The Doctor's Regenerations (1966 - 2022) | Doctor Who

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[@buolindo8795]

I like how the doctor went from calmly regenerating on the floor, to exploding the whole TARDIS.

[@sunrise-6]

10th doctor like

[@langdonledwig3734]

That was only the 10th doctor though

[@TotherKoala]

It's interesting that it seems to be getting stronger each time

[@TotherKoala]

There's a theory that it's more powerful when the Doctor tries to resist it, but imo it's just because of emotion in general. 13 was clearly excited for what was to come and yet hers was one of the most intense yet

[@Jaddwhisp]

its like a star, as they change, they get more and more powerful, before they tear themselves apart

[@ahardy7837]

I've always loved how the doctor's final speeches are always presented like the actors own goodbye to the character of The Doctor.

[@camrynhamme]

Matt looks directly at the camera when he says “I’ll always remember when the doctor was me”. Basically saying he’ll never forget when he was the doctor directly to the audience

[@gabrielvega1713]

even tennant's final speech just being 3 words is so perfect for him and his character

[@Loizeus]

"Doctor, I let you go" feels like it's also from Moffatt.

[@Scotsmen]

Then there first line is typically a very funny one. XD

[@pinoyjona]

Learning that Patrick Troughton quit out of fear of typecasting, him as the 2nd Doctor not wanting to regenerate makes me see his goodbye more for the fans

[@kevinth66]

I never properly appreciated Capaldi as The Doctor until the end of his run, but even so, I have to admit that "Kidneys! I've got new kidneys! I don't like the colour" is a fantastic line delivered perfectly.

[@heatheryoung9254]

Clara ruined the last bit of Smith and the first bit of Capaldi for me. I’m glad I got over it and came back because Capaldi is one of my favorite doctors.

[@misdafireinfexus5828]

@@heatheryoung9254 clara was a great companion ? capaldi was a decent doctor.

[@margaretgarside5617]

Me too.

[@Kyledix2003]

True even if I was Sad to see Kat Smith go and see some what of a Mixed Opinionated Doctor he was for me.

[@victormeyers1860]

@@heatheryoung9254it was bill who ruined doctor who for me. Capaldi wasn’t great either in my opinion but god damn they just pushed the white guilt to the god damn max

[@sweettoothgirl]

I think the 10th Doctor's "I dont want to go" was actually david tennant not wanting to give up his dream role just yet. It makes me cry for him everytime

[@TisMePyper.S]

What I love is how they brought him back for the Day of the Doctor, and now once again as the possible 14th

[@margaretgarside5617]

His return is only for the 60th anniversary special. @@TisMePyper.S

[@Sunsetaren]

David Tennant is a liar! Why? Sure he said he didn't want to go, yet he quit on purpose to get other job opportunities! So which is it, David? Either you wanted in or out?

[@scarpergirl]

If he didn't want to give up the role why did he resign? Bit stupid of him. Literally stop making things up, the line wasn't written by Tennant, it was written by Russell T Davies. Tennant decided it was time to leave and left the show. RTD's book even makes it clear Tennant was offered Series 5 with Steven Moffat, considered it and then declined. Tennant was ready to leave the role and he did so voluntarily. The character is a different person. Don't mix them up

[@CardCatCardboard]

@@scarpergirl Why the attitude? Clearly he enjoyed the role, considering he's coming back, and even if you think you're done with a project, you can still be sad leaving it and the fun you had doing it.

[@tardiser9760]

I like how the doctors try to be brave during regeneration in front of their companions although they are being scared from changing of their identity

[@2429Ryanspeer]

It's like what the 11th doctor said in deep breath to Clara the doctor is more scared of regeneration than any of there complications

[@joshuamoore4537]

It’s unfortunate that the 8th doctor & the War Doctor didn’t have more screen time. They had a lot of potential.

[@nmarrero357]

At least we have Big Finish with some great stories for the 8th Doctor. Definitely did him justice imo.

[@berniethekiwidragon4382]

RIP, Mr. Hurt.

[@DS9TREK]

​@@berniethekiwidragon4382Sir John. He was a Knight, not a commoner

[@erenjeager9442]

Their stories exist only in the Comics, Audios, and Novels

[@dalemcilwain]

​@@berniethekiwidragon4382Let's him his flowers. 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@allsparkwarrier]

I still get tears whenever I watch the 10th Doctors regeneration. it's honestly one of the most painful ones to watch, especially after he says he doesn't want to go

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

Same, especially since he was my first.

[@lunayoshi]

The fact that that line was ad-libbed makes it that much more gut-wrenching.

[@edbertextreme]

They shoot the "I don't want to go" scene 4 times, 1 of them is where david said it while crying, imagine if they use the crying version

[@johannahyde-parker8422]

He was my first too and his regeneration at the end of the school year actually has significance for me as it marks end of my childhood

[@allsparkwarrier]

He was my 1st doctor too, I started watching on the 1st Christmas special with my mum, although she started way back when it 1st came back, I missed the entire 1st season

[@gunmasterx1164]

for me it was Matts Smiths regeneration into Peter Capaldi that made me the most sad as he was the first doctor who I watched from start to finish, and the moment when the doctor said " I'll always remember when the doctor was me" and knowing that it was Matt saying that and not the doctor had me on the brink of crying.

[@CYNical332]

Same bro, Im crying as I'm typing this

[@Scram228]

I will always remember when the Doctor was me

[@auiress5566]

I was just sad it had such a great and emotional lead up only to have a flash into a new doctor :') I wish it was a bit longer to keep the emotion going

[@LewisRS2001]

30:19 As sad as it was to have the change in a flash like that it made sense as The Doctor had already done the “theatrical” regeneration before this, exploding with light and energy, in the clock tower when he destroyed those Dales spaceships, so the regeneration was already 95% done, it was just held off in order to give Matt his last scene.

[@TheEnragedMoon]

​@lewisreynolds-samuel7187 I know right. My Dad started me watching during the Tenth Doctor and Matt Smith was the first one I saw from start to finish

[@candicedouglas9873]

Out of all the regenerations, Matt's 11th Doctor still makes me tear up every time... I think in part due to Clara's sadness of not wanting her friend to go.

[@nathanmassam9102]

I remember watching this episode as Matt Smith was the first doctor that I watched during his run. I was emotional from the start of the regeneration in the clock tower.

[@Altoryu]

It's a shame Matt's doctor left so soon after meeting Clara, I would have liked to see a whole season of them since they just seemed to fit together better to me.

[@palapadadouwa807]

​​​@@nathanmassam9102 dude i felt the same but with Tennant. Yet i was lucky cause Matt ones so cool... but Moffat did something pretty amazing up and down with him; and Amy and Rory... When he kind of "killed them" by the statues in NY i was really conscerned 😅😅😭😭😭 Couldn't stand Olivia; quickly 😋; but specially Peter Capaldi then for a while 😎🙈🙈. Amazing you can attached to some fiction characters sometimes huh ?!? 🤩🤩🤩💥💫😭💙

[@fabianbrady8695]

No. Definitely David Tennant. Just that line on its own and the fact that he was on his own. Plus the music really made it incredibly sentimental.

[@Angel_Productions_Official]

his regeneration was good, but davids 10ths made me cry

[@loomingmoon4682]

The special effects for the Tenth Doctor's regeneration still hold up surprisingly well

[@angeluslupus]

Which one? The one from 9 into 10, the one (Moffat retconned to be) from 10 to 10, the one from 10 to 11 or the one from 13 _back_ to 10?

[@loomingmoon4682]

@@angeluslupus Yes

[@ParakoEPC]

@@loomingmoon4682 …was that yes or yes..?

[@anttibjorklund1869]

@@angeluslupus 13 didn't change back to 10, RTD's stated this portrayal is 14.

[@KingdomHeartsFan-mu9cf]

I think the effects transitioning from Ten to Eleven are pretty bad, personally. In the transition from Nine to Ten, it’s all very smooth as the effects change from Eccleston to Tennant, but in the transition from Tennant to Smith, it’s just kind of a fade.

[@kaseythecrazyowl3582]

I love that every single time the doctor regenerates he somehow manages to destroy most of the inside of the tardis. Then the 13th was smart and did it outside so she wouldnt harm the box.

[@stevetheduck1425]

As in this vid, the third and fourth Doctors regenerate outside the TARDIS.

[@markwalker8846]

Not only that, but they often take off while the regeneration is in progress so blow everything up in flight! Why not do it on the ground?

[@P-lr7hb]

@@markwalker8846most probably because it’s more exciting for him that way😂

[@3rror_dev]

@@P-lr7hb Yeah, seeing how excited the 11th was when he found out he was crashing, right after he JUST regenerated into, well, the 11th

[@IsilmeTuruphant]

@@markwalker8846 I think the instinct is for them to be in the time Vortex when they regenerate. However, after Nine, the regenerations started to get VIOLENT... usually because they were delayed (Ten because he held it back because he wanted to do the tour of his friends and companions before changing, Eleven because he actually was dying of old age (Though most of that damage was used productively in traumatizing the Daleks again) and Twelve because he was fighting it even harder than Ten was)

[@ColorOfSakura]

Capaldi and Smith's final lines as their Doctors are still some of my favorites of the whole show: "I'll always remember when the Doctor was me." and "Laugh hard, run fast, be kind. Doctor: I let you go."

[@Omega_X_Factor]

20:33 “Rose, before I go, I just want to tell you you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And do you know what? So was I!” For many of us, this was our first.

[@cdst8888]

My favorite modern regeneration I was sad he left so early

[@Pidove727]

Absolutely brilliant regeneration

[@MysteryComedyClub]

24:13 he was my first, and what a first! I had been traped into a fantastic world, i've Seen each and every doctor since. (I must've take that "allons y" way to seriously) what a journey

[@markfox1545]

Many, but no one of significance.

[@snouts9080]

@@markfox1545 Mmm, just remembered why I don't talk to other Doctor Who fans.

[@coopercane500]

I'm glad we live in an age where we can still see classic Doctors have new adventures, even with the original actors gone. David Bradley has kept the fundamentals of William Hartnell's Doctor intact while also putting a bit of his own spin on the characters, much like Richard Hurndall in the Five Doctors. If he had a live-action series, I'd watch it. But the Big Finish stuff that he's done is great, too.

[@dwtr0209]

Imagine if RTD gave us brand new 1st doctor stories starring David Bradley that would be incredible. Or even remakes of the lost classics 😍 wow, the world really is his oyster with the new regime

[@Wizardaron]

@@dwtr0209 with the rumours of Susan coming back for the 60th, David Bradley might be there too.

[@mr.randomguys7629]

@@dwtr0209 Oh my god that would be fantastic. Make a new 1st doctor season in the vein and tone of the original 60's ones. Oh my god.

[@thatguyfromthatthing2476]

I’d love it if Sean Pertwee could step in for an adventure as the 3rd Doctor as portrayed by his dad

[@bobbybobstar1496]

​@@thatguyfromthatthing2476 this will never happen he feels the idea slightly morbid and ghoulish , and that it should also remain his father's legacy , he has turned down multiple generous financial offers from those in control of various projects .

[@fourkneeyay]

I have a head-canon about 10's regeneration I've never been able to shake. It's set up by his comments during events leading up to the regeneration when he says things like, "Sometimes I think the Time Lord lives too long" to Wilf in the diner, echoed right before he steps into the control booth to release Wilf. In my head-canon, the entire sequence of 10 searching out and revisiting his friends and former companions was to say a true goodbye, because he'd decided in that moment that he saves Wilf that the Time Lord does, in fact, live too long -- he intended to reject regeneration and end his life. He holds this resolve all the way to the end of his final journey through time and space, taking solace in reconnecting with the ones he treasured, ending with his sly foreshadowing to Rose at Powell Estates. He holds his resolve as he enters his TARDIS for what he thinks is the final time...and then, right at the final moment, he pauses. It hits him all at once as he looks down at the regeneration energy struggling to do its work. Alone at the end, he has just enough flash of doubt, and he realizes that he can't give it up. He knows in his very core that he has more that he wants to do and, in that brief moment, his resolve breaks, and he utters the famous line. And with that, the universe avoids the greatest of all tragedies...having to exist without the Doctor as a part of it.

[@adamlips1711]

that is amazing and i can totally see how this could be... just imagine the trauma, that feeling of loss of identity that comes after every regeneration - yes you get to live on but its a life altering event much like a heart attack, stoke or major illness as a human leaves us never the same again! Even 14 isnt the same as 10 because he/she has been through so much as 11, 12 and 13 that it would be impossible to be the same person!

[@CodenameJD]

That's super interesting. I've always hated that line, because it felt nonsensical, but your interpretation is way better than how I've always read it.

[@membranemem3306]

That is an incredible theory and changes the worst pre-regeneration line into something fantastic. Would also explain why 11 is so happy afterwards. The regeneration worked. He didn't have to go.

[@scarletbard6511]

Plus, he literally only got to be the 10th Doctor for 5 years. I wouldn't want to fucking go either.

[@jdtv50]

15:08 Now we know why the doctor really never needs a weapon .. dude broke down a giant steel door with Kicks AND he had regenerated making him either more vulnerable or his enemies more vulnerable

[@SebastianHarley]

I’d say Matt Smith’s speech before he regenerated was one of if not the saddest endings to a doctor…

[@DoctorDodge]

I love Eight's regeneration. For one thing, it was long overdue, so seeing my favourite Doctor regenerate at last was sad but satisfying. Also, I just love the idea that Eight - a highly moral Doctor, partly in reaction to his previous self's grand scheming - gives up everything he is in his final moments, believing that he'll never be the Doctor again and preparing to become a warrior. An excellent and very satisfying minisode.

[@andressigalat602]

Yes, it was a shame we couldn't see more of the Eighth Doctor in the Anniversary Special, although Hurt's War Doctor was great too. But it is a time travel story, we could have had all four of them together.

[@ultimate_fanboy6891]

Defenetly 8 was underrated and underused in the TV side of the story despite him having an entire movie for himself but he still has time to shine if the hyer upps want that ☝️☝️☝️ . Im still thinking about what 4th doctor said during "Time Day Of The Doctor " that the Doctor may revisit some old favorites so im still rooting for McGann to return .

[@rhocat362]

Paul Mcgann- still gorgeous and sexy after all these years ❤

[@alucard624]

@@ultimate_fanboy6891 McGann flat out needs his own live action series as the Eighth Doctor.

[@maidenly_matilda]

​@@alucard624 I'd love that. That being said his Big Finish work is brilliant and that's basically like having a series... It'd have a lot to live up to

[@benwasserman8223]

Really hoping that, when Tennant regenerates again, his new last words are “I’m finally ready to go.” Or something like that. Edit: Well, I got some words almost right. But man did I not foresee that outcome!

[@colemacgrath2005]

I hope his final words are Allons-Y!

[@rhodrage]

I want it to be "I'm regenerating," again.

[@moaazamr2304]

Yes it's very good

[@jeffreylindahl5895]

No I want him to have a longer speech and maybe work in I'm finally ready to go into the end of it.

[@bizzaroblake2519]

imagine if a future doctor says "Well it's your turn now my times up."

[@enbyennui]

Night of the Doctor was impeccable. McGann hit it out of the park, and Moffat's dialogue is arguably at its best when he's under heavy runtime constraints.

[@benjaminhager6285]

I honestly believe Capaldi’s regeneration was the best Incredible score, beautiful speech, and a very good shift into 13

[@thedoctorwho73]

*"I'll Always Remember When The Doctor Was Me"*

[@thezainergamer]

Hits me every time 😪

[@2429Ryanspeer]

Raggedy man goodnight 😢

[@moonstruck3454]

And he did. Out of all the character he played, Dr. Who remained unbeatable.

[@harrytheseal6566]

Even if she didn't have a good run in the series because of a producer, I think Jodie's scene was a nice farewell as she was excited for what was coming next and not afraid

[@QDebode]

I agree. Wasn't a fan of her Doctor and the stories, but the line "tag, you're it" is fantastic. Love it.

[@ShadowKamehameha32]

A nice change from having the TARDIS breakdown/explode in some way as well. I genuinely wished that Jodie had a better run under her belt, she didn't deserve the sh¡t show that was Chibnall.

[@QDebode]

@@ShadowKamehameha32 100% mate. Was super excited to see her as a Doctor when she got announced, so disappointed by the bad writing she received. Shame, could've been such a journey.

[@mrcritical6751]

Thing is Chibnall is a legit good writer, Broadchurch is freaking phenomenal and he even had a few good episodes in his run. Issue really was he was forced to do the job because nobody else wanted it and Moffat apparently emotionally blackmailed him by saying “if you don’t do it nobody will and the show will end”

[@dancingcarapace]

@@QDebodeshe certainly did the best she could with the abysmal scripts. She turned shitty scripts into meh episodes. But that one speech? The “I‘ve seen more, loved more and lost more” speech? Beautifully delivered. A rare nugget of gold amongst the Shitnall manure pile

[@toastpeople395]

"New teeth, that's weird" A while later.... "I know these teeth"

[@iztasticbachman9578]

I remember watching the 12th Doctor's regeneration for the first time and feeling sad as he is my favorite Doctor. His speech and Peter's delivery really made it emotional. However, as soon as he said "Doctor, I let you go." I felt less sad. I was reminded at that moment that regeneration isn't an end, but rather a beginning. The new Doctor may look different but always retains what he/she learned from their previous adventures. I still felt sad though seeing the 13th Doctor in Twelves clothes lol

[@ashmander3465]

It's now a dark time. Until the next regeneration

[@plasticstraw5033]

and it keeps the most important thing of the doctor consistent, that he does not like pears

[@iztasticbachman9578]

@@plasticstraw5033 hahahhaaa. True.

[@MrThorfan64]

@@plasticstraw5033 Well argued!

[@dragonsfire286]

Same but I saw that episode on DVD

[@Jacx_DoctorWho]

Let's face it. Paul McGann's regeneration is epic

[@morghan_with_an_h]

Underrated Doctor too.

[@tivednagol9127]

Not as epic as Smith’s or Tennant’s. Or maybe climactic is the word I’m looking for.

[@pikachucetthesecond4296]

@@tivednagol9127 Yeah I felt like his regeneration didn't carry the same energy as the other regenerations

[@D1n75]

Yes, it is. For the first time, the doctor's spirit was broken at regeneration.

[@uraniumbong]

McDonald's sprite

[@mikov6486]

Two's regeneration is rather horrific in hindsight. In the episode the Time Lords say that his sentence is exile and "changing his appearance." Well now we know that it's called regeneration and it triggers upon the death of the body. So really the Time Lords executed him, and then exiled him. Usually it's a choice between one or the other. Poor Number Two got both. Also, Doctor Who doesn't do dry humor like Nicholas Courtney does anymore. 5:36 to 5:54 is as underrated as it is understated.

[@maniacgreen8609]

Wow I never saw it that way

[@richardfrey3075]

Dang he didn’t even get to pick his either, they gave him a bunch of crap options and then said oh well I guess we’ll pick for you you ungrateful bitch 🤣

[@TheEmpressReborn]

Not just regeneration... but something that was mentioned in "Power of the Doctor": forced regeneration.

[@MKPiatkowski]

The Brigadier's humour makes that scene.

[@DS9TREK]

Nick Courtney is the most underrated gem of all Doctor Who

[@FrankoNL]

I feel like matt smith wasn't acting at all .. the way he looks in the camera at the lost second when saying "when the doctor was me..." was genuine. You can see the emotion.

[@ariqsyafwan4987]

I think so does Capaldi, and if i'm not mistaken both of em wrote their own farewell speech

[@ClaudiaLewis-zr5is]

So does Tennant honestly.

[@nicktroisi6347]

The 10th Doctor’s Regeneration still breaks me to this day. He was my favourite Doctor, I grew up with David Tennant as The Doctor and imo he had of the best run in Doctor Who’s history rivaling Tom Baker as The 4th Doctor

[@ZapStrideGaming]

The difference between 10 and 11's regenerations is so amazing. 10 didnt wanna die. 11 was ok with changing. 12 didnt want to but accepted at the end, 13 was ready to go. And i hope 14's gonna say "im ready to go this time" before regenerating into 15. Edit: 12 saying love is wise hits more when you realize 13 allowed herself to love a human besides River for the first time in 2 lives

[@octaviusfooks7194]

Well 11’s regeneration presents a bit of philosophy - that change is inevitable and that one must learn to embrace the change

[@ventus12312]

Well remember that 10 had possibly the shortest and saddest lives of around 13 years first seeing the woman you love who wanted the old one back losing said girl gaining and losing a daughter meeting his future wife and seeing her die watching the end of time realizing that both he and his race were forgotten tortured mentally and physically by his old friend the master getting back his love but losing her to his human clone losing his best friend knowing that if she sees him again she'll die all to fight his old friend again and at the time seeing the death of his race again knowing he would die but just when he thinks he's beaten the odds again he sacrifices his life for a single human yikes

[@ZapStrideGaming]

@@ventus12312 second shortest. 9 seemingly lasted the shortest. When he sees himself in the mirror at the very start, he acts like its his first time seein that face, so he only lived a few years as that face at most if there was any time skip between episodes in series 1, if not only a year or two

[@ventus12312]

@Thunder Stride 1 Gaming no its mentioned that he met rose after his regeneration when she first said ne on traveling with him he went to all the adventures mentioned in the episode and likely more so its likely he lived longer but alone

[@AkiraNasuki]

13 died twice, she was forced to go and then she accepted it was time to go

[@JaxonLee]

Patrick Troughton's facial contortions are the stuff of legend

[@Pheebeee_]

The 2nd doctor's regeneration is the scariest in my opinion. He's forced into it, thrown into a black void and forced to change. His begs of refusal echoing into the nothing for no-one to hear.

[@MrMarcost2]

Love the detail about how when the doctors resist and prolong their regenerations it becomes increasingly violent when it does overtake them. Compare ten's, twelves's and thirteen's with nine's and eleven's. Eleven in particular just let's it happen and is much like the classic doctors; Nine holds it for a bit and we see some of that extreme energy, but nothing compared to the other

[@LaMortDeLaMusique]

13 into 14 had some to it but that's likely due to the complications of not only reversing a prior forced regeneration from The Master, but also because it returned to an old face. 14 to 15 was just bizarre as it was at a time where the Toymaker was tampering with the rules of reality and a new rule emerged from it, causing 15 to split from 14

[@Condor-gb1xp]

I don’t care what anyone else says. EVERY New Who Regeneration has been amazing. McGann, Hurt, Eccleston, Tennant, Smith, Capaldi, (Hartnell/Bradley), and Whitaker, all have amazing regenerations. My only gripe is not seeing post regeneration Eccleston. On a side note, I need more classic Doctors, I don’t care if they’re older now. I need it in my life.

[@mrcritical6751]

Feel like post-regeneration Eccalston would just be him breaking down and crying after a moment of silence

[@skitster]

'Rose' was sort of a post-regeneration story. He checks out his face in Rose's flat and is disappointed with his ears. He's also using high explosives when we first meet him. So he may still be a bit loopy and short of odeas.

[@THEEGGMANwooooo]

I would love to see Sean Pertwee come in as his dads doctor

[@MrThorfan64]

RTD did do DW and the Time War, which had an alternate version of 8 regenerating...

[@lunayoshi]

@@skitster I'd agree with this take except that that one guy researching the Doctor found his face in a lot of historic documents insinuating the Doctor was in 9's form for a long time before he met Rose. He might've gone the whole time without looking in a mirror, which makes sense I guess, but considering the amount of times that guy (forgot his name) found the Doctor in history, he also probably missed a few occurrences, and that's a long-ass time to not look in a mirror. I want it to make sense, but that part always bugged me.

[@philliptyndall4668]

I feel like Tennant had one of the saddest regenerations, just "I don't wanna go" and then the face so many people had seen for such a long time being torn away whilst the TARDIS seemed to be torn apart

[@rosePetrichor]

I know it's been said but i'm so, so glad that Paul McGann got another crack at the character through the Big Finish audios. He's regenerated the image of the Eighth Doctor from a kind of embarrassing movie-only version most people would rather forget into one of the best incarnations of the character. Fantastic actor. And now Christopher Eccleston too!

[@VideoTube2016]

Eccleston to Tennant's face morph is absolutely fantastic

[@jellybabiesarecool4657]

5's regeneration scene is hands down the best one. Everything about it tonally hits the dark notes perfectly. It's a dark but fitting end to such a brutal story and to the 5th Doctor's tragic character as a whole. The characterisation of the 5th Doctor in general is amazing because it touches on everything in such a subtle and realistic way and Peter Davison performs his heart out with everything.

[@morghan_with_an_h]

My favorite too

[@jonathanshaw8123]

If not one of the best Classic Doctor Who stories.

[@terneted409]

Underrated Doctor for sure

[@jellybabiesarecool4657]

@@terneted409 one of the best

[@jacquelynsmith2351]

@@jellybabiesarecool4657 I've been on a 5th Doctor run for the last couple weeks. Audiobooks, episodes, Big Finish... can't get enough. Gah, Davison is extraordinary

[@Mister_Banana_2137]

00:00 1st to 2nd (David Bradley (William Hartnell is dead) to Patrick Troughton) 00:52 2nd to 3rd (Patrick Troughton to Jon Pertwee) 03:58 3rd to 4th (Jon Pertwee to Tom Baker) 06:53 4th to 5th (Tom Baker to Peter Davison) 09:50 5th to 6th (Peter Davison to Colin Baker) 12:45 6th to 7th (Colin Baker to Sylvester McCoy) 13:42 7th to 8th (Sylvester McCoy to Paul McGann) 15:34 8th to War (Paul McGann to John Hurt) 19:12 War to 9th (John Hurt to Christhoper Eccleston) 20:31 9th to 10th (Christhoper Eccleston to David Tennant) 23:23 10th to 11th (David Tennant to Matt Smith) 26:58 11th to 12th (Matt Smith to Peter Capaldi) 30:56 12th to 13th (Peter Capaldi to Jodie Whittaker) 35:42 13th to 14th (Jodie Whittaker to David Tennant)

[@joshuajoshua2732]

The First one should be Hartnell up there the real proper First Doctor not Bradley.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@joshuajoshua2732 But it can’t be. The footage has been lost.

[@IloveHarrietWright]

@@joshuajoshua2732 The footage has been lost

[@joshuajoshua2732]

The ending of The Tenth Planet episode 4 footage exists they could had just simply used that.

[@IloveHarrietWright]

@@joshuajoshua2732 They didn't so get over it

[@Pidove727]

I love all of these, but 12 into 13 will always be my favourite! The lighting in the TARDIS, the speech, the music - all perfect!

[@maddoxio]

The fact she immediately presses a button and blows up the Tardis is PEAK Doctor energy

[@jonnymiles3906]

The way Jodie shows all that sadness, saying things like "no no I need more time" (not this this video) and "the sad thing is I want to see what happens next", having her moment of total sadness over her own loss... and then one beat later looks up, changes demeanour and says "right then, Doctor Whoever you are..." like she's now ready to look change dead in the eye... it hits so hard, you can feel the acceptance and excitement with two words and one micro-motion. I think actors might actually be magic.

[@michaeldwatkins_]

Crazy that they waited until 9 -> 10 to actually explain regeneration to their companion. So much unnecessary trauma and confusion for those clueless Earthlings 🤣

[@lunayoshi]

For me, a clueless new fan, I was just "????" through 9's speech about Barcelona and being someone different. Then he regenerated and I was like "OH, that's the guy my friends like." There was still a hole in my heart missing 9, though. I think the follow-up special really hit it out of the park by having Rose go through an adjustment period, because of those of us who had no idea about regeneration weren't taking it too well.

[@ServantOfOdin]

I love how, of all the new doctors, Whittakers was the only one wise and cautious enough to not regenerate inside the TARDIS and wreck it. Seeing how wide these energy-arcs can be if unobstructed eally shows how dangerous it can be to do that inside the TARDIS, especially inside the control room.

[@1977Arrakis]

The TARDIS was so sick of it, it literally threw her out and disappeared the last time. The Doctor must have finally got the message!

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

Classic who doctors regeneration inside the police box, Hartnell, Patrick Thorton did actually regenerate in the tardis in season 6b, Davidson, collin baker, Sylvester Mc coy possibly in official cannon, if you ignore the tv movie cannon, Paul McCann possibly with no footage and the audio isn't good evidence of it occurring.

[@ServantOfOdin]

@@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2 Yes, all pre-TimeWar and pre-moddern versions. There's a fantheory that something in the TimeWar caused all regenerations to become so volatile.

[@Logicalleaping]

Of all the new Doctors her TARDIS was the one that needed to get blown up though. Not a fan of the crystal aesthetic, bring back the cyberpunk feel of the RTD run or Capaldi's TARDIS (the best modern).

[@ServantOfOdin]

@@Logicalleaping Well, that is personal preferrence. I find every aesthetic fits the respektive doctor

[@TheRenoReviews]

Capaldi may not be my fave Dr, but his regeneration is just so brilliant. The music is spot on, his speech is so on brand and the message is so pure. Love it!

[@jamesfletcher6472]

David Tenant and Matt Smith's regeneration tear me up every time. I also loved Peter Capaldi's for how dramatic and poetic it felt. The others have had great moments but those really stick out for me.

[@MarsToVenuss]

Troughton's regeneration is still so eerie. Finally started watching Classic Who last year and the early depictions of the Time Lords make them seem so powerful and distant.

[@DS9TREK]

Yeah, they were better back then imo.

[@ancalolotv]

"Never be cruel, never be coward" i really miss 12th so much. I hope Capaldi comes back for specials.

[@bangsaapjen]

I love how snap fast the regeneration from 11th to 12th is. Previous Doctors had a long and sometimes painful to watch regeneration, while this one is done before you even realise it has begun. It's so surprising and a great introduction to Capaldi.

[@lukedaley17]

David Tennant’s regeneration into Matt Smith will always be my favourite regeneration.

[@nickloschen2717]

4 had the most emotional regeneration of the classic era and, even though Peter is my favorite doctor, Tennant as The Tenth Doctor had the most emotional regeneration of the modern era

[@sothisishowusernameswork.2043]

The question is: Which one tops the other?

[@DS9TREK]

Which Peter is your favourite Doctor?

[@doctorwhofan618]

25:46 hands down most emotionally regeneration one legend swapped with another David Tennant changes into Matt Smith it’s too epic

[@user-wl3tj3mt9o]

0:00 1st [Twice upon a Time(2017)] 0:52 2nd [The War Games(1969)] 4:00 3rd [Planet of the Spiders(1974)] 6:52 4th [Logopolis(1981)] 9:50 5th [The Caves of Androzani(1984)] 12:46 6th [Time and the Rani(1987)] 13:43 7th [DOCTOR WHO(1996)] 15:34 8th [The Night of the Doctor(2013)] 19:13 War [The Day of the Doctor(2013)] 20:32 9th [The Parting of the Ways(2005)] 23:24 10th [The End of Time(2010)] 26:59 11th [The Time of the Doctor(2013)] 30:56 12th [Twice upon a Time(2017)] 35:42 13th [The Power of the Doctor(2022)]

[@swearfreegamer]

even the regeneration years are wibbly wobbly at this point!

[@IAmEricaP]

​@@swearfreegamer😂😂😂 so true!!!

[@libbybethuk]

Mine was blink I loved that episode

[@DS9TREK]

The first is The Tenth Planet, Episode 4

[@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786]

@@DS9TREK It's a combination of recreated footage from Twice Upon a Time and the original Tenth Planet.

[@michellegiacalone1079]

My favorite moment was actually that single shot of Eleven's bow tie falling slowly to the floor. Very symbolic.

[@josephwilliams1749]

Matt Smith, regeneration of the doctor will always be one of my favorites and why I love the world of Doctor Who.

[@its_redemption4635]

Capaldi’s regeneration speech never fails to make me cry

[@dancingcarapace]

The one thing that breaks my heart is how short the 9th Doctor’s time was. And I don’t just mean Eccleston’s contract, I mean lore wise. In the first episode, Rose, the Doctor reacts to his appearance like he’d not seen it yet, implying that at MOST a week or two had past since the Time War, since he’d (as far as he remembered due to the tangled time streams) used the Moment and killed his entire species. So he only got to be in that form for like 6 months, if that, before he died again. And knowing that it was so soon for him after the Time War, it explains why he was so cold, and distant and why he seemed to be searching out things to fix when he met Rose. Because I highly doubt he conveniently arrived in 2005 London just at the same time as the Nestene Consciousness was making their move. It felt like he’d been seeking aliens out, trying to be the hero again, because his last memories were pure destruction, at his own hands. It also explains why whilst yes he was sad he was dying, and a new man was about to take his place he was less stressed than his successor would be, because he honestly hadn’t been around long enough to grow attached to this particular face of his. He seemed more concerned about how his regeneration was going to freak Rose out and likely confuse and scar her, as it had for so many of his other companions.

[@MrOmegatronic]

Honestly, in retrospect, Nine seems borderline suicidal. He recklessly rushed into danger _so_ many times, and is so pessimistic about peoples' survival chances as a whole ("Just _this once_ , everybody lives!"), it starts to get a bit questionable. (And, y'know, he outright planned to kill himself taking out the Nestene Consciousness in _Rose_ .) With that in mind, his last line takes on a whole new meaning. Something like, say, "Rose, you were fantastic. And you know what? So was I! I'm not some monster that killed his own species to save the rest of the universe. I'm not some mass murderer who doesn't deserve to live. I'm the Doctor again."

[@hmedas82]

Actually all the other doctors were around for hundreds of years before they regenerated, so most likely 9 was as well, as they all traveled on their own at times. If your going by what the doctor says 11 was around for like a thousand years (though personally I think he lies about his age to be on the younger side). So it's likely 9 was around for a while as well.

[@revengenerd1]

Headcanon, it was intentionally not stated it could of been a short time could of been a long time, I even heard he may of been ashamed to look at himself for a while etc

[@iseetea47]

I like seeing the progression in production quality of the regenerations it really shows how much editing and TV has progressed its cool

[@LordAzimar]

100 bucks the 14th Doctors last words will be “I’m ready to go”

[@sanye4k]

ohh not again 🤣🤣

[@WombRaider001]

Probably

[@dubioustheatreyt8096]

Pay up lmao

[@arminm4865]

I think we can all agree that Eleven's regeneration was the saddest and Tenth's regeneration was the most epic. His TARDIS literally got torn apart and everything fell over and he was crashing and IT WAS JUST SO COOL! Though when he said "I don't wanna go..." did make me a bit sad because he was also my favorite doctor.

[@akilbryan8937]

Watching the 8th Doctor's regeneration makes me long for a live-action McGann series. He is excellent in the role.

[@lunayoshi]

I know, right? At least he has a shit ton of audio adventures under his belt.

[@andu1854]

I would like him to get a episode where he works with the new Doctor

[@Ian_Knipe]

I wish he'd been in the 50th Anniversary episode instead of the war Doctor.

[@stukay2803]

There's a rumour going around that RTD's new spin-off series, after _Torchwood_ and _Sarah Jane Adventures_ will be an 8-episode arc on the 8th Doctor reclaiming the Time Lord presidency on Gallifrey.

[@DrKnockers05]

Ten's regeneration will always be one of my favourites (simply because of that GODLY Murray Gold score combined with the incredible visuals of the TARDIS exploding), but I've got to hand it to Chibnall: he delivered a stunning regeneration for 13. For the same reasons I love 10's regen, but with a little more hope and happiness. Plus having her do it on a cliff to a sunset is actually inspired, rather than have her blow up the TARDIS with the energy again.

[@dalekemperor1984]

Am I the only one who gets slightly annoyed about them using the twice upon a time version of the first doctors regeneration instead of just the tenth planet version?

[@mackogaminguk5302]

No, because it still shows william hartnell.

[@mrcritical6751]

@@Corinthians_verse12 transitions into Hartnell footage

[@p.h.1072]

Well, the original clip is still available around here. And it's not like we're missing much since so much of the original scene is missing

[@mackogaminguk5302]

@Corinthians_verse12 at the start, it's David Bradley, but it transitions to William Hartnells doctor when regenerating...

[@mackogaminguk5302]

@P.H. quite literally just search tenth planet regeneration, and it's the first clip, I think.

[@ScottRandolph-dd7dr]

Greetings from coastal Mississippi. I have watched Dr Who for 50 years. Happy 60 anniversary 🎉🎉🎉

[@jameskeeling5278]

Capaldi performing his regeneration sequence in 1 take... ...my favourite Doctor by a mile

[@Sydneymotor2]

Petition to make the 16th doctor ginger.

[@2429Ryanspeer]

Honestly I love the regenerations because they are awesome and it shows us how much the doctor has done to audiences

[@p.h.1072]

I mean, talk all you want about the Jodie era but her regeneration is the most good looking of all these. Even though Tennant and Capaldi hit the hardest emotionally.

[@rtm135]

Anyone else think The Night Of The Doctor would be the perfect cold open to The Day Of The Doctor? I edited the two together at home and it works so well. And I like the idea of Paul McGann being in the movie. He more than deserves it for all the hard work he's done with Big Finish.

[@Landis963]

36:39 It occurs that this is one of the happiest regenerations we've gotten in a while. 12 had his new mission statement, but it was clear his lease on life was ended. 11, 10, 9? All of them focused on what was getting left behind, compounded by the presence of the companion looking fearful and sad at the loss of "their" Doctor.

[@Wither246]

You're right!

[@fatman123526]

9 & 10 both had short lives and were cut short due to sudden events. The whole "reset" thing around 11 to all Matt to do a goodbye scene kind of pivots that whole thing one way. And that he gets jumped back to his younger form just to give it up does lend into the focusing on the past. But 11 also went from being "the man who forgets" to "the man who has chosen not to forget" after day of the doctor. 12 learned the lessons 11 always struggled to and while he can reflect back on his life, he knew it was time to go and to look ahead.

[@fatman123526]

@-sageaegis-292 I get that was the intention, but the way it was shot heavily implies 9 hasn't been around very long when he meets Rose. And as nothing in the episodes definitively says one way or the other, Davies and Moffat can just say what they want.

[@wstine79]

Each of the regenerations are very special. Even the Six Doctor's sudden change due to Rani's attack.

[@ineedausername124]

Awful regeneration

[@Daedalus-BC308]

Every time people talk about Capaldi's regeneration, I think of that clip from a con where poor Capaldi choked on his water and when the audience asked if he was alright, he responded with "Nearly regenerated there."

[@amberjones3499]

12:47 as a 2000s baby these graphics had me rolling...it's incredible to see what used to be really cutting edge. I mean even a lot of the 2005 stuff makes me laugh I just love to see it

[@alexjones7094]

I think amazing all that David Tennant has done since doctor who and he still holds it in his heart

[@Tril0x]

You have to admit that is has been a wild ride for Doctor Who fans from the very beginning. I remeber the first episode I ever saw of Doctor Who was the Pyramids of Mars playing on PBS. Thought it was gone for good at the end of 1989 with Slyvester McCoy and Survival. Here we are so many years later and talking about more new episodes and the 60th aniversary. A wild ride indeed.

[@davidvanhorn3340]

The saddest words ever, and after all this time, still bring me to tears, "It's the end...but the moment has been prepared for"

[@s.h.8228]

To all the Doctors who regenerated on Dr. WHO. Thank you. For all of the episodes and the fun.. The laughter, the tears, the teeth clenching moments, the mysteries of saving Planet Earth and the comings and goings of all the people and your companions that you met in your travels. Till the day that they had to say goodbye. Thank you for being you. That's what made this show so unique. 😊❤

[@gmanprime500]

David, we didnt want you to go either :(

[@Nemesis0180]

David's regeneration will always get me. But, Matt's speech of "We all change" is just amazing. Amazing

[@lindapadley5806]

Always Dr Who! 5o'clock on Saturday. Unfortunately once I started work didn' get home till 6! So missed most of Patrick! The Zarbis made me scared of ants! Loved the transformation to the third doctor. Jon Pertwee was brilliant! Sean should be proud of his dad. Dr Who should carry on, there are always people to keep watching, as long as there are people to write the stories to keep us watching!

[@Juniper_Rose]

I honestly love that they didn't change the First Doctors regeneration. They showed the now signature yellow glow, but then they cut to the classic one. They don't rewrite the scene, they let the history stay.

[@Legendary3Dgamer]

11 is definitely got the best emotional and good speech for regeration

[@VuddyProductions]

one thing that i really like about the 11th to 12th regeneration is that it allows for the valeyard. the valeyard was always said to be between the 12th and 13th incarnations, so with the war doctor included and the metacrisis not included because it wasn't a new face for the doctor, that means the valeyard is between matt smith and peter capaldi. when the change happens, you don't see the transition between the faces, it's a cut. so, in between that cut, the valeyard was made, did the trial of a timelord stuff, and then came back to become peter capaldi. i love it.

[@hyhena-gaming9986]

I think they said 12 and final specificaly

[@MephProduction]

@@hyhena-gaming9986 yep, and we;ll never see a finial, unless they mean finial of the first cycle so maybe created when handy was made.

[@garywoolton1875]

The one role on TV where even before you start, you are going to have a death scene. And being the only female Dr at least 13 had the sense to find somewhere remote and step outside the tardis rather than blowing it up mid flight.

[@lemonlemonlemonlemonlemonlemo]

some Doctors have big fancy emotional goodbyes, all angst and fear of the unknown, meanwhile Four died of fall damage

[@strangecolouredbird]

5: Ignore that

[@adamc_vp77]

I won't lie, Jodies regeneration was really good, the scenery, the regeneration energy cgi and the music, my god the music was beautiful.

[@AraWagoner]

After 10 and 12 broke the TARDIS regenerating inside it, 13 finally had the good sense to step outside before essentially setting off an energy bomb. It only took the last three Doctors immediately crashing the TARDIS and 13 almost losing it forever after a terminal-velocity drop for the Doctor to realize that you shouldn't regenerate and drive.

[@samueldolphin2607]

Lol

[@louiswinters2265]

It's kind of interesting that as part of the doctor's exile and punishment he was forced to regenerate, it's like 1/12 of a death sentence.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

Well the 14th Doctor's regeneration into the 15th Doctor was certainly different 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@TheWizardOfJim]

Isn't this missing the time David Tennant regenerated into another slightly different David Tennant? They said - in the show - that one also counted as a regeneration. That's why Matt Smith's Doctor thought he was out and needed a push by the Time Lords, even though it now looks like that wasn't actually the case.

[@maddishulman1716]

10 to 11 will always have me sobbing no matter how many times I watch it.

[@negasx]

David's farewell gets me every time. His time was what really got me into Who

[@eduardogalindo6065]

Capaldi deserves more credit, he was a fantastic doctor and he delivered some really emotional moments. He will always be my Doctor. ❤

[@TARDIS_clara_oswald]

I think one of my most favourites was David Tennant, Matt Smith and Christopher election

[@neals8752]

Probably said somewhere below, but never noticed the female version of the Doctor was the only new Who version with the sense to step OUTSIDE the TARDIS before regenerating, thus saving it taking damage during regeneration. Though I suspect failing out of a flying TARDIS post regeneration will give you some caution.

[@strangecolouredbird]

I think those beams of yellow spaghetti that shoot out of the Doctor are the Doctor itself when unbound my physical form. Thats why they break things instead of just being regular ol' light. I'm not a whovian so this might be common knowledge.

[@ronin_cinematic_universe]

The chapters must end, but the story never does.

[@SilverLil-qs8ij]

13th Doctor regenerates in the 14th Doctor is BEST regeneration sense, BEST Regeneration moment ever!!!!😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@Draco-jk3rb]

This is the exact moment the doctor didn't want to go

[@mirkofrollano1265]

I cried as a baby for each single regeneration and I loved each one of them. All the actors have done a majestic job. A moment of respect for all of them.

[@garyhunt764]

For all the criticism that Chibnall got and some of it deservedly so Jodie Whittakers regeneration scene is one of the best looking

[@arcadius3257]

Turd covered in sprinkles. It might have looked pretty but I couldn't give less of a f*ck about her regeneration unlike all the others.

[@pickmeaname]

"Times change, and so must i. We all change, we are all different people, throughout our lives." As I face my upcoming "retirement " i prefer to reframe it as a regeneration, or reset. 28:00 😮

[@---Rin---]

"Hate is always foolish and love is always wise" great line