Goodbye Matt Smith, hello Peter Capaldi. Doctor Who's 2013 Christmas special "The Time of the Doctor" was broadcast on BBC One at 7:30 PM (London Time). Matt Smith was on his last episode as the Doctor, and what better than Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) to finish the special ?

The plot is already on Wikipedia. Don't read it if you didn't watch the special. For fans who watched it, you certainly retained the highlights.

First, the Doctor was ... naked. Even if we see he wore clothes at Oswald's house and in Tasha's church. Strange and funny moment between the Doctor and Clara, same thing in "Journey's End" when the other Tenth Doctor was naked in front of Donna Noble, remember ? "You're naked ! - Yes !"

Second, a town called Christmas. Certainly because the episode was broadcast on Chirstmas Day. "How can an Isle be called Easter ?"
But a town called Christmas in a planet called Trenzalore. If you understand, the Doctor and Clara come to Trenzalore a second time, but years before they see graves and the giant TARDIS and before they killed the Great Intelligence ("The Name of the Doctor"). That's why the Doctor managed to land the TARDIS on the planet. At this period (probably) the Doctor's timeline didn't exist yet.

Third, the crack of Amelia's wall is back. It appeared on several episodes, first time in "The Eleventh Hour". Actually, the Time Lords use this crack in the universe, to demand help to the Doctor, and this from the pocket universe in which Gallifrey was trapped (created by the 13 Doctors in "The Day of the Doctor"). And it is from the crack that a message comes : "Doctor who ?" You know the story : if the Doctor answers the question, Time Lords will be saved, but a new war will be born, in which the Doctor will die. Instead of this, Time Lords give to the Doctor a new cycle of 12 regenerations through the crack. So 24 regenerations available in all, so 25 Doctors.

And fourth, the surprise by Steven Moffat. We had Tom Baker (the Fourth Doctor) as the Curator in "The Day of the Doctor", now we have for (only) twenty seconds Karen Gillan as Amelia Pond, before the Doctor's regeneration. "Raggedy man ... goodnight.", she said.

Now we have to wait several months before watching the eighth series, planned for late summer/autumn 2014. We are sure that the first episode of this series will be written by Steven Moffat, and that the beginning of it will be probably the moment where the Doctor and Clara are in the TARDIS, crashing ...
Last thing. First words of the 12th Doctor : "Kidneys ! I've got new kidneys ! I don't like the color." First appearance and first funny sentence. Do you think that this new Doctor will be great ?

See also : 12 quotes we loved from "The Time of the Doctor" on doctorwho.tv...

Doctor Who fans don't stop to talk about the 50th anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor", and for good reason : the BBC revealed finally pictures and videos from the long awaited episode.

On 19 October, several weeks after revealing that David Tennant, Billie Piper and John Hurt will star in the special, the BBC offered us a 50th year trailer, showing the eleven Doctors and some of their enemies and companions, and in which the Eleventh Doctor said :
"Our future depends on one single moment, of one impossible day, the day I have been running from all my life, the Day of the Doctor."

But no real scene or something from the special was in the 50th trailer. But since 16 October we discover the first photos of the special in the Facebook page for Doctor Who, whose by example the Tenth Doctor in the old TARDIS (Allons-y !).


Later, Matt Smith celebrated his 31st birthday (on October 28). And on 4 November the BBC reveals the official short synopsis for the episode :"The Doctors embark on their greatest adventure in this 50th anniversary special. In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London’s National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor’s own dangerous past comes back to haunt him."

Then, a new website has been opened for the hashtag #SaveTheDay. More there are posts with #SaveTheDay on Facebook posts, Google+ posts and tweets on Twitter, much a gold TARDIS will be revealed in 3D, whose the posts are on this TARDIS, and so the 5 sneak previews will be revealed to Doctor Who fans.
But some people have managed to unlock the first sneak preview using the website's source code (available here). 10 seconds with the Doctor and Clara watching a painting ... of Gallifrey in flames. By the way the video shows a girl, Oswood, wearing Fourth Doctor's iconic scarf.

Finally, on 8 and 9 November, we saw the two first TV trailer for "The Day of the Doctor", including scenes of the special.




The two videos have in total at least 5 million viewers, proving that we can't wait for watching the episode. And by the way, see that in the second trailer it shows a funny scene showing the Tenth Doctor discovering Eleventh's TARDIS and saying "Oh, you've redecorated ! I don't like it." These are the same words the Eleventh said to Craig Owens when he discovered Craig's new house in "Closing Time" (series 6, episode 12).

Meanwhile, new photos from the special have been released. You can see them in Doctor Who's and DEwil's Facebook pages, and also in David Tennant News blog.

As Rose Tyler said, "the moment is coming". So be ready for 23 November. Like the Doctor we hope you'll reveal the sneak previews with the hashtag #SaveTheDay, and that you'll enjoy the special, on BBC One, France 4 and other TV channels which will broadcast it.

Allons-y, Geronimo !...