[ZeoRangerV]

This just in: Five(isn) Doctors Rebooted is the funniest thing I've seen in ages

Davison, C Baker and McCoy are always amazing together.

[ComicGuy89]

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This just in: Five(isn) Doctors Rebooted is the funniest thing I've seen in ages

Davison, C Baker and McCoy are always amazing together.

I hear that's amazing, will probably try to catch that today.

You know my absolute favourite scene in the anniversary episode? The one where the three Doctors are confronted with the choice of using the Moment and Clara asking them if they could really do it. What it meant to be the Doctor.

That has to be one of my favourite scenes in the history of Doctor Who watching. So subtle, so poignant and such gravity. In the showing I went to, everyone was silent and hung on every word. Never in my life have I seen a cinema so deathly quiet, so attentive. It's almost as if they all held their breaths.

[Starscreamer]

So while the whole thing was epic...
the last minute "no, all 13!" moment, for some reason made me think of the Kamen Rider movies where randomly the next Rider appears and does stuff.

[Locke]

Finally got around to watching The Day of the Doctor:

Perhaps the strangest - but most enjoyable aspect - is this was downright hilarious, quite easily the funniest thing I've seen all year. Hurt, Smith and Tennant have incredible chemistry.

Sadly, I have less good to say about anyone who wasn't The Doctor in this. I love Eleven's (is that Twelve now?) chemistry with Clara, but Clara was largely benched due to the sheer volume of stuff more important than her going on. Much the same can be said for Rose's basically non existent return that was probably the only time the special was gratuitous in its fanbating (well that and a certain surprise I wont spoil). And Joanna Page? Why is she even here?

Luckily then, it isn't just the Doctors to keep us satisfied. The Day of the Doctor showcases a bumped up special effects budgets which grants us all kinds of treats, from an incredible battle sequence in Arcadia to the Zygon's looking the best they've ever looked. Doctor Who may have never been about the action, but man is that some damn fine action.

If I was to have any other criticisms of the special, other than the use of the companions, it'd probably be that Moffat's name is attached to it. Moffat turned Doctor Who into Doctor What, replacing what was once a highly entertaining children's (I went there) TV show, into a convoluted tangle (see: mess) of vague plot ideas that would alienate pretty much the majority of every single audience. And those not already turned off by the sheer convolutedness of it all will probably be put off by the way Moffat talks about audience members who don't understand his stories.

And sadly...The Day of the Doctor is no different, I can pretty much guarantee that every audience member probably responded with something along the lines of, "Wow that was brilliant...but what the fuck just happened?". And I don't mean in the good sense, in the sense that...wow, that actually made no sense whatsoever.

One positive I do have for Moffat though, is he ruined Doctor Who so much for me, I had pretty much no expectations for this special at all. I watched Night of the Doctor as I am another Big Finnish convert, but that was about the only thing I had to shape my expectations going in. What this means is Moffat had no specific itch to scratch for me, but he also had no specific things he could absolutely fuck up for me at the same time, so in a sense, I probably enjoyed this a lot more than a lot of people.

Plus, I can't help but feel somewhat critical of the tone. As much as I enjoyed just how downright hilarious this was, with all the brooding build up and ramifications of genocide and all the rest, the episode was ultimately so lighthearted the majority of the time, it just sorta fell flat.

When it all leads to the three versions of the same man, a creaky barn and a red button, it's trying to play it up to its most melodramatic proportions, but I was checking whether I had any tea left in my mug. I understand part of this is probably deliberate, it's a kids show after all, but for a 'conclusion' for something so crucial to everything that has shaped New Who basically, it all felt rather small and swept under the rug and that is disappointing.

Overall? Entertaining? Definitely. A satisfying celebration of fifty years of the best piece of TV Britain has ever made? Eh...not really

[ComicGuy89]

Anyone have a hi-res version of that beautiful final shot with all the Doctors?

[Sentai]

That was The Fourth Doctor, in my mind. What he said, the fact the girl had his damn scarf, how he walked in just as Eleven (12) was saying how he could be a Curator.

[Paladin]

I've been a casual fan of Dr. Who for a while but I've only recently starting watching the series; beginning with the 2005 relaunch & also tuning in for "Day of the Doctor." I'll be sure to fill in the gaps there as time goes on.

Definitely some wonderful samples of storytelling & a welcome new entertainment source.

Right now my favorite Doctor is 9th; such a shame Eccelston apparently had such a bad time working on the show that he'll never come back. His fantastic run was cut far too short.

Favorite companion to date is Donna Noble; a great no-nonsense counterpart to Tennant's wild antics.


On the one level its disappointing that almost none of the veteran Doctors came back for the 50th anniversary but I think i understand why; with all the old veterans back then the audiences' attention is all on them & the story "Day" is trying to tell gets lost in the shuffle. I'd much rather have a greater story over better homages.

Plus, if we could only get one back its right that Tom should take it. Not to be morbid but he might not get another chance for something like that...

Finally, if everyone hasn't seen Peter Davidsons' "The 5(ish) Doctors" you should do so immediately.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01m3kfy

[Dr Kain]

I must disagree with you again Locke. Moffat is a genius and all of the episodes has written himself have been golden. The man actually knows how to deal with time travel and uses it in his plots.

Well, except for Clara, I hate Clara. She had a great introduction with last year's Xmas special which was then ruined by a subpar season. Plus, I am tired of the companion being in love with the Doctor subplot. Rose was the first to do this with for the new series, which is what made her the best companion of them all. It sort of worked with Donna, but afterwards, it just got repetitive.

[ComicGuy89]

But Clara is unique in that she isn't in love with the Doctor though. She's kinda like Donna, a bit of flirt here and there but never really involved more than that.

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Locke

And sadly...The Day of the Doctor is no different, I can pretty much guarantee that every audience member probably responded with something along the lines of, "Wow that was brilliant...but what the fuck just happened?". And I don't mean in the good sense, in the sense that...wow, that actually made no sense whatsoever.

What didn't make sense about it? If anything this is the most sensical Moffat plot in years.

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I must disagree with you again Locke. Moffat is a genius and all of the episodes has written himself have been golden. The man actually knows how to deal with time travel and uses it in his plots.

You consider the likes of "A Christmas Carol", "The Doctor, The Widow & the Wardrobe", "Let's Kill Hitler", "Asylum of the Daleks" and "The Bells of Saint John" golden?

Moffat has written some good episodes but he certainly doesn't have a flawless track record.

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Well, except for Clara, I hate Clara. She had a great introduction with last year's Xmas special which was then ruined by a subpar season. Plus, I am tired of the companion being in love with the Doctor subplot. Rose was the first to do this with for the new series, which is what made her the best companion of them all. It sort of worked with Donna, but afterwards, it just got repetitive.

I have to agree with ComicGuy89 that Clara doesn't come across as being "in love" with the Doctor at all. And I would also argue that Rose being in love with the Doctor made her the worst companion, because it led to her presence dominating every Tennant series onward. Martha didn't get a chance, and even Donna's series was constantly foreshadowing her return.