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EPISODE
SEASON
Doctor Who - Season 9 Episode 12: Hell Bent
The Doctor and Clara have established a dynamic as a partnership of equals, they’re relishing the fun and thrills that all of space and time has to offer. Tangling with ghosts, Vikings and the ultimate evil of the Daleks, they embark on their biggest adventures yet. Missy is back to plague the Doctor once more, the Zygons inspire fear as they shape-shift into human clones, and a new arrival moves in cosmic ways.
2 November 1964, Brooklyn, New York, USA
19 September 1954, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
8 October 1980, Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK
21 February 1980, Grahamstown, South Africa
7 November 1950, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
16 November 1965, Guisborough, Cleveland, England, UK
11 May 1944, London, England, UK
14 December 1982, Manchester, England, UK
December 06, 2015
There is a sense that the finale is as concerned with giving the characters what they need as it is with handing them what they want, but through it all, there is a surprisingly affecting through line about the process of loss and mourning and recovery.
December 06, 2015
In ostensibly killing off his companion, Moffat delivered possibly the most upbeat ending we've ever seen.
December 06, 2015
The Doctor stands alone once again, once more wearing his traditional outfit and wielding an awesome new screwdriver... It's a hopeful place to leave things, and a fitting cap to the best season of the show in years.
December 06, 2015
It's as if Steven Moffat has taken notes from not only his years as showrunner, but from the Russell T. Davies' years as well, in terms of how to properly say goodbye to a companion.
December 07, 2015
'Hell Bent' is at points thrilling and affecting - and as ever is blessed by two sensational lead performances from Capaldi and Coleman, who not only anchor but pretty much carry the entire hour.
December 06, 2015
As a Clara devotee, the narrative did absolutely right by her in the end, leaving her with the precise sort of strength, gumption, and know-how that's been developed over the course of the past three seasons.
December 06, 2015
Capaldi delivers another powerfully intense performance.
December 06, 2015
"Hell Bent" is a strong close to a very strong season of Doctor Who -- possibly the best season of the modern run of the show.
December 08, 2015
Even from the encumbered mess that is this series finale, there are seedlings of hope.
December 06, 2015
It would be easier if we could erase our memory of the fact that this is how the Doctor's time with Clara comes to an end -- but maybe that's why we shouldn't.
