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@@12chapin My editor and I were just discussing that a few days ago and it looks like January is going to be best for both our schedules, so that's the plan.
"Biting's excellent. It's like kissing, only there's a winner," is right at the top of the ever moving mass that is my favourite lines from the show. :D
I’m another classic fan who loved this episode. Suranne was so lovely; Idris was so crazy-at-first-till-we-realised; House was so evil; his defeat was so satisfying; & her hello-goodbye was so heartrending. Just wonderful all around. And yes, humans are so much bigger on the inside.
Everytime a new reactor ask "why the TARDIS always bring them here? why they always out of course?" and us audience, will always reply with this 13:20 , cause it is the most accurate and beautiful description on these 60 years of adventure on this show. and I wouldn't have it any other way. "I always took you where you NEEDED to go!"
I think it's an even more brilliant line when you consider that we're smack-bang in the middle of a big story arc that starts right after The End of Time, and culminates in Day/Time of the Doctor. Makes you wonder just how much the Tardis knew about where crash-landing outside Amelia's house would lead.
I don’t think the interaction with the TARDIS has to change. But it does recontextualize a lot. I often think about the archived control rooms when a new control room appears. I also think about going where he needs to go instead of where he wants to go. It kinda explains a lot. Like why did the TARDIS return 12 months later instead of 12 hours? Because the TARDIS is a little confused about linear time and if felt the Slitheen was an urgent matter to be taken care of. And why did it choose to land in a doomed storage room on the impossible planet? Because it knew the TARDIS would land in the right place to rescue the Doctor from the Satan pit. It really fleshed out the character and personality of the TARDIS for me.
17:36 that is the ninth/tenth doctors tardis. A bit smaller than in series 1-4 as I believe this was at the Doctor who experience in Cardiff at the time as a smaller exhibit. The original set was dismantled
No, it was deliberately *not* dismantled! It had to be kept for a whole extra year, in a building that wasn't even being used for production any more (much to the bafflement of people who didn't know what was being planned!), because Neil's busy schedule meant this story kept getting delayed and delayed, but Moffat was determined not to drop it (and rightly so!).
I do love this episode. I had read that it was originally written to be a tenth doctor episode; I have to wonder how that would have played out, and with which companion(s). A couple of lines always get to me, most of them from Sexy. I love when she says "Hello" at the end, and when the Doctor says "Alive isn't sad," and she says, "It's sad when it's over." And I always weep when she says "I love you" as she fades from sight. One bit that always kills me is one I have yet to see a reactor say anything about: when the Doctor says "Another Ood I failed to save." Final thought, and this may be a reach on my part, but I find it satisfying and I would be not at all surprised to find that Gaiman did it on purpose: When the Doctor says "MY TARDIS" and she replies, "My Doctor." I flash to the finale of Series One "The Parting of the Ways" when Rose looked into the time vortex and is glowing with energy, and she says, "I want you safe. My Doctor." She absorbed part of the heart of the TARDIS, and the TARDIS has always thought of the Doctor as HER Doctor.
I've reacted to Good Omens. Season 1 is available on the channel here --> th-cam.com/video/Ef6zYVLmjs4/w-d-xo.html Season 2 will be coming to TH-cam once my new editor gets fully into the swing of things and we can fit it into her schedule. :)
Rory is definitely my favourite companion. And that's a pretty high bar, Sarah Jane, Leela, Romana, and K-9 fill out the remainder of the top five, probably in that order.
@@StarkRG my fave is still coming. I know, Brittany has already seen it, but just in case some of her viewers haven't, I'll use SPOILER!! tags!! SPOILERS!!!! It's Clara....
@@chanceneck8072 While I do love 11, Amy, Rory, and River, I'm also SOOOO excited to revist the 12/Clara era again for the first time since originally watching it a year and a half ago.
@@BritanyBinges Wow, thanks. Glad to find someone who thinks so, too. That's rare. But yeah, even though 11 was my favorite when he was on (and he will always be "my" Doctor), when Clara and Twelve happened, that was when I was the most emotionally invested. And some of their episodes just DESTROYED me. If I ever feel the need to cry, I can always just go back to some of those episodes. But good to know. Now I have something to get even more excited about, looking forward to it. 🫡🫶
I really like this episode - it's about time we got an episode that focused a bit more on the Doctor's longest running companion. I assume the inclusion of an Ood is to give house a physical presence in the Tardis, and Ood do have previous for being very susceptible to posession. Also, the "yet another Ood I failed to save" line, right after Nephew gets atomised always makes me chuckle.
I always liked this one. Even within the Doctor Who Universe where crazy is the new normal, this was a bit of a special episode -- and they even snuck in the "I always took you where you needed to go" as an explanation as to why he "never" arrived where he wanted to go -- which sounds a lot better than the "he always accidentally ended up in a place where there was stuff for an episode"
Been watching Dr Who since Patrick Troughton and I absolutely love this episode. Suranne Jones was amazing and I'd love to see her as the next regeneration of the Doctor 😊
This story was absolute gold. So emotional, so beautiful, so... what 11 needed. The best character building a Doctor could need, and it suits 11 SO much. He's at this point in his life where he has pretty much accepted his part in the Time War, so having this story touch on his hope for surviving Time Lords and his hope was perfect. Then, the TARDIS in a living thing boosts that. This was exactly what the Doctor ordered
Don't forget that t3chnically she's a "relic" in TARDIS models - in classic Dr who I think the newer TARDIS models could speak and I think they could use their chameleon circuits to appear human even
@@andrewgwilliam4831 [NODS] The first humanoid TARDIS appeared in one of the 8th Doctor novels; And we first heard the Doctor's TARDIS speaking in the mammoth 3-and-a-half hour anniversary audio story, "Zagreus" (also 8th Doctor)... although she's not quite her usual self at the time! =:o}
1:23 - "Or herself". The first onscreen reference in the entire history of Doctor Who since 1963 that suggested a Time Lord could change gender. My younger self had a lot of issue with that. My older self has gotten over itself. :)
This is easily one of the top 5 episodes of all time for me, if not number one. I have rewatched it probably more than any episode of the series, just because the dialog works really well, once you know the episode.
Another long-time fan (started watching in 1980, met Tom Baker at a con in ‘82, and even kissed him on the cheek!), and this ep is definitely one of my favorites of all time. It is filled with so much fan service! My favorite is how she talks about how they “met” and she stole him by leaving herself open to be taken. All of the TARDIS scenes with House, Amy, and Rory is also fan service, since Classic Who was filled with the Doctor and his companions running away from the baddies and lots of shots set in the TARDIS corridors. The horror elements did occasionally pop up in Classic Who, too, but not nearly as well-done as here. Arthur Darvill’s performance of Old Rory was amazing-his banging his head on the wall while screaming “You did it to me again!!!” is just chilling. Matt Smith’s acting chops get a workout here, as well. I love it when the goofier Doctors get threatening (I recently rewatched School Reunion, and Ten’s poolside confrontation with the Schoolmaster is still one of my favorites), and Eleven’s anger is palpable throughout this episode once he knows what’s up. Blink might be a great episode to introduce someone to Doctor Who, but this one is a great episode to show a Classic Who fan who hasn’t gotten into NuWho.
Nice review. I seem to recall that the Ood character was there because the original third resident on House didn’t work out, casting wise I think - but it slips my mind. This is one of my favourite episodes because it answered a few questions that many Whovians pondered over - mainly the Tardis taking The Doctor ‘where he needed to go” - it resolved the eternal issue of the infinite coincidences of Who's weekly adventures.
I'm a long time fan of the show (since 1971) and this is one of my very favourite episodes. It genuinely makes me weep, and only this episode and King Kong can do that. It's been established since the very first episode that the TARDIS is alive, and this just nails every bit of the mythos so perfectly. Neil Gaiman is amazing. I've been a huge fan since 1982. I've read everything he's ever done. You should check out some of his books. I think you'd love them. Personally I think Neverwhere, Coraline and The Ocean at the End of the Lane are the best. Oh, and read Sandman too. It's mind boggling
Long time fan. This is one of my very favorite episodes. Suranne Jones absolutely nails delivering Neil Gaiman's writing. Amy asking the doctor "Did you wish really hard?" still makes me laugh
Nephew was only an Ood because the makeup budget for the episode had run out so they took something from the stores. He was originally designed as patchwork person like Auntie and Uncle - there's design artwork for him to be found online.
Neil Gaiman is one of the greatest storytellers alive. In addition to screenplays he's written many novels, graphic novels and short stories. Several of his works have seen excellent screen adaptations, you've seen at least a few I'm sure -- The Sandman, Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, Good Omens (co-authored with Terry Pratchett), and probably more that I'm not remembering. He does fairy tales particularly well, IMO.
Malcolm is correct. I have full reactions for seasons 1 and 2 of Good Omens on Patreon. Season 1 is available here on the channel --> th-cam.com/video/Ef6zYVLmjs4/w-d-xo.html Season 2 will be coming to channel once my new editor gets fully into the swing of things and we can fit it into her schedule. :)
He is a great writer and this is a lovely episode. Unfortunately he's been (credibly, I think; at least, credibly enough that I now feel a little uncomfortable watching works like this episode) accused by multiple women of sexual (and other) abuse. Still writes great stories.
@@kathyastrom1315 They kept it up specially for this at great expense. everything else from that building had been cleared out and moved to the new studios. Production/script delays meant they were still renting the building a year after they'd supposedly "left" it, just for that one big standing set. It had already been moved once between Series 1 and 2, but had needed extensive repairs to the damage that occurred then, so they didn't want risk dismantling it again until this ep was in the can.
I loved this episode. So much. It does impact how I feel about some things that happens in a much seasons. I really think writers should honor the past a bit.
You described my feelings on this episode pretty well. I found I liked this better on a rewatch. The interactions between the Doctor and Idris/Tardis were definitely the best parts.
I’m guessing someone on Patreon already called this out, but just in case: the little white “I’ve got mail” cube is something you’ve seen before. The second Doctor used one in The War Games. Neil Gaiman has stated for the record that Two is “his” Doctor, so that callback makes extra sense. There are also subtle callbacks to Four and Five (at the very least), but as you haven’t gotten there yet I shall remain mute. :)
I got to know his work quite a bit better when I reacted to Good Omens (season 1 is already on the channel, and full reactions for season 2 are available on Patreon).
I just realize: this is the first time in new who that they mention that regenerations may change even the time lord's/lady's gender. Has this been hinted at in classic who?
#NeilGaiman's long-wanted contribution to #DoctorWho!!!! (Sorry for who I offend here.) THANKS for this!!!! #DoctorWho6x4 #DoctorWho #TheDoctorsWife #DoctorWhoTheDoctorsWife #MattSmith #KarenGillan #ArthurDarvill #EleventhDoctor #AmyPond #RoryWilliams #DoctorWhoSeason6
From someone whose been watching "Dr. Who" since 1998 who started with the Classic series always thought of the TARDIS as just a machine of course there were hints here and there that the TARDIS could be a living thing and that it could be alive but it never really delved too deep into it. When the Doctor refers to the TARDIS as a "she" I interpret that like when a boy refers to his sports car as a "she" or Captain Kirk from "Star Trek" referring to his starship the USS enterprise a "she" that's atleast how I always interpret that. I think with NuWho the writers and showrunners got abit overboard with it in my opinion just for drama sake I wasn't the biggest fan of the "Human" TARDIS though alot of fans praise this episode and is considered one of the top 10 for me it's not one of those episodes I often revisit.
Guys, it's been ages since I've watched this episode, so please cut me some slack. I was just wondering (and I never asked anyone this question): Is this family in this episode of some sort comparable to the Family Of Blood from series 3?
No. The "Family of Blood" was from a species of "mayfly" aliens. The two people we see in this were basically automatons, put together from a mishmash of different bodies. Maybe the green glowing light effects used in the two stories suggested a connection to you?
@@chanceneck8072 To be fair, with such a long history this show does occasionally recycle names, etc or sometimes give us similar names for unrelated characters. And not only in scripts written by Terry Nation! 😉
The "TARDIS" can't be a normal being... she exists in all times at once. As evidenced by answering things before were asked. Petrichor. The boxes will make you angry. Our "reality" is too constricted for a being that... complex. I liked this episode, though it was... a little confusing the first watch.
Just as a heads up, I am reacting to Classic Who as well over on Patreon. I'll always have the most recent episode I reacted to in the description of the video and episodes I've yet to see shouldn't be referenced here in the comments.
I am an old time Dr. Who fan, all the way to Tom Baker. I love the idea of this episode. I am not a fan of its execution. Not bad per se. But it just seems awkward. Like Neil Gaiman was trying TOO hard to be weird. I don't dislike it, but it is far from one of my favorite episodes.
I've watched Dr Who since the Pertwee days. This has always been my favorite episode. The actress who played the TARDIS did a fantastic job. When Russell T Davis returned, a lot of fans thought "Hooray! The show is saved!" After realizing he had gone off his rocker, I think the only chance Who has is if they kick him to the curb and hire someone like Neil Gaiman as the show-runner.
This was my first (and so far, only) interaction with Neil Gaiman's writing, and it's alright I suppose. Not my favourite, but that seems to be just a Series 6 thing to be fair. This episode is a bit more lower in my rankings now since the revelations of Neil's dodgy behaviour
@thepandorica1660 I know which one you're on about, I've just never watched it. I usually skip the majority of that series tbf - other than episode 5 (iirc) and the finale. Overall it just felt quite flat & bland, to me. :)
pretty nice guess about river, it's a little foreshadowing for something that's coming up in a few episode, it's more of "wow, how didn't I see this" when you rewatch the season.
@digiRangerScott Yes, there is a huge delay. I'm current/caught up with the full reactions for show over on Patreon and am waiting for new episodes just like everyone else. I am still in the middle of reacting to Classic Who, though. The current episodes for everything are always listed in the description.
Oh my god....as soon as the episode starts another reminder, pointless reminder of the story arc ....WE KNOW Moffat!!!! It was just a week or so ago!!!!!! This arc is the most intrusive of the entire modern era......and given the way it ends it's building up to the most cop out boring resolution ever .....
The cold introduction to this show was very imortant to the basic structure of Doctor Who, when talking about the Corsair, the 11th Doctor stated the Corsair another Timelord was sometimes a boy but at least twice a girl during their regeneration cycle. introducing that as cannon into lore..
FYI ... I have full reactions for seasons 1 and 2 of Good Omens on Patreon --> www.patreon.com/c/britanybinges
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But, when will they be on TH-cam, season 2.
@@12chapin My editor and I were just discussing that a few days ago and it looks like January is going to be best for both our schedules, so that's the plan.
"Did you wish _reeally_ hard?" 🤣
As a long time fan I adore this episode. One line explains so much about Who “I always took you where you needed to go”
"Biting's excellent. It's like kissing, only there's a winner," is right at the top of the ever moving mass that is my favourite lines from the show. :D
"the only water in the forest is the river"
“It’s a bed ,with a ladder. You can’t beat that.”
I’m another classic fan who loved this episode.
Suranne was so lovely; Idris was so crazy-at-first-till-we-realised; House was so evil; his defeat was so satisfying; & her hello-goodbye was so heartrending. Just wonderful all around.
And yes, humans are so much bigger on the inside.
I love that she says that people are so much bigger on the inside.
I think it was this episode that we were all like "oh, so killing Rory is like, a thing, isn't it?"
Yeah, at this point, it's safe to say it's becoming a pattern. lol
The point of the bit where he asks "Dr do you have a room?" is that the control room is his room. Thats where he is happiest
I believe that despite this canonically he does in fact have an office
...And he shares it with his wife. =:o}
Suranne Jones is a fabulous actress and was SO good as Idris/the human TARDIS! ❤
Everytime a new reactor ask "why the TARDIS always bring them here? why they always out of course?"
and us audience, will always reply with this 13:20 , cause it is the most accurate and beautiful description on these 60 years of adventure on this show. and I wouldn't have it any other way.
"I always took you where you NEEDED to go!"
I think it's an even more brilliant line when you consider that we're smack-bang in the middle of a big story arc that starts right after The End of Time, and culminates in Day/Time of the Doctor.
Makes you wonder just how much the Tardis knew about where crash-landing outside Amelia's house would lead.
The junkyard TARDIS was designed in a Blue Peter Kids' competition by an 11 year old.
Longtime fan... absolute classic, and cant get through the end without a real lump in my throat.
Matt Smith is excellent in this episode.
I don’t think the interaction with the TARDIS has to change. But it does recontextualize a lot. I often think about the archived control rooms when a new control room appears. I also think about going where he needs to go instead of where he wants to go. It kinda explains a lot. Like why did the TARDIS return 12 months later instead of 12 hours? Because the TARDIS is a little confused about linear time and if felt the Slitheen was an urgent matter to be taken care of.
And why did it choose to land in a doomed storage room on the impossible planet? Because it knew the TARDIS would land in the right place to rescue the Doctor from the Satan pit.
It really fleshed out the character and personality of the TARDIS for me.
17:36 that is the ninth/tenth doctors tardis. A bit smaller than in series 1-4 as I believe this was at the Doctor who experience in Cardiff at the time as a smaller exhibit. The original set was dismantled
No, it was deliberately *not* dismantled! It had to be kept for a whole extra year, in a building that wasn't even being used for production any more (much to the bafflement of people who didn't know what was being planned!), because Neil's busy schedule meant this story kept getting delayed and delayed, but Moffat was determined not to drop it (and rightly so!).
I do love this episode. I had read that it was originally written to be a tenth doctor episode; I have to wonder how that would have played out, and with which companion(s).
A couple of lines always get to me, most of them from Sexy. I love when she says "Hello" at the end, and when the Doctor says "Alive isn't sad," and she says, "It's sad when it's over." And I always weep when she says "I love you" as she fades from sight.
One bit that always kills me is one I have yet to see a reactor say anything about: when the Doctor says "Another Ood I failed to save."
Final thought, and this may be a reach on my part, but I find it satisfying and I would be not at all surprised to find that Gaiman did it on purpose: When the Doctor says "MY TARDIS" and she replies, "My Doctor." I flash to the finale of Series One "The Parting of the Ways" when Rose looked into the time vortex and is glowing with energy, and she says, "I want you safe. My Doctor." She absorbed part of the heart of the TARDIS, and the TARDIS has always thought of the Doctor as HER Doctor.
I love this episode. It was so fun and emotional. It was a great concept to bring the Tardis out to have a voice. Neil Gaiman wrote Good Omens.
Co-wrote, with Terry Pratchett.
I've reacted to Good Omens. Season 1 is available on the channel here --> th-cam.com/video/Ef6zYVLmjs4/w-d-xo.html
Season 2 will be coming to TH-cam once my new editor gets fully into the swing of things and we can fit it into her schedule. :)
As you've seen 'Good Omens', fun fact: House is voiced by Michael Sheen.
He's so much nicer as Aziraphel isn't he.
I don't think I knew that!! 🤯(If I did I forgot. 😂)
The bit that always gets to me is when Rory mentions the fact that he couldnt save Idris. I NEED MORE RORY!!!!!
Peak Rory (and especially Arthur Darvill) to me comes soon. The Girl Who Waited.
Rory is definitely my favourite companion. And that's a pretty high bar, Sarah Jane, Leela, Romana, and K-9 fill out the remainder of the top five, probably in that order.
@@StarkRG my fave is still coming.
I know, Brittany has already seen it, but just in case some of her viewers haven't, I'll use SPOILER!! tags!!
SPOILERS!!!!
It's Clara....
@@chanceneck8072 While I do love 11, Amy, Rory, and River, I'm also SOOOO excited to revist the 12/Clara era again for the first time since originally watching it a year and a half ago.
@@BritanyBinges Wow, thanks. Glad to find someone who thinks so, too. That's rare.
But yeah, even though 11 was my favorite when he was on (and he will always be "my" Doctor), when Clara and Twelve happened, that was when I was the most emotionally invested. And some of their episodes just DESTROYED me. If I ever feel the need to cry, I can always just go back to some of those episodes.
But good to know. Now I have something to get even more excited about, looking forward to it. 🫡🫶
I really like this episode - it's about time we got an episode that focused a bit more on the Doctor's longest running companion.
I assume the inclusion of an Ood is to give house a physical presence in the Tardis, and Ood do have previous for being very susceptible to posession.
Also, the "yet another Ood I failed to save" line, right after Nephew gets atomised always makes me chuckle.
I always liked this one. Even within the Doctor Who Universe where crazy is the new normal, this was a bit of a special episode -- and they even snuck in the "I always took you where you needed to go" as an explanation as to why he "never" arrived where he wanted to go -- which sounds a lot better than the "he always accidentally ended up in a place where there was stuff for an episode"
Been watching Dr Who since Patrick Troughton and I absolutely love this episode. Suranne Jones was amazing and I'd love to see her as the next regeneration of the Doctor 😊
This story was absolute gold. So emotional, so beautiful, so... what 11 needed. The best character building a Doctor could need, and it suits 11 SO much. He's at this point in his life where he has pretty much accepted his part in the Time War, so having this story touch on his hope for surviving Time Lords and his hope was perfect. Then, the TARDIS in a living thing boosts that. This was exactly what the Doctor ordered
Don't forget that t3chnically she's a "relic" in TARDIS models - in classic Dr who I think the newer TARDIS models could speak and I think they could use their chameleon circuits to appear human even
Not in the classic episodes, but that might be something in the novels published during the "Wilderness Years" before the 2005 revival.
@@andrewgwilliam4831 [NODS] The first humanoid TARDIS appeared in one of the 8th Doctor novels; And we first heard the Doctor's TARDIS speaking in the mammoth 3-and-a-half hour anniversary audio story, "Zagreus" (also 8th Doctor)... although she's not quite her usual self at the time! =:o}
1:23 - "Or herself".
The first onscreen reference in the entire history of Doctor Who since 1963 that suggested a Time Lord could change gender.
My younger self had a lot of issue with that. My older self has gotten over itself. :)
Biting is just like kissing, but theres a WINNER
This is easily one of the top 5 episodes of all time for me, if not number one. I have rewatched it probably more than any episode of the series, just because the dialog works really well, once you know the episode.
I love this episode so much, and always cry when she says "hello'
Another long-time fan (started watching in 1980, met Tom Baker at a con in ‘82, and even kissed him on the cheek!), and this ep is definitely one of my favorites of all time. It is filled with so much fan service! My favorite is how she talks about how they “met” and she stole him by leaving herself open to be taken.
All of the TARDIS scenes with House, Amy, and Rory is also fan service, since Classic Who was filled with the Doctor and his companions running away from the baddies and lots of shots set in the TARDIS corridors. The horror elements did occasionally pop up in Classic Who, too, but not nearly as well-done as here. Arthur Darvill’s performance of Old Rory was amazing-his banging his head on the wall while screaming “You did it to me again!!!” is just chilling.
Matt Smith’s acting chops get a workout here, as well. I love it when the goofier Doctors get threatening (I recently rewatched School Reunion, and Ten’s poolside confrontation with the Schoolmaster is still one of my favorites), and Eleven’s anger is palpable throughout this episode once he knows what’s up.
Blink might be a great episode to introduce someone to Doctor Who, but this one is a great episode to show a Classic Who fan who hasn’t gotten into NuWho.
Nice review. I seem to recall that the Ood character was there because the original third resident on House didn’t work out, casting wise I think - but it slips my mind.
This is one of my favourite episodes because it answered a few questions that many Whovians pondered over - mainly the Tardis taking The Doctor ‘where he needed to go” - it resolved the eternal issue of the infinite coincidences of Who's weekly adventures.
- ah, Odd answer- it was just that there was going to be a new alien species, and to save money, they opted for an Ood.
I'm a long time fan of the show (since 1971) and this is one of my very favourite episodes. It genuinely makes me weep, and only this episode and King Kong can do that. It's been established since the very first episode that the TARDIS is alive, and this just nails every bit of the mythos so perfectly. Neil Gaiman is amazing. I've been a huge fan since 1982. I've read everything he's ever done. You should check out some of his books. I think you'd love them. Personally I think Neverwhere, Coraline and The Ocean at the End of the Lane are the best. Oh, and read Sandman too. It's mind boggling
The corsair has their own comic strip now
I love this episode. The statement by Idris/the Tardis that people are so much bigger on the inside is especially profound (IMHO). A quote to live by.
One of the best episodes for the emotional impact. There might be issues with characters etc., But the wistfulness is pefect.
i love every episode when we get to see more of the tardis, they should do more episodes that take place inside the tardis
I completely agree! One of my favorite things about the early episodes of Classic Who is how much time they spent inside the TARDIS.
Rory, the "Kenny" of Doctor Who...he died again...and again...and again...
"Oh my God!!!"
Long time fan. This is one of my very favorite episodes. Suranne Jones absolutely nails delivering Neil Gaiman's writing. Amy asking the doctor "Did you wish really hard?" still makes me laugh
Nephew was only an Ood because the makeup budget for the episode had run out so they took something from the stores. He was originally designed as patchwork person like Auntie and Uncle - there's design artwork for him to be found online.
Worked out for the better I think- having twisted an Ood like that just makes House more loathsome
"What is a human version of the Tardis going to be like?" can't wait for you to find out.... 😉
Neil Gaiman is one of the greatest storytellers alive. In addition to screenplays he's written many novels, graphic novels and short stories. Several of his works have seen excellent screen adaptations, you've seen at least a few I'm sure -- The Sandman, Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, Good Omens (co-authored with Terry Pratchett), and probably more that I'm not remembering. He does fairy tales particularly well, IMO.
Britany has Good Omens reactions on Patreon 🙂. Sandman is a personal favourite, and I am hopeful that Britany gets to see that one day
Malcolm is correct. I have full reactions for seasons 1 and 2 of Good Omens on Patreon.
Season 1 is available here on the channel --> th-cam.com/video/Ef6zYVLmjs4/w-d-xo.html
Season 2 will be coming to channel once my new editor gets fully into the swing of things and we can fit it into her schedule. :)
He is a great writer and this is a lovely episode. Unfortunately he's been (credibly, I think; at least, credibly enough that I now feel a little uncomfortable watching works like this episode) accused by multiple women of sexual (and other) abuse. Still writes great stories.
It's a fave, always makes the eyes moist
Been watching DW since the 70s and this episode is absolutely brilliant
The best thing about this episode is seeing the previous control room again.
Wasn't that Tennant's control room?
Yep! They still had it in storage and reused it.
@@kathyastrom1315 They kept it up specially for this at great expense. everything else from that building had been cleared out and moved to the new studios. Production/script delays meant they were still renting the building a year after they'd supposedly "left" it, just for that one big standing set. It had already been moved once between Series 1 and 2, but had needed extensive repairs to the damage that occurred then, so they didn't want risk dismantling it again until this ep was in the can.
I loved this episode. So much. It does impact how I feel about some things that happens in a much seasons. I really think writers should honor the past a bit.
Oh, interesting. What did it impact for you later on? (I'm current with the show as of this moment, so you don't need to worry about spoilers.)
You described my feelings on this episode pretty well. I found I liked this better on a rewatch. The interactions between the Doctor and Idris/Tardis were definitely the best parts.
21:27 spoilers!!😂
Also the just realising the irony of that given the next few bits of dailogue.
LOVE this episode! So well written and acted!
love having a humanoid tardis to talk.
I love this one. The end always makes me tear up.
I’m guessing someone on Patreon already called this out, but just in case: the little white “I’ve got mail” cube is something you’ve seen before. The second Doctor used one in The War Games. Neil Gaiman has stated for the record that Two is “his” Doctor, so that callback makes extra sense. There are also subtle callbacks to Four and Five (at the very least), but as you haven’t gotten there yet I shall remain mute. :)
Easily a top three all time favorite imo
They did this episode right before actually dismantling 10's console room set. It was a good farewell
Gotta be in my top three episodes. I love it.
So many powerful performances
As far as Ood go, they get everywhere! This is just the Ood distribution system at work
😂 If it works for cats, why not the Ood?
11:58 she like what the hell
I love this episode so much. Neil Gaiman is such an amazing writer.
I got to know his work quite a bit better when I reacted to Good Omens (season 1 is already on the channel, and full reactions for season 2 are available on Patreon).
Weird, but this was one of my favorite episodes.
I just realize: this is the first time in new who that they mention that regenerations may change even the time lord's/lady's gender. Has this been hinted at in classic who?
The Legend that is Neil Gaiman!
Thanks, Britany! ⏳ I really love this one.
I really love this one
It's an excellent episode.
Best episode of series 6
old time fan here, & it was great (a bit weird, but great) !
Ships, aircraft, and automobiles are often referred to as "she." Why should a TARDIS be any different?
I really like the Tardis in a human plot. But kind of find House's games with Rory and Amy dull.
17:40 that’s literally 9 and 10s tardis
My review:
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
#NeilGaiman's long-wanted contribution to #DoctorWho!!!! (Sorry for who I offend here.)
THANKS for this!!!!
#DoctorWho6x4 #DoctorWho #TheDoctorsWife #DoctorWhoTheDoctorsWife #MattSmith #KarenGillan #ArthurDarvill #EleventhDoctor #AmyPond #RoryWilliams #DoctorWhoSeason6
So this is one of my favourite episodes, but I have been a Niel Gaiman fan Since before New Who started so I may be biassed
From someone whose been watching "Dr. Who" since 1998 who started with the Classic series always thought of the TARDIS as just a machine of course there were hints here and there that the TARDIS could be a living thing and that it could be alive but it never really delved too deep into it.
When the Doctor refers to the TARDIS as a "she" I interpret that like when a boy refers to his sports car as a "she" or Captain Kirk from "Star Trek" referring to his starship the USS enterprise a "she" that's atleast how I always interpret that.
I think with NuWho the writers and showrunners got abit overboard with it in my opinion just for drama sake I wasn't the biggest fan of the "Human" TARDIS though alot of fans praise this episode and is considered one of the top 10 for me it's not one of those episodes I often revisit.
Don’t you get it, river🤔. Hello 👋🏻.
Guys, it's been ages since I've watched this episode, so please cut me some slack. I was just wondering (and I never asked anyone this question): Is this family in this episode of some sort comparable to the Family Of Blood from series 3?
No, not really
No. The "Family of Blood" was from a species of "mayfly" aliens. The two people we see in this were basically automatons, put together from a mishmash of different bodies. Maybe the green glowing light effects used in the two stories suggested a connection to you?
@andrewgwilliam4831 nah, just the names. Thanks for clearing it up. Satisfying enough to me, I'll take it. 👍🤝
@@chanceneck8072 To be fair, with such a long history this show does occasionally recycle names, etc or sometimes give us similar names for unrelated characters. And not only in scripts written by Terry Nation! 😉
The "TARDIS" can't be a normal being... she exists in all times at once. As evidenced by answering things before were asked. Petrichor. The boxes will make you angry.
Our "reality" is too constricted for a being that... complex.
I liked this episode, though it was... a little confusing the first watch.
As regards seeing the inside of a TARDIS, you should watch the classic Doctor Who episode called "The Invasion of Time".
I'd start with Part One of "The Masque of Mandragora" first (specifically, the first few minutes). Then "The Invasion of Time", and then "Logopolis".
Just as a heads up, I am reacting to Classic Who as well over on Patreon. I'll always have the most recent episode I reacted to in the description of the video and episodes I've yet to see shouldn't be referenced here in the comments.
Love this episode, one of the most underrated episodes in Doctor Who….
I am an old time Dr. Who fan, all the way to Tom Baker. I love the idea of this episode. I am not a fan of its execution. Not bad per se. But it just seems awkward. Like Neil Gaiman was trying TOO hard to be weird. I don't dislike it, but it is far from one of my favorite episodes.
I've watched Dr Who since the Pertwee days. This has always been my favorite episode. The actress who played the TARDIS did a fantastic job. When Russell T Davis returned, a lot of fans thought "Hooray! The show is saved!" After realizing he had gone off his rocker, I think the only chance Who has is if they kick him to the curb and hire someone like Neil Gaiman as the show-runner.
Or at the very least, a frequent writer.
This was my first (and so far, only) interaction with Neil Gaiman's writing, and it's alright I suppose. Not my favourite, but that seems to be just a Series 6 thing to be fair.
This episode is a bit more lower in my rankings now since the revelations of Neil's dodgy behaviour
Not sure if this is your first time going through the show, but he actually does write another episode later on. Not saying which though
@thepandorica1660 I know which one you're on about, I've just never watched it. I usually skip the majority of that series tbf - other than episode 5 (iirc) and the finale. Overall it just felt quite flat & bland, to me. :)
pretty nice guess about river, it's a little foreshadowing for something that's coming up in a few episode, it's more of "wow, how didn't I see this" when you rewatch the season.
It’s a good thing she’s completely caught up otherwise…
@@DigiRangerScott
oh, these are uploaded with a "delay"?
fair enough
@digiRangerScott Yes, there is a huge delay. I'm current/caught up with the full reactions for show over on Patreon and am waiting for new episodes just like everyone else. I am still in the middle of reacting to Classic Who, though. The current episodes for everything are always listed in the description.
An alright episode but I have never ever ever understood the hype. It’s one of the weakest in series 6 for me
I enjoyed it, but there are others from series 6 that I like more.
Cant stand this episode
Oh my god....as soon as the episode starts another reminder, pointless reminder of the story arc ....WE KNOW Moffat!!!! It was just a week or so ago!!!!!! This arc is the most intrusive of the entire modern era......and given the way it ends it's building up to the most cop out boring resolution ever .....
TARDIS's last words to the Doctor... ''I love you'', it broke me then, it breaks me still.
The cold introduction to this show was very imortant to the basic structure of Doctor Who, when talking about the Corsair, the 11th Doctor stated the Corsair another Timelord was sometimes a boy but at least twice a girl during their regeneration cycle. introducing that as cannon into lore..