dannen I know.

[@DelcoRanz93]

+Ethan Dannen Here's a funny thing, The First, War and Eleventh Doctors died from old age, Second was forced by the Time Lords to regenerate into the Third, Third, Ninth and Tenth were killed by various types of radiation poisoning Fourth, Sixth and Eighth were killed by long falls, Fifth was killed by some sort of energy discharge as evidenced by the burns on his clothes and the seventh Died of a combination of a gunshot wound and a surgical team's unfamiliarity with Time Lord Physiology.

[@IOmoon6221]

Dom Oranzi Fifth was killed by a disease, I think. Spectrox toexemia (not really that, something similar) but the rest are right.

[@pacifistattack]

+Dom Oranzi I did not see the 1st doctor regeneration, but neither he nor the war doctor could have died of old age. The doctor was about 1000 years old when he went to trenzalore and he lived their for another 1000 years, so if 11 was dying of old age then that would mean it takes about a thousand years for a Timelord to age to death.

[@IOmoon6221]

***** Time Lord incarnations age. The 1st and War DID die of OLD age. The 7th and 8th aged a lot from their beginning till their end and the 10th Doctor was aged a lot by the Master in Series 3 finale. They do die of old age. It's been canon since always.

[@amanpingle1497]

My headcanon is, that the Dalek machines picked up his regeneration half a second slow. And what actually made them hit the Emergency alarm was just the tone of his voice. Not the tone of an old man, they could handle that. But the tone of THAT individual, that had denied them their success, so many times.

[@tomnorton4277]

Frankly, I think the Daleks simply lost their minds due to fear. They're used to killing Time Lords but they're not used to Time Lords breaking the rules of regeneration. Plus, this is the Doctor, the Time Lord who terrifies them more than any other, so naturally they panicked when he was given a whole new regeneration cycle.

[@Lokisama777]

@@tomnorton4277 no are only a time lord, is "the predator of Daleks" "the incoming storm" "the destructor of skaroo" "the slayer of skullmoon" literally is the worts nightmare of the whole race of Daleks

[@arandombard1197]

The Doctor has on numerous occasions been unarmed and outnumbered, only to pull out a total UNO reverse and obliterate his enemies. It makes sense they're scared of shooting him in case it is what he was planning.@@tomnorton4277

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Remember what happened last time they shot him? Vanity issues, a clone, and a human with the mind of a timelord

[@clayxros576]

@@bemasaberwyn55 Yeah, the Daleks may be reckless and genocidal, but they ain't stupid. And (somehow) they remember what happened each time they got wiped out. The sheer fact the singular time they score a direct hit and he split into 3 would be HORRIFYING. They were probably yelling about the "Rules" hoping the Doc would let his backup plan slip and they'd know he was open. Instead, Doc was gifted a cheat code and they realized they missed their window.

[@equalstone9768]

I like how happy 11 is when he realizes he isn't going to die. A lot of times you almost feel like the doctor is tired of living, but in this moment you can tell that he is ecstatic about being able to live on.

[@inspectorbutters166]

Also I find it interesting how he had young versions of himself ever since Eccleston, but Capaldi is comparatively old. I'd assume that's because his death isn't so close anymore

[@bo64625]

can you explain why he was able to regenerate again and brake the rules? i forgot

[@inspectorbutters166]

@@bo64625 The timelords provided him with new regeneration energy after Clara reminded them how much he did for them. They also knew that they had to do it, since Capaldi was at the battle of Gallifrey

[@bo64625]

@@inspectorbutters166 Thank you kind citizen!

[@equalstone9768]

@RLM technically he is the 11th doctor but is on his 12th regeneration. It's because of when 10 channels the energy from his first regeneration into his old hand (accidentally creating a duplicate 10th doctor) essentially telling regeneration to fuck off.

[@ruttsuco.804]

Daleks: THE RULES OF REGENERATIONS ARE KNOWN Doctor: Bet

[@kennyblack1]

2020 Master: Bet

[@doomspidey1737]

Timeless child: bet

[@iameveryoneshomie2977]

@Joshua Minshull Me: Bet

[@ultracraftyt3701]

*8366th Doctor* (Me): triple bet.

[@blairbrown4812]

The universe:quadruple bet

[@basbarbeque6718]

"did you mention the rules?" basicly: Screw the rules, I'm the main character

[@violetbaudelaire7353]

Bas Barbeque Is that a YGOTAS reference?

[@amyallen1361]

Me: rules? Rules? Have I never told you doctor? I AM THE RULES *destroys every dalek in a 1000000 mile radius*

[@bigaj1992]

*Basically

[@Beanboolin]

You've gotta love plot armor

[@azulhidalgoherrera2845]

Screw the rules I'm not ginger

[@cirrusB612]

This scene has a double meaning. It’s Eleven’s victory. His final victory. His absolute joy at finding he still has time left. It’s the most explosive regeneration of all time, energy bubbling like lava. But behind our smiles at his joy, we’re crying. Because regardless of his death or regeneration, it’s still over. We’re never going to see him again.

[@livinglegend9709]

Lol i said the same thing about Tennant, but here we are 😂

[@matthewbrune5490]

That and the Series is a Big-Ass Cash Cow for the BBC

[@Zenrielle]

​@@livinglegend9709yeah lmao 😂

[@havefuntazarasu5367]

This proves one thing and one only: the daleks can even destroy allah, but will never beat the doctor

[@CsRj2854]

i'm pretty sure that the sixteenth doctor was confirmed to be Matt Smith

[@moneytincorporation]

To me "Never ever tell me the rules" is one of the defining lines not only of the 11th Doctor, but The Doctor as a character.

[@MasterArchfiend]

You can’t tell someone the rules when they’re the one who ultimately makes them.

[@WoodlandDrake]

"You can't do that!" "Oh hohoho HO! THAT just means I WILL!"

[@NiennaFan1]

And the show!

[@ZGryphon]

It's up there with: "Didn't anyone ever tell you? There's one thing you never put in a trap. If you're smart, if you value your continued existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there's one thing you never _ever_ put in a trap." "And what would that be, sir?" "Me."

[@anglosun7605]

Has anyone noticed the more regenerations the more explosive they get? Sooner or later he'll become a nuke.

[@PerovNigma]

angelo elisan LOL

[@missseaweed2462]

OMG XD

[@louiegallagher990]

lol so true! At first with the first Doctor it was just a simple change but with David, he practically blew up the TARDIS!

[@louiegallagher990]

and now he is blowing up other spaceships

[@Moody_Incorporated]

? Theyre the same ? This isn't his regeneration this is just excess energy he needs to get rid of his regeneration is ... Well actually the opposite to explosive.

[@grapz2245]

Just noticed the clock dings 13 times at 12 oclock. The clock broke the rules, then exploded. Neat.

[@Rocksteady72a]

God, I miss the little details the show used to have :(

[@dr.papaphilips3526]

@@Rocksteady72a yeah..

[@FederationThunderbolt]

dame thats a good catch... i noticed something myself actually when listening to the Dings, the 13 Ding was also Delayed alittle too before each ding from the start was around 4 to 5 seconds... but the last Ding was a full 8 seconds

[@HughEvbuomwan]

Very well noticed. I liked going back and realising there were 13 instead of 12 dings! Thanks

[@DarkLink1996]

Holy shit I never noticed that

[@piercelindenberg6842]

Eleventh Doctor: is dying The Time Lords: your free trial of life has been extended.

[@DragonRider1932]

I'm calling to talk to you about your life's extended warranty...

[@carlchapman4053]

TWELFTH Doctor he even said "regeneration thirteen"!

[@IvanRodriguez-kl2hz]

@@carlchapman4053 You're forgetting the War Doctor. And 10th Doctor regenerated twice.

[@drewbaglin1632]

@@IvanRodriguez-kl2hz I think the war doctor is generally thought to not count as it was a regeneration brought on by outside forces Amd not due to the doctor dying etc. I could very well be wrong though lol

[@captainguardian]

@@drewbaglin1632 It was a forced regeneration. The doctor was dying due to a crash on Gallifrey therefor he could regenerate if it was given a little more kick to it to overcome his injuries. (i think, do not quote me)

[@JaguarCats]

The 11th Doctor officially has the most EPIC regeneration scene to date.

[@carlchapman4053]

TWELFTH Doctor he even said "regeneration thirteen"!

[@dustfinger5312]

@@carlchapman4053 no that’s not correct he is the 11th doctor but every Time Lord has 13 lives The reason he is out is because he ran out of regenerations The 10th doctor regenerate it and kept the same face because he shot the energy into a severed hand and he kept and there’s also the war doctor that’s in between the eighth and the ninth doctor that doesn’t call himself the doctor that’s why the 11th doctor is technically 12 Also I’m not trying to come off condescending it’s complicated when you’re just watching clips and stuff

[@carlchapman4053]

​@@dustfinger5312 I've been watching Dr Who since before you were born so I know the regeneration process well enough. I suggest you watch the episode "Gallifrey falls, No More". General - "I didn't know when I was well off, all twelve of them!" Matt Smith was the TWELFTH. Assistant - "No Sir all Thirteen!" Capaldi was number Thirteen! Also thirteen ONLY happened because of the temporal rift that allowed energy to be moved to Dr12 so he could regenerate. Also I’m not trying to come off condescending it’s complicated when you’re just young and stuff

[@anothergermanmapper7754]

@@carlchapman4053 Yeah, but he is still the Eleventh Doctor. War and Meta don’t count as „Doctors“.

[@circuitcatorcesobarzo8680]

@@anothergermanmapper7754 And Capaldi counts as the Twelfth Doctor (Dont speak english, sorry)

[@thescholar5611]

This beautiful show is never going to end until he turns ginger isnt it

[@twitchswitchvideos]

Its ironic that with all those regenerations, none of them were ginger XD

[@einezcrespo]

Nah, it will end when ratings go lower and poor merchandising sales.

[@Filip97X]

Or until the ratings drop so low people refuse to give BBC money, and it looks like its heading there

[@lordevyl8317]

@@einezcrespo What ratings. Hard to go lower than they are now

[@thescholar5611]

ouch

[@beast0339]

Never quite understood why 12 was an amnesiac for a brief period, then it hit me, a Gallifreyan can likely only regenerate 12 times on a biological level, so the Doctor regenerating at the end of the episode was basically hitting the metaphorical reset switch on his entire body on a cellular basis, including the mind, so he lost his memories periodically

[@fallen5983]

regeneration also rattles the brain so that could be another explanation

[@doctorjay8673]

@@fallen5983 I was also gonna say that within the first 5 minutes of elevens incarnation, he forgot how to walk and ran into a wall. But then again that could just be him being him

[@fallen5983]

@@doctorjay8673 actually when he did that he said "early days, steerings a bit off"

[@Antifag1977]

My theory/ recon resolution after the Timeless Child bomb dropped is that The Division had some sort of limiter on The Doctor so that they could wipe his/her memory after every 12 regenerations. That way he/she could be a part of Gallifreyan society without everyone knowing how different she/he was from every other Gallifreyan. . Even if the Gallifreyan bigwigs didn't undo the limiter I believe The Doctor would've eventually regenerated after some ungodly length of time buried somewhere. After all, we never saw the corpse or even the actual grave of the Doctor on Trenzalore merely the swollen TARDIS - perhaps like people, the TARDIS gained weight after losing the love of it's life LOL.

[@dancingcarapace]

There’s also regeneration sickness to take into account. He was holding his regeneration back so that Clara could be with him when he dies. Because he’s still dying. It’s why 11, 12 and 13 seemed to be more disoriented than 10 was after he regenerated from 9. All three of them regenerated after holding the energy back. They tried fighting it off for one reason or another. So the disorientation, amnesia and sickness is the body’s attempts at calibration after a rough regeneration. In Old Who the best way to deal with the sickness was the Zero Room, but it seems as though New Who forgot about that.

[@steawinfernando]

The way the Daleks just blare “Emergency! Emergency!”, then “The Doctor is regenerating! The Doctor is Regenerating!”, with the clock ringing is just infinite goosebumps

[@theimortal1974]

i remember that line in the trailer.

[@logsaplenty]

Daleks: NO NOOOO YOU CAN'T JUST BREAK ALL KNOWN LAWS OF YOUR OWN BIOLOGY NOOO The Doctor: haha regeneration energy go brrrrr

[@dazzag371]

Master: you can’t regenerate anymore. Missy: regeneration goes brrrr

[@briggsgametime]

Doctor Who: You can’t just ruin the whole series Chris Chibnall: haha stupid retcon go brrr

[@edtietz]

Damn. You win the Internet!

[@B-SybrZaku-ThendHaloAirsofting]

Rrrrrrrrr

[@logsaplenty]

@@dazzag371 ah yes doctor, you never expected my well-written character development to secretly be CHRIS CHIBNALLS SHIT WRITING!! WAAAHAHAHAGAHA

[@ShadowIsatis]

IT's insane how much energy regeneration discharges. With the force expelling from the Doctor's body, you have to wonder how the TARDIS manages to survive each and every time, the Doctor chooses to do so inside of it rather than landing somewhere and getting outside.

[@lordkizzle]

I have to wonder how those building survived when the same blast wave ripped Daleks to pieces.

[@fissionphoenix4995]

The TARDIS has had to reconstruct her control panels how many times?

[@SinisterPixel]

I think this one was particularly big because if the doctor had additional regenerations, he would have started regenerating far earlier. The war doctor was in far better physical shape and regenerated for less. Regeneration cells probably worked overtime

[@Daktangle]

And likewise how the Daleks go from smug gloating to panic.

[@jimjimmy4034]

it depends on the regeneration for some reason. Some are huge, some are not.

[@A_T-]

To quote comic relief, "Not even the universe can do without the doctor"

[@williamnorton9547]

Alex Tolson Yes. The Time Lords finally understood that and gave the Doctor a whole new set of regerations. The one constant throughout the series was put into words by Matt Smith's portrayal of the Doctor: "We don't walk away."

[@ninetails8471]

Doctor: *Breaks literally breaks all their known laws of regeneration* Daleks: Oh. Oh no. OH NO. OH NONONNONONONONONONOOOOOOO Leader Dalek: Why do we even try- *B O O M*

[@alphamineron]

More like, why are we even here? Just to suffer

[@torinosspokesman558]

And maybe they should move to a different galaxy

[@yanastase]

Dalek translation : RUN AWAY RUN AWAY

[@josephoneill3532]

Dalek: no nonono nonononofuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@ultracraftyt3701]

Hello! This is the Doctor!

[@muqirvadess5133]

You know, there's something I find really amusing about this scene. With the shear amount of time travel the doctor did in his life, his timeline is completely out of order, so even if the doctor did die that doesn't mean they won't face him again. I can just imagine them up in the spaceship thinking to themselves, "The doctor is about to die, but his younger self is gonna kick are assess for the next billion years."

[@SombraSST]

"Emergency! Emergency! The Doctor is regenerating!" Translation: Emergency! We are totally Screwed!

[@theblueboxminer4856]

Sombra Sangrienta hell yeah they screwed up the one thing they could do there (again)

[@theblueboxminer4856]

***** yeah with the doctor their just a bunch of metal pussy's (

[@theblueboxminer4856]

***** yeah he was and the daleks didn't even need their lasers kill him or any of them their command ship was big enough to crush christmas just by landing on it

[@jamma.77]

***** I love how the Daleks always spend just enough time gloating for the Doctor to turn things around.

[@thedamhufflepuff3942]

Lol

[@georgelinford5576]

This title is basically the Series 12 finale in a nutshell.

[@kurtleonard3024]

Funny....the title of this video isn't "Killing A Show In The Name Of PC Bullshit."

[@zakl940]

@@kurtleonard3024 I don't think it has anything to do with PC bullshit,it's fucking chibnall and his incompetence and his inability to write sci-fi and doctor who

[@michaelestrada1972]

I believe the title you're looking for is "Fanfiction funded by BBC"

[@koro_kokoro]

@@kurtleonard3024 teh 12th doctor was good though, until the end of his run when they really tried to push the PC agenda and ruined the show

[@koro_kokoro]

@@zakl940 no, it really is. The BBC even has a diversity quota, where it hires people purely based on race and not skill as well as firing white people so they have room to hire for their diversity quota

[@madmouse4465]

“If you want my life, come and get it” The way Matt Smith absolutely sells this line is absolutely rapturous. It’s honestly a shame I never grew up with Doctor Who, probably would have changed my life.

[@barista3885]

This honestly made me feel every emotion in one episode... Fear in the daleks Joy in seeing the doctor destroy them Sadness in seeing him regenerate Anticipation for Peter Capaldi

[@joeking3181]

I think this is a reference to back to the future: he’s old with doc brown like hair, on top of a clock tower, and says “we’re breaking some serious science here, boys!”

[@mikehunt3842]

Actually I think it’s a reference to the First Doctor, who had an identical hairstyle and cane.

[@commenterjosh2428]

If I'd been the one who wrote that scene, I probably would've made it an actual Doc Brown reference, with the reference being confirmed in Doctor Who Confidential.

[@tappy8741]

I think you have too much faith in the writing.

[@Arachn3rd]

"Never...ever...tell me the rules!" Great delivery by Smith, and sums up the Doctor pretty well

[@davidm_511]

My theory is that the more damage a Timelord receives on their body, the more "explosive" the next regeneration will be. Think about it, the 10th Doctor fell through a window from 100's of feet in the air, then he suffered from radiation poisoning to save Wilfred Mott, resulting in him accidentally blowing the Tardis up during his regeneration. Then we have the 11th Doctor not being able to regenerate again, so as a result he kept on getting old for hundreds and hundreds of years, then when his body absorbed the regeneration energy the Timelords gave him, he basically nuked the entire town whilst regenerating because his body was so badly damaged from 300+ years of old age....

[@Meerkat040]

And the 12th doctor has been holding back regeneration for half a series and a christmas special. I'd say thats enough for him to blow up the TARDIS.

[@TinTin424]

My theorie is that : more the timelord wait for regenerate and more the regeneration will be violent because the regeneration energy is accumulate in his body for stay him alive energy, so more is waiting, more there is energy to expulse

[@alexbasha0508]

Some Dude Yeah. That is was I was thinking. I guess it’s just unexplainable inconsistency.

[@addexio321]

@@alexbasha0508 It's just a plot device to be honest, when they need a new tardis design the regeneration will blow it up.. and etc...

[@SleepyHeather]

I always took as the older a Time Lord gets, the more energy it takes to regenerate. The first regeneration is relatively simple, the second is helped by the Time Lords themselves, and so on, until Ten's regeneration (which canonically is the last one of the original cycle) required so much energy it damn near annihilated the TARDIS. Eleven sort of had two, this one where all the regeneration energy in uncontrollable leading to his eventual death, and then his relatively quiet one in the TARDIS into Capaldi, signalling the start of a new cycle. Of course this is all blown out the water by 12's regeneration, so make of that what you will.

[@atlantian1242]

if 9 to 10 was just a light show, 10 to 11 wrecked a TARDIS, then 11 to 12 destroyed a dalek fleet, what's the next one gonna do, destroy a whole planet!?

[@ethansmallwood1725]

I was thinking the same thing

[@supersonic4able]

That kinda makes sense since 1 to 2 had nothing but a face change

[@omarlopez6680]

+magna-ryu mabey next time he'll regenerate on the daleks planet

[@supersonic4able]

+Omar Lopez Oh yeah baby The Doctor should REALY regenerate on scarrow

[@james5845]

So if they get more destructive as they go along... Imagine Rassilon regenerating.

[@kieran69]

"Breaking the rules of Regeneration" The Timeless Child:"Hold my beer"

[@einezcrespo]

*takes the beer, dumps it into the sink where it belongs*

[@glazeuniversagladis2499]

Didnt he recieve another set from river tho?

[@einezcrespo2107]

@@glazeuniversagladis2499 River used her regenerations to heal him after she poisoned him.

[@einezcrespo2107]

@Oh hi Mark I love beer. The Timeless Child doesn't deserve it. (¬‿¬)

[@andrewdevine3920]

Hold my magical baby girl of colour.

[@rosePetrichor]

God, Murray Gold is a genius. That roaring trumpet of the Gallifrey theme as the crack in time opens is incredible

[@tomleslie4907]

Clara: Uh Doctor did you just commit genocide? The Doctor: I sure did Clara, I sure did

[@sheldon-cooper]

Person:"How many times have you committed genocide ?" The doctor:"Oh I dont know. I've lost count ?"

[@arionerron4273]

@@sheldon-cooper "how many slices of bread have you eaten?"

[@r.s.2890]

@@sheldon-cooper doctor responding to person: "in general or against the daleks? Because in general, just once, though it could be argued for twice. [Using the moment to end both TLs and Daleks in Time War. 2 races, 2 genocides.] Againts the Daleks though? Oh I don't even bother counting anymore. They're like evil roaches that pop up just when you think you've cleansed the infestation."

[@Golendhil_Iron-fist]

@@r.s.2890 I mean, In a way he also started a genocide against the silence. Even if he didn't killed anyone, he clearly deserve to be held responsible for that

[@Goaty_1]

Daleks: We finally got rid of the doctor. Wait what’s that yellow beam? Daleks: *uh oh*

[@Zadkiel862]

I always liked how the Gallifrey theme from Sound of Drums kicks in briefly when the crack opens and The Time Lords give regeneration energy to The Doctor

[@legionstark1533]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="13">0:13</a> you can obviously tell that the daleks got offended by that remark made by The Eleventh

[@nathanmcgarvey6613]

Defends Trenzalore for 600 years...destroys it

[@IOmoon6221]

+Nathan McGarvey *900 years

[@nathanmcgarvey6613]

+Ionut Maris Yeah sorry 900 years

[@TheZebbga]

+Ionut Maris When does it say 900 years ever? He was 1200 before Trenzalore and then Capaldi then says "I have lived over 2000 years" . That is at least 800 years , He may just be 2001 years old. Does it actually say 900 years anywhere or am i incorrect on something.

[@IOmoon6221]

TheZebbga Check out "Tales From Trenzalore" novel. tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Tales_of_Trenzalore:_The_Eleventh_Doctor's_Last_Stand_(novel)

[@TheZebbga]

Ionut Maris Ah I have heard of the book but I haven't read it. Thanks.

[@Michael-yf6bl]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="134">2:14</a> when the principal tells you to behave yourself but you just graduated.

[@alandoan1640]

BRUH

[@Tekken438]

"Regeneration number 13!" "I tell you what, it's gonna be a whopper!" Will the Doctor regenerate into Burger King's hamburger?

[@dylanhultman3922]

NNope

[@ToxicFiles]

Find out next time, on Dragon Ball Z

[@thetimelords911]

+Phillip Cruz Same Bat time, same Bat channel

[@35blackholes]

yeah definetely

[@jokerhalo1]

plot twist he regenerated into a bigmac

[@TheGreatSeraphim]

The Doctor's regenerations have been getting more and more violent. I wonder how big Capaldi's will be.

[@firetail550]

TheGreatSeraphim not very actually davids was big because he absorbed radiation and matts os a whole new cycle capaldi's should not be anything as big unless they make him absorb something dangerously potent like David did

[@Surfboarder4]

TheGreatSeraphim Huge, where'd you think it will take place? In the TARDIS like most of them?

[@Cowcow211]

James Monroe This video depicts the regeneration. He just 'reset' before his change.

[@giorgikoguashvili3189]

Well ninth doctor absorbed entire time vortex from Rose and his regeneration wasn't really violent

[@themadhammer3305]

Brendon Spitzer i got the feeling that the violence of the regeneration is partly down to how long it takes to start, 9's (and 10's first) were pretty much instant as was the Masters so it was pretty calm, 10's second one took quite a while so he could visit his friends and was pretty violent. 11's was century's in the making and destroyed a warship

[@teabiscuit6352]

‘We’re breaking some serious science here, boys!’ I miss 11

[@Dlowe-fp4jy]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="137">2:17</a> If you want my life... *tosses cane aside* COME!! AND!!! GEEEEEEETT IIIIIIIITT!!!! My God, The Doctor is a badass.

[@bkandil54]

Sadly, was...

[@wessutton5263]

Matt Smith was amazing Doctor

[@logologo732]

Yes.

[@Deathlygunn]

"Emergency, emergency The Doctor is regenerating." And this is why you just shoot him, instead of telling him things he already knows xD

[@ameliakyle7054]

I think the Emergency warning was them calling for backup Daleks (the ones flying around).

[@chocobobafett6187]

Deathlygunn CinemaSins? Is that you?

[@JessCaron]

Deathlygunn PROCRASTINATION SAVES LIVES!!! -me as I watch Doctor Who videos instead of writing an essay at 2:30 in the morning

[@TheGIJew.]

Deathlygunn he was their oldest enemy, probably the only thing in all of time they ever feared. They wanted to savor the victory

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@JessCaron We have all been there.

[@ReyaitheShadowWolf]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="70">1:10</a>-<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="72">1:12</a> I always loved his facial expression right here. I like to think he thinks it's delicious .

[@bananabreadthenotsogreat9318]

The doctor: "Eh, not as good as fish fingers and custard but it's up there."

[@suum1962]

The taste of new teeth like the smell of a new car

[@themoldysausage]

Alright, we all know 11's final scene is amazing and watching him deliver those lines is tear-jerking. But just imagine if this had been the final scene. You get that epic grand stand destruction of Daleks, the presence of Matt Smith in his true element, then that massive explosion, before it cuts back to The Doctor, standing there grinning with a new face. That would've been epic. Not to mention, "Love from Gallifrey boys!" Would've been an epic last line for Smith.

[@hokorie5249]

I find it to be one of the best regeneration scene if that was going to be his regeneration and once the shoes is showing on the camera in the aftermath it would become Capaldi then it's a whopper

[@NativS2002]

They didn't do it because then Matt couldn't do a speech on the Tardis.

[@kuteslekkeropzeg]

@@NativS2002 his regeneration in the Tardis was a full let down.

[@RileyZilla1001]

Facts. That would have been more badass than the done to death crash the Tardis shtick they always do.

[@themoldysausage]

@@RileyZilla1001 Actually, 11-12 didn't crash the TARDIS. Mind you he crashed a whole Dalek fleet, but the TARDIS came out unscatched

[@zinoxechill]

Thing is we all can agree. Biologically im ok with The Doctor still being just anotber timelord, he went rogue and became a new person over the years. Chibnall on the other hand just made it sound like not a single doctor mattered, that its just another face

[@Hellohiq10]

Yep

[@filbencs5098]

That's not cannon. Chibnall is a bad fanfiction writer.

[@upsetpringle8353]

@@filbencs5098 Moffat's final parting gift to us was a tardis display screen saying 'massive temporal shift' 12s regeneration energy pushed the tardis into a parallel universe, one safely away from the rest if the show.

[@long_shot4794]

Yup I mean i just started watching the series but I can really tell the 13 doctor and the story really freaking sucks

[@loganbreau882]

@@filbencs5098 bro Chibnall and the BCC are in control of canon, not you. So what they say is canon is canon. Because you don’t like something doesn’t give you the right to try and gate keep the owners of the property. Show them you don’t like it by not watching it because cooperations like the BBC listen to views more than some random dude telling them it’s not canon because they said so.

[@khorneberzerker2184]

When the doctor gets all like excited, you know you're screwed

[@job407]

a timelord who regenerates more than 12 times... isn't that the master's story?

[@IOmoon6221]

Yup.

[@VulpisFoxfire]

He did it by stealing the Keeper of Traken's body, though.

[@Mothman1992]

VulpisFoxfire he was given a new set of regerations at one point, wasn't he?

[@jakeasaur8950]

Timothy Creighton yeah he was resurrected i think for the new who reboot?

[@TheMoonRover]

Only taking into account the TV show: The Master as portrayed by Roger Delgado (1971-73) was still in his normal lifespan, though it is generally assumed he had used all his regenerations by then. At some point afterwards he was injured or aged to the point where his body was decaying, as portrayed by Peter Pratt (1976) and Geoffrey Beavers (1981). He used the power of _The Keeper of Traken_ to take over another person's body, as portrayed by Anthony Ainley (1981-89). In _The Five Doctors_ he was offered a new regeneration cycle in exchange for helping the Doctors (the first time this was mentioned to be possible) but didn't get to claim this reward. Just prior to the TV Movie he was supposedly executed by the Daleks, but somehow survived in the form of a spectral snake which he used to take over yet another body in the form of Eric Roberts (1996), before finally dying. He was resurrected to fight in the Time War and granted a new regeneration cycle. He fled to the end of the universe in the form of Derek Jacobi (2007). He regenerated into a new body in the form of John Simm (2007-10, 2017). He then died again, was resurrected again and returned to Gallifrey where he was quickly kicked out again. He became stranded on a colony ship where he was eventually wounded by his future self whom he then regenerated into. That of course was Missy, portrayed by Michelle Gomez (2014-17), who was last seen badly wounded on the very same colony ship.

[@ghaleasprod6952]

Daleks : The rules of regenerations are known! You have expended ALL YOUR LIVES! 11th : Wanna see a magic trick?

[@blamecanada8525]

Did Michael Bay direct this particular regeneration?

[@taupopoki]

If it was Peter Jackson it would be split into three parts lols

[@waycomp2002]

+Taupopoki George McLeod They want him to do an episode

[@jamma.77]

+waycomp2002 , +Taupopoki George McLeod He'll ask them to write a 3-part story for him to direct.

[@taupopoki]

+Tardis Guy (A.K.A. Jamma77) Most likely spread across three new doctors lol

[@jodsilla6105]

Yah YAH!!!

[@wessltov]

Doctor: "You think you can stop me now, Daleks?" Dalek Supreme: "Yes! Someone exterminate him!"

[@ultracraftyt3701]

Hello!

[@ultracraftyt3701]

This is the Doctor

[@quietek1074]

I have a clean shoahhh!

[@gimboid2318]

Chibnall took "Breaking The Rules of Regeneration" a little too far

[@jamiestewart48]

AH'M A LITTLE BLACK BABY, BOYS!

[@timelordhonour]

Unless, before William, the Time Lords placed the Doctor in a chameleon arched and used that to change him into a Gallifreyan? And once the Doctor graduated from the academy, they gave him a set of 12 regenerations (because Gallifreyans aren't born with them. The chameleon arch took them from the Doctor. AKA 'changed species". )

[@vinzenzkopf6707]

@@timelordhonour really

[@niceaudiokevin3921]

*Timeless Child has entered the chat*

[@nintenjoab113]

Doctor who is never too far fetched

[@RoboDoesEdits]

i love how the daleks go into full emergency mode as soon as the doctor starts to regenerate, they finally have at his weakest and then they have to scramble in order to try and kill him off, if he regains his power it means the end of them

[@mianreplicate]

wait a minute.. i know you..

[@RoboDoesEdits]

@@mianreplicate hold up.

[@charlieranger0478]

Screw Ten’s regeneration! *THIS* is the most aggressive regeneration! I mean, *WOW!!*

[@JPproductions303]

The best doctors get the most aggressive regeneration

[@TheWhovinerd-1963]

@HQ I disagree matt has a more emotional send off , Tennant has a winey tantrum to Wilfred before he goes to save him and I really don’t like this as the doctor would never do that or say anything like that to his friends. Yes it’s nice that he looks back over all of his companions even older ones (as confirmed by 11 in the SJA series) but he only uttered 4 last words and for me that’s not enough for me to get emotional over. Whereas smith’s regeneration has more impact for me because he regenerates so quickly we barely get a chance to get to say goodbye 👋🏻 and that always makes me sad. I do like Tennant’s Doctor he’s not my favourite he’s in my top 3 I just find more things I don’t like about his Regeneration unfortunately I just don’t think it’s aged well to me and it’s a shame because it’s mostly a great final episode xx

[@mneech609]

@@TheWhovinerd-1963 To be fair he did live for only 3 years and that was the last time he could regenerate

[@TheWhovinerd-1963]

@@mneech609 Ik but I’m sorry I personally really don’t like it as it’s not something the doctor would do I personally don’t like him wining about him going to regenerate but that’s just me the rose thing is a nice touch I have to say so idm that and I do like how he goes back on all of his past companions as well. Tennant’s run lasted 4 years 2006 -2010 and he did 3 full series and a total of 8 specials (including the ones from series 2 and 3) Tennant Himself admits that he thinks he actually did too much. I still love him as the Doctor he’s amazing and a joy to watch as always it’s just towards his end I don’t like but apart from the speech he gives to Wilfred I don’t mind his Regeneration too much it’s not terrible just not my favourite either. Xx

[@leejamesmccarthy]

@@TheWhovinerd-1963 all this over the top explosion that Smith's doctor did wasnt to my liking... like many who fans at the time that liked Tennant and was sad to see him go I enjoyed the irony of it being his last words and you mentioned him whining to wilfred before hand... he was the most human like of his time lord character so whining is a human thing not to like not his normal character trait... in context of that scene, he thought he had survived the return of the time lords, rasillon and defeated the master too and come out mostly unscathed... then wilfred knocks four times and his moment of triumph is shattered... his regeneration was more poignant and memorable to me. I didn't want him to go where as Smith's I was less bothered

[@mistamemewide]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="146">2:26</a> Peter Capaldi Riding a Tank while playing a guitar foreshadowing?

[@yoinkerman8524]

I love the little details of the Time Lord energy liquifying because of how increasingly dense it became with each regen. Such great cinematography

[@A_T-]

The crack in space and time finally being useful

[@j0doe1]

"11th's regeneration was like a sneeze"

[@theshnall5949]

A sneeze that destroyed a whole fleet of Daleks and a small town? And I thought that blowing some papers of my desk was bad enough!

[@Aaron-lf8uj]

+Owen Owenator he ment Davids regen because technically he is the 11

[@optic3894]

No, he meant the actual regeneration, from Matt smith to peter capaldi. It happened so fast that if you sneezed you would miss it. Hope that helped :p

[@wa6280]

+Vlog Central yeah I was like matt nooooooooooooooo don't go wait who's that what happened 😕

[@ivandphantom9028]

But I like 11s regeneration

[@soulknight5330]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="69">1:09</a> that face he does is the face of a guy who remembers he has unlimited plot armor

[@ultrainstinctgokuhope7442]

What funny, the doctor have those powers of Plot Manipulation even the comics

[@cartoonking1789]

Well this means less now after the “Timeless Children” finale. Apparently he didn’t need the regeneration energy because he ALWAYS had INFINITE regenerations.

[@Thilladon]

Not really, u can see it as I do, which is that time lords did manipulate the Doctor's body, and locking him/her into a 12 regeneration cycle at max after deleting his/her memory, then the rift open, and we can think now (at least I do), that maybe the ones on the others side are from the same species as the Doctor, and wanted his/her name just to be sure they should unlock his 12 cycle, they could'nt know for sure 'cause Clara did just say the name was simply the Doctor but maybe they just give it a try like "Eh, its the last one, if it her/him and we don't even try, we are bad bad ones". And so he/she can now regenerate endlessly again 'cause she was the effectivly the one from their races. Just a theory though

[@EpicNinjaShiro]

@@Thilladon Conveniently the Timeless Child was ALSO from a race with two hearts and similar physiology.

[@Thilladon]

@@EpicNinjaShiro Yeah but for that part, timelord got two heart too due to modification they add to themselves in order to regenerate, as an example, we clearly know that the master have / has two hearts, and maybe the fact that it wasnt natural for him droved him crazy ?

[@cartoonking1789]

Alexis Marchand it’s a stupid retcon.

[@Thilladon]

@@cartoonking1789 Funny I look for retcon meaning and I found a description about DW lol, anyway, even if it is or if that's what u believe, its not cause u don't like it that it mean it stupid, I just pu my though, and for what DW provide us now, I just accept it, not like either of us could change what writers are doing now of DW

[@twiistedblox6253]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="184">3:04</a> he's literally a nuclear reactor

[@mariavictoriaantipolo1994]

but failed and f*cked up alot of people and non radioactive

[@Hellodude-el1sp]

You know it's powerful when even the TARDIS rocks like that

[@birdjesus2224]

And now it's time for one last bow, like all your other selves. Eleven's hour is over now, the clock is striking Twelve's.

[@julieeverett7442]

appropriate, wasnt it!

[@TheSolarzEclipse]

Only just noticed that at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="96">1:36</a> his right hand starts glowing on/off as the new regen kicks in. Little detail but I loves it.

[@JMJackMcNally]

m8 dunt tell me the rules o shet he about 2 break da rules

[@alenisdone]

luk at dis skrub brekn da rules im reportin him to microsoft

[@pasta_and_butter499]

SnargleBlargle lul luk at hem he is so nub m8 lets 360 noskop him wif potatoguns

[@jj_b5400]

***** u wot m8 christmas presunts r for skrubs if u hav doctor whu u have everything

[@alenisdone]

CaptainGrumpy This is the best one out of all of these.

[@h0lly_blue]

SnargleBlargle LUV FRM MLG BOIZ

[@androo6473]

“Daleks, never, EVER! Tell me the RULES!” You tell them doctor! Who thought that this was Matt Smith’s last scene as the eleventh Doctor?

[@marcosvfilho8687]

If that was the case it wouldn't be brought to the sad emotional side, but it sure as hell was emotional! I was on the edge of my seat just from seeing the Doctor for once being happy to regenerate and to live and literally make the Daleks shit themselves thinking that not even the Doctor's biology can save them from him.

[@Noivern87]

By far the doctor's best regeneration

[@ariandel2424]

after have seen the ending of 12th season, this episode and the whole 7th season have no sense anymore.

[@brianweyne5723]

Unless you consider season 11 and 12 as not cannon

[@brianweyne5723]

Thats what im doing

[@cameroncaws5959]

@@brianweyne5723 I'm writing my own fan series that carries off the End of The Doctor Falls. As far as I'm concerned my work is canon because for the first time ever I an amateur writer with no experience can actually claim that I'd do a better job than Chibnall.

[@brianweyne5723]

@@cameroncaws5959 nice keep up the good work my friend

[@avinashsukhwal834]

Maybe they capped his regeneration and this wasn’t just a new cycle but them unlocking the changes they made when they wiped his memory.

[@jakedrake3660]

i love how you can hear clear fear in the voices of the Daleks when the Doctor starts regenerating

[@MattLeger]

Absolutely one of my favorite moments in the whole series, classic or post-2005. The Doctor seems finally out of hope, of luck, of options...until his fellow Time Lords finally come through for him-and the Daleks realize they've been massively had! And he uses his unprecedented thirteenth regeneration's energy to blast the whole sorry lot of them to kingdom come. Thanks, Matt, Jenna and all the rest for giving us a truly epic send-off for the Eleventh Doctor.

[@edgarfox9872]

2013: Epic moment 2020:hahahah no

[@josephfurniss4496]

It’s weird because it doesn’t feel like it happened in 2013 it feels like 2015 or 2016 to me

[@TheWhovinerd-1963]

We all know the timeless child will get Retconned due to fan complaints like what happened with the paradigm Daleks. I will be angry if people complain about it being changed because then I’ll be like shut up and just move on with ur life it’s a TV Show for Christ sake ! Xx

[@SStupendous]

@@TheWhovinerd-1963 So what? Still a part of people's lives. You act as though in reality the show is nothing. If I changed your favorite sport to require you to wear "I love Bin zladen" hats then you'd be annoyed. Now that's random, but it's just a sport, right? It's more than just some small TV show.

[@TheWhovinerd-1963]

@@SStupendous I am well aware of this Doctor who is my life it is my favourite TV show and tbh I’m a bit obsessed hence the name Whovinerd. I am simply stating that there are more important things to worry about than Doctor who like I love the show so much but I still remember the fact that sadly none of it is real (and believe me I wish it was) I do apologise for the way I worded my previous comment as I understand that it wasn’t the best thing to say so I will gladly apologise and explain that i did not mean to be offend you. (Ik this isn’t related to what I’m saying but I don’t have a favourite sport as I’m not a big fan of sports tbh I’ve always been more of a theatre nerd than Athlete material) xx

[@SStupendous]

@@TheWhovinerd-1963 Yeah, there's far more important stuff in a person's life than Dr. Who. What I'm saying is it still isn't just nothing, I mean, we should say the same to people who obsess over games, shows, music... plenty of other entertainment.

[@gedgenatoraj]

Me when I see the season 12 finale: “Look how they massacred my boy!”

[@aidanmcdonnell3340]

Damn straight man this scene was so badass until then

[@keyanstoney1742]

I refuse to believe that. It’s fucking stupid

[@mightyactionx9391]

@@keyanstoney1742 The Timeless Child plot had been around for 45 years. Chibnall did not create it, he just pushed it to the forefront.

[@DisasterEnby]

@@mightyactionx9391 no, the morbius doctors were a background element of a single episode that Chibnall chose the absolute worst possible option to emphasise. The morbius doctors were not written with the intention of the Timeless Child. Here, let me, who's been watching the show my entire life, rewrite it. The Timeless Child is nothing but a gallifreyan legend about the origins of regeneration. The Doctor's pre-hartnell regenerations are their first regeneration cycle, the memory of which was wiped when they left the division - with means similar to 8's regeneration being used to ensure the Doctor would regenerate into an infant, where they then grew up with an adopted family into Hartnell. Tecteun? Part of the Timeless Child legend. The Doctor? An ordinary gallifreyan, for all intents and purposes. Just a few regenerations further along than we expected.

[@dwightk.schrute6743]

There was something magical about Moffat and Davies run. Something they just can't get with Chibnall.

[@einezcrespo]

No wonder he retconned everything including this.

[@Dark_Tale_1985]

Dude just single handedly retconned the show so hard that even DC was taken aback.

[@commenterjosh2428]

@@Dark_Tale_1985 Maybe someday someone should just retcon everything after Capaldi and start again with another actor as the 13th Doctor.

[@stevenshar1233]

I didn't know that Time Lord regeneration can be a seismic Kamahamaha or a Fairy Law that can wipe out all your enemies.

[@samanthacullen9686]

+steven shar I'm going with Fairy Law, especially since he took out the Dalek's in the process :D

[@JudgeBane]

+steven shar Lol, the Doctor went Super Saiyan!

[@pileofhazelnuts]

Love from gallifrey

[@TheTwilitHero]

Fairy law? Oh hell yes.

[@JoshSweetvale]

steven shar This was cheating. Cheating by the Doctor, the Time Lords and the writers. "Love from Gallifrey boys!" They overfilled the ol' petrol tank and now there's a fire.

[@precioushighland8559]

He said "... talk very fast, hope something good happens and take the credit. That's generally how it works" . And that's exactly what happened.

[@rich1051414]

I predict a future episode where it was someone very important who gave their lives to the doctor.

[@ruudiluca]

And that is why The Master is now a woman.

[@CharlieInDaUK]

Maybe it was Romana or Leela.

[@roberthaha1]

The woman from End of Time who was actually his mother.

[@LAMProductions99]

roberthaha1 That could make sense.

[@roberthaha1]

Orlando Soto Leyton Could be.

[@slvsproductions]

You broke the rules of Regen by having a showrunner with no idea about canon

[@foty8679]

What was the alternative? Let it end? I am happy for more.

[@99Plastics]

@@foty8679 Die a hero or live long enough to become the 13th 'doctor'

[@gurimisenpai2358]

@@99Plastics Not the 13th.

[@Bioblitz1997]

12th was good though, and i mean heaven sent man :) one of the best

[@atharvadeshpande6907]

@@Bioblitz1997 yeah. Cos it was still Moffat writing for him. That's why the Show was gold in the Smith and Capaldi years. The Eleventh Hour, The Time of Angels, Flesh and Stone, Amy's Choice, Vincent and the Doctor, The Pandorica Opens, The Big Bang, A Christmas Carol, The Impossible Astronaut, Day of the Moon, The Doctor's Wife, A Good Man Goes To War, Night Terrors, The Girl Who Waited, The God Complex, Asylum of the Daleks, The Angels Take Manhattan, Nightmare in Silver, The Day of the Doctor, Time of the Doctor, Deep Breath, Listen, Time Heist, Mummy on the Orient Express, Flatline, Dark Water, Death in Heaven, Lask Christmas, The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's Familiar, Under the Lake, Before the Flood, The Girl Who Died, The Zygon Inversion, Face the Raven, HEAVEN SENT, Hell Bent, The Husbands of River Song, Knock Knock, Oxygen, Extremis, The Pyramid at the End of the World, World Enough and Time, The Doctor Falls, Time of the Doctor.

[@solareagle1802]

I like how it evenly shows the power of the regeneration as being so destructive, it could level a fleet, a city, the surrounding landscape, and yet it takes just a moment to show that the TARDIS moves. This is one of the few times that the TARDIS is physically moved by sheer force, -not other technology- and it's basically because of a super regeneration nuke. Of course it has to be the Doctor who could manage this. The good man who sends demons running with nothing but words is the most terrifyingly powerful being there is. Love from Gallifrey boys!

[@Drago_Whooves]

I think the Tradis made herself just light enough to be moved and thus reduce some of the strain of the force wave on her outer hull she seems to troll the doctor by letting herself be moved all the time, aka "oh hey i'm just gonna let these folks load me up onto a cart and wheel me off"

[@andrewpickford4152]

The Master was offered a new set of regenerations in The Five Doctor's by the High Council so going beyond the "total" number of regenerations has been canon since Peter Davison's era

[@APlatypus]

I’m pretty sure 13 regens was established in Tom Baker’s era

[@oddbunchyeet28]

Yeah, I always sorta thought it was just a transfer of regeneration energy though, cause its well established time lords can do that.

[@olympicging1155]

So many people complain about Moffat's "convoluted stories lines" and other such things, and I'm just here thinking, "It's a show about an alien who can go anywhere he wants and do anything he wants in time and space. Of course his adventures are going to be all over the place at some point!" Granted, not all of his stories are awesome, but overall, the show's still good, at least in my opinion.

[@MLaak86]

Daniel Loughlin Moffat is a great writer, but I think he needs someone above him to keep him in line and or consistent cause otherwise he can go off an tangents, which aren’t necessarily bad just hurt a coherent consistent narrative.

[@GetterRay]

Actually, the Doctor has infinite regenerations and this scene is meaningless. LMAO! THANKS CHIBNALL!

[@NativS2002]

GetterRay That’s a theory.

[@MCshadr217]

12 regenerations, actually. But on his last regeneration, he reset the universe. Hence why he has more. He's lived twice now. People keep forgetting that.

[@OsamuWuVT]

@@MCshadr217 you poor...poor child....you have yet to watch timeless child have you?

[@chris_bev_9802]

OsamuWu42 They said clearly in that episode that the Time Lords limited all regenerations to 12, including the timeless childs, who is the doctor

[@shanedaley6236]

@@chris_bev_9802 if you want to see it like that sure but are we sure they did it to the doctor as well and how does the doctor have two hearts did they also take that too chibnall can't write

[@lavatiger8952]

The moment the clock struck 12 the 12 doctor was on his way that has got to be one of the best doctor who scenes In history

[@f4rr3r]

This is a perfect example of why Clara became so much like the Doctor towards the end. Both have lost so much and have known so much pain that they value their lives very little. Both essentially attempt suicide by placing themselves into no win situations. In 'Face the Raven', after Clara nearly falls from the TARDIS, Rigsy says "she enjoyed that way too much". She enjoys putting herself in danger because she's secretly so unhappy. The Doctor is the same. Ever since the Time War, every Doctor has regenerated by giving his life to save another. 8 dies trying to save Cass, 9 dies to save Rose, 10 dies to save Wilf, 11 dies to save Trenzalore. The Doctor has seen such awful things in the Time War that he has become suicidal. He doesn't value his own life so whenever he's given a chance to give it up for some glory, he takes it. This reaches a head in 'Time of the Doctor'. Any other being would just up and run away, trying to find the solution to his impending doom. But because the Doctor doesn't value his own life, he lets time run out before standing before the Daleks, ready for them to take his life. In 'Face the Raven'. Clara lets her time run out before standing before the raven, ready for it to take her life. Thematically, 11's death and Clara's death are identical.

[@crow9665]

Too bad Chibnill turned this moment of "breaking some serious science" into just another regeneration because the doctor is the chosen one.

[@MinibossMakaque]

How does she first hear about it? Some floating rags with no significance or any apparent relation to the plot or the Time Lords. Top notch writing, Chibnall.

[@AquaQuokka]

Not entirely true. A chameleon arch was used to seal their memories and regeneration energy, effectively turning them into a regular Time Lord. I'm not a fan of the Timeless Child thing either, but I want to make sure that people are informed. I'm kinda hoping that the bit where The Toymaker says "I made a jigsaw out of your history" means that the Timeless Child is someone else, possibly the Master, because at least it would make sense, with all the times he has regenerated and it would be an actual reason for the Master to destroy Gallifrey instead of "Grrr, the Doctor is more important than me, I'm so angry"

[@crow9665]

@@AquaQuokka I would engage in a rebuttal, but this was so long ago, I don't even watch this dead horse of a show anymore, so. Yeah, have your win ig.

[@AquaQuokka]

@@crow9665 Ehh I'm not really trying to win an argument I'm just trying to make sure people know that the Doctor doesn't have "infinite regenerations"

[@Antifag1977]

The only way this scene makes any kind of sense after the huge Timeless Child overhaul is that The Doctor had some sort of limiter restraining his regeneration ability that Gallifreyan bigwigs like The Division finally undid here. . Perhaps The Division would wipe The Doctor's memory after every 12 regenerations so that everyone would think its another person.

[@MegaAstroFan18]

If the Time Lords could limit themselves to 12 (that was told in the episode), why would it be so hard for them to do the same to the Timeless Child? In other words, that's exactly what happened. Glad to see at least one more person in these comments who can work that out. Don't know if they did it every 12 though, I think that only happened the one time.

[@CuppaTeaExe]

Remember when BBC forgot that this episode existed?

[@Filip97X]

Remember when BBC cared about the show and its history and most important about its fans ?

[@full-timeanimeman4341]

I guess that glowing thing in the sky is kind of being contradicted considering the fact that the doctor is the timeless child

[@BerzerkVideos]

My theory is that, since it's in The Doctors *genes,* they put some sort of inhibitor, restricting him to a max of 12 regeneration's like everybody else. But when everything was in danger, The Gallifreyans kept up their little lie by dropping the inhibitor, calling it a "gift of energy." Because what else were they to do? They could very well have died in their little pocket dimension had The Doctor fallen then. They had no other options, the selfish pricks. (Which makes sense, given their barbaric rituals for the children)

[@ivorobotnik108]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="123">2:03</a> me and the bois at 3 am breaking some serious science

[@StonksNZ]

r/AntiMemesThatAreActuallyFunny

[@KeruToL]

It’s actually 12:00AM

[@osmaioresnoobsdaterra4849]

this " old " doctor reminds me so much william hartnell *-* maybe because the clothes and the hair o.o...

[@keithkatzz]

Union Studios don't forget the cane

[@alancaddie8138]

It was suppose to be that way

[@capuzvermelho1053]

Cool ❄⛄

[@androo6473]

Union Studios the speech of akatan probably gave him look like a young version of the first Doctor, after all, same man, different body!

[@cank.3239]

It really shows how sturdy the Tardis is to withstand his regeneration, because the regeneration gets more destructive everytime the regeneration into the 13th must have been even more powerful props to the Tardis to let them regenerate in it.

[@foodman0388]

I love how his regenerations progressively got more destructive as time went on until this one, a regeneration he shouldn't even have is now so powerful that it blew away all the Daleks.

[@einezcrespo2107]

The destructive regeneration is more of the current Who. In the Classics The Doctor just regenerates with the TARDIS intact. 12th's regeneration damaged the TARDIS.

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="70">1:10</a> That face is just *so* Eleven.

[@knightbane3752]

just loved how this whole scene was actually Steven Moffat flipping off "fans" who at the time were insistent this be the last ever season of Doctor Who as The Doctor had used up all their regenerations

[@einezcrespo2107]

And The Timeless Children was Chibs flipping off the fans.

[@D3v2430]

I like how The Doctor legit just pretty much said “OI IM THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THIS SHOW I MAKE MY OWN RULES” I also like how he basically weaponized the destructive power of his regeneration energy against the Daleks.

[@codelyoko363]

And now none of this makes sense

[@jollycritic6766]

Notice at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="116">1:56</a> the clock has struck 12

[@thebighurt2495]

Please note: the Doc's death at Trenzalore was a fixed point and yet, was completely overridden. Only the Time Lords could tell the Laws of TIme itself: "Bite me."

[@selonianth]

Ah, but it wasn't his death that was a fixed point at trenzalore. It was a question, an answer, and the fall of the eleventh. And indeed he did fall. and the question WAS answered. I mean really, his death at Lake Silencio was ALSO a fixed point, he HAD to be there and River *had* to shoot to kill. Yet... he walked away without a scratch on his coat. Why? Because sometimes fixed points are funny about what is ACTUALLY fixed about them. Pompeii was a fixed point, we're told that while 10 could have warned everyone in a way that might've saved lives but because it'd break the timestream he didn't. Instead... he saves individuals directly. People fated to die with the city by all logic but because the fixed point was only applying to specifically the city. The inhabitants... were more of a grey area. Sure, he couldn't save *all* of them, too many people had learned about the events there in history books, but he could certainly save some of them, afterall... their names weren't there. Point is, the prophecy wasn't about the death of The Doctor. It was about a question, an answer, and the end of the 11th.... who did in fact come to an end.

[@Ynthawn]

Fun fact: the Dalek Supreme speaking from the Saucer is the same Dalek from "Victory of Daleks" and "Asylum of the Daleks.

[@gamingvampireking1704]

When your dieing so you decide to take everyone out with you

[@thehiddenninja3428]

dying* English is weird.

[@lewisfredette1319]

I absolutely adore the sound of the daleks screaming in terror as they are obliterated

[@India.H]

This scene was both a "wow!" moment and a "kill myself laughing" moment. "Love from Gallifrey, boys" xD

[@The-Hazbin-Devil04]

I'm pretty sure Russell T Davies basically broke the rules of the show. So now, The Doctor is basically whatever the hell you want him to be, if you think he's the Timeless Child, then ok, if you think he's just a regular Time Lord, also ok, He's broken the rules so he can do whatever the hell he feels like without Consequences.

[@WackoMcGoose]

So, from "Hello, I'm the Doctor. Basically... run." to "If you want my life... come... and... get it!". This is why Eleven will always be _my_ Doctor. He's the living embodiment of "madman in a box", even more so than Ten and Twelve were (they were good in their own right, but in a different way than Eleven, and that's the whole point of having different people play the role)...