+ponytailsforlunch Wilfred is probably one of the only characters who actually thinks further about the long time span of the Doctor, acknowledging what the difference between humans and time lords actually means.
+Tobias Weischer its the benefits of an older companion. if you think about it a 22 year old vs. an 80+ year old, who is going to have the more insightful comments about a long life?
They had such a unique relationship unlike any other in the series, so much love between them like a real family. Bernard Cribbins is a wonderful actor.
The one thing I hate is when The Doctor starts berating him for knocking, I understand he knows he’s gonna die but Wilf is just so sweet. You know he regrets it more than anyone
i think all the doctors are good in their own way, you cant actively compare them, because while they are playing the same character, they all have distinct personalities, the only thing that is the same in all of them is that fury they have when they are angry, that is the moment that you realise all the doctors are the same man, the man who could easilly destroy the entire univesre if he wanted to
@@milkpigeon I can see your point. The characters around the two were very strong and enjoyable to watch. But without 9 and 10 being who they were, I still think it wouldn't be as strong. They were acted so well, and they, whether present or not, were the heart of the show. They were the reasons we kept coming back. And of course this is just my oppinion, but ten felt so real to me. His pain, his courage and anger. Ten is just my favorite so I'll always have a bias, haha
@@thegremlin9876 true! That's what made this show such a brilliant concept, and almost all the doctor's actors brought something incredible to the role
The tenth doctor was insane like when the doctor goes to her his reward at the end that proper got to me I’ve never watched anything where I’ve got emotional that many times
One thing that always sold me on Tennant's Doctor was his admiration for human potential. We live a small fraction of their lifespans, but the Doctor always saw us as the better race. Survivors ready to embrace change.
except in what irritates and awes the doctor at the same time. Our humanity. To quote this video "a time lord lives too long". Tennant also heard about his spieces that they were "calmed to the point of indolence". Because we live so little we treasure every second. Of everything. Timelords have lost that sense of panic, of grief. The need to act, to seize oportunity, to defy time and destiny itself, even if it is futile. I'm not sure we are his favourite race, but he sure admires us. And hates us for what that feeling makes us do
True the timelords may be better now but humans do live till the end of the universe. We don't know if the same is true for the timelords because of complications of the time war and the 50th anniversary. Maybe humans are the more intelligent and technologically advanced race by then. I also like the idea that humanity evolved into the timelords.
@Duke Cola You can still do what needs to be done in the name of your country, but it doesn't mean you take pride in it. Doing your duty as a solider doesn't always mean doing what is right.
They're both two old war vets and have the same capacity to love and the same abhorance of violence. talking about how they have to do the one thing they both never want to do to save themselves and everyone else.
“I’m 906.” Right there is the main reason why Ten was so afraid to Regenerate, it’s not because he knew his next face would be his final (he knew that was gonna happen eventually) it’s because this is undoubtedly the shortest life any of his faces have ever had, you gotta remember Nine was 900 years old when he Regenerated which means Ten only lived for 6 years, for a Timelord that must feel like 6 Minutes.
Kind of builds into how 10 was the most human, his life was barely a fraction of his others, but like a human, he lived half as long and twice as bright. As the doctor said, timelords live too long to the point where they reach a depressing level of clamness. 10 is my overall favorite doctor with (in my opinion) the most exciting adventures and moments, and themes like these solidify that.
@@wolves600 Well, it's in contention. General theory is that the Doctor lived to around 1012 by the time of the Eighth Doctor before he lost track and decided to start counting again from the beginning of his most recent regeneration. The Eighth Doctor lasted for several hundred year after that, War Doctor fought in the Time War which lasted for no less than 400 years in linear time but more likely lasted an incalculable amount of time and when we finally meet the Ninth Doctor he says offhandedly he's been travelling for 900 years. At that point, the Doctor's age is what he makes of it. We can assume when the Doctor says he's 900 years old, it's a rough estimation more than anything concrete. His real age is more likely closer to 2635 by the end of the 10th Doctor's life. At the moment, the Doctor is currently (by my estimation, ignoring the unknown incarnations and the time spent in the Confession Dial) 4235 years old altogether but I could easily be wrong and so is the Doctor.
“And... please don’t die... you’re the most wonderful man and I don’t want you to die” Bernard Cribbins is a national treasure, he breaks my heart every time I watch this story.
Yeah, I know, that's what makes it so heartbreaking.Wilfred wanted 10 to live, but because 10 wanted to protect Wilfred, 10 died. I can't imagine how Wilfred must have felt.
Wilf was such an unassuming character when he first appeared, and The Doctor opens up to him like no one else throughout this finale, as if he's his dad. Still pulls my heartstrings even now.
2:30 anyone else ever notice how that references what Davros said about the doctor in Journey's end? the part where he says 'Doctor, the man who abhors violence, never carrying a gun, but the truth is Doctor you take ordinary people Doctor and you fashion them into weapons, just think Doctor, think, how many have died in your name.' Powerful scene.
That's been one of the main parts of Ten, as the war doctor said he's "the man who regrets", also visible in how he is the only doctor who didn't have a single companion last a second season, then he spent 3 years wandering alone during his 3 years of just the Christmas specials
Nicely noticed. If you look, Wilfred's house is number 11 as well. There's probably even more foreshadowing that hasn't been noticed. Russell T Davis did an amazing job with hidden details, his era will always be my favourite.
Did the First Doctor try to kill the first Master on Gallifrey, Luke Skywalker/Ben Solo-style, and that's what caused this whole mess? That would be so tragic and such an addition to their dual journeys. Especially now that Missy redeemed herself.
I like the explanation that the Doctor killed someone to protect the Master when they were kids and Death offered him the position as their champion and the Doctor told Death to make Master their champion instead.
@@alexsch2514 I think he was also talking about Adelaid's death, maybe deep down he feels like he meant for Adelaid to kill herself, and he hates that possibility.
"We must look like insects to you" "I think you look like giants" Says a lot about the 10th Doctor, there is no doubt that he is more intelligent and capable then they are, I believe the thing he admires most about human's is that they can find happiness in such a short lifespan. Whereas the Doctor has struggled with loneliness for centuries.
Bernard Cribbins and David Tennant made this scene so incredible by not trying to out do each other. I felt as I was sitting there in the company of giants.
"Sometimes I think a Time Lord lives too long." Then maybe an hour later he's angry at his own "death", because he "could do so much more". Really, Doctor! You're acting human!
It’s not the dramatic sci fi grandiose that keeps people coming back. It’s the small moments, the human moments that keep people coming back to rewatch episodes a decade old. A centuries old alien talking with an old man about their lives
fr, its why the Flux, you know, besides all the Chipnall writing. The Flux happens and then what? No one is watching this for the stakes, at least not they physical bits
We were blessed to have Wilfred be a part of Dr Who. So hard to believe he is gone, but he lives on forever in these scenes. What a beautiful soul he was. RIP Wilfred. You continue to inspire us all
What kills me is this is eerily similar to conversations I have had with my father. A pacifist and a man who served. We came to the same conclusion. Violence is never the right answer. But the sad truth of the world is sometimes violence is the only answer that will be understood.
Tennant's the best Doctor for sure, partly because he's a fantastic actor, partly because he was a Doctor Who fan long before scoring the role so he puts his best into it, but largely because he has the single best supporting character to back him up. Wilfred is a god damn treasure.
It makes me genuinely scared that we might never get a scene this well written, well acted and well scored like this again in the show. I seriously think its the perfect NewWho scene
Two of my absolute favourite scenes during the End of Time were Ten baring his soul to Wilf in the cafe and here on the salvage ship. Even though the events of 'The Waters of Mars' aren't directly mentioned and two years have passed, you can tell it's left a lot of scars on a Doctor that was always so full of hope and optimism. Beautifully written by Russell T. Davies, Tennant's departure was an event.
That may be what the writers had in mind in creating Wilfred Mott, but they started with just some old man who is seen in the background at least twice a year. Then they thought "Why is he there, Does he have a purpose?" Finally we get the scene where we discover he is Donna's grandfather, but then they surprise us with he is the one who "will knock four times"! Oh, no. Did I just accidentally make an in-joke (the one who)?
Hia range is what made David Tennant such an amazing Doctor. He had such talent at both the sombre and emotional, and the zany and funny. He could make you laugh one minute and cry the next. And this was an episode that made me cry more than once. I can only imagine what a state I was in by the time he said "I don't want to go" at the end. Wilfred was the best companion that never was too. Bernand was fantastic, surely drawing on his own experiences of war and losing friends to make this all the more heartbreaking a scene.
There truly needed to be more scenes of them together cause these two actors together should have won hundreds of awards for this kind of performances.
"We must look like insects to you". "I think you look like giants". I think the doctor recognizes, that in spite of man's frailty, and short lives, we all have so much potential, and we can achieve so much good in our short time here.
Something I think goes underappreciated about this scene is Wilf's reaction to the Doctor trying to obfuscate and avoid the option of killing the Master - "then don't you dare, sir. Don't you *dare* put him before them." It's not entirely explored until later in the show, but it's Wilf confronting the Doctor with their relativist morality, their tendency to put their friends (the Master being a bit of a skewed definition there but anyway) before others - Missy makes that exact point to the Doctor in 'The Lie of the Land,' that killing Bill is the safest and best option for saving the world, and that the Doctor is choosing not to take that option. In this scene and in 'The Lie of the Land,' the Doctor puts their friend's singular life before the lives of billions. And of course, Wilf is angry at that. Wilf's family, everyone he's ever loved or cared about or known, has been transformed into copies of the Master, and the Doctor is sitting there putting the Master's life before theirs. It's a brief refutation of that "but then I'd be the same as the Master" argument a lot of heroes make, and even Missy herself later points out that it would be a significant improvement on their own previous morality. And to be quite honest, from memory of the episode, I don't think the Doctor had a feasible plan until the Master revealed it was the Time Lords and the Doctor went all last resort nuclear option. So of course, Wilf is angry, and it makes sense for Wilf to be angry at that; he was a soldier, and as he sees it, it's the Doctor's duty to put humanity before himself and most definitely before the Master. Obviously one can argue about the ethics of that until the sun burns cold, but I do like that Wilf pushes back on it. Also in a way I see it as tying in with that thing in Capaldi's era of serving at humanity's pleasure - here, Wilf, as humanity, is giving the Doctor an order. Save humanity, even if it takes killing the Master. An order the Doctor refuses.
2:17 - 2:35 David, your Kilgrave is showing! xD I just came here after watching "Jessica Jones" and the references to Doctor Who are quite a few. My favourite being: "You're not ten anymore." I just could'nt stop laughing at that line, then i got sad because it's true. xP
Is he talking about his seventh incarnation when he's talking about "manipulating people into taking their own (lives)"? that seems to describe 7 pretty well.
Yea, it was the episode before and it probably haunts him for a while, but I think he travelled for about 6 years in between episodes. Remember everything he said he did?
RIP Bernard :( I always use to remember this scene so vividly when from when I was a kid up until now. Such an outstanding performance from Bernard, his character feels so real and genuine. When he's handing David Tennant the gun and telling him he doesnt want him to die just destroys my heart. I've never really felt such authenticity and raw emotion from any other actor like this. Thank you for making my childhood special, rest in peace buddy, you will be missed by so many 😔
Wilf is amazing. Here's a retired soldier with wartime experience compassionately weeping for the safety of his friend. The character is a better man than all the tough types that bottle it in with a fake stoic front.
Something I love about the "I think you look like giants" that nobody's really brought up, is it shows how he's changed. In Water on Mars, he says he "saved little people" compared to Adelaide which was a turning point of him realizing he went too far, this season finale was such a perfect send off for Ten.
I’m an emotionally cold man. I can’t remember the last time I cried ever. But you cannot deny getting choked up when Wilf pleads to doctor to not die and take the gun. Just perfect acting.
I wanted to come back to this scene again. It's been years since I saw the specials, or any doctor who again really. With Bernard's passing it was nice to relive such a powerful few minutes of acting. I'm crying even though I know how it ends. And I'm crying for the legend we lost today. God speed Wilf, I'd be proud if you were my Dad too x
You can tell they were trying to replicate this scene in the Series 12 finale with Graham and Yaz, but the writing or acting was nowhere near the range of these two! :)
'I've taken lives. And I got worse, I got clever. Manipulated people into taking their own.' the truth of 10 in one line. He was brilliant, but he had no answer for Davros. He takes ordinary people and turns them into his gun.
Two soldiers, both very old, very tired, and sad, so very sad. War makes a man deal with his own mortality, and to see those truly wonderful people, and putting themselves aside for those people to better the world.
This scene still gets me after so many years… I remember crying when this first air. This isn’t the usual scene of the Doctor and a human, this is a scene with two old soldiers who are tired of fighting, and it’s so well played. Ten’s era really turned dark in the end, and I loved it!
Everyones talking about all the quotes and that's great but we should mention "I'm not an innocent. I've taken lives. Then I got worse, I got clever. Manipulated people into taking their own." Really shows how much that scene with Davros in Journey's End impacted him, because he's obviously referring to his companions here. That quote really hits me.
I think it’s referring to “waters of mars” where the doctor saves someone who was supposed to die only for her to then commit suicide due to the doctors words
@@GP-rc3pt I think its actually refering to the 7th doctor, given that manipulation of the enemy was his signature trait, particularly the time he tricked the daleks into destroying skaro and convinced a dalek to self-destruct
As far as I've heard, everything Wilfred says in Dr Who regarding his time in the army is 100% what Bernard did, where he went and what he saw and felt. Bernard was in Palestine, he never killed a man and he was incredibly proud of that. Wilfred was in Palestine, the Time Lady stated that he never killed a man when he fought in the war, and Wilf's response was "don't say that like it's shameful!"
Wilf trying to be everyone the Doctor needs right now - a counsellor, a father figure, a protector, a challenge and a friend - and the way he just breaks at the end and is _begging_ him to save himself because he _can't let the Doctor die_ Everyone should have a friend like Wilf
"We must look like insects to you"
"I think you look like giants"
+ponytailsforlunch I think that's the most powerful line in this scene!
+ponytailsforlunch Wilfred is probably one of the only characters who actually thinks further about the long time span of the Doctor, acknowledging what the difference between humans and time lords actually means.
+Tobias Weischer its the benefits of an older companion. if you think about it a 22 year old vs. an 80+ year old, who is going to have the more insightful comments about a long life?
One of The Doctor's best and most powerful quote
Shows how much he values humans. Maybe that's why he spends so much of his time with them and with the Earth.
"Please don't die, you're the most wonderful man and I don't want you to die."
Sophie K too bad he unintentionally kills him...
@@finnhoffman fuck you, Wilfred
The statement that breaks me, every time.
Im crying its not ok
I don't know why but Everytime he says that line I tear up
"I'd be proud."
"Of what?"
"If you were my dad."
FUCKING HELL MY HEART.
😭😭😭😭😭
ten: I'd be proud
wilf: of what?
ten: if you were my dad
gets me everytime
I wish wilf was my dad
It always gets me cause my dad actually looked and acted quite a bit like Wilf.
And that little smile Ten does after
The way DT summons those suddenly-on-the-verge-of-tears emotions is just so amazing and feels so true. Like with "her name was Rose."
They had such a unique relationship unlike any other in the series, so much love between them like a real family. Bernard Cribbins is a wonderful actor.
I’ve been saying this for ages. Wilfred is, without any doubt, the BEST side-character in Doctor who. Ever.
Not an opinion, a fact
Couldn’t agree more
The goat
The one thing I hate is when The Doctor starts berating him for knocking, I understand he knows he’s gonna die but Wilf is just so sweet. You know he regrets it more than anyone
He could have easily had his own spin off series like Liz Sladen did.
Why did we love ten? Because he was so human, because he could scare us as much as he'd make us laugh, because he felt so real
i think all the doctors are good in their own way, you cant actively compare them, because while they are playing the same character, they all have distinct personalities, the only thing that is the same in all of them is that fury they have when they are angry, that is the moment that you realise all the doctors are the same man, the man who could easilly destroy the entire univesre if he wanted to
@@milkpigeon I can see your point. The characters around the two were very strong and enjoyable to watch. But without 9 and 10 being who they were, I still think it wouldn't be as strong. They were acted so well, and they, whether present or not, were the heart of the show. They were the reasons we kept coming back. And of course this is just my oppinion, but ten felt so real to me. His pain, his courage and anger. Ten is just my favorite so I'll always have a bias, haha
@@thegremlin9876 true! That's what made this show such a brilliant concept, and almost all the doctor's actors brought something incredible to the role
The tenth doctor was insane like when the doctor goes to her his reward at the end that proper got to me I’ve never watched anything where I’ve got emotional that many times
The best of ten was when we saw how alien he truly is like in the family of blood 2 parter
Wilf was one of the few companions that really valued and respected the doctor unconditionally
So true. He wasn't sucked in with the appeal of adventure or in awe of his badass abilities/intelligence, he respected him as a person.
Yes, he's the complete opposite of Clara.
One thing that always sold me on Tennant's Doctor was his admiration for human potential. We live a small fraction of their lifespans, but the Doctor always saw us as the better race. Survivors ready to embrace change.
except in what irritates and awes the doctor at the same time. Our humanity. To quote this video "a time lord lives too long". Tennant also heard about his spieces that they were "calmed to the point of indolence". Because we live so little we treasure every second. Of everything. Timelords have lost that sense of panic, of grief. The need to act, to seize oportunity, to defy time and destiny itself, even if it is futile.
I'm not sure we are his favourite race, but he sure admires us. And hates us for what that feeling makes us do
True the timelords may be better now but humans do live till the end of the universe. We don't know if the same is true for the timelords because of complications of the time war and the 50th anniversary. Maybe humans are the more intelligent and technologically advanced race by then. I also like the idea that humanity evolved into the timelords.
@Eric Miret You must be proud. 👍 A*
Eric Miret get a life nerd
And that’s why we Love You
"we must look like insects to you" "I think you look like giants" hits my hearts everytime
Chris Eller hits my hearts so hard i went through my 3rd regenerarion in the click of a finger
Bernard was actually in Palestine and that's how that little monologue came up, it was improvised by him and his own experience in the war
Wow I didn't know that
i'm not sure if it was improvised, but it was at his suggestion and based on his experiences, as was the part about having never killed a man
@Duke Cola it was the mandate for Palestine. it's not like he was protecting the country
@Duke Cola You can still do what needs to be done in the name of your country, but it doesn't mean you take pride in it. Doing your duty as a solider doesn't always mean doing what is right.
@@PandaAchievement That makes not killing anyone all the more admirable. In some words used here; I’d be proud.
Russell T. Davis said that Wilfred was the only human The Doctor saw as an equal in his eyes, and in this scene, you can perfectly see why.
They're both two old war vets and have the same capacity to love and the same abhorance of violence. talking about how they have to do the one thing they both never want to do to save themselves and everyone else.
“I’m 906.” Right there is the main reason why Ten was so afraid to Regenerate, it’s not because he knew his next face would be his final (he knew that was gonna happen eventually) it’s because this is undoubtedly the shortest life any of his faces have ever had, you gotta remember Nine was 900 years old when he Regenerated which means Ten only lived for 6 years, for a Timelord that must feel like 6 Minutes.
Kind of builds into how 10 was the most human, his life was barely a fraction of his others, but like a human, he lived half as long and twice as bright. As the doctor said, timelords live too long to the point where they reach a depressing level of clamness. 10 is my overall favorite doctor with (in my opinion) the most exciting adventures and moments, and themes like these solidify that.
I thought that the 900 was all the regenerations not just 9
@@wolves600 Well, it's in contention. General theory is that the Doctor lived to around 1012 by the time of the Eighth Doctor before he lost track and decided to start counting again from the beginning of his most recent regeneration. The Eighth Doctor lasted for several hundred year after that, War Doctor fought in the Time War which lasted for no less than 400 years in linear time but more likely lasted an incalculable amount of time and when we finally meet the Ninth Doctor he says offhandedly he's been travelling for 900 years. At that point, the Doctor's age is what he makes of it. We can assume when the Doctor says he's 900 years old, it's a rough estimation more than anything concrete. His real age is more likely closer to 2635 by the end of the 10th Doctor's life. At the moment, the Doctor is currently (by my estimation, ignoring the unknown incarnations and the time spent in the Confession Dial) 4235 years old altogether but I could easily be wrong and so is the Doctor.
@@wolves600I think you are correct bro. He is counting all of his regenerations
Nine was even shorter, given that he first saw his own ears when looking in a mirror at Rose's house.
“And... please don’t die... you’re the most wonderful man and I don’t want you to die”
Bernard Cribbins is a national treasure, he breaks my heart every time I watch this story.
May he RIP……
Rip Bernard. You made so many people's childhoods better and brighter.
The worst part is, several days before Bernard Cribbins passing, someone else on Doctor Who passed. So I googled Bernard to see if he is well....
@@ryutheslayer123 who else passed
@@Jodacro-it4zz Stewert bevan. He played Clifford Jones in the original series. At least I think that’s who they were talking about
It's even more heartbreaking because Wilfred is the reason 10 dies
Well, it's not like Wilfred KILLS him, it's because 10 wants to protect Wilfred.
Yeah, I know, that's what makes it so heartbreaking.Wilfred wanted 10 to live, but because 10 wanted to protect Wilfred, 10 died. I can't imagine how Wilfred must have felt.
Wilfred isnt the reason he regenerates, he also fell through glass at hundreds of feet.
+KoolAidMan Yes he is, the doctor was fine up until he had to soak in all that regeneration energy.
+Sam Harrison what regeneration?
Wilf was such an unassuming character when he first appeared, and The Doctor opens up to him like no one else throughout this finale, as if he's his dad. Still pulls my heartstrings even now.
“You’re the most wonderful man and I don’t want you to die” As if that line isn’t devastating enough🥺 Rest in peace Wilf 🫡🫡💖
2:30 anyone else ever notice how that references what Davros said about the doctor in Journey's end? the part where he says 'Doctor, the man who abhors violence, never carrying a gun, but the truth is Doctor you take ordinary people Doctor and you fashion them into weapons, just think Doctor, think, how many have died in your name.' Powerful scene.
Sam Harrison it is him finally realizing that davros told the truth
It also references a lot of the 7th Doctor's victories, including one over Davros, making him use the hand of Omega to destroy Skaro.
Davros was a sore loser. All those who "died in the Doctor's name" died ultimately because of someone else's actions or the choices they made.
I think he's moreover referring to Adelaide Brooke, who literally killed herself because of the Doctor's actions.
That's been one of the main parts of Ten, as the war doctor said he's "the man who regrets", also visible in how he is the only doctor who didn't have a single companion last a second season, then he spent 3 years wandering alone during his 3 years of just the Christmas specials
Wilfred offers The Doctor the gun 4 times...
Wow well spotted
He will knock four times. Damn that’s something else.
Your profile pic makes this comment so much better
Nicely noticed. If you look, Wilfred's house is number 11 as well. There's probably even more foreshadowing that hasn't been noticed. Russell T Davis did an amazing job with hidden details, his era will always be my favourite.
Get away
1:59 "The Master is gonna kill you."
"Yeah..."
"Then kill him first."
"And that's how the Master started."
I love that moment.
Did the First Doctor try to kill the first Master on Gallifrey, Luke Skywalker/Ben Solo-style, and that's what caused this whole mess? That would be so tragic and such an addition to their dual journeys. Especially now that Missy redeemed herself.
Rubber Pencil Studios I think he meant the master killing someone started the master
I like the explanation that the Doctor killed someone to protect the Master when they were kids and Death offered him the position as their champion and the Doctor told Death to make Master their champion instead.
Maxime Saindon a bully named Torvic threatened the master and the Doctor 🥼 has to kill him to save the master’s life.
@@maxredjasper55 that was in one of the books right it's been so long
3:37 hearing Wilf say that after Bernard Cribbins sadly passed away really hit home. RIP Legend.
There's so much chemistry between these two old geezers, I love it!!
"I've taken lives. I got worse. I got clever. Manipulated people into taking their own."
He, at least in part, talked about 7
@@alexsch2514 I think he was also talking about Adelaid's death, maybe deep down he feels like he meant for Adelaid to kill herself, and he hates that possibility.
“The truth is, Doctor, you take ordinary people and you fashion them into weapons.”
"We must look like insects to you"
"I think you look like giants"
Says a lot about the 10th Doctor, there is no doubt that he is more intelligent and capable then they are, I believe the thing he admires most about human's is that they can find happiness in such a short lifespan. Whereas the Doctor has struggled with loneliness for centuries.
As he once called them proudly when he found them still surviving at the end of the universe: "Indomitable!"
God damn, that is some amazing acting! Both of them are so good in this scene!
Bernard Cribbins is one of the most amazing actors in Doctor Who in my opinion and David is my favourite actor
Bernard Cribbins and David Tennant made this scene so incredible by not trying to out do each other. I felt as I was sitting there in the company of giants.
They are always.
"Sometimes I think a Time Lord lives too long." Then maybe an hour later he's angry at his own "death", because he "could do so much more". Really, Doctor! You're acting human!
He only got to live 7 years. I can't really blame him, honestly.
Nah David Tennant is the man who regrets whilst Matt Smith is the man you forgets.
He did then go on to say "I've lived too long"
UltimateKyuubiFox how long was between the waters of mars and the end of time?
tenhirankei The Doctor probably has bipolar, can't say I blame him.
I’ve gotten to the point I no longer cry watching Doomsday… I’ve seen it so many times. This, however… this never gets any easier.
It’s not the dramatic sci fi grandiose that keeps people coming back. It’s the small moments, the human moments that keep people coming back to rewatch episodes a decade old. A centuries old alien talking with an old man about their lives
fr, its why the Flux, you know, besides all the Chipnall writing. The Flux happens and then what? No one is watching this for the stakes, at least not they physical bits
And here we have one of my favourite interactions from the Russell T Davies era.
We were blessed to have Wilfred be a part of Dr Who. So hard to believe he is gone, but he lives on forever in these scenes. What a beautiful soul he was. RIP Wilfred. You continue to inspire us all
"I think you look like giants..."
That's my absolute favorite line from 10.
All the scenes with Bernard and David are absolute gold. These 2 actors really made magic together.
Bernard Cribbins is a legend! X
It's so sad then when he ends up fulfilling the prophecy by knocking four times
he was blundering useless idjit ; too bad he didnt go sooner
saemus hailstorm says the one who cant even spell idiot right
What kills me is this is eerily similar to conversations I have had with my father. A pacifist and a man who served. We came to the same conclusion. Violence is never the right answer. But the sad truth of the world is sometimes violence is the only answer that will be understood.
Tennant's the best Doctor for sure, partly because he's a fantastic actor, partly because he was a Doctor Who fan long before scoring the role so he puts his best into it, but largely because he has the single best supporting character to back him up. Wilfred is a god damn treasure.
Is it any coincidence that Wilfred offers the gun 4 times... maybe I'm over thinking it here lol
WHOA. You, Sir are a legend and a genius
Best Easter egg ever
Chris Tilghman Never ignore a coincidence, unless you're busy, in which case always ignore a coincidence!
Chris Tilghman I don't get it? What does it mean?
Chris Tilghman oh wait, no no I get it lol
Wilfred, her can make you laugh, smile, and he can definitely make you cry.
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It makes me genuinely scared that we might never get a scene this well written, well acted and well scored like this again in the show. I seriously think its the perfect NewWho scene
Two of my absolute favourite scenes during the End of Time were Ten baring his soul to Wilf in the cafe and here on the salvage ship. Even though the events of 'The Waters of Mars' aren't directly mentioned and two years have passed, you can tell it's left a lot of scars on a Doctor that was always so full of hope and optimism. Beautifully written by Russell T. Davies, Tennant's departure was an event.
Mott is my favorite human character! He reminds me of my grandfather
Tennant will forever be my favorite doctor
That may be what the writers had in mind in creating Wilfred Mott, but they started with just some old man who is seen in the background at least twice a year. Then they thought "Why is he there, Does he have a purpose?" Finally we get the scene where we discover he is Donna's grandfather, but then they surprise us with he is the one who "will knock four times"! Oh, no. Did I just accidentally make an in-joke (the one who)?
+tenhirankei i wish we'd had more episodes with wilfred as a companion he was brilliant in the show, the perfect mix of serious, emotional and comedy
Hia range is what made David Tennant such an amazing Doctor. He had such talent at both the sombre and emotional, and the zany and funny. He could make you laugh one minute and cry the next.
And this was an episode that made me cry more than once. I can only imagine what a state I was in by the time he said "I don't want to go" at the end.
Wilfred was the best companion that never was too. Bernand was fantastic, surely drawing on his own experiences of war and losing friends to make this all the more heartbreaking a scene.
There truly needed to be more scenes of them together cause these two actors together should have won hundreds of awards for this kind of performances.
"I'd be proud." "Of what?" "If you were my dad."
One of my favorite moments on Doctor Who.
"We must look like insects to you".
"I think you look like giants".
I think the doctor recognizes, that in spite of man's frailty, and short lives, we all have so much potential, and we can achieve so much good in our short time here.
Something I think goes underappreciated about this scene is Wilf's reaction to the Doctor trying to obfuscate and avoid the option of killing the Master - "then don't you dare, sir. Don't you *dare* put him before them." It's not entirely explored until later in the show, but it's Wilf confronting the Doctor with their relativist morality, their tendency to put their friends (the Master being a bit of a skewed definition there but anyway) before others - Missy makes that exact point to the Doctor in 'The Lie of the Land,' that killing Bill is the safest and best option for saving the world, and that the Doctor is choosing not to take that option. In this scene and in 'The Lie of the Land,' the Doctor puts their friend's singular life before the lives of billions.
And of course, Wilf is angry at that. Wilf's family, everyone he's ever loved or cared about or known, has been transformed into copies of the Master, and the Doctor is sitting there putting the Master's life before theirs. It's a brief refutation of that "but then I'd be the same as the Master" argument a lot of heroes make, and even Missy herself later points out that it would be a significant improvement on their own previous morality. And to be quite honest, from memory of the episode, I don't think the Doctor had a feasible plan until the Master revealed it was the Time Lords and the Doctor went all last resort nuclear option. So of course, Wilf is angry, and it makes sense for Wilf to be angry at that; he was a soldier, and as he sees it, it's the Doctor's duty to put humanity before himself and most definitely before the Master.
Obviously one can argue about the ethics of that until the sun burns cold, but I do like that Wilf pushes back on it.
Also in a way I see it as tying in with that thing in Capaldi's era of serving at humanity's pleasure - here, Wilf, as humanity, is giving the Doctor an order. Save humanity, even if it takes killing the Master. An order the Doctor refuses.
2:17 - 2:35 David, your Kilgrave is showing! xD
I just came here after watching "Jessica Jones" and the references to Doctor Who are quite a few. My favourite being: "You're not ten anymore." I just could'nt stop laughing at that line, then i got sad because it's true. xP
God the writing was so good back then. The Eccleston and Tennat era of Doctor Who was really a Golden Age
Is he talking about his seventh incarnation when he's talking about "manipulating people into taking their own (lives)"? that seems to describe 7 pretty well.
I think he's talking about the waters of Mars where he makes the woman commit suicide at the end because that episode was the one before this one
+gary louk it was Cpt Adlaine Brooke for the record (think I spelt that right)
I actually think he was referring to the Time War
No. He meant brook because it was the episode before and he still hasn't gotten over what he did.
Yea, it was the episode before and it probably haunts him for a while, but I think he travelled for about 6 years in between episodes. Remember everything he said he did?
This is one of my favourite scenes, the way the Doctor’s switches on learning it’s the timelords returning gives me chills everytime
RIP Bernard :( I always use to remember this scene so vividly when from when I was a kid up until now. Such an outstanding performance from Bernard, his character feels so real and genuine. When he's handing David Tennant the gun and telling him he doesnt want him to die just destroys my heart. I've never really felt such authenticity and raw emotion from any other actor like this. Thank you for making my childhood special, rest in peace buddy, you will be missed by so many 😔
RIP Bernard Cribbins. He absolutely was amazing in this scene
The Doctor telling Wilf, “I’d be proud. If you were my dad.”
It will never fail to make me tear up.
2:32 The Doctor's remembering his Kilgrave period.
Can you imagine if these two had an entire season together? It would be so good.
This is literally one of the most beautiful scenes ever Written and Directed.
Wilf was a companion for a short time, but he was one of the most impactful
This scene had a lot of heart in it. I'm not sure the series has ever had a scene like this again.
This part always makes me tear up to the point of almost crying. Bernard Cribbins is one of the most amazing actors in Doctor Who
'Please don't die. You're the most wonderful man and I don't want you to die.' RIP Bernard.
Wilf is amazing. Here's a retired soldier with wartime experience compassionately weeping for the safety of his friend. The character is a better man than all the tough types that bottle it in with a fake stoic front.
RIP Bernard Cribbins, your brilliance will be missed.
Something I love about the "I think you look like giants" that nobody's really brought up, is it shows how he's changed.
In Water on Mars, he says he "saved little people" compared to Adelaide which was a turning point of him realizing he went too far, this season finale was such a perfect send off for Ten.
He’s like a child begging their grandparent not to go, to have one more day with them...and it breaks my heart
I’m an emotionally cold man. I can’t remember the last time I cried ever. But you cannot deny getting choked up when Wilf pleads to doctor to not die and take the gun. Just perfect acting.
It's a testament to the relationship between Wilf and The Doctor that Wilf still calls him "Sir" even when telling him off
I'm crying so hard watching this today. R.I.P Bernard Cribbins, you will be missed
I wanted to come back to this scene again. It's been years since I saw the specials, or any doctor who again really. With Bernard's passing it was nice to relive such a powerful few minutes of acting. I'm crying even though I know how it ends. And I'm crying for the legend we lost today. God speed Wilf, I'd be proud if you were my Dad too x
"The world gone mad", best way to describe war, countless lives lost and in the end no one really wins, all that matters is whoevers left.
You can tell they were trying to replicate this scene in the Series 12 finale with Graham and Yaz, but the writing or acting was nowhere near the range of these two! :)
And there was no emotional connection like we have with Wilfred.
They tend to do that nowadays.
Good film used to rely on good writing.
Good film now relies on good, old film.
im sad when an old man cries
One of the most amazing scenes in all of Doctor Who. THIS is who the Doctor is. We will miss you, Wilf....
Any moment between Wilfred and the Doctor is just beautiful. Each and every one.
Just heard that Bernard has passed away. I had to revisit this amazing performance.
This scene is WAYYYY harder to watch now after hearing the devastating news 💔
Crying a little harder watching this clip today
Rest in peace Bernard, thank you for everything
All he had was one adventure with the doctor and he became the most loved companion ever.
Bernard and Tennant really brought peak acting to the Dr Who series, didn't they.
'I've taken lives. And I got worse, I got clever. Manipulated people into taking their own.' the truth of 10 in one line. He was brilliant, but he had no answer for Davros. He takes ordinary people and turns them into his gun.
Wilfred is one of the best DW characters ever. When he wasn’t making you laugh or smile, he was breaking your heart with his selflessness.
GODS, THE WRITING WAS STRONG THEN
I’m glad the 14th Doctor gets to enjoy that face a bit longer
We needed more of Wilf, such an awesome character but such little screen time
"Never"
*hears Time Lords are coming*
"Give me that shit"
The song name for this scene is “A lot of life behind us” and I think that just sums up this conversation so well
Two soldiers, both very old, very tired, and sad, so very sad. War makes a man deal with his own mortality, and to see those truly wonderful people, and putting themselves aside for those people to better the world.
we as a community dont even need to analyze this scene, it brought us all to tears. i miss this era truely
RIP Bernard. Thank you.
Rest in peace Bernard Cribbins
"I would be proud, if you were my dad."
"You're the most wonderful man and I don't want you to die."
"I think you look like giants." ....10 says that with so much respect and dignity and absolutely no sense of irony or humor intended. This was an era!
This scene still gets me after so many years… I remember crying when this first air. This isn’t the usual scene of the Doctor and a human, this is a scene with two old soldiers who are tired of fighting, and it’s so well played. Ten’s era really turned dark in the end, and I loved it!
Everyones talking about all the quotes and that's great but we should mention "I'm not an innocent. I've taken lives. Then I got worse, I got clever. Manipulated people into taking their own."
Really shows how much that scene with Davros in Journey's End impacted him, because he's obviously referring to his companions here.
That quote really hits me.
I think it’s referring to “waters of mars” where the doctor saves someone who was supposed to die only for her to then commit suicide due to the doctors words
@@GP-rc3pt I think its actually refering to the 7th doctor, given that manipulation of the enemy was his signature trait, particularly the time he tricked the daleks into destroying skaro and convinced a dalek to self-destruct
Rip. Thank you so much for the memories. ❤️
John Simm and David Tennant used to ask Bernard to do the voices of the Wombles on set
And he always did. He was always happy to
There is never going to be a Doctor Who episode better than End of Tine, never ever. This episode will always remain my favourite.
If the doctor was made to be half human then I think most of the fanbase would be happy if it turned out Wilf was the father...
The doctor is said to be half human In the movie but everyone ignores that fact
@@brendanfitzsimmons4367 People don't ignore it. His head was fried after regeneration.
@@bobbywog The Master also says he's half human. People ignore it.
@@cameroncaws8506 when was this?
@@bobbywog In the TV Movie. They both say it.
As far as I've heard, everything Wilfred says in Dr Who regarding his time in the army is 100% what Bernard did, where he went and what he saw and felt. Bernard was in Palestine, he never killed a man and he was incredibly proud of that. Wilfred was in Palestine, the Time Lady stated that he never killed a man when he fought in the war, and Wilf's response was "don't say that like it's shameful!"
906 + the years he lost track of
Heh, Helix.... How the fuck did I find you here?
The chemistry between Bernard Cribbins and David Tennant was extraordinary! Loved those scenes!
Wilf trying to be everyone the Doctor needs right now - a counsellor, a father figure, a protector, a challenge and a friend - and the way he just breaks at the end and is _begging_ him to save himself because he _can't let the Doctor die_
Everyone should have a friend like Wilf