Elevens Rings of Akhaten speech is still one of the best speeches in all doctor who just behind twelves zygon inversion speech

The whole “subconsciously chooses the next regeneration” is one of the best theories out there

I never thought about Eleven’s run that way before, but you proved it to me. This video would have been great to have in 2013. I miss pre-2018 Doctor Who!

what's so cool is that everything 11 did was knowing he couldn't regenerate anymore

I loved Matt Smith he mixed youth and maturity so well ...and he had presence ..you believed in him as the Doctor..

Ten was my first, 11 has always been my favorite 12 has my favorite episodes tho Heaven Sent is unmatched

Matt , 11 was the doctor that got me into the show. Watching an outrageous bloke bullshit his way through tricky situations , it clicked with me. And rewatching Matt's run after the time of the doctor i saw so many nuances i had missed before, 11's thoughts about limited time, seeing everything and doing everything that he can. I still get teary eyed when thinking about his speech on akhaten and his final speech. Not to mention 11 threatening the daleks with a biscuit :) Miss ya Edit:watched the video , the background music and the speech of trenzalore made me cry

Oh my god this video just made me sad because it reminded me of how good doctor who was before they ruined it all with the “timeless child” thing. Very interesting video though.

Man, you should do every doctor's story like this video. You Made me tear up with watching this.

That closing dialogue before his regeneration will legit stay with me forever, I believe it, and it's not even my favourite incarnation

Too much, I can’t. Someone was cutting onions towards the end of this video. But please do more.

Matt Smith made me fall in love with optimism. Through all the sorrow of losing the Ponds, memories of Gallifrey, and that angst he gained from 10, he ended his story happy and with no regrets. It's the thing that inspires me the most about the 11th doctor. It's the fact that he taught me that no matter how hard it gets, no matter who hurts you or how your world burns down, there is always hope for a better tomorrow. He taught me that you have to be the one to live your life according to how you want it to go. However sometimes, things happen. They can be good or bad, but sometimes things just happen. But life is like a pile of good things and bad things, the good things don't always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant. Miracles, wonder, and hope. A Doctor Who story.

An interesting take. I do like it. Yet, I always thought of the Eleventh Doctor as the one who tries to remember. His manners are based on the Second Doctor, he even uses his "you've redecorated; I don't like it" catchphrase, the 50th anniversary was during his era and it was all about remembering the past. The Silence prevent you from remembering. Amy needs to remember him to bring him back at the end of Series 5. The Rings of Akhaten is all about cherishing memories. Eleven uses the word "remember" so many times during his tenure, and especially at the very end. The Eleventh Doctor was an ode to Doctor Who, to remember where he came from, during his very last incarnation. ...well, during his 12th regeneration anyway. ;)

Matt smith was my first doctor, and my favourite. Not to talk about how much I loved Amelia and Rory ponds as his companion throughout the 3/4 of his series. Such a great trio!

I have such a soft spot for S5. It was the first series I watched as they first aired and I remember it being so magical and whimsical as a child. It's definitely Matt's best series imo.

My first doctor was Matt, but I never thought of his story like this. You’re so good at explaining his story and I applaud you for that. Season 5 is a representation of childhood, maybe that’s why I like it so much! Then again, I guess I’m living in season 6 right now.

Eleven, for me, was always the most menacing. nine, ten and twelve had anger, but they weren’t like him, eleven was kind, charismatic and charming, and that made his anger all the scarier because it was rarer, and he wasn’t a man who would lash out violently or scream when he got angry, he was quiet, calculated and manipulative, he doesn’t hurt people, he makes them hurt each other and themselves, and ruins lives, rather than ending them. This, in my opinion, is the scariest form of The Doctor, the one who hurt people, rather than kill them

I love this, finally someone has explained exactly why Matt Smith will always be my favourite Doctor. There is so much cultivation in this incarnation and its incredibly deep rooted in his entire run.

When you think you know everything about Dr. Who and then you discover it's deeper than you thought

Although I go back to Tom Baker,.and choosing between 9,10, and 11 would be like choosing between my own kids, Peter Capaldi's performance as.Twelve is a master's class in performance. Thirteen is weak. I still think it's valid, but it's been weak. We differ in opinion on the developments of the last half of Series Twelve, which raise the stakes and the mystery, and set up the chief cause of the Doctor's mortality...hubris. HOWEVER... Your perceptive analysis of Matt Smith's Doctor is perfect. You've cracked the code, created an annotated version with an appendix and a concordance, and produced it in a beautiful embossed leather-bound volume with gold-leaf lettering and edging. Beautifully done, B. :)

There is also some thematic brilliance in having a reorchestrated version of the Long Song play as Smith regenerates, a song that never ends.

I think my fave 11 moment was his, "Nobody human has anything to say to me today!!" It's such great emotive acting in just one line

I relate to him a lot. He's got a dark side, and he tries to hide and uses humor to bury deep down. You can tell when he was giving his speech to the parasite God. He started crying because he was going through his dark past. When he snaps, it's aggressive and honest scary. When's he's silly, he's Overtop. Sometimes annoying, but he is entertaining himself. When he's hyped up or excited, he feels indestructible and grand. I'm similar to this, and this is why I connect to him so well.

This is such a thought out interpretation of 11s run, gives me even more appropriation than before! Also, Matts final lines gives me chills every time I hear it, the writing and acting is literal perfection

My favorite of all time is the 11th doctor! Still on this day (2023) I have prob watched each of his episodes more than a 100 times. Favorite campaign of all time is Donna noble! No other. ❤ Thanks for making the video!

Season 5 is the greatest season on doctor who and no one can change my mind. And Matt Smith is my favourite doctor.

Y'know, I've always considered 11 my favourite Doctor despite being raised on the classic series and I never quite knew why that was. Until this video. The way in which each of his series' portrays a certain aspect of life as we grow older is exactly what made me fall in love with his character and I couldn't put my finger on it till now. Smith's era aired during the time in which I was growing out of childhood and into a teenager. Thinking about it now, it's almost as if his Doctor grew up with me. And by the time I became an adult, he was gone. Instead the harsh reality of life kicked in and things started becoming darker. Feels very symbolic of Capaldi's Doctor.

11s last speech draws me near tears every time I hear it. A damn well ewxecuted exit. Mad respects.

The doctor went from being terrified of death to being happy about the end, amazing video

Thank you so much, you sold me on the 11th Doctor. I hadn't watched his stuff since it aired. Going to do so tomorrow. I love this channel!

my first doctor was Tennant tho i love matt way more

When you let the 11th doctor talk at the end, I got goosebumps, even though Ive seen it so many times ❤️❤️❤️

The 9th was my first. That being said, 11 is my personal favorite. The reason is that Matt's Doctor could articulate and swing from a child-like sense of wonder, excitement, joy to that of a serious, concerned grandfather in a flip of a hat.. I mean fez.

Never heard of doctor who before I was 10 yrs old my sister got me into it I learned about everything else after. And eleven is still my favorite not just because he was my first doctor but because I feel like it was never as good without him.

I love Matt Smith, but my favorite is either Tennant who was my first or Capaldi who's performance is incredible, also Eccelston is incredibly underrated.

I didn't watch 11 until he had been in the role for about 3 years, because I was disenchanted with the ever younger casting of the actors. But eventually I dipped in and was instantly impressed. It was clear to me what Matt Smith was trying to do - he was playing the Patrick Troughton Doctor in a young man's body, and it was an inspired interpretation of the role.

I will not forget one line of this … I will always remember when the doctor was me. 😭 Matt was so emotional during the read through. Christopher E was my first Doctor but Matt is my favourite.

Matt smith will always be my favorite doctor. He was my first and my idol.

If you care you’ll read this, if you don’t, just don’t read it genius! My first Doctor was Hartnell at 8 years old, I saw only a few of his episodes that came on TV, all with Ian, Barbara and Susan. I loved his Doctor! My second doctor was Eccleston, I saw few of his episodes, and let me say, I thought he was fantastic! My third being Tennant, I saw many of his episodes (not fully), but scattered, this was at 9 years old. And then came Matt Smith, I was 10 or 11 the first time I saw his, they merged in my memory with tennant, as I only watched snippets of multiple episodes (TV time I was allowed), and so nothing made sense, but I thought they were brilliant. Then in 2013 I think it was, season 7 was advertised for release. My family and I decided to watch it as it was being released, the first time I had watched it all the way through, in order. At first, I was extremely upset, because Amy and Rory “died”, and at the time, Amy was my favourite companion, and I loved Rory as well. So I went into 7B, much like the Doctor, depressed about the situation, and giving up on Doctor Who, but then Clara came along in Victorian London, and it was so beautiful, and magical. From then on Matt was my Doctor. I was devastated when Clara died in that Christmas special, only to find she cane back 😂 And then I watched random episodes of different new Who Doctors randomly until 2014, for Capaldi’s first season, which I admit I hated on release (but I love now 😂), so had a break from Doctor Who until I was 15, which was when my brother and I watched all of New Who in order. This fuelled my love for the series, I noticed so many things, and I loved observing different themes and details, and analysing situations, writing, music and characters! I loved it so much, that I decided to watch all of classic who when I was 16, I’m 18 now, and on the third Doctor 😂 But I loved certain stories, and characters of classic who, as much as new who, and I LOVED revisiting my first Doctor, The first Doctor, William Hartnell 😪🙂 ... until they ruined it with season 11 and 12, especially that last episode 😑 In short, Matt was everything I loved! He was child-like, fairytale, compassionate, magical, free, funny, awkward (in a good way), humany wumany, timey wimey, and so fun! He was light and dark and beautifully transitioned from silly to serious, and his chemistry with his companions were incredible! Matt’s acting was inspiring!!! That why he’ll always be my Doctor 🙂

Jesus, man. This is beautiful.

Capaldi is my favorite Doctor to, he is my first Doctor, and i think he is a very good actor,i don´t know why so much people hate him.

Matt Smith is my favorite Doctor. Thank you for the analysis of a story of a lifetime. He was the funniest charismatic doctor with his companions and the stories didn't have so many deaths than David Tenant era. A little story: I started watching Doctor who since 2010 on Netflix, I loved so much the show that I decided to stop watching at the end of season 4 believing the next doctor (Matt Smith) won't be that good. 10 years after until 2020 I bought the Doctor Who collection on DVD 2018 edition, so I said "why not, I'll watch it" So I started again with season 1. When I reached the ending of season 4 I was so depressed of so many deaths in the episodes, together with me afraid to die from the Coronavirus and so much news about the death toll of the pandemic, watching Matt Smith episodes was so soothing and enjoyable, I don't regret waiting so long. My best episode ever "The Eleventh Hour" my second best episode ever "Heaven Sent" Peter Capaldi is my second best incarnation of the Doctor.

When I first saw Matt my first thought of "who the heck is this weird looking guy?"' he became one of my favorite Doctors. I admit though there are aspects of his era I wasn't a fan of namely River Song and the "'romance,"' was too contrived. S6 is my least favorite of the Smith/Moffat era.

Matt Smith is my favorite, Capaldi carries a close second, and a close third to Tennant's

In the same way that 11s run as the doctor is a representation of growing up, 12s could also be seen as having your life pass by and suddenly finding yourself old and full of regrets. But at the same time there is all the time you have left upon that realization to change and make the world (universe) a better place.

I'm with you on Peter Capaldi! 💪🏼💙 And what a powerful analysis on Matt Smith's Doctor… 😧

Thank you for encapsulating what I love so much about 11, he’s my favorite doctor by far and I think that’s because of his themes of growing up that ring true in my own experience.

I believe that the doctors incarnation is chosen for specific purposes, john hurts war doctor was a hard warrior, Eccleston was chirpy but quite man to try rebuild his life after a war he is trying to forget, Tennant was a handsome man for rose, matt was an old man in a young mans body, so he could live life to its fullest. And peter Capaldis face to remind him of Pompeii

My first series and episodes were in series 3, and yet, 10 isn’t my doctor, 11 is. I don’t know how to explain it, but Matt IS my Doctor, and probably always will be.

I started with the Christopher Eccelston, but my fave is David Tennant.

I've always heard this "you never forget your first doctor".... well, I gotta say, the 9th was my first... and to be honest, it took me 3 tries to get through his stories. 11th was my 3rd doctor, and is my favorite doctor. 12 comes a close 2nd.

You can really see this reflected in Amy as well In s5, she was still a child, running from her wedding. By the end she embraces it. In s6, she was hit by reality but survived In s7, she learned to live a normal happy life and almost got tired of running away. Finishing with living a long and fulfilling life with Rory.

Helping your argument is that 11 had the longest lifespan of any incarnation. He lasts about 1200 years, having aged ~200 at the end of Series 6, spends about a century mourning Amy and Rory, and then 900 years on Trenzalore

I like the 11th doctor themes. Mad man in a box and sad man in a box too.

i may have the 10th Doctor tattooed on me, but the 11th doctor was my first Doctor...the Ponds? River Song? so good and holds such a nostalgic place in my heart. much more then the others probably because i sought then out afterwards.

11th will always be my favorite

My sweet Matt Smith! 11 is my doctor. He will always be my doctor and the fact that Chris chibnall completely just made his whole doctors being and part of his character are not even important by how the whole regeneration sing just killed me and breaks my heart. I just watched the Matt Smith ear again and I still to this day SOB at the Time of the Doctor. Chris chibnall ruined it. Is sexy more personally in my opinion because Matt Smith is my doctor 11 is mine and he just completely upended the end of his story.

This is a great analysis of 11. Matt Smith is a great actor, and 11 is my favorite Doctor [along with Troughton's #2], so I really appreciate your efforts in outlining what makes his story arc so great. Thanks!

I really love him as he was my first doctor. I’m sure that if id’ve started with another one, I wouldn’t be a whovian

Well said, sir. Couldn’t describe my love for this era of Doctor Who any better than you can.

I always think about the doctor. Not the show but the doctor himself About his life about who he is about the choices he had to make during he's long life my fav doctor is 10th but I've always thought that 11th had the best story You just proved it to me and this video was amazing thanks

i was just playing doctor who videos to have as background noise while playing pocket morty at 7am waiting for sleep to finally take over me but now im crying because of this video. anyways thank you dude for giving this new look on 11 that deepens on how much i love, not just 11 and matt smith too, but also helps me respect steven moffat a little bit more.

This video made me start rewatching Who for the fifth time 😄🤣

I grew up with 9 and 10... But 11 is MY Doctor, for me nobody carried the time lord like him, he brought so much depth to the character and the writing brought so much emotion to the show, far more than had ever been brought before

Wow thank you for this insight! I love it! And keep up your good work!

I hope Matt Smith reprises his role as the eleventh doctor for big finish

You just made my love for my favourite Doctor even bigger.

This video gave me more respect for 11 he has always been one of my less favourite doctors but this brings him up

Seriously, stop articulating how I feel so perfectly. This is getting eerie!😂😂😂

My first was 9 and I adored 10 but when I first saw Matt as 11 I was really unsure about how he would be. But after his pilot episode and the speech at the end of it I knew 11 was going to be my fave

11 is my favourite doctor. (Peter is my second) his doctor is just magical and funny but can still be heartbreaking and emotional.

Nine was my first, Ten is my doctor, but I certainly never disliked Eleven. It always perplexed me that people did. But your explanation of series 5 makes a lot of the complaints more understandable. We here in America need to remember that this is a kid's show across the pond. It's not wrong for it to be wacky and on occasion magical. It's not wrong for this show to sometimes be a fairy tale. After all, the best fairy tales don't ignore the dark. They illuminate it.

This was my Doctor. All of my friends and family think Tennant is the best but I grew up watching and remembering Doctor Who. My nana died during this and the message about growing up and learning on how to deal with loss resonated with me. His run finished when I left primary school and moved on into Year 7. I have never lost interest in Doctor Who and Smith was the greatest to play the role of New Who.

I saw Day and Time a day or so ago, and Deep Breath afterwards.. I had always felt like his story was about growing up, how he can't just run away whenever he wants to. The moment Clara was talking with 11th on the phone.. I cried a little when he regenerated, only to snort when 12th popped up quickly. But then seeing 11th one last time.. talking about how she should help the current Doctor because he was so confused ad scared.. and how he himself will miss Clara... I cried so much that after sleeping and then waking up, I continued to cry about it... Now I'm doing it again for the third time!! Not even Tenth's regeneration or when Rose is ripped away from him or him saying goodbye to her made me cry this much.. The way he cherished his dear ones moves me so much.. kissing them on their forehead or cheek, no matter what gender they are.. his goofy, dorky traits.. the way he could ramble.. The way he was.. As someone with autism 1 (high-functioning autism), empath, INFJ, avoidant, physically stiff (not robotic stiff though) can easily understand atleast most people, getting overwhelmed by both my own and others feelings on top of being a little sensitive to sounds (I can't filter sounds out), having a hard time showing more intense feelings and bottles them up so people don't have to hear me cry all the time, accepting the fact that most other people with autism that I know won't be able to take responsibility for some of their actions thus I am forced to accept it, leaving a lot of events with just emptiness... I feel so lonely, so when I watched 11th's seasons, I was still sad about 10th leaving, but 11th grew on me rather quickly. He felt like a friend. A friend I wish I had. I have a hard time moving on, because of stigma, crippling feelings, loneliness and etc, so this was really interesting to follow. And it got so real at the end.. I hope I can become strong enough to face friends again, whom I haven't met in years.. I don't know why I'm rambling here, but it just got so real this time, more than with any other series.. I just love how 11th accepts people as they are (since he is alien himself so) and cherish them. I wanna do the same, but my own nature is against me at the moment. I do hope that you all will be able to face your fears and come in terms with stuff you had a harder time accepting before. I just wanna wish people happiness, so they have no time to discriminate others, and more time to do things that's better for them.

Matt Smith is my favorite Doctor. His regeneration makes me cry like no other show ever has.

Yeah! 12 is my favourite too. I always get really annoyed when people give him so much hate

Eleventh is my favorite. I’m back re watching doctor who (eleventh’s run) and I’m close to the end of his run. And even though I’ve seen it before, the end is going to hurt once more as this doctor is my favorite and I have so many fond memories of getting up everyday to watch the new episode on bbc. So watching it end again will hurt

Take this thick plot of a trio of amazing series, compared to the two recent series with 13

Although not my first Doctor (that one was Christopher Eccleston), Matt Smith certainly is and most likely always will be my favourite Doctor. I mean I know a lot about the Classic Who incarnations and as far as I can tell I adore Peter Davison's take on that role, to the point when he became my second favourite Doctor of all time. With that being said, I love all of the Doctor's incarnations (asides from David Tennant and Jodie Whittaker. Heck, even Colin Baker's 6th Doctor is more bearable than these two), but Matt Smith is MY Doctor.

9th doctor was my first doctor but twelfth Doctor is my all time favorite

I’ve always watched new who. Because it’s been going as long as I’ve been alive. Christopher Ecclestone is my personal favourite but I hold Matt Smith is high regards

can’t believe i haven’t found you before this!

11 is my favorite. When i was 9 my father passed away and i was in a dark place but then i got into doctor who. I was to young to ever watch the episodes in order but 11 taught me lessons i will always hold dear. He taught me to always speak with joy and comopassion but to always have fury and fire to my words as well. He taught me that youre never to old to act like a child. But most importantly he was my friend. Thanks 11.

Brilliant thesis. He finally gets what he's always been longing for: a life, complete and well lived.

I can't believe Matt Smith, my idol as 11, can also be viewed half naked dancing in Morbius.

I think the beauty of the new runs of the show is that especially for 11 a specific theme comes back to him at the very end to save him, the idea of silence falling goes back to the 11th hour and it goes on to be the thing he fights for in the time of the doctor. He ends up fighting for the safety of the timlords for 1000 years in the village of Christmas, fighting for his silence and their safety, he needed silence to fall when the question was asked.

Hear! Hear! I started Dr Who with 12th!

such a thorough discussion in 11 mins on the 11th doctor

Eleven was my first and favorite doctor. Despite all the flaws the later part of his run had, I enjoyed every minute I had with this Doctor, and to be honest, I don’t think the series was ever quite the same for me without him. My brother recently explained why Matt Smith was his favorite, and I always thought that’s why I enjoyed him too; Matt Smith seemed to capture the whole idea of the Doctor being a ‘madman in a box’ better than anyone else. But I think you did a fanatic job captured the underlining theme of Eleven that I never could see, even as a fan. Very well done, I applaud you! 👏🏻 👏🏻

Eleven is my Doctor.

If the 11th doctor represents growing up then the 12th doctor represents the doctor growing old and tired.

He was the Doctor I grew up with.

7:56 WHAT A GREAT SHOT!!!🙌

11th doctor i was fanatic of him i loves him i went to his musean and even dress up has him He is my lord and saviour

Think you hit the nail on the head there i completely agree great video bud

The thing i love most about 11 and 12 is i felt that you could truly feel some of the previous doctors come alive through them. I felt 11s era was the perfect merging of classic and new who.

All of this is beautiful...until 13th comes

10 was my favorite for so long, until I decided to re-watch the entire New Who from the start again because I didn’t wanna face saying goodbye to the Ponds when their time was up. It was then that 11 finally took his spot in my heart as my favorite. And this video pretty much sums up why lol so thank you.

R.I.P. Doctor Who😭🙏🏾💔💔

It's still a toss up between 11 and 12 for me but Matt Smith always made me love the show