Funny you say that since Kevin McNally, the actor who played Jericho, played another character in that era of Doctor Who way back then. This was his second time on the show after almost 40 years! Pretty neat. Edit: Looked it up to see who he played the first time. He played a character called Hugo Lang in The Twin Dilemma in 1984. And Jericho in Flux in 2020.
"So, this mysterious stranger has shown up and offered to get all of us off this planet. And she's got a skull for a face, so she seems pretty legit..." Terrific episode. Jericho is a delight.
I'm one of those people who didn't like most of series 11 and liked maybe half of series 12, so I was surprised at how much I liked series 13. For me, Flux was a return to form for Doctor Who. And I agree with the Gals about Jericho. Such a likable character.
Flux and Chibnall definitely did two things perfectly. They gave us the best Sontaran episode, and in my opinion, possibly the best Weeping Angel episode since Blink.
The adorable beginning of this video is giving me major SNL Garth and Kat vibes. 🤣🤣 But seriously this one and War of Sontarans are two of my favorite 13th Doctor stories.
If I were the person responsible for choosing the next showrunner of Doctor Who, it definitely would have been this story's co-writer, Maxine Alderton.
All the confusion and rush in flux , with sudden bits of clarity in the right places works . It's certainly the best of Jodie's era and a credit to those involved in the circumstances .
Aha! I remember this one! Like others, I agree that it did seem to bring back the scary element to the Weeping Angels. The ending with The Doctor being encased was quite a moment. There's 1 big problem with it though. If memory serves, you'll see what I mean at the beginning of the next episode. Btw, that 1902 joke was gold! Sorry ,Paula. lol
"Village of the Angels" is a very popular episode from this era, to the point where it's actually the highest rated episode from this era on IMDb. Me personally, I can definitely see the appeal, and there's a lot that I really like about this one, but I don't love it in the same way that many others do. Much like "War of the Sontarans" from earlier this series, the episode largely functions very well as a standalone episode with very few notable connections to the overarching story of Flux. I love the creepy folk horror atmosphere hanging over the episode during these early sequences, which is conveyed fantastically by the excellent sound design, score and direction. Jamie Magnus Stone (who's done a lot of other Chibnall era episodes) does a phenomenal job here, there's some brilliant horrifying imagery thrown onscreen throughout the episode, and the way the Angels are directed is absolutely fantastic. In general, much like the Sontarans in the earlier episode, the Angels are used excellently here, with writer Maxine Alderton (returning from "The Haunting of Villa Diodati") creating some really tense and unnerving setpieces involving them. I just love the fact that the episode's plot is a fairly standard base-under-siege story, with the Doctor having to defend a house from the Angels and protect these two random people. The Doctor being on the back foot for much of the episode with the Angels acting as a constant looming threat helps further ramp up the tension, and allows Jodie Whittaker to give a phenomenal performance (seriously, she's really been killing it with Flux). And like with Alderton's previous episode, the guest characters are really compelling - Claire and Professor Jericho are great additions to the cast, and the performances from Annabel Scholey and Kevin McNally are really great. "Village of the Angels" was well on track to being a major highlight from this series, and one of my favourite Chibnall era episodes, until my positive feelings were demolished with eight simple words: "They are an extraction squad for the Division". As soon as I heard those words, my stomach just sank, because I was already not keen on the Division as a concept, and bringing the Angels into the mix just made me incredibly frustrated. Part of what made the Angels so scary (and part of why their menace was gradually diminished thanks to their repeated usage) is the fact that they're these strange and unknowable creatures, so revealing that at least some of them work for Gallfirey PD really undercuts their menace. And on top of that, it makes the Division more confusing and nebulous as a concept, since we initially thought it was a purely Time Lord organisation, but now we know they have at least one Lupari and several Weeping Angels working for them. Who else do they employ? Is everyone part of the Division now? The Daleks? The Cybermen? The Abzorbaloff? The Pting? At this stage, I was convinced that the next episode would have a scene in which the Doctor confronted the leader of the Division, who would then go on this massive spiel about how they were behind everything that the Doctor has ever faced ("it was me Doctor, the author of all your pain"). Despite my frustrations over this reveal largely impeding my enjoyment of the rest of the episode, I did mostly enjoy the final act of this episode. The final chase through the tunnels was a nice suspenseful setpiece, and the episode's final scene may just be my favourite cliffhanger from this era - it's immensely horrifying and leaves you in suspense with regard to what happens next. It's just a shame that we get a pointless mid-credits scene catching up on Bel and Vinder's subplot, which features no forward progression and is such a non-presence in this episode that I barely have anything to say about it, aside from complaining about how this era has somehow managed to waste two Inbetweeners actors. I may have some frustrations with this episode, but I can safely say that "Village of the Angels" is still a really strong episode, and deserves its reputation as one of this era's highpoints. Considering how averse to proper scary episodes this era seems to be, it's great that we finally got an episode that actually managed to be really effectively creepy and suspenseful, with fantastic direction, writing and performances to boot. While Flux had been a mixed bag up to this point, I still had hope at the time that, as we geared up for the finale the series would be able to stick the landing and finally give this era one really solid series before Chibnall and Whittaker went
My opinion of this story is not great, but this is the best part! The Professor is a great character, glad we'll see more of him. More questions, more subplots, more questions, more plot threads . . .
I have loved Jodie's era and all the episodes, and Flux is the first serial of the revival and it stands out a mile as one of the best serials of all, but this one chapter stands out on its own as one of the best ever. An outstanding episode in every way with a breath-taking cliff-hanger. I felt robbed of the weeping angels because I had to turn my back on the show for so long, until Jodie came along and I hoped the angels would come back for this story. Boy, did they ever. Congrats to Jodie and all concerned for this modern classic.
This is the episode that made Weeping Angels scary again. Which they weren't ever since Blink. This is the best episode from Chibnail era. I have literally nothing bad to say about it - for the first time in the whole Jodie's run.
Best Episode of Flux and def in my Top 3 of this Era. I love this Episode....🥰 The only thing that is bugging me is this Credit Scene...why break the shock from the Cliffhanger with this scene? I will never understand that. But tbh, when I watch the Episode I never watch that scene 😇
Even though it's not said, I feel Jericho's journal is the book that they were reading from with all the Weeping Angel information at the crash of the Byzantium.
Comfortably the best episode of Jodie's entire tenure. its just a shame that it seems to be a standalone story shoehorned into the flux arc (much like war of the sontarans).
Honestly I disliked Jodie's run at first, loved her but thought the episodes were kinda dull..but this whole little mini-series thing, I absolutely loved every episode.
Jericho is like a classic Hinchcliffe/Holmes character from the early Fourth Doctor years.
Funny you say that since Kevin McNally, the actor who played Jericho, played another character in that era of Doctor Who way back then. This was his second time on the show after almost 40 years! Pretty neat.
Edit: Looked it up to see who he played the first time. He played a character called Hugo Lang in The Twin Dilemma in 1984. And Jericho in Flux in 2020.
This was by far one of my favourite episodes of Jodie’s run. Definitely reminded me of how terrifying the weeping angels can be
Best Weeping Angels episode since Blink. This is a hill I'm willing to die on.
The closing theme was missing the doctor's heartbeat which I thought was a neat touch.
"So, this mysterious stranger has shown up and offered to get all of us off this planet. And she's got a skull for a face, so she seems pretty legit..." Terrific episode. Jericho is a delight.
0:00 musical intro lol 😂😂
I'm one of those people who didn't like most of series 11 and liked maybe half of series 12, so I was surprised at how much I liked series 13. For me, Flux was a return to form for Doctor Who. And I agree with the Gals about Jericho. Such a likable character.
the only issue with Flux is that it was unfinished due to pandemics, they really needed 2 more episodes
the most stressful episode of doctor who, just looking at how many minutes left and what cliffhanger we'll end up with
Flux and Chibnall definitely did two things perfectly. They gave us the best Sontaran episode, and in my opinion, possibly the best Weeping Angel episode since Blink.
The adorable beginning of this video is giving me major SNL Garth and Kat vibes. 🤣🤣
But seriously this one and War of Sontarans are two of my favorite 13th Doctor stories.
Kevin McNally, who plays Prof. Jericho, was Hugo Lang in 'The Twin Dilemma' from the original DW.
Hugo would have been a good companion.
Love that this episode basically lowkey confirms that the Weeping Angels are Time Lord prisoners
the first time we saw the weeping angels in "BLINK"...."Angels have my phone box."
Can't believe you're nearly up to date. Really watch out for spoilers on the last episode! It's amazing. Would be great if you did Torchwood after. :)
If I were the person responsible for choosing the next showrunner of Doctor Who, it definitely would have been this story's co-writer, Maxine Alderton.
I hope she writes a couple episodes a year with rtd
Omg Paula your cat is so cute 😭💙💙
Loved this episode! So great!!!
All the confusion and rush in flux , with sudden bits of clarity in the right places works . It's certainly the best of Jodie's era and a credit to those involved in the circumstances .
Aha! I remember this one! Like others, I agree that it did seem to bring back the scary element to the Weeping Angels. The ending with The Doctor being encased was quite a moment. There's 1 big problem with it though. If memory serves, you'll see what I mean at the beginning of the next episode.
Btw, that 1902 joke was gold! Sorry ,Paula. lol
"Village of the Angels" is a very popular episode from this era, to the point where it's actually the highest rated episode from this era on IMDb. Me personally, I can definitely see the appeal, and there's a lot that I really like about this one, but I don't love it in the same way that many others do.
Much like "War of the Sontarans" from earlier this series, the episode largely functions very well as a standalone episode with very few notable connections to the overarching story of Flux. I love the creepy folk horror atmosphere hanging over the episode during these early sequences, which is conveyed fantastically by the excellent sound design, score and direction. Jamie Magnus Stone (who's done a lot of other Chibnall era episodes) does a phenomenal job here, there's some brilliant horrifying imagery thrown onscreen throughout the episode, and the way the Angels are directed is absolutely fantastic. In general, much like the Sontarans in the earlier episode, the Angels are used excellently here, with writer Maxine Alderton (returning from "The Haunting of Villa Diodati") creating some really tense and unnerving setpieces involving them. I just love the fact that the episode's plot is a fairly standard base-under-siege story, with the Doctor having to defend a house from the Angels and protect these two random people. The Doctor being on the back foot for much of the episode with the Angels acting as a constant looming threat helps further ramp up the tension, and allows Jodie Whittaker to give a phenomenal performance (seriously, she's really been killing it with Flux). And like with Alderton's previous episode, the guest characters are really compelling - Claire and Professor Jericho are great additions to the cast, and the performances from Annabel Scholey and Kevin McNally are really great.
"Village of the Angels" was well on track to being a major highlight from this series, and one of my favourite Chibnall era episodes, until my positive feelings were demolished with eight simple words: "They are an extraction squad for the Division". As soon as I heard those words, my stomach just sank, because I was already not keen on the Division as a concept, and bringing the Angels into the mix just made me incredibly frustrated. Part of what made the Angels so scary (and part of why their menace was gradually diminished thanks to their repeated usage) is the fact that they're these strange and unknowable creatures, so revealing that at least some of them work for Gallfirey PD really undercuts their menace. And on top of that, it makes the Division more confusing and nebulous as a concept, since we initially thought it was a purely Time Lord organisation, but now we know they have at least one Lupari and several Weeping Angels working for them. Who else do they employ? Is everyone part of the Division now? The Daleks? The Cybermen? The Abzorbaloff? The Pting? At this stage, I was convinced that the next episode would have a scene in which the Doctor confronted the leader of the Division, who would then go on this massive spiel about how they were behind everything that the Doctor has ever faced ("it was me Doctor, the author of all your pain").
Despite my frustrations over this reveal largely impeding my enjoyment of the rest of the episode, I did mostly enjoy the final act of this episode. The final chase through the tunnels was a nice suspenseful setpiece, and the episode's final scene may just be my favourite cliffhanger from this era - it's immensely horrifying and leaves you in suspense with regard to what happens next. It's just a shame that we get a pointless mid-credits scene catching up on Bel and Vinder's subplot, which features no forward progression and is such a non-presence in this episode that I barely have anything to say about it, aside from complaining about how this era has somehow managed to waste two Inbetweeners actors.
I may have some frustrations with this episode, but I can safely say that "Village of the Angels" is still a really strong episode, and deserves its reputation as one of this era's highpoints. Considering how averse to proper scary episodes this era seems to be, it's great that we finally got an episode that actually managed to be really effectively creepy and suspenseful, with fantastic direction, writing and performances to boot. While Flux had been a mixed bag up to this point, I still had hope at the time that, as we geared up for the finale the series would be able to stick the landing and finally give this era one really solid series before Chibnall and Whittaker went
My opinion of this story is not great, but this is the best part! The Professor is a great character, glad we'll see more of him. More questions, more subplots, more questions, more plot threads . . .
I can't wait for you to finish this season, because then maybe someone can explain what any of it meant,
I have loved Jodie's era and all the episodes, and Flux is the first serial of the revival and it stands out a mile as one of the best serials of all, but this one chapter stands out on its own as one of the best ever. An outstanding episode in every way with a breath-taking cliff-hanger. I felt robbed of the weeping angels because I had to turn my back on the show for so long, until Jodie came along and I hoped the angels would come back for this story. Boy, did they ever. Congrats to Jodie and all concerned for this modern classic.
Mr Gibbs? What are you doing here? That ending had us CURSING
Holy shit how did I not realize that was Mr. Gibbs!?
@@andyenglish4303😂😂 idk
Used to be "The Angels have the blue Box"
Now it's "The Angels have the Doctor"
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This is the episode that made Weeping Angels scary again. Which they weren't ever since Blink. This is the best episode from Chibnail era. I have literally nothing bad to say about it - for the first time in the whole Jodie's run.
A Good Episode. I wasn't sure how you would React to it. You did not disappoint. I want to know when you start with Christmas Carols. Ha! Ha!
Best Episode of Flux and def in my Top 3 of this Era. I love this Episode....🥰 The only thing that is bugging me is this Credit Scene...why break the shock from the Cliffhanger with this scene? I will never understand that. But tbh, when I watch the Episode I never watch that scene 😇
Even though it's not said, I feel Jericho's journal is the book that they were reading from with all the Weeping Angel information at the crash of the Byzantium.
Jericho instant Dr Who LEGEND
Paula's look giving me vague Tea Leoni vibes.👍
Comfortably the best episode of Jodie's entire tenure. its just a shame that it seems to be a standalone story shoehorned into the flux arc (much like war of the sontarans).
"You are recalled ... to TH-cam."
I personally disliked Flux as a whole, but this is certainly a standout episode, great use of the angels, and loving Jericho
I mean, it is Dr Who. It is entirely possible for them to be stuck in 1901 forever...wibbly wobbly...
Honestly I disliked Jodie's run at first, loved her but thought the episodes were kinda dull..but this whole little mini-series thing, I absolutely loved every episode.
Katrina do you have a new set up?
Tom Baker Peter Davison David Tennent Jodie Whittaker are my favorite Doctors
when you finish DW you should react to red dwarf, i know you'd both love it, and i'd kill to see your reactions
1:30 And why is she called Claire looking exactly like Clara in her 30-40s.
12:20 You are wrong for making that joke though, lol.