![]() In essence, the Twelfth Doctor's final speech is more than just a cool monologue, or even a goodbye: It's a sneak peek into the character's future. kind, and friendly Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker). It just so happens that the advice ends up being a pretty accurate description of its intended recipient, the brave. After all, he himself instinctively chose the face of a former acquintance, Roman noble Caecilius (also played by Capaldi), to remind himself of his moral duty to save people no matter how grim the situation seems. However, there just might be something more to it. Twelve is well aware that the reincarnation process can be affected to an extent, and has even done so in the past. Appropriate to its name, the town is famous for its Junk Shop where visitors can salvage three pieces of scrap items for a. Since this is quite literally the Doctor talking to himself, it's clear that the words come straight from the heart(s). Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind." Right before letting go, he distills his message to six words: "Laugh hard. "Remember, hate is always foolish, and love is always wise. "Never be cruel, never be cowardly," he says. ![]() Apart from delivering some sage advice on the edibility of pears, he imparts plenty of genuine wisdom. True to form, however, he holds off the face-changing fireworks in order to deliver a magnificent, three-minute list of life lessons to his successor-self. Giving Twelve such a relatively muted sendoff is a classy nod to his unceremonious arrival, while still keeping things classy and assured to reflect his character.Īt the end of "Twice Upon a Time," the Doctor has finally made peace with his impeding regeneration. "Twice Upon a Time" is also noteworthy because of its stark contrast to the bombastic finale of Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor, "The Time of the Doctor." After vanquishing pretty much all of his enemies, Eleven gets a prolonged goodbye scene before reincarnating, virtually instantaneously and with little ceremony, into the Twelfth Doctor. As such, it's a perfect epilogue to the mayhem and thrills of the "real" season's final story arc that unfolds over "World Enough and Time" and "The Doctor Falls." It's a comparatively muted and introspective episode that focuses on the two incarnations trying to come to terms with moving forward, and gaining understanding from each other. Though alien abductions, World War I-era soldiers and Daleks are involved, "Twice Upon a Time" is ultimately all about the meeting between the First Doctor (portrayed here by David Bradley) and the Twelfth Doctor, both of whom are about to regenerate, but try to fight the process for their own respective reasons.
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