10 Most Unexpected Doctor Who Moments

The moments from #DoctorWho that made us question our very own existence.

[@ollywill1657]

Number 1 should've been Wilf knocks 4 times.

[@darrenbee4955]

Certainly surprised me!

[@veronicavatter6436]

I started crying

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

Was a truly gasp worthy moment

[@NoFormalTraining]

Yeah, that was so unexpected it knocked me for ten.

[@Laurielism]

My first thought exactly! Surprised it wasn't on the list. I'd add the Midnight alien taking over the Doctor to the list as well.

[@emj7336]

I need better eyes. I saw "Amy is a ginger" and wondered how this was a plot twist.

[@danthemeegs8751]

the doctor would probably consider it a plot twist if 14 turns out to be ginger

[@louisehorrell8910]

I saw that at first too!! Though I do genuinely have bad eyesight so often make mistakes like that haha.

[@thomashisted5984]

a GINGER? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I'm in shock

[@triothesongbird5564]

Nah she's orange.

[@andanmmartens2297]

Sameeeeee

[@domlo66]

When the Face of Boe reveal happened, my brother, who doesn't regularly watch the show, thought The Doctor and Martha were reacting that way because they'd just realised Jack was gay

[@youngbutretro4228]

Jack is omnisexual

[@domlo66]

@@youngbutretro4228 that's I what I told him

[@daveyonthedaily9525]

Bruh I actually laughed at that

[@them1ghtyalex]

@@youngbutretro4228 you again, why do you need to label everything? He can be gay, he can be bi, he can be a guy who flirts with everything that moves whatever planet it's from what does it matter?

[@PlayThenSay]

This twist does mean that Jack the immortal dies of old age

[@InkAndPoet]

Finding out Oswin was a dalek was also a super underrated tearjerker moment because it also showed the best moment when a dalek showed any emotion.

[@GameBreaker1055]

It was also brilliant because of how the Doctor always set out to ask "Where does she get the milk from?", before immediately getting cut off again and again. It was such a neat hint that there was something very off with her.

[@hyweljones718]

2:38 - Someone's gonna die in every episode. *Laughs in Empty Child/Doctor Dances*

[@gordonw.8831]

Except ALL Moffat-written episodes - or if they die, they will be resurrected anyway

[@girlycanttalk2026]

@@gordonw.8831 *Cough cough* Rory *Cough cough*

[@Jedi_Spartan]

@@girlycanttalk2026 *cough, cough* Clara *cough*

[@girlycanttalk2026]

@@Jedi_Spartan copycat

[@dimetrodonz]

@@Jedi_Spartan *cough cough* bill *cough cough*

[@rhys746]

Honourable mention: Rory and Amy “dying”

[@Paulafan5]

They died several times, actually, and the "final" time, did they die? Rory has seen Back to the Future Part III so he knows that the Doctor was in that cemetary and could have planted fake tombstones there. There was no confirmation they were buried there.

[@DavidRay39]

@@Paulafan5 ummm.. what?

[@johnlochness]

I can't believe you didn't have the little boy revealed as Davros in Magician's Apprentice as No.1

[@NathanielKempson]

Oh yeah. Agreed there. I dropped my pizza when those words were spoken.

[@jessterdayoncemore7049]

Oh man I totally forgot about that one

[@raynaives9804]

Thats a very good point

[@Seorful]

Nah, that was pretty obvious.

[@MrDarthT]

I wish that the actors WOULDN'T announce that they're leaving. Or wouldn't explain which episode they're leaving after, and have both the outgoing and incoming Doctors on set to hide which one will be in what episode.

[@Momus425]

WhosWho Productions both scenarios would be difficult to do

[@MrPaulFCockburn]

Actors have to think about their own future careers; if they don’t announce their impending departure, directors and producers might think they’ll still working on Doctor Who after they’ve finished. Also, if they’re suddenly looking for work, or accepting other jobs, it’s rather obvious that they’ve left.

[@MrDarthT]

​@@MrPaulFCockburn Mid season regeneration, with both actors on set for the entire season. I would hope that the outgoing actor would be understanding of wanting to maintain the surprise for the fans. Both actors would also only be needed for on location shooting.

[@sykeassai]

@@MrDarthT That would also provide an amazing link with the two doctor's being able to work together to make the transaction of the role seemless in terms of the big jar in terms of acting. The new doctor would fall into their role very smoothly.

[@eddiefenton6309]

The BBC and actors just shouldn't announce anything. Surprises are always better

[@TheTomLees]

“Death is the only certainty in Doctor Who” Steven Moffat: I think not

[@danthemeegs8751]

EVERYBODY LIVES

[@averagegingernut434]

I would be amazing if they kept a regeneration a secret for once.

[@msredfox]

Oh no, radiotimes and KZbin trailers, they always wanna ruin it

[@IngwazViking]

The bbc don't do well keeping secrets.

[@kjl3080]

They did with the hooded monks, well the reverse: they tricked ppl into thinking he regenerated

[@bruntusrex]

When I know a series is ending (like I know this next season is Jodie's last season) I tend to avoid doctor who news and channels as much as I can, so when I watch the episode I can watch it and actually experience the new doctor with 0 information or bias on who it is :). I was actually quite shocked with Jodie Whittaker but even now I think she is actually a good doctor. Sadly the writing of the episodes are really off.

[@alim.9801]

I agree like I don't feel that deeply about it either way but it would be really cool for it to actually be a surprise. Honestly might give the show a bit of a kick in the pants (American pants not British pants)

[@johnchristina1340]

I was more shocked at River being their daughter then Amy being a ganger.

[@alyssiagibbs8147]

was gonna comment the same thing, after having river for 2 seasons prior and knowing her timeline with the doctors wasn't in the same order, just even being introduced to river BEFORE amy and rory, that plot twist was incredible and i was like 11 or something when i first watched it, and i think i screamed lmao

[@alim.9801]

Honestly they both shocked me but WHEN THE DOCTOR EXPLODED GANGER AMY AND I HADNT PUT IT TOGETHER I WAS SHOOK DUDE

[@darkfangnightcrow]

I would say the Doctor Donna was one of my favourite surprises.

[@beanbucket0]

How do you misspell Donna? It would be easier to spell it correctly than spell it as Donner.🤔

[@darkfangnightcrow]

@@beanbucket0 because I never checked the spelling

[@Alectron8]

@@beanbucket0 ✨be quiet✨

[@ameliarose8822]

Darkfang Nightcrow, same. When I say I screamed 🤣🤣

[@alim.9801]

OI WATCH IT URTH GURL

[@FanDanGo86]

I remember David was "fake" regenerating me and my friends were trying to figure out all week how he'd get out of it as we knew he was still in a few more episodes. At first I thought it was a bit anticlimactic but then another Doctor grows out of his hand and that blew my tiny little mind.

[@philwood5288]

I thought the most unexpected thing in Doctor Who was when William Hartnell regenerated into Patrick Troughton. This was the first we had ever heard of his regeneration ability.

[@julieeverett7442]

good choice

[@aionicthunder]

Well, I think this was mainly a NuWho video, so it technically doesn’t count as a possible entry, but yeah, that would’ve been a big shocker

[@alim.9801]

Truly that should be number one on the list

[@liamwilliams1794]

Missys reveal as the Master was amazing. Still love watching it now

[@joegriffin4566]

I love john hurt, but just imagine paul mcgann as the war doctor

[@glados_gaming4170]

hmmmmmmm

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

Absolutely, I'd far rather have more McGann, how he went from the dashing dandy of the movie to the frazzled veteran of the Time War.

[@bretlanier2304]

I dont understand why they didnt just do that from the beginning

[@starfleetcomm]

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[@yorkgrass]

If you are picking the old doctors then I guess Paul and Eccleston are equally good choice, but if you have to find a new actor for the war dr, John hands down the best choice.

[@so1opiniao]

Every time that the Daleks returns: Whovians: OH MY GOD!!

[@d_wigz6418]

I'm still not over the BBC spoiling Simm coming back in series 10

[@DisneyWizardYensid]

Fortunately, I wasn’t spoiled, so it was a huge WHAM moment for me.

[@somerandomguy2073]

I don't get why people blame the BBC for that. Blame The Sun newspaper. They were going to publish leaked photos of Simm on set with Capaldi and Gomez (pretty reliable evidence). They were planning to keep it under wraps, but once they heard that it'd be spoiled anyway, they just added it to the marketing (which makes total sense, the secret was already out so they might as well profit from it).

[@alim.9801]

I have a lot of grievances with the BBC and that one is very near the top lol

[@alim.9801]

@@somerandomguy2073 oh thank you I didn't know the chain of events went like that...I live in America and the only British tabloid I know (unfortunately) is the Daily Mail lol

[@REMK9]

Hearing "You know I really think you might" and seeing Tom Baker in Day of the Doctor was such a great surprise. The only time I've jumped up and squealed in delight. I love it when they manage to keep things secret. Also, I was so annoyed when Tennant didn't regenerate. That would've been such a cool moment to have a new Doctor unannounced.

[@wajidhaq]

Unexpected moments you’ve missed out of your list; Listen; when Clara was under the doctors bed on galafray in the barn When missy is revealed as the master

[@julieeverett7442]

agreed

[@NathanielKempson]

He literally said about missy

[@SW_Sarah]

missy's reveal was 1 as a joint between all the master reveals since 2005.

[@cameronmonaghan6883]

When i first read 'Amy is a ganger' i thought it was 'Amy is a ginger'😂😂😂

[@darrenbee4955]

I thought it was a sexual reference!!!! hahaha

[@ldengland629]

Boom! Big reveal, Amy is a ginger!!!

[@girlycanttalk2026]

@@ldengland629 well no but actually yes

[@colinp2238]

@@ldengland629 Collars and cuffs?

[@Tazer_Silverscar]

And the Doctor STILL isn't ginger yet! X'D

[@jakelownds8878]

7:38 who else read "Amy is a ginger"

[@orsonlepherd7064]

Me

[@coraainslie9293]

yep

[@JinjaDragon_77]

Yupperoos

[@channelzero2252]

One thing I thought was great was in "The End Of Time" where The Master turns everybody in the world into a copy of him, but the really brilliant bit IMHO was when he proclaimed it was The Master Race.

[@JamesMLeggatJrP2E]

Any twist and turn involving River works for me. The Astronaut being Dr. Song was certainly one of them.

[@maisiesummers42]

Re: Timeless Child. The only problem I have with that is that the titular Child is the Doctor. Showing the origins of the Timelords and saying they're the result of genetic engineering and pseudo-descendants of an eternally-regenerating being is fine. I have no issue with that. But the Child should be someone else. Or something else. Not the Doctor. Have the Child still be in existence, locked away somewhere. Then there could have been a race between the Master and the Doctor to reach this being, with the Master aiming to use the being's abilities and genetics to destroy the Time Lords before they even began. Something like that. And then the Child being an entity of infinite age & wisdom, and itself stopping the Master. My idea, anyway.

[@teddywest-side6378]

Maisie Summers that woulda worked so much better than how they did it

[@jonnytrotter]

I’m hoping it was all a giant trick by the master cause I feel like William hartnell is the first doctor in real life and in universe but I agree with you

[@amyleigh3879]

that is a brilliant idea!

[@sykeassai]

As the episode aired, that is similar to how I saw things playing out. When the big reveal happened. it was a bit of a shock, but it quickly became apparent it fitted in with the Doctor, The Other, and Lungbarrow. It fits so well together. There is still the great question between timelord birth and the Loom, but otherwise, It fits the Doctor's origin down to a t better than any other explanation ever could.

[@teddywest-side6378]

Syke Unsent the doctor isn’t supposed to be the original he’s just supposed to be one but the greatest

[@mattevans4377]

My favourite 'twist' was in Day of the Doctor, where the Doctor saved Gallifrey. It makes total sense when you think about their character, and still makes sense as to why even just the thought of doing it hurts, as the Doctor would feel they had been out of character. And yet no one suspected it before Day of the Doctor.....

[@Theultimateginger]

So glad there is a decent doctor who channel I can watch and actually enjoy the presenter 😂😂

[@SW_Sarah]

WatchMojoUK is trying to think of a snappy comeback to your valid point...

[@alim.9801]

Have you watched stubagful, Council of Geeks, or Harbo Wholmes?? They have more in depth reviews and also some list type videos and i love those channels as well if you haven't checked em out 😌

[@thetruebonds]

Yeah, he’s great except when he talks about Clara for some reason.

[@NayNayTK]

Rose Tyler at the end of partners in crime.... 13 year old me screamed with excitement!

[@tsheartkm]

To me the best surprise reveal was in the mini episode "The Night of the Doctor"when Paul McGann reappears with the great first line "I'm a Doctor, but probably not the one you were expecting." I screamed with glee that Moffat had given the fans and, more importantly, McGann himself a well deserved send off and regeneration. We see the Doctor's painful choice to drop the mantle of the Doctor and chose to become a warrior. McGann's performance was flawless. In the process all of the eighth Doctor's Big Finish adventures and companions became canon. A nice 50th Anniversary gift to McGann. And if that weren't enough we get the backstory of the War Doctor as well as the brilliant return of the Sisterhood of Karn and the introduction of the reoccurring character of Ohila, wonderfully played by Clare Higgins.

[@edgarmoule9825]

Think that the moment when Wilfred knocks four times is a very shocking moment

[@flimpeenflarmpoon1353]

I wanna look at the parallel universe where Eccleston came back for the 50th

[@SW_Sarah]

it's the same universe where rose is the one who dalek fred shoots instead of the doctor. sorry mate.

[@charliebennett6341]

Why didn’t he? What was the reason?

[@pheebthedweeb5652]

@@charliebennett6341 same reason he only had one season. it's not really public knowledge but there were some major conflicts between him and some other crew working on the show as far as I'm aware

[@astrosleep9625]

what about mcgann coming back for the night of the doctor

[@julieeverett7442]

yes, that was a good one!

[@GeneralBulldog54]

I loved that intro. "I'm a Doctor, but probably not the one you expected." So cool.

[@curtyeomans8446]

The thing about the Doctor being The Timeless Child is that we see the Doctor’s mother in the End of Time. RTD has confirmed this. So who are we supposed to believe that was now? Someone who pretended to be the Doctor’s mother? Tecteun (sp?)? Some random irrelevant time lord?

[@thedrifter5531]

and yet another reason why the timeless child doesn't work so thats river song is a reason it doesn't work the fact the timelords had to give the doctor more regenerations is a reason it doesn't work and now the fact we see the doctor's actual mother in the end of time is a reason it doesn't work did the writers watch the show or did chibnall fire everyone and hire new writers who didn't watch any previous doctor who episodes

[@legrandamiralthrawn4434]

tecteum can regenerate so why not a regeneration of tecteum problem solved find the answers yourself stop waiting for them !

[@pixlplex]

+ *Drunken Assassin* We don't know that the time lords didn't give the Doctor the limit of 12 regenerations like they did for everyone else. Even if they didn't, then it's still unlikely that the time lords who later intervened 11's regeneration would have known how many renegerations he had left. That would make sense, actually, since siphoning extra regeneration energy to someone with a surplus or even an unlimited amount could cause a highly explosive regeneration, which is what we see.

[@thedrifter5531]

@@pixlplex ok but how does that explain river song being able to regenerate if the timelords have to inject something into other timelords to give them regenerations and if the doctor has unlimited amount of regenerations considering its HIS power then he should have regenerated when his old body started to die because the timelords don't know what the doctor is considering he isn't a timelord/galifrayan so how would they know how to limit his regenerations and Rassilon the founder of the timelord civilation asked the doctor "how many regenerations did we give you" wouldn't he know that the doctor has an unlimited amount? like seriously the timeless child fucks with so much cannon that it should be considered a dream all made up

[@julieeverett7442]

@@thedrifter5531 I think so. We do know the master lies badly, so how do we know hes not playing games again! In MY head canon series 11 and 12 havent happened at all. 12th is either still being tortured by the master on the black hole ship, or hes having a psychotic break in the TARDIS having fought off his regeneration so hard!

[@mattmanw54301]

I can easily retcon the timeless child. Have it revealed that the Master is actually the timeless child. His insanity is due to the torture that tecteun has put him through. The time lords covered it up by altering the matrix to falsely show the doctor as the timeless child. This also means that the Master is immortal. The fugitive doctor can be explained as an incarnation from an alternate universe.

[@Bluesit32]

You miss the point, I feel. The problem isn't that the Doctor is the timeless child. It's the concept of the timeless child itself.

[@lynndeju]

@@Bluesit32 how exactly? The problem of the timeless child is that it makes the Doctor basically a godlike being with immeasurable power and thats pretty much the exact opposite what the doctor is supposed to be, a random timelord whos name got around by helping other random people in the universe. Of course the master shouldnt be the TC either, cuz it would also make him way too boring. If theyd just make something/someone else the TC, or just reveal that the TC never actually existed because it ruins the timelords

[@Bluesit32]

@@lynndeju That was my point entirely. It ruins the time lords. The power of regeneration was supposed to come from exposure to the eye of...hang on a tick. If the time lords just stole the regeneration ability from this timeless child, how did River Song get the ability to regenerate? Before, it was because she was conceived near the power source of the TARDIS or something, wasn't it?

[@pixlplex]

+ *Salty Ryze* The timeless child could regenerate - how many times, we don't know. It's powerful, but it's not exactly godlike.

[@Bluesit32]

@@pixlplex Limitless amounts of times. The time lords killed the child repeatedly while trying to learn how it worked. Which is just horrible.

[@rumsotek5531]

Nice list, but in my opinion the fact that river is amy and rorys daughter should be in the top 3, besides the master reveals and the ruth reveal :)

[@Mike_Ka-Chowski]

The

[@frankrappa4765]

I absolutely love Sacha Dhawan's Master. He's so bloody bonkers kind of like John Simm's Master but not quite. He's a lot more terrifying than John Simm was. I love his laugh.

[@lilar1053]

So true !! I didn't like him first because I found him too terrifying 😅 Then thought "Wait...isn't the Master *supposed* to be evil and terrifying ?🤔 Damn, that bloke really IS talented !" 😯👍

[@GameBreaker1055]

He is delightfully intense.

[@gestaltdude]

I remember watching Army of Ghosts for the first time with my then 4 year old lad (he's 18 now *sigh*). We were watching it on the computer (this was pre-streaming), we'd just found out the ghosts were Cybermen, and out came the Daleks. I was stoked, being a life long Whovian (47), knowing that this marked a historic moment in the show, aka the first time Cybermen and Daleks were in the same story (The Five Doctors doesn't count). My lad, however, lost his collective sh*t; bouncing up and down, squealing at the top of his little lungs, "This is wicked cool!" I think spent several seconds trying to find a way to describe how he was feeling, but his young vocabulary failed him. I still agreed at the time though, it was indeed, wicked cool.

[@danthemeegs8751]

great story dude! I also remember going insane when the Daleks popped out of the sphere. Such a great moment.

[@chrispalmer7893]

That reveal has a special place for me. We watched in our living room - at the time we lived next door to a retired couple who were nice enough but we didn't suspect they even watched the show. My wife let out the loudest gasp and through the was from next door we heard the exact same sound followed by a deep belly laugh as we all realised we were watching the same thing and having the same reaction. It was an odd, but joyous moment of neighbours sharing an experience; we very rarely heard anything through those walls.

[@danthemeegs8751]

Chris Palmer that will probably NEVER happen again. Such a rare and special moment. God I love Doctor Who!

[@daphnebanks6493]

@@danthemeegs8751 I love Doctor Who!

[@PedroGBSilva]

3:12 I wouldn'd say just the biggest Doctor Who cliffhanger, but the biggest in British television

[@steffan8015]

So happy that you've made this channel

[@Lone_Cyberman_Productions]

Same

[@cyberfox9713]

Same here

[@them1ghtyalex]

I'm not

[@cyberfox9713]

@@them1ghtyalex hey guess what if ur not happy with it then don't watch it. simples

[@them1ghtyalex]

@@cyberfox9713 just don't appreciate spreading lies and a sugarcoated narrative about the utter dire state of the show

[@brandonarmstrong427]

The moment I always get goosebumps from is when Eccelson finds the Dalek in that underground facility, when it says “Doctor.. THE DOCTOR?? EXTERMINATE!”

[@sigil8386]

Not a cliffhanger, but that line when the Dalek pauses, then says "You would have been a good Dalek".

[@roswheadon]

For me the best rug pull was when Adelade Brooke shot herself in Waters of Mars.

[@alim.9801]

That one was maybe the darkest moment in all of NuWho

[@buckyball2003]

I think my favourite has to be River being Amy and Rory’s daughter. That blew my mind

[@nacantremember]

The sound of the drums , being the heartbeat of the time lords ?

[@SadwichPunch2100]

Its been a minute since I've watched Asylum of the Daleks, but the way I remember it 11 knew the entire time Oswin couldn't be human. He was hoping throughout the episode, but he always knew in the back of his mind no one could survive there. "Where do you get the eggs?" was the first question 11 asks when she says she's making souffles. The gut punch for 11 wasn't finding that Oswin was a Dalek, it was finding a Dalek who could be as kind and good as Oswin.

[@MarforSonOfLucifer]

The Timeless Child isn't cannon. The Doctor is actually still Capaldi, and is just having a major hallucination as he waits for years during Heaven Sent.

[@joshhaddock6772]

yeah i don’t consider any of the 13th doctor canon. chibnalls a moron

[@harvkent8017]

Nah it’s the dream lord from Amy’s choice in season 5 and Capaldi regenerated but the dream lord took over and that’s why the writing makes almost no sense because dreams also don’t make sense

[@laviarray]

NOooooooo... That retcon's Bill out of the story. Bill stays.

[@MarforSonOfLucifer]

@@laviarray Bill's shit.

[@IngwazViking]

@@laviarray literally offers nothing to Dr who retcon her

[@theplayer6244]

I have just realized that even though Amy was told not to inform the Doctor about his death she accidentally told him in an episode called The Flesh

[@apexa903]

I don’t know why Paul McGann couldn’t be the Doctor who destroyed the timelords

[@joelmole3157]

Moffat believed that he was too kind of a Doctor to go through with it. He initially eyed up Eccleston but the latter understandably didn't want to do it so he created the War Doctor as a result.

[@Mr007reviews]

Cos Moffat knew he'd wipe the floor with Smith and Tennant

[@Skucket]

Moffat said in an interview I think that he wanted someone older to play the role after ecleston didn’t want to. I think that’s because originally Moffats first Doctor was going to be someone older.

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

I read Moffat did want McGann at one point but the BBC said no as younger fans wouldn't get it. So he then created the War Doctor. Even though Big Finish had been pushing 8 towards being the Doctor who ended the War

[@Bluesit32]

The Eighth Doctor? Destroy the Time Lords? Nah. Far too nice a bloke. Maybe the seventh Doctor. He was a bit of a dick at times.

[@Jayk129]

One is mentioned in the video but not on the official list: the 12th Doctor cameo in Day of the Doctor.

[@NathanielKempson]

Its me, I'm Melody. Seriously that was the moment my head exploded. I love that whole plot line with River its my total faveourite. SO many funny qoutable moments. Hello Sweetie. Spoilers. Demons run when a good man goes to war, Night will fall and drown the sun, When a good man goes to war. Friendship dies and true love lies, when a good man goes to war, Night will fall and the dark will rise, When a good man goes to war. Demons runs but count the cost, The battle is won but the child is lost. And of course, the endless flirting. Just perfection.

[@fuedaseoyt]

guess what: I didn't had the bbc spoiler, so Simm's Master for me is the second greatest unexpected moment.

[@darkglasses87]

My two favourite reveals were the start and end of series 7: Jenna appearing on the show ahead of the Christmas Special and John Hurt's introduction. Fabulous!

[@obiwankenobi687]

‘You boot up any episode and someone’s gonna die’ - unless it’s the Moffat era

[@daveyonthedaily9525]

Empty child be like

[@obiwankenobi687]

@@daveyonthedaily9525 ‘just this once…everybody lives’ and then it proceeded to not be once. It proceeded to be lots and lots of times

[@rubeng5316]

Can we get a debate show? I'd love to hear two people who have different opinions on the doctor who universe.

[@michaelkelly2837]

This is a shout

[@alim.9801]

Oh I would love that actually

[@timothygeorge5806]

I definitely read Number Five as Amy is a *Ginger* - I mean, that's gingers for you!

[@ninjapanda0822]

“Boot up every episode someone’s gonna die” The empty child: ima just stand over here

[@DamianMcMillan383]

I want a spinoff with Ruth!

[@christopheranders6725]

Missy was the best master so far as new one

[@colourmycosplay]

I really wish they'd make an episode where the doctor goes to Raxacoricofallapatorius, I mean they can do a dalek asylum so why not the planet of the slitheen, blathereen and (dont count me on this, internet mentioned it) the hosteen

[@ingec1736]

I'd love that!!

[@EverestBlizzard]

I remember watching The Stolen Earth, I was 8 years old. When Tennant started regenerating, I fucking FREAKED. I legitimately cried when he *actually* regenerated, but that had me going crazy-especially as I had to wait a week to see what happened next.

[@sebaekyeol]

Was I the only one really shocked when he said he was only 10 or 11 when The Army of Ghosts aired?

[@NicholasKaufmann]

I started doing the math in my head immediately!

[@lucyhorst4920]

I mean same

[@techgamingreviews6957]

If you rewatch rose and listen really closely he looks at his face and ears like the doctor dose every regeneration so where would they put the time war if the 9th doctor would have been the war doctor because he would have just regenerated

[@OverWims]

Maybe he just never looked in a mirror. Or more likely they were going to make the doctor forget about the time war sort of so that he knows it happened and he fought in it but not to the extent that he did.

[@techgamingreviews6957]

I like that theory but do you think the doctor wouldn’t look in the mirror

[@OverWims]

@@techgamingreviews6957 he's the doctor. The 11th doctor saw prisoner 0 as him and didn't know who it was cos he was too busy to look in a mirror

[@techgamingreviews6957]

Good point but one other thing he was busy with prisoner 0 and he didn’t see him self for like a hour but the time war went on for years

[@OverWims]

@@techgamingreviews6957 years where he is fighting a war. No time for mirrors

[@jameswill3354]

Ok,you asked. Morris dancing was my unexpected moment. And has haunted me ever since. That over 40years. As it turned out, my wife's father was a Morris dancer. Go figure.

[@elkanhershon7785]

I think the BBC have often announced things that would've made good reveals or twists to attract viewers into watching it to bump up viewing figures

[@krab1791]

Both Amy being a Ganger and River being Melody were absolutely guessable. There were breadcrumbs laid all the way through the series. It certainly could be a surprise or a “Yes, I called it!” moment. But the clues were there.

[@DracoMalfoy523]

The master revealing himself to Missy in World enough and Time

[@Paulafan5]

How about Timothy Dalton's reveal in The End of Time part 1? You had the Master laughing way too long (which was intentional) and then... boom! Bond is a Time Lord and the Time Lords are coming back.

[@TomsYT92]

I personally didn't expect how much Chibnall would make me hate the past two series.

[@veronicavatter6436]

Same

[@salem_meow7137]

At first I was hopeful and then here we are...

[@basementguy7281]

I have for the first time in over a decade stopped watching Doctor Who. Fuck the Thirteenth Doctor

[@salem_meow7137]

Basement guy same here I have watched every modern season when it aired except the most recent one, after how bad the previous season was I didn’t want to ruin doctor who for myself

[@GameBreaker1055]

As I binged to through the show already having heard that it turned bad later on I was really uncertain whether it would actually be that bad or if people were just mad that the Doctor had become a woman. Sadly, people were not just mad and the writing really ended up being utterly awful.

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

12:07 my problem with the Ruth/Fugitive Doctor is the implication she's Pre-Hartnell. i'm a new Whovians, i was caught up by Series 8 so the idea that all the canon that i'd learn was out the window jarred me. i'm still not a fan of the Ruth/Fugitive Doctor

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

@Smithy Chris she was more violent than i'd seen the Doctor. she didn't seem to want to talk her way out of the problem, she was content with shooting her way out of the problem.

[@aoibhin6755]

I like thinking of her as the season 6b doctor - we dont exactly have anything that disproves the theory that she fits in between two and three because we dont directly see the regeneration like we do with everyone else

[@alim.9801]

@@GoddessOfWhim2003 idk I kind of like that about her, i totally get why there are problems with that canonically and why people don't like it but for me it was an interesting shake up

[@frostedfelony]

This has become my favorite channel on the internet

[@karpad4072]

"in every episode, someone's gonna die" What about /the empty childthe doctor dances?

[@directorscarlett1932]

These were my jaw dropping moments: "He'll never make a Timelord" "Davros. My name is Davros" "You might be *a* doctor, but I am the Doctor" "Ya might say; I've been doing this all my lives" Wilf knocking four times Vincent still commits suicide The introduction of Kate Lethbridge Stewart

[@erictroxell715]

You know what? I'm a Huge sceptical person on channels like yours...but I've watched 3 of your shows in 2 days. I subscribed. U do a great job. Im incredibly disgusted with info being leaked. I love surprises on my shows. Especially this show

[@jb888888888]

If the Doctor were to land in late 15th century Spain, no one would expect that.

[@julieeverett7442]

back to the historicals of the original, done properly it is a LOT of fun

[@Paulafan5]

If the Doctor went to a modern city outside of the UK that would be unexpected.

[@sigil8386]

I see what you did there.

[@josephbagwell]

No one: ... Absolutely no one : ... Whoculture video intro when i forget my volume is too loud: *LOUDTARDISNOISES

[@SoraSummer]

The sound of the universe :)

[@kydiszellinger2909]

Imagine this, the doctor (either one we know or a new one) takes on a new companion. They're spunky, kind, extremely interested in everything alien and a completely dedicated companion. They show an avid interest in time-lord history, always wanting to visit Gallifrey, exploring areas of the TARDIS, at time shocking the doctor with their intelligence which seems oddly advanced for a human. We have many adventures with them as a companion, travelling all throughout time and space, but the doctor grows increasingly curious as to how well adjusted they seem to the experienced. A signature part of the companion is the locket they always wear around their neck, hesitant to ever open it, talking about their past in vague, distant memories, until eventually, they have no choice but to explore their own history. Things don't add up, though adamant they are who they say they are, their past just isn't making any sense. The doctor realizes that the locket may contain a key part of their history. There's a tense moment where the doctor demands they open their locket to see who's inside, what part of their past they've kept concealed within this necklace. The companion agrees, slowly removing the necklace and holding the locket in their hand, faint whispers appearing in their mind. They open the locket, a burst of orange light engulfs their face, flooding their brain full of past lives they'd forgotten, transfixed on the locket, the doctor skulks away from the companion, knowing exactly what's happening.. The companion gasps for breath, their entire forgotten past now racing through their mind; "Hello, old friend." The companion smirks, knowing exactly how to pilot the TARDIS, throwing the doctor across the console as they pilot the ship to a new destination. Gallifrey. Idk if the companion was secretly Romana, The Master, or the Rani, but I just think a timelord masquerading as a companion would be an incredible storyline, and if done correctly, would be a huge shock to the viewers.

[@beesree39]

eh maybe but i feel the chameleon arch stuff would be way too obvious

[@markallem1267]

Don’t know if anybody has said it yet, but seeing hearing “I’m a Doctor, but not the kind you expected” BLEW me away! The only one even close was hearing “You know, I really think you might”, recognizing the voice, and the growing giddiness about who I was about to see - THE Doctor! The definite article!

[@julieeverett7442]

the great one has entered the building! The screaming that went round the world when he arrived!

[@markallem1267]

julie everett I and 6 others (my sister, her husband and daughter, my son, my brother, his wife) saw the show opening night at University Theater in Philadelphia. My sister and I have been fans since it first came over to the states on PBS in 1974. We both had same reaction! We knew it was Tom from the moment we heard the voice, and the next 15 seconds was such a cool, giddy time until we saw the one who is, frankly, THE Doctor! The crowd’s reaction was priceless, even from the teenage/college age fans! They ALL knew who the were watching. Such a great 50th anniversary experience!

[@curtismckenley8706]

Wasnt it rassilon and omega who created the time lords

[@RR4711]

Yes, you’re right. The classic series went into a lot of detail. The new writers just don’t care about 50+ years of established canon.

[@Paupinobo13]

I clicked the subscribe button just when you said "uuh calm down" it's the same thing i say to myself when i think about the two last seasons, i can't help but hate those seasons

[@sigil8386]

I too loved that reaction for the same reason. After the first few episodes of the 13th doctor I gave up. I don't know id Disney already owned the series then, but while they do, I'm taking a mental health break.

[@smswiggett]

I believe the death of Adric in the episode Earthshock was very unexpected.

[@danielbigham6290]

I just found this channel, so if my comment seems dated, I'm catching up. Doctor Who was the first science fiction show I watched as a young boy in the seventies. I've loved it since. The myriad twists are what, to me, keep the show going. The death of the Doctor in the opening episode was the most shocking for me. My favorite story: The Silence.

[@AmaranthOriginal]

I picked up tue Oswin one early. It's still a gut punch every time I watch that episode. It is similar to the Cybermen in series 8, which are visually telegraphed (and both by eyes). Also, Eleven already knew about the Flesh. That's why he went there. He lies about it early, but at the end alludes to needing to learn about it. Ostensibly so he can find Amy.

[@1999colebug]

Why do people dislike Clara Oswald? I've always enjoyed her time on the show.

[@GeneralBulldog54]

Same feeling. Oddly enough, it's through Clara and the mystery surrounding her character that got me into the show.

[@SW_Sarah]

people think having her as the one who saved the doctor 500 times to be a bit weird. i have to agree to some extent because *donna* but that's just my opinion.

[@RR4711]

I don’t hate Clara but I dislike it when companions like Clara or River are bossy towards The Doctor. Personally I feel the companions should always be supportive not bossy.

[@GameBreaker1055]

I have nothing against Clara, I just think that the whole "saving the Doctor" thing was far too cheesily written. And the paradoxal nature of the episode itself also kinda annoyed me. Because the Doctor does not actually die on Trenzalor in the end, this entire episode cannot actually happen.

[@bradfilippone7064]

I felt that she overstayed her welcome on the show by one year. The café scene at the end of Death in Heaven was the perfect departure scene for her. Then we get: CLARA: Doctor? Travelling with you made me feel really special. Thank you for that. Thank you for making me feel special. DOCTOR: Thank you for exactly the same. No more needed to be said. But then she came back for Last Christmas and the entirely of the next series. Other Companions have stayed longer, it is true, but other Companions had not threatened to "slap him so hard he'd regenerate," or threated to destroy the TARDIS keys. It was time to say goodbye. Nothing against Jenna Coleman. She was great.

[@myxikillian1813]

My fav moment is when matt says Hello, i"m the docter. Basically, run

[@evolsdog126]

I’ve always found it funny that famously George Lucas had to bring back yoda for return of the Jedi to confirm that dearth Vader really was Luke’s father, because no-one trusted what a bad guy says. But these days everyone believes the crazy villain. Maybe the master lied, maybe the master is the timeless child and the doctor is the resurrection of the timeless child’s first doctor in an attempt to keep the master at least vaguely under control.

[@UnderhillKoufax]

As a fan of DW since the early 1980s, I thought the Timeless Child plot twist was brilliant!!! It explained the longstanding“Brain of Morbius” mystery and added mystery to the Doctor once more. Having regenerations before Hartnell is exciting! Why did the TARDIS have a police box shape before IM Foreman?! These are all exciting questions! Fantastic!!!

[@rea1cyru5]

This comment sponsored by Chris Chibnall

[@UnderhillKoufax]

@@rea1cyru5, No. This comment is from a longtime fan of the show.

[@nigelbotterill1936]

The idea was good but it was not well done in my opinion.

[@Grimmbark]

I normally don't write comments, but i had to for this one: Thank you for making so awesome Who-Content!

[@brigadier-tc8565]

Is it waaaay too nerdy to recognise the Special Weapons Dalek on the shelf in the background? Also, fun fact, The Daleks and Cybermen had NEVER encountered each other until Army of Ghosts. Plans were put in place in the classic series, but due to Terry Nation's refusal, they never came about.

[@SW_Sarah]

well the special weapons dalek gets screen time in the stolen earth / journey's end very minor detail but if you look closely in the background whenever the supreme dalek's on screen our man is there

[@Squicx]

I always love these types of videos.

[@MrSukram777]

My most unexpected moment was from Remebrance of the Daleks (Classic Who) when the mysterious figure in the chair planning the strategies for the Daleks turned out to be that little girl. Another moment was from Revelation of the Daleks when the Davros in the glass box turned out to be fake and the real Davros controlling it from a corner the entire time.

[@Mr007reviews]

I just kinda feel Dwanns Master feels to much like a copy of Sherlock's Moriarty

[@darrenbee4955]

I think he is playing him more like some crazy person than any other master. I don't like him at all, But then I am not keen on any of the reboot Masters.

[@mikespangler98]

My favorite reveals were River Song being Amy's baby, and Mels being River Song. Time travel with regeneration, just try to keep it straight. I agree with Rory, the day was being a bit difficult, and Hitler in the closet was not helping. Then while I was wondering why they recycled Jenna Coleman To play a different part so quickly, she drops that line about the soufflé in the Snowmen, and while I'm wondering about that, the Run You Clever Boy and Remember reveal. That I was not expecting. Clara's run had its ups and downs, but as a tragedy storyline I really liked it. When they stuck Clara's theme into the end of The Pilot it was another surprise.

[@ThreeGoddesses]

Not sure people have put two and two together yet, but the timeless child is an excellent way to explain away why the 11th doctor, at his 12th regeneration, was going to regenerate into a "12th" doctor on the beach when River Song merced him. Before his death in the end of the time of the doctor, where he regenerates into the 12th doctor. It explains why 11 thought he was going to die for reals, why 10 was so scared of regenerating, and why 11 was regenerating on the beach before he died. What it doesnt explain is why the timelords thought it necessary to grant him more regenerations in the first place. Maybe, the information was hidden and then lost before the master found out. Maybe it was a ruse to make the doctor not question a new regeneration, so he doesnt look into why he can regenerate more then 12 times. All I know is that it doesnt make the doctor less mysterious, or any less important.

[@kadindarklord]

Problem: Didn't they drop the ball and reveal the Daleks in the teaser from the episode before?

[@danthemeegs8751]

I don’t think it was explicit, wasn’t it just a laser firing?

[@kadindarklord]

@@danthemeegs8751 Hmm... now that I look, it wasn't in that. Can't remember where.

[@danthemeegs8751]

kadindarklord in the “next time” trailer at the end of Fear Her you can see a Dalek laser kill a civilian, that’s all I know!

[@bethanyalcraft4855]

I thought Sacha Dhawan's character being revealed to be the master was obvious...🤔

[@GeneralBulldog54]

Not after his intro at being a friend to the Doctor previously. Any thought of him being the Master quickly vanished until the crazy eyes happened.

[@lilar1053]

I just discovered your channel and I really liked this first video I watched ! Although I'm not an English-speaking native, I could understand you very well and I really enjoyed these moments you shared ! So thank you :)

[@tarantula-ash]

"that was predictable" hey, some of us are super dumb, and literally spat out their tea finding out the doctor was the timeless child

[@davidrobinson5357]

There was an idea in ‘a good man goes to war’ for captain jack to return then and that how he losted his head and became the fake of boe

[@coolercallum3601]

Children of the earth ruined that cannon

[@GameBreaker1055]

There are some plot points that allow one to connect some dots to come to a theory on how he became a head. When River "bought" a that time-jump arm-writs thing from the blue guy, he commented how it was fresh from the arm of a handsome time agent, what is a somewhat obvious description for Jack and as the blue guy is also doing business with these monks who love to turn people into sentient heads and separate sentient bodies one could put 2 and 2 together..

[@colinp2238]

I thought that the Timeless Child was just a way to explain all the extra regenerations that the Doctor has now and to ensure a future for the programme. The War Doctor was surplus to requirement as the 8th Doctor, Paul McGann, could have easily been that Doctor in the Time War. Finally Rich you must know that BDM! I'kk leave you to work that out.

[@lilar1053]

Exactly my thoughts, which is why I found it pretty lame but well, at least there gave an explanation !

[@GameBreaker1055]

The 11th Doctor had been given new regenerations and the President later stated that he was not even sure how many they gave him, what was enough to set the stage for potential 20+ Doctors without having to question it.

[@chooseadventure6810]

The moment I KNEW we were getting Daleks vs. Cyber men (and CHEERED, of course) was in the post credit preview at the end of the previous episode. There was a microsecond flash of a solider being zapped by what any true fan was a Dalek beam. That was real RTD Easter egg for a certain type of fan.

[@ishaandw]

Despite watching the series 10 trailer with John Simm in it, I had completely forgotten about him appearing in the finale. So he was a shocking master reveal as well.