Deeciding on one “best moment” from The Day of the Doctor is a difficult task.  Mix in getting to see the episode in 3-D at the theater, and the choice gets even more difficult.  Pre-show slides recounting the Doctor’s 50-year history.  Strax introducing theater etiquette.  Tennant and Smith bringing the screen to 3-D with their sonic screwdrivers.  The TARDIS-eye view of London.  The beauty of 3-D paintings.  The story of the Time-War finally told.  Rose.  The finding of a better solution.   A special mini-documentary at the end of the evening.   Every bit brilliant moment, but every bit was almost lead-in, build-up to a conversation and a change in direction that sets Christmas (and the Christmas episode) up perfectly for something sad and special.

Hard to believe that the BBC posted the following two clips online, but they have.  They catch the turn perfectly: a look at the best of the past and a turn towards a better and even bigger future. Allons-y indeed!

Home, indeed.  And the long way, for sure.  What a journey it has been.

The Day of the Doctor is available online as well as on DVD and Blu-Ray starting today.