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As someone who saw the New Who era without any input from fans, i found some of my favorite episodes were the ones more vocal fans dont like. Like the Dalek Sekt episodes, the episode about a bunch of people noticing the Doctor and the TARDIS and start making a fanclub, and 11th Doctors episodes with James Corden. And after watching Capaldi's Doctor, 12 became one of my favorite ones too as I really liked the entire concept of Doctor just being a grumpy old man who almost doesnt WANT to care and sees saving lives as babysitting complete with occasionally scolding people when they're stupid (like the "sit down and talk!" speech) I liked the stories told and Doctors more relaxed but cynical attitude. I didnt even know 12 was disliked until I finally started seeing what other fans thought of the show. I think the show's a lot better if you just dont sit in an echo chamber of people who dont like something when watching it. And accept, like Clara did, that the Doctor changing is apart of him and an integral part to the show. Ive seen people not watch more than Tennant because they just loved him so much and didnt like someone else taking the name. But its in lore the exact same character with a in universe progression but just a different point in the Doctors increasingly long life. And in an echo chamber where everyone seems to spout about how much they hate the new guy, someone who hasnt seen what they're talking about may either jump in or start going into that part of the show with a negative lense instead of neutral ones

One of the best quotes in the show: "Kidneys! I've got new kidneys! I don't like the colour." This implies not only does he now have kidney pain, he also knows the colour of his kidneys. Which makes me wonder how much of his internal organs he can see.

But the point of some of the comments is that chibnall era fucked the lore up more

One correction. The Doctor was, at the time, believed to have been born a Shebogan who made it into the Academy. That's revealed in the scene where Clara is in the barn when the Doctor is a child, and two adults are arguing about him, and the male voice says he'll never be a Time Lord or make it into the Academy.

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I am gonna get hate for this, the last season of "Doctor Capaldi" is, one good and well written sidekick and the list of the higher ups. 1: Woman 2: Gay 3: Black. i am not racist but i can realize when a show turns form entertainment to K\kissing the money's ass. Doctor Who died in Season 9

I liked Capaldi and Ecclestone best. Never got warm with Tenant and Smith (?). Not to mention Whittaker.

Season 1 (2005) and season 2 have excellent finale episodes. Went downhill pretty hard after that. Usually resolved with nonsensical sci fi mumbo jumbo

My hope is that Jo Martin's doctor isnt actually pre hartnell, but post Ncuti. Both because it would fix the plot hole and we could get a full series or two with her as the Doctor. She slayed the role and id love to actually spend some time with her as the Doctor.

"Peak" is overstatement, but definitely underrated and last good one.

She is my fav Doctor by far. I enjoyed a lot of the stories and Jodie elevated the series for me ❤

“All it’s missing is Heaven Sent” PREACH🙏🙏

Never understood the hatred Capaldi got, I loved his episodes ESPECIALLY the last two, they sent shivers down my spine and it was extremely well written

I just didn't like Mat Smiths doctor, due to the writing, so much preferred Eccleston or Tennant but Capaldi could have been the best with good writing.

If I had a nickel for every time the TARDIS chameleon circuit broke in 1960s earth, making it look like a police box, I would have 2 nickels! Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice

Honestly, (great great great video btw, I love your vids) about the doctor retiring, I don't think you can bring to the table the multiple instances where the Doctor says that couldn't retire. That's the obvious reason why should. Clips from 9th and 11th saying that are shown saying that needs to be occupied, but says that *because of trauma*, can't let themselve to do nothing and be alone with their thoughts. We all know what happens when they do. The Doctor is, until bigeneration, a being that doesn't want to recognize that has to stop, because no one can do what they do. Their words about not wanting to retire are very distorted by personal context. To me, are glaring instances of they needing that healing time in peace, doing stuff, not being alone, but not having life risking situations

I adore the fact that I watched all this live, every episode from School Reunion to The woman who fell to Earth, I remember next to none of it and yet this feature-length movie has asserted my love in my third favourite Doctor.

3:17:25 I was fortunate enough to have watched the episode 5 years after broadcast as a reasonably new viewer and I had not really consumed any Doctor Who media outside of the actual show

Some of the writing was horrific. Also the ticking of boxes was also over the top. I would say from his second to last season on word was where the real bad writing took place. Also the master becoming Missy was a grave mistake in the wrong direction. Terrible changes to Canon

I've been out of the loop with Doctor Who for ten years or so and recently caught up because of all the BS with 15 and 13. Tennant is 'my doctor' but HOLY HELL Capaldi's character is amazing at the end of season 9 and all of season 10!! (Edit: except for the thing where Bill defeated the Monks with thoughts of her mom) I love how he gives the vibes of the 1st and 3rd doctors. I wasnt a fan of 11's run and the writing, and sort of fell off the show at the beginning of series 8 even though I liked Capaldi more than Smith, but the writing was still *rough*. I'm so glad I saw the rest of Capaldi's run because he was absolutely fantastic and I doubt we'll ever have anything like it again ever.

So does anyone know why Robot of Sherwood wasn't included in this video?

Capaldi was one of the best Doctors we ever had, in some of the worst written episodes (well, less so now we had the Chimnall era).

i had the same satan dream!!

Honestly just found this channel and I’m in love Peter capaldi is by far my favourite doctor him and eccelston really feel like a good mix of new who and old

Capaldi is peak doctor overall, but I think the Late Eccleston/early Tenant era was the best half a season or so. Eccleston would have blown them both out of the water if the BBC wasn't run by the sort of oafish failson that gets promoted at the BBC. Every time Tenant mentions that he just absolutely loves hoo mans I hate him just that much more. A little sad that we'll never get a John Hurt arc, not even a charity special. Glad we got another shot at Doctor Donna.

put a shepherd bells carol

This video aged very well

Capaldi was the last Doctor. Everything since is canon-shattering garbage that is best forgotten.

One thing I will say about RTD finales is he has it mostly set up with the whole season, so it feels good seeing some payoff.

Omg calling the doctor falls a trans allegory oh my yikes

tl;dr: Peter Capaldi does his thing, people like it.

I sometimes forget Clara was a companion of 11

3:38:20 Correction: South Pole. The Tenth Planet occurs at the South Pole 1986.

Fellow dyspraxic and Ryan INFURIATES me as a character

Heaven Sent is literally my favorite episode I WILL fight you.

just stumbled on your channel but can not watch this video as I only recently started Dr Who and I'm at season 5 episode 4 I think so I don't want to be spoilered - but I'm going to come back for this one when I'm at this point of the show PS: I liked the the tenth doctor the most so far and I don't know if I will get used to the eleventh one we'll see

There aren't many subjects I would watch a 4 hour video essay with full attention in one sitting. But Peter Capaldi isn't most people.

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I’m a quite new doctor who fan, so I basically binged everything from 9th to the 13th doctor, and I fell so much in love with the 12th and that era. I was so surprised when i learned that people didn’t like it, but also really glad people are starting to come around to it.

FYI I would have fucking loved Toby Whithouse as showrunner.

Capaldi really feels like my platonic ideal of the doctor

This isn’t on topic but Jenna Coleman is SO pretty. Like she doesn’t look like the character she plays in Xenoblade, but she’s about as gorgeous.

Peter Capaldi was an excellent doctor but sadly the writing and the stories were really poor. Story and writting is the most important part of any tv show.

I think Season 8 was kind of rough because the post-regeneration craziness went on for a little too long, and he was too much of a jerk. Older Doctors, despite occasional the occasional quirk, generally act their age. I'm just still wondering why. Out of all of the options, why him? It just seems like they took the show at it's peak and did this thing that nobody was too thrilled about, and it was for no good reason.

The chibnal era as a whole felt like someone almost getting close to a great idea, but then flubbing it with mediocre writing and those ‘very serious moments’ where two characters take a pause from the action to exposition dump their feelings and motivations (that change episode to episode). The era was defined by ‘tell, don’t show.’ It got really frustrating. I missed any amount of nuance and having characters grow and change. Case in point: what was Yaz’s character arc? 3 years in the tardis, and how did she really change as a person?

You being wowed by The Doctor calling the master "he" and Missy "she" was cringe. Like no shit.

I skipped to 14:24 and for some reason heard “at the end of the episode, Moffat decided to leave the Tardis”.

YES! He is the best Doctor and people needs to know that

I think the issue with the series finales really stems from the issue with the story arcs as a whole. For whatever reason, Doctor Who loves dropping constant reminders of a mystery without offering any clues or development until the final two episodes. That much buildup will inevitably lead to disappointment, particularly given how quickly things are resolved relative to the amount of time it takes to get you interested.