History YMMV / DoctorWhoS10E1TheThreeDoctors

** Omega's wail of despair at his MortonsFork[[note]]He cannot leave unless he releases over his reality, but if he release control, he will cease to exist because his physical body has been destroyed.[[/note]] is over the top, but it also really drives the primal emotion home that he is now a permanent prisoner of his own creation.

** Omega's wail of despair at his MortonsFork[[note]]He cannot leave unless he releases over his reality, but if he release control, he will cease to exist because his physical body has been destroyed.[[/note]] is over the top and, but it also really drives the primal emotion home that he is now a permanent prisoner of his own creation.

* HarsherInHindsight: A somewhat tragic one, considering Creator/WilliamHartnell passed away just two years after this story finished airing, necessitating the role of the First Doctor to be recast [Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors twice]] [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime over]].

* HarsherInHindsight: A somewhat tragic one, considering Creator/WilliamHartnell passed away just two years after this story finished airing, necessitating the role of the First Doctor to be recast twice over.

* HilariousInHindsight: After saying goodbye to his two prior incarnations, the Third Doctor says "I hope I don't meet me again", and the Brigadier says "one of you is enough". [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors Ten years later...]]

* FanNickname: ''SFDebris'' calls Omega's guardian creatures the ''Jujube Monsters'' in his video review.

* HarsherInHindsight: A somewhat tragic one, considering Creator/WilliamHartnell passed away between this and [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors the 20th anniversary special]], necessitating Richard Hurndall to be recast as the First Doctor.

* OneSceneWonder: Creator/WilliamHartnell as the First Doctor
* {{Padding}} The scene where Doctor Tyler tries to escape the citadel was put in strictly to pad out the running time.

** Hartnell's own performance is pretty lacklustre compared to his earlier work on the show, the end result of his arteriosclerosis ravaging his body and mind. Nevertheless, his brief appearance as the First Doctor is often considered one of the serial's biggest highlights, as it featured the man returning to ''Doctor Who''-- even if only for a moment-- against all reasonable odds for one last hurrah, and it's quite visible that he's doing his best in spite of his condition. Rather than seeing him weak and dying as he regenerates, our last glimpse of the original Doctor within Hartnell's lifetime (and by extension our last glimpse of Harnell himself while he was still alive) is a more positive one as he sits smiling and playfully chiding his successors. Plus, his introductory put-down of the Second and Third Doctors is arguably the First Doctor's SignatureLine.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** A somewhat tragic one, considering Creator/WilliamHartnell passed away between this and [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors the 20th anniversary special]], necessitating Richard Hurndall to be recast as the First Doctor.

** Creator/TheBBC was also at the height of their wiping policy, and even episodes as late as Season 11's "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders Planet of the Spiders]]" (Pertwee's final serial) were in danger of being wiped (the BBC officially rescinded its wiping policy in 1978, but ''Doctor Who'' was given immunity in 1974 at the insistence of BigNameFan Ian Levine). The most recent recovery of a First Doctor episode? Episode 3 of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E1Galaxy4 Galaxy 4]]" in 2011.

* HilariousInHindsight: After saying goodbye to his two prior incarnations, the Third Doctor says "I hope I don't meet me again". [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors Ten years later...]]

** Hartnell's own performance is pretty lackluster compared to his earlier work on the show, the end result of his arteriosclerosis ravaging his body and mind. Nevertheless, his brief appearance as the First Doctor is often considered one of the serial's biggest highlights, as it featured the man returning to ''Doctor Who''-- even if only for a moment-- against all reasonable odds for one last hurrah, and it's quite visible that he's doing his best in spite of his condition. Rather than seeing him weak and dying as he regenerates, our last glimpse of the original Doctor within Hartnell's lifetime (and by extension our last glimpse of Harnell himself while he was still alive) is a more positive one as he sits smiling and playfully chiding his successors. Plus, his introductory put-down of the Second and Third Doctors is arguably the First Doctor's SignatureLine.

* HarsherInHindsight: A somewhat tragic one, considering Creator/WilliamHartnell passed away between this and [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors the 20th anniversary special]], necessitating Richard Hurndall to be recast as the First Doctor.

** Hartnell's own performance is pretty lackluster compared to his earlier work on the show, the end result of his arteriosclerosis ravaging his body and mind. Nevertheless, his brief appearance as the First Doctor is often considered one of the serial's biggest highlights, as it featured the man returning to ''Doctor Who''-- even if only for a moment-- against all reasonable odds for one last hurrah, and it's quite visible that he's doing his best in spite of his condition. Rather than seeing him weak and dying as he regenerates, our last glimpse of the original Doctor within Hartnell's lifetime is a more positive one as he sits smiling and playfully chiding his successors. Plus, his introductory put-down of the Second and Third Doctors is arguably the First Doctor's SignatureLine.

** Hartnell's own performance is pretty lackluster compared to his earlier work on the show, the end result of his arteriosclerosis ravaging his body and mind. Nevertheless, his brief appearance as the First Doctor is often considered one of the serial's biggest highlights, as it featured the man returning to ''Doctor Who''-- even if only for a moment-- against all reasonable odds for one last hurrah, and it's quite visible that he's doing his best in spite of his condition. Rather than seeing him weak and dying as he regenerates, our last glimpse of the original Doctor is a more positive one as he sits smiling and playfully chiding his successors. Plus, his introductory put-down of the Second and Third Doctors is arguably the First Doctor's SignatureLine.

** Hartnell's own performance is pretty lackluster compared to his earlier work on the show, the end result of his arteriosclerosis ravaging his body and mind. Nevertheless, his brief appearance as the First Doctor is often considered one of the serial's biggest highlights, as it featured the man returning to ''Doctor Who''-- even if only for a moment-- against all reasonable odds for one last hurrah, and it's quite visible that he's doing his best in spite of his condition. Plus, his introductory put-down of the Second and Third Doctors is arguably the First Doctor's SignatureLine.

* {{Padding}} The scene where Doctor Tyler tries to escape the citadel was put in their strictly to pad out the running time.

* FanNickname: Omega's servants are often known as "Gel Guards" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin for fairly obvious reasons]].

** The BBC was also at the height of their wiping policy, and even episodes as late as Season 11's "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders Planet of the Spiders]]" (Pertwee's final serial) were in danger of being wiped (the BBC officially rescinded its wiping policy in 1978, but ''Doctor Who'' was given immunity in 1974 at the insistence of BigNameFan Ian Levine). The most recent recovery of a First Doctor episode? Episode 3 of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E1Galaxy4 Galaxy 4]]" in 2011.

* {{Padding}} The scene where Doctor Tyler tries to escape the citadel was put in their strictly to pad out the running time.

** Hartnell's own performance is pretty lackluster compared to his earlier work on the show, the end result of his arteriosclerosis ravaging his body and mind. Nevertheless, his brief appearance as the First Doctor is often considered one of the serial's biggest highlights, as it featured the man returning to ''Doctor Who''-- even if only for a moment-- against all reasonable odds for one last hurrah, and it's quite visible that he's doing his best in spite of his condition. Plus, his introductory put-down of the Second and Third Doctors is arguable the First Doctor's SignatureLine.

** Hartnell's own performance is pretty lackluster compared to his earlier work on the show, the end result of his arteriosclerosis ravaging his body and mind. Nevertheless, his brief appearance as the First Doctor is often considered one of the serial's biggest highlights, as it featured the man returning to ''Doctor Who''-- even if only for a moment-- against all reasonable odds for one last hurrah, and it's quite visible that he's doing his best in spite of his condition.

** The BBC was also at the height of their wiping policy, and even episodes as late as Season 11's "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders Planet of the Spiders]]" (Pertwee's final serial) were in danger of being wiped. The most recent recovery of a First Doctor episode? "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E1Galaxy4 Galaxy 4]]" Episode 3 in 2011.
* NarmCharm: The production staff can be forgiven the hideous monsters and Omega's scenery-chewing, as the interplay between Creator/JonPertwee, Creator/PatrickTroughton, Creator/WilliamHartnell and Creator/NicholasCourtney make up superbly for it.

* NarmCharm: The production staff can be forgiven the hideous monsters and Omega's scenery-chewing, as the interplay between Creator/JonPertwee, Creator/PatrickTroughton, Creator/WilliamHartnell and Creator/NicholasCourtney make up superbly for it.

* HarsherInHindsight: A somewhat tragic one, considering Creator/WilliamHartnell passed away between this and the 20th anniversary special, necessitating Richard Hurndall to be recast as the First Doctor.

** The BBC was also at the height of their wiping policy, and even episodes as late as Season 11's "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders Planet of the Spiders]]" (Pertwee's final serial) were in danger of being wiped. The most recent recovery of a First Doctor episode? "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E1Galaxy4 Galaxy 4]]" Episode 3 in 2011.

--> '''The last line from the First Doctor:''' Though considering the way things have been going, well, I shudder to think what you'll do with out me.

** The BBC was also at the height of their wiping policy, and even episodes as late as Season 11's "Planet Of the Spiders" (Pertwee's final serial) were in danger of being wiped. The most recent recovery of a First Doctor episode? Galaxy 4 Episode 3 in 2011.