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2005– Matt Smith Jenna Coleman Alex Kingston Saul Metzstein

Original Title :: The Name of the Doctor
Genre :: TV Episode / Adventure / Drama / Family / Mystery / Sci-Fi
Year :: 2005–
Directror :: Saul Metzstein
Cast :: Matt Smith,Jenna Coleman,Alex Kingston
Writer :: Steven Moffat,Malcolm Hulke
Type :: TV Episode
Time :: 44min
Rating :: 9.1/10

Доктор Кто The Name of the Doctor (2005– ) Online

The Doctor's friends are being kidnapped, which leads him to the fields of Trenzalore, where his greatest secret will be revealed and Clara's mystery will be solved.

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
	Matt Smith	-	The Doctor
	Jenna Coleman	-	Clara (as Jenna-Louise Coleman)
	Alex Kingston	-	River Song
	Richard E. Grant	-	Dr. Simeon
	Neve McIntosh	-	Vastra
	Catrin Stewart	-	Jenny
	Dan Starkey	-	Strax
	Eve De Leon Allen	-	Angie
	Kassius Carey-Johnson	-	Artie (as Kassius Carey Johnson)
	Nasi Voutsas	-	Andro
	David Avery	-	Fabian
	Michael Jenn	-	Clarence
	Rab Affleck	-	Archie
	Samuel Irvine	-	Messenger Boy
	Sophie Downham	-	Young Clara

Ultimately, Clara's companionship with the Doctor is something of an ontological paradox; the Doctor might not have invited 21st Century Clara to travel with him if he had not met the echoes of her in the Dalek Asylum and Victorian London, but if she never travelled with the Doctor, those echoes would never have existed.

This story features for the first time on television the Doctor prior to stealing the TARDIS.

Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman were told not to swing on the bars during the TARDIS's fall to Trenzalore. He went and did so, anyway.

This is the first episode to use colourised footage of black and white material originally filmed in the 1960s.

Achieved overnight ratings of 5.46 million viewers on BBC One.

The War Doctor came about because Christopher Eccleston declined to appear in Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013). Steven Moffat briefly considered positioning the Eighth Doctor as the Doctor who had ended the Time War, but felt that this was inconsistent with Le seigneur du temps (1996).

In Steven Moffat's original conception, the Doctor would explicitly identify the time rift in his tomb on Trenzalore as leading back to the final day of the Time War. Once Clara had been splintered and scattered throughout the Doctor's life, he didn't enter the rift to save her. Instead, Clara emerged from it on her own, but then started screaming about knowing who the Doctor really is. This convinced the Doctor to return to the Time War via the rift, leading into the anniversary special.

This is chronologically the last event in River Song's personal history, taking place after her death in the Library. It's implied she fades from existence at this point. However, Alex Kingston would reprise the role one last time in Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015), which was intended to be her final appearance in the series.

Lead writer Steven Moffat stated that he had wanted to have a new monster in the finale, after the series had seen the reappearance of old monsters such as the Ice Warriors, Cybermen and Daleks. The idea of The Whisper Men came from "the thought of stylish, whispering, almost faceless creatures" which seemed frightening and appropriate for "an episode that looks forward and back".

Clara appearing throughout the Doctor's timeline involved a combination of recording on sets with stand-ins representing various incarnations of the Doctor as well as his granddaughter Susan, plus greenscreen work to insert Jenna Coleman into archival footage.

The episode boasted a cornucopia of video and sound clips from throughout the programme's long history. Most notably, in the sequence where the Gallifreyan version of Clara prompts the First Doctor to steal the TARDIS, William Hartnell appeared courtesy of two colourised shots from the Docteur Who: The Warriors of Death (1964) and Docteur Who: The Day of Darkness (1964), together with dialogue from Docteur Who: Invasion (1965). Clara and/or Dr Simeon were also inserted into clips featuring the Second Doctor (from "The Mind Robber" and Docteur Who: The Five Doctors (1983)), the Third Doctor (also from Docteur Who: The Five Doctors (1983)), the Fourth Doctor (from "The Invasion Of Time"), the Fifth Doctor (from "Arc Of Infinity"), and the Seventh Doctor (from "Dragonfire"), with a Yeti appearing from "The Web Of Fear". Emanating from the rift were the sounds of the First Doctor (from "100,000 BC"), the Second Doctor (from "The Moonbase"), the Third Doctor (from "The Time Monster"), the Fourth Doctor (from "Genesis Of The Daleks"), the Fifth Doctor (from "The Caves Of Androzani"), the Sixth Doctor (from "The Trial Of A Time Lord"), the Ninth Doctor (from Doctor Who: The Parting of the Ways (2005)), the Tenth Doctor (from Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)), and the Eleventh Doctor (from Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens (2010)).

The shot of Oswin looking out on a futuristic city was simplified from a longer version in which Oswin tells her mother that she feels compelled to go out into space for a reason she can't explain.

When the Doctor and Clara are in the TARDIS hovering over Trenzalore he says he never thought he would die like this, he thought he would maybe "retire, take up water colours or beekeeping or something." 'Beekeeping' is a reference to Sherlock Holmes, of which Steven Moffat is a huge fan. In the books Sherlock retires to Sussex Downs in his later years and takes up beekeeping.

This is the first season finale in the revived series to be set primarily on another planet.

Costume designer Howard Burden later confirmed that John Hurt's character is a "dark Doctor" existing between the Doctor's Eighth and Ninth incarnations.

This episode takes place in 1893 and 2013.

While trapped in the Doctor's time stream, the First, Sixth, Ninth, Fifth, and Fourth Doctors move past, behind, and in front of Clara. Unknown actors portrayed them. The actor portraying the First Doctor resembles the appearance of Richard Hurndall, who replaced William Hartnell in "The Five Doctors".

The episode was leaked early after a bbc america store acidently sent out the season 7 box set two weeks before the episode aired. Despite steven moffat asking for people to not reveal anything one newspaper revaled spoilers from the episode including the reveal of john hurt as a new doctor

This is the second series finale of the revived series not to feature a Dalek (Doctor Who: Last of the Time Lords (2007) being the first), though the Dalek Asylum is mentioned and appears in a flashback.

The Sycorax in the Christmas invasion (2005) are briefly mentioned by the great intelligence.

The scene between the Doctor and River, where they say their final goodbyes before River fades away, was filmed in just one take, and by the end both cast and crew were in tears.

User reviews

Mikale

The second half of season 7 looked like it would be really good – the trailers look expensive, the "impossible girl" concept offered interest and twists and of course it was all getting a big push by the BBC. This push was very much about how big a deal Doctor Who has become again in the last years; it gets the plum Christmas special each year and it is one of the BBC's big names in the Saturday night ratings war. This shows though – not so much the pressure on the writers or producers, but it shows more in how much it has become about the status of the show rather than the stories or the characters.

There are lots of things that show this, but one main thing this season illustrated it more than anything – the final shot. This shot is of a new (old?) version of the Doctor and the cliffhanger for the 50th anniversary special is this reveal. However, the reveal is less about the character and more about who plays him, John Hurt. Yes, this is quite exciting but the thing that stuck with me was that we got "introducing John Hurt" on the screen, not during the credits but actually as part of the scene within the show. It was an odd thing to do but I realized why – because it isn't about the character, it is about the big name the show has, this is the thing that the produces are using and it undermines the actual story by breaking that fourth wall and leading with the actor, not the character.

This "big deal" effect can also be seen to be reducing the quality of the show as well. I've long time said that I consider Doctor Who to be light entertainment not some bastion of science fiction writing so as long as it works at that level then it is fine by me. Sadly this part-season is yet another one where it isn't really working – and probably one of the first where I really felt it. We get some rubbish episodes here and even the better ones fall into obvious "big deal" action too. The wifi idea was nice but hardly topical and seemed to make to much of the Shard. The "singing to pacify a demon" episode was godawful. The one in a submarine was decent. The haunted house one was genuinely creepy but lost it a bit at the end. The red terror one was awful – as was the cybermen theme park one. The finale was intriguing as an idea but didn't really hang together and I really have no doubt that the 50th anniversary special will not make the most of the potential and I have the horrible feeling that I will be writing the word "squandered" at some point in the future.

The writing produces some good ideas here but generally it doesn't make them work. It often fails by just rushing into silliness and big noisy solutions while the BBC orchestra goes nuts in the background trying to whip up a sense of drama that the material itself isn't making. Sometimes it fails thanks to the focus on making Saturday night television rather than a decent story (this is a time when most shows are all about televised karaoke) and as such it doesn't have much ambition beyond being a "big deal". We see this in Clara. When she was revealed as the new assistant I was quite looking forward to it – she had a link that didn't seem to make sense and would have to be explored, she had been good in her episode before and I had enjoyed the Christmas special. It also helped that she was replacing Gillan, who was limited to say the least. So why then is the main thing the show does with Clara is remind us that she is pretty? She looks great in every episode, has nice outfits and big bright eyes but really her main contribution is ongoing flirty playfulness – regardless of the situation. Coleman never really gets the chance to show she can do more and the writers don't seem interested in helping her show that. Smith is not great either – he overdoes the silliness and as a result doesn't really convince when he changes gears to be all serious – there were only maybe 2 episodes where he had it toned down a bit and it worked as a result. The supporting cast are variable – there are some awful performances in here but mostly there are "oh it's him from whatever" actors rather than really good performances – again, the "status" first, everything else second.

There are more OK episodes than bad ones and generally it sort of works, but this was generally a disappointing season for me. The choice to have an actor be the thing we get excited for rather than his character or the story spoke volumes to me and the motivation behind that decision is partly why the writing, performances etc are so lacking at times – the focus is so much on the show being "big" than it almost feels like they forgot it also has to be "good". Like Theo Robertson said, I also am of the opinion that the "premature DVD boxset" story was a construct of the marketing department to allow them to make a deal big out of the final episode and get people excited. Ironic that this construct was an effective bit of plotting that worked since so much of the actual show this season has seen anything but this sort of effectiveness.

Dellevar

I love Moffat's era in Doctor Who (a lot better than RTD's, although I loved that era as well), but I thought that the 7th series was a bit disappointing. I think all the problems with this series could have been fixed had there been an extra five to ten minutes tacked on to each episode, because there have been many moments in this series where I felt the endings were rushed and sloppy.

This was not the case.

This was the most perfectly paced episode of Doctor Who I've ever seen. So many questions were answered head-on and in a very satisfying way, and the episode will leave you shocked and counting the days until the 50th anniversary special.

Admittedly I was nervous that the name of the Doctor would be revealed. I felt that no matter what it was, it would be disappointing. And if his name was something like "Tom," I would be forced to hunt down Moffat and send him to Trenzalore. Thankfully it's resolved in a satisfying way that makes perfect sense.

Moffat's series finales have often been criticized as being "Too complicated," (which really isn't a valid complaint at all) but that won't be the case with this finale. Everything is explained clearly. The audience won't feel like they're being talked down to, but the ending won't leave anyone scratching their heads.

My only problem with this episode was the Whispermen, who weren't very intimidating monsters.

This episode also had some laugh out loud moments that blended perfectly with the dark atmosphere of the episode.

Oh, and Strax was in this. Strax is cool.

Thetath

What.A.Show! The episode begins on an epic scale and ends on an epic one! One would definitely not expect the character of Clara to unfold in this manner; truly, excellent script work, Moffat, I salute you with both hands. Season 7 was a disaster to be honest, very down scale, just above average, if even, but if fans are looking to gain their spirits back again and find back the Who fan within, this is the perfect episode for it! Oh, and keep a Kleenex near by if you're really really emotionally involved with the characters in this show. It's simply brilliant. To think we'd have to wait 6 months for the brilliant story behind the story of this episode, it's gonna be long, but I'm sure it'll be totally worth it!

Gholbirdred

In Victorian London a convicted killer, bargaining for his life, tells Madame Vastra that he has vital information: he knows that 'The Doctor has a secret that he will take to the grave and it has been discovered!' On hearing this Vastra organises a conference call between, herself, Jenny, Strax, Clara and, rather surprisingly, River Song. This isn't a normal conference call though; each of the attendees is unconscious and is there in mind only. As she tells them what she has learnt something shocking happens; Jenny announces that she has been murdered! Somebody is intent on killing those at the meeting. When Clara wakes she finds The Doctor is with her; she tells him what he has learnt and he tells her that they have made a false assumption it isn't his secret that has been discovered; it is his grave. Now he must go to the one place a Time Lord should never go; Trenzalore, the graveyard of the Time Lords. Here he and Clara find an old enemy as well as some friends. The final confrontation will explain why The Doctor has met different versions of Clara and set things up for a cliffhanging end to the current series.

After a rather a weak episode the series was back on top form for this season finale. The monsters were suitably creepy and it was good to see Richard E. Grant return as their leader 'The Great Intelligence'. These didn't only look very creepy; they also demonstrated that they were also genuinely dangerous when the killed Jenny even if she got better later. The journey to The Doctor's grave on Trenzalore was handled well with more creepy moments and the discovery of a surprising grave. It wasn't all doom and gloom though; Strax provided some good laughs; when we first see him he is on holiday in Glasgow having a fight. Another nice touch was the use of old footage to show Clara interacting with several previous Doctors including a colourised William Hartnell. The ending leads to a decent cliffhanger just as it looked as if everything had been sorted out just a shame we have to wait six months to discover what happens next!

Purebinder

This episode hit the headlines a whole week before its transmission . The BBC accidentally sent out some DVDs to American customers which led to a blaze of interest in the season finale a whole seven days before it made its broadcast debut. Very quickly rumours as to the episode's content were leaked along with snippets that instinctively led one to believe the cover story of premature DVDs was nonsense , after all you'd expect the episode to quickly appear on a torrent website if not Youtube yet with hindsight the information surrounding the episode itself is uncannily accurate ! So much so that one can't help believing it was the BBC production team themselves were behind the rumours as to the episodes content in a bid to drum up hype for the episode

As for the episode itself it's a wet dream for every fan of the show with the episode starting with the inciting incident of The Doctor and Susan leaving Gallifrey that would lead to 50 years of British television legend . Cettainly the impact of Clara meeting the Doctor has an impact rarely seen in television but leads to a massive internal problem - Clara meeting the Doctor in all his incarnations fails to tie in to any continuity and is merely there to serve as a massive get out of jail card for Clara the character and Steven Moffat the writer

That's the problem with the story - it's not a story within in its own right , more of a massive info-dump about Clara come love letter to the show . The Doctor's name ? Like Let's Kill Hitler the title is probably more intriguing than the on screen events and is once again a diversionary tactic from Moffat and every thing collapses when given the slightest piece of thought . Why is it Clara has never appeared in an episode prior to Asylum Of The Daleks ? It's amazing what incoherent nonsense Moffat was able to get away with if he's able to spend most of a season finale explaining or to be more accurate repeating five minutes of explanation several times then hitting a massive reboot button

Despite the problematic narrative where this episode works best is the visuals . Saul Metzstein directs one of the best looking episodes of DOCTOR WHO ever broadcast and almost but not quite gets away with using quick cut body doubles of previous Doctors . Perhaps his best achievement is to get a very restrained performance out of Smith . I've never liked the way the eleventh Doctor has been written or played and in season seven of Nuwho Smith has quickly degenerated in to being almost unwatchable as a manic shouting character who has over dosed on very bad speed . Here how ever he gives a very restrained performance and one can't help lamenting that this is the way he should have performed during his run . The unfortunate thing is that Smith is put in to the thespian shade as he meets the mysterious character at the end who turns round and the caption appears Introducing JOHN HURT As The Doctor , a scene that will last a lifetime in the memory of everyone who saw the scene . The bad news of course is that John Hurt ( Who in my opinion is Britain's greatest living actor along with Ian Holm )will not in fact be The Doctor and we'll get another cop out such as The Next Doctor when David Morrisey isn't The Doctor " I said he was me . I didn't say he was the Doctor " Remember that line

And so ends season seven of the resurrected DOCTOR WHO . Of the three seasons of Moffat in charge it's probably slightly better than season six which was obsessed in time paradox and slightly worse than the RTD inspired season five but in truth all three seasons have been bitter disappointments . One can't help noticing how good the premises of a great number of episodes have been but have been constantly sabotaged by poor over complicated writing , a constantly annoying performance by the lead actor and perhaps worst of all stories developed in a manner that give the impression that DOCTOR WHO is a show mainly for children . I've recently rewatched ( And reviewed ) the entire series of BLAKES 7 and despite having a fantasy scenario still managed to be gritty and hard hitting helped greatly by character interaction and incisive dialogue . Perhaps the future show runners of DOCTOR WHO could be inspired by that show rather than the painfully variable quality we've seen under Steven Moffat ?

Update June 2013 . Good news that Smith is leaving . Bad news is Moffat is staying

Mmsa

The erratic and seemingly interminable seventh season has reached its terminus and the mystery of Clara is resolved.... and it is, alas, not very good.

Steven Moffat has pulled out all the stops with this episodes, with River Song, the Great Intelligence, multi-level paradoxes and past incarnations of the Doctor included. Director Saul Metzstein has used on-file sequences from earlier episodes and melded them electronically into this episode. It's a clever effort and very engaging, but it all feels like it starts nowhere and ends nowhere.

Although Moffat has played this long game of slow revelation before, both with River Song and with Amy Pond, Clara remains someone who does things without any clear sense of motive or how she arrived at these capacities. In one episode she might be a clever damsel in distress. In another she might be giving a telling impersonation of someone who can snap out orders to military personnel as if born to command. She is still a cipher, despite the plot arc elements that I feel should be at least partially resolved. With River Song, we ended her first episode with a clearly defined endpoint and relationship; with Amy Pond we understood why she was how she was, even though there were puzzling details and her character would change with events -- which is the basic difference between a story and an anecdote. With Clara we are told why she has shown up elsewhere, but there is no clear sense of why she would choose to sacrifice herself in a manner that will lead her down these paths.

It may be that Moffat is playing a purely cinematic game of character building: character as what we do, rather than what we say. Still, in order for any of this to make sense, we have to have someone we care about and see the events that shapes her ends, rough hew them how we may. Her relationship to the Doctor, her feelings for the Doctor, are still too undefined.

Oh, well. There are still enormous strengths to the show. Matt Smith is still the most alien of the Doctors and possessed of a comic ability that endears his performance to me. The hook has been set for the 50th anniversary show with the distinguished John Hurt -- the British one, not the American one -- shown as the next revealed incarnation of the Doctor. I will keep on watching in November and hope that Moffat figures out how to fix these issues.

Gribandis

Everyone who is even just a bit of a Whovian was looking forward to this episode. Only the title 'The name of the doctor' divided the fandom in pro and contra. Even I had doubts about this: revealing the doctors name after almost 50 years of secrecy? Maybe Moffat was going a bit to far?

He wasn't. Steven Moffat is a genius and it's clear that he used all his creative potential for this ultimate episode. Just like River, I will keep the spoilers from you, but this episode was perfectly written and directed. Smith was strong as ever and Jenna-Louise Coleman did a great job playing Clara. All the other actors were terrific too.

From the beginning you get the feeling you are climbing towards a climax. The suspense really grows throughout the episode. The duologue's are great and the scenery is magnificent and imposing. It is a really dark episode at times. Nonetheless there is still time for some great sense of humor too.

The climax itself is breathtaking. When the episode was over, I was completely overwhelmed by it. It has so much going on that I immediately watched it again. The story is also very solid this time (which was not the case in 'Cold War' and 'The Rings of Akhaten'). It truly is a remarkable finale to a decent season. It's definitely my favorite Doctor Who final from the reboot.

Malodor

I can see why this episode was not made into a two parter or an extra long episode. Moffat clearly had a really good idea for an ending, but didn't really know what to do with he rest of the episode. Most of it was just spent building up Tranzalore (apology for most likely misspelling. When they finally get there it certainly is cool, but we don't see it for too long. The episode spent too much time away from Tranzalore in my opinion. It could have benefited from more information about what it actually was. the characters were fine for the most part, Strax had a few funny lines, although some were a little out of place, like when he asks if he should attack the essence of the Doctor. The ending was certainly draw dropping, unfortunately it wasn't all that epic. the only epic stuff came in the final reveal of a possible new Doctor. Emphasis on possible. Go to Tumblr for all the theories. Th only thing that really annoyed me about this episode was that they played the same montage of Clara three times. Once in the beginning and twice at the end. It seemed a little redundant especially for a 44 minute episode. Overall this was a good season finale, it was better than season five's or six's, but not on par with four's, three's,two's, or one's. there just wasn't enough action for it to seem like much was at stake, even though there was actually a ton at stake. 71/100 Good, but only because of the reveal of John F**KING Hurt. Would have been a 64/100 without him.

Gholbirius

This was without a doubt the best episode of the series. Despite everybody else's opinions, I think this series has had some gems. 'Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS' was, for me, was absolutely amazing. But this episode is by far the best. The whole Clara mystery has had me racking my brain and excited for each episode every week, and the revelation, despite how simple it actually turned out to be, was utterly phenomenal. I was gripped and the pre-title sequence was shockingly amazing. I actually cried too. At the end when the Clara mystery was answered, i shed a tear, then when River said what might be her final goodbye, i was in floods. Overall, this episode was outstanding. Steven Moffat is a genius and I won't spoil how, but he's clearly been planning this since BEFORE he took over as the show-runner.

Llanonte

I would have put an exclamation point at the end of the "No", but I didn't want to sound like I was shouting. I cried at the end of season 1. I wept at the end of season 4, but at the end of season 7 my heart broke. There is something about a 'companion/character' giving her life like that and then having the 'Dr./friend' realize he couldn't live without her and follows her into death/regeneration that breaks a heart. I think 'Clara' was the 'TARDIS'. But then, maybe not. The 'Marco Polo' scene at the beginning was precious. You could actually see a bit of grandfatherly amusement. But the tears later that started after the word 'Trenzalor' was said, well decide for yourselves. I am anxious to see part 2 in November. I'll probably cry then too.

Moswyn

With 'The Name Of The Doctor', another season of 'Dr.Who' limps ( the Cybermen episode was pathetic, and Mark Gatiss' contributions well below his usual standard ) to a conclusion. Having given us some of the worst episodes in living memory, Steven Moffat surpassed himself with this. It has the Doctor and Clara going to Trenzalore to visit his grave. And there lies its major fault. It seems incredible that some people are still complaining about flatulent aliens in Russell T. Davies' era while applauding Moffat for rewriting the show in his own image. He is doing to the show what Brannon and Braga did to 'Star Trek'. Does anybody really give a fig who the Doctor is? I am more interested in what he does. He should be a mysterious individual who appears from nowhere, solves a problem, and then leaves. By making an issue of the Doctor's name - although we never found it out - Moffat is destroying the 'Who' legend.

Its bad enough that he 'married' the Doctor to River Song, but now we have to endure Clara popping up to advise past Doctors ( did it not occur to Moffat how ridiculous is the spectacle of the First Doctor taking advice from a human girl who has suddenly appeared from nowhere? He'd would be more likely to shove his walking cane up her nose and utter the Gallifreyan equivalent of 'clear off, you foolish child'! ). Matt Smith gave his usual bizarre 'performance' - an amphetamine-fuelled tribute to 'Dr.Strangelove' with a chunk of Steve Martin in 'All Of Me' thrown in - while new companion Jenna-Louise Coleman has all the personality of a mollusk. Short of having the Doctor snort cocaine and indulging in Max Mosley-style orgies, there is not much left Moffat can do wrong with this show. He seems determined to strip away all the mystery from it. The next thing you know, he'll be showing us the Doctor's house on Gallifrey, his birth certificate, and constructing story arcs around the quest to find the Doctor's crib!

Its high time that the fans had an attack of honesty and admitted that Moffat has been a train wreck of a show runner. If he carries on like this, I fear the end will soon be in sight for the good Doctor. In fact, I fear it might already be too late.

Vetitc

OK as a stand alone episode I thought this was a reasonably enjoyable episode which is why I gave it 7 BUT I have several gripes: 1)We now know that the Clara that has been with us since bells of St. John has no prior experience of the doctor so why is there no sense of awe and wonderment from her even at the beginning, she just seems to take it all in her stride. 2) The effects inserting Clara into the past just looked awful like something from the 80s or 90s not what you would expect from one of BBCs international flagship franchises. 3) Why could Madame Vastra remember whereas Strax couldn't? Surely they both first met each other at Demon's Run. 4) Time travel dream state - HUH? Since when? 5) Why is it that a pair of kids who previously had been inquisitive enough to discover Clara had time traveled, now take no interest in a clearly very old letter, is it because if they opened it they instead would be at Vastra's séance thing?

On the plus side it does give an explanation for the asylum of daleks and snowmen Claras such as soufflé, run you clever boy run, oswin, and also the "it's smaller on the outside" line. Richard E Grant was great, and always glad to see the paternoster gang hopefully they'll get there own spin off.

Cha

It was really nice episode. I liked it.

It starts well, progresses well and ends well.

Moffat does his timey wimey stuff trying to explain the multiple lives of Clara and, for me, the explanation was enough.

You could ask for a better explanation or preparation for it. But here is the deal: weekly series about time travel. You are asking for something kinda not possible. If you add something in the plot, and it affects somethings in previous plots, the best thing that you could ask for is some explanation later, not the previous preparation (I agree that all prepared would be awesome). Anyway, you can complain about it and you'll be right to do it. It is obvious that the Clara thing was added to the plot some time after the Daleks asylum episode. But, well, as a TV series they can do it... and if it was a last minute change, congrats to the outcome.

The problem that I see in some reviews here is that, even agreeing with most of what they are saying, and even agreeing with their vote on this episode, I feel kinda weird reading their explanation about what they are complaining. Most of them are expecting more of the series that it can offer. It is a TV series...

It is OK to expect more of a series, but when you make a review saying that, and making it sound like an obligation to the series to achieve the masterpiece rank. It is valid and all... but you can show pros and cons of things given a certain scope.

My final thought is that be this kind of person (this kind of reviewer) must be hell. I can actually see every defect that they talk about and even so be entertained AND SATISFIED by this episode, considering what I EXPECT of it.

7/10 is a good vote... it is MY vote. Some of them voted the same. Please read all the reviews and try to understand what I am talking about.

Nalmergas

This season finale should be used at film-making schools as example of how NOT to make a sci-fi film. All narratives can be plotted, but not all narratives are stories. Stories require a beginning, a middle, and an end, one leading logically to the other; a problem, a conflict, a resolution. There is no story in this episode.

THE PLOT: A problem is not introduced, it is arbitrarily generated - a Victorian serial killer pulls a reference to the Doctor out of nowhere and some smarty lizard gets her knickers in a twist over it. This brings about a set-piece séance with a data-stream from the hard-drive of a computer, as well as a young woman from the 21st century (who has all the personality of a cardboard cut-out, but after all, the Doctor fancies her). Then some bad guy who's everywhere and nowhere brings everybody to some dead planet (how?) where the Doctor is buried in the future, sort of, or his time-streams are, sort of, whatever that means. Then the Doctor finds a way into his own tomb, runs around a bit to no purpose, suddenly appears outside the tomb, then the bad guy attacks and the data stream opens the tomb, then everyone goes in and 'omg wow!' the Doctor's time streams, sort of. The bad guy commits suicide so he can cause the Doctor a lot of pain (now that makes no sense, but what has so far?). Then everybody dies. Then the Doctor's companion Clara follows the bad guy and dies and and begins chasing previous Doctors around shouting "Doctor!" for no discernible reason. Then everybody's not dead anymore. Then a brief kiss from the dead woman's data stream, effectively assuring a return visit from her or it or whatever - "spoilers!" - yeah, aren't we all just a little tired of that tease? Then the Doctor enters this own time streams because, y'know, he's god or something, and he finds Clara only god knows where and - oh, look, there's John Hurt, whatever he is, and - roll credits.

If you can tie the non-problem with the flurry of conflicts that achieve no discernible resolution, god (the Doctor?) bless you. This is an absolute mess. The writing is atrocious - a three year old with attention deficit syndrome could draw out a better story with a crayon. Big explosions, running around, waving a blinking sonic device at everything, and over-emoting like amateurs hardly make up for the deficiencies of the script. Ed Wood, widely considered the worst film maker of the 20th Century, wrote scripts that were ridiculously exploitative and silly - but at least they made sense, in their own warped way. Steven Moffat seems to be throwing scenes at us on the mere wish that they might stick together - or at least that we will ignore the fact that they don't. Moffat has achieved the impossible - he has given us a film stupider, more nonsensical, and with greater discontinuities than Wood's "Glen or Glenda." Steven Moffat does not love Doctor Who; he loves Steven Moffat. This is the sort of rubbish we get when an egomaniac is given a budget and access to the mass media. And Moffat's cultic fan base loves Moffat, and will excuse his every flaw; but they do not love Doctor Who either.

Doctor Who is a series of sci-fi adventure STORIES concerning the travels of a mysterious alien traveler through time and space. Turning him into a god, as projection of Steven Moffat's personality, makes the stories non-consequential - in this case, not even story at all. It will mean the end of Doctor Who. The "Steven Moffat Show, With Matt Smith" may continue a couple more years, but my fear is that those who love Doctor Who will mark "The Name of the Doctor" as the moment when the visionary series created by Sydney Newman 50 years ago finally came to an end.

Connorise

The Doctor is forced to travel to Trenzalore, the place of his burial, somewhere he should never go. His friends River, Madam Vastra, Strax, and Jenny are all placed in mortal danger by the Whispermen, creatures working alongside The Great Intelligence.

I truly truly love the Whispermen, the best creation since the Weeping Angels, totally scary looking monsters, I think they are awesome. Trenzalore itself is brilliantly designed, the decaying TARDIS looks awesome.

Smith is again utterly wonderful, I was mixed about him for a little while, I now found myself devastated that he'd soon be leaving the show, if only some of the writing for him had been better throughout some of this series.

Richard E Grant, of course is sublimely good once again, I had always assumed one day he'd play the Doctor, maybe he'll return as the intelligence on day.

I love all of the references back to the previous Doctors, as well as Clara's involvement. The solution about Clara's being is also a truly satisfying one. The loose ends feel like they've been tied up.

I've read so many of the reviews, each and every one interesting, for me Series 7 has been the most disappointing season yet, so many below par episodes, so many that could have been great but always missed the mark, Asylum of the Daleks being the exception, that was amazing, then I saw this, what a totally wonderful episode.

10/10 sheer brilliance from start to finish.

Visonima

Warning do not read unless you've seen the episode.

This I thought was a very good season finale as it not just gave reason for Clara and a big question mark at the end, but most importantly made us face facts about the mortality of the Doctor. I don't give it more points because to me the only bad thing was the Doctor's supporting group had nothing to do which sort of made their presence pointless.

The plot line I thought was very good as well as dark, I'll admit the concept of a Time Travelers cemetery was something different.I don't really blame the Doctor's reluctance in visiting Trensalore, personally I don't think I want to see my own tombstone.

The big theme of the episode is about facing the possibility of inevitable end. This episode not just reminded us that the eleventh Doctor's life cycle is near the end but also that the Doctor will someday pass away. Because he's on his last two regenerations, once he gets fatally wounded or near death on the final regeneration that's it. It's sad but it's a fact, it much like with all of us, as much as we want to keep our lives or even a certain way of life going, unfortunately it's not possible because sooner or later it has to end.

Real liked seeing what Clara did as she jumped into the time stream to save the Doctor by steering all the versions of the Doctor in the right direction. Just seeing that solidified her character as the impossible girl but also gave her one huge character arc, I can't help but wonder what happened in all those different encounters and time lines with the Doctor.

But another interesting moment was when we see the Doctor catch a single leaf in his time stream which was the very same leaf that brought both Clara's mom and dad together and Clara into existence. It's obviously an object that the Doctor will bring back in time so it can happen, I just thought it was an interesting touch which touched upon two other themes of the episode about fate and free will becoming indivisible. But most importantly how it's sometimes the smallest singularity that can truly make a difference and start up a lifetime.

However the real highlight of the episode was seeing River back and helping out but in a way as a guardian angel figure since the Doctor can't see or hear her. I really like one moment when we see a tombstone of River Song, but then it's discovered it's not her real tombstone but a door to a secret passage. I just thought that was kinda cool cause it sort of reminded me of "The Legend of Zelda" video games.

It then comes down to a really touching moment when we see River arguing with the Doctor not wanting him to risk his life. And she is about to slap him but the Doctor catches her hand, both River and we are surprised to discover that the Doctor all this time truly could see and hear her. We then see both of them passionately kiss which was great. But it comes down to a bittersweet ending as we see it's time for River to crossover and the Doctor has to say goodbye, this really put tears in my eyes even made me cry. I didn't want her to go but nothing could stop it, and the Doctor had the same look as I did just as he seen River fade which was of painful loss knowing River has finally reached her end.

The ending was great as it really put a big question mark for us but also the set up for the next doctor who special. In the last scene we see all the different versions of the Doctor pass by and then we see a version of the Doctor whom is really old and is standing on what looks like some field of desolation, and the last thing he said was haunting and made me think "What in the hell is he talking about, I don't understand?" And of course we then see the face of this old doctor and I won't reveal who it is but I'll give you a hint, he's another of my favorite actors.

Rating: 3 and a half stars

Jairani

My real worry is that Steven Moffat has decided to end Doctor Who.

The series should not be about the Doctor; it should be about the adventures he has traveling time and space. Moffat has lost that, and I'm not sure how it can be regenerated.

Moffat did some wonderful stuff- A Christmas Carol is absolutely beautiful - But he has done too much trash to be taken seriously, and The Name of the Doctor is the absolute nadir.

Will someone please exterminate Clara? Besides destroying the show's continuity, she is a lifeless, personality-less drone.

By the way, a reminder - Peter Capaldi is not the 12th Doctor, but - thanks to Moffat and John Hurt - the Thirteenth -and that's the end of the show, and I think that's just what Moffat and the BBC intend.

If so - they don't get it. The Doctor's greatest charm is that he always continues.

And he will continue, long after Moffat has retired....

As for the story itself - it's virtually non-existent. The Name of the Doctor is a mess of explosions, innuendo, and regurgitation Of fan faves. Totally wankery and wonkery. In other words - zip.

And whether Moffat and HIS fans acknowledge it - the STORIES were what the Doctor was all about.

And will be again, once Moffat is gone.

Ffrlel

I'd heard about the reveal at the end of the episode before watching it and I couldn't quite believe it. John Hurt as the Doctor! I've longed for someone like Hurt to play the doctor, it would be excellent for Who. I'm desperate for an elder statesman to play the time traveller, rather than someone prancing about with a sonic screwdriver.

I've liked most of the Doctors including the 11th. But not the stories. I'm clamouring after a good story and some decent science fiction. After all, the Doctor has the best spaceship (save for the Masters) in the universe, he can go anywhere in space time. And yet he can't seem to stay away from present day Earth. Yawn, this is just lazy.

None of the previous episodes from the last few seasons have stuck in my mind. In part I've lowered my bar of expectation (it's almost touching the floor), and I've resigned to watch the show as pure fluff. But considering it's a flagship program for the BBC, they really could do better than this. I think what addles me is that the BBC doesn't churn out any other sci-fi. Instead

we get endless reams of paedophilia, rape, murder and crime and punishment stories. Where are the progressive stories or expertly retold parables?

Red Dwarf had good sci-fi stories, and it was a cheap ass production. You can still produce a great episode with a limited set and budget.

As for this episode. I quite liked the idea of the Doctor's tomb and the impossible girl. Though nothing really happened for 44 minutes. It was merely a set-up for the anniversary episode. Then they spoil it by painting an actor's name on the screen mid-story. What on earth were the BBC thinking?

Let's hope the writers toss the 12th Doctor some better story lines.

Dusar

This is a very entertaining and interesting episode which has one of the greatest moments and greatest cliffhangers in Doctor Who history as it ends with the dramatic reveal of the War Doctor and the incredible casting which was the most wonderful surprise. I will always remember my reaction when this happened. It was electrifyingly exciting and intriguing. That moment alone makes this a great episode and the majority of the episode is very good even before that great moment. There are flaws though as the 'conference call' with the Doctor's friends somehow meeting in a type of psychic link and having tea (or champagne in River's case) is pretty bizarre. The way this then leads to River's scenes towards the end and her physically being able to be touched is also a pretty big stretch logically. I am sure there were better ways to bring about the involvement and interactions of all the characters. They could have simply been there helping the Doctor then River could have been captured by the Great Intelligence preventing her from doing what Clara does (because there needed to be a reason for River to not step in instead of Clara). The idea of Trenzalore as the definitive end for the Doctor is annoying to me too. Moffatt already went through a whole very long story arc that the Doctor was prophecied and destined to die at Lake Silencio which was cheated by the Doctor and IMMEDIATELY replaced with ANOTHER prophecied and destined death and burial for the Doctor! How can there be two prophecies of a place for his unescapable death and isn't it repetetive and unimaginative to do this especially as Moffatt insisted on faking and cheating deaths of the Doctor and his companions over and over again. However, this episode does not really deserve to be blamed for the faults of the Trenzalore idea. Anyway, the quality of the rest of the episode in terms of acting, drama, excitement, humour and nostalgic references to the Doctor's past as well as the awesome reveal at the end overshadow any shortcomings.

Richard E. Grant is again perfect as the Great Intelligence, the Whisperers make a suitably scary monster, River's scenes are touching and Matt Smith is on form. The aspects I am not so keen on probably take half a point off my rating but this is still a great 9.5/10 for me due to the strongest elements.

Gann

I love Moffat's era of Doctor Who and actually I love this episode as well. The episode was incredibly dark, it hinted at the fiftieth special and tied up a few loose ends to finish the series.

But Moffat has more than a few loose ends.

And he only has two episodes in which he can do it!!! And I don't even expect the Silence to be there and they are the easiest option of tying up the loose ends. Here's a list of all the loose ends:

Who was that voice in the TARDIS in S05E12? - What the point in the Silence blowing up the TARDIS in Series 5 if they already killed the Doctor in Series 6? - What happened at Trenzelore? - How does the Silence link in with the Great Intelligence's plot? - Why did the Silence not want the Doctor to be asked the question at Trenzelore? -When did the Doctor even tell River his name (she didn't know at the end of Series 6, I actually thought River would find out at Trenzelore)? - Who is John Hurt's Doctor?

And my main problem with Series 7 was Clara. She was a walking plot device!!! She had more character in the first episode and the Christmas special than in the whole of Series 7 part 2 (my favourite incarnation of her was the Christmas Clara). However, she was boring and just the same as every other companion in the second part of the series. Not to mention that six of the episodes were boring filler (but let's not go there). To the point: I want the funny, quick at problem-solving, inquisitive Clara from Christmas back.

All in all, this was the only episode I like (which had wonderful acting in River's goodbye scene) in an abysmal second part to the series.

Moffat better save his show before the fiftieth.

OTANO

Dear Brits:

Okay, I know that David Tennant was the 10th doctor, but I think he should come back. He IS the Doctor. He isn't just acting as the doctor. He lives and breathes the doctor with his charisma, intelligence, can-do attitude, and let's face it...overall cuteness.

When he is on the Tardis you want to go with him. And when he says, "I'll be back" you know he'll be back.

Ladies, when Rose fell in love with the Doctor...didn't we want to be Rose? Fall in love with doctor who and bring the real doctor back.

Sincerely, Michelle-Alexandra Brown: The girl living on top of the world.

Cerekelv

Somebody please kill off Clara Oswald This more like a regular episode rather than a finale to the seires Why did the cast Jenna halfway through the seires? It almost feels like it is a completly different seires to the half with the wonderful Karen Gillian and Aurther Darvill. The story was good, but why does Clara get the best role for a companion? Jumping through the Doctors time stream should not be allowed. Compared to Russel T Davies seires four, three and two and one finale episodes, this is medioce. Apart from the fact that Clara has possibly two of the most anoying cathphases: "The soufle isnt the sofle the sofle is the recipe" Run you clever boy and remember me" If you like Clara watch this episode. If you dont then I wouldnt 7/10 and thats if you exclude Clara from the episode

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