Doctor Who 9x11 "Heaven Sent" Reaction

[@sesskasays]

Thank the good folks on twitter for the early upload! Really hope you guys love the reaction! Thanks for being the bestest lovelies in the 'verse.

[@yungathart7801]

Bless you, Lovely Lady!

[@timloomis2671]

No,thank you beautiful .....

[@hmsljj]

Hooray!

[@Wannabe_Baby]

Thank you for being the best reactor on KZbin. :)

[@gametrollerprime1594]

I have waited well over a billion years for this video.

[@UltimateKyuubiFox]

The realization that the skulls in the water were his own after disintegrating himself a million times was just bone chilling.

[@gaynor1721]

UltimateKyuubiFox - It was a disturbing episode all round. Poor Doctor. They've punished him. I found the ordeal traumatic.

[@heatherrockwell9012]

Strictly speaking, 4500000000000 times.....

[@abg5381]

love that pun

[@ascensionblade]

I wonder how many eroded away in addition to what we see

[@Z3R0Steam]

@@heatherrockwell9012 did you count it?

[@TheGaroStudios]

This episode is one of many ways to express the art of film--making for me.

[@iz723]

Hey! It's you!

[@maskedmagician5620]

TheGaroStudios I love your videos

[@meghanto]

Ohai David fancy seeing you here

[@Alex-tn3tq]

TheGaroStudios one of the reasons I look forward to new doctor who seasons is because obviously new doctor who is amazing but also because the Garo studios will have more content to make new videos

[@giancarlostagnaro1]

Love your work, Garo Studios! And Seska's!

[@HellfireComms]

Capaldi's best episode and one of the best Doctor Who episodes to date. Nothing else to say.

[@ThePonderer]

HellfireComms ditto

[@DiscussingNetwork]

Totally agree!

[@pjgs4933]

Oh definitely :) But The Doctor Falls is a close second!

[@HellfireComms]

Man, World Enough and Time + The Doctor Falls is a POWERFUL combo of episodes.

[@pjgs4933]

HellfireComms They're amazing episodes. Doctor Who is awesome and I can't wait to see the new Doctor onscreen! Thanks for replying and God bless!

[@gnomesaiyan1680]

We're at Peak Capaldi right here.

[@tgushiniere]

Gnome Saiyan Agreed!!

[@espen379]

Why would you post this before she has seen the entire series? It´s called spoilers, dude!

[@Payne2view]

Its Pete Capaldi and I think there are other peaks to come.

[@gnomesaiyan1680]

Espen Roee Please, tell me: What factual story and/or plot points did I spoil, exactly? It's my favorite Capaldi moment, so logically (for me) it's all downhill from here (again, for me). What's YOUR favorite Capaldi moment? Be as vague as you like, as to avoid "spoiling" anything.

[@tgushiniere]

Gnome Saiyan Amigo you didn’t spill anything, she said season 9 has some of Capaldi’s best acting moments and that he’s hit his stride. You stated basically what she’s seeing, what we all see Peak Capaldi! Agreed👌🏼

[@valerianaranjocruz25]

Hands up for Murray Gold, the soundtrack of this episode was such a killer. I was out of my mind the whole time.

[@HellfireComms]

And the Shepard boy...says...

[@Blue777Dragon]

I haven't watched this episode since...Christmas 2017...so hearing that theme again has a whole new meaning

[@kivimik]

I heard a few samples of his work. I think Segun Akinola will do fine.

[@kittymarie5481]

After over a decade of Murray Gold i'm sooooo nervous about a new composer. I'm sure he will be great, but damn, i'm so attached to Murray. My favorite composer of all time, period. It's going to be hard to lose him.

[@gaynor1721]

Kitty Marie - Hard to replace. Big shoes to fill, imo.

[@polinai4798]

Here's an interview with Steven Moffat about grief in Doctor Who and Heaven Sent in particular. I think you might be interested to read it. Usually, big dramatic things happen in Doctor Who, then the next week everyone’s absolutely fine. I never found a way to have Amy and Rory grieve over their lost baby, and I still don’t know how I would do that. I could never work out how to write that. I’d think, ‘Well, hang on, they don’t lose the baby. The baby turned out to be two other people they already know and love - that’s not the same as losing a child. You can’t say ‘They’ve lost their baby,’ because people watching who’ve actually lost babies would, understandably, think ‘No, your baby’s fine. Your baby’s safe. That’s not the same.' You can’t portray that fantastical, whimsical sci-fi bereavement as the real thing, when the real thing has been endured by people in the audience. You’d be trivialising real-life tragedy. So I just cut forward several months, and rather ducked the issue - they processed that not-quite-loss off screen, which I wasn’t crazy about. In The Snowmen I tried to do the aftermath of the loss of Amy and Rory, but that's rather a romantic one, isn't it? It's the Doctor on a cloud with a spiral staircase. It 's a movie mourning. It's not like real despair. It's the greetings card version So getting that kind of aftermath - loss and grief- right in Doctor Who was on my To Do List. Or on my Failure List. at any rate. They're both very long lists - I get them muddled. ”The problem is, Doctor Who is always about the new adventure, not the aftermath of the last one. Structurally, that's incredibly important to how the show wotks. So you have to make grief the centre of the story, not a hangover from last week getting in the way of a new adventure. Grief has to be the new adventure. I thought, 'If the Doctor loses Clara in the most horrific circumstance, a circumstance where events pass out of his control, but which is partly his own fault because he’s made somebody think that they can act like him, and they can't...' Essentially, l was thinking, ’What is grief? How do I make grief the monster of the week in Doctor Who?’ I thought, 'People always talk about grief as being alane,’ so I made the Doctor absolutely alone. Grief comes and finds you every time you stop or rest, so I gave him the Veil. And grief is , waking up to the same pain every day, and trying to smash through it, so I gave him a diamond wall to punch for the rest of time, Basically, he wore away a mountain with his tears. So that was an attempt to do aftermath: an insane, sci-fl, operatic version of the Doctor's grief at losing Clara and trying to move on. I can see why people would think it was a gimmicky episode , God knows, I love a gimmick - but I was aiming for poetry. Tried for poetry, ended up with a gimmick. I’ve defined myself. "That said, a guy I know wrote to me and said that his wife had died very recently. And then he had to sit through the Doctor punching the diamond wall in Heaven Sent, and ‘It’s all the days they stay dead'.., but he wrote this long email to me about how important that was for him to hear. ‘The day you lose someone isn’t the worst. It's all the days they stay dead.' What he said was, ‘It’s nice that somebody gets that it’s shit’. lt‘s just shit. That’s what loosing someone is like.’ “So I think we did something worthwhile there. There were probably enough people watching Heaven Sent saying, ‘What is this show? ls Doctor Who back on next week?’ Most people would probably have preferred the 'cut to several months later‘ option, so they could get on with the next adventure. But as an attempt to do aftermath and grief in Doctor Who, I felt that it was pretty good. That episode was a brave thing to do.” He takes a breath, “And look, we had spaceships the next week, so it's all good."

[@gaynor1721]

Polina Sigma - Thanks for that. I can see how a diamond wall can represent grief. You can't climb over it, you can't get around it, but the Doctor turned his anger on it and smashed it. I can see how grief can turn to anger. The Doctor used that emotion to his advantage, instead of feeling sorry for himself for losing someone. Still, it was a punishing episode.

[@ras_alhim]

With series 11 having less of a "Adventure of the week" story, I wonder if we get more stuff like this

[@anonymes2884]

I think, as is often the case with Moffat's Who, _time_ is the key. What do people tell you when you're grieving ? "It gets better with time", "Time heals all wounds". Well, 12's wound needed time to heal. A _lot_ of time.

[@anonymes2884]

Ras-Al_Him If we get the best of Chibnall then it might well be (interviews with others have hinted that he's going to try something bold with the direction of the show). I'm still worried about getting the _worst_ of Chibnall though ("Cyberwoman" anyone ?).

[@ras_alhim]

Anon Ymes If its like Pond Life or Dinosaurs on a spaceship (yes I like this one) I'm happy

[@vampiremonkey8620]

Note the lines: "That's when I remember! Always then. Always then. Always exactly then! I can't keep doing this, Clara! I can't!", immediately after he thinks about what the word 'Bird' means. Then later: "I can't keep doing this. I can't! I can't always do this! It's not fair! Clara, it's just not fair! Why can't I just lose? Just this once." And "But I can remember, Clara. You don't understand, I can remember it all. Every time. And you'll still be gone. Whatever I do, you still won't be there." The Doctor, after reaching room 12, remembers every loop before, hence the entire 4 billion years.

[@Mrazmatmahmood]

Vampire Monkey That's what I think too. It's pretty interesting. It wouldn't be quite as devastating if he didn't remember at all.

[@Melancthon7332]

He doesn't remember every loop. Even he would have gone stark raving mad after the millionth iteration. No, he just realizes the implications of what is happening to him and what his choice really is. An immensely heavy burden, an inhuman burden, yes, but to actually remember all that time would have too much for even The Doctor.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@Melancthon7332 He did go mad.

[@OffTheCuff444]

The one that gets me that I barely ever hear anyone talking about is "How long can I keep doing this? Burn the old me to make a new one." I've always interpreted that not just as him talking about this episode, but about his life. 'Burning the old me to make a new one' sums up regeneration to a tee. For as much as 12 was the rockstar uncle Doctor, he was hiding a weariness underneath; a weariness at how long he's lived and how much longer he may have to keep going. If that weren't basically the exact story surrounding 12's regeneration, I might not have noticed it.

[@Llama_charmer]

I dont think he remembers every incarnation because otherwise hed have the memories of the previous one and would know what he had to do immediately

[@quietdemon8138]

This for me completely solidified Capaldi as the 12th Doctor for me he absolutely destroyed any complainers and cynics about his portrayal and delivered the finest solo performance in Doctor Who which hasn’t been surpassed to this day

[@georgelinford5576]

Not like there's been much competition since...

[@jeckjeck3119]

How can anyone surpass Capaldi? You'd need a god. And even then it's 50%/50%.

[@lenakingsleigh]

@@jeckjeck3119 periodd

[@godzillaslayer5817]

Capaldi is the reason Tennant became my second favorite doctor

[@AzguardMike]

New who from best to worst (personal opinion) Capaldi Tennant Chris John Hurt Matt the fake Doctor in Christmas Episode with Tennant Jodie

[@Ladco77]

When he jumps out of the window and is falling, I love how he's using all the little observations to calculate the height, gravity, etc. and just calmly mentiones, "I work with this stuff, you know." It's all observational science that any college level (or even high school) student should be able to do with time to take careful measurements and make calculations. But *he* does it on the fly in his head. He does complex physics in his head as easily as we add 2+2. You don't often get to see just how brilliant he (and Time Lords) are compared to humans, but as an engineer, that moment really stood out for me.

[@ryanpollard1166]

It goes without saying that Heaven Sent is a true masterpiece and a beautifully portrayed battling of grief, loss and fear with a triumphant resolution. Everything about this episode is pitch-perfect; Steven Moffat delivering his best story yet, Rachel Talalay's direction is flawless, Murray Gold's music is superb, the pacing and structuring works perfectly, plus the Veil was truly bloody terrifying! However, this was Peter Capaldi’s finest hour and he earned it big time. Plus, it delivers one of the best cliff-hangers in the show's history. For me, this was not just the standout story of the series, but it was Moffat's best story, Capaldi's best story, the best story of Modern Who, and quite possibly, the best Doctor Who story of all time.

[@ThePonderer]

This is legit one of my all time favorite episodes.

[@LapisAndroid17ParkRanger]

Best one followed by the worst one.

[@venomissocute3448]

Lapis Android 17 Park Ranger Hell Bent isn’t actually bad. It just ruins the emotional impact and message of Heaven Sent, which makes it the worst. All because it ruined the Best episode.

[@LapisAndroid17ParkRanger]

BookTardis394 yeh, it ruins Face the Raven and Heaven Sent, plus the Hybrid thing… thats to mutch.

[@youtubeaccount1124]

You have no taste

[@chanceneck8072]

Interesting: Now the number of dislikes is "13"...

[@valerianaranjocruz25]

That was one hell of an episode. All my respect goes to Peter, Moffat, Gold, and of course, the best director of New Who, Rachel Talalay 🙌.

[@corndog4848]

Valeria Naranjo Cruz penned by the ever polarizing Steven Moffat.

[@georgelinford5576]

You mentioned Peter Capaldi by his first name, Steven Moffat and Murray Gold by their surnames, and Rachel Talalay by her full name. Interesting...

[@rtozier2011]

@@georgelinford5576 It's easier to relate to Capaldi because he's on screen. Moffat and Gold worked on Who for years so are known for the purposes of the conversation. Rachel Talalay is in full because she's not been associated with Who at a previous point in the conversation.

[@georgelinford5576]

@@rtozier2011 Yeah i guess I was just noting it lmao. Tbf Talalay had directed the s8 before this as well but yeah

[@Spooky1611]

Best EVER! So clever, brilliant musical pieces. Amazing acting and a real kick in the guts seeing him work to it for 2 billion+ years. Great reaction

[@gaynor1721]

SpoOky1611 - *Spoilers!*

[@jamesx6247]

One of the best episodes of not only doctor who but any tv show

[@MrUndersolo]

Did he win an award for this? It is one of the greatest Doctor performances I have ever seen... -signed, a classic Who fan

[@spacepenguins8939]

K August Peter never won any awards during his time as the doctor which is a damn crime

[@FilmMonger]

I realize it's been 3 years since your question, but I wanted to point out this episode was submitted to the Emmys for Peter Capaldi's consideration for Best Drama Actor. Unfortunately being a science fiction show, it was very unlikely the site would receive a nomination and it did not. Peter Capaldi was nominated for an Online Film and Television Association Award for this series of Doctor Who.

[@archive9796]

Peter Capaldi was put up for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama series” in the Primetime Emmy Awards but lost and whoever decided that needs to be put in a confession dial !

[@archive9796]

Raul Victor I dunno I’ll change it to put up just incase but yep

[@gaynor1721]

That's okay. Peter Capaldi is an Oscar winner already. In fact, the only actor to play the Doctor who is an Oscar winner. Nothing tops that! Says she who was named after an Oscar winning actor who played another Doctor! Who? I hear you ask! That would be telling! I know who he is, when he's not the Doctor!

[@archive9796]

Gaynor well maybe a BAFTA for best actor as that shows the UK public really care about you

[@ChristopherUSSmith]

Gaynor Yeah, Capaldi won his Oscar for directing a short film. Too bad he hasn't had a chance to direct more.

[@gaynor1721]

@@archive9796 I am British. The BAFTAs are the poor man's Oscars.

[@gaz10pro]

Even just watching a reaction to this episode makes my heart race. Phenomenal piece of television.

[@az-cv1ql]

Shoopan SAME! What has this episode done to us

[@thesounddisciple9213]

Your thumbnail reminds me of a childhood I've long since forgotten.

[@valerianaranjocruz25]

Rachel Talalay. RACHEL TALALAY.

[@MrDylancutter]

The underrated talent behind this episode!

[@fleason771]

Last year I rewatched this episode before Peter's last & tweeted my praise for her fabulous direction including Peter's stellar performance & she gave me a like and my Christmas was made! :-)

[@MrDylancutter]

I had a Twitter conversation with her only weeks ago, she's a very lovely woman who has time for fans of her work :)

[@fleason771]

Dylan C That's cool. I was very pleased she saw it as I truly believe her work a dedication with limited budget should be commended. I was randomly watching a documentary on the nightmare on elm street films a few weeks ago and guess who was part of production on the first film & appeared on my screen. Right :-)...I believe also Rachel was a frequent visitor to the DW Experience when she was in the bay and would surprise people alongside Peter from time to time. She seems lovely.

[@SylviaLupien]

Shes so amazing I love her so much

[@aaroncrilly2005]

Hands Down the Best Doctor Who episode ever, shows why Twleve is the best doctor

[@MyAbridged]

This episode really shows just how amazing of an actor Capaldi is. Without trying to put down any of the other actors to play the Doctor, with the exception of perhaps Troughton, I don't think any of them could have carried an episode like this nearly this well.

[@maxeyre2024]

MyAbridged A Heaven Sent with Troughton would be amazing

[@maxeyre2024]

Spectrum Storms True. But all in all I think Capaldi is the best choice for this episode, and it really shows his talent!

[@SpectrumStorms]

With the exception of Capaldi, the only actors that I think could've carried this episode are Patrick Troughton and Colin Baker. No other doctor could've carried it IMO.

[@englishgiraffe2124]

MyAbridged Actually after listening to Big Finish audios, I think McGann can also be the only actor besides Capaldi that can work on his own in this kind of episode. That might also be because 8 is my favourite Doctor and this story is somewhat based on Scherzo.

[@ms_scribbles]

Honestly, I think a number of them could. I mean, sure, most of the ones I'm thinking of gave me that impression while listening to the audios, but still, most of them have *really* impressed me with their acting. Colin Baker really gave me a pleasant surprise, for example. Haven't made it to Ten's audios yet, but I've seen David in many, many other things, and I think he'd also do fabulously. Still, Capaldi was the one who was given the chance, and he *rocked* it.

[@fizzystarsong]

12 definitely comes into himself this season. In season 8 he was struggling to adjust, unsure of who he was, fresh out of Trenzalore, and had his barriers all the way up. This season he's become more comfortable with himself. This episode in particular is a work of art and very few actors could pull this off. 55 minutes of Peter Capaldi talking himself is an incredibly captivating piece of television.

[@fizzystarsong]

I think this season was also when I decided that 12 was my Doctor... Along with 3, who will also always be my Doctor.

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

‘I am the Doctor. I’m coming to find you. And I will NEVER EVER STOP.’ The most badass line ever

[@DXDragon38]

I had to smile at when you said he took the long way around.

[@soonminkwon9394]

Congratulation! You just watched one of the most well written episode of doctor who! :)

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

Soonmin Kwon And well acted! Capaldi owns this shit!

[@MoombaWTF]

TheFallofTheEleventh and well Directed. And well scored. Everything in this episode is great.

[@ChristopherUSSmith]

MoombaWTF Indeed. Too bad part 2 fell flat.

[@dandyflareblitz2627]

Christopher U.S. Smith we don’t... we don’t talk about that episode...

[@ChristopherUSSmith]

Dandy Flare Blitz I wonder why. LOL :)) Series 11 is 3 weeks away! :D

[@qrowe3080]

It's finally here! Hands down the greatest New Who episode ever, IMO and MANY others.

[@YoRocky89]

I've been waiting for like what seems like 2 billion years (see what I did there?) for this episode ever since you started Peter's run as the Doctor! This is in my opinion Peter's definitive episode as 12, he works well with others on screen, but this episode really gave him a chance to shine as an individual! Fun fact: Each and every one of the skulls in the episode are modelled from Peter own skull! And as always, great reaction from you. :)

[@maskedmagician5620]

I've been waiting for 4 and a half billion years ;)

[@gaynor1721]

Michael Pruden - *Spoilers!*

[@maskedmagician5620]

Gaynor She's probably seen it by now anyway lol and it's nothing that spoilery

[@theshadowdirector]

Probably the single greatest acting performance any actor has given in the role.

[@theshadowdirector]

I've seen tons thank you very much.

[@ZakJordan98]

Oh yes finally been waiting for this reaction for ages, the first second of eternity has passed!

[@Aaron-fg3ww]

Simply the most beautifully crafted episode of Doctor Who to date and one of the best single episodes of any show. Everything about this episode is is nearing perfection. The music, the pacing, the cinematography, the imagery, the everything. But most of all Capaldi’s performance is masterful. And then they cap it with that Gallifrey reveal.

[@GAZArts]

Going from Matt Smith to Capaldi wasn’t the easiest of transitions for me but this is the episode I finally embraced Capaldi fully as The Doctor. Great reaction!

[@Jimmy_Jones]

GAZArts Think I was the same. This is my favourite episode in all Who but I will still love Matt Smith's the most.

[@chris-hz2wd]

Can Rachel talalay direct every episode of doctor who??? She’s amazing, Murray gold what a loss what a legacy, Peter capaldi I have no words apart from two, My doctor! Twelve and Clara, and Steven Moffat what an era! God I love series 9

[@aaronboothproduction]

BEST. EPISODE. EVER.

[@DaveF.]

Ranked fifth worst epsiode by viewers!

[@georgesears2666]

Van Gogh wasn't beloved in his lifetime but years later he is heralded as one of the greatest artists of all time, this episode reminds me of Van Gogh

[@DaveF.]

Can't argue with that!

[@youtubeaccount1124]

Oh come on this episode was pathetic.

[@Giorgio-zd7np]

@@youtubeaccount1124 Lol not you again...

[@cah137-y4s]

Fun fact: This episode frequently ranks in the top three of the entire series, with at least one recent fan poll rating it as being _the_ highest-rated episode of the entire series, narrowly edging out "The Day of the Doctor".

[@laurarcharron7860]

Nothing like being inside the Doctor's head. Blimey! Always remember Rule 1. That being said, This Doctor going thru everything he did in regard to death has helped me in my own journey through grief. I lost my husband to a hemorrhagic stroke in 2015. Capaldi is my Doctor like Smith is yours. I wish I could thank him.

[@notbubu]

From what I know of him, I'm sure he would very much appreciate hearing from you if you wanted to write to him via his agent.

[@gaynor1721]

I think it's what the Doctor learned from Clara who, like the Doctor said in The Zygon Inversion, was in his head. The fact that he's not the only person to have lost someone. She told him to stop feeling sorry for himself, to get up off his arse and win. That should be encouragement to anyone who is bereaved.

[@Allancarlostani]

The Capaldi Era masterpiece. Peter Capaldi, Steven Moffat, Rachel Talalay and Murray Gold deserve all the world's applause for this episode. Rewatching this episode also made me realize how it has some elements in common with an amazing episode of the classic series... SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! "The Deadly Assassin", since in both stories we have the Doctor in a strange universe, without a companion, being pursued by a mysterious murderer, and with a connection with Gallifrey.

[@osumarko]

Great reaction. This episode was amazing. At the end of Day of the Doctor when 11 says that he is heading "home, the long way around", that was referenced here when 12 tells the kid that he came the long way around. This episode was great for the look into how 12's mind works.

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

I love that 99% of the episode. Capaldi is the only actor on screen and completely alone! It shows his incredible skill’

[@Jimmy_Jones]

Hope this dosen't get taken down. This is probably one of the most wanted reactions but it hardly exists on KZbin. People usually think the episode is cursed.

[@liannettmendez6393]

jimmy jones ?

[@luketaylor5848]

Until this episode, I still wasn't sold on 12. I thought he was simply grumpy and arrogant. Damn did that point of view changed after this emotive and driven solo story. Peter showed us exactly how determined '12' is when he has a plan to either find someone, potentially exact revenge, simply escape and when especially driven following 'Face the Raven'. He also showed us exactly how scary The Doctor can be when he looses his control. Clara had expressively asked him not to go down this route. The Daleks, Cybermen, weeping Angels and 'Me/Ashielda'.... would all run if they but knew of his intentions after loosing Clara as he's literally capable of anything or everything. It does echo 10's 'The waters of Mars' "Time Lord Victorious" sentiment, but with a far more profound and personal attachment, rather than saving his own life/regeneration. The Doctor powered by anger.... is something that's hard to comprehend. And dread. Throughout the episode, it just feels as if you're on the journey with The Doctor and I find myself fighting very strong emotions with but the simple mention of 12's loss of Clara, his confessions, his desperation to live, desire to win yet willingness to loose combined with his sorrow to have to win, the sheer emotional and physical pain he enures and realisation that it takes him millions of attempts and years to chip away at such a literal barrier to over come all these.... and simply get out. And in this case, ultimately home. I now believe he wasn't just grumpy or arrogant. He was merely trying to keep people at a distance, for their own good and avoid this attachment he develops for others, fearful of his own capabilities and loosing people. But also lets face it.... he's allowed to be a little arrogant being so brilliant/incredibly lucky. Steven M, Peter C and the entire cast/crew. Thank you for this episode, my personal highlight of 12. Thank you for reviewing this episode, and for some of the future greats coming up too ;)

[@HellfireComms]

Don't worry about having misgivings about 12 in Series 8. That's him at his rawest and most angry. Series 9 shows him recovering nicely, and I think next series is him at his most focused. No spoilers!

[@Bounsingonbongos1]

HellfireComms series 10 Capaldi is such an amazing balance of seriousness and silliness

[@archive9796]

Moffat proves to us why he’s an amazing Doctor Who writer (know typical Moffat confusing some fans)

[@nathanjarrett728]

7991 0313 finally someone else who doesn't hate Moffat

[@archive9796]

Nathan Jarrett ha ha ha I assume you know what the next ep is

[@nathanjarrett728]

7991 0313 yes and I don't hate it, like everyone else seems to

[@archive9796]

Nathan Jarrett I’m sure you’ll learn why next week

[@gaynor1721]

7991 0313 - From whom? I love the next episode!

[@ashj7767]

An interesting note, just before he hits the wall for the first time and realisation strikes him, in his TARDIS mind he says to Clara that he remembers every time. I don’t know if it’s a Time Lord thing but I think that he does indeed access repressed memories of each reset

[@anonymes2884]

He absolutely remembers every iteration i'd say (that's why he loses it in his mind-TARDIS) and I think we're left to assume it's a Timelord ability we haven't directly witnessed before. Worth remembering that _time_ hasn't been reset, he's not in a time loop, he's repeating the same thing over and over so maybe it's related to how Timelords usually seem to just _know_ which events are fixed in time and which can be manipulated.

[@DaveF.]

Actually, I don't think he literally means 'I remember it all' - but I do think it's at that moment when the full horror of what is happening dawns on him and he realises what's happening. Actually remembering what's occuring would mean the entire premise of the loop (there's a copy of me in the teleport, exactly as I was when I arrived) doesn't work...

[@anonymes2884]

I dunno, he's fairly unambiguous I think: "But I can remember, Clara. You don't understand, I can remember it all. Every time." but there's always room for interpretation (he might mean "every time" he strived to win). I'd say the copy of him in the teleport _doesn't_ remember, it's a realisation/"memory" he comes to later. The how has a few possibilities e.g. it's a Timelord ability to "sense" events that have occurred, even if strictly speaking "you" never experienced them (the Doctor has seemed to have some sort of instinctive grasp of space-time events before so it's arguably not _too_ much of a stretch). Or maybe it's some sort of telepathic imprint that he gets from the wall room (we don't see it too often but don't forget the Doctor is a sort of touch telepath). Or maybe the energy he uses to create the teleport copy somehow conveys information about his past copies that he doesn't immediately grasp. There're probably others (the first one was my initial assumption, the others i've read since). It's arguably about the closest to a full-on plot-hole the episode has IMO but i'm happy to give it a bye since a) few plots beyond the most trivial can't be nitpicked and b) everything else is so good.

[@stephenharris8024]

I'll chuck in that in The Pandorica Opens, the fake soldiers were made by reading psychic residue from Amy's house ("structures can hold memories, that's why houses have ghosts"). So there's a way to tune into that, and I'm guessing the Doctor does, from his hand starting to rhythmically make a fist as he approaches the diamond. If anything causes residue (and ghosts) it's a lot of people being murdered in the same room.

[@MsSharondenadel]

A full episode speaking to himself and it was great.Loved how they used the " Sherlock's mind palace thing " in here too :) One of my most favorites with one of the best music theme

[@wageboy]

The music in this one is amazing!

[@creepytiki5342]

Just to mention, the creature is called The Veil. They never mention it’s name in the episode (and rightfully so).

[@MrEvers]

Repeated viewings do help accentuate the brilliance of the episode, especially when you see the "this is always when I remember" scene.

[@jokerz7936]

Between Heaven Sent and Matt Smith's episodes on the Sarah Jane Adventures this week was being good for her reactions. Don't want to give spoilers but more excited now for the Christmas Special then the next regular episode.

[@rememberme3619]

Yet another channel that doesn't understand the episode...

[@LiamCatterson]

I know everyone says it. But I can't help but say that this episode is the best! And seeing one of my favourite reactors watch this is a match made in heaven. Amazing start to the morning. I never get sick of this amazing piece of beauty!

[@loyalcompanion2104]

"A match made in heaven". I see what u did there!

[@lonecleric]

You beat the curse! Many reactors somehow lost their reaction to this gem of an episode. So nice to see we have yours.

[@whobp8]

Hooray! The review of this episode didn't get lost or messed up like it did for some of the other reactors on KZbin! Capaldi's acting has always been on point, but he's given some really meaty stuff to play this season, his Tete a Tete with Davros, his speech about war to the Zygons, his reaction to Clara's death and his one man show in this episode. I know some people who don't like this episode, but screw em cuz this is fantastic.

[@Jimmy_Jones]

whobp8 Just hope the BBC dosen't pull it down or it will join the rest of the cursed reactions.

[@fleason771]

You sum it up very well :-)

[@WolfGratz]

I glad you enjoyed it, along with the majority of fans. However "screw them" is a contender for the least graceful or intelligent comment of the week. It is, believe it or not, perfectly possible for people to disagree with your critical reaction without the need for abuse.

[@whobp8]

WolfGratz Allow me to clarify my comment further, I know (personally, friends of mine) who don't like this episode. But I say (in jest, knowing my friends sense of humor) screw em cuz I think this episode is fantastic I mean no disrespect to people whose feelings are so sensitive that they might take the off the cuff remarks of a total stranger that they came across at random on KZbin as a personal affront. Hopefully this form of "abuse" doesn't cause them the sort of long term trauma that can be caused by other forms of abuse. I've also made remarks on especially hot days that it's"hot as hell" outside, but did not intend that to be disrespectful of people who are actually condemned to hell in the afterlife. When I've used the term"clowning around". It's not meant as an insult to professional clowns or people with a phobia about clowns. And I hope the things I've written in this comment are taken as the gentle teasing I intend them as and not as something that will require hours of therapy. If you really want to play the PC game, if I were someone who had been the recipient of physical abuse, sexual abuse or prolonged, systematic verbal/emotional abuse I suspect I would find it offensive to see what I endured being equated to someone saying, "I don't care that other people don't like this particular episode of a television show, whether it was said in a"graceless" manner or not.

[@tycol322]

I just realized after all these years the symbolism. "How long can I keep doing this Clara? Burning the old me? To Make a new me?" He wasn't just talking about this but himself. About regeneration. It seemed to me like his refusal to regenerate into 13 seemed to be a last minute development to me but no he was tired of it all long before

[@maskedmagician5620]

Oh boy it's 1:45am here was going to get a early nights sleep but screw that 😁 I'm watching this, takes priority over nearly everything!

[@tinasara9949]

Michael Pruden It's almost 4am here. These are the moments that make me pretty happy about not being able to get a job for the summer.

[@thegentleassassin]

I was gonna go to bed too but I've heard about the Heaven Sent reaction video curse so I'm not risking waiting until the morning in case the footage goes AWOL

[@justashjd]

It's currently 3:30AM... I have to be up at 5AM... Totally worth it!

[@azizuladnan2957]

Michael Pruden better be early than late, or the video might get blocked The video was uploaded when I was in school, but I was celebrate Eid Al Fitr at school, so have to delay watching this XD It's a good thing this video didn't get blocked!

[@dannybob42]

Holy moly indeed. My favourite Dr Who episode ever; a classic horror element of the veil, being the metaphor for death, the reveal of the confession dial and then Gallifrey! Capaldi is at his best here, a mainly solo act where he completely carries the episode on his monologue alone, his handling of situations and the grief of Clara’s death, and to punch through a 20 foot thick wall of the harder than diamond Banthium was an incredible montage scene, over 2 billion years! The music is great as well, at most times it was quiet but it really carried the emotions of suspense, panic, reflection and the transition from hopelessness to triumph at the wall scene was excellent. With it being my favourite, part 2 is...well a part 2, so then; Consider The Hybrid.

[@MegaToronto1]

"The Doctor will see you now!" I always love the little line throwbacks to other Doctors.

[@Theorigonaldoc]

This episode transcends television, it's a work of art.

[@jonjohns8145]

The Music .. My GOD the Music!!

[@chaospoet]

I've re-watched this one episode so many times I sometimes think I'm in a time loop. The second time around it makes more sense especially when he says "I can remember all of it. Every time." Imagine in one single moment having 7,000 to 2 billion years worth of memories of being murdered over and over again flood your mind all at once and knowing it's going to happen again in a moment. You'd be asking why can't you just lose also!

[@crotasonoforyx5330]

If anyone here watches Harry's Haunted House, his review of this episode was downright insulting. This review/reaction is so perfect and respectable because you actually understood the point of the episode. Great job 👍

[@danielcornett5211]

I know I'm late to the party, but: There were several parts of this series where Capaldi not only got to shine, but also got to put feedback in the stories. His 'Zygon Inversion' Speech was an experiment to see how long Capaldi could hold the audience without any music (and if you notice, most of that 10 minute scene is silent other than PCap). He also was able to shine the brightest in this "trilogy" (FTR, HS, HB). This, along with the rest of Capaldi's era, was what I consider to be peak Doctor Who.

[@doctordifficult2709]

Personally, I think thats one hell of a doctor

[@LiamDuke]

Such a crazy episode, loved your reaction as ever! I'll be hell bent on watching the finale reaction next week.

[@felixgemund7249]

Ba-dum-tssss!

[@firefly24601]

Personally, I think this is one HELL of a reaction! (Surprised no one has said that already! haha)

[@obiwankenobi687]

I honestly love the ‘breaking the wall’ music. The series 9 soundtrack took 4 billion years to be released so people just called it ‘breaking the wall’ on their uploads of it whilst we waited for it to come out so I don’t even know what the real name for it is

[@StrataSam94]

Thank you twitter people!! This just made my day so much better.

[@kalakritistudios]

Him falling and thinking was like Sherlock falling after getting shot.

[@relaxpanic8241]

The best epiosde of Capaldi, maybe in all of Dr Who. Such superb acting and boy what a finish.

[@maltesefalcon85]

"i can remember it all, every time" so the doctor left psychic impressions of his own deaths in that room

[@Herik_]

i think we can all agree that he is THE MAN WHO NEVER GIVES UP

[@BrotherJosephus]

"I'm coming to find you and I will never, ever stop!" Understatement of the the centuries.

[@mrandrews3616]

Sometimes when watching a show I feel excited, enjoyed, annoyed or sometimes frustrated. However, when watching this, I felt something else, deep down I knew that I watched an episode which was truly special.

[@Southsidestu]

As soon as i saw the twitter poll i got really excited, so thankful that you did this amazing My heart was pounding during this reaction as i knew what was coming, it did not disappoint. Your reaction when you saw the Citadel has been the best moment this season

[@archive9796]

12 is “mature honey” or maybe Sliver Fox as he was called at the time

[@ZakJordan98]

He'll always be Silver Fox

[@gaynor1721]

Sliver?

[@ZakJordan98]

Gaynor Silver Fox is a term for a handsome white haired man

[@archive9796]

The hand “burning” away was actually a bath bomb director Rachel Talalay came up with that idea and the Skull based off an X-rays of Capaldi actually skull 💀

[@thealexkirschproject]

I can honestly say this is one of Capaldi's finest episodes.

[@Wannabe_Baby]

OH MY GOD, AN EARLY UPLOAD!!! Jess, you're my hero.

[@SorchaSublime]

thank the twitter account. She did a competition/quiz to get it uploaded early.

[@lokigm1202]

Thank you, Sesska, for being the best doctor who reactor. Really, you're amazing.

[@harrisont2004]

I used to think, “Hey, why doesn’t the diamond wall reset?” and then I realised that it wouldn’t need to be diamond if it reset every time 😂

[@Z3R0Steam]

The Not-So-Diamond Wall is grief, you can't walk around it or climb it, you have to slowly wittle away at it, over an extremely long period of time, some make it through, others give up and allow The Veil (the other representation of grief) take them over. But The Doctor had been fueled by grief and anger for most of all his lives and he was not going to allow it to take him over again. He beat grief just this once.

[@revinar5838]

While watching this, does anyone else the awesome bit of classic who style music during the first time 12 enters the room with Clara's painting.

[@spiderfingers86]

This is the episode that Peter Capaldi really shines as the Doctor. He's practically by himself the entire time

[@LaurenMcGinty12]

"How long can I keep doing this, Clara? Burning the old me, to make a new one?"

[@axlslak]

#17:23 "that did not go well. omg he's gonna try it again." the essence of 2 billion years in a prison. this episode just... just broke me.

[@cjbrett89]

One of the greatest pieces of television ever made.

[@olive8126]

Embarrassed to say but I actually had a nightmare about that thing that chased him about for 3 nights in a row lmao😂

[@katyavasileva5342]

I have to admit that it took me some time to get used to Twelve after Eleven. 'Listen' was the first episode where I really said to myself 'OK, I get it now' and started warming up to him, but this one... this is where I really fell madly in love with him. The performance is truly outstanding but it still would've been nothing without the mind-blowing script by Steven Moffat, the masterful direction by Rachel Talalay and the out-of-this-world music by Murray Gold. I wish all film and tv-makers would take note and push for higher quality productions like this one. A true modern-day masterpiece that takes you on an emotional roller-coaster like nothing else. I still remember watching it for the first time alone, at night in my room. I remember the desperation and helplessness I felt when I realised the Doctor was in a never-ending nightmare of a loop, wondering how he could possibly get out of this one, would someone come and save him for once. And then, the burst of joy and amazement at the sheer genius of the whole thing, when I realised he was slowly but surely making his way out through the wall. Thanks to your reaction, I can re-live to an extent this amazing moment again :) I thinkg I can speak for everyone who follows your Doctor Who reactions by saying that we've been waiting for this one for a long long time! :)

[@ximakun]

I absolutely loved this episode (and the next). Peter is an amazing actor and seeing his Doctor grow and come together episode by episode was a great journey. I believe season 10 is when we finally see Capaldi’s Doctor at his finest, and this two parter is the final step. I’m glad you liked this episode, can’t wait for the next ^^

[@TheMarcel1702]

OMG! I was just going to sleep. No more

[@Mineycart]

Marcel Fernandes very good

[@tylerbailey9329]

😃👉👉

[@thegentleassassin]

is it weird that I'd love to see a video of you rewatching the episode? this is definitely one of those episodes were you notice more things the more times you watch it and I think it'd be really interesting to see what else you pick up on (I'm a big fan of the little fourth wall-breaking "I'm nothing without an audience" scene)

[@anonymes2884]

Fab reaction. Really like the episodes that remind us that to the Doctor time isn't just something that happens, it's something he uses. Sometimes it's even his weapon, as here where he basically points it in the direction of his enemies and, well, throws a punch ;).

[@thebrantley28]

This episode is amazing, best Capaldi episode ever.

[@youtubeaccount1124]

Brantley Cox that’s not hard considering his era was the worst of The Modern Series. If this episode was apart of Series 1,2,3 And 4 is would be considered one of the worst

[@SpectrumStorms]

+KZbin Account 112 Smith's era is the worst of the modern series. At least Capaldi had more than one good episode.

[@Mrazmatmahmood]

Spectrum Storms Smith certainly had a lot more than just "one" good episode, but I agree. He definitely had the weakest era overall.

[@csk7769]

Twelve and Clara will forever be the most romantic thing Doctor Who EVER did. Heaven Sent is the best allegory for grief of all time

[@craigoconnor6662]

Welcome to one of the greatest episodes of Doctor Who.

[@YoRocky89]

One more thing, those first shots of the interior of the castle, as well as some of the rooms the Doctor walks through later on, I was actually there in Cardiff back in 2015. My friends and I went to that castle on a tour, little did we knew some shots would be later filmed for this episode, so is why Heaven Sent is a personal favorite of mine for this season, despite Peter's great performance. :)

[@thearchive1132]

Yay! I've been waiting for you to get to this episode. Can't believe Capaldi never got any award for that performance here. :)

[@chevand8]

Wonderful reaction! Like pretty much everyone else here, I too have been specifically waiting to see your reaction to this particular episode (in my case, since stumbling onto your reaction channel around January). While I admit the episode gets a lot of hype from fans, I honestly believe a lot of that is merited; Moffat's writing, Murray Gold's soundtrack, the cinematography, and ESPECIALLY Capaldi's performance really come together beautifully for one of the most memorable episodes of the 12th Doctor's entire tenure. Aside from the episode being designed to give Capaldi a full episode to shine pretty much on his own (which was a novel concept in itself), I think one of the big reasons this one is so highly regarded is because of the way the emotional arc drops to as low as the show has ever gone, when it looks for a brief moment like the Doctor is truly beaten and trapped in an endless loop... only to have it rebound when it slowly becomes apparent that he's had a plan the entire time, and it just requires a LOT of time and hardship to see it through to completion. And then, of course, to end it on one hell of a cliffhanger like that was the cherry on top. After such a long wait, your reaction certainly didn't disappoint-- I could tell you were riveted, and it was a joy to watch you slowly unravel the puzzle the same way the rest of us Whovians did the first time we saw this one. Thanks for this!

[@Deronda1]

I woke up to this notification so happy and then wept in bed 😅 This is by far one of the, if not the, greatest episodes ever. The music is phenomenonal!

[@AubreySciFi]

Probably the best Capaldi story all in all. And one of the best and most gripping episodes of Doctor Who ever! Such a tour de Force performance from Capaldi in this story.

[@ghanaking5255]

I confess, seriously.. the way I described Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor is this, and to quote him, if anyone's listening, it goes like this: He's a Doctor, no THE Doctor who had the electrifying power to quicken your pulses, heightened your senses, captivates your emotions, and leaves you breathless. Heaven Sent fits the description... I was going to say 1200%, but that's an understatement,this is THE best Doctor Only story....ever! Even more intense than Tennant's Midnight 10 years ago. Sesskasays, this was one hell of a ride, and I love it.... and you'll love how Season 9 reached the finish line.... don't just take my word ( and comment ) for it, others agree, myself included. Disclaimer: No Confession Dial was used for this comment, and that's was a hell of a comment.... and bird. I still can't let 12 go, and I may never will ( maybe a little.... not on this fan's watch 😇.)

[@archive9796]

The last time the Doctor was properly on Gallifrey (in the TV series ignoring the 50th) was 1982 in the 20th anniversary “The 5 Doctors“ It’s been approximately 1200 years for the Doctor (in the tv series)

[@gaynor1721]

7991 0313 - How long did it take the Doctor to smash through the diamond wall? The answer is revealed in the next episode and that is how long it took the Doctor to get home "the long way round". What isn't explained is how the Doctor got to be two thousand years old, by the time of Twelve's first episode "Deep Breath". Where did all the other years go? And in "The Zygon Inversion", when Clara said she had only been gone for five minutes, Twelve looked at her and said "I'll be the judge of that".

[@archive9796]

Gaynor obviously I can’t answer how long he was in the confession dial as that’s a spoiler for next week

[@archive9796]

9 was 900 10 was 906 11 spent 300 years on his farewell trip in s6 so when he gets shot he’s 1200 11 was on Trenzalor for 800 years so 12 is 2000 12 states this in Deep Breath And I think by the end of 12s run he is 2200 ish