The Twelfth Doctor, still refusing to change, goes on a last adventure with the First Doctor.The Twelfth Doctor, still refusing to change, goes on a last adventure with the First Doctor.The Twelfth Doctor, still refusing to change, goes on a last adventure with the First Doctor.
- The Doctor
- (archive footage)
- Polly
- (archive footage)
- Ben
- (archive footage)
- The Doctor
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- German Soldier
- (uncredited)
- German Soldier
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen the First Doctor, played by David Bradley, discovers the Twelfth Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, he states that he thought he would regenerate into someone younger, at which point Capaldi insists "I AM younger!" While it is true that Capaldi is younger than Bradley, he is actually one year OLDER than William Hartnell was when he played the First Doctor in The Tenth Planet.
- GoofsThe First Doctor acts as if he is astonished that he will eventually regenerate into another person. Yet, by the time the First Doctor has reached this point in his life, he has already experienced the events of The Five Doctors (1983) and The Three Doctors: Episode One (1972) in which the First Doctor was made very much aware that he would eventually regenerate into several different people. However, it has been previously explained in The Day of the Doctor (2013) and The Doctor Falls (2017) that earlier incarnations cannot retain any memory their meetings with later incarnations.
- Quotes
Twelfth Doctor: Oh. There it is. Silly old universe. The more I save it, the more it needs saving. It's a treadmill.
[the TARDIS makes soft chirping noises to the Doctor]
Twelfth Doctor: Yes, yes I know. They'll get it all wrong without me.
[pauses]
Twelfth Doctor: Well... I suppose one more lifetime won't kill anyone. Well... except me.
[looks down at his hand, glowing with regeneration energy, then wearily looks back up at the TARDIS]
Twelfth Doctor: You wait a moment, Doctor. Let's get it right. I've got a few things to say to you. Basic stuff first: Never be cruel, never be cowardly, and never ever eat pears! Remember, hate is always foolish, but love is always wise. Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind. Oh. And you mustn't tell anyone your name.
[smiles to himself]
Twelfth Doctor: No one would understand it, anyway! Except...
[cries out suddenly in pain, crumples to the ground, gasps for breath]
Twelfth Doctor: Except... children. Children can hear it sometimes, if their hearts are in the right place, and the stars are too. Children can hear your name. But nobody else.
[slowly and painfully rises back up to his feet]
Twelfth Doctor: Nobody else. EVER.
[stands up, tall and proudly]
Twelfth Doctor: Laugh hard. Run fast. BE KIND.
[a pause, then softly]
Twelfth Doctor: Doctor, I let you go.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cunk on Britain: Twentieth Century Shocks (2018)
With all of that said, this was an absolutely beautiful and magical send off. By far one of the best, emotional and meaningful Christmas Specials that have ever been made. I was worried that the episode would pull the gimmicky two doctors plot but they managed to perfectly reason it, creating an incredible episode. I think "Twice Upon a Time" captures the best of the Doctor who essence. It's a worthy goodbye to the Twelfth Doctor, Bill, and Steven Moffat as show runner. The show is worth returning to on this high note.
Prepare to love it and cry a lot.
I am now once again excited to see the future of Doctor Who, with a new doctor and show runner I'm sure we will see exciting changes and a new direction.
Merry Christmas and long live the Doctor!
- MaxHuskins
- Dec 26, 2017
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- Dragon International Film Studios, Llanilid, Brigend, Wales, UK(WW1 battlefield)
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- Runtime1 hour
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