![]() Peter was great, the direction was great, and the story was good, too. Sure, the First Doctor was not done well (and Hell Bent being even more pointless now), but that’s just a negative in a sea of positives. ![]() So overall, what do I think of this story? Well, I’d say it did its job well. Of course, this means we’ll be getting a new console room at some point, which is exciting! The build to the reveal of Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor was great. And the direction by Rachel Talalay was pitch perfect. Steven Moffat does know how to write good speeches/regeneration scenes (Time of the Doctor comes to mind). Peter’s final speech to the next Doctor was so well done and I almost cried. The regeneration scene itself was wonderfully done. I think all we needed were the scenes from the actual serial, the transition from Hartnell to Bradley, the reason why he’s caught up in the mess with Twelve and the moments before he regenerates. I know they did more scene recreations, but I’m glad they were cut. I also appreciate that the scene recreations from The Tenth Planet were done really well, especially the “far from being all over” bit. Also, the Doctor getting his memory back of Clara just makes Hell Bent 1000x worse because all that drama is rendered pointless now. Is that the right word? Wrong? Meh, I don’t mind it. I just facepalmed every time he said something that was a bit… wrong. The First Doctor wasn’t sexist or anything like that (though Bill Hartnell himself was a little racist IRL). Now, I don’t mean that he was completely rubbish (he had a few great moments), he just felt like he was written by someone who had never seen a minute of his stories. My one massive issue with this episode was the First Doctor. All the little easter eggs from throughout the Twelfth Doctor’s era were great to see (especially Rusty. Still, Pearl Mackie puts on a stellar final performance. I think BIll could’ve been interchangeable with any other companion, really. This is possibly his finest hour since Heaven Sent. But was it as good as it was hyped to be? Let’s talk about it. For the complete Twice Upon A Time experience, we highly recommend you listen to that episode as well: N144 Twice Upon A Time - The 2017 Christmas Special (re-review)Ī wild Thirteenth Doctor appears! Twice Upon a Time was quite an adventure. WHOA! Did you know this was the first of twooccasions on which we’ve reviewed this episode? Yep, that’s right! Several years after this ep dropped, Marie, Drew and Leon sat down for a hilarious and hilariously in-depth (re-)review of it. There, he encounters David Bradley’s William Hartnell’s First Doctor who, also refusing to regenerate, embarks with him on an adventure that Twelve really ought to remember, but doesn’t.Ī not particularly eventful, but no less nostalgic or sentimental, journey ensues, as the two doctors are joined by the timeless glass memory receptacles of Bill and Nardole, as well as a moustachioed soldier with a conveniently coincidental lineage. Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor, refusing to regenerate, goes to the South Pole for no particular reason. But nobody else.Shazam! We break from our normal programming to bring you our mildly belated review of the 2017 Doctor Who Christmas Special, Twice Upon A Time. Children can hear it sometimes, if their hearts are in the right place, and the stars are too. No one would understand it, anyway! Except.Įxcept. Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind. Basic stuff first: Never be cruel, never be cowardly, and never ever eat pears! Remember, hate is always foolish, but love is always wise. I suppose one more lifetime won't kill anyone. The more I save it, the more it needs saving.
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