![]() The whole adventure, of course, takes place between the final moments of Hartnell’s final story, The Tenth Planet, which marked the introduction of the Cybermen, the original ‘Mondasian’ version of which were reintroduced - at Capaldi’s request - in the previous story. It’s hardly a surprise that Moffat knows his Who-lore, but it’s still rather delightful that so many retro-references are thrown in - the Tardis windows being wrong shape, the First’s insistence on calling it ‘the ship’. ![]() To give him a reason to meet himself (gender pronouns are about to become a nightmare from hereon in). And so it is, perhaps the only reason to do a multi-Doctor story. Indeed, the only opponent surely capable of preventing such a grave mistake is ….himself. That blasted universe keeps need saving - a man could get exhausted. In some sense, the villain of the piece is the Doctor himself, resisting survival, and the consequences of what his carrying on means for everyone else. Even the Dalek (Rusty from 2014’s Into the Dalek) has been turned against his own murderous kind and become a strange sort of ally. Unusually for this series, there’s no actually ‘baddie’ as such. Although, it must be said, all that time playing Queen Victoria has poshened up her Blackpool accent - and it showed. I know she was divisive, with many thinking Clara too big for her boots, but personally I loved the partnership. (Mackie’s next project sees her join Zoe Wanamaker and Steven Mangan in a West End revival of Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party.) Glorious, too, see the return of Jenna Coleman as Clara, Bill’s final gift being the return of his memories of her. But there’s little danger of her future being less bright than the rest of her Nu-Who alumni. It was simply an accident of scheduling that this character had to be a one-season wonder. It is the end of an era, but the Doctor’s journey is only just beginning.Doctor Who Photograph: Simon Ridgway/BBC/BBC Worldwide ![]() 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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