
If the Doctor answers the question and the Time Lords emerge from the crack, the Daleks and everyone else are waiting to destroy them, thus reigniting the Time War. However, the problem with the question is that, since all of the other enemies heard it, they are waiting outside of the planet.
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If the Doctor answers the question then the Time Lords on the other side of the crack will know that it’s him and will emerge from it. As such, the message coming out of the crack, the oldest question, “Doctor who?,” is actually a test from the Time Lords.

It’s also a portal between universes, and on the other side of the crack is the pocket universe that Gallifrey is stuck in. It seems Madame Kovarian’s chapter of the Silence was designed to go back in the Doctor’s timeline and blow up the TARDIS to create the crack in the universe and prevent him from reaching Trenzalore. Going back to the very beginning of Matt Smith’s time as the Doctor, the creepy crack in the universe made its return, only now we learned all about its origins and purpose. Also naked is his head when he reveals that he’s wearing a wig and is actually bald (a great place to hide a spare TARDIS key). Since it’s the last time Matt Smith will be playing the Doctor, it was quite cheeky of the show to have him get completely naked in front of Clara, explaining that he’s dressed for church. However, the strangest part is that, in the final war on Trenzalore, the Doctor was working WITH the Silence to defeat the Daleks. There were Daleks (and the weird humanoid Daleks with eye stems in their foreheads), Cybermen (with a Cyberhead who served as a companion for the Doctor and a Cyberman made of wood), the Weeping Angels, and of course, the Silence. All the Best Villainsĭoctor Who has some of the creepiest and best villains on TV, and all of the greats were on hand.

Here’s a look at the 11 best moments from Doctor Who’s triumphant farewell to Matt Smith. The episode involves Matt Smith’s Doctor living over the course of many centuries until he finally faces off against the Daleks (with some unlikely allies) and regenerates into the new Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi. The Doctor is out of regenerations and should die on Trenzalore, but an assist from the Time Lords on the other side of the crack in the universe changes everything. In the end, in true Doctor Who fashion, the day is saved when the rules are changed. The signal is from Gallifrey, the Doctor’s home planet that he retroactively saved in the 50th anniversary special, and the message is the oldest question hidden in plain sight: “Doctor who?”

It all takes place in a town called Christmas on a planet that’s sending out a signal all over the universe that has attracted every enemy the Doctor has ever faced.

The Daleks, the Cybermen, the Weeping Angels, the Silence, the crack in the universe, fish fingers and custard, Trenzalore, a cameo by Karen Gillan as Amy Pond. Picture everything you’d want in the last installment of the 11th Doctor. “The Time of the Doctor” is Matt Smith’s final episode as the Doctor and it’s the kind of farewell that should make fans incredibly happy. It’s not Christmas without a Doctor Who special, and this year’s is especially emotional.
