There's something very human about this scene, it sort of steps back from the alien threat and just has a nice moment between The Doctor and Amy where they have to accept that eventually you may have to walk a different path from your best friend, which is incredibly relatable.
Because no one really cares for Clara, she never built up a real relationship with the doctor. With 11 and Amy you could tell they really were best friends. When Amy left I was sad, when Clara left I could have cared less lol
I know that this episode was filmed after Angels and that was probably the reason that Matt had a lot of emotions on his face and it resonates with me but I wonder if, I. his timeline, he saw their end and came back after the Angels Take Manhattan. just to have more time with his family. The Ponds... together or not at all
Theres a theory out there somewhere that series 7a is actually in reverse from the doctors POV (or at least it doesnt take place entirely in the order we see it in)
I would love this theory, but I'm fairly sure that it would have interfered with the timelines in some way, and given how fractured they already were after Manhattan, I'm not so sure it would have been at all safe. Again I may be wrong, but I also think that in Amy creating fixed time with her death, I wonder if it may have fixed the rest of her timeline too, same as when she said in the angels take Manhattan to go and see little Amelia and tell her everything they're going to do together, I questioned that for the same reason. It's a lovely theory though, and I believe that if that were the case, it would explain a lot of the doctor's emotion from the shows point of view, because as it stands, although in power of three, Matt knows, obviously the doctor himself doesn't. I would love if in some way shape and form, 11, Amy and Rory were somehow able to come back, but I imagine they all would probably want to leave their characters the way they were as some reunions don't age well lol.
This speech feels much more poignant when you consider this was his last life. Wanting to see as much of the universe itself before he flares and fades.
or when you consider that this happens after amy and rory died. he travelled back and spent time with them because he knew they would be gone forever...
@@dozza5545 It was still the last of that regeneration cycle. The Master explicitly states the Time Lords forced the Doctor back into childhood with a set of 13 lives.
I thought "The Power Of Three" was just an okay episode, but with many of Moffat's stories there are little gem scenes within. This is one of those, and it's one of my favorites .....
Marcus Hicks recently rewatched it and I agree. They rush the Chakri - who are implied to be this legendary huge world ending threat - when they could have revealed who they were at the end of the episode and have the cubes release some toxic gas instead of an electric pulse as the stinger at the end of the episode. Then have the resolution at the end of it all as the doctor sending the antidotal gas to earth in more cubes or something. If they'd done this, then the Chakri could have ended up being a returning villain with serious threat.
"There were times, there were years when I couldn't live without you..." Aww, Amy, why do you hit me right in the feels ?? This is why Amy and Rory are my favorite companions after Rose Tyler. I love these two ... They have such good chemistry and their trust and understanding of each other is complete. You can just see it, the way he looks at her at the end, and the way they just sit there, his head against hers, just enjoying each other ... This is my favorite scene hands down in this episode .. Doctor Who has taught me that everyone, whether they are "good" or "evil" can always find some way to let love into their heart if they allow it ... That's what I take away from this anyway ...
Probably my favourite scene ever between the 11th Doctor and Amy, It gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. It’s simply beautiful and powerful at the same time not to mention the music in the background just caps it off perfectly. He really does feel a close different connection to both Amy and Rory that he never had with his previous companions and also as he said she was the 1st this version saw, They’re both happily married and they both love the doctor too but in a special friendship bond this his way of trying to let go of them gently without hurting them physically or emotionally he’s learnt from his past mistakes and knows now when to let go of his companions as he’s previously said “You can spend the rest of your life with me, but I can’t with you I have to live on” unfortunately couldn’t change what fate comes to them in the next episode probably due to a fixed point in time that’s the burden of the Time Lords I guess. The only let down for me was the ending it was way too short and over in a flash and such a shame as the episode was a nice unexpected build up with the mysterious black cubes it should’ve been a 2 parter rather than cram it all into one episode.
Reminds me of a line from Spider-Man Blue. "It's about remembering someone who was so important to me I was going to spend the rest of my life with her. I didn't know that meant she would only get to spend the rest of her life with me."
I know others have mentioned it in the comments below, but I really love the fan theory that this is the Doctor visiting the Ponds after he's been through The Angels take Manhattan. Especially the part of the scene at 2:00 seems to back up that idea (or it's just the saddest version of foreshadowing ever, but I'd still rather go with the fan theory).
Doctor "you know I once drained this place completely" Amy "seriously' Doctor "wasn't my fault the earth just happened to be built around a Racnoss ship" Amy "Racnoss?" Doctor "Big, red, evil, hungry, teleporting, extinct, space spider thing"
"Because you were the first, the first face this face saw. You are seared onto my hearts " The same thing I told my sisters because that line fit perfectly 😊
Remember when this show was amazing? When even in a milder episode like this you had incredible moments like this that mattered. Gosh I hope the new era of this show rejuvenates it to this level again.
@@joseignacioreallozano348 And honesty up until the last act it's one of the best episodes of series 7, and the problems with it are more due to actor issues than anything. I'm not a Chibnall fan generally, but it's wrong to think he's incapable of ever writing good, poignant Who.
@@MrZAP17 I never said so, I really liked that episode. I often rewatch it. I loved Torchwood and I loved Broadchurch. Chibnall has done a lot of good stuff. He was just not that good on his run
@@MrZAP17 oh, it does, and it shouldn't. We should be able to tell apart one from the other. His latest work on doctor who doesn't erase all the good work he's done prior
"I'm not running away from things, I'm running to them. Before they flare, and fade forever. It's alright." Exactly how your to treat life, run to them, before they are gone. :)
Lucy Camacho Well no, it takes place after Angels for the Doctor and before it for Amy and Rory. Also the Doctor mentions Henry the Eighth in the third episode so it seems like it goes 1, 2, 5 then 3 takes place during their trip away in 4. That’s how I see it at least.
Man! This scene was sad. Amy telling The Doctor that herself and Rory are considering leaving The Doctor and the fact that The Doctor was soon going to lose them when they go to Manhattan.
Part of the reason that the first doctor stole the Tardis was because he was so curious and wanted to see EVERYTHING. The Doctor wants to meet every species and see every civilisation. We see about 0.1% of all his adventures and mundane travels.
It’s a shame chibnall couldn’t write his others episodes as good as this. I always thought his writing had a nice realistic socialising feeling and could have been great for Jodie’s era
***** Really? Because I think the opposite, in Series 8 was Danny Pink, and in Series 9 they could hardly share an episode together as they were always separated most. Capaldi shared more chemistry with Osgood, and Coleman with Ashildr.
Upon reflecting on all of New Who, I still think 11-Amy-Rory were the best Doctor/Companion team. True friends. 11 & Amy's chemistry is unmatched without making it a romance (10/Rose, 12/Clara, 13/Yaz). Instead of someone who argues with the Doctor all the time or blindly follows them, 11/Amy struck the perfect balance. It helps that whenever Amy wasn't able to stand up to the Doctor, Rory and River were there to do so. The dynamics were so on-point. No matter which writer took over the show, it'd be difficult to capture the perfect balance this Tardis team struck.
I've got a conspiricy theory that Moffat wrote this scene, we know that he would go and write and "fix" a lot of scripts according to Peter Capaldi as well the fact that the first face thing comes back later on in another Moffat momment as well as the fact that it just fits in the series arc, it works really well outside of the context of the episode
@@vworpin9945 Yeah, I'd believe that. Chibnall is incapable of writing anything that is decent. I absolutely despise everything about Doctor Who season 11 and 12. It is a criminal disgrace what has transpired of this once amazing show and it just feels like a spit in the face to the legacy of Doctor Who.
Chibnall is good at doing the human bits, but the actors in series 11 and 12 are bad at delivering the lines. Moffat couldn’t do the human bits but he could do the plot most of the time and the actors were good at delivering the lines. Chibnall can do the human bits but not the plot. Moffat could do the monsters, chibnall can’t, RTD could do all three I hate how nobody’s been able to balance the three elements since RTD left Take Chibnalls dialogue, Moffat and RTD era acting and Moffat monsters. Put them together you’ve got a great show again. At present however it’s just crappy acting, mediocre stories and one note villains
There's something very human about this scene, it sort of steps back from the alien threat and just has a nice moment between The Doctor and Amy where they have to accept that eventually you may have to walk a different path from your best friend, which is incredibly relatable.
Here's to hoping. I love, love this scene!
@Akmal Ahmad hahahahaha
@Akmal Ahmad hoho hehe
This scene is powerful and makes you think it's true that life is short and there is so much to see and do that eventually we all will fade away.
this is still one of my favourite scenes in DW
1:45 "because you were the first, the first face this face saw." That's was part of his regeneration speech I'm crying now
2:00 "I'm running to you and Rory before you fade away from me..." And our hearts break, along with his.
Speeches like this remind me why I loved Matt as the doctor. I really love these 2 together m
CRAG why do you have to bash Clara in a comment section that is in no way about her?
Because no one really cares for Clara, she never built up a real relationship with the doctor. With 11 and Amy you could tell they really were best friends. When Amy left I was sad, when Clara left I could have cared less lol
Philip Tucker Yes. But Clara And 12 have a relationship too.
I Like Clara, but still i Miss Amy And Rory.
Philip Tucker umm actually I love Clara sm and I think she’s really better with the 12th doctor they really did good
"The first face this face saw" aww the memories.
I know that this episode was filmed after Angels and that was probably the reason that Matt had a lot of emotions on his face and it resonates with me but I wonder if, I. his timeline, he saw their end and came back after the Angels Take Manhattan. just to have more time with his family. The Ponds... together or not at all
misslegacyatheart I Like to think that too.
Theres a theory out there somewhere that series 7a is actually in reverse from the doctors POV (or at least it doesnt take place entirely in the order we see it in)
I would love this theory, but I'm fairly sure that it would have interfered with the timelines in some way, and given how fractured they already were after Manhattan, I'm not so sure it would have been at all safe. Again I may be wrong, but I also think that in Amy creating fixed time with her death, I wonder if it may have fixed the rest of her timeline too, same as when she said in the angels take Manhattan to go and see little Amelia and tell her everything they're going to do together, I questioned that for the same reason. It's a lovely theory though, and I believe that if that were the case, it would explain a lot of the doctor's emotion from the shows point of view, because as it stands, although in power of three, Matt knows, obviously the doctor himself doesn't. I would love if in some way shape and form, 11, Amy and Rory were somehow able to come back, but I imagine they all would probably want to leave their characters the way they were as some reunions don't age well lol.
Amy and the Doctor's last heart-to-heart chat; in some ways this was the start of their goodbye.
After watching Angels Take Manhattan, you can't not hear that song, and it makes this conversation mean so much more.
This speech feels much more poignant when you consider this was his last life. Wanting to see as much of the universe itself before he flares and fades.
or when you consider that this happens after amy and rory died. he travelled back and spent time with them because he knew they would be gone forever...
So much for last life… god I hate series 12
@@dozza5545 it never happened it was just a horrible nightmare
@@dozza5545 bruh that was changed in time of the doctor. Stop blaming random crap on timeless child lol
@@dozza5545 It was still the last of that regeneration cycle. The Master explicitly states the Time Lords forced the Doctor back into childhood with a set of 13 lives.
I thought "The Power Of Three" was just an okay episode, but with many of Moffat's stories there are little gem scenes within. This is one of those, and it's one of my favorites .....
This episode was only "OK" because they insisted in doing it in one episode. Would have been fantastic as a two parter IMHO.
Marcus Hicks recently rewatched it and I agree. They rush the Chakri - who are implied to be this legendary huge world ending threat - when they could have revealed who they were at the end of the episode and have the cubes release some toxic gas instead of an electric pulse as the stinger at the end of the episode. Then have the resolution at the end of it all as the doctor sending the antidotal gas to earth in more cubes or something. If they'd done this, then the Chakri could have ended up being a returning villain with serious threat.
@@0saintclark0 This episode was made during a writer’s strike.
actually chibnall wrote this episode, surprisingly good scene for him
chibnall wrote this, i wonder where his talent went
I've never noticed before, they play amy and rorys death theme, "together or not at all" during this speech.
"There were times, there were years when I couldn't live without you..." Aww, Amy, why do you hit me right in the feels ?? This is why Amy and Rory are my favorite companions after Rose Tyler. I love these two ... They have such good chemistry and their trust and understanding of each other is complete. You can just see it, the way he looks at her at the end, and the way they just sit there, his head against hers, just enjoying each other ... This is my favorite scene hands down in this episode .. Doctor Who has taught me that everyone, whether they are "good" or "evil" can always find some way to let love into their heart if they allow it ... That's what I take away from this anyway ...
Jillian Marsoobian Me too. After Rose, Amy And Rory are my best.
This is probably my favourite Doctor-Amy scene
Probably my favourite scene ever between the 11th Doctor and Amy, It gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. It’s simply beautiful and powerful at the same time not to mention the music in the background just caps it off perfectly.
He really does feel a close different connection to both Amy and Rory that he never had with his previous companions and also as he said she was the 1st this version saw, They’re both happily married and they both love the doctor too but in a special friendship bond this his way of trying to let go of them gently without hurting them physically or emotionally he’s learnt from his past mistakes and knows now when to let go of his companions as he’s previously said “You can spend the rest of your life with me, but I can’t with you I have to live on” unfortunately couldn’t change what fate comes to them in the next episode probably due to a fixed point in time that’s the burden of the Time Lords I guess.
The only let down for me was the ending it was way too short and over in a flash and such a shame as the episode was a nice unexpected build up with the mysterious black cubes it should’ve been a 2 parter rather than cram it all into one episode.
Reminds me of a line from Spider-Man Blue. "It's about remembering someone who was so important to me I was going to spend the rest of my life with her. I didn't know that meant she would only get to spend the rest of her life with me."
I know others have mentioned it in the comments below, but I really love the fan theory that this is the Doctor visiting the Ponds after he's been through The Angels take Manhattan. Especially the part of the scene at 2:00 seems to back up that idea (or it's just the saddest version of foreshadowing ever, but I'd still rather go with the fan theory).
Doctor "you know I once drained this place completely"
Amy "seriously'
Doctor "wasn't my fault the earth just happened to be built around a Racnoss ship"
Amy "Racnoss?"
Doctor "Big, red, evil, hungry, teleporting, extinct, space spider thing"
aww remember racnoss? back when the doctor was a stoic bad ass.
He always will be
@@adama9300 STILL IS! XD
@@fidelio6311 *cry baby
"Because you were the first, the first face this face saw. You are seared onto my hearts "
The same thing I told my sisters because that line fit perfectly 😊
Remember when this show was amazing? When even in a milder episode like this you had incredible moments like this that mattered.
Gosh I hope the new era of this show rejuvenates it to this level again.
Agred with u buuut funny stuff... This is a Chibnall episode as well 😂😂😂
@@joseignacioreallozano348 And honesty up until the last act it's one of the best episodes of series 7, and the problems with it are more due to actor issues than anything. I'm not a Chibnall fan generally, but it's wrong to think he's incapable of ever writing good, poignant Who.
@@MrZAP17 I never said so, I really liked that episode. I often rewatch it. I loved Torchwood and I loved Broadchurch. Chibnall has done a lot of good stuff. He was just not that good on his run
@@joseignacioreallozano348 Oh I wasn't saying you were saying that, just that that kind of thing does get stated in the fandom.
@@MrZAP17 oh, it does, and it shouldn't. We should be able to tell apart one from the other. His latest work on doctor who doesn't erase all the good work he's done prior
"The first face, this face saw" same word during his regeneration that make me cry because of the memory of the regeneration speech😭😭
Bye bye Ponds
You were one of the best, maybe THE best.
This may not be the best episode of season 7 story wise but in terms of character development and moments like this, it's fantastic.
Who said it wasn’t? I’ve seen nothing but good reviews from this episode
This is my favorite scene in this episode. The delivery of the speech is just... masterful. And holy crap, Matt Smith, BREATHE.
"I'm not running away from things, I'm running to them. Before they flare, and fade forever. It's alright." Exactly how your to treat life, run to them, before they are gone.
:)
except when you have a time machine(and a stupidly long life)
I love the little scenes like this more than anything
I heard a really good theory once that states this takes place AFTER the events of The Angels take Manhattan, and this is the doctor saying goodbye.
Lucy Hartwell then technically it would take place BEFORE since the doctor would be visiting them before they die in The Angels Take Manhattan
Lucy Camacho Well no, it takes place after Angels for the Doctor and before it for Amy and Rory.
Also the Doctor mentions Henry the Eighth in the third episode so it seems like it goes 1, 2, 5 then 3 takes place during their trip away in 4. That’s how I see it at least.
"You're sealed onto my hearts." 💞🥺
The way the doctor looks at her 😍💕
What a wonderful moment between The Raggedy Doctor and The Girl Who Waited.
Man! This scene was sad. Amy telling The Doctor that herself and Rory are considering leaving The Doctor and the fact that The Doctor was soon going to lose them when they go to Manhattan.
this really shows the old man in the doctor
Part of the reason that the first doctor stole the Tardis was because he was so curious and wanted to see EVERYTHING.
The Doctor wants to meet every species and see every civilisation. We see about 0.1% of all his adventures and mundane travels.
It’s a shame chibnall couldn’t write his others episodes as good as this. I always thought his writing had a nice realistic socialising feeling and could have been great for Jodie’s era
The most criminal thing in tv history is that they decided to stay with him and then die then next episode
Matt: "Before they flare and fade forever"
Me: YOU'VE GOT A TIME MACHINE...GO BACK AND SEE IT!! XD
1938 New York is a perfect example of why he can't.
Max Levine and yet he manages to cobble up some weird gimmick at the start of The Return of Doctor Mysterio so that he can be in New York
@@HazarTulum New York in 1938.
@@HazarTulumTo be fair that required a one of a kind crystal he lost shortly after
I miss the chemistry and true friendship between companion and Doctor, I can not imagine something like this between Capaldi and Coleman.
*****
Really? Because I think the opposite, in Series 8 was Danny Pink, and in Series 9 they could hardly share an episode together as they were always separated most. Capaldi shared more chemistry with Osgood, and Coleman with Ashildr.
Upon reflecting on all of New Who, I still think 11-Amy-Rory were the best Doctor/Companion team. True friends. 11 & Amy's chemistry is unmatched without making it a romance (10/Rose, 12/Clara, 13/Yaz). Instead of someone who argues with the Doctor all the time or blindly follows them, 11/Amy struck the perfect balance. It helps that whenever Amy wasn't able to stand up to the Doctor, Rory and River were there to do so. The dynamics were so on-point. No matter which writer took over the show, it'd be difficult to capture the perfect balance this Tardis team struck.
Can’t believe it’s the same Chibnall who wrote this episode
Amy and Rory died the next episode. Damn you Moffat
i'm pretty sure i have had clinical depression since this scene aired
Chibnall wrote this episode and if this speech sums up how he sees the show, then I think we'll be in for a treat
Ryan Thomas apart from some of the other problems.
Jesus Christ what happened
Well, so much for that
I've got a conspiricy theory that Moffat wrote this scene, we know that he would go and write and "fix" a lot of scripts according to Peter Capaldi as well the fact that the first face thing comes back later on in another Moffat momment as well as the fact that it just fits in the series arc, it works really well outside of the context of the episode
@@vworpin9945 Yeah, I'd believe that. Chibnall is incapable of writing anything that is decent. I absolutely despise everything about Doctor Who season 11 and 12. It is a criminal disgrace what has transpired of this once amazing show and it just feels like a spit in the face to the legacy of Doctor Who.
He just had to go back for one more adventure,although I guess I can blame that on River
I loved their chats
Best scene in 11th doctor
I physically cannot believe this came from an episode written by Chris Chibnall
Damn it Chibnell! Why couldn't you have replicated this at all during Thirteen's run!
Hey this episode has my yearbook quote
Can’t believe Chibs actually wrote something this good
What's the theme in the background called?
"Together or Not At All", iirc, lemme double check that for you
Chris Chibnall really wrote this masterpiece of a scene and then gave us 3 underwhelming seasons.
Broadchurch is also really good, no idea how he fumbled that bad.
This reminds me so much of Sherlock and John
How anyone can compare this to current day Who and say it's still good is beyond me.
Does she say “Matt” at 0:38 ?
She said “life.”
"but" not "matt"
OMG So cute😂
What episode and season is this again??
"The Power Of Three" from Series 7.
I hate it when she and Rory died
Isn't this the angels take Manhattan
+WHO Says? nope
Nah the episode right before that
+Matthew Gallagher oh yes
The song in the background is "Together or not at all" which is most memorable for the the scene in "Angels take Manhattan." =)
Chibnall is good at doing the human bits, but the actors in series 11 and 12 are bad at delivering the lines. Moffat couldn’t do the human bits but he could do the plot most of the time and the actors were good at delivering the lines. Chibnall can do the human bits but not the plot. Moffat could do the monsters, chibnall can’t, RTD could do all three
I hate how nobody’s been able to balance the three elements since RTD left
Take Chibnalls dialogue, Moffat and RTD era acting and Moffat monsters. Put them together you’ve got a great show again.
At present however it’s just crappy acting, mediocre stories and one note villains
idc what anyone says, i still ship these two
How did Chibnall write this lol, this is actually good.
What the fuck is wromg with u bbc smarten up candians charish this!!! Mark or not let go