The Ninth Doctor Regenerates | The Parting of the Ways | Doctor Who

[@wstine79]

Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor was simply... FANTASTIC! His declaration of him rescuing Rose and wiping out every Darlek was intense

[@3xSchwarzerKater]

I wish we had seen more of Chris onscreen 😢 Very underrated doctor!

[@davidrust3169]

Indeed! "The Wounded Soldier". He really portrayed the depth of pain the character had gone through in The Time War and his arc throughout this all-too-brief series of being "resuscitated" and coming back from that horrible place in his recent past was brilliant! Hmmm... No... Make that "fantastic!" I'm so glad we got more of Mr. Eccleston's amazing portrayal of 9 in Big Finish Audio!

[@Snaily]

It was just nice hearing my own accent on telly as a kid

[@Klerj]

Top 5 doctor at the least

[@2429Ryanspeer]

At least he's doing the audio series

[@mythghost]

I wish he’d come back for a special

[@oyster3403]

Christopher Ecclestone you were my childhood Doctor. Although it would have been awesome to see the Ninth Doctor again on screen, I'll always be grateful he kick started a new era of Doctor Who with his *fantastic* performance.

[@matt0044]

I can’t imagine how unbelievable it was for new viewers who likely heard of regeneration but never experienced the debut of a newer Doctor. I feel like it had to have happened in Series One to firmly establish to viewers the concept and the event.

[@klop4228]

As sad as I am that Christopher didn't get more seasons, it does make sense for it to have happened in season 1.

[@riverrojas2036]

I didn't have the faintest idea about the concept of the show and the feeling of change, but not with and ending was indeed fantastic

[@DeemiGod]

I was totally new to the seires when it came back and this blew my mind when I first saw it

[@matt0044]

@@DeemiGod Really, the whole concept is genius for a show continuing and making do with an actor potentially departing. Bill Hartnell is getting on in years? Let him bow out and write in a new actor. Not even a lookalike but a new face and revamped personality for the character, one the actor can make his own. I ponder if any other fantasy or Sci-Fi series has attempted this sort of thing. Most I can recall is Beetleborgs.

[@lightningjet9444]

The reason why it happened in season one is that Chris only wanted to do one season, as it’s a show that’s stayed dormant for decades suddenly being reborn and Chris didn’t think it was going to be that successful, so he regenerated into David tennant and the show became insanely successful again, but by the time it was really popular again Chris was kicking himself and wanted to do more episodes, but couldn’t for continuity reasons.

[@HowitzerBug]

Seriously, nobody can beat Eccleston's big grin. Just fills you with such joy even in the saddest of times, and it's reflected in Rose's expressions every time. So glad he's back with Big Finish :)

[@just_kos99]

This is the scene that clinched it for me, making me a Whovian. That's why 9's my "first Doctor", like he was for so many other new Whovians. I'd never witnessed a regeneration before this one. Like they say, "You never forget your first Doctor". ❤❤ "You were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And you know what? So was I!"

[@prosecutorwalton]

The way The Doctor's face falls when he notices his hand is brilliant! Chris is such a good actor!

[@DT10]

Absolutely one of the best regenerations of all time

[@antjamestv]

My Favourite Doctor

[@lordblu4316]

And the last one where the Doctor didn't make a big deal out of it.

[@2429Ryanspeer]

"Rose before I go I just wanna tell you are fantastic, absolutely fantastic!!!! And do you know what? So was I 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂" brilliant line by Christopher Eccleston 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@boonski]

FANTASTIC line.

[@2429Ryanspeer]

@@boonski ah I got that

[@rm2106]

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[@rm2106]

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[@jaycie586]

The face morph effect still holds up so well 17 years later

[@JAPelicano1]

Holy crap has it really been 17 years?!

[@cheeseydingus]

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[@Kesteen]

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[@Bagofnowt]

I think this is my favourite regeneration scene. Not too self indulgent like the moffat ones could be, the doctor trying to reassure rose about what would happen, slight explanation of the process to help new viewers, and of course perfectly delivered by Ecclestone. Perfection.

[@klop4228]

It's the only really low-key one in the modern series, and I love it.

[@c0nvict_pleb174]

“Self indulgent” 🤨

[@Bagofnowt]

@@c0nvict_pleb174 preceeding every regeneration with a 10 minute cryfest is absolutely self indulgent. I thought Capaldi's regeneration was really beautiful, but it would've been so much more effective if that speech was about half as long

[@c0nvict_pleb174]

@@Bagofnowt I mean Matt smiths was fitting… just not with pond at the end, like, Clara should only be the one and it sort of feels like she’s been shunned for the sake of nostalgia with Amy but other than that, his was perfect, Capaldi’s I have to agree but I don’t think self indulgence is the right word

[@ironicanimations]

And he still loved being him, a big part of regeneration that breaks our hearts and rebuilds it when we cry, when he leaves, but is still the doctor

[@brentage5000]

i wish we would have had more of Chris, but quite honestly this was the perfect way to end the first season. we learned all we needed to about the Doctor, including what happens at the end of a life. Plus, that exclamation of Barcelona is fantastic.

[@Lewcifer91]

I absolutely love the Ninth Doctor. I wish we had more. Bring on tomorrow where I will likely cry.

[@Tulf42]

What I love about this regeneration in terms of effects is that not only was it the first time we see the golden glow style being used, but notice David Tennant's hair at the end filling out. It's something I haven't seen in the later regenerations.

[@stuff31]

I wish they would do it more instead of the cheap dissolve effect they use today.

[@Tulf42]

@@stuff31 Agreed. We were lucky seeing a face morph from Peter Capaldi to Jodie Whittaker, but David to Matt was covered too much by the wavy regeneration lines and Matt to Peter happened off camera in a second.

[@dc8rdecoded]

I grew up in the 90s when only re-runs aired and I was aware of Doctor Who without watching it, but Ecclestone got me hooked into the show. He was my first Doctor and he was absolutely fantastic!

[@scsutton1]

Even as a new viewer that started watching Doctor Who in 2005, I knew immediately the significance of this scene. It was basically a confirmation that it will keep going and that it will all eventually be OK.

[@jamiestevens3074]

Probably my favourite regeneration. No drawn out theatrical speech, no riddles, just the Doctor accepting that he’s going to change, and that it’s okay, because it’s natural for him.

[@danniemadsen1996]

Well, it does make sense as it was the first regeneration in a new era and a new audience was experiencing this for the first time. There was now reason dragging it out needlessly.

[@ScoobyandShaggy5554]

It was the first time he’s done it in a while so he’s fine now, 10 and 12 have reasons for not wanting too which makes sense

[@jamiestevens3074]

@@benjamindavis4974 I think capaldis speech should’ve ended when he said “well I suppose one more life time wouldn’t kill anyone, except me”

[@altinaykor364]

such a petty

[@brandonbarclay6218]

Ninth Doctor’s time may have been short but he brought Doctor Who back on television for a new generation of fans and happiness for the classic fans but above all else he was absolutely fantastic

[@Juniper_Rose]

"You were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And you know what? So was I!"

[@MeBeMat]

I've watched this scene so many times and I'm still only just noticing tiny details and subtleties in Chris' performance. Fantastic!

[@amysmileyreid95]

I wish we got another season out of Eccleston, but he’s a man of principle and had his reasons for only doing one season. He was simply fantastic and had this dark charisma about him, I also loved the fact he loved himself, had a huge ego and was still angry after the time war. I also wish we got a full regeneration from John Hurt (god bless him) into Chris.

[@isaacsatar9304]

One of the greatest regeneration scenes in Doctor Who.

[@deepintheundergrowth3877]

Its amazing to think we get another regeneration into Tennant in under a week!

[@awesomecat458]

Christopher eccleston left doctor who when he had only one season, it's sad, but i'm happy he returns to big finish

[@davidsteel8324]

Still makes me tear up even after 17 years.

[@u.k.trainandbusvids]

I remember that like yesterday I watched it I was sad to see my first Doctor exit early but happy to see David Tennant come into the mix

[@patrickmusson4571]

That was one of the saddest moments in Doctor Who's history. It drips with emotion, in large part because we were robbed of 2 series of Doctor #9. That gutted me. I was so invested in that incarnation of Who. I can barely watch this scene nowadays without getting emotional about it.

[@wstine79]

It's awesome that Christopher Eccleston has come back to the doctor roll in the big finish stories. It's a shame that he had a rough relationship with Russell T Davis.

[@Stephen_Steezy]

I loved Christopher Eccelston so much. He was my first Doctor and I really think he captured the love of the Doctor perfectly

[@aidanrivera4429]

DOCTOR WHO ROCKS!

[@robertsteele1583]

damn right

[@benmiller3252]

The Ninth Doctor is my favourite incarnation of The Doctor

[@OnlineFanBoy]

Not long now. The regeneration countdown is almost done.

[@AlexanderDiviFilius]

This is the best regeneration by far. No grandiose speech beforehand; the doctor uses his final moments to explain the process and put Rose at ease. The effect looks great as well. I dislike how every successive regeneration tries to look like this, because it doesn’t work nearly as well - especially with how good the transition from 9 to 10 looks.

[@davidrust3169]

I definitely agree that most regeneration scenes after this were over-done. Except... Except for Peter Capaldi's. For him, the speech and complexity really worked. I think that was because his Doctor was exactly that way: full of insight, explanations, and speeches. For me, 12's regeneration has become my favorite. :)

[@tank2045]

You've given me a new way to look at that...Regeneration for 1 through 8 has always been a one-off, unique setup and change. Doing all of the new-Who's in nearly the exact same way wouldn't mean much to the newer viewers of Who, but for the fans of old-Who this is a major change in how regeneration works...Thanks for the insight...

[@Sarphee]

My absolute favourite regeneration. Amazing music and brilliant acting by Chris. Will always love 9, my first Doctor. ❤

[@lightningjet9444]

I love how in new who, every time the doctor regenerates the camera quality gets better.

[@Mythic2099]

The 9th was my first doctor and I didn’t know how to feel when he left thank you for starting my love for this franchise!! 🖤

[@houseofno]

"I sang a song and the Daleks ran away..." Funny. My singing has the same effect on other people...

[@bananasaregood8655]

So far the best regeneration in modern who. Not too drawn out and over emotional. Also the doctor didnt know he was gunna die at the end of the episode like every other doctor so far

[@charlieburton5336]

They all knew they would change

[@altinaykor364]

you want a not-emotional goodbye, maybe you better go watch dull movies

[@bananasaregood8655]

@@altinaykor364 it’s emotional, but not ott 🤣

[@deepintheundergrowth3877]

God tier regeneration

[@peterjoyfilms]

This and Caves of Androzani are the perfect regenerations

[@doctabyte5370]

When 9 regenerated: new teeth When 13 regenerated: I know these teeth

[@manwithapurpose5271]

When 9 regenerated: "WHAT?!." When 13 regenerated: "WHAT?!."

[@KnewYawkPapi]

The grand return!

[@shaunmale6566]

'before I go, I just want to tell you, you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And do you know what? So was I.' And now it's time for one last bow, like all your other selves. Nine's hour is over now. The clock is striking tens. The legend that is my first and all time favourite Doctor, the ninth Doctor. Christopher Eccleston was absolutely fantastic and will never be forgotten.

[@TediousMilkshake]

You know, this looks familiar. Like I just saw this on TV...

[@flxshaep632]

Christopher was easily one of the best doctors ever. So sad we didnt see him more!

[@ZottyLuck]

This and David Tennants regeneration were the most emotional ones

[@SamuelBrownFilms]

Something i've never noticed until now is that the effect at 2:26 actually shows a sort of wave passing over the face and a sound effect which implies his body is physically changing. I also loved the effect of the hair growing at 2:32. There was so much nuance back then to the finer details.

[@boonski]

NEVER SKIP NINE!

[@ScoobyandShaggy5554]

A great decision by RTD to introduce this new regeneration effect

[@finprooved4829]

The best regeneration

[@BabyEagle919]

This awesome keep up the good work

[@pedro_azzevedo]

Nostalgia!!!!

[@GUILHERME-493]

Uma das melhores cenas de regeneração.

[@H2E47]

My first doctor. Remember watching the first season as a kid. Such a great doctor and first season to bring it back

[@Silverwind87]

First Line: "Do you wanna come with me? 'Cause if you do, then I should warn you, you're gonna see all sorts of things. Ghosts from the past. Aliens from the future. The day the Earth died in a ball of flame. It won't be quiet, it won't be safe, and it won't be calm. But I'll tell you what it will be: the trip of a lifetime." (Doctor Who 2005 Trailer) Final Line: "Rose, before I go, I just want to tell you, you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic! And you know what? So was I!" (The Parting of the Ways)

[@benwasserman8223]

I think this regeneration is still the most seamless-looking of all NuWho Doctors. Of course, tomorrow’s will induce the most heartbreak for certain.

[@DalekCaanOfSkaro]

I wonder if they would show the regeneration from Stolen Earth as it technically was a regeneration

[@bigguspeepus]

Chris was still my favourite doctor by far

[@JonoPS]

“Dogs with no noses” 😂😂

[@savagedarksider5934]

The birth of my favorite doctor.

[@benmiller3252]

He is back in The realm of Big Finish

[@markusher1621]

“You were fantastic…absolutely fantastic. And you what?…..so was I!” Magic.

[@rare437]

Imagine if this is how Tennant returns on sunday.

[@RantingBrummie]

Nine was my Doctor. He really was... fantastic

[@thomasjohnson8391]

There’s the 9th and 10th doctor regeneration figure set rare to find

[@moon_cristal-v3p]

I want to know we will see the Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor or the Tenth Doctor.

[@harryyeoman3844]

Always loved David Tenants first words as the Doctor saying New Teeth! and made me laugh again when they referenced it for his second regeneration as he remembered them.😁

[@raymond8920]

This is how regenerations should be, I'm so tired of the monumental build up, the long "im dying but I'm holding back" wait and the humungus speeches. Sometimes less is more, sometimes you have to just make it feel real and from the heart.

[@scottybee8]

“ And before I go... Don’t say that. Rose... Before I go, I just wanna tell you, you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And d’you know what? So was I. “

[@markashleypatt]

Still the best new series regeneration. Perfectly understated without any daft and drawn-out monologuing.

[@glycine1201]

最初に見たのが9代目ドクターだったからだと思うけど、いまだに1番好き

[@computernerd1101]

Rose also had the time vortex energy in her body longer than the Doctor did. If the Doctor could save her life by extracting the vortex from her body, then he should have been safe after he extracted the vortex out of his own body by giving it back to the TARDIS a mere FIVE SECONDS after taking it from Rose.

[@АлисаСтавер-ж5ц]

The ninth doctor is the master here in general, this doctor's place is the tenth Christmas theme about😂

[@Enema_pan]

Epic regeneration.

[@GT3NB]

I’m not emotionally ready for tomorrow and it’s literally been twelve years.

[@Andyapp]

@@benjamindavis4974 They'll be uploading Tennant's regeneration

[@garytwinem5275]

@@Andyapp The Tenth Doctor's era was a great one.

[@Chosen_one_501]

It must’ve been cool for classic who viewers to see this new regeneration style in 2005. The old ones are nice and all, but the glowing hands and head is such a great affect for it.

[@scarigamez]

I know these teeth...

[@koomo801]

The best actor to take on the role, bar none. Could go from silly to deadly dangerous in the blink of an eye. 4th doctor was "my doctor" and had the best episodes. 3rd doctor probably had the most consistent quality run of all of them. But 9th was the best "Doctor".

[@RedDevil0902]

Every doctor has that little feeling of fear when they know they’re gonna regenerate… you can see the doctor’s face when he sees his veins start to glow, there’s that sense of unfairness that they feel, like the doctor’s body is gonna change whether they like it or not and they can’t escape it, like it’s against they’re will, and that that incarnation of the doctor really is about to die

[@dssouthern]

9 and 10 were the best doctors ever!!!!

[@pedro_azzevedo]

I think os 10 and 12

[@mayotango1317]

Meh, no Tennant.

[@pedro_azzevedo]

Is**

[@altinaykor364]

@@mayotango1317 be quiet

[@altinaykor364]

yes they were the best

[@levinemgl1]

Jodie has been amazing as The Doctor and I am really going to miss her.

[@КристинаЩерба-е2и]

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@Agente76]

Jodie as an actor and as the doctor is fantastic, the writing tho......👀

[@thomasstevens2746]

brilliant regeneration scene

[@rjmcallister1888]

Poor Rose; her boyfriend just burned up and some other bloke takes his place. One day Christopher and the Beeb may settle their differences and the 9th Doctor will return to TV (with Russell T Davies back as showrunner, it may be awhile). For now, he's doing quite nicely in front of a microphone for Big Finish's audio adventures.

[@AndrewChapman]

And then ends up loving the other bloke better.

[@altinaykor364]

don't talk about him like that

[@deanemayer466]

Best regeneration of all time!

[@debbierobinson3690]

on june 18 2005 Tenth Doctor is born

[@paulinemoreaux6558]

My first regeneration scene, I was like Rose here, I didn't what was going to happen to the doctor. I loved it.

[@danzabran]

What the best thing about it was I were only 7 and my first series! so it broke my little hearts 😉 as a kid 😂 cried I don’t want him to go and the fact I never knew about regeneration! Is like whaaa, plus no one told me, at the time we had no Facebook Instagram or any type of social media to ruin it.❤

[@jedipokewho]

10 down 4 to go! Shame we only had Eccleston in one series, other than the Big Finish Audio series I hope he physically returns.

[@mattm6741]

You know since 10 technically had two regenerations (one he offset by putting it in his hand and the transformation to 11), I can't help but wonder if they will show both.

[@neptune04]

Since one of them didn't involve changing bodies probably not.

[@harryvideoz8863]

I don’t count meta crisis has a real regeneration

[@mattm6741]

@@harryvideoz8863 The show does.

[@JSP_1147]

This is one regeneration that many first saw

[@ScoobyandShaggy5554]

Glad Chris did a regeneration and it wasn’t a reverse Colin baker where in this case he’d just up and leave

[@marcus9434]

Nevermind a ginger. I want a two or zero-headed Doctor. Christopher Eccleston, you were indeed fantastic!

[@DanteBrian]

Eccleston was my first Doctor. He left the show too soon.

[@Meeeeeowwwwww]

Before new anniversary episode of Jodie Whittaker regeneration we can return to old times and old regenerations:)

[@mikehughes4969]

I was very sceptical when I heard that Doctor Who was returning. I was sure it would not measure up to the original series. I watched with trepidation as it started, and I didn't have to wait long. The moment Nine said "Nice to meet you Rose, run for your life." I knew that everything was going to be all right. That it wasn't going to suck, and I was right. Mr. Eccleston was, in my humble opinion, the best Doctor since Tom Baker.

[@SirRobinBP]

I was new to Doctor Who at the time, and when this happened I was shocked because I didn't know regeneration was part of the lore

[@TokuRewinds]

I wonder if they're going to do both David Tennant's regenerations. One during The Stolen Earth/Journey's End And End Of Time. As for Christopher Eccleston, I'm still bitter because I had a chance to meet him at a comic con but Covid hit and the con got cancelled. I hope that wasn't my only chance 😕

[@palmer3977]

Two of the best Dr's in order.

[@altinaykor364]

yep

[@notjunior]

I was so sad and mad when I first watched this regeneration, even tho I knew this was a DW thing. I loved Chris dearly and I was so sure I wouldnt like any other doctor actor. But Tennant changed it with one episode lol Still, Chris is my top 2 and I love rewatching his season. I wish we'd have more of him

[@TheDoctorCog]

My first Doctor, truly fantastic!

[@fireunbroken7023]

the ninth hour is over

[@IAmAHeater]

9th and 10th Doctor are sorely missed