Doctor Who 10x12 Reaction 

Today on Doctor Who: Scottish man is literally too angry to regenerate.

Shayla: "I hate this show" Doctor:"No you don't"😉

In the end, without hope, without witness and without reward, Missy was good. This finale is the best.

I mean, the Master isn’t wrong. Shooting themselves in the back, refusing to change, and laughing like lunatics to the bitter end IS their perfect ending.

This is such a beautiful and poetic episode. The Doctor and Missy fall without hope, without witness and without reward. Because virtue is only virtue in extremis. And the "pity, no stars. I hoped there would be stars..."

Best Series Finale of NuWho, Missy's ending was perfect and Peters speech broke my heart

Death in heaven- Doctor: "Never trust a hug" The Doctor Falls- Regeneration started by being hugged by a cyberman😂😭

In the last episode, Simm says "You wouldn't be so self destructive. Neither would I." In this episode, Gomez stabs Simm then he shoots her to prevent his future self from helping The Doctor. Simm truly was a psychotic Master, and sadly The Doctor never found out that Missy was going to stand with him/be his friend again.

12:32 -- THAT was the look we wanted to see! Great season finale, eh?

"I do what I do because its right! Because its decent! And above all its kind! Its just that. Just kind." "Who I am is where I stand; where I stand is where I fall" Two of the most quintessentially Doctor lines from a single speech. My heart races every time. I hope I can live by those words.

A great finale in my opinion. It felt very 'final', and so it should as Capaldi's time is nearly up.

I think it went something like this: Moffatt got a question at a convention about how 12 would interact with the First doctor. Moffat answered that unfortunately that actor was dead, so we'd never know. Peter then replied to the questioner "Well, if we needed to, we could just get David Bradley to play him."

Well, regardless if we ever get to see Missy again or not, she will always be remembered as the Master who finally turned good, which is a grat conclusion for her arc.

"Who i am is where i stand, and where i stand is where i fall"... Two years since I first watched this, and that phrase still gets me everytime...

The part where peter sees all of the past companions calling his name was a nice nod to the Fourth Doctor as he also saw past compaions calling his name right before his regeneration. Also the first thing Peter says when waking up at the end about the Sontarens invading was also the first words of the Fourth Doctor as well. Nice moments for us classic Who fans. ^_^

My one takeaway from this episode is something I have taught my young son. The most important thing in life for him to be, is kind.

You know, with the exception of Paul McGann not getting at least 1 television season as The Doctor, the biggest "what if" missed opportunity Doctor Who will ever have was Capaldi not getting a 4th season as The Doctor with Missy as his companion (alongside Bill and Nardole). I feel that would have been the ultimate TARDIS team as you would have the tragic hero (Capaldi knowing it's his final season), the romantic foil (Missy trying to be The Doctor's friend again), the exposition (Bill), and the likable comic relief (Nardole).

My favorite line from Doctor Who is in this episode. It kind of perfectly summarizes every companion departure. "It's a big universe, but I hope I'll see you again."

Getting David Bradley back to play the first doctor was actually Peters idea I think.

When the master was wheeling the doctor around in a wheelchair, straight away, it brought back memories of the 10th doctor

And the doctor will never know missy died on his side

Honestly, most happy about this reaction, soley cause you left most of the speech the Doctor gives about kindess in tact instead of chopping it up in huge chunks or skipping it altogether.

I'm sure I will cry watching your next reaction 😣 Peter is my favourite of all time

Michelle Gomez as Missy for me was great so well played. Hopefully they will bring her back in the future.

Bill, in this episode, broke my heart. Pearl Mackie gave a great performance. Incidentally, I'm sure it has been mentioned 1,000 times before (including by me) but the first Doctor (Bill Hartnell) was married to a woman called Heather. And do watch, if you get the chance, the final 1st Doctor adventure, The Tenth Planet.

Capaldi wanted to do an episode with the first doctor just like how he wanted to go against the original cybermen. He was a big fan of the show back when it started

No matter how dead he/she is, the Master can always come back. Time Lords be like that.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is what a blown mind looks like! By the way: if you like David Bradley, watch The Strain.

This was such an epic and beautiful finale. Fantastic reaction, cannot wait for Christmas episode. The 1st and 12th doctor on screen together is just fantastic.

Probably the best finale in Who, aand the best speech. I feel like Peter and Michelle were the dream team for Who

Me: ''Well, it's really late and I have to sleep.'' *JustSoShayla uploads doctor who reaction* Me: ''Who needs sleep anyway?''

"As soon as I click this button, the end begins". Epic parting words. I also like that you went from "I really like this show" last episode to "I hate this show" at the start of this one. :P This is a great finale but it's been two years since it aired and I'm still annoyed there was no Rory in that companions montage. I know I've mentioned this before I like seeing how engaged you are during Peter's speeches. You really are the best reactor, Shayla.

Ah... Well here we go, nearly there. You have definitely watched the second part by now and are probably on the next Doctor. This finale was the hardest for me, largely because Peter struck a cord with me that no doctor ever had. I grew up watching Doctor who when it started in 2005. 10 was my undisputed favourite until series 8. 12 didn't click with me for a long time, but just through dialogue with him and Clara everything clicked and made sense. His character ark is I would say, undisputedly the best Doctor who has ever had. Look at him in the Episode "into the Dalek" when he treats people like collateral's, and look at him in this episode. And it all makes sense, they way he has grown, and how he has done it. This was supposed to be 12's final episode, but the new showrunner was not ready to start, and if they didn't have an episode they would have lost their slot on Christmas Day (which it turns out didn't matter because the new showrunner Chibnall said they had "ran out of ideas" for Christmas specials - but anyway) Moffatt said he would do one last episode at the last episode (to save Christmas!), and we got Twice Upon a time. You are absolutely right about Missy, Gomez was fantastic - my favourite incarnation of The Master Point blank. Regardless of how people feel about Jodie as the Doctor, Michelle Gomez proved, changing a Time Lords gender can be absolute perfection. Missy was and always will be truly glorious. One of the saddest things is that the Doctor will never know that Missy was on her way back to help him. That cuts deep Thank you for sharing your reactions with us

It’s worse when you realize, Bill spent more time with the master than she did with the doctor :(

Peter Capaldi and Michelle Gomez... John Simm as well. Featuring Pearl Mackie and Matt Lucas... The most poignant season finale ever. 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Also THIS cliffhanger !!!!

One of the things I love about Peter Capaldi as the Doctor is his passionate speeches. The way he delivers them got to me more than any speech by Matt Smith or David Tennant. Him telling the Masters why he does what he does spoke to me as a person who tries to do the right thing. RIP Missy (for now). Bill's departure made me sad. I wanted more of the character but unfortunately, life had other plans. David Bradley's return as the Doctor at the end of the episode was a delightful surprise. I had heard the news of the return but I thought it would happen at the start of the Christmas special. One of my favorite Doctor Who cliffhanger endings.

Truly an epic finale for an amazing series and era for Capaldi, with TUaT being a (bitter?)sweet epilogue to end off Capaldi and Moffat.

when u saw the mondasian cyberman killing the doctor, u thought it was Bill lol

"Watch Doctor Who they said. It will be fun, they said." 😂

Can't say I loved this season storyline or companions, but hot damn I'll miss Capaldi forever T_T

*creates large stack of tissues for Thursday* We don't want him to go... *sobs*

What a series’s finale 🔥🔥🔥🔥

The Doctor: I don’t want to go. Shayla: I don’t want to watch.

Your series of "WHAT?!?!" was worthy of David Tenant! Brava! Totally agree with you about the divine Bill as well as Nardol. Some never cottoned to them but I always liked both a lot. Wish we knew more about Heather. Like if she'd been a companion for awhile. Or showed up again.

10x1 - You think Nardole is the bad kind of annoying. 10x12 - You blow him a loving farewell kiss. :) :) :)

Say goodbye to the last season of Dr Who you will ever enjoy.

I love this episode, but I can’t wait for the next one. I love 12 so much😁👍

Ladies and Gentlemen...: Mister Steven Moffat!!!...... 👏👏👏👏👏👏

So glad you saw An Adventure In Space and Time before this episode and the next one. It makes them so much better, and David Bradley is always great, whether it be Thrones, Potter, or Doctor Who.

Growing up Capaldi was a huge fan of Doctor Who, specifically the First Doctor. During Capaldi's run we've seen him bring back so many old school elements of the show like the stern grumpy side of the Doctor, and the classic Daleks, mondasian Cybermen and a bearded Master. For Capaldi's last episode it made sense for him to share screen time with his favourite Doctor, the First Doctor, which is pretty much why they brought David Bradley back considering he played the part so well in that Docu-drama.

David Bradley came back, because he was so amazing in an adventure in space & time. And yes we melted down when he spoke those famous words.

Wonderful reaction to one of the best stories in Doctor Who history! Nice little fun fact: the former companions "speaking to him" ("DOCTOR!" "DOCTOR!"...) is a nice reference back to the 4th Doctors regeneration into the 5th at the end of "Logopolis"! Very excited for TUAT! Oh god!

Such a solidly good finale. It’s so epic. It’s so emotional. I think it’s perfect 👌🏼

And now it’s time for my favorite special...

OMG loved your reaction at the end!

It wasn’t bill shooting the doctor.

How many times does the doctor say "no" in this episode? 😂

Another wait till you see the next episode... truly one of Capaldis best Doctors speeches, brings me to tears still, bring the rain.

It is the last of Missy. Also a bit of context, David Bradley was so good playing William Hartnell in An Adventure in Time and Space who was The First Doctor, they brought him in to be The First Doctor.

It’s weird that Jack the only person out of all the people there that the Doctor didn’t screw up😂😂

I am SO chuffed @5:28 that you included the full speech in your reaction... As powerful as the one from "The Zygon Inversion". Twelve really delivers what The Doctor is all about. ;)

I can't wait till next reaction

Missy being in the companions montage had me in floods.

"I don't wanna watch the next one" Pretty much every person who's seen Twice Upon a Time

That was the same reaction that we all had, they managed to keep it a really good secret, now get ready for the Christmas special

My god! The Doctor's speech still just hits me in my feelings. And your face at 12:22 was perfect when you realized who was talking

About David Bradley being in it: there was an interview with Steven Moffat where he says exactly how he got the idea. He was struggling with ideas for a Christmas special as he had planned for the series finale to have Peter Capaldi's regeneration. Then at some convention there was a fan question about bringing back previous Doctors. He said he would like to see the personality clash with the first Doctor, but joked that "William Hartnell doesn't return our calls" (he died in 1975), at which point Peter Capaldi suggested David Bradley. At that point Steven Moffat realised exactly what to do for a Christmas special.

You didnt show it, but when he died saying "He hoped there'd be stars " I lost it!

Great reaction! Absolutely love this episode. And the Doctor's "It's Just Kind" speech is probably my favorite Doctor speech. And the reveal of David Bradley as the First Doctor was great as well! Looking forward to the next one!

There are so many callbacks to classic Who in this episode. The flashbacks to previous companions echoes the regeneration from Tom Baker (#4) to Peter Davidson (#5). The Master was in that story too. Logopolis was the episode. Hard to believe that was all the way back on 21 March 1981. Would you like a Jelly Baby? :)

I think I saw a new emotion from this Shayla reaction .... utter confusion .... and it happened twice! Still dug the hell out of the video though. And like Shayla I will really miss her reactions to Capaldi's Doctor. An end of an era indeed .....

actually love your channel, genuinely an amazing person ahahah

Well, Capaldi's first Doctor when he was watching the series as a kid was William Hartnell's Doctor, and he's also a fan of the Mondasian Cybermen. So, Peter got two presents at the end of his run. Being in an episode with the 1st Doctor and being in an episode featuring the 1st generation Cybermen. Also we had a nice call-back to two classic series regeneration related stories in the final TARDIS scene of this episode. When the Doctor flashes back on his companions that was a nod to the 4th Doctor's Regeneration scene in "Logopolis" (Now available on Blu-Ray, in the season 18 box set!). And when he wakes up and says "Sontarans, perverting the course of human history!" that was the first line that Tom Baker's 4th Doctor ever said post regeneration in "Robot" (Also, now on Blu-Ray in the season 12 box set!). Then of course the obvious new Who regeneration references "I don't want to go" and "When the Doctor was me".

Dr who can change everyone’s mood in a split sec

And that classic line from "The Five Doctors"... It never gets old. Never gets young either, but that's besides the point. Now where was I?...

Mondasian Cybermen will always be one of the best villain designs in Doctor Who.

I’m already prepared to cry in the next reaction from Peter’s amazing performance. Recently I’ve been rewatching the goodbye scene and it gets me so emotional. 12 was my doctor for sure, which is weird considering I watched it since 2005 and he was the first doctor that I fully understood.

What makes the Doctor's final stand feel so impactful is that we so rarely ever see him in direct line-of-fire. The Doctor often only beats his enemies by outsmarting them, either by talking them down or turning their plans back on them; the fact he's facing these Cybermen head-on shows you that he's _finally_ out of options, that the only thing he _can_ do is fight until he dies.

I love how Missy started and ended with the Cybermen

You said "Pooie." I love it. I believe someone made a joke to Moffat about he could put the first Doctor into an episode because David Bradley did so well with the part and he eventually made it come true.

Shout out to the Murray Gold for the music in this episode. It's incredible. This is my all time favourite Doctor Who season finale, so I'm glad you liked it! Pay no attention to the people trying to shitcan Season 11 in the comments. You'll form your own opinion, just as you always do. Remember how many people hated Clara!

Bill with the Cyberman is like Oswin Owsald with the dalek (The clara in Asylum of the Daleks) but worse and it's just AAAAAAggggh pain

Can't wait to see your next reaction. It's one of my favorite Christmas specials!

It's amazing just how much David Bradley looks like William Hartnell

Nobody does Utterly Astonished Face quite like our dear Shayla

The idea of the Doctor not wanting to change. And the TARDIS trying to change his mind by taking him back to the last time he felt like this is pretty cool. 😎

It’s Christmas in June on Thursday! ❄️ Can’t believe we’re already here! It really is the end of an era, the Moffat era may have had its flaws but it’s ultimately my favourite of the show. Series 8-10 especially are the golden years for me! Also, it was a nice touch to see all the faces in the montage. A nice callback to the fourth Doctor’s regeneration.

Am glad they put Sarah Jane there she won’t be forgotten

It was Capaldi who gave Moffat the idea of bringing David Bradley back to play the 1st Doctor. It was an iterview at New York ComicCon one year. Moffat talked about how he thought it was a shame that William Hartnell was dead because he couldn't return to the show, and Capaldi casually said that you could get David Bradley instead. Moffat thought "yeah, you could"...and did. The footage of that exchange is on RU-vid somewhere.

at Comic Con once Steven Moffat was asked what he would most want to do if he could do anything and that was to do a episode with the first doctor.... Peter then replied "Why don't we just get David Bradley then?" and there you go Twice Upon a Time.... although this episode also wasn't meant to be as Peter was suppose regenerate in this episode but Chris Chibnall decided he didn't want his first episode as show runner to be a Christmas special so Steven finally got his wish due to happenstance

I firmly believe this two-part finale is one of Moffat's finest scripts ever, a masterpiece from beginning to end. I love everything about it. The Doctor's speech to Missy and The Master is the most perfect summation of the character I've seen and just another reason why Peter and the Twelfth are my favorites. Bill's amazing, Nardole's amazing...no complaints from me whatsoever. Now on to the waterworks on Thursday night!

I love your videos your reactions are very naturals so thank you I really enjoy watching you discovering the show

the more I watch this episode the better it gets. I wasn't expecting to cry during this reaction, which means that the next one will be... insanely difficult. I remember bawling my eyes out hysterically when I first saw it, so, good luck. love your reactions as always Shayla, can't believe we're so close to the end :')

That montage of companions reminded me of the 4th doctor's regeneration into the 5th.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN EARLY UPLOAD BUT THEN I REALISED THAT IM UP REALLY LATE AAAAAAAAA

Great reaction, hope you survived the xmas special and Peter's/Moffat/Gatiss/Murray Gold/ Everybody's goodbye. I'm sure you know by know, but basically Doctor1 didn't want to regenerate at the end of his run (which featured the Mondassian Cybermen) there is a continuity gap in the episode as filmed/shown on TV between when he defeated the Cybermen, and then suddenly was in the TARDIS regenerating into Doctor2, so the was neatly tied into that. Also, Peter Capaldi always wanted to be in an episode featuring the Mondassian Cybermen, and Stephen Moffat really delivered in these two! Peters' speech was awesome, the end of the Master/Missy, so apt.

Since you're probably already watching S11, I suggest you to react (or even just watch and maybe comment later) to the RU-vid video "Doctor Who Season 10 full deleted scenes" and to the first episode of Class (a DW spinoff). There are some hints that you'll love (or you know, hate and love). You might also want to consider reacting to the best video tributes on RU-vid once you're caught up, I'm sure the fandom will tell you which ones! I'm sorry for the many suggestions, it's just that you're one of my favourite reactors and DW is basically over, so I can't stand the lack of content lol ❤

Not sure if you've already watched it but there's an incredible video called 'decade of doctor who' by john smith which I think you would love. It was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the shows return and it's honestly one of my favourite fan videos.

Love watching your reactions.

This show gets me like no other