The Power of the Doctor
- Episode aired Oct 23, 2022
- TV-14
- 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.2K
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The Master brings the Daleks and Cybermen together to wipe the Doctor and Earth from existence.The Master brings the Daleks and Cybermen together to wipe the Doctor and Earth from existence.The Master brings the Daleks and Cybermen together to wipe the Doctor and Earth from existence.
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- TriviaThis feature length special is a major milestone in the history of the show. It marks the Centenary anniversary of the BBC, it is the 300th televised Doctor Who story, and it's the penultimate broadcast leading up to the 60th Anniversary special(s).
- GoofsThe traitor Dalek has a visible bit of damage on the upper right side of its eye stalk, however, in one closeup (after The Doctor has arrived to speak with it in the magma caves), its eye stalk is completely intact. A closeup of a random Dalek seems to have been substituted instead of the damaged traitor Dalek.
- Quotes
Ace: Last time I saw you, you were half cat.
The Master: A man's allowed to experiment.
- Crazy creditsSPOILER: At the end of the actor credits there is a note, "Introducing David Tennant as The Doctor."
- Alternate versionsFor the German dub, the episode was split into two 45-minute parts, named "Die Macht des Doktors Teil 1" and "Die Macht des Doktors Teil 2" ("The Power of the Doctor Part 1" and "Part 2")
- ConnectionsFeatured in The One Show: Episode dated 24 October 2022 (2022)
Featured review
Pure "fan service": really only enjoyable by classic who fans
WARNING: This is nearly constant "fan service", full of old characters, throwbacks, references, etc, from "classic Who" from decades ago. As a classic Who fan, this is so, so enjoyable, a 8-9/10! *However*, if you have only seen "new Who" (since the 2000s), most of this will be lost on you and although I think you'll like it, it sits at more of a 6-7/10.
This episode was definitely Chibnell and Whittaker's best, and that makes me annoyed! Suddenly I'm thinking "okay, where was this quality for the last three seasons?!" and I'm actually sad to see them go!
It's action-packed, lots of fun, very emotional in places, and fills-in some of Chibnell's previous plot, which is good. There's a good twist at the end that will lead us until the 60th, with Russel T Davies return. There are still far, far too many questions Left unanswered from this tenure though, *especially* "The Timeless Child". This episode itself has a few unanswered questions, too, but *hopefully* you are having so much fun (like me) that you were able to ignore them.
I can definitely see myself rewatching this, which is the first time I've said that about any Chibnell-Whittaker episode!
You'll enjoy it more if you're a classic Who fan, and if you are able to ignore plot holes and unanswered questions, but I'm not sure I can recommend it outhetwise, sadly.
This episode was definitely Chibnell and Whittaker's best, and that makes me annoyed! Suddenly I'm thinking "okay, where was this quality for the last three seasons?!" and I'm actually sad to see them go!
It's action-packed, lots of fun, very emotional in places, and fills-in some of Chibnell's previous plot, which is good. There's a good twist at the end that will lead us until the 60th, with Russel T Davies return. There are still far, far too many questions Left unanswered from this tenure though, *especially* "The Timeless Child". This episode itself has a few unanswered questions, too, but *hopefully* you are having so much fun (like me) that you were able to ignore them.
I can definitely see myself rewatching this, which is the first time I've said that about any Chibnell-Whittaker episode!
You'll enjoy it more if you're a classic Who fan, and if you are able to ignore plot holes and unanswered questions, but I'm not sure I can recommend it outhetwise, sadly.
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- illisia42
- Oct 24, 2022
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