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I can't imagine the rush of adrenaline Peter felt when saying "I am the Doctor, and I save people!". Especially knowing that he is a lifelong fan of the show

"You're the Doctor, you save people." - Donna (The Fires of Pompeii, 2008) "I'm the Doctor, and I save people." - Twelfth Doctor (The Girl Who Died, 2015)

Love this scene. Usually with actors who play multiple roles on a show it's "we hope you don't notice." This time it's not just the show but the character himself giving a legitimate reason.

Donna Noble ... saving the Doctor since 2006 and continues doing so to this day

"I'll lose any war you'd like. I'm sick of losing people." I love that line. He didn't fight in the Time War because he hated the Daleks, he fought to stop his people from dying. He fights and fights, never for himself, or for money, or for pride, or anything but people.

Thank you Donna. For making the Doctor do the right thing...the most important girl in the universe.

I thought it was brilliant to use the double casting of Capaldi as a plot device. And they did it in such a heartfelt, inspirational way that was still subtle and didn't make any big changes. I also love how the writers focused more on the doctor's kindness in 12's era

For me, Peter Capaldi really defined who the doctor really was. He was a time lord with great fury. For those who have heard of him, they would fear him. For those who knew him, would love him deeply. The doctor isn't a god. He is an idiot in a box as he says. Just trying to make the best of his and everyone's life with his friends. Why? Because he may be full of fury, but there's nothing more that consumes him more than love. "Love is not an emotion, love is a promise" - Peter Capaldi, the real Doctor

God, this plays on the same emotions as “Just this once Rose, everybody lives!”. Twelve and Nine are so similar and I would have love to see that explored.

Literally the most unexpected callback I've ever seen! I mean, I predicted that this was the link, but I never thought they'd actually show old footage of Ten and Donna!

I love that even with 12, Donna Noble is still the most important woman in the whole of creation, because she reminded the Doctor of who he was. "To hell with you" was one of the first things that Donna ever said to 10 - nothing was going to stop her from getting married that day, and she never let anything get in her way. She was the one who convinced 10 to save one family from a fixed point in time, that even saving one person from such a horrible fate was worth it. And she's reminding 12 again.

This scene always reminded me of a quote: "I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do." - Edward Everett Hale

_'And one day, the memory of that will hurt so much I won't be able to breathe'_ Probably one of the most powerful lines in the series personally because it doesn't just encapsulate the grief over the loss of someone, it also shows the grief over the _inevitability_ of that loss that is yet to come.

I remember when I first watched this episode, I exploded when David Tennant popped up.

This moment and Time Lord Victorious are two different ends of the spectrum of "I can do whatever I want"

When you think about it, Donna Noble really had a much bigger impact on Doctor Who as a whole, so much as her being part of the reason why he would have an entire regeneration that looks like someone from his past.

I remember screaming when I saw this when it first aired, now I can't wait for Donna and Ten (in rough terms) to come back!

"I'm the Doctor and I save people!" This must be one of the best moments of the Twelfth Doctor!

The truth is, I feel like the 10th Doctor and the 12th Doctor have the most parallels in terms of character. They also deal with similar circumstances. The same quotes of "I went too far." and "I don't want to go" were uttered by the 10th and 12th doctor word for word. They deal with distrust from their companions after their newly regenerated forms. They are both bedridden after a messy regeneration. But also, their mindset and approach to situations are very similar. They balance out the right amount of humor and seriousness. They attempt to manipulate the laws of time to combat the pain of losing yet another human. They hold tight to their personalities and are often reminded of Gallifrey. They both deal with the Master and attempt to work out a sort of compromise. They are affable, although the 12th Doctor does not seem like that at first. They are willing to sacrifice their lives for the greater good, and they are usually not too attached to the concept of regeneration (except for that time when the 10th doctor was mad and sad at the time of his alleged "four knocks on the door" scare). And of course, the actors are both Scottish and amazing! =)

I love that he quoted Donna: "To hell with you!"

The Sixth Doctor after his regeneration: "Who snarked me this face? This face... to remind me of some high-faluting Gallifreyan officer who shot at me for no bloody reason!"

Love how David Tennant is connected with everything in New Who. He regenerates from the 9th Doctor and make the show big. He is connected with the war doctor and the 11th doctor in day of the doctor. He gave the 12th doctor an Promise who makes peter Capaldi go through some remembeting what he can do. And David is going to be the 14th doctor after jodie take a good job and he will make the stage for the 15th doctor. Its FANTASTIC

His best scene is his Speech preventing the Zygon war in the Zygon inversion. That was amazing

"I am the Doctor, I save people!"

Wow, I missed A LOT when DW was taken off Netflix. I thought them casting Capaldi when he'd acted before in DW would never be addressed in the show, but hot damn. This is nice continuity.

Peter Capaldi will always be my favorite Doctor because he's just so incredibly expressive. Sure, Tennant has that thing he does with the one eyebrow, and Smith has the thing he does where he gets all angry, but Capaldi... Capaldi can say more in a glance than either Tennant or Smith can in a monologue. He's a fantastic actor.

This is the kind of fan-service I have no problem with: 10th Doctor, check. Best companion of NeWho, check. Cheeky Conan reference at the end - because Barbarians, check.

Probably my favourite 12th Doctor moment. Well, this and the 'Do you think I care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference' scene in series 8. Capaldi was incredible.

3:25 "Never cruel or cowardly. Never give up and never give in."

I remember people complaining so loudly when they heard the "I'm the Doctor, and I save people" line in the trailer, but in context it becomes absolutely wonderful.

I love just how many layers are piled onto this scene. The context of this episode on its own, its relation to Deep Breath, its connection to 10 and Donna and Pompeii, and especially its relation to the impending end of the Doctor and Clara's travels together. The Doctor says that his memory of Clara when she is gone will haunt him and send him back into his normal spiral, so when the time actually comes for the Doctor to let Clara go, she wipes his memory clean of her to spare him that pain. She's been with him all his lives, in a peculiar sense, being in his timestream. And when the 12 DOES remember Clara, it's met with a wave of joy, not sadness, as he regenerates into the generally more cheery and "fam"-focused 13.

Up until now I liked Capaldi and was giving him a chance to find this Doctor. This scene, THIS SCENE is when I went all in with him as The Doctor. I adore this. And what's really interesting is that 10 started breaking rules, and eventually, he went too far (The Waters of Mars). Look how this decision affected the rest of this season for him. Me became an adversary for awhile but eventually ran off with Clara.

This scene brings back sad memories of Caecilius' death in my first Latin textbook :(

In which Steven Moffatt realises that there were seasons of the show before he became head

I love this. It's a real goosebump kind of moment. The realisation that he modelled his appearance on the Pompeiian Caecilius, and that yes, he can cause ripples. The homage to the first and second of his incarnations, in his checked trousers, is cool, too.

This is such an interesting scene when you consider the parallel's of the doctor's revelations with 'the timelord victorious' in waters of mars. Tennant's whole arc is probably the most tragic of all the doctors, and waters of mars is really the beginning of his final act. The doctor's own revelations as a continuation of the choice he made in pompeii link directly to waters of mars where his actions seem to trigger the beginning of his death, again when he gets stubborn and refuses to accept history it returns only to hurt him like saving adelaide brooks. The link isn't just 'fires of pompeii' to 'the girl who died' but the cause of 10's final act and his regenerating alone runs alongside the loss of Clara in Season 9, where all of this remembering his power lead to clara's loss. of course Moffat doesn't carry it off as well as Davies, but I think it's worth noting the reference is way more than superficial,

I LOVE when the Doctor has memories of precious companions. It really brings such sentimental value and homage to them and those special moments

When I saw Peter Capaldi in Fires of Pompeii, I KNEW THEY'D BRING IT UP AGAIN. Honestly I was overjoyed when I saw this episode.

3:37 the iconic god damn music that always plays at scenes like this will never not make me bop. its like when someone in need of help hears the tardis in the show, it fills me with excitement and hope. thank you, doctor

The way he says 'to hold me to the mark'. Delivered so so well.

Always a treat to see the Doctor remember specific things from their past regenerations. Really ties together how it’s the same person in different forms

Fires of Pompeii is my favorite solo episode of Doctor Who. It truly captures why the Doctor needs Donna. Donna reminded him of who he needs to be. At the time of this episodes release, I nearly cried after seeing them reference it. Oh this scene was beautiful. Season 9 has some brilliant scenes from Capaldi.

Oh my god, it's not just that Donna inspired Twelve to save Ashildr. Saving Ashildr's life by giving her immortality resulted in her tricking the Doctor into his confession dial, which led to him eventually ending up on Gallifrey. It was because of Donna Noble that the Doctor found his way home.

I hope Ncuti has moments like this on his run as the Doctor: quiet moments of introspection where the action stops and everything is allowed to breathe. Where the Doctor can look at themselves and ask if they'd done the right thing. Jodie didn't have moments like this (If she did, I certainly can't remember), and I think that's one of the reasons her time as the Doctor suffered. Among other things.

and then he saves the one Person that kills Clara...irony at its best

What's fasinating and so tear-jerkingly inspiring... is that the Doctor is constantly learning from his companions (that come and go)... learning and evolving how to be an even kinder and fairer living being as time passes. It's just incredible.

2:38- That was the moment he realized who he is and always meant to be!

Say what you will about capaldi run as The Doctor but you've got to admit that he hits hard when he gets into a speech

"One day...the memory of that will hurt so much, I won't be able to breathe" The foreshadowing.

Just another example of why Capaldi is my favorite Doctor. He makes you feel the torture; the pain inside. The reference to loss comes up often during his tenure, as does his tendency to break the rules to save someone, especially at the end of this season.

"To Hell With You!!" had me screaming "YESSSSSSS" 'at my TV when that happened.

"I never forget a face." -The Eleventh Doctor

" I don't mean the war, I'll loose any war you like. I'm sick of loosing people. " I love how old & wise 12 is , he has so many quotes like that

This is what made Peters run so good for me. I was BEYOND sick of the idea of the Doctor becoming this legendary war monster throughout the universe. Turning back armies at the mention of his name. Yeah. We get it. “I… am… an Idiot! With a screwdriver. Passing through, helping out!” THATS What the Doctor should be. He isn’t some grand cosmic space god. It’s just someone helping others because it’s the right thing to do. It’s kind. Just kind.

2:49 Flashback goes: *Angry mad Tennant's face* " THE LAWS OF TIME ARE MINEE"

2:20 “The laws of time are mine, and they will obey me!” You can’t do everything, Doctor. You shouldn’t be allowed to.

I miss Donna...

THE TIMELORD VICTORIOUS IS WRONG! DOCTOR, HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING?

I cried here 3:17

The Doctor, a man who has lost so much and has so little, being reminded that it is the little sacrifices he makes that makes him the better man in any situation. No matter how old he gets, his past regenerations are reminders and this current face is his way of showing it. I loved how they did this

Brilliant scene! Guess who correctly made a theory on this in 2014? ;)

I loove how Capaldi's Doctor so much more intertwined not only with classic who, but with the start and early age of new who itself! It's almost like that if 11th is the Doctor that forgets, 12th is the Doctor Who Remembers

Still not an explanation for his Torchwood incarnation :D

Doesn't the tenth doctor also have the line: "i'm the doctor, I save people" somewhere as well?

And thus my appreciation of Capaldi's Doctor fully solidified. I won't lie, having Donna and Ten and the Pompeii scene helped make it one of my all time favorite in the Nu Who. But wow, was I moved. Watched it over and over like ten times.

Interestingly enough, while that face was a reminder to hold him to the mark, he failed to learn 10s most important lesson. 10 learned that you can't just willy nilly do stuff like this because it has consequences. He decided here that he wasn't going to accept her death and nobody was gonna tell him no and it set in action a course of events that lead to Clara's death. Almost like punishing him for failing to remember the lessons. Whats worse is that he seemed to be saying exactly that before it clicked for him here.

I knew that the 12th doctor was in the episode called the fire of Pompeii, I just thought it had no significance or the fact that he is an amazing actor and he just so happened to get the role. Also Amy (the 11th doctor companion) was also had a role in the Fire of Pompeii does this also mean that there is a reason behind the fact that she just so happened to book the role of an important character.

this is why we need an episode of the fires of pompeii from the twelfth doctor's point of view

They really did acknowledge that! And remembered how imported Donna was (who is the best companion besides Rose). I FREAKING LOVE IT!

For me this was when Capaldi solidified the fact that he would be an amazing doctor. And then the zygon inversion and heaven sent proved he's one of the best

The moment he realizes... man, those are some Tom Baker level of gestures. Very similar, especially at 2:56

Capaldi's Doctor has had a strange mixture of completely unsure who he is, and complete confidence to do what he needs to.

I didn't realize how much dislike there was for Moffat's DW. I personally think the best episodes if the new show have been written by him.

This moment really defined who the Doctor was, it really summed up what he promoted and what he would do to save people

ABSOLUTE CHILLS EVERY TIME I SEE THIS SCENE! And this is the episode that clamped down firmly on my affection for Capaldi.

When I first saw this, I cried. Seeing 10 and Donna again was a massive surprise

1:52 - 2:16 he is absolutely terrified of losing her, it's sad how his worst fear comes true later in the season.

Most versions of the Doctor already meet a future face on-screen(yes I know only the oldest Doctor remembers meeting the other versions, but his subconscious could recall without a paradox) * 2: 1 meets him in The Three Doctors * 3: It was chosen for him, though 1 and 2 meet him in The Three and Five Doctors * 5: 1, 2 and 3 met him in The Five Doctors * 6: He got it from Commander Maxil, and 2 met him in The Six Doctors * War: He chose the face to be a warrior * 10: 5 and War met him * 11: War and 10 met him * 12: He got it from Caecilius, and 1 met him in Twice Upon A Time

One of the reasons I liked this episode, was that it tapped into the recurring theme of the Doctor's resolve not to change time(lines) and to break the laws of time when he becomes emotional. The Doctor does know too well what he as a Time Lord is capable of, so because of the person who he is, he imposed the promise on himself not to ever cross this red line. That's where the companions come in, as he needs somebody to keep him grounded and remind him of his promise. They hold up the mirror to him, challenge him in his beliefs and question his motives and actions, so he is able to reflect on himself through them. The companions themselves keep telling him to find someone (Donna) and not to travel alone (Amy, River). He has seen what he may become otherwise: the Time Lord Victorious, who stands above the laws of time and make them obey him, as shown in "The Waters of Mars". "The Waters of Mars" and "The Girl Who Died" show the Doctor in his moment of weakness when he becomes emotional and tired of losing people constantly. In both episodes he acts on his impulse and crosses the red line, thereby saves people who were supposed to die but the motives couldn't be more different: in "The Waters of Mars", the Tenth Doctor chooses to save people and change the course of history, only because he can and he shows that he has the power to do so, he chooses to be a winner. Whereas in "The Girl Who Died", the Twelfth Doctor is reminded by the events of "The Fires of Pompeii" why he chose this face: to try at least to save someone, to be a Doctor (not a warrior). His intention to save Ashildr may have been good but being emotional in that moment, he didn't think it through what his action may cause.

Doctor who is always moving forwards. Always. And that's what makes moments like this linking the past so much more impactful and meaningful

Clara: Whats it for? Peter: To remind me... (not putting the whole line) Clara: *Confusion*

I love this scene, the scores ties in so well with Capaldi saying “ I’m the doctor!”. I really shows his talent and experience as an actor and how he carried the show throughout his run.

The best 12th Doctor moment ever

God, Capaldi was a treasure. 12 is my first and will always be my doctor

This scene really hits different when you realize the 14th Doctor learned that his 10th face is back and Donna Noble appearing in 60th anniversary specials. I'm wondering if the 60th anniversary specials are retooling this plot point for the 14th Doctor. The trailers do indicate that The Doctor is wondering what kind of man he is and why he regenerated to a familiar face (10th Doctor).

"You, with your eyes and your never giving up and your anger and kindness" describes The Doctor just as much as it does Clara. Devoted, big eyes, big anger and an extremely big heart

POMPEII HYPE!!!!!!!!

Recently watched this episode and I've really warmed to Capaldi's Doctor by watching Series 8/ half of 9 so far. I've only ever watched these series once. Guess I'm more grown up now to understand the deeper meanings cause Moffat always seems to like deep meanings. And this scene made me think that no matter how old the Doctor is; The DoctorDonna grows even here 1200 years later. I mean he forgot so many things like how many children were on Gallifrey when it was "destroyed" but he never forgot these words stated by his bestest friend in the universe. 😊

that moment when he says if anyone has a problem with that, to hell with you... and then in hell bent they have a problem with that so he basically is like "to hell with you"

The best scene of new who. Moffat had a real gift when it came to linking previous story lines

"I'm the doctor, and don't forget to click below and subscribe to the official doctor who RU-vid channel. And if anybody happend to belistening, of anybody has any kind of problem with that. To hell with you!"

This. This is when Capaldi went from being a doctor to being THE Doctor.

YES DAVID TENNANT I WILL COME WITH YOU!!!!

Can you imagine if they had chosen to offer the role of the 13th Doctor to Olivia Colman instead? We could have had another moment like this, where instead of a reminder to save people, it could have been a reminder to spare the Doctor's enemies. (Think Matt Smith's first outing as the Doctor.) Completely missed opportunity.😢

That is my favorite scene in the series 9 !

Still brings tears to my eyes. Such an incredibly powerful scene and Peter nailed it.

This fragment is just brilliant, what else can I say.

This man is outstanding. A shame he isnt the Doctor anymore. Such an amazing actor.

3:45 Basically my message to everyone who hates Jodie Whittaker

Most memorable face. One of my favorites