Wilf's four knocks come a close second to, "I don't want to go," as the most heart-wrenching moment in NuWho. Wilf was arguably the most beloved non-companion character in the show, and the least likely to want harm to come to him. Even thinking about it now makes me tear up.

David Tennants and Freema Agyemans reaction to Jack being The Face of Boe, is genuine, as that reveal in the script had been kept secret from them.

The four knocks buildup/reveal was brilliant stuff by RTD. Punches me in the gut every time Ten looks up and Wilf is just in the booth, oblivious 😭

The eventual payoff of "he will knock four times" was pretty epic.

After 10's epic meltdown about he could have "done so much more!!!!" to then turn to Wilf, begging The Doctor *not* to save him, and simply reply "Oh Wilfred Mott, it would be my honor" is one of the most heartbreaking and emotional things in 10's entire run.

I watched this after hearing of the death of Bernard Cribbins the man who played Wilfred. He stole our hearts with this performance and he will always be remembered. May this man Forever Rest In Peace.

There's also more evidence that Jack is the Face of Boe. When River gets her vortex manipulator, Dorium, who often deals with the headless monks, said it was off the wrist of a handsome time agent. The headless monks decapitate you, while keeping the head alive (like with what happened to Dorium). The same could have happened to Jack, which is what caused him to be a literal face.

The thing that gets me the most with Wilfred and the doctor is that he wasn’t just saving a man he was saving a man whom he wishes was his own father. That’s what makes me cry every time he would do anything to keep himself alive but he’d kill himself in a heartbeat to save Wilfred 🥺😭

The Wilfred plot twist broke my heart even more than Donna's departure I think

The River Song reveal was a real WTF moment for me. Wilf shocked me. I had tears in my eyes, when the Doctor died saving him

For me the biggest reveal was The Curator being Tom Baker. That voice coming first brought chills.

I've always wished that Derek Jacobi could have played the Master for a bit longer than just the one episode. His transformation from the bumbling, confused Professor Yana into the arrogant, sneering Master is absolutely chilling.

I love how Ellie has developed as a host and really appreciate her delivery style. The only one of these I saw coming was river being Amy and Rory’s daughter I got it when Idris told Rory the only water in the forest was the river. The moment when it was revealed to the doctor was still amazing though and a good man goes to war is my second favourite episode ever turn left is my first.

R.I.P to Bernard Cribbins, who played Wilfred Mott. His 4 knocks have finally arrived. God bless Wilf, and may he forever be remembered.

Absolutely agree with your number 1. The Doctor looks up relieved to have survived, and I'm relieved too. Then we both hear it: 4 knocks. And even as the Doctor's face falls, so does mine. "Oh. My. God..... It's Wilfred. The whole time, Wilfred and his 4 knocks were waiting for the Doctor." Then the Doctor says the same thing. And when I rewatch it, my gut tenses when Wilf goes into the booth...and it doesn't un-tense until I start crying. Nobody but nobody writes tearjerkers as well as RTD. Can't wait to see what is up his sleeve next. River is my girl. I wanna be River when I grow up. (I'm 54, but maybe one day...) My only disappointment is that I knew that there was a connection the moment Amy Pond was introduced. Doesn't detract from how much I love River though.

These are all great but what about Bill becoming a Cyberman? I cried my eyes put. That broke my heart.

When Jack said he used to be called the face of Bo I was starstruck

The Wilf scene still got me wailing like a baby such a great man with such pure intentions. 10th doctor was above all one of my favourites for that reason.

When the Master first came back it wasn't a moment of 'oh heck it's the master!' for me. i was a teen who knew nothing of the original series and didn't even know the master was a character beforehand. So it was more of a 'oh my god! there's another time lord?!?' still an amazing moment for me at the time. I was pretty good at avoiding spoilers back in the day and when Missy revealed herself as the newest regeneration of the master i lost it! Biggest surprise ever for me, my partner won't let me live it down for how over the top i reacted lol. For me she was the best and most surprising master reappearance.

Strangely enough it was the moment when River whispered his name in his ear.......The Doctor was never as shaken as he was in that moment and David Tennant conveyed the importance of her in that moment that it still gives me the shivers.

Glad you didn't have a Missy entry (although she's awesome) - I was 100% sure she was a female regeneration of the Master, as soon as her name was mentioned.

As someone who watches a lot of tv and film, The face of boe will always be the biggest plot twist I never saw coming

Nice video, Here is my response to each point: 1. The 11th Doctor getting killed and cremated at the start of the new season was traumatic. 2. The War Doctor had me screaming in shock. I LITERALLY FELL OFF THE COUCH AS I SCREAMED MOFFAT!!! 3. The Sphere was hilarious when the Cybermen and Dalek got into an argument. 4. The Amy Pond duplicate was a chilling plot twist. 5. The Face of Boe connection was a "WOOOOOW" moment!! 6. The Souflee girl Dalek reveal was very sad. Oswin was awesome. 7. The Bad Wolf connection to Rose was wild . 8. The Professor Yana reveal was exciting. I totally didn't see that coming 9. Everything about River Song was amazing. Lots of Spoilers. 10. The 4 times knock hit me like a ton of bricks. It was heartbreaking as Wilfred ended up being the reason why 10 died.

They really need to make a episode showing how Clara became a Dalek, as well as one for Jack becoming the Face of Bode, and the fate of the Doctor's daughter.

9:37 - 9:42 and the second half of Season 2. Look at the front page of the newspaper that Victor Kennedy was holding in the episode *Love and Monsters* Harold Saxon's name was mentioned and the Doctor was technically responsible for The Master being PM, twice. 1. Overthrowing Harriet Jones in *The Christmas Invasion* 2. Rigging the TARDIS to have the Master locked down on Earth (Utopia). Allowing the Master time to plan his master plan (pardon the pun) while he and Rose were trying to stop both the Cybermen and Daleks.

When Rory was the Centurion and uttered the line, "A message from me and a message from the doctor. Where is my wife?.... Would you like me to repeat the question." This was very cleverly done and I knew from then on that their daughter was River Song.

Rest in peace, Bernard Cribbins. Brilliant actor as Donna's granddad Wilfred.

Missy being the master has to be one of my favourite plot twists in the NewWho if I’ll be honest never seen it coming 😱 although if she was The Rani the plot twist would’ve been slightly better 👌🏻

Love how some of the twists reveal parts from previous episodes that you don’t realize are relevant and then you rewatch and are in awe. One of my favorites and probably #11 or #12 is the Doctor Donna season. When the cat lady( sorry I don’t remember every character/species) at the spa greets her as “Doctor Donna”.

The twist that river was in the space suit was one that I had speculated heavy with based on her own reaction after she unloaded her revolver missed and the space suit escaped and she bitterly said "of course not" however it seems as though even she had forgotten when they re-encounter the astronaut back in 1969 so I dropped the theory despite other subtle clues in the first half of the episode even after she's already forgotten. The twist was even more shocking for me having already dismissed the theory and it came true but damn did I love it. What I didn't like was the way that the episode that reveal came in, (or rather the episode preceding it the wedding of the river having to doctor who the story up to eleven with the whole time is broken subplot when all of time is happening at once. Frankly I don't like how that looks on paper it's worse than Aragorn being crowned king only to slap Elront in the face pulling out a boom box radio from the 1980 and playing I can walk on water I can fly as he gets the whole crowd doing the chicken dance and then says Peter Jackson put me up to this as he gets in a bmw and guns it straight off the same cliff that Denethor II flew off of during the battle for Minas Tirith. Needless to say shit like that is too stupid to think up but the way that the wedding of the river was like that ending all the while telling the story of the correct ending. Basically it's a noncohesive story about the eleventh doctor telling a cohesive story to his friend Winston Churchill. And it would have been better for the writers of the episode to tell that cohesive story to the audience instead we got all of space and time happening in one place all at once.

RIP Bernard Cribbens. Your portrayal of Wilfred Mott was beyond brilliant.

A problem with a lot of these reveals is that Stephen was a big fan of the mystery but not the payoff. He doesn't got so far a J.J. to say that there should never be a payoff but Stephen likes to assume that once we know the truth we don't need to worry about it anymore. Hey, the Daleks can turn dead people into masks and turn live people into living Daleks? That's amazing! maybe do something with that. There are a countless number of Claras throughout the timeline? Neat. Are you going to show some of them every again? No? Then why bother saying it at all?! But he did give us The Silence and they're my favorite baddie so that's nice.

Another Excellent Top Ten, Millie and James were awesome in the writing and edit, and The Elegant Elocutionist Ellie is a Tour de force here, especially when she talks River Song... Truly lovely and Grand.

The War Doctor was the reveal that stopped me in my tracks. I just sat there staring at the screen with my mouth open. I had to rewind and watch it again a few times to fully digest what had just happened.

David Tennant regenerating at the end of the second last episode of series 4 was jaw dropping as we all knew tennant was leaving the role at that point….that cliff hanger actually made BBC new when the episode aired! Bill Potts being converted and Rose appearing at the end of the first episode of series 4 should also get a mention!

I'd love to either a Big Finish audio or a novel that explores "What if The Tenth Doctor didn't save Wilf?" Could be an interesting one-off.

I’m showing Doctor Who to my friend for the first time and I’m so excited to see her reactions to the Face of Boe, River Song and especially YANA. I still remember how wild that last one was to watch live. Her reaction to the Bad Wolf was already incredible, it’s so great to get to see the show for the first time through someone else’s eyes!

The twist at the end of utopia is still my favorite. I wish I could relive watching it for the first time

The Face Of Bo. Right up there. I had an inkling given that Jack was immortal and a time traveller. FYI, the Valeyard (Who 6: The Trial Of A Timelord) identified himself as the amalgamation of all the Doctor's evils. Kinda hints at a War Doctor.

Excellent first choice. I was wondering what you were going for, and I didn't expect that, but I don't think anyone can disagree !

Each one you counted down was a great reminder of those fantastic story lines. I also adored River Song’s character but must admit that Wilfred’s 4 knocks was the most unexpected and shocking scene. I remember just sitting with my hand over my mouth thinking ‘Nooo’! His character was adorable and I loved the relationship he and the Doctor had. When Wilfred saluted the Doctor my tears poured, almost as much as when Rose was pulled into a parallel universe 😢 Another huge shocker was the revelation of the identity of the Face of Boe! Oh how I miss those storylines.

That time Ten was shot by a Dalek and the episode ended with us not knowing what was going to happen. Then the whole meta-crisis doctor

“The Impossible Astronaut” was the first episode I properly watched live so when 11 was shot and pronounced dead my initial thoughts were “WTF????????!?!?!??!?!” 😳😅😂 Also with it being my first season and Matt Smith being my first doctor, both are my favourites 😁

Jack being the Face of Boe was a big fan theory before it was revealed.

Wilfred knocking is the best twist among all of these. Best one to save for last, though professor Yana being the Master is one of my favorite twists.

I know Jack said he was nicknamed the Face of Boe. I always thought that it was just That. A nickname because he had lived for some time. Always saw Boe as an Olmec head. And the Olmec were Actually aliens who had been petrified due to the atmosphere on Earth at the time, where they originated, or due to the ailments being passed around due to all the traveling by others. (granted it doesn't explain how Boe knew the Doctor and called him old Friend.)

If it wasn't for the stupid BBC, John simm's return in season 10 would have deserved a spot here. Cos that would have been absolutely mind blowing

Think you missed the Amy living in a universe of her own thoughts (all of season 5) was great too. From matts very first episode you get a sense that he's a super genius and instantly notices something is wrong when he asks what's that? How do you know its a duck pond if there aren't any ducks. Then when the universe is reset the pond has ducks.... I mean the ducks aren't the twist but that whole plot line

RIP Bernard Cribbins. AKA Wilfred Mott who is truly one of the best character’s in the whole of Doctor Who

Not sure this qualifies as a plot twist exactly but, one of my favorite moments has to be .... DOCTOR DONNA!!!

Professor River Song is the OG Doctor storyline.

Vote Saxon. *Knocks four times* This twist was beyond amazing. I loved the Name of The Doctor where River's and the Doctor's secret got revealed.

Aw I loved Wilf with all my heart. The knocking scene and him giving the option for the doctor to leave him is so heart-wrenching. RIP Mr Cribbins x

Rest well, Wilfred. So sad to hear of the passing of Bernard.

The "Amy Pond is a Ganger" twist was extra fun if you were familiar with the semi-canon stuff from some of the books where it was revealed that a former companion whose biology was similar to that of a Ganger was turned into a TARDIS (and used during one version of the Time War/the Second Great War in Heaven for an icky breeding program to create more sentient TARDISes.). Apparently, being any kind of life form with pluripotent cells, like an embryo or a creation of the Remembrance Tanks, leads to hinky shit on a TARDiS.

Wilfred will be so missed. 😢 He was one of my most fave characters.

The War Doctor is number 9? Oh, I see what you did there 😉

I’d add in the reveal of the Fugitive Doctor. Sure the ending of the arc was an absolute mess but the instance and reveal was such a big surprise for me

As much as I agree with that topn I"m confused one of the biggest reveal isn't here : The Doctor isn't a Timelord. Which made a lot of sense because Ten refused to change after his full regeneration. Then we learn the existence of the War Doctor which means Eleven is supposed to be his last incarnation. This is why he was about to die in The Time of the Doctor, because he actually was the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor but his thirteenth Regeneration was triggered by Galifrey, giving birth to Twelve. But the it didn't make sense when Twelve regenerated, until we learn that HUMONGOUS trurh. And I'm even more confused no one mention it in the comments o_O

One of my favorite plot twists? You Are Not Alone

Yeah number one broke me... could not believe it!

Capt Jack and the Face of BO wasn't a secret for long, many clues where given out in Dr Who and Torchwood. That secret was out before 2010.

I watched Torchwood first before ever watching Doctor Who.... the surprise that shot through my body about Captain Jack was INSANE!

Fantastic job. If I could have a Doctor Who wish come true it would be to resolve all the loose ends.

I wouldn't say nobody saw that Jack was The Face Of Boe coming I saw speculation for months before about it

Another plot twist is Clara. Just the whole character. We first get introduced to her as soufflé girl who is actually a Dalek and dies saving the doctor, then she just shows up a few episodes later, alive, human and living in the 1800s. But then at the end of the Christmas special she dies yet again. And then at the end of the episode it shows her once again alive.

This is why I am so excited for the return of RTD. The way things were weaved and twists throughout were some of the best.

This list has made me want to rewatch from the beginning once again. I think I’ll go do that now

I had a firm suspicion who the impossible astronaut was at the beginning of the opening episode and I was convinced she and the little girl at the end of the second episode were Rory and Amy's then unnamed daughter and by the time I first heard the phrase "the only water in the forest is the river" I simply knew River Song and (the then still unnamed) Melody Pond were the same person. Something that was confirmed for me when that phrase was repeated in A Good Man Goes To War. And even though the reveal was no longer really a surprise to me, it was still epic. It remains one of my favorite moments in the series.

I felt a little break in my heart when we got to Wilfred Mott's story..... RIP Bernard Cribbins "It's not fair!"

The '"ace of Boe" connection always felt contrived to me. Like it was tacked on last minute to the story to give the audiences a 'Oh Wow" moment.

RIP Bernard Cribbins 😢

This vid gave me ALL the feels! Thank you! I miss discovering Doctor Who. This was a sweet reminder 👍🤘🖖

bernard’s acting (along with david’s) was what made me sob so much i couldn’t see. it was absolutely heart wrenching. wilfred is just so innocent and has a pure heart and you can see it in his face. i couldnt take it 🤧

Honestly I feel the "I don't want to go." line has deeper meaning. Mind you before Matt Smith was the eleventh doctor, we find out the 11th doctor would of been the last life he had before he died for real and I felt that the 10th doctor was scares then because that would of been his last time of dodging death before the new regen cycle was made.

First time i saw dr who, i was 4 years old and i discovered it by accident. It played only Saturday nightsat midnight

Saldy the daleks reveal in series 2 was ruined when doctor who got its awards, a dalek was rolled out and it was daleksec you could see the look on everyone's faces say "that's the wrong bloody dalek!" As an all black dalek hadn't yet been seen on new who. It was meant to have been a bronze one.

The last one had me bawling... so well written. And so heart wrenching but unavoidable. A true Master Piece.

*Dr strange said he can borrow the Dr his "Timey Wimey" stone!!*

The Statue of Liberty is a Weeping Angel

3:45 - I read that as "Amy Pond is a GINGER" at first, and I was like, "Um... That was a surprise?" 🤣🤣

Wow here there was many surprises! Cool video!

We're not going to mention David Tennant regenerating after seeing Rose again and the episode ending before he could change? Everyone freaked out because a new Doctor hadn't been revealed in real life - we had to wait seven days before he just blasted the energy into his cut off hand.

I was expecting 10’s surprise regeneration at the end of The Stolen Earth to be on here.

i still remember to this day being a kid and hearing those 4 knocks and my heart immediately sinking into my chest

I love that the dr never forggets 4 knocks. It was mentioned in the episode 12 and clara travel to the end of time with dannys grandson and "nobody is left alive" i find it funny no matter how many time the dr has been to the edge of everything and at that point he still had to ask

6:30 - oswin was only there for 1 year. Great vid btw

Those are pretty intense.

RIP Wilfred. As Bernard Cribbins left this world on July 28, 2022.

Wilfred Mott, forever among the stars..

Nicely put together explanation 👍 Billie turned out to be an amazing companion especially the destroying the Daleks. Having said that, doctors 9, 10 , 11 and 12 were the best for me, fantastic deep provoking stories and characters, plus the best actors.

The Dalek sphere. It was supposed to be an unextected twist, but in the "Next time" teaser on the previous episode, it showed someone getting zapped using the Dalek extermimation effect.

Best casting ever as John Hurt as the War Doctor

I love how most of the time they’re revealed kinda casually

"Please try to keep up. Short for Mistress. Well, I couldn't very well keep calling myself The Master now, could I?" I shot up and screamed at that reveal.

Great video!

Damn it.. I am in tears of you just mentioning the 4 knocks!!

Matt Smith is my favorite doctor, and I remember being absolutely mindfucked when the season opened with him getting for real killed within the first 10 minutes. Easily the best era of Who, at least for me.

Fun fact...or less fun and more annoying. Jack Harkness was supposed to be a part of the big battle during A Good Man Goes to War and was gonna be decapitated by one of the headless monks sealing his fate as the eventual face of boe thing but supposedly he couldnt make it due to shooting Torchwood Miracle Day

Poor wildfires, it was one of the best scenes I feel in the series. Followed up with the long walk back to the tardis and the words, “I don’t want to go.”