DOCTOR WHO | Twice Upon a Time | Series 10 | REACTION 

“To be fair, they cut out all the jokes.” Honestly this is my favourite line from this episode. The return of Clara and Sheperd’s Boy were iconic.

You saying ‘I love Doctor Who so much’ at 10:44 with the musical score in the background, hit me right in the feels. It’s got it’s flaws, but overall this trilogy is so beautiful. You can feel in the writing that Moffat truly felt this was his last time writing his favourite show and Capaldi’s performance is as Doctory as it’s possible to be

Honestly I had tears building up while watching the last few minutes, the twelfth doctor talking to his companions then making his speech

Peter Capaldi was my favorite Doctor too! So many iconic moments we had with Capaldi, I'll forever hold it in my heart!

The Moffat era is definitely the best written era of New Who in my opinion. Even though I favourite RTD1 more in terms of outside writing appeal whilst still being well written, you’re certainly right in saying that Moffat understands Doctor Who.

Peter Capaldi, King of the Speeches! That final eulogy of his around the TARDIS might be a bit long and can't hold a candle to his "be kind" speech to the Master & Missy, but I do like that he and Moffat had one more victory lap, and it's a nice way to welcome in the new Doctor anyway. And now the Jodie Whittaker era! Very different, with its own unique energy, and a hell of a lot of fun along the way! :)

This is actually Murray Gold’s last episode (the composer) so that’s why there’s a lot of old music Well, last episode for a little while…

In the novelisation the author explains the 1st Doctor is feeling scared about regenerating. He doesn't feel in control, so he's being childish.

A while ago I told you 12 was my favourite Doctor and here we are now as your favourite too. What a 'fantastic' journey you've been on with Who, that I myself have thoroughly enjoyed watching. Can't wait to watch more!

'I love Doctor Who so much' it's like your comfort show~ and I wouldn't have it any other way. Cause you know what makes it amazing, the fact that we got so many adventures, not just from the revival, but also from the classics~

The sonic sunglasses are awesome. I will always love them! He is my rock and roll doctor💙💙💙💙 Peter is my New Who doctor. He always will be. My classic doctors are Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and Peter Davidson.

I cannot express how excited I am to see this reaction up already ❤❤❤

such an amazing episode. Along with the previous two-parter: having two masters, the previous montage of all the NuWho companions at the end of the last episode, the Cybermen, a Dalek, the brigadier, the sequence of all of the Doctors in the middle, the fact that 12's arch is used to 'teach' the 1st doctor what it means to be the doctor - if there were a 'last' episode, it could have been this. (plus all the music hehe!) also, the music in the last scene with 1 and 12 is called 'I am a good man' - it has never been released (along with the rest of s10's), but someone did a cleaned up version on YT.

And now onto my favorite Doctor and my favorite Era of the show! Very curious to see how much you'll like it. :)

Murray gold who does the music left in this episode with Moffat and reused a lot of his old music as a farewell. So in Jodie’s first scene at the end the piece of music called ‘the doctors theme’ plays. Which means even though there’s a new composer for Jodie’s era, every single Doctor in new who has gotten a scene with ‘the doctors theme’ included. A piece that wouldn’t be repeated in her era as the new guys not allowed to use Murray’s old themes

Moffat continued the tradition of "recasting the 1st Doctor and making him an arse for a special" started by The Five Doctors.

Seeing Clara for just a second, brought tears to my eyes 😭

so lovely to see you enjoyed Capaldi's era, I loved him, but he got so much hate at the time. Enjoy the Whittaker era!

First of all I agree with you that Moffat understands Doctor Who so well. Especially in regards to what the doctor means to children,. To them the doctor isn't just a fictional character, he's real. This was highlighted in Capaldi's regeneration speech. I of course believe you can be a doctor who fan at any age, but there's something magical about watching the episodes when you're younger, and seeing a hero who's first response to danger and threats isn't violence, but rather trying to achieve peace. Here is my analysis of the themes of this episode. The 12th doctor begins his arch in series eight asking the question of if he's a good man. This episode gives an answer to that question. He is a doctor of war, but not a doctor for war. This applies to every doctor, with rare exceptions. At the end of the 12th doctor's first episode when Clara ends her phone call to the 11th doctor, she is still suspicious of the 12th doctor and treats him as if he were a different person. This hurts the 12th doctor, so he says to Clara he is right there and still the same person. He asks Clara if she has any idea what it's like to have someone you know look at you, but not truly see you. This moment is then later mirrored in Heaven Sent after the doctor's memories of Clara are wiped when he speaks to her in the diner. He looks at Clara, but he doesn't truly see her. The statement he says to Clara of how if he saw Clara he would know it was her adds to the sadness of the scene. In twice upon a time this theme is brought into focus a final time. For much of the episode the doctor doesn't believe that he is with Bill, despite the fact she has all the same memories and feelings as Bill. The doctor looks at Bill, but he doesn't truly see her. This is until Bill tells the doctor about the importance of memories, and he regains his memories of Clara. This finally helps him to understand that the simulations of the people he knows are for all intents and purposes real. The inclusion of the Christmas armistice shows the audience how just like the doctor, we too have the ability to choose kindness. The theme of kindness was set up earlier in the doctor's speech to the masters in the doctor falls. In Capaldi's regeneration speech he speaks to his next incarnation asking them to always try to do the right thing, and be kind. The doctor often goes through adversity, but it's his connection to his friends, and his want of doing the right thing and making amends that grounds him, and gives him the strength to carry on through adversity.

It's the brigadier s grandad 😊

LET'S GOOO JODIE IS HERE

Wow indeed! Moffat went out with a hell of a three-parter and the finale is so superb. And Peter can show all his range from comedic to emotionally touching and just epic. Jodie's "Brilliant" also immediately won me over. As for the first Doctor being "changed": I think it is just a little exaggerated, the all over patronising of woman (not necessarily by the Doctor) is not so crass in Classic Who but it's definitely there. And I guess it's also a bit of a meta gag anticipating sexist comments coming from self-proclaimed "Classic" Whovians against Jodie's casting.

There’s a few more recreated scenes from the tenth planet that weren’t included in the intro you can look up!

In the novelisation of this story the sexist remarks made by one are being made on purpose by one for the express purpose of messing with twelve. He’s having a little bit of fun with some last bit of mischief. That being said it’s definitely a bizarre choice from Moffat in the first place.

Hamza: "Wow" Ryan George: "That's good, but have you tried going, "Wow wow wow wow"?" Alright guys, Hamza's done with Series 10, that means he too now can ask where's the Doctor Who Series 10 soundtrack. The Doctor finally remembering Clara is really touching until you realise since that most likely isn't Clara, then that would mean somewhere out there, the real Clara still believes the Doctor doesn't remember her at all Also, not sure if you did react to the Human Nature deleted scene (I'd recommend it, nothing important but kinda funny), but when 12th said, "And never ever eat pears", it's a reference to both that deleted scene where 10th says he hates pears & to never let him eat one & 12th when he tells Clara why she shouldn't eat pears. The whole line about children being able to hear the Doctor's name is actually an answer Peter Capaldi himself gave to a fan during a Q&A. Moffat liked his answer so much that he decided to write it into 12th's regeneration speech. "Doctor, I let you go." Easily one of the best lines said by the Doctor. I believe that line too is a reference to 10th's final line "I don't want to go", though I'm not so sure.

Loved this episode since the first watch along as, im not going to lie, i thought the first doctor may have been like that. Since watching most of the first Doctor’s era, I find it actually hard to watch the scenes with him in because it does not feel like the same character. The rest of the episode is bloody brilliant though imo. I love the fact that there isnt really a villain, just the doctor trying to find one where it does not exist and the ending of the general is always bittersweet. Capaldi being my favourite doctor makes the regeneration hit harder too.

Saying Peter Capaldi is your Doctor Who, that really made me emotional. Matt Smiths regeneration was the first live episode I watched, as it aired by proxy IP to watch on BBC iPlayer. I watched everything up to the point for NuWho. Peter Capaldi is by far my favourite New Era, with Colin Baker's 6th as my favourite Classic, so can't wait for 18 as it's every 6 Doctor Who lol. Thank you for everything you've brought in loving this show. Seeing you emotionally invested in the first Doctor Who, that was tremendous.

The “What do you mean World War *One*?” joke is sooooo good and while it’s not the only one of its kind, I don’t think I’ll tire of them

The first Doctor literally threatened to smack Susan's bottom. When inconveniently around he sent a female companion away to get food.

if I recall correctly there's an extended remake scene up on youtube (the beginning scene recreation)

I've heard of the armistice but would never have guessed it'd make an appearance. I wondered at the time how they'd save the captain

Time for Jodie!!!

I had watched this episode before and was worried when I started watching Classic Who that the 1st Doctor would be like he is in this episode. And I was happily surprised for that not to be true. I mean of course there are a few moments where he shows that he’s from 1963. But nowhere near to the degree they portray it in this episode.

"he's my Doctor" He's not my first but he's definitely my Doctor too 😢

The "smacked bottom" line was from a 1sr Doctor episode as for the Doctors language, its indicative of Hartnells & 1960 attitudes.

Hate how cute you are Hamza ❤😂❤

You are my favourite Doctor Who reactor

I think *broadly* each post-revival Doctor's era tends to improve as it goes on. That definitely applies to the Ninth, Tenth, and Twelfth (and I would say the Thirteenth) anyway. All of them have incredible episodes early on, don't get me wrong - but the hit rate improves as the character of each Doctor matures. For me the Smith era is the on exception - it wobbles in the middle, with S6 being a bit serialised for my liking (not something I mind in other shows but not so much in DW), but it does come back strong by the end. The Twelfth Doctor ends particularly strongly. I think pretty much universally all the Doctors get to end strongly though. And I'm always wary of setting expectations but I really like the Thirteenth Doctor. And I like how the next era feels very distinct - probably a bigger shift than the RTD-to-Moffat shift in tone. Onwards and upwards!

I haven't really watched the first doctor much, but wasn't he portrayed similarly in the five doctors? He expected Teagan to get him tea and clean up the Tardis.

The only bit that i thought was funny about 1's characterization was when he said the jolly good smacked bottom line. Only because he said the same thing to Susan once. Which is still a weird quirk of the era it was made. Technically a gallifreyan would probably be above physical punishment in parenting. I think Moffat saw that line and decided to run with it. Which i'm not sure was necessary tbh. It's a weird decision, but in the end i'm ok with it because i love pretty much everything else about the episode itself. Especially the whole "it's not an evil plan" moment. It's always nice when moments like that happen. Mostly because they are so rare. This is my favorite regeneration episode by a mile. Outside of Classic Who anyway. Which would be Androzani. I just wish the rest of 5's era was that good.

I feel the same way you do, I love this episode but I'm really not a fan of the 1st Doctor's characterisation in some scenes

Capaldi was also my doctor, have a feeling he always will be

i love these episodes (the 2 finale episodes and this one), probably my favourite series ending of the whole show, and some of my favourite episodes. I'm not a big fan of the chibnall era (jodie whittaker's doctor), but there are some standalone good episodes. shame to see moffat, capaldi, murray gold, and all the main directors and producers from 2005 onwards leaving, but it's good to know they're back. as always great reaction and i hope you enjoy series 11

This is a strong, somewhat subdued, start to a new era. The episode is smooth and watchable; and seemed to be an optimistic pointer to what lay ahead. ....More on that later.

My favourite Doctor ❤. He may not have had the best stories, but he'll always be my favourite. I agree with you and everyone else on the characterisation of the First Doctor in this episode. David Bradley was brilliant, but I do wish Moffat wrote him similarly to how he was originally. It makes for some funny moments between the group in this episode (in my opinion), but overall it doesn't feel right. Apart from that, it's my favourite multi-Doctor story & my favourite Christmas special

This episode is such a fun adventure. It's not the best written, its not the most epic.. but its a fun, simple and joyful expression of everything that doctor who is imo Onto S11 👀👀

I don’t think you said too many “wows”. I think “wow” about sums this episode up! I hope you enjoy the Whittaker era. It’s a bit of a different ‘vibe’, but at the same time still the same old show. I know her era has its detractors but I’m not one of them. I think she’s high energy, fun and lovable right from the start. Enjoy!

One of Capaldi's best.

The writing of the first doctor was a bit odd, but the episode was very nice. Thanks for a very nice reaction and review. 🌞

The outdated lines for the first Doctor are probably the only thing about this story I don’t like. Fun fact, twelve was originally supposed to regenerate in The Doctor Falls, but Chris Chibnall, the next showrunner, didn’t want to start his era on a Christmas special, so Moffat wrote this episode as a sort of coda to twelve’s era. I think it’s viewed best through that lens, honestly. In my opinion, everything after the doctors leave the captain at the battlefield is perfect doctor who. Twelve’s lines, the cinematography, the music, they’re all amazing. I really hope you enjoy the Whittaker era, and I’m glad you’re going in with an open mind :)

Love Murray Gold and this was something of a swan song for Who music. Yes what’s to come has some meh but it has some great bits and people. You will miss the music though.

In terms of New Who 12 is my doctor plus i enjoyed Steven Moffat era overall. Chibnall Era next i think you will enjoyed 13.

Back in the 60s, women were expected to stay at home, cook, clean, and look after the kids. That's what his caracture is trying to portray

you need to binge the next 3 seasons then onto the 60th and then you would be caught up

For me this really felt like the end of the show here. The doctor’s memory of Clara return and series 10 really felt like his time travelling way were ending. I felt the show should have ended here. The Doctor die after saving people life’s. That would have been a great and sad ending for then character in my opinion.

I really hope that you will at least enjoy the 13th Era. Listen to no one :) It have its own great moments.

The xmas armistice actually happened....

The 1st of one life cycle (Hartnell/Bradley) & the 1st of another (Capaldi) helping convince each other to regenerate, following an encounter with some Cybermen. Love how this is narratively a minisode given space to breath (if that makes sense) + how theres genuinely no villain (unless you want to count the already defeated & "dying" Daleks). Someone did a comparison of Tenth Planet & Twice Upon A Time & they were really faithful (like only improvement would be 2017 Ben's delivery vs 1966 Ben's but geniunally thats being nitpicky) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-usPOYbM_3Os.htmlfeature=shared There was also some extra reconstruction footage, which is also pretty faithful = ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tiPJYDtV9MA.htmlfeature=shared With Hartnell/Bradley Doctor's sexism in the novelisation of Twice Upon A Time, apparently he was messing with Capaldi Doctor by essentially acting like an edgy teenager in front of Captain Archibald & Bill. (Admittedly Moffat didn't write the novel, so could argue that extra detail doesnt count). In the expanded Universe, Archibald is the Brigadier's Great uncle (and Grandfather)/Kate Stewart's Great Grand Uncle (& Great Grandfather). Edit: Great Grand Uncle instead of Great Great Uncle

Yeah this episode was solid but like yiu said in the reaction they added traights to the first doctor that was never seen in the actual era. I still to this day dont get why moffatt did that.

A lot of people got upset over the way the first Doctor was portrayed here as old fashioned and chauvinistic. It wasn't supposed to be a reflection of the first Doctor per se, but more of the attitude of the times. Admittedly it does do a little injustice since Doctor Who has always been a little ahead of the times, but I do kind of see what Moffat was trying to do. Nice reaction. I'm here for the Jodie era, even although she's basically the Colin Baker of New Who. At the end of the day it's still Doctor Who, and I love it unconditionally.

yeah so the idea with the first doctor here was to show how far society had come since the 60s, but unfortunately was done at the expense of his character

Confusing on first watch but a fantastic end to one of the best Doctors. A lot skipped Capaldi and Jodie’s Doctors. With Jodie’s Doctor, Chin n Balls ( Chibnal) tried to reboot Who, so be prepared for something new, the first season has some great stories, it doesn’t get “brilliant “ until later on, don’t give up. Love the way your edits fly through the episodes with all the relevant info and reactions.

welcome to the dark ages

Your Ranking of the 4 Modern Doctors so far?

Glad it's not just me. Moffat committed what is called character assassination. When you change a known and established character so much that they may a well be someone else. They did the same with buzz in toy story 4

Well I really like this story, it's my favourite Christmas one some of the character points with the first Doctor is a bit exaggerated. I can kind of over look it but there is also a bit in the novelisation of this story that the first Doctor is doing on purpose to embarrass the twelfth.

Yes, they got the first Doctor wrong; perhaps before he met Ian and Barbara he could have been like that, but he certainly went beyond that in his adventures. I do think there is another reason with the Polly joke, but that would be spoilers.

I don't get why Moffat made 1st a sexist in this one, it's really weird, 1st was rude and all but didn't act like a human male of the 60s... love this episode, great video!

He's regenerating maybe his brain is messed up

This episode gets even better on repeat, rather like Day of the Doctor. Unfortunately it's time to go, because if I can't say anything nice I'd rather say nothing at all. RIP Doctor.

I know what you mean about the First Doctor saying very sexist things. It doesn't really reflect the First Doctor, which could be a gripe, but is playing on the outdated views of the 1960s. So - I am perfectly happy to just sit back and have a bit of fun.

It's really weird how in this episode the 1st Doctor is just an old sexist guy when he wasn't like that in his era

I agree that the slightly sexist lines from the 1st Doctor are inconsistent with his character. I understand what they were aiming for, showing how far we've moved on from the sexist attitudes of the 1960s. But the Doctor is a Time Lord, not a human from 1960s Earth, so it doesn't really work. Otherwise, I mostly enjoyed the episode. I look forward to your 13th Doctor reactions!

The bit I didn’t like in this otherwise excellent episode was the portrayal of the first doctor as the stereotype of a sexist man. I realize the show was using the Bradley First Doctor to embody some of the prejudices of the time the show was made, but that wasn’t doc 1 at all. Other than that I loved this episode. I loved Mark Gates’s playing the elder Lethbridge Stuart (I should have seen that coming but I didn’t). And getting his memory of Clara back! Love his speech at the end😢. Capaldi was an amazing doctor.. just outstanding. I loved the Christmas armistice bit too! I had read about that in history and when I heard the singing I realized what the doctor had done. Beautiful! I will say as I grow old I see so many people believing stereotypes of how women lived in the past, but they weren’t true. This show said more about what modern people think of the past than what it was.

The First Doctor was portrayed as sexist in this episode to reflect the time of his era the 1960's but i think Moffat took those jokes alittle too far which is one of the reasons David Bradley is not the real First Doctor to me and a slight insult to Hartnell i think the only "one" time he said this was "The Web Planet" but i never thought of it as sexist when he "politely" asks Barbara to spring clean the TARDIS. I'm not sure if you caught it or not but The Captain goes by Lethbridge-Stewart who is the great grandfather of an important character of Classic Who Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. Goodbye Peter Capaldi 😢 Welcome to the Jodie Whittaker era 😊

This episode lacked the first doctor's famous hmhmhm laugh he did in the '60s

A lot of people like to shit on this story for being pointless with the whole there is no real threat twist but i honestly have a huge soft spot for it, since it's essentially a 1 hour character piece on the doctor post revival era. The only thing that doesn't work for me is the whole making the 1st doctor misogynistic. If it was a one time gag i wouldn't mind but the fact that they kept coming back to it, it felt like a very cheap way to show how the doctor has evolved to a better person throughout his life.

....and just like that, dr who went into its 2nd hiatus for 5 years or so until it returned in 2023....

I think David Bradley is a pretty good first Doctor. It's just a shame he's characterised so... wrong in this episode. Otherwise, it is a wonderful episode.

I think what makes one’s “jokes” so grating is that they’re that. They’re clearly written to be this uncomfortable attempt at sexism. Whilst if one did it during the show it clearly was just ignorance on the writers behalf. But also this episode is excessively exaggerating how much he does it. He did it like 3 times over 3 years 🙃 But yeh loved this reaction as always! Crazy to be here already.

I think david bradley did a great job at portraying William hartnell. But his portrayal of the actual 1st doctor is not that spot on. He doesn’t have the same cheeky twinkle that hartnell brought and just comes across as someone who has never actually seen the first doctor, only playing it as a grumpy confused old man. Still entertaining tho

This is very much a Wow episode - tarnished only by the awkwardly sexist characterisation of the First Doctor; which comes over as a cheap joke,used too often. To counter that,Moffats resolution to the Captain's storyline is possibly the best piece of writing he has done for the series. It never fails to move me.

When the recast the 1st doctor for lter stories they always seem to make hik sexist

And now the era i cant stand. Still 1 season before the season I would gladly junk all of it to save classic episodes.

I know its the woke era so i dont entirely blame moffat but i hated the way they made the 1st doctor so old fashioned and misogynistic, he never was back in his era

Good luck with chibnals era 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Season 11 was by far probably the worst season of Doctor who, so just hang in there, it’ll get better after