Review of Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor by JayPea
17 October 2024
This review contains spoilers
Moffat manages to take everything you know and love about The Day of The Doctor and dial it up to eleven (pun intended).
The extra characterisation is incredible here, the small glimpses we get inside all the characters heads, what they were thinking about, it's just so good, especially seeing the dungeon scene from multiple perspectives, each adding their own context to keep you on your toes, and the moments before The Moment, knowing what each doctor was thinking about before they almost do it.
The comedy is also incredible here, jokes never fell flat for me and Moffat always knows when to place them.
And then there's the added drama, I got goosebumps from the "be a doctor" like it was 2013 all over again, the added line about how after so long The Doctor was finally back in the room sent chills down my spine.
It's incredible and I highly recommend reading it, there's so much I haven't even mentioned here like Osgood's sections and everything about The Brig, I could go on for ages.