May 18th, 2013
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What Did You Think of The Name of The Doctor?
What Did You Think of The Name of The Doctor?
Clara receives a letter summoning her to a mysterious meeting, where she is given a message for the Doctor.
The meaning is uncertain, but when an enemy strikes the Time Lord is left with no choice but to travel to the one place in time and space he should never go – into a deadly trap that threatens to unravel his past, present and future.
Now that the final episode of series 7b has aired in the UK what did you think? Was it the best episode ever or just average.
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Dalek Smith
May 19th, 2013 - 11:19amguys i think i have figured out who john hurts doctor is he is the first doctor, william hartnell was the first regeneration, john hurt did something so bad the only way to get away from it was to run away, change his appearance and change his name hence the reason matt smith said that whatever john hurt did it was not in the name of the doctor because it was before he became the doctor
TheDoctorGallifrey
May 19th, 2013 - 11:10amWOW!This was the most darkest and confusing doctor who episode I have ever watched, it has everything I wanted! 10/10 But I don’t understand what happened to the future TARDIS.
drjakeyoung
May 19th, 2013 - 11:07amPaul already said he wouldn’t rule out the possibility of him returning as he still has time to do it!
the astornaut of death
May 19th, 2013 - 10:52amso is clara human tor time lord
Dr who
May 19th, 2013 - 10:51amThey never explained who created the silence and what the silents creatures were
66
May 19th, 2013 - 10:48amI’m pretty sure that McGann would co-operate, and John Hurt may well do.vThe only problem would be getting Ecclestone on board, but I believe he could be persuaded to at least film a regeneration from Hurt into Ecclestone.
Dr who
May 19th, 2013 - 10:46amWhy would the silence try to erase the whole universe by tardis explosion,just to prevent It being erased by the great intelligience………the threat the silence caused was bigger than the threat the doctors name caused…..so why??????
me
May 19th, 2013 - 10:42amthe doctor has been running from his secret since the beginning, which means that Hurt’s version of the doctor is pre-hartnell. so matt smith is the 11th doctor, but the 12th version of himself. if jumping in the doctor’s time stream killed the great intelligence, and it was meant to kill clara, how did she survive? plus we still don’t know who exploded the tardis in the series 5 finale, or who the silence are, and the question still hasn’t been asked because it is asked on the fields of tranzalore at the fall of the eleventh, and silence will fall.
Matt Smithy
May 19th, 2013 - 10:21amWow, you have a VERY good eye! Thank you so much for spotting that! 😀 You just made it even more awesome!
Still Not Ginger
May 19th, 2013 - 10:10amthanks DoctorClara it helped!! thank you!
Anonymous
May 19th, 2013 - 10:08amMy favourite orders is
1. The name of the doctor
2. The bells of saint John
3. The crimson horror
4. Nightmare in silver
5. Journey to the centre of the tardis
6. Hide
7. Cold war
8. The rings of Akhaten
Anonymous
May 19th, 2013 - 9:55amThat was David Tennant’s regeneration into Matt Smith
Jacob Adams
May 19th, 2013 - 9:50amI jut re watched the episode and have found that the end is in fact brilliant. However, the initial thought of the ending was horrific due to the shock of it all. I had to re watch the episode to actually like and enjoy that ending.
Madeline
May 19th, 2013 - 9:31amThere is no mystery to the Time War thing! It was hell. The Timelords were going to destroy the Universe. The Doctor had to stop them. He did what he had to do. We’ve heard about it since 2005. Eccleston was guilty and angry. In “The End of Time” we got plenty of details. And then Ten(nant) sent them back, so essentially he killed them all again. And Matt Smith said, “Fear me. I killed them all.” I know it still weighs on his conscience, but he did it to SAVE THE UNIVERSE, not because he likes killing people. But there’s no secret, no mystery. What more could there be to it? Frankly, I can’t see there being any more I’d want to hear about it, so I hope it’s something new and different.
frank e
May 19th, 2013 - 9:30amNo way. We fans have always known that the Doctor had pain and regret about the time war but have never seen how those events played out. As well we get a ninth forgotten tabooed doctor in John Hirt that will hopefully reveal the unknown life of the doctor between Paul Mcgann and Chris Eccs. Doctors. An excellent linking for the classic series and the new series could potentially be created in the 50th special. My fingers are crossed.
LEWIS
May 19th, 2013 - 9:28amTRUE
LEWIS
May 19th, 2013 - 9:27amI THINK THAT HE IS A BIT LIKE DAVID MORRISY BECAUSE EVERYONE THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA BE THE NEXT DOCTOR EVEN HIS SON BUT HE DIDN’T SO I WOULDN’T GET MY HOPES UP AND STEVEN MOFFAT HAS NO PLANS OF REGENARATIN MATT SMITH ANY TIME SOON ALSO I WANT MATT SMITH TO STAY BECAUSE THE DOCTOR CANNOT HAVE A MUSACHE IT JUST LOOKS WRONG FOR THE DOCTOR
The Elventh
May 19th, 2013 - 9:25amSo this is my theory. In Nightmare in Silver when they are showing regenerations they show an actual regeneration between 10 and 11. John Hurt could be 10 version 2. Born in battle full of fire and rage. He did try to exterminate all Daleks to ensure the safety of the universe. Maybe something bad happened in the alternate universe and he lost Rose sending him on a misguided crusade. Also it seems since the first Doctor each version gets younger. Odd that John Hurt’s Doctor is old…
Adam Sumnall
May 19th, 2013 - 9:24amMine are,
1st.The Name Of The Doctor
2nd.Journey to the center of the TARDIS
3rd.The Bells Of Saint Johns
4th.Nightmare In Silver
5th.The Crimson Horror
6th.Cold War
7th.Hide
8th.The Rings Of Akhaten
olletosc
May 19th, 2013 - 9:23amYou have to be kidding, right? This is not bloody EastEnders.
LEWIS
May 19th, 2013 - 9:21ammy favourite aliens in order are these
1 NEW CYBERMEN
2 SKALDAK OUT OF HIS SHELL
3 GRANDFATHER
4 THE SPOONHEADS
5 THE GREAT INTELIGENCE
6 THE CHIOR
8 THE CYBER PLANNER
9 THE ICE WARRIOR
IO THE WHISPERMEN
II MR SWEET
I2 TIME ZOMBIES
I3 THE CROOKED MAN AND WOMEN
Madeline
May 19th, 2013 - 9:16amThe Valeyard is a post-Smith Doctor incarnation.
Madeline
May 19th, 2013 - 9:15amWe know what happened to end the Time War. The Doctor killed almost all the Timelords and almost all the Daleks. It’s old news. It’s been done. There has got to be something more interesting, something different, something new.
Big D
May 19th, 2013 - 9:10amI guess Jenny had her 15 minutes in The Crimson Horror.
Big D
May 19th, 2013 - 9:08amI completely agree Quinn. But he and RTD have done that with ALL the assistants just as they have sought to ‘humanise’ the Doctor with all the emotional stuff, hugs and kisses. In so doing they are killing Doctor Who.
TeddyChester
May 19th, 2013 - 9:06am… brilliant series finale, excellent story and the acting was at its best.
Madeline
May 19th, 2013 - 8:59amUnless I’ve missed something, there hasn’t been any proof that John Hurt’s character is related to the Time War. I’m not saying he’s not, but he could be from other time periods, such as before the first doctor or in the future.
A lot of people seem to be assuming he is related to the Time War, but he seems to have something to do with a big secret, and the Time War thing has really already been done. I’m just not seeing much new and big there. The Doctor killed almost all the Timelords and almost all the Daleks. It’s old news. We saw his guilt and grief with Eccelson. We saw all the drama with the return of Gallifrey with Tennant. How much more can there be to be said about it?
It would make more sense if John Hurt’s character were who he was before he was “the Doctor”. Because the question that’s been asked by Clara is what got him started, and he talks about the importance of him having chosen the name, so why did he choose it? It would make sense if he had chosen it to turn over a new leaf, to begin anew…
What concerns me most, though, is the situation of River Song. The River we are seeing is the one stored at the Library. But the last time we saw her, she was alive and well in a pre-Library state. Does this mean we don’t see her again in this state? She said she would travel with him again sometimes, but we didn’t see her in all of 7b until now, but now it’s not the post “Angels take Manhattan” her…it’s the long-since dead her. 🙁 I love River. She’s my favorite character (not counting the Doctor himself). I really want to see more of her!
Guy Newmountain
May 19th, 2013 - 8:52amIf this IS the incarnation between the Eighth and Ninth Doctor, there is finally a genuine, legitimate reason to create McGann/Hurt and Hurt/Eccleston regenerations – the BBC should take the opportunity. Obviously, ideally the actors required would participate; but even without their co-operation, it could still now be accomplished…The vast amount of fan-created Eighth-to-Ninth regenerations on YouTube alone is a huge indicator of public demand – what better 50th anniversary gift for their loyalty 😀
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Run You Clever Boy And Remember Me
May 19th, 2013 - 8:08amI agree with HOTT above 🙂 ^^^
LEWIS
May 19th, 2013 - 7:58amTHESE ARE MY FAVOURITE EPISODES
1 NIGHTMARE IN SILVER
2 THE CRIMSON HORROR
3 THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR
4 THE BELLS OF SAINT JOHN
5 JORNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE TARDIS
6 HIDE
7 COLD WAR
8 THE RINGS OF AKHATEN