BEST episode of the season? | Doctor Who S1 E3 'Boom' REVIEW!
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- The latest episode of Doctor Who heralded the return of former showrunner Steven Moffat. But will it end up the best of the season?
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Ncuti literally had HIS DOCTOR moment in this episode
Yes he did 😁
I didn't have high expectations going into this one but this just proves when Moffat has time & doesn't have pressure on his shoulders. He writes master pieces. That was truly one of the best episodes we have had in the last five seasons. Made me feel like a child again tbh with how tense it was from start to finish. I felt Moffat gave Ncuti & Millie loads of good chemistry that didn't feel forced which is exactly what the new era needs. Dare I say this is somehow one of the best episodes of New Who aswell. If the show is to survive the writing needs to be held to this standard. Massive solid 9/10 from me.
Good point about the pressure on him back when he was showrunner. I think doing Sherlock and Who at the same time must have been quite stressful.
My only fault with this episode is the ending felt slightly rushed. But absolutely intense and gripping. One of the best episodes of entire new era
I didn’t personally feel this one was too rushed but that is something I’ve noticed with some previous Moffat episodes
yeah best episode since Moffat left honestly. What an episode & a comeback for Moffat!
Was trying to think of anything had come close for me. Maybe Demons of the Punjab, but it’s been a while since I saw it.
Wild Blue Yonder was better than this BY FAR!
@@kbg12ila I love WBY but I’d probably still rank this above it
@@kbg12ila WBY does be up their if it wasnt for the mavity and unnecessary lines they say
@@CulturePhilter I have to be honest, I didn’t think much of any of 13’s run, I didn’t appreciate the writing in any of her episodes, the characters always felt like cardboard cutouts and I truly don’t think the episodes we are experiencing now are comparable in any way to that entire run.
"An acceptable level of violence" was actually something British Minister Reginald Maudling said about the Northern Ireland Troubles all the way back in 1971, so it's not just a modern reference. RTD and SM are both old enough to maybe remember that - and it plagued the conflict for decades afterwards. As Fallout says: War never changes...
Yes I’m sure Moffat drew from many conflicts for inspiration for this.
I'm camp "give him an episode every series, keep him the hell away from showrunning" with Moffat, and true to that, I thought this episode was tremendous!
I think the series could have done with it being aired as episode two, tbh, just to show new viewers more of the variety that they can expect from Who, but hopefully it won't have made too much difference.
Thanks for the review!
I really like him as head-writer too… plotting out the direction of the series. I preferred his era of RTD1 BUT he’s less across EVERYTHING in the way Russell is. Russel is a real full on producer as well as head writer, he takes a view on everything going on with the brand including the publicity and Moffat mostly left that to other people and didn’t push for things in the same way.
So I like Moffat’s arcs more but Russell is the better producer.
This episode was soo needed, I do think this would have probably been a good second episode as it would help to introduce the musical aspect to the devils chord and the whole 6 months time jump would have probably fitted a little better in episode 3, Good review though Phil as always :) I absolutly love the pink and white tardis behind you!! I need this in my life..
I painted that purple TARDIS myself at a local pottery painting cafe place we took the kids once. 😃
@@CulturePhilter Ohh man, I soo need one haha
The timeline issue is interesting. In Doctor Who unleashed for the Devils Chord someone on the crew refers to it as episode 2 while on set, so this makes it sound like it was always intended to be episode 2. It seems odd to have a 6 month time jump and then establish that Ruby hadn’t been to an alien planet before. I think these details will be important later in the season, I have no idea how, but it feels like they have deliberately been made so noticeable.
Huh. Guess it is deliberate then. I guess they have had lots of adventures in earths history or future and on space stations/ships then.
It may have been filmed as episode 2 but it could have been written as a later episode. It's an interesting point but ultimately doesn't mean much. I've heard the Devil's Chord was in the filming block with episode 6, so it'll be interesting to see if there's reference to anything in that. That could give more confirmation one way or the other.
@@Elwaves2925 True, I just think if there was a shuffle of the episode order after the writing was done it would have been so simple to change the line to something like January 2024 if they knew it was episode 2 by the time they shot it. It’s a small detail but its inclusion feels too deliberate.
@@louwheezy13 You could be right, none of us know right now, it's all speculation. I'll also add that you're reasoning about a change of writing could apply to the order we currently have. They had six months of travels and never landed on another planet once? Sure, it's possible but it's also seems highly unlikely. That could have easily been sorted too by writing changes during filming (or editing) by removing the reference to the time.
There's also having two episodes with vaguely similar tones next to each other. They don't usually do that but again, it's nothing concrete.
As I say, we might get a better idea later on, or we may not and it'll forever remain a discussion point.
Great episode, the opening was amazing. Moffat mixed "Silence in the Library" and "Earthshock"
Ooo interesting, in what way?
that episode was brilliant . Best one so far. I was actually expecting it to be a doctor lite episode and was happily surprised by how much screen time he got.
who would have thought you could get so much story from a scene from "genesis of the daleks" if only Harry was there to stabilise the mine :D
Glad they did focus on him so much. He really pulled the episode together
Susan Twist plays Susan Triad in the last episode. S. Triad is an anagram of TARDIS. Could it be when the Doctor duplicated the Tardis in a previous episode that somehow freed part of the essence of the Tardis and that has been shadowing him ever since?
I made a theory video about a month talking about how Susan Twist’s character could be a human form TARDIS. I think it’s either that or she is a regenerated Susan Foreman.
I think also some credit has to go to Scott Hancock. He does credible work when he was at big finish with the stories and I feel I can feel his work in the story.
Yes absolutely. Any production is a combination of so many peoples talents.
Best. No shade to RTD or any of the other writers but this episode played like a majestic harmony, balanced with humor and drama. And that nod to the past! 💀 I heavily, HEAVILY enjoyed this.
Love the ep makes me sad he isn't running the show
Maybe he’ll take over again after RTD wants to step back a bit. 😄
The song The Doctor sings is the Skye Boat Song, it was written in the 18th century and is about Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escape after Culloden. It’s also about the heroism of a woman called Flora MacDonald, who helped him escape.
Maybe Moffat just likes the song, or maybe a song about a woman heroically helping a man escape from a war was chosen for a reason.
Oh interesting. I think I saw a post on Twitter saying that it was also a song the 2nd Doctor had played on his recorder once.
It's interesting, the new season is getting better with each new episode. The first one was good/ok and the second one was great, but this one was special
Yes. I’d like to think that trend will continue but I think it’ll be hard for anything to top this episode.
I think the going back to June 2024 in the last episode can be explained simply by the completion of the special effects were taking a bit longer than expected so the start date of the series was not yet set in stone when that episode was filmed. They probably aimed for a opening episode broadcast in June but they managed to squeeze it into May. If it does turned out to be the explanation they really should have re-shot that scene.
I actually think RTD has said when they were filming they were hoping for a JANUARY start to Season 1, just a few weeks after the Xmas special.
But in post production they realised it wouldn’t be ready in time so pushed it back, rather than forward.
5:46 I think the date mixups are on purpose. Another clue to everything not being as it should and reality breaking due to Wild Blue Yonder/The Giggle
Could be. Is it the Toymaker stil making a “jigsaw if you life”
@@CulturePhilter Or it's now a show within a show, being directed by another of the Pantheon... interested to see how RTD resolves all of this!
@@ciaranirvine the Toymaker, the Maestro, and The Director
It was definitely a great episode, although the intro did start 6 minutes in lol 😂 I did really enjoy watching it though, and 73 yards looks like a really good episode too!! And I would have said that the doctor would recognise Susan Twist’s character next episode, but it seems that the Doctor wont be in it much 😅 And I loved the ‘please leave a message after the beep’ message 😂
My ranking so far:
1. The Devils Chord
2. The Church On Ruby Road
3. Boom
4. Space Babies
Yes I also thought he must recognise her next time he comes across her he started right into that Ambulance’s face.
@@CulturePhilter And the hologram of her too!
@@Blazing_Ninja exactly.
@@CulturePhilter And Varada Sethu was great in this, I cant wait to find out how she becomes the new companion!
@@Blazing_Ninja do you think it’ll be the same character or will it just be another Karen Gillen type situation?
spanner in the plot: could the doctor not have turned off the landmine with his sonic?
I did wonder that too at one point. I’m guessing he could’t risk reaching for it as that might trigger the mine.
I suspect you are right that the running order of programs was changed. This episode probably hit home a lot harder for the American audience with the awful "thoughts and prayers" motto. The Maestro episode was probably meant to be a bit of a fun break before the scary 73 yards
Yeah having two more light hearted eps In a row and then two more bleak eps in a row is a little strange. You’d think you’d want to spread out the variations in tone
This episode is definitely my favourite with Ncuti so far. The christmas one was fun but kind of empty, space babies was entertaining enough silly nothingness, the devils chord felt like it had the makings of a strong idea that was kind of whittled down until it became a little thin, and I really found the villain performance hard to stomach, super annoying, that let the episode down for me a bit. None of them I disliked, but they were all just sort of... mid? This one though was everything I like in a doctor who, small restricted setting, stripping things right back, high concept story, and with minimal stuff to spread things out over we could really have a good look at the characters. Loved the tone, it looked gorgeous, I can imagine this being my favourite of the season and if it's not then that means there's even better to come which would be great, either way I'm very happy with this one.
Potentially next week’s could be a challenger. If it’s RTD writing like he wrote in Turn Left.
@@CulturePhilter the trailer and preview clip for next week definitely look promising
nice callback to the Are you my mummy episode with the arms company
Yep. The Villengard planet where the company is based is also where the Dalek Rusty was at the end of the universe where the 12th Doctor found him.
I've been struggling since the anniversary specials and I wasn't going to carry on watching, except for this episode being written by Moffat. Glad I switched on. I'm a very old daughter, with a very old father... but the dynamic is the same. And it's the first time I've cried since the Moffat era. I was shocked by the "faith girl" comment... but that was resolved in the end by the Doctor saying "I may not like it, but I need it (faith)." The actress playing Mundy was fantastic... I'd only ever seen her in "Andor" before... So it would seem we have have something to look forward to in Season 2 as well. A great episode that really felt like Doctor Who. "Kiss, kiss."
I completely missed that that was Varada Sethu until I saw people talking about it this morning 🤦♂️
I tried to talk about the commentary on faith in my review but I ended up just tripping over my own words so cut it. I thought it ended up being a very nuanced take… not afraid to highlight the flaws in faith and when it CAN make situations worse but also acknowledging that it helps some people on a personal level.
You had a late one there, Phil! That opening scene was straight out of the John Singer Sergeant painting "Gassed" - a line of blind-fold soldiers being led to triage stations in WW1. Art Deco here on YT just uploaded a great video about it. Gatwa is just stunning. Great writing, great inclusion of song and poetry, great jeopardy. And is the V (can't remember full name!) algorithm a future spin-off from Triad systems? Could this be Susan's legacy? Also, just at the end there, the Doctor was patting all his pockets to find his keys - I don't think he had the sonic on him!
Yep. A real late one. And I’m paying for it today on 3 and a half hours sleep 😄 won’t be doing that again
@@CulturePhilter Ah the joys of self-employment!
@@YourQueerGreatAuntie oh I wish I was self-employed. I have a full time employed job Mon-Fri
@@CulturePhilter Bloody hell mate! That's dedication! x
I’m walking along going to work listening to this, completely forgetting it’s Saturday morning and the episode is available. Thought this was just a preview. No, it’s a review! Quickly stopped the video to avoid spoilers LOL
Oh no. Sorry. Hope nothing too big was spoiled.
@@CulturePhilter Haha no no. All good. I’ve seen it now, so I can continue LOL
@@stephenreed2093 did you enjoy the ep?
@@CulturePhilter I did, but it seemed like a lot of very familiar elements all combined. I wonder if RTD and Moffat are just retracing their steps.
What if the episodes are out of order... on purpose? Like using the structure to play with the timey wimey...
Hmmmm maybe.
5:27 - I think you're right. The episode order could have been Boom, The Devil's Chord and Space Babies. I think Disney may have stepped in here and changed the order of episodes maybe? It seems like their MO. Same happened with X-Men, it wasn't until midway through the season do Disney shows get THAT episode.
Absolutely with x-men 97. I was watching it thinking “oh yeah this is nice enough…”. Then BOOM ep 5 hits
I'm currently thinking Space Babies, episode 6, Boom. Unless the dino intro from Space Babies was originally attached to Boom, it doesn't make sense to start with Boom IMO as that was clearly her first travelling experience.
Nice review, as always. I also enjoyed the "bottle episode" aspect of this story. The set-up was great, but unfortunately the ending fell flat for me. Once again, Moffat repeats the "parental love saves the day" trope - one that he's done several times already, hence it felt rather stale. Still, this was my favourite episode of the series so far.
Where else has he done parental love says the day? Not saying he hasn’t, I just have a terrible memory for these things 😄
@@CulturePhilter There were a couple of episodes in Series 6: 'Night Terrors' and 'Closing Time' (and possibly others that I can't think of right now!)
@@purplecelery7380 ooooo yeah.
An absolutely brilliant episode! The only very slight criticism I have, is that I was really looking forward to seeing Ruby have more agency and get some character moments beyond her being a walking mystery.. I wanted to see her take charge, have ideas of her own etc. But instead, besides the couple of moments she had in the first few minutes (insisting on handing the Doctor the "urn", and then going to shoot the gun to draw the ambulance away), she mostly just does what the Doctor tells her, before getting shot and being taken out of the later half of the story altogether. I guess maybe it's partially on me for expecting differently, it's just that so far I feel like we hadn't really gotten much from her in terms of a unique personality, and since the premise of the episode was that the Doctor couldn't move, I was expecting Ruby to be the main star of it, and have to make more tough decisions on her own which I would have loved to see.
I also think that her moment of near-dying was only impactful due to the Doctor's reaction, not because I care about her as deeply as I did some past companions at similar points in their respective run, and that's kind of a shame. Yeah, I liked the snow and "next of kin" thing, but, it felt like just another mystery-box moment instead of an actual character beat, which I think shouldn't be the case when the companion is literally dying. Good news is, as far as I can tell next episode seems to be an actual Doctor-light episode and apparently one of RTD's finest, so, I'm really hoping Ruby will finally get some unique and interesting character traits/moments which will make me more attached for when she's next put in danger lol :)
Also, I'm pretty sure you're right about the episode order shenanigans, cause yeah, this being Ruby's first alien planet made the whole 6 months time-jump even weirder.
All that being said, I did enjoy all the moments we got with the Doctor, seeing him be so close to helpless, having to ask for help and unable to run, knowing that he's putting everyone at risk but seeing no way out for most of the episode, was seriously fantastic and very emotional. And in true Moffat fashion, the dialog was great and as you've said, Ncuti was incredible.
Also, yes, the multiple references were a lot of fun (not only did 9 destroy the factories of Villengard in favour of a banana grove, but 12 and 1 then traveled back there in Twice Upon a Time - But, afaik this was our first time actually seeing their weapons used in a war, unless you consider seeing Jack and River use them lol). Oh, and the Church you were thinking of and couldn't remember the name of, was called Papal Mainframe, or quite literally Church of the Silence, mainly featured as you've said in A Good Man Goes to War and in Time of the Doctor.
You're also right that the tension overall was amazing, I literally found myself holding my breath or actually gasping a couple of times, and near tears at a couple of points. And seeing Varada so early was a lovely surprise as well! I'm so curious about how they're going to explain away her return now lol.. But we have a while yet until we get there and find out.
Thank you for another great review, and props for getting it out so quickly! BTW, did the kiddos watch this one with you, or is it too dark for them? Genuinely wondering if they liked it or found it boring, since there's a lot of dialog and not much physical action haha
The kids wouldn’t have watched it yet as it was 1am there…
The kids haven’t watched yet. They were ticked up in bed asleep as it was on a middnight. Had to watch then as I’m out all day today. Will probably watch it again with them tomorrow (Sunday) now.
@BlazingNinja-01 Oh right, my bad lol.
@CulturePhilter Makes sense, I hope they like it and don't find it too scary or boring :)
Im ok now. Ive had the good story i wanted. The rest of the season is gravy ( still hope it will be good but im happy)
I find in every season there is at least one story that I’ll think it REALLY good.
I loved it. Even though we knew the Doctor would be okay the buildup was still great. After the last two episodes I was hoping this was going to be darker and it delivered. As much as I love RTD's episodes, when I think back to his era it's Moffat's episodes that stand out to me first. The one thing I didn't care for was the soldier being killed immediately after declaring his secret love. That's happened before in DW and it's tired and boring. Still, best one so far but we haven't had many.
The line about the alien planet confirms for me that The Devil's Chord was moved forward from a later slot. It'll be worth keeping an ear open during episode 6 and 7 because one of them was likely planned as episode 2.
Yes Moffat is my favourite Who writer overall I think. There are some possible contenders who haven’t written enough to know if they weren’t just lucky one or two times.
Well WHO is definitely back! This episode may go down as the best episode of all time ( well one of them ) absolutely Amazing, a masterpiece! If new viewers watch this they will without doubt fall in love with this wonderful show ❤❤🎉🎉 ❤❤❤❤
I quite liked the 2nd episode but I wonder if this would have made a better 2nd ep.
After all the first ep was very light in tone so to have the semi-musical epiosdes follow that…
Whereas having this would have been a good show of the range of tones the show can go for and maybe hooked more people in.
I loved the second episode, and Amazing character play from Jinx it was a standout! Although I am not a big fan of musicals the end part when they say always a twist actually made me smile and it was kind of spectacular! It was on par with grease and that's Amazing! I don't want every episode to be a musical however variety is ok it's Dr Who! So happy this show is back 🎉
The best episode of all time? LOL Oh come on... get well soon.
@@MrQuantumWellness Jinx was possibly the worst thing ever to disgrace the programme. And the whole episode was utter nonsense.
@@MrQuantumWellness I AM a fan of musicals so was a little disappointed it wasn’t a full on musical ep. Although I actually wasn’t too keen on the song at the end 🤷♂️
If I had a gripe for this episode it was how oddly childlike Mundy and her crush seemed. Do you like me? Do you think he likes me (to an actual child). It just seemed a bit too teenage crush to my liking. And then Splice kept on saying stuff like "where's my daddy, I want my daddy" that made her sound even younger than however old she is meant to be.. It's quite a small gripe as everything else was just so good. Tense, edge of your seat stuff, with emotional moments. Whilst it wasn't a solo (or near solo) outing, this was definitely Ncuti's 15th Doctor moment to shine.
That could be Moffat misjudging it in the writing or him trying to show that people don’t mature and make connections during war in the same way they do in peace time.
Splice is what? About 7/8? I wouldn’t say it’s unheard of for a daughter to see use “daddy” at that age. My own still did sometimes
Susan twist is all about getting the doctors attention like a warning from unit but we won’t see unit until episode 7&8
You mean Susan Triad from 2024 somehow sends herself or versions of herself as some kind of warning.
Best espiode since 2017
I think it might be. Since World Enough and Time specifically.
That's not really saying much though is it?
@@user-un9go4qe5i there’s been loads of fantastic episodes since then. Demons of the Punjab, The Haunting of Villa Diodati, Village of the Angels, Wild Blue Yonder are all particular favorurites of mine.
@@user-un9go4qe5i Which is kinda depressing!
Hmm, not sure how I felt. On one hand, I loved the episode and the tension, wasn't expecting Ruby to be shot. I loved how the dad saved the day and his character was really good, along with Splice (yes dont shoot me i thought she was really good and the acting was fine from her). But on the other hand, a few things stopped me from it being my favourite, mainly Mundy and the extremely long opening, idk something about her character just annoyed me and I couldn't get my head around their relationship. Overall I would say 8.5 (9 if that character was a bit different), but the overall concepts of this episode I just love, I just felt the characters brought down the episode.
Although Ncuti acting once again was a speculator.
Splice definitely wasn’t bad. I wouldn’t say she was the greatest child actor in the world either but It was fine and did the job well enough.
I didn’t mind Mundy’s romantic side plot. It had a good enough pay off I thought with his death to justify it.
@@CulturePhilter fair enough. I just didn't get the chemistry from either of them. But still loved it
This was not Moffats best by a long shot, and not even as good as Wild Blue Yonder imo. Its premise is cool but almost never does it take full advantage of it. There are some good moments for sure, but its all resolved instantly by the AI guy and the doctor didnt even have to do anything clever to fix it... I thought the point of the doctor being stuck meant he'd have to be more resourceful and clever than usual but he didn't. The emotional beats other than when Ruby got shot were also underwhelming. The romance was so bad... The child and her dad thing was also way too undercooked for how exaggerated the ending about him was. This felt like later Moffat unfortunately instead of earlier Moffat.
Later Moffat you say? Like series 10 Moffat? That’s one of my favourite series so I’ll take that 😄
But seriously, it’s cool you didn’t hell with this ep as much as me. Ever one has different tastes. I don’t mind how it was resolved, the Doctor was a part of that, it was his idea for the AI to enter the network through the ambulance, I don’t need the Doctor to be solely responsible for the win.
Not as good as Wild Blue Yonder? It must have been bad then... WBY was awful.
@@user-un9go4qe5iHmm I think WBY is the best episode since the Series 10 finale.
@@CulturePhilterHaha I agree with series 10 but I meant in how some of Moffats writing got lazy during his later seasons like series 6, 7, 8 and 9 in particular. Especially compared to his best of all time which are exclusively in series 1-5 imo.
For me the ending was just too easily solved for how much the concept of the doctor being trapped was built up. It just... Idk. If someone else was trapped in this episode on the landmine instead of the doctor the episode wouldn't have changed one bit and for me that means the premise was wasted.
@@user-un9go4qe5i I really like Wild Blue Yonder. Maybe one of my favourite RTD written eps (alongside amazing eps like Turn Left)
But I still prefer this ep.
When ncuti said dad to dad my mind went to the tennant episode the doctors daughter
My mind went to whoever Susan’s parent is.
The In-vision commentary said it isn't a volume. Just a really big flat screen.
Oh really? I have’s had a chance to watch the commentary yet?
@@CulturePhilter based off the unleashed the screen is a bit curved but it is just one big screen. So it's kinda the same thing. I believe the distinction is the volume is a screen that fully encloses. So there is a minor difference but fundamentally is it the same thing.
@@Aneurin_Hunt I think the volume is just a giant curved screen. Not a full circle room that fully encloses.
@@CulturePhilter I'm not entirely sure of the distinction but it seems the volume is a specific screen set up. Which Boom didn't use.But it's the same tech. So I wouldn't be surprised if people call it the volume. Even if technically it's a more specific thing.
@@Aneurin_Hunt yeah having now watched Unleashed it looks like it’s same tech as The Volume but isn’t the ACTUAL Volume.
Really hated the way the child was both acted (not her fault) and written, the unrequited love angle didn't work for me at all, and the Anglican marines not working out there's no one else there entirely based on faith is a HUGE contrivance.
That being said, easily the best episode of the season so far and the only one I'll ever come back to and rewatch. Ruby and 15 were great at the start and this easily could have just been the two of them.
For me, still a 7/10, maybe an 8.
Yeah I can see your point about the kid. I almost mentioned her as a negative in my review but while I definitely could have been better it did t take away from the episode for me in any substantial way so felt a bit nit-pickey and mean.
The Anglican Marines due though I liked and I thought the point about faith was well made especially with thee nuance added at the end by the Doctor
Two things:
1) Moffat remains the best writer for _Doctor Who_ in the show's entire history.
B) Susan Twist: it's so obvious where this season is going, isn't it? The biggest clue's right in her name!
Absolutely agree about Moffat. Not that he never had a single dud (wasn’t keen on Doctor Mysterio Xmas special) but the vast majority of his episodes are great
By no stretch of the imagination is Moffat the best writer Doctor Who has ever had. His writing during his time as showrunner proved that.
"There's always a twist at the end"
@@user-un9go4qe5i that’s subjective of course , I really liked his time as showrunner. My favourite era of the show so far.
@@CulturePhilter It was actually Moffat who finally drove me away.
This was great!
Where would you rank it against other Moffat written eps?
@@CulturePhilter its definitely the strongest of the 2 so far, I think devil chord was great up until the Dance number, and space babies was silly goofy fun.
Yeah was quite good
High praise 😄
This episode was great 👍 Steven Moffat knows how to write good Who stories, first episode since RTD took over that the pacing has felt right, didn't have any slack and just flowed along, taking the viewer with it. Great character moments , real sense of jeopardy from the actors, even though we know The Doctor and Ruby will be ok. Moffat didn't disappoint on the supporting cast expendability quotient. First story of this era I could watch more than once.
Yeah I need to watch it again. Preferably not while I’m struggling to stay awake this time (I don’t think midnight watches are for me 😄)
Also munday is the next companion
I was going to call you out as wrong but it is the same actress. Although, I wonder if it'll be the same character and or different and this episode led her to being picked as the next companion.
I didn’t realise it was the same actor until I saw everyone talking about it on Twitter this morning.
But might not be same character.
@@CulturePhilter yeah I meant the actress not necessarily the character
Best episode so far,but not difficult!
I think it has a good chance of ending up being best of season at the end too.
Felt like a completely different show and was so much better for it
I think the uniqueness of this show is that it can encompass so many different tones from episode to episode. It’s great to have a mixture of light hearted and darker stories.
0:59 every season
I’m not necessarily AS keen on Girl in the fireplace. But I haven’t watched it in a while and I do flip flop on that one a bit. Depends what mood I’m in when I watch it I think.
Even assuming its the best episode so far, 1. It hasnt had any competition, 2. The way the show runner and some of the cast talk about the fans who got Dr Who to where it is (was) is absolutely disgusting and means a lot of people wont watch it anyway. I might be wrong, but im guessing too little, too late.
Reactionary Headlines reading what they want into stuff for the sake of sensationalist articles is not the same as what was actually said in context.
Of course Ncuti didn’t hate fans. He hates racists. As any decent person should.
The best of season 14 so far. One of only 5 good episodes since "The Doctor falls"
Out of interest what are the other 4 in your opinion?
@@CulturePhilter Judgement of the Judoon and the three 60th anniversary episodes with David Tennant
@@stinchjack do you mean Fugitive of the Judoon?
@@CulturePhilter That would be it
"Best episode of the season" seems like an incredibly low bar to climb over.
I realise the first two eps weren’t to everyone’s tastes but I would’t say they were terrible. They were never going to get “best of season” but still enjoayble. This one though has potential to be best of the season even counting the ones we haven’t seen yet.
@@CulturePhilter I think terrible is exactly what they were. This episode almost certainly will be the best of the season though, because Moffat is a far better writer than RTD, so its all downhill from there.
@@lesigh1749 - ahhh we’ll it’s all subjective. I enjoyed them.
honestly that ep was pretty shit ONLY because of it being set in only one small space
Why is that a negative for you?
@@CulturePhilter I do like it but I just don't really like how it's set in one small place the other ones are grate I'm just a adventurous person that's all
People actually like this show in its current state? That's depressing...
We do. What a strange thing to say. There are tons of TV shows I don’t like but I don’t think it’s depressing that others like it.
I watch it just now, and I feel like I've missed something because I enjoyed the beginning but was disappointed in the rest. The writing is good, but it just didn't click with me. I really want to enjoy it, but u just didn't, and I don't understand.
For me it was the tension from the situation and the amazing acting by Ncuti. It was a level we hadn’t seen from him up until now.
@CulturePhilter ye I enjoy the premises an all and the tension. I just started rewhatching it and am already enjoying it a lot more. Sometimes, all u need is a rewhach.
Ok, I finished my rewatched, and now it is much better. I would say 8-9 out of ten. It really grabbed me a bit more this time and was so good. Great dialogue and acting.👍
@@mushroomman4488 in my case rewatching it not when I’m practically falling asleep woukd probably be good too 😄
@CulturePhilter ye my second rewatch was actually lots of different rewatches pached together from when I fell asleep. But still very good.👍
Let be real Moffat should have returned as showrunner not sure how rtd has come back and flopped so bad hopefully rtd wont stay long
come on, even if he returned, after the drama with the previous season and the new dr who, there would still be complaints and doubts
@@owenharrison761 would never have been this bad
@@samgoodfield6559 OFC it would... Some ppl just want to hate stuff. I even see them hating this episode just because its "disney" and a "black guy".
NO. Moffat's time as showrunner was horrendous. But this is worse.
I do prefer Moffat’s era as showrunner, but I certainly wouldn’t call this era so far has flopped. 60th specials were really enjoyable with one fantastic ep (Wild Blue Yonder). The a few please fly enjoyable if not amazing ones with Ncuti and then this absolute amazing episode.
Boom - no boom in it. Boring as hell- too political- people should stop kidding themselves Dr Who is going to get any better.
Everyone has different tastes but I struggle to see how anyone could find that tense brilliant bit of drama boring.