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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bothering to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who did manage to find out about the change, but had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice (or vice-versa, cut away from other programming). The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.

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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, timeslot without delaying that night's new episode of ''Series/OrphanBlack'' BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 pm instead of the usual 9:00 without bothering to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who did manage to find out about the change, but had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice (or vice-versa, cut away from other programming). The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes.episode. American fans ''were not pleased''.

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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, archival footage of all revival-era companions (including Clara, implying that the memory block Twelve put on himself at the end of "Hell Bent" was lifted, but barring Mickey and Rory... and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Adam]])[[note]]The former two didn't really spend a lot of prominent time with him on their own- they often took a backseat to their love interests or came bundled with them; Mickey even decided to leave because he felt overshadowed. The latter got the boot for bad conduct on day one aboard the TARDIS, then became a TragicVillain when he [[DeathByAdaptation returned in the comics and got killed]] [[RedemptionEqualsDeath in the act of choosing to make amends.]][[/note]], and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.

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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, to Mr. Saxon betraying his ''future'' incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, archival footage of all revival-era companions (including Clara, implying that the memory block Twelve put on himself at the end of "Hell Bent" was lifted, but barring Mickey and Rory... and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Adam]])[[note]]The former two didn't really spend a lot of prominent time with him on their own- they often took a backseat to their love interests or came bundled with them; Mickey even decided to leave because he felt overshadowed. The latter got the boot for bad conduct on day one aboard the TARDIS, then became a TragicVillain when he [[DeathByAdaptation returned in the comics and got killed]] [[RedemptionEqualsDeath in the act of choosing to make amends.]][[/note]], and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.



* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Mainly, the original Cybermen having the same StompyMooks ability like the Cybus ones did not go well with fans.

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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Mainly, the original Cybermen having the same StompyMooks ability like the Cybus ones did not go well with fans.fans.
**Similarly, their having the Death in Heaven breed's rocket powers. In an episode showing off the ''different'' portrayals of the Cybermen over the decades, right down to the Tenth Planet breed's speech pattern, all of them take too much from the most recent brand. (Somehow, though, no one minded when the same was true of the Dalek variants. Of course, nobody really misses the days ''trying to go off the carpet'' was enough to stop a Dalek.)
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** The Master is shot and does not regenerate... [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E13LastOfTheTimeLords like that had stopped him before]].
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: Some of the explosions, particularly the barn door being blown out, left something to be desired.
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* OneSceneWonder: The First Doctor appears only at the very end, but he's easily one of the most talked about aspects of this episode.
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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bothering to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who did manage to find out about the change, but had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice (or cut away from other programming). The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.

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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bothering to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who did manage to find out about the change, but had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice (or vice-versa, cut away from other programming). The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.
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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bothering to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who did manage to find out about the change, but had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice. The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.

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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bothering to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who did manage to find out about the change, but had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice.sacrifice (or cut away from other programming). The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.
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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bothering to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice. The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.

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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bothering to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who did manage to find out about the change, but had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice. The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.
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* FridgeLogic: If Heather was able to free Bill from Cyber-conversion via tears... does that ring true for every other person given tears of pilot creatures prior to their conversion? If so, [[DeusExMachina that means there is a way of instantly wizarding them back to normal]]... perhaps not across the board for those who already got converted, but maybe like an immunity shot for everyone yet to be converted? Well, at least till Cybermen figure out how to upgrade past that. Unless the pilot creatures can undo the conversions for even those who fell victim to conversion... [[YourHeadAsplode owww... and now heads shall spin.]]
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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bother to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice. The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.

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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bother bothering to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice. The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.
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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, archival footage of all revival-era companions (barring Mickey and Rory... and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Adam]])[[note]]The former two didn't really spend a lot of prominent time with him on their own- they often took a backseat to their love interests or came bundled with them; Mickey even decided to leave because he felt overshadowed. The latter got the boot for bad conduct on day one aboard the TARDIS, then became a TragicVillain when he [[DeathByAdaptation returned in the comics and got killed]] [[RedemptionEqualsDeath in the act of choosing to make amends.]][[/note]], and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.

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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, archival footage of all revival-era companions (barring (including Clara, implying that the memory block Twelve put on himself at the end of "Hell Bent" was lifted, but barring Mickey and Rory... and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Adam]])[[note]]The former two didn't really spend a lot of prominent time with him on their own- they often took a backseat to their love interests or came bundled with them; Mickey even decided to leave because he felt overshadowed. The latter got the boot for bad conduct on day one aboard the TARDIS, then became a TragicVillain when he [[DeathByAdaptation returned in the comics and got killed]] [[RedemptionEqualsDeath in the act of choosing to make amends.]][[/note]], and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.

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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bother to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice.
** The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.
* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Come now, did you ''honestly'' think Steven Moffat would make the Master -- one of the Doctor's longest-lasting and iconic enemies -- undergo a HeelFaceTurn that actually sticks? Mr. Saxon didn't seem to think so, and we can be sure when ([[JokerImmunity yes]]) he or she comes back, that heel turn will be undone in their next incarnation.

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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bother to advertise the time-change so more than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice.
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sacrifice. The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.
* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt:
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Come now, did you ''honestly'' think Steven Moffat would make the Master -- one of the Doctor's longest-lasting and iconic enemies -- undergo a HeelFaceTurn that actually sticks? Mr. Saxon didn't seem to think so, and we can be sure when ([[JokerImmunity yes]]) he or she comes back, that heel turn will be undone in their next incarnation.
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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bother to advertise the time-change so more then one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice.

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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bother to advertise the time-change so more then than one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice.
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** The choice to do this unfortunately also lead to a myriad of reports and fans posting online about the twist with the First Doctor appearing at the end of the episodes. American fans ''were not pleased''.
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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, archival footage of all revival-era companions (barring Mickey and Rory... and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Adam]])[[note]]The former two didn't really spend a lot of time with him on their own- they often took a backseat to their love interests. The latter got the boot for bad conduct on day one aboard the TARDIS, then became a TragicVillain when he [[DeathByAdaptation returned in the comics and got killed]] [[RedemptionEqualsDeath in the act of choosing to make amends.]][[/note]], and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.

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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, archival footage of all revival-era companions (barring Mickey and Rory... and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Adam]])[[note]]The former two didn't really spend a lot of prominent time with him on their own- they often took a backseat to their love interests.interests or came bundled with them; Mickey even decided to leave because he felt overshadowed. The latter got the boot for bad conduct on day one aboard the TARDIS, then became a TragicVillain when he [[DeathByAdaptation returned in the comics and got killed]] [[RedemptionEqualsDeath in the act of choosing to make amends.]][[/note]], and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.
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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, archival footage of all revival-era companions (barring Mickey and Rory... and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Adam]])[[note]]The former two didn't really spend a lot of time with him personally and often took a backseat to their love interests, while the latter got the boot for bad conduct and a [[DeathByAdaptation demise in the comics]] where he redeemed himself.[[/note]], and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.

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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, archival footage of all revival-era companions (barring Mickey and Rory... and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Adam]])[[note]]The former two didn't really spend a lot of time with him personally and on their own- they often took a backseat to their love interests, while the interests. The latter got the boot for bad conduct and on day one aboard the TARDIS, then became a TragicVillain when he [[DeathByAdaptation demise returned in the comics]] where he redeemed himself.[[/note]], comics and got killed]] [[RedemptionEqualsDeath in the act of choosing to make amends.]][[/note]], and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.

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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bother to advertise the time-change so more then one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour.

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* InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bother to advertise the time-change so more then one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour. And then there's fans who had other things they wanted to watch that ran from 8:00 to 9:00 without the means to record the show they would be forced to leave and had to make the sacrifice.


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** Oh, we're ''really'' killing off the Doctor this time? ...Nah. Where there's tears... there's hope.
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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, archival footage of all revival-era companions (barring Mickey and Rory), and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.

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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, archival footage of all revival-era companions (barring Mickey and Rory), Rory... and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Adam]])[[note]]The former two didn't really spend a lot of time with him personally and often took a backseat to their love interests, while the latter got the boot for bad conduct and a [[DeathByAdaptation demise in the comics]] where he redeemed himself.[[/note]], and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.
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* FridgeLogic: If Heather was able to free Bill from Cyber-conversion via tears... does that ring true for every other person given tears of pilot creatures prior to their conversion? If so, [[DeusExMachina that means there is a way of instantly wizarding them back to normal]]-perhaps not across the board for those who already got converted, but maybe like an immunity shot for everyone yet to be converted? Well, at least till Cybermen figure out how to upgrade past that. Unless the pilot creatures can undo the conversions for even those who fell victim to conversion... [[YourHeadAsplode owww... and now heads shall spin.]]

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* FridgeLogic: If Heather was able to free Bill from Cyber-conversion via tears... does that ring true for every other person given tears of pilot creatures prior to their conversion? If so, [[DeusExMachina that means there is a way of instantly wizarding them back to normal]]-perhaps normal]]... perhaps not across the board for those who already got converted, but maybe like an immunity shot for everyone yet to be converted? Well, at least till Cybermen figure out how to upgrade past that. Unless the pilot creatures can undo the conversions for even those who fell victim to conversion... [[YourHeadAsplode owww... and now heads shall spin.]]
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* FridgeLogic: If Heather was able to free Bill from Cyber-conversion via tears... does that ring true for every other person given tears of pilot creatures prior to their conversion? If so, [[DeusExMachina that means there is a way of instantly wizarding them back to normal]]-perhaps not across the board for those who already got converted, but maybe like an immunity shot for everyone yet to be converted? Well, at least till Cybermen figure out how to upgrade past that. Unless the pilot creatures can undo the conversions for even those who fell victim to conversion... [[YourHeadAsplode owww... and now heads shall spin.]]
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* IntrernetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bother to advertise the time-change so more then one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour.

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* IntrernetBackdraft: InternetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bother to advertise the time-change so more then one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour.
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* IntrernetBackdraft: In order to accommodate the extended timeslot, BBC America aired the finale at 8:30 instead of the usual 9:00 without bother to advertise the time-change so more then one American fan was pissed at having missed the first half-hour.

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* IKnewIt: Quite a few fans predicted that Bill would be rescued from her fate by Heather from "The Pilot".
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* IKnewIt: Quite a few fans predicted that Bill would be rescued from her fate by Heather from "The Pilot".
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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.

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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, archival footage of all revival-era companions (barring Mickey and Rory), and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Come now, did you ''honestly'' think Steven Moffat would make the Master -- one of the Doctor's longest-lasting and iconic enemies -- undergo a HeelFaceTurn that actually sticks? Mr. Saxon didn't seem to think so, and we can be sure when ([[JokerImmunity yes]]) he or she comes back, that heel turn will be undone in their next incarnation.

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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Come now, did you ''honestly'' think Steven Moffat would make the Master -- one of the Doctor's longest-lasting and iconic enemies -- undergo a HeelFaceTurn that actually sticks? Mr. Saxon didn't seem to think so, and we can be sure when ([[JokerImmunity yes]]) he or she comes back, that heel turn will be undone in their next incarnation.incarnation.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Mainly, the original Cybermen having the same StompyMooks ability like the Cybus ones did not go well with fans.
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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.

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* HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.Creator/DavidBradley.
* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Come now, did you ''honestly'' think Steven Moffat would make the Master -- one of the Doctor's longest-lasting and iconic enemies -- undergo a HeelFaceTurn that actually sticks? Mr. Saxon didn't seem to think so, and we can be sure when ([[JokerImmunity yes]]) he or she comes back, that heel turn will be undone in their next incarnation.
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HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.

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HolyShitQuotient: *HolyShitQuotient: Many, many things, from Bill and Heather reuniting, to Missy betraying her past incarnation, three generations of Cybermen, and the return of the First Doctor, now played by Creator/DavidBradley.
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