At the time of his thirteenth regeneration, the Doctor discarded the bowtie in acceptance of his coming change; the Twelfth Doctor would look back on this obsessiveness, calling it embarrassing.
The Doctor discarded the bowtie in acceptance of his coming change. This was at the time of his thirteenth regeneration. The Twelfth Doctor would look back on this obsessiveness. The Twelfth Doctor is calling it embarrassing.