Did The Doctor Destroy Pompeii? | The Fires of Pompeii | Doctor Who

[@azapro911]

"Imagine you found yourself somewhere...I dunno, Pompeii, imagine you were in Pompeii......and you tried to save them, but in doing so you make it happen. Everything I do...just...makes it happen."

[@TheShadowless]

“What the hell does that have to do with anything?”

[@williambray1989]

azapro911 what episode is this quote from ?

[@AL123Productions]

William Bray the waters of Mars

[@olived9560]

If there’s anything he needs to do, it’s to stop blaming himself. It wasn’t his fault...

[@davidchism6081]

Define irony in this case.

[@supremeoverlorde2109]

I always tear up when Donna puts her hands on his, just to say, "I'm with you. You're not doing this alone." Precisely why I love Donna so much.

[@laisensei6984]

Supreme Overlorde In some way foreshadowed 10th putting his hands on War Doctor’s hands so that he doesn’t have to push his big red button alone. Donna really changed the Doctor a great deal.

[@redjirachi1]

It's one of the most selfless things you can do

[@freespirit5466]

Despite her mother's negativity, that was the moment Donna was indeed Noble.

[@irvinreevesinbaraj6134]

Damn 666 likes

[@StormCatStuff]

​@@irvinreevesinbaraj6134 777 now

[@MegaAstroFan18]

"Oh my god...!" That one line, always loved that. That moment when the full consequences of the Doctor's life hit her and so well expressed in just three words.

[@jrsiv4462]

I love how this is a scaled down version of the reason the Doctor blew up Gallifrey. Pompeii or the world. Gallifrey or the universe.

[@Jodacro-it4zz]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that

[@bruceyang2494]

The Doctor saved Gallifrey during the Moffat era and the Master destroyed Gallifrey in the Chibnall era!

[@poplops1]

@@bruceyang2494 Both cheapen the sacrifice which was established in the RTD era IMO. With Moffat and saving Gallifrey, it makes the sacrificial decision the Doctor had to make insignificant. The show goes through nearly 10 years of the Doctor coping with the loss of his people and planet and then it turns out all that time it was still around but just in a pocket universe. With Chibnall destroying Gallifrey, you get a whole arc about the Doctor changing history to save his planet instead of destroying it and then Chibnall destroys it off-screen for no reason other than the Master having a temper tantrum. And not to mention the complete reversal of the Master's redemption arc across S9-10 but that's a whole other can of worms. Also, the possibility of Gallifrey being destroyed by the hands of one person unaided by no great weapon is mind-bogglingly asinine. The Doctor needed the Moment, a weapon nicknamed the Galaxy Eater, to destroy Gallifrey and the Daleks needed the largest war campaign in the history of the universe. What did the Master need? Seemingly nothing by the looks of it.

[@Rajclaw]

@@bruceyang2494the doctor still believed they destroyed it for a time though

[@SamuelBlack84]

Regardless of technology, it always comes down to a choice and a big red button

[@josawesome1]

Now that I think of it, it's no surprise Donna wanted to leave in the Sontaran Stratagem, her first two real adventures with the doctor were pretty emotionally taxing

[@Gamelover254]

To be fair, they usually are. Rose saw the destruction of the entire earth and then was attacked by zombies and ghosts. Martha got the easiest XD She got witches and pollution, all which resulted in a happy ending with maybe a few deaths overall. Donna saw the destruction of an entire civilization, then saw how alien slaves become a thing in the future. The Doctor needs to make better choices for his companions first trips. XD

[@sheistheonenamedsailormoon4650]

Gamelover254 You're and idiot. Martha had to see the Master take over the world with a paradox and she had to save the world without any powers. Go watch Last of the Time Lords and you'll see what I mean

[@seandabest6353]

she is the one named Sailor Moon He meant the first two episodes specifically. Not their entire arcs.

[@KnightfallFelix]

she is the one named Sailor Moon That was the last of Martha's adventures with The Doctor...

[@gabbeskillz6262]

@@Gamelover254 Martha had it easy? Did the forget the part where she trekked all over apocalyptic earth for 365 days to save the universe from the Master?

[@ericwang6826]

I should warn you, it's 70% water out there

[@DavidLopez-pc7yg]

*_W A T E R C A N B O I L_* Seriously though, what was his plan for dealing with the fucking Oceans?

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

To be fair only 70% of the surface is water, and that’s pretty shallow

[@444coole444]

best line ever XD

[@iKillerZombie]

David Lopez Evaporating them I’m guessing

[@Etch..]

@@DavidLopez-pc7yg It was ancient times, he probably didn’t realise how pointless his plan was

[@LikeAcrid]

2 doctors & 2 companions are in this episode.

[@phrophetsamgames]

Love the re-used actors in the BBC 😊

[@kiragoe]

I knwo about Capaldi but what other companion is in this episode besides Dona?

[@AdalHRivera]

Amy Pond is one of the soothsayers

[@OrangeKyle91]

Amy. Well, Karen Gillan as one of the ladies in the cult.

[@hiccuphufflepuff176]

And both of the ones not featured here are pretending not to be Scottish while thinking a Londoner's Latin sounds Welsh.

[@RogueWJL]

A remarkable performance from the two leads. Massively underrated episode

[@spc1612]

Agreed! I'd forgotten how amazingly selfless Donna was in this ...

[@sadhappy8860]

I will not disagree. Spot on.

[@kevinbrendan0749]

Imagine what this is like for the doctor, for him he thinks he destroyed Gallifrey and here he is again having to destroy an entire population at the push of a button

[@Lauranna]

Donna is just the companion Ten needed. He needed a friend by his side and you can’t ask for a better friend than Donna.

[@jaddytheteenblogger]

To take into context this is Donna's first adventure with the Doctor and she was willing to sacrifice her life already for the planet. That's what makes her special above everyone in the universe, her selflessness.

[@Bogwedgle]

The doctor did not destroy Pompeii Yes, through his actions Pompeii was destroyed, however, whatever action the doctor took, Pompeii would have been destroyed, in every meaningful way. The people of Pompeii would still have died or been converted by the Pyroviles, the settlement of Pompeii would still have ceased to exist in any way but name So the Doctor did not destroy it, The Doctor saved the world.

[@Tahiti0o0]

Bogwedgle the same could be said for the destruction of the time lords and the daleks. Destroy gallifrey, save the universe. Thank god he found another solution. Maybe Pompeii was 10th's motivation to find another way.

[@hiccuphufflepuff176]

11th doctor: Because the alternative is burning, 10th: and I've seen that...

Technically Pompeii was not really destroyed. Sure, the city was destroyed and teh people died. But Thanks to the pyroclastic flow, the whole city was immortalized, to be in history forever and forever remembered by the world. Had he not let Vesuvius erupt, Pompeii would never be a great part of history as we know it. ^^ So technically the city lives on in a way.

[@robforasm]

I am sure those that died will appreciate your twist on their city.

[@robforasm]

Thats a good story, but the Doc said he did, so yup...

[@EpiCuber7]

The real question is, did Pompeii destroy the Doctor?

[@thetemporaljellybaby1040]

Good question! But I'd answer with 'no'. The Doctor saving Caecilius (AKA undercover 12th Doctor) later on SAVED the Doctor as it reminded him that he is the Doctor and he saves people (The Girl Who Died).

[@thetemporaljellybaby1040]

On the other hand, this is likely one of the events that resulted in the whole Time Lord Victorious thing in The Waters of Mars. So destroyed him in the short term and helped him in the long term?

[@galarstar052]

he's not the doctor. Where are you getting that from?

[@thetemporaljellybaby1040]

Nowhere. It's just speculation. A fan theory if you like.

[@binchicken6172]

@@thetemporaljellybaby1040 you did realise it was a joke

[@Jarock316]

Seventh Doctor: I was wondering what set off that volcano that caused me to lose my TARDIS. Fifth: Then that explains the TARDIS U.N.I.T. found in the ruins of Pompeii.

[@isabelh5561]

Jarock316 Ooh, a Big Finish listener

[@dontmakelemonade]

I'm curious. In the episode 'Turn Left' everything's changed because Donna never met the Doctor and he drowns in the themes. What happened to Pompeii in that alternative universe? I've never really thought about it until now.

[@jplegend98]

Edward Hippisley-Cox maybe their system backfired anyway and caused the volcano with or without the doctor.

[@un_known5895]

because! the doctor doesn't go with Martha back to the 1930's to Manhattan where the Cult of Skaro is currently located, thus Darlek Caan doesn't use the temporal shift to meet up with Davros and tells them how to do it. Thus pyrovilia isn't taken and pompeii happens as usual.

[@OrangeKyle91]

*Dalek, not Darlek. But yes.

[@mayotango1317]

Plot-hole! Plot hole!

[@AmaranthOriginal]

Yeah, they don't actually mention the events that involved Davros' plan, do they?

[@knox273]

I was today years old when i realized lucius is the same guy as the cab driver in Sherlock .

[@TheMaineMeta]

You know thinking back on this scene I think this was really hard for him to do. Because to him, he’s doing the same thing again. One switch, two species, both with burn (I know it’s not ALL of humanity but still similar) and Yes I know about The Day of The Doctor but HE doesn’t know that. He still thinks he killed them all

[@russelltietjen4407]

I miss when Doctor Who does the trolley problem - Where The Doctor has to decide between one group of people and another and actually ends up permanently killing one of them for the greater good.

[@mayotango1317]

Yep, I do not understand why so much controversy in that the Doctor has defeated the Silence with its own weapon in series 6.

[@Jarock316]

11 had a choice in his 3rd episode. Either destroy the newly resurrected Daleks for good, or let a singularity bomb go off in a British bunker, killing many and helping the Nazi's win World War 2 because among those in the bomb's proximity was Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

[@daphnejyothi4795]

@@Jarock316 And ended up saving an insignificantly small group of people on a distant planet and dooming the universe, making the time war, the sacrifice of himself and his whole race pointless.

[@Andrewnuva199]

@@daphnejyothi4795 Earth is hardly insignificant in Dr Who's timelines, generally.

[@98benster]

You can see the scar from the last day of the time war when he pushed the button to destroy galafrey, the fact that Donor pushed this button with him makes me think that the 10th doctor and the 11th doctor was prepared to go back and help the war doctor because of this. This episode for me is so important to the whole series for this reason!

[@thetemporaljellybaby1040]

Ah, yes. The episode in which the 12th Doctor went undercover to investigate the actions of his past self. Keeping in mind the events in The Girl Who Died, I guess you could say the inspiration for the 12th Doctor's face was the 12th Doctor. Wibbly wobbly timey wimey...

[@thetemporaljellybaby1040]

And...err...9th I guess. I actually saw the comment section empty, logged in, commented and then saw 8 other comments. Oh well. :D

[@DemoBytom]

What episode about 12th going undercover? I don't remember that?...

[@thetemporaljellybaby1040]

This episode! I don't think he's in this clip but Caecilius is played by Peter Capaldi. I'm joking that Caecilius was in fact the 12th Doctor investigating this past moral dilemma and therefore creating a paradox in which he inspired his own face.

[@triplestaff]

that makes some sense, but what about frobisher?

[@mladenr3464]

Actually, RTD explained it - when the Doctor saved Caecilius, he changed the history so time itself straightened it by having that same man (dna of him, or the form of him, as you like) die with his whole family in Torchwood. But the Doctor said "To hell with time" and took the control - wore that face in spite of time.

[@Tahiti0o0]

Funny how this is the exact same choice he had to make to end the time war in the day of the doctor. I can't remember which episode but at one point Kate wanted to make the decision to kill thousands to save millions and the doctor said he would never do it again (I think)

[@sunterror55]

If I remember correctly the episode you are talking about is the Zygon Invasion/Zygon Inversion

[@GlyntTheCat]

"That's the choice Donna, it's Pompeii or the world." I lost it then.

[@LancerJak]

Donna Noble, the best companion ever.

[@LockyMVoices]

my fav Donna line is when she pokes her head out the window and says "Santa's a robot!"

[@gdragneel653]

And 'Back of the neck!'

[@TheCrippledEgg]

_"you fort 'er off with a woi-ah pistol. I bloody luv you!"_

[@CallumMcPherson]

Agreed 100% - I still miss her to this day. "Tell me there's no Noddy!"

[@Igrouve]

I'm sorry, Donna who?

[@michaelkelleypoetry]

The First Doctor caused the Great Fire of Rome. The Tenth Doctor caused the burning of Pompeii. The Doctor is a bit of a pyromaniac. Lol. 😂😂

[@ayandamafuyeka1952]

Only thing left is for him to burn the Library of Alexander

[@Ocsttiac]

Fifth Doctor caused the Great Fire of London.

[@Polavianus]

@@Ocsttiac Bet Thirteenth will cause the Library of Alexandria to burn

[@h0lly_blue]

@@Ocsttiac DOCTOR: The Black Death, 1348. I meant to warn you. ASHILDR: I got sick, but I got better. DOCTOR: Of course, your immune system is learning too. There's another bout coming. And a big fire that tears through London. ASHILDR: Excellent. Maybe I start it. DOCTOR: No, that was the Terileptils.

[@Tulf42]

Somehow the line "everything I do just makes it happen" come to mind.

[@SaiSivakumar]

Now that I think about it, the parallels between this and the Moment of Gallifrey are astounding. Still, I'd like to think that this was when Tenth and Eleventh knew they had to join in with War Doctor.

[@EpicDestr0yer]

Meanwhile back in the town Loki is causing chaos in the town right before the eruption to test out his theory

[@williamnorton9547]

This was one of the Doctor's most heartbreaking moments; he had to sacrifice Pompeii to save Earth. The eruption of Vesuvius now looks less like Vulcan's wrath and more like his grief over the actions that had to be taken.

[@aarothewanderer5549]

That scene shows very well The Doctor's morality and what he thought about him desicion about killing millions😭

[@Nasser851000]

Just like in Genesis of the daleks ;)

[@aarothewanderer5549]

ctl eurocollege Well,not at all.

[@Nasser851000]

he may not have done it in Genesis but he still hesitated in both stories.

[@aarothewanderer5549]

Yeah,that is true

[@failbook1018]

Millions? 2000 people died when Vesuvius erupted...

[@DustSeeker163]

Catherine Tate was probably the best thing to happen to Doctor Who. Brilliant. Love her. Donna is the greatest.

[@Winchent]

And to think I remember when people were pissed off that she was becoming a companion! People were worried that she would become too comical for the show and that she wouldn't be able to act! How wrong they were.

[@okclancers2824]

“I should warn you, it’s 70% water out there- “ *WATER CAN BOIL*

[@AmaranthOriginal]

Love the 70% water line.

[@deltahunter4810]

Amaranth WATER CAN BOIL

[@russelltietjen4407]

3:06 My favourite Donna moment

[@sky0799]

Don't get yourselves in a lava 😅😅

[@thetemporaljellybaby1040]

I do like a good pun.

[@DlcEnergy]

"In a lava, No?" "fphh", "uh"

[@CallumMcPherson]

Donna's reaction this joke is priceless!

[@lykan2]

Best Episode. Just shows how important Companions are for the Doctor :)

[@mayotango1317]

Too bad that was exaggerated with Clara Oswald.

[@Hilda_ogden]

Mayo Tango131 That stuff only lasted half a series.

[@mayotango1317]

Cof Clara Who cof

[@GeneralGrizzy]

"And when you close your eyes"...

[@robertmacphee5]

General Grizzy 🙄 really

[@GeneralGrizzy]

:)

[@saphstories]

@@GeneralGrizzy Does it almost feel like nothing's changed at all?

[@HeatyFrog]

The Doctor really makes short work of the trolley problem here

[@chadamwilson8268]

One of the most powerful and difficult scenes in new who, history is created by the Doctor but not all of it is good

[@MikeDragon]

This is one of the episodes that always make me tear up a bit, somehow. So many emotions!

[@mra1545]

i would like to think the 12th doctor went undercover so he could see Donna one last time 😀

[@Merwan0121]

this is the part about being the "good guy" no one talks about, sometimes when you have truly had no other choices, you have to make a choice and you have to live with them

[@kylevickers2824]

Evil monster capable of destroying 100,000s of people and the most smartest and powerful man uses a... Water pistol.

[@cyscute3128]

hE HAS A WATER PISTOL, RUN

[@coachgoltzbizpro23]

Ah Donna, went from uptight jerk to trusted friend and it's why her arc is among the best of the companions!

[@johannesschnauber4880]

The First Doctor had a much more lighthearted reaction to causing the fire of Rome

[@jackstuhley1745]

Anybody else a little bit sad that we'll never see David Tennant do the Doctor Who KZbin outro?

[@mariaenn]

The 14th Doctor: never say never

[@DravenGal]

Tears...oh the feels! Donna was the best friend the Doctor ever had, IMO, and this scene proves it.

[@jeepamir508]

Hahahahaha. Seeing Doctor defeat that monset with the water pistol is so hilarious

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

The 10th Doctor's charm is in the ability to do goofy things in a completely serious tone. Such as shooting at a monster with a water gun.

[@danecarrington4326]

I love how this parallel the decision he make, either his Planet and People or the Whole Universe. This time he was not alone making the decision, it was with Donna

[@r0bw00d]

And the Pompeiians were forever thrilled.

[@blackham7]

Guys, have you heard the news the bees are dissapearing...

[@crisptoastx]

blackham7 bee movie memes you like jazz?

[@specialpatrolgroup92]

If you took them just give 'em back!

[@keegster7167]

blackham7 What??! NoOoO! Weird, huh?

[@THEsnapcrakklepop]

I miss this Doctor/Companion duo so much!!!

[@abominablesound2769]

that ending shot when the boulder is flying towards the camera and you can hears donnas screams get louder is one of the funniest moments in such a tragic clip i've ever seen

[@yaya2464]

So wouldn’t this be like the trolley problem? Either you stand by while 5 people are killed or pull the lever and become responsible for one person's death. The doctor could either stand by and watch the whole earth be eventually destroyed, or (literally) kill those 20,000 people to save the rest of the world. By pulling that lever though, he became responsible for a terrible catastrophe in human history. So the question is, did he make the right decision?

[@MrDylancutter]

Best Doctor, best companion, best series. I hope next years series with Chibnall can be even half as good as this series, the last few years have been disastrous and haven't even felt like Doctor Who, bring on the change!

[@MrDylancutter]

Michael McGrath Its all subjective :) I do enjoy the fourth doctor a lot, but the tenth doctor is so special to me.

[@casperprinsen9281]

i still feel like it has amazing episodes like Time heist, and Mummy on the Orient express are amazing

[@acr7780]

Heaven sent was fantastic

[@MrDylancutter]

I never liked Heaven Sent, I found it pretentious and boring. I am, however enjoying Series 10 thus far, much to my surprise.

[@TheDragonHistorian]

+Dill Cooper I agree, Series 10 is the best Capaldi series and I think the best season since Matt Smith's first one (Series 5). I gotta disagree with you on Heaven Sent though

[@andysbg77]

"The Fires of Pompeii" is my favorite episode, Ex Aequo with "Partners in Crime!!!!

[@RivkahSong]

Me. No. Speak. Celtic! lol

[@Merwan0121]

One of the doctors moste sades moment, he stands with a chose that is a fixt moment, he knows he has to do it, but at the same time it goes against what it means to be the doctor, the promis he made

[@breakingthenotion.6045]

After rewatching series one I don't think the 9th Doctor could have handle making a choice like this, so soon after the time war. If he did I don't think he could continue traveling.

[@NightRunner417]

"You go away, Doctor! You go away and never come back!" 🤣

[@Silverwind87]

Looking back at this scene, it reminds me of when the three Doctors were about to activate the Moment.

[@rgoodwn]

This is the first episode when Donna shows WHY she's special. When she tells the Doctor, "Don't worry about us." And again, when she places her hand over his on the lever that needs to be pushed. It's Pompeii... or the world.

[@alessandromarotta6692]

"UEUE, BELL STU TARDIS", modern Pompeiian, 2019

[@Larogg]

The doctor with the lever must have been remembering his choice to destroy gallifrey and was frozen until donna showed him he wasn't alone this time

[@rex8951]

somewhere loki and Mobius are just chilling

[@morganlefayx]

these loki comments are literally everywhere 😂

[@ValJonesDaO]

Man! THIS episode...and how life feels right now. Gotta love Doctor Who. And wondering who's next? BIG shoes to fill.

[@lumberluc]

That look in the Doctor's eye, it says it all. It's the Time Wars, it was his choice that condemned billions to burn and die.

[@undead_corsair]

I think back to this episode about how it forced the Doctor to make a hard choice, then I think about how in the Day of the Doctor he just got to deus ex machina away the hardest choice he ever made.

[@TheInfiniterider]

Cause Pompeii or let freaky rock aliens take over the earth... what can ya do. 😉

[@thetemporaljellybaby1040]

The only thing he could do. Pompeii was already a fixed point in time as it had already happened. Then again, Time Lord Victorious couldn't care less about fixed points...

[@cyscute3128]

TheInfiniterider Steven universe was born

[@redjirachi1]

There's a certain tragedy that the Doctor isn't just ensuring Pompeii's destruction, but as far as he knows is destroying the Pyrovile race. Far as he knows right now, these are the last of their kind. Fortunately, we learn that Pyrovilia survives, just taken out of time. Funny thing happens before/later

[@F2p7YshCn9]

remember when he was in a similar position in Series 1 (Parting of the Ways with the Daleks) and he couldn't do it. Donna, is what made him be able to do this

[@paulpemberton6852]

I wonder if at this moment, the Doctor has a glimpse flash back to the War Doctor when he had that decision to destroy Gallifrey

[@lilninja1990]

Despite the Day of Doctor not being created for years to come, that scene echoed the Doctor activating the Moment perfectly.

[@somerandomguy2073]

Four and Nine had similar moments as well.

[@Abdul-pz1sn]

Doctor who was just incredible...incredible! Look at it now 😭

[@briancarter8490]

WAIT A MINUTE! The villain mentions that Pryovilla was "taken"...and the Daleks took 27 planets, including...that one! Talk about good foreshadowing.

[@aerosnow9176]

In this I always see the line form day of the doctor “the man who regrets”, you can see he’s hurt to have to kill a large number of innocent people ’again’

[@jumpcutfilms1958]

You can see this was almost like the Doctor destroying Gallifrey all over again

[@MegaAstroFan18]

This one, and actually The Girl Who Waited, both illustrate that saving everyone isn't always possible. Can only pick one timeline.

[@ivakapanadze5138]

aah doctor who the only tv show where the main antagonist shoots a lava alien with a water pistol and succeeds in stopping it.

[@chanterelle483]

*main protagonist

[@dextercochran4916]

That theme that starts up and repeats at 2:13... Does it have a proper name? I've heard it in a few other episodes.

[@zkcll5574]

If he press that button, everyone out there gonna die. It reminds me the war doctor and the moment.

[@jacoblansman8147]

Can't stop thinking about how the last time the Doctor made this choice, he "wiped out" the Time Lords and the Daleks to end the Time War. Of course we know he saved Gallifrey at the last moment in a different dimension and while the Dalek ships did get caught in their own crossfire, numerous Dalek forces survived (a lone Dalek falling through time in "Dalek", the Dalek Emperor, Dalek Sec and the Cult of Skaro and the "Metaltrons" who infiltrated the British military in WW2, to name a few). But at least this time he had help making that choice.

[@MrKakuzukun]

My man Tennant. Just faught a lava based centaurian. With a water pistol! YOU CANT MAKE THIS UP

[@Prisoner_849]

"I have become death, destroyer of worlds."

[@androo6473]

How The Doctor got his Twelfth/Thirteenth, face, a reminder for his actions of him being the healer and wise man, and who had to make a choice to save the world from those gods of fire, a reminder of his compassionate and hard actions

[@nanaasmah938]

"Sometimes the only choices you have are bad ones, but you still have to choose" - 12th Doctor

[@ynglid]

that video that make us miss Russel T era. I'm counting days for Moffat left

[@shash3391]

Wait a second, so the 12th doctor was actually present undercover in this episode? i thought he just got the inspiration to take that face as his on his next regeneration. Damn, wibbly wobbly timey whimey indeed.

[@somerandomguy2073]

No.

[@thetemporaljellybaby1040]

I assume that's a reference to my comment. I was merely postulating a theory, not stating a fact. Though I can see the confusion since I jokingly phrased it as a fact. As far as the facts go, The Girl Who Died confirms that Caecilius in The Fires of Pompeii was the inspiration for his face but, as fun as that'd be, there isn't really anything to suggest that Caecilius was in fact the 12th Doctor.

[@dwarfsview]

God I hope Donna is never forgotten

[@TheCrippledEgg]

lol donna's screams at the end

[@benw4409]

Yes, Fires of Pompeii clips! One of my favourites!

[@benw4409]

Always seems to me as quite an underrated story (same with Planet of the Ood. What a great double bill). Hope James Moran comes back at some point.

[@jimmy2k4o]

doctor: certainly not us Donna: never mind us. 3rd adventure and she’s already a hero

[@mimiHTcat]

this was meant to parallel the doctor’s decision to destroy gallifrey. it wasn’t an act of evil but a terrible choice that took great courage to make. pompeii or the world. gallifrey or the universe.

[@Scottlp2]

Thanks for posting. For those who wonder why he is thought one of the best doctors....

[@saram1041]

If you want to know the real story behind this event, watch the documentary Pompeii the last day. By the way, another town that was devastated by the 79AD eruption was Herculaneum.

[@fletcherhamilton3177]

Weird, that in retrospect, it’s the episodes like this that turned out the best, but at the time I only ever looked forward to the Dalek / Cyberman ones...

[@berattt02]

those VFX though 10/10

[@thomasstevens2746]

God I adore Donna

[@kingcrgp]

There's a plot hole here. Its shown in the war doctor audio series that he can summon his tardis with his sonicscrewdriver

[@matthewduncan8523]

Talk about perfectly cut screams

[@johnnysweeten1441]

Donna is the best companion period. She made the choice to carry the burden of killing the people of Pompeii so the doctor wouldn’t carry it alone. How many of his companions made a similar choice besides Clara.