This episode is a critical turning point for the series, serving as the final regular appearance of the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) and the first full appearance of the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) Release Date: 25 December 2013 Running Time: 60 minutes The Doctor must defend the town of on the planet Trenzalore against his greatest enemies—including the Daleks, Cybermen, Silence, and Weeping Angels —who are drawn to a mysterious signal from the Time Lords on Gallifrey. Major Developments: It addresses the regeneration limit
Tenth Companion: Astrid Peth (temporary) Summary: The Doctor boards a space-faring replica of the Titanic during a disaster. With waitress Astrid, he tries to save survivors from the Max Capricorn corporation. Features Kylie Minogue as Astrid. Doctor Who 2005 2013 Christmas Special The Time...
While Matt Smith was visually the "Eleventh" Doctor, he was biologically the final incarnation. The War Doctor (John Hurt) counted as a life used, and David Tennant's Tenth Doctor had famously aborted a regeneration but consumed the energy to keep his face in Season 4. This episode is a critical turning point for
Stranded without his TARDIS for long stretches, the Doctor ages into an old man, defending the townspeople from Daleks, Cybermen, and Weeping Angels. The Regeneration Limit: Features Kylie Minogue as Astrid
A rogue faction of the Church that traveled back in time to blow up the TARDIS and create River Song, inadvertently causing the very cracks they sought to prevent. ⚡ The 12-Regeneration Limit Broken
: It features the first full appearance of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor following his brief cameo in the previous 50th-anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor" .
: The battlefield planet Trenzalore, previously shown as the final resting place of the Doctor, became the site of a centuries-long stalemate where the Doctor protected the human town of "Christmas" from overwhelming alien forces. The Regeneration Limit and the Eleventh Hour
