December 25th, 2013
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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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ThE ergon
December 26th, 2013 - 2:31pmI think steven moffat is a brilliant writer but I do think hes bitten off more than he can chew as producer as well. Maybe time to hand the baton to someone else but just retain his writing duties to ‘who’. Maybe then we wouldn,t have all these convoluted story arcs. Blink and silence in the library/forest of the dead are just 2 of my all time favourites.
ROCKSTAR
December 26th, 2013 - 2:23pmBRING HIM BACK NOW !
DALEKSKITTLES
December 26th, 2013 - 2:22pmCos their a supieror dalek class, the 2010 paradigm daleks are the ones in charge, I thought it sounded abit like a emperor dalek
ROCKSTAR
December 26th, 2013 - 2:22pmI m with you guys
The astronaut of death
December 26th, 2013 - 2:21pmAt first I was slightly dissopointed with this but then I watched it again and now I love so anyone who dislikes try and watch it again
UnitedGamers2013
December 26th, 2013 - 1:48pm*my
UnitedGamers2013
December 26th, 2013 - 1:48pmHas anyone seen the behind the scenes? In ,y opinion it is more emotional then the episode itself
RoDaninthepotty
December 26th, 2013 - 1:29pmnot that good
Anonymous
December 26th, 2013 - 1:28pmyes I did not like the story that much.
I didn’t like the second half of season 7 eather
CyberGuy500
December 26th, 2013 - 1:06pmI agree completely.
The Doctor
December 26th, 2013 - 1:02pmthat was very dissapointing i thought it would be really big build up but no
Doctordredd67
December 26th, 2013 - 1:01pmHere, Here. I will second that 🙂
Doctordredd67
December 26th, 2013 - 1:00pmA very dissapointed Whovian here 🙁
I always look forward to every regeneration and this was the biggest let down ever. There was the long, long goodbye, and then in a split second he changed. Far, far too quick. Should have kept it like the previous 3 regenerations…more exciting. I didn’t even have the same emotional feeling like I experienced when David Tennant Changed to Matt Smith. Some younger viewers might have liked the story, but for us veterans of Dr Who…. a dissapointing finale.
The TARDIS
December 26th, 2013 - 12:46pmAnd the regeneration scene was a disappointment as well. Moffat basically made regeneration into magic, destroying Daleks, and the flash between Smith and Capaldi was disappointing as well. I always liked the slower tranformation, but oh well. At least we can look forward to Peter Capaldi, and I’m very glad Steven Moffat finally tied up his story arcs.
The TARDIS
December 26th, 2013 - 12:40pmin what way has time shown the RTD era to be awful? although far from perfect, as with Moffat’s, it is still a very strong era.
The TARDIS
December 26th, 2013 - 12:37pmI’m going to be honest… I wasn’t really fond of it. Bit of a disappointment after all of the hype, rushed, all over the place… The old Doctor’s prosthetic was frankly appalling as well.
His farewell, although shorter than Tennant’s went on forever and felt a bit forced. I’m going to say it was about standard fare, 7 out of ten. I may warm to it in the future, but but I’m not holding out hope.
Bryn Jones
December 26th, 2013 - 12:31pmI Agree
Half-a-Whovian
December 26th, 2013 - 12:25pmI have recently returned to the DW fold, fallen in love with Amy, River and Clara, like Matt a lot, loved series 5 and 6, but by Gallifrey that DOTD was tosh, and so is this TOTD. It is all just for the uber-fans, us part-timers will need our confidence restored again!
The astronaut of death
December 26th, 2013 - 12:15pmDaleks
The astronaut of death
December 26th, 2013 - 12:15pmWhen the daleks were calling the dr it sounded like the 2010
geekmaster1980
December 26th, 2013 - 12:09pmAmazing episode and a fitting ending to smiths era. Questions answered, heart warming and looking forward to capaldi.
But why are some whovians are like catholics they celebrate doctor who they mourn it.
UnitedGamers2013
December 26th, 2013 - 12:08pmAll the hype for nothing in my opinion bring back RTD
Peter
December 26th, 2013 - 11:33amI do love Peter Capaldi from The Thick of it and he is very very funny in it and I think at the end of the time of the doctor after he said “I’ve got new kidneys” he should of said “How the f*** do you fly this thing…” it would of been very naughty and everything but funny at the same time and btw farewell matt we miss you!!! and good luck to Capaldi!!! 😀
ForeverWhovian
December 26th, 2013 - 11:27amDepends on your definition of a minority. If I see that about 65% of the fans absolutely loved this and about another 20% seems happy, but had expected maybe a bit more, I think he did fine. He had to kill of a doctor, wrap up quite a few plot points and find a way around a giant problem (regeneration limit). I adore Moffat, and you can have your own opinion but the haters are ALWAYS a minority. Dw has never been more popular, and it keeps changing and growing. Either we change with it, or you’re just gonna grow bitter…
Nigel M
December 26th, 2013 - 10:46amOne more thing – the Sontarans have been turned into a cheap joke appearing only for a bit of (attempted) humour. Not good.
David Havers
December 26th, 2013 - 10:29amI do wish RTD would return to the show. Yes i enjoyed The Time of the Doctor but under Moffat all the Xmas specials have not been up to the standards of RTD. I have high hopes for Capaldi as the Doctor only if Moffat leaves if not the show could be doomed which is a shame.
Lea
December 26th, 2013 - 10:20ami agree too
i think he’s okay but i really haven’t seen enough to make up my mind
MasterKasterborous
December 26th, 2013 - 10:18amReminded me a bit of 3-4; very swift.
MasterKasterborous
December 26th, 2013 - 10:16amI don’t think it’s a minority group. Fandom is pretty split about this one…
MasterKasterborous
December 26th, 2013 - 10:16amGraham S. Had to say, I love Ace and think she is very well portrayed. She evens has a back story which ties two unsuspecting stories (almost two years apart) together. But it never demanded the audience to be interested in her, sometimes like Clara, which I find much more satisfying.