DID IT SUCK? - Doctor Who [TWICE UPON A TIME REVIEW]

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[@HarrysMovingMedia]

What do you guys think of Jodi Whittaker so far then?

[@YSOFTWARE]

She cool.

[@gbsheard]

Hard to judge 2 words. But I'm excited to see what series 11 holds 😊

[@disappointedoptimist8659]

Literally nothing we have only seen 5 seconds of her Doctor

[@thepackingpacjack7767]

Harry's Moving Castle put this in the nicest way I can, I think you're going a bit too far on this episode now I know there are some problem ( like Clara's cameo) But other than that I thought the ending was great

[@TheCNYMike]

The accent will be interesting because I thought she said, "Oh Berlin." I had to go to Youtbe comments to see "Brilliant." She probably didn't have a lot of dialogue to give Chibnal a free hand in writing her. We'll see.

[@AtariDad]

The Dalek wasn't "collecting information on everything," he was simply connected to the Dalek database, which is the largest database in the universe.

[@samuelbarber4154]

Atari Dad must say, it would've been cooler if it was the Library planet from The Vashta Nerada two parter.

[@lepimond4605]

@@samuelbarber4154 Yeah, would've been a great way for Moffat to leave his final goodbye - referencing one of the best stories he ever wrote

[@freyjarichardson1519]

Moffat when compared to chibs looks like a saint.

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

Oh yes..

[@yoyoitsroro3329]

Then Russel is a god

[@freyjarichardson1519]

@@yoyoitsroro3329 Rtd will always be a god

[@MatthewsStopMotions]

Moffat compared to Russel T looks like a saint imo

[@freyjarichardson1519]

@@MatthewsStopMotions really did you not like Russell?

[@musicgal365]

The first Doctor's sexism pissed me off because Moffat wrote the character like an old man from the 60s, when he's not. He's an alien for fuck's sake! Why would he share the attitudes of humans from the 60s when he's from a race of powerful time travellers? It makes no sense to me whatsoever.

[@rasmusAbricot]

Ask yourself this then, why does the current doctor share the attitude of our current time? Because he lives amongst humans, the closest to his own kind he has ever found, obviously he is going to conform to their social norms at least in part. Besides, you are basically making the argument that an alien is less likely to be sexist, for no apparent reason other than your human attitude that sexism is bad

[@CoolG97]

Also, didn't the First Doctor travel with his granddaughter?

[@joecromarty6682]

rasmus nielsen he doesn't though, we've seen him question human society a lot.

[@rasmusAbricot]

Yes he has questioned human society a lot, based on what is currently topical, that's pretty much the point. Why would an alien, houndreds of years old, happen to comform with the social progress that happened during say, the 2000s, when it's entirely unbelievable that he would so, in the 1960s. It's not like the current doctor is running around shattering any social norms currently. for the most part he conforms and just takes the occasional jab at some social construct that is topical. If you take our current doctor and fastforward him 70 years, you would ask the exact same "why would he be this X, like he is actually from that timezone, when hes really an old alien?"

[@joecromarty6682]

rasmus nielsen well he'd want to blend in wouldn't he like when the tenth doctor went to the 50s and changed his hair. But he wasn't sexist in the original series was he? so why is he now?

[@TSutton]

No mention of Murray Golds amazing soundtrack for this episode? The amount of references to previously used music was staggering, and being a fan of the soundtracks from series 1-4, this was easily my favourite thing about the entire episode

[@ejmovement1613]

Agreed

[@morningcoffeecat2271]

T. Sutton Tbh it took me out of the episode completely, I would have liked a new score. The needlessly shoehorning in of old themes really didn't fit with the story

[@daffydeel9873]

I found it jarring to have some of the music that is too well-associated with old scenes, but I understand the desire to revisit the old hits one last time, as it seems we'll be getting a new composer going forward.

[@GodsMistaek]

@@morningcoffeecat2271 shoehorning old themes? Idk I thought it was a nice touch given it's still the same character. Using the same theme for the same character a few years down the line is genuinely a nice callback that honestly helps tie together the series as a whole. Makes it feel to me, at least, that this is a continuation of what I loved before.

[@tomellingsen]

12 regenerated because the process was already started. It was basically "hold it off and die" or "go through with it".

[@rmsgrey]

But the question was "why choose option B" rather than "why not stay as he is"

[@JakkFrost1]

@@rmsgrey ~ Because he didn't have a... handy receptacle to siphon off the excess regeneration energy. His only choices were to refuse to regenerate, or to go ahead with it. To either lock the barn door, or throw it wide open.

[@jmace2424]

Let’s be honest, after seeing the absolute failure that is Whitaker’s “Doctor” 12 shouldn’t have regenerated.

[@morphman86]

My main gripe with this episode was that 1st was portrayed as the persona of an old man and 12th as a millennial. Logically, it should have been the other way around. It was just so strange, coming hot off the heels of the ONLY scientifically accurate episode of the entire Moffat run.

[@imanimr2098]

Capaldi is such a great actor, it's very sad that he didn't get to fulfil his potential.

[@Robbiex-nz3ix]

he absolutely did?

[@bigcgaming3477]

Still... with all the ups and downs Moffat has brought us, we all know he beats Chris Chibnall by miles.

[@paulrees3861]

I thought the treatment of the original Doctor was a complete disgrace. Turning him into a sexist stereotype was extremely disrespectful.

[@snakezase2998]

It was apparently him fucking around with 12th

[@nachofast6144]

Honestly, Moffat writing the 1st Doctor as sexist as he did is a disgrace and it pretty much blasphemes Hartnell and the 1st Doctor Cya Moffat. Won't miss you

[@Filmreviewonline]

It certainly was not how the first Doctor was portrayed on screen by William Hartnell. Our video:-Why invent an odd first Doctor trait? kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6CUhJ16jpibpMU

[@rockandrollfan470]

Moffat did good with the story. I will miss him and none of you haters will change my mind.

[@Filmreviewonline]

Reply to:Johnny Davison Yes he did do so much right and it was enjoyable. However some things were very odd also. It is good it did not stop you enjoying it.

[@nachofast6144]

Johnny Davison Go ahead, enjoy it as much as you like it. I might be a hater but at least I have reasons to hate. I used to be a huge fan of Moffat's Who episodes but the last 4 seasons have mainly been pretty meh... But there were amazing episodes. Loved Dark Water, Heaven Sent, Listen, World Enough and Time, Under the Lake/Before the Flood, Flatline... But the last episodes and specials during Capaldi - the episodes that should be the best - have all been pretty anticlimactic to me

[@mikewhiles4635]

They used every opportunity to trash the 1st Doctor as being old and sexiest, Bill, the most useless companion arrived followed by Clara just to reinforce the bullshit. A huge disappointment and my very last new Doctor story. Sure I will not be alone. Good bye Doctor....

[@originalusername7415]

"moffat didn't want to give up the Christmas slot which the show has kept hold of for several years" oh if only he knew at the time

[@thegoodfather1177]

Christmas is problematic apparently, so they went with New Years, ugh

[@originalusername7415]

@@thegoodfather1177 that’s the reason? For gods sake

[@thegoodfather1177]

@@originalusername7415 Well to be fair, there is no 'official reason', none at all. The BBC won't say why, if it isn't malicious, then the only other reason could be that he had no ideas for a special, not likely considering how simply made the episode turned out being

[@hollywark2885]

Christmas is too British for the woke BBC. Gotta go for New Years so no snowflake groups are offended or feel excluded.

[@chase1146]

When testimony said about seeing HER again I honestly forgot that bill was a thing and hoped it was going to be Susan.

[@iforgothisname2564]

That what I was thinking. So disappointing when Bill came out.

[@rockandrollfan470]

+IForgot “IForgotHisName” HisName the Doctor doesn't loose her till the time war I think

[@chase1146]

id honestly like to this she still alive somewhere last we seen her was in the 5th doctors era. heres hoping she comes back for 13

[@johnnycotton3217]

Peter capaldi has a GREAT doctor in him but he was badly let down by Steven Moffat who is a terrible writer

[@randicus1030]

I disagree that Moffat is a terrible writer. Some of his older stuff on Dr. Who I thought were quite good. But as a show runner he let us down IMHO. Trying to push that SJW stuff in later episode. You are right I don't think there were many stories that Capaldi could shine. He was Clara's sidekick for much of the seasons with her. And can someone tell me an episode the Bill doesn't remind us all she's a lesbian?

[@jonsnor4313]

True, he could have hired a good character actor to help him with arcs and not tried to be so smart that he doesnt need to correct him. He has some serious flaws in his writing, while its great in others. And Moffat failed Capaldi as a doctor.

[@connorandjelic6386]

Johnny Cotton the whole “haha moffet was bad” meme is getting old

[@endangeredspecies8441]

Johnny Cotton have you watched the new series ? Lol

[@lapelcelery42]

Moffat writes extremely good episodes when he's mediating himself carefully, or when someone else is telling him which ideas need to go. He puts ideas he thinks are clever or 'cool' in without considering how they affect the tone of the show, and he's not beyond doing the same for 'funny' dialogue. Hence why his first series of Doctor Who and Sherlock are great (as he plays it safe), as are the episodes he wrote for 9 and 10 (when Russell had final say on what stayed or went). It's what I like to call "George Lucas Syndrome"

[@Charles00740]

The idea that the first Doctor was this obnoxious is another Moffatt fuck up of the lowest or highest order depending on how you look at it. The first Doctor wasnt JUST an old guy from another era, he was the Doctor - a genius, scientist and stronger than iron.

[@Charles00740]

Exactly. Terence Dicks used the character in "get togethers" so much better.

[@codyw1]

You're missing the point. New Who isn't a faithful continuation of the original series. The caricature of the 1st Doctor was New Who being exactly what it is - a parody version.

[@theonerandomguy1]

I think the face huggers are rip offs of the season 8 Christmas special face huggers things, which are a rip off of the alien face huggers.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Ripoffception! :)

[@charlz1636]

*dream-crabs

[@newenglisharchitecture1012]

1981: “It’s the end. But the moment has been prepared for.” 2005: “Rose… before I go, I just wanna tell you, you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And do you know what? So was I!” 2017: "Don't eat pears"

[@soupmanstevens160]

Ah yes, such a great nuanced comparison. Let's take some words Capaldi said about 3 minutes before regenerating with the profound sounding last words from several Doctors in the past. Let's not include the fact it's a reference to the 1995 novel Human Nature, in the New Adventures range, which was also featured in a deleted scene in the 2007 adaption of the same story. Let's not use the ACTUAL last words of the Twelfth Doctor ("Doctor, I let you go!") Let's not include any of the shittier last words from the classic series ("Keep warm!"; "What are you doing? OHHHHH, STOP, you're making me giddy! No, you can't do this to me, no no NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO"). Wow, such great writing from the classic series there!

[@marsyrobson1553]

Ava Kendall You deserve some recognition for calling them out. Thank you.

[@jeckjeck3119]

Martin Robson Agreed. Damn haters.

[@newenglisharchitecture1012]

Glad to know you're not salty at all, good one

[@newenglisharchitecture1012]

"Damn those haters for having a differing opinion than me! Damn them to hell!"

[@FunnyLilNightmare]

The goodbyes speeches from the Doctor are getting ridiculous. Just get it over with already! When 13 regenerates I'm half expecting a feature length rendition of Hamlet. "To be, or not to be. That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to regenerate without blowing up the TARDIS..."

[@mjm3091]

that would actually be funny, tho

[@MuljoStpho]

With an explosive trend forming with the Doctor's regenerations and knowing that the TARDIS is a conscious being in its own right, I wouldn't be surprised if the TARDIS just preemptively cuts off whatever speech to just dump the Doctor out mid-regeneration before any damage can be caused to the interior again. "You can blow up out there, thanks. I'll catch up with you afterwards this time."

[@FunnyLilNightmare]

Chris Chibnall, please make this happen.

[@einootspork]

There was still a big long speech, but I really liked how the Matt Smith - Peter Capaldi regeneration happened in a split second. My headcanon was that the further into the regeneration cycle you are, the more dramatic and pyrotechnic the regeneration was, and that 12 to 13 would also be understated in comparison. They ended up kinda fucking that up, but whatever. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@jedemerichjumawan2203]

Sporkaganza Am probably late but I guess it was spontaneous because it seemed more like a reset to a whole new regen cycle if anything

[@bohdan_lvov]

7:45 dude, did you even listen? they said that Rusty have an access to a dalek hivemind, which is have greater database of faces that whole Gallifreyan Matrix (which is overkill from the classic series, and the virtual place which is collecting minds of diseased timelord, Like a Testimony for them)

[@LordofFullmetal]

Agreed. He admitted that he watches Doctor Who with other people present; and because of that, I feel like he doesn't really pay attention. He's made a LOT of mistakes like this in his reviews, that make it seem like he just isn't watching it properly.

[@BookwormReaderGamer]

Yep, it is pretty annoying to hear him criticize things WRONGLY.

[@iHuzza]

Bohdan Lvov Tbh, I think that the confusion probably came from the fact that no context was really given in the episode itself - It wasn't explained WHY the Dalek was there, or WHY there was an army of Dalek mutants, among other things. Moffat just crammed wayy too much shit into this episode...

[@DocHaunt24]

@@iHuzza They do explain that those daleks are there since Rusty destroyed their casings after they came to kill him but not why he is there

[@mylles1112]

He's the same guy who doesn't like heaven sent. Not recognizing a good episode already dated as an idiot. And he gets this fight with moffat, I don't take his reason, but all the time? even in that masterpiece. well it's his problem for seeing trouble at all and being a bad beloved.

[@kanton4108]

The significance of Ridley Scott and facehuggers was that Ridley Scott was originally commissioned by the BBC to design the Daleks, but he was unavailable at the time.

[@Adam-nb6im]

Gatiss and Moffat have confirmed that the Captain IS the Brigadier's grandfather. The "source" you cited at 6:29 is an unofficial fan wiki which claims the character is the same character as depicted in some random non-canon book (a character which shares the same name as the Captain and is the Brig's great-uncle). There could have at least been a line of dialogue in the episode confirming this though.

[@dvader518]

That book is from the rights owners of the Brigadier.

[@borjankosarac3645]

Gatiss and/or Moffat claim that Archibald Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart (the WWI captain) is indeed the paternal uncle of the Brigadier's father, and thus Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart's great-uncle... LEGALLY. To get around the rights owners' strict definitions, the logic is that Archibald and his brother's wife had an affair but whether or not his brother knows this, history as a whole doesn't - so he IS Kate and Alistair's progenitor, albeit not according to the records so as to retain the facts of that book. Whatever you make of this, though, is up to you - I'm sure Moffat and Gatiss would much rather just be allowed to cut the middle man, but considering rights issues nearly led to the Daleks being un-useable in New!Who I can't blame them; and I personally don't have an issue with it. It's OK if not everyone does, or only considers solid recorded facts as actual canon...

[@dvader518]

Borjan Kosarac And, of course, said Dalek rights issues force them to use the Daleks once a year.

[@LordofFullmetal]

The show assumed the viewers weren't idiots... I'm pretty slow, and _I_ knew immediately that it wasn't the actual Brigadier. It wasn't even a question for me. Really not that hard, I don't know why people had trouble with it if an idiot like me could figure it out.

[@AhsimNreiziev]

+LordofFullmetal Especially since, you know..... the Brigadier is called Alistair Gordon and not Archibald Hamish..... By which I mean I agree with you completely (but you aren't stupid, so you probably had figured that out already).

[@homefront1999]

I kind of liked Rusty being in this just because it was so surprising to see him. It seemed so random that it was a nice surprise. I thought it was the Dalek from the 9th Doctor at first.

[@boulevard14]

The whole "you would make a/ are a good dalek" thing ties in with these episodes

[@flimpeenflarmpoon1353]

My favourite part of this episode was making the 1st Doctor a bigot. Fantastic.

[@metalmugen]

I know right? Such an authentic portrayal of William Hartnell's Doctor, not disrespectul and ignorant at all.

[@soupmanstevens160]

I'm sure the notorious racist, homophobic and antisemitic William Hartnell would've approved

[@sophiefilo16]

TheBobBrom I'm pretty sure Ava Kendall was just playing into the sarcasm started by the OP...

[@PoissonVisageStudios]

Nicholas Courtney, who played Bret Vyon in 'The Daleks' Masterplan' opposite Hartnell (then went on to play the Brigadier) said that he heard Hartnell mentioning how one of their other cast members was Jewish in a racist-sounding way.

[@soupmanstevens160]

it wasn't "standards of the time" to be racist. hartnell was apparently disgusted that there was a black actor playing a pilot in "the tenth planet". just because he was friendly with carole, doesn't mean he wasn't antisemitic. plenty of people have justified individuals as being "one of the good ones", while continuing to hate the group at large. as much as i love hartnell i have to accept he held some very morally dubious beliefs and flaws, and i'm not going to deny them purely because i respect his work.

[@kyeflint1]

I agree completely but I think peters acting was under rated, I thought he had a brilliant last 10 minutes as the doctor, leaving us with a fitting goodbye and reminding us all why we loved him as the 12th doctor

[@PatheticApathetic]

Rusty wasn't collecting information. It's connected to the Daleks' shared information database, because it's a Dalek. He went to that one specifically because it's just about the only Dalek in the universe that can be reasoned with

[@LordofFullmetal]

The Dalek had the info the Doctor needed because of the Dalek hive mind, a well established piece of canon for a LONG time. It was specifically mentioned many times in Clara's first ever episode, and even factored into the plot. It has been mentioned in many, many episodes. Also, I immediately understood that the soldier you see in the episode wasn't ACTUALLY the Brigadier. I had no problem understanding that he was just an ancestor, and not the same person. Dunno why you had trouble there. Seemed pretty obvious. I really mean no offence by this (I'm not hating; I like these videos. I'm saying it because you need to hear it), but you make a LOT of basic mistakes like this. I feel like you watch the episode once, chatting to other people and NOT paying attention, never watch it again, and then do your review based on that; because honestly, a lot of this is stuff you should know JUST from watching the episode. And when you're a REVIEWER, that's not ok. You think ALL reviewers do that? You really don't have to be a die hard fan to know this shit. You literally just have to listen to what the show tells you, often IN that very episode. And you keep MISSING that stuff. You've accused a whole bunch of stuff of making no sense that actually makes perfect sense if you PAY ATTENTION. You've accused shit of coming out of nowhere when it's been in the series for years, in a large number of high profile episodes that most people have watched. I wouldn't care about you making these mistakes if it wasn't for the fact that you're JUDGING the episode based on your inaccurate information; and therefore, this can actually affect the score you give it. How is anyone meant to take your reviews seriously when you are clearly not paying attention? If you can't get basic information right, which is literally given to you IN the episode you're reviewing (pretty sure he MENTIONS the hive mind in this very episode), why should anyone trust what you have to say? Especially when it happens on a regular basis. And I've found at least one mistake like this, which is literally explained in the episode, in almost every single review of yours that I've watched. It's NOT a rare thing. You really need to work on this for your reviews in general, not just your Doctor Who ones.

[@AhsimNreiziev]

This is very much in line with my thoughts about the Review, and the Reviewer's general body of work, as well.

[@dylanlewis3038]

Thank you! I started watching his Doctor Who reviews with his reviews of Series 1. In those, he’s obviously watched them more than once, paid attention, and gives them glowing praise. He’s clearly biased towards Series 1, and while everyone is entitled to an opinion, a reviewer should try to be objective.

[@Raneriu]

I ended up drinking nearly half a bottle of rum whilst watching this episode, so I was unsure as to whether the things I got angry about were legitimate points, or if I was just too drunk to get it. Turns out this episode was just as terrible as I thought, and for all the same reasons. Not even alcohol can drown out Moffat shitting on my childhood.

[@paulbangash4317]

paddy flatley the music has also been vigorously shat on 💩

[@arthureaterofworlds5176]

Chinball: Comes in and just shits on it the most.

[@TheDrummingWarrior]

Women are like glass because they can be smashed is the impression I got from Moffats uncontainable urge to fill every episode with sex jokes

[@razzledazzle7776]

Lloyd Benson no it is meant to mean women are very fragile and easily broken, like glass. It’s a very old phrase.

[@TheSpawnfan]

Rejoice comrade, the era of Moffat is done, so, no more sex jokes, no more Clara, no more dumb plots (i hope)

[@bohdan_lvov]

Razamataz Productions thank you good sir! I also had nothing to make from this interaction and thought of deflowering, even if it's seems to be TOO MUCH even for Moffat.

[@RK-ep8qy]

Lloyd Benson no pretty sure it meant women are fragile, scare easily - need a man to support them from breaking etc

[@TottyRops]

You take the phrase out of context and out of time, and it's the sort of thing the first Doctor would have said. They can't make the first Doctor the same as the original but with modern standards of political correctness, it totally wouldn't have worked. Also, the phrase "Women are like glass" was something even I remember being said when I was a kid; so before calling stuff out, do a bit of research!

[@Jasonm25870]

when they did the Christmas truce thing, I was expecting Paul McCartney to pop up with his Pipes of Peace song from 1984 where the video of said song is set during the Christmas Truce where everything stops and they all have a game of footy

[@samuelbarber4154]

My issue with Testimony, is the missed opportunity, Moffat could've had a meet up with any of the characters he's ever written, and we just got, Bill, Clara and Nardole.

[@jem229]

do you want the shorthand answer. yes

[@constipatedcat3035]

I hated it i thought it was a pointless episode. Capaldi's exit would have been best served on the end of series 10. As for Jodie Whittaker i think the regenerating in the Tardis has gone a bit stale. Also how many times do they need to crash the bloody thing!!!!

[@ishaandw]

I mean originally it was the TARDIS that caused regenerations soooooo....

[@bohdan_lvov]

2:28 it's actually reference to a The Dalek Invasion of Earth kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ_To5Vnf76Sj6M so meta

[@ValpasKankaristo]

LMAO I had totally forgotten about that line!

[@HarrysMovingMedia]

No way as if he actually said that! Brilliant.

[@tomcrusader2032]

Except that the context and relationship to the two different characters he's speaking to make that line completely out of character this time round. I love good writing. Can anyone recommend a show that has it?

[@MrPaulmorris7777]

My God, that is horrendous. The sexist pig. This is unbelievable. And, expected from a guardian. Fuss over nothing!

[@charlz1636]

7:14 You say they put it off for "an absurd amount of time", but I'm pretty sure Tennant's Doctor managed to suppress his regeneration for far longer when he was visiting every companion and old friend he met during his tenure.

[@tabularasa0606]

I think you're being quite generous with the episode. It was predictable, more "I do not want to go". And more stupid timey wimey. Moffat overuses time travel as a plot device, instead of using it to show places in history/the future.

[@BK-ku1zt]

Also, is there ever any explanation for why testimony didn't just pause the doctors as well and take the guy they were after? the episode was so dull that I genuinely don't remember much from the first 20 minutes other than the single thought of "is this super-futuristic time travelling computer heaven from the year 5 billion that can pause time lifting the tardis up with a regular old chain?".

[@ejmovement1613]

That is an interesting point of view. I can definitely see that a bit.

[@1015Elvis]

Motion One: Capaldi announced he was leaving not the BBC. Motion Two: Rusty is just there as a plot device to serve the Nation estate and access the Dalek Data Banks. Motion Three: The Dalek facehuggers are meant to be there too show that the good Dalek is in Refuge from his Kind. *I do agree the scene is a bit pointless Motion Four: They cut a lot of stuff, (There's two of us and them coming out of their tardis scenes got cut), there was more to the beginning. Motion Five: I believe that testimony is the "good" version of the afterlife Missy created a few series ago.

[@homefront1999]

Might just be me but i would love a Season of Dr Who with out any companions. Maybe one off companions for episodes.

[@newenglisharchitecture1012]

You should see The Deadly Assassin

[@thomashall8701]

2009 was like that

[@BlackCover95]

That wouldn’t really make much sense. The companion serves as the Watson, someone inexperienced who the lead could explain things to. Without that, the audience will be lost. The only other alternative is to have the Doctor talk to himself (see “The Deadly Assassin”), and that would get tiring very quick.

[@BlackCover95]

clapping penguin That’s one isolated episode, not multiple stories on end.

[@r4ptorzlolz878]

I immediately understood that the captain was the brigadier’s farther, I don’t know how you could misunderstand it.

[@danieljohnson6975]

That still wouldn't work,as the brigadier would still be ancient around 60 when he's in the Pertwee era, so I thought the captain was the his grandfather

[@thousmellofpiss2776]

It's his grandfather Moffat and gratis confirmed it

[@SunniestAutumn]

You'll be happy to find that you understood WRONG. I mean, lecturing other people by what they should've known only works if you know the shit yourself.

[@politecat1768]

It's his grandfather

[@LordofFullmetal]

Really doesn't matter exactly how he's related. The important thing is that they, unlike the reviewer, IMMEDIATELY recognised that this was not actually the Brigadier. Because it's made pretty obvious in the episode.

[@kirstyshadowdancer5095]

I actually laughed at the post regen activity. The Tardis was literally "YOU'RE NOT THE MAN I MARRIED"

[@BlackCover95]

Look up “Curse of Fatal Death”.

[@MrShark01]

Anyone else question the whole lot of David Tennant era music in there. Hearing the Rose music from badwolf bay sort of brings you out of the scene

[@Chapmike]

Mr.Shark There's no questioning, it was Murray Gold's last episode too.

[@aarontokay1463]

I am so late but I agree. I heard that and it seemed so off? Like that music was strongly connected to rose so it didn’t correlate at all. I wish they had made a new piece specific for Jodie

[@JakkFrost1]

As I understand it, they played bits of _all_ of the music Murray Gold wrote for Doctor Who during that episode, because he was leaving the show, or retiring altogether, or something like that. With that info, it makes more sense when I heard 'Bad Wolf', but I would have preferred it anywhere else rather than introducing the new Doctor.

[@zacroper3577]

It was pretty great hearing Murray Gold playing his greatest hits in the episode especially since he is leaving the show. But I don't think using the 11th Doctors 2nd theme (Majestic Tale) was a very good idea. Not to say the piece of music is bad, but just felt a bit odd using that instead of Twelves theme. The final section of his theme specifically would have been great for the scene.

[@Karas540]

They also used bad wolf theme. I agree that it would be better to use 12th Doctor themes or some new ones.

[@commanderazaxyr3009]

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[@jamesturner6979]

The fact that they referenced the Brigadier and not Susan was probably my biggest disappointment. David Bradley was easily the highlight of this episode despite Moffat trying to turn the First Doctor into "racist grandpa". I should've expected this since Moffat has stated in the past his dislike of First's character. Overall a meh episode that should have been Capaldi's grand exit but focusing too much on Bill and other factors left Twelve going out on a whimper instead.

[@ZakJordan98]

James Turner I think Mark Gatiss should have written this episode considering how well he wrote William Hartnell in An Adventure In Space And Time and he's clearly a fan of his era

[@BlackCover95]

Funny you should use the term “racist grandpa”. The First Doctor actually DID have a genuinely racist moment. I cannot recall any sexism from him, however.

[@razzledazzle7776]

Yes. It was fucking boring, shat on the character of the first doctor and was utterly pointless.

[@hollywark2885]

They need to stop giving Mark Gatiss roles on the show, he's way too samey, it was just Mycroft from Sherlock all over again. And then trying to make him related to the Brigadier to make him this significant and important character all of a sudden. Utter tosh. Combine that with the dull dragged out "last hurrah" for Capaldi, the whole thing just felt like a complete waste of time to be watching on Christmas when there's much else on offer.

[@craydogdog1530]

Am I the only one that liked the episode?

[@sophiefilo16]

No, I think it's about 50-50. Moffat divides the fandom yet again... :/

[@jeckjeck3119]

John Hazzle I liked it.

[@Mineycart]

John Hazzle no I loved it

[@FlowerProductions1]

I liked it, but I didn't love it

[@teh7634]

I loved the episode and the entire season. By the way the guy who played the first doctor played the janitor with the cat in Harry Potter

[@georgeclarke1473]

“If this’ll work to the shows advantage, we’ll have to see” Honey you’ve got a big storm coming

[@blastfromthepast8344]

Did it suck? Oh yes, BIG TIME!

[@arthureaterofworlds5176]

Looks at Revolution of the Daleks

[@elberno4243]

You're not going to like this but.... RTD didn't allow any companions to die permanently either. Bad Wolf, Face Of Bo, Micky replaced Ricky, Martha walked the earth & I still can't talk about Donna Hell, if you include River,who died under RTD's watch. she was "saved" to a supercomputer which can interact with reality and her parents are stuck in a perpetual time loop. #MercyForThePonds? ADRIIIIIIIiC!!!!

[@WiloPolis03]

Dang you're right I guess the 9th Doctor is the only one who actually dies, although I guess his eyes made an appearance in Day of the Doctor

[@elberno4243]

@@WiloPolis03 By 9th, Do you mean John Hurt, Christopher Eccleston or the Shalka Doctor? I just re.watched Day Of The Doctor. I forgot they actually used a full colour clip of Eccleston, (It's Capaldi's eyes, I believe you are thinking of) I also forgot that they go to Gallifrey via Paintings. Tennent & Smith even travel there by tardis with Dave saying it is already time locked, but they can save Gallifrey by time locking the entire planet. #ContradictiveParadox The Curator tells the doctor that he will revisit old FACES, so..... No need to worry about Trenzelore, thanks. By the way, just jump back into the picture I really enjoyed watching it tho, I feel so conflicted

[@derekreece5536]

I legitimately have never disagreed with a review to this extent before. This story is like culmination of so many different themes from across 12's era - his evolution from solder-hater to understanding general, from facing his fear of being one of the ultimate soldiers in Death in Heaven, his weary-from-the-battlefield view after seeing Clara and Bill horrifically die, and his resulting questioning of choosing to live. The inclusion of the 1st doctor as a contrasting character - a man scared of becoming a new man and dying - versus 12 being scared to live is so interesting. The contrast between these two who are legitimately the same character but with so much growth occurring between them is so satisfying. The insistence on 12 being 'stuck in the shoes of 11' I find completely ridiculous. This incarnation is a battle-weary general cross uncle who doesn't give an F. Moments like in Face the Raven, where you see his reserved but pure anger and fury, are completely different to 11, as is his nonchalant attitude, his love of lectures, his storyline with Missy and contributing to her being a good person... he's just simply not like 11 at all from an objective perspective. He's the most 'simply doctor' since 4 in my eyes and simply breathes his multilayered character which isn't as simple to summarise as 10 or 11. Maybe I loved this episode simply because I love 12, but your comments on 12 being '11' are simply false. Your critique of the Christmas armistice is what I find most baffling - 12 has just gone through absolute hell with World Enough & Time + The Doctor Falls, facing almost certain death and not being able to save Bill from her fate, debatably the worst for any companion in the history of the entire show, has rendered him being weary and not wanting to go on. He seems to lose every fight he's in - Death in Heaven, Clara's death in Face the Raven, Missy leaving him. He's totally done - and then this miracle, this real-life miracle, occurs. The universe gives him the *slightest* bit of hope in it, after being completely heartless for ages. It's a beautiful moment which ties so many themes of Capaldi's era together, and I'm mystified why you think it was there just for a Christmas inclusion. You also didn't comment on the absolutely *stellar* soundtrack and the ultimate victory lap for Murray Gold. This is undoubtedly the best scored episode of the entire revival, which is no mean feat. This, coupled with other magnificent moments of the story, including the Doctor of War moment and his regeneration, are some of the best of Capaldi's era. Speaking of which, your categorisation of Capaldi's speech as boring, time-wasting and (to my absolute bewilderment) 'bad acting' is mystifying - this speech feature has long been a part of the revival, happening with 8, 9 and 11. I hope you criticised Night of the Doctor, The Parting of the Ways, and Time of the Doctor with similar disdain. Yes there are problems with the glass creatures, you can disagree with Bill being in it (although if watched as a three-parter with World Enough & Time + The Doctor Falls, and both being completely devoid of hope, and Capaldi desperately needing some hope left), but I really don't understand your unbelievable critique - it is much more of a character study rather than a big bombastic adventure, and I love it for that. You are entitled to your opinion, but I disagree profusely with it.

[@jonathangimenos]

I love the mondasian cybermen voice

[@ST0PM0SS]

"pretty much nothing happens" - most people who watched this episode.

[@slandersir7255]

The 'face huggers' have been around since the first season of Doctor Who, over a decade before Alien came out.

[@dvader518]

Clara HAD to make an appearance. Each new series Doctor has their first companion either present for or appears shortly before each regeneration (Rose is in Parting of the Ways, Journey’s End and The End of Time Part 2. Amy is in Time of the Doctor). To NOT have Clara appear would have been a bigger disgrace to the show than having her appear.

[@mjm3091]

dvader518 and they didn't actually do anything bad with her. They actually fixed the most hated thing about her - the immortality ending. Using testimony's memories they showed us that she actually went back to Gallifrey to die. The only thing that bothered me about her in this episode were her brows. It wasn't the best day for them...

[@dvader518]

MJM Not to mention that the episode implies that Bill dyed when she jumped off of the TARDIS with Heather and that the Cybermen killed Nardole.

[@dvader518]

Mike DeMarco Bill remembers Heather saving her, though.

[@mediakira6621]

..the word “Disgrace” is a exaggeration, surely. It literally only happened with three out of 15 doctors so far.

[@moabpanda01]

Been waiting for this for ages, Great video mate!👍👏

[@urban_hoplite7593]

This episode is the worst last episode of any doctor since the reboot. With the ninth we had the return of the dalek emperor and a epic battle. The tenth doctor had the master and the almost return of the timelords and the most emotional regeneration ever. The eleventh had a epic battle on trenzalore. But this, is the doctor meeting himself, then not much happens, I was deeply disappointed by the episode.

[@zipgow]

I always disliked 10's overlong send-off, in which he says goodbye to everyone he's met, then finishes by shouting "I don't want to go!" I always thought it was disrespectful to the next Doctor.

[@tsohgallik]

@@zipgow I loved that you hate it.... 9 and 10 are the best Doctors and no one else can match them... 😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😹😂😹😂😹😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😹😂😹😂😂😹😂😂😹😂😹😹😂😂😹😂😹😹😂😹😂😂😂😹😂😹😂😂😹😂😹😂😹😂😹😹😂

[@tsohgallik]

I always loved the 10 Doctors seasons and then the fun finale which was much a 4 part finale.... and then there were also the specials too... I like the Waters of Mars episode cause parasites and Mars... Alonsy!!!!

[@evai5318]

@@zipgow Well, the Doctor obviously loves his form and personality in 10, and he doesn't want it gone.

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

Urban - you summed it up perfectly

[@osiancoleman8447]

If u hear the Doctor’s regeneration speech with no music it’s amazing. Like the performance is,

[@RosinaEmilyW]

I think that they should have forgot Bill and Nardole. Also, why the hell did Jodie press buttons on the console. Literally every single time the Doctor has done that it has gone terribly wrong. I wish that more time could have been spent on the episode. I think that (was it Patrick Ness?) who wrote Class could have done a great job as he is much darker and grounded than Moffat. It would have been so great to let Capaldi off Moffat's leash for at least the one episode.

[@BK-ku1zt]

Well you see they needed a cliffhanger that sets up the next series, and without putting in some kind of external element that they'd need to explain next series as the reason the tardis got fucked up they just thought "I know, let's have the doctor push the self destruct button that'll go down great and makes total sense" and that's how we got it. The reason so little time got spent on the episode is because the new showrunner refused to do the christmas special when he originally agreed to so they had to rush it. Which is why half the episode is filler and the other half is shit.

[@verdurite]

Emily W bill and nardole were the best part so you can suck it (update(not to be taken seriously))

[@verdurite]

Barnaby Keyes dude its a comment so you need to stop being triggered and i never said i had to be taken seriously

[@BK-ku1zt]

so i'm apparently triggered because you didn't specify that you were to be taken seriously? well I never said I was to be taken seriously either so by your logic you're wrong as well. Also you might want to look up poe's law as it applies here with your original comment.

[@verdurite]

Barnaby Keyes looks like someones mad

[@michaelmartin9022]

Daleks original creators of the Hitchhiker's Guide confirmed

[@saskruffriders8234]

Moffatt wrote a shit episode. Quelle surprise. He's been writing shit episodes and taking unnecessary breaks in the show since matt smith became the doctor.

[@davidsteel4993]

4:44 How did they even copy Clara? She was frozened by the Time Lords one second before she was killed by the Quantum Shade. Also it was a fixed point, so how did the Testimony get the time copy Clara and how did they not unravel the Web of Time?

[@BK-ku1zt]

They bastardised the character of the 1st doctor by making him as bigoted as he is in this episode which they did, if we're honest, so that Moffat could virtue signal more just like he did with the bizarre lines in the two part season finale. There are so many reasons that it's wrong that I'm not going to bother. But the one right at the forefront is that the time lords are a race that we recently learnt can regenerate from one gender to the other, why the fuck would there ever even be any sexism about if most of them have been both genders throughout their lives or were raised by/around people who had been both?. Other than the blaring issues with him I personally found the episode predictable, empty and worst of all boring.

[@ghostkage]

I agree with you, I also noticed the 2 part finale problems, the worst was Bill stopping the scene dead as the cybermen are marching to kill them all and she says something like, You know im a Lezzie right ? & that I never liked being around old people right ? and Capaldi just looks at her like, uh huh. Its funny because they establish Capaldi knew she was a Lez from the start,even if they didnt do it concretely enough they had their little convo over some chips at school at the start of the 2 parter. They should have used Tenants machine that goes DING to go off each time they virtue signaled over Bills awesome Lezzie-ness.

[@BK-ku1zt]

If you replace every reference to Bill's sexuality and her mother (which went nowhere) with something about her as a character rather than as a blank canvas that happens to be a lesbian then we might have gotten something worthwhile. It's not like Rose went around saying "I like dick actually" whenever another woman tried talking to her, because it wouldn't make any fucking sense as something someone would actually say. It's almost like we couldn't care less about what the sexuality of the companion is either way and we'd rather get a fleshed out character with their lines and scenes focused on building them up as a believable person.

[@mgthestrange9098]

I think it was more of a raised eyebrow to the differing attitudes between now and the 1960s.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Becasue it was never like that until Missy and now the female Doctor. That's what happens when take a mild running gag (the Doctor hinting that it CAN happen) and try to make it cannon law on a show this old.

[@BK-ku1zt]

I don't even have any issues with a female doctor inherently, it's just that with the direction of the show and the BBC it's pretty obvious that they aren't going to treat them the way they've treated every other doctor because of their gender. They can't have a fallible doctor any more, because a large number of people that still watch the show are the same idiots that clamoured for a female doctor just because of diversity rather than quality writing. The show has become wish fulfilment for a small crowd that never gave a shit about the show to begin wtih.

[@MrMakeDo]

Anyone with a vague idea of modern history would know that the Captain isn’t the brigadier from the start. It was made very clear early on that the Captain is a World War ONE Captain.

[@ShamrockParticle]

Thank you for mentioning the sexism, which was not one of the first Doctor's traits. The smackbottom line was just a needless callback. Bradley does sell the first Doctor marvelously and the Younger Lethbridge character also feels like the reveal is too forced, and could have been any soldier and be better for it. The xmas truce was pretty cool, though!

[@jober1905]

Remember when the 12th doctor said something about not having sexism on gallifrey? Well the 1st doctor should not be sexist because of that. I'm confused, why have him be sexist?

[@Nik6644]

Because he was in the show. It’s really a bit of meta commentary on the differences of the two runs

[@JohnGamingFuntime]

Whoa whoa whoa,hold up. Bill was gay? You're tell me that they made Bill Potts gay? So she was a black,female....who also happens to be a homosexual?.......almost feels like they were trying to mark off some kind of list they had or something

[@Krshna28]

Why would the doctor be sexist? He's not from earth. He's from a advanced race and is far more intelligent then anyone from Earth. Ruined the episode for me. And it should of only had the two doctors and nobody else. The doctor is not from the 60's. The show was created then. But the character is hundreds of years old and only arrived to Earth in the 60's. I don't ever remember the doctor having issues with Women doing things.

[@Nik6644]

I think the comment was more in remark to the differences of the new show and the old. And yes the writers wrote some sexist things back then and one of the things he said in this episode is even a quote

[@cursedsummoner]

These two Doctors, that managed to put off regeneration, because they each are the first Doctor. After the events of Trenzalore, with there still being a Doctor in the universe, but not the same Doctor since Matt Smith was the 13th (since Tenant dupe glitched himself) of the Original Doctor. Peter Capaldi being an anomaly in the universe and now on top of that wants to regenerate. Could be a way to explain it, really stretching it thou.

[@MattFyrm]

I think you're a bit to negative on things, dare me say it "nitpicky"

[@ashbridgeindustries380]

That's just the way society is today. I watched The Last Jedi the other day, and I thought it was pretty good. Then I saw the enormous backlash on social media and just thought: Why? The answer is, people these days are *too* critical. Unless every single detail is absolutely perfect, they're not satisfied.

[@ashbridgeindustries380]

Although, to be fair, I do agree that Bill was brought back for no other reason than to remind us all one last time that she's gay, before leaving for good. She'll probably appear in next year's Christmas special, just to say: "Hey, Doctor! Remember me? Bill Potts? The gay one? Okay, bye then!"

[@BK-ku1zt]

That's a bunch of bullshit. The reason the last jedi was so heavily criticised is because the bulk of star wars fans grew up with the original trilogies or hold them up as some kind of holy trinity of films. They dislike TLJ because it tarnished the franchise not because they are overly critical generally. Comes down to nostalgia, plain and simple.

[@zachanikwano]

+Ashbridge Industries Wow, way to dismiss the opinions of a vast group of people because you believe that they're being "too critical." Yes, *every single person* who disliked The Last Jedi just being "too critical" because you personally liked the movie. It's fine to like things that are good, bad or average -- whatever. Everyone has different likes and preferences. The problem comes when people start saying something is objectively good (or bad) based on their feelings/bias, instead of basing it off of facts. Go watch MauLer's Last Jedi critique. It's long, yes, but it is in depth and he clearly explains how and why he believes that the second film of the new trilogy is a bad one.

[@ashbridgeindustries380]

Look at any, and I mean *any* film or television franchise *at all* and you will see a small group of people that will defend the original to the hilt. Some Star Wars fans will tell you that the originals were the only good films. Some Doctor Who fans will tell you that the show has been crap ever since William Hartnell left in 1966. If you have a genuine reason as to why you think a franchise has gone down hill, that's fine with me. It's when people criticise it purely because it isn't exactly how the original was that I have a problem.

[@Jasonwho1974]

I agree completely with this. Making the 1st Doctor sexist & misogynist was purely to make an example out of how far the show had come in regards to PC & to usher in the first female Doctor. But not once was the 1st Doctor ever once sexist or misogynist during the original run. On top of that the whole idea is contradictory, because first off the Doctor is a time traveller so would be very in tune with being PC even the first incarnation & secondly as the Doctor pointed out to Bill in series 10, he is a time lord from Gallifrey & there culture is way beyond earths simple ideology & typical stereo types of gender. Yet his first incarnation shows typical signs of an old human grandfather from the 60's. Abdolutely brilliant writting moffat - makes perfect sense & pays complete deserved respect to the Original Doctor, show runners & show on a whole 👍👍

[@michaelmartin9022]

But no doubt reviewers were calling it an "affectionate tribute" all the same. Much like that other show with an episode based on TOS Star Trek, which reviewers described as an "affectionate tribute" before going on to describe a show that actually seems to shit all over it

[@ealadubh4800]

The last scene and its monologue makes complete sense if how I read it turns out to be true, and something they've been foreshadowing since World Enough And Time: a female replacement Doctor which isn't actually him. Because I don't think it's the Doctor that Jodie will be playing, but the TARDIS consciousness in his body with the two of having swapped places. After Capaldi's "Yes, I know they'll get it all wrong without me" line, a direct reply to an unheard voice from the TARDIS, it then offers him his 'rest' by taking over for his next life - hence the female 'Doctor'. Capaldi's monologue thus isn't instructing his future self, but the TARDIS on how to be the Doctor, and the last line, "Doctor, I let you go", is the first one spoken by the TARDIS after they trade places.

[@Keihryon]

I could actually accept that explanation.

[@Azphreal]

That would be great. It would stop the people complaining about a female Dr. With it also being the Tardis then you could have a Dr who is less experienced so you would see them learning and the Tardis going mad could be the Dr not understanding how to control himself.

[@YasonYou]

@@Azphreal why should we bend over backwards creating some elaborate and ridiculous plot twist just to make some haters happy? Jodie is the Doctor, simple as that.

[@jameswheeler59]

guys moffet made the first doctor sexist, he needs to be crucified.

[@BlackCover95]

This isn’t so infuriating until you remember the occasional sexism spewed by Matt Smith’s Doctor.

[@Nik6644]

BlackCover95 srsl? When has Matt smiths doctor ever been racist? I mean the first season showed a woman being afraid that her husband will spank her because she bought an expensive new dress

[@TyWillCFC]

No offence mate but the lethbridge-stewart reveal was quite rewarding for die hard fans also the fact that you thought the captain was Brigadier its sort of your fault not the shows.

[@laosylucy]

I have a theory At the end, since the tardis is apprently a woman, she didnt like the fact the doctor was a girl now so when she touched the tardis, it tried to kill her. She opens the door and can be seen shaking the tardis to get her out and even blew herself up.

[@jackwood7726]

re-upload?

[@wofi784]

How did they put off their regenerations so long? Didn’t the Master put off his regeneration for a minute before he died? (But then didn’t, but don’t worry about that)

[@djsweatshirtx]

That sponsorship tho

[@Fitzroyfallz]

You seem pretty dedicated to continuously watching a television show you never like.

[@smeagoljuiceyfish8877]

i hated this episode

[@tsohgallik]

The funny bit about the glass comment was that the Testimony looked glass like... and then the figures looked like glass...

[@robertmeade425]

Clearly you haven’t seen Last Christmas... now there’s a rip off of Alien!

[@madting8082]

I find it so offensive how Moffat wrote Hartnell sexist. It’s blasphemous.

[@stevencassidy6982]

"Well i saw the tenth planet....and it wasn't terrible" Says it all about NuWho fans.

[@bendaydot6733]

You know what? Just looking back on this episode and retrospectively on Capaldi's era as a whole, Moffat has managed to do the impossible, he managed to make Hell Bent even more pointless than it already was. The fact Clara is seen in the episode makes me come to the conclusion that the Doctor now remembers her again, making that episode all the more redundant. Moffat's disregard for his OWN continuity is actually astounding. I'm not going to miss him as showrunner, and I'm not looking forward to Chibnall either.

[@Nik6644]

He doesn’t remember her that’s pretty clear in the dialogue

[@stevkyt2374]

David Bradley was THAT good eh? I think you need to watch a few more Hartnell episodes and then have a rethink. I was never convinced that this was Hartnell at any point in the episode and he just seemed like Capaldis assistant throughout and rather confused at everything

[@mikewhiles4635]

stevkyt I felt that he was the best thing - he's born to the role and somewhere ( else) in time and space he is the real Doctor! The BBC did an excellent drama broadcast some months ago how about the original series came to be which he stars in - really great stuff with nil SJW bullshit and all the better for it. Shockingly poor how they treated him in the so called Christmas Special.

[@aestheticgarbage6671]

Not sure why they made the old Doctor sexist too.. like I know he's from a different era, but 1, he's not human and didn't spend his whole time residing on prejudiced Earth. I bet the aliens or whatever weren't so sexist. And 2, he's a time traveller? Surely he's been to the future and has evolved with the times somewhat? I just think it was a stupid decision that wasn't thought out at all. It was clear Moffat or whoever made that decision was just thinking "oh he's old, let's make him sexist so we can shove that female empowerment angle into the episode" 🙄

[@docbloom247]

Bradley isn't in anyway the same as Hartnell , sorry.

[@pinkperfectpeach7544]

I didn’t actually want him to regenerate and loved his three minute monologue. I cried, it was absolutely fantastic.

[@cidangst2986]

It was much better than last years played out superhero B.S, but nowhere near as good as the "Husbands of River Song," or "Last Christmas."

[@LastTimeLord12]

I think I finally found a Doctor Who review channel that still loves the show but critiques the show in areas it desperately needs to be critiqued instead of everyone praising it for being great PURELY based on nostalgia. Everything you said I agreed with and had thought myself, and if I didn't think of it previously, you introduced the argument and I immediately agreed with you because it makes sense. Doctor Who has become far too reliant on "Hey this happened a few episodes/seasons/years/eras ago, remember?!" instead of original solid plotlines like (my personal favourite episode) Silence in the Library. The whole point about 'you can never quite tell with this show anymore' and things just happening to make them happen is the NUMBER ONE issue with Doctor Who currently. And Moffat's indecision is a close second. Good review, overall, like your The Doctor Falls review. I subscribed! P.S I did enjoy the regeneration speech however, and I am SO FRAKIN HAPPY that I found a channel and genuine fan of Doctor Who like yourself who sees basically eye to eye with be on the issues of Capaldi's era.

[@Recon777x]

Funny, when the Doctor regenerates into a woman, the very first thing the TARDIS does is nope out and try to kill her. I'm with the box on this one. Though sadly, the show died somewhere during season ten. The final two episodes were just SJW ramblings.

[@BlackCover95]

Ever since 10->11, the TARDIS has always been thrown into chaos at each new regeneration. It’s consistent.

[@teacooper6485]

@@BlackCover95 i was about to say, i swear his regeneration is linked to the tardis... or did i just make that up?

[@matthewhenthorn3343]

i have got to agree with Moffets companion issues. not only can't he get rid of them without completely killing them off (and even then they still come back) when he introduces new potential companions, or brings other little used characters he kills them as well. he use Ashielda way too much way too soon and took away her return ticket to Doctor Who. he also effectively killed River Song and there is no way she can now return after that episode last Christmas. i know a friend of mind is obsessed with Moffat and whilst he can write a good episode or two, give him a whole series to play with and he can't keep the plot in line. he can do big story arcs that link episodes into a broad tapestry and give the background of the story great depth and colour, but when he's able to manage many episodes in close proximity, he is unable to stop sewing. hence the patch work of half seasons and two parters that made up the last couple of seasons. he does a great job as a script writer and an a saga creator, but as a show runner he get out of control. leading to a show as reliant on Iplayer as Capaldi's Doctor is on his technology. all that said, i liked the first Doctor's out dated views and his old fashioned but somewhat more effective outlook. Yes i'm willing to conceded that some of the sexiest jokes and references would go over peoples heads, but in a way it was probably meant to. it's a bit like making a joke that only millennials could understand and mentioning it to you grandfather. at best he isn't going to understand, at worst he'll clunk you over the head with his walking stick for making such a thing seem funny. i think that gave the first doctor an arc that we don't see too well. in that he becomes more updated and open to change, thus he is willing to regenerate. lastly whilst I like the idea of the Captain surviving due to the Christmas truce (which made it seasonal, as should happen with every Christmas episode [snow no counting] and the spirit of the season being preserved and even celebrated [hear that Ebeneezer]), i think it greats with the story antagonist. I know the to Doctors being in the same timeline made an effective event horizon that the captain was caught in and that could cause an issue not only with time extraction but also targeting (namely the bending on the time line causes the order to miss judge when the captain was to die and so extract him at the wrong point) this wasn't explained in the show and i'm just improvising a better explanation than was given( the 12th doctor landing on slightly the wrong date to avoid the captains death).

[@isabellalee7088]

Typical relaunch DW: Nothing means anything including death and an overfocus on companions we don't care about. Classic DW is the only DW.

[@StevenErnest]

I think Bill should have been the water-being Bill. Having her be a memory recreation was not necessary. Besides, without continuity of consciousness, she is by definition not the same Bill, which her Doctor was basically arguing.

[@wrenoldham7653]

Idk man, as a lesbian I also tell people at every convenience. Mostly so men will leave me alone and women won't.

[@rmsgrey]

You mean you don't just wear your standard issue "I'm a lesbian" T-shirt everywhere?

[@wrenoldham7653]

It doesn't have enough flannel for my tastes

[@lemurlover7975]

guess I do the same when I explain I'm celibate when women or men say something gendered or sexual (now adding the word asexual to celibate by saying "I'm a celibate asexual person. I don't want to have sex, hear about sex or talk about sex."). but it causes people to not leave me alone...they spend more time trying to convince me I ought to have sex with someone. Then I'm just like are you so uncomfortable that you can't be friends with a celibate asexual person? Then they're like yeah I think I might be able to be friends with you. Then I'm like great. finally. we can now forever cease to talk about sex and get on with our friendship. But apparently they find it hard to not talk about sex and they complain about me controlling them, to which I explain I'm setting boundaries and asking them to control themselves around me. I can't stop them from talking about sex with other people and having sex which whomever but I don't want to have to hear about it and I obviously don't want to have any sex myself. Then they tell me I'm being judgmental. I don't get why they'd say that, when all I want is some peace and quiet and to avoid certain subjects. Then some of them give up and say we can't be friends, which makes me quite sad because there should be more to friendship than sex conversations... but a few continue to want to be my friend and can manage to support me and not harass me by crossing my boundaries. It is just intensely difficult to find people like that, so finding friends is insanely hard. I spend most of my life alone. At least I can enjoy Dr. Who whether or not I have friends. But I want some companions who will help me save animals and the world. :)

[@Mrcool210]

Honestly I quite like the episode. I thought the doctor not having an enemy to fight was quite refreshing, with a beautiful send off for the companions. Although I will say capaldis just sort of a flip decision to regenerate instead of die was a bit jarring. Also the final speech felt a big half assed. Overall though i was happy with it. Although Capaldi deserved better for his actual ending.

[@FlowerProductions1]

The thing is, you give the realistic reviews and opinions that Doctor Who fans don't want to think about but know they're true.

[@ejmovement1613]

He has good points about the special, I'll definitely say that. I think it's just when a person enjoyed something they watch and then they hear someone else doesn't exactly agree, people get flippy. For me though, I may disagree on some things, it I personally understand the things he's said and wouldn't bash on his personal thoughts and opinions.

[@honkeykong4049]

The Doctor never should have been made a woman, and it's no surprise that the show went even more to shit afterwards.

[@davidcurren2587]

Everyone seems to love the episode if you go into the comments on Doctor Who's KZbin channel, but I agree that this was nothing special. Sure the inclusion was great, but the story had no direction and the writing was awful. Hopefully Chibnall is better.

[@HarrysMovingMedia]

That's because they moderate the comments sections to death. You'll notice the amount of views don't quite correlate with the amount of likes the "most" liked comments receive.

[@davidcurren2587]

+Harry's Moving Castle never thought of that, but I wouldn't be surprised.

[@BK-ku1zt]

would suggest you watch this kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5mbqax6obGLnMU&ab_channel=NitPix if you have any hope left. Chris loves making noise and pretty things to look at that distract the viewer and create drama rather than actually having anything meaningful.

[@jem229]

that's because anyone left in the comment section of the doctor who youtube channel are practically brain dead.

[@ALoonwolf]

According to the general repeating 5 Doctors pattern... 1. Grumpy old man (Hartnell, C.Baker, Tennant version 2). 2. Childish clown favours bow tie (Troughton, McCoy, Smith). 3. Hard serious man favours black and white Victorian outfit (Pertwee, McGann, Capaldi). 4. Toothy grinning madman (T.Baker, Eccleston). 5. Neat suit bland handsome nice guy (Davison, Tennant version 1). ...The next on the list is the Tom Baker style of Doctor.

[@ALoonwolf]

www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2017/07/16/news/celebrity-doctor-who-fans-welcome-casting-of-jodie-whittaker-as-first-woman-time-lord-1085663/ Toothy grinning madman: Check.