*SPOILERS* Behind the scenes: The Time of the Doctor & Matt Smith's regeneration | Doctor Who | BBC 

I think Matt's regeneration worked..especially since Ten's was so emotional and slow, I think we were all expecting this big elongated regeneration but them BAM! The shock value worked and stopped my tears and made me laugh.

Matt cried during the reading... D: I cried when I saw that... I cried during the last 3 minutes too...

And then Matt sneezed so hard he regenerated

"The best... and bravest time lord of them all. Matt Smith!"

I feel the "rushed" regeneration worked. We had the huge build up, the massive explosion, the goodbye, the bowtie dropping. Then, in a flash, we're onto the new. My reaction was much like Clara's. Just a shocked face, almost like "...wow". And the last shot we see of Matt is that cheeky smile. How could that be a bad thing?

matt's cracking voice when he's trying hard not to cry reading his script ... *killed me*

i was really sad that Matt left but it helped a lot when Matt made the Phone call to clara in the first episode of s 8. and when the doctor said things to clara i felt it too. it really helped. Capaldi said that "was that the doctor?" and clara said "you shouldnt have listened the Phone call" and Capaldi said "but it was me who called you". guys i suggest to watch it.

Matt Smith, you were my Doctor. You will not be forgotten. But please, you must get some form of social networking!!

OMG when #mattsmith cried , he had me in tears :((

RORY! I'M HAVING AN EMOTION!

Matt Smith made me fall in love with doctor who, his personality & the way he portrayed the doctor never gonna be another like him

When matt smith was trying to say thank you and he was holding back his tears got me in both of my hearts. Phew :'(

To me the regeneration was perfect. There was an IMMENSE build up, and I'm just talking about the scene when we THOUGHT he had regenerated. When Clara went back to the TARDIS and the camera showed all the clothes piled around and the fish fingers and custard (which personally I never thought we would we again), it kept breaking me. Then when it was finally time, he pulled off that bowtie, and the speech was amazing. And that one split second regeneration to me was Moffat's way of ripping off the bandage. We were just as shocked as Clara at the precise moment. And to me that was good for us.

I've just thought of something. With The Doctor spending about a thousand years and growing old on Trenzalore it gives Matt an opportunity to return for future anniversary specials. That's the trouble with having the surviving classic Doctors making an appearance on the 50th; they no longer look like they did when they played the role (especially Colin Baker, bless him). I suppose you could use the timelines thing that they did in _Timecrash_, but it's a bit thin. However, when they come to the 75th anniversary, or even the 100th, if Matt is still around it wouldn't matter that he was old and grey because his Doctor could come into the story from when he was on Trenzalore.

okay so, we are now all together, real whovians...

8:15 It was really nice of Steven to give Matt a hug and let him cry. Matt Smith is many people's Doctor, but he was Steven's first in charge. It was a new job, and experience, for both of them; and you could tell they helped each other. They were, and probably still are, good friends.

I'm gonna miss Matt Smith for his role as The Doctor. The way he went didn't exactly have me in tears, but I did shed a tear during that cameo at the end. The regeneration may have been rushed in some peoples eyes but I think it was perfect. After all, the way he went out with a bang and then came in so suddenly as Capaldi was awesome, and it got me immediately in the mood for the new doctor, who might I say, was funny from the very first line. Steven wasn't kidding when he said he'd change the show forever. Can't wait to see where it goes from here.

I wish Matt and Jenna did one more season together. Their characters had great chemistry and it would have been interesting to see how their relationship would have developed. God, I miss Matt Smith/11.

I didn't think to tear up until Amy made a cameo - that touched me so much. Kinda makes me think he reunited with Amy and Rory after he regerenated.

Matt! You've got to come back!

DANGIT! I had myself together until matt cried during the table read..

Because of Matt Smith I bought myself a bowtie. Every time when I look at it I´ll remember him as the Doctor.

I will miss Matt. I thought Tennant was my favorite, but now I just don't know. Matt had some great moments and he gave us a great Doctor. In the future he will surely be considered one of the best.

With David we got 500 Miles, and with Matt we got feels.

Fan for 40 years..and this is still great after all these years. Lost track for a bit.. but I am going to love Peter. We all get to love the Dr..no matter WHO he is!

Watching Matt cry at the table read sent me right back into tears. Can't wait to see what capaldi does, but I'm going to miss Matt Smith, not my first, but definitely MY doctor.

My feelings are hurt so much... My feeling going to regenerate in to new feelings

Gosh, I still cry every time I watch this T___T

I watched The Time of the Doctor straight before this, I don't think I stopped crying from start to finish. Will miss you Matt, you have always been my favourite.

ahhh the tears

Man it has been one day after the regeneration and i am sad and i miss him...

I sorta wish that they kept Matt for another year because him and Clara didn't have all that much time together. His and Jenna's chemistry together is better than the relationship with the Doctor and any other companion. Still, cant wait to see what Peter will bring to the table.

Stop it STOP! ... David made me cry now Matt... I swear Peter Capaldi if you cry like David and Matt making me cry as well... I'll love you forever

This was a very sad episode. It sucks to see Matt go, but that's what Doctor Who is all about: Change and moving forward. I'm very excited to see Peter Capaldi in the new season. His first lines were hilarious as is! :D

Am i the only one who i nearly sobbing because Matt Smith wont be the doctor anymore ;-;

"Nearly five years ago I was taking over from Russell, he [Matt] was taking over from David and the look on our faces was 'We can't win, things are going to be terrible...' so after all these years it worked, my god, it worked!" After the 50th I finally respected The Eleventh Doctor and hearing Moffat confess this really allows me to end my mourning for The Tenth Doctor!

Matt was even better than I thought he'd be, but Moffat surprised me with the warmth of the script, and Jenna finally got a chance to really show her stuff, and after Matt broke my heart she skillfully ground the pieces into tiny granules in the dirt with her shoe. They all served Matt's exit beautifully, and I hope he's proud!

Aw poor Matt, seeing him cry broke my heart :( He was a brillant Doctor, we are all very proud of him. Can't wait to see his next project.

I'm both happy that Capaldi is the new doctor and sad that Matt had to go. Maybe we will see him again in the 100 year special in 12D ;)

I'm crying... as during the episode. There is so much emotion. When we see Matt crying too and his sadness at the end, I have no word to explain that. I love him as the doctor and I'll miss him a lot.

good bye matt smith you will always be MY doctor!

Welcome Capaldi, time for your song.

Every time I watch Matt's regeneration I cry! I will miss Matt a lot! I have his regeneration speech as my lock screen! But I'm very excited to watch Peter Capaldi as the Doctor!

When Mett burst in tears reminded me just how young he really is. Yes, David went all emotional too, but Matt actually sobbing... it was heartbreaking. You will be missed SO MUCH Sweetie, and never, EVER forgotten ♥ ELEVENTHS ARE COOL

I was blubbing like a whale last night. My favorite regeneration yet. A celebration of elevenths time... beautifully filmed. Goodbye Matt! You will always be my Doctor...

This is why I think the regeneration was so fast. There are two steps in regeneration, healing and changing (remember david tennant's regeneration into himself, he healed but didn't need to change). That's why matt got younger, he healed and that was the explosive light and the usual regeneration effect we see in the modern era. The actual change is quite quick so that's why the change was fast, he had already healed, he just had to change (just an idea, makes some sense). Would have been nice to have a longer regeneration though but a very touching episode

i will miss matt smith he was my fave doctor the 11th time for the 12th! & 13th +14th doctor matt smith will always be my fave doctor

When Matt stared to tear up near the end and when they were going through the script i started to tear up again. 5 years, i still can't believe it's been that long!

Oh great, now I'm in bits on the floor again.

Oh well you look at that...I'm crying..

Matt will always be my favourite doctor. It's a combination of a lot of things, his personality, the companions in his seasons, the plot of the episodes, so many things but he is my favourite.

It’s 2022, and seeing Matts regeneration still makes me cry, especially after the complete mess-up of the 13th Doctors run.

We love you mat. No joke you and tennant are my idols.

To anyone hating on the new Doctor. Don't be fuckin ridiculous. You can't judge him by a 30 second screen time. At least hold your hateful comments until you watch one full episode. I didn't like Matt at first cause I still hadn't gotten over David Tennant. But you will learn to accept the new Doctor cause he will always be our Doctor underneath

I remember watching him when I was a little kid recently I have rewatched the whole series and Matt smith still is and always will be my favourite doctor ❤

This song is ending, but the story never ends. Goodbye Matt. Hello Peter.

So sad to see matt go goodbye Raggedy man

Bye Bye Matt. We will miss year dearly but will also never forget you!

6:34 Provider Of Chaos & Mayhem. That is a pretty awesome job title if there ever was one.

no matt thank you for the past few years of memories you are my favorite doctor i wont forget you and neither will any of your other countless fans

Who else was crying so much when watching it for the 100th time and 2017 and im still crying my eyes out 😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Matt did an incredible job of playing older and older versions of himself in this episode. When he comes back for the 100th anniversary, they'll be able to explain his age by having him say "well, I'd better get back to Trenzalore before they realize I'm gone."

Matt reading his last lines at the table and starting to cry just melts my heart. And then my heart melts even more when Moffat goes to comfort him. 11 is my first and favorite Doctor.

I cried watching this. I didn't get to see the day of the doctor.

And he never said Geronimo.

Matt you can't go!!!!!! You're the best Doctor eva !!!!!! *sobs* You will always be my Doctor in all of Time and Space ;-)

The speech Moffat wrote for Matt's doctor at the end was so full of love. It was a perfect end for the Eleventh. I haven't cried that much over a tv show before. When the eleventh threw his bow tie, and when Amy showed up...and the speech. Wow, just wow, Moffat, you've done it. You've really done it.

I like how quickly he became Capaldi. It was like ripping off a band-aid...except ripping off a band-aid doesn't break both my hearts.

OMG Matt is soooo cute! I just loved him as the doctor, he was funny and brilliant. I will miss him a lot. :'(

Matt Smith regenerated kind of... *BOOM* like a sneeze. And then there's Peter Capaldi like, "Boo!"

The part were Matt Smith started crying made me want to a go in a corner a cry.

The 11th doctor was, and always will be, my favourite doctor.

Stop doing that, you can't just keep doing that, stop making me cry, it's not fair

Oh my gosh! *Tears* I didn't think I would cry this hard but especially after hearing the shakiness in Matt's voice and feeling the emptiness filling the room as the shooting of the last scene was coming to an end it felt more and more real and more and more tears fell from my eyes. Oh my dear Matt Smith Moffit said it perfectly, you truly were/are the best Doctor of them all because you were the bravest...you took on a country and world of haters that could not let go of Tennant and you showed them how real hard working actors GET IT DONE! Thank you for entertaining me with your beauty and smarts. Thank you for not giving up on those who loved you from the start and those who eventually figured out they loved you from the start. You are always missed and appreciated. I hope somehow you accidentally read this. ;) THANK YOU! LOVE YOU, LOVE YOUR WORK!

I did a lot of crying this episode. One third of my tears were for Barnable, two thirds were for Handles, and three thirds were for Matt. I had to have two whole crying for this.

This stirred up more emotions for me than watching the episode. We'll always remember when The Doctor was him! :-D

I was really hoping he would say "Geronimo" one more time :')

"Everybody knows that Everybody dies and nobody knows it like The Doctor" Goodbye you Raggedy Man! We will miss you! All 7 billion of us!

The funny thing is that when David Tennant regenerates he does just that, he equates regeneration with death. He basically says that all he is dies and a new man goes swaggering off in his place. I really liked the way Matt Smith regenerated. In a way, it was happier then David Tennant because he accepted the change. We also get the sense, from the 50th, that he can revisit old faces. So, over the past few seasons it's really been established that the old faces never die, they just live on in memory. The Doctor never dies, he just changes.

Loved it. Had to watch it twice. Second time with subtitles. Loved it.

Can't help but wonder if things were this emotional when David Tenant left.

I am crying too hard. Matt Smith was my favourite Doctor

I love how this show--and even its behind-the-scenes featurettes--continues to be heart-breaking and heart-warming at the same time.

Matt getting teary eyed-- thats sweet. Every regeneration is hard.

I'll miss u Matt Smith u were great out of all the doctors ur the best out of all of them Miss u matt

R.I.P Matt Smith as the doctor seies 5-7 we will always remember you 11 D:

His voice cracking my heart broke.

I'm so sad. Like I watched the finale a long time ago and was so upset and I basically just watched it again and I'm tearing up and my heart is just breaking all over again. Matt Smith was one of the most amazing doctors ever.

When 9 left I was sad but didn't have that much time to completely fall in love with, but then when 10 was leaving I was like no I can't watching anymore and didn't think I was going to get over it...so now..I will always remember when the doctor was Matt...Matt Smith, I don't want to let go...

no matt why did u leave come back your the coolest doctor ever :(

And his voice crack towards the end when he says "i'm feeling quite emotional" he didn't want to leave :( Bless Him

i havent watched this show in a while nd i was having chills all over when matt was reading the final line...

I cried and now i'm crying some more

*Violently sobs in the corner*

they should really bring back Dr Who confidential. These short things are awesome and I would so watch a longer version on TV.

Watching this made me cry all over again. Matt Smith was a great Doctor, going to miss him.

If they can make this and make it freely available on RU-vid, why can't they double the length and put it on TV? They could call it something like, ooh I don't know... Doctor Who Confidential? Why they ever cancelled it in the first place is a bit of a mystery!

I refuse to believe it's been nearly 3 years

He's up there with Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and Christopher Eccleston. Thank you Matt Smith for your good entertainment as the Doctor!

That little crack in Matt's voice, it breaks my heart