Why did he even bother? Bill has most likely never seen a regeneration before. Heck, she probably didn't even know he could. The Doctor could have just faked him dying and would've got the same result.
Remember when River slapped 11 for using a bit of regeneration energy to mend her broken wrist? She would be so mad at him if she saw him waste 10 times that amount on this prank lol
Eitan True, but even though 12 might have infinite regeneration now (which is probably what he has). He doesn't know that, for all he knows he might be on his last one (but as an audience we know that's not the case)
I don't believe he waisted any though. Because if you think about it. He only brung the regeneration energy to the surface of his skin. However in "The Angels Take Manhattan". The Doctor 'gives' River his regeneration energy so she could heal. Meaning when the Doctor did his little joke of a fake regeneration, he never waisted any by passing it, because when he stopped in the middle of the blast part of the regeneration, it all went back inside him. So yeah, that's my theory anyway. And we all know that The Doctor isn't actually stupid enough to waist 'that much' regeneration energy on a little joke for Bill to believe in.
I absolutely loved this scene. Capaldi’s Doctor is an old man and using some regeneration energy that would shorten another incarnation’s time as part of a prank is definitely something a Time Lord who has lived too long would do. Loved it.
Except we found out later the doctor is special. With Infinite regenerations and early gallafreyans stole this power by using him as experiments. I source the timeless child 2 part episodes.
Bxnkr6l End3r Yeah, because she figured that as long as the Doctor was alive he’d find a way to save them. I don’t think 12 told her about regeneration so she thought he was gonna die from being blind. And if we’re being honest had she NOT made the deal and 12 actually died (let’s say regeneration wasn’t a thing like she thought; actually if he regenerated in their wouldn’t he just keep dying from the poison?) the earth would have been screwed the next invasion anyway (and they are ALWAYS getting invaded).
If 12 had died due to Radiation, 13 would have been able to get out fine. 10 regrew an entire hand, 13 fell to earth and was fine. Regeneration after effects are strong.
I guess Donna was right when she told 10 that the doctor needs a companion to stop him. The companions are Doctor’s insurance policy if he himself goes rogue.
A mid series regeneration is unlikely, it's only happened twice in the show's history. Peter was supposed to leave at the end of S10, but stayed on for Christmas as Steven Moffat was forced to write it. Although I have heard Capaldi was offered half of the next series but turned it down.
10 regenerated on New Year's Day but I guess that is Christmas. 11 and 12 then both regenerated on Christmas Day even though 12 was originally going to go at the end of The Doctor Falls but he didn't unfortunately.
moo it was blanks, if you look carefully when bill shot the gun you can’t see any bullets, also, the Doctor says that that WOULDVE (meaning it could have, but it didn’t) blown a hole in the plan
Doctor: ''How did you like my fake regeneration?'' Bill: ''your what?'' Doctor: ''regeneration, what I did just now'' Bill: ''that light show?'' Doctor: ''yeah'' Bill: ''yeah, nice touch. but what was it?'' Doctor: ''I....never told you about regeneration?'' Bill: ''no? you never tell me anything about yourself. is it important?'' Doctor: ''eh...''
It was because it was so random. It wasn't like 10 when it was a massive cliffhanger and it was what people thought was the penultimate episode of the season. This regeneration was so random and just... 1:21 Acting of a god.
The thing is, 12 knew what he was doing: he's got a whole new cycle, he's got regeneration energy for days. Ten went full-on because, well, he actually was dying (Dalek rays, nasty things.) He used the regen to heal himself and then put the rest into his spare hand. He had no idea it would spawn into a whole other Doctor. I'm not sure what he would have done with it, had the events of Journey's End unfolded without Doctor Donna and Metacrisis Ten and they still succeeded, but he likely had some kind of plan.
@@reliant1701 given how he acted when he was actually dying at the end of Series 10, I believe the Doctor was wasting energy here just for the sake of it. He didn't want to regenerate anymore, so who cares if he wastes a life on a prank. He was already determined to make this his last life. "Trust me, dying is an ability." That said, practically speaking this could also have just been burning off the leftovers from the batch stolen by Davros in Series 9.
While I don't really get why they needed a regeneration for anything other than to make the trailer look good, Bill's acting in this scene was phenomenal.
Which made me wonder how she waited so long to go on the attack. I was expecting her to smash the Doctor's face in the second she knew she'd been tricked.
to those confused if he actually used up a regeneration, he didnt. he used up some of the energy needed for a regeneration, but it has been shown in past series that he can do this, the downside of doing this simply takes away from the lifespan of one of his regenerations, the sustainability of that regenerated life. so old age will come quicker for example. this is why when 11 used some regeneration energy to heal river's broken hand, she gets angery. its something timelords can due, but it cuts into their own life. like how smoking and drugs and other similar things we do can cut at our own lifespan.
Firstly, Moffat - as showrunner - is responsible for the direction of the show. Secondly, if you think people misattributing blame to the showrunner of Doctor Who is ten times as important as people misattributing blame to the POTUS, your priorities are vastly out of whack.
@@benedictjlarkin9296 Correct, Moffat understood what made the show fun, he liked the adventure, not the politics, i enjoy most of his episodes, where as Chibnall causes me to want to kill myself after watching his offensively bad episodes.
@@JurassicProductions228 politics has always been a thing in Doctor Who, but it was always written well and entertaining enough not to isolate you, unlike Orphan 55 where we did not know what the hell was happening and then got beaten with a message that could have been far more powerful if done correctly.
Love how Capaldi needs to act like the Doctor is acting, so you can see that he acts "bad" in the act. Now this is why Capaldi is one of the greatest comedy actors there is.
Unpopular opinion: I really like this scene. The test to prove if bill was really herself was well put together and gave Pearl an amazing scene. A lot of people think that he ‘wasted’ regenerating energy, but I think that he radiated it. It made it look as if he was regenerating without actually using any energy.
3:28 Oh my god, I was crying of laughter!!! Hahaha "I am gonna beat the sh-". Then The Doctor comes into rescue because Nardole is absolutely petrified lol. XDDD
Imagine if he actually did regenerate. Thirteen: Good job! Sorry, I just had to make sure I could trust you. Bill: WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?! Thirteen: What d'you mean? Bill: You became... pretty.
I hear so much talk about the regeneration! Why can't we all just shut up and enjoy that peters back to make sure we *don't forget subscribe to the official doctor who RUclips channel*
I really wish the doctor had been evil in this episode. It would have been a cool dynamic to see Bill and Nardole try to get past the Doctor, but he's always one step ahead.
@@benyoung5633, you're probably one of the people who thought Martha Jones was a bad companion because the idea was that The Doctor was lonely but didn't want to admit it. Bad ideas to you could be a Big Bang Two to the rest of us.
The build up to this scene and first third of this episode is brilliant. Utterly superb. Then this moment happened. The rest of the episode went spiraling out of control. Unfortunately this was just for the trailer. It’s a shame because Pearl Mackie’s performance and Capaldi’s speechless gaze is incredible without the fake regeneration.
I understand there was a need to prove that for the story, yes. And the set up to the moment is beyond superb. However, there was no need for regeneration at all. Bill's never seen it, and she's the one who's meant to believe she's shot the Doctor. After the trigger is pulled there is absolutely no need to fake a regeneration and waste that energy. It was put in as a "tense moment" for fans and completely undermined everything that came after it in this episode.
Connor McRae Actually, no. Had she been under the control of the monks there's no telling what they'd expect. They'd run simulations for God knows how long and could know about regeneration. Had he not, they could have walked in and say "What's up with that?". He needed to be 100% concrete certain this was Bill Potts and not a Monk drone.
I understand your point but disagree. In any case, its out of place, out of tone, and completely unbalances the rest of the episode. Its inclusion is unwarranted, especially in the context that this is a regeneration year, and to give us a fake regeneration in a regeneration year and then resolve it with a simple "oh it was a trick to see if you were under the influence" is unfortunately weak. Look at 1:08. That right there is the worst Capaldi has ever acted in Doctor Who, with his "I've joined the Monks". And I love him; he's my absolute favourite doctor. But you can almost tell that he is not in agreeance with this scripted point. Him. The ultimate fanboy. The one we aspire to be like one day. It's unfortunate.
@@zui88 yeah like this scene is kinda stupid (bill doesn’t know the doctor can regenerate. What does she think is going on?) but it actually fuckin grips you, unlike chibnall’s entire era
yeah, we get it. Your opinion is replaceable. Do you actually have any good reasoning for it or do you just say what evertyone else does? Like seriously all I ever hear is that the 13th doctor was oh so bad, but I never hear a single word as to what exactly was so bad! Tell me!
@@IdiotamSpielen it takes a special kind of arrogance to think that just because someone makes a common complaint that they’re sheep following the herd. My comment tells you directly what my problem was- that the Chibnall era lacked in emotion and excitement. But, like the projecting sheep you are, you just read “13th Doctor bad.” Take your condescension somewhere else.
@@IdiotamSpielenthe writing. That’s really it. Because the effects are decent, ofc they are, but unanimously the writing has been criticised. The actors are doing their best (Jodie is a brilliant actress, loved her in Broadchurch) but its the writing. I mean Chibnall wrote Torchwood as well, which turned out fine, but with Doctor Who he went overboard. He changed canon, ruining the entire point of The Doctor and his backstory just for his own indulgence of a fan theory (Timeless Child). Yes there’s redeemable moments, but thats despite the writing. I like 13th Doctor but thats cuz Jodie did her best and she was really wasted.
@@IdiotamSpielenIt's boring as shit. The writing has no subtlety to its messaging. The acting is equivalent to a cbbeez host at times. It's just crap.
I like how this is sorta the same moment as of when Clara tried (and almost did) to destroy all of the TARDIS keys to try and save Danny. As of Bill and her wanting to restore the world.
Yes, it is foreshadowing his end, an end everyone already knew was coming. There are also far better ways to foreshadow his Regeneration. This scene just felt really out of place and awkward, just there to be a big shock in the Series trailer. Just because it's foreshadowing, doesn't make it good.
I'd much rather have used the 4 minutes to flesh out other bits of this story, perhaps expand on Monks and their motives or go towards making a better ending.
Yes, he can... Look at the first two parter of series 9 where he regenerated the Daleks... Or series 7 when he regenerated River's wrist... It's just Moffat completely shiting all over the canon..
why does everyone think he actually wasted regeneration energy doing this???? I thought it was obvious that it was just a trick or a special effect he and nardole had come up with
She was doing the right thing. If The Doctor had joined The Monks, they would’ve been unstoppable, so by killing The Doctor, they would’ve been back to square one.
The soldiers drew their weapons to supposedly protect the Doctor, but the writers hoped the audience would be too distracted by his "death" to realize that none of them fired in retaliation like they would have, had the performance been real.
I loved this scene. The acting was phenomenal, it broke my heart at first Capaldi really made you think he went bad and it was genuinely terrifying The Doctor is always there to save the day but this is how terrifying it is when he’s on the other side. He’s cold and absolute. Whenever he broke the act it was one of the most relieving moment in the entire show.
1. The doctor was testing to see if Bill was working for the monks. 2. He used up regeneration energy, not a full regeneration. He has done this numerous times (The Witch's Familiar, The Angels Take Manhattan, Rise of the Cybermen).
The brooding regeneration music made it feel so real. I went into Capaldi’s seasons blind on purpose so by the time this happened I was on team Capaldi all the way. Tears welled up in my eyes for second and was like “I’M NOT READY!” *whew*
The music in this scene was amazing. Murray Gold even composes masterpieces for fake regenerations. And that's also a big part of what made it believable.
I wish we had more of these fun and funny times with Capaldi. His early adventures weren't the best, but when he started acting like a quirky old man he really became the Doctor.
I feel like if I was the Doctor i would say, “BILL DONT YOU DARE DO THAT, DONT DO IT IM WARNING YOU!!!” REGENERATES “Well that weird plan worked for some odd reason anyway good girl
The beginning was really emotional and I love it, I can really feel Bill’s frustration in this scene and it’s really powerful. Except the end kind of ruins it
er I think that regeneration was so short due to the huge one he did destroying the daleks, his body was mostly destroyed but he had enough energy to go back to his young state then boom!
@@julieeverett7442 The regeneration from Smith to Capaldi started when he was given the energy by the time lords, and ended when he finally changed. It used to be the longest regeneration cycle shown on screen, at probably around half an hour in-universe, but Capaldi to Whittaker took 2 episodes, which in-universe was around 3 weeks.
Mr. JustAGuyWithALightsaber It has a few dud episodes like _The Lie of the Land_ and _The Eaters of Light,_ but I'd never label the entire series an "abomination".
Yeah, this is gonna sound odd, but I don’t like how thin and squiggly the energy beams looked in the actual regeneration. Though I still love that scene.
This is actually an important moment in Doctor Who in the long run as it shows the Doctor has better control over how much regeneration energy is used before it counts as a full change into the next incarnation.
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In the words of River Song:
"THAT WAS A STUPID WASTE OF REGENERATION ENERGY!"
Probably a hologram or somethin tbh
Why did he even bother? Bill has most likely never seen a regeneration before. Heck, she probably didn't even know he could. The Doctor could have just faked him dying and would've got the same result.
😂😂😂🎥🎥
Bring her back I think
@@Myne1001 to screw with us, the viewers
Remember when River slapped 11 for using a bit of regeneration energy to mend her broken wrist? She would be so mad at him if she saw him waste 10 times that amount on this prank lol
Francesca Pajovic yes lol jaja!!
Same exact thought....
Yeah but 11 was limited (since he was actually 13) 12 could technically have infinite regenerations.
Eitan True, but even though 12 might have infinite regeneration now (which is probably what he has). He doesn't know that, for all he knows he might be on his last one (but as an audience we know that's not the case)
I don't believe he waisted any though. Because if you think about it. He only brung the regeneration energy to the surface of his skin. However in "The Angels Take Manhattan". The Doctor 'gives' River his regeneration energy so she could heal. Meaning when the Doctor did his little joke of a fake regeneration, he never waisted any by passing it, because when he stopped in the middle of the blast part of the regeneration, it all went back inside him. So yeah, that's my theory anyway.
And we all know that The Doctor isn't actually stupid enough to waist 'that much' regeneration energy on a little joke for Bill to believe in.
I absolutely loved this scene. Capaldi’s Doctor is an old man and using some regeneration energy that would shorten another incarnation’s time as part of a prank is definitely something a Time Lord who has lived too long would do. Loved it.
Except we found out later the doctor is special. With Infinite regenerations and early gallafreyans stole this power by using him as experiments. I source the timeless child 2 part episodes.
@@joshharding5408 Those abominations aren’t canon. They are pure bs.
@@vulpine3431 this is not abomination , this is truth , accept the truth , cause the truth will not change
@@krokrokrokro Nah, canon can easily be retconned. Just look at the timeless child for the best example lul
@@krokrokrokro CANON CAN BE REWRITTEN
1:31
Regeneration Sound: wait not yet
Regeneration sound 3 seconds later: ok now
nice catch. lol.
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@@Totally_realhuman 6.5
Yeah it starts then it's like, fuck too early bois
haha you stole fullmetal dubs' comment shame on you sir
Bill had a point though. If the Doctor truly was helping the Monks then Earth would be screwed...
Swift Games but wasn’t she the one who made the deal with the monks smh
Bxnkr6l End3r Yeah, because she figured that as long as the Doctor was alive he’d find a way to save them. I don’t think 12 told her about regeneration so she thought he was gonna die from being blind. And if we’re being honest had she NOT made the deal and 12 actually died (let’s say regeneration wasn’t a thing like she thought; actually if he regenerated in their wouldn’t he just keep dying from the poison?) the earth would have been screwed the next invasion anyway (and they are ALWAYS getting invaded).
If 12 had died due to Radiation, 13 would have been able to get out fine. 10 regrew an entire hand, 13 fell to earth and was fine. Regeneration after effects are strong.
@@vullord666 even timelord regeneration has limits. They need a body and at least one functional heart.
I guess Donna was right when she told 10 that the doctor needs a companion to stop him. The companions are Doctor’s insurance policy if he himself goes rogue.
1st Rule of the Doctor:
The Doctor Lies...
A LOT... lies a lot.
I keep forgetting this comment for some reason, ive seen it multiple times but it never stays with me, can someone explain?
@@xavierontiveros8625 What comment are you talking about? Wait a sec i got those weird pen drawn markings on my arm!
1st rule of the reaper (me)
Somehow find a way to be more epic than the doctor
Every one lies
Bill: “I’m gonna beat the shi-“
Nardole: *scared nardole noises*
Funniest part of Modern Who gotta be real
@kaelyn elizabeth they actually did back in episode 2, wonder why they can’t know
12: No, No, NONONONONONONONONONO-
one day a doctor will actually regenerate halfway through a series. because does every doctor have to regenerate on Christmas?
Only 10, 11 and 12 have.
10 regenerated on new years eve. but after capaldi i hope it's not becoming a tradition for the actors to go on Christmas.
A mid series regeneration is unlikely, it's only happened twice in the show's history. Peter was supposed to leave at the end of S10, but stayed on for Christmas as Steven Moffat was forced to write it.
Although I have heard Capaldi was offered half of the next series but turned it down.
it will be really weird the doctor regenerating halfway though a series
10 regenerated on New Year's Day but I guess that is Christmas.
11 and 12 then both regenerated on Christmas Day even though 12 was originally going to go at the end of The Doctor Falls but he didn't unfortunately.
Imagine if Bill grabbed the gun from that guy who actually had REAL ammo.
Thats exactly what happened, she used real ammos
@@ilias9201 It was loaded with blanks.
it wasnt, watch the thing, that dude forgot
@@crusaderakiara779 I thought that was a different guy.
moo it was blanks, if you look carefully when bill shot the gun you can’t see any bullets, also, the Doctor says that that WOULDVE (meaning it could have, but it didn’t) blown a hole in the plan
Doctor: ''How did you like my fake regeneration?''
Bill: ''your what?''
Doctor: ''regeneration, what I did just now''
Bill: ''that light show?''
Doctor: ''yeah''
Bill: ''yeah, nice touch. but what was it?''
Doctor: ''I....never told you about regeneration?''
Bill: ''no? you never tell me anything about yourself. is it important?''
Doctor: ''eh...''
True
Underrated comment.
River: ‘busts in the room’ “Someone’s been naughty”.
@@firstnamelastname8006 I read that in river’s voice lol
Rachelcookie321 me too 🤣🤣
PRANKING MY COMPANION (GONE WRONG) (SHOTS FIRED) (ALMOST DIED)
Lol
Hahahaha yesss clickbait who
(Gone sexual)
This comment is criminally underrated
I think the lesson was very much learnt
Okay but Pearl Mackie did some seriously good acting in this scene, like wow
Christopher Pelling Pearl Mackie’s acting and the first third of this episode were brilliant. In this scene she absolutely kills it.
Christopher Pelling yes she did
Christopher Pelling Like CRAZY good acting.
Christopher Pelling
Eh kinda cringe
Massive amount of scenery chewing right at the start of this video, tbh.
"Oh my god I'm gonna beat the Shhi-"
Ayee other gays! But also yes
Chaos Lesbian omg hi fellow gays
pancake yay!
And nardole's grunt rofl
Doctor: "It's not a trick. I have joined the Monks."
RUclips Auto Captions: It's not a trick. I have joined the box."
Fire Fox The bigger-on the inside box lol.
But what's in the box?
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@@phillewis2630 an embarrassing picture of the master I don't remember the rest of the meme
Phil Lewis how much is in the box; how much is in the box worth, storage wars
I don't understand why people hate this scene when the tenth doctor used so much regeneration energy he created another doctor
It was because it was so random. It wasn't like 10 when it was a massive cliffhanger and it was what people thought was the penultimate episode of the season. This regeneration was so random and just... 1:21 Acting of a god.
The thing is, 12 knew what he was doing: he's got a whole new cycle, he's got regeneration energy for days. Ten went full-on because, well, he actually was dying (Dalek rays, nasty things.) He used the regen to heal himself and then put the rest into his spare hand. He had no idea it would spawn into a whole other Doctor. I'm not sure what he would have done with it, had the events of Journey's End unfolded without Doctor Donna and Metacrisis Ten and they still succeeded, but he likely had some kind of plan.
@@reliant1701 given how he acted when he was actually dying at the end of Series 10, I believe the Doctor was wasting energy here just for the sake of it. He didn't want to regenerate anymore, so who cares if he wastes a life on a prank. He was already determined to make this his last life. "Trust me, dying is an ability."
That said, practically speaking this could also have just been burning off the leftovers from the batch stolen by Davros in Series 9.
@@alastormedial exact and that's why the tardis had to intervene and make him find his primary incarnation
Everyone is out of character, the scene is akin to starlord shooing morgana? in infinty war
While I don't really get why they needed a regeneration for anything other than to make the trailer look good, Bill's acting in this scene was phenomenal.
The Doctor found it hilarious simple as that
Not rlly
Hey its you!
Which made me wonder how she waited so long to go on the attack. I was expecting her to smash the Doctor's face in the second she knew she'd been tricked.
It was bait. They knew it would throw us off
*REGENERATION PRANK GONE WRONG*
lawl
Gone too far.
-GONE SEXUAL-
@@KyrstOak ummm
Imagine she grabs that one wrong gun
I loved the way Capaldi left but imagine if this was actually how he went out.
I thought this was it first time I saw the episode
to those confused if he actually used up a regeneration, he didnt. he used up some of the energy needed for a regeneration, but it has been shown in past series that he can do this,
the downside of doing this simply takes away from the lifespan of one of his regenerations, the sustainability of that regenerated life. so old age will come quicker for example. this is why when 11 used some regeneration energy to heal river's broken hand, she gets angery. its something timelords can due, but it cuts into their own life. like how smoking and drugs and other similar things we do can cut at our own lifespan.
Well explained
im pretty sure he has it to spare since he has just started a new cycle
Like thats an issue, what have 2 of his regenerations lived a natural lifespan?
Like how 10 gave away 10 years of his life to fix the tardis
he seems to have an infinite amount of regenerations anyway soo
So is it now canon that the Doctor can produce the regeneration smokes at any time on will?
Yup sounds like it
I think before this he could regenerate whenever he pleased
@@tempestmotorsportsofficial3048 he can only regenerate 12 times (i see the newest series as non-canon.) but can create the smoke at will.
@@romanplays1 Even without the timeless child, they still have a whole new regeneration cycle.
@@tatertatertatertatertater actually no. the 12 WAS the last cycle. he just reset everything.
1:31 Did the regeneration sound effect start early then cut itself off?
Yeah haha, sounds like it did :D
Yup
Fullmetal Dubs Yeah, didn’t do that in the actual episode so I’ve no idea why that would’ve happened.
I think that's an error in the upload.
This error was fixed in the bluray release. They don't seem to use the bluray material for yt ^^
I love how people are blaming Moffat when he didn't write this episode, it's like "Thanks Obama" x10
Moffat was a better showrunner than Chibnall, yes sometimes he did flop but it was always entertaining.
@@benedictjlarkin9296 I agree he did some really weird things and some shit episodes, but atleast it was entertaining.
Firstly, Moffat - as showrunner - is responsible for the direction of the show.
Secondly, if you think people misattributing blame to the showrunner of Doctor Who is ten times as important as people misattributing blame to the POTUS, your priorities are vastly out of whack.
@@benedictjlarkin9296 Correct, Moffat understood what made the show fun, he liked the adventure, not the politics, i enjoy most of his episodes, where as Chibnall causes me to want to kill myself after watching his offensively bad episodes.
@@JurassicProductions228 politics has always been a thing in Doctor Who, but it was always written well and entertaining enough not to isolate you, unlike Orphan 55 where we did not know what the hell was happening and then got beaten with a message that could have been far more powerful if done correctly.
Love how Capaldi needs to act like the Doctor is acting, so you can see that he acts "bad" in the act. Now this is why Capaldi is one of the greatest comedy actors there is.
Unpopular opinion: I really like this scene. The test to prove if bill was really herself was well put together and gave Pearl an amazing scene. A lot of people think that he ‘wasted’ regenerating energy, but I think that he radiated it. It made it look as if he was regenerating without actually using any energy.
3:28 Oh my god, I was crying of laughter!!! Hahaha
"I am gonna beat the sh-". Then The Doctor comes into rescue because Nardole is absolutely petrified lol. XDDD
JL_ROBLOX he doesn’t want Nardole to make puddles and embarrass himself as well as the Doctor.
You guys are stupid. Don’t you realise that Bill was about to swear?
1:51 Asserting his dominance by T posing
The ultimate T pose
*to ensure safety in the regeneration process, please lift your arms to form the T position*
Imagine if he actually did regenerate.
Thirteen: Good job! Sorry, I just had to make sure I could trust you.
Bill: WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?!
Thirteen: What d'you mean?
Bill: You became... pretty.
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Top 10 Pranks that went too far
Liam Catterson So true!😂😂😂😂
"Gone WRONG 😱😱😱 (explainations)"
Liam Catterson lol tesco
Liam Catterson lol yeah
Liam Catterson
The Prank that Treat to save earth.
Lol
I don't know what I love more. The phenomenal acting from Pearl, Peter's cold performance, or Murray Gold's excellent score.
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Pearl's acting in this scene please
Matt Newbould right, she’s an amazing actor and you can really feel her anger
@@diegozaragoza4071 IKR it's intense
No
I hear so much talk about the regeneration! Why can't we all just shut up and enjoy that peters back to make sure we *don't forget subscribe to the official doctor who RUclips channel*
Looks like I forgot. If only there was someone to remind me every few minutes.
It’s just a prank bro
"Oh. My. God. I'm gonna beat the *shit* out of you, Nardole."
Abidur calm down bro, it’s just a prank. It’s just a prank, bro. Bro.
Everyone’s hating on this scene, and I’m here like 😂🤣 good one, Doctor.
They're just salty cos they got pranked
@@DivineDefect they're salty because sub-par writing isn't what we consider to be a funny prank
Hating? We love it.
@@squirrelly1375 Good thing this wasn't subpar writing.
@@squirrelly1375 who's "we"
Capaldi wasting his regeneration energy right here is why Jodie's Doctor turned out so half baked.
That actually makes so much sense now. If this didn't happen 13 wouldn't be retardedly written. She needed that regeneration energy
Truuuuuuue.
Is why Jodies Doctor turned out still not ginger.*
I really wish the doctor had been evil in this episode. It would have been a cool dynamic to see Bill and Nardole try to get past the Doctor, but he's always one step ahead.
I think that would've been brilliant.
Wtf no that's would've been shit are you high
The thing is tho, he would have been unbeatable
@@benyoung5633, you're probably one of the people who thought Martha Jones was a bad companion because the idea was that The Doctor was lonely but didn't want to admit it.
Bad ideas to you could be a Big Bang Two to the rest of us.
@@dominickeijzer5844 Martha was a great companion and her relationship with The Doctor was fun to watch
Love the way the 12 doctor overacts when Bill "shoots" him.
*“I AM GOING TO BEAT THE SH-”*
THE DOCTOR: Let's do a "Journey's End" thing again and not actually regenerate.
how pearl didn't become an instant star after this scene is a mystery to me. she's so good
I love her brilliant acting. Her intoation, her shifting voice and her desperate and horrified look...
Is it funny at 0:26 when Bill is ranting and the Doctor just looks like he does not care.
Doctor: 😐
Doctor: 🗿
The build up to this scene and first third of this episode is brilliant. Utterly superb.
Then this moment happened. The rest of the episode went spiraling out of control. Unfortunately this was just for the trailer.
It’s a shame because Pearl Mackie’s performance and Capaldi’s speechless gaze is incredible without the fake regeneration.
Connor McRae It wasn't for the trailer. It was to prove she wasnt under their influence, especially after she was the one who bargained with them.
I understand there was a need to prove that for the story, yes. And the set up to the moment is beyond superb. However, there was no need for regeneration at all. Bill's never seen it, and she's the one who's meant to believe she's shot the Doctor. After the trigger is pulled there is absolutely no need to fake a regeneration and waste that energy. It was put in as a "tense moment" for fans and completely undermined everything that came after it in this episode.
Connor McRae Actually, no. Had she been under the control of the monks there's no telling what they'd expect. They'd run simulations for God knows how long and could know about regeneration. Had he not, they could have walked in and say "What's up with that?". He needed to be 100% concrete certain this was Bill Potts and not a Monk drone.
I understand your point but disagree. In any case, its out of place, out of tone, and completely unbalances the rest of the episode. Its inclusion is unwarranted, especially in the context that this is a regeneration year, and to give us a fake regeneration in a regeneration year and then resolve it with a simple "oh it was a trick to see if you were under the influence" is unfortunately weak.
Look at 1:08. That right there is the worst Capaldi has ever acted in Doctor Who, with his "I've joined the Monks". And I love him; he's my absolute favourite doctor. But you can almost tell that he is not in agreeance with this scripted point. Him. The ultimate fanboy. The one we aspire to be like one day. It's unfortunate.
Connor McRae The Doctor told her about regeneration in Thin Ice.
I dunno how I feel about this scene I both love and despise it.
Stubby Lad I mainly despise it.
Same here.
I hated it
I love it
Loved
The 12th Doctor really seems to take advantage of the regeneration energy he was given by the Time Lords. First with Davros, now with this.
He has no clue how much he was given. All he knows is it was a LOT. Might as well play around with it.
Me: Shots Doctor in the heart.
Doctor: BLOODY HELL HOW DO YOU ONLY LIVE ON ONE HEART!
IT IS PITIFUL!!!!!!
I love how light-hearted this scene is
Iron Pikachu | I don't think Bill (or half the audience) did
I love how this show can go from tear jerking to side splitting in mere seconds.
The awkward moment when the fake regeneration has better music and CGI than the real one.
AKO675 ?
Music is in no way better than Capaldi’s exit. Shepherd’s Boy is one of Gold’s most triumphant pieces.
Nah just the cgi
The music is equal I think but if the real regen didn't have that music then I would have said that thus music would fit perfectly
The regeneration effect is much better here.
Just finished watching Chibnall’s era. This scene alone contains more emotion and excitement than all three+ seasons combined
@@zui88 yeah like this scene is kinda stupid (bill doesn’t know the doctor can regenerate. What does she think is going on?) but it actually fuckin grips you, unlike chibnall’s entire era
yeah, we get it. Your opinion is replaceable. Do you actually have any good reasoning for it or do you just say what evertyone else does? Like seriously all I ever hear is that the 13th doctor was oh so bad, but I never hear a single word as to what exactly was so bad! Tell me!
@@IdiotamSpielen it takes a special kind of arrogance to think that just because someone makes a common complaint that they’re sheep following the herd. My comment tells you directly what my problem was- that the Chibnall era lacked in emotion and excitement. But, like the projecting sheep you are, you just read “13th Doctor bad.” Take your condescension somewhere else.
@@IdiotamSpielenthe writing. That’s really it. Because the effects are decent, ofc they are, but unanimously the writing has been criticised. The actors are doing their best (Jodie is a brilliant actress, loved her in Broadchurch) but its the writing. I mean Chibnall wrote Torchwood as well, which turned out fine, but with Doctor Who he went overboard. He changed canon, ruining the entire point of The Doctor and his backstory just for his own indulgence of a fan theory (Timeless Child). Yes there’s redeemable moments, but thats despite the writing. I like 13th Doctor but thats cuz Jodie did her best and she was really wasted.
@@IdiotamSpielenIt's boring as shit. The writing has no subtlety to its messaging. The acting is equivalent to a cbbeez host at times. It's just crap.
I love the color grading, esthetic, and shots in this episode. I love capaldi's hair and suit
Noticed for a while, a blooper, just before the hand glows you hear the hiss of the regeneration,, its usually goes together the sound and the glow
I'll miss Capaldi... *sigh*
Imagine if river was there
"what a waste of regeneration energy!"
*s m a c k*
2:09 ''Your face''
Nardole flips off his finger.. XD
I like how this is sorta the same moment as of when Clara tried (and almost did) to destroy all of the TARDIS keys to try and save Danny. As of Bill and her wanting to restore the world.
Why was this scene even a thing? Oh yeah, trailers...
Yes, it is foreshadowing his end, an end everyone already knew was coming. There are also far better ways to foreshadow his Regeneration. This scene just felt really out of place and awkward, just there to be a big shock in the Series trailer.
Just because it's foreshadowing, doesn't make it good.
Perfect foreshadowing, too. The way Bill shot him in the end.
I'd much rather have used the 4 minutes to flesh out other bits of this story, perhaps expand on Monks and their motives or go towards making a better ending.
The Outcast The Regeneration was unnecessary. And if the Bullet was fake then does that mean Capaldi can make himself create Regeneration energy?
Yes, he can... Look at the first two parter of series 9 where he regenerated the Daleks... Or series 7 when he regenerated River's wrist... It's just Moffat completely shiting all over the canon..
Bill Potts was an absolutely amazing companion, and gone too soon.
Is it odd that Peter Capaldi looks great when he's dying/regenerating?
Probably
Imagine he forgot to stop regenerating and next thing we know Jodie's clapping her hands and shouting "good girl!"
why does everyone think he actually wasted regeneration energy doing this???? I thought it was obvious that it was just a trick or a special effect he and nardole had come up with
1:20 Yo I lost my damn mind when she actually pulled the trigger on him! I don't know of any other companion who would've done that! Badass.
She was doing the right thing. If The Doctor had joined The Monks, they would’ve been unstoppable, so by killing The Doctor, they would’ve been back to square one.
In all fairness I think Amy was on the verge of doing it when questioning the 11th doctor's method when she aimed the gun at him.
@@jinxyjangle you realise he would have just regenerated if the ammo was real, so it was pointless
@@rfspilot If he regenerated he would've gone into Jodie and negated the Monk's brainwashing.
@@jinxyjangle true
Bill Potts : do you know how hard these past couple of months have been ?
Martha Jones: hold my beer
That's when the Doctor knew Bill was among the finest Companions.
The soldiers drew their weapons to supposedly protect the Doctor, but the writers hoped the audience would be too distracted by his "death" to realize that none of them fired in retaliation like they would have, had the performance been real.
I loved this scene. The acting was phenomenal, it broke my heart at first Capaldi really made you think he went bad and it was genuinely terrifying The Doctor is always there to save the day but this is how terrifying it is when he’s on the other side. He’s cold and absolute. Whenever he broke the act it was one of the most relieving moment in the entire show.
This triggered me so much, it made no sense and was absolutely pointless. Does this mean he has used up a regeneration for a prank? 😂😂
Yep, Bill didn't even know what regeneration was. Just trailer bait
Did he actually use one up it can be faked? if he did that to all those people in the room he would be dead by then
@Barbaric Why? because of the regeneration-cycle? they NEVER mentioned, how much regenerations the doctor has left now! that was an idea by BBC ;-)
CJ Bottomley He literally says he was testing if Bill worked for monks.
1. The doctor was testing to see if Bill was working for the monks. 2. He used up regeneration energy, not a full regeneration. He has done this numerous times (The Witch's Familiar, The Angels Take Manhattan, Rise of the Cybermen).
Am I the only one who loved this scene?
No
Yes
Jackaboy_ 106 y e s
@@wx7fm He's the Doctor. He likes making over the top gestures
The Doctor: I have joined the Monks.
Also the Doctor: 'SIKE
The brooding regeneration music made it feel so real. I went into Capaldi’s seasons blind on purpose so by the time this happened I was on team Capaldi all the way. Tears welled up in my eyes for second and was like “I’M NOT READY!”
*whew*
Lol “blind”
The music in this scene was amazing. Murray Gold even composes masterpieces for fake regenerations. And that's also a big part of what made it believable.
2:18 Matt would definitely kiss her
On the forehead
Without consent may I add
This COMPLETE scene is Oscar worthy.
2:55 nice background music; its a variation on one of 11's themes from Series 5-6!
I wish we had more of these fun and funny times with Capaldi. His early adventures weren't the best, but when he started acting like a quirky old man he really became the Doctor.
Bill didn't know about regeneration at this point.
She must have been so confused when the boss music didn't stop after she shot him.
I feel like if I was the Doctor i would say,
“BILL DONT YOU DARE DO THAT, DONT DO IT IM WARNING YOU!!!”
REGENERATES
“Well that weird plan worked for some odd reason anyway good girl
no but we need to talk about how pearl mackie absolutely ate this scene up. why has she not been in more stuff since dr who???
The beginning was really emotional and I love it, I can really feel Bill’s frustration in this scene and it’s really powerful. Except the end kind of ruins it
He had that energy stored up from how short his previous regeneration was
B s a u s a g e 6 4 did you see what he did to that Dalek fleet?
er I think that regeneration was so short due to the huge one he did destroying the daleks, his body was mostly destroyed but he had enough energy to go back to his young state then boom!
@@julieeverett7442 The regeneration from Smith to Capaldi started when he was given the energy by the time lords, and ended when he finally changed. It used to be the longest regeneration cycle shown on screen, at probably around half an hour in-universe, but Capaldi to Whittaker took 2 episodes, which in-universe was around 3 weeks.
yes I am aware
The way The Doctor got shot was so convincing
If only the actual regeneration had looked this good.
The effects for this were better than that of the actual regeneration
I'm surprised there are so many likes, when this is probably the most hated moment in Series 10.
I dunno. I kind of liked it. Nice psych out.
Every moment is the most hated moment of Series 10. It was an abomination even by new who standards.
I don't know. At least it's not "I WILL NOT CHANGE!"
Amaranth
I thought that was genuinely emotional, but each to their own.
Mr. JustAGuyWithALightsaber
It has a few dud episodes like _The Lie of the Land_ and _The Eaters of Light,_ but I'd never label the entire series an "abomination".
The doctor with his quisy valard moments.
It's an absolute crime that we never got a release of this regeneration theme, it could have been fantastic
Still can't help but feel that this was only done for the sake of the trailers
the fake regeneration looked so much better than Capaldi's actual regeneration tbh.
Yeah, this is gonna sound odd, but I don’t like how thin and squiggly the energy beams looked in the actual regeneration. Though I still love that scene.
Capaldi was a fantastic Doctor.
Imagine how insane a twist that would’ve been for a companion to shoot the Doctor forcing him to regenerate
“Everyone exchanged their ammo for blanks!”
“Eh?”
“Your forgot Nathan?”
sorry about that
Nardole: Doctor, I think Bill is going to need a strong drink after this.
I remember watching this and thinking: "Nah this can't be where Capaldi leaves, as a bad guy."
Alternative title: the doctor does a little trolling
This is actually an important moment in Doctor Who in the long run as it shows the Doctor has better control over how much regeneration energy is used before it counts as a full change into the next incarnation.
I think Peter Capaldi's outfit in this clip should be the definitive outfit for Doctor no. 12.
Why did he waste all that regeneration engery?! For a joke..
To convince Bill that he was really the Doctor... By doing something she didn't know he could do?
No, to convince the Doctor that she really was Bill and not at the mercy of the monks propaganda.
He literally says he was testing if Bill worked for monks...
I replied by memory, and then I finished watching the video and realised I was wrong. But still, Bill doesn't know regeneration.
*A N G E R Y*
At first I thought that when this first premiered that he was actually going to regenerate.
"I am gonna beat the Sh...." 🤣🤣🤣
The fake regeneration energy cgi looked better than the actual regeneration cgi
I absolutely love Doctor Falls and Twice Upon a Time, but the CGI was really lacking in both of them.
This three parter in my opinion was the making of Bill as a great companion