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What Did You Think of The Time of the Doctor?

What Did You Think of The Time of the Doctor?

Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe’s deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars – and amongst them, the Doctor.

Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his best friend must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe.





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744 comments

  • booboo

    January 1st, 2014 - 3:25pm

    that was OK, very quick at the end, liked that, unexpected.

    Doctor who is not “frightening” any more, weeping angels were but once you’ve seen them……..

    I want to see more “gas mask” moments or things like the the doll from terror of the autons, less reliance on returning characters as well

  • the astronaut of death

    January 1st, 2014 - 3:21pm

    what did you think of the regeneration

  • the astronaut of death

    January 1st, 2014 - 3:19pm

    I agree with you there as much as I love matts past eps this one was just to short it was rushed completely it should have been a 2 parter

  • booboo

    January 1st, 2014 - 3:15pm

    i’m stuck in the classic era i’m afraid , stories are to quick, to much change in a very short time

  • the astronaut of death

    January 1st, 2014 - 3:12pm

    why

  • booboo

    January 1st, 2014 - 3:10pm

    OK, not my thing to be honest

  • the astronaut of death

    January 1st, 2014 - 2:48pm

    booboo what did you think of the time of the doctor

  • Anonymous

    January 1st, 2014 - 1:43pm

    Yeah like the First Doctor he used to be young then when he got older and he was wearing a bit thin he regenerated to a younger in carnation

  • matfav

    January 1st, 2014 - 1:04pm

    He got a new set of regenerations from the time lords. Like the first one. Has to be old and will regenerate over time to young again. Like a cycle repeating

  • TomBakersBiggestFan

    January 1st, 2014 - 12:43pm

    Guys, watch some classic who, the “golden stuff” only happens during the new regeneration’s. The only “explosive” regeneration’s there has been are DT’s and MS’s.

  • RYCBAR123

    January 1st, 2014 - 12:39pm

    Ah, okay, thanks :3

  • TomBakersBiggestFan

    January 1st, 2014 - 12:35pm

    It is the same filming location as Rose’s apartment btw.

  • Matt Smithy

    January 1st, 2014 - 9:28am

    Blimey, I got a lot to answer here.
    Aaaaand here we go.
    When the Doctor was poisoned in LKH, regeneration was disabled. We know that River gave up all her remaining lives and all of them together was enough to save him. He only stored enough of it afterwards to possibly regenerate once and River knows this, which is why she gets so angry when he uses up that small bit of energy, just giving him not enough energy to even regenerate once. The most likely answer is that Moffat hadn’t realised that Smith was the last Doctor yet and its a continuity error, but still the fans can make plausible reasons up.
    Your second point isn’t even a question so it can’t have been “unanswered”, its just you stating your opinion of what you wanted to happen which I’m sure many people would have found a cop-out as this “new cycle from the time war” would have had to have been addressed in at least 2005 to exist, so how on Earth would Moffat address this now? Why doesn’t The Doctor remember this?
    The “point” of the enemies wasn’t necessarily for the plot to move forward. They were there so Smith’s finally was rounded off with all his enemies from his era being there for the send off. They were for cameos more than anything else as a collective enemy. The Angles and Cybermen weren’t in it much because they weren’t meant to be, they were CAMEOS. The Daleks sat there because they are clever, not bumbling war machines who just run forward shouting exterminate. They realise that they can get these other species to fight FOR them first, tiring out The Doctor or even breaking his defences and possibly killing him first! When they all die out, THEN they attack with full force.
    I found the change too fast at first, yes, but people need to let it go. Although it was anti-climactic, it made sense. Smith DID regenerate destroying a Dalek fleet in the biggest regeneration yet, but that was what started the reset which is necessary before the face changes. every moment he has in the TARDIS afterwards, he is STILL regenerating, and breaking in a whole new life cycle. So really, Capaldi’s face was waiting already in his genes, ready to pop out any moment. So the actual regeneration WAS the scene at the bell-tower.
    In reality, that’s ONE question in your list left officially unanswered which is the River Song and the broken wrist thing (which has been mentioned many a time before and is nothing new, we’ve heard it all before)but I agree that I would like to see a wider range of writers. I’m surprised that you didn’t bring up the point “Why could Tasha pilot the TARDIS?” which again is officially unanswered, but my reason would be that the destination was pre-set as the last travel in the TARDIS, so she could easily just pull a lever and it was away, but that is the only other point I could find (other than the fact that we have gone back to the 2005 Daleks for some reason…)

  • Matt Smithy

    January 1st, 2014 - 8:57am

    No RYCBAR. trust me, once you’ve BEEN to the set, you don’t forget it 😀
    Seriously, from having seen the set in a 3d and even 4d perspective, you really recognise your way round. It is the same set at least, but not sure if in canon it’s the same blocks 🙂

  • Anonymous

    January 1st, 2014 - 2:13am

    Peter Capaldi was in Torchwood: The Children of Earth

  • TheLastDoctor

    January 1st, 2014 - 12:08am

    FAREWELL, ELEVEN… (TWELVE), HELLO, THIRTEEN!

  • TheLastDoctor

    January 1st, 2014 - 12:06am

    WHEN did Peter Capaldi star in TORCHWOOD? WHAT DAY, WHAT YEAR?

  • TheLastDoctor

    January 1st, 2014 - 12:04am

    What did you REALLY think of the Wooden Cyberman?

  • T he Moffat Paradox

    December 31st, 2013 - 11:55pm

    Unless any of those who worry Peter Capaldi will be be rubbish have their their own Tardises as the late Sir Michael Winner might put have put it : “Calm down dears”. He hasn’t even started yet.And Season 8 might even be the best of the bunch since 2005 yet.

  • BUY Me

    December 31st, 2013 - 4:55pm

    why does he or she need to watch classics he or she has got their facts right and is just asking a question so maybe you should watch some classics and go to anger management IT WAS JUST HIS OR HER OPINION

  • Obsie

    December 31st, 2013 - 4:11pm

    Cyberman2 : I have no intention of judging you, it’s just nice to hear a decent point of view, since the Doctor himself tends be a bit ropey on the subject of his age. Also according to River: “rule one, the Doctor lies”

  • TomBakersBiggestFan

    December 31st, 2013 - 3:54pm

    So, The Renegade, you are seriously telling me that you predicted that PC’s first words as the Doctor were going to be about his kidneys. I highly doubt that. -_-

  • TomBakersBiggestFan

    December 31st, 2013 - 3:51pm

    100000BC love your reference to Colin Baker!

  • omc

    December 31st, 2013 - 1:39pm

    the 11th doctor was amazing i just did not want to see him go!!!:()but the regeneration was to fast.can’t wait to see peter capaldi as the doctor!the wooden cyberman was so cool but it died to quickly.the christmas episode was pulling me out of my seatit was so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • omc

    December 31st, 2013 - 1:30pm

    so what if loads of people can fly the tardis JJ.Any way not many people can fly the tardis!

  • Anonymous

    December 31st, 2013 - 12:27pm

    That’s two Doctors now who can’t fly the TARDIS because remember the First Doctor couldn’t control the thing

  • The TARDIS

    December 31st, 2013 - 12:14pm

    Yes, but the actual regeneration was just a flash. I think people like to be able to see the transition.

  • The TARDIS

    December 31st, 2013 - 12:13pm

    I liked The Day of the Doctor, but it didn’t function as an anniversary story. In my mind, it was a good episode, but not the anniversary episode. That honour goes to The Light at the End. The Day of the Doctor, for me, is the penultimate episode of series 7.

  • cyberman2

    December 31st, 2013 - 11:36am

    don’t judge me if i got it wrong because i couldn’t hear because people were visiting and being loud and kept on interrupting

  • cyberman2

    December 31st, 2013 - 11:34am

    he stayed for the first 300 years then clara came back then she went again and the doctor stayed for a few more hundred years so it was over 300 years he stayed about, i don’t know, 700 years. maybe

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