Regeneration. Who teared up?

[C.E. Evans]

If felt sympathy for the Tenth Doctor, sure enough, but tear up? Nah.

I felt more emotion when the Fifth Doctor regenerated because he had been slowly dying throughout half of his final story and then sacrificed himself for his companion without a moment's pause.

The Tenth Doctor raged against his inevitable destiny, while other Doctors faced theirs head on without blinking...

 

[Kelso]

The Tenth Doctor raged against his inevitable destiny, while other Doctors faced theirs head on without blinking...

Yeah, thankfully RTD learned from those mistakes.

 

[Worf2DS9]

No tears here. At that point, my primary thought was "Get on with it!" It was the longest death scene in Who history. I really thought RTD was going to go with a "Wrath of Khan" homage as Ten died inside the glass booth with Wilf kneeling outside. The whole sequence of popping in on each of the companions was WAY over the top, IMHO.

Yeah, this was pretty much my opinion as well. The regen scene itself was awesome and heartbreaking, but getting there was a chore. I think it would have had more impact if he'd left Wilf at the wedding, the TARDIS dematerialized, and then the regen scene proceeded. Actually, I actually wouldn't have minded the Rose scene if only the Doctor hadn't interacted with her and instead just watched wistfully from the shadows.

 

[C.E. Evans]

The Tenth Doctor raged against his inevitable destiny, while other Doctors faced theirs head on without blinking...

Yeah, thankfully RTD learned from those mistakes.

1. They weren't mistakes (unless you want to call the Ninth Doctor's regeneration--by RTD--a mistake as well).

2. That was totally unneccessary and uncalled for.

3. It's not about who had the best regeneration but about how the Tenth Doctor fought against his as long as he could.

 

[Kelso]

The Tenth Doctor raged against his inevitable destiny, while other Doctors faced theirs head on without blinking...

Yeah, thankfully RTD learned from those mistakes.

1. They weren't mistakes (unless you want to call the Ninth Doctor's regeneration--by RTD--a mistake as well).

2. That was totally unneccessary and uncalled for.

3. It's not about who had the best regeneration but about how the Tenth Doctor fought against his as long as he could.

Oh, I was just disagreeing with you. There's no need to bring out the rolley-eyes. Put those things away.

 

[Crusher Disciple]

No tears here. At that point, my primary thought was "Get on with it!" It was the longest death scene in Who history.

Yeah, it took the emotion out of it for me. It was like they were milking it for all it was worth. I was expecting him to regenerate in the booth, and when he didn't I just started to roll my eyes.

And I love Tennant to pieces and I was sad to see him go. The overly long goodbye just got on my nerves.

 

[Cyke101]

I know this wouldn't have been meaningful (nor would it make much sense given the history of chaotic regenerations), but I would have liked it if Ten regenerated in the booth, and Eleven would be the one to see Ten's friends before departing for his own future. If anything, it's a bridge between RTD and Moffet's reigns, and Wilf would be in for yet another great scene.

But as I said earlier, it doesn't make much sense from a narrative or contintuity standpoint. But it would've been nice anyway

 

[Chris3123]

I almost did. It affected me more than I thought it would.

 

[Haggis and tatties]

Mark my words, come 2013 Tenant will be back in some 50Th Who special, its a certainty, nothing less could be done for the 50th anniversary of Who.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I teared up more when Wilf first started knocking and The Doctor finally stepped into the booth. The actual regeneration didn't do much for me because of how long The Tenth Doctor held back the regeneration with all the farewells (although the Verity Newman visit had me choked up).

 

[tomalak301]

I didn't tear up, but I was watching the Special that came on before the episode and I think during the poison scene during Unicorn and the Wasp it hit me. I'm really going to miss the wit and humor of David Tennant. Maybe Ecc was the doctor I started with, but because of Longevity, Tennant will be my doctor. Matt Smith has big shoes to fill.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

I didn't tear up, but I was watching the Special that came on before the episode and I think during the poison scene during Unicorn and the Wasp it hit me. I'm really going to miss the wit and humor of David Tennant. Maybe Ecc was the doctor I started with, but because of Longevity, Tennant will be my doctor. Matt Smith has big shows to fill.

Harvey Wallbanger?!?

I saw that scene on the DT special and thought the same thing as you.

As for the actual scene, something about how it all worked together just didn't quite do it for me like it should have.

 

[Mitty]

Teared up for the whole thing really. In particular for Sarah Jane and Verity Newman, but Bernard Cribbins is amazing... but I think he could probably bring on tears for just about anything, just shows he's a good actor. But Tennants last words really got me going. And suddenly he was gone and we had Smith and you feel this joy at something new and exciting. I think my brain may have broken comprehending that.

I thing it would have made more sense for him to stay with Sarah Jane or something for his regeneration... but obviously they're going for a "clean break" and that's why they did it the way they did.

 

[Australis]

I was kinda teary from the four knocks (did you notice he knocked four times four times? ), but not as overy emotonal as I thought I'd feel. If the whole thing had come a surprise, impossible in this media driven age, then yeah, I would have been in a bad way. As it was I was braced for it.

Imagine if they'd kept it secret! A big campaign of Tennant saying, "Oh yes, I'll be back for season 5", while filming Matt's stuff in complete secrecy. How would THAT have felt?!

 

[Starkers]

I was on the verge of tears multiple times without ever slipping over into full on crying mode. The meeting with Verity, the encounter with Rose, and the "I don't want to go." moments especially. Oh and the Jeffrey Noble bit.

 

[Count Zero]

During my second time watching the episode, I cried after Wilf knocks four times. The Doctor ranting is a great scene, really Tennant at his best.

 

[Davros]

Not until Donna's wedding.

 

[Australis]

Ooo, the lottery ticket moment was a bit big for me too.

 

[Newspaper Taxi]

I didn't cry, but I nearly did during the 'farewell' scenes. It was like they were about to come out, but they didn't...anyway, Part of it was that I was happy that the Tenth Doctor actually got a chance to say good-bye to his friends in a way. The Tenth Doctor has had so many tragic things happen to him that I'm glad he did get a little 'reward' in the end. The actual regeneration scene itself didn't bother me too much. His last lines were sad. A part of me wanted to think that it was a little immature of the Doctor since he'd gone through the process nine times before and none of the other Doctors had to be dragged out kicking and screaming like him, but really, I don't want to die either, so it's hard to blame him too much.

 

[Kitty Worrier]

No tears here. At that point, my primary thought was "Get on with it!" It was the longest death scene in Who history.

Yeah, it took the emotion out of it for me. It was like they were milking it for all it was worth. I was expecting him to regenerate in the booth, and when he didn't I just started to roll my eyes.

And I love Tennant to pieces and I was sad to see him go. The overly long goodbye just got on my nerves.

I agree with this. By the end, I was just hoping the regen would happen already, and that's probably not what the writers/producers had in mind.

I also really didn't like how Ten was not willing to sacrafice his life to save another (well, at first), when the other Doctor's have, and he was willing to do so twice in season four. The whole afraid of death/regenerating bit was bugging me through out the specials, honestly.