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From the 2017 Christmas Special "Twice Upon A Time"
TWICE UPON A TIME
Two Doctors stranded in a forbidding snowscape, refusing to face regeneration. A British army captain, seemingly destined to die in the First World War but taken from the trenches to play his part in the Doctor's story. In the final chapter of the twelfth Doctor's epic adventure, he must face his past to decide his future. Along the way he realises the resilience of humanity, discovering hope in his darkest frozen moment. It is the end of an era, but the Doctor's journey is only just beginning.
Starring Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), David Bradley (The First Doctor), Pearl Mackie (Bill Potts) and Mark Gatiss (The Captain).
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Rachel Talalay
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[@aidanobrien6156]

This, THIS, is what makes the Doctor special. No super special backstory. No grand destiny in store for them. The Doctor is just a madman in box who ran away from Gallifrey out of fear and curiosity. Passing through, helping out, and learning on the way

[@volo870]

No, the Doctor is a Chosen Tart, Procreator of Time Lord Race, and overly unpleasant person, who's full of herself. Haven't you watched recent Chibnall episodes?

[@xanderm6090]

@@volo870 That last bit is every Doctor. Where have you been?

[@philosophysics8150]

@@xanderm6090 no, it is not

[@timwoods8297]

@@volo870 guess she took "time lord victorious is wrong" too seriously

[@funnyfunnyvalentine7991]

I don't consider Whittaker or Chibnall's run canon

[@TheScarletWing2490]

So the First Doctor left Gallifrey to find out what is that driving force that allows good to win over evil, and without realizing it, he BECAME that driving force, and in essence, he became that which inspired him to leave in the first place. So I ask you, who really composed Beethoven's Fifth?

[@garretthaslam3869]

Shoot man, that’s a winner of a comment

[@hiakosipol6987]

The BootStrap Paradox

[@pizzaking2594]

Deeep deeeeeeep

[@Arkaeus04]

So just like the destiny trap

[@mandolinic]

As the bartender said: Go easy on the beers, Beethoven! That is your NINTH! Unfortunately, Beethoven never heard him...

[@NICKatronMC]

I love when basically *ANY* Dalek has an actual conversation with a character, especially the Doctor

[@matteosignor4256]

Dalek-kan!

[@bibbabookgirl8469]

"Good is not a practical survival strategy, it requires loyalty, self-sacrifice, love" is now my favorite quote.

[@danielhaire6677]

Agreed. And its sad that he didn't realize that those qualities are why good wins. Because when you love and are loyal to others, you are willing tosacrifice for them. You are in for the long haul, until the end of the line. As another commenter on this scene said to victory or death. Good beats evil because evil is basically selfish. AT least why it works in fiction:)

[@Blazieth]

@@danielhaire6677 Good is higher-effort than evil. Thus, those that commit to good over evil tend to be more determined. Evil, being easier, is more appealing to the cowardly and lazy. When things don't go their way, rather than take a stand and press forward against all odds, Evil is more likely to drop the idea, run away and seek easier prey. It's not a sure constant, but it tends to work out.

[@redcardinalist]

@@Blazieth well said all three of you! 💕

[@ishathakor]

​@@danielhaire6677 i'd say that's why it works in real life too, except in real life there's no definitive end. you either win, or you die trying.

[@theendersmirk5851]

@@Blazieth another detail on the continuum: on average, good is more sustainable long term. The morality of an action tends to determine the morality of actions taken towards you, therefore meaning the more pain you cause, the more people will try to pain you. This reflexive nature of morality makes it so that, as time progresses, evolution favors the kind over the cruel, as the cruel will kill themselves and anyone they rely on out before too long, while the kind will make things better for themselves and others. In that, what the Doctor does is not to save a couple of lives, every so often, but instead, by promoting kindness on a universal scale over time, he has slowly increased the lifespans of many species that would have killed themselves off without interference. He prunes the cruel from the universe more swiftly than natural so that the kind can truly grow.

[@manzanaproductions]

3:33-“You’re amazing Doctor. Never forget that”Since this was Moffatt’s last episode of his era, I’d like to think this was him expressing his feelings toward the character and the show.

[@AdoptedPoo]

@@paulhunter6742 wy talking about the 10th doctor had a companion that was a person of color.

[@paulhunter6742]

@@AdoptedPoo I believe was important since until 2000s there were no nationalities outside of Europe were companions of Dr Who. It gives series a more international flavor. You don't have to agree my opinion.

[@cameronjosephvideos5942]

@@paulhunter6742 The Fifth Doctor travelled with an American. OK the Actress wasn't American and she was still white but as a character she was American. And if you include Grace from the TV movie you get a real American.

[@mainstreetsaint36]

@@cameronjosephvideos5942 Nicola Bryant wasn't American, but Peri was. So Peri is American.

[@realleefrom9339]

Feel like Twice upon a Time was his love letter to all of Doctor Who

[@Stormandfire]

I like the subtle implication in One's answer that he wasn't entirely good when he first left Gallifrey, that it took time to be the person he is, the person Twelve is.

[@edwardide5323]

I watched An Unearthly Child (all four episodes) and, no, he wasn't entirely good. He was very much protective of himself and Susan. It took time for the Doctor to learn how to, well, Doctor. There are aspects of the Doctor in all three of the companions in that story. My personal take is that there were deeper reasons for why he left which have maybe only been lightly alluded to. I believe he was, for reasons unrevealed, trying to hide the Hand of Omega (Remembrance of the Daleks), and maybe other items, in order to protect Gallifrey. When Ian and Barbara showed up and got into the TARDIS, the Doctor had to act and act quick as he and Susan had been found out. Eventually, the Doctor realized that they weren't enemies, their intentions were true, and he gained a greater understanding of his role in the universe. When he had to summon them in The War Games, the Doctor used a story of being bored, etc., so as not to give away his real reasons for leaving, though he did point out the evils which exist in the universe. He even kept his real reasons hidden from the Tribunal and from the Celestial Intervention Agency.

[@scottishjedi1522]

In his first episode he literally kidnaps two people. The First Doctor went through an arch of slowly warming up to his human companions over time. At first he was quite cold and detached, as well as occasionally confrontational and cruel. But then he warms up to those around him and becomes more of a caring grandfatherly figure, though retains a bit of a short temper and rather irritable nature.

[@backtoklondike]

@@scottishjedi1522 And that's why the Doctor got more kinder afterwards. The first doctor is (as everyone has said a million times) a child learning what's morally wrong or right, the Doctors that came afterwards took what their youngest incarnation learnt to heart and that's why the Doctor is the way he is.

[@blairbrown4812]

Between the Time War,what they did to the Family of Blood and the debacle of Demons Run,The Doctor still isn't entirely good now. In a way, the various Incarnations are very much like the rest of us a half-Madman with a box doing the best you can in a universe that's not entirely good nor sane.

[@rahl163]

@@blairbrown4812 The Doctor is not a good man, never has been and never was. Just a madman with a box, helping and learning where he can.

[@jjadiel2011]

I love they brought back “The Doctor’s Theme”

[@2595220]

TXxL it was both actually 10 and 9... it made this sense good.

[@jjadiel2011]

TXxL “The Doctor’s Theme” was not meant to be exclusive for the ninth doctor as it has been used for The Eleventh Doctor (Episodes like “Pandorica Opens” , “A Good Man Goes to War”, “The Day Of The Doctor”) , Tenth Doctor, and Twelfth Doctor (Not only on Twice Upon a Time but on episodes like “Into The Dalek”,and “Hell Bent”). That’s why it’s called like that. It’s just “The Doctor’s Theme”. He is the same person. I sort of get why you think it’s lazy but I’m pretty sure that it was like a way to close off Murray Gold’s run as a composer for the show by recalling his best work. The episode is filled with almost every significant track he made.

[@coleturner9106]

Adams Torres Exactly correct. And I love them for it🙂

[@DominicBandicoot123]

It was used in the first episode of Class too.

[@kylemccrory2031]

@TXxL not really. It's generally just the doctor's theme

[@DoctorDodge]

Easily, EASILY the best moment for the First Doctor in this episode. No awkward sexism jokes, no out of character moments, just a great, Hartnell-esque speech that suits the First Doctor perfectly. Even better, Bradley delivered it just right.

[@weldonhanson5799]

@@bingbongabinga2954 was that really necessary?

[@mickeymisogynist955]

@@bingbongabinga2954 Nice one dude, made me laugh

[@bingbongabinga2954]

Revolver Ocelot it can't be said enough.

[@bingbongabinga2954]

And...this is the first Doctor I want to snog.

[@TheOnComingStorm121]

@@bingbongabinga2954 And you wonder why women have such low expectations for men.......

[@Zer0Jo]

Did anyone else notice the planet they go to in order to find the dalek Rusty, Villengard? It's home to the banana groves the ninth doctor mentioned when talking to Jack Harkness about his sonic blaster. On Villengard, the weapon factories that produced sonic tech were transformed into banana groves by the Doctor himself lol. As he says, "Banana's are good".

[@singletona082]

They are!

[@danielwilliamson6180]

I like the name of the planet. Sounds like something out of Norse mythology.

[@volo870]

Bananas are radioactive.

[@captivatingares7429]

Volo *the more you know*

[@ThePathStrider]

*Doctor:* _Sonic Blaster .. 51st Century .. Weapon Factories of Villengard._ *Jack:* _You've been to the Factories?_ *Doctor:* _Once._ *Jack:* _Well, they're gone now .. destroyed. Main Reactor went critical, vapourised the lot._ *Doctor:* _Like I said, once._

[@Yggi11]

2:08 "There is good" (Twelve's face is onscreen) "and there is evil" (Rusty) I only just noticed that

[@YoungEngineer-ew9en]

Rusty isn't rlly evil tho

[@AttakusZakus]

YoungEngineer162000 Ah and there’s the fine line between. Rusty isn’t truly Evil and the Doctor isn’t truly Good. There is a balance and the Doctor knows that all too well.

[@cunningsmile4166]

"Evil is relative. Most things in the universe are just hungry. And hunger looks like evil from other end of the cutlery. Or do you think your bacon sandwich loves you back?"

[@Kspice9000]

GOLDENMORAL CINEMAS /whoosh

[@Cabolt44]

@@Kspice9000 r/whoosh - you even did the meme wrong! Faux pas.

[@joshwaldron8872]

“I don’t trust hugs, it’s just a way to hide your face”

[@thegallifreyanwhovian2544]

"You're the very first Dalek that ever got naked for me"

[@iz723]

i hate that line

[@sentientbean1]

Terrible line

[@Lupus_Solitarius]

Quite funny tbh.

[@UnchainedEruption]

The Gallifreyan Whovian Such a cringeworthy line.

[@pseudonym5577]

The worst line

[@peterward2275]

"You're going to have to stop shooting at me" sounded very Tom Bakerish!

[@KevinTheTimeGeek86]

Glad I'm not the only one to pick up on that! In fact, one of my friends got to meet Capaldi at a con, and I told them to tell him I really loved the Tom Bakerish slant he gave some line readings. He apparently considered my comparison of him to Tom Baker "high praise". :D

[@ffggddss]

Son of a gun! I thought that, too! So this can't be coincidental; it had to have been intentional. Fred

[@Staceyatkinson4496]

That's what I thought too

[@bringmeknitting844]

Yes! Also, from much further back, "A Mummy!!!"

[@port2483]

He may sound like Tom Baker but he looks like Jon Pertwee.

[@alunjones6823]

David Bradley is amazing as the First Doctor. He was born for it. If they do make another anniversary special, they better add him in the episode.

[@maxxam012]

David is the 21st Century William

[@tbnrprimestudios1232]

Theirs rumors that the 60th anniversary will feature the current Doctor plus 11 and 10 but that probably won’t happen if 13 regenerates

[@davidgraham8299]

@@tbnrprimestudios1232 I wouldn't expect there are any plans for it yet

[@ericmann770]

IF he's still alive by that time.

[@malcolmmorin]

@@ericmann770 It's only a year away. Sure, anything can happen, but I can't imagine him dying right before he could get the chance to replay One on screen.

[@seanbhoycfc4834]

"But the world is not a fairytale" And that's why we have Doctor Who

[@shauntempley9757]

@David Blyth Well, sci fi is out. what is left for him but a being a fairy tale. He automatically becomes one in the third person. Plus, the 80s was the furthest away from the Doctor. There were times where 7 was straying into villain territory. Which is the a terrifying thought. Because if he stops fighting evil, who will? It certainly looks like 13 is. No longer fighting evil, I mean.

[@tomkenning5482]

@@shauntempley9757 except for when she sent Tzim Sha back home, when she foiled Kraskos plan, when she ejected the Pting into space, when she sorted those spiders in that hotel, when she took down kerblam, when she defeated those mud monsters, when she managed to deal with that weird balloon guy, when she royally fucked up Tzim Sha again, and when she sent that dalek into the supernova.

[@9nikolai]

@@shauntempley9757 There were many more incarnations of the Doctor who thought they were becoming bad. I'd go as far as to say it's a big personality trait of the overall Doctor.

[@shauntempley9757]

@@9nikolai All of those thoughts were caused by the battles and villains he faced getting worse and worse with each Incarnation. Even the 1st Doctor felt that way, it is the weight of the character's history and hopes of being better in the next encounter. The issue is, Season 11 showed the battles and villains getting even worse than even Season 10, while this Doctor refuses to face them at their worst. She faces them after they have won. That is more Missy than the Doctor, which is not good to see. She seems to ultimately give in to the far bigger problems and deal with the smaller problems attached. She is not the Doctor. Not yet. Season 12 will show weather she improves or fails. We need to see her interact with the universe the other 12 interacted with. The Dalek showed promise, but more is needed from the other Classic Monsters to show that.

[@geigercourtier]

David Blyth are you a queer fairy?

[@FirstLast-cg2nk]

Why is evil so equally balanced by good? It's simple: *Evil is easy.* Most, if not all, people who turn to evil do so because being evil is less personally taxing: When the plans of the evil fall apart, they run away to scheme another day. Evil won't throw away valuable resources to salvage a bad plan: They'll cut their losses, abandon their allies, and flee. Someone prepared to do good is prepared to do it for the long haul, and won't stop until either victory or death.

[@TheSkully343]

Fantastic speech.

[@Silverwind87]

Doesn't really answer the question.

[@Lemuel928]

Is this how"Master"planned Evil the 1st Time?

[@nodak81]

Your opinion is basically saying evil is smart, and actually fits rather well with Dark Helmet's opinion from Spaceballs. "Good is dumb".

[@michelvanderlinden8363]

I'll take it a step further... evil is NATURAL, while good is UNNATURAL. We, as humans, are really the only species to actively try to seperate good and evil. We do "good" things for... no reason at all, really. It makes us feel good maybe, or sometimes someone believes in "karma" and hopes to be rewarded in some way... but there's always a reason behind it. Evil, selfishness, etc.. is as you said easy, but it also comes natural. The basic survival instinct is simply "I need to survive, and pass on my DNA". Animals do it, insects do it, and to a degree even trees/flowers do it by taking over other areas through pollen/nuts/etc. The reason why Evil wins in most scenarios is... it needs no real reason to win, and it is the easy way. But good? Good always needs a reason, and continous effort. Without the continous effort, it falls into neutral and evil in time. Its a depressing thought.

[@nameless7838]

"Why did the Doctor leave Gallifrey?" Easy, the espresso machine was broken & they refused to get a new one.

[@theoutcastboi]

Nah, that's not right, obviously he left because somebody toucha his Spaghet.

[@isaacwright8211]

or in other words the plot demands it

[@jubilationmaster2666]

Nameless no he left because he stole a sweet roll from the president

[@frankbrown4780]

Irony of ironies, it turned out he's more of a tea drinker......................................can't stand coffee.

[@Mental_Warlock]

Nameless he ran from the time war right?

[@Artisan1979]

2:15 Dee plays The Doctor in a way that definitely complements the performance of William Hartnell. You hear in his voice that contemplative tone that would also be worthy of a professors in the University. The way he conveys his lines makes you generally think about the question he's trying to answer. He is as equal in lectures as number 12 is and as the fourth Doctor was. Such an original layer added to the beginning of this characters journey. Not fear or paranoia, but rather curiosity.

[@JohnGamingFuntime]

Bill: "You're the first one,yea?Like the original version of the Doctor?" Chibnall:I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@tommeloman6969]

JohnGamingFuntime 😂 so true

[@Deathspike123]

I'm Gonna Do What's Called a Pro Gamer Move

[@MephProduction]

Story lines are allowed to to change and evolve, lets see how that story ends. Also.. that line was a bit of a joke because obviously he wasn't the original version of the doctor.... he is in fact the 3rd actor to play the 1st doctor.

[@mv9370]

@@MephProduction Timeless Children de-evolved the Doctor tho

[@MephProduction]

@@mv9370 Hardly, added more mystery and layers just like the classic series use to do. If you want the show to never change then it would have ended after it's first three years.

[@Ryusuta]

Rusty is seriously one of the coolest characters in new Who. I really want to see more of him. I love the idea of a Dalek that isn't evil (per se).

[@tomnorton4277]

Dalek Sec and Dalek Caan turned good too.

[@WolfkinNorthclaw]

If you look into the lore or Doctor Who there is or maybe was an entire force of "Good" Daleks who opposed the Dalek Doctrine, not sure that's still cannon mind you as it's never been in the show far as I know.

[@LeTropeur]

I really like the theory that this episode is the Twelfth Doctor trying to process his grief and to convince himself to regenerate by creating a nice adventure with his distorted memory of his First incarnation, where everyone who died has been saved, and where he can finally remember Clara. It's basically the Doctor telling himself "You're not doing this for nothing." and acknowledging in his own way that he matters.

[@ScoobyandShaggy5554]

Le Tropeur it was actually the universe telling him that, even tho I don’t believe in that

[@GibbySoapBox]

Le Tropeur this theory and comment both help me probably love this episode a little more than I did before. Thank you guys!

[@MrCyion]

As someone who has struggled with depression, I really did enjoy this episode for that reason. I was filled with sorrow when I realized that not wanting to regenerate is tantamount to ending your own life. But the way it was handled and that tiny bit of hope to keep going forward was wonderful. There was a lot to be taken in. It was a beautiful send off for Capaldi, presenting The Doctor in their weakness and regret, a moment that no other Doctor except for perhaps Eccelston in his first episode has displayed in such a degree.

[@GibbySoapBox]

MrCyion I agree. When I started watching Who twelve years ago, I was being bullied, had little friends, and home life was sorta falling apart, so I didn’t ever feel hopefully or important, didn’t ever feel like I matter to most people. Then my mom showed me Doctor Who and went as far as to record re-runs of classic who so I could explore and learn more of the show and it honestly changed my life and I couldn’t be more happy than I am now. So this episode totally embodies how I feel about the show despite the ups and downs it’ll have.

[@charlesrichards9123]

Given the mindset Twelve was in, I do not think that this is likely. On the other hand, the TARDIS, and the Testimony, which contained the memories of possibly all of the Doctor's former (and future) companions, might set up this adventure, just as you said. It makes more sense to me than to say that the Testimony, needing to get to know his character. Ian, The Brigadier, Sarah-Jane, Martha, and so many others would have already given it all it needed to know. "Everyone who has ever met him" knows. It would not need more evidence.

[@vordman]

Bill was actually a very likeable companion. It's a shame she only had one series as she's much better than the current crew.

[@saorse5918]

Haven't watched any new who since the Rosa park episode the racism got a bit too much for me I know Doctor Who deals with topics in certain ways but that felt a little to forced on me like they wanted to cram down my throat how horrible we can be as a species throughout our history

[@captainflowers748]

Anything is better then the 13th doctor series

[@mikeg1118]

​@@saorse5918so you didn't like the truth

[@kirbyfreakyt4695]

@@mikeg1118 TTC? I, personally, accept what it did to the lore but I also am not that big a fan of 13's run lol

[@callumocreary1253]

@@saorse5918we need to be taught tho

[@X23SSaviourGundam]

Probably still my favorite special. The First Doctor wasn't a "problem solver" he just floated about and occasionally fixed things because he or his companions accidentally broke something, and occasionally coming across people like the Daleks and Cybermen. It wasn't until the Second Doctor where he began going out of his way to help and save others at his own risk. Even in the early Hartnell stories, he was more concerned with "leaving" than helping. This special in a way helped explain the transition of the First into the Second and why the Doctor does what he now does best, helping and saving others.

[@OfficialKiotakuAC]

It doesn't matter who played the first Doctor..William Hartnel or other look alike actors. HE WILL ALWAYS BE THE FIRST DOCTOR!

[@Hhhhhh-sz9ud]

The Official AnimeCitizen As far as I’m concerned, even with the retcon, he still is. They can say there were as many incarnations before him as they’d like, but he’s the one who stole the TARDIS. They may have had the name before, but they only truly became the Doctor the day they stole the TARDIS and ran away from Gallifrey.

[@kuzregoistgold2544]

There were more incarnations but he is the first to become the doctor

[@KenS1267]

@@Hhhhhh-sz9ud There are many things unforgivable about Chibnall's Doctor but breaking absolute mountains of established continuity may be the worst.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

I feel compelled to again point out that we don't know the Doctor had never regenerated by the time he left Galifrey.

[@KenS1267]

@@TheNoiseySpectator Yes, we do. It had been stated so many times it would be hard to list them all. But the entire Matt Smith story arc was based on it.

[@jamesspring4610]

Bill: "Maybe there's just a bloke." The First Doctor: "A bloke?!" Bill: "Yeah, perhaps there's just some bloke. Wandering around, putting everything right when it goes wrong." Love how Bill seems to be comparing the Doctor(s) to Doctor Sam Beckett. :)

[@jptang1701]

You're comment should be at the TOP! I can't believe how many people missed this?

[@foxarific8347]

As the doctor once said. "I am most definetly a mad man with a box."

[@badbeardbill9956]

Scott Bakula as the 17th Doctor

[@EpicNinjaShiro]

Going back to this now.... "You're the first one, yeah?"

[@aurelian8297]

He is.

[@Lord_Starscream_Ghost]

@@aurelian8297 Not anymore. "Ruth" is a pre-Hartnell Doctor, as are any of her other regenerations. A stupid idea to be brought in, but they went and did it.

[@aurelian8297]

@@Lord_Starscream_Ghost no

[@BrotherTree1]

The first as the Doctor namesake, yes. The first incarnation of this mysterious timeless specimen? No.

[@aurelian8297]

@@BrotherTree1 nope

[@monkeyman767]

Man, hearing the 9th doctor's theme in this scene is wonderful

[@OneDeadArtist]

☝️

[@basiliskboy17]

more specifically it's the bad wolf leitmotif, though I'm not quite sure why they included it

[@janx1978]

@@basiliskboy17 Because the theme has since 2005 been officially branded as "The Doctors theme" and with that context i couldnt imagine a better piece to play in this moment

[@basiliskboy17]

@@janx1978 really? cos every doctor has had their own theme, and I think only Nine's included the leitmotif cos it played directly into his story

[@janx1978]

@Basil Serpent you're right but 9s theme has been adopted as the universal theme of the Doctor in recent years. Personally I like it, it's mysterious, haunting, dark, and hopeful all at the same time. Perfectly encapsulates the character imo. Different versions of the theme can be heard at moments of 10's and 12's run as well. I can't recall if it was ever used during the 11th era instead being replaced by "I Am The Doctor" and "Madman With A Box" which are also great themes I'd like to be used more lol

[@robertslipek7311]

This really is one of the best new episodes ever and personally my favorite Christmas special. What an ingenious idea, teaming the first Doctor with the most recent one and examining the Doctor's ability to move on and keep going--not his power to regenerate--but philosophically, what keeps him going and why doesn't he just stop? I applaud this episode's ability to stay interesting and maintain energy despite actually having no true threat. It's great to finally have a more relaxed episode in the show where we can just look back fondly on its history and then look ahead in excitement--no invasions or universe destroying cataclysms, just one man (in two incarnations) thinking about his life. It's a testament to this character that he's fascinating enough to make us want to see that.

[@pikaplayzhd595]

Agreed, it really is a wonderful episode. It looks back to the past while looking forward to the future :)

[@jessetorres8738]

Robert Doe: I feel like they should have left out 2 or 3 of the sexism jokes (I argue they had too many, but they were ok given context of the time of Hartnell's Doctor and there were a couple based on things Hartnell actually said), but other than that, Bradley did an amazing job as the Doctor in this Christmas Special.

[@robertslipek7311]

thank you for the salt. it tastes very nice.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

@@obiwankenobi687 I have near enough said that exact line haha. RTD's era was excellent for many reasons, and so was Moffat's. Both had different strengths in dialogue, for me, and I'll take both, thanks. Chibnall seems to be giving me something all-new too, something a lot closer to home than either of the former, and that feels very cool. Plus, if you're claiming that Capaldi can't act then... uh... I don't quite know how to tell you that he's quite possibly my single favourite actor ever. He can evoke any emotion he damn well pleases and launch it straight into my heart with those railgun eyebrows, before using every single line on that brilliant face to express every single emotion his character is feeling and then rounding it off with a joke and a grin that has me on the floor laughing and yelling "THAT FUCKIN' EEJIT". I love Tennant too but... damn. All four of the core cast in this episode were amazing to me, and even (I presume) Briggs managed to get some serious emotion along through Rusty. All just my opinion of course and I'm trying to respect yours as well but I just don't understand how you can possibly think that none of the actors in this episode can act. Capaldi knows this character better than almost anyone else on the planet, to me.

[@danwarren2529]

I got to admit its one of best story telling but nt exactly the best overall

[@timrob12]

I love that they took time to (sort of) answer the question of the Doctor leaving Gallifrey as this is the original Doctor. The one who did it. It's one of the things I love about this episode. Also, can we take a moment to appreciate how Bradley takes his time to find the right sentences, as if he is having difficulty remembering the lines, which would've been the case with Hartnell, certainly around the time of The Tenth Planet. A little detail perhaps, but a fitting one.

[@jessetorres8738]

Timrob12: I feel like they should have left out 2 or 3 of the sexism jokes (I argue they had too many but they were fine given context of the time of Hartnell's Doctor and there were a couple based on things Hartnell actually said), but other than that, Bradley did an amazing job as the Doctor in this Christmas Special.

[@timrob12]

Exactly. That's what I'm trying to tell people.

[@juniorzablosky9608]

Bradley's performance was based on the end of the first season when Hartnell was starting to go senile from disease, old age, and I think PTSD. (Edit) did some research, and it was around the end of the second season when he started slowing down, not the first.

[@DeathGodRiku]

@@juniorzablosky9608 I thought Bradley had a bone disease and memory problems

[@juniorzablosky9608]

@@DeathGodRiku I haven't really done any research on Bradley, but I did see "an adventure In time and space", the documentary about Doctor Who and he did a really good job with William Hartnell's mannerisms and eventual slowness

[@christopherpelling5485]

You can hear the proper Dalek resentment in Rusty's voice; the snide tone, like verbally spitting at the Doctor's feet. Puts forward that there is still an alien inside, which is actually refreshing to watch - a Dalek's born to hate.

[@Terry.W]

Peter Capaldi was so good as the Doctor.

[@ArlanKels]

He got the short end of the stick in dealing with some very poor scripts.

[@bguen1234]

Peter Capaldi was so g̶o̶o̶d̶ terrible as the Doctor. (fixed it for you)

[@waynescreations1839]

Agree. These nitwits wouldn't know a good story if it hit on the nose. Every incarnation of the Doctor has some weak stories and some really strong ones, but most of the times they are just good, Capaldi was no different. He was a great Doctor with many brilliant episodes ;)

[@shakeela6128]

I like how Capaldi sometimes sounds like a Villain...

[@omega311888]

he was PHENOMENAL as the doctor!

[@markleneker9923]

I never noticed the subtle use of The Doctor's Theme when Avatar Bill and the 1st Doctor are talking about what an effect he has had in the universe.

[@BlackRoseRhamnous]

Subtle isn't what I'd say. It was blatant.

[@coleturner9106]

That music, the doctors theme from series 1, just elevates any conversation or scene it is used in, absolute masterpiece, even after all these years, it hasn't lost its touch.

[@IllusivePrime]

3:00 Nice to hear the old Bad Wolf music.

[@nyreegraham7894]

WAIT WHAT THE HELL??

[@Nictric1]

That's the "bloke"

[@digitalcyclone7218]

@Aaron Giles i think it might be used to signify something significant. don't know much about classic doctor who, but whenever i heard the theme it either accompanied something really important (like the events in "Turn Left") or something really deep (like some of the speeches)

[@PerovNigma]

That’s the Doctor’s theme from Series 1.

[@Feuergraf]

@Aaron Giles It's the ninth Doctor theme

[@kuziokundera]

I love the fact that she hugs him to hide her “true” face. Little “easter-egg” moments like that is what makes the 12th Doctor great.

[@DJGM1974]

Best Moment of this clip . . . 3:31 - as Bill hugs the 1st Doctor ... "You're amazing Doctor, never forget that . . . "

[@mikepaz4281]

The most unexpected cameo in Doctor Who history...

[@cookiearethebestcookies8390]

Mike Paz umm??

[@bythebreach]

Personally, I`d still give that to the Macra

[@willshaw9638]

Mike Paz the alpha centuray was quite surprising

[@oisinjadran]

Series 9 davros?

[@TheMoonRover]

Or John Cleese in City of Death.

[@2Scribble]

It's really amazing how arrogant yet honest this scene is... yes there were a number of pressing reasons. His granddaughter. The hand of Omega. Various issues and even a rebellion involving the high council... But at the end of the day - what he wanted more than anything else - was to dissect the universe :P it's an almost... Master answer. Almost like it acknowledges how much more aloof and standoffish One was - how he was willing to lie, cheat and straight up murder for his own benefit - but that he was still a good man under that crusty worn-out exterior... We really got to see - got to understand One - more than we did in his whole original run lol

[@hagamapama]

This was the Time Lord who was the Master's friend. The difference between them is exactly this. They both started out with arrogant Time Lord prejudices but the Doctor left Gallifrey to learn, study and explore and the Master left Gallifrey to dominate and aggrandize himself. This is the whole root of their divergence throughout the series.

[@singletona082]

One of the oft touched on motifs is that the Doctor is very much like the Master and the Master is very much like the Doctor. It wouldn't take much to nudge one towards the other's path metaphorically speaking. Hence why the Doctor has companions, to act as moral compass.

[@tbeller80]

@@singletona082 The Doctor has been shown multiple times to be just a few days or weeks from becoming a god or a one-man army without a companion to keep him grounded.

[@Sunspot9522]

The Doctor and the Master were very similar to each other. They both wanted to understand and explore the universe, but came to very different conclusions as to how and go about it. The Master wanted to control it and make it his, while the Doctor thought it was enough to just see it. Travel, learn, and help out if they can. They did start out the same, but where one grew kinder, the other grew crueler.

[@MephProduction]

@@hagamapama They were only friends a the academy, The Master confirms this to the First Doctor when they meet during the 'five doctors' and the doctor doesn't recognise me. "believe it or not we were at the academy together" so i'm not sure if they were even friends then.

[@RandallHallKaizenReiki]

This scene is so much more powerful when you realize it is Testimony talking. "Everyone who has ever met you does" is much more powerful when you realize Testimony actually know what they all think.

[@johnnyjoestar8538]

Seeing Bill hug the first Doctor broke my heart

[@martynstembridge7714]

When 'The Doctors Theme' kicks in! ... Takes me back to memories of Eccleston running and smiling while holding Billie Piper's hand!

[@Meerkat040]

Oh ikr. I got such a series 1 vibe form that moment. it was... fantastic.

[@applejuice5272]

Run!

[@DavidLopez-up3qm]

*Gets ready to sleep* *Gets a notification from the Official Doctor Who KZbin Channel* Maybe sleep isn't so important.

[@joshuascales2657]

Mystical Doctor Sleep is for Tortoises

[@lifeofvadim]

Don't forget to subscribe!

[@TheDakkaman]

"There is Doctor Who, and there is Sleep. You left your slumber to answer a question of your own: By any objective analysis, Sleep should always win..."

[@719hannah]

every time they use "The Doctor's Theme" my heart aches

[@mork6894]

You know, I'd love a slower-paced series about Bradley's first Doctor. That scene with him pacing and talking to Bill was really nice to watch.

[@davidgraham8299]

I wouldn't mind seeing a few special with his Doctor.

[@elisnyder863]

He's done five Big Finish boxsets with other AiSaT cast members so far, for whatever that's worth to you!

[@jubilationmaster2666]

I love Rusty as a dalek. He was brilliant as a character in the series

[@juniorzablosky9608]

Was Rusty from the old series? A companion?

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

Briggs did a brilliant job conveying Rusty's sheer unrelenting hatred for everything but also the resigned-ness and almost *spite* towards the Doctor for knowingly exploiting his corrupted nature. I never thought I'd hear a tired Dalek.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

@@juniorzablosky9608 Just from Twelve's first series! Into The Dalek, specifically.

[@juniorzablosky9608]

@@clockworkkirlia7475 I stopped watching Doctor Who before Eleven regenerated, our Netflix account ran out, so I've just been finding bits and pieces of the episodes

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

@@juniorzablosky9608 Ahh, fair fair. I think the episodes may be on dailymotion or similar, though I am definitely not condoning that or anything. ;) Capaldi's era got Real good from his first finale onwards, though frankly his acting was always 12/10.

[@FredMeyer42]

William Hartnell's Doctor will ALWAYS be the first Doctor, period. No amount of retconning will ever truly change that. David Bradley captures Hartnell's performance perfectly!

[@RiainRamblez]

So many answers to one question....WHO really knows anymore? 🤔

[@iceoriental123]

Well, the 'scared' thing has to be true because the Veil accepted it.

[@Mental_Warlock]

Riain Biehle I do he ran because he didn't want to become a hybrid dalek and to fight the time war

[@RiainRamblez]

Xaldel too true

[@pp-wl1tf]

It could be all of them, who knows how many times the Doctor's life has been altered.

[@DalekTheSupreme]

The Doctor mislead the Time Lords, but he spoke no direct lies. The function of the device he was trapped in wouldn't accept false answers. He was careful about his wording, and never confessed anything about the Hybrid. He admitted that he left Gallifrey because he was scared, though he never said why. He spoke the prophecy about the Hybrid and admitted he was scared, but gave no information about what it was. Despite my own personal dislike of "Hell Bent", it was a clever way of tricking the audience.

[@AceOfHeartz4]

I’ve just started dr. Who…and I’ve started at the beginning,…this actor fits him so perfectly…the “that’s a rather good question” was so perfect

[@harley7836]

This was such a great and touching scene between Bill and the 1st Doctor! I’ve seen people bitching about Bradley’s portrayal of Hartnall/1st Doctor. But people seem to forget that Bradley isn’t just playing the first Doctor he’s also playing Hartnall in his very last episode/scenes when his health was is serious decline in real life. Bradley got all of Hartnall’s mannerisms during his final season especially his final episode down to a T! While nobody will ever be able to replace Hartnall, Bradley did a brilliant job of playing him not just in this episode but also the special episode for the 50th anniversary. With Bradley never actually meeting Hartnall and most of his episodes are missing I personally think he did a brilliant job of his portrayal of both the original actor and the character and was perfect for the casting. Bradley did a much better job then the other actor who stood in as the first Doctor during the five doctors. Edit: also it’s not shown in this clip but it did make people worried for the first Doctor when Bill started to creep up on him in the glass looking form.

[@idontknowimlostforwords4715]

Bill and Twelve were literally fantastic loved them both!

[@Tasorius]

But what happened that season gave me a Cyberman phobia.

[@Haaris.Qureshi]

I just realised something. This works very well as an explanation for why the Doctor tried to bash Za’s head in all those years ago. He wasn’t actually going to do it. He wanted to see what everyone else would do. Coz practically, doing the evil thing and killing him would make more sense. But god prevailed. I always thought the way he did it was very obvious, like he wasn’t even subtle about it, and now I realise he never mean to be.

[@buhe1]

With the confession disc and once having the Hand of Omega hidden in the classic series, and even admitting he lied, that it wasn't boredom that made him leave, I think it was more then just curiosity about good and evil. I think the first Doctor was doing the same thing the Second Doctor was doing when explaining to Jamie and Zoe on why he left, that he was perhaps hiding a truth that would probably put them in danger with the Timelords.

[@CaratsRitzy]

2:05 This scene always gives me the shivers, it sort of shows you the darker side of The Doctor if things go wrong. Or you know, there's a bit of Missy in The Doctor with "that" look.

[@shaunwales1025]

Love it when Bradley does the Hartnell glare

[@TheWhovian732]

One thing I would love to do is meet Peter Capaldi in person! He is one of the best Doctors ever! 😆

[@aghastfont770]

He is one hell of a guy to run into at any convention, funny and sweet. Saw him and Pearl at Melbourne, the whole room went wild with these two. ;)

[@FawzanSiddiqui]

You definitely would love it! I met him at the Doctor Who Festival in November of 2015; he's such a nice guy.

[@skylerspence7878]

At first i didnt like him but he grew on me i wish he had more time

[@Wigwammack]

He was such a nice person when I met him! He seemed genuinely touched when I told him it was fantastic meeting him

[@switchpointproductions7927]

I always thought it would be cool if they continued into the second doctor’s first story. Imagine a reproduction of power of the daleks.

[@Sean_Last1995]

why do I kinda want Rusty to be like the new K9.

[@Benjaxiso]

Sean Last A murderous unstable sadistic K9

[@calibribody6776]

Dunno how they would do it. But it'd be cool. I guess they sorta made a Cyberman be a companion. Even if it was only sorta just a head.

[@strongraycool44d51]

The True Upgrade please refer to handles by name not just ‘cyberman head’.

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Sean Last that would ruin the daleks.

[@Cabolt44]

@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 I mean we had handles for the last 600+ years of 11s life span, and that didn't ruin the Cybermen, so the idea of Rusty being a companion could work.

[@teslawolverine7009]

3:07 He captures The Doctor so well

[@indecisive0570]

I wonder what would happen if the doctor did eventually realise that he/she is the one who keeps the balance between good and evil?

[@theoutcastboi]

How do we even know they are the balance between good and evil? That's what Bill speculated, not an actual fact.

[@ConradJD777]

+The Outcast I assume you haven't watched classic who. There are 2 beings that are called the Black Guardian and White Guardian respectively.They are a sort of "yin and yang" of the universe in Doctor Who. Further reading: tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Guardians_of_Time

[@theoutcastboi]

I know about the Guardians, what in my original comment made you believe I didn't. I was talking about the Doctor being the balance between good and evil, which was only a speculation on Bill's end. While he has helped the white Guardian, he isn't necessarily the balance between good and evil.

[@ConradJD777]

I see, I misunderstood your comment.

[@benjaminodonnell258]

He kind of did once, in "The Waters of Mars" - it didn't end well.

[@LabradorIndependent]

2:56 - The 9th Doctor's Theme, beautiful

[@brianmahony7919]

I would love to hear Mr. Bradley's rendition of the First Doctor's "No Regrets" speech to his granddaughter

[@ChateauLonLon]

I think they filmed part of it for the biography film awhile back, An Adventure in Space & Time?

[@Wizardaron]

@@ChateauLonLon yeah, wasn't as good though

[@ChateauLonLon]

@@Wizardaron cool

[@logon900]

I love how this special brought back some faces from 12's run and even the 1st doctor, just imagine if William Hartnell would have still been alive and able to reprise his role as the 1st doctor for this special.

[@thedelta4258]

I just realised that Twice Upon A Time was Murray Gold's final episode as composer and the only reason I know this was because I heard a piece of music from Series 1

[@backtothefutureman1]

And had just about ever piece of music from his time as composer for the show.

[@hesiod_delta9209]

When you search for the forces that balance the world, you end up finding yourself.

[@itxofficial8281]

Don't you just LOVE that subtle implementation of "The Doctor's Theme" in this scene???

[@justice_productions_]

The First Doctor actor is doing a Perfect Hartnell Impression

[@jzthereaper100]

I love that the actor plays walder Frey and hearing him talk about loyalty and stuff is just.. amazing

[@geheimleise]

I have to say I really loved the way, TUaT introduced the first Doctor to the modern Who Fans. Beside a few little flaws it was a lovely portrait of Hartnell's Doctor at the end of his lifetime. Hartnell's era was so different from what we know as DW today , but it's still always worth a watch, seeing how far the Doctor has evolved and came. It's a lovely tribute to 1 and 12 and him meeting is especially fitting considering all these connections/similarities between them. And I thought it also was a lovely look back at (the sadly incomplete) "The Tenth Planet" (still hoping TP Episode 4's going to be recovered).

[@Lamadredetuamigo]

Geheim Leise Making him a sexist is a minor flaw? Lol. (When nothing in classic Who, even if all the society before 2018 was evil and misogynistic, gave a hint of that sexism in the Doctor’s character)

[@UnchainedEruption]

Doctor Who today is completely sexist. Doctor Who in the 1960’s was far more egalitarian. It’s just 2015-17 Doctor Who is misandristic rather than misogynistic.

[@geheimleise]

Serge Kent Yeah, though it also annoys me, because, as you say it's untrue to Classic Who and the First Doctor, those were only a few lines in an else stable and enjoyable portrait. It is a flaw, probably the biggest disappointment in the hole episode, but it's not such a big deal, as many say. Yeah, it's stupid, but it's a really minor part of the episode. A mistake, but nothing that destroys the episode nor even Bradley's portrait of the First Doctor. It would be way better without this flaw of course, but it does not ruin it for me in any way.

[@AubreySciFi]

I think Bradley did a great job portraying the first Doctor considering the extremely sexist writing that was given to him. For me Moffatt's blunt, hit you over the head, approach to his plot point of "The 60's were very sexist!" was WAY overdone and continually annoying. Especially as this was the first Doctor at the END of his travels, not the beginning. If you watch his actual stories he'd mellowed quite a lot by "The Tenth Planet". Frankly if you want to experience Bradley performing in a much more accurate piece as the Doctor, listen to the ""First Doctor Adventures" Box-set from Big Finish. Not only do you get several more fun adventures with him as the Doctor, but you also get James Dreyfuss portraying the never before seen "First" incarnation of the Master too!

[@faiyoake]

Pretty sure the UK would declare a national holiday if/when the fourth episode is recovered.

[@rassilontdavros3004]

Yes, they exaggerated One’s 60s attitude a bit- but scenes like this are too good to pass up. I feel like this scene is really supposed to be Moffat’s defense of the First to fans who have tried to watch him and struggled- he has his faults, occasional sexism included, but deep down he is still the Doctor we all know and love, and is worth sifting through the baggage of the 60s.

[@UnchainedEruption]

What "baggage?" There is no baggage. The original Doctor Who is far superior. Moffat is doing the opposite of defending that era. He's lying about it and misleading people who have never seen it before into thinking it's sexist or something. It's not. Bradley does a very poor impersonation of William Hartnell; I don't know why people think he's good. Hartnell the actor was extremely talented, able to easily go back and forth between a loving grandfather figure to being in a furious rage the next, to having a spark of curiousity in some historical or scientific thing the next. Bradley has a very cold, monotone performance, by contrast. The stand-in's for Ben and Polly are even worse. No, the original Doctor Who, and by that I don't mean just the William Hartnell incarnation, but all 7 from the original show, are nothing like the modern Doctor. The modern Doctor is basically a God (which the show itself was even cognizant of in the episode titled "The God Complex," and he has quirky mannerisms to appeal to tween girls. The original Doctor was a father figure, someone you looked up to. He wasn't invincible, he wasn't indestructible, and he wasn't known or feared throughout the cosmos. He didn't fall in love with companions. In fact, there's a famous quote from producer JNT, the 80s equivalent of a showrunner today, "no hanky panky in the Tardis." Doctor Who is meant to be suitable for children, so no matter what, there can never be any hint of sexual tension, no innuendos, and certainly no romance.

[@abstractnonsense3253]

They soiled the 1st Doctor with this detestable regressive agenda. I have nothing but contempt for those who vandalize art for the sake of ideology. I'm just hoping the show will survive this phase.

[@GrayGhost2020]

The 1st was never sexist but did treat many as though they were infants compared to him, which was true. Moffat should be ashamed for putting the 1st in such a sexist light.

[@jasonlee8280]

idk man. I watched some of season 1. The way he talked to Barbara and Susan. He had the patronizing dialed up to a hard 10.

[@GrayGhost2020]

@@jasonlee8280 he did the same to Chesterton getting his name wrong and not really respecting him either. The first doctor is known for being abrasive to everyone.

[@scottkliff1660]

To people complaining, they did the same thing in The Five Doctors when he told Tegan to fetch tea and she got angry about it.

[@DogsRNice]

All the curmudgeons here won’t care They’ll take any opportunity to complain about anything new

[@gabebernhard4601]

GOD that haunting return of The Doctor’s Theme is perfect for that moment

[@WillCrawford0]

What impressed me most about this episode was the way Capaldi was channelling Tom Baker. It's fantastic.

[@RadicalEdward2]

The William Hartnell impression is so good! All of his little inflections are spot on ♥️

[@rjframe4410]

"just a bloke, putting things right when they go wrong" *Quantum leap noises*

[@snackleggg7802]

If the glass lady has everyones ever memories saved then they have every single one of the Doctor's companions , future and past, which makes the lines "I really dont think you do, everyone who has ever met you does" and "We just needed to understand you Doctor" all the more impactful when you put into context of everyone the Doctor's ever known

[@samcarpenter_]

2:07 It's easy to just see this as a simple L-cut (audio cuts before the video for a more natural change to the next scene) but listen to what the first doctor says as the camera cuts. So glad Rachel Talalay's coming back to direct in the RTD 2 era.

[@perplexingpantheon]

I can't believe I never noticed that! awesome observation.

[@Bootmahoy88]

This was wonderfully touching, wonderfully acted. Bradley gave a powerful salute/commemoration to Hartnell, who’s characterization of the Doctor really has always been my favorite. The girl did marvelously in this scene too. Peter Capaldi has this bizarre energy that’s always quite fetching.

[@thomashaigh6098]

Now it's: "why did (s)he leave Gallifrey for the second time"

[@blairbrown4812]

Third,technically. " What, you're just going to steal an old Tardis and run away from your own people?! " " Why not? After all, that's how it all started.... "

[@capnjackgallows3204]

If your referring to Whittaker I dont class rheis new crap as dr who , her and chinbollocks have destroyed it

[@Althalus2010]

@@capnjackgallows3204 Nobody cares what you class as Doctor Who since it's all canon, and Whittaker isn't the one to blame. Chinbollocks is an amazing name for him, though, so thanks for that. And it's 100% him. When given real, weighty material, Whittaker can pull it off.

[@davidgraham8299]

@@Althalus2010 😂🤣😂🤣 No, she actually can't.

[@Althalus2010]

@@davidgraham8299 grow up.

[@cunningsmile4166]

Why does good win? Answer: THE DOCTOR!!!

[@daleksvscybermen]

Don't care what anyone says. This was a lovely episode.

[@Adam-nb6im]

Aside from the forced cringe sexist "jokes".

[@UnchainedEruption]

Perhaps for coma patients

[@Road_to_Dawn]

I’ve always loved this. One of my favorite specials.

[@oliverstreet430]

Agreed

[@atharvadeshpande6907]

@@Adam-nb6im there were only 2... the others that you people say are "sexist", could be applied to men and be considered perfectly normal and funny (smack bottom - which just means hitting someone to make them behave). They could be applied to Mickey or Rory and no one would bat an eye. Double Standards much?

[@hogfry]

This is such a profound moment and alot of people just gloss over it. This is the moment that the doctor finally explains the core the very first grain of sand in his journey. And when he couldn't find the answer... He became that answer.

[@TheJayButPlays]

“You’re the first one right?” Chibnall saw this and was like yeah no thanks

[@normanby100]

In his very final moments, the first Doctor truly discovers his role in the universe for the first time and will self-consciously adopt it for his future incarnations.

[@keyblademasterclark]

I just realized that during this conversation you can actually HEAR the song that played during 10's regeneration

[@iamseamonkey6688]

"y'know what? your the very first dalek that ever got naked for me." another one of the many many many amazing lines

[@zl3791]

There is good *shows the doctor* and there is evil *shows the Dalek*. Its subtle details like that made old Who more than just an epic tv show. It's honestly some of the best writing in tv history.

[@contessa.adella]

Love those little Hartnell mannerisms, body language and style. Well acted.

[@Kalentros]

I really enjoyed the fact that they have David Bradley in this. I enjoyed him in "Adventure in Time and Space" as William Hartnell and thought it was a nice nod to actually let him play the character in the actual series. The only thing I didn't like was they didn't have him check the fornicator.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

I actually think its kinda sad. He is trying to figure out what keeps the good in the universe going and it turns out to be him. Because nobody else with the power to help is willing to. He is alone in that he both wants to help and can.

[@Spindler2007]

I've always loves the Doctor's original theme from the earlier series. It always gave the Doctor a sense of mystery but also sadness. The sadness can apply to not just the how he ended of the time war resulting in being the last of the Time Lords but also to the loss he went through losing his companions and being on his own all the time.

[@ActionTalk1]

I think the question has had many answers over so many years as to Why the Doctor originally left Gallifrey.

[@Mat_Lopes]

Guess who’s back, back again, *RUSTY!*

[@Dylan_Red100]

Yep Rusty Is Back.

[@cookiearethebestcookies8390]

Yeah!!

[@cookiearethebestcookies8390]

MattyMatthews _Y

[@Mat_Lopes]

MattyMatthews_YT

[@Mat_Lopes]

Dylan Red100 Hi dn.

[@BYERE]

"Maybe it's just a bloke... going around putting things right when they go wrong..." Dr Sam Beckett!

[@undertaker1147]

That bad wolf theme coming into play was perfect

[@victorpeterson3502]

I love that one has such young eyes, showing that he really is the youngest Doctor!

[@professionalmemeenthusiast2117]

Yes, the eyes always seem to make a difference. Eleven in particular looks much older in the eyes than previous Doctors.

[@jessicabainbridge6009]

I like how this kind of ret-con's the running away from gallifrey from being scared idea being the main reason he left, thanks moffat

[@michelecastellotti9172]

She wasn't the best companion the doctor has ever had, but... she delivered very well in this scene

[@doctorwhoproductions834]

I wish they would the release the full 1 and half hour version on DVD, if the deleted scenes are the ones in the book that wasn't in the to version that would be brilliant like when the 1st doctor using the 12th doctors sonic etc

[@thejadondaviscommentaries1613]

I mean you hear Daleks say exterminate and they are all full of that mindless Dalek rage, but Rusty seems generally pissed

[@thomasnolastname8734]

Rusty just tore off his only weapon against the Daleks