Doctor Who 11x9 REACTION!! "It Takes You Away"
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- Eric Shane Calvin and Aaron react to and discuss season 11 episode 9 of Doctor Who - It Takes You Away - #DoctorWho
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Fun Fact: That shot of the Doctor walking backwards in the white void and blowing a kiss to someone was one of the first shots from the season that was revealed in the trailer.
I remember everyone going wild and speculating who the Doctor might be saying goodbye to, oh gosh she looks so sad, it must be someone important, or a really sad moment! Turns out it was her saying goodbye to a sentient universe that had taken the shape of a frog.
Ain't nobody predicting that shit, that's for sure.
The fans can't know what's going on if the writers don't either. 😜
Honestly, it was a pretty great episode.
They didn’t take the form of someone from the Doctor’s past because she was very obviously upset that it was trying to trick people into staying by using their memories. They wanted to be friends with the Doctor and pretending to be lost loved ones was clearly offensive to the Doctor so they picked a memory of Grace’s that it found amusing and showed that it was willing to adapt its behaviors in order to make the Doctor happy. The frog was obviously weird but they clearly wanted the Doctor to encounter an incredibly powerful foe that was causing harm not out of malice but out of loneliness and desperation.
The frog was still stupid
Eric in pure disbelief at the Sollitract frog: “Look at this show. Look what this show is doing.”
say what you like about this season and it's show-runner, but you cannot deny that a sentient universe taking the form of a frog with a northern accent is the most Doctor Who thing imaginable.
Aaron: “and he’s hoppy to see her!”
...*Silence has fallen 😆😆
I spotted that - kudos to Aaron :)
Brief sound of a cicada chirping . . . followed by a frog burping.
Talking about the doctor eating soil, 11 licked a shed once and knew how old it was
Yeah. 11 had a thing for licking stuff. Just think it was written poorly
@@gwinnellheald8592 it could've been improv from Matt
@@theoledicktwist6247 no, sorry I wrote that weird. I think 11s licking thing was quirky and fit his character, it didn't reveal too much information from it. One fact eg the age of the shed or the weird mineral in the blue Grass.
13 felt forced. Like they knew it was a previous trait so tried to include it but ended up making it too over the top. Her revealing a paragraph of information and then offering the soil to the companions was poorly written. Would have preferred if it was as simple as picking up dirt, sniffing it, tasting it, pulling a face and saying "Norway" and leaving it at that. It would be a funny nod back without it being almost a parody of itself
Doctor has hightened senses of smelling and tasting so they do that alot
10th tasted blood and knew it was A+
I absolutely love how weird DW can get. I think people focus way too much on the frog, though - who are we as mere humans to judge or try to understand the machinations of a curious sentient universe?
"Look at this show." Four words that speak a million words.
The point everyone seems to miss with the frog is that the Doctor had promised to stay, so the Solitract was done trying to lure people in. In being a frog, the Solitract was finally being what it wanted to be.
I loved the idea of a frog. it's strange and Doctor Who has always done strange.
'It Takes You Away' was, for me, the absolute highlight of Series 11. It felt like the only time in the series where the writers and makers involved actually attempted to be bold, unique and creative, resulting in an intelligent, imaginative, thought-provoking and touching story. The Norway setting added to the atmosphere, and I felt it finally reached an emotional catharsis between Graham and Ryan by the end, resolving their character storylines.
All of this !
I absolutely loved it. Thought it would have been great if there was a river cameo to draw parallels between 13 and Graham and strength their bond.
My only wish is that the solitract was an abstract form (like an obscuris(?) in fantastic beasts) with a different voice because I thought the grace frog was a bit naff.
Real world issues of actor availability aside, the thing manifested as a frog because it chose not to try and trick the Doctor into staying. That’s what I thought, anyway. Am I totally off base? Surely I can’t be the only one who leapt to that conclusion?
Same for me. The scene between Thirteen and the Solitract in frog form is my favorite individual moment in Series 11. Every Doctor usually takes some length of time to grow into their version of the Doctor. That scene was the moment where Thirteen went from a Doctor to the Doctor for me. I don't know where she'll rank on my list yet (as I never rank a Doctor until they've completed their run) but this episode, and that scene in particular, will play a big part in where she ends up.
R.I.P DOCTOR WHO 1963 - 2017
The frog is ridiculous.
Which is why I absolutely love it.
Ribbons, the alien in the mirror, was played by Kevin Eldon.
He's one of those actors that shows up in everything, but few people remember the name of. It's one of those faces you just keep recognizing.
He's been in everything from Black Books to Red Dwarf, and his latest role will be in a future Rings of Power episode.
His longest role, one of very few that lasted more than an episode, was in Danger Mouse, where he has played Penfold for 100 episodes over the past 7 years.
The first time I saw this episode, the second I saw the frog I could not WAIT to see these guys's reactions! :D
Season 12 is coming soon! I'm so exiting for you to see it. It was really great!
Gwladys Gerard we agree to disagree on that
@@varisbloodarrow Either way the reactions will be fun. especially a certain one.
I think the season is great apart from the finale and the 3rd episode.
@@BulbasaurRepresent I enjoyed the finale, it doesn't make any sense to me but I do enjoy it.
Jacob Hogan outside of the decision made in the finale, it’s a great episode and a great season.
They could have used anything, but I absolutely love that they went with something weird!
I love this episode. It's bold and new and creative and imaginative, the theming is absolutely incredible, the settings and creatures are fantastically realised. It's just great.
Wow, I can't believe after all this time, there are finally positive comments about Doctor Who again. It's not my pick of the series, but it's nice reading how people liked an episode that I didn't like as much, without it all being about how Doctor Who is ruined blahblahblahwokeblahblah.
There's certain things every actor who wants to play the Doctor should be able to do. Being able to completely sell a serious conversation with a cheap frog puppet is one of them.
They only actually have 12 Episode left, It only Felt like Yesterday when they Started Watching
Dalek Cann what’s crazy is that it’s been years. Pretty sure they started Doctor Who in 2017
@@ki700 The 3 year anniversary of the Doctor Who reactions is this month
Well, if Eric wasn't talking over the explanation, he'd know why the entity looked like a frog. It wasn't a frog, it just chose to look like a frog because it figured the Doctor would like it.
I mean, I think they heard and understood the explanation just fine, based on their discussion afterwards. It's just that, even when you know WHY the Solitract manifested in the form of a frog, it doesn't change the fact that the actual visual of the Doctor having a meaningful heart-to-heart with a fucking frog puppet in a white void is goofy as hell.
Welll...I would say it took the form of a frog as a personal choice because it itself liked it. The frog emblem worn by Graham and his missus was two halves of one: it represented a union and thats really all the Solitract hoped for, in the end.
All those people harping on about how it should've been Rose, or Susan, whatever, missed the point that the shape shifter abandoned that game and went with something that had meaning for it and nobody else
@@Wolf6119 Doctor Who in its own essence is goofy as hell.
I love how much Eric loves Graham. He's one of my top 3 companions (alongside Rory & Wilf).
Honestly though it speaks both to how great Bradley Walsh is and to how uninterestingly both Ryan and Yaz are written by comparison that this is basically *everyone's* perception of the current Companion trio lol.
"Of the good things Ryan has done... That is alone in that category" that one from Eric was brutal, but entirely sincere lol.
@@shortymtz4658 I'm worried about it too. I'd be so sad if he does.
Graham is my favourite of the 4 it’s a mixture great writing for him and Bradley Walsh knocks it out of the park
11 episodes and 11 weeks to go until you are officially caught up on Doctor Who. It's been a wild ride Blind Wave and I am happy we all got to share this experience with you.
Series 11 and 12 are NOT Doctor Who dumbass!
@@MichaelM28 ok
but it WAS in a form of someone doctor knows, which is grace. And doctor asked it to stop being in that form. I thought it was obvious that the solar tract simply picked a random form from grace's memories that "delighted it". it said it itself. it basically took that form cuz it was amusing to be a talking frog.
it wanted to be loved so it took the form of a love symbol: Graham's and Grace's frog necklace.
I really get the vibe that Shane is checked out from Doctor Who now. He doesn't seem to enjoy it anymore.
I think saying that the Solitract should have become a form meaningful to the Doctor misses the point. The Solitract wanted a form *it* liked and didn't need one the Doctor liked, because it didn't need to lure the Doctor in. The Doctor had already accepted the Solitract as it was, so to try to manipulate the Doctor by becoming someone the Doctor knew at that point would have been thematically inconsistent. For that reason, I love that the Solitract chose something as derpy as a frog. It likes that form and that's great.
@dr103 Yup. She would have destroyed the Soltract, because it was a threat. We have seen the Doctor do it multiple times in previous eras. Because many villains have done as the Soltract did here, like House, except the Soltract meant it.
The first time I saw this episode I had to look up the actor who played Ribbons because the way he talked was very much like John Simm as the Master disguised as Razor in "World Enough and Time." I thought they were being sneaky again.
Another episode that gets way better when you rewatch it, especially after series 12! It's really good once you've grown to care about the characters more.
This entire episode was on huge amounts of crack
Doctor Who since it came back has been largely inspired by Douglas Adams. Quippy, funny, and at times absurd. So perhaps in the most lacklustre series, which appears NOT to have been inspired by these principles, I was so, so fond of the weird as fuck Frog scene. Very Douglas Adams.
Other Doctors have gotten information by tasting things before. 10 tasted the blood sample on the Sicorax ship in his first episode, and licked the wood varnish to identify mistletoe in Tooth and Claw. 11 licked the shed in Amy's yard and somehow knew how old it was, and tasted the air on the "beach" in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship to tell it was part of the ship. He also tasted grass at one point, I think it was the first Silurian episode, as Amy asked him "Have you always been this disgusting?" "No, [wipes grass off his tongue] that's recent." I can't think of an example of 9 or 12 doing it, it seems to correlate with the Doctor being silly and weird, but it is an established power they have.
I also remember ten doing it in planet of the dead. He was licking the sand and concluded that it was not sand.
Do not forget the *7th Doctor* tasted bits of the ground and fuel in the beginning of the first part of the _"Remembrance of the Daleks"_ story: tasting strange stuff it's always been a thing in _Classic Who_ ...
The frog is PERFECT.
For me and still to this day this is the best episode of Thirteen's era !
I fucking love everything about it !
Weird I mean now the weeping angel is the best
In New Zealand, we have more sheep than people... we’re screwed!
13:58 "I miss Captain Jack"
This episode didn't really work for me. It felt like three separate episode ideas (blind girl and the monster, the world between worlds, and the sentient universe that pretends to be a loved one) that got shoved together when none of them was developed enough on its own.
0:50 *Graham* does quote the actual *_Ezekiel 25⒄_* Bible verse. That is the _end_ of *Ezekiel 25⒄* (depending on the translation), could be interpreted _Tarantino's/Graham's_ way. All of *Ezekiel 25⒄* is _just the last part_ of what Jackson's character says:
*⑰* _And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them._
*~King James Version*
*⑰* _I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I take vengeance on them._
*~New International Version (NIV)*
Probably best episode of series 10 for me. We should start sending frogs to Eric
aamj 00 you mean series 11
Yeah series 11
The frog! Why are so many people complaining about that? It's ridiculous, it's a weird choice, it's peculiar? Yes, and it's surprising, it's funny! This is Doctor Who!
What a terrible father 😂
Really like this one. Great story and great visual storytelling. Music is good and both Whittaker and Walsh are great.
9:45 Or Miranda Lawson from Mass Effect (who is voiced by and modeled after Yvonne).
They must have copied Homestuck with the universe frog
I fuckin love this episode, it’s so weird.
I was looking forward to their reaction to the frog, and I was not disappointed... but Eric’s Kermit impression is the best thing about this video. 😆😆
To be fair, the doctor did say he was never going to transfer his knowledge via head butting again so I wouldn’t necessarily say it was technically a one off power, but yknow
the frog is so stupid but i love it so much!!
Can’t wait to see your reactions to the Recon Dalek
oh my god i just realised something.
the universe was a frog.
Must have been an ectobiologist around.
the frog being the image of a conscious universe is some Doom Patrol level stuff
I think "The Wooly Rebellion" is a joke of the Doctor. This is the episode when most viewers thought "Er, ok, that's a thing" and some of us rolled with it.
Eric: "I miss Captain Jack...."
Everyone else: waiting to Eric's face when jack shows up 😁😍
Haydn Cooper hopefully he doesn’t read the comments. Spoilers, bro.
ki70000 They don’t. Only Aaron does, who has been caught up with the show for a long time.
James Fisherkeller that’s good. Can’t wait for their reactions.
ki70000 Me neither. Everyone loves Captain Jack. Every reactor I’ve seen has been great. Can’t wait to see more of him next season.
Ich leibe this episode. Stay safe and healthy, everyone.:)
It's not a "real" frog. It's a "frog brooch". Not sure whether that makes it better or not.
I still don’t see the reasoning for the frog. The universe could’ve taken the shape of something the Doctor most desires to convince her to stay, but instead it takes the form of something important to Grace. What if it had been a former companion or family member?
This episode is quite good! It feels that we're getting to know the 13th Doctor a bit more. A solid 8 out of 10;for me.
I enjoyed your reactions guys, but my heart broke for Shane the whole time. He really didn't seem well watching this.
Chibnall looked at all the hate comments around social media and decided to do whatever he could to make the bigots even saltier, so he had a very inclusive cast every episode.
This episode we see one of few acting roles of Ellie Wallwork, who is blind.
We also see one of very few instances in English-speaking media where the actress playing a Scandinavian is actually Scandinavian. Though her name is Norweigan, she's of Swedish decent.
Christian Rubeck playing the other Norweigan in the episode was born in Norway.
Cheese & pickle sandwiches are my favourite. The pickle in question is a spreadable pickle a bit like a chutney, btw, not dill pickles.
Thanks, Eric! Thanks, Shane! Thanks, Calvin! Thanks, Aaron! ⏳
Sometimes Doctor Who tries something different and it works. This is one of those episodes. It's weird but I love it.
I like this episode... it just... so... something...
yeah, that's that :v
"You want the whole universe..."
so glad youre liking this series. it is criminally underrated.
Bummed that Blind Wave didn't put up a mirror-image thumbnail for this one...
Kermit: (reading) "Heqet . . hmm . . it says, "She who hastens the birth" . . later associated with resurrection . . OK!"
Piggy: "KKKERRRMITTT!"
Kermit: "As opposed to she with the potents of death!!!"
I think of the wooly rebellion once a week i stg
Yeah, this one is a weird one lol. I don't dislike it, and I don't really like it either (though I know a lot of people did, and fair enough, I can understand why). For me it just kinda... happened. It certainly left me more confused than any other Doctor Who episode in recent memory, though I'm not 100% whether that's necessarily a good thing.
I'm binge watching the reactions I've not watched and oh gosh the quote "Look at this show" is forever going to be the funniest thing I've heard you lot say 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭 As someone who was born and raised in Norway this episode has a very special place in my heart ❤
As Arthur Dent once said, "I rather liked it!" . . . but he would definitely have said, "A FROG??"
Honestly, I think this is just an ok episode .
It starts out strong IMO but loses steam as it goes along imo ( though it has some nice emotional moments with Graham , Ryan finally calling him “Granddad” was nice too).
The idea of the buffer zone is interesting but it feels like it was added to pad out the episode imo .. I would rather more focus be given to flesh out Hanne and Erik’s grief
You either go with the frog thing or you don’t ..I went with it but it’s still goofy as hell .
can you react to every dc tv shows and movies like smallvile and the 66 batman tv show and movie and batman 89 - the dark knight rises movie reactions and batman the animated series the new batman advenures superman the animated series and the flash from the 1990 's
Love this episode, one of my favourites
So after the finale of Doctor Who I have a question, who is/are this/these grandma(s)?
Eric miming just snapping the neck was hilarious 😂😂😂
Ukh this episode... The moment I saw the frog I was like yup chibnall has no freaking idea what to do with doctor who and all his talk about "I have a five year plan for doctor who" was absolutely a lie which he finally admitted to a while back.
I honestly haven't liked any episode this season. There are two that were the best the Rosa Parks episode and the Christmas episode. Other than those I just dont like them.
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for the wooly rebelion i think of the sheep from wallace and gromit ahah
I was surprised at everyone's amazed reactions to the frog, even when the episode first aired... I think 7 (now 8.5) years of reading Homestuck might have conditioned me to accept universe frogs as something that isn't patently ridiculous.
You were expecting Hyper-dimensional Mice?
I thought the bits in the cave were the scariest parts of the entire series.
Do they know next week is the final?
No they don't know plot synopsis or episode amount in advance unless it's a special
The eleventh doctor licked some sand once
Cool concept but that ending croaked
You edited out the speech
lol
It's nearly over lol
Gonna be honest. The frog thing is so disappointing. Like there’s so many people from the Doctors past it could turn into and it chooses a frog
That's missing the point of the scene. The Solitract only disguises itself to lure people in. It didn't need to do that with the Doctor. If they had done that it would've been stupid.
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I’d argue a frog is stupider.
@@thewerewolff7248 You'd argue from a weak position.
@@thewerewolff7248 Imo the frog is the best moment of the entire 13"s era.
Rippit
3 weeks until O
I hate this ep of dw my friends call it kermit
I think this might be the moment Dr Who jumped the shark for Eric.
His reaction was Great
Two years Later and I still think it would have made so much MORE sense for the Doctor to see River as the solitract in this episode. Yes. Even after the Doctor knew the truth. The goal of the solitract is still to exist in their own universe and not be lonely. What better way to do that than with River? We're fresh off season 10 where River had a pretty prominent impact, and both Graham and the other guy saw their dead wives. So just makes sense to me. The frog at the very least feels like a missed opportunity for someone who could have made a bigger splash and elevated the episode.
The frog is the best part of this episode, it is so ridiculous and doesn't make any sense: so Doctor Who :/
The awful writing will take you away
R.I.P DOCTOR WHO 1963 - 2017
R.I.P. Michael McGrath, you don't even know your own age.
The end of doctor who
3 episodes till Doctor Who gets better. 12 episodes till the show is destroyed.
Disagree with you on one point, imo, this one (ITYA) is by far the best episode of 13's era.
Prof. Evil Pictures I hated the series 12 premiere, it was so cringeworthy but the series got better, I liked the Tesla episode