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DSJ.

What a finale! Imagine seeing it live in 2014 - that cliffhanger, and having to wait a week! (Which goes for a lot of Doctor Who, really - we had to wait 7 whole days!!!) At the time I was working in a store, on the till, good old retail life, and got talking to a customer about Doctor Who. Dark Water had just aired and she told me that she and her husband screened episodes for their kid beforehand, and this one they decided not to show him cause of the whole 'don't cremate me' stuff. Really, really dark, horrible stuff... I do like the personal nature of this finale, the intimacy. Unlike many Who finales, this just comes down to personal relationships - the Doctor and Clara, Clara and Danny, the Doctor and Missy/the Master. Missy went to all the effort of inventing an afterlife and creating a Cyberman army of the dead just because she wanted the Doctor back as a friend... It's kinda funny that there's a theme of toxic friendships here. Clara betraying her best friend the Doctor, the Doctor being like 'okay u betrayed me but you're my friend so idc', Missy going to those lengths to get her friend the Doctor back. The central trio - Doctor, Missy, and Clara - are kinda fucked up, and we love it. Also, fun fact, the Cybermen walking out of St Paul's Cathedral at the end of Dark Water is a reference to a classic Who story, The Invasion, where they did the same thing (the clip: https://youtu.be/xH-k25Di9_0?feature=shared&t=109). And a few months ago I happened to be in London and had some spare time so I went to the exact spot where Missy is sitting at the end of Dark Water just before she reveals herself as the Master. Plus, the doors of the tombs opening is a reference to another classic Cyberman episode, Tomb of the Cybermen, which is pretty cool (clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIIKGc6jL8Y&pp=ygUNY3liZXJtZW4gdG9tYg%3D%3D). The final showdown really comes down to the relationships between Clara and Danny, and the Doctor and the Master - it's very personal, very intimate, which I love. Again - toxic relationships. Danny is probably the only pure one there. This was great though, loved your reaction as ever! The next episode - the Xmas special - is fantastic, and series 9 is one for the ages. It includes probably the best ever episode of Who, if not one of the best episodes ever aired on TV of anything, along with some of the greatest acting performances you've ever seen. So much brilliance to come! This is THE era.

Heather

“Do you think I care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference?” is one of THE Who bars of all time PETER MF CAPALDI YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS 🗣️🗣️ can remember so vividly when this first aired and those doors closed to reveal the Cybermen’s eye shape, w the Cyberman’s theme coming in for the first time in YEARS, omfg, the WAY I jumped out of my seat to run laps you would not BELIEVE 🫶🏻😭 but sincerely hadn’t rewatched this finale in a hot min and failed to anticipate the amount I was gonna sob on this rewatch. MAN. BUT FINALLY YOU KNOW MISSY !!!!!!!!!! 🤩🤩 oh how we adore her and her bananas ways. BRIGADIER LETHBRIDGE-STEWART THE GOAT 🫶🏻😭😭 the way you could literally see in your eyes the moment you clocked it was him and it’s just CRUSHING that he finally got that salute from Doc- WRAP IT TF UP ✋🏻😭😭😭😭😭 absolutely LOVED this reaction and cant wait to see what you think of Nick Frost (who I just realised literally has the perfect pun of a name?) playing Santa!! 🤩🩷

Helen

Squee!!!!! This finale hits hard. 'Do you think I care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference?' 💔 Steven Moffat says that's the most romantic line he's ever written. That line really shows just how deeply the Doctor cares. This story was so dark. The BBC received many, many complaints about 'Don't cremate me'. The proper introduction to Missy at last. A brilliant incarnation of the Master. It really brings home how accurate the Doctor was in Deep Breath when he told Clara that the person who put the ad in the paper was an egotistical needy game-player! What does S9 have in store? So much brilliance it's blinding. And it's almost all 2-parters.

Clare W

on to season 9, my favorite <3

Kunzite Blossom

So many people hate Clara after this for risking the Tardis keys, but I feel like in a situation where you have just lost someone you love, you would do anything to bring them back. If you knew someone who could literally time travel, would this not cross your mind? After everything she has done for the doctor, becoming his impossible girl to save him time and time again, helping him through some of his darkest times (having to revisit the time war for example), she did feel owed. She helped the doctor save many many lives. Is it wrong for her to want to save one person who she loves deeply? This ending is so heartbreaking. They both lied to each other so the other could be happy. If only they told the truth. I do understand why Danny let the kid come back, he would feel guilty the rest of his life if he didn't. Plus I guess it would lead to a ton of questions about being back. But still hurts.