Given that he has died, been erased from existence, lived for 2000 years as a Plastic Roman and then almost died a second time, what is left for him to be scared of? 😆
Rory is awesome. He may not be my favorite companion but damn, he surely must have the best development. From his first appearance to now(and beyond, but I'll refrain from spoilers, obviously), he's almost a whole different person. I love him.
The hotel shows Rory exits because he doesn't believe in anything. The creature feeds on your faith, the hotel scares you to make you cling to your faith .
@@klemminguk I think it’s more than that. I think that in all his travels with the Doctor, Rory has kinda taken on the Doctor’s belief that there’s always a way out (kinda like the Doctor’s speech in ‘The Time of Angels’ episode). All their adventures since then would also sort of solidify that belief of there always being a way out and, therefore, that’s exactly what the hotel/maze/construct showed him.
The "Amy Williams" thing is more than just for Amy's benefit. The Doctor tells her a little earlier "Amy Williams, it's time we saw each other as we really are." The Doctor needs to accept that she isn't that little girl who adored him anymore that she needs to be given the chance to live her life and can't live in The Doctor's magic time bubble anymore. He's calling her Amy Williams because that's who she is not who he sees her as.😊
Knowing the Doctor he probably used the lottery to get the House and the Car. The Doctor having a history of getting people to win the lottery is my favourite running bit. Happens in School Reunion, End of Time Part 2 & A Christmas Carol off the top of my head.
This is a ery underrated episode, IMO. I love the double-meaning of "God Complex," and I think this is quite possibly the lowest we've ever seen The Doctor brought down without killing his companions!
While amy and the doctor were shown the doors to their rooms, rory was shown the fire exit. Pretty sure this was them saying that he isn't scared of anything and he was shown the exit because he was never meant to be there
It's not about fear. the hotel manufactures fear as a means to an end. The hotel has no room for Rory because he doesn't cling to any beliefs - it's the faith it needs. The fear is just how it gets you there.
He doesn't lack fear; he lacks faith. Everything he's seen, 2000 years of human history left him with no faith in humanity or its gods. Traveling with the Doctor was different for him than Amy; he saw how dangerous the Doctor is and he died twice, so he can't have faith in the Doctor like Amy does. The hotel wanted him out because he is the most dangerous thing in the world to a wannabe god... a man without faith. It's also why Rory is so valuable as a companion. While most of the Doctor's companions believe in him to the point of worship, even someone like Mickey, Rory has seen too much. Rory can keep him honest.
I liked that the door of the house was TARDIS Blue to associate their new normal life with being an adventure of its own. "over and over and over again..." Oh how I wish I could make a comment on that but every comment I try to make ends up as a teaser, long-game style lol.
Funnily enough, I've been slowly working my way through Classic Who, and just a few days ago I watched the episodes with the Nimon. As soon as I saw them, I thought of this episode. I didn't realize The Doctor actually mentioned them by name here.
David Walliams was asked to guest-star in the episode in an email and he said yes because he’s a fan of the show. Matt Smith called David Walliams "hilarious" and found it hard to take him seriously, as when he was in his prosthetics for the part he resembled a giant mole. David Walliams' prosthetics took about two hours to apply. He felt the make-up was not limiting to his acting, finding it "quite expressive". It was Steven Moffat's idea to set an episode in labrythian hotel, having often found himself disconcerted by the experience of staying in hotels in the past.
They originally intended Gibbis to be played by Matt Lucas, but all they said was that they wanted "the guy from Little Britain", and hired Walliams by mistake, but they were so taken with his portrayal in the audition that they didn't look back.
There's two parts to this episode that I adore: the part where Rory says that not every victory is about saving the world and David William's character. He comes across as the comic relief but he's actually quite dark who will do ANYTHING just to survive
I loved this one, tapping into the most primal fears, something Doctor Who does best. And a brilliant dive into the relationship between the Doctor and his companions, and more insight into the Doctor himself. Amara Karan as Rita, just amazing. I would have loved for her to be a companion. Love your insights into the episode, and it definitely the Doctor himself in his room. For me though, it would have to be the Cybermen, they've terrified me since I was a kid.
What I love about Gibbis is how awful he is. A race of cowards. A people so utterly lacking in bravery, courage or any kind of spine. It's treated like a joke at first but we see how insidious cowardice can be. He'll abandon any one to save himself and feel no guilt or remorse for what he's done. He is entirely selfish and self serving. Not only that but Gibbis not having anything to believe in means that he would feasibly be in the labyrinth forever and would sell out any new prisoners to save himself. Imagine he incorrectly guesses he can save himself by continuously feeding people to the Minotaur and just keeps doin that for the rest of his life which might go on forever due to the labyrinth keeping the Minotaur alive for so many eons.
He does have a belief, it's the belief that someone will come and subjugate him. The belief that something will save him from the freedom of the labyrinth and put him to work.
If the Doctor _is_ the source of fear in his own room, I wonder if it's just him as he is today, or if there's a particular former incarnation that makes him especially concerned.
Imo, this is a perfect episode. It's creepy and haunting and emotional and beautiful. I've always loved plays on the minotaur mythology and I think this is one of the best. It's so elegantly written to bring us to a place where he decides to leave them. The scene where he convinces Amy to lose faith in him, and we see her as a child- so devastating. And the score in this episode is probably my favorite in the show, too. The piano at the end when he's all alone in the TARDIS. God, I love this one. Rita is also fantastic, I wish we would have gotten more time with her, but her death scene is gut wrenching (complimentary).
I think it’s interesting ,I think this is the first time that the concept of the doctor being vain or having any vanity problems being brought up. But that also brings up bigger questions does he have more control over his regeneration than he thinks. Where does vainity come from is it a war trauma response because he is so use to being feared wants to be loved and admired
This was addressed only once, that I recall, in the classic series. In Doctor Who: The Movie, Doctor 7 is shot and nearly killed in San Francisco. It is revealed that The Doctor keeps valuables, such as precious metals and gems, on board the Tardis to use as currency when needed.
The Doctor did once tangibly prove his faith, in The Curse Of Fenric. It was so strong, it drove an entire swarm of haemovores - vampires - back out of a church.
Honestly this is a fantastic episode and full of tension. Rita would have made a good companion since she has a good dynamic with the doctor here and makes me sad she is only here. The fear in my door would probably be clowns or zombies. They both freak me out so maybe a zombie clown would be the worst fear i guess. Also when The Doctor drops off Amy & Rory its the same exact area as Fathers Day in the church area.
It's interesting that the Doctors disdain for the Tivoli can also be attributed to himself. He ran away from the Time War and lets people die for his own sake and the sake of his friends. The Doctor hates them for the same reason he hates himself, he considers himself a coward who ran from the important things in his life, he's an expert at running.
Hello, Jules. 💜 You look excited and ready to go this day - again, very nice colors you are wearing . I too was enjoying your dance, but, unfortunately, the story demands to be seen and heard. I had totally forgotten the room with the clown, but your honest reaction was a highlight point in this episode reaction. As soon as the door opened, I said Oh, she won’t like this, not a bit. 🤭😅 Gibbis is possibly the most unpleasant character in these new Doctor Who series episodes. His home world would certainly be a terrible spot to visit. This was a great episode, which builds nicely on the returning theme, I think, of the Doctor getting a bit full of himself, just as 10 was, as he neared the end. It was disguised a little, with 11’s antics, and fun loving personality, but lay there, in the background, all along. He's dangerous. And, as you spoke of in your previous Outro - there would come a point for you, as a companion, where you would simply have to say, “no more.” 🥲 Also, as you say in this Outro, the Doctor needs a companion, to keep him in check, so to speak, to temper his effect, on himself and, definitely, others. He finally sees his impact, as he always does, and calls a halt to the current state of things, as he is made, to once again, see the very real effect he is capable of producing on others - the peril he puts folks in, without thinking how vulnerable they are to the situations he finds interesting, and even commonplace. We know that Amy and Rory will be back, at least for one more - when he faces an astronaut on the shore. A great season, so far, solid story telling, and this was no different. It had everything - dancing, laughter, horror, tension, and sadness. All the ingredients of a great Doctor Who story! I hope you’re having a bit cooler day, Jules,💜🤗💜 continue to stay chilled and hydrated. I look forward to what remains in the current series here, and seeing your reactions, as Always. 🥰😊
"How did the doctor buy a house?! When did he do it?" He's got a time machine.... :-) As for 13's room? Well the noise you hear is the cloister bell - the 'red alert' noise the Tardis makes when it's in deep trouble, so my guess it's the Tardis dying.
The Doctor owns several houses, particularly there's 221B Baker Street (Sherlock Holmes house) which he spends a fair amount of time at during the audio story Dark Eyes. I think they go back there in Doom Coalition and Ravenous too. Haven't listened to Stranded, but apparently a lot of that takes place there. I'm sure there are other properties he owns. Most of them are probably in the name John Smith.
This was a really enjoyable episode, definitely one of the better ones of this season. That being said, clowns terrify me to! 😨Although dolls and puppets, I quite like. Even the creepy ones! To clear up the bit about the P.E. teacher saying they'd have to do P.E. in their vest and pants, that used to be a common punishment in the UK if a student forgot their P.E. kit. Thankfully, teachers can't do that these days. Although it certainly elicits some old memories. Love the look of the hotel. Reminds me of that game I motioned ages ago At Dead of Night. It has the feel of an old style British hotel that looks drab and outdated since the 70s. That poor nurse tho. It's a shame she didn't make it as she was so lovely! Although it's interesting they went with a minotaur for this episode, as the hotel felt so maze like. A nice little nod to Greek mythology there. That said, while we didn't see what was in the Doctors room, I often thought it was the deaths of Amy & Rory, hence why he was insistent on dropping them off. Glad you like this one. I favour the smaller scale adventures like this myself. Until next episode 💚
Dolls and clowns are not my friends 🤭 This was such a lovely episode! The ending was so surprising as I wasn't expecting it at all, and it's kind of bittersweet. I do love your thoughts about what was in the Doctor's room. That makes a lot of sense. We heard the TARDIS, and it could have very well been Amy and Rory, dead, beside it... 😭
@@julesreactsIt has been shown that we are not privy to all of the Doctor's and the companion's adventures. Means that short lived companions like Martha and Donna had many more adventures that we never got to see
I have a bit of a funny story about the Nimon in this episode. Years ago, I brought up Doctor Who to an online friend of mine as a show she should watch. Her response was "I can never watch that show." When I asked how come, she replied that a distant cousin of hers was a guest actor in the original Doctor Who show, specifically "The Horns of Nimon" serial, and that he later died of a drug overdose. I then asked "How do these two independent things relate to one another?" Her cousin died 7 years after his appearance on the show. Unless Tom Baker got him into morphine seven years ago, I'm betting it didn't have anything to do with his death. But she still has never seen an episode of the show.
The word you are looking for is interesting. The story you brought up is not funny, as trauma should never be viewed as such, but it is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.
@@constanza86I don't think they mean "funny", as in "amusing". Funny peculiar; funny odd. It's a tragic story, awful, but I never got the impression that "funny" in this context means anything other than very strange. English is a very unnecessarily complex language.
@@WarrenSmith1983 A poor choice of words nonetheless. The word "Funny" inherently makes people think of humour, so when you get to that word, it makes you expect something humourous in the story. Then you get to the part about the overdose, and it is absurdly and morbidly jarring. Funny was an awful choice of words.
@troytab6089 maybe it was, but context is key. Even if you initially assumed that meaning, the rest of the story shows that it cannot be that meaning, unless you were to assume that the commenter was being malicious in intent, and I don't believe that for a second, especially when misunderstanding would be a more befitting explanation than ill intent. I wonder how many arguments and fights between people arose from simple and unfortunate misunderstanding?
"What's he doing with the tea ?" The sort of thing an alien would do. Not necessarily a _cool_ alien :). Cracker this one IMO, I generally enjoy the "bottle puzzle" episodes. And Amara Karan's medical student Rita is very much a "companion we never got" because she was smart and funny and brave - she would've made a great longer term addition to the TARDIS i'd say. Sadly, it wasn't to be.
The Doctor has been on UNIT's payroll for forty years and has had money in a bank account for seven decades or so. They're VERY wealthy in our terms lol
Eleventh Hour. Amy Pond, there's something you must understand about me, because it's important and one day your life may depend on it. I am definitely a madman with a box. Prophesy fulfilled.
I think this episode is a bit under-rated. I love it, and am glad you enjoyed it, but it does have one flaw that bugs me: the Doctor breaks Amy's faith in him very quickly. Perhaps they couldn't figure a way to structure things differently, and of course they also needed the space at the end to give Amy & Rory the right sort of departure. Rita is the single greatest companion the Doctor never had. 😢
Love that you were thinking about the practical side of the house and car and you are right - who gets the council tax bill and who pays for the insurance on the car and all that other 'life' stuff? Such a creepy episode and yes clowns would freak me out, or possibly Woody Woodpecker - I had a Woody Woodpecker book when I was little that had a really scary illustration on one page that I always had to skip over! :)
EXACTLY 🤣 this is the stuff that keeps me up at night! I want to know all the boring house stuff that so few would be interested in hahaha This is the first time I've heard of Woody being scary, but I can totally see it! That beak looks deadly 😱
Time Lords are cheeky buggers. The Doctor could have just thought " I'll buy a house and car for Amy and Rory" and he can drop them off at it before he actually does it. 😉
Don't worry Jules, lots of people are scared of clowns. I know this is going to make me sound a wuss, but my room would have a snarling dog in it. Dogs are my biggest.
I'm not sure I can imagine what would be in my room, I honestly don't know. Probably something existential, my earliest nightmares as a very young child were about ageing and death, the idea that I will one day waste away into nothing, and the futility of it. Maybe it would be me as a withered old man with dementia?
WOW, I would totally go there in a heartbeat! House prices are insane here, too. Most houses aren't really less than 1 million AUD if you want a nice 4 bedroom home 😭
It's Doctor Who time again and this episode definitely is going to be a good one with the haunted hotel of horrors have a great week Juliette thank you.🐈⬛🌞🇦🇺
I'm very mixed on how I feel about this episode. I think overall I like it, but I also don't like it at the same time. I'm glad you enjoyed it, I really enjoyed the reaction video of course as always! I think my feelings on this episode probably come from how it splits up Amy and Rory from The Doctor. However, we do sort of get a sense that they may want to stop traveling from past episodes as well. The idea of the monster of this episode was interesting though. I find the rooms themselves to be far more interesting from the beast itself however. The idea of a space that can show you your greatest fear is quite interesting. It makes me question what I think my greatest fear would be? Is it something that could even be personified? For many of these, it's like a clown or a gorilla. What about a fear that doesn't really have a form? Like not living up to your potentials? I guess it could be represented through a family member or someone you know like it did for that girl. Thanks as always for the reaction, Jules. I hope you have a fantastic day, and I can't wait for the next one!
I know exactly what you mean! This episode is a good "thinkers" episode. It was great piecing it together, and the beasts words at the end was so surprising, too.
Hey still loving the weekly watches I was wondering if you could watch a tribute video to Wilfred mott “if I wait here long enough” it’s a beautiful video of Donna’s grandad you don’t need to make a reaction to it I would love to know how you felt watching it
I get you. I got scared sitting on the beach once because I couldn't stop thinking about how deep and vast and unknown it is. I was getting paranoid there'd be a tsunami even though that would be almost impossible on a beach that lines the English channel.
It wasn't a temporary feeling of being bored for Sarah Jane Smith. She seemed hurt even after all those years when she met back up with the 10th Doctor during the Giles episode.
Good episode, good reaction and thoughts, good use of the minotaurs maze and fears and what not. Testing of character dynamics. Dropped off but we will see them again like Martha. When who knows without spoiling. Someone else to ask questions, the Doctor is logical so someone else to bring them down a bit or answer their logical side with emotion or just genuine questions about how it sounds the concept they have presented. Not 'human' (typical and overrated but not accurate) just someone able to respond then all that thinking out loud or internal. Just because we are human doesn't mean it is the case. We just only understand our concepts. Our language. Any logical human may have someone to bounce ideas off with. Others think about the possibilities but still ground themselves. Others don't. None of this emotional nonsense or oh need a human just because it's easier for audiences to relate (relating id overrated nonsense just because they can't see past their own feet) or believe compared to past aliens (humanoid or not as easy for makeup or costuming and things) because as if a label of a species or animal can't but humans are stupid with how television has to be believable. How normal people think. People that think properly can handle it, balance it. Sure we need confirmation to approve something among a group for a reason, even what words we speak or characters (language wise) we write. It's how it got so broad and normalised. What maths or concepts or whatever we approve as this is called a tv show or whatever. Isn't of a visual sound things or whatever instead. I know it's possible. It's just people don't think, too many other things for them to think about or it's a tv show or other factors they have other things going on to deal with, but when people get big ideas sure it happens. They may or may not need to ground it. Ask a second opinion or go with it regardless. Yeah yeah empty, yeah the war, yeah the last one, yeah the other stuff. Just because too much time, too long to read or otherwise doesn't mean it's a factor just because it's hard to break down or not necessary for their lives.
It comes up every now and then, but the Doctor does work for UNIT, or at least did, and for a time in his 3rd incarnation he lived in exile on Earth in the mid to late 20th century, so he probably has a bank account, all he'd need to do is back to the future 2 it; either through gambling or the stock market, to make that account swell, and then he could just buy the house.
I love how this place that fills itself with someone's fears just shows Rory a bunch of exits. It can't scare him, it just wants him gone.
Given that he has died, been erased from existence, lived for 2000 years as a Plastic Roman and then almost died a second time, what is left for him to be scared of? 😆
Rory is awesome. He may not be my favorite companion but damn, he surely must have the best development. From his first appearance to now(and beyond, but I'll refrain from spoilers, obviously), he's almost a whole different person. I love him.
The hotel shows Rory exits because he doesn't believe in anything. The creature feeds on your faith, the hotel scares you to make you cling to your faith .
@@klemminguk I think it’s more than that. I think that in all his travels with the Doctor, Rory has kinda taken on the Doctor’s belief that there’s always a way out (kinda like the Doctor’s speech in ‘The Time of Angels’ episode). All their adventures since then would also sort of solidify that belief of there always being a way out and, therefore, that’s exactly what the hotel/maze/construct showed him.
I think he just doesn't have that deep, unshakeable faith in anything
The "Amy Williams" thing is more than just for Amy's benefit. The Doctor tells her a little earlier "Amy Williams, it's time we saw each other as we really are." The Doctor needs to accept that she isn't that little girl who adored him anymore that she needs to be given the chance to live her life and can't live in The Doctor's magic time bubble anymore. He's calling her Amy Williams because that's who she is not who he sees her as.😊
Yeah, that's kinda what I said 😊😊
Knowing the Doctor he probably used the lottery to get the House and the Car. The Doctor having a history of getting people to win the lottery is my favourite running bit. Happens in School Reunion, End of Time Part 2 & A Christmas Carol off the top of my head.
So all those times he said he didnt have any money or pay for coffee, he was just being cheap? How dare you! 😆
There isn't any lottery.
The doctor is technically employed by UNIT so he should receive a salary of some kind which has been accumulating in a bank account for decades.
My thoughts exactly. There was a lottery back then; remember Donna and her new husband.
Who won the lottery in School Reunion?
This is a ery underrated episode, IMO.
I love the double-meaning of "God Complex," and I think this is quite possibly the lowest we've ever seen The Doctor brought down without killing his companions!
"Drenched with the blood of the innocent"
Season 1, Episode 6: Dalek
"I watched it happen!
I MADE IT HAPPEN!"
While amy and the doctor were shown the doors to their rooms, rory was shown the fire exit. Pretty sure this was them saying that he isn't scared of anything and he was shown the exit because he was never meant to be there
It's not about fear. the hotel manufactures fear as a means to an end.
The hotel has no room for Rory because he doesn't cling to any beliefs - it's the faith it needs. The fear is just how it gets you there.
He doesn't lack fear; he lacks faith. Everything he's seen, 2000 years of human history left him with no faith in humanity or its gods. Traveling with the Doctor was different for him than Amy; he saw how dangerous the Doctor is and he died twice, so he can't have faith in the Doctor like Amy does. The hotel wanted him out because he is the most dangerous thing in the world to a wannabe god... a man without faith. It's also why Rory is so valuable as a companion. While most of the Doctor's companions believe in him to the point of worship, even someone like Mickey, Rory has seen too much. Rory can keep him honest.
"I don't want to use the word "addiction", but..."
Oh we are absolutely saving that for later
Wednesday is the worst day of the week until Jules reacts to Dr who 😂
I'm lucky..I get my Doctor Who fix here and from FunnyLilGal every Wednesday
You can tell rangers arent in the champions league this season
@@joedesmond22 Get a life buddy
Honestly tho. Long may she react!
@@joedesmond22 Can tell Celtic won't be after the next game😂
I liked that the door of the house was TARDIS Blue to associate their new normal life with being an adventure of its own. "over and over and over again..." Oh how I wish I could make a comment on that but every comment I try to make ends up as a teaser, long-game style lol.
Funnily enough, I've been slowly working my way through Classic Who, and just a few days ago I watched the episodes with the Nimon. As soon as I saw them, I thought of this episode. I didn't realize The Doctor actually mentioned them by name here.
I have watch all of Classic Who recently and I now get so many refences I missed
David Walliams was asked to guest-star in the episode in an email and he said yes because he’s a fan of the show.
Matt Smith called David Walliams "hilarious" and found it hard to take him seriously, as when he was in his prosthetics for the part he resembled a giant mole.
David Walliams' prosthetics took about two hours to apply. He felt the make-up was not limiting to his acting, finding it "quite expressive".
It was Steven Moffat's idea to set an episode in labrythian hotel, having often found himself disconcerted by the experience of staying in hotels in the past.
They originally intended Gibbis to be played by Matt Lucas, but all they said was that they wanted "the guy from Little Britain", and hired Walliams by mistake, but they were so taken with his portrayal in the audition that they didn't look back.
And hotels return once again this past xmas :)
@ He does love hotels doesn’t he 😂
@ i dunno if he wrote this episode, but one more hotel and i’ll add it to my Moffat Bingo
There's two parts to this episode that I adore: the part where Rory says that not every victory is about saving the world and David William's character. He comes across as the comic relief but he's actually quite dark who will do ANYTHING just to survive
Amy was always that little child. Btw the child Amy was wonderful every time we saw her
The Doctor is a time traveler. He have connections to get a house and a car for his lovly friends. He has all time to get this connections
I love that the house has a blue door.
I loved this one, tapping into the most primal fears, something Doctor Who does best. And a brilliant dive into the relationship between the Doctor and his companions, and more insight into the Doctor himself. Amara Karan as Rita, just amazing. I would have loved for her to be a companion. Love your insights into the episode, and it definitely the Doctor himself in his room. For me though, it would have to be the Cybermen, they've terrified me since I was a kid.
What I love about Gibbis is how awful he is. A race of cowards. A people so utterly lacking in bravery, courage or any kind of spine. It's treated like a joke at first but we see how insidious cowardice can be. He'll abandon any one to save himself and feel no guilt or remorse for what he's done. He is entirely selfish and self serving. Not only that but Gibbis not having anything to believe in means that he would feasibly be in the labyrinth forever and would sell out any new prisoners to save himself. Imagine he incorrectly guesses he can save himself by continuously feeding people to the Minotaur and just keeps doin that for the rest of his life which might go on forever due to the labyrinth keeping the Minotaur alive for so many eons.
He does have a belief, it's the belief that someone will come and subjugate him. The belief that something will save him from the freedom of the labyrinth and put him to work.
Gibbis WOKE up...
If the Doctor _is_ the source of fear in his own room, I wonder if it's just him as he is today, or if there's a particular former incarnation that makes him especially concerned.
If you watch the Season 6 minisodes, you see that he does, in fact, goes off and has adventures whilst Rory and Amy are asleep 😉.
Right, haven't seen a minisode here in a while
Love that minisode. The way the music changes at the end is permanently burned in my brain.
Imo, this is a perfect episode. It's creepy and haunting and emotional and beautiful. I've always loved plays on the minotaur mythology and I think this is one of the best. It's so elegantly written to bring us to a place where he decides to leave them. The scene where he convinces Amy to lose faith in him, and we see her as a child- so devastating. And the score in this episode is probably my favorite in the show, too. The piano at the end when he's all alone in the TARDIS. God, I love this one.
Rita is also fantastic, I wish we would have gotten more time with her, but her death scene is gut wrenching (complimentary).
Rory didn't have a room as he doesn't have any faith in anything, which is why it kept trying to show him the exit!
I think it’s interesting ,I think this is the first time that the concept of the doctor being vain or having any vanity problems being brought up. But that also brings up bigger questions does he have more control over his regeneration than he thinks. Where does vainity come from is it a war trauma response because he is so use to being feared wants to be loved and admired
This was addressed only once, that I recall, in the classic series. In Doctor Who: The Movie, Doctor 7 is shot and nearly killed in San Francisco. It is revealed that The Doctor keeps valuables, such as precious metals and gems, on board the Tardis to use as currency when needed.
Lovely send off for Amy and Rory, shame Rita wasn't the next companion.
The Doctor did once tangibly prove his faith, in The Curse Of Fenric. It was so strong, it drove an entire swarm of haemovores - vampires - back out of a church.
Honestly this is a fantastic episode and full of tension. Rita would have made a good companion since she has a good dynamic with the doctor here and makes me sad she is only here. The fear in my door would probably be clowns or zombies. They both freak me out so maybe a zombie clown would be the worst fear i guess.
Also when The Doctor drops off Amy & Rory its the same exact area as Fathers Day in the church area.
Both RTD1 and the Moffat era have so many one-off companions that would have made for absolutely wonderful full-time companions. ❤
If zombie clowns are your worst fear avoid the movie Stitches with Ross Noble as the titular clown
It's interesting that the Doctors disdain for the Tivoli can also be attributed to himself. He ran away from the Time War and lets people die for his own sake and the sake of his friends. The Doctor hates them for the same reason he hates himself, he considers himself a coward who ran from the important things in his life, he's an expert at running.
Hello, Jules. 💜
You look excited and ready to go this day - again, very nice colors you are wearing .
I too was enjoying your dance, but, unfortunately, the story demands to be seen and heard.
I had totally forgotten the room with the clown, but your honest reaction was a highlight point in this episode reaction. As soon as the door opened, I said Oh, she won’t like this, not a bit. 🤭😅
Gibbis is possibly the most unpleasant character in these new Doctor Who series episodes. His home world would certainly be a terrible spot to visit.
This was a great episode, which builds nicely on the returning theme, I think, of the Doctor getting a bit full of himself, just as 10 was, as he neared the end. It was disguised a little, with 11’s antics, and fun loving personality, but lay there, in the background, all along. He's dangerous.
And, as you spoke of in your previous Outro - there would come a point for you, as a companion, where you would simply have to say, “no more.” 🥲
Also, as you say in this Outro, the Doctor needs a companion, to keep him in check, so to speak, to temper his effect, on himself and, definitely, others.
He finally sees his impact, as he always does, and calls a halt to the current state of things, as he is made, to once again, see the very real effect he is capable of producing on others - the peril he puts folks in, without thinking how vulnerable they are to the situations he finds interesting, and even commonplace.
We know that Amy and Rory will be back, at least for one more - when he faces an astronaut on the shore.
A great season, so far, solid story telling, and this was no different. It had everything - dancing, laughter, horror, tension, and sadness. All the ingredients of a great Doctor Who story!
I hope you’re having a bit cooler day, Jules,💜🤗💜 continue to stay chilled and hydrated. I look forward to what remains in the current series here, and seeing your reactions, as Always. 🥰😊
"How did the doctor buy a house?! When did he do it?" He's got a time machine.... :-) As for 13's room? Well the noise you hear is the cloister bell - the 'red alert' noise the Tardis makes when it's in deep trouble, so my guess it's the Tardis dying.
This is one of my favourite episodes of Series 6 and of New Who as a whole. There's so much to love about it!
Such an amazingly interesting look at the connection between Fear and Faith. Also love the double meaning of the title.
The Doctor owns several houses, particularly there's 221B Baker Street (Sherlock Holmes house) which he spends a fair amount of time at during the audio story Dark Eyes. I think they go back there in Doom Coalition and Ravenous too. Haven't listened to Stranded, but apparently a lot of that takes place there. I'm sure there are other properties he owns. Most of them are probably in the name John Smith.
Oh my gosh same Jules. I absolutely hate clowns too. My worst nightmare. No thank you. They are genuinely terrifying. Also great reaction as always.
I don't know what it is about them! Why are they always so scary 🤣
This was a really enjoyable episode, definitely one of the better ones of this season. That being said, clowns terrify me to! 😨Although dolls and puppets, I quite like. Even the creepy ones!
To clear up the bit about the P.E. teacher saying they'd have to do P.E. in their vest and pants, that used to be a common punishment in the UK if a student forgot their P.E. kit. Thankfully, teachers can't do that these days. Although it certainly elicits some old memories.
Love the look of the hotel. Reminds me of that game I motioned ages ago At Dead of Night. It has the feel of an old style British hotel that looks drab and outdated since the 70s.
That poor nurse tho. It's a shame she didn't make it as she was so lovely!
Although it's interesting they went with a minotaur for this episode, as the hotel felt so maze like. A nice little nod to Greek mythology there. That said, while we didn't see what was in the Doctors room, I often thought it was the deaths of Amy & Rory, hence why he was insistent on dropping them off.
Glad you like this one. I favour the smaller scale adventures like this myself. Until next episode 💚
Dolls and clowns are not my friends 🤭
This was such a lovely episode! The ending was so surprising as I wasn't expecting it at all, and it's kind of bittersweet. I do love your thoughts about what was in the Doctor's room. That makes a lot of sense. We heard the TARDIS, and it could have very well been Amy and Rory, dead, beside it... 😭
Pretty sure Rita is a Doctor, not a nurse.
He probably got UNIT to buy the house and car; they owe him quite a bit!
The Doctor has many favors he can call in, and he can time travel. A lot can happen in "one night."
I just wish they'd show all the "boring" stuff, for curious people!
@@julesreactsIt has been shown that we are not privy to all of the Doctor's and the companion's adventures.
Means that short lived companions like Martha and Donna had many more adventures that we never got to see
remember this episode
I always thought it was 12 in The Doctors room. I don’t think they ever say.
OOH I love that!
I have a bit of a funny story about the Nimon in this episode. Years ago, I brought up Doctor Who to an online friend of mine as a show she should watch. Her response was "I can never watch that show." When I asked how come, she replied that a distant cousin of hers was a guest actor in the original Doctor Who show, specifically "The Horns of Nimon" serial, and that he later died of a drug overdose. I then asked "How do these two independent things relate to one another?" Her cousin died 7 years after his appearance on the show. Unless Tom Baker got him into morphine seven years ago, I'm betting it didn't have anything to do with his death. But she still has never seen an episode of the show.
The word you are looking for is interesting. The story you brought up is not funny, as trauma should never be viewed as such, but it is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.
@@constanza86I don't think they mean "funny", as in "amusing". Funny peculiar; funny odd. It's a tragic story, awful, but I never got the impression that "funny" in this context means anything other than very strange. English is a very unnecessarily complex language.
@@WarrenSmith1983 A poor choice of words nonetheless. The word "Funny" inherently makes people think of humour, so when you get to that word, it makes you expect something humourous in the story.
Then you get to the part about the overdose, and it is absurdly and morbidly jarring. Funny was an awful choice of words.
@troytab6089 maybe it was, but context is key. Even if you initially assumed that meaning, the rest of the story shows that it cannot be that meaning, unless you were to assume that the commenter was being malicious in intent, and I don't believe that for a second, especially when misunderstanding would be a more befitting explanation than ill intent. I wonder how many arguments and fights between people arose from simple and unfortunate misunderstanding?
I assume it's because the idea of the show triggers your friend into remembering her loss and she'd rather avoid that if possible.
Praise him...
What did you just say?
I love this episode so much definitely my favourite episode of the Matt Smith era.
Great reactions from Jules, to this terrifying episode of New Who.
And an awesome cameo appearance by David Walliams as mole-like alien Gibbis.
"What's he doing with the tea ?"
The sort of thing an alien would do. Not necessarily a _cool_ alien :).
Cracker this one IMO, I generally enjoy the "bottle puzzle" episodes. And Amara Karan's medical student Rita is very much a "companion we never got" because she was smart and funny and brave - she would've made a great longer term addition to the TARDIS i'd say. Sadly, it wasn't to be.
The Doctor has been on UNIT's payroll for forty years and has had money in a bank account for seven decades or so. They're VERY wealthy in our terms lol
My room would be working customer service
Ha ha ha.. i retired. ;)
@@SGlitz When I moved I got a job managing a Circle K until I found something better and it was a nightmare.
Eleventh Hour. Amy Pond, there's something you must understand about me, because it's important and one day your life may depend on it. I am definitely a madman with a box. Prophesy fulfilled.
I love this episode, genuinely makes people wonder what would be behind their door...
Great video jules💙💙
praise him
I like this episode. I think it’s rather underrated.
The end speech could be either the doctor or rory
I think this episode is a bit under-rated. I love it, and am glad you enjoyed it, but it does have one flaw that bugs me: the Doctor breaks Amy's faith in him very quickly. Perhaps they couldn't figure a way to structure things differently, and of course they also needed the space at the end to give Amy & Rory the right sort of departure.
Rita is the single greatest companion the Doctor never had. 😢
*Sally Sparrow enters the chat* :)
Dolls and clowns are nothing. Just imagine if someone had stumbled into a room full of kittens! The horror!! 😱
So much gambling money 🤣
@julesreacts And that's why there's no chance I'll ever become addicted to gambling!
Love that you were thinking about the practical side of the house and car and you are right - who gets the council tax bill and who pays for the insurance on the car and all that other 'life' stuff? Such a creepy episode and yes clowns would freak me out, or possibly Woody Woodpecker - I had a Woody Woodpecker book when I was little that had a really scary illustration on one page that I always had to skip over! :)
EXACTLY 🤣 this is the stuff that keeps me up at night! I want to know all the boring house stuff that so few would be interested in hahaha
This is the first time I've heard of Woody being scary, but I can totally see it! That beak looks deadly 😱
This is for me in the top 10, maybe top 5. I adore this episode.
Time Lords are cheeky buggers. The Doctor could have just thought " I'll buy a house and car for Amy and Rory" and he can drop them off at it before he actually does it. 😉
Don't worry Jules, lots of people are scared of clowns. I know this is going to make me sound a wuss, but my room would have a snarling dog in it. Dogs are my biggest.
I'm also scared of most dogs too, Jon!! You're definitely not alone there!
The Nimon dates back to 70s Classic Who
This one is creepy, but good
I'm not sure I can imagine what would be in my room, I honestly don't know. Probably something existential, my earliest nightmares as a very young child were about ageing and death, the idea that I will one day waste away into nothing, and the futility of it. Maybe it would be me as a withered old man with dementia?
Is it just me or did anyone else think the clown at the start had a bit of a resemblance to the Doctor?
out of curiosity i looked into where there new house is, its 6 Bute Esplanade. turns out its only a 15 minute drive from my house haha
whats a bit depressing is it would cost around £500,000 today. (comparing to other houses on the same street) housing prices have gone insane
WOW, I would totally go there in a heartbeat! House prices are insane here, too. Most houses aren't really less than 1 million AUD if you want a nice 4 bedroom home 😭
Praise him.
The Doctor mentions the Nimon - we saw the Nimon in classic who with the fourth Doctor.
The Doctor is my second favourite Doctor in this episode. Praise Her.
It's Doctor Who time again and this episode definitely is going to be
a good one with the haunted hotel of horrors have a great week Juliette thank you.🐈⬛🌞🇦🇺
as for where the doctor got the money for the house and car, 1 he has friend thar can help and 2 he still works for unit and has a salary
The cheese guy from Restless is, in fact, a Doctor regeneration. Buffy and Doctor Who are in the same universe.
That is a very interesting fan theory!
as the doctor tells us the Minotaur is a distant cousin of the nimon who are form classic who and met by the 4th doctor
5:19 _I want Howie's nightmare room!_
Definitely one of the most terrifying episodes ever.
I'm very mixed on how I feel about this episode. I think overall I like it, but I also don't like it at the same time. I'm glad you enjoyed it, I really enjoyed the reaction video of course as always! I think my feelings on this episode probably come from how it splits up Amy and Rory from The Doctor. However, we do sort of get a sense that they may want to stop traveling from past episodes as well.
The idea of the monster of this episode was interesting though. I find the rooms themselves to be far more interesting from the beast itself however. The idea of a space that can show you your greatest fear is quite interesting. It makes me question what I think my greatest fear would be? Is it something that could even be personified? For many of these, it's like a clown or a gorilla. What about a fear that doesn't really have a form? Like not living up to your potentials? I guess it could be represented through a family member or someone you know like it did for that girl.
Thanks as always for the reaction, Jules. I hope you have a fantastic day, and I can't wait for the next one!
I know exactly what you mean! This episode is a good "thinkers" episode. It was great piecing it together, and the beasts words at the end was so surprising, too.
Hey still loving the weekly watches I was wondering if you could watch a tribute video to Wilfred mott “if I wait here long enough” it’s a beautiful video of Donna’s grandad you don’t need to make a reaction to it I would love to know how you felt watching it
Definitely try to check out the minisodes before you watch the next season. They are fun and add a lot.
In my door would probably be the ocean. Nothing terrifies me more on this earth, than the vast, DEEP oceans.... 🥶😱
I get you. I got scared sitting on the beach once because I couldn't stop thinking about how deep and vast and unknown it is. I was getting paranoid there'd be a tsunami even though that would be almost impossible on a beach that lines the English channel.
Same.....in fact any deep water where I can't see the bottom.
@TheMarcHicks Exactly.
my theory as for what was in the doctors room was the version of the doctor that was in the time war
Great theory!!
A very close second to last week for my favorite episode of the season.
I really like this one. Also Rita was a great one off character. I think she would've made a good companion.
9 - the man who resents
10 - the man who regrets
11 - the man who repents
12 - we'll get there... 🙏
i thought rory not having a room implied he just didn’t have faith in anything
That is indeed the case.
@@WarrenSmith1983 yeah but i was specifically responding to jules saying she wished she’d saw his room
@@Pottsylird yeah I know, but I was agreeing with you; he kept getting shown the exit.
@@WarrenSmith1983 cool then i’m glad for the support thank you
Old classic DW monster gets a fresh look.
Oh boy! The Doctor dropped Amy and Rory at home! I hope they stay there!
BAHAHA! I love Amy and Rory, but it's much safer at home for sure!
The Doctor did just get himself winning lottery tickets before so that is one answer
It wasn't a temporary feeling of being bored for Sarah Jane Smith. She seemed hurt even after all those years when she met back up with the 10th Doctor during the Giles episode.
The opening hotel... The Shining?
11:42
Theseus, I imagine.
Was it not clear that The Doctor's room was the one that had young Amelia Pond waiting for him forever? I thought that was clear...
Apparently, it's never explained and up to the viewer to interpret, but I like your thought!
Good episode, good reaction and thoughts, good use of the minotaurs maze and fears and what not. Testing of character dynamics. Dropped off but we will see them again like Martha. When who knows without spoiling.
Someone else to ask questions, the Doctor is logical so someone else to bring them down a bit or answer their logical side with emotion or just genuine questions about how it sounds the concept they have presented.
Not 'human' (typical and overrated but not accurate) just someone able to respond then all that thinking out loud or internal.
Just because we are human doesn't mean it is the case. We just only understand our concepts. Our language.
Any logical human may have someone to bounce ideas off with. Others think about the possibilities but still ground themselves. Others don't.
None of this emotional nonsense or oh need a human just because it's easier for audiences to relate (relating id overrated nonsense just because they can't see past their own feet) or believe compared to past aliens (humanoid or not as easy for makeup or costuming and things) because as if a label of a species or animal can't but humans are stupid with how television has to be believable. How normal people think.
People that think properly can handle it, balance it. Sure we need confirmation to approve something among a group for a reason, even what words we speak or characters (language wise) we write. It's how it got so broad and normalised. What maths or concepts or whatever we approve as this is called a tv show or whatever. Isn't of a visual sound things or whatever instead.
I know it's possible. It's just people don't think, too many other things for them to think about or it's a tv show or other factors they have other things going on to deal with, but when people get big ideas sure it happens. They may or may not need to ground it. Ask a second opinion or go with it regardless.
Yeah yeah empty, yeah the war, yeah the last one, yeah the other stuff.
Just because too much time, too long to read or otherwise doesn't mean it's a factor just because it's hard to break down or not necessary for their lives.
One of the episodes I rewatched the least but what is arguably one of the best. 😅
I just prefer stuff like A Good Man Goes To War, etc..
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Through my door would be my mother . . . again!
It comes up every now and then, but the Doctor does work for UNIT, or at least did, and for a time in his 3rd incarnation he lived in exile on Earth in the mid to late 20th century, so he probably has a bank account, all he'd need to do is back to the future 2 it; either through gambling or the stock market, to make that account swell, and then he could just buy the house.
I really don't like it when The Doctor's alone. In spite of how dangerous it is, he should never be alone. Thanks for the fine reaction as always.
Don't worry, he's rarely alone for long. I think the show runners know he's better with supervision
It's CLOSING TIME
NEXT TIME!!!
Who actually likes clowns? I find them deeply unnerving.
They really are!!!
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Spoilers...
The doctors room was the tardis because that is what he has faith in
The rooms contain what you fear, not what you have faith in.
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