But there's so much to rant about! Ten's regeneration even punches holes in RTD's episode "The Christmas Invasion," to say nothing of the overarching history/mythology of the show... Which is to say that I often have to stop myself from ranting about Ten as well. :) ( On a less ranty note, though - it's so interesting that Ten was still clinging to life and desperate to hang on, and Eleven - so much, much older, who had already accepted his death, not just his regeneration - gets the benediction of rest at the end: "good night," not "goodbye.")
And yes - I thought Moffat struck a really nice balance of reminding us how much Amy, the bowtie, etc. meant to Eleven (and to us), but also saying that it was nevertheless right that a new Doctor would step in. I think having *Clara* say "Please don't change" (instead of "I don't want to go") was also a smart move, because it allows us to sympathize with the sentiment without putting it into the Doctor's mouth.
I think, along with the "pile of good things" speech from "Vincent and the Doctor," Eleven's comments here about its being okay to be different people throughout our lifetimes, as long as we remember all the people we've been, will go into my "Doctor Who words to live by" column. What a lovely sentiment for him to leave us with.
And yes - I thought Moffat struck a really nice balance of reminding us how much Amy, the bowtie, etc. meant to Eleven (and to us), but also saying that it was nevertheless right that a new Doctor would step in. I think having *Clara* say "Please don't change" (instead of "I don't want to go") was also a smart move, because it allows us to sympathize with the sentiment without putting it into the Doctor's mouth.
I think, along with the "pile of good things" speech from "Vincent and the Doctor," Eleven's comments here about its being okay to be different people throughout our lifetimes, as long as we remember all the people we've been, will go into my "Doctor Who words to live by" column. What a lovely sentiment for him to leave us with.
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