I liked how all 3 of the Doctors finally calculated their sonic screwdrivers to finally open a wooden door then Clara bursts in and told them the door was unlocked the whole time! Priceless!
The only problem with that concept is the fact that 10's doctor had his screwdriver destroyed as well as 11's doctor as well, don't care though still loved the movie :P
My favorite part was when Matt Smith said "Timey Wimey" and John Hurt was thinking he was stupid and then David said "I don't know where he picks that stuff up from." I laughed so much.
Absolutely satisfying. Unlike previous Doctors team-up episodes, this actually has a meaningful plot of consequence to the DW mythos, especially for those who've only been fans since the show's relaunch. Great chemistry, good humor, inspired plot turns and plot devices, delicious fanservicing, and nice surprises for once not ruined by the Internet.
My favorite part was when they decided not to press the button, I know it's dark but I was really expecting them to push it but when the said theres three of us I lost it. Someone said it best the show is all about hope and the Doctor finally has hope.
Yeah its a real cathartic moment for "nuWho" aint it? 8 years and BOOOOOM! Hopefully in the Capaldi regime he finds Gallifrey and do stories there again like DW did back in the day. Better yet, do the VALEYARD! *Boom!*
I love the way they toyed with us 'till the very end. They made it seem like it was about The Doctor forgiving himself for what he did... instead it's about him being big enough to admit that he was wrong... and then making things right!
I was lucky enough to be at the London Excel Screening. My favourite bit was when Capaldi eyes came on screen the crowd EXPLODED into a massive gasp/cheer and me along with them. So many good moments the dig at "I don't wanna go" the creepy Zygon transformation, the 13 Doctors, Gallifrey Falls No More, The Doctors emerging from the painting, Tom Bakers "Curator". Just epic becoming my favourite episode of Dr Who of all time
Finally. Something that was HYPED like crazy and actually lived up to it and beyond! Loved it! Not disappointed in any way! Looking forward to the next Doctor and his search for Gallifrey!
I loved several parts. U.N.I.T. And the zygons making the most perfect treaty, The decision not to use the moment, the 13 Doctors, and the final scene. I did particularly love the scene with Matt Smith and Tom Baker for the sheer awesomeness, and the return of my favorite classic Doctor, but there is a part that I really liked that was kinda lampshaded. When Smith figures out that Gallifrey was saved, and is now tasked with finding it, Smith's voice and face seems to me at least, to seem the happiest I have seen the Doctor since the classic series. It perfectly portrays the feeling of believing that you had lost everything, your family, friends, and home, and finding out that they were still alive somewhere out in the cosmos, and it's all there in that moment.
I watched it in a cinema in germany and it was awesome. I mean, I am not too happy that the bad Timewar part of the doctor is now gone in some way, but the atmosphere during the film was great :D
Guys, I just realised that every living Doctor (other than Chris) makes an actual appearance in some way to celebrate the 50th other than with the old footage shots with all 13 doctors. Paul McGann was in night of the Doctor, Tom make a big appearance, Capaldi made a cameo of new footage during the 13 doctors part, and if you watch "the fiveish Doctors" you'll see that under the statues are Peter, Colin and Sylvester!
I meant with new footage, NOT including the stock footage scene as good as it was, it was old footage. I meant an actual NEW appearance, with new recording.
When all the Doctors teamed up to save Galifrey I thought they couldn't get more awesome than that, then Tom Baker showed up and I was screaming like a girl
Please don't crucify me but... I didn't understand the Tom Baker bit... Was he supposed to be like a vision, or real, or what? Why was he there? And why would he be old? Don't get me wrong, I've done my classic doctor research but.. EXPLAIN PLEASE! :/
RoomOfWonders Supposed to be his final incarnation who really retired being a curator... And regenerating in a face who liked in the past (Fourth Doctor).
Loved Rose in the special! (Well I love her anyway). I'm still not sure, how exactly how Rose connected to the weapon. She did say, she was only mimicing Rose, BUT she also claimed to be the Bad Wolf, and for God's sake she was bending time like paper! If nothing else, that's the proof, she WAS the Bad Wolf, but I've honestly no idea, how it's that possible.
Evan Dark It wasn't Rose, the weapon is sentient and took the image of someone the Doctor knew. Unfortunatly it has trouble telling past from future. Not helped by the fact that Rose spread the Bad Wolf message across space and time using the power of the time vortex.
Evan Dark She was the interface of the weapon. The weapon confused the doctors past with his future so the weapon showed "Bad Wolf" Rose as someone he recognized. Even though he had not met her yet.
redpaco590 And that's exactly what I'm not buying! Why and how could a weapon, even if it's sentient, create tunnels to the past and future? And even more: breaking the time lock on the time war, and invite the doctors from outside, to change history? Her powers were more like the Bad Wolf's than that of a mere weapon. I'm not saying she's Rose from the Alternate Universe, but the Bad Wolf from the end of the 2005 season. The Bad Wolf is as close as it gets to an omnipotent entity, so it's clearly possible, that she used the weapon to change the doctor's fate. Well, it's only a theory, but what a theory!
I've watched it in cinema here in germany and it was just fantastic! When I came out of the cinema I felt simply happy and I was so overwhelmed of all those great feelings :D I'm so glad that the whole world got such a great opportunity with the simulcast! It was such a great feeling in the cinema with all the other whovians, celebrating this great episode and this whole great series :3 I simply loved it! Thank you so much
It's a great time to be a Whovian... 1976 on TVO in Canada was when I found the Doctor.. With The Three Doctors & Then continuing from there until 1990. Canada was roughly 2 to 3 years behind the current shows & to 9 year old This was like nothing I had ever seen. I have remained a loyal fan even while the show was gone & The Paul McGann Made for T.V. Movie which reintroduced The Doctor to America. This brings me to The Day Of The Doctor. I have no negatives, All the easter eggs, literally from beginning to end just had me smiling as the story unfolded. There have been many complaints about a certain scene near the ending, How it's not possible & to that I have to say this.. Who's to say that in time a Time Lord can not learn to control regenerations? Who's to say that if around long enough a Time Lord .can't regenerate into an older version of a past regeneration? It is Science Fiction after all.. & Fiction allows for many mysteries & secrets. All I know is when I heard what I heard I smiled & for one shining moment the child in me had my Doctor back & everything was right & good in the universe. So Thank you Doctor Who for 50 years & decades more adventures to come. " It's the end, but The moment has been prepared for."
I had three things that I hoped would happen in this episode. One actually did happen. Another sort of. 1) I hoped for a massive reunion of every living Doctor & every living Companion. Tom Baker at the end was nice, but I'd actually hoped for Ian. 2) See John Hurt becoming Christopher Eccelston. Got a glimpse, but not enough. Here's one I hoped beyond hope that it wouldn't happen, & it didn't. 3) That the 10th Doctor & Rose would be Zygon copies. That would have been horrible.
It was good, not what I was hoping for. I Love Rose and Ten, (they will always be my favs!) I was just disappointed, I think they could have done better for the 50th anniversary. Ten & Rose 4-ever
There were a few things I missed from the trailers, which was really a shame. I too think they could have done a better job, though it was still awesome. If I'm not mistaken there's a few plot holes, one of which would be that they aren't supposed to be able to cross their own time stream... It would also have been fun if Ten and Eleven had been able to see Rose.
I knew Rose was gonna be the Bad Wolf based on the pictures they set out of her. I was disappointed that she wasn't actually acting as 10's companion. The interesting thing is, though she was supposed to be the Moment's Conscience when ever they put her and ten in the same room, you could see the logning and sadness on her face, like she was more then just The Moment's Conscience. It was priceless when David's Doctor heard Hurt's Doctor say "Bad wolf I could kis you!" Then David got sad for a second, that made me cry when he asked "Did you say Bad Wolf?" That made the entire episode worth it to me. The rest was just a lot of confusion.
Yeah, obviously. She's always been and always will be Bad Wolf But that's precisely why I would have liked it if Ten and Eleven had been able to see her.
I kind got the impression that Billie Piper would be something different from the trailers. The trailers only showed her interacting with John Hurt and not the others. Plus if they actually brought Rose back it would of just put in a needless subplot.
I'm happy with Billie Piper being the Moment's conscience, seeing as I didn't like Rose, but my main reason for my preference to her being the Moment rather than Rose is that Clara had little enough to do with just her being the one companion in the story. Rose's being there would be completely useless to the story, and serve no purpose in the plot except to be nasty to Clara.
Without having that regrettable moment in his life, I'm now far more interested in this next Doctors demeanor. There is no inner turmoil or conflict within him anymore, except for the part where he lives on and everyone around him (companions, mostly) die off or leave. Is there any kind of confirmation on the take of what the next doctors personality is going to be like?
It was an awesome episode! Personally what I liked more was the interaction between the characters, specially the three doctors snarking each other. What I can say I was expecting and didn't pay off were the Time War scenes. I thought they were gonna show epic battles and all those things the Tenth Doctor talked about in The End of Time that sounded really dark and cool.
Very happy with this episode. Have been watching Doctor Who for many years and it answers a few questions and opens up a few more. Nothing is ever completely answered, but some things are eventually answered. For now the 11th doctor is actually the 12th. So the new doctor is now the 13th. Which begs the question, are there really 12 lives? And if there is a 13th, why? Does it have anything to do with Gallifrey? And can the doctor really go there? Is what the doctors did the timelock and is that what he has actually has meant all along? And where along the personal timelines of the doctors did this happen? These never-ending new questions are exactly why I love the show!
He doesn't have twelve lives - he can REGENERATE twelve times, giving him thirteen lives. But then, regeneration doesn't seem to be an exact science, and they often find a way to play around with it. In this case, it turns out that Paul McGann regenerated into John Hurt after drinking the Elixir of Life (in "The Night of the Doctor") which was used by the Time Lords in the past (see "The Brain of Morbius") and we don't really know how that stuff works. So that particular regeneration could have been a "freebie", as it were. Either way, we've always known they'll come up with some way to "reboot" the whole thing and keep the Doctor regenerating well beyond his expected thirteen lives. As for who's the ninth, tenth, eleventh etc - the impression I get is that Hurt didn't consider himself "the Doctor" because he took on that incarnation specifically to fight in the Time War, and only became "the Doctor" again when he regenerated into Eccleston. So you can still think of Eccleston as the ninth, I suppose.
Thanks. I meant 12 regenerations. The problem I had with how many is that both the 10th and 11th tell John Hurt's Doctor that he has earned the name "Doctor" again. Doesn't matter. Just fun to think aout.
Katherine Yes, but shortly after that, he regenerated (we presume) into Eccelston. There was that whole "wearing thin" line, but that was just a nod to Hartnell. McGann became Hurt because it was time to stop being a doctor and become a warrior. I like to think that Hurt then became Eccleston because it was time for him to become the Doctor again.
Actually, even though Matt Smith is the 12th incarnation of the Doctor, he's also the 12th regeneration because of the Tenth Doctor's vanity in Journey's End.
Amazing special not a dull moment first time I've left the theater grinning like a mad man. I love it. shame about Chris though didn't want to be a part of it... such a shame.
First I was like OH MY GOD THIRTEEN PETER CAPALDI'S EYES! Then I was like OH MY GOD TOM FREAKING BAKER! Then I was like oh it's all over LET'S WATCH IT AGAIN!
I also watched in the USA. Silly me didn't realize it was Tom Baker until they showed his face. So cool when all of the previous Doctors came to help! I guess you have to assume that 10, 11, and the "war doctor" were somehow able to contact them to bring them into the situation to help. Oh, and the future Doctor. They needed more than 3 Tardises.
i usually prefer the smaller independent doctor who episodes than the big lavish ones. but i must say i really enjoyed this one. the story was great and the characters all had a place and roll to fill. i always loved the idea that the doctor destroyed the timelords and daliks, but i suppose this new twist in the story can go somewhere. the new doctor looks good, a bit more aged and weathered looking, we have had enough young doctors for now.
I am pretty sure "The End of Tme" takes place before "The Day of the Doctor". Arcadia is clearly more destroyed in "The Day of the Doctor", so it takes place in the final hours of the time war. So everything adds up in the end.
Wait,the timelords are allowed to grant more regenerations.Nobody thought this would be an answer to keep the show going,but since gallifrey was saved,It might work!
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot is far better. It has doctors 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 and almost every single surviving companion. It's the funniest thing I've seen all year and it makes up for the terrible 50th anniversary episode.
Also,Crazy theory time.So,David tennant helped save gallifrey before he regenerated into matt smith,BUT that means that the events with the white point star never happened since they were saved.Therefore,the doctor regenerated a different way,Causing the white point star to have never been used AND the master is still alive.All of this has stirred up massive crap that is now creating a domino effect that will eventually cause matt smith to have to regenerate into peter capaldi.But hey,Thats just one crazy theory.
And for most of Gallifrey's point of view, time basically stops at that moment where they 'blew up'. For the High Council and everyone who did not know what the doctor was doing, they would believe they were about to blow up.
Only odd thing about the amazing special? The Zygons weren't resolved… I mean there were the ones that thought they were human but there were other ones too…
John Hurt has a Tardis!! If you'd like check out the Wibbly Wobbly song linked. Happy Whoniversary! SO Awesome! Doctor Who - Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey (H2Awesome!)
I think the best part about The Day of the Doctor was Tom Baker but then I'm bias to my Doctor. Tom Baker or Peter Davison would have done well in that part. Matt Smith said,"I never for get a face." Tom Baker,"I know you don't and in years to come you might find yourself revisiting a few. But just the old favorites." OH MAN that opens up the whole 13 lives of the doctor. Now I wonder whats the Doctor going to do to beat his 13 lives paradox. I know he does now so how does he do it? Blah Blah Blah he put Gallifrey in that time bubble he can get it out again no problem. But regenerating after 13, that opens up a universe of possibilities. Regeneration in a time paradox over parallel universes that resets him back to his second regeneration? The Tardis core imploding, but because the Tardis is alive and a part of the Doctor can't die because it knows (being sentient as the Tardis is) the Doctor still has work to do. So it creates a whole new reality preserving the Doctor. Time will tell.
This was a great episode, but i'm confused about something. Was tom baker at the end actually the doctor 'retired' as he said, or was he actually playing a curator of the museum and the doctor just thought he looked similar?
He's a future reincarnation who chose to "revisit" the past by becoming the Fourth Doctor again, or at least looking like him. How he does this is a mystery, but there's always a BIT of mystery surrounding the Doctor. Besides, it's not unprecedented - the prequel mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor" shows that regenerating into "the War Doctor" was a deliberate choice allowed to him by the Sisterhood of Karn. The classic series also contains a (very silly) scene where the regenerating Romana "tries on" several different forms before choosing to turn into Lalla Ward, though that might be disregarded as a bit of childish nonsense from the old days.
Like Rob Pegler, it is implied that it is possible that the Sisterhood of Karn, knowing how secretive they could be, they may have potion/formula to re-generate a prior body of the Doctor's past incarnation. Kind of like over course of the years, the Sisters observed the Doctor or something like that and create a formulate to duplicate any specific Doctor's appearance, attitude, behavior, and physiology.
I hate how people say "it was too complicated" - ballshit. What's the point of sci-fi with time travel if you cannot be "mindfucked" a couple of times? Masterpiece, re-watch it if you must.
Many of the comments before me have mentioned everything I didn't like about the 50th special so all I could say is that I felt the 10th doctor could've had a better intro. It was just a little abrupt and I was hoping his initial screen time would be a run-in with 11 and/or Clara.
If I understand it correctly, gallifrey is now a big 4D picture inside the doctors Tardis? He used the device he took from the Zygons to freeze Gallifrey in time and convert it into a picture? Then why do they need to search for the planet. The planet is in one of the big rooms inside the Tardis. There is an imploding sun at the heart of a Tardis. There should be room enough for a planet. The doctor now needs to find a sun where he can project the planet into orbit. ;)
I liked how all 3 of the Doctors finally calculated their sonic screwdrivers to finally open a wooden door then Clara bursts in and told them the door was unlocked the whole time! Priceless!
best part! xD
That's the ting about being really smart and trying find your way through a puzzle, you tend to over think things
The only problem with that concept is the fact that 10's doctor had his screwdriver destroyed as well as 11's doctor as well, don't care though still loved the movie :P
VirtuousVinnie The hardware was changed, but he just re downloaded the same software
Albinojackrussel but the point was it was the same screwdriver in a different shell
My favorite part was when Matt Smith said "Timey Wimey" and John Hurt was thinking he was stupid and then David said "I don't know where he picks that stuff up from." I laughed so much.
My favorite was when they were all in their own catch phrases.
Absolutely satisfying. Unlike previous Doctors team-up episodes, this actually has a meaningful plot of consequence to the DW mythos, especially for those who've only been fans since the show's relaunch. Great chemistry, good humor, inspired plot turns and plot devices, delicious fanservicing, and nice surprises for once not ruined by the Internet.
My favorite part was when they decided not to press the button, I know it's dark but I was really expecting them to push it but when the said theres three of us I lost it. Someone said it best the show is all about hope and the Doctor finally has hope.
Yeah its a real cathartic moment for "nuWho" aint it? 8 years and BOOOOOM!
Hopefully in the Capaldi regime he finds Gallifrey and do stories there again like DW did back in the day. Better yet, do the VALEYARD! *Boom!*
Yeah! I expected it to be like in Fires Of Pompeii where Donna pushed the button with him, BUT THEY DIDN'T DO THAT! :D
I admit, I was expecting them to push the button too and was so very excited when they didn't do it!! It kept screaming, He changed his mind!!!!
I love the way they toyed with us 'till the very end. They made it seem like it was about The Doctor forgiving himself for what he did... instead it's about him being big enough to admit that he was wrong... and then making things right!
what i also like is that Hurt said before, why isn't there just a big red button. and in the end, there was xD
I was lucky enough to be at the London Excel Screening. My favourite bit was when Capaldi eyes came on screen the crowd EXPLODED into a massive gasp/cheer and me along with them. So many good moments the dig at "I don't wanna go" the creepy Zygon transformation, the 13 Doctors, Gallifrey Falls No More, The Doctors emerging from the painting, Tom Bakers "Curator". Just epic becoming my favourite episode of Dr Who of all time
It's so awesome watching kids that young get into Who and also cosplaying it. Wicked!
10th Doctor, "we need to find a new destination because I don't want to go". The FEELS
"see you in 75 minutes!"- 76 minutes later
I love how this episode gave the Doctor a new hope. Instead of running from his home, he's setting out to find it... I love it!! :')
I thought the only thing really missing was seeing the end of Hurt's regeneration.
My favorite moment: When the Doctors decide not to destroy Gallifrey, and instead, they summon all their other selves to save Gallifrey.
Finally. Something that was HYPED like crazy and actually lived up to it and beyond! Loved it! Not disappointed in any way! Looking forward to the next Doctor and his search for Gallifrey!
I loved several parts. U.N.I.T. And the zygons making the most perfect treaty, The decision not to use the moment, the 13 Doctors, and the final scene. I did particularly love the scene with Matt Smith and Tom Baker for the sheer awesomeness, and the return of my favorite classic Doctor, but there is a part that I really liked that was kinda lampshaded. When Smith figures out that Gallifrey was saved, and is now tasked with finding it, Smith's voice and face seems to me at least, to seem the happiest I have seen the Doctor since the classic series. It perfectly portrays the feeling of believing that you had lost everything, your family, friends, and home, and finding out that they were still alive somewhere out in the cosmos, and it's all there in that moment.
It would be cool if the Zygon's and UNIT work together from here on and become strong allies of the Doctor.
Ugh. I'm such a fangirl. I have tears in my eyes just thinking about yesterday. Thank goodness I have a DVR. I'm going to go watch it again!
Damn! We are in for a ride. Bring on Peter Capaldi.
How many Doctors does it take to open a door? Three to scan it and a companion to actually try to the handle.
I watched it in a cinema in germany and it was awesome. I mean, I am not too happy that the bad Timewar part of the doctor is now gone in some way, but the atmosphere during the film was great :D
Why did Eccelston have to be such a stick in the mud? He could have at the very least been there for Hurt's regeneration!!
The day of the doctor was just....simply INCREDIBLE. Finally an episode that lived up to the hype.
Guys, I just realised that every living Doctor (other than Chris) makes an actual appearance in some way to celebrate the 50th other than with the old footage shots with all 13 doctors. Paul McGann was in night of the Doctor, Tom make a big appearance, Capaldi made a cameo of new footage during the 13 doctors part, and if you watch "the fiveish Doctors" you'll see that under the statues are Peter, Colin and Sylvester!
Chris had an "appearance" as well -_- the "And for my next trick" scene? Do you not remember that already?
I meant with new footage, NOT including the stock footage scene as good as it was, it was old footage. I meant an actual NEW appearance, with new recording.
Capaldi got the biggest reation in my theatre....amazing!
OMG MINE TO
When all the Doctors teamed up to save Galifrey I thought they couldn't get more awesome than that, then Tom Baker showed up and I was screaming like a girl
Please don't crucify me but... I didn't understand the Tom Baker bit... Was he supposed to be like a vision, or real, or what? Why was he there? And why would he be old? Don't get me wrong, I've done my classic doctor research but.. EXPLAIN PLEASE! :/
RoomOfWonders Supposed to be his final incarnation who really retired being a curator... And regenerating in a face who liked in the past (Fourth Doctor).
I cried at the end!
peter's eyes gave me shivers
Loved it loved it loved it! The best part was when it showed all the Doctors together at the end.
The last screen with all the Doctors looking at the moon was toatlly awesome!!
Thank Clara and Rose for saving the the doctor's once more
Loved Rose in the special! (Well I love her anyway). I'm still not sure, how exactly how Rose connected to the weapon.
She did say, she was only mimicing Rose, BUT she also claimed to be the Bad Wolf, and for God's sake she was bending time like paper! If nothing else, that's the proof, she WAS the Bad Wolf, but I've honestly no idea, how it's that possible.
Evan Dark It wasn't Rose, the weapon is sentient and took the image of someone the Doctor knew. Unfortunatly it has trouble telling past from future. Not helped by the fact that Rose spread the Bad Wolf message across space and time using the power of the time vortex.
Evan Dark She was the interface of the weapon. The weapon confused the doctors past with his future so the weapon showed "Bad Wolf" Rose as someone he recognized. Even though he had not met her yet.
redpaco590
And that's exactly what I'm not buying! Why and how could a weapon, even if it's sentient, create tunnels to the past and future? And even more: breaking the time lock on the time war, and invite the doctors from outside, to change history? Her powers were more like the Bad Wolf's than that of a mere weapon. I'm not saying she's Rose from the Alternate Universe, but the Bad Wolf from the end of the 2005 season. The Bad Wolf is as close as it gets to an omnipotent entity, so it's clearly possible, that she used the weapon to change the doctor's fate.
Well, it's only a theory, but what a theory!
Evan Dark Exactly.
I feel really bad that British ten year olds know more about Doctor Who than my American self.
The episode was perfect. I loved everything about it. I littarally started screaming when all the 13 doctors where saving gallifrey.
It was absolutely fantastic
This is one of the episode that makes me tear up, lol.
I really hope Doctor Who gets another Cinema experience like this
I've watched it in cinema here in germany and it was just fantastic! When I came out of the cinema I felt simply happy and I was so overwhelmed of all those great feelings :D I'm so glad that the whole world got such a great opportunity with the simulcast! It was such a great feeling in the cinema with all the other whovians, celebrating this great episode and this whole great series :3
I simply loved it! Thank you so much
I was so excited too! I was a mess of fangirl joy!
Amazing episode! Love everything about it and the end XD
It's a great time to be a Whovian...
1976 on TVO in Canada was when I found the Doctor.. With The Three Doctors & Then continuing from there until 1990.
Canada was roughly 2 to 3 years behind the current shows & to 9 year old This was like nothing I had ever seen.
I have remained a loyal fan even while the show was gone & The Paul McGann Made for T.V. Movie which reintroduced The Doctor to America.
This brings me to The Day Of The Doctor.
I have no negatives, All the easter eggs, literally from beginning to end just had me smiling as the story unfolded.
There have been many complaints about a certain scene near the ending, How it's not possible & to that I have to say this..
Who's to say that in time a Time Lord can not learn to control regenerations?
Who's to say that if around long enough a Time Lord .can't regenerate into an older version of a past regeneration?
It is Science Fiction after all.. & Fiction allows for many mysteries & secrets.
All I know is when I heard what I heard I smiled & for one shining moment the child in me had my Doctor back & everything was right & good in the universe.
So Thank you Doctor Who for 50 years & decades more adventures to come.
" It's the end, but The moment has been prepared for."
2:40 "Whoops, sorry!"
I had three things that I hoped would happen in this episode. One actually did happen. Another sort of.
1) I hoped for a massive reunion of every living Doctor & every living Companion. Tom Baker at the end was nice, but I'd actually hoped for Ian.
2) See John Hurt becoming Christopher Eccelston. Got a glimpse, but not enough.
Here's one I hoped beyond hope that it wouldn't happen, & it didn't.
3) That the 10th Doctor & Rose would be Zygon copies. That would have been horrible.
When Capaldi showed up. I was through the roof with excitement.
I hope they have the episode on a website to view. I do not have cable or BBC. I missed it.
It was good, not what I was hoping for. I Love Rose and Ten, (they will always be my favs!) I was just disappointed, I think they could have done better for the 50th anniversary. Ten & Rose 4-ever
There were a few things I missed from the trailers, which was really a shame. I too think they could have done a better job, though it was still awesome. If I'm not mistaken there's a few plot holes, one of which would be that they aren't supposed to be able to cross their own time stream...
It would also have been fun if Ten and Eleven had been able to see Rose.
I knew Rose was gonna be the Bad Wolf based on the pictures they set out of her. I was disappointed that she wasn't actually acting as 10's companion. The interesting thing is, though she was supposed to be the Moment's Conscience when ever they put her and ten in the same room, you could see the logning and sadness on her face, like she was more then just The Moment's Conscience. It was priceless when David's Doctor heard Hurt's Doctor say "Bad wolf I could kis you!" Then David got sad for a second, that made me cry when he asked "Did you say Bad Wolf?" That made the entire episode worth it to me. The rest was just a lot of confusion.
Yeah, obviously. She's always been and always will be Bad Wolf
But that's precisely why I would have liked it if Ten and Eleven had been able to see her.
I kind got the impression that Billie Piper would be something different from the trailers. The trailers only showed her interacting with John Hurt and not the others. Plus if they actually brought Rose back it would of just put in a needless subplot.
I'm happy with Billie Piper being the Moment's conscience, seeing as I didn't like Rose, but my main reason for my preference to her being the Moment rather than Rose is that Clara had little enough to do with just her being the one companion in the story. Rose's being there would be completely useless to the story, and serve no purpose in the plot except to be nasty to Clara.
It was amazing, such a good episode happy birthday doctor who
Without having that regrettable moment in his life, I'm now far more interested in this next Doctors demeanor. There is no inner turmoil or conflict within him anymore, except for the part where he lives on and everyone around him (companions, mostly) die off or leave. Is there any kind of confirmation on the take of what the next doctors personality is going to be like?
Galifrey falls no more!
Did nobody notice that Clara also heard Rose "Bad Wolf" not just John Hurt Doctor?
The kids gave a better review than the adults lol
And man, these kids dressed as classic Doctors and companions who know all about the old series...their parents should be proud :P
It was an awesome episode! Personally what I liked more was the interaction between the characters, specially the three doctors snarking each other. What I can say I was expecting and didn't pay off were the Time War scenes. I thought they were gonna show epic battles and all those things the Tenth Doctor talked about in The End of Time that sounded really dark and cool.
Very happy with this episode. Have been watching Doctor Who for many years and it answers a few questions and opens up a few more. Nothing is ever completely answered, but some things are eventually answered. For now the 11th doctor is actually the 12th. So the new doctor is now the 13th. Which begs the question, are there really 12 lives? And if there is a 13th, why? Does it have anything to do with Gallifrey? And can the doctor really go there? Is what the doctors did the timelock and is that what he has actually has meant all along? And where along the personal timelines of the doctors did this happen?
These never-ending new questions are exactly why I love the show!
He doesn't have twelve lives - he can REGENERATE twelve times, giving him thirteen lives.
But then, regeneration doesn't seem to be an exact science, and they often find a way to play around with it. In this case, it turns out that Paul McGann regenerated into John Hurt after drinking the Elixir of Life (in "The Night of the Doctor") which was used by the Time Lords in the past (see "The Brain of Morbius") and we don't really know how that stuff works. So that particular regeneration could have been a "freebie", as it were.
Either way, we've always known they'll come up with some way to "reboot" the whole thing and keep the Doctor regenerating well beyond his expected thirteen lives.
As for who's the ninth, tenth, eleventh etc - the impression I get is that Hurt didn't consider himself "the Doctor" because he took on that incarnation specifically to fight in the Time War, and only became "the Doctor" again when he regenerated into Eccleston. So you can still think of Eccleston as the ninth, I suppose.
Thanks. I meant 12 regenerations. The problem I had with how many is that both the 10th and 11th tell John Hurt's Doctor that he has earned the name "Doctor" again.
Doesn't matter. Just fun to think aout.
Katherine Yes, but shortly after that, he regenerated (we presume) into Eccelston. There was that whole "wearing thin" line, but that was just a nod to Hartnell. McGann became Hurt because it was time to stop being a doctor and become a warrior. I like to think that Hurt then became Eccleston because it was time for him to become the Doctor again.
Actually, even though Matt Smith is the 12th incarnation of the Doctor, he's also the 12th regeneration because of the Tenth Doctor's vanity in Journey's End.
Amazing special not a dull moment first time I've left the theater grinning like a mad man. I love it. shame about Chris though didn't want to be a part of it... such a shame.
Chris did want to be a part of it, but the BBC dicked him around for months and eventually he got fed up.
no he wanted nothing to do with it he was very specific in his interviews
Jay Y.
He might be saying that now, but that's not the case.
GrowlyCubNZ Um, just no. Literally, just stop. Some people may actually believe that, so please stop spreading nasty lies
GrowlyCubNZ he literaly said "I don't use the same bathwater twice" as in he never wants to do dr who again
First I was like OH MY GOD THIRTEEN PETER CAPALDI'S EYES! Then I was like OH MY GOD TOM FREAKING BAKER! Then I was like oh it's all over LET'S WATCH IT AGAIN!
Watching it in the theater was the best night of my life!
Brilliant, just brilliant!
I LOVED THIS EPISODE!!!! GOING TO WATCH IT TONIGHT :)
still can't believe of everything i've just watched XD A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
This episode was awsome
The biggest shock and nod was the giant broadhead stamp (18th century reenactor)
I'm just happy they brought the doctors torment with the extermination of the time lords to close.
The girl with the Ace jacket, WHERE DID YOU GET THAT AND WHEN CAN I GET ONE!?
I watched at home in USA it was awesome I also screamed when I saw Tom Baker he was my Doctor
I also watched in the USA. Silly me didn't realize it was Tom Baker until they showed his face. So cool when all of the previous Doctors came to help! I guess you have to assume that 10, 11, and the "war doctor" were somehow able to contact them to bring them into the situation to help. Oh, and the future Doctor. They needed more than 3 Tardises.
2:17 this kid xDDDDDD that voice is awesome ! :D
The guy walking in at 2:39
I thought it was awesome, little disappointed that Rose didn't interact with the 10th doctor but other then that awesome special
Best. Episode. Evar!
woke up at 3am just to see the episode live
i usually prefer the smaller independent doctor who episodes than the big lavish ones. but i must say i really enjoyed this one. the story was great and the characters all had a place and roll to fill.
i always loved the idea that the doctor destroyed the timelords and daliks, but i suppose this new twist in the story can go somewhere.
the new doctor looks good, a bit more aged and weathered looking, we have had enough young doctors for now.
I am pretty sure "The End of Tme" takes place before "The Day of the Doctor". Arcadia is clearly more destroyed in "The Day of the Doctor", so it takes place in the final hours of the time war. So everything adds up in the end.
The End of Time happens around the same day as Day of the Doctor, like a couple of hours before or something.
Wait,the timelords are allowed to grant more regenerations.Nobody thought this would be an answer to keep the show going,but since gallifrey was saved,It might work!
Not gonna lie, I teared up when I saw Tom Baker, what a wonderful surprise.
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot is far better. It has doctors 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 and almost every single surviving companion. It's the funniest thing I've seen all year and it makes up for the terrible 50th anniversary episode.
Also,Crazy theory time.So,David tennant helped save gallifrey before he regenerated into matt smith,BUT that means that the events with the white point star never happened since they were saved.Therefore,the doctor regenerated a different way,Causing the white point star to have never been used AND the master is still alive.All of this has stirred up massive crap that is now creating a domino effect that will eventually cause matt smith to have to regenerate into peter capaldi.But hey,Thats just one crazy theory.
The War Room said during the story that the Gallifrey High Council had other plans.
And for most of Gallifrey's point of view, time basically stops at that moment where they 'blew up'. For the High Council and everyone who did not know what the doctor was doing, they would believe they were about to blow up.
Only odd thing about the amazing special? The Zygons weren't resolved… I mean there were the ones that thought they were human but there were other ones too…
Story for another day.
If I recall correctly, this was resolved because the Zygons and humans sat down to resolve it
WHERE CAN I WATCH THIS AGAIN ONLINE
Why didn't Tom Baker offer Matt Smith a jelly baby, that would of been amazing
For those who have never seen Gallifrey. Go watch the old series. I loved the special Tom Baker was a wonderful treat I cried!
What's that show last night great show loved it from someone in the US
John Hurt has a Tardis!! If you'd like check out the Wibbly Wobbly song linked. Happy Whoniversary! SO Awesome!
Doctor Who - Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey (H2Awesome!)
I think the best part about The Day of the Doctor was Tom Baker but then I'm bias to my Doctor. Tom Baker or Peter Davison would have done well in that part. Matt Smith said,"I never for get a face." Tom Baker,"I know you don't and in years to come you might find yourself revisiting a few. But just the old favorites." OH MAN that opens up the whole 13 lives of the doctor. Now I wonder whats the Doctor going to do to beat his 13 lives paradox. I know he does now so how does he do it? Blah Blah Blah he put Gallifrey in that time bubble he can get it out again no problem. But regenerating after 13, that opens up a universe of possibilities. Regeneration in a time paradox over parallel universes that resets him back to his second regeneration? The Tardis core imploding, but because the Tardis is alive and a part of the Doctor can't die because it knows (being sentient as the Tardis is) the Doctor still has work to do. So it creates a whole new reality preserving the Doctor. Time will tell.
Alright, who's going back straight away to reread Summer Falls by Amelia Williams? Didn't the Doctor call himself the Curator in that book?
I loved seeing Tom Baker at the end. I want to see that again.
This was a great episode, but i'm confused about something. Was tom baker at the end actually the doctor 'retired' as he said, or was he actually playing a curator of the museum and the doctor just thought he looked similar?
He's a future reincarnation who chose to "revisit" the past by becoming the Fourth Doctor again, or at least looking like him. How he does this is a mystery, but there's always a BIT of mystery surrounding the Doctor.
Besides, it's not unprecedented - the prequel mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor" shows that regenerating into "the War Doctor" was a deliberate choice allowed to him by the Sisterhood of Karn. The classic series also contains a (very silly) scene where the regenerating Romana "tries on" several different forms before choosing to turn into Lalla Ward, though that might be disregarded as a bit of childish nonsense from the old days.
Like Rob Pegler, it is implied that it is possible that the Sisterhood of Karn, knowing how secretive they could be, they may have potion/formula to re-generate a prior body of the Doctor's past incarnation. Kind of like over course of the years, the Sisters observed the Doctor or something like that and create a formulate to duplicate any specific Doctor's appearance, attitude, behavior, and physiology.
We're not supposed to know. For all we know, he could be the Doctor, he could be another Time Lord, or something different altogether.
I Loved it!
Gallifrey falls no more!
It was great!
it was amazing and fantastic and amazing and wow i loved it
Yes it was epic
A K9 and a Sarah Jane cosplay in the one video. Brilliant.
I hate how people say "it was too complicated" - ballshit. What's the point of sci-fi with time travel if you cannot be "mindfucked" a couple of times? Masterpiece, re-watch it if you must.
Nine was so essential to that story...
It was perfect:)
THE GREATEST EPISODE EVER!!!
Many of the comments before me have mentioned everything I didn't like about the 50th special so all I could say is that I felt the 10th doctor could've had a better intro. It was just a little abrupt and I was hoping his initial screen time would be a run-in with 11 and/or Clara.
I was there!!! :D
its good they didnt press the button now the doctor can live with no regrets
If I understand it correctly, gallifrey is now a big 4D picture inside the doctors Tardis? He used the device he took from the Zygons to freeze Gallifrey in time and convert it into a picture? Then why do they need to search for the planet. The planet is in one of the big rooms inside the Tardis. There is an imploding sun at the heart of a Tardis. There should be room enough for a planet. The doctor now needs to find a sun where he can project the planet into orbit. ;)
john hurt the warrior doctor said "lets freeze them, like the picture"
From what i saw they froze them in time and space, not in a picture.
oK Well aparently you dony read well "lets freeze them, LIKE the picture"
SEE WHERE I SAY "LIKE"
lol
ProtectionzeroPVP Well apparently you don't read well. My reply was to the author of the comment and i was agreeing with you lol
The high council of gallifrey said, the are all 13 (!!) Doctors. The was Peter Capaldi but after him nobody. Is he the last Doctor??
Brilliant story!
4th doctor ftw!
How is it that nobody there had anything to say about Rose?
because rose wasn't in it,Billie was playing the interface to the moment, which was using the Bad Wolf as the face for it
Artistfyre Erin Williams and only John Hurt's Doctor could see her/it
Whatever, it still made me happy to see her, and it's still true that nobody mentioned it.
Elisabeth I is possibly the best inside joke that Moffat gave to us!
Well, then.... Here's to the next 50 years!