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Twelve Days of Twelve Day 12: Peter Capaldi Appreciation Day

I could talk about Peter being an adorable fanboy, generous ambassador of his role or incredibly talented artists. But by far my favorite thing about him is his open and uninhibited adoration for his wife. So I collected a few examples even though there are sooooooo many more. He mentions her in almost every interview and I think that is absolutely wonderful. 

So here is to you, you stunningly beautiful human being. 

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Twelfe Days of Twelve Day 11: Favorite Quotes

So many iconic lines! I could probably pick one from every episode but instead I decided to go with the positive ones that warmed my heart the most. Because while he said a lot of wonderfully gruff things over the years, what will stick with me forever is his kindness. 

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Twelve Days of Twelve Day 10: Scene that made you the most emotional

This was another tough choice! I loved the intensity between him and Clara, the love between him and River and the care he felt for Bill. 

But to me, his most emotional moment was this. This intense speech about why he won’t give up. Why what he does matters because he is the man who tries. Because he is the man who stops the monsters. 

It is a beautiful moment for Twelve but what makes it so emotional is how much he has been through at this point. He is injured and broken and for us to know that he is so close to regenerating made it even worse. 

You know you are about to lose Twelve and then he makes it even more painful by giving you this beuatiful and heartbreaking moment. 

Peter, you deserved every second of that standing ovation so damn much. 

(I also had to add the iconic shot of him being carried by Cyberman!Bill because it is just incredibly intense.)

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Twelve Days of Twelve Day 5: Twelve’s Style

Peter Capaldi had hands down the absolute best looks in all of Doctor Who. From tailored perfection, to casual rockstar and Victorian (almost) gentleman. I am completely in love with every single one of his outfits. He also looked incredibly sexy in every single one of them. Just sayin’.

I’m also totally saving the best of Rockstar!Twelve for Day 9. 😎

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Twelve Days of Twelve Day 7: Favorite Scene

I HAD to post a video for today. Because even though there are so many wonderful moments Twelve had, this was the absolute peak for me. Peter crushed it with his performance. It is sincere and heartbreaking and stunningly beautiful. To me it sums up everything you need to know about the Doctor. About who he is and what he stands for. 

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Twelve days of Twelve Day 1: The moment you fell in love with the 12th Doctor

I was basically sold on Capaldi the moment he stepped onto that stage at his reveal. That could have just been my fetish for men with grey hair though. 😉

But then the first pictures of his look were released. Hot damn. Hands down the best look on any of the Doctors. In Deep Breath he was a little tough to get used to after Matt Smith. He was kinda rude and distant and generally unlikable. But then he had that confrontation with the Half-Faced Man and it was just so intense and a little dark. Then of course he finally showed off that red-lined coat and that was pure perfection. But because his first episode had to get even better we also got the beautiful speech to Clara of needing her to see him for who he is despite his changed appearance.

Long story short: I’ve been a lost cause for a looooooooooong time. 😉

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Twelve Days of Twelve Day 3: Team TARDIS

This will be unpopular with the Whouffaldi-Folks. 😉 I absolutely LOVED River and Twelve together. That episode is such fun no matter how many times I watch it. Seeing a tougher and also more vulnerable side to River was so fantastic and Alex did a beautiful job showing the complexity of her character. And then of course there was the cheeky flirting between those two. I also think it’s a big turning point for Twelve. After Darillium he is more at peace with himself. He didn’t run away from saying goodbye to River but instead stood still with her.

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Twelve Days of Twelve Day 8: Character Development.

This has been my absolute favourite thing about Twelve. To me he is the most complex character of the Doctors and watching him deal with his emotionas has been so damn fantastic! I’m going to try to do my best to only cover the main moments but there are sooooooooo many scenes that come to mind. 

So. Deep Breath. We start with the abrasive, dark, grumpy Scotsman who doesn’t seem to have anything in common with the Doctor. Hell, he doesn’t even like hugs. 

Buuuuuuut... then he honestly started to care about Clara. I’m not a Whouffaldi shipper but I really liked the deep devotion these two had to one another. 

He cares so much about her and we all know how that ended... 

His crusade for Clara was amazing! Heaven Sent and Hell Bent are absolutely perfect episodes because they show that he is still just as determined as he has always been and not at all afraid to fight his way through any obstacles. 

Twelve on Gallifrey was so incredibly intese and and heartbreakig all at once! 

Having him an Clara realize that they are just not healthy for each other was so painful and sad, but I’ll also go with Ashildr and say that was indeed beautiful. It did lead to the gorgeous scene in the diner after all. 

God, that was sad. But, again, also very beautiful. 

So. Now my favourite bit: His interaction with River. 

He is so happy to see her!! I could make 200 posts about this episode because I love it so damn much but I’ll try to contain myself. 

Having him hear what River thinks about their relationship was so sad and I think his love really shows in this moment hen he reveals his identity. It’s so sweet and tender.

Then of course the fact that he flat out tells her what she means to him and then spends 24 years with her... That tells you a lot about his devotion to her. I personally feel like this is what had a huge impact on him being more settled leading up to season 10. 

Then of course his lovely relationship with Bill. He is so very kind to her and incredibly thoughtful in making sure she finally has pictures of her mother. I love everything about them together. 

And then finally we get to him and Missy. 

He has come so far from being this superficially uncaring person that he tries his hardest to convince her to be good. The fact that he tries so hard, that he wants to believe in the possibility but he is also openly hesitant shows so much complexity. 

And there we have it. Twelve towards the end of his run. Realizing what his driving force is. 

Ugh! This turned out waaaaayyyyyy longer than planned and I still feel like I am missing soooooooo many wonderful scenes. The writing and acting have been absolutely stellar and I will rewatch all of these episodes for ever and ever.