![]() ![]() Steven Moffat has been around since the reboot of the show in 2005, when his episodes “The Empty Child” and “The Doctor Dances” cemented him as one of the best new writers of the show. I should probably also mention that this is Steven Moffat’s last episode as show runner of Doctor Who. This episode is a regeneration episode – everyone knows that going in, so I was wondering how Steven Moffat would choose to handle it. As the Doctor said, “My friends have always been the best of me.” To watch him evolve over time into someone who’s first mission is kindness, who fights for others even when there’s no hope left – that was what I love about the Doctor, and it was wonderful to see him remember the person he was supposed to be as he met new friends and companions along the way. What I’ve loved the most about his tenure is seeing the Doctor change – when he first emerged from the TARDIS, he was a gruff, blunt, uncaring man who abandoned Clara and Earth, and didn’t really give a damn about saving the world. But looking back over those seasons, I realize how much I’ve loved them – Mummy on the Orient Express, Flatline, Dark Water, The Zygon Inversion, Face the Raven, Heaven Sent, Thin Ice, Smile, World Enough and Time, and even some of the rockier patches in between, where Peter Capaldi still shone above the ups and downs of the writing. It feels like we only just met him – such is the curse of British shows only having twelve episodes a season, I suppose. It is the end of an era, but the Doctor’s journey is only just beginning.It feels strange typing these words: that was the Twelfth Doctor’s last episode. Along the way he realises the resilience of humanity, discovering hope in his darkest frozen moment. In the final chapter of the Twelfth Doctor’s epic adventure, he must face his past to decide his future. A British army captain, seemingly destined to die in the First World War but taken from the trenches to play his part in the Doctor’s story. Two Doctors stranded in a forbidding snowscape, refusing to face regeneration. The official BBC synopsis reads as follows: Thanks to some timey-wimeyness, the two seem to be stuck in some kind of frozen moment, in the middle of World War I. So, to say that there’s a lot going on is kind of an understatement.Įntitled “Twice Upon a Time,” the Doctor Who Christmas episode features An Adventure in Space and Time star David Bradley as the First Doctor, in a story that somehow sees Twelve somehow running into his earliest incarnation during a pivotal moment in both their timelines. (And some of its most controversial ones, depending on who you ask.) This is also the episode that will see the official debut of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, who will be the first woman to play the role. It also means that it’s time to say goodbye to showrunner and head writer Steven Moffat, who’s written some of the series’ most popular stories. The annual Doctor Who holiday installment is upon us, which means that Peter Capaldi’s run as the Doctor is about to come to an end. Whether we’re ready or not, it’s happening. ![]() Reminder: If you need a refresher on where things stand in the Whoniverse at the moment, our recaps of the two-part season 10 finale can be found here and here. Here’s everything you need to know to watch “Twice Upon a Time” online. By Lacy Baugher 5 years ago It’s finally time to say goodbye to Peter Capaldi’s Doctor on Doctor Who. ![]()
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