The Doctor/Donna miming scene was completely improvised by Catherine Tate. The script just said 'Donna Mimes'. She being a cracking comedian added her own flair to that moment. I heard her say that at a convention.
Their chemistry was incredible. I never really gelled with her comedy before Who, but the energy and heart and genius Tate brought to Donna was, to me, one of the great high points of Who, as was the way that she and Tennant bounced off each other. Cracking performances from them both, two astoundingly talented people becoming, together, even more than the already magnificent sum of their parts.
Personally i found Catherine Tate's over the top acting irritating and annoying. Still i didn't rate Matt Smith or David Tennent either so obviously i am in the minority. As far as i'm concerned there have only been two actors who have ever done the part of the Dr justice and they were Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker
@@JM-ft8lw by your reasoning if film and televison critics haven't got anything good to say about a film of a TV series they shouldn't say anything at all
@Winialator Donna did give her relatively accurate instructions of what bin they were in over the phone, asking Rose to point it out was just an extra courtesy.
MitchCyan mate. Forget s11 and 12. Until a writer is recruited to correct the show after the Chibnall train wreck, s11 and 12 is un-cannon. Instead, watch Series 1 - 9. Golden era. And Series 10. A bit of a dip but it’s still quality Doctor Who.
@Voltaic Fire It's more he's focussing on themes and subverting expectations than providing good, character driven storytelling. Lore is a garnish. Story is what's happening here and now.
Fun fact: the journalist character was actually Russell T Davies' originally planned companion "penny" for series four. However, they discovered Catherine Tate was interested in coming back for the series so she became the companion but he left penny in the episode anyway as a reference to what could have been!
This series is the most consistent in my opinion, there’s only 2 episodes that are below an 8/10 here for me (Fires of Pompeii, and the Doctor’s Daughter.) and even then I think both of those episodes are great.
It also makes story sense that Cribbins filled that role, because The Doctor running into him by chance ties into the whole Doctor-Donna fate stuff orchestrated by Dalek Caan
Donna was actually my favourite companion; and the one I'd argue was the 'Best' of the New Who companions. And the strange thing is, I dont actually like Catherine Tate. So I even remember wanting to hate Donna, and finding that I just couldn't. Funny what good writing and character development can do.
@@roguexxrenegade "Face... Bovvahd!" But seriously, I dont go much on her Vicky Pollard or her other sketchshow work. I was a teenager at the time, and I remember being worried that she was gonna suck and bring it down. But she didnt, and her season ended up being one of my all time favourites, and she is my favourite companion. She was not the companion the doctor really wanted. She was the one he needed. She wasn't the one I wanted, but the same thing applies.
I would suggest watching her and David Tennant as Beatrice and Benedick in the 2011 version of Much Ado about Nothing. She was amazing in that and has a surprising amount of romantic chemistry with David Tennant.
Funnily enough I watched this episode last night - gotta say, despite the weirdness of the idea overall, this episode was SO MUCH fun and I absolutely love the focus on character development.
Remember watching this episode with my dad and us having a great laugh and wonderful time. He passed now, but my memories with him just make this episode even more enjoyable for me.
I know! You feel Harry’s soul getting crushed with every 12th or 13th doctor episode he had to cover. DT, Catherine noble and RTD are an unbeatable combo!
9:23 Had Catherine Tate been too busy to revive the role of Donna, *Russell would have written a companion called Penny!* It wouldn't have been the same actress tho. Russell has said that the Doctor's just getting over Rose and "then wham! Both hearts!" Personally, I'm thankful we didn't get another 10/companion romance.
This episide was filmed at my grandfather's companys office building in Cardiff known as picture at the time and my mother is the dark haired lady in dark blue at 3.34 It's so weird everytime I see this episode as both my mum and uncle are extras in the episode. My grandad pulled some strings and got David's Autograph on a Adipose questionnaire prop ^_^
I love this episode, especially the bit where Donna and the Doctor see each other for the first time through the windows and have an extended mime conversation until Ms Foster says “are we interrupting?” (or words to that effect). And the scene where the Doctor says he wants a mate, and Donna says “you’re not mating with me sonny Jim!” Given that later in the series the Doctor says that something kept bringing him back to Donna, and that he’d met Wilf before, could Wilf be related to Cribbins character from the Peter Cushing Doctor Who movie? I know they’re not exactly canon as far as Cushing being an official Doctor, but... 5:56 “...played the role from here to the end of time” I hope that’s a sentence that never, ever gets used to describe Jodie Whitaker...
Even without seeing this episode for about 7(?) years, this episode made such an impact, I can still hear the noise of that spaceship. Fantastic stuff.
Okay, I am so glad you're going to this series. Showing Donna go from the basic secretary to someone who wants to be better was such a great idea. Showing instead of telling. Isn't that an interesting concept, Chibnall? The villain was so good, so sleek and such a boss that, no shame for admitting, I got a sonic pen toy. Her death was a bit of a letdown because she was a great first villain for the series. I do love how, with the adipose, it wasn't them being at fault. They're babies. It's the villain predacating on societal insecurities and using them like Zebu. Donna was a companion Tennant needed. She knew what she was getting into and the chemistry was so good, Tennant and Tate worked together on multiple projects afterward. Super-Temp to the rescue. Love that bit in the Sontaran Strategym.. a two parter which has an ending that makes the sacrifice in Timeless Children look even more drawn out. In terms of companions, Donna is my favourite in New Who, followed by Rose then Bill, Amy and Jack.
Review Torchwood? Maybe just children of Earth considering that may be one of the greatest things to come out of doctor who. Bt weird that Peter Capaldi is in it though (not as the doctor) .
Donna is my favorite companion by far, the way her and the doctor play off of each other, their banter, the way she always acts at his level and so he treats her as such, it’s just brilliant
I have not watched yet, but I will, but also - no it does not suck because the window scene with Donna and the Doctor is 24k gold and lots of it. 🦊😂🎥🖖🏼
You can tell you’ve been watching the new series for a while. You sound so happy to re watch the 4th series and it just sounds like you’re enjoying making your videos again which is brilliant 🙂
And so begins the best series of Doctor Who. Hands down. The only one I'm not keen on is the Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead, and even that's good.
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer yea I kinda agree. I like how we didn’t know who she was yet she was made out to be so important. She could’ve been a lot better if Moffat had actually been bothered o write a decent character arc instead of winging it
All I can say for the Doctor and Donna waiting all day for some after hours sleuthing is that the Doctor was hacking into that terminal he used to stop full parthenogenesis, and Donna might raise suspicion strolling in ten minutes from closing time. However, I hope Donna had a book or had RUclips access on her phone to watch Harry's Haunted House reviews to pass the time. Great video as usual :)
I really liked how they touched on the Doctor's loneliness. It's evident, but it's not so on the nose obvious that the Doctor is lonely. Compare this to Can You Hear Me, where the Doctor literally points out lonely she is, talking to herself and then mentioning how she is talking to herself. It was so unnecessary to be TOLD the Doctor is lonely, especially when in this episode it is perfectly shown not told.
The Dashlane advert sounds like something you'd see in a Doctor Who episode. It's the new social media platform called Cyber-Mat, just install the app and let it convert your life!!
I know what you mean, simultaneously hyperbolic and inscrutable. I think that could also apply to the way VPNs are often advertised in these parts. The idea of an app being an evil alien plot also makes me think of the episode that introduced (modern) Clara, something about wi-fi hotspots that uploaded people's consciousnesses (not that that was done particularly well).
If you’re ever feeling down, just listen to Donna’s Theme and it’ll pick you right up again! Unless you’ve just finished the Stolen Earth arc then 😭😭😭😭😭😭
I think 6 will get some weaker reviews from him... yes there are some great episodes in there (The 2 part opener, Doctor’s Wife and Good Man Goes To War all come to mind.) but I think it has a lot of bad ones. (Night Terrors... Closing Time... Let’s Kill Hitler... The finale... ew.) Edit: He’s already reviewed Let’s Kill Hitler at a 2/10, not a good start.
The Dodo let’s kill hitler. Harry nitpicked. It wasn’t so much the story but Harry’s personal preference that he didn’t like the direction but it wasn’t that it was bad altogether. Edit: Let’s Killer Hitler was intriguing. It was conclusive, loved more or less every episode. Except closing time. I’ll give u that one.
jack dotdotdot I’m honestly so shocked. For as long as it can remember, Night Terrors, God Complex and The Girl Who Waited were like a perfect streak of filler episodes. Entertaining. Tbh I think people are just bitching. It was great. Only bad episodes of s6, closing time. All the rest were story based, dramatic, brilliant and the finale was conclusive.
With how infrequently I feel genuinely excited for a new episode of Doctor Who these days, I really needed this reminder of the heights this show is capable of achieving in the right hands
Donnas grandad also played Tom Campbell, who was also a companion to Dr. Who in the feature film Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. in 1966 he’s played two different Doctor Who companions....🤷🏽♂️
I know this episode is far from the best, but it's still one of my favourites and most rewatched as a kid, it's just such a really good time. Great review as always!
Wilf is a literal god. Donna and The Doctor is the funniest thing in the universe. The fact that the Christmas special links up with this makes me really happy and I wish Doctor Who would do something like it again.
You're bang on with that comment on RTD and scenes of confrontation in womens' bathrooms. There's also that scene in the SJA pilot- makes it three(?) in total? So far? omg Sarah Lancashire in this episode! Almost nobody talks about Happy Valley on yt, which is crazy considering what a great bit of telly it is.
So happy to see yuo reviewing Series 4! It is by far my favourite out of all Dr Who and the Doctor Donna is unbeatable chemistry. I look forward to the next 12 weeks of your reviews.
For me, Series 4 is hands down the greatest series of Doctor Who in its history. There isn’t a single weak episode in the show and its sheer quality reinforces every negative thing about the modern series. Remove every agenda and ulterior motives with a show and use this series as the basis on how to write this show! Every minute of it is worth watching and Harry, I defy you to give any episode in Series 4 any lower than a 7/10
I see what you mean about killing the foster mother. It felt a bit odd - plus the way she fell after looking down in shock felt very “Wile E. Coyote”...
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2:49 Anybody else think "D U S T" is a nod to fat fighters in Little Britain?
Of course.
Yes farther
Most certainly.
Wow! You aren't even Trying to disguise your sponsorships now, are you? :)
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D U S T
"I just want a mate"
"you just want TO MATE?"
"No! A mate"
"well you aint mating with me sunshine!"
frogradar It’s the “Sunshine!” that knocks it out of the park for me!
"Well just as well really, cause I'm not having any of that nonsense."
“You’re just a long string of nothing, alien nothing”
The Doctor/Donna miming scene was completely improvised by Catherine Tate. The script just said 'Donna Mimes'. She being a cracking comedian added her own flair to that moment. I heard her say that at a convention.
@Voltaic Fire she's still fantastic, so is Tennant to be honest
Their chemistry was incredible. I never really gelled with her comedy before Who, but the energy and heart and genius Tate brought to Donna was, to me, one of the great high points of Who, as was the way that she and Tennant bounced off each other. Cracking performances from them both, two astoundingly talented people becoming, together, even more than the already magnificent sum of their parts.
Personally i found Catherine Tate's over the top acting irritating and annoying. Still i didn't rate Matt Smith or David Tennent either so obviously i am in the minority. As far as i'm concerned there have only been two actors who have ever done the part of the Dr justice and they were Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker
john lewis so if you didn’t like anything about this general era, why are you here?
@@JM-ft8lw by your reasoning if film and televison critics haven't got anything good to say about a film of a TV series they shouldn't say anything at all
Wilf will always be the greatest. This is a fact of life.
Ragerodracir I didn’t mind The End of Time, I thought the second part was great, part one was pretty bad though.
It's them aLiENs again!
@@jackwatson6342 I'lL BeT My PeNsIoN
Voltaic Fire Bernard Cribbins was a companion in the non-cannon 1960s dr who movie with Peter Cushing.
Can Bernard cribbins just be immortal please, I'll donate to the cause
The worst part of the episode: Rose didn't stick around to give Sylvia her keys. How inconsiderate. 1/10
I know right? How rude. Some people these days....
@Winialator Donna did give her relatively accurate instructions of what bin they were in over the phone, asking Rose to point it out was just an extra courtesy.
I think we were all picking up our jaws off of the floor to remember to point to dem keys!
The journalist woman had more character development in one episode than Yaz, Ryan, and Graham had in two seasons.
yes
i still know absolutely nothing about ryan other than he cant ride a bike and somehow doesnt know what racism is despite being black
So true
These comments killin me fr
But Graham is best thing about series 11 and 12
@@disappointedbananas2365 You made my day with this Joke. Thank you
I’ve almost forgotten what a good episode of Doctor Who looks like.
MitchCyan mate. Forget s11 and 12. Until a writer is recruited to correct the show after the Chibnall train wreck, s11 and 12 is un-cannon. Instead, watch Series 1 - 9. Golden era. And Series 10. A bit of a dip but it’s still quality Doctor Who.
Dr D Series 10 was always one of my favs, pretty underrated imo.
@@drd2121 9 has some gems
@Voltaic Fire It's more he's focussing on themes and subverting expectations than providing good, character driven storytelling.
Lore is a garnish.
Story is what's happening here and now.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fun fact: the journalist character was actually Russell T Davies' originally planned companion "penny" for series four. However, they discovered Catherine Tate was interested in coming back for the series so she became the companion but he left penny in the episode anyway as a reference to what could have been!
An interesting fact, definitely fun for sure.
I miss doctor who. It’s a real shame they stoped making doctor who in 2017 such a loss
Matthew's Stop Motions but that’s not doctor who that’s the point
Vincent Dessureault 😂
Matthew's Stop Motions no that’s professor what. Bad spin off
@@MatthewsStopMotions You're aware they are joking right?
Lmao what drugs are you on? Doctor Who stopped being made in 2009 it's shame we never got to see that Matt Smith guy in action....
_When you see a Doctor Who companion receive actual character development._
*Me:* It's been 84 years...
I was there Gandalf, 3000 years ago...
One of the best series openers. Fight me.
Also, harry your voice sounds up beat. Good to see you got Chibnall out your system
john skin not gonna fight you. I love it. I did love Smith and Jones and a Series opener though.
john skin Yeah this is definitely one of the best Series openers, but I think Eleventh Hour takes the cake as the best.
@@QuokkaCore I didn't say 'THE' best though. And that's a great doctor intro first, good opener second
john skin I know, I was just giving my thoughts.
@@patrikmiles9342 *visible confusion*
This looks like a completely different show to series 12
Dominate955 it’s ten years earlier
Dominate955 these episodes came out 12 years ago you member, of course things will change
@@ByddinRhyddidCymru and yet this episode feels in line with the episodes from 4 decades ago
@@ByddinRhyddidCymru I think you missed the point I was trying to make
Dominate955 yeah it felt more connected and actually had a story during these seasons, good writing is what we need
This series is the most consistent in my opinion, there’s only 2 episodes that are below an 8/10 here for me (Fires of Pompeii, and the Doctor’s Daughter.) and even then I think both of those episodes are great.
Fires of Pompeii slaps
@@MistaAnonymous I agree, but then again I may be biased because I'm a big history nerd, particularly when it comes to Rome (and some other periods)
To me FoP has a good function of showcasing both the Doctor and Donna's characters at the end.
Wasp episode, however...
@@aptspire nonono the inner 10-year-old in me loves the wasp episode don't come for the wasp episode-
I actually agree
It also makes story sense that Cribbins filled that role, because The Doctor running into him by chance ties into the whole Doctor-Donna fate stuff orchestrated by Dalek Caan
"Spyfall is the first Doctor Who spy episode"
Partners in Crime: "Let me introduce myself"
Can't wait until you tackle Turn Left, great episode actually, really displays what kind of character Donna is.
Samuel Barber yep
Oh boy just reading this comment makes me so happy. I can't fkn wait
Turn Left is my favorite.
Donna was actually my favourite companion; and the one I'd argue was the 'Best' of the New Who companions. And the strange thing is, I dont actually like Catherine Tate. So I even remember wanting to hate Donna, and finding that I just couldn't. Funny what good writing and character development can do.
How can anyone hate Catherine Tate?!
@@roguexxrenegade "Face... Bovvahd!" But seriously, I dont go much on her Vicky Pollard or her other sketchshow work. I was a teenager at the time, and I remember being worried that she was gonna suck and bring it down. But she didnt, and her season ended up being one of my all time favourites, and she is my favourite companion. She was not the companion the doctor really wanted. She was the one he needed. She wasn't the one I wanted, but the same thing applies.
She was one of the earlier companions that I watched and I just found her so charismatic. She's amazing
Pezzley Snipes that’s hating her work, not her.
But the reunion was brilliant with the twist ending
I would suggest watching her and David Tennant as Beatrice and Benedick in the 2011 version of Much Ado about Nothing. She was amazing in that and has a surprising amount of romantic chemistry with David Tennant.
"you're not mating with me sunshine!"
Funnily enough I watched this episode last night - gotta say, despite the weirdness of the idea overall, this episode was SO MUCH fun and I absolutely love the focus on character development.
The banter between Donna and the Doctor in this episode is some of the best in the show
They had great chemistry going on.
Remember watching this episode with my dad and us having a great laugh and wonderful time. He passed now, but my memories with him just make this episode even more enjoyable for me.
Sorry for your loss. I'm sure he was a great man!
It's so refreshing to see him liking a Doctor Who episode :)
What was the last one? The Woman who Fell to Earth? Does Fugitive of the Judoon count?
I know! You feel Harry’s soul getting crushed with every 12th or 13th doctor episode he had to cover. DT, Catherine noble and RTD are an unbeatable combo!
Every time I think of Dr. Who, THIS episode is the first to come to mind.
This episode basically embodies all of doctor who's good parts
9:23 Had Catherine Tate been too busy to revive the role of Donna, *Russell would have written a companion called Penny!* It wouldn't have been the same actress tho.
Russell has said that the Doctor's just getting over Rose and "then wham! Both hearts!" Personally, I'm thankful we didn't get another 10/companion romance.
This episide was filmed at my grandfather's companys office building in Cardiff known as picture at the time and my mother is the dark haired lady in dark blue at 3.34 It's so weird everytime I see this episode as both my mum and uncle are extras in the episode. My grandad pulled some strings and got David's Autograph on a Adipose questionnaire prop ^_^
I love when the taxi driver pulls over to ask Donna where stacey is and you see an ATMOS sticker on his car... great use of foreshadowing!
Series four is the actual best - always a go to series for me - I’d give it a 10/10
Donna was my favourite companion, I’m still pissed her memory got wiped
Ah...
Last time i was this early you were called Harry's Moving Castle
S4 imo had my favourite episodes, and the best companion that worked of the doctor well
I love Wilf. He's just amazing.
I honestly think the miming sequence is one of the best scene in the show. No matter how many times I watch it, it STILL cracks me up
Unpopular Opinion: This is one of the best Doctor Who episodes ever 10/10
I hope this is a popular opinion
Andrew P. Roberts Oh it is.
An even more unpopular opinion: Donna was the most annoying companion ten had.
CynicalPOV ecuse me. You wot
CynicalPOV I liked your comment so I could unlike it.
This is one of the most underrated episodes! I hope that the 13th doctor turns into adipose
Imagine Wilf being your Grandad
I'M NOT MATING WITH YOU,SUNSHINE.
I love this episode, especially the bit where Donna and the Doctor see each other for the first time through the windows and have an extended mime conversation until Ms Foster says “are we interrupting?” (or words to that effect). And the scene where the Doctor says he wants a mate, and Donna says “you’re not mating with me sonny Jim!”
Given that later in the series the Doctor says that something kept bringing him back to Donna, and that he’d met Wilf before, could Wilf be related to Cribbins character from the Peter Cushing Doctor Who movie? I know they’re not exactly canon as far as Cushing being an official Doctor, but...
5:56 “...played the role from here to the end of time” I hope that’s a sentence that never, ever gets used to describe Jodie Whitaker...
Even without seeing this episode for about 7(?) years, this episode made such an impact, I can still hear the noise of that spaceship. Fantastic stuff.
Okay, I am so glad you're going to this series.
Showing Donna go from the basic secretary to someone who wants to be better was such a great idea. Showing instead of telling. Isn't that an interesting concept, Chibnall?
The villain was so good, so sleek and such a boss that, no shame for admitting, I got a sonic pen toy. Her death was a bit of a letdown because she was a great first villain for the series.
I do love how, with the adipose, it wasn't them being at fault. They're babies. It's the villain predacating on societal insecurities and using them like Zebu.
Donna was a companion Tennant needed. She knew what she was getting into and the chemistry was so good, Tennant and Tate worked together on multiple projects afterward. Super-Temp to the rescue. Love that bit in the Sontaran Strategym.. a two parter which has an ending that makes the sacrifice in Timeless Children look even more drawn out.
In terms of companions, Donna is my favourite in New Who, followed by Rose then Bill, Amy and Jack.
Review Torchwood?
Maybe just children of Earth considering that may be one of the greatest things to come out of doctor who. Bt weird that Peter Capaldi is in it though (not as the doctor) .
omg yes!!!
yess I would love to see a review for any season of torchwood
I loved s2 the most ngl
This must be done.
Honestly season 4 was the best new who season. I miss the writing, the performances, everything.
Rozmarin Ideas and then came chibnall
@@jacklewis3803 first came Moffat.
Harry: **uploads series 4 review**
Everyone: Finally some good fucking doctor who
Donna is my favorite companion by far, the way her and the doctor play off of each other, their banter, the way she always acts at his level and so he treats her as such, it’s just brilliant
OH THANK GOD
HE IS FINALLY REVIEWING THE BEST SERIES OF DOCTOR WHO!!!!
It sound so great that you are talking so positively about Doctor Who after the abysmal season 12
I have not watched yet, but I will, but also - no it does not suck because the window scene with Donna and the Doctor is 24k gold and lots of it. 🦊😂🎥🖖🏼
You can tell you’ve been watching the new series for a while. You sound so happy to re watch the 4th series and it just sounds like you’re enjoying making your videos again which is brilliant 🙂
I'm so happy someone shares my adoration for Series 4's theme music. It's the best by _miles._
Your Doctor Who series is what's keeping me going man
Glad you're finally doing this series! My favourite series and companion. Oh how I wish Doctor Who was back to this quality!
Recently on a re-watch I noticed the ATMOS signs on the cars, like the Taxi that Stacy gets, which is quite nice to see that it has spread quickly.
And so begins the best series of Doctor Who. Hands down.
The only one I'm not keen on is the Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead, and even that's good.
The Smart-Casual Gamer. Those two have to be the best in new who. The music is just beautiful
@@maxlove8894 I find now that we know the whole of River's story, the episodes are nowhere near as good.
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer yea I kinda agree. I like how we didn’t know who she was yet she was made out to be so important. She could’ve been a lot better if Moffat had actually been bothered o write a decent character arc instead of winging it
All I can say for the Doctor and Donna waiting all day for some after hours sleuthing is that the Doctor was hacking into that terminal he used to stop full parthenogenesis, and Donna might raise suspicion strolling in ten minutes from closing time. However, I hope Donna had a book or had RUclips access on her phone to watch Harry's Haunted House reviews to pass the time. Great video as usual :)
"This might be the best opening episode for a Doctor Who series."
*coughs in Eleventh Hour.*
Yep!!!
Lol, no
No way
Definitely very close. I think they're probably about equal.
This and eleventh hour are probably my favourite season openers.
series 4 is just a wow series makes you just shout wow after each episode
This season has almost all of my favourite episodes in it over the entire run of this show.
I really liked how they touched on the Doctor's loneliness. It's evident, but it's not so on the nose obvious that the Doctor is lonely. Compare this to Can You Hear Me, where the Doctor literally points out lonely she is, talking to herself and then mentioning how she is talking to herself. It was so unnecessary to be TOLD the Doctor is lonely, especially when in this episode it is perfectly shown not told.
Surprised you didn’t pick up on the Atmos foreshadowing, but great episode as always
Boy this teared me up, so happy to remember that Doctor Who is actually an incredible show.
The Dashlane advert sounds like something you'd see in a Doctor Who episode. It's the new social media platform called Cyber-Mat, just install the app and let it convert your life!!
I know what you mean, simultaneously hyperbolic and inscrutable. I think that could also apply to the way VPNs are often advertised in these parts.
The idea of an app being an evil alien plot also makes me think of the episode that introduced (modern) Clara, something about wi-fi hotspots that uploaded people's consciousnesses (not that that was done particularly well).
S4 is the absolute high point for the series so I look forward to revisiting it with your commentary.
If you’re ever feeling down, just listen to Donna’s Theme and it’ll pick you right up again! Unless you’ve just finished the Stolen Earth arc then 😭😭😭😭😭😭
My man. Finally. Can’t wait to dig into the golden era, this including s5 and 6 😈 fight me.
I think 6 will get some weaker reviews from him... yes there are some great episodes in there (The 2 part opener, Doctor’s Wife and Good Man Goes To War all come to mind.) but I think it has a lot of bad ones. (Night Terrors... Closing Time... Let’s Kill Hitler... The finale... ew.)
Edit: He’s already reviewed Let’s Kill Hitler at a 2/10, not a good start.
@@QuokkaCore ye I tried so hard to watch night terrors but I could not finish it it's just so bland
The Dodo Night Terrors was up there with some of the best horror episodes in Dr Who, why tf do people rate that one low?
The Dodo let’s kill hitler. Harry nitpicked. It wasn’t so much the story but Harry’s personal preference that he didn’t like the direction but it wasn’t that it was bad altogether.
Edit: Let’s Killer Hitler was intriguing. It was conclusive, loved more or less every episode. Except closing time. I’ll give u that one.
jack dotdotdot I’m honestly so shocked. For as long as it can remember, Night Terrors, God Complex and The Girl Who Waited were like a perfect streak of filler episodes. Entertaining. Tbh I think people are just bitching. It was great. Only bad episodes of s6, closing time. All the rest were story based, dramatic, brilliant and the finale was conclusive.
This one Adipose winked at Donna when it was levitating to the ship
been waiting a long time for you to review season as I adore Donna. The upbeat tone to your voice is so good to hear after this last series
Ahh, partners in crime, the first episode of Doctor Who I ever watched :D
With how infrequently I feel genuinely excited for a new episode of Doctor Who these days, I really needed this reminder of the heights this show is capable of achieving in the right hands
Why do you not review the Christmas episodes
Ah yes, the best season of Doctor Who.
Season 13
Adipose are no villains. They are just misunderstood
Donnas grandad also played Tom Campbell, who was also a companion to Dr. Who in the feature film Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. in 1966 he’s played two different Doctor Who companions....🤷🏽♂️
I know this episode is far from the best, but it's still one of my favourites and most rewatched as a kid, it's just such a really good time. Great review as always!
Ohhh how refreshing back to the reviews of when doctor who was a good respectable show back when doctor who was good
Bringing Donna back was such a wonderful idea. Even years later I'm grateful they did.
Wilf is a literal god.
Donna and The Doctor is the funniest thing in the universe.
The fact that the Christmas special links up with this makes me really happy and I wish Doctor Who would do something like it again.
You're bang on with that comment on RTD and scenes of confrontation in womens' bathrooms. There's also that scene in the SJA pilot- makes it three(?) in total? So far?
omg Sarah Lancashire in this episode! Almost nobody talks about Happy Valley on yt, which is crazy considering what a great bit of telly it is.
to me this season is the perfect season of dr who
Thought this was the perfect introduction to Donna as a proper companion
This is most Relaxing,Funniest,and the best Episode of new who. I love this episode so much
I’m glad we got the Wilf that we had, but RIP to the other actor.
You going to be reviewing Sarah Jane adventures and Torchwood episodes?
@7:56 It is so so Soooo easy to substitute the fourth doctor in for Tennant in the minds eye for this shot. This truly is the doctor at his utter core
So happy to see yuo reviewing Series 4! It is by far my favourite out of all Dr Who and the Doctor Donna is unbeatable chemistry. I look forward to the next 12 weeks of your reviews.
For me, Series 4 is hands down the greatest series of Doctor Who in its history. There isn’t a single weak episode in the show and its sheer quality reinforces every negative thing about the modern series. Remove every agenda and ulterior motives with a show and use this series as the basis on how to write this show! Every minute of it is worth watching and Harry, I defy you to give any episode in Series 4 any lower than a 7/10
After watching series 11 and 12 going back to season 4 and earlier just feels so weird at how great the episodes are.
I see what you mean about killing the foster mother. It felt a bit odd - plus the way she fell after looking down in shock felt very “Wile E. Coyote”...
I'm glad Harry also understands the Series 4 theme is *amazing*
Series 4 is the best season of New Who
I can't watch this episode without laughing. I absolutely love it. In fact, series 4 is probably my favourite of new who
Yes the reviews for series 4 are here!
Christ its so refreshing watching you review a good episode of who, I forgot just how much I missed tennent
Bro Tennant/Tate was always my favorite combo! I'm really looking forward to seeing your reviews on other episodes on my favorite part of Dr. Who.
*Partner's in Crime: DID IT SUCK Review*
Me: YOU'RE DOIN' IT MATE, YOU'RE DOIN' IT MATE, YOU'RE DOIN' IT MATE
You just want to mate??
@@elosant2061 I just want A mate!
YoU'rE nOt MaTiNg WiTh Me SuNsHiNe!
@@jedwisner6038 A mate, I want A mate!
I’m looking forward to this seasons review. I really enjoy donnas tenure on the show
YESSSSS!!!!! I'VE BEEN DYING FOR YOU TO DO THIS ONE. SUCH A GOOD EPISODE!
They even did the bathroom thing in the first episode if Sarah jane adventures
Thanks Harry. Now we have some actual decent episodes to look forward to you reviewing.
Great to hear you enjoying yourself reviewing Doctor Who again. Season (sorry I'm American) 4 is definitely my favorite. Looking forward to more
Considering this is probably the one episode that stuck with me the most I would have to agree this episode is spectacular.