Doctor Who 4x1 Reaction!! "Partners in Crime"
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- My first time watching Series 4 Episode 1 of Doctor Who - Partners in Crime
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What a fun episode! I loved the cat and mouse game they played with the audience. I loved having Donna back on the screen. I loved the new characters and wish we could see all of them again. OH AND ARE WE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT APPEARANCE?!
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Original Series: Doctor Who (2005)
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Series 4 has started!!! We're in for a ride now.
You have NO idea what this season/series is going to do to you.... but I do, and I'm here for it, Chris. =D
Interestingly the actor playing Donna's grandad (wonderful national treasure bernard cribbins) played a companion of the Dr in the 2nd dr who cinema movie, daleks invasion of earth, back in mid 60s
This season. This is THE season. Enjoy.
Well, we're in for it with you for sure. Great season. I genuinely love Donna (don't want to mate, though)
Rose is the Bad Wolf of season 4 - popping up in the background often. No spoilers in telling you that.
Granddad (Bernard Cribbins) was the newspaper stand vendor in the Christmas Special with the Titanic - he was the one who told the Doctor why the streets of London were empty at Christmas
Granddad is my absolute favorite "side character" in all of Doctor Who, and I've been watching since the 1970s. May he Rest in Peace!
Edit: In case Chris thinks this is a spoiler, it's not. I was referring to the actor, not the character.
Also a ways back when he used to be in the spoon trade.
Much more interesting than being a hotel inspector.
*salutes Wilf*
WILF! I was listening to the radio play of Neverwhere and I heard Bernard Cribbins' voice and I shouted WILF! That man oozes sincerity like Ive never seen on any other actor. He will be missed.
@@DanBatesolelol, I get that reference 😉.
"You're not mating with me sunshine!" is such a great Donna line
Holy crap, fancy seeing you here, Chris.
@@WolfHreda A nerd reaction to Dr Who? Is it really that big a surprise? ;)
I downloaded this as one of my notification sounds 😂
1. I love that Donna achieves the same level of access by waving her library card that the Doctor gets with psychic paper.
2. Wilfred Mott!!
Donna and the Doctor "silently" shouting at each other is one of my favorites moments - it is absolutely hilarious 😂. That and "....you want to mate?!!!" 💀! These two have such an unique chemistry, completely different from Rose or from Martha.
This episode is dedicated to Howard Attfield, who played Donna's dad Geoff Noble in "The Runaway Bride". He was set to reprise the role for this season, but he was already battling cancer when filming started. He filmed his first few scenes while undergoing chemotherapy, but it became apparent that he would not be able to continue and he did pass away later that month.
The producers decided to substitute the dad with a granddad in the script, and to fill that position with Bernard Cribbins as Wilf, the newspaper man from Voyage of the Damned. The scenes on the hill that had previously been filmed with Attfield were filmed again with Cribbins, but the originals were later included wih the boxset.
Oh wow I never knew this! Thank you for sharing:)
Awh that's so sweet, I had no idea either. I did always wonder about the man who had walked her down the aisle, and why he never appeared again.
I love the relationship between the Doctor and Donna. It's so refreshing. And Wilf is a treasure.
I will truly never get tired of people seeing the Rose reveal for the first time. It just makes me so incredibly happy. It’s like experiencing it for myself all over again.
"They're just children, cant help were they came from." "Well, that makes a change from last time."
Its said very casually but if you remeber last time they met, The Doctor did go full genocide on the Arachnos Queen and her babies.
The Doctor is often whimsical fun, but hes killed countless beings.
“The Donna?” Have you ever been tested for certain abilities?
I was thinking the same thing.
Funny you should say “I love that it’s raining”. In an audio commentary for this episode, David and Catherine recalled how it was the worst scene to film because they were running tight on schedule and the alley was off a street which had a nightclub on the corner. They said, in addition to the on and off rain, they found the scene so hard to film because of the music and drunk students shouting across to them like “It's Doctor Who!" etc.
Donna and the Doctor's reunion scene never fails to crack me up. Those two are comedy gold. 🤣
Donna and the Doctor are such a fun duo! I think you'll love this season!
The scene of Doctor and Donna recognizing each other shows off the amazing chemistry Catherine Tate and David Tennant: the script just said "Doctor and Donna recognize each other", but it's them who decided to improvise and mime
I completely believe that! It felt so organic.
@@CasualNerdReactions Not likely to be true though, sorry. The original script (and those of many more episodes) is freely available at the official BBC Writers website (Script Library ➡️ Whoniverse) and very much details what they are mimicking.
(To be fair, this is a late version of the script, that already features Wilf instead of Geoff, so this bit could in theory have been adjusted as well. However, what they are "saying" also makes perfect sense within the episode.)
I just checked the Confidential for this episode, which confirms that the script page was the same as it is in the published revision.
That's not to say this was not a challenge for Catherine Tate as the script does not lay out HOW she is supposed to mime this bit:
Donna does a little mime: I, came here, trouble, read about it, internet, I thought, trouble = you! And this place is weird! Pills! So I hid. Back there. Crept along. Heard this lot. Looked. You! Cos they...
And on 'they', she gestures and looks towards Miss Foster.
@@ftde1I came to talk about this and I think at some point they say or Catherine says the script said “Catherine will do something here.” That could well be a draft that got retyped before the final one, or Catherine was exaggerating a bit.
Their conversation through the windows is absolutely HILARIOUS! Always gets a giggle out of me. Catherine Tate is a great addition to the cast. Her face acting is top tier. Catherine + David working together is so fun.
In case you didn't realize it... Her Grandfather is the dude the Doctor spoke to on Earth during the last Christmas Episode.
That window scene has to be one of the best scenes in the entire show
First thing I thought of when Ozempic started hitting the headlines was Donna and the Doctor waving at fat!
Me too!
This is the start of arguably the BEST season of Nu-Who. Had to laugh at you when you kept calling her 'The Donna'...because.....spoilers!
Love your reaction to the appearance of Rose- they managed to keep that cameo quiet so it took us all by surprise on transmission. How can it be? What can it mean? Answers to come, of course!
Penny Carter was the new companion's name before they learned they got C. Tate back.
Grandad (Bernard Cribbins) was once a Doctor Who companion - sort of. He was in the Doctor Who movie* Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. starring Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin/Dr. Frankenstein) as the Doctor in 1966 - which is in no way canon to the TV series but was based on a second season Doctor story. The Doctor's not even an alien - just a human who cobbled together a time and space machine that looks like a police box. Cribbins took over the role of the male companion (at the time in the TV series the Docor's companions were an adult male, an adult female and a teenage girl).
Cribbins cameo in the Christmas Special was supposed to be a one time thing but the actor who played Donna's father in The Runaway Bride died before this series went into production. So they asked Cribbins if he's be interested; he said yes and Donna got a grandad - he's the same character from Voyage of the Damned.
*It's the second movie starring Peter Cushing as the Doctor. First one was Doctor Who and the Daleks (1965) based on the first season story that introduced the Daleks in 1963.
Everyone's been saying it so I won't repeat what you've already read countless times. This was the first episode where Wilfred Mott (Bernard Cribbins) really got to shine. You will quickly learn to love him as we do.
Bernard Cribbins passed away in 2022 at the age of 93. I won't say "sadly passed away" because he lived a good long life and was loved by millions. He passed not long after his wife did, some would say of a broken heart, so I hope that they're together again.
Bernard Cribbins is one of the few celebrity deaths that I still get emotional over. Along with David Bowie and Robin Williams for me. Every time I see him on screen in Doctor Who, whether he's cheering Donna on or on the verge of tears over things I won't spoil, I just start happy crying. Humany Wumany.
You say you won’t repeat what everyone’s been saying and then you repeat what everyone’s been saying.
@@richardvinsen2385 I was referring to everyone mentioning how Wilf was in the last episode.
One of the best running themes in this season is all the "mistaken for a couple" jokes.
Wilfred (Donna's grandfather) is an absolute treasure, as is Bernard Cribbins (the man who played him) and I am certain you are going to absolutely love him, just as we all do
Tate and Tennant have a good comedic chemistry
Donna really annoyed me at first but she became my all-time favorite companion. Just the best!!
I'm the opposite; started out loving her and she ended this run at the worst. Because of how it ends. The very last one she was was the final straw and the last episode I'll ever watch.
RTD talks about knowing he’d have to tone her down because in the guest spot he was really just playing off her comedy style.
@@farfromperfekSeriously? She proves to be an absolutely gorgeous actor with a far better plot and much more depth. I have never heard any whovian in all my years talking Doctor Who (11) on the internet say she actually got worse. They always say they still don’t like her, or it’s much better.
I think Adipose industries would have no problem selling all the pills they could make, even if they were completely honest about what they did. Who would possibly object to assured fat loss as well as helping create life for another world? It's a win/win all around.
Absolutely! I said that at the time.
I like that Donna was all packed and ready to go! Every other companion just runs into the TARDIS with just the clothes on her back
17:12 “what in the Rose it’s going on?!” That’s the perfect reaction😂 I’ve see this episode so many time and started watching reactions to Doctor who this scene always sends me chills! 😆
“Planet of the hats, I’m ready”. Love that line.
Donna Noble’s return! A loved this season…quite a ride this season is!
Did you recognize Donna’s grandfather from Voyage of the Damned? The newsstand?
6:20 - DONNA'S GRAMPS is portrayed by veteran British actor Bernard Cribbins [RIP in 2022 at 93]. He was also in the Doctor Who Christmas Special 'Voyage of the Damned' as the newspaper vendor.
You’re in for one helluva season. Strap in and enjoy the ride. Doctor Who perfection in season 4 👌🏻
Donna is my favorite companion, this whole season is filled with some AMAZING performances
The best part about this series is finding out Catherine Tate can act. Like, we knew she could do sketch comedy. But she really hit the dramatic bits out of the park.
trust me you are gonna LOVE donnas grandad wilf, he’s amazing
I love that you somehow already know to call her THE Donna. This will come back around.
Her Dad, Wilf, was the one selling newspapers in the Christmas Titanic episode 😉
Thanks Chris x
The cutest aliens, Donna is back, and a surprise cameo of Rose, this was a great episode
Wilf ❤RIP Bernard Cribbins
"Nor me, let's find out!" I remember being the funniest thing to me back in the day. I think I was just obsessed with the sonic screwdriver, so the idea that it was a joke presented like it was lore about the screwdriver just made it really interesting.
You're in for a treat. This season is, in my opinion, the best, due largely to Donna. And you just won't believe the season finale!
"What in the Rose is going on?!?!?" 🤣🤣🤣
Donna , put down by her mum constantly, no wonder she thinks less of herself. Bless Donna. The near misses are a clue to later. As is Rose, who is supposed to be in an alternate universe closed off. …You might not know Sarah Lancashire the Matron Foster, she is a fantastic actress who recently played Julia Childs in the series Julia, which is a fantastic show 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.
I have so much respect for you to watch Doctor Who in the traditional way and not just bingewatch it cause, even though it's hard in these days when one can bingewatch just about every series - you are right - you get more out of it the 'old fasios way'.
People always tell me I get so exhilarated (when watching mind blowing shows like Doctor Who and Sherlock) and it's such a bless to watch someone on that same level, thank you so much for letting us be part of that.
Thanks! I’ve really come to enjoy watching shows at a slower pace. Letting them sink in rather than being done in a mere week or two.
Fantastic episode. The brief Rose appearance with the old music still gives me shivers.
If there was a guarantee that there were no adverse side effects this woukd be a great symbiotic relationship.
We get to eat whatever we want and they get to continue their species
Donna's Grandad (AKA Bernard Cribins) was actually in the previous episode too. He's the guy at the news paper stand.
It was great that you had no idea Rose would show up. You are in for a ride this season. Some of the most consistently good stories.
Waiting for her to turn to the camera for his reaction . . .
Yes! I am thrilled to be almost done with the season (I have 4 episodes left) and no spoilers thus far!
It’s funny how you mention how Penny would have been a good potential companion. She *was* supposed to be the next companion, but Catherine Tate had asked to come back, so they wrote Donna back into the series
Perfect timing! I checked for this reaction, and you put it up 6 minutes ago. I LOVE Donna. Enjoy!
I love your thoughtfulness in this, and past episodes and I like hearing your thoughts on themes of seasons, and I can't wait to see your reactions to future episodes! There's a specific episode in mind but I will not say anything more right now, so I don't do spoilers.
Yes! My words exactly - I would happily donate for a couple of Adipose myself =)
And of course I was waiting for your reaction to Rose. Not disappointed :)
Wilf generally tends to have that effect on people, yeah. The teary-eyed affection, I mean. He's the most adorable Grampa ever!
seeing people react to the rose scene at the end never gets old 😂😂😂
Yay! My favourite companion is back 😁 And your reaction to Rose was *chefs kiss*
The Writer's Tale is a very fascinating book on the process of writing Series 4. It's basically a collection of long emails between RTD and "Doctor Who Magazine" writer Benjamin Cook where they liked to chat about his thoughts while he was writing this season. Penny actually has an interesting story. She *was* going to be the season's companion, but while RTD was writing, they managed to convince Catherine Tate to come back to the show, and so Penny wasn't needed. RTD chose to write her out as the companion that never was. A person that could have been a companion with her cleverness and curious mind, but who didn't *quite* meet the requirements of being able to handle the pressure of dealing with the dangerous bits of being with the Doctor.
I'll say this, though...if you pick up the book, wait until AFTER you finish Series 4 before you start reading it. It's got spoilers galore.
I can see that. She was clever, and brave, but I’d have guessed she’d have trouble with the pressure.
Whilst this is only Bernard Cribbins 2nd appearance in Doctor Who (tv), he appeared in the 2nd Dalek movie back in the 1960's - Dalek Invasion Earth 2150.
She is the best companion ever.
Being a big fan of the Catherine Tate show I already knew what to expect and she delivered in the runaway bride but for those who didn’t know her work previously I completely understand why people were sceptical about her being a companion in S4, I was more unsure on this episode about her character than I was with the runaway bride but by ep 2 she was my favourite and remains my favourite companion to date she’s everything I personally want in a companion ❤ Donna is the GOAT
I never doubted Catheirne's abilities, and had enjoyed her in Runaway Bride, but when I heard she was going to be the S4 Companion I was worried because she was so abrasive and annoying in Runaway Bride (which worked for the one episode, but I thought it might get old very quickly). But I needn't have worried, the writing for this season made sure she became so much more, and so quickly. There are moments in Fires of Pompeii that Catherine had me in tears - and we never looked back!
I didn’t see anything of Catherine until after I saw her here. (I’m in Oz & didn’t watch much apart from Who.) BUT my maiden name was Noble, so I was prepared to like her. My faith was more than justified.
a vast majority of people consider Donna to be the best companion and series 4 to be the best of the show. I simply cannot wait ror this ride.
the reaction to Rose was FANTASTIC!!! and the same one i had first time 🥰
Your reaction to seeing Rose was amazing! Literally me when i watched this back in 2008! Still gives me goosebumps. Can't wait for your season 4 reactions. You'll love this season! ❤
You’re gonna love Donna. If all the Doctors companions, I think Donna has the a sadder story than any other. Between being used by someone she thought lived her and her mothers constant Ada can negativity and nasty attitude towards her, she’s, to me, the saddest character and most relatable to me. I envy you seeing these for the first time. By I thank you for sharing your reactions so we can view for the first time vicariously through you.
love your reaction to Rose's surprise appearance, felt the same way when i watched it back in 2008, not sure how far ahead you are but i recommend watching all of Torchwood Season 2 before reaching Episode 11 of Season 4, no spoilers from me
I'll definitely have TW season 2 finished before that :)
Season 4 is considered the BEST season of New Who...Enjoy the ride!
100% the best season.
It's top three, sure.
I absolutely love this episode! What a great season opener! And Donna’s back!!! 😃 She’s definitely my favourite NuWho companion! I think you’ll love season 4, Chris! And Rose 😮😊
The ending of series4 is still the best episodes i feel.
DONNA
You’ve started on one of the most fun seasons. No smoldering romance, just The Doctor and Donna out having a great time… usually. More or less. It’s never exactly simple but yeah, fun.
Every reaction to this episode is all ahout the WTF Rose moment, and you didn't disappoint!
"I'm curious to see how the Donna... how the Doctor..."
Hold that thought.
My favorite season... by a long shot! They are a great comedic duo. The two of them are simply amazing.
Among the greatest episodes! I have an Adipose figure in my office! I have heard that the scene where the see each other was improvised.
Sarah Lancashire (who plays Julia Child in a recent series) is brilliant as Miss Foster here
The line “It’s not like the 1980s, nobody’s unemployed anymore except you!” aged interestingly as the episode aired around the time of the 2008 global financial crisis!
Yay! That's my team there! Ten and Donna! My Doctor and my favourite companion =)
This is absolutely a top favorite episode for me.
There is some cute stuff in this episode.
I've lately been seeing some takes that the Doctor was not romantically in love with Rose, and I'm starting to incline that way. He was willing to send her off to the parallel world (indeed, he did) until she came back and refused, after all.
It's nice to see someone see some validity in Martha's story, by the way. RTD thought showing unrequited love was important since almost everyone experiences it, although Agyeman would have liked to have dropped that part of the story.
Trivia. Bernard Cribbins as wilf wasn’t originally meant to be. The role was originally Donna’s dad from thr xmas special but he sadly passed away before filming. So they decided to get Bernard back and fill the role as a granddad instead
Let’s goooooo! SEASON 4 !
9:54 - The DoctorDonna
Series 4 is so good! The Adipose are adorable, they're just babies. I love that Donna has apparently been driving around with two suitcases, two bags and a hatbox in the boot in case she runs into the Doctor again.
Calling her The Donna w/o even knowing her story line is crazy 😂
Funny you mention Penny being companion potential, because originally RTD was going to introduce a new companion for Series 4 called Penny Carter before they managed to get Catherine Tate back, so he just reused the name.
I don’t think you recognised him, but Donna’s granddad, Wilf, was the same old man the Doctor met when he beamed down to Earth in the Christmas episode you’ve just watched, Voyage of the Damned. Played by the same actor, Bernard Cribbins. The reason why he was drafted in as Donna’s granddad is because the actor who played her dad in the Christmas episode she was in, The Runaway Bride, died from cancer between the making of that story and this one. Donna’s mother is played by the same actress who played her in The Runaway Bridge. You are gonna love Wilf as the season progresses.
The character, Penny Carter, the journalist who was tied up for most of this story, was originally going to be the name of the new companion. It was only when Russell T Davies had the idea of asking Catherine Tate if she would like to come aboard the TARDIS as a companion (to which she agreed to do), that the Penny Carter character was dropped.
Catherine Tate’s performance as Donna is gonna blow you away this season. She is funny, smart but also dramatically she will get you in the feels a lot!
The bees are dying out, planets disappearing, The Shadow Proclamation - what does it all mean? Buckle up Chris for the best (at that time) season of Doctor Who there is!
8:28 the uk comes in pretty close statistically
I noticed that the Adipose building is the same building that was used for the first episode of the second season of Torchwood where Jack Harkness got pushed off the roof.
I'm really looking forward to your reaction to the introduction of one of the most iconic characters later this season!
I'm fairly certain I watched that introduction a few hours before you commented this. 🤫📚🌳💀
11:44
You have no idea...
Penny WAS the original companion for this series before they decided to have Donna return. It's unlikely the Penny we have today is anything like the companion originally planned, who didn't last long, and this character was given her name as a slight tribute. It's a very interesting story that was virtually unknown for many, many years.
Oh this season. This! Season! 😍
You are so lucky... When we watched it back then we all got spoiled about Rose.
Bernard Cribbins who played Donna's Granddad was in a Dr Who movie in 1966, with a remake of a first Dr story called "Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D." starring Peter Cushing as Dr Who, there are 2, this was the second one, they are both worth a watch, unless of course you're going to watch "Classic Who" at any point. Season 4 in my opinion is the best out of the first 4 seasons, enjoy.
Series 4 is my faviroute series and is the same for most of the fandom. You have some really good episodes coming up
I love Donna. She's one of the best companions. They have a very good friendly dynamic, which is exactly what the Doctor needed what with all the romantic stuff with Rose and Martha. The Doctor and Donna are just best friends.
Series 4!!!! My favorite series and favorite companion. Excited for you to experience it!
Love Donna. She was perfect to me
Hugely fun opening episode, and a solid start to this season. Ignore the negative nancy types, you just enjoy it as it comes. Donna is a wonderful character, as you'll see very soon.
Here we go the best season 💯😁😁😁😁
Donna is in my opinion the best companion from new who, you've got some stunning episodes coming up!
If you're missing Martha, there was an animated episode titled *The Infinite Quest* which broadcast during the previous series. Most reactors skip over it, but if you want another 45 minutes of Doctor Who content, then it would be something fun to react to.
A second animated episode titled *Dreamland* aired alongside the specials which come after Series 4, so that's something to potentially watch at a *much* later date too.
About that rose spin off.... You're technically not wrong. Big finish did a series about her and the events of this season. No spoilers obviously.
I just recently realized how many audio productions there are. Something to look forward to in the future!