@@hanonhold Ruby has been calling him babes for a few episodes. Even Ncuti's Doctor called her that in the christmas episode. Clara never called Twelve babes
Man this was a signature Moffat Episode: - High stakes - Dark tone - Body horror - Direct quotes and references to his previous stories - Witty one liners blended with meta commentary - Militant Church - AntiWar rhetoric - S*x joke - Criticism of capitalism - Introducing a future companion ahead of time - Companion dies Even Ncuti and Millie’s lines sounded like they came straight from the Capaldi era
There's SOOOO many moments that are gonna end up standing the test of time. "Everywhere's a beach, evetually" is gonna be quoted for ever more, and the whole "NOW you want proof, FAITH gal" is such a perfect moment - Ncuti absolutely nailing the role! Fab episode.
You know it's a good episode when you know the characters won't die but you're on the edge of your seat and things are so tense you can't stand it. Amazing.
Villenguard is mentioned in the “are you my mummy” episode the doctor dances way back in season 1, the gun that Jack harkness has is mentioned as being from villenguard
On top of that you get the Anglican marines like in flesh and stone, and the fish custard. It’s full of little references without at all being reliant on it.
@@coreymason7017 They also seemed very similar to the priests of the Papal Mainframe, the ones that created the Silence, so I guess this could be a situation where either they are the same religion or they are different religions fighting each other
Fun fact - this episode was the first time Doctor Who used digital background screens on set - the ones pioneered by shows like The Mandalorian! I remember reading that they were going to use it in this episode but forgot by the time of airing, and only remembered whilst watching the BTS show Doctor Who: Unleashed. To me, it was that seamless and perfect a use I NEVER noticed until after the fact and that's after knowing about it in advance before forgetting 😂
I love episodes that do a lot with a little. This episode was entirely carried by the dialogue and damn if Moffat doesn't know how to write compelling dialogue.
Steven Moffat once again proving he's the best Doctor Who writer. He just gets the Doctor perfectly, it's insane how much different the dialogue feels and sounds, it straight up felt like Capaldi talking through Ncuti's mouth. It's such a shame that Jodie never got a Moffat episode.
@@flaggerify Okay. You're welcome to that opinion. Everyone likes different things. Though I am curious why you think it was worse than Space Babies, which I genuinely think was pretty awful and should not have been made at all, never mind being the season opener.
@@Drekal684 The landmine part itself was not very original, at least initially. Then there was the moralizing about arms dealing and the tone-deaf ending with the Doctor more happy with his rescue than being tactful with the people whose loved ones had just been killed. His hugging them before he left just made it worse.
It did sound like Capaldi talking through Gatwa's mouth, and I think that's a bad thing. Moffat has a very distinctive idea of the Doctor's personality, that's different to every other writer's/showrunner's ideas, and applying it to an incarnation who is otherwise being characterised differently to the two he created isn't good, it just creates inconsistency. I will say it didn't bother me too much in this episode, probably because the Doctor was under such extreme stress; him being a bit different in that situation makes sense. And on the whole the story was great, which for me is the main thing.
@@nevem5010 I like that it sound like Capaldi to some extend beacue he is "The Doctor" he's suppose to be the same person. So I don't mind it because Ncuti also clearly has his way of saying those dialouge that make it make sense for his incarnation and I absoluetly love it
Moffat managed to return with yet another classic that will be well remembered for years to come. The tense, heart-stopping atmosphere really took me back to Blink, Silence in the Library, and Midnight. I hope he’s more involved in Ncuti’s era going forward.
What a surprisingly incredible episode! I wasn't expecting this episode to go as hard as it did. 😭 I guess I should expect this type of thing from Doctor Who. Going from a nice space baby's episode to a really cool episode with the musical number to the next episode being "TRAUMA!" 😭
I don't understand why the little girl was given the IQ of a root vegetable. It kind of took me out of the drama when - even after establishing that there was an active mine that was about to go off, and that the hologram was in fact NOT her father - she was excited to watch the slideshow, 2 feet from the active mine.
I didn’t recognise her until I saw this comment 😮 do wonder if it will be the same character or something similar to Susan Twist playing someone new each episode. I feel so stupid for not realising 😭
This episode felt like definitive doctor who for me. The tone was perfect. Man Steven Moffat never ceases to impress. I think the performances from Ncuti and Millie are easily the best so far too. I love their chemistry. It felt like watching Clara and 11/12 again. I got some Amy vibes from Ruby too this time. This is and wild blue yonder are my favourite episodes of Doctor who in years.
They really bring back my favourite 2005 2006-ish era with RTD showrunning, and Moffat writing some of the best episodes, just like Tennant times. Gotta give it to RTD that knows how strong a writer (when NOT showrunning please) Moffat can be under him and for convincing him to come back. This has all the ingredients of a "Silence in the library" or "Blink", bringing out the best of the actors involved too, love to see it.
It honestly feels more like Eccleston era to me, with slight Tennant era vibes. But with Ncuti’s own flavor. Really loving the feeling I’m getting watching this season.
This is proof that Moffat is really good at one-off episodes. I don't think he pulls off things well enough in season-long arcs but he never misses on singular (one or two episodes) stories.
I'm not sure, Boom was really good but nowhere near The Eleventh Hour, Beast Below, The Pandorica Opens, A Christmas Carol, The Impossible Astronaut, A Good Man Goes to War, The Angel's Take Manhattan, Day of the Doctor, Time of the Doctor, Listen, Last Christmas, Heaven Sent, The Doctor Falls and I'm just quoting the ones I just had on my mind
@@hothemeep1219 Yeah he has amazing bangers in his own run too, don’t get me wrong. Heaven Sent is on the top of my favorite episodes of the entire Doctor Who. I just think he is better at writing contained stories (like most of the examples you gave) than writing an overarching arc for a season. They don’t hit as hard for me the way his contained stories do. I just prefer RTD’s approach for bigger stories but I’m glad Moffat is around for contained stories too.
@@celescole9918 Most of my examples are actually heavily linked to the bigger story arcs though (except maybe A Christmas Carol) and that's partly why they work so well. But I got you, you have preferences. As for Moffat, I don't think he made a grounbreaking return with Boom. Don't get me wrong, it was really good (8/10) but I'm still waiting for an unexpected masterpiece like Holmes did when he returned for The Caves of Androzani. Something really different than what he already wrote
@@hothemeep1219 Yeah, they mostly worked for me because of their structure or emotional corr rather than their place in the bigger arc. But yeah, everyone’s got their preferences and I’m glad Doctor Who has a lot of variety to offer for everyone. And agreed! I think he can do a lot more, but it was really nice to see him back here.
5:30 YES!!! RUclips keeps recommending me to watch videos criticising this new season of Doctor Who and I'm like "Dear algorithm, what made you think that I would like to watch this videos when I'm clearly just watching videos that are positive about this season?"
For a lot of them I’ve been clicking the three dots and then “don’t recommend channel” - ones where the thumbnail and title make it blatantly obvious that they’re just anti-social-justice-warriors spewing hateful nonsense. “Going woke has made the show a complete failure, as proven by the number of people in the uk watching live as it was broadcast, 18 hours after it started streaming worldwide” 🙄 Also, did you know that not a single person has gone to Blockbuster and asked to rent this season on VHS tape!?! 📼
"What survives of us is love" is a quote from the poem 'An Arundel Tomb' by Philip Larkin. Towards the end of his life Larkin was indeed a "sad old man".
In the last episode Maestro blasted the sonic out of the Doctor’s hand & we saw it sparking so it may have been damaged. Also In a BTS video with RTD, Steven Moffat did day that the Doctor sometimes ‘even forgets his screwdriver if he hasn’t been using it recently’.
And Jamie in Outlander was based on the 2nd Doctor's companion Jamie McCrimmon (supposedly his adventures after the Timelords erased his memories of the Doctor and returned him to Scotland). The actor who played Jamie on Doctor Who appeared in the first season of Outlander.
I also get so many videos recommended to me about people hating on Doctor Who from the algorithm, and channels like this and Who Culture make me feel sane again, so thank you.
@@lolsnez7542 I haven’t seen anything that dishonors the shows legacy, and the writing this season has been far better than the worst the show has seen. Everytime there is a change of showrunner/doctor there is an outcry of people who hate the change but that’s the only thing that has kept this show alive. That’s is the legacy of this show. If you hate the change, stop watching and wait for the next change. But there’s a bunch of us who still love the show. Leave us alone, because you’ll never get the satisfaction of making us change our minds.
I absolutely LOVE that when the Doctor was talking about the drums he started singing the freaking *Brazilian Funk* beat! Brazil detected!!!! ❤❤🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Bottle episodes are some of Doctor Who's best - Blink. Midnight, this one. Though as RTD & Moff said on commentary of this episode it wasn't as cheap as they first hoped.
😊 1:00:00 since when has science fiction or fantasy not been about the criticism of society and the establishment. It’s always been about taking what is considered wrong and giving it a different face in order to make you think and realize what’s going on.
Dunno if you lads have been watching Doctor Who since the revival, but Villengard(sp?) was first mentioned in the episode "An Empty Child" where the Doctor said he'd visited once. That episode was also written by Steven Moffat!
We’ve seen the Anglican marines a few times during Matt Smith’s run. The Weeping Angel episodes with River, and A Good Man Goes To War. Pretty sure they were also part of the Church of the Paple Mainframe.
This episode was incredible! We recognize the very beautiful pen of Steven Moffat. Millie Gibson is truly amazing as companion, Ncuti is a very good Doctor 🥰 This is definitely my favorite episode so far!
Just realized The Doctor didn't have his plot armor this episode. Kinda nice. I love it when the Doctor acts superior to humans. Calls us basically stupid but treats humans with love and respect.
As a gay 10 year old fan/viewer in 1963, (one of the originals you might say 😎 This new argument, woke??? bollocks! I'm so glad it's caught up with real people. It's always celebrated inclusion, but now we include all and this doesn't hang right with some naysayers. Well all I can say to them is take your hatred elsewhere and don't watch. Sorted.
Best episode so far. The level of ADHD in the characters though who can be distracted by anything & ignore someone who is in peril or DEAD is amazing. "Faith...the magic word that keeps you from having to think for yourself" no gun, but shots fired
😊 what I particularly like about the way Moffat escalates his story is you think the doctor is OK because he counter balances the mine, but that’s only delaying the inevitable because the mine is going to go off anyway, so you are still on the clock. You’re just giving yourself slight breathing room which led to the ending where no matter what they were gonna do that mine was gonna go off. Brilliant absolutely brilliant.
I loved this episode! The first one was fun, the second had great performances from all involved, but this had proper pace, drama, and tension (which Steven Moffat is great at. He’s my favourite Doctor Who writer). Excellent episode!
I really enjoyed the episode for the most part. There were points I didn't realize I was holding my breath until I exhaled in relief. I had to reflect on the comments about faith as I am a person of faith myself. I've never loved how Moffat's military are the Church, and there was a bit of a feeling in the script that faith is ok for kids (the daughter) but the adults (the soldiers) should know better. After reflection, I can respect that this is a depiction of how bad things can be when religion is too enveloped in worldly things and principles, like war and financial profit.
That's a wild theory but I like it! And it's certainly different than other ones I've seen. I'm not sure how that would relate to her being 3000 years old but it would be fun 😄
Freddy Kreuger Fleshlight LOL. We saw the Anglican Marines a couples of times back in Matt Smith's era, Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone and A Good Man Goes To War
So many critiques of the young actress but what if the child is with the father due to a neurodiversity such as ADHD/ASD which would explain why the father felt he needed to bring her into a war zone.
At first I was like what is going on what Doctor and Ruby are doing there? But than the whole idea that this whole war is against someone who doesn't exist that it is alogrithm it is was for war, dying for dying, victims for victims came and I was blown away. Genius, so brilliant, this appeal to our modern times and truly the prediction that it may be like that. Doctor was amazing in this episode his monologue was the best, witty, intelligent, aware. This episode was so intense with Ruby literally nearly being dead but so masterly. Wow
It's actually been 14 years since fish fingers and custard, can you believe it? Loved your reactions, really fun. All the "heeheehee's" I cracked up. This episode made me bawl at the end with the line about her dad not being "gone". One thing that bothered me there was this little girl didn't get to show any emotion, she didn't shed a single tear. Meanwhile soldier lady cried, understandably. Moffat really misses on emotional hits sometimes. He'll make the characters go through awful terrible things, and then doesn't allow them to grieve. Was disappointed to see that from him yet again. :( HOWEVER thats just one criticism.. I mean there's more than one for this episode but in general it was an amazing episode, it was really really good. There were many amazing moments. I'm intrigued about Ruby. And blown away by Ncuti's performance. I wish Moffat had considered the fact that they are not Clara/12 and at times it was too close, but he's an old man I guess I'll forgive him. 🙄 RTD aint perfect either. Space Babies... wow lol. Really unfortunate that was the opener. I want to recommend people join the Doctor Who train with this new series, and now I'm like hm.. maybe this isn't the best place to actually start.. 🤣
😊39:00 oh my God, yes I totally forgot about the ambulance and the algorithm, and I know you guys know about algorithms😂, the fact that it’s not cost-effective to treat injured patience. The easiest thing to do is just get rid of them. It almost sounds like a jab at the healthcare system, possibly? “ oh, so sorry it’ll cost too much to treat you here let’s send you to another hospital”😮😮
"the moon and the president's wife" that song is about the Doctor... Also, the idea of the church becoming a military organization was introduced by Moffat in the Time of Angels two-parter. Remember Angel Bob? Bob was one of these guys.
I enjoyed this episode I lot and I think Ncuti got some brilliant moments but gosh the amount of times I went "THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR THIS" was pretty high 😂😂😂😂 my dude's on a land mine balancing on one foot "hmm so where are we? What a beautiful sky.." LATER RUBY...LATERRRRRR
the religious soldiers reminded me of the ones with the Headless Monks in "A Good Man Goes To War". we are loving it! and Ruby! more and more of her lore's evolving and i am genuinely intrigued.
I loved this one he probably left the sonic screwdriver in the Tardis he did that in the Tom Baker era a few times, it's a easy way out especially in the new era.
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I’m not being gay but this dude wearing glasses hair looks really good and curly.
Moffat: I’ll make them fear healthcare!
Americans: 😅 about that…
This resonated in America very well.
It was actually surprising how quickly I could tell this was written by Steven Moffat lol
The dialogue felt VERY Moffat. Aside from Ruby saying "babes" I felt like her lines & the Doctor's could've been Clara and Twelve.
@@hanonhold Ruby has been calling him babes for a few episodes. Even Ncuti's Doctor called her that in the christmas episode. Clara never called Twelve babes
The "By Steven Moffat" at the beginning was a bit of a give away
@@LauraGS564Yeah, that's exactly what they meant
When the ending turned shit?
Man this was a signature Moffat Episode:
- High stakes
- Dark tone
- Body horror
- Direct quotes and references to his previous stories
- Witty one liners blended with meta commentary
- Militant Church
- AntiWar rhetoric
- S*x joke
- Criticism of capitalism
- Introducing a future companion ahead of time
- Companion dies
Even Ncuti and Millie’s lines sounded like they came straight from the Capaldi era
There's SOOOO many moments that are gonna end up standing the test of time. "Everywhere's a beach, evetually" is gonna be quoted for ever more, and the whole "NOW you want proof, FAITH gal" is such a perfect moment - Ncuti absolutely nailing the role! Fab episode.
You know it's a good episode when you know the characters won't die but you're on the edge of your seat and things are so tense you can't stand it. Amazing.
Villenguard is mentioned in the “are you my mummy” episode the doctor dances way back in season 1, the gun that Jack harkness has is mentioned as being from villenguard
It’s also the planet rusty the dalek is on in twice upon a time
And Twelve went there with One and ‘Bill’ during Twice, Upon a Time
On top of that you get the Anglican marines like in flesh and stone, and the fish custard. It’s full of little references without at all being reliant on it.
Missed that
@@coreymason7017 They also seemed very similar to the priests of the Papal Mainframe, the ones that created the Silence, so I guess this could be a situation where either they are the same religion or they are different religions fighting each other
Fun fact - this episode was the first time Doctor Who used digital background screens on set - the ones pioneered by shows like The Mandalorian! I remember reading that they were going to use it in this episode but forgot by the time of airing, and only remembered whilst watching the BTS show Doctor Who: Unleashed. To me, it was that seamless and perfect a use I NEVER noticed until after the fact and that's after knowing about it in advance before forgetting 😂
ncuti was given capaldi style dialogue but crushed it
I love episodes that do a lot with a little. This episode was entirely carried by the dialogue and damn if Moffat doesn't know how to write compelling dialogue.
He’s my favourite who writer easily. He always makes the doctor feel larger than life and I love it.
@@rileytipper5110 Mine too.
Steven Moffat once again proving he's the best Doctor Who writer. He just gets the Doctor perfectly, it's insane how much different the dialogue feels and sounds, it straight up felt like Capaldi talking through Ncuti's mouth. It's such a shame that Jodie never got a Moffat episode.
I though it was the was the worse episode yet.
@@flaggerify Okay. You're welcome to that opinion. Everyone likes different things.
Though I am curious why you think it was worse than Space Babies, which I genuinely think was pretty awful and should not have been made at all, never mind being the season opener.
@@Drekal684 The landmine part itself was not very original, at least initially. Then there was the moralizing about arms dealing and the tone-deaf ending with the Doctor more happy with his rescue than being tactful with the people whose loved ones had just been killed. His hugging them before he left just made it worse.
It did sound like Capaldi talking through Gatwa's mouth, and I think that's a bad thing.
Moffat has a very distinctive idea of the Doctor's personality, that's different to every other writer's/showrunner's ideas, and applying it to an incarnation who is otherwise being characterised differently to the two he created isn't good, it just creates inconsistency.
I will say it didn't bother me too much in this episode, probably because the Doctor was under such extreme stress; him being a bit different in that situation makes sense. And on the whole the story was great, which for me is the main thing.
@@nevem5010 I like that it sound like Capaldi to some extend beacue he is "The Doctor" he's suppose to be the same person. So I don't mind it because Ncuti also clearly has his way of saying those dialouge that make it make sense for his incarnation and I absoluetly love it
Leave it to a Moffat episode to make a viewer dread a word/concept like "ambulance"
Or America. You know how much it costs without insurance?
Not the first time, remember the “ambulance” in The Empty Child?
To be, Americans are terrified of ambulances from what I understand, for good reason of course
@@dylankearney4000 Yep. And even with insurance, you might have to pay for a trip in the, "Weewoo Wagon"
"Are you my mummy?" Comes to mind.
Moffat managed to return with yet another classic that will be well remembered for years to come. The tense, heart-stopping atmosphere really took me back to Blink, Silence in the Library, and Midnight. I hope he’s more involved in Ncuti’s era going forward.
He's writing the Christmas special at the very least.
I hate that he does the same thing every time. You can always tell it's Moffat when there's a senseless countdown that leads nowhere
He wrote at least an episode every season of the Davies era. Hopefully that happens again
You're joking. Not a patch on those ones. And he didn't write Midnight. This was average Moffat.
RTD wrote midnight
“i will shatter this silly little battlefield into dust” felt like a taster of 15’s badass side, god i’ve missed moffat’s dialogue
What a surprisingly incredible episode! I wasn't expecting this episode to go as hard as it did. 😭 I guess I should expect this type of thing from Doctor Who. Going from a nice space baby's episode to a really cool episode with the musical number to the next episode being "TRAUMA!" 😭
Literally
The Anglican Marines were also at Demon's Run in 'A good man goes to war'
I don't understand why the little girl was given the IQ of a root vegetable. It kind of took me out of the drama when - even after establishing that there was an active mine that was about to go off, and that the hologram was in fact NOT her father - she was excited to watch the slideshow, 2 feet from the active mine.
The throwback to fish fingers and custard went hard.
Trust Steven Moffat to introduce us to the future companion before her actual episode
I didn’t recognise her until I saw this comment 😮 do wonder if it will be the same character or something similar to Susan Twist playing someone new each episode. I feel so stupid for not realising 😭
oh wish i didn't see this lol
Thanks a-hole. I managed to avoid all spoilers regarding anything about next season until you. Congratulations.
@@grump9001 why?
I did not realize, but that makes sense. Capaldi played a citizen of Pompeii, before becoming The Doctor too.
This episode felt like definitive doctor who for me. The tone was perfect. Man Steven Moffat never ceases to impress. I think the performances from Ncuti and Millie are easily the best so far too. I love their chemistry. It felt like watching Clara and 11/12 again. I got some Amy vibes from Ruby too this time. This is and wild blue yonder are my favourite episodes of Doctor who in years.
What's your All-Time FAVORITE Doctor Who BOTTLE EPISODE??
The Midnight Entity: "What's your All-Time FAVORITE Doctor Who BOTTLE EPISODE??"
HEAVEN SENT!!!!!!!!!
Maybe "The Girl Who Waited."
@@IsiahBradleyThat ones so underrated/overlooked. It's really good.
Heaven Sent.
They really bring back my favourite 2005 2006-ish era with RTD showrunning, and Moffat writing some of the best episodes, just like Tennant times.
Gotta give it to RTD that knows how strong a writer (when NOT showrunning please) Moffat can be under him and for convincing him to come back. This has all the ingredients of a "Silence in the library" or "Blink", bringing out the best of the actors involved too, love to see it.
It honestly feels more like Eccleston era to me, with slight Tennant era vibes. But with Ncuti’s own flavor. Really loving the feeling I’m getting watching this season.
This is proof that Moffat is really good at one-off episodes. I don't think he pulls off things well enough in season-long arcs but he never misses on singular (one or two episodes) stories.
I'm not sure, Boom was really good but nowhere near The Eleventh Hour, Beast Below, The Pandorica Opens, A Christmas Carol, The Impossible Astronaut, A Good Man Goes to War, The Angel's Take Manhattan, Day of the Doctor, Time of the Doctor, Listen, Last Christmas, Heaven Sent, The Doctor Falls and I'm just quoting the ones I just had on my mind
@@hothemeep1219 Yeah he has amazing bangers in his own run too, don’t get me wrong. Heaven Sent is on the top of my favorite episodes of the entire Doctor Who. I just think he is better at writing contained stories (like most of the examples you gave) than writing an overarching arc for a season. They don’t hit as hard for me the way his contained stories do. I just prefer RTD’s approach for bigger stories but I’m glad Moffat is around for contained stories too.
@@celescole9918 Most of my examples are actually heavily linked to the bigger story arcs though (except maybe A Christmas Carol) and that's partly why they work so well. But I got you, you have preferences. As for Moffat, I don't think he made a grounbreaking return with Boom. Don't get me wrong, it was really good (8/10) but I'm still waiting for an unexpected masterpiece like Holmes did when he returned for The Caves of Androzani. Something really different than what he already wrote
@@hothemeep1219 Yeah, they mostly worked for me because of their structure or emotional corr rather than their place in the bigger arc. But yeah, everyone’s got their preferences and I’m glad Doctor Who has a lot of variety to offer for everyone. And agreed! I think he can do a lot more, but it was really nice to see him back here.
Nah he literally made the best series he’d never have opened with that shit baby episode
Oh, man! Are you going to do the whole season?!? THANK YOU so much!!! Love the love you have for Who!!!!
5:30 YES!!! RUclips keeps recommending me to watch videos criticising this new season of Doctor Who and I'm like "Dear algorithm, what made you think that I would like to watch this videos when I'm clearly just watching videos that are positive about this season?"
For a lot of them I’ve been clicking the three dots and then “don’t recommend channel” - ones where the thumbnail and title make it blatantly obvious that they’re just anti-social-justice-warriors spewing hateful nonsense.
“Going woke has made the show a complete failure, as proven by the number of people in the uk watching live as it was broadcast, 18 hours after it started streaming worldwide” 🙄
Also, did you know that not a single person has gone to Blockbuster and asked to rent this season on VHS tape!?! 📼
"What survives of us is love" is a quote from the poem 'An Arundel Tomb' by Philip Larkin. Towards the end of his life Larkin was indeed a "sad old man".
Vater= Father in German... clever Moffat, clever 🤌🏼
But has he tried fishfingers and custard since regenerating? He might not even like it anymore!
They've regenerated four times since 11, so I'll be surprised if he still didn't eat his favourite food during the incarnations between.
THIS EPISODE WAS SOO GOOD! Had me crying when Ruby was shot!
You honestly believed she would die?
@@flaggerify didn't believe she would die, but it was just a shock
@@flaggerify The Doctor thought she would, and Ncuti's acting was so amazing that we all felt his pain.
"do you get-get-get it?" Hoooo such a hard line
An absolute masterclass of tension. I love the way Moffat will let teeny-tiny bits of levity sneak in only to immediately and harshly undercut it.
In the last episode Maestro blasted the sonic out of the Doctor’s hand & we saw it sparking so it may have been damaged. Also In a BTS video with RTD, Steven Moffat did day that the Doctor sometimes ‘even forgets his screwdriver if he hasn’t been using it recently’.
6:18 when he was singing i was like: that sounds familiar, it's the Outlander theme song 😮
the original version
It’s an 18th century Scottish song, not the Outlander theme song.
@@MsJaytee1975 It the same song, "Skye Boat Song". The Master was playing it last season so this was the second time it was featured.
that was driving me nuts thinking where have i heard that before then it hit me
And Jamie in Outlander was based on the 2nd Doctor's companion Jamie McCrimmon (supposedly his adventures after the Timelords erased his memories of the Doctor and returned him to Scotland). The actor who played Jamie on Doctor Who appeared in the first season of Outlander.
19:18 the panicked arm wiggles are so relatable
I also get so many videos recommended to me about people hating on Doctor Who from the algorithm, and channels like this and Who Culture make me feel sane again, so thank you.
So you like awfull writing? And spitting to the shows legacy?
@@lolsnez7542 I haven’t seen anything that dishonors the shows legacy, and the writing this season has been far better than the worst the show has seen. Everytime there is a change of showrunner/doctor there is an outcry of people who hate the change but that’s the only thing that has kept this show alive. That’s is the legacy of this show. If you hate the change, stop watching and wait for the next change. But there’s a bunch of us who still love the show. Leave us alone, because you’ll never get the satisfaction of making us change our minds.
I absolutely LOVE that when the Doctor was talking about the drums he started singing the freaking *Brazilian Funk* beat!
Brazil detected!!!! ❤❤🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Bottle episodes are some of Doctor Who's best - Blink. Midnight, this one. Though as RTD & Moff said on commentary of this episode it wasn't as cheap as they first hoped.
This one wasn't on the same level.
@@flaggerify Compared to episodes from the last 13 or so years, it's up with the best.
@@geetee4459 No way. Just average.
P.S. from AI: The last line of “An Arundel Tomb” is among the most quoted in all of Larkin: “What will survive of us is love.”
😊 1:00:00 since when has science fiction or fantasy not been about the criticism of society and the establishment. It’s always been about taking what is considered wrong and giving it a different face in order to make you think and realize what’s going on.
Dunno if you lads have been watching Doctor Who since the revival, but Villengard(sp?) was first mentioned in the episode "An Empty Child" where the Doctor said he'd visited once. That episode was also written by Steven Moffat!
Yeah they have. They have reactions to all of new who on their Patreon
@@thewerewolff7248 Oh for real? Sick.
When Villengard was first mentioned I did the Leo point at the TV 😂
Funnily enough the War Doctor destroyed the weapons factories on Villengard during the Time War and left a banana grove there.
Mrs Twist turning up yet again.
That fish fingers and custard line made me so happy.
We’ve seen the Anglican marines a few times during Matt Smith’s run. The Weeping Angel episodes with River, and A Good Man Goes To War. Pretty sure they were also part of the Church of the Paple Mainframe.
Social commentary was *scathing* and I’m *here* for it. What a great episode
This episode was incredible! We recognize the very beautiful pen of Steven Moffat. Millie Gibson is truly amazing as companion, Ncuti is a very good Doctor 🥰 This is definitely my favorite episode so far!
Just realized The Doctor didn't have his plot armor this episode. Kinda nice. I love it when the Doctor acts superior to humans. Calls us basically stupid but treats humans with love and respect.
As a gay 10 year old fan/viewer in 1963, (one of the originals you might say 😎
This new argument, woke??? bollocks!
I'm so glad it's caught up with real people. It's always celebrated inclusion, but now we include all and this doesn't hang right with some naysayers.
Well all I can say to them is take your hatred elsewhere and don't watch. Sorted.
Well "real people", enjoy it for the one season it gets considering it'll flop
@@Scareth Considering Season 2 is already completely written and filmed, I think it'll probably get a second season, no?
Really good to see Varada Sethu make her debut in this episode playing Mundy.
Oh, you didn’t notice?
Sometimes Doctor Who has these moments…
The dreaded military-industrial complex made manifest in Doctor Who.
oh no! it's not aired in the UK yet. Here, have some engagement and I'll be back once I've watched it XD
It's on BBC Iplayer right now. Its always available in the UK from midnight.
Best episode so far. The level of ADHD in the characters though who can be distracted by anything & ignore someone who is in peril or DEAD is amazing. "Faith...the magic word that keeps you from having to think for yourself" no gun, but shots fired
😊 what I particularly like about the way Moffat escalates his story is you think the doctor is OK because he counter balances the mine, but that’s only delaying the inevitable because the mine is going to go off anyway, so you are still on the clock. You’re just giving yourself slight breathing room which led to the ending where no matter what they were gonna do that mine was gonna go off. Brilliant absolutely brilliant.
Susan Twist is getting a lot of work over the last few episodes ! 😂
Well, there IS always a twist at the end.
I loved this episode! The first one was fun, the second had great performances from all involved, but this had proper pace, drama, and tension (which Steven Moffat is great at. He’s my favourite Doctor Who writer). Excellent episode!
What I liked about this episode is how it kept on escalating.
That end quote hit me quite hard. I lost someone recently
I really enjoyed the episode for the most part. There were points I didn't realize I was holding my breath until I exhaled in relief. I had to reflect on the comments about faith as I am a person of faith myself. I've never loved how Moffat's military are the Church, and there was a bit of a feeling in the script that faith is ok for kids (the daughter) but the adults (the soldiers) should know better. After reflection, I can respect that this is a depiction of how bad things can be when religion is too enveloped in worldly things and principles, like war and financial profit.
"Both of you run!"
Yeah. Usain Bolt ain't gonna get far enough away. Half a planet.....
It's probably been mentioned by someone else below but didn't The Maestro break the sonic last episode.
I Have a wild theory that Ruby could be the daughter of a certain companions (Bad Wolf) and a Doctor (Meta-Crisis Doctor) Just a wild theory.
That's a wild theory but I like it! And it's certainly different than other ones I've seen. I'm not sure how that would relate to her being 3000 years old but it would be fun 😄
Freddy Kreuger Fleshlight LOL. We saw the Anglican Marines a couples of times back in Matt Smith's era, Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone and A Good Man Goes To War
God this episode makes me miss Moffats Writing!
So many critiques of the young actress but what if the child is with the father due to a neurodiversity such as ADHD/ASD which would explain why the father felt he needed to bring her into a war zone.
8:39 this is using a huge LED screen even in the pit the sky around them is a huge painted screen -there’s no green screen used in this ep
25:17 That is touching. Beautiful ending of this episode
I bought the Tardis t-shirt. Can't wait for it to arrive in th uk! Love your channel!!! x
how many dr who reactions do you have on your patreon? do you have them all from S1 (2005)?
Looking forward to seeing the Doctor seeing the Ambulance UI's face again in future.
23:56 I was literally so happy with him.
Great Reaction Greg and John! 👍
I’ve noticed negative reviewers but feel like they’re just click baiting their comments hoping to go viral
I love how Doctor is moment of distress is able to be funny
At first I was like what is going on what Doctor and Ruby are doing there? But than the whole idea that this whole war is against someone who doesn't exist that it is alogrithm it is was for war, dying for dying, victims for victims came and I was blown away. Genius, so brilliant, this appeal to our modern times and truly the prediction that it may be like that. Doctor was amazing in this episode his monologue was the best, witty, intelligent, aware. This episode was so intense with Ruby literally nearly being dead but so masterly. Wow
I think Space Babies was a horrible choice for a first episode, because the rest of the season so far has been pretty amazing
At least Space Babies didn't have this one's cringy ending.
@@flaggerifynow I know your shot baby episode ended on a fucking fart joke
@@kjo1849 Still better than this tone-deaf, sentimental muck.
The last two episodes were pretty solid. Looking forward to the next one.
That actress was also in Andor, Mundy.
12:09 That is incredible.
Great to see Moffat back, this was a great episode Ncuti and Millie are killing it!!! Fantastic reaction fella’s kiss kiss 💙💙
"Wheres his screwdriver" did you forget he couldn't move?
This must be the earliest I've seen you post. Then again i am a South African in a place where its closer to british standard time
18:30 That is so real. Saying we coming with peace but attacking and killing innocent people
Monday fallows Sunday😆, as companion. Hey guys👋🏻
I think the reason the doctor didn’t use the sonic is just cuz he couldn’t risk moving his arm to get it out due to how sensitive the mine is
Dawg basically had ptsd from the mine they stepped on before
Great episode, great reactions 💜💜➕🌈🟦
It's actually been 14 years since fish fingers and custard, can you believe it?
Loved your reactions, really fun. All the "heeheehee's" I cracked up. This episode made me bawl at the end with the line about her dad not being "gone". One thing that bothered me there was this little girl didn't get to show any emotion, she didn't shed a single tear. Meanwhile soldier lady cried, understandably. Moffat really misses on emotional hits sometimes. He'll make the characters go through awful terrible things, and then doesn't allow them to grieve. Was disappointed to see that from him yet again. :(
HOWEVER thats just one criticism.. I mean there's more than one for this episode but in general it was an amazing episode, it was really really good. There were many amazing moments. I'm intrigued about Ruby. And blown away by Ncuti's performance. I wish Moffat had considered the fact that they are not Clara/12 and at times it was too close, but he's an old man I guess I'll forgive him.
🙄 RTD aint perfect either. Space Babies... wow lol. Really unfortunate that was the opener. I want to recommend people join the Doctor Who train with this new series, and now I'm like hm.. maybe this isn't the best place to actually start.. 🤣
😊39:00 oh my God, yes I totally forgot about the ambulance and the algorithm, and I know you guys know about algorithms😂, the fact that it’s not cost-effective to treat injured patience. The easiest thing to do is just get rid of them. It almost sounds like a jab at the healthcare system, possibly? “ oh, so sorry it’ll cost too much to treat you here let’s send you to another hospital”😮😮
I assume he couldn’t use the sonic screwdriver because moving to get it would do something to the weight and set off the landmine.
Honestly Such an Amazing episode definitely the best so far of this season
"the moon and the president's wife" that song is about the Doctor...
Also, the idea of the church becoming a military organization was introduced by Moffat in the Time of Angels two-parter. Remember Angel Bob? Bob was one of these guys.
I enjoyed this episode I lot and I think Ncuti got some brilliant moments but gosh the amount of times I went "THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR THIS" was pretty high 😂😂😂😂 my dude's on a land mine balancing on one foot "hmm so where are we? What a beautiful sky.." LATER RUBY...LATERRRRRR
Love from Belgium 🇧🇪 ❤
24:18 I teared up here
the religious soldiers reminded me of the ones with the Headless Monks in "A Good Man Goes To War". we are loving it! and Ruby! more and more of her lore's evolving and i am genuinely intrigued.
One of my favorite doctor who episodes in a while
I loved this one he probably left the sonic screwdriver in the Tardis he did that in the Tom Baker era a few times, it's a easy way out especially in the new era.
Greatest episode since World Enough and Time
It's not even the best this season.
@@flaggerifybro is going to every comment that supports the episode and trying to take it down with his opinion
fan theory Ruby Sunday=River Song
40:07 It was destroyed by Maestro