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The Doctor is among thousands of ships orbiting a planet after hearing a message being broadcast from it, a three-toned message that no-one can understand. Shrouded in a cape the Doctor visits a ship while holding a Dalek [[Dalek Eyestalk|eyestalk]] to show his bravery, and that he comes in peace. Unfortunately, the ship belongs to Daleks, who fire at him until he teleports back to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], where a severed Cyberman head that he calls "[[Handles]]" is plugged into the console. Surly after avoiding a near disaster, the Doctor removes his cape and scolds Handles for sending him to a Dalek ship while he was "holding a broken bit of Dalek". Handles, who as a robot interprets everything literally, replies he didn't specify a preference for transport. | The Doctor is among thousands of ships orbiting a planet after hearing a message being broadcast from it, a three-toned message that no-one can understand. Shrouded in a cape the Doctor visits a ship while holding a Dalek [[Dalek Eyestalk|eyestalk]] to show his bravery, and that he comes in peace. Unfortunately, the ship belongs to Daleks, who fire at him until he teleports back to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], where a severed Cyberman head that he calls "[[Handles]]" is plugged into the console. Surly after avoiding a near disaster, the Doctor removes his cape and scolds Handles for sending him to a Dalek ship while he was "holding a broken bit of Dalek". Handles, who as a robot interprets everything literally, replies he didn't specify a preference for transport. | ||
The [[TARDIS phone]] begins to ring, but the Doctor cannot answer the call from the inside. The ship's telephone device has been incorrectly fed to the dummy handset on the outer shell of the police box. He orders Handles to remind him that he needs to patch it back into the console unit, eventually growing exhausted of Handles's inability to grasp figurative language. He then tells Handles to "Just pick a random number, express that number as a quantity of minutes, and when that time has elapsed, remind me to patch the telephone back through the console unit". Clara is calling the Doctor via the TARDIS phone, and pleads that he pretend to be her boyfriend for her family's Christmas dinner. She is having difficulty squaring things away for the event, including how to cook the [[turkey (bird)|turkey]] properly. At the same time, the Doctor has been put in a bind by having to answer her call from outside the TARDIS doors as he hovers through space among a legion of alien races. He leaves the phone hanging before his companion can clarify that she needs a Christmas date after inventing a boyfriend. The Doctor has identified the arrival of a new ship on the TARDIS scanners, and materialises the TARDIS | The [[TARDIS phone]] begins to ring, but the Doctor cannot answer the call from the inside. The ship's telephone device has been incorrectly fed to the dummy handset on the outer shell of the police box. He orders Handles to remind him that he needs to patch it back into the console unit, eventually growing exhausted of Handles's inability to grasp figurative language. He then tells Handles to "Just pick a random number, express that number as a quantity of minutes, and when that time has elapsed, remind me to patch the telephone back through the console unit". Clara is calling the Doctor via the TARDIS phone, and pleads that he pretend to be her boyfriend for her family's Christmas dinner. She is having difficulty squaring things away for the event, including how to cook the [[turkey (bird)|turkey]] properly. At the same time, the Doctor has been put in a bind by having to answer her call from outside the TARDIS doors as he hovers through space among a legion of alien races. He leaves the phone hanging before his companion can clarify that she needs a Christmas date after inventing a boyfriend. The Doctor has identified the arrival of a new ship on the TARDIS scanners, and materialises the TARDIS on board to hopefully greet the occupants in peace. His luck is worse this time: the Doctor accidentally visits a Cybership while holding Handles, where he is also shot at until he returns to the TARDIS again. The Doctor, trying to evade the volleys of laser fire from the Cybermen, and Clara, cooking a Christmas dinner under tension, agree to lend each other some assistance. | ||
[[File:Naked Christmas - Doctor Who - The Time of the Doctor - BBC|thumb|Clara introduces her "boyfriend" to her family.]] | [[File:Naked Christmas - Doctor Who - The Time of the Doctor - BBC|thumb|Clara introduces her "boyfriend" to her family.]] | ||
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[[File:Doctor reveals he's out of regenerations.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor explains he's run out of regenerations.]] | [[File:Doctor reveals he's out of regenerations.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor explains he's run out of regenerations.]] | ||
Clara still isn't convinced it applies to the Doctor, even though he has grown quite old. She says he cannot die, and instead regenerates with a new face each time he is about to perish. The Doctor grimly reveals to her that Time Lords can only regenerate twelve times. She surmises that this shouldn't be a problem, as he is "Number Eleven". He reminds her of "Captain Grumpy", his [[War Doctor|Time War incarnation]]; although he didn't call himself "the Doctor", it was still a regeneration. Clara thinks this should be fine, as this now makes him "Number Twelve". He tells her of the regeneration the [[Tenth Doctor]] aborted, yet keeping the same face, simplifying the explanation to "I had vanity issues at the time." He is therefore on his thirteenth, and final life. He and Clara then watch the sun rise for a few minutes, until a thunderous boom from overhead reveals Tasha Lem's holographic face in the sky. She announces to the Doctor that the newly | Clara still isn't convinced it applies to the Doctor, even though he has grown quite old. She says he cannot die, and instead regenerates with a new face each time he is about to perish. The Doctor grimly reveals to her that Time Lords can only regenerate twelve times. She surmises that this shouldn't be a problem, as he is "Number Eleven". He reminds her of "Captain Grumpy", his [[War Doctor|Time War incarnation]]; although he didn't call himself "the Doctor", it was still a regeneration. Clara thinks this should be fine, as this now makes him "Number Twelve". He tells her of the regeneration the [[Tenth Doctor]] aborted, yet keeping the same face, simplifying the explanation to "I had vanity issues at the time." He is therefore on his thirteenth, and final life. He and Clara then watch the sun rise for a few minutes, until a thunderous boom from overhead reveals Tasha Lem's holographic face in the sky. She announces to the Doctor that the newly renamed Church of the Silence is requesting parley. The Doctor is being allowed to meet with her to discuss a truce, with his rights and safety sanctified. Tasha offers to have him transported to the Papal Mainframe, but the Doctor declines, knowing he's got his TARDIS back. By the time Tasha deactivates her hologram, the sun has already vanished over the horizons of Trenzalore. The Doctor reminds his companion, "Everything ends, Clara. And sooner than you think." | ||
The Doctor and Clara prepare to board the TARDIS, where they find Barnable guarding it, wondering if the Doctor will leave Christmas. He gives the boy assurance that he's known the Doctor long enough to trust he will return. Barnable promises to wait for him. Clara and the Doctor then arrive back on the Papal Mainframe, now converted into the Church of the Silence, where Tasha still remains in power as a youthful Mother Superious. When Clara mentions her youthfulness, the Doctor simply replies that she is "against" ageing. After centuries of battle with the Church, the Doctor now understands the origin of the Silents. The memory-proof race of aliens are genetically-engineered confessional priests, whom Church members can confess their sins to, then later forget. | The Doctor and Clara prepare to board the TARDIS, where they find Barnable guarding it, wondering if the Doctor will leave Christmas. He gives the boy assurance that he's known the Doctor long enough to trust he will return. Barnable promises to wait for him. Clara and the Doctor then arrive back on the Papal Mainframe, now converted into the Church of the Silence, where Tasha still remains in power as a youthful Mother Superious. When Clara mentions her youthfulness, the Doctor simply replies that she is "against" ageing. After centuries of battle with the Church, the Doctor now understands the origin of the Silents. The memory-proof race of aliens are genetically-engineered confessional priests, whom Church members can confess their sins to, then later forget. | ||
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* After his regeneration, the Twelfth Doctor's first line is "Kidneys! I've got new kidneys! I don't like the colour...". He stumbles back against the TARDIS console as he cries out "Kidneys! I've got new kidneys!". In the next shot, however, as he says "I don't like the colour...", he is standing to the left of the console (as seen by the viewer). | * After his regeneration, the Twelfth Doctor's first line is "Kidneys! I've got new kidneys! I don't like the colour...". He stumbles back against the TARDIS console as he cries out "Kidneys! I've got new kidneys!". In the next shot, however, as he says "I don't like the colour...", he is standing to the left of the console (as seen by the viewer). | ||
* When the Doctor projects his hologram clothes onto Clara, Clara comes through the door and turns right. Then, when the Doctor flicks switches, those switches are on the other side of the console. | * When the Doctor projects his hologram clothes onto Clara, Clara comes through the door and turns right. Then, when the Doctor flicks switches, those switches are on the other side of the console. | ||
* At the very end of the shot of the Doctor laughing before destroying the Dalek saucer, he turns his head towards the left of the screen. However in the next shot, when he shouts "Love from Gallifrey, boys!", his head is turned to the other side of the screen. | * At the very end of the shot of the Doctor laughing before destroying the Dalek saucer, he turns his head towards the left of the screen. However, in the next shot, when he shouts "Love from Gallifrey, boys!", his head is turned to the other side of the screen. | ||
* When the Doctor and Clara are in the TARDIS after the Weeping Angel scene, the Doctor dematerialises the TARDIS, and puts the lever in the up position. In the next shot, when the Doctor says 'The Mysterious Message' it is in the down position. Later, it's back in the up position again. | * When the Doctor and Clara are in the TARDIS after the Weeping Angel scene, the Doctor dematerialises the TARDIS, and puts the lever in the up position. In the next shot, when the Doctor says 'The Mysterious Message' it is in the down position. Later, it's back in the up position again. | ||
* When Clara exits the TARDIS with the turkey the back of the police box prop is clearly visible. | * When Clara exits the TARDIS with the turkey the back of the police box prop is clearly visible. | ||
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* To allow translation of the message, the Doctor uses a Seal of the [[High Council of Time Lords|High Council]] of [[Gallifrey]], claiming he "nicked it off [[the Master]] in the [[Death Zone]]." The [[Third Doctor]], while there, did exactly that, incorrectly assuming that the Master had himself stolen it. The Doctor stated at that time he would return it to the High Council at the "first opportunity". Clearly he never got around to it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | * To allow translation of the message, the Doctor uses a Seal of the [[High Council of Time Lords|High Council]] of [[Gallifrey]], claiming he "nicked it off [[the Master]] in the [[Death Zone]]." The [[Third Doctor]], while there, did exactly that, incorrectly assuming that the Master had himself stolen it. The Doctor stated at that time he would return it to the High Council at the "first opportunity". Clearly he never got around to it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
* The Doctor confirms to Clara that although he is "Number Eleven", he has in fact used all twelve of his regenerations, and is therefore unable to regenerate again. The two "missing" lives are the [[War Doctor]] (who was not generally referred to as "the Doctor" due to his actions in the [[Time War]], and the fact that he rejected the title moments after his regeneration by declaring "Doctor, no more."), ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') and the abortive regeneration by the [[Tenth Doctor]] when he sent his regenerative energy into a matching bio-receptacle (his severed hand) rather than change. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') The Doctor's statement also implies that [[River Song]]'s sacrifice of her remaining regenerations to save his life only transferred the healing effect of regenerative energy, not her remaining lives. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') | * The Doctor confirms to Clara that although he is "Number Eleven", he has in fact used all twelve of his regenerations, and is therefore unable to regenerate again. The two "missing" lives are the [[War Doctor]] (who was not generally referred to as "the Doctor" due to his actions in the [[Time War]], and the fact that he rejected the title moments after his regeneration by declaring "Doctor, no more."), ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') and the abortive regeneration by the [[Tenth Doctor]] when he sent his regenerative energy into a matching bio-receptacle (his severed hand) rather than change. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') The Doctor's statement also implies that [[River Song]]'s sacrifice of her remaining regenerations to save his life only transferred the healing effect of regenerative energy, not her remaining lives. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') | ||
* It is again confirmed that [[Time Lord]]s can only regenerate twelve times, for a total of thirteen lives, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', et | * It is again confirmed that [[Time Lord]]s can only regenerate twelve times, for a total of thirteen lives, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', et al.) but that a Time Lord can be granted a new regeneration cycle. The Master had been offered a new regeneration cycle by the [[High Council]] to persuade him to rescue the various Doctors trapped in the [[Death Zone]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') and was apparently given one when he was resurrected to fight in the Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
* Regenerative energy again proves to be highly damaging to non-organic objects, with the Doctor using the regenerative reset he undergoes prior to his full regeneration to destroy the Daleks attacking Trenzalore. When the Tenth Doctor regenerated, some of that energy hit the TARDIS console, causing major damage and sending it out of control. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | * Regenerative energy again proves to be highly damaging to non-organic objects, with the Doctor using the regenerative reset he undergoes prior to his full regeneration to destroy the Daleks attacking Trenzalore. When the Tenth Doctor regenerated, some of that energy hit the TARDIS console, causing major damage and sending it out of control. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor visibly ages during the 300 years between when he sends Clara home and when she returns, gaining grey hair and wrinkles and requiring a cane to walk. He ages even further during the 600 years between when he sends Clara home again and when Tasha Lem collects her to say goodbye to him. Previously, the Doctor spent 200 years running from his fate at [[Lake Silencio]], yet was apparently young enough in his body then to not appear to age much. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand (anthology)|Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | * The Doctor visibly ages during the 300 years between when he sends Clara home and when she returns, gaining grey hair and wrinkles and requiring a cane to walk. He ages even further during the 600 years between when he sends Clara home again and when Tasha Lem collects her to say goodbye to him. Previously, the Doctor spent 200 years running from his fate at [[Lake Silencio]], yet was apparently young enough in his body then to not appear to age much. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand (anthology)|Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | ||
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* The [[Silent]]s are revealed to be high ranking Confessional Priests of the [[Papal Mainframe]] (later the [[The Silence|Church of the Silence]]), which were genetically engineered to allow people to confess their sins without remembering doing so, accomplished by fashioning the priests so anyone looking at them would forget their encounter when they looked away. | * The [[Silent]]s are revealed to be high ranking Confessional Priests of the [[Papal Mainframe]] (later the [[The Silence|Church of the Silence]]), which were genetically engineered to allow people to confess their sins without remembering doing so, accomplished by fashioning the priests so anyone looking at them would forget their encounter when they looked away. | ||
* As the [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]], [[War Doctor|War]], [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]] and Tenth Doctors did, the Eleventh Doctor examines his glowing hands before he regenerates. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | * As the [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]], [[War Doctor|War]], [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]] and Tenth Doctors did, the Eleventh Doctor examines his glowing hands before he regenerates. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor silently materialises the TARDIS on [[Trenzalore]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', et | * The Doctor silently materialises the TARDIS on [[Trenzalore]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', et al.) | ||
* The Doctor recalls having seen his greatest fear, ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'') which is revealed to have been [[Time Field|a crack in time]] for which he feels responsible. | * The Doctor recalls having seen his greatest fear, ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'') which is revealed to have been [[Time Field|a crack in time]] for which he feels responsible. | ||
* The Doctor again uses the [[TARDIS phone|phone on the outside of the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') It had previously not been a real [[phone]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'') He says he keeps forgetting to patch it back through the phone on the console. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'', ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'') | * The Doctor again uses the [[TARDIS phone|phone on the outside of the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') It had previously not been a real [[phone]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'') He says he keeps forgetting to patch it back through the phone on the console. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'', ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'') | ||
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* The town of Christmas has a small graveyard with headstones identical to those in the mass grave from Trenzalore's alternate future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') | * The town of Christmas has a small graveyard with headstones identical to those in the mass grave from Trenzalore's alternate future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor teaches the children of Christmas to do the "[[drunk giraffe]]" dance he performed at the wedding of [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | * The Doctor teaches the children of Christmas to do the "[[drunk giraffe]]" dance he performed at the wedding of [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | ||
* At his oldest before the regenerative process, the Doctor's hairstyle resembles that of his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', et. | * At his oldest before the regenerative process, the Doctor's hairstyle resembles that of his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', et al.) He also carries a walking stick like his earliest incarnation sometimes did. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', et al.) | ||
* The gathering of spaceships at [[Trenzalore]] is reminiscent of [[The Alliance (The Pandorica Opens)|the Alliance]] which came to [[Earth]] in [[102|102 AD]] for the [[Pandorica]]. In both cases, [[Dalek]]s, [[Cybermen]], [[Judoon]], [[Silurian]]s, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Slitheen]] and [[Terileptil]]s were part of the gathering. The [[Weeping Angel]]s and [[Monoid]]s are the only races seen or mentioned here not known to have been in the Alliance. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | * The gathering of spaceships at [[Trenzalore]] is reminiscent of [[The Alliance (The Pandorica Opens)|the Alliance]] which came to [[Earth]] in [[102|102 AD]] for the [[Pandorica]]. In both cases, [[Dalek]]s, [[Cybermen]], [[Judoon]], [[Silurian]]s, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Slitheen]] and [[Terileptil]]s were part of the gathering. The [[Weeping Angel]]s and [[Monoid]]s are the only races seen or mentioned here not known to have been in the Alliance. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | ||
* The [[sonic screwdriver]] still doesn't "do wood". ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | * The [[sonic screwdriver]] still doesn't "do wood". ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | ||
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* The Doctor says "Geronimo!" with the children of Christmas, the last instance he uses that word in this incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' onward) | * The Doctor says "Geronimo!" with the children of Christmas, the last instance he uses that word in this incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' onward) | ||
* The [[Heart of the TARDIS]] can now be easily opened up from a hexagonal panel beneath the main console unit. It was previously very difficult to access due to the risk of exposing oneself to the [[Time Vortex]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | * The [[Heart of the TARDIS]] can now be easily opened up from a hexagonal panel beneath the main console unit. It was previously very difficult to access due to the risk of exposing oneself to the [[Time Vortex]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | ||
* This Doctor still has a powerful dislike for [[wine]], shown when he immediately spits out his wine back into its glass after sampling the drink that Tasha Lem courteously offers him, though what precisely the drink actually | * This Doctor still has a powerful dislike for [[wine]], shown when he immediately spits out his wine back into its glass after sampling the drink that Tasha Lem courteously offers him, though what precisely the drink actually is never confirmed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') In contrast, the Third Doctor was fond of a good-quality drop. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor fixes a little girl's broken toy train while staying at Christmas, but goes too far and bends to his desire to add modifications, such as anti-gravity flight mechanisms. He previously overhauled the Digby Estate with various unnecessary contraptions to impress [[Madge Arwell]]'s children. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') His [[Tenth Doctor|previous incarnation]] made a DNA detector that was supposed to go "ding!" in the presence of a [[Zygon]], but didn't know when to stop himself, giving it the ability to [[microwave]] frozen dinners from up to twenty feet and download comics from the future. Even worse, it proved unreliable in Zygon-detecting. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | * The Doctor fixes a little girl's broken toy train while staying at Christmas, but goes too far and bends to his desire to add modifications, such as anti-gravity flight mechanisms. He previously overhauled the Digby Estate with various unnecessary contraptions to impress [[Madge Arwell]]'s children. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') His [[Tenth Doctor|previous incarnation]] made a DNA detector that was supposed to go "ding!" in the presence of a [[Zygon]], but didn't know when to stop himself, giving it the ability to [[microwave]] frozen dinners from up to twenty feet and download comics from the future. Even worse, it proved unreliable in Zygon-detecting. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The aged Doctor taps his nose, much like [[The Curator (The Day of the Doctor)|the Curator]] and the [[Fourth Doctor]] did. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | * The aged Doctor taps his nose, much like [[The Curator (The Day of the Doctor)|the Curator]] and the [[Fourth Doctor]] did. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
