"The Timeless Children" - The End of Doctor Who

Grab absolutely any and all booze you have to hand, because you're going to need it for this one. Join me as I review the disastrous season finale of Doctor Who.

[@TheCriticalDrinker]

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[@TheJalpino]

Drinker, I love the channel brother I have a recommendation for a drink show combination, get you some Plantation three star white rum and enjoy some Sam Axe style mojitos watch Burn Notice.... brother that show needs a shout out, great television!

[@namelessentity5851]

The Cybermen are favorites of mine because they are, more or less, an army of the Undead. Such a thing cannot be stopped, as you will never have enough bullets, and they can replace their losses by using yours as fresh stock. Fuck the daleks. Cybermen are perfection, as they cannot feel anything. No more torment, be it physical or mental, and immunity to fear. That is perfection, and they wouldn't have to make my upgrade mandatory, I'd volunteer.

[@critterwyatt]

1300 ups and 3 downs. Awesome rant!

[@047Kenny]

The Critical Drinker lol you sonned Bradley Walsh

[@piciaxel]

Gotta give it to you... the last season of DW was bad... that being said maybe the next doctor will be at least sightly better (which should not be that hard) also maybe they can do another universe reset just to erase this from canon

[@nobodyfromnowwhere7510]

Star Wars - DEAD Doctor Who - DEAD Star Trek - DEAD Terminator - DEAD

[@oscarslagfoot]

And now that Disney owns Fox, you can add the Alien franchise to that list.

[@johntetzler1662]

RIP

[@bottheskitarii8881]

Why... Why don't they understand good story telling?!

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

@@oscarslagfoot The Alien franchise died with Resurrection.

[@Mopantsu]

It's a concerted effort to kill off conservative geek culture as it is problematic.

[@hitandruncommentor]

I am so sorry doctor who fans. From a Star Wars fan; may our worlds rise again someday.

[@adamsedor8247]

world war free star wars and doctor who

[@jobustify]

I'm sorry, from Trekkers

[@047Kenny]

Tachibana Kei lol that’s the spirit

[@hitandruncommentor]

jobustify I’m sorry to trekkers too. Dear god what have they done to sci fi?

[@dante0707]

Ki Swore Amen bro! Amen! 🍻🍺🍻

[@commentdouchery2838]

"You are the random chosen one." That sounds stupid. The Doctor being just a regular Time Lord who decided to go rogue and abuse his powers for the better of others is unique and ultimately interesting. It makes him unpredictable, grants an air of mystery, and makes him relatable; because he's not special because of what he is, but because of his character. The Doctor sets his own course. This fate bullshit where the "Doctor" is a special Being who is the source of the Time Lords is below fanfiction quality writing. You'll notice how this did nothing to the Doctor's character. It just makes her "THE SPECIAL" at the expense of well crafted lore. Unlike the War Doctor, who shook up everything we knew about him, caused conflict, and ultimately improved our fundamental understanding of his overall character. This new retcon is a waste of time and demoted the character overall.

[@nix.i]

The Doctor being a well meaning renegade Time Lord is made even more impactful when you realise that most of the other renegade Time Lords aren‘t well meaning. They do what they do because they‘re driven by destruction, because they want space to conduct immoral scientific experiments, because they want to irreparably play with history to make it conform to their idea of perfection, because they want to watch living beings from different species and times fight one another. Not because they just want to escape monotony and see the sights with their granddaughter, or nudge people in the right direction, or help the impoverished and enslaved win their battles for freedom and save people, by, occasionally, sacrificing himself. The Doctor is unique not because of his birth but unique because of how different he is to other Time Lords. He doesn‘t view other species as ants who may or may not get squashed as he walks but as beautiful and complex and worth his hearts and lives. That‘s why he‘s so incredibly special, because he‘s from a race who are like gods unto everybody else but has sympathy and empathy and compassion and puts those feelings to good use, not because he was born special

[@commentdouchery2838]

Gonna need you to print out this comment and send it to those writers at BBC labeled, "a Guideline to the Doctor."

[@holographic6129]

exactly and i loved with the 11th doctor we see that when he works hard to save races, he will always end up killing or erasing another and the episode that dives into that is one of my favorites, seeing such a complicated subject looked at because the doctor thought he was doing good and justice. hes not necessarily wrong like they accuse him of being in the star beast but they offer different perspectives on the subject and let the viewer know that there isn’t a right answer. in doctor who ive always seen most episodes as able to be taken as ‘there isnt always a right answer’

[@adisassy4579]

I agree but personally I don't feel like the War Doctor really helped. It's an interesting idea but he's supposed to be the mysterious/forgotten incarnation though I think he may have had more if not equal screen time as 8 who really should've been the War Doctor after Eccleston decided not to return instead of making the numbering messy. I also feel like it wasn't really a good/fair bridge between 8 and 9. If anything, it seriously creates a further rift between classic and new who for me. Plus the thought of the Doctor drinking from a cup to become a warrior feels a bit pointless considering any other Time Lord could've done the same thing. In fact RTD's original intention was to have 8 be the War Doctor. However, I do seem to seen to be in the minority who thinks McGann should've just been the War Doctor as the War Doctor was of course very well recieved 😖

[@jddi1527]

Yep

[@ellysetaylor5908]

I'm a woman who has loved and watched nearly every episode of Dr Who since I was a kid. But the episode where the Doctor became a woman was the last one I ever watched. Not so much because he became a woman as that I knew this was the start of the corruption of my favorite franchise by "the message." I didn't have the heart to see it happen.

[@princeeverlove]

You are absolutely spot on. DR. WHO did not need fixing.. This Fake Imposter "Doctor" has no place in the Whoniverse...I never watched 1 episode..I already knew even from the pencil-thin Logo to the rags the character threw on it was going to be male-bashing anti-Brit trash rubbish...the True Evil was the Imposter bitchy "Doctor"...

[@skival]

I couldn't get through all the Capaldi episodes but a few were good but they lost me at the woman. I love strong women but the show lost something. Man, I miss getting so excited to watch the next episode with my family. So sad.

[@princeeverlove]

@@skival it's called Liberal nonsense..antiHero/antiBritish antiFun

[@guitarpaul3645]

@Captain McDog I wonder about this sometimes. Maybe it's part of human nature, but I think iconic male characters appeal equally to men and women, whereas iconic female characters generally appeal less to men. There are a few, like Ripley from Alien, who have wide appeal, but they tend to be less feminine. As a consequence we have a long history in movies and TV where the vast majority of the greatest, most iconic and most loved characters are male. This fact totally angers the modern SJW crowd who now control a lot of entertainment production, and so we see many famous older male characters being deconstructed, nullified or even reinvented as women (as in the case of Doctor Who). I could perhaps stomach some of this SJW nonsense in modern film and TV if only the stories were well written, consistent, thoughtful, mature and entertaining. But as the Critical Drinker hilariously points out they are usually anything but.

[@gregorysagegreene]

Fresh outlook. I bet you wanted to be the companion. 💜

[@OneShotBruh]

BBC: the Doctor can regenerate an infinite amount of times Fans: remember how the 11th Doctor needed to be given regeneration energy regenerate into 12th because he had exhausted his 12 regenerations? BBC: yes, but no

[@Moonlightgraeme]

Or did he?

[@ksawery6568]

NAH it'll be fine

[@manya3084a]

BBC: No, because Wahmen!

[@redjirachi1]

The Time Lords covered their asses and gave fake regenerations so he didn't old himself to Peter Capaldi At least them covering their asses would be consistent

[@catxborsuq1]

@@redjirachi1 Meaning their goverment knew that they had to cover their asses, meaning the Doctor being Lord President TWICE should know, and his friend/companion Romana should know as she became Lord(/Lady?) President, funny how she didn't tell her friend about it. Besides, Doctor was dying for old age for a LONG time by that point. If he could Regenerate, he would long before he would age to that point. Notice how Regeneration kicks in immediately when they gave it to him? That's how old he was! The 1st Doctor (William Hartnell, since now that title might be confusing) Regenerated due to old age when he was 400-ish years old, 12th was about 1100 years (meaning how long his incarnation had been running about, not his actual age).

[@brianrhiel5292]

In less than 5 years: Doctor Who Star Wars Star Trek That would be impressive if it wasn't so depressing.

[@skarknee6446]

Dont forget ghostbusters ocean 8 and james bond Sorry m8

[@vadandrumist1670]

At least they haven't taken LotR... yet.

[@FortuitusVideo]

Don't worry they are going to make a live action gundam that's aimed at women. So they'll ruin EVERY sci-fi franchise.

[@vlada]

You forgot Terminator: Dark Fart ?

[@vlada]

@@skarknee6446 don't bury Ghostbusters yet... I have faith in Reitmans kid. He's our only hope.

[@madelinetracy3847]

Non-Whovians, please judge Dr. Who by its 50+ years of excellence rather than its few years of B.S. The show used to be so amazing. 😭 R.I.P., Dr. Who…I’ll always love you 😢

[@slevinchannel7589]

Epic comment.

[@Neptune7246]

@@slevinchannel7589 Agreed.

[@Jim-kz4zo]

Allot of filler 26 years lol

[@00ammy00]

Still wanna watch it but not sure where to start, do I go back to the very beginning or start with David Tennant?

[@AliNum1]

​@@00ammy00watch the 9th to 12th

[@Aaron-ld1lu]

I remember being with my family, huddled around the TV, on the Christmas of 2010 and watching Doctor Who. We all cried when David Tennant regenerated and it laughed when Matt Smith appeared, we were so excited for Doctor Who to return after. I miss those days

[@BunBun299]

William Hartnell was the First Doctor. There were no others before him. End of discussion.

[@andnowawordfromoursponsors4439]

BunBun299 Peter Capaldi was the last Doctor. There were no others after him. End of discussion.

[@Alexanderiii]

@@andnowawordfromoursponsors4439 Amen.

[@BunBun299]

@@andnowawordfromoursponsors4439 I have no counter argument. I have said many times that I have no problem with a woman playing the Doctor, so long as they cast the right woman. Jodi was clearly the wrong woman for the roll.

[@therebel4332]

My thought. Anything post Matt Smith is just a load of rubbish imo yes that includes Capaldi as well. Eccleston/Tennant was the golden age of the show, Smith was the dying embers that still entertained. Anything that came after isn't Doctor Who its just some drama uni grads trying to be entertaining/teachers/funny.

[@dragonspear570]

Thank you!

[@0ptixs]

Let's just have the doctor wake up as capaldi again, and him say "woah, that was one hell of a nightmare" and he gets back on with his adventures

[@fredlougee2807]

"Pam Ewing" the entire last two seasons of the show? I can deal with that.

[@MyLateralThawts]

Brilliant! There actually is a Doctor Who villain who gets in the Doctor’s head and messes with reality. The Dream Lord as played by Toby Jones. All the crap since Capaldi left could be wiped out of existence.

[@0ptixs]

@@MyLateralThawts ooh that would be such an awesome return of a super powerful villian, I'd love to learn more about the dream lord

[@lauriegardner7324]

i would actually be fine with this

[@tenryuta]

or matt smith, he wasnt rarely blaming men exclusively like that one capaldi moment as hobo who

[@MrPonytron]

Funny how the BBC is making the Doctor have unlimited regenerations aside from the fact he had a limit to 12 and the Time Lords gifted him an extra full regeneration cycle (presumably 12 more.) If the Doctor had an unlimited amount of regenerations, the Time Lords didn't need to gift him more and River Song wouldn't have needed to give up her remaining regenerations in order to save him, either. Also, imagine if Capaldi's Doctor wakes up and the Timeless Children nonsense was all a nightmare created by the Dream Lord

[@williamaldred335]

They could of honestly of found a way around simply by saying "there are some uncommon cases of time lords were lucky enough to have 13 regenerations and even rarer cases where time lords have gone past 13 regenerations but they become volatile, their regeneration can turn planets into stars if left unchecked, so it was common practise to kill them during mid regeneration after the 12th cycle." There, reason why without making insanely special.

[@georgeray1906]

​@@williamaldred335 That would've made way more sense especially with what happened in The Brain of Morbius during the Fourth Doctor's run.

[@JadeRunner]

Regarding the retconning, there's a silver lining in the old expression "two can play at that game." If the show ever gets a good showrunner who cares about the lore, all they have to do is start their new season with the Doctor imprisoned in some kind of Matrix style computer simulation and reveal that everything after Peter Capaldi (and maybe some of Peter Capaldi) was fake. A computer simulation to keep the Doctor occupied while the new bad guys do their thing in the real world. You could even have it so that everything that happened in the simulation was controlled by the bad guys to demoralise the Doctor and weaken his psyche. There, problem solved.

[@jmurray1110]

So extremus

[@All2Meme]

Maybe the Doctor never left the confession dial, and everything after he "left" was just a hallucination?

[@alexanderneronov2348]

@@All2Meme nah then they'd have to hire Peter Capaldi back somehow and then do the regeneration again or smth

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@alexanderneronov2348 Russell Davies is returning and while that is possibly decent, there can't possibly be enough to save the show at this point. Not enough at least. Some fans claim Davies went woke long before the mid 2010s began this stupid trend and therefore, dont expect him to have his mid 2000s quality

[@Lazerspike]

The people in charge will never allow this, all these shows being fucked is part of a plan to force a new "normal". Sadly this propaganda is going to be one of the main hills they chose to fight and die on.

[@j0doe1]

So The Doctor regenerated into a bunch of different female and non-white forms then all of a sudden he just decides to go through a 13 streak run of white men?

[@firmanchristiansianturi4794]

That is hilarious

[@Antwuan1998]

Lol I'm a minor Dr. Who can but I prefer the white male regenarations I think time lords should regenerate but stay the same race and gender

[@sneakysimon2269]

Antwuan Bacon Aye jus makes mare sense dunnit

[@e.n8461]

He was in a less diverse mood I guess

[@winternow2242]

He landed on Earth's western hemisphere. Yeah, he's gonna be a white male. I'm not liberal or feminist but that question is no problem at all.

[@jremington123]

I'm a Whovian, a Trekkie, and a Star Wars fan. It feels like I've been kicked in the balls continuously for three years.

[@viscountrainbows6452]

This should be the *best* time to be a geek, but the ones ruling the roost have henpecked away all the wonder, creativity, and compelling characters that made us fall in love with all these movies and shows in the first place. Even 7 or 8/10 of the games coming out now suck right out the gate when tech is only going up like what the absolute hell is going on

[@Sw0rDMaNz]

Yep it sucks. I hate my life now.

[@stephenstarr9045]

Condolences brother, i know exactly how you feel..

[@mehoymenoy8841]

Jason Remington I’m deeply sorry. Being only a fan of Star Wars, it was quite easy to just quietly bury it in the backyard and move on with my life. If all of my favorite franchises were systemically taken down for seemingly no reason, I don’t know what I’d do.

[@bodieofci5418]

Add 007 to that list, and Alien, Robocop, Die Hard, Predator and Rambo. Basically everything that was epic when we were kids is now shit.

[@quickflash2studios232]

What annoys me is that Gallifrey is in a Time Lock, since they possess time travel they ensured no one could mess with their past. The Timeless Child annoys me because there’s no way to bring the Time Lords back. They’re gone now because apparently a race that held back the Daleks can all be killed by the Master on his own.

[@HattielyEverAfter1995]

3 years later and this still hurts, I genuinely don’t think I will ever get over what chibnall has done to my doctor 😢 x

[@sardonicspartan9343]

And it still hasn't recovered.

[@falsetitle6940]

​@@sardonicspartan9343And it never will

[@Nerdexotic]

The only hope i have is they split missy and the master into two separate characters that and the adopted mother of doctor was actually missy and was all a lie and missy planted fake memories of regenerations into her mind using the matrix therefore undoing this crap. Time can re rewritten.

[@williamwebb1786]

@@Nerdexoticthat’s actually a really good idea. if they do something like that, they could have the black female doctor who showed up( I don’t remember her name) be a future doctor who had some of her memories lost( I wouldn’t mind if she came back, she was better than Jodie in my opinion).

[@Nerdexotic]

@@williamwebb1786 It would actually makes sense the master always lies to the doctor why not this? and these arent other doctors they are are other timelords.

[@tyrantrex734]

Its hilarious that Antiques Roadshow had higher ratings than the season finale of Doctor Who.

[@roscojenkins7451]

Boomers outnumber SJWs. They should fight to the death.

[@androzani]

Because the chances of finding Doctor Who on Antiques Roadshow is far greater.

[@tyrantrex734]

@@roscojenkins7451 SJWs wouldn't last long haha.

[@Deathv7]

At least you know what you are in for when watching antiques roadshow

[@WildZephyr]

The Antiques Roadshow has never once let me down.

[@theshadowman1398]

The series lost over half of it’s viewers and BBC still has the nerve to push it.

[@bryanneideffer3969]

Exterminate Exterminate Exterminate!!!

[@blindedjourneyman]

@@bryanneideffer3969 *EXTERMINAAATE!!*

[@Deekay1958]

New BBC Daleks..... Re Educate, Re Educate, Re Educate.

[@rindoubaka1574]

@Tom Foley They don't take a loss, Doctor Who is funded by the taxpayers.

[@aidanjt]

@@rindoubaka1574 Not for long, fingers crossed.

[@closetevangelism]

9:52 I miss when the Cybermen were actually threatening villains. They used to be genuinely intimidating and menacing creatures, with just one being a genuine threat for an entire squadron of UNIT soldiers. They were excellent antagonists for the second, fifth, and tenth doctors, always finding a way to survive even in the unlikeliest of situations and in the most unique of ways. Even against Capaldi they still had an air of intimidation, a fierceness not easily matched. But they were absolutely ruined here, and it makes me genuinely sad. They used to be my favorite Dr. Who bad guys, now they just kinda suck

[@EternalEmperorofZakuul]

I wish the new one had a better design

[@JimboB-rh5td]

I vaguely remember watching this, but at the point where I saw the “Doctor” was a little girl that was essentially tortured by a mad scientist to “discover” the secret of regeneration I must of gone into shock as I don’t remember the rest of the story. I do remember subscribing to a streaming service so I could rewatch the better written and acted stories from the last 50+ years of Doctor Who so I’m glad I found your review because I had just about convinced myself that this story didn’t exist and I had imagined it after eating and drinking excessively 🤪

[@jonathanwatson4484]

You lucky soul, I watch this terrible series from the start, with hope that it would improve later but it didn't it just get worse, it just get WORSE!!!!!

[@DMIwriter]

"One more life won't kill anyone. Well... except me." -Capaldi's Doctor during regeneration How right he was on a meta level.

[@Webbman76]

Moffat knew what was coming and was low key trying to warn us.

[@authorofone]

Devynn Hageman also why 13 should have been darker at the beginning, acting out of duty rather than interest.

[@stevenborg102]

The goddamn Tardis even threw her out when she regenerated so she clearly knew what was coming!!!

[@malcolm_in_the_middle]

Some of us feel that Doctor Who died a while before Capaldi anyway.

[@Usernamesdontmatter1]

@@Webbman76 tbh fuck Moffatt. He didn't try to warn anyone. He did the exact same thing to Dracula.

[@JOXCY]

I'm amazed they're still called Cybermen and not Cyberpeople at this point

[@nightskycandles1]

they are bad guys so its allowed

[@winternow2242]

They're mindless, genocidal and obsessed with destroying creativity and individualism. Yeah, they're guys. I'm amazed that we don't call them Cyber-Bros.

[@ericgrace9995]

Cybermagas !

[@winternow2242]

@@ericgrace9995 now that you mention it, I'm surprised they're "handles" weren't orange. Maybe we misjudged Chbnall. (Cut to scene of The Master revealing the Cyber Time Lords) then again....

[@berlinmitte10117]

Cyberthey or them perhaps??

[@Burning_Dwarf]

The bear comparison is so perfect. I WANT MY TEDDY BACK. I liked Hartnell to Capaldi, i mean ups and downs are normal in 50+ years, but overall a comfy watch experience. I absolutely hate Whittakers take on the doctor, imho it is weird fanfic, not cannon.

[@Kie_97]

Remember when Rose Tyler absorbed the sentient heart of the tardis and became a literal fucking god? Yeah good times!

[@darylnd]

"Strong female explorer repeatedly murdering children." A woman's right to choose, yo!

[@kidstlme8230]

Sir you are more right that you can ever imagine

[@brooklyngal6334]

That's the exact impression I got. It doesn't seem like there's one word from the access media on the fact that she was murdering children one after the other.

[@teddyharvester]

It is not only stunning, but also brave. Such 2020.

[@TheNefastor]

I'm pro-abortion and I find your joke hilarious 🤣

[@astonmartin8537]

Was surprised that she wasn’t fist pumping when she was doing it.

[@ptonpc]

Doctor Who started with Hartnell and ended with Capaldi.

[@ptonpc]

@@cfssuperhero I understand that.

[@ecurb10]

The beginning of the end was Capaldi - he was great but that's when the scripts started to go haywire.

[@ptonpc]

@@ecurb10 Agreed. He did his best but the writing was appalling.

[@maettsook]

It ended with Peter Davison for me

[@ptonpc]

@@maettsook I liked him too. Sylvester McCoy was shafted though.

[@vadertvs61]

This still hits hard. The desecration of doctor who is unforgivable

[@hdogg666]

That Teddybear metaphor was absolutely spot on that it hurts...

[@Argonova]

"Mean Spirited" is such a good way to describe it. Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Trek. I'm not really a conspiracy person, but it feels like there is some shadowy Cabal at the center of all it. A group that doesn't seem to care at all about money, as long as the "agenda" gets forced down our throats.

[@WayoftheDave]

It's kind of hard to ignore at this point

[@johnsouth3912]

I think it’s a fact, not a conspiracy

[@icemachine79]

A purposeful conspiracy would almost be the preferable option. But I think it's just plain old hubris and elitism with a dash of nepotism. You don't need a shadowy cabal calling the shots when everyone involved has already drunk the Kool-Aid and they exclude anyone who hasn't by demonizing them as various -ists and -isms based on a fundamentally flawed theory of human behavior.

[@guitarguru.3572]

Yeah, the cabal isn’t so shadowy. Most can be identified quickly by a blue check mark.

[@secretagent7431]

@@guitarguru.3572 Everyone was warned 80 years ago. Now the msm will only hire small souled idiots with gender degrees.

[@SheldonAdama17]

You know the worst part? That teddy bear metaphor works for pretty much every major franchise...

[@Shogun459]

Hollywood killed of and destroyed the X Men in much the same fashion. Signing off from what used to be the United States, I don't know what we will be, but it won't be united.

[@andyz2861]

The thing with Doctor Who: it never got a true reboot, so the universe with the First Doctor is the same universe with the Thirteenth, whereas Star Trek had Vulcan get destroyed for Abrams, and I think for STD and the others after, so it’s clearly a parallel reality. And in Marvel, not much that happens in the movies affects things that happened in the comics in the 60s. For Doctor Who, it’s particularly apt to have going back to the photo album as a way to show you can’t even enjoy the original now, because they say it’s a lie by canon. Like how River Song didn’t get her abilities the way we were told.

[@clone63742]

Impossible OWSALD...Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and weald "power, ruler".OSWALD was killed by jack ruby who gave odis burkett a wallet that came to charlie burkett,doctor who aired november 23 a day after JFK INCIDENTJenna ColemanfriendedCharlieBurkett oklahoma oklahoma is said 3 times in the 2005 reboot of Doctor who.The doctor is a promise...promise in hebrew is savah.The 7th doctor (sylvester mccoy)came to OKLAHOMA told charlie burkett who was born september 8th 1985 the year there was a hiatus ...in september 7th 1987 sylvester mccoy becomes the doctor(a day before september 8th my birthdate).Charlie Burkett asked god on easter if he could become doctor who and god answered with a meteor,charlie went insane and thought himself jesus and was committed and lost faith.Charlie saw on EASTER 2021 a meteor in sky.13....the 13th doctor According to the Bible, number 13 can be seen as a number of rebellion. Actually, the first appearance of this number in the Bible is associated with rebellion and we can see it in Genesis 14:4. It is said in the Bible that number 13 is a symbol of all governments that a man has created and that Satan has inspired....charlie burkett MUST become 14...The number 14 represents deliverance or salvation and is used twenty-two times in the Bible. The term "14th" is found 24 times in scriptures. The fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover, when God delivered the firstborn of Israel from death. Some 430 years earlier, on the night of the 14th day of the first month, God made two covenant promises to Abraham - one of the physical seed, Isaac, and his descendants, and one of the spiritual seed, Jesus Christ, and the sons of God who would come through Him, who would shine like the stars of heaven (Matthew 13:43). On the day portion of the 14th, God confirmed the promises with a special covenant sacrifice. "After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, 'Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.' But Abram said, 'Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?' . . . "And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 'This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.' Then He brought him outside and said, 'Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.' And He said to him, 'So shall your descendants be'" (Genesis 15:1 - 2, 4 - 5, NKJV).

[@tepidwater7026]

It works for things outside of film. The question is, why do they choose to destroy all the teddy bears? What is the end goal?

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

I suddenly am terrified of light sabre wielding teddy bears

[@earld1403]

It's obvious how much you cared about Doctor Who and how it's ended up. The sadness when you say "Go away now" is heartbreaking.

[@amberklein6893]

I love how you call “Doctor Karen” the “Doctor Impersonator.” Nicely done. A perfect description of the show’s destruction.

[@Robnoxious77]

And they keep saying “you have no culture” while simultaneously destroying every part of it they can find.

[@ahmataevo]

Only enemies, implacable foes who intend genocide do that.

[@peteynutt4104]

@@ahmataevo and they do. Oh do they relish the day that they get to.

[@bakihanma7233]

White people seem hell bent on destroying all their own accomplishments, all in the name of some falsely placed guilt that borders on fetishizing. It's really disturbing and sad.

[@crocrox2273]

@@bakihanma7233 leftist!

[@iandaniel2153]

It is their intent (marxists) to destroy culture ... to hear this reaction against the franchise is the feedback they want to hear

[@thomaspappalardo7589]

The more I’ve heard about the Chibnall era, the more glad I am that I walked away after Capaldi.

[@sonnykingcomposer]

I really enjoy the Chibnall era

[@Robert-fc9xz]

@@sonnykingcomposer That makes you one of the special 100.

[@andrewh5568]

I really enjoy the Chibnall error as well.

[@jedidiahmetzger5057]

KIDNEYS!!!

[@andrewh5568]

@@tom6369 check my spelling.

[@salleymudd5488]

As a female who grew up in the 80s, obsessed with Dr.Who, Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, and Tolkien, that *teddy bear* metaphor hit me hard. I had a bear named Buffy that I've had since I was 5 years old. Buffy went everywhere and did everything with me - even watched Dr.Who with me. He was with me through all of my significant life changes and events. Everytime my family moved, Buffy went with me. Once, we were 40 miles into a cross-country move from Wisconsin to California and I began freaking out because I had forgotten Buffy. My father turned around and went all the way back for him. I finally found him, laying in the mud in the backyard, soaked from the rain - he had somehow fallen out of the treehouse where I had left him the day before - my dad said he probably "jumped" out when he saw the moving van leaving without him and was trying to chase us🤗💗. For 33 years Buffy was the one familiar constant in my life. From basic training when I joined the Army, to travels around the world, through college, marriage, divorce, 2nd marriage, and babies. Even as an adult I had Buffy there, in my room ... except when my stuffed-animal- obsessed toddler daughter would sometimes drag him around the house. But even now he was patient, enduring her sticky hands and wet kises; lovingly looking after her the way he had looked after me. By now he had lost an eye, his nose, and a good portion of his stuffing through a hole in his neck. But he was there - always; a loyal reminder of the little girl inside me; a silent companion who asborded and stored every dream, every secret, ever tear, every stain of my childhood in his increasingly matted fur, and who would always remember what time and age will eventually take from me. Then one tragic day, while we were away on vacation in 2016, an over-enthusiastic housekeeper mistook him for junk and threw him away. 😢 💔💔 Ironically, it was the same year that the first "Disney" Star Wars film came out, symbolizing the death of the Star Wars legacy. Thanks to Critical Drinker, i realize how tragically prophetic the timing of those two events was. *R.I.P Buffy.* Miss you, buddy. 🐻 ❤️😞

[@tdpuuhailee8222]

F for Buffy

[@timelord_the_other]

Damn. It's a very sad story :( Thank you for your share.

[@fromthecheapseats7126]

😢

[@EthanDarke]

That teddybear analogy was oddly well worded and a good point

[@denkerbosu3551]

"It doesn't ruin the previous story, it *adds* to it" -shills.

[@marcelostalker]

What the shills pretend they don't know, is that adding a giant, cancerous tumor to something, usually makes it worse.

[@SlimSamari]

By wrecking the whole story in the process.

[@CoffeeConnected]

That's what I should tell them after sending them a birthday cake which I've taken a shit in and reassuring them that it isn't ruined, I've just added a little something to it.

[@A1Cynic70]

Denker Bosu yes it does and no it doesn't.

[@ChemySh]

"It doesn't damage your body, it *adds* to it" -cancer

[@jeffreyschweitzer8289]

That “go away now” was dejected instead of defiant. This was a sad farewell.

[@AH-64-Apache_Attack_Helicopter]

Jeffrey Schweitzer Agreed! He sounds genuinely sad.

[@innerfreq3647]

Seriously, you could feel his defeat at having to surrender a long treasured character and show. It how I felt when they rapidly used up all the remaining regenerations Matt Smith has left and just started giving endless regenerations. That move needlessly stole so much value from the character for me. That's when I walked as well.

[@Tralman1965]

I noticed that too.

[@ahuman4386]

We feel the same way he said it. I too grew up on Dr Who from a young age. Being in the US and watching Dr Who was a special kind for geek/nerd-ness. I loved watching that scifi, so different and unique. Now? Just fast food. Thankfully, I have my childhood memories of the real Dr Who.

[@jstevo1349]

that was the most sad ive ever felt watching the drinker. its like hes starting to give up. its doing him in.

[@Southerly93]

Never really got into Dr who, but to all the fans out there, I'm sorry this happened to your franchise

[@GeorgeAlexander03]

Over a year down the road, I'd already forgotten the actual plot of this episode. All I can remember is the irreparable damage it caused

[@SheldonAdama17]

As far as I’m concerned the Jodie era isn’t canon. The end.

[@joshuagodfrey5686]

Agreed, I’ve given up on current Doctor Who, everything has changed for the worse

[@OneofInfinity.]

Not the only franchise run by people that hate it, it applies to Terminator, ended at T2, with Star Wars nothing after episode 6 besides the Mandalorian, Star Trek Enterprise, at least we got the Orville carrying on the torch of hope and optimism that Star Trek represented.

[@thegingeofengland8408]

Peter should of turned into the curator

[@skylight3769]

I'm still waiting for Capaldi's Doctor to wake up from Last Christmas

[@leocervidae]

Yeah it needs retconning... I tell myself the master has just made up all the timeless child. He’s punishing the doctor for being so shit

[@garysnook6458]

That was the saddest “go away now” I’ve ever heard The Drinker utter.

[@christophercarlson8691]

I second you there.

[@garysnook6458]

I don’t know. That one seemed like he was trying to make it sound sad, with the violin music in the background. I just felt it in the way he said it for this video.

[@TheGuruStud]

That's immediately what I thought. It's very exasperated.

[@crystallineentity]

The star wars rise of skywalker summing up almost had me welling up a bit

[@pete3011]

Well, guy is a writer, so one of the few iconic Brit TV shows being turned to crap to satisfy the egos of a bunch of third rate, no talent hacks may actually hit a bit close to home.

[@Ben_Kirkham]

My take on the end of Doctor Who: At the conclusion of ‘The Time of the Doctor,’ the 11th Doctor mistakenly thought that the Time Lords were granting him a completely new regeneration cycle. They weren’t. They granted him *one more* life to enable him to complete his work on Trenzalore and defeat the Daleks. During ‘Twice Upon A Time,’ the 12th Doctor is struggling with the decision of whether to regenerate or to refuse, unaware that this was his final incarnation. Ultimately, this decision is taken out of his hands. As he regenerates, the artron energy dissipates into the heart of the TARDIS. The Doctor has passed away. The TARDIS travels on and reconstitutes the Doctor’s personality and memories to create the being known in ‘The Day of the Doctor’ as ‘The Curator,’€™ an artificially generated being that is able to shape itself into different forms of the Doctor’s past faces (ie an older fourth doctor, maybe a younger first doctor, younger seventh doctor, older ninth doctor etc). It remains as a monument to the Doctor’s history and ensures that his work lives on.

[@BenHargreaves-xq2ug]

This is brilliant. 🤩

[@mr.grievous8426]

That bear speech at the beginning had me laughing on the floor.

[@xxenogear]

Remember in Star Trek TNG when Data said that television didn't last much past the turn of the 21 century....well I think it's the beginning of that ending.

[@dragonknightleader1]

I'm fairly certain that when it was written, the writers assumed people would be more into the PBS style of entertainment. They still watch plays and attend classical concerts, after all. They couldn't have thought the reason why people lost interest in TV was because the shows became patronizing, rehashed sludge.

[@markdavis5486]

The Eugenics war probably didn't help TV ratings.

[@icemachine79]

But didn't you see Picard? Apparently, TV makes a comeback in the 24th century along with poverty and class warfare. It's almost like the writers are talentless hacks who are incapable of writing anything other than lame soap operas with forced conflict and pointless melodrama.

[@SmallFries01]

@@icemachine79 Also a bunch of human started drinking and smoking again and most humans returned to being bigots.

[@icemachine79]

​@@SmallFries01 I guess they forgot about synthehol and the entire plot of 'The Undiscovered Country'. Either that or the writers skipped those Memory Alpha entries during their "research".

[@its_jamess0298]

Why is it even called "doctor who" now? "who" implies a sense of mystery but when you cheaply sell that mystery out with one episode, what's the point??

[@jammygamer8961]

i thought the doctor had limited regens anyway? how was they able to die so much in the first place if they was the child?

[@yankee1376]

Doctor Her

[@revis--]

now it's time to rename it into doctor when when will this finally end, goddamnit?

[@DillonMaynard]

Holy fuck that makes me sad

[@benwilliams949]

@@yankee1376 Doctor It

[@BurritoBandito140]

The teddy bear died open was prophetic given the latest Balenciaga scandal

[@handleonafridge6828]

Remember when the cyber men were able to outsmart their enemies? Their entire premise is survival and intelligence and throughout the show they continue to survive through whatever means necessary and constantly outsmart everyone, including even the doctor at times. They also prove to be formidable opponents when fighting by using sabotage and, when there’s enough of them, an outright invasion. I will also admit that as the show calls for an easily defeated villain that the heroes can commit mass genocide against without people watching asking questions about the Doctor’s morality, the cyber men become the chosen villain. Like that one episode where an entire cyber fleet is destroyed by either captain Jack or Mickey, probably Jack because he’s invincible by that point.

[@SuperLloyd84]

Poor Jodie. She's not even the first female Doctor impersonator anymore.

[@dahobbs9]

LMAO 🤣

[@thelastmotel]

Arabella Weir was the first one ;)

[@akk709]

Before: “Doctor Who” After: “Doctor we know exactly Who but didn’t actually ask”

[@skeletorrobo]

Doctor known

[@obiwankenobi687]

AK K ok but….the question Doctor Who? Could already be answered. A man from gallifrey. We now know he didn’t come from gallifrey, he dropped out of the sky, through a portal, from god knows where. We don’t know where he’s from? How many lives he’s had, even what species he really is? This has literally made him/her even more mysterious and opened up even more questions. I don’t see how it’s done the opposite?

[@TroySavary]

@@obiwankenobi687 You can't see that because you can't tell good writing from a hemorrhoid.

[@Jorge-wg9tq]

So she isnt a timelord That legendary race is now just a bunch of DNA thieves Doctor is just random race

[@obiwankenobi687]

Troy Savary no you’re just wrong

[@harter517]

My niece stayed a summer with me when she was 10. We binged classic Doctor Who and she fell in love with the show. She cried when Doctors Three, Four, and Five regenerated. She cheered at the end of “Genesis of the Daleks” when Davros was betrayed by his creations. Her first crush was Peter Davison, she adored him. Still does. It’s awful what they did as four years later it still hurts us both to see this show in shambles

[@ArgentWolf95]

This review aged well, especially the bear analogy.

[@charlottem5686]

And even better now

[@Longshanks1690]

A significant number of people reading this will have been reprimanded at work or fired for not doing their job properly. Why does the same standard NEVER apply to writers who don’t understand writing?

[@denkerbosu3551]

Something something *subjective* *art* or the best one *diversity*

[@volrag]

I think their logic is "Well this is failing. Are we doing something wrong?" "Nah, it's the audience that are just hateful bigots, or the production crew let us down".

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

Nepotism.

[@hitandruncommentor]

Because most editors are affluent white liberal women, they rule the writing world.

[@yulbrynner8293]

Rhyme job?

[@Nebulous_Neuhaus]

Sounds like this Chibnall feller is cut from the same cloth as Rian Johnson and the GoT dunces.

[@denkerbosu3551]

It was literally *subvert expectations.* "Guys! The timelords stole regeneration from a minority alien gurl by killing her over and over again!"

[@bottheskitarii8881]

@@denkerbosu3551 oh shit that is fucked up

[@archstanton9073]

@@denkerbosu3551 I thought that those women in red in the Paul McGann's mini-episode helped the Time Lords develop regeneration...

[@bf945]

One difference: The GoT dunces were just incompetent and didn't know what they were doing. Chin-Balls is malicious and knows exactly what he is doing.

[@patrickkanne]

@@bf945 Same with kathleen K. I bet there's a story about a little spoiled brat that wasn't allowed near her brother's action figures and was forced to play with barbie and ken. Or the boys in school didn't let her play Leia, as she didn't understand the difference between a disney princess and Leia "omgsheissobadass" Organa, or somesuch. Conniving little such-and-so is getting back at someone.. Of that I'm 1337% convinced..

[@LetTalesBeTold]

Okay, so I’m clearly too late on this topic, but for good reason: I distanced myself from DW a long time ago, because I saw the warning signs coming from far away. I believe the last time I actually watched a full episode was the finale of Capaldi’s first season. Personally, he wasn’t my kind of Doctor, but not a horrible one; what troubled me was the beginning of “the message” creeping through, taking modern events and trying to be relevant to them, so much so that the Doctor started speaking not like the Doctor, but like a direct self insert for the showrunners’/writers’ societal leanings. (Also they ruined Clara after 11 departed, but that’s a different tale.) I distinctly remember an episode where 12 more or less broke the fourth wall and gave an impression of “if you don’t agree with my progressivism, you’re a hopeless caveman and you can screw right off.” Because the socio-political climate was all-consuming at the time and my anxiety was pushing its limits, I decided to gracefully bow out and do better things with my life than watch one of my favorite shows devolve into soapbox programming. Now, several years later, seeing how ABSOLUTELY disrespectful the showrunners were to the original canon (which was admittedly crackers from the start, but still had some Thou Shalt Nots like TCD pointed out) makes me downright upset. I want to scream that this can’t be canon, but being a storyteller myself, I must admit that whoever’s in legal rights of the show gets to define “canon.” As much as I would have been content with the Doctor being a dude, I wasn’t upset at the gender bend. If they made the Doctor a POC, well, if I knew it weren’t a big corporate money scheme of “look, we’re diverse! buy our merch!” I would find it a strange shift but also wouldn’t fight it so much as privately disagree with it. But THIS! Oh my gosh, THIS. Making the Doctor the start of the Time Lords? Completely ignoring canon and all previously known boundaries, that’s awful, but doing so in a way that gives the Doctor even MORE of an angsty Mary Sue god-complex than he(/she) already has? Taking away the foundation of his relatively “normal” beginnings, cheapening the simple but effective narrative of him being a student, a father, an adventurer, then turned into an unwilling soldier and eventually calcifying into a scarred and self-righteous survivor who desires good but often justifies his means with the end- in order to “one-up” his backstory and make him The One and Only of the Time Lords? Forgetting that also means the female POC One and Only (yay corporate shilling and not genuine desires for new aesthetics!), I’m just mad that they overcomplicated a backstory so much that it was the last Jenga piece to topple the whole tower. Actually just… super gross, man. I’m glad I left the show when I did.

[@willardfasto4494]

Imagine it..... It got worse.....

[@LazerzZ]

The more I think about this retcon the more infuriating it is. It’s so bad that I can’t believe Chibnall wrote this for any other reason than pure spite.

[@mikekasich836]

just treat it like it never happened. at the end of Peter capaldi's run he decided not to regenerate. if you look at it that way it's actually kind of beautiful. all of the things got wrapped up pretty beautifully. he recovered the time lords. the girl got to travel the universe and a tardis. he saved all those people and he even reconciled with the master . it's basically the perfect way to wrap up the show so if you just treat it like that was the end it works..

[@jonarbuckle778]

Wouldn't be surprised if he did write it out of spite for the old guard/fans. We have been throwing criticisms at him and BBC ever since episode 1 of series 11 and we amped it up after Arachnids in the UK. I feel like his thought process was similar to "I'm fed up of all these whiners complaining, so I'll do something so drastic it will force them to leave permanently so then I'm left with my own supportive fanbase", before releasing that he doesn't have one and he literally just got rid of all the viewers except those who want a good laugh, those too lazy to change the channel and those too bored to care.

[@TheAuron32]

he did it for self gratification mostly, people like them dont care about anything other then being seen to be doing good, its a mental illness, thou must do good and be shown to doing so.

[@anicjan4654]

They all do it out of spite. You are not fans to them, you're new recruits for the agenda and when you tell them what they're writing for is a fucking show and not their craptastic blog with a show theme they screech internally in rage and double down. Even the most mediocre writer would of taken the cricitism in in some way and made an attempt after a certain point but that would meant to them that they have to accept the notion that their self image as bringers of moral enlightenment to the ignorant masses is wrong and people think for themselves and not there to fufill some fantasy of a gasping, applauding crowd.

[@EliasKaydanius]

@@mikekasich836 Capaldi's Doctor is still trapped in the confession dial

[@trevorp8124]

"Guess who the child is" I figured the Master on the assumption that being killed a bajillion times in a short span would probably drive you crazy, but I guess that's giving the writers too much credit.

[@bertimusprime7900]

Right? At least they didn’t retcon how the master went mad from viewing the time vortex...

[@RobertMorgan]

On a more positive note, I have to say this incarnation of The Master is pretty good in my opinion. Sacha Dhawan is rather talented in portraying someone completely deranged. I think it fits.

[@alexandrebourgoin4643]

The crickets made me think it was no one, and that particular plot element was just quietly dropped and never mentioned again.

[@justus4883]

I stopped watching the show back when the 12th Doctor ended. But watching this video it's so shit now.. can someone explain to me why the child/Doctor can heal infinitely? And why the Galifrayans are suddenly portrayed as one of the worst species out there

[@jgw9990]

@@justus4883 galifrey is portrayed as horrible for the same reason people tear down and criticise the west. The idea of a culturally superior society is dangerous.

[@ShooterMcgavin119]

Lord of The rings Predator Wonder woman Dr who THE WHEEL OF TIME (the one that stings the most, for me) Star wars Men in Black The Witcher GOT Indiana Jones Adams family The Dark Tower (another one that hit hard. It was just insanely bad and NOT because of Idris Elba, even though I don't see him as Roland, I think he could have been great, because I love him SO MUCH, no H0M0) Lightyear Cinderella Alien Charlie's Angels Terminator Mulan Bat woman Scooby Doo 007 Child's Play The little mermaid Star Trek including Picard himself Oceans series. He-man She Hulk Thor The Craft The matrix Ghostbusters 2016 (thankfully the reboot helped) RIP

[@tonynittoli4792]

We are devolving as a species.

[@harveypeirson6199]

Capaldi regenerated into Tenant’s new Doctor for the 60th anniversary to come. Nothing else in between was canon.

[@gimmeboobes]

We live in an age where so many of the great franchises are burning, fires lit by politicultural zealots who hate achievements, hate the past and substitute their choice of politics for religion and see our beloved worlds as their podiums. So...we get this. RIP Doctor Who, 1963-2017.

[@bottheskitarii8881]

Why do they hate us?

[@gimmeboobes]

@@bottheskitarii8881 Could run down the reasons, but I think it comes down to hating themselves and hating a world that refuses to be what they think it should be. And hating everyone else who won't foster their illusions. But it is a consolation that no matter how much they try, the greatness of the past of the culture they hate, they can't touch and make their own, no matter how much they try. The great achievements by their betters will still remain. And future generations will continue to discover them, just like we did. Their attempts at subjugation and perverting said culture will be forgotten.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

2017? Don't you mean 2013?

[@gimmeboobes]

@@PistonAvatarGuy No, I consider Capaldi the end of Who. Your mileage may vary.

[@mayotango1317]

I have read old Doctor Who magazines and fanboys have always been unbearable complaining jerks. Doctor Who angry the fans before and after.

[@bacteria6018]

Nothing after capaldi was canon. He was finally laid to rest. No more screaming and more pain. He went into his tardis, laid down, and passed on peacefully in reflection of his former selves. He wakes in heaven, and is greeted by Clara, Amy, Rory, and all his companions that didnt make it. He is at peace. He's whole.

[@holyrolypoly]

Don't forget Adric!

[@gustavocarmo2500]

Better coment of all times mate.

[@waveringeyes8277]

;-;

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@holyrolypoly The Teddybear-Metaphor is beyond Epic. It makes me sick though that some extreme People try to just randomly use our dislike of Wokeness to manipulate us now. Randomly claiming the things you disagree with are Woke just to get us to dislike it happens now, even with Bills. H-ck, i even saw the Misusage of the phrase Go woke, Go broke, which means something that means ‚Stop politcizing everything, dammit’ has now been Politicized.

[@timmysvensson4902]

Canon Sherlock Holmes 1800s fandome kingdome come.

[@kiwikidusa]

This review is EPIC! And perfect! How did I just find it? Well done, well done Sir! I was laughing my arse off the whole time, especially during the initial analogy set up.

[@nufosmatic]

I think the best reason to appreciate this channel is the superb writing that goes into the monologue. Might have to get some of those novels...

[@mophia339]

So this implies that the Doctor has infinite regenerations despite having to be granted regenerations in Matt Smiths run, the doctor is now the original timelord which contradicts already established lore that says the Master and Doc grew up together, I want to deck Chibnall.

[@cernstormrunner7263]

Unless... what if they stole all the regens? And doled them out to the other Lords? I don't know

[@cernstormrunner7263]

@John Smith please?

[@stroud9208]

@@cernstormrunner7263 go to your room and think about what you've said.

[@tobyduckworth8120]

Now to be fair, the part about the Doctor and Master growing up together was addressed in the episode; the Doctor questions why she can remember them growing up and attending the academy together, to which the Master replies that those things DID still happen but just not in his/her first life. So when the "Division" cut him/her loose and erased all of his/her memories, they must've somehow forced him/her to regenerate back into a child's form (not all that far-fetched since Time Lords can regenerate between ages) who then grew up to become Hartnell.

[@mophia339]

@@tobyduckworth8120 gay

[@doublep1980]

"How does it feel,to watch all your beloved franchises burn?" "Feels great!" -RedLetterMedia 2019

[@mr.barcode3186]

As much as I loathe RLM, that quote really resonates with me now.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

@@mr.barcode3186 why do you not like them?RLM are amazing.

[@matt_r.2510]

@@mr.barcode3186 Why do you loathe them? What is wrong with best of the worst or is it Plinkett you have an issue with?

[@delboy9617]

@@matt_r.2510 Plinkett's canny hot tbh

[@destyrian]

Their "half in the bag" stuff is very long winded and gets boring quickly but I love Plinkett. Underused asset to be honest these days.

[@damiancwiok858]

'The Re-Tardis' - you made my day, you bastard

[@fiftysteps]

It’s ridiculous how the story telling and characters of this show had the power to drive me to tears only 5 years ago because of how compelling it was. To see the series come to this is heartbreaking.

[@AdamJasper18]

Season 14 starts with Capaldi's Doctor waking up in the Tardis after a gas leak

[@paigestubbs9718]

And/Or Dream Crabs/Dream Lord again

[@jbkkkkk]

god I wish

[@hardywallace5606]

The doctor can re/degenerate into a previous from, a la tom baker in the 50th anniversary. Give us Paul McGann.

[@kdmedia1534]

@@hardywallace5606 Paul McGann as the doctor, James Goss as showrunner. Why can’t we have this???? :(((((

[@hardywallace5606]

@Eric Miret it's unexplained but obvious that it is. 'just one of the old favourites, eh' he says.

[@brandonthompson5588]

"experimented on the child by killing the child repeatedly and studying the regeneration"..... Too bad this is the exact story of the creation of Doomsday from The Death of Superman back in 1992.. Writer "you think anyone will notice this is the origin of Doomsday, the guy who killed Superman?" Producers" Nahhhhh it'll be fine...."

[@starsiegeplayer]

Wow, you are totally right!

[@sharong8794]

wow! great catch!

[@kavinskysmith4094]

Ironically as I look at this I see a suggestion that says: Injustice 2, superman kills branianc, like even the google suggestions, atleast on my end, seems to have picked up on this.

[@PaceBreaker]

That's hack writers for you. They can't (more like won't) even try to make the stuff they're copying kind of different.

[@markmarderosian4025]

Kudos to you! I thought the exact same thing and searched the comments before posting. You are absolutely right. Total steal and hackery.

[@azren2255]

How defeated you sounded in that "Go away now." I felt that. Sorry, man. Feel something similar every time I see a Rings of Power ad.

[@DennisFeinsteinCEO]

My God, The 3 minute intro section and that analogy is GOD TIER work sir 🤌 Salute Drinkers ☝️

[@TheSquirter]

As someone who grew up with 9 and 10, it’s genuinely horrible to see what has happened to the show. It was a honestly upsetting experience making the decision to stop tuning into new episodes

[@hoddsy1]

I was 4 years old when i first watcned dr who with the 4th tom baker and he was the best Dr by far...this show is finished there's no coming back for it they've killed it.

[@rorycox7830]

chris ecclestone was a cool cat

[@TheSquirter]

Rory Cox although I was only about 2 when he was Doctor, I’ll always remember the slitheen as being one of the first things I ever watched

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

I've been watching "Doctor Who" since I was a small child in the early '80s (on PBS out of Dallas, Texas) and I have refused to engage in this season or this show anymore. I had enough during the first season of her run.

[@sherlock7898]

Same, after years of quality seasons that entertain and challenge the audience, now we have this show that uses the name of Doctor Who to bring in viewers but completely disregards what came before it. It has no respect for the fans or the previous seasons. It was a sad time when I made the decision to stop watching but I no longer have to watch them ruin my childhood memories. It’s ironic how people complained that Steven Moffat’s stories were too convoluted but now we have this garbage and I find my self wishing for the good old days.

[@ThePitofSidLord]

"Oh Bradley Walsh, I don't know what they paid you to be in this show but I hope it was worth it" Well, he quit a few days ago. So I'm guessing no it wasn't.

[@darrenbridgewater3520]

Good on him, he at least had personality and I got a sense he was doing what he could with the shit he was given. Yaz basically had zero moments and zero character arcs and Ryan, well, Ryan has one tone of voice and speech cadence that inflects up slightly. For every single thing he says and responds to. It's like I programed Microsoft text to speech with a regional accent and left it at that.

[@ptonpc]

I suspect it's a case of his contract came to an end and he preferred not to renew it. Still shows he has some integrity.

[@ShanghaiRooster]

Probably not. But Bradley is a busy guy; he's got two game shows, plus the show he does with his son. The sidelining of Graham during this season would have made it a relatively easy decision.

[@darthaegismissle7388]

That was one of his saddest "go away now" that have seen and i hate to say that I felt it to my core because I fell the same and as American i shouldnt feel that same level of sadness because there is some national pride at stack for him yet out of all the shows this one makes me the saddest. The show is part of the reason i unkock my critical thinking mind purely on the fact i was so lock in the wonder of the show I begin to look deeper into thing. Ita a trait of mine that im glad i have now, the need to explore and see thing, to think, find, figure out, and create where all things i learn to enjoy from watching this show and i cant help but feel the same level pain he does. I will miss this show everyday of my life.

[@TheJellyBean0]

Here to soothe my soul after the anniversary episodes 🥴

[@Yesica1993]

Same. I'm in tears.

[@TheJellyBean0]

@@Yesica1993 feel your pain I think my head still hurts from the amount of face palming. Literally couldn't leave the Dr alone to be the Dr had to be a sea of females just trashing him... And I'm a female and it was insufferable

[@JaviusSama]

The worst part is that if instead of the Doctor, the Timeless Child was the Master, and the explorer Rassilon, this story would have worked beautifully. It would have given The Master a reason to be mad, it would have explained why he keeps coming back when many of his deaths have seemed so final and it would explain why Rassilon has unlimited regenerations (he limited everyone else's amount in order to gain control).

[@joemama-bs9jf]

YESSSS literally what i was thinking

[@victorfc6134]

Yeah, the Timeless Child kinda ruined Doctor Who for me, I always saw the Doctor as a zero to hero. He was a nobody, like really he was just another timelord. Till one day he just decided to do some shit and he became a legend. I thought that was really inspiring, from a commoner to a legend. But well he is now the "reencarnation or continuation" of a incredible being. Geez how fun. Ps. Sorry for any mispelled english

[@deliquescencemusic]

It’s almost like Chibnall never watched it, cause it was all running down corridors and silly monsters, or something

[@TheGamingCrow]

Maybe it will turn out to be beautiful. Maybe the Master is lying on purpose, the Doctor is still the Doctor (well, kinda...), the Timeless Child is Romana (remember, she could regenerate on purpose into any form she wanted), and the Rani is disguising herself as that wanna-be FD (Fake-Doctor), working with the Master to confuse and torture the Doctor. And maybe they even remember that the Other (companion of Rassilon and Omega) was woven into the Doctor (was in a novel, but still better than the actual *censored*).

[@GalanDun]

Yes, that would've been amazing AND it would've redeemed the stupid decision they made in bringing The Master Back during Capaldi's run.

[@DJKeens]

As a gay man, I'd be pretty offended if a gay male Doctor was written with as little substance as the Jodi Doc and her story arc. EDIT: To clarify, if the Doctor being gay was the most memorable thing about the story then you're doing it wrong.

[@noticeable_difference7340]

excellently worded

[@AnuarAzar]

@1701gijoe wait... Bill was gay?

[@AnuarAzar]

@1701gijoe nah, I'm just messing with you, it's a little joke a make everytime someone mentions Bill being gay, as if I never noticed

[@HeroQuestFans]

Captain Jack Harkness. actually there seems to have been a strong desire to make a gay doctor. He was even called "gay" by Rose Tyler (in an insulting kind of way, which got a lot of bad feedback from viewers). The newer doctors often joked about how various historical figures were "great kisser" and other innuendo implying they had affairs with everybody... and Harkness was basically that. they call him "pansexual" and "bisexual" but he only ever talks about his male conquests and only ever seems to kiss and flirt with other men. at least they shunted the character into his own show, but occasionally there is a little bit of Cap'n Jack sprinkled onto the Doctor or one of his companions it seems... not sure about JW's version. then you could argue that the newer incarnations of the Master (and Missy) have some ambiguous sexuality going on...

[@DJKeens]

@meow Exactly! Being bi wasn't a defining characteristic of his character, it only changed his dialogue subtly.

[@alexwood1390]

remember when Tenant's Doctor went on an emotional journey in response to an imminent prophecy about his death, in which we saw him give in to (and immediately face the consequences of) his hubris in Waters of Mars, lay bear the pain that the cycle of death and regeneration brings, break down and rage at the injustice of his death, but resigning himself to giving his life to save an old man anyway, because that's just who he is, then go on a bittersweet goodbye tour of his recent companions? It was a beautiful story that really dived into, for the first time, the kind of mental toll that regeneration must take, that even though you know you will be reborn, the you as you know it still dies and a stranger walks away with your memories? Then after that we had a hilarious intro t the next doctor, which showed us that while goodbyes are sad, there's always the new to look forward to? Then the Timeless Child completely undermines everything the character and show represent

[@southerner66]

I think the best way to salvage Doctor Who at this point would be to have the next Doctor wake up and have the whole Whittaker/Chibnall period and storylines refigured as a bad dream as the result of a difficult regneration . . . because that's pretty much what it is, a nightmare from which long-time fans would be glad to find themselves rescued.

[@RebekahParkhurst]

Also reviving the Master was the biggest middle finger to Moffat.

[@waynestrange]

For real. And not only do they revive him, but they also undo all of his character development as Missy. And to top it off, 13 isn’t even phased by how far he’s regressed. I know The Doctor didn’t see what happened between Missy and The Master, but damn. She couldn’t have expected he’d regress THAT much.

[@djb1317]

Chris Chibnal, Rian Johnson and Alex Kurtzman are evil

[@jacobhargiss3839]

Eh, he had to come back eventually. You dont just throw a character like that away.

[@Z3R0Steam]

@@jacobhargiss3839 If Delgado hadn't died The Master would've been thrown away, it wouldn't have mattered. River was also almost thrown away after her last 11th Doctor appearance as Moffat wasn't sure what to do with her after that.

[@jacobhargiss3839]

@@Z3R0Steam yeah, but river was a character exclusive to the new series. They could take her story anywhere and it would have fit. Discarding a character like the master would be like ditching the daleks or the cybermen, hes kind of a main staple of the show.

[@Alteori]

The "go away now" at the end was so sad

[@caedes4367]

Fancy seeing you here😂

[@ivandphantom9028]

I salute you

[@IcecalGamer]

Was just gonna comment the same thing. The "go away now" sounded like "i need a hug, they took my teddy away" :(

[@zadeify9596]

Really struck the feelings for me there.

[@alijahsimmons9284]

Seeing alteori in a comment section is like seeing keanu reaves on the public train, a nice surprise

[@holyrolypoly]

You know, some shows really work with the main character being the “chosen one,” but not Doctor Who. I think that one of the charms of the character was that he was just some average Time Lord who had a free spirit and decided to go do his own thing. He wasn’t smarter, better, or more powerful. And you know what? Since watching this “masterpiece” of an era, I realized that this knowledge must have been something of a comfort to the Doctor-that he (excuse me) she was a MEMBER of a race of people she loved-that even though she’s the last of them, at least she knew she was a part of something amazing and she didn’t HAVE to be some kind of superhero. Now? She doesn’t even fit in with them anymore. Now she really is alone in the universe. And it’s devastating.

[@antonmarkin9491]

my personal canon is that 12th is lying somewhere in tardis with an exceptionally powerful dream crab on his head

[@tardistime6857]

Same

[@mrthompson3848]

The BBC would print a bible in which Christ was a lesbian if they could

[@77jamess]

Oh don't give them ideas!

[@vibrolax]

In the BBC version, the real Redeemer would have been a strong, independent woman, and Jesus of Nazareth and his scheming crew of crude Galilean fisherman who handed out the fishes and loaves stole the credit.

[@timothygordon7344]

You mean a lesbian of colour.

[@NASkeywest]

The BBC is run by a bunch of Satanists who are into pedophilia so you are probably right.

[@jackbelmont4389]

I would buy a re print of the bible in were the apostles and its heroes were vampire/demon hunting all across the land

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

These writers have left a lasting mark on the franchise in the same way Lee Harvey Oswald left a lasting mark on JFK's skull.

[@frankfedison5203]

Oof! 🤣🤣🤣

[@drakonidesthevigilant5155]

Oswald was a patsy. Just sayin'

[@afonline2004]

✡ did jfk

[@urhuckleberry24]

Interesting analogy, but Oswald didn't kill Kennedy.

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

Yes, yes, I know. But you know what I meant. Pretend I said "the bullet".

[@towivamoriz7789]

The bear analogy was hilarious 🤣

[@Yesica1993]

Coming back to this in 2023 after seeing clips and reviews of the current and continued destruction of my beautiful show. This had me in tears.

[@FourOf92000]

"The Timeless Children" is the Master screwing with the Doctor's head. If _Doctor Who_ ever has a competent showrunner again, that's the retcon they're using.

[@evertonporter7887]

Doctor Who is the most retconned show in history.

[@anthonyduran6387]

Russel T Davis is coming back. He brought the show back from the dead and was the show runner for seasons 1 to 4. Hopefully he can bring the show back from the dead again

[@Felix-Sited]

@@anthonyduran6387 Perhaps......but the Timeless Child storyline needs to be debunked. It's a fucking travesty.

[@hamzaayaz7482]

@@Felix-Sited Can't the studio just decanonize it if they want if there is enough demand or they have to alsways keep it due to some legal reason?

[@malcolmmorin]

@@hamzaayaz7482 I imagine RTD will probably work it into a future story, make it something related to the Master, whether a failed attempt to drive the Doctor mad, or the Master simply getting it mixed up and finding out that *he* is actually the Timeless Child. Either way, I can't imagine that RTD is just going to let this slide.

[@statyks]

"reTardis" got me good... Wasn't expecting that.

[@clone63742]

Impossible OWSALD...Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and weald "power, ruler".OSWALD was killed by jack ruby who gave odis burkett a wallet that came to charlie burkett,doctor who aired november 23 a day after JFK INCIDENTJenna ColemanfriendedCharlieBurkett oklahoma oklahoma is said 3 times in the 2005 reboot of Doctor who.The doctor is a promise...promise in hebrew is savah.The 7th doctor (sylvester mccoy)came to OKLAHOMA told charlie burkett who was born september 8th 1985 the year there was a hiatus ...in september 7th 1987 sylvester mccoy becomes the doctor(a day before september 8th my birthdate).Charlie Burkett asked god on easter if he could become doctor who and god answered with a meteor,charlie went insane and thought himself jesus and was committed and lost faith.Charlie saw on EASTER 2021 a meteor in sky.13....the 13th doctor According to the Bible, number 13 can be seen as a number of rebellion. Actually, the first appearance of this number in the Bible is associated with rebellion and we can see it in Genesis 14:4. It is said in the Bible that number 13 is a symbol of all governments that a man has created and that Satan has inspired....charlie burkett MUST become 14...The number 14 represents deliverance or salvation and is used twenty-two times in the Bible. The term "14th" is found 24 times in scriptures. The fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover, when God delivered the firstborn of Israel from death. Some 430 years earlier, on the night of the 14th day of the first month, God made two covenant promises to Abraham - one of the physical seed, Isaac, and his descendants, and one of the spiritual seed, Jesus Christ, and the sons of God who would come through Him, who would shine like the stars of heaven (Matthew 13:43). On the day portion of the 14th, God confirmed the promises with a special covenant sacrifice. "After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, 'Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.' But Abram said, 'Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?' . . . "And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 'This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.' Then He brought him outside and said, 'Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.' And He said to him, 'So shall your descendants be'" (Genesis 15:1 - 2, 4 - 5, NKJV).

[@Jack-gd6yp]

Wtf I literally read this comment RIGHT as he said that 😳

[@lordprotector3367]

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[@statyks]

@@lordprotector3367 lmao that’s amazing.

[@paulcarmichael2368]

Yes I wasn’t expecting discriminatory anti-disabled language either.

[@StephanieP-zj3df]

The beginning of this video to the 3:12 mark, has caused me great pain. I laughed so hard and shook my head yes so much, I feel that I'm recovering from an all night bender. The brilliance never ends with this man. Keep up the good work and I'll go away now.

[@rufusmcgee4383]

Given what happened to Dr. Who recently, this article is even more relevant today.

[@PelemusMcSoy]

That "go away now" at the end sells how defeated The Drinker sounds.

[@robvegas9354]

He captured all our feelings about this show in those 3 words

[@Missjunebugfreak]

It perfectly mirrors my sentiments on this show I used to love.

[@drrob1963]

There was a war! And we lost....Everyone lost. And Gallifrey is no more.... Thanks Chris, you're a true genius.

[@PelemusMcSoy]

@SpaghettiandSauce Why choose?

[@drrob1963]

@SpaghettiandSauce I've a collection of the earlier NuWho and classic Who shows, so I am re-watching them now. They cannot take them away from me!

[@cwflad]

Drinker, you impeccable specimen of refined style and wit. This has cemented you in my opinion as one of the best reviewers on the platform. Your ability to pinpoint the flaws of a particular work, and expound on them eloquently is truly remarkable. Thank you for the work that you do.

[@guitarguru.3572]

Chris Flad is it me, or did he straight up outdo himself on this one? One of his best to date, hands down I think.

[@TheNefastor]

His ability isn't just remarkable, it's *intoxicating* wink wink... 😉

[@CodyORyan]

And he isn't a shill like geeks and gamers

[@lastridge]

I keep coming back to this video. Just a masterclass rundown

[@DS8379]

"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past," George Orwell

[@spinb]

They didn't ruin Doctor Who -- they ruined a FAKE version of Doctor Who. Same with Fake Star Trek.

[@lordgaben7583]

And fake star wars

[@BunBun299]

Star Trek at least has the Alternative License working for it. It will be very easy for future show runners to just discard everything Secret Hideout made, assuming CBS can every truly get away from it. Just say that was all an alternate Timeline, and get back to real Star Trek. Doctor Who and Star Wars are going to have a much harder time getting away from their cultural sabotage.

[@TheHylden]

Yeah, it's all just really, really bad fan fiction.

[@averagewikipediaenthusiast3088]

Its like Ghostbusters 2016

[@angrytoybox2033]

It is fake and trash but it is Canon. It will be hard to fix any of this. It’s best to let it all burn down and start fresh.

[@LuggyBro]

2013 me: wears a bowtie and cries about Matt Smith leaving 2014 me: falls in love with Peter Capaldi as the doctor due to his acting and stories 2015, 2016, 2017: okay Peter is my favourite now. (And Ive watched all of Who at this point) 2018 me: is devastated that Peter Capaldi is gone but is looking forward to Doctor Who with a female doctor. 2019 me: begs for the sweet release of death, cannot handle anymore. 2020 me: is dead. Chibnal has committed murder. He put the two wires together in GoTD and didn't look back.

[@Webshooters1]

Well at least we have Classic Who and the entire runs of Eceleston, Tennant, Smith, and Capaldi to enjoy. Tennant was my first despite getting into the series during Smith's tenure.

[@Sammy-S]

Yeah. We can still go back to the older episodes and enjoy ourselves.

[@felgrand292]

Frustratingly is how much of this is not Jodies fault, with the increased budget it could have been a brilliant restart with another great actor for the Doctor, but writing and stupid decisions killed it every time. This was my childhood and what more painful than seeing it killed, is being able to see what it could have been if done right.

[@Webshooters1]

@@felgrand292 True, alot of this boils down to the showrunners and the writers. Actors/Actresses are only as good as the script and the direction allows them to be. Some can still deliver a great performance in spite of it while others are handicapped by it. I just wish this trend would end cause it's starting to feel alot like how it used to be for geek culture, we're ridiculed and ostracized for being active fans of something and keep trying to push us out.

[@matthewduncan8523]

Wires in GoTD wouldn’t have killed him though

[@samr8603]

Wait until nearly 4 years later. You will be even more shocked!