The Time of the Doctor: Behind the Scenes

If you haven't seen "The Time of the Doctor," you probably won't want to watch this video until you do, because it does contain spoilers.

As I said in my last post, I am sad to see Matt go, and I got a little teary-eyed when they showed him at the table-read for this episode. And, it made me like Matt (the person) even more.

I really liked David Tennant's simple "I don't want to go," but I do have to say that Matt's little speech before his regeneration was some of Moffat's best writing. And as much as I have complained about Moffat's writing during Matt's time as the Doctor, I did like the regeneration scene.

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor - Mini Review

We said goodbye to Matt Smith's 11th (?) Doctor on Christmas Day. (The parenthetical question mark is due to the fact that Stephen Moffat has messed up the numbering of the Doctors regenerations.) My main question after seeing the episode is "why can't we get a new showrunner with the new Doctor?"

I wanted to like this episode - so much. I want to like Doctor Who still - so much. But Stephen Moffat is slowly ruining the show for me - so much.

*sigh*

Stephen wrote some of my favorite Doctor Who episodes during Russell T. Davies time as the head writer. ("Blink," "The Girl in the Fireplace," "Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead"). He writes Sherlock, which I love. So I don't understand how he's missed the mark so many times during Matt's time as the Doctor.

Regardless of my many frustrations with Matt's farewell episode, I am sad to see Matt go. I have really enjoyed him as the Doctor. However, I am looking forward to Peter Capaldi's Doctor, and I hope that we get some classic traveling to new places, seeing the Doctor's joy at introducing his companion to new worlds and new adventures. That is Doctor Who to me - adventures in time and space!

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor Trailer

I am so excited to see this, and so sad to see Matt Smith go...