Doctor Who 10x12 "The Doctor Falls" full reaction

Beautiful episode. Definitely one of the best Doctor Who finales. I like that you got emotional with this. It really is an emotional journey. I think this episode should have been Capaldi's last episode as it's such a gut punch and has such a grand feel which makes it a shame that it wasn't the closing episode for Capaldi. It genuinely feels like the perfect closure to his run. Regarding Missy, I agree with you that her inner conflict in deciding to be good was very interesting and it's bittersweet when she finally decides to stand with The Doctor only to get shot in the back by herself or in other words, John Simm's Master. Regarding your thoughts on John Simm's Master, I actually have the unpopular opinion of preferring him in the RTD era over these two episodes. I just really liked how he saved The Doctor from Rassilon in End of Time and the emotionally complex conversations he had with 10 in Series 3 whereas his role in this episode is just to round off Missy. He's a lot more calmer here and less over the top which is fine but he doesn't really have much to do here and there's a bit of weird dialogue he says in this too. Probably my only nitpick. But I think the Missy redemption arc in general could have been more developed too. But I completely understand your thoughts on Missy being more interesting here. But I still prefer Simm more as The Master over Missy even though I agree with you on the Missy part lol. I feel so bad for Bill for having to deal with being a Cyberman and the fact that she didn't want to live anymore made my heart break. Even seeing the villagers afraid of her and the woman accidentally shooting her is so horrible to watch. I agree with you about the way they shot those scenes effectively. I really like how Bill was still Bill from her perspective but then shown as a Cyberman from everyone else's viewpoint. This episode was essentially a bit of Day of The Master in a way too. The final moments with Bill, The Doctor and Nardole having one last moment together before the final battle also really tugged the heartstrings. This trio has really come a long way and its such a bittersweet feeling because I wish they had more time together. Capaldi's acting was fantastic in that scene where he makes one more last attempt to get both Masters on his side. His final stand is also emotional. All those moments really get the feels going especially when Bill breaks down and cries after seeing The Doctor's unconscious body. Heather returning to save Bill was quite unexpected too. I was really convinced that Bill would die but that tear from the Pilot episode actually being Heather's caught me off guard when I first saw this. A very bittersweet ending with Bill sort of getting a happy ending with Heather but also leaving The Doctor and thinking he's dead but obviously not believing it either. I absolutely loved the montage of all the modern companions + Sarah Jane, Vastra, River and Jenny before 12 woke up (I think they forgot that The Doctor shouldn't remember Clara as she popped up in his head. Whoops lol. Probably should have replaced that with the Hell Bent diner scene with Clara lol). Poor Mickey and Rory weren't included in the montage either which is a pity lol. I think Rory was supposed to show up in that montage too as I remember seeing his name in the script but sadly he didn't make the cut lol. Overall, a really moving and stunning finale. This definitely should have been Capaldi's final episode. I stand by this. It was too good of an episode for him not to regenerate. I really wish he would have in that moment outside the Tardis. Series 10 is easily Capaldi's best series and II might elaborate on this later. :)

JY

I actually thought this series got stronger towards the end! 😜 It was a very different series than the one before it, for sure. We'll see what I make of the next one!

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You'll have seen the quality of the storylines get progressively worse through this series. Next series is just pathetic.