Speech to Akhaten | The Rings of Akhaten | Doctor Who

[@pixwool]

I love how the doctor stops the “young and happy” act when he’s alone.

[@wify0241]

I think there were very few companions who actually saw him rose Clara and Amy are the only ones really

[@kaitlynnichole476]

I think it’s sad, because you know that’s how he really feels. That he has that act he uses for the people around him so they can be happy. He’s a beautiful creation.

[@pixwool]

Kaitlyn Nichole Exactly.

[@nathannunez3127]

He is never alone

[@ramzdeastv]

This is pretty existentialist for me, he's no acting, when he does connect with the more beautiful side of life through his companions and their aventures he does feel juvenile and happier but it's reminded constantly by a caotic universe that life is not always as one would like. Only that's whats makes him so heroic to me: a being struggling to feel joy sorrounded by sorrow, and never quitting.

[@Wolfencreek]

"Fear me, I've killed hundreds of Time Lords" "Fear me, I killed them all"

[@AnglicanFish]

BEST LINE EVER

[@fancyoil216]

When was that?

[@AnglicanFish]

@@fancyoil216 the Doctor’s Wife

[@beebo892]

Forever will be my favourite exchange in the series

[@hadijawa2339]

@@AnglicanFish ​ Nah Dalek Supreme: "You will die now Doctor. This is the end of you. The rules of regeneration are known. You have expended all your lives." Eleventh Doctor: "Sorry, what did you say? Did you mention the rules? Now, listen! Bit of advice. tell me the truth if you think you know it. Lay down the law, if you're feeling brave, but, Daleks, never, ever, tell me the rules!" Dalek Supreme: "Emergency, emergency. The Doctor is regenerating! The Doctor is regenerating!" Now that, that is the best line ever. I haven't seen much outside of the Eleventh Doctor, but even including that scene from the Day of the Doctor with all the Doctors, this one beats them all.

[@kunaljt]

Matt Smith, being the youngest ever to play the Doctor, was so, so good at portraying just how old the Doctor was, and how much they have seen and lost.

[@kunaljt]

@@DaringNote62 Eh, what? Matt Smith was the youngest when he was cast - what's sexist about that? Oh, I guess because I used 'how much he has seen and lost.' instead of they. Rectified. I do love Jodie's take on it - she's at a different point in the Doctor's life and hasn't had to portray it yet - though she was extremely good in The Timeless Children.

[@DaringNote62]

@@kunaljt I apologize for that, I was ment to respond to the comment above yours but must have accidentally clicked yours lol.

[@Governor2310]

Daring Note62 well they must have deleted their comment because you proved them wrong it seems.

[@DaringNote62]

@@Governor2310 they could have done. I can't remember what the other comment was.

[@MCshadr217]

@@kunaljt I still dislike the idea of Jodie as doctor. I mean, the writing was terrible for her at the start. But besides that. It's just upsetting that the only male hero that does things with his brain instead of brawn, now has female counterparts. I have no issue with time lords being male or female. But the doctor, for me, was one of the only heroes that was male as well as using their head. Really took away the stereotype of needing muscle to win every fight. Just upset that they took that away from young boys growing up.

[@tomhill1962]

The moment Matt Smith started to cry really hit me. This was such a moving scene. Would be amazing if he could return for the 60th anniversary

[@enderfox1699]

Awww I just noticed this after 10 years. Crying always makes the scene alot more powerful

[@youresoshain]

he's crying b/c of the truth of what it is to be him. How we will outlive everyone and everything, the universe included. How at the end all that will be left is him so he has no choice but to travel in time just to be with people b/c if he truly lived exclusively in his own timeline he would be alone.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@youresoshain That would be my description of HELL. Even when I'm alone / by myself, I know that people are just a couple of doors away. He would go through time & space isolated & alone. Hell, indeed. His companions & friends keep him grounded, sane.

[@Drethyr]

When you are truly alone... You find wisdom....

[@DmpstrPirate]

Was sent this by a friend and I've never seen this show.... WTF HE JUST KILLED AN ELDER GOD WITH HIS BRAIN WHAT DOES HE KNOW WHAT HAS HE SEEN WTF

[@billdoor298]

the most epic "come at me bro" in history

[@clyde__cruz1]

I think his speech on top of the Stonehenge takes that.

[@darrinbowen6694]

@@clyde__cruz1 Yes River told him about that. Being able to turn a army around with the mention of his name. That's Boss but it had repercussions for the Pond's though.

[@tomralston7780]

bill door this comment made my day

[@tylerroll7477]

He beat what is essentially galactus by telling it a story about how cool he is

[@biscuitninja]

Dont forget the Pandorica soeech

[@DrewbieMrshMllw]

The pain in his voice when he says "no time, no space-just me!" And "I have lost things you will never understand!" makes me cry even to this day. Matt Smith portrayed the Doctor's age and the pain of virtual immortality so well

[@ericfelipe4198]

And i don't know if it's on purpose, but later, when time is ending, there is literally just "me" there, watching it all, waiting for the doctor.

[@forcestarartemis6805]

When he said he lost things he probably was think : rest in peace my fez

[@Felix-Sited]

@@mr.potato3936 Don't you think she looks tired?

[@Felix-Sited]

@@mr.potato3936 Yes, we know who you are.

[@Cedar23]

@@mr.potato3936 lmao

[@Art2Go-hct]

This speech reminds me of the phrase River Song once said : "Everyone knows that everyone dies and nobody knows it like the Doctor, but I do think that all the skies of all the worlds might just turn dark if he ever, for one moment, accepts it."

[@alecbormia4523]

I love that episode. One of Tennant's best.

[@captainstage2009]

Imagine how much Captain Jack / The Face of Boe has lost over his billion year life.

[@oricalu448]

@@captainstage2009 5 billion years, precisely. Well, about five billion two thousand or so.

[@animeagogo335]

I love River

[@jagnestormskull3178]

@@captainstage2009 It would have been cool if he said "I was witness to the last words of the Face of Boe," mentioned his connection to the "only being like him, the lonely god who travels the stars," contrasted with this false god.

[@JODIESMOISTTOWELETTES]

Matt being 25 at the start of Doctor Who and then leaving 3 years later, I'll forever and still miss him.

[@Exceltiaawesome]

He was 26 when he got the part actually and around 29/30 when he regenerated.

[@JODIESMOISTTOWELETTES]

@@Exceltiaawesome ah thanks for telling

[@xanderfulton3186]

*28

[@PacificPounding]

He will always be my doctor

[@beekusupersaiyan60]

Still waiting for him to hopefully return

[@batmanbeyond5766]

''I saw the birth of the universe and I watched as time ran out, moment by moment until nothing remained, no time, no space, just me''

[@batmanbeyond5766]

@@jamesmayle3787 hello bot

[@MoonlitMike]

11th is great

[@MannersMakethMan8]

I saw this as it said it

[@MannersMakethMan8]

@@MoonlitMike ikr

[@Gaia1054]

I love this line because it feels like its also the story of the Doctor most likely after the Time War. He won, and he was the only one left and that must have weighed so heavily upon him. I bet he went to the furthest extents of the universe to see what its all for. All that pain and anguish he struggled through in the Time War just to be left alone.

[@KodieUnknown]

Eccleston and Tennant showed us the anger of The Doctor. Smith showed us his grief.

[@eleven5885]

and thats why smith is my favourite doctor!!

[@stelmaria-mx]

Jodie showed us the annoying side lol

[@carterwarren796]

What did Capaldi show? Regret? Unwillingness?

[@jerryjezzaberry5009]

Conquest Studios capaldi showed us why the doctor help, his compassion in the face of this terrifying universe

[@AtelierGod]

Conquest Studios a new beginning

[@atomicatgaming693]

This was the scene where I truly realized that the Doctor is a broken man that does his best to keep a smile on his face for the sake of those around him

[@enkoviewer1343]

He is not broken. He is utterly alone. Bereft of everything, every hope, every chance of living or saving others. He is - in short- and always will be doomed. The worst thing is the amount of insight and dread in his speech. He know that he will always be doomed. Doomed to watch everything die and be forever and always alone. And at that point - at that scary moment - Doctor Who tells the audience this: "I mourn you all, I mourn all the losses and dead innocents. And it is my fault. I could not save any of you. Blame me. I failed you all."

[@slimewizard7350]

I don’t think the doctor ever can be broken. He keeps going on no matter how many terrible things he has seen or experienced.

[@alecbormia4523]

@@slimewizard7350 but he does break. He breaks when he can’t handle it anymore. He almost rewrites all of human history in the waters of mars bc he felt time owed him for all the suffering he experienced. And he is also willing to fracture time and the universe in general to undo Clara’s death. It’s also why tends to have attachment issues bc he knows that he will basically outlive every one of them.

[@slimewizard7350]

@@alecbormia4523 oh. I always assumed breaking meant just giving up altogether. Sorry.

[@ethanbrock5453]

@@slimewizard7350 We all break at some point in our lives, it's how you put the pieces back together that shows true character.

[@xana-lu2ko]

Gosh how many years passed... and still one of the best scenes and totally best speech of all doctors

[@Rob-ms6bi]

My favourite doctor. I remember being so gutted when he started because I'd thought nobody could ever possibly top David Tennant. Both phenomenal doctors

[@Shibbylovess]

100%

[@4422bon]

Yes…just a random notion I had to watch it again.

[@blakewiggins1537]

i love how i can always come back to this exact video and always know that there will be other doctor who fans who truly know and important this scene truly is

[@madskythekidx7433]

Another great speach is Capaldi stopping the Zygon invasion.

[@quillproductions377]

I can not even begin to describe how powerful that last moment is when he drops his head. It’s almost as if he wanted his memories to be taken because he had suffered too much pain, too much loss. But in this moment he realised he could never forget and that he would have to live with it for the rest of his life. Worse still, he could never share it with anyone. In this moment he is truly alone

[@Spoot401]

It really is a beautiful and sorrow-filled moment, because if I remember correctly, he was replacing the girl as the sacrifice. He was offering himself and his memories in her place, fully knowing he wouldn't coming back from it. He was ready for the end.

[@enderan647]

Judging by the frown that the planet made, it's possible that he realized that even a memories eater are scared of the atrocities he commited.

[@Kayriel]

That and not even a god, a living massive star, could withstand a single portion of his suffering and burden.

[@Sin_Of_Greed]

Or he truly was hoping, to finally, meet an equal. Someone, anyone, just someone who could share his anguish, relish his memories, cheris all the love, feel all the loss, he has seen and felt, done, decided. Finally meet someone who could bear the weight of his mantle, bear the weight on his shoulders, just even for one second, even for a moment, that, so that, for that one moment. He wouldn't have to feel alone.. be alone... in his thoughts. I wonder how that feels, oh, I already know. edit. oh, I guess, now that I read your comment fully, I see. You saw the same sadness in his eyes, something about it ring to you as far too familiar? so hence you were quick to recognize it?

[@artyd42]

@@Sin_Of_Greed That is why Clara is the absolute most powerful companion he will ever have. Because she is there in his thoughts. She's not his love. She's his teacher. And like all the greatest teachers of all she refuses to give up on him. That is his burden. Thus Clara has all the time in the universe to teach him he has not yet failed her. The impossible girl. Run you clever boy and remember me.

[@HardlyGaming]

In each series there is a moment where the companion sees the real Doctor. He isn't a silly old man with a box, he's ancient and terrible, he has caused the deaths of entire civilizations and is feared by both the innocent and guilty alike. He is a god for many and hell incarnate for others. They notice this and for a second, they are also terrified of him. Then its over, and he's just a silly old man with a box again...

[@averageGoat_meh_eh_eh_eh]

He is "god" by his own design

[@wify0241]

I don’t think that’s it I think you’re right about the terror but I think then they realise it as it is and accept it and they stop being his partner and becomes his friend

[@wil3777]

13 could never do this. that's why I refuse to watch her second season 😅 10, 11, and 12 all have moments like this. They have many. I've yet to see one for 13 tho :/

[@dodojesus4529]

@@wil3777 i think you want to replace the last 13 with 12.

[@wil3777]

@@dodojesus4529 oop thanks my dude I didn't catch that

[@Mrpaulaustin08]

They really wrote some terrific speeches for Matt Smith...always so moving

[@shadowprogram215]

And people say moffat was a bad writer

[@lotsofspots]

@@shadowprogram215 Moffat _was_ a bad writer. He was also a good writer. It's a coin-toss which one we're going to get per episode.

[@joshhaddock6772]

Chris Hammond moffat was not a bad writer

[@lilroehler]

@@lotsofspots Moffat's 10 times better than Chibnall.

[@lilroehler]

@Right K He's still better than Chibnall. The only thing good about Chibnall's time is Jodi Whitaker. And that's because of her. I legitimately can't even tell you what the overarching story was from his first season. And I can barely tell you what this season's overarching story is. There's only been one episode that's really advanced it forward since the second episode.

[@2centschange]

The slump at the end is honestly pretty heart breaking. It's not from tiredness at what the parasite did or anything. It's the realizing that he won through being that old, that sad, and that damaged.

[@odile8701]

This will always be who the Doctor is, to me. When Eleven was being born, he fell from the sky and answered a scared little girl’s prayer to be saved. He was still forming, and so he formed himself into her protector. And here again. Even now, even still; standing between a scared kid and her scary monster, offering himself in her place. And he doesn’t even think he’s a hero. Maybe not. But he’s my hero anyways.

[@thephantom8837]

That was beautiful.

[@Alinor24]

Well said. Very well.

[@yeshello3775]

Amen!

[@napoleonsolo5929]

If I could hear one sound to raise my spirits as certain death approached, it would be the wheezing of that little blue police box. The sound of hope.

[@guacamolly_]

You need to be a writer

[@Issie0981]

Everyone talks about the words of the speech. For me it's the body language. That single tear running down his face, the utter exhaustion after everything, the agony on his face of replaying he memories he tries so hard to forget. An old man trapped in a young body, trying so hard to do the right thing and not fall down the pit of despair. Its so awe inspiring. This moment is what made me love the eleventh doctor more than any other.

[@Chris-bv1bk]

Issie0981 Matt Smith is an amazing actor and truly is the Doctor more than anyone else.

[@ShamblesMD]

He truly is one of the biggest fans of this series.

[@SirSound111]

Not to mention that you can see him physical Shaking with emotion. he’s a tired old man, that’s has literally been going on for centuries, and centuries, and centuries, and centuries, seeing people he loved die, over and over again. Seeing universes, and possibly multi-verses, die and flicker out. yet he knows that he can’t die, because he knows that the most horrible things will happen without him.

[@callum5208]

He was the best doctor now one can do it better he was my Doctor

[@bluejayz3955]

I heard that the tear running down his face wasnt scripted. It just happened

[@mr.h1083]

Thousands of years of pain and loss unleashed in a timespan of 3 minutes and 35 seconds…

[@theEwanGH]

Yes

[@icecreamsandwitch3008]

No wonder that thing imploded

[@bogustoast22none25]

3minutes and 35 seconds are an eternity in the worst of times.

[@summanus4437]

And then undermined by a leaf. A fucking leaf.

[@apollyonnoctis1291]

@@summanus4437 a leaf that had an infinite amount of time in it. A leaf that had all the infinite possibilities of what futures could have been and was grieved over. The Doctor had fed the parasite his past memories. While those memories were 1200 years of life, it was nowhere near infinite. But that single leaf contained the wishful thinking and grieving of every possibility of love and happiness and life that could have been. The past has happened and is finite, but the possibilities of the future are innumerable and unmeasurable. In this case, it was literally the thought that counts.

[@malphasblackwing420]

0:13 My favorite thing about the doctor is that no matter how many times they change their face or personality one thing they always love is when normal people do extraordinary things.

[@omega13whitelucario95]

"We must look like insects to you" "I think you look like giants"

[@malphasblackwing420]

@ One of the best lines in the whole of television

[@omega13whitelucario95]

@malphasblackwing420 many come from Dr Who tbh And several like Demons Run you would think was older

[@shade13100]

"I've seen things you wouldn't believe, I've lost things you will never understand..." God, that broke me...

[@bluepolarbear]

+Hyder Khan Have you seen Capaldi's speech in the Zygon Inversion? "I fought in a bigger war than you will ever know! I've done worse things than you could possibly imagine and *when I close my eyes*... I here more screams than any one could ever be able to count!"

[@matthewr5548]

same

[@yb99107]

That's so true, especially since we know how much he loved that fezz.

[@shade13100]

Yara Bahman Such a beautiful fez

[@mintavia]

+Hyder Khan OH, the fez!

[@cottonfloss7951]

10th doctor: regrets 11th doctor: forgets 12th doctor: accepts

[@ceoofsololeveling45]

9th Doctor: anger 10th Doctor: regrets 11th Doctor: forgets 12th Doctor: accepts 13th Doctor: goes on with her life

[@Sarvonis]

Your both forgetting the war doctor... The True doctor... The only one that had to make the choice that none of them could. He had to live with the burden of not knowing that one day he would correct his own mistake and become the doctor again. It broke him and the others living with it until the doctor did what he does best... he healed his patient in this case... himself. He chose once again to be the doctor and save everyone. So..War Doc: Chooses

[@brothersgt.grauwolff6716]

@@Sarvonis, Doctor Heal Thyself ☺

[@Sarvonis]

@@brothersgt.grauwolff6716 Exactly!

[@beckyosturkan3144]

I have to disagree. I respect your opinion, but disagree. This video even shows he isn't forgetting a thing. He pretends to, maybe. But he is regretting it just as much as 10 did. Just this time he hides it, maybe out of shame or guilt and maybe something else. But he doesn't forget (Well at least in my opinion)

[@Cailus3542]

One sentient sun, a star of incomprehensible power, versus the last Time Lord. The poor star never had a chance.

[@anthonyrodriguez8788]

But the Star was actually winning that fight.

[@croverns164]

Until he saw what’s in the mind of the doctor.whats a parasite that lived for I don’t know like 100 year gonna do to the most fearful,most powerful,most depressed 2000 year old time traveler

[@anthonyrodriguez8788]

@@croverns164 again the Parasite won that exchange. the only reason the Dr survived was because Clara presented a leaf to be devoured, a leaf that represented the infinite potential memories of the future.

[@jameswhite3415]

@@anthonyrodriguez8788 the doctor has defeated near-omnipotent Gods that exist outside of time and space. He has stopped all of creation from being destroyed many times and regularly fights races who consider blowing up stars as insignificant. I am pretty sure he could have came up with something else.

[@anthonyrodriguez8788]

@@jameswhite3415 well you know minus the fact that he wasn't near the Tardis and was slumped over in defeat after this thing ate his memories and demanded more. the Doctor isn't a god either, he is faliable.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Instead of a gun, a screwdriver An extra heart for extra compassion Near-omniscience to know who is in pain Because, what the universe really needs... Is a Doctor

[@lalnunsangalalnunsanga1695]

I salute your comment 👍👍👍👍

[@TheDuncanStudios2000]

I feel as though the green lizard lady had said that to Clair at some point

[@the-kendrick-llama]

A call box to phone for help.

[@Deinobi]

​@@TheDuncanStudios2000 it's an actual quote by RTD or Moffat if I'm not wrong

[@meliodasgloom1818]

@@Deinobi The chappy who wrote with Coupling wrote this amazing line....

[@BlimeyofLimey]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the emotion he put into this? Also how he fixed his bow tie made me smile, he was like "Right. I'm gonna make you fat and give you diabetes"

[@nevadaaguilar2062]

harrison davey Ha! Nice.

[@lightdudee5345]

Diabetes lmao

[@alexthegreat8001]

yes, the greatest weakness to all cosmic horrors, diabetes!

[@davincent98]

He doesn't just fix his bowtie, he "Angrily fixes bowtie"

[@abbiryt]

lmao

[@yamothaisaverynizlady]

This is the clearest instance where you can hear the old man trapped in a young doctor's body.

[@dominiquepilon4429]

Isaboble a nine hundred something alien in a young human body

[@Lorfind949]

er no.. i think at this point hes pushing 2000, you should watch it before talking about it :P

[@Marsmuncher]

Actually at this point he is around a 1000 years old. He ages 1000 years on Trenzalore before regenerating into the 12th Doctor. You should watch before correcting someone, incorrectly :P

[@Priceluked]

Marsmuncher 1984 Yeah but he aged quite a bit in between companions.

[@Marsmuncher]

Luke Price True. But the previous episode (The Bells of St John) he stated that he was 1200 years old. He didn't age 800 years between the previous episode and this one.

[@luisenriquelander8044]

Matt Smith is incredible. Kind of ironic how the youngest ever Doctor, managed to portray just how old the Doctor really was and all the things he has lived.

[@marcussterdy1702]

Word for word bar for bar

[@johndododoe1411]

Young people have the ability to imagine such endless depth, older people like Capaldi and Baker have grown out of it and will thus give less dramatic presentations .

[@Generic_username69]

​@johndododoe1411 Capaldi did great in his speeches too, dont forget the zygon inversion speech

[@seanbhoycfc4834]

I remember at least 1 producer leaving the show (Forgetting his name) he was outraged that a 27 year old was the new Doctor. He said "The Doctor can be young in appearance but the actor should be old enough that you believe he could be king of his own Universe" Of the many things that makes this so iconic and special this scene really leaves him with egg on his face. 1 of the reasons Matt was Cast was because he embodies an old man in a young man's body perfectly and this is the best example of that. So powerful 👌

[@elduquecaradura1468]

if that was the opinion of that producer, seems to ignore that some old people can have a little bit of childish attitude, for the most ironic reason, maturity knows shit and thus takes thing better than an overmature person

[@seanbhoycfc4834]

@@elduquecaradura1468 Well put 👌 Especially as Regeneration became an expected thing for the Doctor decades ago most of the Classic era Doctors if not all had a silly and child-like side to them even if it wasn't as common for them to show it as often as in the modern era. Matt's biggest inspiration was Patrick after all. As old school as a Doctor can be and known for a sillier side than Hartnell. The Doctor travels the universe and picks companions he can see it all vicariously through because The Doctor wants to see things that put even him in a state of Child-like wonder. As much as 10 and 11 mean to me it was refreshing that 12 was more of a Classic Who Doctor in age but he still puts his own spin on let's say the Doctor's "Timey Wimey " side. I doubt anyone wants a Doctor who constantly acts his age

[@redhood7650]

@@seanbhoycfc4834 was that why he had the bowtie as part of his appearance

[@marshallleevalentine]

This is why I loved Matt. I don't care who wrote his speeches, his delivery was just the greatest. Every speech was intense and so full of energy, you could tell just how much he loved the character.

[@qamiqamis]

He understands what the concept of the character of the Doctor means. The others did a great job, but Matt... he did the Doctor!

[@Bloodtiesgirl3]

Crystal the Glaceon I agree with you I love and I miss Matt

[@philipprathkolb6924]

Crystal the Glaceon true story

[@zeldaloftwing4367]

Matt left some BIG shoes to fill for the next Doctor.

[@marshall8810]

Zelda Loftwing there is already a 13th doctor and he's not doing half as good as Matt

[@ertridj]

When Matt says "I've lost things you will never understand" is he referring to his fez from S05E13?

[@Ownxer]

Haha!

[@mlgshark8915]

Oh no,not his fez

[@vizthex]

Yes, clearly.

[@MattGraves01]

I would like to think he was talking about his original family on Gallifrey. A parasite God would never understand the concept of having a family and loving them.

[@JustPerez_17]

Kkkk

[@Daninapan]

3:23 that moment you deliever a speech so good your head falls off

[@wil3777]

oh so I'm not the only one who only sees his head falling off?? XD

[@sirbreadthe1st]

Yeah lol It freaked me out and I thought he vanished like a Jedi becoming a force ghost

[@Monsicorn]

Oh my god! I've thought this since I first saw the episode and it's always killed the moment for me

[@BilboLondon]

@@Monsicorn if you think that the reason why the heads fall off is cause the Doctor can't get rid of his memories - he knows that by doing this he will end that planet but part of him wants the planet to take it all in and unload his mind of what he has seen and all the secrets that he knows - such a big collective of experiences in his mind - he not only says you can "take it" , but he says you can "have it, have it all" , like he wants to get rid of all this as it is a heavy burden to carry. If you see that way, the way the doctor drops his head is an act of resignation and acceptance that the burden that he carries it is only his to carry - no parasite planet can take it from him - it is not all bad, it is not all sad and we seen during his adventures the ways that he found not only to cope but also to find unique joy - , but it is heavy nonetheless - heavy to a point that his head drops once you seen that it is not longer being taken away from him by the parasite planet . Perhaps in this view, this last scene does not long kills the moment for you - but adds even more intensity :)

[@avaolo8164]

oof

[@macp5527]

2:46 Matt is actually in tears. This is emotion overdrive during the speech. Great acting!

[@Callum-v6t]

Bro it’s amazing this short video got me into Doctor Who, what an unreal performance am I right? Like damn the dude sold it so well.

[@vexxama]

“I have lost things you will never understand” I think that has to be one of the most powerful lines I’ve heard. Everyone can relate to it, it’s not unique, but at the same time none of those billions of experiences are the same. Just memories that will never be full comprehended but at the same time can all be empathised with. And that’s the irony of the sentence that drives it home for me. “No one can understand it, but everyone can relate to it”

[@ScisaacFisaac]

I saw another comment saying it just meant that fez he wore for a while. : )

[@wifal6874]

He was talking about his fez.

[@Mythraen]

There are very different interpretations of that. For me, it means exactly what he said, the Doctor has lived through the wonderful and terrible, seen things that are incomprehensible, and experienced loss on a cataclysmic scale. It drives home his alien-ness for me, not his relatability.

[@ShamblesMD]

In one scene he turned into all 12 incarnations at once. He spoke for all of them and it's the greatest speech in the series. I always get teary eyed when he does. Great actor.

[@ieditstuff2555]

I agree, when people say they can understand how someone feels they cant, they can only try to understand

[@prongs8488]

I always felt that the song they sang to Akhaten was more meant for the Doctor....

[@christopherappleyard9061]

It is. That's why it plays on Matt Smith's final episode before he regenerates. You can hear it playing as Amy walks down the stairs in the TARDIS. It's the crescendo of his final moments.

[@equinoxxed_7502]

OH MY GOD! never even noticed! but that symnolizes soo much

[@natalia8552]

oh, and now i'm crying...

[@Narutofan825]

Its for delusional fanboys of Doctor Who to wake up and see how bad show really is.

[@jellyfish6777]

+One above all Excuse me? Doctor who is not a bad show! And it's not only boys who like it, I'm a girl and I love it! I suppose you're a fan of PLLor one of those generic american shows. Doctor Who is clearly not a bad show, it's original, has good writers, and has been around for 50+ YEARS! People like you are more often 10 year olds who can't tell what's good and what's not. And don't try to shoot back saying"I'm not 10" because if you're not, then you need to grow up because you have the brain of a 10 year old. Just don't mess with the Whovians, please, we're really nice to you until you insult one of the actors or stories or show.

[@Mythmaker12687]

That moment at the end, when the star collapses, and he slumps down as if crushed by the weight of all those memories. It's a beautiful image and an epic scene.

[@elliottrowson2516]

Shame Clara had to come in with her leaf

[@subcutaneouscat6167]

@@elliottrowson2516 yeah ik, it was so anticlimactic

[@carldiesing8403]

yes at that moment i thought he must be so sad not even the sun can handle whats he has in his head for a min

[@divinityquartz3428]

i liked how when he slumped over his head was out of the shot entirely, showing the star in its place being crushed by all it now knew. great bit of camera work there.

[@thewielder3445]

@@divinityquartz3428 Shame that the head slump made it look like he just got decapitated. :P

[@Conisioner]

How did I only realise just now he was talking about the toymaker at the laws of physics , after the specials it's so obvious

[@thedoconscratch]

it also may reference omega from The Three Doctors

[@NiennaFan1]

I always figured he was talking about all the bad fanfic he's been written in!

[@Conisioner]

@@NiennaFan1 lmao

[@bertadaniel96]

MATE! I've just realized by reading this comment

[@adrianking7067]

What if the doctor is the Toymaker

[@andrewparesa5116]

*Aggressively adjusts bowtie*

[@David-Rymer]

'*LISTEN HERE YOU LITTLE SHIT*

[@tanyasapien8411]

I'VE SEEN THINGS YOU CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE

[@josexavier5518]

Bowties are cool!!!!!

[@Pokemc0831]

3:03 for anyone who missed it the first 50 times like I did

[@violationofficial2668]

Congratulations your statement made it onto a watch mojo uk thumbnail 😂

[@zach1619]

11th doctor is one of the few doctors who I actually believe are the same character as the war doctor. The trauma and weight of memories, guilt, passion, compassion, knowledge, time, age are all so believable with Matt.

[@kahem_hameha]

Zach Beresford technically, all the Doctors from the ninth are the War Doctor ^^

[@shhs1227]

Kahem Haméha he knows that

[@loganhoffner4178]

I really see it in all of them. They've all had their moments of emotion, whether it be anger or nostalgia or even kindness. I love those moments, because the actors who played it did it so well.

[@BobTheTesaurus]

Eccleston was the most obvious tbh, from the very first episode you can see the pain of the war. He's violent, so much more-so than Tennant and Smith in the 50th Bad Wolf refers to 10 as the man who regrets, and 11 as the man who forgets While i cant say it as a rhyme, 9 was the man who searched. He was the aftermath of the War doctor losing his memory of the events other than the decision to use The Moment, he had just regenerated out of the horror of the war and the decision he had to make and was lost even more-so that War doctor was, the entire story really was him trying to find his way again, which lead into 10 having found himself once more and thus feeling the impact of his actions even harder and 11 having suffered the emotional pain so long simply tries to forget.

[@Enzophanis1892]

Maybe because the actual idea of the War Doctor was only thought up in his run

[@kp361]

Matt Smith did 'old man in a young body' better than anyone else I have ever seen.

[@molculer4049]

Naomi V I think David Tennant did it best

[@tasoeuwe5727]

I miss Eccleston so much... But I have to admit that Matt Smith was fantastic !

[@misho2250]

I cant wait to see how Jodie Whittaker will take one old man in young womans body. That must be even harder.

[@TheShattenjager]

Tennant. Tennant. T-E-N-N-A-N-T!!! And also a little bit Chris Eccleston. More than a little bit, but he quit so he didn’t get a chance to really own it. But: TENNANT.

[@aitore.avilaalvear1060]

I liked they take of this role on P eter Capaldi on his last three episodes...

[@RedDragonForce2]

2:45 that tear says it all!! Matt SOLD this performance!! And he will stand amongst the greatest of the Doctors!

[@ElvenStrider]

I’ll never forget back in high school, the fall after this came out, in my theatre class we all had to pick any speech we wanted to give, as emotional as possible, with a top 3 getting chosen by the class, #1 did this speech

[@masterskygamer306]

that person derserved it

[@wcapewell3089]

If your going to pick a speech, you might as well pick the best there is.

[@danielhaire6677]

@@wcapewell3089 Just be glad some of Capaldi's speeches weren't around at that point.

[@Kelastris]

@@danielhaire6677 The Zygon Inversion speech about war is absolutely phenomenal, probably the best speech in Doctor Who to date

[@papoison5051]

between you and me in a hundred words, where do you think this speech rates in the history of DW?

[@skywalkershand2338]

I love the mix of people in the comments. Most of the comments: Saying how amazing this is and how amazing Smith is. Other people: *Hehe Clara got l e a f*

[@spacebunny9116]

She do got a leaf tho 👀

[@sudore7318]

*doctor gives most memory’s to the god that have seen everything* *clara gives leaf with infinite lives* Me: WTF!?

[@IAMOCKWORD]

@@spacebunny9116 its true, she DOES have a leaf, and its very leafy

[@giantcoffemug]

ayo she do got da leaf

[@epiccarrot88]

@@sudore7318 I mean, the sun being clearly spat the Doctor's memories back out, otherwise he wouldn't remember anything from before this.

[@ahnyoonjin2720]

The 11th doctor is so emotional. He is by far my favorite doctor. People think that he's just a big goofball or a child. His childishness is just a façade. The 11th doctor is scary and he is a monster and he is in pain all the time. Have you seen him when he is angry? It's terrifying. He has lost so much, seen too much. He is lonely. He used to have a family and now all of it is gone because he had killed everyone he once new. It's so sad and terrifying and I just love him so much.

[@RivkahSong]

Yeah, after losing Rose, Donna, Amy, and Rory and the Year That Never Was and all the reminders of the Time War and what he lost there he just wanted to hide from all the pain. So he grasped hold of that childish joy and giddiness that he always felt with Rose when they were exploring and adventuring with everything he had. But it didn't really work. All that pain was still there. Probably why when he regenerated again he ended up as Capaldi's doctor, jaded and kinda bitter.

[@ShamblesMD]

You could definitely tell this form was his "trying one more time to be young and free spirited" yet to no avail. However, the times the fury comes out of him when he gets pushed to far is scarier than the other Doctor's fury. Even though it's only for a moment.

[@Mrdjay61]

10 is still way better honestly

[@ptonpc]

That moment in Demon's Run when he says "Good men don't need rules. Now is not the time to find out why I have so many"

[@danieldineen8791]

@@Mrdjay61 saved the earth more times can count helped wat more ppl than 11th was the link between old and new . Incorporated old and make the doctor more mysterious and more emotional movement e.g death of time lots

[@Chiaeryn]

I would like to send this scene to everyone that is surprised by how Matt Smith is amazing in House of the Dragon, he's always been an incredible actor who truly can portrait the emotions and personality of a character.

[@louisegraham157]

He’s a phenomenal actor, always has been. I wish more people knew.

[@Chiaeryn]

@@louisegraham157 exactly.

[@alpharius2omegaboogaloo384]

He was actually enjoyable to watch in fucking *morbius*

[@christianalanwilson434]

Me: No one can ever surpass Tennant. Don't even try. Smith: Fish fingers and custard Me: Damn you here we go again

[@jenwalsh4546]

Too true every time I see a new doctor they become my favourite

[@arlena3297]

We've all been there, I feel you.

[@turtleisland1940]

@@jenwalsh4546 13th? (My favourite is still smith!)

[@zeymare2634]

@@turtleisland1940 she isnt my favourite but she definetly isnt bad either

[@TechTino]

@@zeymare2634 oh but she is bad, she doesn't understand the character one bit. either that or the scripts have just been god awful so we cant tell.

[@suziechapstick8236]

Every actor brought something special to the part, but I REALLY like Matt Smith's ability to be clownish and almost child-like toward the wonders of the universe at one moment, but yet so dark, jaded, and callous when things get real. He gives a great portrayal of the Doctor at this point in his very long life.

[@emilyanklesaria2624]

yep yep yep yep

[@michaeltrevino9280]

Especially since this was supposed to be his last incarnation, his last regeneration.

[@aaronkenyon7112]

At first I thought he was just on his Time Lord period or something cause of his mood swings lmao

[@johanengvad7368]

Absolutly Right

[@ekul7894]

Suzie Chapstick

[@goaliestar4552]

That’s another thing that doctor who did well as well as the speeches, the musical score of this show is amazing, just listen to how beautiful this song was written for just this specific moment

[@raven4k998]

that's what my computer needs a singing android that can sing this song on command preferably if it looks like EDI from mass effect 2 and 3

[@thombo32]

Murray Gold was a fantastic musical composer, it’s so sad that he left after Peter Capaldi regenerated.

[@kaimerry1587]

Miss you murray gold. (this theme also plays when 11 regenerates)

[@Bloodshade]

Except for 2:12 where the girl butchers the timing and pitch of the song.

[@WalcroftIndustries]

I have never enjoyed TV as good as these days. The music has got to be one of the greatest of all television at the time.

[@island_rogue1687]

Go the Welsh Orchestra! Kicking off the rugby 🏉 field and then the band? As long as the milk flows, Go the Welsh!!

[@bangtanssera]

Oh Murray Gold did an amazing job with that music of the 11th Doctor era

[@daveyJ0nes]

I love how Matt's doctor is always trying laugh and smile when he's around others but this scene rlly showed how he's still effected by everything that's happened to him cuz the doctor doesn't actually deal with his losses as the 12th doctor said to clara, whenever he loses someone or something he just runs away from the pain.

[@daveyJ0nes]

@@jamesmayle3787 yea no I'm not Christian so chill with the bombarding

[@matthorvath9951]

I have a theory 9 was the denial/ anger stage of loss 10 was anger/ bargaining 11 was bargaining/depression/acceptance.

[@daveyJ0nes]

@@matthorvath9951 idk to me they seemed out of order 9 was anger to me with 10 being more depressed (his season was just pain) And where it gets woobly is 11 he's rlly good at ignoring things, changing the subject and he's more goofy and even seems to forget key things about himself and has self loathing so like denial. 12 is more about acceptance. He establishes a solid relationship with Clara unlike others, when he loses his companies he actually has time to deal with it, he even deals with his fear of regeneration realizing that even tho he wants to stay everything has its time, and he remembers who he used to be and heals. The doctor is never composed or in order he's just kinda all over the place which makes sense that he never deals with things and just carries them and he doesn't rlly have time to deal with things cause he just changes into a new person who'll soon have new problems.

[@DylanMcLean-ge7in]

I’ve only seen one comment on this. But. Can we just show some respect to that girls singing?

[@magicmark8076]

She is a great actress, i love her in game of thrones

[@jadahoizer9668]

Mark Ealand who’d she play in game of thrones?

[@magicmark8076]

@@jadahoizer9668 she played shireen baratheon, the girl with greyscale on her face

[@cacahuete1456]

@@magicmark8076 that's not her, the girl singing here is Emilia Jones and the actress who play Shireen is Kerry Ingram

[@magicmark8076]

@@cacahuete1456 i swear that was kerry ingram, wasnt kerry ingram in doctor who at some point?

[@zerozolo8981]

To me this is Matt Smith's best moment as the doctor. With no one else around him he lets his feels loose. Joy, sorrow, anger and pain all wrapped into one as he shares just how much his life has changed him.

[@SparkShadow212]

I love the "Secrets that must never be told" part makes him sound actually afraid of the things he knows. Really makes you feel like he's a man who knows too much, seen too much.

[@Noivern87]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate that girl's singing? I mean, that is one impressive octave range.

[@Adamsmasher69]

Pretty sure her dad's aled Jones welsh singer and was a choir boy as a teenager

[@kifferkang9567]

@@Adamsmasher69 doesn’t take away the marvel from her singing just explains it

[@Adamsmasher69]

@@kifferkang9567 that was the point

[@kifferkang9567]

@@Adamsmasher69 ight

[@voidwalker2924]

Yes ikrrrr

[@lugialover09]

"I walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a madman!" This may have been just a dramatic sentence for Eleven to say, but I still always attribute it to The Three Doctors special when Two and Three were in the antimatter universe that was maintained by Omega.

[@rubygail349]

I think it is referring to the 3 doctors. I always think of that when i hear that sentance.

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Oh I always thought he was referencing The celestial toy maker!

[@Blibblobcheese]

I believe it's in reference to the Sound of Drums where the master takes over the earth. It created a fake reality with the masters paradox machine where he was able to do what ever he wanted. idk maybe im wrong

[@rubygail349]

@@Blibblobcheese no. Its definetly reffering to the 3 doctors because in the sound of drims. The laws of phisics werent different than those of ours. It was just a paradox. Also, it wasnt a different universe. It was in our universe, just one where the year can only be remembered by a certain number of people. The people who were on the valient.

[@kkhohoho1]

Or maybe it's referring to all of those things at once?

[@tylerbolton475]

Just watched this back again and someone has got to say what a Doctor Matt Smith really was. The boots that man had to fill and he took it by a storm and really was the old man in a young mans body. When you think of a doctor that has the perfect mix of everything… the alien, the human, the funny, the weird, the serious, the emotional. Matt Smith had it all.

[@mortwycker]

I agree. BEST. DOCTOR. EVER. David Tennant at second place.

[@Strathclydegamer]

For as beautiful a speech as this really is, the bit that genuinely brings me to tears is “Can you hear them singing”. Not just because it’s a beautiful song, but that idea that MUSIC perseveres and gives us strength. Music can commemorate, tell stories, break and mend hearts and I LOVE the idea of the Doctor taking immense pleasure in it. Also Murray Gold is a living legend.

[@secret12392]

I never realized before that The Doctor cried in this scene. And I do not if it was scripted or not, but I find it so powerful and so amazing. Matt is my favorite Doctor

[@brotheralaric7177]

that's why i love this scene, each time i see it i cry to, lol, probably due to the song

[@williamnorton9547]

Every actor who took up the mantle of the Doctor brought something different to the table. It was Tom Baker that got me fascinated with Doctor Who.

[@mariafox9226]

My guess is that this was real, raw emotion when Matt was giving this speech and that’s one reason why this speech is so powerful. Plus, if you think about it, this speech isn’t just about the Doctor’s pain, in fact everyone can relate to this speech in some way. There aren’t universes with laws devised by mad people but there are countries here on earth where people have devised horrible laws.

[@alexsikar6814]

Maria Fox What always gets me about this scene is that, after having seen and felt all the pain of time, he refuses to callous himself, but instead continues to be The Doctor for anyone the TARDIS takes him.

[@mariafox9226]

Alex Sikar because the Doctor doesn’t like bad endings. He doesn’t want people to make the same mistakes that he made. That’s why when he froze Gallifrey in a pocket he was very happy because he prevented his past self from killing everyone.

[@bluepolarbear]

Brilliant Matt Smith Speeches in no particular order: 1. I am the Doctor. Basically...Run. 2. Pandorica speech. 3. Rings of Akhatan Speech. 4. Silence Confrontation. 5. Colonel Runaway. 6. Regeneration speech. 7. Speech over the phone after regeneration

[@Pecisk]

+Captain Olimar for me stand out is "this is why I do this" to Amy at the end of Season 1, also his bedside goodbye. Always make me cry, despite knowing he comes back.

[@littlelou3732]

+Captain Olimar and what about his trap speech in the time of angels? I really liked that one

[@Nessainthebuilding]

+Little Lou I was thinking the same thing. "You know the one thing you never, ever put in a trap?" "What's that, Doctor?" "Me." BRILLIANT!

[@littlelou3732]

+V.E. Gray There’s one thing you never put in a trap, if you are smart, if you value your continuous existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there is one thing you never ever put in a trap...I laughed so hard, that's one of the first episodes of doctor who I watched and I loved it right away

[@Nessainthebuilding]

It's just absolutely brilliant. One thing people can always count on Doctor Who for, the epic speeches.

[@matthewleisure6710]

You can tell the doctor just wants to die. He is tired of people he loves and cares about leaving him or dying with no way of saving them. He’s tired of all the heartbreak and loss he’s gone through his long life. He just wants to rest and stop going though all that pain. But he knows that if he ever does eventually die, it will mean the end of everything eventually and countless lives will scream in pain. So he keeps living through all that pain and experiencing more and more pain and loss, so no one else has to.

[@kasiamleczarska9078]

Oh my god. I'm saving your comment in my Doctor Who folder. It's so accurate and so heartbreaking.

[@matthewleisure6710]

Kasia Mleczarska thanks

[@karma2195]

I'm not crying it's just eye sweat

[@bicarbonat1]

The "no time, no space, just me" and "and I know things, secrets that must never be told" - he sounds absolutely shredded with the weariness of hypervigilance. I always come back to this speech because it's absolutely brimming with informed feeling. This kind of emoting (esp when combined w/backstory) tells you so much about the speaker's past & present states.

[@rgwak]

Kasia - Can we see your Doctor Who folder? Gotta be some gems in there!

[@nissaniss4251]

This is by far my favorite Doctor Who speech. Very powerful. The emotion in Matt's voice and passion in which he delivers it. Masterpiece. It never fails to give me goosebumps and choke me up. I feel people often overlook Eleven, which is a shame. He embodies the very essence of the Doctor. He's whimsical, quirky, fun, kind, chaotic, broken, angry, and even a little dark. He has layers much like the show itself. This speech along with David's 'So much more,' and Peters, 'Can't I just lose', sum up who the Doctor is. A broken tired old man who sacrifices himself time and again for everything and everyone, and he does it alone. Doesn't do it to be thanked. But because it's right. Because it's kind.

[@qyasar8046]

The 11th doctor is an incredible character, He keeps up morale, he keeps everyones head over the water, he is the mechanic fixing everything while he himself is broken. “He may be the most broken person in this room, but he still stands and managed his way to fix all of those around him.” While other people show the doctors determination, anger, power, this doctor emphasises his grief.

[@rustkarl]

I don’t so much see it as grief as weariness. Grief you learn to live with, it’s part of life, but life, it wears on you. Wears you down. Go through enough and you just get tired of it all.

[@henners98]

I think that’s all of the doctors in different forms😊

[@jacobwhite6247]

"I saw the birth of The Universe, and I watched as time ran out.. moment by moment until nothing remained; no time; no space; just me." The way he say, "...just me," hurts so bad.

[@cnotebnote7329]

Talk about foreshadowing just "Me" 3 seasons later he's at the end of the universe with "Me" (Ashilder)

[@--Voltz--]

Rose went away, So the Doctor is blue Ask Donna, “Where’s the Doctor?” She’ll reply, “Doctor Who?” Sarah Jane, and Martha, And now both the Ponds Had their fun with the Doctor And now they’ve all gone. So ask me again Why the TARDIS is blue: There’s a sad man inside With both hearts torn in two.

[@sophiefilo16]

I think the last line should have been, "With not one broken heart but two..."

[@jagged1725]

Oh wow another totally not unoriginal comment, it’d not like I’ve seen this 100 times before

[@Twisted_Code]

@@jagged1725 I haven't seen it before. Maybe you just spend too much time on fandom hubs like fanfiction.net?

[@jagged1725]

Nah it’s on every doctor who video I go to, it’s like it’s following me

[@jcrossan1351]

Ooga Booga exactly

[@shadowhunter791]

When I first watched this scene for the first time as a naive child I thought nothing of it- But now years later, having been through the things I have, the things people have confided in me, the lives I've seen either turn around or crumble- I understand this speech way more than I should

[@shadowhunter791]

@@jamesmayle3787 I tried Christianity and all I found was hypocrisy, don't advertise your interpretation of God's word to me, the Bible is not gods true word, only a man's conceptualization of it

[@iconnorclast1028]

“Can you _hear_ them?” “All these people who lived in terror of you and your ‘judgment?’” “All these people whose ancestors devoted themselves, sacrificed themselves to _you_ ?” “Can you hear them singing.” “Oh, you like to think you’re a god.” “But you’re not a god.” “You’re just a _parasite_ eaten out with _jealousy_ and _envy_ and _longing for the lives of others_ .” “ _YOU FEED ON THEM_ , on the memory of love and loss and birth and death and joy and sorrow.” “So...” “So...come on then. Take mine. _Take my memories_ .” “But I hope you’ve got a big appetite because I’ve _lived_ a _long life_ and I have seen a few things.” “I walked away from the Last Great Time War.” “I marked the passing of the Time Lords.” “I saw the birth of the universe and I watched as time ran out moment by moment until nothing remained.” “No time. No space. Just me!” “I walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a madman!” “And I have watched universes freeze and creations burn.” “I have seen things you wouldn’t believe!” “I have _lost_ things you will _never_ understand!” “And I know things, secrets that must never be told, knowledge that must never be spoken, *KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL MAKE PARASITE GODS BLAZE!!!* “ “So _come on_ , then! Take it! Take it all, baby! Have it!” “ _YOU HAVE IT ALL_ !!!”

[@TheDoctorOfGalifrey209]

Best speech ever. Long live the timeless child.

[@pineapple_guy7547]

@@TheDoctorOfGalifrey209 long live the doctor but we don't talk about the timeless child 😂

[@savagedarksider5934]

@@pineapple_guy7547 I just pretend Doctor Who Ended when the Twelfth Doctor Regenerated.

[@pineapple_guy7547]

@@savagedarksider5934 That's actually an amazing idea 😂

[@thegamerdudeabides]

@@savagedarksider5934 Capaldi was the last doctor.

[@geraltofrivia6497]

Rings of Akhaten is a really underrated masterpeace

[@CaydePlus1]

The long song always makes me choke up.. wonderful music by Murray Gold

[@Zer-db1bp]

Peter Capaldi said it’s his favorite episode in the entire series.

[@TheBOB235]

Masterpiece ruined by one line at the end

[@ALeXZVaMpYRoCkZ]

I think this was the very first episode I've ever watched, the one that cought my attention into the series and my favorite ever. I love it!

[@luisrivera5476]

naaahhhhh, is a meh, episode just this scene is awesome, and the makeup

[@Lenny-ue8hk]

I love the song. I imagine when the doctor finally dies there will be a funeral and the whole universe will sing that song (the long song) pleading for him to wake up.

[@simayekincan757]

holy shit that would be great

[@Marvelmaniac29]

they played an intrumental version when smith regenerated into capaldi.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

Dear gods I can imagine that being how Tennant switched to Smith. Everyone singing as he dies and his yellow regeneration stuff flows out of him and then when they stop and there's a moment of silent focusing on them you hear Doctor just munching on an apple, the camera moves to him and he's like "bleh I don't like apples" and spits it out. Everyone looks at him shocked and he's like "what? Is this still a surprise to you?"

[@kimera051]

It was not necessary to make me cry ♡

[@mazerunner1054]

It works on two levels, the one you mention and that 11 had to wake up and accept he couldn't escape his history. Hence the end of the song at the same time he hangs his head. If nothing else it ties together incredibly well heh

[@the-raptorman1196]

"No space, no time, just me..." That line gives me shivers !

[@unclejiraiya3582]

I haven't watched a single episode of Doctor Who, but by just looking at this moves me so much. You can see the pain, sorrow, loss and love he has experienced. Like an old man who has lived enough...

[@negamewtwo5535]

Yep, you've pretty much summed up the character.

[@anonguy772]

Ohohoh you have no idea, he has lived way more than enough. (Please go watch it, in my opinion it's a goddamn awesome show)

[@kalakritistudios]

Depends, if you wanna watch it or not. You can imagine and feel so much... The mystery... The possibility. When you can't derive anymore from that, after creating your own serial in your mind, you can watch if you want. But finishing the entire show is something... It's never over.

[@literallytired5469]

I recommend u watch series 1 first, if ur not gonna watch the classic Who’s

[@kingofthings7929]

Matt Smith was a master of playing this ancient being in a young man’s body. Probably still is, just hasn’t shown it because, well, it’s not like there’s a lot of characters like the Doctor.

[@UriaLordOfSearingFlames]

Wait... "Take my memories." The man who forgets...

[@emilyanklesaria2624]

wowowowowoowwww

[@nicholaspayne198]

But, don't you see? That's the tragedy; he wants to forget, PLAYS at forgeting, but he never can. Not. One. Moment. When 10 (Tennant) and 11 (Matt) were together, you could see those memoiries were at the forefront of 10's mind all the time, he was AWARE of them 24/7 (it showed) but 11, he kept them behind him, at the back of his mind, out of sight. But he could never forget.

[@thebachiever234]

Are you referring to day of the doctor or hell bent?

[@nicholaspayne198]

RealEpicTPPG - Halo, Tech, Gaming & More! Day of the Doctor

[@jimraynor6900]

And a man who regrets.

[@impala6750]

The song she sings and the speech he gives is such a beautiful combination.

[@DeveusBelkan]

I don't have the eye to tell if this speech was recorded in the entirety from a single take, but if it was, it truly would remark upon the skill of Matt Smith as an actor. The way his emotions can pivot and crescendo is something brilliant to behold.

[@mr.d6493]

It was, Matt said so himself in a interview when questioned about his role as the doctor, and said that most of his scenes were one takes, with exceptions that you can see inside some dvd copy's of the season, as bloopers.

[@tomnorton4277]

@@mr.d6493 Matt Smith has more raw talent than Peter Capaldi. Capaldi was always overly rehearsed, trying too hard to get everything right to the point where he lost authenticity. In some cases, he even committed to a bad idea. I'm still pissed off with him for being a self-righteous hypocrite in the "You let me down!" speech. He undermined a moment that was intended to convey how much he cared about Clara by trying to make her feel even worse about herself than she already did, especially when he snarled "Cut out the whining" right in her face, even though she hadn't said anything whiny throughout his entire rant. Give that scene to John Hurt and it would have been perfect. Smith could just walk onset, do an entire scene in one take, and nail it. The lack of careful rehearsal and overthinking also gave authenticity to everything he said and did. He never looked like he'd practiced it countless times. He looked like he was acting and reacting in the moment instead of coming prepared beforehand. Heck, despite his eccentric mannerisms, you just need to look at Smith's eyes to know that this is a VERY old man in a young man's body. One look could convey the Doctor's age more convincingly than every grey hair on Capaldi's head.

[@rachel-not-again-armamus89]

"I saw the birth of the universe, and I watched as time ran out, moment by moment!" that line reminds me of the fandom, and how we view Matt Smith's Doctor. He was our everything for a long time, and when we saw him for the first time in the show, at the very end of The End of Time, we saw the "birth of the universe" so to say. In Christmas 2013, we watched as time ran out for him, moment by moment. until nothing remained for us that night. No time with him and, no space in which he existed. Just us.

[@ritawinchester7380]

Rachel Armamus i don't know why this comment doesn't have more likes

[@DatOnFire]

Rachel Armamus re-watch the speech, now imagine moffat as ''the god'' it makes sense -''You feed on them, on the memories ...''

[@ringsakhaten7935]

Rachel Armamus In the Eleventh Hour, he asked Amy-and us-to believe, from that moment, I don't think we ever stopped :)

[@rachel-not-again-armamus89]

Rings Akhaten yeah :)

[@MrSinxist]

Rachel Armamus I love how overdramatic everyone gets over regenerations now, as The Doctor would put it "I love human beings, always seeing patterns in things that aren't there.". Seriously, you wouldn't see people look this deep into, say, Six's regen.

[@HighDef_Gaming]

3:08 you can see the tear going down his cheek. His thinking of his long life and everything he lost, you can see it, Matt always portrayed the Doctors age so well with his eyes

[@darcyrianephillips5756]

I had cried when I first saw this episode. Matt Smith had really proven here that he was born to play the Doctor, giving the character the emotional appeal that has brought even more people into the world of Doctor Who. His speeches as the Doctor has brought the world to tears with his words and gestures that give more passion into his words. His last speech... right before his regeneration... his speech of never forgetting his past faces and the times his past faces had experienced. Tears were pouring the day Matt Smith passed the torch of the Doctor to Peter Capaldi.

[@GreaterCreation19212]

I genuinely sobbed durring this scene It was so beautiful and emotional as it conveyed the sheer weight of the grief, sorrow, and anguish that the doctor had experienced over the course of 2 millennia, witnessing everything from the birth of the universe to the end of time itself

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

All these comments are about Matt Smith’s performance but the beautiful song in the background is what really gets me

[@eyesareopen1730]

The song is amazing and performed beautifully by Emilia Jones, daughter of Aled Jones, known best for singing "Walking in the air" in "The Snowman".

[@LemMan1001]

Eyesare Open Really? No wonder both songs are incredible!

[@michaelmccarthy5455]

I believe it's called "The Long Song" from season 7.

[@ilayws4448]

It’s also played when the 11th doctor is regenerating. I remember trying to recognize where I knew it from while the regeneration. Just made me cry more when I realized..

[@dariarayden3986]

well, i guess they chose this also as regeneration music cause this was probably really important and significant moment for the eleventh doctor, just like breaking asbentium wall for 4.5 billion years by the twelfth doctor, and music frome there also appeared to be used during his regeneration. can't wait to see what's next. really happy they're making such wonderful music for such moments

[@Neutral_Tired]

It’s moments like these that make me wish Smith could have had a Master, I think he would’ve done so well with an opposite like that, which is the one thing Smith never really had, as far as I remember Smith never interacted with Davros, and I know he never interacted with the Master, he never got to meet one of those characters made to be a parallel of himself the way those two were to the other Doctors

[@adamk8073]

The Dreamlord was the closest thing we got!

[@markello]

I wish he met Missy and/or another regeneration of the Master. Would have been nice

[@th3ocrush]

He met himself in the 50th Anniversary special

[@Culumbia22]

This is one of the moments that Matt Smith did Doctor Who proud

[@Oh_its_Ryan]

he sure as hell did

[@mathmt5973]

"I have seen a few things" Understatement of the year...

[@RDMacQ]

"Okay, Matt, we're going to need to to talk to the void while pretending you're a 1200 year old alien inhabiting the body of a young man who has the experience and influence of a living God, while speaking to an even alien sun that feeds on the memories and stories of an entire race of people. How's that work for you?"

[@pcmld2267]

RDMacQ The Doctor lies about his age. For all we know, he could be much older.

[@katsunada]

Fucking nailed it.

[@alanpascal7631]

Matt Smith: "Right." *adjusts bowtie*

[@Fresco272]

Hold my screwdriver....

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

RDMacQ Matt: so.. it’s geronimo then

[@jesss.5260]

3:22 A man killed a god with the knowledge, memories, secrets, and things he contains. A god that fed off these things was so consumed it killed it. That look of a silhouetted Doctor hanging his head as it collapses tells me something so much! He has this immense burden dragging him down and part of me thinks he wishes it was gonna rip those memories and burden from him. And in the end when it's defeated he hangs his head, no one understands, no one can handle it all, except him, and that makes him truly and utterly alone.

[@akamundi864]

He also killed the devil

[@akamundi864]

and the two most advanced civilizations

[@akamundi864]

Multiple times

[@isaiah_mdl]

Actually a leaf killed him

[@thexenokron563]

I think its more than that, I also think he is scared, with all his knowledge and lives his fear is he could burn the whole universe down, change everything wrong in his view and there is nothing we could do to stop him. The burden is his preserverance to not do that

[@DCBiscuit]

I love how he rolls his eyes back at 1:11. It's like their song is the most glorious thing he's felt in years. It's so subtle, but it really pushes the feeling of this scene together.

[@raphaelambrosiuscostco]

It came off to me that he was saddened by their devotion to an ultimately unworthy cause but values and accepts the passion which they've put into it

[@NileSWPhotography]

Always loved that part too. Just the simple “can you hear them singing?” is so beautiful. He really takes time out to appreciate those small pleasures.

[@DCBiscuit]

@@raphaelambrosiuscostco Sorry, I got busy, anywho. It has a bit of both sides, I’d say. I think it’s one of those moments where the Doctor gets a minute to stand back as a spectator rather than an actor, where he gets to properly reflect on what he’s been through up to that point. It’s pretty rare that the Doctor is brought to tears, and yet here he stands, defiant but emotionally vulnerable in what he thinks could be his last. That said, it’s been almost a decade since I’ve seen an episode start to finish, so I could be forgetting context.

[@modtl]

This one of the moments of "NuWho" that causes tears to come to your eyes. Like the Song of Freedom moment from S4, Vincent going to the gallery in S5. Moffat was the master at causing emotions to come pouring out. Especially with Murray Golds AMAZING music. This is truly epic,. In the words of Doctor 9, "FANTASTIC".

[@odile8701]

The first lines Merry sings; “rest now, my warrior.” The Doctor smiles, grand and happy and sad, and gets his idea; I’ll tell you a story. The story of my life. You can have it, if you can take it. I think he was so ready to rest.....

[@michaelbonyak3517]

I feel he was. And he was deflated knowing that his story wasnt ending. But still squared his shoulders and straightened his bow tie to keep "running"

[@tootlesfreya5539]

@@michaelbonyak3517 run, run you clever boy and remember

[@sknfmsmr]

Holly Doctor of TARDIS! I didn't think in that way before

[@atterrionkazan3078]

The doctors slump at the end might just be exhaustion - but I like to think that its not just exhaustion, but almost a sense of disappointment. Throughout the speech, you can see the Doctor crying as he remembers the horrible things that he has both done and beared witness to, the things he knows and the tragedies that he must watch play out. This scene where the parasite feeds on the Doctors memories is almost like a form of attempted suicide, like the Doctor is forlornly hoping that the memories that haunt him will be taken away from him forever, so that he never has to remember them. Alas, the slump is indicative of not only his exhaustion, but the disappointment and acceptance that he has done terrible things and must live with them for the rest of his many lives.

[@labadf]

I think it's a little bit more than that. I think the Doctor was half-expecting the creature would be able to withstand all that life of sorrow so he wouldn't be the only one bearing it all. And to see his plan working just makes him realize that no creature, other than himself, is able to withstand the burden of such a tragic and almost endless life, and the certainty that, would he choose to end it willingly, then the lives of others would be worse, way worse. So, in a sense, I see it as a call for help, a call for understanding, a call for sympathy. One which he chooses to hide from his friends, and to weaponize against his foes.

[@ianhogben3472]

I think the dr longs for when he may finally rest

[@shahnawazhussain8759]

And what if the Doctor repaired the past and saved those people whom he killed as a payback for what Zulm and atrocities they did to him but he still saved them ! And now he is doing the same thing for other people's future timelines. Because for him , there is only one future ! Absolute Authority over the whole Universe plus 100 % God's Consciousness plus 100 % Nafsul Kherat plus 100% NAFSULLAWAAMA! But he will still be the creation of the only Creator Allah. And Allah was, is and will ever be there here. Even not us. But he will be because he is the not only the creator of space time and universe but also the starter of it. Even Yahaya keeps Zion three planets existed or not ! It's a secondary thing! The primary issue should be here for the people is to save themselves! Well why Yahya is doing it for for present people to collapse their Future timelines ? He is doing it for himself which is resulting good for some people too who are saving them now to join the three categories because while being in the present the one of the kind creation Yahya has the ability to impact the future which is not even happened! So being selfless by being selfish. Talking about myself . Yahaya ZQ here 😎😋😊

[@shahnawazhussain8759]

@@ianhogben3472 This is the thing, 11th docntor Yahya doesn't want to rest. He wants to live at the same time collapsing some of the future timelines and that way , saving more people as possible who are now in the present timeline! And when there would be no logical excuse left for the people facing the eternal torment then he would want to rest. And now there are just few excuses remaining for people who claimed and promised Allah and me and always broke it and they asked the forgiveness which were always given to every person who were facing the torment but this is the lastest chance. There will be no forgiveness forever. Now it's the time. Now or never. Doing favours to me or not but at least be in those three categories. And make win win situation for your selves. He = Yahaya . So I am Talking about myself . Yahaya ZQ here 😎😋😊

[@Avindeha]

@@ianhogben3472 I believe what I want to say is........."Why not now.........".........""Nuff said""

[@thomaswiles1329]

1:40 uuugh I love the tone his voice just drops to when he lets the façade down like this, Matt Smith is ironically excellent at the moments the doctor lets his age and wisdom show.

[@papoison5051]

almost 10 years of this episode and still giving me those tears

[@callo3]

David was always my favorite, but Matt honestly had some of the best moments as the Doctor. At first I wasn't sure about him, but he made me love his Doctor. My favorite episode was the Van Gogh episode.

[@Axelantic]

The Van Gogh episode will stick with me as the the best episode that wasn’t the 50th anniversary special

[@InAHollowTree]

I cried watching Vincent's face as the museum guide talked about what a magnificent impact Van Gogh had on the world and on art. Such a fantastic scene.

[@arturobores2519]

I started watching it at the 5th season just because of Karen Gillan, and his performance in just 1 episode made me go straight to season 1 and watch the entire way to his moment. Ecclestone very good, Tennant great, Capaldi awesome, but Matt Smith... All day. Every story of 11th Doctor is worth to watch infinite times. And just a fun fact, he fell in love with every version of Clara he met.

[@doomspidey1737]

The doctor: epic speeches Clara: this is my leaf, I like my leaf, do you like my leaf

[@salem_meow7137]

Doom Spidey I do not like her leaf

[@FrostReave]

“Keep your leaf to yourself sweetheart.” -With Love, Doctor Who fan base

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@FrostReave but, if you had watched the episode, you'd know that The Doctor's memories weren't enough to defeat the Parasite God. That's why Clara brought that leaf. Could *you* have come up with anything *better* than that leaf?

[@FrostReave]

@Dr. Kira-You are misunderstanding our point. We are saying it’s super dissatisfying for the doctor to make such a epic speech just have it be followed up with Clara and her fucking leaf. Also it doesn’t make any sense that it could be considered as “infinite possibilities”. It’s a godamn leaf not a paradox it was mere coincidence. That doesn’t give it power to do anything but glide on the wind like every other leaf. Also it’s a sy-fy show it wasn’t enough because the writers decided it so. This scene makes me so mad every time I see it. I would have loved Clara as a companion if the director’s didn’t try to make her so important. She’s so exaggerated as a companion.

[@doomspidey1737]

@@DoctorWhoKage what the other guy said AND, it's a fucking leaf it doesnt have infinite potential, by that logic everything around you has the same effect on the parasite, making the episode extremely flawed in of itself

[@Bondubras]

For speeches like this, the amazing part isn't so much what gets said, even though it IS good. The thing that makes these kinds of speech transcend is everything around the speech. HOW is it spoken? What is the context? How well does it get delivered? What other factors, if any, are at play? THAT'S the kind of stuff that I look at. This speech to Akhaten ticks pretty much all of my boxes. The Doctor's unimaginable grief and unknowable age is on clear display, as he recounts his tale, making us realize that he may be an alien being, but he's also one of the most human characters on the show. As for context? Clara wanted to see "Something amazing" but ended up encountering a terrified little girl, who was to be used as a sacrifice to this roaming parasite. In order to protect her, all the citizens of the Rings of Akhaten banded together in solidarity, and provided one of the most beautifully haunting songs I've ever heard. Delivery? Hell, you can see the actor putting his all into the role. That single tear does more to humanize him than any plethora of actions taken before. I'd say that the actor wasn't just speaking. I'd say he was legitimately FEELING the scene, feeling the years that the Doctor has fought. This is a bit off topic, but there's a quote in the Eragon books that's a pretty clear Doctor Who reference: "Adrift upon the seas of time, the lonely god wanders from shore to distant shore, upholding the laws of the stars above." And to be quite honest, I think that Lonely God is a perfect title for the Doctor. I mean, think about it: He's this incredibly powerful being that sets himself apart from the rest of the universe by his own choice to protect it. As spoken in this speech, he watched as the universe was born, and watched as it died. In one of the other episodes, Clara is horrified to see the Doctor completely unaffected by Earth's death, referring to herself as a ghost. She doesn't get the big picture: The Doctor has watched ALL the worlds die. By Clara's definition, anyone or anything the Doctor sees is a ghost to him. This leads to the creation of one of the most complex, most pure, most human characters ever put to television, being ripped apart by immeasurable, unknowable grief upon seeing everything around him dying and being born all at the same time.

[@crimsonstorm5885]

@@simonhatfield7138 I agree

[@matthewmickle8822]

Well put.

[@tootlesfreya5539]

They went on a rant

[@ptonpc]

That's it.

[@xx5775]

This is, definitely, my favourite moment in all Doctor Who, a most powerful music, impeccable performance, beautiful script, it has everything

[@careylymanjones]

This is good, one of the best of the Doctor's speeches. But I prefer Capaldi's Zygon War speech from The Zygon Inversion. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3S8oJV4n6Zkoc0

[@xandertoner]

Still has to straighten the bow tie

[@Ownxer]

Haha!

[@suziechapstick8236]

Because #1 British, and #2 Decorum, which is not divested from #1. Which is why even we Americans love you Brits, because you still call flashlights "torches" and the smart of us understand why even tho we have our own understanding of the term. So come on then, take it. Take it all baby, and realize that we are not all that different, you and I. I'm sure the Doctor, any Doctor, would approve.

[@aidanh2820]

Read this comment as he straightened it

[@doylesix]

Bow tie's are cool

[@cerulean22b69]

Well of course. If you're gonna do something epic, adjusting a unique article of clothing you wear just makes you look even more epic even if it doesn't need it :D

[@victorpeterson3502]

Eleven is the one who felt it all. Felt the hundreds and hundreds of years of pain and grief. The one who’s tired of his friends leaving him and/or dying over and over and over again. The one who truly lifted the veil and showed the the sad, fragile man he’s hidden all his lives.

[@kiwithemartian]

**adjusts bowtie angrily** **ahem** So CoMe On ThEn

[@TDL126]

Most badass "come at me bro" moment in my opinion

[@tootlesfreya5539]

LMFAO

[@arianebolt1575]

“When did this baby... *begin*?” “Oh, you mean-“ *adjusts bowtie awkwardly*

[@doomspidey1737]

That's how you know you're fucked

[@ginger9172]

Made me chuckle irl

[@Syphenz1]

“I know things, Secrets that must never be told, Knowledge that must never be spoken” . That line is crazy to think about, the doctor literally is a one of a kind being in his universe. His own name is literally knowledge that must never be spoken.

[@drewbrown3082]

I just love how he goes from anguish to pride as he readjusts his bow tie. Its just so perfect

[@StrifeSoul990]

There's some misconceptions here. The Doctor didn't forget anything, he relived his memories and shared them with Akhaten. Not just the Time War either every day of his abnormally long life was relived. That's why he starts crying, he remembers the lives he's lost, the people he's killed. The things he's done. I personally think that's why he nearly passes out, every bad moment in 1300 years Laid bare. Everything he ran from. It's too much for anyone

[@stanal9288]

Wish I could like this more than once

[@Windclaw]

I don't think it's just the loss...he really does remember everything. Like he said, joy and sorrow. He remembers every companion, every victory, every reunion, every beautiful moment right along side every loss and pain. For all the loss and suffering, for every 'failure'...he remembers times like that one night...where everyone lived...just once.

[@MrKennyCakemouth]

yep definitely. its been said before that the doctor doesn't ever look back because the amount of memories and pain would kill him (not literally but you know what I mean) that's why the 10th doctor went a little down hill before he regenerated. I think.

[@ATrekafied]

I just cried a little bit

[@chemelilm9513]

that's what i dont get though, the eleventh is 1300-1400....but the tenth is 906 or something.......does he get more years when he regenerates??

[@ayyyimmaninja]

Not even the parasite god wanted what feelings and thoughts the Doctor is burdened with.

[@iceoriental123]

He actually scares a universe-level God of Fear to death in the EU. Awesome stuff.

[@shadowhunter240]

explain

[@iceoriental123]

the god of fear thing?

[@shadowhunter240]

yes

[@iceoriental123]

THE DOCTOR: Kai, what's down there? KAI TOBIAS: A god. LUCIE MILLER: A god? KAI TOBIAS: A god of fear. It comes from beyond. THE DOCTOR: From another universe? KAI TOBIAS: Yes. Another reality, one that is consumed by fear. Its world was destroyed, its universe collapsing. The god had to escape it, and it found a way in. LUCIE MILLER: What, into our universe? How? THE DOCTOR: The wormhole, of course. This entity created it, didn't it? KAI TOBIAS: Yes. THE DOCTOR: It built a singularity bridge. Very impressive. But the physical rules of its own universe and this one are different. So it's been stuck in its little cubby-hole for - how long? KAI TOBIAS: I don't know, its concept of time is different from ours. THE DOCTOR: I knew this wormhole wasn't natural, nor is anything else here, I'll bet. All those sites, perfectly set up for extreme sports, it crafted all those with whatever influence it could manage. It even made an atmosphere. LUCIE MILLER: Why? KAI TOBIAS: Things are intensified when you can hear them. A scream of terror, a cry of fear. LUCIE MILLER: And why is that important? THE DOCTOR: Because that's what this entity feeds off, Lucie. Fear. And if it can get enough of it, it might just be strong enough to break through into our universe. ... THE DOCTOR: Ah, a little bit of fear from you now. You know they're there, don't you, my real fears, the things I don't enjoy, the things I've seen and never want to see again. ERIS: (deep) It is fruitless trying to trick me. You cannot frighten me. THE DOCTOR: We'll see, won't we? Are we ready, Lucie? LUCIE MILLER: Drew? DREW: All set here. LUCIE MILLER: Good to go. THE DOCTOR: Up, up, and away! LUCIE MILLER: Good luck, Doctor. THE DOCTOR: This is quite bracing, actually. Now, Entity, what can I show you? Let's start with evil from the dawn of Time and go on from there, shall we? ERIS: (deep) You can't fool me, Doctor. These things you're showing me, they aren't real, they can't be. THE DOCTOR: I wouldn't make these things up, I couldn't. I saw them all. ERIS: (deep) Impossible. How did you survive? THE DOCTOR: By facing them. You can't deny fear, you can't give in to it, you have to face it. ERIS: (deep) Oh... THE DOCTOR: That's what makes you stronger. That's how I won in the end. ERIS: (deep) Enough, Doctor. Stop this! THE DOCTOR: But I thought you liked fear. ERIS: (deep) Aah ... aah... THE DOCTOR: I thought it tasted good. ERIS: (deep) Aah... THE DOCTOR: What's the matter? Have you fed on too much honeydew? Is the milk of Paradise turning sour? Oh well, if these fears aren't to your liking, let's try some others, shall we? How about this one? (ERIS as the Entity cries out.) ERIS: (deep) No, stop! I'll give you anything you want, Doctor, anything, if you stop. THE DOCTOR: Oh, Kai was right. You can't cope, not when it's real. Well, evil from the past is one thing, but I have seen the future too. ERIS: (deep) Doctor, please. Such pain. Oh, such loss. So many fears. I've seen enough. THE DOCTOR: Wouldn't you like to see what's coming? It scares the living daylights out of me. I wonder what it'll do to you? (ERIS as the Entity cries out.) ERIS: (deep) Don't show me any more, Doctor, please... THE DOCTOR: Oh no, wait. Wait, wait, wait. There's worse than that. There are the things that I am afraid that I might do one day. ERIS: (deep) No ... no ... no...! (Long drawn out cry, then silence.) ... LUCIE MILLER: Doctor? THE DOCTOR: Mm? LUCIE MILLER: Kai fed that thing the worst fears of everybody in this place, the things that people think of when they're about to die and stuff, and he couldn't stop it. But you all stopped it all on their own. (Stops walking.) THE DOCTOR: You want to know what I showed it? LUCIE MILLER: Actually, I'm not sure that I do. It wasn't a trick though, was it? THE DOCTOR: No. Come on. A long way back to the TARDIS. (Walking off again.) LUCIE MILLER: Maybe you're scarier than the monsters. THE DOCTOR: (distant) Lucie? LUCIE MILLER: Coming. (Walking off.) -Phobos

[@dumptruck8586]

This is maybe my favorite scene in the entire show. Ten will always be my favorite doctor, but this scene, is so moving, so powerful, so beautiful it still brings tears to my eyes.