"I never would" - Doctor after stopping himself from shooting the man that KILLED HIS DAUGHTER *Pew pew* - Doctor shooting man telling him saving the girl he likes is a bad idea

Hell Bent is the story about the Doctor going too far and the perfect example of Moffat going too far as a showrunner/writer.

I need a cigarette after that Hell Bent rant... I don’t even smoke...

I've gotta disagree right off the bat with "Deep Breath" - partly because I love the episode, and partly because you seem to have missed the point entirely of the dinosaur being burned alive. "It's cruel and unnecessary" - that was the _entire point_ of the baddies in the episode. They burned an entire dinosaur for a nerve they needed because they have absolutely _zero_ regard for the sanctity of life. It's the entire thing that drives the Doctor to stop the baddie here.

16:29 for those who came for a Hell Bent rant.

moffat can write, but he need someone to be like "HEY! you can't really that... because of ____________________ "

Your Hell Bent rant was Nostalgia Critic-esque, your videos keep getting better and better!

I adore Clara, she is one of my favourite companions, but I COMPLETELY agree with your views on Hell Bent. After Face the Raven I was so pleased with her ending and it was such a fitting death imo. With Hell Bent, I was confused then annoyed that her fans (like myself) had been robbed of that beautiful ending - along with the whole message that Clara became too much like the Doctor and that's what killed her, but instead she gets rewarded with her own TARDIS and a life as long as she wants. Honestly, WTH was Moffat trying to do with her?

I rarely comment on anything, but damn, that Hell Bent rant was beautiful. Thanks for that, friend.

Honestly, that final rant about Hellbent pretty much sums up my biggest grip with most of the companions in NewWho, because it sorta of applies to almost all of them. It's this recurrent motif of the companion always being this special snowflake and the most important person the doctor has ever met to the point that he's completely torn apart, left devastated, broken, and an empty shell of himself when they depart. And baring Martha, the NewWho companion never really just get exit the series gracefully anymore, never get to just decide they are done with adventures in time and space, never get choose to settle down and return to a normal life. No it always has to be this huge drawn out and heart wrenching ordeal wherein through what ever plot contravenes the writers have come up with this time the Doctor will NEVER be able to see them again... and I'm just getting so sick of it. Sure, it's always a bit "sad" for us as an audience when our favorite actors leave the show, but that doesn't mean that every goddam exit of every companion, and every Doctor for that matter, has to be treated in narative like a goddamn end of the world TRAGEDY. It's called LIFE, people, suck it up and move on.

When you hit #1 and there's still 7 Minutes left. "Oh. Oh shit."

I had that exact same reaction to Hell Bent.... One of the episodes I hate THE most. By the way, beautiful rant. 👌

I may end up making a video devoted entirely to "Hell Bent" and how much I loathe it... I hate it with a passion.

"The Bells of Saint John" is like a better version of "The Idiot's Lantern"

This comment section in a nutshell: 50% about the Hell Bent rant. 50% anything else.

I think one of my biggest issues with Moffat's time as showrunner is he kept trying to recapture his strongest moments by reusing pieces from those episodes instead of utilizing the originality that made them special to begin with. Blink was an INCREDIBLE episode, and part of why it's so amazing is that as an audience we never really get a full grasp on the angels, they are an unknown and terrifying as a result. And then they're just a rehashed monster of the week "but there's a lot of them so it's okay". I mean the moment with Amy and Rory is amazing, but overall it just doesn't feel like they were used well. Similarly, Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead, FANTASTIC episodes, the Vashta Nerata is incredible, River Song is amazing in her initial incarnation, the face-statue things are really awesome, the Donna Statue moment is amazing. And then River is just another off-and-on companion with some forced moments who never really gets back to the level of "This is what she means to the doctor" that Moffat originally sets in tone in just two episodes. She's FUN she's ENTERTAINING, but never in the same light. I guess what it boils down to for me is he's a fantastic idea-man. He can be amazing at capturing a story, but as a showrunner trying to tie it all together, he lacks.

The weeping angels just should’ve been in “Blink” IMO because just like the silence, daleks, cybermen etc. They got less scary and everytime one of them came back for another episode, I just feel like saying why?

I personally love Clara, but I think that Hell Bent should've been about focussing on the triumphant return to Gallifrey, not Clara. :)

That Clara rant was a gift, thank you.

The reason I hated Hell Bent wasn't even because if the Clara stuff, it's that when the Doctor broke the wall in Heaven Sent and he had found Gallifrey I was so excited for the resolution of the story started in Day of the Doctor. I was excited for the episode all the way up until it was on and then for the Doctor retuning to Gallifrey to be such an insignificant event and part of the episode after he established that was his goal after DotD was the most disappointing part for me. Then the Clara stuff was a complete mess and it just made for one of the most awful and disappointing issues in Moffats run.

Been watching but never commented on your videos before but that end rant was amazing and exactly how I feel bout that episode

I despise Clara and I hate how Moffat tried to make her the singular most important companion ever; I'm surprised that he didn't make her go back in time and invent TARDISes or something. And now she's functionally immortal. I wanna flip off Moffat for that shit too.

I think a story about the Doctor going to far and crossing the lines utterly grief stricken is a really really good idea. But in Hell Bent, there's no consequences to his actions. So it just makes it mean nothing. He doesn't feel bad for shooting the General, there's no repercussions from it. Nothing. So it makes it all rather meaningless and just detracts from the Doctor's character. Water's of Mars handled it so much better. The Doctor went to far, he tried to control time. And he was punished for it. It's a perfect example of how to do that sort of episode right. Hell Bent is the polar opposite.

At least, we agree on the Number 1, fully ^^

Got to admit I was looking forward to you ripping into hell bent throughout the whole video. Bravo.

That Hell Bent rant was awesome! Now let's never speak about that dreadful piece of crap episode ever again. XD I also realized how Steven Moffat's best and worst episodes are right next to each other... kinda proves that he was a very inconsistent writer. But otherwise, great video and also is this is a thing now that every Sunday we get a Doctor Who video? If so, that's great! :)

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Clara has no personality. She steals the show, warps everyone out of character, has improbable and ridiculous skills always according to what the plot needs her to do, is obnoxious, never faces lasting consequences for her actions, never actually has to make a difficult decision. She's a Black Hole Sue and poison for the narrative.

Clara and the Doctor being the "hybrid"... I rolled my eyes so hard

Best rant I’ve ever heard on Hell Bent. Worst episode of Doctor Who ever done. Lasting damage done.

Oh no, I love deep breath, this could be a wild rollercoaster of emotions for me aha

Worst episodes written by Steven moffat? My god there's been so many?

I'm sorry, the Doctor would not go to those lengths for SARAH JANE SMITH. THE. COMPANION.

I feel like Matt Smith’s ‘death’ was just boring. Eccelston absorbs the heart of the TARDIS to save Rose. Tennant smashes through a glass ceiling, saves Wilf by absorbing radiation and then says goodbye to everyone. Smith just gets old? At least Capaldi had a build up.

Okay, why on Earth would you ding Deep Breath for “wasting” a dinosaur by burning it to death in a cruel manner? That’s the EXACT point! It makes the Doctor angry FOR THAT REASON. I mean, come on.

That Hell Bent rant was absolutely beautiful and completely true.

For me I feel like Clara is supposed to be a symbol. I may be looking into this to much but let me explain. She started out as a generally normal companion (as far as normal companions go) but as time went on and she chose the doctor and he grew unhealthly attached to her she started to become the doctor in a way. She made rash choices randomly and thought herself invincible, completely parallel to how she originally thought of herself in the first few incarnations we met her. She went from willing to die to thinking she can never die. To me it showcases how much the doctor changes a person. This being said I still hate how important she was made to the doctor but I feel it Mimicked Roses "Bad Wold scene" I'm parting of the ways, of course to the extreme. She also mimicks Donna in the way the doctor's memory disappears. She mimicks Martha in the idea of falling for the Doctor. She mimicks so many companions and I feel like it was added in to show what have happened to them if they stayed with the doctor.

I think "The Beast Below" should've taken place after the Silurian story. It could give a better reason for the Doctor to be mad, since he was already angry at the humans for killing a Silurian.

Capaldi should have gone full troughton with the Hell Bent script. Just tell Moffat what he really thinks and order him to write better scripts, as a fan. Not as an actor

I love your venting at the end - I´m completely agreeing with you. That was completely horrible. Sometimes showrunners need to either not kill off a character or let them stay dead. Don´t kill them and then bring them back again, unless immortality is part of the premise (which it kinda is for the doctor, but not for the companions. And sure, Clara was the impossible girl who died three times, but that doesn´t mean you have to bring her back, so she can die a fourth time)

You know what? Your arguments against Hell Bent are totally valid. I still love that episode though if only for that scene where Clara learns that The Doctor spent 4.5 billions years in the confession dial. Also, I do buy that this incarnation of The Doctor would be willing to break his own rules for Clara though I find his shooting of the general egregious nevertheless.

I thought he went to greater lengths for Amy, even trusting her to remember him after his entire existence was erased from time

Stephen Moffat. Or should I say "clickbait the writter"

I agree with most of this video, altough I really do enjoy the Time Of The Doctor and the Beast Below

Hold on a minute, I love a Christmas carol

One list I would like to see is the Top 10 best scenes* in Bad episodes. *or moments, concepts, performances etc.

I never use phone to watch youtube aloud but this is worth it.

Looove the Beast Below but SO AGREE with it being badly placed. His rage toward Amy makes no sense and that always irritated me.

Best thing about "The Doctor, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" is Madge and this quote: "Because what's the point in them being happy now if they're going to be sad later. The answer is, of course, because they a re going to be sad later"

That rant about Hell Bent was beautiful. My wife and I put off watching series 10 for an incredibly long time because we just lost all interest in Doctor Who after the outcome of Hell Bent - left us bored saying "WTF". I didn't even think about the Doctor shooting someone, omg, that hit home at what was fundamentally wrong - 9, 10 and 11 all avoided shooting a gun at someone... then this.

Generally like the list, though as you suggested there were a few on here which I really do like (A Christmas Carol in particular I view as being the best Christmas story). I disagree on the angels defeating themselves in Time of Angels & Flesh and Stone. Whilst they did trick the angels into wiping themselves out, the only reason they couldn't escape from the crack (and closed it) is because they were there looking at them, locking them in their stone form. I think we know that she learned his name during their night on Derylium. She only ever knew the name after then (in the Library, and on Trenzalore). Whilst I'm not a fan of Time of the Doctor either, I think that the End of Time is my second least favourite regeneration story (covering all of old and new Who). Though obviously the Vale Decem end is awesome, as is the bit in the cafe with Wilf. Beyond that I just can't enjoy EoT. TotD I hated the beginning bit with the turkey. I agree about the Snowmen. That bit where the Doctor and Clara are escaping the Ice Nanny was fantastic! The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe seemed to actually call itself on getting lost (the Doctor said something about "meandering in the middle but got there in the end"). And I like Madge :) And the Hell Bent one, I think there were mistakes. For the 12th Doctor she is the most important person, like Amy was for the 11th, and Rose was for both 9 & 10. Shooting people seems to be something that changes regeneration to regenration (I know the 3rd Doctor was willing to kill the Master and did shoot some monsters). Moffat said that the hunt for Gallifrey was a mistake, because all that could really be done with it was show up at X, and it was there or it wasn't. Or they go looking for clues, and they're there or they're not. And that really wasn't fun. So he decided to accept his mistake & not compound it by staying locked into it. And he didn't think that the companions should die. They are the audience viewpoint (often for the kids), so he just didn't want to end them. I don't think highly of Hell Bent, but I certainly don't have the same distain for it that you do. As always, I did enjoy your thoughts, and you articulated all your opinions well.

I switch Heaven Sent off following the line "That's one hell of a bird" everytime, and have totally retcon'd HB from my life! I go straight from HS to Husbands of River Song...HS straight to HoRS..there is no in between!

Dude that rant at the end was so beautiful not only because it echoes my sentiments of Series 9 and Clara, but because it was so well articulated and you had a clear idea of WHY you hated that ending - it wasn't a half-hearted hatred.

At least hatred is an emotional response, the worst episodes truly, are the Meh... ones. In general, I'm not fond of worst of lists, as all writers have their ups and downs. When an episode doesn't work, I try to find the parts in it that hint at potential. Whether it's a key moment that crystalises what they were aiming for, or a different direction the story could have gone. I don't have a rant,... I don't even claim your judgement is wrong, but I choose to focus on the positives. Whether it's scenery chewing by Richard E. Grant, or comedy of the Paternoster Gang. Even episodes like 'Kill The Moon', or 'The Forest of the Night', while objectively poor, they have something. Perhaps the Timelord Triumphant in Kill the Moon, as Capaldi steps back from making that choice, forcing his companions to decide. Or in 'Forest', his rescue by Clara, walking him back to the Tardis, saving his life to continue onwards, even if the Earth will burn. It is massively incoherent, but also surprisingly dark. He can't save the plane, or it's seven billion inhabitants.

Omg you really made me laught with the way you get so upset with Hell Bent! Your face was turning red🤣 thanks for that!

I get so much pleasure when I see someone savaging Hell Bent.

Point of order: Clara's from present day Blackpool, not London!:p But no, i fully agree. Victorian Clara would have been so much better as a companion. All of these are really well argued, and i can't really disagree with any of them, as i can understand the downsides even on episodes i personally like. Good list.

Personally I think that doctor who has lost it’s essence of mystery as they always now know all the time where they are going. Also have you seen the new costume?

I didn't mind the ending of series 6 with the tesselector, I thought it was a really clever solution to the mystery of the series.

just a question: if you skip hell bent after watching heaven sent, is it still ok to understand the story? (by the way I'm asking this because I'm a bit new to Doctor Who and I haven't seen series 9 yet); it's also ok if you write spoilers on the reply (well the video is pretty much a spoiler anyway) because I can still feel catharsis in many shows when I actually know what will happen before watching it.

The Angels ep, I think they never zapped anyone back because they live off the potential energy created by you living your whole life in the past but, their wouldn't have been any food so you would die real fast and the angels may have spent more energy just sending you back than what they received. Also, I think River found out the Doctors name during the 27 years they spent on Darillium

Quick question I’m on series 7 and should I skip dinosaur on a space ship,a town called mercy,the power of three

By shooting the General, he became the Hybrid. (Well, it's only a part of it.)

Beautiful rant at the end there, man! Everything you said could apply to my feelings about Kitty Pryde.

When you're so mad your voice starts at random intervals turning into Batman.

I personally was not too phased by the plot of hellbent, I didn’t love it but it was fine... BUT GOD was that rant incredible! 🙌 First youtuber in ages that I can watch 6-7 20+ minute long episodes in a day and not get bored! Incredible stuff

Rage! My interpretation of the doctor losing his mind over Clara was that that particular regeneration of the doctor was in such a dark state that he couldn't handle a friend's death anymore. All his defenses were stripped away, he was a barely contained ball of enthropy. He was inherently damaged and he was using Clara's existence to keep himself sane and whole. I really enjoyed seeing the doctor at such a low point, but then he never had to deal with his obsession with her, instead, he was allowed to forget. The whole thing was weird.

Hell Bent is one episode that truly lives up to it's name. Great rant and video!

10: Twice Upon a Time 9: Time of the Doctor 8: Asylum of the Daleks 7: Listen 6: Last Christmas 5: The Magician’s Apprentice/The Witch’s Familiar 4: The Doctor, The Widow, and The Wardrobe 3: Let’s Kill Hitler 2: The Wedding of River Song 1: Hell Bent

The thing is Hell Bent is not even bad. It was a very good episode. It's just not the ending we had all expected. I loved the episode. Series 9 is one of the best seasons. Everyone was expecting the Doctor to start a war on Gallifrey but instead it showed how far he would go to save Clara. It was a brilliant episode

what I don't get about the wedding of riversong is that where is the FUTURE? If ALL of time is happening at once then why is there no time further than early 21st century?

Lol The Bells Of Saint John is my favourite episode! Also I’ve heard that The Time Of The Doctor was meant to be Series 8, but Matt Smith wanted to leave so the series was condensed into one episode. I don’t know if that would make it better, I actually like the episode, but I feel like it would be a cool idea.

One of the best rants ever. I want to buy t-shirt now!

I think that Moffat's problem with Hell Bent was he failed to get across where the Doctor was coming from because I don't see it as the Doctor seeing Clara as any more important than other companions. You're forgetting that Clara died as a result of the Time Lords ensnaring the Doctor and his actions afterwards are a direct response to that i.e they're pissing all over the rules so he retaliates in like fashion although I still think you are right about him shooting the other Time Lord. But you really went into me rant style (which I do a lot of with new who)and for that I'll take my hat off to you as it's good to see someone else who can be that passionate about Dr.Who

Great Hell Bent rant. You didn't even mention the semi-conclusion to the hybrid mystery which just goes to show how utterly meaningless that whole storyline was.

knew Hellbent would show up on this list 😂

Loved your rage about hell bent! It’s exactly what I’ve been saying for a long time now, that Moffat is too enamoured with his own ideas and creations that he undermines everything that has come before, especially with Clara! It was noticeable in Listen where he basically makes her the reason why he is the Doctor.

At first I liked Clara. I liked her sass and the impossible girl storyline was fascinating. But she really overstayed her welcome. Her sass started to come off as just being rude to me. When I thought they killed her off in the beginning of season 9 I gave the writers because of how harsh and abrupt it was, then they had to ruin it by bringing her back. Clara Oswald: textbook example of how to slowly ruin a character.

We've had seven years of Moffat making it up as he went along, with ludricrous stories about eyepatches and pregnancies peopled by unlikeable characters. I'm so glad he's gone.

I just watched this today so I'm late to comment, but just to be clear...you didn't like He'll Bent, right? Just checking😂😂😂. Great rant!

That hell bent rant was so nostalgic to hear again after several years

this entire video is such a mood

The Doctor has killed in the classic series, for reasons of self defence and those who are outright monsters. But the death of the General, that was outright murder for selfish reasons. The Doctor does kill, but he does not murder!

That rant on hell bent made my day

Honestly I wouldn't care if the Doctor shot the General because he was out of his mind with grief and anger and honestly had a moment of weakness and felt a massive amount of regret. The problem for me was he distinctly knew what he was doing. It was a decision he made. It wasn't an emotionally made decision, it was a planned decision.

That rant was awesome 19:37

Have to disagree with Beast Below. To me this was how a started to learn about 11, rather than it requiring that development to work

10) Last Christmas 9) The Beast Below 8) The Name of the Doctor 7) Let's Kill Hitler 6) The Bells of Saint John 5) The Time of the Doctor 4) Asylum of the Daleks 3) The Wedding of River Song 2) The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe 1) Hell Bent (loved your rant on it, but I don't hate it as passionately as you do)

my mouth dropped open when i saw a christmas carol,,,bro WHAT. The slander 😭

I love the time of the angels/flesh and stone, in my top 10 doctor who episodes, but that's fair criticism of the angles -- I always thought they killed the people because they weren't strong enough to zap them back. Didn't like how we saw the angels move because in blink, the camera always counted as a viewer, and how Amy got away with acting like she can't see

All your complaints about #1 is why I don’t like Moffat as a writer. 😩

O.o wow I really want to see an entire episode of of loosing it about hell bent

Your anger over hell bent is righteous

For a while I’ve honestly never understood why people hated Hell Bent so much. I just initially thought that it was because Heaven Sent was so god-like as a penultimate episode that absolutely nothing after it would be satisfying. However, you’ve definitely opened my eyes as to why it’s gotten the criticisms it has. Although Clara is my personally favorite, I have to agree that the show deciding she’s the most important companion goes against the very grain of the show itself. While I still do like Hell Bent a lot, I definitely understand the criticisms it has now.

'Teasing but not delivering' should be the title of Steven Moffat's autobiography

When i saw hell bent on no1 i was like wtf??? But duuuuude you make excellent points!

gonna come out and say it, pandorica opens and the big bang are my two favorite episodes of 11

That rant on Hell Bent lives up to most Doctor Who great speeches!

I agree with almost you're entire list, all exept Time of the Angels/Flesh and Stone which I personally liked and Time of the Doctor which is one of my favorite episode, but everyone has their own opinion. I love all your Doctor Who videos and can't wait to see more, thanks for all you do.

Your rant on Hell Bent is like therapy to me.