"Everybody lives Rose. Just this once, everybody lives!" I love that bit. It's clear that The Doctor has been dealing with a lot. The Time War has really affected him, and we can see that. Not being able to save your own people is heartbreaking. In this scene, what I like is you can see how happy he is that he is able to save everyone and no one has died. That probably hasn't happened in a long time, and it means the world to him that he was able to do it. Love this episode.
For the entirety of Doctor Who (883 episodes broadcast as of right now), episodes where Everybody Lives are *incredibly* rare. I don't know the numbers, but I'd be surprised if it's even in the double digits.
@@klemminguk It is in the double digits- but only just. Around 7-10 stories in the classic series depending on how you count, and around the same number in the new series.
Doctor, “ Oh come on. Give me a day like this. Give me this one.” This quote says SO MUCH about the Doctor. Him getting so hyped for a happy ending shows how many unhappy ones he’s had.
Just this once, Everybody lives!! theres a hundred iconic lines throughout this show but this episode stuck in my brain and never leaves as one of my favorites. We saw how dark and terrible The Doctor can become when dealing with the time war and the Daleks, imagining the scale of death and suffering it involved and how cynical and dour you could become doing that. Seeing The Doctor begging for a day and getting it, just one time that he can save everyone, makes me smile every time.
Fun story, I started playing Magic the Gathering recently when they made a line of Dr Who decks. One spell card is called “Everybody lives” and it basically protects everything on the field from destruction for one turn.
Christopher Eccleston has said before in an interview that he knows he's probably best well known for playing tortured men in tortured moments, and he does play that facet of The Doctor very well, but if you ask me? "Everybody lives! Just this once, EVERYBODY LIVES!" Might just be one of the best and purest expressions of joy I've ever seen on screen! It's infectious and magnetic and just plain magical!
This is why Nine is my favorite. Tennant is excellent. Smith is super fun. But this moment of pure joy is unmatched. And his usual attitude of slight reserve highlights how special it is.
Nanogenes: "I don't know what this meat thing is, but it seems to be an animal. What a weird, long face it has! Welp, better get to work and fix all these other meat things with clearly smushed faces!" Nanogenes later: "...why does this new meat thing have such similar DNA, but such a flat face? And... it's unharmed, despite its flattened face? Should I... should I be making flat-faced meat things? Uh-oh..."
Now I'm trying to figure out if they're anything like The Time Police from the Chronicles of St. Mary's novels. An organisation that exists primarily to stop rogue time travellers from messing with history for their own ends.
That "What future?" moment with Nancy and Rose always puts things into perspective for me. However bad things seem now, we don't know what's coming. Just because things look bad doesn't mean they will stay that way. All those people who lived through WWII had little reason to believe in a better future, but it happened.
The lettering on the side of the bomb Jack is riding say SCHLECTER WULF. Guess what that means. As for why Jack is riding the bomb - he's Jack. Anything that moves.
I hesitated to reply for a second, but since Angela has posted ep 11 and 12 on Patreon already, we should be safe. "Schlechter Wolf" would be crappy wolf actually, it is a crappy translation. What they were aiming for is "Böser Wolf".
@@ftde1 Yeah, Moffat wasn't read into the Bad Wolf arc stuff until very late in production, so a bad translation added to the bomb is the best they could do in the time they had.
The "Everybody lives" line is iconic, but the quip about the weapons factory of "Like I said, once." is also a 10/10 one-liner. Moffat really can shine in these sorts of one-off stories, it's longer stuff as a showrunner he kinda... well I'm not a huge fan. Captain Jack is definitely a fan favorite, and I remember growing up it's when I first learned the word "pansexual" XD
I really like how the use of Captain Jack in this two-parter juxtaposes with Adam earlier in the series. In The Long Game, a seemingly decent potential companion turns out to not be such a great person who puts the Doctor and Rose in danger because of his greed. Then, with Captain Jack, you have someone who seems like a greedy con man who ends up saving the day because deep down, he's actually pretty noble. But yeah, I love this two-parter. Moffat wrote the best episodes in S1-4, and he's my favourite showrunner when he takes over with that, too.
@@funnylilgalreacts You have to watch it; it's great! Very silly but in the best way and always relevant, politically. Peter Sellers is hilarious as 3 different characters.
It’s worth mentioning that food was very strictly rationed in Britain during WW2 and for several years afterwards. Using the black market as the father was clearly doing was both illegal and viewed as profoundly unpatriotic. Hence the sweat on his brow.
and the fact, that She knew of his gay relationship with the butcher, which in that time, was a death sentence to your social life....for the both of them...
Nice idea on the Nancy Drew connection... I always thought that she was partly modelled on Nancy in Oliver Twist; a working-class Cockney girl who, out of the goodness of her heart, looked after Fagin's group of orphaned urchins. Maybe she's a combination of both :)
The moment when Nancy tells Jamie that she is his mother, it always hits me in the gut! It's so powerful to this day and this two parter is nearly 20 years old!
Fun fact: the scene with Nancy, the kids and the typewriter was a VERY late addition, written and shot at short notice because the episode was running a couple of minutes short. You'd barely know it though, it works so well.
@@bmyattuk - was really hoping they'd work it into the show so he could say that!! Great actor, but my only moan at this great 2 parter is I think he was rather underused!
Funny that he was in these episodes in 2005 as a doctor in Albion hospital and then 3 years later he played Gaius, a doctor, in Merlin, trying to help bring about the age of Albion.
They wanted to use actual WWII gas masks, but they had all deteriorated so they had to create new ones since that kind are no longer manufactured. Food was strictly rationed during the war, it may also be implied that the butcher and the father were black marketers which was illegal and very shameful as well. The kids were homeless due to the bombing. Many could have been evacuated to the countryside but refused to go live with strangers. Many were war orphans where their mothers had been killed in the air raids and their fathers were off fighting the war, possibly dead. These kids were living in bombed out buildings, facing daily air raids and scrounging for food.
Quick history lesson. During the war there were a large number of orphans due to deaths during the bombing raids. There were also a large number of children evacuated to the English countryside to keep them safe. Many of them were also orphaned.
My grandad wasn't orphaned but he was an evacuee from the east end to the countryside (where the family later settled) and he refused to speak about that time for the rest of his life. Can't imagine how terrifying it must be as a child to have your house bombed and your entire life ripped out from under you.
And many of the English child evacuees returned to the cities prematurely after experiencing homesickness, boredom, or even mistreatment in the countryside.
@@hwren9845and that mistreatment was strongly implied when the Doctor was talking to those children in The Empty Child. At least one of them sounded like he was being abused in some way.
Tom Baker or Liz Sladen (I forget which) once commented that they believed that Sarah Jane and Four "danced" all over the TARDIS. The TARDIS has seen so much dancing.
Nancy was a more common name back then - my youngest aunt was called Nancy, she died 100 years ago (Winter of 1923-24). Also, non-sanctioned pregnancies were a really big deal: one of my mum's relatives hid her pregnancy, then after birth they faked an adoption for her to stay with her child. Even in the 1950s my parents had to show their marriage certificate to be allowed to stay in the same room of a hotel. We have made some progress!
Watching you start to tear up after you say “the Doctor dances” is why you are quickly becoming my number one go-to Doctor Who reaction channel. I am pushing 40 and I find the weirdest things make me cry; usually very innocuous things. Just like you did with ‘the Doctor dances”, I too get very emotional at certain moments. I think it is because there is some inner meaning or truth we can sense in the moment and our emotions are there to tell us ‘this’ is something we need to learn from it pay attention to. Most people keep their emotions hidden but it is so refreshing to see you cry at the same moments I cry at. At the very least I know I’m not the only one, lol 😄
JUST THIS ONCE, EVERYBODY LIVES. I love how exuberantly Chris delivers that line and unfortunately it's true, there is a surprisingly high amount of death so its awesome to see none this time. Overall I love this two parter it's so much fun to watch and the story is very engaging
"EVERYBODY LIVES!!!" the overboarding joy, the doctor feels in that moment, you can almost touch it.... and surly get infectedby it.... such a good actor... one of my absolute most beloved scenes, in ALL of Doctor Who..
Lovely reaction! We’ll see Jack again. 😊 There was also severe food rationing in the UK in 1941, especially of meat, bacon, eggs, butter, cheese, canned goods, etc. Bread & vegetables weren’t rationed, but someone who was obviously well-fed, in London, at this time was probably up to something.
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing John Barrowman at a couple of conventions and he is just an absolute treasure. Both times he came out wearing stiletto heels and a onesie. The last one was rainbow sequined. There’s also a pretty hilarious (possibly infamous) bit when he was doing a FB live stream from his hot tub and his husband popped out of tub in the background and accidentally showed the world his…ehem… sonic screwdriver.
He is wonderful with fans and really enjoys the convention circuit. I think it has also caused him issues with some cast members and show runners with the things he has worked on. He is just one of those actors that is great to have interactions with but may be a bit of a handful behind the scenes with production crews.
By all accounts he is a creep, flashing people, exposing himself on set. Even as recent as a month ago he was blaming 'cancel culture' for people complaining about his behaviour on set. Not a treasure at all
the Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack. Their chemistry and growth are highlighted throughout the episode .best aspects is the Doctor's unwavering optimism
This was the episode when I fell in love with Eccleston. I really believed his joy at the end when, in the midst of another war, everybody lived. The moment felt more profound than his usual congeniality.
The gasmasks are part of the Blitz aesthetic (the government made sure everyone had them) and really add to the atmosphere. It's beautiful how something so simple (which would have more or less been the norm) is so effective.
What's more frightening than the characters in this episode calling out " Mummy?! " Try funnylilgalreacts calling out " Mummy " in her spot on English accent! :)
Fun fact about John Barrowman: he was born in Scotland but grew up in Illinois. He speaks in a Scottish accent to his family (and also sings) but in an American accent to everyone else
Don't worry about your mind drifting to what you would do in these particular scenarios. It's a sign of well written sci-fi. Most people think that sci-fi is just about wizbang space-shit, but truly good sci-fi is about using fictional "out-there" settings to deconstruct important issues relating to the real world. They're supposed to make you think about how you would do things, and why you would do them that way.
Everybody lives!… still gets me after all this time. This show… when it’s good, it’s REALLY good, probably some of the best writing you’ll ever have the privilege of experiencing, ever.
Stephen Moffat came up with this two parter that filled every minute . Scary , emotional , a great cast and a happy ending . As a writer of single episodes he's untouchable .
@@DavidSmith-cx8dg And to quote Hogan's Heroes, 'If you steal from a thief, one thing you can be sure of, he'll never call the cops.' At least in the flat, linear secondary character sort of logic.
'Everybody lives!' Is more poignant if you remember that the Doctor fought in the largest war to have ever occurred and if you count Daleks as individuals has willingly caused the death of BILLIONS.
Glad you loved this two parter. Steven Moffat didn’t write one bad story of Doctor Who during the RTD reign, and when he took over as show runner when RTD left in 2010, his story ideas and imagination went up another notch, giving us some wild concepts and jaw dropping moments that literally were awe-inspiring. If you like creepy, some of Moffat’s stories coming up will scare the bejesus out of you. You have so many more good seasons waiting for you to explore, I’m kinda envious that you’re watching it all for the very first time, but I’m also loving knowing what you’re about to see is gonna be so good.
He's a great writer, and he knows how to best subvert you expectations. I don't usually like sitcoms but Coupling is one of the few sitcoms that actually made me laugh out loud.
Moffat is like any great creator, having some truly inspired ideas but if you let him run loose it… can get to be a mixed bag. Arguably his very best episode came out during his own time in command, but also his lesser ones; in fairness, a lot of it was great ideas that weren’t executed right (and one of his messier scripts was written while his mother was dying in hospital so I give him more slack for that one). He was also doing too many things in the 2010s, showrunning this in concord with “Sherlock” and developing multiple other, less successful shows as well; being run thin and having to helm this series can’t have been easy… All said, while there’s aspects of his style that I’ve never cared for (which gets worse when he’s not got anyone keeping him in check, similar to George Lucas in the SW prequel trilogy especially in dialogue…), I have a lot of respect for his contributions and his legacy to this great show.
@@PrototypeSpaceMonkey He's great so long as he has someone to check him and keep the reins on. He completely goes down the drain if you give him complete control.
These two episodes will always be special. We met Jack, the Doctor danced, everyone lived. To quote the man himself: "Fantastic." Also, my favorite line is, "Well, there is a war on, is it possible you miscounted?"
"Just this once, everyone lives!" I can't even begin to explain how happy it makes me that Eccelston got this episode. His elation, the dancing, the introduction of Captain Jack, it's all just so perfect.
Colin Baker who played the 6th Doctor in the 80s was always a bit jealous of Eccleston for his costume and general production value. But I heard Baker say once that if had to pick one thing that he could take from Eccleston and put in his era, it was the line, "Everybody lives."
Agreed! On the bright side, we did manage to get more of him as the 9th Doctor through Big Finish- I highly recommend checking out some of the stuff he did over there if you'd like more of his doctor- we basically got 3 more seasons of him over there! 🥰
I love Tennant but Eccleston is a very, very close second for me. Not that I dislike Smith and Capaldi (haven't seen Whittaker and Gatwa yet) but those two are pure magic
I met John at a comicon. The line was MASSIVE. he was next to Sean astin. Sam from the lord of the rings. Poor guy had no one in line. John was amazing charismatic. We stopped by to se Sean and chatted a bit.
Stephen Moffat wrote the best episodes during the Davies era. We used to complain about him being show runner, but not anymore.
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I never did, but then again I have always been a fantasy over sci-fi kinda guy, ever since my mum read me The Hobbit, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Wizard of Earthsea when I was little, so the whole "his stories are too fairy-tale" was just my jam. Davies's Doctor took you to different planets, Moffat's Doctor took you to different worlds.
Ever since I watched Steven Moffat's 'PRESS GANG' in 1989 (his very first experience for writing for television) I was blown away what he could shake out his pen ... well, typewriter probably. Never forget Colin dressed as a pink rabbit long before an American hit show did that. And already managing to win a BAFTA with that show, it's still one of my favorite shows I go back to rewatch, don't care if it's written for children's tv, it was brilliant and for that, I could easely forgive Moffat anything, if that was needed, but thank goodness I never felt the need for that.
@@channyh.221B Press gang is a classic, for sure. Brilliant mix of characters. Some of the dialogue is a bit clunky, especially in the early eps, but... that boy done learned his craft fast! =:o}
In the previous episode the Doctor pointed out that the kids would have been evacuated to the countryside by then, and several said they came back to the city. During World War II they sent many children out of the major cities, which were regularly under attack. Many of the children did become orphans, either because their families were killed in the war or for any number of reasons. In the previous episode several of the kids said they didn't like the people they were staying with (which were often strangers) and ran aware to return to London.
God I love this episode. In fact I might go out of my way to say that it's my favourite in Doctor Who. And yeah, I know there are so many episode out there which might be even better written but something about this one and that moment of "just this once, everybody lives" really gets me in a way that the others don't. Plus we get Jack, Rose and the Doctor together and I can never say no to that.
I'm not sure but I don't think I've ever liked as many comments on a youtube video as this before. Yup, one of my favourite ever episodes and one of my favourite ever reactions. Perfection.
This episode was so popular, a spinoff was made under Moffat's direction called Torchwood (which is an anagram of Doctor Who). You'll hear more about them later.
My favourite story of the ninth Doctor; a 10 out of 10 for me! Although the writing for the season is overall to a very high standard Moffat just somehow elevates it - obviously helped by the quality of the performances. The dialogue, the characterisation, the story, the plot ideas, the humour - everything just clicks. And I agree that Captain Jack is a "fantastic" (as the Doctor might say) addition to the cast. Indeed all the cast - Nancy in particular but even secondary characters like Dr Constantine - feel well developed and this shows an ability that not all writers possess. Love your reactions - and as others have mentioned a very good English accent when saying "mummy".
This episode is so so special because that “just this once, everyone lives” wasn’t just a line from the doctor, it was a promise from the writers to us the viewers. This is such a special episode and we won’t see its likes again
I always thought the "Everybody lives!" line was a reference to some of the Classic era stories where the Tardis crew are the only survivors, particularly in the late 70s. Regarding Steven Moffat, he's easily the best regular writer the reboot had (though Neil Gaiman wrote the single best episode IMHO)!
Barrowman eye and ear candy, from the musical theater segment of his career, years before Captain Jack; search for a video titled "John Barrowman sings Marry Me a Little". Enjoy!
Steven Moffat is brilliant at coming up with ideas/concepts. He's helped create some truly iconic monsters for Doctor Who, and some fantastic episodes. He does, however, struggle to write female characters with any depth. His female characters tend to be puzzles to be solved, rather than people. His dialogue is more dramatic/theatrical, which can lead to some amazing moments, but sometimes the conversations don't feel real/natural. He's a good writer to have on the team, but he has weaknesses.
"Oh, come on! Give me a day like this! Give me this one." That last bit, give me this one. I remember the first time I heard it. Goosebumps. And sadness, as to what it may mean for the Doctor. And then... "Everybody lives Rose... Just this once! Everybody lives!"
It's fun when you get the occasional other writer (other than the showrunner) and other director as well. Soundtracks are available on CD as well. Get to know themes as they are used as part of the production as much as it is with movies. CD 1: series 1 and 2 CD 2: series 3 CD 3: series 4 CD 4: series 5 CD 5: series 6 Composer: Murray Gold
John Barrowman, AKA Jack Harkness, is a freaking TREASURE. We've met him twice at cons here in the Pacific Northwest and he is just so cool and awesome. He even at Seattle's ECCC got angry when they tried to cut his panel short and told them he'd never come back if they persevered. I named my tabby cat after him because he is the most affectionate and loving cat I've ever had or met, even veterinarians have said "Your cat is so lovey!" Because like Jack he loves EVERYONE equally.
He's a massive creep on set and there's a lot of people who refuse to work with him because he's constantly exposing himself to people. This was one of the behaviours that Eccleston was upset that the Dr Who executives didn't do anything about
You said it best, "That's just genius." I couldn't agree more, one of the most well-written episodes of Doctor Who (or any series for that matter) ever. Stephen Moffatt hit it out of the park with this one. Thanks for a fun reaction!
One of the reasons I love the ninth doctor. Him and the tenth are my absolute favorites. I can't choose between them. "Just this once Rose, everybody lives" I love this trio.
Medical works to a similar extent here in Australia actually. We have a Medical Tax Levy that everyone pays at tax time which goes towards free or cheaper medical for everyone. If you earn more you contribute more to medical costs. And if you wish to opt out you have to get your own Personal Medical insurance which helps to offset the demand on the system too its still not completely free medical but its vastly more affordable and all children and young adults get free medical under the medicare scheme
"Everybody lives Rose. Just this once, everybody lives!"
I love that bit. It's clear that The Doctor has been dealing with a lot. The Time War has really affected him, and we can see that. Not being able to save your own people is heartbreaking.
In this scene, what I like is you can see how happy he is that he is able to save everyone and no one has died. That probably hasn't happened in a long time, and it means the world to him that he was able to do it. Love this episode.
For the entirety of Doctor Who (883 episodes broadcast as of right now), episodes where Everybody Lives are *incredibly* rare. I don't know the numbers, but I'd be surprised if it's even in the double digits.
@@klemminguk It is in the double digits- but only just. Around 7-10 stories in the classic series depending on how you count, and around the same number in the new series.
Doctor Ecc’s best moment ever!
@@thejither And there are at least that many where everybody but the Doctor and companion(s) dies.
Episode 6: "Why don't you just die?!"
Episode 10: 'Everybody lives!”
That character arc is why Nine is my favorite Doctor.
Doctor, “ Oh come on. Give me a day like this. Give me this one.”
This quote says SO MUCH about the Doctor. Him getting so hyped for a happy ending shows how many unhappy ones he’s had.
If I had to pick a single moment why Eccleston is my favorite, it's his sheer joy (and desperation) that Everybody Lives this time.
"Who says I'm not, redbicyclewhenyouweretwelve" I've always loved that line delivery hahaha
Just full on showing off, though on a day like that he deserves it!
Just this once, Everybody lives!! theres a hundred iconic lines throughout this show but this episode stuck in my brain and never leaves as one of my favorites. We saw how dark and terrible The Doctor can become when dealing with the time war and the Daleks, imagining the scale of death and suffering it involved and how cynical and dour you could become doing that. Seeing The Doctor begging for a day and getting it, just one time that he can save everyone, makes me smile every time.
Fun story, I started playing Magic the Gathering recently when they made a line of Dr Who decks. One spell card is called “Everybody lives” and it basically protects everything on the field from destruction for one turn.
This comment says it was written 2 weeks ago when the posted video is 40 minutes old. Are you a time agent?
@@claudelemire2451 The videos come out weeks in advance for channel members (I assume)
@@desert7843 Ah mystery solved.... Still prefer Time agent LOL.
@@XeonAlphawait magic made a doctor who line. I might have to find a pack.
“There is a war on, are you sure you didn’t miscount?”.
That line still lives in my brain rent free almost 20 years later lol
What else would he say? That he didn't believe it?
@@timidwolf I saw what you did there!
Such a great underrated line, lol. 😂
@@timidwolf I'm actually impressed that he didn't use that line at any point. They had to have thought about it.
Christopher Eccleston has said before in an interview that he knows he's probably best well known for playing tortured men in tortured moments, and he does play that facet of The Doctor very well, but if you ask me?
"Everybody lives! Just this once, EVERYBODY LIVES!" Might just be one of the best and purest expressions of joy I've ever seen on screen! It's infectious and magnetic and just plain magical!
His joy hits me so hard💜
In other words, it was FANTASTIC
This is why Nine is my favorite. Tennant is excellent. Smith is super fun. But this moment of pure joy is unmatched. And his usual attitude of slight reserve highlights how special it is.
Nanogenes: "I don't know what this meat thing is, but it seems to be an animal. What a weird, long face it has! Welp, better get to work and fix all these other meat things with clearly smushed faces!"
Nanogenes later: "...why does this new meat thing have such similar DNA, but such a flat face? And... it's unharmed, despite its flattened face? Should I... should I be making flat-faced meat things? Uh-oh..."
I'd never thought of the internal thoughts of the nanogenes before, but it makes for a hilarious mental image.
Second best line "Who am I to argue with history?"
"Usually the first in line"
And that smile from The Doctor!
This is peak Eccleston for me, the raw emotion when he's asking "give me a day like this" is incredible!
For clarification Time Agents are Humans from the 51st century by that point they've discovered time travel technology, they are not Time Lords.
Now I'm trying to figure out if they're anything like The Time Police from the Chronicles of St. Mary's novels. An organisation that exists primarily to stop rogue time travellers from messing with history for their own ends.
That "What future?" moment with Nancy and Rose always puts things into perspective for me. However bad things seem now, we don't know what's coming. Just because things look bad doesn't mean they will stay that way. All those people who lived through WWII had little reason to believe in a better future, but it happened.
Have you seen the World?
Not sure that's true.
Perhaps for the boomers, but millennial and after are clearing up the mess the boomers left us.
The lettering on the side of the bomb Jack is riding say SCHLECTER WULF. Guess what that means.
As for why Jack is riding the bomb - he's Jack. Anything that moves.
I see what you did there! And you're right 😅
I never noticed that one. Very good catch.
I hesitated to reply for a second, but since Angela has posted ep 11 and 12 on Patreon already, we should be safe.
"Schlechter Wolf" would be crappy wolf actually, it is a crappy translation. What they were aiming for is "Böser Wolf".
@@ftde1 Yeah, Moffat wasn't read into the Bad Wolf arc stuff until very late in production, so a bad translation added to the bomb is the best they could do in the time they had.
I bet they had Jack riding the bomb as a reference to Dr. Strangelove as well.
The "Everybody lives" line is iconic, but the quip about the weapons factory of "Like I said, once." is also a 10/10 one-liner. Moffat really can shine in these sorts of one-off stories, it's longer stuff as a showrunner he kinda... well I'm not a huge fan. Captain Jack is definitely a fan favorite, and I remember growing up it's when I first learned the word "pansexual" XD
I really like how the use of Captain Jack in this two-parter juxtaposes with Adam earlier in the series.
In The Long Game, a seemingly decent potential companion turns out to not be such a great person who puts the Doctor and Rose in danger because of his greed. Then, with Captain Jack, you have someone who seems like a greedy con man who ends up saving the day because deep down, he's actually pretty noble.
But yeah, I love this two-parter. Moffat wrote the best episodes in S1-4, and he's my favourite showrunner when he takes over with that, too.
She's trying to avoid... spoilers....
Be good to her, people, she will be so happy when she gets to that catchphrase 😊
Right, you are. Sweetie.
@@eirintowne #spoilers I had no idea XXX Day was mentioned so long ago!
You pointing out that it's a catchphrase at some point is a spoiler. She has specifically asked for even small spoilers not to be mentioned
Pretty sure Jack sitting on the bomb was a deliberate nod to Dr Strangelove
That's what I was going to say.
I have never seen Dr. Strangelove
@@funnylilgalreactsput it on the list!
@@funnylilgalreacts You have to watch it; it's great! Very silly but in the best way and always relevant, politically. Peter Sellers is hilarious as 3 different characters.
@@funnylilgalreacts You really should. Peter Sellers is great.
When the Doctor says "like I said, once" when Jack said the weapons factory had exploded, it sort of hinted at who blew it up... :)
"Everybody lives Rose. Just this once, everybody lives!" - One of the greatest lines in Doctor Who history!
It’s worth mentioning that food was very strictly rationed in Britain during WW2 and for several years afterwards. Using the black market as the father was clearly doing was both illegal and viewed as profoundly unpatriotic. Hence the sweat on his brow.
and the fact, that She knew of his gay relationship with the butcher, which in that time, was a death sentence to your social life....for the both of them...
He was more scared of the fact that she knows he's gay
@@Metzwerg74 and also was a criminal offence until the mid 60’s.
Set your alarm for volcano day....
Great advice!
Yeah the Doctor should've habe followed that advice that's all I'm Saying 😂
Nice idea on the Nancy Drew connection... I always thought that she was partly modelled on Nancy in Oliver Twist; a working-class Cockney girl who, out of the goodness of her heart, looked after Fagin's group of orphaned urchins. Maybe she's a combination of both :)
The moment when Nancy tells Jamie that she is his mother, it always hits me in the gut! It's so powerful to this day and this two parter is nearly 20 years old!
Fun fact: the scene with Nancy, the kids and the typewriter was a VERY late addition, written and shot at short notice because the episode was running a couple of minutes short. You'd barely know it though, it works so well.
Quite right. Almost 20 years and I failed to notice it was an addition until I read your comment.
Just goes to show how good Moffat is!
And a little appreciation for Richard Wilson, OBE, Dr. Constantine -- superb actor. :)
A talent for comedy, too!
@@ajivins1nah, I don't believe it.
@@bmyattuk - was really hoping they'd work it into the show so he could say that!!
Great actor, but my only moan at this great 2 parter is I think he was rather underused!
Funny that he was in these episodes in 2005 as a doctor in Albion hospital and then 3 years later he played Gaius, a doctor, in Merlin, trying to help bring about the age of Albion.
They wanted to use actual WWII gas masks, but they had all deteriorated so they had to create new ones since that kind are no longer manufactured.
Food was strictly rationed during the war, it may also be implied that the butcher and the father were black marketers which was illegal and very shameful as well.
The kids were homeless due to the bombing. Many could have been evacuated to the countryside but refused to go live with strangers. Many were war orphans where their mothers had been killed in the air raids and their fathers were off fighting the war, possibly dead. These kids were living in bombed out buildings, facing daily air raids and scrounging for food.
Quick history lesson. During the war there were a large number of orphans due to deaths during the bombing raids. There were also a large number of children evacuated to the English countryside to keep them safe. Many of them were also orphaned.
My grandad wasn't orphaned but he was an evacuee from the east end to the countryside (where the family later settled) and he refused to speak about that time for the rest of his life. Can't imagine how terrifying it must be as a child to have your house bombed and your entire life ripped out from under you.
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And many of the English child evacuees returned to the cities prematurely after experiencing homesickness, boredom, or even mistreatment in the countryside.
@@hwren9845and that mistreatment was strongly implied when the Doctor was talking to those children in The Empty Child. At least one of them sounded like he was being abused in some way.
“Everybody lives! JUST THIS ONCE Rose, everybody lives!”
and Moffat meant it 😂
Dancing as a metaphor for "other activities"...and now jack dances with the doctor....so much "dancing" in that TARDIS
Tom Baker or Liz Sladen (I forget which) once commented that they believed that Sarah Jane and Four "danced" all over the TARDIS. The TARDIS has seen so much dancing.
"I'd go out saying 'Are you my mummy?...'" You are one of us now. 😂
Still my favorite 2 episodes in all of Doctor Who and I used to watch the show in the 70's & 80's.
First 3 seasons of DW, 3 Hugo Award wins for Moffat episodes. Was a writing monster!
And well-deserved!
Girl in the Fireplace and Blink both have an incredibly strong claim to a position in the top 10 (maybe even top 5) of nuWho episodes
I'm not crying, you're crying
Nancy was a more common name back then - my youngest aunt was called Nancy, she died 100 years ago (Winter of 1923-24). Also, non-sanctioned pregnancies were a really big deal: one of my mum's relatives hid her pregnancy, then after birth they faked an adoption for her to stay with her child. Even in the 1950s my parents had to show their marriage certificate to be allowed to stay in the same room of a hotel. We have made some progress!
Watching you start to tear up after you say “the Doctor dances” is why you are quickly becoming my number one go-to Doctor Who reaction channel. I am pushing 40 and I find the weirdest things make me cry; usually very innocuous things. Just like you did with ‘the Doctor dances”, I too get very emotional at certain moments. I think it is because there is some inner meaning or truth we can sense in the moment and our emotions are there to tell us ‘this’ is something we need to learn from it pay attention to. Most people keep their emotions hidden but it is so refreshing to see you cry at the same moments I cry at. At the very least I know I’m not the only one, lol 😄
I really appreciate how a lot of side characters, like Nancy, make a lot of sense as a person, beyond what the plot needs.
JUST THIS ONCE, EVERYBODY LIVES. I love how exuberantly Chris delivers that line and unfortunately it's true, there is a surprisingly high amount of death so its awesome to see none this time. Overall I love this two parter it's so much fun to watch and the story is very engaging
"EVERYBODY LIVES!!!" the overboarding joy, the doctor feels in that moment, you can almost touch it.... and surly get infectedby it....
such a good actor...
one of my absolute most beloved scenes, in ALL of Doctor Who..
Lovely reaction! We’ll see Jack again. 😊
There was also severe food rationing in the UK in 1941, especially of meat, bacon, eggs, butter, cheese, canned goods, etc. Bread & vegetables weren’t rationed, but someone who was obviously well-fed, in London, at this time was probably up to something.
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing John Barrowman at a couple of conventions and he is just an absolute treasure. Both times he came out wearing stiletto heels and a onesie. The last one was rainbow sequined.
There’s also a pretty hilarious (possibly infamous) bit when he was doing a FB live stream from his hot tub and his husband popped out of tub in the background and accidentally showed the world his…ehem… sonic screwdriver.
He is wonderful with fans and really enjoys the convention circuit. I think it has also caused him issues with some cast members and show runners with the things he has worked on. He is just one of those actors that is great to have interactions with but may be a bit of a handful behind the scenes with production crews.
I attended the John Barrowman panel at the Indiana Comic Convention back in 2019 and it was delightful.
By all accounts he is a creep, flashing people, exposing himself on set. Even as recent as a month ago he was blaming 'cancel culture' for people complaining about his behaviour on set. Not a treasure at all
the Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack. Their chemistry and growth are highlighted throughout the episode .best aspects is the Doctor's unwavering optimism
I worked for years in a Psych hospital. There was an adage. "If it's wet, don't touch it. Glove up. If you're worried, go for double glovin'."
how is this relevant? idgi
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This was the episode when I fell in love with Eccleston. I really believed his joy at the end when, in the midst of another war, everybody lived. The moment felt more profound than his usual congeniality.
The gasmasks are part of the Blitz aesthetic (the government made sure everyone had them) and really add to the atmosphere. It's beautiful how something so simple (which would have more or less been the norm) is so effective.
And it's an example of a classic Doctor Who story/"monster" creation technique: Take something simple and commonplace, and make it weird and scary!
What's more frightening than the characters in this episode calling out " Mummy?! "
Try funnylilgalreacts calling out " Mummy " in her spot on English accent! :)
Fun fact about John Barrowman: he was born in Scotland but grew up in Illinois. He speaks in a Scottish accent to his family (and also sings) but in an American accent to everyone else
These two episodes are so great. They really nail the subtle spookiness.
Volcano day. Jeez I never made that connection before.
Can't wait to see your reaction to "Vincent and The Doctor."
Don't worry about your mind drifting to what you would do in these particular scenarios. It's a sign of well written sci-fi. Most people think that sci-fi is just about wizbang space-shit, but truly good sci-fi is about using fictional "out-there" settings to deconstruct important issues relating to the real world. They're supposed to make you think about how you would do things, and why you would do them that way.
Everybody lives!… still gets me after all this time.
This show… when it’s good, it’s REALLY good, probably some of the best writing you’ll ever have the privilege of experiencing, ever.
Stephen Moffat came up with this two parter that filled every minute . Scary , emotional , a great cast and a happy ending . As a writer of single episodes he's untouchable .
Incidentally food and many essential items ationing through the war was strictly enforced so he was a criminal .
@@DavidSmith-cx8dg And to quote Hogan's Heroes, 'If you steal from a thief, one thing you can be sure of, he'll never call the cops.' At least in the flat, linear secondary character sort of logic.
'Everybody lives!' Is more poignant if you remember that the Doctor fought in the largest war to have ever occurred and if you count Daleks as individuals has willingly caused the death of BILLIONS.
Glad you loved this two parter. Steven Moffat didn’t write one bad story of Doctor Who during the RTD reign, and when he took over as show runner when RTD left in 2010, his story ideas and imagination went up another notch, giving us some wild concepts and jaw dropping moments that literally were awe-inspiring.
If you like creepy, some of Moffat’s stories coming up will scare the bejesus out of you. You have so many more good seasons waiting for you to explore, I’m kinda envious that you’re watching it all for the very first time, but I’m also loving knowing what you’re about to see is gonna be so good.
He's a great writer, and he knows how to best subvert you expectations. I don't usually like sitcoms but Coupling is one of the few sitcoms that actually made me laugh out loud.
Moffat is like any great creator, having some truly inspired ideas but if you let him run loose it… can get to be a mixed bag. Arguably his very best episode came out during his own time in command, but also his lesser ones; in fairness, a lot of it was great ideas that weren’t executed right (and one of his messier scripts was written while his mother was dying in hospital so I give him more slack for that one).
He was also doing too many things in the 2010s, showrunning this in concord with “Sherlock” and developing multiple other, less successful shows as well; being run thin and having to helm this series can’t have been easy… All said, while there’s aspects of his style that I’ve never cared for (which gets worse when he’s not got anyone keeping him in check, similar to George Lucas in the SW prequel trilogy especially in dialogue…), I have a lot of respect for his contributions and his legacy to this great show.
@@borjankosarac3645 Didn't he also have some personal stuff going on? Like, didn't he lose his mother while writing his final Who season?
@@PrototypeSpaceMonkey He's great so long as he has someone to check him and keep the reins on. He completely goes down the drain if you give him complete control.
@@troikas3353 "George Lucas Syndrome" or GLS is a serious condition that every writer should have himself tested for regularly...
These two episodes will always be special. We met Jack, the Doctor danced, everyone lived. To quote the man himself: "Fantastic."
Also, my favorite line is, "Well, there is a war on, is it possible you miscounted?"
"Just this once, everyone lives!"
I can't even begin to explain how happy it makes me that Eccelston got this episode. His elation, the dancing, the introduction of Captain Jack, it's all just so perfect.
Colin Baker who played the 6th Doctor in the 80s was always a bit jealous of Eccleston for his costume and general production value. But I heard Baker say once that if had to pick one thing that he could take from Eccleston and put in his era, it was the line, "Everybody lives."
are you my mummy. a phrase that goes with dr Who forever.
I really wish Eccleston had had a better experience on the show and stayed around longer.
he was till great for the short time he was around. They all are.
Agreed! On the bright side, we did manage to get more of him as the 9th Doctor through Big Finish- I highly recommend checking out some of the stuff he did over there if you'd like more of his doctor- we basically got 3 more seasons of him over there! 🥰
@@patkillian5925 Yess! I'm so happy whenever I see people mentioning his work with Big Finish. They're super enjoyable.
@@sarahnadeofpoetry his lines there are what finally convinced me to try them out and I've been recommending them ever since!
I love Tennant but Eccleston is a very, very close second for me. Not that I dislike Smith and Capaldi (haven't seen Whittaker and Gatwa yet) but those two are pure magic
fun fact: this was like 10th episode in all of doctor who where no one dies...
I'm having trouble thinking of an earlier example it is that bad!
yeah, reading through the list was a lot of "oh yeah nobody dies in that one huh"
Really? I wouldn't have thought the number would be that high.
Sometimes when I see myself in a picture, I'm like, "That's not how I look in the mirror..."
I met John at a comicon. The line was MASSIVE. he was next to Sean astin. Sam from the lord of the rings. Poor guy had no one in line. John was amazing charismatic. We stopped by to se Sean and chatted a bit.
Stephen Moffat wrote the best episodes during the Davies era. We used to complain about him being show runner, but not anymore.
I never did, but then again I have always been a fantasy over sci-fi kinda guy, ever since my mum read me The Hobbit, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Wizard of Earthsea when I was little, so the whole "his stories are too fairy-tale" was just my jam. Davies's Doctor took you to different planets, Moffat's Doctor took you to different worlds.
Ever since I watched Steven Moffat's 'PRESS GANG' in 1989 (his very first experience for writing for television) I was blown away what he could shake out his pen ... well, typewriter probably. Never forget Colin dressed as a pink rabbit long before an American hit show did that. And already managing to win a BAFTA with that show, it's still one of my favorite shows I go back to rewatch, don't care if it's written for children's tv, it was brilliant and for that, I could easely forgive Moffat anything, if that was needed, but thank goodness I never felt the need for that.
@@channyh.221B Press gang is a classic, for sure. Brilliant mix of characters. Some of the dialogue is a bit clunky, especially in the early eps, but... that boy done learned his craft fast! =:o}
In the previous episode the Doctor pointed out that the kids would have been evacuated to the countryside by then, and several said they came back to the city. During World War II they sent many children out of the major cities, which were regularly under attack. Many of the children did become orphans, either because their families were killed in the war or for any number of reasons.
In the previous episode several of the kids said they didn't like the people they were staying with (which were often strangers) and ran aware to return to London.
many children were evacuated in the blitz to outside london. some of the host conditions were... less than ideal.
God I love this episode. In fact I might go out of my way to say that it's my favourite in Doctor Who. And yeah, I know there are so many episode out there which might be even better written but something about this one and that moment of "just this once, everybody lives" really gets me in a way that the others don't. Plus we get Jack, Rose and the Doctor together and I can never say no to that.
If we weren't here for your rambling, we wouldn't keep coming back for more of it.
7:17 - so bananas don't a-peel to you?
I'm not sure but I don't think I've ever liked as many comments on a youtube video as this before. Yup, one of my favourite ever episodes and one of my favourite ever reactions. Perfection.
"If you've watched The Expanse. Don't touch it!"
This episode was so popular, a spinoff was made under Moffat's direction called Torchwood (which is an anagram of Doctor Who). You'll hear more about them later.
EVERYBODY LIVES!
Watching this Doctor regain his heart and soul with Rose in this first series is so touching.
We love Jack. Its never boring when he's around.
"He wants to see what this guy is packing."
Judging by your reactions to John Barrowman, he's not the only one ;)
It isn't that the world won't end if The Doctor dances, The Doctor dances when the world doesn't end.
Nice!
I have a feeling you would really enjoy Torchwood 😆 with captain Jack Harkness as a main character 😁
fyi hump day in the UK would get the same response in the US as a shop called Poundland in the UK, well Natasha from Natasha and Debbie did giggle.
I love your background setup. The lighting is so cool 😊
My favourite story of the ninth Doctor; a 10 out of 10 for me! Although the writing for the season is overall to a very high standard Moffat just somehow elevates it - obviously helped by the quality of the performances. The dialogue, the characterisation, the story, the plot ideas, the humour - everything just clicks. And I agree that Captain Jack is a "fantastic" (as the Doctor might say) addition to the cast. Indeed all the cast - Nancy in particular but even secondary characters like Dr Constantine - feel well developed and this shows an ability that not all writers possess. Love your reactions - and as others have mentioned a very good English accent when saying "mummy".
some of the best lines are in this episode
This episode is so so special because that “just this once, everyone lives” wasn’t just a line from the doctor, it was a promise from the writers to us the viewers. This is such a special episode and we won’t see its likes again
I always thought the "Everybody lives!" line was a reference to some of the Classic era stories where the Tardis crew are the only survivors, particularly in the late 70s.
Regarding Steven Moffat, he's easily the best regular writer the reboot had (though Neil Gaiman wrote the single best episode IMHO)!
18:05 "What an interesting way to costume, just buy a bunch of gas masks." I'm pretty sure the gas masks were all custom made for this episode.
Barrowman eye and ear candy, from the musical theater segment of his career, years before Captain Jack; search for a video titled "John Barrowman sings Marry Me a Little". Enjoy!
Don't worry being feeling or looking odd, your adorable and your going through the episode is eye opening. Thank you for doing these reaction!
love doctor who since about 1976 (give or take) loving your reactions
Steven Moffat is brilliant at coming up with ideas/concepts. He's helped create some truly iconic monsters for Doctor Who, and some fantastic episodes. He does, however, struggle to write female characters with any depth. His female characters tend to be puzzles to be solved, rather than people. His dialogue is more dramatic/theatrical, which can lead to some amazing moments, but sometimes the conversations don't feel real/natural. He's a good writer to have on the team, but he has weaknesses.
Jack is such a great charachter! I will love him for ever!
God how old is this episode? Still gets me emotional in that amazing scene. Just this once, everyone lives….
"Oh, come on! Give me a day like this! Give me this one."
That last bit, give me this one. I remember the first time I heard it. Goosebumps. And sadness, as to what it may mean for the Doctor. And then...
"Everybody lives Rose... Just this once! Everybody lives!"
Big fan of Captain Jack
Moffat is hands down my FAVORITE Doctor Who writer and he really does a great job connecting new Who with old Who
It's fun when you get the occasional other writer (other than the showrunner) and other director as well.
Soundtracks are available on CD as well. Get to know themes as they are used as part of the production as much as it is with movies.
CD 1: series 1 and 2
CD 2: series 3
CD 3: series 4
CD 4: series 5
CD 5: series 6
Composer: Murray Gold
When you take into account the Doctor coming off the Time War and losing all his people, the "Everybody Lives" line and delivery is just so powerful.
John Barrowman, AKA Jack Harkness, is a freaking TREASURE. We've met him twice at cons here in the Pacific Northwest and he is just so cool and awesome. He even at Seattle's ECCC got angry when they tried to cut his panel short and told them he'd never come back if they persevered. I named my tabby cat after him because he is the most affectionate and loving cat I've ever had or met, even veterinarians have said "Your cat is so lovey!" Because like Jack he loves EVERYONE equally.
He's a massive creep on set and there's a lot of people who refuse to work with him because he's constantly exposing himself to people. This was one of the behaviours that Eccleston was upset that the Dr Who executives didn't do anything about
You said it best, "That's just genius." I couldn't agree more, one of the most well-written episodes of Doctor Who (or any series for that matter) ever. Stephen Moffatt hit it out of the park with this one. Thanks for a fun reaction!
Actually alot of classic Dr Who stories were written as 4 30 minute episodes. A two parter like this is a hommage to the original format.
Well, we are close to the season finale
One of the reasons I love the ninth doctor. Him and the tenth are my absolute favorites. I can't choose between them. "Just this once Rose, everybody lives"
I love this trio.
One of my favorite lines from Dr Who:
Jack (bewildered): "[It's] bigger on the inside..."
Doctor: "YOU'D better be [bigger on the inside]."
Just this once!
Medical works to a similar extent here in Australia actually. We have a Medical Tax Levy that everyone pays at tax time which goes towards free or cheaper medical for everyone. If you earn more you contribute more to medical costs. And if you wish to opt out you have to get your own Personal Medical insurance which helps to offset the demand on the system too its still not completely free medical but its vastly more affordable and all children and young adults get free medical under the medicare scheme