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POLL : What did you think of Doctor Who - The Time of the Doctor?

25 Dec 2013

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33 comments:

  1. Sandi25 December 2013 at 20:31

    And that's how you do a regeneration! So happy Amy and Amelia were there with him :( :)

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  2. Paula Ireri25 December 2013 at 20:40

    Oh my god i cant say much right now because im crying but it was amazing! Goodbye Matt Smith, hello Peter Capaldi.

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  3. Jason Parrish25 December 2013 at 20:43

    Well they kept Amy coming back a surprise! What an episode!

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  4. Luke Farmer25 December 2013 at 20:50

    Well they said the next regeneration would be bigger... explosive was even mentioned... xD

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  5. mileya25 December 2013 at 20:52

    I really wanted to love this, but I can't help but feeling it wasn't good enough for a regeneration episode :\ I have to say I LOVED seeing Amy (and her line had me in tears) but the regeneration itself felt incredibly rushed. The general plot was just bleh, didn't like Tasha and the naked thing was... well, ridiculous.

    Sigh. I'm already missing Matt, and it makes me sad that he didn't have a better goodbye (kind of the same thing happened with Tennant, Ten is MY Doctor but I have no words to say how much I hated The End of Time).

    Oh, well, unpopular opinion probably.

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  6. HrisaM25 December 2013 at 21:00

    I have the same thought about the episode. But my doctor is Matt. ;)

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  7. Bradley Adams25 December 2013 at 22:04

    Thoroughly disappointed.

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  8. ggodoymm125 December 2013 at 22:05

    In the final scene as Matt makes his grand farewell speech, he and Clara are crying and I'm supposed to be moved, but I was like meh, however just then Amy shows up and I'm balling like a fucking baby. On the other hand the regeneration in and off it self was kinda anti-climactic, but I'm holding judgment on Peter Capaldi until we actually see him in action.

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  9. ewa_pl25 December 2013 at 22:07

    Chaotic, contrived mess. I wish I could say I expect more from Capaldi's run, but until Moffat is at the steer, I won't delude myself with hope... The Day of the Doctor was amazing, but this disappointed, I miss RTD and his flair for truly dramatic sendoffs (and writing in general)!

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  10. Rafa_Garrafa25 December 2013 at 22:50

    I don't know what to say. I really don't. I don't want Matt gone, not ever. The sendoff speech was brutal. Emotional, sadly brutal, right to the heart. But the regeneration was so sudden, it left me kind of cold... I liked the episode a lot. Perfect way to tie all those little threads that he kept left hanging around.

    I will miss you with all my heart, Matt. With all my heart.

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  11. tsavonglah0825 December 2013 at 22:56

    I feel the same, that these dramatic sendoffs hit me harder during the RTD era.

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  12. ThePeopleCalledItRagtime25 December 2013 at 23:01

    I really, really loved it. I felt that the big dramatic part was there, just not right when he changed his face. It was when he was using the regeneration energy to destroy the Daleks. While the plot was a bit simple and not that amazingly dramatic, it was much needed after the shocking and well thought out Day of the Doctor. Matt's last scene was AMAZING, and his acting was brilliant. I loved how they worked in everything from his era, all the little references here and there. And yes, it was a bit surprising when Capaldi suddenly popped up, but again, they'd already used the huge regeneration light stuff a few minutes earlier, so it wasn't needed at that point. I'm not sure what else they could have done in terms of a "better" regeneration episode.

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  13. Rafa_Garrafa25 December 2013 at 23:03

    I think it was the suddeness of the capaldization (new word, eh) that it us hard... And then, poof, no more Dr Who until August!!!

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  14. Justyna Kubica25 December 2013 at 23:22

    I don't know what to say. I'm going to miss Matt terribly!
    Also...AMELIA!

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  15. Antonija Blue26 December 2013 at 00:39

    Loved most of the episode, hated the regeneration. After incredible Smith's performance it felt rushed and sloppy. I fell in love with Doctor Who during Smith's reign and can't express the sadness that I feel right now. I didn't expect to be so bumped out that I don't want to watch season 5 because I might start crying. Farewell, Matt Smith. Thank you for everything.

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  16. ThePeopleCalledItRagtime26 December 2013 at 00:41

    Yeah, it was a bit shocking. But I felt they had already used the huge "light flying out of the Doctor's hands and face" when he was fighting the Daleks, so they couldn't use it during the Capaldization (I'm going to use that from now on, lol!). But yeah, I get what you mean.

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  17. NiceGuyVan26 December 2013 at 01:01

    Loved it! Loved how all the past events tied in to Trenzalore and the Doctor, I always wondered about the church, and now I know, I always wondered about the Silence, and now I know what they are truly.

    Gallifrey Lives! yay! can't wait for one day in the future where the Doctor actually brings Gallifrey back, and maybe even visits it, and we meet more Timelords. One day, its a hope, but I don't want it to happen now, and would not be disappointed if it doesn't happen, because the Doctor is still awesome saving the day every day!

    The Regeneration was great. Loved it, there was actually someone there with him this time, Thank you Clara. And more then that tru the powers of awesomeness the Doctor got to see his beloved Amy and Amelia again. That was done well. That whole moment was a great moment!.

    Peter Capaldi is now the Doctor, I welcome him, let the adventure, the journey, the madness continue, with Clara, gonna also miss it when this girl leaves.

    Any Who! a new cycle of regeneration! Thank you Gallifrey!

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  18. Slimneb26 December 2013 at 02:20

    Thought it was mostly ok, up until the last 5 minutes or so. Episode kind of felt a bit rushed, but at least Moffat put an end to most of his threads (even if you some didn't like how he did it). The last 5 minutes though. So good. The final speech that's half Doctor/Half Matt, (I won't forget a single line. I will always remember when The Doctor was me, etc) And the final Amy farewell. TEARS.

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  19. Thirty26 December 2013 at 03:51

    Matt really did deserve a better sendoff. Not that it was terrible. It just wasn't up to "finale" snuff.

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  20. Harry Lime26 December 2013 at 03:52

    Did the Doctor just explode and kill a town full of people?

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  21. Rafa_Garrafa26 December 2013 at 04:36

    The town was mostly dead because of that little whatsit... yes, the big frigging Dalek Spaceships!!! Anyway, its very clear that the people were not dead because when clara opens the doors, a lot of people came off the building...

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  22. Manu k26 December 2013 at 05:17

    Really a let down..wanted him to gout with Geronimo!!Already miss him..

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  23. Manu k26 December 2013 at 05:28

    Really a let down episode but best performance from Matt smith..i really wanted him to go out with Geronimo!!miss him already..

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  24. So Contagious26 December 2013 at 05:52

    I know they were rushed, trying to wrap up a whole lot of dangling story lines in one hour, and I sympathize. That doesn't change the fact that this was a giant mess. It holds up even worse in comparison to the absolute high point that was the 50th Anniversary, and of course Tennant's regeneration; argue what you want about the episode itself, but those last few minutes, from his goodbye to Rose to his final words were a lot to live up to, and this just didn't do those expectations or Matt Smith's run justice. While I enjoyed the regeneration scene itself well enough, which was easily the best part of the episode, and even teared up when Amy Pond showed up to say goodbye to her Raggedy Man, I spent most of Eleven's (I refuse to call him Thirteen) final episode in disgruntled disbelief that this was really the note they were sending the great Matt Smith out on. From the disappointingly dull and hurried conclusion to the Silence/Trenzalore arc to the rushed plot to the generally uneven tone to the lack of good scenes for Jenna Coleman and even for Matt Smith, it was just a whole lot of bad strung together with a decent open and a bittersweet close. I hope that Moffat and company take the time until they start shooting the next season to really try to focus on creating a great new Doctor in Capaldi and flesh out Clara more as a companion, and use the much less fractured and pressure-filled season to get the show back on track a bit. I've rarely been this disappointed with the show (only Fear Her and A Town Called Mercy come to mind, and neither were the final episodes of anyone), and I really don't want it to happen again.


    All that aside, I'm sorry to see Matt Smith go even as I'm excited for new blood on the show. He was an amazing Doctor, one of my personal favorites, and he will definitely be missed. There was something deeply depressing about seeing that bow tie hit the floor. I hope that Capaldi does as amazing a job as Smith, Tennant, Eccelston and so many others before him.


    And the wait until season eight begins ...

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  25. Nicolás Festa26 December 2013 at 06:10

    I don't know if i liked the episode or not... In the last five minutes i blocked everything i saw during the hour and just cried(I only cried three times: When Friends ended, when i finished the final book of Harry Potter and with Tennant's send-off); it was hard... Matt Smith's Doctor was the first one i saw: Back in 2011 i loged into Netflix and there it was, this sci-fi cult show. I played the first episode of the fifth season and i fell in love with it. One week later i was seeing David Tennant's exit...


    The thing here was that the final speech wasn't The Doctor's. It was Matt talking to himself, crying 'cause he had to move on and, as he said in some interviews, a part of him didn't wanted to leave... A little of him wanted to still be a part of Christmas on the following year.


    Tomorrow i will watch it again and see if it was bad or good. Right now i am quite sad...


    PS: Did Capaldi's Doctor kind of forget how to pilot the TARDIS? It's gonna be a long time until Capaldi's Doctor returns...

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  26. Lou26 December 2013 at 09:05

    The story wasn't that great but the emotional character moments made up for it. I loved seeing Amy again and I'm so glad they included her as she was the biggest part of this Doctor's era. I felt bad for Clara though!


    The Doctor's final speech was so lovely clearly Matt talking about his own time in the role.


    I'm just happy 12 is Scottish! And lots all confused and adorable, can't wait to see more of him.

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  27. prpleight26 December 2013 at 09:18

    When Amy showed up I started crying. :-) I loved it and yet, I'm a little undecided about the centuries long jumps. For some reason it kept me from connecting with the magnitude of the siege.


    I can't remember if Clara recalled that she had seen The Doctor's name while she was in the bowels of the TARDIS. So when she was in front of the crack, by herself, and terrified for the doctor I thought that she was going to say his name. And then she said his name is The Doctor. Maybe that just stuck out for me because I'd just re-watched "Day of the Doctor" and the idea that when he became a warrior he wouldn't call himself The Doctor.


    But that last line! Geez. LOL "Do you happen to know how to fly this thing?"

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  28. Lord Nikon26 December 2013 at 09:28

    It was amazing episode. I just know what to say. It was awesome, amazing, great, and so on. It just was good. Now we need to see what this doctor would do.

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  29. Donna C27 December 2013 at 03:07

    Not unpopular. A lot of people feel this way. As do I. I absolutely LOVED Eleven. He saved my interest in the television series. I was about to write off ever caring after despising Ten for three years (now THAT is an unpopular opinion!!) and exist on whatever Big Finish put out. But Matt was what was I wanting from the character of the Doctor since Nine left. Maybe even while Nine was on. I was happy watching the show again. Then Moffat gives me this mess, an attempt to tie up all of those loose ends he ignored since season five, which becomes so explanation-y, nothing makes much sense. Happy with elements of the regeneration, but the episode leading up to it ... it didn't hit my expectations. I'm okay with the Doctor dying of old age as the reason for his final regeneration, but they didn't spend enough time connecting me to him connecting to the people of Christmas to make he care these are the ones he died FOR, essentially. I could go on, but I don't have the time.

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  30. Donna C27 December 2013 at 03:10

    It was a new set of regenerations, so a different set of regeneration rules. That's the explanation I'm using for the strangeness of that entire moment.

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  31. Donna C27 December 2013 at 03:12

    I wonder where in the hell those people went? No clue as to how the town powered itself or produced food, so no idea if those aspects weren't destroyed with most of the town itself.

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  32. Donna C27 December 2013 at 03:13

    I'm thinking Capaldi might've been joking with her, upon reviewing that moment a second time. It seemed like a very Fourth Doctor thing to do.

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  33. Jo6 January 2014 at 06:05

    The irony of him asking how to fly the TARDIS right after saying how he won't forget anything about his time being the past doctors, specifically the 11th, did not escape me. I found it quite funny and hopefully he was joking haha! I'm quite certain he was.

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