"It wasn't just that Capaldi was a great version of the Doctor; in many ways, he embodied various versions of the Doctor all at once. He had the rudeness and brusqueness of the 1st Doctor, the moral indignation of the 10th Doctor, and the humor of the 11th and 4th Doctors. He even betrayed some of the deep-rooted scheming of the 6th and 7th Doctors, as well as the war-weary, PTSD-suffering soul of the 9th Doctor."
"And, after a tour de force in one of the greatest episodes of all time (if not the greatest), "Heaven Sent," Capaldi was given an opportunity to really prove that he was all the Doctors (up until that point) in one man. Released on December 5, 2015, "Hell Bent," both then and now, is in the unenviable position of following the poetic, heartbreaking structure of "Heaven Sent.""
Peter Capaldi's 12th Doctor blends characteristics from many previous incarnations, combining brusqueness, moral outrage, humor, scheming, and war-weariness into a layered portrayal. "Heaven Sent" showcased Capaldi in a near-solitary, poetic ordeal focused on grief within a repeating cycle of death and rebirth. "Hell Bent," released December 5, 2015, follows that emotional and structural trajectory and attempts to resolve narrative threads across Season 9 and the broader modern era, drawing on elements from the 9th and 10th Doctors and "The Day of the Doctor." "Hell Bent" falls short of "Heaven Sent" but remains an underrated finale.
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