Shutup manu can’t quit we need u too much. I literally wait for the notification for your videos. Don’t pressure yourself with yt make it a hobby. For the doctor who community you and this channel are too valuable to not be here.
Ive watched the channel for many years now and wish you the best of luck with whatever you do going forward -- these videos have always been a joy to watch
I think this is the first time I've heard someone else mention how DW just needs a short break, to take a beather and have new life brought into it, rather than fully cancel it
I think it needs a year or 2 off and a full changing of the guard, I'm talking someone with no DW experience becoming showrunner. I actually think a female showrunner would give a really nice change of pace and experience
I don't think I'll ever get over how perfect of an idea this is for Capaldi's last ep. The guy literally started watching DW with the First Doctor and his Doctor meeting him is a perfect conclusion. The ep is a great stopping point while also saying how the show must go on.
Also even if it wasn't intended, this was fantastic for the twelfth doctor. He started out in "Deep Breath" clearly hating how much he's changed and regenerated. Seeing a mirror of himself in the robots as he said that when you've changed every part of a broom over the years, it's not the same broom anymore. Here on the eve of his having refused to regenerate like 3 times on screen in the Doctor Falls (and who knows how many times off screen as we jumped to two weeks later), the TARDIS is forcing him to see that he is still the same at his core. Which also feels incredibly wholesome as this adventure was really just the TARDIS giving their Doctor what they needed to experience.
David Bradley is really great as The First Doctor but I wish he embraced the sillier side of the character because people think of One as a very serious Doctor but he’s honestly a very humorous version of the character and people forget that pretty often
Thank you for saying that, I wish more people could realise just how funny One could be. The Romans has some of the Doctor's funniest antics in the show's whole history.
What a wonderful review, I felt teary with the section on the battlefield speech. I particularly enjoyed your self reflection and I'm glad you've also progressed well.
I loved the Captain's line: "That's the trouble with hope: makes one awfully frightened" particularly as at that time in my life, I had really had my hopes lifted and dashed. I loved this episode too. I understand that on reflection that there are things not perfect about it, but I think when this episode hits its highs, such as so many great themes and moments, with some brilliant quotes, they are very high highs. Thank you for all your amazing reviews 😊
I just want to say that you're video on death in Doctor Who is one of if not the best video essay I've ever seen on this platform. I've loved you're reviews of the episodes and seasons and even your commentary on non-Who stuff. I hope the next chapter of your life is even better than the last.
The music during the final battlefield scene with Twelve/Bill/Nardole is so beautiful and heartbreaking. I love Twice Upon a Time so much. It really is a great ending, and I think if the show had ended there, you couldn't have asked for a better one. I love the First Doctor and Twelfth Doctor meeting at that moment- one facing regeneration for the first time and the other wanting their incarnation to be the last. "Doctor, I let you go" is perfect final line. I also feel that line was Capaldi letting Doctor Who go.
Can I just say? This video was amazing and your speech at the end was so touching. It makes me think about everything I’ve gone through to be in the moment I am now and it’s really inspiring. Thank you for making me think and I’m sorry to think that you might be leaving in the future, RUclips will be losing one of the greatest RUclips critics of Doctor Who I’ve watched. I can’t wait to see what you do next, goodbye 😊
Whatever you go on to next when you’re finished on here, just know I (and I believe I speak for everyone else when I say this) wish you the absolute best of luck with it mate, and thanks for everything you’ve given us doing all these reviews. Watching them has definitely reminded me what everyone behind the show can achieve when they truly put their minds to it (especially this episode) and why it’s something that’s stuck & resonated with me for so long through thick & thin. Sure I’d be totally lying if I said I agree with everything you have, but it’s still been super interesting to hear your perspective on it all. Anyway thanks again for everything man, and all the best for whatever the future holds 🫂👊🏻🫡
Hey Harbo, I never wrote a comment under your videos (I think), but I have watched your videos for years by this point and just wanted to use this opportunity to say thank you for everything. (And sorry for my English, it's not my native language 😅). I discovered your channel years back, when you still did the "defending the despised"-series. I have been a subscriber ever since and I started to watch your episode-by-episode reviews somewhere around series 2 or 3. I was relatively new to Doctor Who back then and your reviews helped me a lot to find myself in this big fandom. You really had a big impact on how I look at Doctor Who today. So on one hand, I am sad to hear that you will stop here, but on the other, I fully understand you and wish you all the best for the future, for this channel but also (and even more so) for your private life. Thank you for years of entertainment!❤
I also lost a serious long term relationship this year and have been dealing with a similar sense of betrayal and questioning what now. I get it, and in case no one else has said this or made you feel this, I see you. Much love, and thanks for giving a fellow Capaldi fan videos to look forward to lately.
If it was to be the end of the show, then cutting away before we see who the doctor regenerates into, sort of like Troughton's regeneration, would have been a brilliantly bittersweet ending. Still properly final, but with that little bit of openness
In my early 20's one of my mentors told a group of us that heartbreak is an essential part if life, especially in early adulthood, and that we will come out of it better and stronger. Those words got me through my own heartbreak a year later. That was over 3 decades ago. I'm now married with 2 grown children. So, yes, you will love and be loved again. (And we, your fans, send you lots of love.) Thank you for all of the wonderful content. And best wishes for everything in the future. Harbo, we let you go. Until the next one. 😊
I found the review series when I needed it the most. Grieving people from my own story, in a job that I had long expired passion for, searching for my identity in a big bad way. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your hours of dedication to analysing our favourite show, for sharing so much of yourself with us, for being someone of kindness, good faith stances, nuance and passion yourself. I know it could have been a lot to keep working on this during the hard times of your life, thank you for your time. Whatever the future holds for you I truly wish the best
I can't believe it's been 4 years... Funnily enough, I was where you are now, when you started this series, and the episodes have never failed to keep me watching. I chose to stop watching near the start of Series 11, so this _became_ my Doctor Who - revisiting my childhood - when I needed it most. As often, I completely agree that the show should've taken a hibernation period. Come back around, well, now, and start with The Doctor in medias res, as happened in 2005 with the 9th Doctor (be they a man, woman, white, black, asian, whatever). Give writers time to rest. Because even the best writers in history can't be their best all the time, every time - especially not at the turn-around speed of Doctor Who stories. Moffat once said, when describing Blink, I think, that you know you've got a great episode of Doctor Who when you have a blockbuster story in 45 minutes (and Blink's mind-boggling reach in global pop culture is testament to that). But you simply can't do that for 12 years. And it's not controversial to say the average quality of the show has noticeably dropped. Of course, to stop after Jodie and Ncuti would look dreadful. So, we'll probably have 1, if not 2, more incarnations to spread the load. But most importantly, the show needs new talent: it's effectively been the same people for almost 20 years. They need to let The Doctor go, and allow the show to regenerate once more.
I'm glad I got to relive Doctor Who again through this whole series. I know the ups and downs of content creation, burn out, ideals and under deliveries, they weigh heavy. But there's always going to be an up. There's always a bit of time lord energy in us that let's us evolve and grow as we become new people over the course of our lives. So thank you. Thank you very much, and I am happy. Proud to have been here.
I am so upset this series is ending, I’ve eagerly awaited every episode for years and have always valued and appreciated your writing style, criticism and opinions. I hope that you continue to watch and review future doctor who episodes but totally understand your feelings about losing the magic and spark of the show and not wanting to reiterate old ground in a review format after you did it so well the first time. I also hope that you keep your positivity regarding your breakup, holding on to the lessons and learning from the mistakes that were made along the way. You’ve always struck me as a great guy and I just want you to know that whatever you upload, I’ll eagerly look forward to! (Apart from GoT content because I just can’t get into it 😂) Keep your head up and I hope 2025 brings you all you’re seeking ❤!
Thanks so much for all of your videos and stories and discussions. I've never commented before but as a long time lurker, you are really appreciated. Best of luck with whatever awaits you next!
This has been a great review series, and I've looked forward to every installment. I'm really sorry to hear about your struggles. I've both been and (pretty much) am there. But this is one of the great powers of fiction; to make us reflect on our own existence. Thank you for all your work on this series.
I've watched this series through some important moments in my life. I even showed it to my best friend when she started watching the show with me! And it was a fantastic comfort when I also had a heartbreak and she told me she never wanted to see me again. Thanks for all the effort you've put in over the years. It's been so much fun watching these videos, feels like watching Doctor Who with my friends like when I was 12 again :)
Thanks so much for these videos mate. I watched every single one and will really miss watching them - they were a pleasure! Doctor who was such a huge part of my childhood and i grew out of it about half way through the capaldi era - these videos inspired me to rewatch the entire show and rediscover some joy i had lost from my childhood and i have you to thank. Big shoutout Faolancortez for being with me the whole way too.
Thank you so much for doing this review series, it has been fantastic. I found your channel because I didn't have a way to watch Doctor Who anymore and was desperate for a rewatch. Your reviews have been the best ones I've found. I love how you have gone about it, and it's really impacted the way I look at all film productions. I have a much greater appreciation of the aspects that go into creating a show, and I can't thank you enough for that. I wish you the best in whatever you do!
Won't lie, gonna miss listening to these DW reviews (thankfully they're still on RUclips to listen to over and over again), and I honestly love this Christmas Special, especially with the parallels between the 1st Doctor and 12th Doctor. Also, in terms of the Doctor not regenerating and dying instead in this episode or "The Doctor Falls", it was obvious it wasn't gonna happen, as Doctor Who is the kind of series that will never truly end, as well as the fact that the Curator exists, meaning the Doctor will live on and keep regenerating until they eventually retire and become the Curator (who I predict is either the 2000th or even 3000th Doctor, that far into the Doctor's future), now yeah, people would say that the Curator was an alternate future for the Doctor that'll never come to pass now for some reason (though the Curator was always intended to be the Doctor's set future, and even right now, as 2024 is about to end, I still think this is the case, meaning the Curator is still long after every Doctor we'll ever get, not just the 15th Doctor, but also the 16th Doctor, 17th, 18th, 19th, etc), but that definitely ain't true.
Greetings from the States! I can't begin to thank you enough for your videos. The 10th Doctor all the way through the end of Capaldi was mine, and my wife's show. She's the one who got me hooked. She showed me Blink, and then we went back to the 9th and caught up. I have enjoyed your videos very much. They've allowed me to relive those times in my life and go back and enjoy a show I've onced loved. We loved it so much that we named our daughter Melody. If this is the end of the channel, I just want to genuinely thank you. All I'd ask is that you don't delete the channel. I love going back and revisiting the older videos. I'm sorry you're going through this difficult time. About the only advice I can give is, let this time HAVE it's time. Don't try to rush through it. I know you'll learn a lot and have about yourself going through this. The big brother in me wants to encourage you and tell you to put Christ first and brush your teeth, but these are all things I'm assuming you already know. The end of this rant is just to thank you. THANK YOU for all your hard work in making this channel and letting me remember all the good times I had watching Doctor Who.
Thank you, Harbo Wholmes, for all the content you have created on the channel over the past few years. I always enjoyed your videos, and I especially loved your uploads. I felt a big jump in quality with some of the recent reviews. Even if I don’t watch as much Doctor Who as I used to, I still catch up with your videos. Reliving the good memories with the older Doctor Who episodes is so great. After watching this episode review, I realised this ending also greatly benefits me. For the past few months, I have been having situations similar to those you have been going through. The best we can do is to let it go and move on with life for more incredible things. I hope the following work/project after your RUclips channel goes fantastic. Please look after yourself, and have a good start to 2025! ✨
Love you harbo! Youve helped me get thru community and 4 year college as well as the pandemic stuff too. Thank you sir. Alot of the relationship stuff really hit home for me too.
Thank you Harbo, for everything. I’m sorry that you don’t love the show as much anymore (I thankfully can’t relate) but I’m so grateful to you for making me like so many episodes so much more than I already did, and it’s been brilliant to see how your reviews have gone from short 10 minute mini essays to full documentaries about my favourite show. It’s been a great ride, and I can’t thank you enough for it.
Doctor Who is one of those shows that can give you an episode that connects with you so strongly in the moment where you least expected it, but when you needed it the most. Until the TARDIS took him to meet his first Incarnation which also passed thru an identity crisis after his old body of him wore a bit thin after what happened during “The Tenth Planet” and was afraid of changing. This episode basically allows the 12th Doctor to remind himself everything he has done, who is him, why is here there and why those changes, his sacrifices and his reason d’etre are the reason why the universe hasn’t succumbed to evil and why he has to go on. Without physically doing it, he hugs the First Doctor to remind him to not be afraid of change so he can become the hero that he is. And the First Doctor returns it to tell him how proud he is of seeing what he will become, that they have to go on and never be tired of change. This episode arrived in a very important moment for me: one year after leaving my country I was sorely tired and wanting to throw up the towel, but watching that episode between All that burnout reminded me that everything I’ve ever done has been important and made the way to where I am and where I want to go, while I’m still me but embracing every change for the better This is the episode I play every time I feel down and defeated by stuff that happened and I just feel I wanna end it. This is the episode that highlights my favorite line that the First Doctor says when he promises Susan he will come back: “Just go forward with all your beliefs, and prove to me that I’m not mistaken with mine” It’s the episode that makes me tell to myself: don’t give up, you have gone this far you cannot stop It’s the episode that reminds me: let the bad go, keep being you, laugh hard and be kind. God I love this show.
i'll miss seeing this series pop up in my notifications. be kind to yourself, Harbo. for however long you keep going, i'll be sticking around. happy new year to you
Very sorry to hear about the sudden end of your relationship. Wishing you the best to continue moving on and becoming an even better person for it. (I’m also wishing that you change your mind and continue this series into the Chibnall era 😬)
Thanks very much for this video Harbo and for everything you've done before, feels very fitting for this to be the end of your journey with this channel and it leaves me with a very warm and humble smile on my face in hopes for whatever comes next year and beyond. Whatever you do next in life, I wish you good luck and farewell. -A fellow Whovian and fan 👋💙
Thanks for all your videos, for your perspective, and for adding depth to this show we love so much. Thanks for the many hours where I'd watch your new videos while having a meal. And lastly, I hope that wherever your post-DW journey takes you, on or off youtube, that you are well.
That was very moving, both the review of TUAT and of your own situation. Just for posterity, let me say that you have been the cream that has risen to the surface of Dr Who RUclipsry. I appreciate the empathy you've shown towards even episodes you didn't care for much, and your eye for detail and the history of the show. I give you a solid A, below only Richard Carrier as a commentator on Who. Laugh hard. Run Fast. Be Kind. And go well my friend.
Thank you for this series Harbo, whatever you decide to do next, with this level of passion, commitment and quality I have no doubt that you’ll find a lot of success! I remember watching your first videos on my phone in my car in 2021, throughout my time in a house-share in Bristol and at my various jobs (you got me through a couple of tough night shifts!) and while stressing out late at night in the uni library this last year. You’ve been a great companion and it’s been a pleasure hearing your thoughts and analyses on each episode, and even if I haven’t always agreed with your overall takes I can always appreciate your reasoning and critique. Also, I’ll miss choosing an episode to watch before bed and thinking, “actually I’ll hold off for a few days on this one until the Harbo review’s out.” On Twice Upon a Time, I’m so glad to hear that you feel so positively about it - personally it’s become my favourite episode of the show (especially after listening to the audiobook narrated by Gatiss, I highly recommend!), but I’ve always felt it was the most perfect an ending that this show could ever have, as well as being a truly heartwarming and introspective epilogue to the Capaldi era. As much as I love the S10 finale, it’s these 3 episodes together that really elevate the Capaldi era and 12’s character arc to the number 1 spot for me and I think we needed this moment of reflection to truly round-off this part of the show. As you mentioned, I can overlook the First Doctor’s dodgy moments for the most part and his inclusion is made completely worthy thanks to his great rapport with / contrast to 12, and Moffat taking the opportunity to examine just how far the character has come, both in-universe and out. The conversation with Bill on Villengard and with 12 on the battlefield are priceless moments that really cement this as a full-circle character moment across 54 years. And there are just so many fun and interesting aspects of the story, like the opening credits, Testimony being benevolent and the return of Rusty, and I love that Gatiss and Pearl Mackie get a final outing. And I adore that Brig connection, I don’t care what anyone says. The ‘Doctor of War’ section got my hyped to shit the first time I saw it too, and the “to be fair, they cut out all the jokes!” is gold. But the Armistice scene is truly special. It baffles me that this was something that Moffat had never quite gotten to do, so he used it as the timey-wimey emotional resolution to the most perfect epilogue (that he never intended to write) and it manages to be so thematically resonant with the Doctor’s character arc at this point. It’s just pure poetry and such a respectful and moving use of one of the most hopeful moments in human history. And it could only happen in Doctor Who. Also, similar to yourself, when this came out I’d just finished my first term of uni and was feeling quite lost and suddenly quite lonely I was one year into my first serious relationship (that had recently become long-distance) and I watched the episode at her house at midnight on Christmas while she and her family were all fast asleep around me. I watched most of it with that familiar goofy grin on my face, but during the final 15 minutes I just wept. Because I knew that I was saying goodbye to my childhood, like it or not, and that things would never really be the same again. And here was my childhood hero, not wanting to change either - but reminding himself why we must. And we did, and things worked out pretty okay (for the most part)! Thank you again for this series Harbo, and sincerely well done on reaching the end of the journey - this part of it anyway! It’s wild to think just how much has happened since I started following you, and it’s amazing to see how far you’ve come since those early days, and you should genuinely be so proud of yourself. Enjoy the rest of your festive season and remember to take some time to yourself if you need, you’ve more than earned it mate. Wishing you all the best for the new year and beyond, and looking forward to the next one!
Thank you so much for such a thoughtful and committed series Harbo and all your videos in fact. I've been following your work for a while, probably since 2020, and I've enjoyed so much of it! There was a time when I had your reviews of The Infinate Quest and Dreamland in my watch later for a while as I hadn't seen them yet myself 😂 This was a fantastic review to end on and your vulnerability at the end is something that will be appreciated by many. Many thanks xx
Wonderful WONDERFUL work my friend .... well played. You have been a masterful voice of praise for this treasured era of the doctor's journey and I'm amazed at the number of times I wholeheartedly agreed with your sentiments and assessment, I've loved your work. Many, many thanks and may your future be FANTASTIC 😊
Your timing was apt for me. I loved the episode for itself, but last night, our beloved dog passed away in his sleep. He wasn't ill or particularly old. It's been a horrendous shock. My husband and our adult son who lives with us are equally devastated. Letting go isn't going to be easy. He was always going to be our last dog for various reasons, but we've had dogs for nearly 40 years. Even though he was a very quiet dog (greyhounds aren't exactly known for their noise and energy on retirement) the house is too quiet. We were expecting a few more years with him. I've thoroughly enjoyed your various series. I hope you don't stop completely, I like your explanations. However, doing what _you_ want to do must always be your priority or you'll come to hate it. Having it as a hobby for a while as you discover what you want from life might be the way to go. But I'll remain subbed as long as you carry on. Thanks for this series, I've really loved it.
I'm so sorry to hear that, it's always so difficult losing a dog, I went through the same thing a couple of years ago. But it's always important to remember he passed knowing he was loved and he had all those wonderful years. It's a thought that helped to comfort me so I hope it can do the same for you too and I wish you the best with processing that loss. Stay strong 🙏
Honestly it's been a pleasure watching all your videos reviewing each episode of modern who as we do seem to share many similar opinions plus your very chill and not an obnoxious arse even in regard to episodes you didn't enjoy unlike other reviewers that just shout about of what they hate. And I also appreciate that you're both a fellow Clara fan and 12th Doctor fan as I personally love series 8-10
Thankyou for all the work you put into these reviews. I've enjoyed them a lot over the years, often rewatching your reviews after rewatching the episode. Thankyou for your nuanced takes, I enjoy your perspective even when I disagree. I have also found Doctor Who, especially the regeneration stories, quite therapeutic when processing things and moving on to a new phase in life. I wish you all the best for whatever you do next.
Thank you for all the years you've given us. I got into your videos when I started watching Doctor Who again (since I was little) a few years ago. You've helped me appreciate and understand the show in a way that I never would have otherwise. I really admired how you attemped show the show in a good light, or at least an open-minded one, despite all the hate it was receiving during Chibnall's era. I watched and listened to your videos in bed, at my desk, on the toilet, in the shower. I'm sorry about what happened to you, and would like to let you know that we do not accept that fan as one of us; I hope you'll be able to find someone better. I'm also sad to hear that you don't love the show as much as you used to, and I won't try to change your mind. But thank you, Harbo, for everything you've done for the community, and I wish you the best through the next chapter in your life. 🟥⬜💙 Edit: I just realised you're not stopping making Doctor Who videos, you're just ending this series, so that's a relief!
Lovely video, and where the content morphed from Doctor Who to real life is where the artistry and vulnerability lives. You will have brighter days ahead I am sure. I wish you every luck in your personal and professional life. Surely there is scope for reviews of excellent sci fi series like Dune Prophecy or HotD? What about visiting and revisiting classic Who or Doctor Who audio? I will certainly miss this channel if it ceases, but mate you owe us nothing so live your life.
The situation you found yourself in is just like what I got through recently. Feels somewhat recomforting knowing someone else with that connetion with DW also struggled and managed to go forward. Thank you for the video.
I'm so thankful for these kinds of stories, they and the people who understand and appreciate and share them, they allow us to hope for the next line of trial and error to be that much better because we've grown that much more. Also just went through a necessary breakup this month as well and the ending of your video had me bleary eyed (American, sorry, we cry ;)). Thank you for your candor Harbo, and you do deserve to be treated better in the future! Thank you for these videos, they've been almost as formative in reflection with that mid/late-twenties growing up as actually rewatching the episodes (and learning to love Clara and 12). Can't wait to see what's next, here's to moving onward
As Series 10 was my first series, I’ll always hold TUAT close to my heart for the reasons you outlined in your review, but then that on camera moment towards the end where you talk about the troubles in your life regarding the break up of a relationship, that hit me. I can relate as someone who has had 2 break ups within this year, I get how it feels, but I have faith that you’ll be okay and it makes you a better, stronger person. You always make great videos regardless of if I agree on the opinions of an episode or not, your videos are well thought out and put together, I wish you all the best in your future endeavours
I've loved every video of yours I ever watched, even when I reached shouty points of disagreement. I hope that you find your happiness wherever it may be. Thank you for all the time and effort and love you've put into all of this. Can't lie, I'm gutted to hear you'll be going away, but at the same time I completely understand why. Take care my dude, per ardua ad astra.
Hope you’re doing okay man. You’re right it’s a process, I think I know how you must be feeling but it does get better over time as well. I still haven’t quite finished my own metamorphosis yet but I don’t regret anything that I’ve been through cause it’s part of me now. It’s really good to hear your mindset though, seems like a really healthy way to be looking at it at this stage - helped me feel positive anyway! As a wise face once said, you are not alone. Much love anyway and all the best for the new year 😊
Thinking about it, I’m not honestly sure I’ve ever commented on any of your videos previously, so apologies for being so late to the party - but they have consistently been among the most erudite of takes on ‘Doctor Who’, even if I haven’t always agreed with you. I’ll look forward to more content as and when, but in the meantime, continue to take good care of yourself. If nothing else, it sounds like your 2025 will start on a much more positive note than 2024 ended!
Thank you so much for the series. And especially thank you for make me think in a different spectre the Capaldi era. During this era I couldn't get the meaning of most of the stories. Although I always thought that Capaldi was a brilliant actor for the role. Once again thank you!!! And please don't leave. I respect your current situation, but in the end you will return. Even if it takes the long way around. Merry Christmas!!!
You are too good at this, to no longer do this brother. I know pivoting from Doctor Who to another show is almost impossible on this channel, as it's been built around Doctor Who. So if you have to start a new channel or something, however you resolve this. I just want you to know you are excellent at what you do, I'm grateful for the videos over the years and I hope you find a way to pivot and keep going, would be a waste of talent otherwise. Wish you nothing but the best mate!
I rewatched this episode a few months ago with my mum, and I genuinely had tears running down my face throughout the Christmas Armistice and regeneration scenes; the line "thank you for everything you were to me" is especially poignant and emotionally devastating, as it reminded me of how thankful I am for all my mum does for me.
Thanks for talking about what happened to you. I went through a similar experience with a guy. It was heartbreaking. I'm still recovering from it, and can relate very much to what you just revealed and how it ties into the themes of this episode itself. I appreciate you and hope that you have a peaceful regeneration.
this ep IMO both serves as a farewell to the 12th Doctor and offers a full-circle moment that ties back to the very first incarnation of the Doctor, portrayed by William Hartnell. This episode is not only a fitting send-off for Capaldi but also an important reflection on the journey of the character, both in terms of personal growth and in the historical context of the show itself. a reflection on who they were, who they are, and who they will become. By bringing the First Doctor into the final moments of the 12th Doctor’s era, the show creates a beautiful sense of closure, completing a narrative arc that began in 1963 with William Hartnell. It is a full-circle moment that reminds us that, no matter how many faces the Doctor wears, the essence of the character-and the adventure-remains timeless.
Thank you for this, and all your videos down the years. You have a great talent and insight and a warm, friendly and welcoming way about you. All the best for the future
i discovered this series very close to when i fell in love with dr who and have thoroughly enjoyed your genuinely passionate analysis of the series, this series will be so so missed- i hope you carry on your enthusiasm to another series you love just as much
Played that final monologue of yours with 'The Sheperds Boy' playing in the background. It was quite apt. The winter solsist is behind us, each day will be a little lighter than the last from now on. Whatever comes next for all of us will be the next will be the next chapter, regardless of what actually goes on.
I couldn't imagine a better ending to a show or to an analytical series on said show. emotionally driven and respectful of all that came before it. I haven't been watching your media for the past 5 years but I've binged through your review many times over the latter half of this year; falling back on Dr who after my own intense breakup, so to see your series end on a review on an episode that means so much to me with something I can relate to on such a important level I must just say thankyou Harbo. thankyou so so much
I hope you at least keep doing reviews of new episodes of Dr who while you can, if you’re still watching the show. I always appreciate your take on episodes. You and Harry are the only Dr who reviews I watch But happy to have been along for the ride, wish you success whether you stick around RUclips or whatever you do!
Thank you so much for doing this video series and for your introspection at the end in terms of what this episode meant for you personally. Doctor Who has always been a fundamental show in my life and introduced me to British Culture. Something which i feel has been missing with the more recent runs. Anyway i agree with you that this episode would've been a wonderful end/pause to the Modern Era of Who. Again, i just wanted to say thank you, i hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that youll have a wonderful new year. And i look forwards to your future videos on the show. Much love
I think my favourite part of this episode is when the first Doctor is in awe of 12 saving the WW1 generals, understanding what it means to be the doctor after hearing earlier about the doctor of war narrative. it so perfectly sums up the character of the doctor in the most beautiful and subtle way
I have always watched your vidoes and i just want to save i love you man. Its heartbreaking hearing about how your ex broke up with you in that disgusting way and i know how much it hurts Your videos always helped me feel better ❤️
Hey, so I had to watch this video in chunks because i was busy, but I just got to the end. About a month ago, I was struggling hard with loneliness. In response to one of my comments, you told me to stay strong. And I can only hope you can too. You've brought me so much joy with these videos, and I wish the same to you.
"Everything ends. And it's always sad. But then everything begins again too. And that's, always happy." I'm sad this series has to end as it's become a prime comfort watch. I love your insight and perspective bringing something new on each and every episode. Having said that, I can't wait to see what you do next.
Really like your reviews and captures exactly my thoughts on this episode and series in general. Big fan of your work, would love to see you tackle a different subject. Couldn’t help notice the Punk t-shirt, maybe something on his career?
I really hope you can continue to make content in the future, even if it is just once in a while when you get inspiration and want to make something you are passionate about. You are a very talented individual and opening up like you have in this video will have meant a lot to people going through tough times in their lives. Whatever the future holds for you I wish you the best. Make the effort to find the hope and happiness in life, particularly when it feels like there isn’t any because that’s when we need it most.
Always loved watching these videos. I especially loved your defending the despised because it really mirrored the show's morals of seeing the best in people/things. Thank you for all your hard work and your thoughtful commentary. ... now what am i gonna do after a new ep of dw? :( here's to whatever comes next for you!
Of this is the last I see you, then I loved your videos, it helped me figure out how to express my feeling on this show and any other. In case I don’t see ya! Good afternoon, good evening, and good night!
It's been a wild ride. Thank you.
On no!!!! This is the last one ever?!?!? Thank you for picking the perfect doctor for the perfect ending.
What are you doing next?
Thanks for letting me relive watching doctor who, but in a different lens. Wishing you all the best in what you do in the future!
Shutup manu can’t quit we need u too much. I literally wait for the notification for your videos. Don’t pressure yourself with yt make it a hobby. For the doctor who community you and this channel are too valuable to not be here.
Ive watched the channel for many years now and wish you the best of luck with whatever you do going forward -- these videos have always been a joy to watch
I’m gutted this series is coming to an end
chippy!?!?!?!? lol this is like both of my hyperfixations crossing over
Woah, never knew you were a Doctor fan! Love your Terraria videos!
CHIPPY???!?!?!?!?
I wasn't expecting a chippy jumpscare
Crossover?!
I think this is the first time I've heard someone else mention how DW just needs a short break, to take a beather and have new life brought into it, rather than fully cancel it
I think it needs a year or 2 off and a full changing of the guard, I'm talking someone with no DW experience becoming showrunner. I actually think a female showrunner would give a really nice change of pace and experience
I don't think I'll ever get over how perfect of an idea this is for Capaldi's last ep. The guy literally started watching DW with the First Doctor and his Doctor meeting him is a perfect conclusion.
The ep is a great stopping point while also saying how the show must go on.
Also even if it wasn't intended, this was fantastic for the twelfth doctor. He started out in "Deep Breath" clearly hating how much he's changed and regenerated. Seeing a mirror of himself in the robots as he said that when you've changed every part of a broom over the years, it's not the same broom anymore. Here on the eve of his having refused to regenerate like 3 times on screen in the Doctor Falls (and who knows how many times off screen as we jumped to two weeks later), the TARDIS is forcing him to see that he is still the same at his core. Which also feels incredibly wholesome as this adventure was really just the TARDIS giving their Doctor what they needed to experience.
@vullord666 Exactly. She took them where they needed to go.
I the first episode, 12th said he wasn't a hugging person anymore and in the last he allowed himself to hug someone
It's a good way to hide your feelings.
Clara warmed him up to the idea over the years. In any case, it's a good way to hide your face.
I find it incredibly touching that this multidoctor story has the First Doctor team-up with Twelve (The first Doctor in this new regeneration cycle)
It would have been easy to get 10 or 11 back again like the 50th special, but instead they went all the way back to the first which is a nice twist.
*First Doctor, period. This is the last episode. Everything that anyone claims that happened after this is all spin-off and non-canon.
@@BradTheThird Womp womp. Pick smtg new to say. It's the same old "DW died" shit.
@@Comicbroe405 I can't say anything new since death is the finality.
@@BradTheThird For humans, maybe. DW doesn't die.
As someone who also is just coming off of a breakup, unexpectedly hearing some advice coming from a Doctor Who youtuber is surprisingly helpful.
David Bradley is really great as The First Doctor but I wish he embraced the sillier side of the character because people think of One as a very serious Doctor but he’s honestly a very humorous version of the character and people forget that pretty often
Thank you for saying that, I wish more people could realise just how funny One could be. The Romans has some of the Doctor's funniest antics in the show's whole history.
What a wonderful review, I felt teary with the section on the battlefield speech.
I particularly enjoyed your self reflection and I'm glad you've also progressed well.
I loved the Captain's line: "That's the trouble with hope: makes one awfully frightened" particularly as at that time in my life, I had really had my hopes lifted and dashed.
I loved this episode too. I understand that on reflection that there are things not perfect about it, but I think when this episode hits its highs, such as so many great themes and moments, with some brilliant quotes, they are very high highs.
Thank you for all your amazing reviews 😊
I just want to say that you're video on death in Doctor Who is one of if not the best video essay I've ever seen on this platform. I've loved you're reviews of the episodes and seasons and even your commentary on non-Who stuff. I hope the next chapter of your life is even better than the last.
The music during the final battlefield scene with Twelve/Bill/Nardole is so beautiful and heartbreaking. I love Twice Upon a Time so much. It really is a great ending, and I think if the show had ended there, you couldn't have asked for a better one. I love the First Doctor and Twelfth Doctor meeting at that moment- one facing regeneration for the first time and the other wanting their incarnation to be the last. "Doctor, I let you go" is perfect final line. I also feel that line was Capaldi letting Doctor Who go.
Can I just say? This video was amazing and your speech at the end was so touching. It makes me think about everything I’ve gone through to be in the moment I am now and it’s really inspiring. Thank you for making me think and I’m sorry to think that you might be leaving in the future, RUclips will be losing one of the greatest RUclips critics of Doctor Who I’ve watched.
I can’t wait to see what you do next, goodbye 😊
Thank you so much for your kind words and your support, it means the world to me 🙏
Whatever you go on to next when you’re finished on here, just know I (and I believe I speak for everyone else when I say this) wish you the absolute best of luck with it mate, and thanks for everything you’ve given us doing all these reviews. Watching them has definitely reminded me what everyone behind the show can achieve when they truly put their minds to it (especially this episode) and why it’s something that’s stuck & resonated with me for so long through thick & thin. Sure I’d be totally lying if I said I agree with everything you have, but it’s still been super interesting to hear your perspective on it all. Anyway thanks again for everything man, and all the best for whatever the future holds 🫂👊🏻🫡
Thank you! It means a lot 😊
@@HarboWholmes You're welcome bro 🫶🏻👍🏻
@@HarboWholmes au revoir pour l'instant
Hey Harbo, I never wrote a comment under your videos (I think), but I have watched your videos for years by this point and just wanted to use this opportunity to say thank you for everything. (And sorry for my English, it's not my native language 😅).
I discovered your channel years back, when you still did the "defending the despised"-series. I have been a subscriber ever since and I started to watch your episode-by-episode reviews somewhere around series 2 or 3. I was relatively new to Doctor Who back then and your reviews helped me a lot to find myself in this big fandom. You really had a big impact on how I look at Doctor Who today.
So on one hand, I am sad to hear that you will stop here, but on the other, I fully understand you and wish you all the best for the future, for this channel but also (and even more so) for your private life.
Thank you for years of entertainment!❤
I also lost a serious long term relationship this year and have been dealing with a similar sense of betrayal and questioning what now. I get it, and in case no one else has said this or made you feel this, I see you. Much love, and thanks for giving a fellow Capaldi fan videos to look forward to lately.
If it was to be the end of the show, then cutting away before we see who the doctor regenerates into, sort of like Troughton's regeneration, would have been a brilliantly bittersweet ending. Still properly final, but with that little bit of openness
In my early 20's one of my mentors told a group of us that heartbreak is an essential part if life, especially in early adulthood, and that we will come out of it better and stronger. Those words got me through my own heartbreak a year later.
That was over 3 decades ago. I'm now married with 2 grown children.
So, yes, you will love and be loved again.
(And we, your fans, send you lots of love.)
Thank you for all of the wonderful content. And best wishes for everything in the future.
Harbo, we let you go.
Until the next one. 😊
Thanks
I found the review series when I needed it the most. Grieving people from my own story, in a job that I had long expired passion for, searching for my identity in a big bad way. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your hours of dedication to analysing our favourite show, for sharing so much of yourself with us, for being someone of kindness, good faith stances, nuance and passion yourself. I know it could have been a lot to keep working on this during the hard times of your life, thank you for your time. Whatever the future holds for you I truly wish the best
I can't believe it's been 4 years... Funnily enough, I was where you are now, when you started this series, and the episodes have never failed to keep me watching. I chose to stop watching near the start of Series 11, so this _became_ my Doctor Who - revisiting my childhood - when I needed it most.
As often, I completely agree that the show should've taken a hibernation period. Come back around, well, now, and start with The Doctor in medias res, as happened in 2005 with the 9th Doctor (be they a man, woman, white, black, asian, whatever). Give writers time to rest. Because even the best writers in history can't be their best all the time, every time - especially not at the turn-around speed of Doctor Who stories. Moffat once said, when describing Blink, I think, that you know you've got a great episode of Doctor Who when you have a blockbuster story in 45 minutes (and Blink's mind-boggling reach in global pop culture is testament to that). But you simply can't do that for 12 years. And it's not controversial to say the average quality of the show has noticeably dropped.
Of course, to stop after Jodie and Ncuti would look dreadful. So, we'll probably have 1, if not 2, more incarnations to spread the load. But most importantly, the show needs new talent: it's effectively been the same people for almost 20 years. They need to let The Doctor go, and allow the show to regenerate once more.
I'm glad I got to relive Doctor Who again through this whole series.
I know the ups and downs of content creation, burn out, ideals and under deliveries, they weigh heavy.
But there's always going to be an up. There's always a bit of time lord energy in us that let's us evolve and grow as we become new people over the course of our lives.
So thank you. Thank you very much, and I am happy. Proud to have been here.
I am so upset this series is ending, I’ve eagerly awaited every episode for years and have always valued and appreciated your writing style, criticism and opinions.
I hope that you continue to watch and review future doctor who episodes but totally understand your feelings about losing the magic and spark of the show and not wanting to reiterate old ground in a review format after you did it so well the first time.
I also hope that you keep your positivity regarding your breakup, holding on to the lessons and learning from the mistakes that were made along the way.
You’ve always struck me as a great guy and I just want you to know that whatever you upload, I’ll eagerly look forward to! (Apart from GoT content because I just can’t get into it 😂)
Keep your head up and I hope 2025 brings you all you’re seeking ❤!
Thank you so much! 🙏
Thanks so much for all of your videos and stories and discussions. I've never commented before but as a long time lurker, you are really appreciated. Best of luck with whatever awaits you next!
This has been a great review series, and I've looked forward to every installment.
I'm really sorry to hear about your struggles. I've both been and (pretty much) am there. But this is one of the great powers of fiction; to make us reflect on our own existence.
Thank you for all your work on this series.
I've watched this series through some important moments in my life. I even showed it to my best friend when she started watching the show with me! And it was a fantastic comfort when I also had a heartbreak and she told me she never wanted to see me again. Thanks for all the effort you've put in over the years. It's been so much fun watching these videos, feels like watching Doctor Who with my friends like when I was 12 again :)
Thanks so much for these videos mate. I watched every single one and will really miss watching them - they were a pleasure! Doctor who was such a huge part of my childhood and i grew out of it about half way through the capaldi era - these videos inspired me to rewatch the entire show and rediscover some joy i had lost from my childhood and i have you to thank. Big shoutout Faolancortez for being with me the whole way too.
Thank you so much for doing this review series, it has been fantastic. I found your channel because I didn't have a way to watch Doctor Who anymore and was desperate for a rewatch. Your reviews have been the best ones I've found. I love how you have gone about it, and it's really impacted the way I look at all film productions. I have a much greater appreciation of the aspects that go into creating a show, and I can't thank you enough for that.
I wish you the best in whatever you do!
Won't lie, gonna miss listening to these DW reviews (thankfully they're still on RUclips to listen to over and over again), and I honestly love this Christmas Special, especially with the parallels between the 1st Doctor and 12th Doctor.
Also, in terms of the Doctor not regenerating and dying instead in this episode or "The Doctor Falls", it was obvious it wasn't gonna happen, as Doctor Who is the kind of series that will never truly end, as well as the fact that the Curator exists, meaning the Doctor will live on and keep regenerating until they eventually retire and become the Curator (who I predict is either the 2000th or even 3000th Doctor, that far into the Doctor's future), now yeah, people would say that the Curator was an alternate future for the Doctor that'll never come to pass now for some reason (though the Curator was always intended to be the Doctor's set future, and even right now, as 2024 is about to end, I still think this is the case, meaning the Curator is still long after every Doctor we'll ever get, not just the 15th Doctor, but also the 16th Doctor, 17th, 18th, 19th, etc), but that definitely ain't true.
Greetings from the States! I can't begin to thank you enough for your videos. The 10th Doctor all the way through the end of Capaldi was mine, and my wife's show. She's the one who got me hooked. She showed me Blink, and then we went back to the 9th and caught up. I have enjoyed your videos very much. They've allowed me to relive those times in my life and go back and enjoy a show I've onced loved. We loved it so much that we named our daughter Melody. If this is the end of the channel, I just want to genuinely thank you. All I'd ask is that you don't delete the channel. I love going back and revisiting the older videos. I'm sorry you're going through this difficult time. About the only advice I can give is, let this time HAVE it's time. Don't try to rush through it. I know you'll learn a lot and have about yourself going through this. The big brother in me wants to encourage you and tell you to put Christ first and brush your teeth, but these are all things I'm assuming you already know. The end of this rant is just to thank you. THANK YOU for all your hard work in making this channel and letting me remember all the good times I had watching Doctor Who.
can’t rewatch the end of the capaldi era without getting emotional. My favourite doctor
Thank you, Harbo Wholmes, for all the content you have created on the channel over the past few years. I always enjoyed your videos, and I especially loved your uploads. I felt a big jump in quality with some of the recent reviews.
Even if I don’t watch as much Doctor Who as I used to, I still catch up with your videos. Reliving the good memories with the older Doctor Who episodes is so great.
After watching this episode review, I realised this ending also greatly benefits me. For the past few months, I have been having situations similar to those you have been going through. The best we can do is to let it go and move on with life for more incredible things.
I hope the following work/project after your RUclips channel goes fantastic.
Please look after yourself, and have a good start to 2025! ✨
Love you harbo! Youve helped me get thru community and 4 year college as well as the pandemic stuff too. Thank you sir. Alot of the relationship stuff really hit home for me too.
love your videos man, cheers from Brazil! (btw, nice CM Punk shirt)
Thank you Harbo, for everything. I’m sorry that you don’t love the show as much anymore (I thankfully can’t relate) but I’m so grateful to you for making me like so many episodes so much more than I already did, and it’s been brilliant to see how your reviews have gone from short 10 minute mini essays to full documentaries about my favourite show. It’s been a great ride, and I can’t thank you enough for it.
Doctor Who is one of those shows that can give you an episode that connects with you so strongly in the moment where you least expected it, but when you needed it the most.
Until the TARDIS took him to meet his first Incarnation which also passed thru an identity crisis after his old body of him wore a bit thin after what happened during “The Tenth Planet” and was afraid of changing.
This episode basically allows the 12th Doctor to remind himself everything he has done, who is him, why is here there and why those changes, his sacrifices and his reason d’etre are the reason why the universe hasn’t succumbed to evil and why he has to go on.
Without physically doing it, he hugs the First Doctor to remind him to not be afraid of change so he can become the hero that he is.
And the First Doctor returns it to tell him how proud he is of seeing what he will become, that they have to go on and never be tired of change.
This episode arrived in a very important moment for me: one year after leaving my country I was sorely tired and wanting to throw up the towel, but watching that episode between All that burnout reminded me that everything I’ve ever done has been important and made the way to where I am and where I want to go, while I’m still me but embracing every change for the better
This is the episode I play every time I feel down and defeated by stuff that happened and I just feel I wanna end it.
This is the episode that highlights my favorite line that the First Doctor says when he promises Susan he will come back: “Just go forward with all your beliefs, and prove to me that I’m not mistaken with mine”
It’s the episode that makes me tell to myself: don’t give up, you have gone this far you cannot stop
It’s the episode that reminds me: let the bad go, keep being you, laugh hard and be kind.
God I love this show.
i'll miss seeing this series pop up in my notifications. be kind to yourself, Harbo. for however long you keep going, i'll be sticking around. happy new year to you
Thank you and happy new year to you too! 🙏
Very sorry to hear about the sudden end of your relationship. Wishing you the best to continue moving on and becoming an even better person for it. (I’m also wishing that you change your mind and continue this series into the Chibnall era 😬)
Thanks very much for this video Harbo and for everything you've done before, feels very fitting for this to be the end of your journey with this channel and it leaves me with a very warm and humble smile on my face in hopes for whatever comes next year and beyond. Whatever you do next in life, I wish you good luck and farewell.
-A fellow Whovian and fan 👋💙
Thanks for all your videos, for your perspective, and for adding depth to this show we love so much. Thanks for the many hours where I'd watch your new videos while having a meal. And lastly, I hope that wherever your post-DW journey takes you, on or off youtube, that you are well.
That was very moving, both the review of TUAT and of your own situation. Just for posterity, let me say that you have been the cream that has risen to the surface of Dr Who RUclipsry. I appreciate the empathy you've shown towards even episodes you didn't care for much, and your eye for detail and the history of the show. I give you a solid A, below only Richard Carrier as a commentator on Who. Laugh hard. Run Fast. Be Kind. And go well my friend.
Thank you for this series Harbo, whatever you decide to do next, with this level of passion, commitment and quality I have no doubt that you’ll find a lot of success! I remember watching your first videos on my phone in my car in 2021, throughout my time in a house-share in Bristol and at my various jobs (you got me through a couple of tough night shifts!) and while stressing out late at night in the uni library this last year. You’ve been a great companion and it’s been a pleasure hearing your thoughts and analyses on each episode, and even if I haven’t always agreed with your overall takes I can always appreciate your reasoning and critique. Also, I’ll miss choosing an episode to watch before bed and thinking, “actually I’ll hold off for a few days on this one until the Harbo review’s out.”
On Twice Upon a Time, I’m so glad to hear that you feel so positively about it - personally it’s become my favourite episode of the show (especially after listening to the audiobook narrated by Gatiss, I highly recommend!), but I’ve always felt it was the most perfect an ending that this show could ever have, as well as being a truly heartwarming and introspective epilogue to the Capaldi era. As much as I love the S10 finale, it’s these 3 episodes together that really elevate the Capaldi era and 12’s character arc to the number 1 spot for me and I think we needed this moment of reflection to truly round-off this part of the show. As you mentioned, I can overlook the First Doctor’s dodgy moments for the most part and his inclusion is made completely worthy thanks to his great rapport with / contrast to 12, and Moffat taking the opportunity to examine just how far the character has come, both in-universe and out. The conversation with Bill on Villengard and with 12 on the battlefield are priceless moments that really cement this as a full-circle character moment across 54 years.
And there are just so many fun and interesting aspects of the story, like the opening credits, Testimony being benevolent and the return of Rusty, and I love that Gatiss and Pearl Mackie get a final outing. And I adore that Brig connection, I don’t care what anyone says. The ‘Doctor of War’ section got my hyped to shit the first time I saw it too, and the “to be fair, they cut out all the jokes!” is gold.
But the Armistice scene is truly special. It baffles me that this was something that Moffat had never quite gotten to do, so he used it as the timey-wimey emotional resolution to the most perfect epilogue (that he never intended to write) and it manages to be so thematically resonant with the Doctor’s character arc at this point. It’s just pure poetry and such a respectful and moving use of one of the most hopeful moments in human history. And it could only happen in Doctor Who.
Also, similar to yourself, when this came out I’d just finished my first term of uni and was feeling quite lost and suddenly quite lonely I was one year into my first serious relationship (that had recently become long-distance) and I watched the episode at her house at midnight on Christmas while she and her family were all fast asleep around me. I watched most of it with that familiar goofy grin on my face, but during the final 15 minutes I just wept. Because I knew that I was saying goodbye to my childhood, like it or not, and that things would never really be the same again. And here was my childhood hero, not wanting to change either - but reminding himself why we must. And we did, and things worked out pretty okay (for the most part)!
Thank you again for this series Harbo, and sincerely well done on reaching the end of the journey - this part of it anyway! It’s wild to think just how much has happened since I started following you, and it’s amazing to see how far you’ve come since those early days, and you should genuinely be so proud of yourself. Enjoy the rest of your festive season and remember to take some time to yourself if you need, you’ve more than earned it mate. Wishing you all the best for the new year and beyond, and looking forward to the next one!
Thank you so much for such a thoughtful and committed series Harbo and all your videos in fact. I've been following your work for a while, probably since 2020, and I've enjoyed so much of it! There was a time when I had your reviews of The Infinate Quest and Dreamland in my watch later for a while as I hadn't seen them yet myself 😂 This was a fantastic review to end on and your vulnerability at the end is something that will be appreciated by many. Many thanks xx
Seeing a new video of yours popping up has been a highlight of my day these past few years, thank you 🫂
Wonderful WONDERFUL work my friend .... well played. You have been a masterful voice of praise for this treasured era of the doctor's journey and I'm amazed at the number of times I wholeheartedly agreed with your sentiments and assessment, I've loved your work. Many, many thanks and may your future be FANTASTIC 😊
Your timing was apt for me. I loved the episode for itself, but last night, our beloved dog passed away in his sleep. He wasn't ill or particularly old. It's been a horrendous shock. My husband and our adult son who lives with us are equally devastated.
Letting go isn't going to be easy. He was always going to be our last dog for various reasons, but we've had dogs for nearly 40 years. Even though he was a very quiet dog (greyhounds aren't exactly known for their noise and energy on retirement) the house is too quiet. We were expecting a few more years with him.
I've thoroughly enjoyed your various series. I hope you don't stop completely, I like your explanations. However, doing what _you_ want to do must always be your priority or you'll come to hate it. Having it as a hobby for a while as you discover what you want from life might be the way to go. But I'll remain subbed as long as you carry on. Thanks for this series, I've really loved it.
I'm so sorry to hear that, it's always so difficult losing a dog, I went through the same thing a couple of years ago. But it's always important to remember he passed knowing he was loved and he had all those wonderful years. It's a thought that helped to comfort me so I hope it can do the same for you too and I wish you the best with processing that loss. Stay strong 🙏
Honestly it's been a pleasure watching all your videos reviewing each episode of modern who as we do seem to share many similar opinions plus your very chill and not an obnoxious arse even in regard to episodes you didn't enjoy unlike other reviewers that just shout about of what they hate. And I also appreciate that you're both a fellow Clara fan and 12th Doctor fan as I personally love series 8-10
Thankyou for all the work you put into these reviews. I've enjoyed them a lot over the years, often rewatching your reviews after rewatching the episode. Thankyou for your nuanced takes, I enjoy your perspective even when I disagree.
I have also found Doctor Who, especially the regeneration stories, quite therapeutic when processing things and moving on to a new phase in life. I wish you all the best for whatever you do next.
Thank you for all the years you've given us. I got into your videos when I started watching Doctor Who again (since I was little) a few years ago. You've helped me appreciate and understand the show in a way that I never would have otherwise. I really admired how you attemped show the show in a good light, or at least an open-minded one, despite all the hate it was receiving during Chibnall's era. I watched and listened to your videos in bed, at my desk, on the toilet, in the shower. I'm sorry about what happened to you, and would like to let you know that we do not accept that fan as one of us; I hope you'll be able to find someone better. I'm also sad to hear that you don't love the show as much as you used to, and I won't try to change your mind.
But thank you, Harbo, for everything you've done for the community, and I wish you the best through the next chapter in your life.
🟥⬜💙
Edit: I just realised you're not stopping making Doctor Who videos, you're just ending this series, so that's a relief!
Lovely video, and where the content morphed from Doctor Who to real life is where the artistry and vulnerability lives. You will have brighter days ahead I am sure. I wish you every luck in your personal and professional life. Surely there is scope for reviews of excellent sci fi series like Dune Prophecy or HotD? What about visiting and revisiting classic Who or Doctor Who audio? I will certainly miss this channel if it ceases, but mate you owe us nothing so live your life.
The situation you found yourself in is just like what I got through recently. Feels somewhat recomforting knowing someone else with that connetion with DW also struggled and managed to go forward. Thank you for the video.
Thank you Harbo. An excellent conclusion to the great era of Peter Capaldi’s Doctor and for all your excellent video analyses.
The legend that is Harbo Wholmes. Thank you for all the great content over the years mate. All the best for the future
I'm so thankful for these kinds of stories, they and the people who understand and appreciate and share them, they allow us to hope for the next line of trial and error to be that much better because we've grown that much more. Also just went through a necessary breakup this month as well and the ending of your video had me bleary eyed (American, sorry, we cry ;)). Thank you for your candor Harbo, and you do deserve to be treated better in the future! Thank you for these videos, they've been almost as formative in reflection with that mid/late-twenties growing up as actually rewatching the episodes (and learning to love Clara and 12). Can't wait to see what's next, here's to moving onward
As Series 10 was my first series, I’ll always hold TUAT close to my heart for the reasons you outlined in your review, but then that on camera moment towards the end where you talk about the troubles in your life regarding the break up of a relationship, that hit me. I can relate as someone who has had 2 break ups within this year, I get how it feels, but I have faith that you’ll be okay and it makes you a better, stronger person. You always make great videos regardless of if I agree on the opinions of an episode or not, your videos are well thought out and put together, I wish you all the best in your future endeavours
I've loved every video of yours I ever watched, even when I reached shouty points of disagreement. I hope that you find your happiness wherever it may be. Thank you for all the time and effort and love you've put into all of this. Can't lie, I'm gutted to hear you'll be going away, but at the same time I completely understand why. Take care my dude, per ardua ad astra.
Hope you’re doing okay man. You’re right it’s a process, I think I know how you must be feeling but it does get better over time as well. I still haven’t quite finished my own metamorphosis yet but I don’t regret anything that I’ve been through cause it’s part of me now. It’s really good to hear your mindset though, seems like a really healthy way to be looking at it at this stage - helped me feel positive anyway! As a wise face once said, you are not alone. Much love anyway and all the best for the new year 😊
Loved those words at the end Harbo, thank you and take care
Thinking about it, I’m not honestly sure I’ve ever commented on any of your videos previously, so apologies for being so late to the party - but they have consistently been among the most erudite of takes on ‘Doctor Who’, even if I haven’t always agreed with you. I’ll look forward to more content as and when, but in the meantime, continue to take good care of yourself. If nothing else, it sounds like your 2025 will start on a much more positive note than 2024 ended!
Thank you so much for the series. And especially thank you for make me think in a different spectre the Capaldi era. During this era I couldn't get the meaning of most of the stories. Although I always thought that Capaldi was a brilliant actor for the role. Once again thank you!!! And please don't leave. I respect your current situation, but in the end you will return. Even if it takes the long way around. Merry Christmas!!!
You are too good at this, to no longer do this brother.
I know pivoting from Doctor Who to another show is almost impossible on this channel, as it's been built around Doctor Who.
So if you have to start a new channel or something, however you resolve this. I just want you to know you are excellent at what you do, I'm grateful for the videos over the years and I hope you find a way to pivot and keep going, would be a waste of talent otherwise.
Wish you nothing but the best mate!
I rewatched this episode a few months ago with my mum, and I genuinely had tears running down my face throughout the Christmas Armistice and regeneration scenes; the line "thank you for everything you were to me" is especially poignant and emotionally devastating, as it reminded me of how thankful I am for all my mum does for me.
Thanks for years of entertainment from this series. I'll keep watching till you are done. Stay fabulous
Thank you! You're fabulous too 🙏
Thanks for all the hard work you have put into this channel. I really enjoyed watching your analysis over the past several years.
Your videos have always been deep and touching. Thank you very much for all that you have done and are doing now.
Thanks for talking about what happened to you. I went through a similar experience with a guy. It was heartbreaking. I'm still recovering from it, and can relate very much to what you just revealed and how it ties into the themes of this episode itself. I appreciate you and hope that you have a peaceful regeneration.
this ep IMO both serves as a farewell to the 12th Doctor and offers a full-circle moment that ties back to the very first incarnation of the Doctor, portrayed by William Hartnell. This episode is not only a fitting send-off for Capaldi but also an important reflection on the journey of the character, both in terms of personal growth and in the historical context of the show itself. a reflection on who they were, who they are, and who they will become. By bringing the First Doctor into the final moments of the 12th Doctor’s era, the show creates a beautiful sense of closure, completing a narrative arc that began in 1963 with William Hartnell. It is a full-circle moment that reminds us that, no matter how many faces the Doctor wears, the essence of the character-and the adventure-remains timeless.
Thank you for this, and all your videos down the years. You have a great talent and insight and a warm, friendly and welcoming way about you. All the best for the future
i discovered this series very close to when i fell in love with dr who and have thoroughly enjoyed your genuinely passionate analysis of the series, this series will be so so missed- i hope you carry on your enthusiasm to another series you love just as much
Played that final monologue of yours with 'The Sheperds Boy' playing in the background. It was quite apt.
The winter solsist is behind us, each day will be a little lighter than the last from now on. Whatever comes next for all of us will be the next will be the next chapter, regardless of what actually goes on.
I couldn't imagine a better ending to a show or to an analytical series on said show. emotionally driven and respectful of all that came before it. I haven't been watching your media for the past 5 years but I've binged through your review many times over the latter half of this year; falling back on Dr who after my own intense breakup, so to see your series end on a review on an episode that means so much to me with something I can relate to on such a important level I must just say thankyou Harbo. thankyou so so much
It’s my head cannon that Jodi was off screen listening to Peter’s advice to be a good doctor
I hope you at least keep doing reviews of new episodes of Dr who while you can, if you’re still watching the show. I always appreciate your take on episodes. You and Harry are the only Dr who reviews I watch
But happy to have been along for the ride, wish you success whether you stick around RUclips or whatever you do!
Thank you so much for doing this video series and for your introspection at the end in terms of what this episode meant for you personally. Doctor Who has always been a fundamental show in my life and introduced me to British Culture. Something which i feel has been missing with the more recent runs. Anyway i agree with you that this episode would've been a wonderful end/pause to the Modern Era of Who.
Again, i just wanted to say thank you, i hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that youll have a wonderful new year. And i look forwards to your future videos on the show. Much love
Icl I really like jodies last scene as the doctor and her last line and how it's upbeat and optimistic
Congratulations on a fab series man, bravo
I think my favourite part of this episode is when the first Doctor is in awe of 12 saving the WW1 generals, understanding what it means to be the doctor after hearing earlier about the doctor of war narrative. it so perfectly sums up the character of the doctor in the most beautiful and subtle way
WE WILL MISS YOU HARBO!!!!
Great analysis and thanks for sharing your recent journey - keep your chin up!
Thank you for your gard work and dedication ❤❤
I have always watched your vidoes and i just want to save i love you man. Its heartbreaking hearing about how your ex broke up with you in that disgusting way and i know how much it hurts
Your videos always helped me feel better ❤️
Hey, so I had to watch this video in chunks because i was busy, but I just got to the end.
About a month ago, I was struggling hard with loneliness.
In response to one of my comments, you told me to stay strong.
And I can only hope you can too.
You've brought me so much joy with these videos, and I wish the same to you.
Thank you, I hope you're still staying strong! 🙏
I very rarely comment on here, having said that thank you for your videos, you have a talent and keep going, life is ups and downs👍
I was there at the beginning and all I've got to say is "I think that's a hell of a bird" ;)
I love Peter Capaldi so much. That's all ! 💗
Amazing video and analysis. I love this episode.
Im gonna miss these videos
Thank you for the wonderful content, Harbo. Wish you the best for next year, whatever that entails. c:
Time's come, huh? Take care. You've no idea how cherished your work is.
Have really enjoyed the review series Harbo, hope you take care this Christmas and New Year bro 👊
"Everything ends. And it's always sad. But then everything begins again too. And that's, always happy."
I'm sad this series has to end as it's become a prime comfort watch. I love your insight and perspective bringing something new on each and every episode.
Having said that, I can't wait to see what you do next.
Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind. Words to live by.
Really like your reviews and captures exactly my thoughts on this episode and series in general. Big fan of your work, would love to see you tackle a different subject. Couldn’t help notice the Punk t-shirt, maybe something on his career?
I really hope you can continue to make content in the future, even if it is just once in a while when you get inspiration and want to make something you are passionate about. You are a very talented individual and opening up like you have in this video will have meant a lot to people going through tough times in their lives. Whatever the future holds for you I wish you the best. Make the effort to find the hope and happiness in life, particularly when it feels like there isn’t any because that’s when we need it most.
You deserve the best, Harbo! Never Forget It.
Im gutted mate , love your takes! , hope all goes well for you dude!
Always loved watching these videos. I especially loved your defending the despised because it really mirrored the show's morals of seeing the best in people/things. Thank you for all your hard work and your thoughtful commentary. ... now what am i gonna do after a new ep of dw? :( here's to whatever comes next for you!
I am nostalgic for your videos now ;=; thank you for the journey!
So long, and thanks for all the reviews.
Of this is the last I see you, then I loved your videos, it helped me figure out how to express my feeling on this show and any other.
In case I don’t see ya! Good afternoon, good evening, and good night!
first doctor: do i become You ? 12° Doctor:"Well there is a few false starts but You get there in the end!