Eve of the Daleks* come on now title screen Editing Shayla. Though to be fair to her this was one of the longest edits and hardest edits soooo, she’s all good. HOPE YOU ENJOY GIRLSCOUTS!
Dalek: "I am not Nick." I didn't pay much attention to this when I actually watched the episode, but I can't help wondering if this isn't a joke on Nick Briggs, who does the voices for the daleks?
@@denmaroca2584 I'm sure Nicholas Briggs has never been a Dalek operator. You might be mixing him up with Nicholas Pegg. He is a Dalek operator. The main one I think. Probably in every Dalek story since "Dalek". And he could well be operating that Dalek. The one that says "I am not Nick." So it's probably an in-joke refencing him as well. (Apart from the similarity of names, Pegg and Briggs are both directors of Big Finish audios. So that might have been in your mind too. And Barnaby Edwards is another BF director and probably the #2 Dalek operator.) (You might also have been led astray by Nick Briggs playing a Dalek operator in _The Five-ish Doctors_ . He didn't actually operate a Dalek then either. He just played one of operators whose places the Doctors took while they were trespassing on the set.)
I think Nick was named Nick to set up that joke. I think the episode was set in a storage facility to set up the "Elf Storage" joke. I think Nick's use of the storage facility to keep the belongings of his ex's was explained to set up the "Ex terminated" joke.
I think the best thing about this episode was you can clearly tell it's a COVID episode only 5 major characters and one location but that simpleness has made it so much more fun and can focus on the characters there and how to solve the problem. Probably my fave special of Jodie's too
Yaz's face when Sarah was talking about likeable weirdos are keepers really got me. I wonder how they're going to handle Yaz & The Doctor's feelings with only 2 more specials. I love your enthusiasm for these episodes. Maybe you have the right approach by not knowing a thing about the episode before hand. I really loved this episode. The time loop arc was done very well.
Just in case you didn't know, the actress who played Sarah in this episode is Aisling Bea, a reasonably famous UK/Irish Comedian. Apparently, she was allowed to adlib a lot this episode, and I'm glad for it. She can be incredibly charming and charismatic, and she fit into the episode *so* well. Also, to answer your question about Directing: There is a new director for this episode. Annetta Laufer directed this episode after Azhur Saleem directed Flux.
I love her. She’s really funny, and we don’t get to see enough of her on this side of the pond. She does have a lot of bits on RUclips, though, so dive right in…
This, sadly, is the beginning of Jodie’s final episodes. But think of her last moment with Yaz; it’ll be emotional watching you be emotional watching her.
Another great reaction as usual. Your reaction to the Thasmin scenes were everything I wanted. Thank you for continuing to be so positive about everything. You’re not alone.
You're definitely my favourite reaction channel! Always positive vibes, and you're reactions are just infectious! never seen someone mirror my excitement as much as your reactions!
I love watching you watching the actors' tiny changes in facial expressions and emotional shifts and being as impressed as excited about them as I get XD The BBC Writer's Room released the script for this episode; for the bit where Dan calls the Doctor out for pretending not to know how Yaz feels, it's written that the Doctor's expression is 'so ancient, so haunted, Time's prophecy sitting on her shoulder'. Jodie. Freaking. NAILED IT. And so did Mandip (wow!), so did John (wow!), so did... everyone in this episode understood the assignment, so good, and so fun watching you enjoy this episode ;)
This was excellent. I’m glad that we will get a couple more specials with her, Yaz, and Dan. I feel like Jodie, much like Peter Capaldi, survived an uneven first year and has gotten better and better with time. Peter is still MY Doctor, but Jodie has become a very strong Doctor, which makes me very happy. Having seen her on Broadchurch and other stuff, I know what kind of work she’s capable of, and she has been more consistently on top of her game with the last season and a half.
Your enthusiasm and love for the show is amazing. It's so nice to stumble across someone who gets genuine joy watching. Thanks for your thoughts, subbed!
god this episode… dan and yaz… yaz and the doctor… also shoutout to aisling bea for a stellar performance i had such a fantastic time amazing reaction too as always i was thinking the same things exactly
Great reaction to a thoroughly enjoyable New Year special. Loved the time loop and the scene with Dan and Yaz was handled brilliantly. Mandip's facial expression/ reaction was perfect. Love this new shirt. I only realised half way through the episode that you had coordinated it with your nails. Did you notice that the guy at the end watching the fireworks was the crane operator guy from Woman Who Fell To Earth? The one who kept watching inspirational videos and repeating "I am special".
@@denmaroca2584 If it was just a cameo it would have been handled differently surely. (More should have been made of it, paradoxically.) So I think you're right: it looks like a hint of something to come. (On the other hand, the trailer seems to show the next story will be set on another continent and in another century.)
As expected, the Daleks couldn't make it past midnight! 😆I liked the decaying time loop angle for this story (a concept that was tried a couple of times during the Tom Baker era in "The Armageddon Factor" and "Meglos"). Here's to a better 2022, folks! See you when the weather warms up!
Loved the episode and loved your reaction and your thoughts on it. Especially your excitement really warms my heart, because I have quite similar feelings for the show and because there are so many people that waste my time and spoil my mood by just picking the negatives, or what they believe are negative things. I don't know why people do that. Watching you loving what I love is so much more fun! So thanks a ton and a very happy new year to you! 😀
Across Thirteen's era we've been shown these little moments that Yaz has never really felt comfortable in her skin; second generation muslim pakistani girl from sheffield, bullied as a child and her grades took a hit because of it, attempted to run away from home but was talked off the ledge by Officer Patel and eventually became a police officer but struggled with her authority not being taken seriously AND on top of all that she's not even been able to be truthful with herself about her romantic feelings towards women (AKA the Doctor). I ADORE YAZ! 💙🌈🥰💙
You're right about the shirts. They're awesome. Your idea for Dan at 33:19 made me laugh a lot. :D I think I say this every time but your enthusiasm for Doctor Who is so infectious, it makes me enjoy episodes I didn't think much of (and I liked this episode, so it's even better!).
Just for your information, the Easter special will be broadcast on the 17th of April on BBC1 & on iPlayer. Really looking forward to seeing it and your reaction!
The continuation of the fun shirts just makes me like you eeeeeven more than before (and I've been watching since your earlier Doctor Who reactions)! Great analysis, too. I particularly like that you talked about the direction, setting and even a shout out to the colour grade (not just the writing and acting). Keep up the amazing work!
I was SO worried during the "good-hearted weirdo" scene. Yaz looked at the Doctor and then Dan. Either one of them could have fit the bill of being a good-hearted weirdo.... and I was like "OMG you better NOT do a Dan and Yaz thing!!!" :D
Watching you ramble on about how much you love Doctor Who will honestly never get old! I gotta say, I really liked this episode. I admit, I went in expecting not to enjoy it - I've had some issues with Chibnall's storytelling, and holiday specials tend to not be my favorite episodes. But, this was a very solid episode, and definitely one of my favorites of 13's era. The time-loop premise was interesting and used effectively. The supporting characters were both likeable and engaging (despite my initial reaction to them being, "ffs do we really _need_ another straight romance?" I actually quite liked their relationship by the end). And they _finally_ explicitly addressed Thasmin, which makes me so damn happy. It's funny, Yaz is one of the longest-serving companions in the show's history, yet I still don't feel like we got enough of her. Hopefully they make good use of the two remaining episodes! Also, the moment which you highlighted at 8:44 might be my favorite 13th Doctor moment. The way she calls him out on trying to make his victory over the Daleks seem cleverer than it was, but then _immediately_ affirms that what he did was plenty clever already; he doesn't _need_ to try to make himself look any more impressive - that was honestly wonderful. And I love that she doesn't spell it out for him - imo that makes it feel more sincere. Like to her, it goes without saying that Nick doesn't need to prove anything. I'm really glad you took the time to highlight that, because it's such a small moment but it conveys so much about her character, and it's _brilliant._
Great ep and Aisling Bea's in it!. Cool guest actor! I love her style. She's always great fun on QI ☺ I like the way you have colour coordinated shirt and fingernails Shayla, it looks great.
I agree with you so much! Normally I don't like Doctor-companion romances but I've loved the Doctor and Yasmin throughout, I am so so glad Yaz's feelings are confirmed as canon and I think it was done absolutely brilliantly.
i am REALLY going to miss jodie as the doctor, especially as the last two series have done a lot more for my opinion for her and now im struggling to accept theres only a small amount of time left with her
I have mixed feelings on Thasmin. On one hand, it makes Yas more interesting as a character, which is something that was sorely missing in her first 2 seasons on the show. On the other hand, it's another companion who falls in love with the Doctor and I've never liked the 'will they/won't they' stuff with the Doctor and their companion. It's why my favorite companions have been Donna, Jack, Billie, the combination of Amy and Rory. And now Dan of course.
When Jodie's era is over have you thought about maybe reacting to Broadchurch which she appears in alongside David Tennant, and written by Chibnall? It's such a great series.
I wasn’t expecting Yaz x The Doctor because I would never have thought they’d actually do it, but I am SO HAPPY THAT THEY DID!!!! Great review and reaction, had lots of fun watching it, for the past three days I have been watching almost every single one of your doctor who reactions and I love them! Thank you for being a wholesome fan 🙏🏼
I don't think the Doctor feels anything for Yaaz, when Dan brought up the subject she was more uncomfortable and worried than anything else and the same in the end when she looks at Yazz by the fireworks. That Yaaz feels something has been seen but if in the next episode they said that the Doctor also feels something for her for me it would feel forced.
I think she feels a lot for Yaz. She feels a lot about everything. (Council of Geeks has a RUclips video where he decides that 13 is a Hufflepuff, along with 9 and 11.) However, I agree that she doesn't feel "that" for Yaz. And I agree that she seems to be showing discomfort and concern at the idea. Or rather at the discussion, when it's brought up. She has become aware that Yaz "likes" her, but she doesn't want to deal with it. I think this Doctor _feels_ a lot. More than most of the Doctors. However, she doesn't always _show_ it. In "The Ghost Monument" she quietly apologises to the TARDIS for losing her key and awkwardly delays taking leave of Yaz and the others until Yaz invites her to tea, when she accepts immediately. She feels empathy when Karvanista reveals that he was (and felt) abandoned, but she doesn't offer an apology because she doesn't "have those memories". The other Hufflepuff Doctors (as sorted by Council of Geeks) also find joy in their companions and in life, but they deal with romantic or sexual attention dismissively or jokingly. The 9th Doctor simply says "No." when Jackie suggests "Anything could happen." and covers up his embarassment at complimenting Rose's appearance, in "The Unquiet Dead", by saying "considering you're human". The 11th Doctor deflects attention by saying "But you're Amy." and is embarassed or naively amused at the affection shown by River Song. The 13th Doctor doesn't deal with the attention the same way. She doesn't deal with it at all. I think this is because she _feels_ more. She is aware that Yaz feels something (even if she isn't fully aware _what_ she feels), but she is also aware of her uncertainty and of what effect her response might have. So she doesn't respond at all.
I dont think they'd write it that way and if the Doctor felt nothing, she would have had no problem breaking it off. I think The Doctor is so tangled up she doesnt know how to deal with it... and lets face it, the BBC isnt going "to go there"... expect a tragic/unfulfilled ending
The shirt feels very Sixth Doctor and I am here for it. Also here for Thasmin. The idea of them has definitely been in my mind since Series 11, though 12x08 is where I'd say I really started to believe it was real. I'm having a hard time imagining a happy ending for anyone who falls in love with the Doctor on this show, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see if they can surprise me.
Just found your channel, so glad I did. Great reactions. (Will go back and watch previous installments :) I’ve been shipping Yaz and the Doc forever so this episode was epic for that but for so much more as well… all of which you have discussed so I won’t rehash. When Yaz said that she hadn’t even told herself about her feeling I was right there with her. I didn’t come out myself until I was in my 30s some 20 years ago. And that came about because of the relationship of Tara and Willow on BtVS. So, for me this is not just another companion in love with the Doctor. This is representative. 13 is my first Doctor but I’ve been streaming the show back to 9-11 so I can get a better handle on the show as a whole… just watched The Angles Take Manhattan, oh my heart. I know from the history of this show we are most likely in for some heartache but I’m trying to have faith in the storytelling. I look at these three specials as 3 acts. We just saw act 1, Yaz coming out step one, act 2 Yaz and the Doc facing these feelings Act 3 what they decide to do with those feelings. End of act 3, I cry my eyes out.
Off theme here, but I'd love to see you react to the cast and crew of Tennant's era singing "500 Miles" and "The Ballad of Russell and Julie" with Catherine Tate and John Barrowman singing along with David. I know you'd love it and it would make you laugh.
I saw on twitter that Mandip said that she is leaving along with Jodie, not in the exact words "I'm leaving too", she said "It just feels like I'll stop then I'll come back again. I think I'll have to be away for a while before it hits me, I'm actually not coming back to Cardiff".
Probably one of the better Jodie episodes, since 12x08 and Flux Chapters 2 and 4. One setting and five characters [plus Daleks] - that's all you need, after the fairly messy, character-filled Flux serial. A few lines of dialogue and the fact they kept on talking while the time loop was decreasing [probably a nit-pick] were probably my only problems with the episode. I am also a bit concerned that Thasmin will have little time because of the two final specials, unless the episode length is surprisingly long. We'll see. And you know, Shayla, maybe while waiting - not saying you have to - now is the time to give Classic Who a quick look, including, ahem, a specific Third Doctor story. Happy New Year, Girl Scouts.
Finally got around to watching it today with my partner for her birthday, so now I have been able enjoy your reaction. What do you think about the Doctor planning to tell Yaz everything....on a beach?
Ultimately the Yaz & The Doctor will hold hands, Yaz will say "I Love You" and the The Doctor will say, "Yaz, (smile) Rightly so and I... I want to say... Yaz. I mean I..." and then The Doctor will regenerate and say "Love... Love... God, I'd love a Werther's Original right about now. Got one?" On another note, the extra who thought the fireworks display was just for him, he looked familiar, I could swear he was from another Who episode... Anyone?
great reaction, this was amazing, I really like the Yaz and Doctor stuff but also It makes me kinda mad because they waited until Jodie has only two episodes left after this one, kinda seems like it could be a wasted storyline or just a storyline that has to be rushed because there is not enough time left for it, also this is my favorite Dan episode by far, he was great in The Flux but I thought the acting fell a little flat through most of it but here he was great,
It might be sad that Jodie is going, but her leaving signals Russell T returning so as much as Jodie's last show will hopefully have us all in tears, there will be a huge upside (also hopefully)
11:04 - Took me a while to figure out that Yaz was actually talking about her sexuality. Because I thought it meant if she was wondering whether she is in love with her or not when in fact she was talking about her sexuality on whether she was into girls or no because The Doctor is a woman. Now this is something I've just noticed: from Rose to Amy to Clara and obviously River Song (not counting Bill), they were in love with The Doctor. Not the face of The Doctor but The Doctor in general whereas Yaz isn't. She's not in love with The Doctor, she's in love with the she-Doctor. 30:10 well she kinda needs or deserves to have one more season as The Doctor because when Covid happened, it was definitely the worst moment for her to be The Doctor. So hopefully in a couple of years they'll let her be The Doctor for more one season
Ik it may be a lot of hard work and I understand if you don't but would you consider making each series into a playlist so it would be easier to watch and find specific series reactions?
I really want to appreciate what they do with Yaz and the Doctor but I just have no emotional attachment to them for some reason. I might just dislike the way Chibnall writes characters since the characters I found most interesting over the last few series were in 12x08 and 13x04, episodes that Chibnall only co-wrote if I remember correctly.
I have mixed feelings about Yaz and the Doctor as a requited relationship prior. I wanted to ship them but didn't find they gave me much content other than Yaz clearly pining romantically. I don't find they portrayed the doctor as having feelings for Yaz however i think they did such a great job portraying Yaz falling for the Doctor. I personally see it as another Martha/10. I guess it's just hard to go from 12 punching a wall for a billion years for Clara to something i guess so subtle. I needed more one on one content - it seemed to me she cared for Yaz equal to the other TARDIS fam. I kinda wish we got a solo season with them to really build it up to mutual. So I have a lot of thoughts and it's not necessarily negative just...not positive in the way I feel it properly leads up to the Doctor also has feelings for Yaz. At first I thought Dan was calling out the Doctor for her having feelings for Yaz but as I watched again he is actually calling the Doctor out for KNOWING Yaz has feelings for her but ignoring it. So i think they haven't covered how the Doctor feels yet and I like them but I don't feel connected through the content as I was with Twelve/Clara.
It was a good episode. But there's one thing I didn't understand, they said if Nick died one more time, he wouldn't come back, but then he died 2 or 3 times after that?
Since each loop was starting one minute later, if someone dies in the first minute, they won't be alive for the next loop. Nick must've died in the first 2 minutes of the previous loop, which was going to be in the first minute of the current loop, so was going to mean he wouldn't make it to the next loop. The next times he died were with sufficient time to be alive in the next loop. I didn't fully understand it the first time I watched either, but I hope this makes sense!
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Ok, this is WAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY late, apologies, I remember I liked this episode, it was just fun which is what DW should be. The only thing I'm not on board with is the Doctor and Yas - PLEASE hear me out, I just feel like it's forced, not so much in this episode as it was at least teased in Flux, but what comes as a response from the Doctor next episode definitely does, but I'll get to that.
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The Thasmin dynamic has been pretty explicit since season 11. Yasmin and the Doctor being asked if they were a couple, and the Doctor looking to Yasmin for the answer was an answer in itself
not long until the last of chibnal Yeah :) and i can try and get back into dr who. i really wanted to like Jodie's run but i just couldn't get into it and for the first time since 1974 i stopped watching
Eve of the Daleks* come on now title screen Editing Shayla.
Though to be fair to her this was one of the longest edits and hardest edits soooo, she’s all good. HOPE YOU ENJOY GIRLSCOUTS!
Honestly I think that shirt would suit the 6th doctor’s (Colin Baker) coat.
We did enjoy! And that is a great shirt ☺
As if Dan was not already likable enough, now he is like the #1 Yaz-Thirteen shipper & it is happening because of him! Well done, Liverpool
Dalek: "I am not Nick."
I didn't pay much attention to this when I actually watched the episode, but I can't help wondering if this isn't a joke on Nick Briggs, who does the voices for the daleks?
damn i haven’t thought about this
Nick Briggs not only voices the Daleks but he is also a Dalek operator and was actually operating that particular Dalek.
....I think we have a winner here! 👏
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I'm sure Nicholas Briggs has never been a Dalek operator.
You might be mixing him up with Nicholas Pegg. He is a Dalek operator. The main one I think. Probably in every Dalek story since "Dalek".
And he could well be operating that Dalek. The one that says "I am not Nick." So it's probably an in-joke refencing him as well.
(Apart from the similarity of names, Pegg and Briggs are both directors of Big Finish audios. So that might have been in your mind too. And Barnaby Edwards is another BF director and probably the #2 Dalek operator.)
(You might also have been led astray by Nick Briggs playing a Dalek operator in _The Five-ish Doctors_ . He didn't actually operate a Dalek then either. He just played one of operators whose places the Doctors took while they were trespassing on the set.)
I think Nick was named Nick to set up that joke. I think the episode was set in a storage facility to set up the "Elf Storage" joke. I think Nick's use of the storage facility to keep the belongings of his ex's was explained to set up the "Ex terminated" joke.
I think the best thing about this episode was you can clearly tell it's a COVID episode only 5 major characters and one location but that simpleness has made it so much more fun and can focus on the characters there and how to solve the problem. Probably my fave special of Jodie's too
Bottle episodes are often really good. MIdnight is one of my favourites from Tennant's era.
When I saw the Thasmin stuff this episode, I thought to myself "Shayla's gonna love this."
Yaz's face when Sarah was talking about likeable weirdos are keepers really got me. I wonder how they're going to handle Yaz & The Doctor's feelings with only 2 more specials.
I love your enthusiasm for these episodes. Maybe you have the right approach by not knowing a thing about the episode before hand. I really loved this episode. The time loop arc was done very well.
I wonder if Shayla knows who the next showrunner is.
Shh....SPOILERS! (Although I'm sure by now she has had to hear some whispers.)
Who cares? 😂😂😂
Just in case you didn't know, the actress who played Sarah in this episode is Aisling Bea, a reasonably famous UK/Irish Comedian. Apparently, she was allowed to adlib a lot this episode, and I'm glad for it. She can be incredibly charming and charismatic, and she fit into the episode *so* well.
Also, to answer your question about Directing: There is a new director for this episode. Annetta Laufer directed this episode after Azhur Saleem directed Flux.
I love her. She’s really funny, and we don’t get to see enough of her on this side of the pond. She does have a lot of bits on RUclips, though, so dive right in…
Well, Azhur Saleem directed episodes 3,5 and 6 of Flux. Jamie Magnus Stone did Episodes 1,2 and 4.
We love Aisling Bea. She does appear on sevral editions of QI ☺
This, sadly, is the beginning of Jodie’s final episodes.
But think of her last moment with Yaz; it’ll be emotional watching you be emotional watching her.
They will probably die together
I agree. I also want to send you kudos for your Handle.
Another great reaction as usual. Your reaction to the Thasmin scenes were everything I wanted. Thank you for continuing to be so positive about everything. You’re not alone.
It may be half 12 am but this video waits for no one
You're definitely my favourite reaction channel! Always positive vibes, and you're reactions are just infectious! never seen someone mirror my excitement as much as your reactions!
I love watching you watching the actors' tiny changes in facial expressions and emotional shifts and being as impressed as excited about them as I get XD
The BBC Writer's Room released the script for this episode; for the bit where Dan calls the Doctor out for pretending not to know how Yaz feels, it's written that the Doctor's expression is 'so ancient, so haunted, Time's prophecy sitting on her shoulder'. Jodie. Freaking. NAILED IT.
And so did Mandip (wow!), so did John (wow!), so did... everyone in this episode understood the assignment, so good, and so fun watching you enjoy this episode ;)
This was excellent. I’m glad that we will get a couple more specials with her, Yaz, and Dan.
I feel like Jodie, much like Peter Capaldi, survived an uneven first year and has gotten better and better with time. Peter is still MY Doctor, but Jodie has become a very strong Doctor, which makes me very happy. Having seen her on Broadchurch and other stuff, I know what kind of work she’s capable of, and she has been more consistently on top of her game with the last season and a half.
Favourite dalek quote: " Daleks do not 'Store Stuff' "
Your enthusiasm and love for the show is amazing. It's so nice to stumble across someone who gets genuine joy watching. Thanks for your thoughts, subbed!
I'm really happy about the Jazz-Doctor thing but ohhh boy it setup what I think is going to be the saddest regen/momment since "I don't wanna go"...
I can't wait to see your reaction for this week's episode!! My jaw DROPPED with that scene. So excited!
god this episode… dan and yaz… yaz and the doctor… also shoutout to aisling bea for a stellar performance i had such a fantastic time
amazing reaction too as always i was thinking the same things exactly
The guy who asked if the fireworks were for him was the other man in the first 13th doctor episode on the train Remember worked in a crane
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This episode was brilliant Dan really said let's go lesbians. 🏃♂️🏃♀️🏃♀️
Great reaction to a thoroughly enjoyable New Year special. Loved the time loop and the scene with Dan and Yaz was handled brilliantly. Mandip's facial expression/ reaction was perfect. Love this new shirt. I only realised half way through the episode that you had coordinated it with your nails. Did you notice that the guy at the end watching the fireworks was the crane operator guy from Woman Who Fell To Earth? The one who kept watching inspirational videos and repeating "I am special".
"I am special", "I am valued" and lastly "I am important". Karl Brian Wright, played by Jonny Dixon. Might not just be a cameo!
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If it was just a cameo it would have been handled differently surely. (More should have been made of it, paradoxically.)
So I think you're right: it looks like a hint of something to come. (On the other hand, the trailer seems to show the next story will be set on another continent and in another century.)
As expected, the Daleks couldn't make it past midnight! 😆I liked the decaying time loop angle for this story (a concept that was tried a couple of times during the Tom Baker era in "The Armageddon Factor" and "Meglos").
Here's to a better 2022, folks! See you when the weather warms up!
Loved the episode and loved your reaction and your thoughts on it. Especially your excitement really warms my heart, because I have quite similar feelings for the show and because there are so many people that waste my time and spoil my mood by just picking the negatives, or what they believe are negative things. I don't know why people do that. Watching you loving what I love is so much more fun! So thanks a ton and a very happy new year to you! 😀
Across Thirteen's era we've been shown these little moments that Yaz has never really felt comfortable in her skin; second generation muslim pakistani girl from sheffield, bullied as a child and her grades took a hit because of it, attempted to run away from home but was talked off the ledge by Officer Patel and eventually became a police officer but struggled with her authority not being taken seriously AND on top of all that she's not even been able to be truthful with herself about her romantic feelings towards women (AKA the Doctor). I ADORE YAZ! 💙🌈🥰💙
You're right about the shirts. They're awesome. Your idea for Dan at 33:19 made me laugh a lot. :D I think I say this every time but your enthusiasm for Doctor Who is so infectious, it makes me enjoy episodes I didn't think much of (and I liked this episode, so it's even better!).
Just for your information, the Easter special will be broadcast on the 17th of April on BBC1 & on iPlayer.
Really looking forward to seeing it and your reaction!
The continuation of the fun shirts just makes me like you eeeeeven more than before (and I've been watching since your earlier Doctor Who reactions)! Great analysis, too. I particularly like that you talked about the direction, setting and even a shout out to the colour grade (not just the writing and acting). Keep up the amazing work!
I was SO worried during the "good-hearted weirdo" scene. Yaz looked at the Doctor and then Dan. Either one of them could have fit the bill of being a good-hearted weirdo.... and I was like "OMG you better NOT do a Dan and Yaz thing!!!" :D
no, she was checking to see if Dan noticed as she felt embarrassed.
Watching you ramble on about how much you love Doctor Who will honestly never get old!
I gotta say, I really liked this episode. I admit, I went in expecting not to enjoy it - I've had some issues with Chibnall's storytelling, and holiday specials tend to not be my favorite episodes. But, this was a very solid episode, and definitely one of my favorites of 13's era. The time-loop premise was interesting and used effectively. The supporting characters were both likeable and engaging (despite my initial reaction to them being, "ffs do we really _need_ another straight romance?" I actually quite liked their relationship by the end). And they _finally_ explicitly addressed Thasmin, which makes me so damn happy. It's funny, Yaz is one of the longest-serving companions in the show's history, yet I still don't feel like we got enough of her. Hopefully they make good use of the two remaining episodes!
Also, the moment which you highlighted at 8:44 might be my favorite 13th Doctor moment. The way she calls him out on trying to make his victory over the Daleks seem cleverer than it was, but then _immediately_ affirms that what he did was plenty clever already; he doesn't _need_ to try to make himself look any more impressive - that was honestly wonderful. And I love that she doesn't spell it out for him - imo that makes it feel more sincere. Like to her, it goes without saying that Nick doesn't need to prove anything. I'm really glad you took the time to highlight that, because it's such a small moment but it conveys so much about her character, and it's _brilliant._
omg i absolutely loved this episode and was so excited to see your reaction to it!! 💙
Great ep and Aisling Bea's in it!. Cool guest actor! I love her style. She's always great fun on QI ☺ I like the way you have colour coordinated shirt and fingernails Shayla, it looks great.
I agree with you so much! Normally I don't like Doctor-companion romances but I've loved the Doctor and Yasmin throughout, I am so so glad Yaz's feelings are confirmed as canon and I think it was done absolutely brilliantly.
The entire cast is on fire in this episode, absolutely brilliant performances all around! Great episode made even more epic by your reactions! :)
The Dalek were extra spicy this season. Love it. Also THASMIN!
The co-ordinating colours of the shirt and the nails were the stars of this vlog for sure. Top work.
i am REALLY going to miss jodie as the doctor, especially as the last two series have done a lot more for my opinion for her and now im struggling to accept theres only a small amount of time left with her
I have mixed feelings on Thasmin. On one hand, it makes Yas more interesting as a character, which is something that was sorely missing in her first 2 seasons on the show. On the other hand, it's another companion who falls in love with the Doctor and I've never liked the 'will they/won't they' stuff with the Doctor and their companion. It's why my favorite companions have been Donna, Jack, Billie, the combination of Amy and Rory. And now Dan of course.
It’s just capitulation to the ‘Woke Brigade’! 👎👎👎
When Jodie's era is over have you thought about maybe reacting to Broadchurch which she appears in alongside David Tennant, and written by Chibnall? It's such a great series.
I wasn’t expecting Yaz x The Doctor because I would never have thought they’d actually do it, but I am SO HAPPY THAT THEY DID!!!!
Great review and reaction, had lots of fun watching it, for the past three days I have been watching almost every single one of your doctor who reactions and I love them! Thank you for being a wholesome fan 🙏🏼
What a great special. The Daleks were truly amazing in this episode
I can't wait another lifetime for a new episode. 😭
Love love LOVE your shirt Shayla! Combined with your nails, it seems so Easter-y!
Deja Vu of the Daleks
Dan and Yaz! This episode put them over as my favorite companions. They just click on a real level. Loved everything about this episode!
That is indeed an outstanding shirt
I don't think the Doctor feels anything for Yaaz, when Dan brought up the subject she was more uncomfortable and worried than anything else and the same in the end when she looks at Yazz by the fireworks.
That Yaaz feels something has been seen but if in the next episode they said that the Doctor also feels something for her for me it would feel forced.
I think she feels a lot for Yaz. She feels a lot about everything. (Council of Geeks has a RUclips video where he decides that 13 is a Hufflepuff, along with 9 and 11.)
However, I agree that she doesn't feel "that" for Yaz. And I agree that she seems to be showing discomfort and concern at the idea. Or rather at the discussion, when it's brought up. She has become aware that Yaz "likes" her, but she doesn't want to deal with it.
I think this Doctor _feels_ a lot. More than most of the Doctors. However, she doesn't always _show_ it. In "The Ghost Monument" she quietly apologises to the TARDIS for losing her key and awkwardly delays taking leave of Yaz and the others until Yaz invites her to tea, when she accepts immediately. She feels empathy when Karvanista reveals that he was (and felt) abandoned, but she doesn't offer an apology because she doesn't "have those memories".
The other Hufflepuff Doctors (as sorted by Council of Geeks) also find joy in their companions and in life, but they deal with romantic or sexual attention dismissively or jokingly. The 9th Doctor simply says "No." when Jackie suggests "Anything could happen." and covers up his embarassment at complimenting Rose's appearance, in "The Unquiet Dead", by saying "considering you're human". The 11th Doctor deflects attention by saying "But you're Amy." and is embarassed or naively amused at the affection shown by River Song.
The 13th Doctor doesn't deal with the attention the same way. She doesn't deal with it at all. I think this is because she _feels_ more. She is aware that Yaz feels something (even if she isn't fully aware _what_ she feels), but she is also aware of her uncertainty and of what effect her response might have. So she doesn't respond at all.
I dont think they'd write it that way and if the Doctor felt nothing, she would have had no problem breaking it off. I think The Doctor is so tangled up she doesnt know how to deal with it... and lets face it, the BBC isnt going "to go there"... expect a tragic/unfulfilled ending
"Time Loop?" .... "It's a Time Loop?" - didn't she just say that?
Colin Baker would love your shirt
I loved that you loved him saying it
The shirt feels very Sixth Doctor and I am here for it.
Also here for Thasmin. The idea of them has definitely been in my mind since Series 11, though 12x08 is where I'd say I really started to believe it was real. I'm having a hard time imagining a happy ending for anyone who falls in love with the Doctor on this show, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see if they can surprise me.
Brilliant episode, brilliant shirt, off the scale reaction! Fabulous. Soon be Easter….
I don't know if I can survive until the next 2 specials. Let alone beyond.
Just found your channel, so glad I did. Great reactions. (Will go back and watch previous installments :)
I’ve been shipping Yaz and the Doc forever so this episode was epic for that but for so much more as well… all of which you have discussed so I won’t rehash.
When Yaz said that she hadn’t even told herself about her feeling I was right there with her. I didn’t come out myself until I was in my 30s some 20 years ago. And that came about because of the relationship of Tara and Willow on BtVS. So, for me this is not just another companion in love with the Doctor. This is representative.
13 is my first Doctor but I’ve been streaming the show back to 9-11 so I can get a better handle on the show as a whole… just watched The Angles Take Manhattan, oh my heart.
I know from the history of this show we are most likely in for some heartache but I’m trying to have faith in the storytelling. I look at these three specials as 3 acts.
We just saw act 1, Yaz coming out step one,
act 2 Yaz and the Doc facing these feelings
Act 3 what they decide to do with those feelings.
End of act 3, I cry my eyes out.
Off theme here, but I'd love to see you react to the cast and crew of Tennant's era singing "500 Miles" and "The Ballad of Russell and Julie" with Catherine Tate and John Barrowman singing along with David. I know you'd love it and it would make you laugh.
I saw on twitter that Mandip said that she is leaving along with Jodie, not in the exact words "I'm leaving too", she said "It just feels like I'll stop then I'll come back again. I think I'll have to be away for a while before it hits me, I'm actually not coming back to Cardiff".
Probably one of the better Jodie episodes, since 12x08 and Flux Chapters 2 and 4. One setting and five characters [plus Daleks] - that's all you need, after the fairly messy, character-filled Flux serial. A few lines of dialogue and the fact they kept on talking while the time loop was decreasing [probably a nit-pick] were probably my only problems with the episode. I am also a bit concerned that Thasmin will have little time because of the two final specials, unless the episode length is surprisingly long. We'll see.
And you know, Shayla, maybe while waiting - not saying you have to - now is the time to give Classic Who a quick look, including, ahem, a specific Third Doctor story. Happy New Year, Girl Scouts.
Finally got around to watching it today with my partner for her birthday, so now I have been able enjoy your reaction.
What do you think about the Doctor planning to tell Yaz everything....on a beach?
A bottle episode where Thasmin is canon! Get in!
amazing rant great to see fans true love expressed so well
Love your nail colours!
LOVED this episode! 😃👍
Thasmin is canon finally, but it won't end well and now I've made myself sad again
Great reaction, your enthusiasm is always infectious! Any idea if you’ll do reactions for Hawkeye?
Ultimately the Yaz & The Doctor will hold hands, Yaz will say "I Love You" and the The Doctor will say, "Yaz, (smile) Rightly so and I... I want to say... Yaz. I mean I..." and then The Doctor will regenerate and say "Love... Love... God, I'd love a Werther's Original right about now. Got one?" On another note, the extra who thought the fireworks display was just for him, he looked familiar, I could swear he was from another Who episode... Anyone?
the extra at the end was Carl, he was in The Woman Who Fell To Earth
@@sophiastagarescu449 Ahh, thanks. So he's just been hanging around thinking how lucky he was to escape Tim Shaw with no idea what else he missed.
great reaction, this was amazing, I really like the Yaz and Doctor stuff but also It makes me kinda mad because they waited until Jodie has only two episodes left after this one, kinda seems like it could be a wasted storyline or just a storyline that has to be rushed because there is not enough time left for it, also this is my favorite Dan episode by far, he was great in The Flux but I thought the acting fell a little flat through most of it but here he was great,
It might be sad that Jodie is going, but her leaving signals Russell T returning so as much as Jodie's last show will hopefully have us all in tears, there will be a huge upside (also hopefully)
11:04 - Took me a while to figure out that Yaz was actually talking about her sexuality. Because I thought it meant if she was wondering whether she is in love with her or not when in fact she was talking about her sexuality on whether she was into girls or no because The Doctor is a woman. Now this is something I've just noticed: from Rose to Amy to Clara and obviously River Song (not counting Bill), they were in love with The Doctor. Not the face of The Doctor but The Doctor in general whereas Yaz isn't. She's not in love with The Doctor, she's in love with the she-Doctor.
30:10 well she kinda needs or deserves to have one more season as The Doctor because when Covid happened, it was definitely the worst moment for her to be The Doctor. So hopefully in a couple of years they'll let her be The Doctor for more one season
Ik it may be a lot of hard work and I understand if you don't but would you consider making each series into a playlist so it would be easier to watch and find specific series reactions?
I really want to appreciate what they do with Yaz and the Doctor but I just have no emotional attachment to them for some reason. I might just dislike the way Chibnall writes characters since the characters I found most interesting over the last few series were in 12x08 and 13x04, episodes that Chibnall only co-wrote if I remember correctly.
I forgot what happend in the epsiode so the "lets go mom" was really weird for a moment until i rememberd what actually happend
Haven't seen ya post in a little bit so I wanted to stop by and say, I hope you're doing well!
Me too. We miss ya, Shayla. Hope you return soon!
The way this episode made me cry for like a month every time I’d watch this scene
Also amazing shirt, can I ask where u got it?
Dan is the greatest because he’s from Liverpool 😎🥳
It sucks that Yaz is falling for the Doctor, because as we all know, nothing ever ends well for people who love the Doctor 😞
This also my favourite Jodie episode.
I have mixed feelings about Yaz and the Doctor as a requited relationship prior. I wanted to ship them but didn't find they gave me much content other than Yaz clearly pining romantically. I don't find they portrayed the doctor as having feelings for Yaz however i think they did such a great job portraying Yaz falling for the Doctor. I personally see it as another Martha/10. I guess it's just hard to go from 12 punching a wall for a billion years for Clara to something i guess so subtle. I needed more one on one content - it seemed to me she cared for Yaz equal to the other TARDIS fam. I kinda wish we got a solo season with them to really build it up to mutual. So I have a lot of thoughts and it's not necessarily negative just...not positive in the way I feel it properly leads up to the Doctor also has feelings for Yaz.
At first I thought Dan was calling out the Doctor for her having feelings for Yaz but as I watched again he is actually calling the Doctor out for KNOWING Yaz has feelings for her but ignoring it. So i think they haven't covered how the Doctor feels yet and I like them but I don't feel connected through the content as I was with Twelve/Clara.
This episode makes me cry
I wanted to ask , if you also sometime going to watch the classics too? :D
Is Classic Who reactions still on the cards?
The regeneration is just around the corner now 😬
Are you gonna react to what if and Hawkeye?
It was a good episode. But there's one thing I didn't understand, they said if Nick died one more time, he wouldn't come back, but then he died 2 or 3 times after that?
Since each loop was starting one minute later, if someone dies in the first minute, they won't be alive for the next loop. Nick must've died in the first 2 minutes of the previous loop, which was going to be in the first minute of the current loop, so was going to mean he wouldn't make it to the next loop. The next times he died were with sufficient time to be alive in the next loop. I didn't fully understand it the first time I watched either, but I hope this makes sense!
@@rookcrow Think I get it now, thanks for explaining it. 🙂
Seen aload of ya vids now but how old are ya if you don't mind me asking
PLEASE react to Attack on titan ! I promise that you will love it! Yes , it's an anime , and it's a true masterpiece . Personally , I wasnt understanding such a thing as anime, but then I saw AOT... By the way, I was enjoying the Doctor Who run with you, and im sure that your empathy and love to incredible written characters will suit with this show perfectly! Please, give AOT a chance ! Also, i am sure that lots of new people will know about your channel thanks to that reactions )
Hey Shayla, hope you are doing okay. Any plans on watching the remaining Lucifer seasons?
I'm hoping we get a companion ☠️ this year
Ok, this is WAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY late, apologies, I remember I liked this episode, it was just fun which is what DW should be. The only thing I'm not on board with is the Doctor and Yas - PLEASE hear me out, I just feel like it's forced, not so much in this episode as it was at least teased in Flux, but what comes as a response from the Doctor next episode definitely does, but I'll get to that.
did you see the intro after this episode of the next special episode
Rule One...SHAYLA DOESN'T LIKE SPOILERS! 😉
@@mikebarlow214 ok so what rule two
@@mikebarlow214 no won like to watch spoilers but the TV channels show on TV or Movies so people can watch them on TV and Cinema
Hello, can I post your video to blibli, a Chinese video website? I like your doctor who video very much. There are many people who like doctor who in China. I hope that Chinese doctor who fans can see your video
Shayla ur the best :3
Do you ship thasmin Shayla ☺️
why she doesn't look at the intro? I forgot ...🤔
it makes her feel sick iirc lol
@@wiccanstardis oh... Thanks
because the title can give away too much
Thasmin???
I like your shirts.
Where has Shayla gone?
I won't tell you My name is wazza from Australia the land DOWN UNDER Lee watching drwho since the seventies maybe you should Play the doctor what WOULD you like the inside of the TARDIS to look like 👽😎🙄🌃🇦🇺
The conversation law half an offscreen, the too much of the own screen for two more episodes
The Thasmin dynamic has been pretty explicit since season 11. Yasmin and the Doctor being asked if they were a couple, and the Doctor looking to Yasmin for the answer was an answer in itself
not long until the last of chibnal Yeah :) and i can try and get back into dr who. i really wanted to like Jodie's run but i just couldn't get into it and for the first time since 1974 i stopped watching