Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Corsair As divulged by Mr. Neil Gaiman (from The Brilliant Book 2012) 1. His TARDIS looked like a sailing ship whenever it was practical - and sometimes even when it wasn’t - because small, piratical sailing ships are cool. 2. The Ouroboros tattoo, showing a snake eating its own tail and symbolising Eternity, moved around the Corsair’s body with each regeneration. The largest version was huge and multi-colored and covered the Corsair’s entire back. The smallest version was the size of a ten pence piece and was discreetly inked upon the Fifth Corsair’s upper thigh. 3. The Corsair met his doom while working for the Time Lords on the Fourth Universal Survey Expedition. They were surveying the whole universe. It’s a big place. Somebody has to keep track of it. 4. Most Time Lords disapproved of the Corsair. The Doctor, on the other hand, got drink with him (in the Corsair’s Fourth and Eighth incarnations) and with her (in her Fifth). Each time, the Doctor swore he would never do it again. Twice, they woke up in jail. Once, they woke up in the Bank of England vaults. 5. The Corsair took his name from a term for ‘privateer’ - a sort of legitimate pirate. Some people assumed that this was because the Corsair did things for the Time Lords that they could deny responsibility for - such as stealing the secret of the Callisto Pulse from the Callistan Kleptocracy. The Corsair denied having stolen the Callisto Pulse. The Time Lords denied having asked him to steal it. The Callistans would like their pulse back. 6. The Corsair never actually fought the Daleks. But her seventh incarnation was definitely spotted on Clarkor Nine the night the Dalek Scout Ship landed. On the following day the nine Daleks on the saucer discovered that their weapon arms and their suction cup arms had somehow been removed in the night, rendered inoperable, and fused together into a shape that means something very rude in Skarosian. They left immediately and did not return. The Corsair’s role in this is unclear. 7. The Corsair visited Earth a number of times in its history. He was worshipped as a god by the ancient Assyrians until he got bored after a week and went off with the sacred temple cat. 8. In ever incarnation the Corsair had an amazing smile. It was variously described as ‘reckless” ‘roguish’, or ‘very bad girl’. Whatever race or gender the Corsair was, he or she smiled the kind of smile that made the person being smiled at want to trust the person who was smiling, run of with him or her, and get into all manner of trouble. Sometimes people did. 9. The Corsair liked having a cat and, sometimes, a parrot aboard his TARDIS. He never had a companion, however, preferring to travel alone. (Having said that, the Corsair took enormous pleasure in Rescuing Good Looking People from Dangerous Situations, but rarely stuck around long enough to be properly thanked.) 10. The Time Lord High Council formally censured the Corsair following the disappearance of the mysterious Portrait of Rassilon in Lord President Borusa’s time. The Censure was later formally revoked by President Flavia, for reasons she declined to go into, although she was once heard to say that the Corsair had an extremely attractive smile. 11. By the time the Ninth Corsair (a strapping big bloke, he was) realised he had been trapped on the intelligent asteroid that called itself House, his TARDIS had already been killed and eaten. He recorded a distress message, but before he could send it there was a tap on his shoulder and he felt and thought nothing more, not ever again. -------- Also, there's a (non-canonical, as far as such things go in Doctor Who) Thirteenth Doctor comic book where the Doctor meets the Corsair. Chibnall has no involvement, so it's actually pretty good.
I love your Dad. He should do the whole series. He’s such a joy to watch. I love his sweater vest!
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As for the whole "not meeting any other Time Lords", I think the (non-canonical?) explanation is that Time Lords generally align themselves to the Gallifreyan time zone. Since Gallifrey is in the (subjective) past, all the Time Lords are in the (subjective) past. It doesn't matter where on the (objective) universal timeline the TARDIS lands, they're always going to be in the (subjective) past. Other time travelers, like Jack Harkness or River Song, don't follow the same convention, which is why they can meet the Doctor "out of order".
I appreciate the call out to I, Claudius, a terrific 13 episode mini series from the 70's. In addition to Derek Jacobi it stars Brian Blessed, Sian Phillips, George Baker, John Hurt and a very young Patrick Stewart amongst others. Oh, and there were six Caesars who were Emperor of Rome: Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero. Claudius was indeed Caligula's uncle, risen to power after Caligula was overthrown and killed. Looking forward to The Three Doctors!
You're referring to the 6 Julio-Claudians who ruled in Rome. Julius was Dictator, the plot to kill him was because the Republicans realized he could become king which was anathema to conservative Romans then. The later emperors used the title Caesar too of course, which lead to it's use as a term for king in other countries eg, czar, kaiser, shah. I Claudius was a wonderful series, as are the books I Claudius and Claudius The God.
Since time lords live so long and can regenerate multiple times, they probably don’t see it as abandoning family if they disappear for long stretches of time. There’s also probably no rush for time lords to begin time lording. Maybe training can take up an entire first lifetime.
The most hilarious implication of the TARDIS always taking the Doctor where he needs to go is that time it dropped the Seventh Doctor into San Francisco in the middle of a gang fight.
Even funnier is one of those gangs is one he founded. The Doctor Who novel Bullet Time shows why 7 is doing it. It is a novel that fills in the blanks. Also Sarah Jane is investigating the same events, so assists 7. Ace is on Gallifrey training to be a Time Lady by then. 7 drops her off in an earlier novel. He also mentions it to Sarah in Bullet Time, because she had contact with the Brigadier, whom told her Ace was the companion, so asked him where she was. Since they met in Remembrance Of The Daleks, and Bullet Time takes place many adventures after. Big Finish is doing the company that Sarah Jane Adventures mentioned Ace running, when 11 met Sarah and Jo . This is because Ace is sent back to Earth with her memory wiped by the Time Lords, specifically Balaxiatel, the Doctor's brother, because the Time War had fully begun, and she was a full Time Lady, because she graduated the Academy. Ace was active as a Time Lady when Romana was Lady President. She shows up in the Gallifrey audios. Leela also shows up here.
Did you know the story of the console they built in the graveyard? They did a "build your own Tardis console" contest on another show and then took that winner's idea and used it. She got to see it brought to life on set and meet Matt Smith. There's more detail on Wikipedia and it's sources.
House used the mail cubes to call for help, luring in Time Lords. The same way he did with The Doctor. He probarbly caught a Time Lord by chance ones way back. And stole their cubes after they died.
I loved the random excursion into Suetonius-ville with the discussion of Roman Emperors. I'm really looking forward to you guys getting into some historicals together.
The Actress who played Idris Is Suranne Jones. She has played in Coronation Street (Karen McDonald), Sarah Janes Adventure (Mona Lisa), Gentleman Jack (Anne Lister) and lots of other stuff. Karen and Arthur are both 1.8 m. Matt is 1.82 m So yes this Doctor is slightly taller. (David Tennant is 1.85 m. Chris is 1.83 m) Maybe Davies and Moffat liked tall men
Loving these reactions with your dad, so lovely to get his take on the programme. Not sure if you have it factored in at all, but would love to see you both react to 'An Adventure in Space and Time' which is the drama that was produced detailing how Doctor Who started. Think your dad (and you) would really love that if you've not seen it already.
my favourite control room showed up a couple of times during Tom bakers run a nice wood panelled affair. also during his run and davidson's we got to see more of the tardis than we normally see
Man I wish you would release conversations with your dad as a podcast. Sticking with a vid after the actual reaction can be difficult to fit into regular life. But I'd listen to you guys discuss the episode literally anywhere.
Alex and Dad should review the story The Romans from Hartnell's second season. (Dad presumably saw it when he was a youngster). Maybe we could have a mini-series in which Dad could speak about the history shown in the historical episodes that survive?
You are only a Time Lord if you finish the Academy. So yes he would have been a Time Lord when he "Borrowed" The TARDIS A TARDIS is not build, they are grown, and yes they are all alive and sentient
Again a really good pick to show your dad the essence of this doctor. Eleven's stories are often more science fantasy than science fiction and sometimes a bit convoluted. It was fun seeing you try and explain the madness of Moffat
@@7thHourFilms I feel he may be confused especially with some of the reveals that series. I mean I expect you to be confused with some of the things to come. No spoilers from me though
@@vanillamc1 Yes Series 5 is a soft reset of sorts. It is a great point to join New Who from. Everything is explained as it moves along. I think it was because they tried to introduce Doctor Who to overseas viewers, who had never before watched any Doctor Who. I would normally say. Start at Series 1 Ep 1. But there are points of Doctor Who that is natural good starting points. Series 6 is not one of them. But 5 definitely is
Renee Vejbirk Totally agree, although I do know someone who started with The Impossible Astronaut and got hooked. I guess you really have to know the person to suggest Series 1 or 5 for a starting point. Which era would they prefer? Or maybe it’s not an issue and they can just start at 1. Tricky.
You say "it's the one and only time we talk to the TARDIS", but that's not true. There are at least a couple of occasions when the TARDIS appears using a hologramatic avatar (young Amy and Clara). It is the only time they can meet as flesh bodies, though.
I, Claudius is very good, with amazing acting and writing and typical 1970s BBC sets. Based on Rupert Graves’ books, also superb. It’s a rewriting of history, a secret diary of Claudius which portrays him as trying to bring down the Empire and restore the Republic. And unlike his portrayal in the histories of Tacitus, Claudius is actually very intelligent. Well worth a watch. Suranne Jones, as Idris, is quite superb, one of the best guest performances on the show I think.
Alex, Star Trek: Picard is blocked in my country:/ I don't know how this works. I've really enjoyed watching your dad react to some modern NuWho episodes. I didn't realize that the voice was Michael Sheen's! I also get the impression that I've seen that actress before. I can't remember where I've seen her. Okay - now to your Sherlock reaction! I love that show.
Picard was blocked a few hours ago. I am working on a dispute but for now it will be unavailable. Sorry about that. I will post on Twitter and the community tab when it gets fixed.
For me,this is just too full of ideas. Gaiman throws in a lot of different concepts;but it all feels too busy. Particularly as the interaction and repartee between the Doctor and TARDIS/Idris should be the essence of the story,but it keeps getting interrupted by the other sub-plots. It's not until toward the end that the interaction becomes poignant. Suranna Jones plays Idris. She's a striking actress with great presence. She ought to have been cast as the first female Doctor,imo - but she's terrific in everything in which she appears (she played the Mona Lisa in SJA) Remember the reference to The Eye of Orion (a restful place to visit). It will gain significance. Remember.
I really like this episode, but I think it is a little overrated because I don't think it's as good as most people say it is. Suranne Jones was amazing as the Tardis though and Matt Smith gave one of his best performances in this episode. Arthur Darvill and Karen Gillan gave strong performances in this episode too, their scenes inside the Tardis are properly eerie. The obligatory Rory death really annoys me of course, but the way that entire sequence plays out is very effectively done.
This episode is a brilliant encapsulation of the bond between the Doctor and his Tardis. It's such a fantastic idea to give the Tardis a body, so it can finally speak. It's great to get hear the Tardis' perspective on things, such as calling the Doctor's companions "strays". The conversations between it and the Doctor are some of the most entertaining in the shows history and they add so much to the show's mythos too. You realise that companions come and go, but the one constant is always the Tardis. The Doctor's oldest and most loyal friend. The final scene between the two is surprisingly, very emotional. Seeing the old console room got me emotionally, it's my "home" so to speak. It might just be nostalgia, but that'll always be my favourite console room.
@@7thHourFilms It probably doesn't help that the episode he's demanding a reaction to is one of the few Tennant episodes you don't like. That still baffles me btw, but whatever. 🤷😂
Midnight is one of those that I completely understand why it's so highly regarded but bugged the hell out of me. Honestly, it did what it set out to accomplish. It made me hate those people. It's just that that's why I wouldn't want to go back to it often. I have gotten better about it since the reaction, though.
I have to say, from a neutral reaction POV I have disliked the reactions recently where your Father knows nothing about the episode and you are aware of the ongoing story. The reaction is too biased towards the one who has already seen the series and is aware of the ongoing story. If you're ambition is to watch the whole series together from the 63 beginning then that is what it should be. These reactions with that mission serve no purpose for me, however interesting they are.
Well, it's only for these three and when we watch the 50th. The schedule maker said he was going for a specific theme with these three. I was the one that chose to watch the 50th on my own then rewatch with Dad. Next week, we'll be watching The Three Doctors which I guarantee I haven't seen.
Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Corsair
As divulged by Mr. Neil Gaiman (from The Brilliant Book 2012)
1. His TARDIS looked like a sailing ship whenever it was practical - and sometimes even when it wasn’t - because small, piratical sailing ships are cool.
2. The Ouroboros tattoo, showing a snake eating its own tail and symbolising Eternity, moved around the Corsair’s body with each regeneration. The largest version was huge and multi-colored and covered the Corsair’s entire back. The smallest version was the size of a ten pence piece and was discreetly inked upon the Fifth Corsair’s upper thigh.
3. The Corsair met his doom while working for the Time Lords on the Fourth Universal Survey Expedition. They were surveying the whole universe. It’s a big place. Somebody has to keep track of it.
4. Most Time Lords disapproved of the Corsair. The Doctor, on the other hand, got drink with him (in the Corsair’s Fourth and Eighth incarnations) and with her (in her Fifth). Each time, the Doctor swore he would never do it again. Twice, they woke up in jail. Once, they woke up in the Bank of England vaults.
5. The Corsair took his name from a term for ‘privateer’ - a sort of legitimate pirate. Some people assumed that this was because the Corsair did things for the Time Lords that they could deny responsibility for - such as stealing the secret of the Callisto Pulse from the Callistan Kleptocracy. The Corsair denied having stolen the Callisto Pulse. The Time Lords denied having asked him to steal it. The Callistans would like their pulse back.
6. The Corsair never actually fought the Daleks. But her seventh incarnation was definitely spotted on Clarkor Nine the night the Dalek Scout Ship landed. On the following day the nine Daleks on the saucer discovered that their weapon arms and their suction cup arms had somehow been removed in the night, rendered inoperable, and fused together into a shape that means something very rude in Skarosian. They left immediately and did not return. The Corsair’s role in this is unclear.
7. The Corsair visited Earth a number of times in its history. He was worshipped as a god by the ancient Assyrians until he got bored after a week and went off with the sacred temple cat.
8. In ever incarnation the Corsair had an amazing smile. It was variously described as ‘reckless” ‘roguish’, or ‘very bad girl’. Whatever race or gender the Corsair was, he or she smiled the kind of smile that made the person being smiled at want to trust the person who was smiling, run of with him or her, and get into all manner of trouble. Sometimes people did.
9. The Corsair liked having a cat and, sometimes, a parrot aboard his TARDIS. He never had a companion, however, preferring to travel alone. (Having said that, the Corsair took enormous pleasure in Rescuing Good Looking People from Dangerous Situations, but rarely stuck around long enough to be properly thanked.)
10. The Time Lord High Council formally censured the Corsair following the disappearance of the mysterious Portrait of Rassilon in Lord President Borusa’s time. The Censure was later formally revoked by President Flavia, for reasons she declined to go into, although she was once heard to say that the Corsair had an extremely attractive smile.
11. By the time the Ninth Corsair (a strapping big bloke, he was) realised he had been trapped on the intelligent asteroid that called itself House, his TARDIS had already been killed and eaten. He recorded a distress message, but before he could send it there was a tap on his shoulder and he felt and thought nothing more, not ever again.
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Also, there's a (non-canonical, as far as such things go in Doctor Who) Thirteenth Doctor comic book where the Doctor meets the Corsair. Chibnall has no involvement, so it's actually pretty good.
I wish we could have this instead of current show
"They shy away from telling us what happened before An Unearthly Child."
Oh, boy, right now I'm really, really hoping that's true.
Simpler times ...ey?
I love your Dad. He should do the whole series. He’s such a joy to watch. I love his sweater vest!
As for the whole "not meeting any other Time Lords", I think the (non-canonical?) explanation is that Time Lords generally align themselves to the Gallifreyan time zone. Since Gallifrey is in the (subjective) past, all the Time Lords are in the (subjective) past. It doesn't matter where on the (objective) universal timeline the TARDIS lands, they're always going to be in the (subjective) past. Other time travelers, like Jack Harkness or River Song, don't follow the same convention, which is why they can meet the Doctor "out of order".
"Thank you, George Lucas" lmao your dad is great!
Neil Gaiman is
I appreciate the call out to I, Claudius, a terrific 13 episode mini series from the 70's. In addition to Derek Jacobi it stars Brian Blessed, Sian Phillips, George Baker, John Hurt and a very young Patrick Stewart amongst others. Oh, and there were six Caesars who were Emperor of Rome: Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero. Claudius was indeed Caligula's uncle, risen to power after Caligula was overthrown and killed. Looking forward to The Three Doctors!
You're referring to the 6 Julio-Claudians who ruled in Rome. Julius was Dictator, the plot to kill him was because the Republicans realized he could become king which was anathema to conservative Romans then. The later emperors used the title Caesar too of course, which lead to it's use as a term for king in other countries eg, czar, kaiser, shah. I Claudius was a wonderful series, as are the books I Claudius and Claudius The God.
The best of Nu Who - Smith, Gillan Darvill, a Neil Gaiman script and a voiceover by Michael Sheen
Since time lords live so long and can regenerate multiple times, they probably don’t see it as abandoning family if they disappear for long stretches of time.
There’s also probably no rush for time lords to begin time lording. Maybe training can take up an entire first lifetime.
The most hilarious implication of the TARDIS always taking the Doctor where he needs to go is that time it dropped the Seventh Doctor into San Francisco in the middle of a gang fight.
Even funnier is one of those gangs is one he founded. The Doctor Who novel Bullet Time shows why 7 is doing it.
It is a novel that fills in the blanks. Also Sarah Jane is investigating the same events, so assists 7. Ace is on Gallifrey training to be a Time Lady by then. 7 drops her off in an earlier novel. He also mentions it to Sarah in Bullet Time, because she had contact with the Brigadier, whom told her Ace was the companion, so asked him where she was. Since they met in Remembrance Of The Daleks, and Bullet Time takes place many adventures after.
Big Finish is doing the company that Sarah Jane Adventures mentioned Ace running, when 11 met Sarah and Jo .
This is because Ace is sent back to Earth with her memory wiped by the Time Lords, specifically Balaxiatel, the Doctor's brother, because the Time War had fully begun, and she was a full Time Lady, because she graduated the Academy.
Ace was active as a Time Lady when Romana was Lady President. She shows up in the Gallifrey audios. Leela also shows up here.
Three doctors is a decent one👌 i hope your 50th anniversary reaction is gunna be in 2 parts or sumthing cus its a long ep crammed with great stuff😁
''Fear me, I've killed hundreds of time lords.''
The Doctor: ''Fear me, I've killed them all.''
*Chills every time*
Did you know the story of the console they built in the graveyard? They did a "build your own Tardis console" contest on another show and then took that winner's idea and used it. She got to see it brought to life on set and meet Matt Smith. There's more detail on Wikipedia and it's sources.
House used the mail cubes to call for help, luring in Time Lords. The same way he did with The Doctor. He probarbly caught a Time Lord by chance ones way back. And stole their cubes after they died.
there is a novel that covers a chunk of the doctors past on gallifrey, no longer cannon called Lungbarrow, well worth a read
I loved the random excursion into Suetonius-ville with the discussion of Roman Emperors. I'm really looking forward to you guys getting into some historicals together.
The Actress who played Idris Is Suranne Jones. She has played in Coronation Street (Karen McDonald), Sarah Janes Adventure (Mona Lisa), Gentleman Jack (Anne Lister) and lots of other stuff.
Karen and Arthur are both 1.8 m. Matt is 1.82 m So yes this Doctor is slightly taller. (David Tennant is 1.85 m. Chris is 1.83 m) Maybe Davies and Moffat liked tall men
Loving these reactions with your dad, so lovely to get his take on the programme. Not sure if you have it factored in at all, but would love to see you both react to 'An Adventure in Space and Time' which is the drama that was produced detailing how Doctor Who started. Think your dad (and you) would really love that if you've not seen it already.
Richard Last: We're reviewing "Space and Time" in the next few weeks. ~Dad
@@richardlemin7840 That's great news! I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Thanks for the response.
Oh that episode really got me when I first watched it
The TARDIS is played by Suranne Jones. She’s been in quite a few things 😊
my favourite control room showed up a couple of times during Tom bakers run a nice wood panelled affair. also during his run and davidson's we got to see more of the tardis than we normally see
Man I wish you would release conversations with your dad as a podcast.
Sticking with a vid after the actual reaction can be difficult to fit into regular life. But I'd listen to you guys discuss the episode literally anywhere.
Alex and Dad should review the story The Romans from Hartnell's second season. (Dad presumably saw it when he was a youngster). Maybe we could have a mini-series in which Dad could speak about the history shown in the historical episodes that survive?
You are only a Time Lord if you finish the Academy. So yes he would have been a Time Lord when he "Borrowed" The TARDIS
A TARDIS is not build, they are grown, and yes they are all alive and sentient
Again a really good pick to show your dad the essence of this doctor. Eleven's stories are often more science fantasy than science fiction and sometimes a bit convoluted. It was fun seeing you try and explain the madness of Moffat
I don't often think about New DW reactions w/ Dad but I would be very curious to see what he would think about the rest of S6.
@@7thHourFilms I feel he may be confused especially with some of the reveals that series. I mean I expect you to be confused with some of the things to come. No spoilers from me though
7th Hour Films I would do series 5 for the 11th.
@@vanillamc1 Yes Series 5 is a soft reset of sorts. It is a great point to join New Who from. Everything is explained as it moves along. I think it was because they tried to introduce Doctor Who to overseas viewers, who had never before watched any Doctor Who.
I would normally say. Start at Series 1 Ep 1. But there are points of Doctor Who that is natural good starting points. Series 6 is not one of them. But 5 definitely is
Renee Vejbirk Totally agree, although I do know someone who started with The Impossible Astronaut and got hooked. I guess you really have to know the person to suggest Series 1 or 5 for a starting point. Which era would they prefer? Or maybe it’s not an issue and they can just start at 1. Tricky.
in this episode i don't think rory did actually age as house is playing with amy's fears
You say "it's the one and only time we talk to the TARDIS", but that's not true. There are at least a couple of occasions when the TARDIS appears using a hologramatic avatar (young Amy and Clara). It is the only time they can meet as flesh bodies, though.
I guess that does count but those have none of the Tardis' personality.
Possibly my favourite new Who episode. Just wonderful.
As a side note Derek Jacobi returned t play Claudius in the Horrible Histories movie Rotten Romans.
Suranne Jones did an excelent job here, she was perfect for me. She deserves to be the Doctor...
Nuh, she is a better figure. She is the TARDIS. I actually do not want her as a Doctor.
I, Claudius is very good, with amazing acting and writing and typical 1970s BBC sets. Based on Rupert Graves’ books, also superb. It’s a rewriting of history, a secret diary of Claudius which portrays him as trying to bring down the Empire and restore the Republic. And unlike his portrayal in the histories of Tacitus, Claudius is actually very intelligent. Well worth a watch.
Suranne Jones, as Idris, is quite superb, one of the best guest performances on the show I think.
I thought you would introduce your Dad to the new masters.
Great reaction!
Caligula had a daughter, but she was murdered as a baby by the same assassins that did for her father.
Alex, Star Trek: Picard is blocked in my country:/ I don't know how this works. I've really enjoyed watching your dad react to some modern NuWho episodes. I didn't realize that the voice was Michael Sheen's! I also get the impression that I've seen that actress before. I can't remember where I've seen her. Okay - now to your Sherlock reaction! I love that show.
Picard was blocked a few hours ago. I am working on a dispute but for now it will be unavailable. Sorry about that. I will post on Twitter and the community tab when it gets fixed.
@@7thHourFilms Thanks. Don't apologize, it's not something you're doing. I watched ST: TNG as a teenager. I have no idea what this ST:Picard thing is.
For me,this is just too full of ideas. Gaiman throws in a lot of different concepts;but it all feels too busy. Particularly as the interaction and repartee between the Doctor and TARDIS/Idris should be the essence of the story,but it keeps getting interrupted by the other sub-plots. It's not until toward the end that the interaction becomes poignant.
Suranna Jones plays Idris. She's a striking actress with great presence. She ought to have been cast as the first female Doctor,imo - but she's terrific in everything in which she appears (she played the Mona Lisa in SJA)
Remember the reference to The Eye of Orion (a restful place to visit). It will gain significance.
Remember.
I really like this episode, but I think it is a little overrated because I don't think it's as good as most people say it is. Suranne Jones was amazing as the Tardis though and Matt Smith gave one of his best performances in this episode. Arthur Darvill and Karen Gillan gave strong performances in this episode too, their scenes inside the Tardis are properly eerie. The obligatory Rory death really annoys me of course, but the way that entire sequence plays out is very effectively done.
This episode is a brilliant encapsulation of the bond between the Doctor and his Tardis. It's such a fantastic idea to give the Tardis a body, so it can finally speak. It's great to get hear the Tardis' perspective on things, such as calling the Doctor's companions "strays". The conversations between it and the Doctor are some of the most entertaining in the shows history and they add so much to the show's mythos too. You realise that companions come and go, but the one constant is always the Tardis. The Doctor's oldest and most loyal friend. The final scene between the two is surprisingly, very emotional. Seeing the old console room got me emotionally, it's my "home" so to speak. It might just be nostalgia, but that'll always be my favourite console room.
You should react to the last half of season three with your dad!
Are you and your father going to be watching "An adventure in Time and Space" together?
If you check your previous Who vid comments I explained the Eye of Harmony situation for you there (no spoilers).
Petty Tyrant That’s really nice of you.
So when is your dad gonna react to children or earth hahha?
React to Midnight NOW
Sorry. We're not taking requests (or demands) right now.
@@7thHourFilms But I have great demands 😂
@@7thHourFilms It probably doesn't help that the episode he's demanding a reaction to is one of the few Tennant episodes you don't like. That still baffles me btw, but whatever. 🤷😂
@@Mrazmatmahmood I don't like Midnight either. I understand why so many likes it but I am not one of them. Sorry 🤣
Midnight is one of those that I completely understand why it's so highly regarded but bugged the hell out of me. Honestly, it did what it set out to accomplish. It made me hate those people. It's just that that's why I wouldn't want to go back to it often. I have gotten better about it since the reaction, though.
I have to say, from a neutral reaction POV I have disliked the reactions recently where your Father knows nothing about the episode and you are aware of the ongoing story. The reaction is too biased towards the one who has already seen the series and is aware of the ongoing story. If you're ambition is to watch the whole series together from the 63 beginning then that is what it should be. These reactions with that mission serve no purpose for me, however interesting they are.
Well, it's only for these three and when we watch the 50th. The schedule maker said he was going for a specific theme with these three. I was the one that chose to watch the 50th on my own then rewatch with Dad. Next week, we'll be watching The Three Doctors which I guarantee I haven't seen.