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I can't believe you've reached 1,000 subscribers! I remember finding your videos on the series 1 Daleks Daleks in Manhattan not too long after they came out, and I was so surprised they came from such a tiny channel. Your videos are some of the best out there (especially those videos on Doctor Who video games that were a bit of a change from your usual stuff!). I don't know if I've actually left you a comment before, it's not exactly something I think to do very often, but seeing as you've hit 1k, I thought I should. Thanks for your videos, I love them so much.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Harry! I'm so glad you enjoy my videos. I started making them just to create something and give myself some editing practice, but the amount of support I have received since I started is honestly incredible and I'm so thankful for everyone who watches. Thanks for being here since the start!
Although I agree with perfectly fine, Tennant and Piper's performances are spectacular in this episode, especially when they're being Cassandra. I think the good outweighs the bad here and is a perfectly fine if not good episode
I honestly kind of love New Earth. It's a very flawed episode, but it's just so funny. It does also explore some interesting ideas even if it doesn't delve into them too deeply.
February 27, 2020, using "swine flu, back when that was a thing" as the most contemporary example of a rapidly spreading disease. Crazy how fast that aged.
"New Earth" is the episode that finally hooked me. Growing up in the US, we had classic Who on PBS, but those episodes never did anything for me. Then in 2005, my friend got me to watch "Rose" but it just wasn't my cup of tea. In 2010, as DW was about to bring in Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor, my friend said try starting at S2 and that's when I saw "New Earth". Here was everything I ever needed to know about the Doctor and his travels. The morality, the compassion, the almost parental figure authority, and the never give up attitude. Finally, I understood that THAT was Doctor Who. From there, I caught up on David Tennant, watched S5, then went back to S1 and even watched all the Classic Who I could on Hulu (at the time) and since on BritBox. And now, I'm sharing Doctor Who with my wife. She got in on S11 and 12, but after "The Timeless Children" we've gone back to S1 to introduce her to all New Who while I re-watch. It's been a huge success because with S11 and 12, she was mildly okay with it, but since Eccleston, she's all in. She got a DW hoodie she loves to wear out proudly and we're currently in S3, tonight's episode is "The Evolution of the Daleks".
You’ve actually hit upon the problem with both Matt Smith and Jodie Whittaker's introduction episodes. Neither of them have a familiar character or monster to reassure the existing audience. The Eleventh hour is the first to introduce both a new Doctor and a new companion and represented a tonal shift in the entire series, so I was certainly feeling slightly alienated by the fact that there was not even a familiar villain to reassure me that this was the same show that I had grown to love. Heck, there is even an alien police force involved in the story, why couldn’t they have been Judoon? By contrast New Earth gives us Cassandra and the Face of Boe to pay homage to the previous series, and in fact build upon the world hinted at in The End of The World. Also in Rose, whilst introducing a new Doctor, he was facing off against the Autons, a familiar classic Who foe. Clearly RTD truly understood the value of familiarity.
yesssss i think thats part of why ive always felt the RTD era was so vastly different from the moffat era!! Stuff carried over between seasons, but from season 5 onward nothing stayed except what moffat himself wrote. -.- last summer i rewatched for the first time in like 5 years, and the RTD era was just as great as I remembered, but I couldn’t bring myself to watch more than two episodes of s5. i was just like “nah im good with ‘rose stays’ rewrite fanfiction, im happy in my tenrose nostalgia corner”
While I do agree with what you're saying, I still really enjoy "The Eleventh Hour". We do at least get a montage of previous Doctors and villains. And Matt and Karen are enjoyable to watch.
Even so atleast The Eleventh Hour is a fantastic episode and introduction to his era, even if the police force not being the Judoon is a missed opportunity.
Honestly Rhino cops would have been a better first impression for the show for me but I still love the Atraxi. Eleventh Hour was the first episode of Doctor Who I ever watched so it holds a special place in my heart. Thank my grandma for getting me into the show.
While I agree that having the Judoon in The Eleventh Hour would have been cool, I don't think it was necessary. Firstly, they're said to be "police for hire", so it's not at all unbelievable that there are other police factions to be hired. In fact, I think this makes for even better worldbuilding, considering that they're different in how they operate aswell. Judoon are usually more like executioners, they track down a target and kill it, while the Atraxi are shown to be more like wardens, having their own prison and stuff.
Given the current crap we're treated to, I think it's a perfectly good episode. Tbh, the worst of the RTD era is 10x better than the best of the Chibnall era.
Yeah, when you go back and look at past Doctor who episodes.. it's unnerving to see that most of the ones you would skip on a normal watchthrough were made by Chibnall
Bit of an exaggeration, but I agree with the general point. But no-one can tell me that Fear Her or The Doctor's Daughter is better than Kerblam, or The Woman Who Fell to Earth. Heck, I'd rate Demons of the Punjab and The Shadow Monument above Fear Her. (Also worth pointing out I've now listed all but one of the episodes from S11 {or 12} that I've bothered to watch, and the other one put me off) Still, I agree with the general point that RTD seems to do it better.
@@ClassThrash Once again, general sentiment yes, but I think they're still trying to make good stories. Kerblam is full of 'political shite,' but it's a damn good story.
I tear up everytime Cassandra tells herself she's beautiful before she dies. I miss feeling for the antagonists in the show, despite their previous actions. It takes fantastic writing chops to be able to do that.
I like this episode, I dont care about what anybodys says. I love how happy he gets in the end, how angry he gets in the middle, the deep moments with the face of bo. And also, the comedy moments :P
Found your channel last night and I've literally been binge-watching all your videos! This episode is one of my favourites to watch when I'm home sick and don't want to watch anything too smart or depressing. This video is brilliant, and I'm so happy someone's finally put out a brilliant video defending it!
Welcome to the channel, I'm glad you're enjoying my videos! Yeah, I love that New Earth is just a fun little episode, it's a great episode to watch whenever
nightowl lol I had wondered if you were going to bring that up. Yes, he did. However that is irrelevant to your comment and doesn’t back up your statement. We are talking about New Earth. Now, if you want to comment on how it might be a weird decision to have the new Doctor asleep for half of Christmas Invasion, go ahead but don’t pretend that’s connected to your comment here.
I forgot just how much there is in this episode. So many characters, changes of set, comedy, drama, concepts and tones. Maybe too much, but there's more in this episode than the entire Chibnall era.
This is a hidden gem perfectly eased the fan base into a new doctor it isn't the strongest story but it doesn't need to be for a first outing it was more like a teaser of things to come and was a fun 40 min watch If anyone should hate this episode it's me because I had a splinter in my index finger that took 3/4 of the episode to pull out.
New Earth is one of my favourite episodes of Dr Who (Blink being my all time favourite). I absolutely love the design of the cat people - the makeup and prosthetics is simply perfect. And the camp and catty dialog and acting really works a treat.
11:00 Other cut scenes concerned the Duke of Manhattan and Frau Clovis. Originally, they first appeared in the hospital foyer when the Doctor initially arrives. As scripted, the Doctor immediately earns the Sisters of Plenitude's disfavour when he saves the Duke's life. Later, Clovis mutinies against the Duke when he refuses to help defend the hospital against the Intensive Care patients.
I always enjoyed this episode for giving the Face of Boe more character development and made me interested as to what the Face of Boe’s big secret was going to be when he and the Doctor cross paths for the final time (which did not disappoint). The Cassandra body swapping with Rose and the Doctor was hilarious and entertaining. The final scene with Cassandra where she tells her past self that she is beautiful before dying always makes me tear up no matter how many times I watch it. New Earth was an emotional rollercoaster and I’m honestly surprised that this is considered a ‘bad’ episode.
One of my absolutely favorite parts in the entire series is the scene right before they climb up the ladder in this episode. I always rewatch this episode just to watch that part again.
How about a Video on Hell Bent? Some Time ago I've rewatched it and I had to admit that it wasn't even all that bad on its own, actually, if one just strips away one's own Expectations for what should or should not happen in that Story, and a Friend of mine saw it the same Way after giving it a Re-Watch -- so, I know it's not just me. Oh, and The Return of Doctor Mysterio -- when that came out, I had already stopped watching the Show and I only heard how bad that Episode was, but then a While later I watched it (and Series 10) and to my own biggest Shock, once the Episode was over, I immediately had to tell my Friend how kinda sorta almost slightly great I found it, because it really dealt with the Topic of Masculinity in a really nice Way -- so, that is also an Episode I could imagine on Defending The Despised.
Yeah I'm definitely going to do Hell Bent and Doctor Mysterio eventually. I'm planning on reviewing every NuWho episode, so I'm going to be doing Defending the Despised whenever I get to a hated episode. It'll be a while before I get to Hell Bent and Doctor Mysterio but I'm eagerly anticipating them!
That's funny. I met up with some old school friends a few days after Return of Dr. Mysterio aired and one of the first things we spoke about was how good that episode was. And it was like they had never been away.
My family has always loved this episode and rewatch it regularly. People don't like it? Never knew. Don't care. Like you said, it's the perfect example of a Davies era story...which I miss so much. RIP Dr. Who.
I really liked "new earth" and I was surprised to hear people didn't like it. It was a great blend of Elcelson's season with Tennet's flare for camp bridged by Billie Piper's fantastic acting chops
Very good episode! It was my introduction to the Tenth Doctor as I hadn’t watched the Christmas invasion. Finally a really good video giving it the attention it deserves.
This episode was also my introduction to 10 because the streaming service i was watching doctor who on put the Christmas Invasion all the way at the end of S2 :/ (Damn you Telenet Play!)
Maybe it helped that I saw all the David tenant episodes or of order, but I love new earth, seeing David take on a completely different highly comedic tole was brilliant.
I saw it again recently (The day Praxeus came out, coincidentally) and was surprised how great it is. Everyone obviously had a lot of fun, and the story is surprising deep for a series opener. Way more so than, say, Into the Dalek, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship or even End of the World.
The first few seasons of New Who are my favorite. Whenever I'm doing a rewatch of season 2, I tend to skip Tooth and Claw as you said because it generally doesn't catch my attention. The two parters though, like impossible planet and doomsday I always rewatch. New Earth is one I genuinely don't mind rewatching, though I can't put my finger on specifically why. I just find it as a nice transition from the Christmas special to the rest of the series. I love the New New York banter between Rose and the Doctor because it's funny to me and it shows that they're comfortable with each other after a rough regeneration. Honestly didn't even know people disliked the episode in the first place. I thought we all agreed to dislike Love and Monsters, honestly. Great video!
New Earth is pretty good when you come to understand that under Tennent and Smith, the first episode off-earth is about setting people free (the Flesh, the trapped cars in 3, the Ood in 4, the children being sacrificed on new United Kingdom 5, and those forced to worship the sun creature in Series 7 with Clara). So this episode is both good in general and helps to serve the "Doctor as liberator" model. And David's portrayal as Cassandra is worth walking anytime!
I think i have really low standards or something cos i rewatched nuwho and i liked all of it until... ya know chibnall As a kid I loved tooth and claw, i think i still do even if its cheesy.
I'l tell you what this episode secretly was not: BLOODY TERRIFYING! For me it was "New Earth" that ruined my childhodd, because it made me phobic of diseases seeing those cats get visibly infected and do you know why? Because illness is a very real peril in the real world. I remember that I was so scared I didn't watch another DR who episode until "Army of ghosts" came out. Now that I'm more mature and have gone back and watched all the episodes I've missed. I can honestly say that this episode is for me one of the most...in the middle of series 2. The thing about series 2 is that it was the most supernaturally themed of the NUWHO seasons. It had the sycorax, the werewolf, the devil orbiting the black hole, the vampire-like killitranes, the body-possesion by cassandra, the doctor regrowing his hand, the void: AKA "HELL", the cybermen appeairng the most "knight in shining armour" of the cybermen we've ever seen them because they're so covered in metal it's hard to remeber that they're living creatures not droids, "the wire" seems in terms of visal effects to be some sort of soul-sucking demonic spirit in terms of symbolism, "fear her" had the people in picutres which felt a lot like Harry Potter, the girl in the ifreplace had the "magic door" whihc felt like a CS Lewis plot device. and of course there was the unmistakable notion of "ghosts" when the peoples from parallel worlds met and the "dead" came back. So yeah I do think series 2 is a very supernatual themed series. I do think this episode was secretly brilliant, but I'd have preffered it if the brilliance was less secret personally.
I really love this episode. I might be biased because it was the first real episode I ever saw (I saw blink before that but that barely has the doctor in it). But when you say it was the perfect ad for the David tennant era I agree. It got me hooked on the series
I like this episode. It's so silly and I rolled my eyes at half the things that happened in here, but there was lots of fun as well. Sometimes Doctor Who can be so serious and make a deep emotional impression, and then you're reminded that the Doctor traces a phone signal by placing a stethoscope on the phone (in Journey's End). As much as I love Davies' era though, the episodes crossed the line into cheesy and a bit too silly several times, including in New Earth. I agree with you; it decent and fun, but not great.
I always enjoyed this episode for the comedy. The body switching is goofy fun but it also allows for the truth of what Rose thinks of the Doctor to be said out loud. What's odd is I always remember the comedy and sigh at the resolution of the conflict but the ending scene gets me every time. My wife usually cries when future Chip/Cassandra dies in past Cassandra's arms. I like to imagine that the lesson she learned about humanity when she inhabited the new humans was passed on to past Cassandra at the party and maybe she lived a better life
"New Earth" is one of my favorite episodes of Series 2. I love the humor, the variety of situations, and the moral dilemmas. The part I have to work at is the final resolution; it helped me to reimagine the IV solution as nanotech that can propagate easily among infected persons. Cassandra's final scene is charity itself.
I mean, most fans seem to like Magician's Apprentice (from what I've seen at least) but for me the absolute worst series opener is Spyfall Part 1. Now THAT gives Time and the Rani a run for its money
New Earth is GOD compared to The Magshitian's Assprentince and The Bitch's Familiar. Those episodes were so bad, I turned the episode off and threw the DVD out the window.
@@HarboWholmes Honestly couldn't agree more. Like who came up with this boring idea that aliens were overtaking human spies to spy on Earth? Like lol. New Earth which I personally adore looks like a masterpiece compared to Spyfall.
God there was potential to make Davros a great character there, but then the episode ruins it by revealing he was lying to the Doctor for a trap. God dammit Moffat, you had something going there.
I really like new earth, it isn't something I would go back and watch over and over again, but it's really good and classic story that is fun. I didn't even realize, how early this episode is for 10 Doctor. It's make it even better!
I had no idea people disliked this episode! Yeah, the cure isn’t exactly how science works, but if you think too much on any DW resolution, they all unravel a bit. It’s one of my favorites because it’s just so fun and silly and perfectly eases you into Ten. Not every DW episode has to be one that’s extremely serious or risking the future of the entire human race/the universe. I love those, but I love this lighthearted episode, as well. I think it’s good to have variety.
I personally love New Earth, is it perfect? No, but New Earth pretty much cemented David Tennant as my personal favorite Doctor, his scenes where he's cheery and grinning, and also his inner darkness are the Best in this episode. My favorite part in this episode is essentially the very beginning where the Doctor is explaining the new version of Earth, and then he grabs Rose by the hand and happily exclaims "Come on!" and the two run off, it's absolutely adorable!
Speaking of Praxeus, I chose the actress who played Suki to play an alternate universe incarnation of the Doctor in my version of the 60th Anniversary episode
"All their lives and they've never been touched". Don't you see the programming? That is OUR future (social distancing). Why do you think the episode is called New Earth? That's the Earth of the New World Order.
I loved this one. The acting was great, the themes were so out there, there were so many human things about it and although it was dark, ultimately all the characters ended up being good, which is rare. I like novice hame as well, she's the only one that was good. And Zoe Wanamaker is such a good actress to involve.
I don't really have a problem with any of the series 2 episodes that got a lot of flack. I'm not a huge fan of Love and Monsters but compared to Kill the Moon (bloody hell). Tbh only Love and Monsters and Fear Her are weak imo. I like New Earth and School Reunion a lot and even Tooth and Claw is enjoyable for me. The Cybermen 2 partner and the finale are obviously great IMO and I don't actually know anyone who doesn't like the Impossible Planet and Satan Pit.
new earth was actually the first episode i ever saw, it was back when disney XD started airing doctor who, i didn't catch the episode in full but i remember liking what i saw, it actually encouraged me to go out and watch the series as a whole and I found myself falling in love with series 1 and 2, didn't watch much after that cause the 9th doctor was so good that Tennant just could never live up to how much i enjoyed Ecclelston's doctor.
I honestly prefer the return to new Earth in Gridlock because the reveal in the end as to why everyone was stuck in traffic for their entire lives was incredibly chilling, but this episode was still fine.
I just realized we kind of see 4 parts of the timeline based on New Earth. In series 1 episode The End Of The World we see the earth die, then Series 5 episode The Beast Below we see the humans living on a spaceship trying to find a new planet. New Earth we see them on the new planet they found and we see the life they have built there. Gridlock we see where New Earth goes wrong.
To me this episodes main morals are indeed animal experimentation. The idea of having cats experiment on people to fix millions of diseases instead of the other way around, like whats being done today, I thought was handled perfectly. It is a lighthearted episode with a more serious story and moral underneath, which I think sums up RTD's writing as a whole. I personally love it.
I loved New Earth. I get why people have problems with it, and I don’t think it’s perfect. But I personally think it’s a great way to bridge the gap between series 1 and 2. I didn’t know about the behind the scenes stuff! Thanks!
Tbh I like this episode and didn't realise people didn't. I think it feels better when you have an outlet to talk about the good elements, of which there are many
The only episode in Tennant's run that I really dislike is "Love and Monsters". Yeah, it wasn't all great or brilliant, but usually I thought 10's run was at least decent.
This was the first episode of Doctor Who I'd ever seen. I was just flipping around the channels, bored, and landed on something weird looking that the TV said was Doctor Who and I was like oh yeah that show my friend keeps saying I need to watch. Watched like forty seconds of a cat nun chasing two people up a ladder while weird light floated between them and was NOPE this show is dumb. A couple years later another friend of mine forced me to watch the show starting with Nine every time I visited her until eventually I started watching it on my own because I couldn't wait for another visit to find out what happened next. So glad she did that ^-^ I love Doctor Who. Sitting here on April 23 covered in tally marks drinking from my Tardis mug lol. Full on Whovian. But yeah this episode was a bad one to walk in on with no knowledge. After seeing things in order though I never disliked it, it just wasn't a favourite.
It's funny. I'll sometimes try to argue for films that have garnered an absolutely dreadful reputation over the years, like Battlefield Earth, The Exorcist II, and The Swarm, but without much success. It seems some movies age like fine wine, but others simply never had a chance, despite their good points (and yes, Battlefield Earth does have some things worth defending - not many, but some). In any event, good luck trying to lift these episodes of Doctor Who from out the muck. I know being an ally to almost universally panned cinema can be a pretty lonely job at times.
Well I was kind of with you until the end, because I absolutly love "Tooth and Claw". It's one of those episodes that I gravitate too wenever I just want a fun stand-alone doctor who story. I vividly remember beeing really frustated with doctor who after watching "a nightmare in silver" and just needing a palate cleanser. Somthing that would remind me, why I love doctor who so much. I watched "Tooth and Claw" and it was such a breath of fresh air. It "fixed" everything that annoyed me so much in "a nightmare in silver" and it has had a super special place in my heart ever since. But to each their own, I guess... I quite like "New Earth" too by the way. But the terible CGI and at times cartoonish elements (evil cat nuns hissing at the "zombies") do always kind of bother me.
I think if there's one thing to criticize this episode for would be the lighting main because it does look like they used the same cameras you would use for a soap opera
Hello there! This is the first video I've uploaded since I hit 1,000 subscribers. I couldn't have done it without each and every one of you, so thank you so much! I'm planning on (hopefully) doing a Q&A video at some point, so reply to this comment or tweet a question at me and it might get featured! Thanks again :)
I can't believe you've reached 1,000 subscribers! I remember finding your videos on the series 1 Daleks Daleks in Manhattan not too long after they came out, and I was so surprised they came from such a tiny channel. Your videos are some of the best out there (especially those videos on Doctor Who video games that were a bit of a change from your usual stuff!). I don't know if I've actually left you a comment before, it's not exactly something I think to do very often, but seeing as you've hit 1k, I thought I should. Thanks for your videos, I love them so much.
Oh wait, only 1k? This is really underrated channel.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Harry! I'm so glad you enjoy my videos. I started making them just to create something and give myself some editing practice, but the amount of support I have received since I started is honestly incredible and I'm so thankful for everyone who watches. Thanks for being here since the start!
@@HarboWholmes I nearly cried when the humans were cured. They're like children who saw the light for the first time.😄😭
26k now :)
I had no idea people didn't like New Earth. It's iconic lmfao it's such a fun romp as an introduction of the tenth doctor and rose's adventures
Same!!!
Yeah I liked this ep, has some good lines, good flow with people and a great Austin powers like cut away gag lol
Same
“A perfectly fine episode” is exactly how I’d describe it. Nothing spectacular but also doesn’t deserve the poor reputation that same fans give it
Although I agree with perfectly fine, Tennant and Piper's performances are spectacular in this episode, especially when they're being Cassandra. I think the good outweighs the bad here and is a perfectly fine if not good episode
I honestly kind of love New Earth. It's a very flawed episode, but it's just so funny. It does also explore some interesting ideas even if it doesn't delve into them too deeply.
Exactly!
from time to time I like to look at myself in the mirror and shout "IM A CHAV!"
It's the little things in life
In a tracksuit?
Or are you a Polo and jumper Chav?
February 27, 2020, using "swine flu, back when that was a thing" as the most contemporary example of a rapidly spreading disease.
Crazy how fast that aged.
As fast and badly as milk.
Kind of insane it's been 3 years since.. 2020
"New Earth" is the episode that finally hooked me. Growing up in the US, we had classic Who on PBS, but those episodes never did anything for me. Then in 2005, my friend got me to watch "Rose" but it just wasn't my cup of tea. In 2010, as DW was about to bring in Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor, my friend said try starting at S2 and that's when I saw "New Earth". Here was everything I ever needed to know about the Doctor and his travels. The morality, the compassion, the almost parental figure authority, and the never give up attitude. Finally, I understood that THAT was Doctor Who. From there, I caught up on David Tennant, watched S5, then went back to S1 and even watched all the Classic Who I could on Hulu (at the time) and since on BritBox. And now, I'm sharing Doctor Who with my wife. She got in on S11 and 12, but after "The Timeless Children" we've gone back to S1 to introduce her to all New Who while I re-watch. It's been a huge success because with S11 and 12, she was mildly okay with it, but since Eccleston, she's all in. She got a DW hoodie she loves to wear out proudly and we're currently in S3, tonight's episode is "The Evolution of the Daleks".
I'm also a dw fan from the US lol
You’ve actually hit upon the problem with both Matt Smith and Jodie Whittaker's introduction episodes. Neither of them have a familiar character or monster to reassure the existing audience. The Eleventh hour is the first to introduce both a new Doctor and a new companion and represented a tonal shift in the entire series, so I was certainly feeling slightly alienated by the fact that there was not even a familiar villain to reassure me that this was the same show that I had grown to love. Heck, there is even an alien police force involved in the story, why couldn’t they have been Judoon?
By contrast New Earth gives us Cassandra and the Face of Boe to pay homage to the previous series, and in fact build upon the world hinted at in The End of The World. Also in Rose, whilst introducing a new Doctor, he was facing off against the Autons, a familiar classic Who foe. Clearly RTD truly understood the value of familiarity.
yesssss i think thats part of why ive always felt the RTD era was so vastly different from the moffat era!! Stuff carried over between seasons, but from season 5 onward nothing stayed except what moffat himself wrote. -.- last summer i rewatched for the first time in like 5 years, and the RTD era was just as great as I remembered, but I couldn’t bring myself to watch more than two episodes of s5. i was just like “nah im good with ‘rose stays’ rewrite fanfiction, im happy in my tenrose nostalgia corner”
While I do agree with what you're saying, I still really enjoy "The Eleventh Hour".
We do at least get a montage of previous Doctors and villains. And Matt and Karen are enjoyable to watch.
Even so atleast The Eleventh Hour is a fantastic episode and introduction to his era, even if the police force not being the Judoon is a missed opportunity.
Honestly Rhino cops would have been a better first impression for the show for me but I still love the Atraxi. Eleventh Hour was the first episode of Doctor Who I ever watched so it holds a special place in my heart. Thank my grandma for getting me into the show.
While I agree that having the Judoon in The Eleventh Hour would have been cool, I don't think it was necessary. Firstly, they're said to be "police for hire", so it's not at all unbelievable that there are other police factions to be hired. In fact, I think this makes for even better worldbuilding, considering that they're different in how they operate aswell. Judoon are usually more like executioners, they track down a target and kill it, while the Atraxi are shown to be more like wardens, having their own prison and stuff.
This episode is so iconic to me that this outfit Rose is wearing is how I see her in mind.
In the Christmas special with Donna before Season 3, Donna finds Rose's purple sweater thingy, the one she's wearing in this episode, in the Tardis.
They also made her character options action figure in this outfit 😁
It a hot outfit
"Secretly brilliant"? I'd say "yes", but what do I know? I actually like "Tooth and Claw".
Rob Abiera I know it’s quite an unpopular opinion but I agree! They were brilliant
People disliked Tooth and Claw?
Colm Murphy i Am NoT aMuSed
I enjoyed tooth and claw
I enjoyed tooth and claw but not one I can watch over and over again
Given the current crap we're treated to, I think it's a perfectly good episode. Tbh, the worst of the RTD era is 10x better than the best of the Chibnall era.
Yeah, when you go back and look at past Doctor who episodes.. it's unnerving to see that most of the ones you would skip on a normal watchthrough were made by Chibnall
Bit of an exaggeration, but I agree with the general point. But no-one can tell me that Fear Her or The Doctor's Daughter is better than Kerblam, or The Woman Who Fell to Earth. Heck, I'd rate Demons of the Punjab and The Shadow Monument above Fear Her. (Also worth pointing out I've now listed all but one of the episodes from S11 {or 12} that I've bothered to watch, and the other one put me off)
Still, I agree with the general point that RTD seems to do it better.
@@clocked0 that's why he was a terrible choice as show runner the best story he done was the hungry earth which was a lazy rewrite of the silurians.
Couldn’t agree more, I miss the times when writers would try to make a good story rather than penning in as much political shite as possible!
@@ClassThrash Once again, general sentiment yes, but I think they're still trying to make good stories. Kerblam is full of 'political shite,' but it's a damn good story.
I tear up everytime Cassandra tells herself she's beautiful before she dies. I miss feeling for the antagonists in the show, despite their previous actions. It takes fantastic writing chops to be able to do that.
I like this episode, I dont care about what anybodys says. I love how happy he gets in the end, how angry he gets in the middle, the deep moments with the face of bo. And also, the comedy moments :P
"Go play with a ball of string" is honestly my favourite line in the episode
Found your channel last night and I've literally been binge-watching all your videos! This episode is one of my favourites to watch when I'm home sick and don't want to watch anything too smart or depressing. This video is brilliant, and I'm so happy someone's finally put out a brilliant video defending it!
Welcome to the channel, I'm glad you're enjoying my videos! Yeah, I love that New Earth is just a fun little episode, it's a great episode to watch whenever
Establishing your Doctor by having the actor play a different character half the time was a strange move.
Haha good point! To be fair, Cassandra was only in The Doctor's body for like, 5 minutes
A funny observation, but at the same time, this was the new Doctor's second episode and he was Cassandra for about 1/10th the episode's run.
@@dannyanderson4385 - I mean, he was literally asleep for most of The Christmas Invasion.
nightowl lol I had wondered if you were going to bring that up. Yes, he did. However that is irrelevant to your comment and doesn’t back up your statement. We are talking about New Earth.
Now, if you want to comment on how it might be a weird decision to have the new Doctor asleep for half of Christmas Invasion, go ahead but don’t pretend that’s connected to your comment here.
@@dannyanderson4385 - dude, if you want an argument look elsewhere.
@ 7:33 ‘New New York’, that happens to be the name of New York in Futurama 1000 years in the future.
6:25 Jesus, that statement didn’t age well...
People dont like new earth? I love it and its kind of sequal gridlock
I forgot just how much there is in this episode. So many characters, changes of set, comedy, drama, concepts and tones. Maybe too much, but there's more in this episode than the entire Chibnall era.
Nope
@@MovieMagic515 Cope harder
This is a hidden gem perfectly eased the fan base into a new doctor it isn't the strongest story but it doesn't need to be for a first outing it was more like a teaser of things to come and was a fun 40 min watch
If anyone should hate this episode it's me because I had a splinter in my index finger that took 3/4 of the episode to pull out.
New Earth is one of my favourite episodes of Dr Who (Blink being my all time favourite).
I absolutely love the design of the cat people - the makeup and prosthetics is simply perfect. And the camp and catty dialog and acting really works a treat.
11:00 Other cut scenes concerned the Duke of Manhattan and Frau Clovis. Originally, they first appeared in the hospital foyer when the Doctor initially arrives. As scripted, the Doctor immediately earns the Sisters of Plenitude's disfavour when he saves the Duke's life. Later, Clovis mutinies against the Duke when he refuses to help defend the hospital against the Intensive Care patients.
I always enjoyed this episode for giving the Face of Boe more character development and made me interested as to what the Face of Boe’s big secret was going to be when he and the Doctor cross paths for the final time (which did not disappoint). The Cassandra body swapping with Rose and the Doctor was hilarious and entertaining. The final scene with Cassandra where she tells her past self that she is beautiful before dying always makes me tear up no matter how many times I watch it. New Earth was an emotional rollercoaster and I’m honestly surprised that this is considered a ‘bad’ episode.
Exactly! I honestly didn't know people hated New Earth. I loved it back when it first aired and still do.
I love this episode. BP and DT had such great chemistry. This episode really set the tone for their season.
10:16 Wtf? XD He was probably jealous of when the Face of Boe hit on her in "The Empty Child" two-parter (Deep cut joke there XD)
Personally one of my favourite episodes that I can always rewatch and enjoy. I didn't know people hated this episode until I found on the internet.
This and Fear Her were the two episodes I was surprised people didn't like.
One of my absolutely favorite parts in the entire series is the scene right before they climb up the ladder in this episode. I always rewatch this episode just to watch that part again.
How about a Video on Hell Bent? Some Time ago I've rewatched it and I had to admit that it wasn't even all that bad on its own, actually, if one just strips away one's own Expectations for what should or should not happen in that Story, and a Friend of mine saw it the same Way after giving it a Re-Watch -- so, I know it's not just me.
Oh, and The Return of Doctor Mysterio -- when that came out, I had already stopped watching the Show and I only heard how bad that Episode was, but then a While later I watched it (and Series 10) and to my own biggest Shock, once the Episode was over, I immediately had to tell my Friend how kinda sorta almost slightly great I found it, because it really dealt with the Topic of Masculinity in a really nice Way -- so, that is also an Episode I could imagine on Defending The Despised.
Yeah I'm definitely going to do Hell Bent and Doctor Mysterio eventually. I'm planning on reviewing every NuWho episode, so I'm going to be doing Defending the Despised whenever I get to a hated episode. It'll be a while before I get to Hell Bent and Doctor Mysterio but I'm eagerly anticipating them!
That's funny. I met up with some old school friends a few days after Return of Dr. Mysterio aired and one of the first things we spoke about was how good that episode was. And it was like they had never been away.
No one can defend that abomination hell bent
My family has always loved this episode and rewatch it regularly. People don't like it? Never knew. Don't care. Like you said, it's the perfect example of a Davies era story...which I miss so much. RIP
Dr. Who.
I really liked "new earth" and I was surprised to hear people didn't like it. It was a great blend of Elcelson's season with Tennet's flare for camp bridged by Billie Piper's fantastic acting chops
Very good episode! It was my introduction to the Tenth Doctor as I hadn’t watched the Christmas invasion.
Finally a really good video giving it the attention it deserves.
It is a great introduction to the Tenth Doctor! And thank you, I'm glad you liked the video!
This episode was also my introduction to 10 because the streaming service i was watching doctor who on put the Christmas Invasion all the way at the end of S2 :/ (Damn you Telenet Play!)
Maybe it helped that I saw all the David tenant episodes or of order, but I love new earth, seeing David take on a completely different highly comedic tole was brilliant.
"Try the installation protocawww... *resists pronouncing the L* " - I forgot how much I loved Cassandra's fake Rose :D
Swine Flu?
(draws from cigarette)
Haven't heard that name in years.
Ah I can still hear my dad’s laugh at the Doctor’s “still got it” line fourteen years ago when I was eleven! Simpler times, man.
Always loved New Earth as a comedy outing. Billie Piper is so much fun!
I saw it again recently (The day Praxeus came out, coincidentally) and was surprised how great it is. Everyone obviously had a lot of fun, and the story is surprising deep for a series opener. Way more so than, say, Into the Dalek, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship or even End of the World.
The first few seasons of New Who are my favorite. Whenever I'm doing a rewatch of season 2, I tend to skip Tooth and Claw as you said because it generally doesn't catch my attention. The two parters though, like impossible planet and doomsday I always rewatch.
New Earth is one I genuinely don't mind rewatching, though I can't put my finger on specifically why. I just find it as a nice transition from the Christmas special to the rest of the series. I love the New New York banter between Rose and the Doctor because it's funny to me and it shows that they're comfortable with each other after a rough regeneration.
Honestly didn't even know people disliked the episode in the first place. I thought we all agreed to dislike Love and Monsters, honestly. Great video!
I actually rewatched this yesterday. It’s silly, but it’s infinitely better than anything we have now. At least it’s FUN.
I had a random dream abotu New Earth yesterday it made me intensely nostalgic lol. I haven't even seen it in probably over a decade at this point.
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Billy pipers Boyfriend: Breaks a prop
New Earth is pretty good when you come to understand that under Tennent and Smith, the first episode off-earth is about setting people free (the Flesh, the trapped cars in 3, the Ood in 4, the children being sacrificed on new United Kingdom 5, and those forced to worship the sun creature in Series 7 with Clara). So this episode is both good in general and helps to serve the "Doctor as liberator" model. And David's portrayal as Cassandra is worth walking anytime!
For a short amount of time doctor who was on Disney xd this and girl in the fireplace are the only 2 episodes they played
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I think i have really low standards or something cos i rewatched nuwho and i liked all of it until... ya know chibnall
As a kid I loved tooth and claw, i think i still do even if its cheesy.
I'l tell you what this episode secretly was not: BLOODY TERRIFYING!
For me it was "New Earth" that ruined my childhodd, because it made me phobic of diseases seeing those cats get visibly infected and do you know why? Because illness is a very real peril in the real world. I remember that I was so scared I didn't watch another DR who episode until "Army of ghosts" came out.
Now that I'm more mature and have gone back and watched all the episodes I've missed. I can honestly say that this episode is for me one of the most...in the middle of series 2.
The thing about series 2 is that it was the most supernaturally themed of the NUWHO seasons. It had the sycorax, the werewolf, the devil orbiting the black hole, the vampire-like killitranes, the body-possesion by cassandra, the doctor regrowing his hand, the void: AKA "HELL", the cybermen appeairng the most "knight in shining armour" of the cybermen we've ever seen them because they're so covered in metal it's hard to remeber that they're living creatures not droids, "the wire" seems in terms of visal effects to be some sort of soul-sucking demonic spirit in terms of symbolism, "fear her" had the people in picutres which felt a lot like Harry Potter, the girl in the ifreplace had the "magic door" whihc felt like a CS Lewis plot device. and of course there was the unmistakable notion of "ghosts" when the peoples from parallel worlds met and the "dead" came back.
So yeah I do think series 2 is a very supernatual themed series. I do think this episode was secretly brilliant, but I'd have preffered it if the brilliance was less secret personally.
I really love this episode. I might be biased because it was the first real episode I ever saw (I saw blink before that but that barely has the doctor in it). But when you say it was the perfect ad for the David tennant era I agree. It got me hooked on the series
I like this episode. It's so silly and I rolled my eyes at half the things that happened in here, but there was lots of fun as well. Sometimes Doctor Who can be so serious and make a deep emotional impression, and then you're reminded that the Doctor traces a phone signal by placing a stethoscope on the phone (in Journey's End). As much as I love Davies' era though, the episodes crossed the line into cheesy and a bit too silly several times, including in New Earth. I agree with you; it decent and fun, but not great.
This was my first episode. I loved it. I haven't rewatched it since, though. I'd love a target novel with the unfilmed scenes added back in
9 outta ten for me - rlly enjoyed this on rewatch!
It's a great little episode, I'm not sure why everyone judges it so harshly
Any article or documentary with a question in the title can usually be answered by "no"
I always enjoyed this episode for the comedy. The body switching is goofy fun but it also allows for the truth of what Rose thinks of the Doctor to be said out loud.
What's odd is I always remember the comedy and sigh at the resolution of the conflict but the ending scene gets me every time. My wife usually cries when future Chip/Cassandra dies in past Cassandra's arms.
I like to imagine that the lesson she learned about humanity when she inhabited the new humans was passed on to past Cassandra at the party and maybe she lived a better life
5:48 I’d kill a billion rats to save one human.
Definitely.
I personally LOVE new earth for all the reasons you just mentioned why it's good. It's one of my season 2 favourites ^_^
Back up 10:14
Can we hear more about Billies bf breaking the Face of Bo prop?
ikr? that took me completely off guard.
"New Earth" is one of my favorite episodes of Series 2. I love the humor, the variety of situations, and the moral dilemmas. The part I have to work at is the final resolution; it helped me to reimagine the IV solution as nanotech that can propagate easily among infected persons. Cassandra's final scene is charity itself.
This is one of the first episodes I remember watching back when I was 3. One of my favourites in series 2.
"Worst season opener this side of Tim and the Rani"?
*Cough* The Magician's Apprentice *cough* The Witch's Familiar *cough*
I mean, most fans seem to like Magician's Apprentice (from what I've seen at least) but for me the absolute worst series opener is Spyfall Part 1. Now THAT gives Time and the Rani a run for its money
New Earth is GOD compared to The Magshitian's Assprentince and The Bitch's Familiar. Those episodes were so bad, I turned the episode off and threw the DVD out the window.
@@HarboWholmes Honestly couldn't agree more. Like who came up with this boring idea that aliens were overtaking human spies to spy on Earth? Like lol. New Earth which I personally adore looks like a masterpiece compared to Spyfall.
God there was potential to make Davros a great character there, but then the episode ruins it by revealing he was lying to the Doctor for a trap. God dammit Moffat, you had something going there.
Rani is my nickname based on my real name .-.
I did know that other people thought this episode was bad. I personally enjoyed this episode!
What do you mean secretly its obviously amazing. Every episode with rose was i miss her so much.
I really like new earth, it isn't something I would go back and watch over and over again, but it's really good and classic story that is fun. I didn't even realize, how early this episode is for 10 Doctor. It's make it even better!
I had no idea people disliked this episode! Yeah, the cure isn’t exactly how science works, but if you think too much on any DW resolution, they all unravel a bit. It’s one of my favorites because it’s just so fun and silly and perfectly eases you into Ten. Not every DW episode has to be one that’s extremely serious or risking the future of the entire human race/the universe. I love those, but I love this lighthearted episode, as well. I think it’s good to have variety.
I personally love New Earth, is it perfect? No, but New Earth pretty much cemented David Tennant as my personal favorite Doctor, his scenes where he's cheery and grinning, and also his inner darkness are the Best in this episode. My favorite part in this episode is essentially the very beginning where the Doctor is explaining the new version of Earth, and then he grabs Rose by the hand and happily exclaims "Come on!" and the two run off, it's absolutely adorable!
Speaking of Praxeus, I chose the actress who played Suki to play an alternate universe incarnation of the Doctor in my version of the 60th Anniversary episode
it was brilliant! cassandra's role was hilarious
"All their lives and they've never been touched". Don't you see the programming? That is OUR future (social distancing). Why do you think the episode is called New Earth? That's the Earth of the New World Order.
lol
I loved this one. The acting was great, the themes were so out there, there were so many human things about it and although it was dark, ultimately all the characters ended up being good, which is rare. I like novice hame as well, she's the only one that was good. And Zoe Wanamaker is such a good actress to involve.
I have extreme nostalgia from this episode- I estimate it was my second episode ever.
I don't really have a problem with any of the series 2 episodes that got a lot of flack. I'm not a huge fan of Love and Monsters but compared to Kill the Moon (bloody hell). Tbh only Love and Monsters and Fear Her are weak imo. I like New Earth and School Reunion a lot and even Tooth and Claw is enjoyable for me.
The Cybermen 2 partner and the finale are obviously great IMO and I don't actually know anyone who doesn't like the Impossible Planet and Satan Pit.
new earth was actually the first episode i ever saw, it was back when disney XD started airing doctor who, i didn't catch the episode in full but i remember liking what i saw, it actually encouraged me to go out and watch the series as a whole and I found myself falling in love with series 1 and 2, didn't watch much after that cause the 9th doctor was so good that Tennant just could never live up to how much i enjoyed Ecclelston's doctor.
This is really good positive channel, don’t know why it isn’t more popular
I've always liked this episode and so it's nice to see it given some love.
‘Fantastically camp’ YES.
I hated New Earth when I was younger cause it really freaked me out, but now I can recognize that if it could do that it must not be terrible
I honestly prefer the return to new Earth in Gridlock because the reveal in the end as to why everyone was stuck in traffic for their entire lives was incredibly chilling, but this episode was still fine.
I just realized we kind of see 4 parts of the timeline based on New Earth. In series 1 episode The End Of The World we see the earth die, then Series 5 episode The Beast Below we see the humans living on a spaceship trying to find a new planet. New Earth we see them on the new planet they found and we see the life they have built there. Gridlock we see where New Earth goes wrong.
I LAUGHED IN SYNC WITH THE MEME AT 0:29 LMAOOOO
I just watched this to say "nothing secret about it, babydoll". Read in Nardole's voice
I’ve always really loved this episode because of how fun and other times sincere it is. I didn’t know it was disliked ….
new Earth is one of my favourite episodes. it’s the comedy which i like. same with love & monsters. really not bad.
'New Earth' is actually one of my favorite episodes!
To me this episodes main morals are indeed animal experimentation. The idea of having cats experiment on people to fix millions of diseases instead of the other way around, like whats being done today, I thought was handled perfectly. It is a lighthearted episode with a more serious story and moral underneath, which I think sums up RTD's writing as a whole. I personally love it.
Can you please do a defending the despised for Victory of the Daleks and the Power of Three, or is it just me who thinks they’re great
I loved New Earth. I get why people have problems with it, and I don’t think it’s perfect. But I personally think it’s a great way to bridge the gap between series 1 and 2.
I didn’t know about the behind the scenes stuff! Thanks!
Tbh I like this episode and didn't realise people didn't. I think it feels better when you have an outlet to talk about the good elements, of which there are many
I enjoy this episode, I thought the cat people looked amazing for the time and still look pretty decent
Damn, I always loved New Earth, and by extension, Gridlock. I think they're both fantastic episodes. I never knew that it was sort of hated.
I'd like more episodes analysing where episodes went wrong, I think that's where I learn the most.
The only episode in Tennant's run that I really dislike is "Love and Monsters". Yeah, it wasn't all great or brilliant, but usually I thought 10's run was at least decent.
I’ve always loved end of the world/new earth. No idea why I just do, I think everyone has Dr who episodes that they like for no reason at all.
This was the one episode that actually kept me up at night
This was the first episode of Doctor Who I'd ever seen. I was just flipping around the channels, bored, and landed on something weird looking that the TV said was Doctor Who and I was like oh yeah that show my friend keeps saying I need to watch. Watched like forty seconds of a cat nun chasing two people up a ladder while weird light floated between them and was NOPE this show is dumb. A couple years later another friend of mine forced me to watch the show starting with Nine every time I visited her until eventually I started watching it on my own because I couldn't wait for another visit to find out what happened next. So glad she did that ^-^ I love Doctor Who. Sitting here on April 23 covered in tally marks drinking from my Tardis mug lol. Full on Whovian. But yeah this episode was a bad one to walk in on with no knowledge. After seeing things in order though I never disliked it, it just wasn't a favourite.
It's funny. I'll sometimes try to argue for films that have garnered an absolutely dreadful reputation over the years, like Battlefield Earth, The Exorcist II, and The Swarm, but without much success. It seems some movies age like fine wine, but others simply never had a chance, despite their good points (and yes, Battlefield Earth does have some things worth defending - not many, but some).
In any event, good luck trying to lift these episodes of Doctor Who from out the muck. I know being an ally to almost universally panned cinema can be a pretty lonely job at times.
Well I was kind of with you until the end, because I absolutly love "Tooth and Claw". It's one of those episodes that I gravitate too wenever I just want a fun stand-alone doctor who story.
I vividly remember beeing really frustated with doctor who after watching "a nightmare in silver" and just needing a palate cleanser. Somthing that would remind me, why I love doctor who so much. I watched "Tooth and Claw" and it was such a breath of fresh air. It "fixed" everything that annoyed me so much in "a nightmare in silver" and it has had a super special place in my heart ever since.
But to each their own, I guess...
I quite like "New Earth" too by the way. But the terible CGI and at times cartoonish elements (evil cat nuns hissing at the "zombies") do always kind of bother me.
Nice time to upload this one, mate.
Now you have to do Praxius smart guy
Why does no one like Planet of the Dead? Its like my third favourite episode.
I love it, it's one of my favourite specials
I think it's because it was campy, fun and at Easter, not to mention it happened after Journey's End.
Mainly the garbage characters and the doctor letting a criminal go free
@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 *I cast harsh disagree*
@@sportaflopsupreme5313 *but it missed*
I think if there's one thing to criticize this episode for would be the lighting main because it does look like they used the same cameras you would use for a soap opera
what?? I didn't even know so many people hated new earth?!