I just watched it and I did enjoy it. But yeah, it wasn't perfect.
The plot was forgettable, I think we were all watching it wanting the regeneration to happen. This is why I personally think, they shouldn't reveal anything about the episode prior to it being shown. I like the shock factor.
The regeneration was well... Different.
I enjoyed it way more than Tennant's because we all knew that was just so bloody dragged out.
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So a big crack came out of nowhere and gave the Doctor a new cycle of regenerations. Which were granted by the Time Lords as an act to save him. I had a feeling they would do this... Just not in that way. The actual regeneration itself was great to watch. I'm unsure why each regeneration keeps getting more and more explosive. This one was like a fucking nuke!
Although I didn't fall for it, I thought it was clever how they tricked us into thinking the Doctor had already regenerated into Peter Capaldi's Doctor after the explosion happened. But nope. 11 was still there but we still knew he was going to change and after a few visual reminders like Amy Pond and Fish Fingers and Custard and the Bow tie falling to the ground. I was ready for the explosion. But then suddenly he jerks his head back and BAM! new Doctor. A lot of people thought it was anti-climatic, But I thought it was a good homage to the original Dr Who regenerations, How they quickly changed.
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