Brilliant! 💙💙

Donna Noble: "Just save someone...just save one person." The 12th Doctor: "Everybody's important to someone." That's the Doctor's story arc. That's why he chose that face.

Anyone notice that the first and last ever thing we saw of Peter Capaldi were his eyes.

This episode was also the last for Murray Gold, the composer for Doctor Who. if you noticed, during this episode the soundtrack used bits from throughout his era.

To think Twelve goes from hating soldiers due to his experiences in the war, to seeing this beautiful sight during a war that could only happen from humans.

Just as 11 was your Doctor, 12 was mine. My Doctor. The kindest and most heroic for me and I'm still not over it. And Peter, oh Peter. I cannot imagine anyone portraying the 12th Doctor as good as he did. Whovians, as a fandom we've been so lucky.

In a weird way, it's wonderful to see Jess so heartbroken over the loss of 12 because I remember seeing her face drop in such total disappointment when 11 turned into 12 SO quickly. Great to see how time and time again, the Doctor wins us over, only to break our hearts again. It's just part of the journey of Who.

"To be fair, they cut out all the jokes" 😄

Farewell Twelve. Some criticized 'Twice Upon a Time' for being too indulgent, or “for having no plot”, but all it’s meant to be is a coda; a short reflection on change, death and the nature of memory, and as that, it works perfectly. Together with 'World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls', these last three episodes were the best farewell for a Doctor yet, and a fitting one for a phenomenal Doctor. For me, Peter Capaldi's very flawed and insecure, yet kind and wise Twelfth Doctor was my ideal kind of Doctor and will always be my personal favourite. Capaldi got to live his lifelong dream of becoming the Doctor, and he delivered a portrayal that will forever be remembered for many years to come. I still miss him deeply, just like you would miss a very dear friend who will always be with you. Thanks for the ride Twelve. It was definitely a special one.

Only Moffat could regenerate two Doctors in one episode.

Deep Breath "I don't think I'm a hugging person anymore." Twice Upon a Time "Cuddle"

Goddamnit still crying, this was everybody saying goodbye to for me a lovely chapter in doctor who. Moffat, Murray golds music from 9/10/11/12, the bombasticness of everything. the 1000ths of callbacks in episodes. It was a goodbye from everybody which makes it so so sweet.

"This song is ending but the story never ends" -Ood Sigma

“Doctor, I let you go.”

I've seen interviews with Steven Moffat where the subject of memory and dementia impacted his writing as his Mother was ill and he was obsessing over what makes up a person if not their memories and she passed away during the last season. Also I believe Peter lost his Mother the year before so the subject of grief as represented in Heaven Sent seems all the more powerful.

“There’s this emperor, and he asks the shepherd’s boy how many seconds in eternity. And the shepherd’s boy says, ‘There’s this mountain of pure diamond. It takes an hour to climb it and an hour to go around it, and every hundred years a little bird comes and sharpens its beak on the diamond mountain. And when the entire mountain is chiseled away, the first second of eternity will have passed.’ You may think that’s a hell of a long time. Personally, I think that’s a hell of a bird.” “Oh there it is. Silly old universe. The more I save it, the more it needs saving. It’s a treadmill. “Yes, Yes I know they’ll get it all wrong without me. Well I suppose one more lifetime won’t kill anyone. Well, except me. "You wait a moment, Doctor. Let’s get it right. I’ve got a few things to say to you. Basic stuff first. Never be cruel never be cowardly, and never ever eat pears. "Remember, hate is always foolish and love is always wise. Always try to be nice but never fail to be kind, oh and you mustn’t tell anyone your name - no-one would understand it anyway. Except children, children can hear it, sometimes if their hearts are in the right place and the stars are too, children can hear your name - but nobody else, nobody else, ever. "Laugh hard, run fast, be kind. Doctor, I let you go.”

I think the moment where the Captain heard “World War 1” and said “What do you mean, 1?” is one of the most emotional moments of the episode, if not of the show.

If you’re into the music you can notice almost the entire soundtrack is a tribute to the past 13 years Murray gold was the composer as this was his final story. You can hear the bad wolf/9th Doctors theme, the doomsday theme, the darillium theme, all the strange, strange creatures, elevens theme, vale decum, breaking the wall and there’s loads more

"There's no evil plan here...I don't know what to do when there's no evil plan!" One of my favorite moments of the entire show.

I came back to Doctor Who while I was in mourning. I had just lost my husband. I was trying to make up my mind literally if I wanted to keep getting up, to keep living. I started with Capaldi and while waiting for this Christmas special, I went back to Season 9 and binged until I caught back up. Deep Breath has been 1 of my favorite episodes simply because it got the message across to me that I needed the world to see me and I didn't believe it did. It was there I made the choice to keep living. It was there I discovered this Doctor would deal with death and life in much the same way I would need to. Capaldi AND Tom Baker are my Doctor.

I also think that it's interesting how 12 first said that he didn't think he was a hugging person, and his time as the Doctor ends with him hugging his companions. Easily shows the change/growth.

"Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind." "Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind." I've learned a lot from this character, but those are beautiful and straightforward lessons! Peter Capaldi, you will be missed, and as always, wonderful reaction!

Moffatt ended up on a real high note. The scene at the end really happened during the First World War. The humor, the mystery, the mythology and above all 1 and 12. Emotions were high. The fact there is no evil to defeat, made it seem seem like Moffat wanted to end on a happier hopeful note.

kinda find it poetic for you to be seeing this 2 days before the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1

The idea of children being able to hear the Doctor's name comes from a headcanon of Capaldi's, which Moffat threw into his final words.

Just think how sad you were to see 12 start because it meant no more 11, and now you're sad to see him leave. I guess that's one of the great things about Dr. Who, it can make you care so much about people in just a few seasons that its awful to see companions/doctors leave but then you've got someone new to enjoy and go through it all again with.

The regeneration scene both made me cry and smile at the same time since 12 is my favorite and he accepted that he had to change and was prepping the new doctor. Also the whole “children can hear your name” was made up by Capaldi himself.

Since you have caught up (ish), I want to say...Thank you for giving us a wonderful journey with your reactions and my favourite show of all time. You are honestly the best and I always love checking your reactions to this spectacular show and it's wonderful to have seen you grow so much into a fascinated Whovian! Thank you for everything, even the tears (which as you expect, this episode was not comfortable to rewatch

His character development was the best. His era might not been the one with best stories, but great characters. Season 8 he hated soldiers, to the point where he refused a possible companion, and hugs to here where he enjoys hugs and showing affection and willing to care for and help a soldier. Also it was cool how this story explains why the Doctor builds a friendship with the Lethbridge family.

"The Universe generally fails to be a fairy tale. That is where we come in." Moffat was using a double-meaning. He also was saying goodbye to his fans and how writers and creative people can make the fairy tales that we know aren't real into something very much real, just to shine a little light into this dark world. Moffat had always been criticized for turning the show into a "fairy tale" and he indeed did, but Doctor Who IS a fairy tale, and a sci-fi and a horror and a human drama and a comedy and everything you and I need it to be because in the end, the show belongs to us. It's up to us whether it'll be around 50 years from now. It's up to us to make the Doctor a woman, or a man, or English, or Scottish or black or white or Asian or whatever. What's important is the Doctor is inside all of us and will continue to live on long after the commercials and the money and the ratings because we need the Doctor. There is war and lies and corruption and horrible people. There is death and decay and wickedness and yet there is ecstatic beauty and new life all the time, even among the darkness. The world can be cruel. The world generally fails to be a fairy tale. That is where we come in.

‘Letting go of the Doctor is so, so hard’ oh yes never a truer word spoken. 12 looked so tired and ready to give up but as Bill said in the last episode ‘One day everyone is going to need you too much’ Very relevant for you to be watching this in time for Remembrance Sunday this weekend. We remember those who lost their lives in terrible conflict but also the ones who managed to see it through. I am so glad that they gave huge Whovian Capaldi the opportunity not only to salute the Brigadier but his Grandfather as well. So going to miss 12 ( my Doctor) but I’m so glad that he has found a place in your heart and looking forward to see how you feel about 13.

Another fun fact that someone else is possibly commented the Sonic sunglasses was actually Peter capaldi's idea to have something that cheap for cosplay. This way people who didn't have much money could possibly dress up as him for Comic-Con or whatever else

Wonderful to include the Christmas armistice, a piece of real history when the British and German soldiers just realised how much they had in common and were just KIND. The war ended when the German army mutinied. After the war there were mutinies in the British army too. Just ordinary people wanting to be kind. What I aways loved about the show (I saw the first episode: I'm now 70!) is the promise of hope not hate. The way the world is now, that really matters

Dear Sesska. This ending is based on an actual event called the Christmas Miracle. It was the first Christmas of World War One. Out on the battlelines. British and German forces started singing Christmas carols to each other. Then, they left their weapons behind and wandered into No Man's Land. There, they met. Traded chocolates and cigarettes. Shared photos of home. When the officers on both sides chased their soldiers back to their respective lines, they refused to fire. They knew the men in the other trench, and they had become friends. Both the British and the German unit were removed from active duty. To prevent this from ever happening again, Allied forces have always had some sort of military campaign going on during Christmas. There is a song about the Christmas Truce called "Christmas in the Trenches." John McDermott did a beautiful rendition of this piece.

Clara made me cry so hard!! 😭😭😭 Love how at the beginning of his run 12 was not a hugging person and now at the end he hugs his companions goodbye 12 really had By far the most character development in any doctor

I liked Tennant and Smith a lot but Capaldi was the best modern day doctor.

And so you bid goodbye to my Doctor. I was in tears watching it with you. Again. I didn't think anyone would ever top Tom Baker for me as the Doctor. As a bloke in his 40s, Tom was the first Doctor I remember as a child, and so has a special place in my heart. I remember my nan knitted me a massive Fourth Doctor scarf. It must have taken her an age! But then Peter Capaldi comes along, and blows everything out of the water. Eccleston had been my favourite of the 'new' Doctors until then, but Peter quickly ousted him from that position...and then ousted Tom, too! For me, he was, and always will be, not just my doctor, but The Doctor. The definitive incarnation. He's given us some absolutely wonderful moments over the course of his run. We've laughed alongside him, cried for him, and listened to some wonderful wise words and speeches. Off the top of my head, some of my most favourite Peter highlights include 'his' talk about fear being a superpower in Listen, banishing the aliens from Flatline, his conversations with Davros in The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's Familiar, realising why he'd chosen his face in The Girl Who Died, his speech in The Zygon Inversion, River's last 'night' in The Husband of River Song, his epic performances in World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls, his battlefield and closing speeches in Twice Upon A Time. And, of course, the genius and perfection that is Heaven Sent, an episode I simply cannot ever see being topped, and which he absolutely nailed. I felt sorry for whoever was going to replace him, as it was an impossible task. How can anyone even attempt to get anywhere near the level he was at. It's been wonderful watching your reactions to 12's adventures, and I'm thrilled that you warmed to him and loved him as much as you did. Thank you.

My father introduced me to Doctor Who when I was very young, and when it was on the hiatus. My first Doctor was William Hartnell. When it was revealed he would be in the Christmas special (and before Jodie Whittaker was announced) I really hoped they would do one special season remaking classic lost episodes of the first doctor, but with David Bradley. And to be honest, I still hope they do.

Thinking of your reaction to "Rose" and the journey since then...thank you for everything you've given to us and the show. ❤❤❤ You know what the hardest part of watching your catch-up reactions will be? Letting them go.

Can’t believe Capaldi has flown by so fast!

I have never cried so hard during a regeneration episode.......and I bawled my eyes out each time........ Sesska. Thank you. Thank you so much for taking this journey and letting me take it with you. I could not bring myself to watch Twelve regenerate, I put it off for a year, an entire year, and because of you, and rediscovering my love of Doctor Who through your eyes, you gave me the strength to do it. Thank you so much.

Never clicked on link so fast. Love your videos

12 was the first of an unexpected extension of The Doctor's life (a new set of regenerations), and he was the last of the old school docs. And Peter was absolutely brilliant in his portrayal.

I never considered the Alzheimer's factor. I've never interacted with someone with the disease who was close to me. Thanks for sharing that side of your and this episode's story.

Did I ever mention that 12 was my favourite Doctor? 😥

Now there is a new composer, new doctor, new companions, new TARDIS and new showrunner. "We all change when you think about it." -Matt Smith

The Christmas truce was a totally real event that actually happened in 1914. Truly, for one day, everyone layed down their weapons and began to sing. Its the most beautiful and miraculous event that has or will ever take place on this planet❤❤❤❤

just so you're sure: that christmas armistice actually happened.

12th will always be my Doctor... This episode still is hard for me to watch, I love it way more than most people but it's a tough goodbye. Thank you so much for the last 2 years... It's been an amazing jorney to follow you to fall in love with the show, the characters... I'll be here next year (I know, there's December first) for another amazing one Don't be lasagna Oh, and be kind

Peter was always one of the best at the deep speeches. 💔

There goes the greatest fucking actor who ever had the honour to play this part. I'd like to make the claim that: Mr. Capaldi, it has been an honour for us all! Thank you for three amazing years of Doctor Who. We wished we could have had at least one more....

This wasn't just Peter's last episode. It's the last episode in this part of a doctor who dynasty. The next dynasty will be a very different doctor who that will be difficult for some fans to transition to. That's why all the emphasis on memories. Remember what Doctor Who is, a show that changes and evolves... And now the show is evolving into its 3rd stage... Hence why they finished off many of the old storylines, like river song, daleks, cyber man, etc. We got to see the end of the daleks and cyber men many times, but with this doctor we got to see the beginnings of both species, completing the story for us fans. We were given a lot of closure in recent seasons so that there is less things left hanging as the new show runner can jump into new monsters and new things. The underlying message of this episode is so important and many of us need months and years to understand truly how much.

“Letting go of the Doctor is so hard”, that line always makes me tear up. You can read it on so many levels.

I love the use of all of Murray Gold's DW music in this episode, considering it was also his last.

5:36 "Have I been burgled?" seems like an odd question when there's far more inside than when the First Doctor started. LOL

I was wearing headphones watching this. The Nardole squeal pierced my skull!

Hooooooooooooo I wasn't expecting for the ending to hit me this hard _again_ but man, no matter how often I watch this, it makes me dissolve into a pathetic puddle of tears. Peter Capaldi truly was The Doctor to me. My Doctor.

The journey of the Twelve era, and the Moffat era comes to an end. This was such a beautiful send off, Eleven was my doctor but this was my favourite regeneration episode. Twelve was also my second favourite doctor, he was so different from Eleven but still so magnificent in every way. Peter is a brilliant actor and he has been a fan for years which you can really see. I'm so glad you have enjoyed the Moffat era, most fans hate it which makes it hard to talk about so it's nice to see such positive reactions. So excited for DW December :)

Capaldi really deserves a great deal of credit for what he brought to the role, he may have gone but will be remembered with great fondness.

Oh God I actually started sobbing just watching this reaction. Capaldi is MY Doctor, and I'm so emotionally attached to him.

Ha. Just when I thought watching this wouldn’t make me cry/more emotional again...I was wrong! thank you for this journey! It’s been fun re-appreciating these moments with you.

Man, what a wonderful reaction. I loved Peter Capaldi. David Tennant and to a lesser extent Tom baker (Fourth Doctor) will always be my Doctors, but Capaldi came the closest out of any other Doctor to matching them. Your comment that you could see how much playing the Doctor meant to Capaldi is so true. Just like Tennant, Capaldi grew up with the show as a child and was a huge fan. I honestly think this allowed those two actors to bring a whole different perspective, a unique type of energy and enthusiasm that was so infectious and instantly rubbed off on you. I believe Twelve will always be one of my favorite Doctors and I miss him so very much. This episode itself was the perfect farewell to the Twelfth Doctor. It perfectly encapsulated everything his Doctor stood for and the themes explored throughout his era. You could see just how much Twelve had progressed from his series 8 days too. Look at the confrontation between Rusty and the Doctor and just think how different he was back in "Into the Dalek" and how much he's grown. It was wonderful to go on this journey with Capaldi and then relive it with you. Thank you. I am so excited for DW December! I really can't wait, why can't it be December already?!

Peter is equal favourite for me, my god he was great.

Oh, I cried along with you at this. Thank you, adorable human.

I'm so excited to watch this! Also, what might be another great watch is a video called: 'Doctor, I let you go', made by theGaroStudios. It's a really powerful tribute to Twelve :)

Fun bit of trivia: 12 was originally meant to regenerate in the previous episode, and the series was simply going to skip the christmas special and then series 11 would start as it did. The problem was they'd pretty much lose their christmas slot for good, and so this episode is basically a victory lap for Capaldi and Moffat. That's why they didn't focus too much on it being an evil villain - they kinda did that with 11, and 12's end was more fitting to have it be about him coming to terms with his own death, considering his entire run has basically been about the theme of death. Edit: Another detail I noticed while watching. - The TARDIS basically ejecting the 13th Doctor was a nice metaphor for what a sizeable minority of the fanbase did when Jodie was cast. Sad, but a really nice touch. Further Edit: Much of Capaldi's final speech (Nobody would understand his name, children could hear it etc) are actually answers to questions that Peter Capaldi said during a Q&A at a convention and they managed to work them into the script.

Twice Upon A Time is one of my favourite episodes. For me it has everything. Humour, sadness, shocks, many companions and a hell of a lot of Doctors. Two regenerations for the price of one. You always deliver great reactions and afterthoughts. Am watching season 11 at the moment and am looking forward to seeing what you think. Hopefully like me, you'll find it enjoyable too. Have a great week. Trev from East London 👍.

Such an amazing send off for Peter Capaldi. Just an amazing doctor and will forever be missed. P. S. If you rewatch it listen out for the soundtracks playing in it. This was the last episode for Murray Gold as well who does all the music for doctor who. So there's a lot of older music from previous seasons in this episode. Such as when the 1st and 12th doctor are talking about regenerating in the ruins of the planet. In the background the doomsday soundtrack is playing (from when 10 had to say goodbye to Rose)

"Hate is always foolish, and love is always wise."

Heaven Sent, Hell Bent and Twice Upon A Time were 12th's best episodes.

A little peak behind the scenes..... The part about the children in Peters regeneration speech is a bit that he said during an interview with a little boy when he asked Peter about Doctors name..... And Moffat liked it so much that he included it into his last scene

‘Over to you Mary berry’ 😂😂 I love that bit, Mary berry used to be the host of the great British Bake Off that Americans are obsessed with so I’m told.

Wow you must've looked away at just the right moment to miss Pearl Mackie's name in the opening titles ahah

It's the end. But the moment has been prepared for.

So glad i found your channel as i watch these old episodes...it makes me feel at least better to cry along with someone else at these scenes.

I've watched so many reactions to this episode, and it gets me every time. An amazing goodbye to my favourite doctor. But this time hit me even harder. We're currently partway through season 11, and now i can see that this moment was when the Doctor Who i know and love truly died. It's become something...else. 😔

So... I feel you on this hitting you in the feels. Capaldi was the first Doctor I watched live. So, his last episode hit me SUPER hard. Like worse than your reaction to Matt's last episode...

This made me nostalgic....and it’s less than a year ago...it just reminded me of all that’s missing from Chibnall’s writing. There just is no heart left.

Sparkly Jess, Bill, Clara, a Lethbridge-Stewart, TWO regenerations and no evil plot. We LOVE! ❤❤❤

"A man is the sum of his memories, a Time Lord even more so." The 5th Doctor from the story The 5 Doctors

"Be kind." Thank you Peter, you were brilliant. And the beauty of Who is it is entirely possible we could see him as the Doctor again. Nothing is impossible in the Whoniverse.

Damn girl. All dressed up for the doctors farewell. Love it

"The Doctor fell out of the Tardis." . . . a sentence no one ever imagined would be said, ever.

Quality video as always, your reactions are always so beautifully honest and considered. Thanks for making so much effort to record them all! :)

A great reaction. There were so many chapter ending moments in that episode including all the Murry Gold music. I got a bit choked-up just seeing this reaction. I miss Peter Capaldi, a great Doctor. I always think he means Galifreyan children when he says "only if their hearts are in the right place and the stars are too". When he says "Doctor, I let you go" I felt it was as much Peter saying goodbye to his favourite job. Its a sad, beautiful episode and I'm glad you got a lot out of it. Its the end of an era and the start of another. I'm really looking forward to Dr Who December. Thanks for the last few years of reactions.

Thanks for taking me through Twelves era with you, it was a special ride.

This is so good. Your emotional response throughout Dr Who is the best on YT. Never fear about showing your emotions, it is what makes you human! I shed a tear for every Doctor that passes and mirror how you feel about all the Doctors and companions. I will join your Patreon if possible but I am an Expat Brit living in Turkey and often I cannot make a payment such as Patreon. Thank you for your reactions, you are always able to make me smile!

If I had a soul, I’d have cried at this. Alas, I remain soulless, so the tissues stayed dry.

WELL. I'M CRYING. 😭❤️ That was a wonderful reaction, but it just feels so *weird* to be here. I mean, I wasn't watching from the very beginning of your reactions, I started catching up sometime around when you were finishing Tennant, but it's been a ride, and while we'll still have more Doctor Who to come, this felt... odd. Watching you fall more and more in love with the show has been absolutely wonderful though. So Jess, thank you. For sticking with the show and sharing it with us - and here's to all the future DW shenanigans you'll share with us too! I absolutely can't wait (even though I have to) for Doctor Who December. I'm almost more excited for all the surprise videos that we don't know about yet - last year's Doctor Who December was an absolute BLAST and I loved every second of it. Definitely a highlight of last year's winter for me. Twelve is my favourite Doctor (though I love them all, and I tend to change now and again...) - and when this year started out, I was... curious if hesitant about what you'd make of him. I had a feeling you'd like him, but you never know. Well, I was right on that, wasn't I? It's been such a joy to watch you go through Twelve's seasons. This year has been... so and so for me, honestly. Your videos have always cheered me up. (Yes, even when they made me bawl my eyes out again, like this one.) And I think your thoughts about Twelve's themes and kindness was summed up really well here (though also really looking forward to the review, as always). I do love this episode. I think it handles the Christmas armistice especially well. Because it's not the Doctor that makes it happen, he's just there to witness it. And he uses it to save someone. But it's a completely human miracle. The moment I started realising *that* was the moment they were portraying, I lost it (and I saw this in the cinema. Luckily, I wasn't the only one bawling). I think it also prepares the audience for regeneration very well. It's an entire episode about the importance of moving on, and memories (and while I haven't had any family members go through anything like what you talked about, I have worked closely with people who've been diagnosed with Alzheimer and dementia, so I get some of that.) and how we handle those things. And I do love the way it gave Twelve back his memories before the end. His speech is wonderful, but the whole episode is leading up to it. So the episode in a way is guiding you along, as well as guiding the Twelfth and First Doctors along to the regeneration. Fun/Sad fact: this was also Murray Gold, the composer's last episode, hence why there are so many familiar themes in it. Anyway, I've rambled on long enough. Loved the reaction, and I cried along with you as usual. Take care. Looking forward to the review, and everything to come. Laugh hard. Run fast. Be Kind. Take care of yourself :)

This is the Doctor Who episode that made me cry the most. When I first watched it I just cried the whole time

Thank you for a beautiful reaction Jess. This is the reason why i love your reactions, they are genuine, heartfelt and raw. Rewatching this with yourself reminded me what an awesome Doctor Peter was, and how much development his character had. Looking forward to watching 13 with you, and many more too :)

I really appreciate that you are still giving us your reaction with only audio of the episode, almost all other reactors don't bother with that especially with so many important scenes and only limited episide video time.

12 dethroned 10 as my favourite doctor during his run, it took him a while to do so but he did.... it took 4 episodes for Jodie to take the top spot

Twelve's final conversation with Bill and Nardole always make me cry, it's so sad and beautiful. I cried again watching that scene with you today. Also, there are some classic First Doctor stories for you to look forward to!

god I can't even process how good the common theme of just "being kind" in the last two episodes of 12's run resonates so strongly. it just comes completely full circle in the best way possible

the first doctor is in for one hell of a ride

The Christmas armistice scene gets me every single time. I love History and the first time I saw this scene I was in blubbing so hard omg.

06:52 In fact, the First Doctor was never sexist like some of the things he said in this episode; he was just as sharp with everyone. However, let's remember the moment I've tagged. He was talking to a man from 1914 and trying to set his mind at ease; his nurse comment was only meant to do that. But when Twelve was so appalled, he couldn't resist winding him up. That's why he kept on like that, just to see the look of horror on Twelve's face. Hey, he was in a very serious situation; he had to break the tension somehow. That's my headcanon, and I'm sticking to it.

I've seen this episode so many times, I've seen this very reaction so many times, and I somehow never put it together that you can literally pinpoint the moment when the Doctor realizes he can slip the Captain when he returns him, to be able to save him.

I legit started crying my heart out at the regeneration speech. Been waiting a year to see your reaction this, and Im glad you enjoyed it as much as we did. THankyou for letting us re-live these moments with you, daft as it sounds, it means a lot.