So fun fact, it's really hard for David Tennant in his English accent to say the "oon" sound, so RTD wrote that "Judoon platoon upon the moon" line just to mess with him.
2 questions about British actors you can answer with a resounding "Yes" in most cases: "Wait, did I see them in Doctor Who?", and "Weren't they in Harry Potter?" 😄
RTD was impressed with Freema's performance in Army of Ghosts and wanted her back, this resulted in her playing Martha Jones and explaing off the actress last appearance as the Cousin.
SPOILERS AHEAD Some Dr who main characters will appear in minor roles prior to becoming a main character in the Show Eg 6th Doctor Colin Baker or Freema in army of Ghosts. There are others in prior seasons of new who and 3 either currently or later who have a bigger role to play in the future.
@@j.rileyindependentproductionsYes, David himself confirmed that it was done to mess with him. And because he has a great sense of humour, he loved it. 😊
God, I ADORE MARTHA!! Her character arc this season is just something so special. An absolute ICONIC companion, you'll adore her!! Plus her mum is Lady Danbury so it's even more of a SLAY
Sense 8 was really good & Freema also played Dr Helen Sharpe in NBC's medical drama "New Amsterdam" for 5 seasons. Freema has also just finished a supporting role in Romeo & Juliet on stage with Tom Holland over the summer as well
Eh, i think it's getting old. But on the other hand, if I put the time, effort, and energy (and potentially money, I dunno) into making a special effect, by golly I'd get the most out of it. So I can't blame them for leaning on it.
@@Sirxeko that's the point though, it's consistent. it shows us that that was a permanent body modification that a dude who we never cared about and whose name we no longer remember opted for willingly, despite being advertised as both smart and cute. it's a deterrent for me from making any stupid choices about my own body ;) (and by that I mostly mean rash tattoos and piercings :D )
Plenty of companions are disliked but every single one has their fans. In fact, Martha was hated by a lot of people for replacing Rose. However people have come around to her and she's one of the most requested actresses to return to the franchise
I didn’t start watching the reboot until just before Matt Smith but I started at the beginning. Binging it that way I never became attached to Rose and Martha was actually my favorite for a long time. Rose is actually my 2nd least favorite, I assume that’s probably an unpopular opinion.
@@richashby6422 i started watching during martha’s season, so she technically was my first companion before i went back and watched the rest lol. but i do also like rose because i was a teenager at that time so i think i just related to her more back then and was sad to see her go, but martha quickly moved up to one of my favorites! there’s only one companion i never really liked bc their personality felt flat imo, but they’re not here for a few seasons yet so no spoilers 🙃
I wasn’t a Rose fan when watching the show the first time. She was oaky, but not a favorite. Then, I saw Billie Piper in other shows and really enjoyed her screen presence. I became a HUGE fan after seeing her in the Penny Dreadful series. As I watch DW first two seasons again, I liked her a lot more.
Andy Prior - Casting Director who is still responsible for helping cast every Doctor, every companion & guest star since 2005, working for every showrunner in New Who right up to current day in 2024!! 🤯
The Doctor acknowledging Rose in this episode was a big deal. With original Who the tradition was a new companion would arrive, and it was like the previous one had never existed.
It bums me out how Doctor Who fans can't respect the no spoilers policy. You'd think if there's one thing we learned from time travel, it's that spoilers are bad.
In the past I, a couple of times, posted spoilers on other sites, but very quickly caught on not to. Alexa Chapman has big probs with this despite always saying not to. It’s a real shame.
Yeah, it sucks. Okay, I get the urge. I would love to write something that would be a spoiler multiple times, but I'm trying hard not to. Eventually we will reach it, and without spoilers, the reaction will be even better.
HELP the interlude about Freema playing both characters took me out omg you getting teary seeing Martha entering the TARDIS for the first time...same. Every time it happens. God I love this show
Martha's sister is played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who plays Judge Ravonna Renslayer in Loki, and was in Black Mirror's San Junipero. Martha's mum / Lady Danbury is played by Adjoa Andoh.
So glad you got here at last. There's an improvised one-person play running in London at the moment called 'White Rabbit, Red Rabbit'. They have a different celebrity actor to play the role every night: he/she doesn't see the script until they open an envelope. A couple of weeks ago I went to see Freema play the part - could have picked Catherine Tate the night before, but no, I went to see Freema, because I loved Martha so much. Sorry, but I thought she was a breath of fresh air after Rose. Up close and fairly personal in this little theatre, Freema was a blast - doesn't look changed at all, all smiles and running round the stage, fantastic rapport with the audience. I had a great time. But one thing brought home to me the passage of wibbly-wobbly time. At one point the writer of the play asks the actor to describe herself. Freema said she was five foot whatever, black . . . and 45. It shook me for a moment, as in my mind she's frozen here in this moment with the Doctor, mid-twenties as she was. 45. Makes you think. Anyway, Martha is wonderful. Hope you feel the same!
THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH DOCTOR WHO, everybody leaves eventually 😭 and it's so UNFAIR. By the way, Freema Agyeman, Gugu Mbatha-Raw AND Adjoa Andoh in the same family? We didn't know how lucky we were back then.
The Doctor's companions are consistently and anonymously earths greatest heros. I was heart broken when ee lost Chris, I died when we lost Rose, but... No question in my heart, Martha is my favorite companion. She is the realest, most badass human. They're quite literally ALL great but Martha is the best IMO.
I also was shocked about hearing that about another companion that i absolutely loved. But it seems some people just hate it when a companion is as good as the Doctor or sometimes even outshines him. And the more often that happens the more they hate her.
And now you've met Martha Jones, the Doctor's doctor! I love her ♥ Also, fun behind-the-scenes fact about this episode: you know how David Tennant is Scottish, and just putting on an English accent for this role? So this entire episode started as a joke, to mess with David, because saying the "oo" sound in an English accent is difficult for him. So they decided to have him say "a Judoon platoon on the moon" just to screw with him 😂
Oh- you are going to have such fun with Martha! There are some great episodes upcoming. Rose is never forgotten- but Martha is a great companion too. She's often underrated because she followed Rose, and people were still missing her....
Which I don't understand. I like Martha much more than Rose. Rose is actually my second least favorite companion (and my least favorite was just because the actress was so wishy-washy about staying or going that she had like 4 episodes where it made sense for her exit to happen.)
25:58 I don't think I'm giving spoilers away when I say that there was actually a bit of a backlash against Martha Jones when these episodes first aired. The reason was a whole bunch of new fans who didn't understand 'the cycle' yet. Companions and Doctors don't stick around for the whole series. You have to accept that if you want to keep watching. Fans invested in the Doctor/Rose love story weren't ready for a new Companion yet. It's years later now, and Martha is as beloved as anyone, but when S3 first began, the only thing she did wrong was be *after* Rose Tyler. Some fans weren't ready for that yet.
Huh. I guess that does make sense. I've always been entirely bewildered as to why people don't like a Martha, but that makes sense. I mean, it's a bad reason, but it makes a kind of sense.
Hooray series 3 is here with the beautiful Martha Jones. Some of my very favorite episodes are in this series, especially in the second half. Am so looking forward to these new reactions. Let's go!
This was the series I went from a viewer to a full on fan of the show & said “no matter where this program turns, I will continue to watch” - Martha is such a breath of fresh air & this season is definitely a step up that ramps up especially in the second half & into series 4 👍
@smashbrandiscootch719 way more lookable than the nerd and red girl. Don’t care about their relationship. Even if they are related to doctors loved one. Wink Wink Nudge Nudge. Spoilers Sweetie
@@smashbrandiscootch719 I have my own opinions about companion that many like, but I will not share them, as they would include spoilers. So kindly whine about Martha somewhere else, as I restrain my opinions about future.
This wasn’t the first time an actor playing a minor role ended up being casted as another character in a major role. It happened in Classic Who, Colin Baker played a minor role and ended up eventually being casted as the 6th Doctor. Actors playing a minor role and coming back as new characters in major roles will happen again in modern Who but I will not spoil. I can’t wait to see those reactions when that time comes.
And Rory. Martha, Bill, Clara, and Rory are the most underrated companion. And Liz Shaw. Rory, Bill, Martha, Clara, Rory, and Liz Shaw are the most underrated companion.
I think the showrunners were very smart to have the Christmas special with Donna be what it was, because originally some people didn't like Martha for being Rose's "replacement" but having a one-off, maybe-companion in-between helped not make that sentiment as prevalent as it could have been.
It's implied in this episode that Martha's family is a little dysfunctional, so the Doctor does provide a bit of an escape. It's pretty common in Doctor Who's history as a show to recast actors from past episodes. On example was Michael Sheard (Admiral Ozzel in the Empire Strikes Back), who appeared six times during its "classic" run.
I am not exaggerating when I say Martha is my favorite of David's companions! I LOVE Martha and I feel she doesn't get the love she deserves from the fans
If I had to choose one of Dr Who companions (starting with Rose onward, I don't know prior history except a few episodes here and their) to build a family with, that would definitely be Martha. Spoiler (nothing specific, but I will speak about a new character not yet well known on FLGR) alert. But her quality if she was a real person, is what makes her a less exciting character of the show. She is already so mature from the first episode, that she doesn't need the adventure to grow, she has no room for major improvement in which we may want to identify. And when she gets depicted with some weakness, it always feel out of character, because she has already proven to be so much stronger/smarter than that in previous episodes. Miss Jones feels more like a goal to achieve, than a companion walking the path of life together with us.
@@Kollumnot entirely true. Martha was, from the beginning, the emotional dumper of all her family with little self-esteem to the point of develop an unhealthy crush on the Doctor just for that one kiss in this episode. In yhe end she is ready to put healthy boundaries and decide fir herself. I'll go forward and say that, out of Donna and Amy (and Mickey and Rory), she is the one who grew the more.
Because she's the WORST. Literally all she does is whine and pine after the doctor. "Oh boo hoo, the doctor won't give me the time of day because he's clearly grieving. Notice me, sensei!!!" It's just annoying. She is easily the worst companion....well okay Clara was worse when she got a boyfriend, but only by a little bit and she became the best companion again. Martha has no redeeming qualities.
I love when we had the same reaction, for different reasons. For me, when I started watching Bridgerton for the first time, I'm like "Is that Martha jones' mom?! Oh my gosh!"
Thank you so much for the effort you put into these. Your journey with Dr. Who has been magical. Without spoiling, this is my personal favorite season of Dr. Who. It’s not perfect, no season is I think, but it has such creative stories and tries so many new things. Not everyone likes this season but given your personality and the questions like to ask when it comes to narratives, I think you’ll be in for a good time.
Unlike Series 1 and 2, there were no weak episodes this series. While episode 2 (which Angela has probably already watched) wasn't my favorite, it definitely was better than "Fear Her," "Love and Monsters," "Idiot's Lantern," and the Slitheen episodes of Series 1.
Fun fact: Martha's sister, Tish, is played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who played Judge Renslayer in Season 1 of Loki. I've seen this episode many times, but a new thought occurred to me while watching this video: If the Doctor has two hearts, it stands to reason that he may have two entire cardiovascular systems. Otherwise having two hearts doesn't make a lot of sense. So maybe that's how he survived: The Plasmavore only drained one system, not both. I don't think there is a companion, at least in modern Who, that people generally didn't like (there were one or two in Classic Who). Polarizing could be applied, however, to some. I'm thinking mostly of Clara, whom people either really love or didn't care for as her character developed (I won't get into spoilers). Personally, she's my second favorite after Amy.
One of the most underrated and underappreciated season openers in all of Doctor Who, in my opinion. Fun, action packed, creepy, a FANTASTIC introduction to Martha (who has quite possibly the most beautiful companion theme in the entire show), David at his usual best, amazing monsters, just an all-round great episode. Just you wait for some of the episodes this season though. Oooh, you've got a lot of top tier adventures to look forward to...
Murray Gold did a fantastic job with so much of the Doctor Who music. Personally, Clara's theme is my favorite (even though a different companion is my favorite).
I'll be respectful of the "no spoilers" policy, except to say I can't wait to see what you think of this season after we get to the end. (I can't say more than that, really). Sooooooo many good eps this season, and what is widely touted as the best episode of New Who. I'm looking forward to rewatching it all with you. Footnote: the actor that plays Martha's mum has already been in an episode, she's one of the cats who's treating the Face of Boe in _New Earth_
The UK acting pool is sort of like the Canadian acting pool, where there is a limited pool of actors who appear in nearly every production and may re-appear as different characters.
I love that, if you think about it, the explanation at 23:49 makes total sense. He's not actively changing the past by showing off, so he can get away with it.
This episode was filmed in my university. The scene where the doctor and Martha are hiding by the plant watching the judoon waslk into the hospital reception is actually the reception of my university library. Its really cool and weird as a whovian to walk into it everyday. 💛
Is there ever a time people don't like a companion? Sure. It's all up to taste and how people handle change. For instance, Donna was hated in the Christmas Bride because she was annoying and over the top. Martha was initially hated because she wasn't Rose and no one wanted her being all lovey-dovey about the Doctor after Rose. Same thing with the Doctor. People enjoy certain actors and not others. And scripts have a lot to do with it. The actors are always good, but sometimes, they just get dealth a terrible script hand. Love your reactions! KEEP IT UP GIRL!
Can't see Anne Reid (the plasmavore) without hearing her perfect Hot Fuzz monologue in my head, ending with "but, as far as I'm concerned, Cousin Sissy can go and fu..."
Lady Danberry was in previous episode of Doctor Who. It was New Earth, she played the main Cat Nurse. Like many British shows and older US shows the same person plays different characters.
The companions HAVE to be broadly appealing in some way, or people aren't gonna watch the show! And I don't think there's a single companion actor who wasn't invested in doing their best. The main thing people had against Martha was "she's not Rose", which (as you saw) happens a little in universe too, from the Doctor's stern "you're not replacing her!!". She's not getting to start with a completely clean slate. (And some viewers were just racist, of course.) And it's interesting to compare them, naturally, but it doesn't need to be a competition. Gosh, the Doctor is so cute in this episode though. I feel like Tennant has really hit his stride at this point. It's exciting to see a proper season opener with him fully comfortable in the role. AND BLUE SUIT!! I adore the blue suit, I'm so happy to see it finally appear! Oh, and cast! Nick Briggs as "Judoon voices". In addition to Dalek and Cybermen, that's his third "voicing an entire alien species" role. (I also mistakenly said he voiced K9 in an earlier episode, don't know what I was thinking at the time. That's been John Leeson ALMOST exclusively, since K9 first appeared in 1977! Including in over 50 audios dramas, which he's still actively doing.) It's interesting, looking at various eras of Doctor Who and the importance of families. It's not, like, the norm - if you can go anywhere in space and time, of course you don't want to spend that much time at home, narratively speaking! But it seems very important to Russell T Davies as a showrunner, and I love it. Makes it feel grounded, and for the companions to have connections.
God, I just love this episode. I don’t think I can honestly say it’s the best of all time, but it might be my personal favorite. Such a great start to the season and it just nails all the fundamentals of a good Doctor Who episode. So many great pieces that all come together perfectly. Phenomenal.
I spent a year (oh 2 years) going to Polytechnic with the actress who played Martha's mum... Its was a few years ago. She used to play the Saxophone or Cello or something in a tunnel.
The writers were fully aware that Tennant has difficulty with "oo" sounds while keeping up the accent. So, to screw with him, they put in lines like "the Judoon platoon on the moon."
'Are there any companions people could do without?' Personally I think they're all great in different ways, but man does it get complicated and divisive as time goes on, strap in is all I can say 😅
Martha isn't the first case of a minor characters actor getting an important role later. In fact, one of the doctors in the classic show had a minor role on the show several years before being cast as the doctor. If we include the expanded universe, Tennant himself appeared in several audio dramas in the early 2000s before he was cast as the doctor.
The Doctor getting a new companion is always a tricky time for fans because it changes the dynamic just as much as us getting a new Doctor. Season 3 has some of my favorite episodes of Doctor Who.
You'll find that you may recognise a few actors from Doctor Who. Doctor Who is 1 of the programmes that gave an actors carrier to the world which is how they became stars to the world. This is where most of them start. Then go onto Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Bridgeton, Marvel
Tears to my eyes everytime, brilliant editing, so easy to follow. Space rino. The judoon platoon on the moon. Space police. Looking forward to your next reaction.
This was the first episode of doctor who i EVER watched. I used to watch it live every week with my familly. And watching these reactions that come out every couple of days gives me that exact same feeling of waiting for a new episode every friday. man nostaliga. SPOILERS this season has some of the best episodes of doctor who in my opinion. I cant wait. especially "Dont Blink"
All the times I've watched this, and I only just noticed that, in an episode where the antagonist was basically a vampire, Roy Marsden's character was called Mr. Stoker. D'oh!
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I love how quickly we went from ' I dont condone Donna's violence' to 'Hit that man in the helmet"
Exactly what I was thinking XD
So fun fact, it's really hard for David Tennant in his English accent to say the "oon" sound, so RTD wrote that "Judoon platoon upon the moon" line just to mess with him.
Scottish accent. He's Scottish.
@@Lordoftheapes79 Yes. But the sound is hard for him to say when he is faking his english accent because he's scottish
Got in the comments JUST to make sure this fun fact was here!
Also how he could of just had his doctor Scottish
@@Lordoftheapes79 He's not talking with a Scottish accent when playing the Doctor.
I love that they cut to the Doctor lip-syncing when she says “It’s bigger on the inside”.
Lady Danberry was also the cat nun showing the Doctor around the hospital on New Earth. You laughed when she died
I laughed too 😂
🤣🤣🤣
I laughed when she laughed.
I adore Martha's theme every single time it pops up.
Rarely gets discussed, but it's one of Murray Gold's best compositions.
@@LabradorIndependent Yes, I agree.
I LOVE the Series 3 soundtrack. Martha’s Triumphant, Utopia are my favorites. There’s a third but the title is a spoiler 😉
2 questions about British actors you can answer with a resounding "Yes" in most cases:
"Wait, did I see them in Doctor Who?", and
"Weren't they in Harry Potter?" 😄
And game of thrones, and comedy quiz shows
@@hunrahel And Marvel projects, somehow.
Nina Gold, casting director for... everything, apparently.
Don't forget Lord of the Rings
Or Spider-Man
"I love space. But I'm afraid of it."
Good. That's the correct attitude to have.
So the first victim of the alien vampire blood drinker is a Mr.Stoker. Wonder if his first name is Bram?
Omg how has it taken me this long to realize that reference? 😅
That’s fantastic! 😆
Well played, RTD.
The sign on his office door reads 'B. Stoker'
I hate that it’s taken me nearly 20 years to realise this…
Or Tim
@@drinkerofpaint I appreciate the reference. 😁
(Although Tim never interacted with the vampires in TMA.)
RTD was impressed with Freema's performance in Army of Ghosts and wanted her back, this resulted in her playing Martha Jones and explaing off the actress last appearance as the Cousin.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Some Dr who main characters will appear in minor roles prior to becoming a main character in the Show Eg 6th Doctor Colin Baker or Freema in army of Ghosts.
There are others in prior seasons of new who and 3 either currently or later who have a bigger role to play in the future.
@@reconer100
How is "an actor that played a role will come back with another role" a spoiler in any way? 😅
@@happyslapsgiving5421 to some people it might be a spoiler , I'm just being careful
@@reconer100 There was also the second Romana.
@@reconer100 Happened also in other shows, for example Hercules where Lucy Lawless played amother role already before Xena.
because David Tennant is Scottish it's quite difficult for him to say judoon platoon upon moon, without the accent slipping. He's a pro
Oh I haven’t thought about that, maybe that’s why he kinda always exaggerates it a bit, Juhh-dooon.
The story goes that the script writer did it deliberately to mess with David.
@@Connor-ONeill As a writer, if I got along well with the actor, I might also have pulled something like this.
But he can say “There’s a Moose loose aboot this hoose”😂
@@j.rileyindependentproductionsYes, David himself confirmed that it was done to mess with him. And because he has a great sense of humour, he loved it. 😊
God, I ADORE MARTHA!! Her character arc this season is just something so special. An absolute ICONIC companion, you'll adore her!! Plus her mum is Lady Danbury so it's even more of a SLAY
You're not like a Whovian, you are a Whovian.
Except one who is apparently skipping Torchwood and as such isn't going to get the whole story.
@@smashbrandiscootch719torchwood is perfectly skipable
@smashbrandiscootch719 Hey. Says the one that is unfamiliar with the Classic Series and going along with what the normies say
@@Pearlem nah children of earth is one of the best stories in the whoniverse
@@cassianand0r I didn’t say it wasn’t good I said it’s skipable. You don’t have to watch it if you don’t feel like it
Another great reaction, and I love that Xander is still committed to the brain chip joke, 2 seasons later.
One thing I love is watching how the budget increases over the years. You can really tell where the money went this episode.
Being a big hit in the US. Adjusting the action for American taste.
Being a big hit in the US. Adjusting the action for American taste.
Being a big hit in the US. Adjusting the action for American taste.
@@Dularr You can say that again...
It was more than just the budget tho. During this era CGI was getting a lot more readily available and cheaper.
Freema Ageyman is also in the very wonderful Sense8 on Netflix. It also has Sylvester McCoy, the 6th Doctor.
Sense 8 was really good & Freema also played Dr Helen Sharpe in NBC's medical drama "New Amsterdam" for 5 seasons.
Freema has also just finished a supporting role in Romeo & Juliet on stage with Tom Holland over the summer as well
7th!
@@Tyrconnell Of course. Tiredness getting to me.
Sense8 is my literal favorite show of all time 😊
@@theholyhorehay It's my favourite Netflix show.
Loved seeing how excited you got about Martha saying "it's bigger on the inside".
I love your editor for the forehead thing, honestly. so consistent, so hilarious :D
Eh, i think it's getting old. But on the other hand, if I put the time, effort, and energy (and potentially money, I dunno) into making a special effect, by golly I'd get the most out of it. So I can't blame them for leaning on it.
@@Sirxeko that's the point though, it's consistent. it shows us that that was a permanent body modification that a dude who we never cared about and whose name we no longer remember opted for willingly, despite being advertised as both smart and cute. it's a deterrent for me from making any stupid choices about my own body ;) (and by that I mostly mean rash tattoos and piercings :D )
@@SirxekoOh, come on, it’s just a bit of fun. 😅
@@reallollabunnywell, he did miss one, at 4:55 😜
@@JakkFrost1 tough crowd :D
Martha is my favorite Tennant companion. Too many fans sleep on her IMO.
I love Martha for the way she left The Doctor. Respect.
Hard agree.
@@dstarling61 class
Sleep on her?
@@flaggerifyDon't agree or don't get what it means?
In case it's the latter, "don't appreciate enough".
Plenty of companions are disliked but every single one has their fans. In fact, Martha was hated by a lot of people for replacing Rose. However people have come around to her and she's one of the most requested actresses to return to the franchise
I didn’t start watching the reboot until just before Matt Smith but I started at the beginning. Binging it that way I never became attached to Rose and Martha was actually my favorite for a long time. Rose is actually my 2nd least favorite, I assume that’s probably an unpopular opinion.
@@richashby6422 i started watching during martha’s season, so she technically was my first companion before i went back and watched the rest lol. but i do also like rose because i was a teenager at that time so i think i just related to her more back then and was sad to see her go, but martha quickly moved up to one of my favorites! there’s only one companion i never really liked bc their personality felt flat imo, but they’re not here for a few seasons yet so no spoilers 🙃
@@richashby6422 I'm one of those that agree with that unpopular opinion :)
I wasn’t a Rose fan when watching the show the first time. She was oaky, but not a favorite. Then, I saw Billie Piper in other shows and really enjoyed her screen presence. I became a HUGE fan after seeing her in the Penny Dreadful series. As I watch DW first two seasons again, I liked her a lot more.
Doctor who has a long history of hiring people who've been on the show before in smaller roles.
Just not usually so fast 😂
Andy Prior - Casting Director who is still responsible for helping cast every Doctor, every companion & guest star since 2005, working for every showrunner in New Who right up to current day in 2024!! 🤯
Yeah I'm not going to spoil it, but it's a Classic tradition.
Season 3 is LOADED with banger episodes. Honestly I always felt like seasons 3-6 were peak Doctor Who.
Mr stoker being killed by the blood sicker haha
I have seen this episode 5 or 6 times and never made that connection! I feel so thick right now lol!
Glad somebody got that other than me 😁
The irony 😅
Love it. I always giggle at that.
The Doctor acknowledging Rose in this episode was a big deal. With original Who the tradition was a new companion would arrive, and it was like the previous one had never existed.
You could always say:
"Allons-y for episode _ of season 3!"
It rhymes! 😂
The Third Doctor used to call himself "John Smith" sometimes, so it's a flimsy alias but with a pedigree.
Ten also used this alias back in the Sarah Jane episode
It bums me out how Doctor Who fans can't respect the no spoilers policy. You'd think if there's one thing we learned from time travel, it's that spoilers are bad.
In the past I, a couple of times, posted spoilers on other sites, but very quickly caught on not to. Alexa Chapman has big probs with this despite always saying not to. It’s a real shame.
It's ridiculous, I've read a few comments, and people are talking about things that will happen with this companion and naming future companions.
@ I did it myself a while ago a couple of times on other reactors, but quickly realised my mistake, never done it since.
Yeah, it sucks.
Okay, I get the urge. I would love to write something that would be a spoiler multiple times, but I'm trying hard not to.
Eventually we will reach it, and without spoilers, the reaction will be even better.
@Temeraire101 it's easily done, you get into a debate or just want to share your excitement about something that's going to happen.
Most underrated companion ever. Most competent companion ever.
Best 2 seasons ever coming up…
HELP the interlude about Freema playing both characters took me out
omg you getting teary seeing Martha entering the TARDIS for the first time...same. Every time it happens. God I love this show
The bit I love is the Doctor mouthing "It's bigger on the inside" in the background as Martha says it. :)
Martha's sister is played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who plays Judge Ravonna Renslayer in Loki, and was in Black Mirror's San Junipero.
Martha's mum / Lady Danbury is played by Adjoa Andoh.
Both Jones sisters play second characters in the universe
OMG I NEVER REALIZED SHE WAS JUDGE RENSLAYER
I LOVE Gugu, she's a great actress ❤
THAT'S where I saw her from!
Mr Stoker the first victim of the vampire lol
Seventeen years later, and I never made that connection.
So glad you got here at last.
There's an improvised one-person play running in London at the moment called 'White Rabbit, Red Rabbit'. They have a different celebrity actor to play the role every night: he/she doesn't see the script until they open an envelope. A couple of weeks ago I went to see Freema play the part - could have picked Catherine Tate the night before, but no, I went to see Freema, because I loved Martha so much. Sorry, but I thought she was a breath of fresh air after Rose.
Up close and fairly personal in this little theatre, Freema was a blast - doesn't look changed at all, all smiles and running round the stage, fantastic rapport with the audience. I had a great time.
But one thing brought home to me the passage of wibbly-wobbly time. At one point the writer of the play asks the actor to describe herself. Freema said she was five foot whatever, black . . . and 45. It shook me for a moment, as in my mind she's frozen here in this moment with the Doctor, mid-twenties as she was.
45. Makes you think.
Anyway, Martha is wonderful. Hope you feel the same!
It's AJJ-EMAN. From her own lips!
THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH DOCTOR WHO, everybody leaves eventually 😭 and it's so UNFAIR. By the way, Freema Agyeman, Gugu Mbatha-Raw AND Adjoa Andoh in the same family? We didn't know how lucky we were back then.
the good thing is, we can rewatch 😂
Gugu is just glorious 😊
But Reggie Yates and Trevor Laird were the ones I’d heard of in 2007! Funny how things go…
It's also the beauty of it. Life is fleeting, and so are Doctors and Companions. Cherish them.
The Doctor's companions are consistently and anonymously earths greatest heros. I was heart broken when ee lost Chris, I died when we lost Rose, but... No question in my heart, Martha is my favorite companion. She is the realest, most badass human. They're quite literally ALL great but Martha is the best IMO.
I don't get that there are people who dislike Martha. She is absolutely and positively brilliant.
The problem with such absolute brilliance is that some, even bright, people (in the audience) may feel small and dark alongside.
There are some people who dislike (REDACTED).🤓
I also was shocked about hearing that about another companion that i absolutely loved. But it seems some people just hate it when a companion is as good as the Doctor or sometimes even outshines him. And the more often that happens the more they hate her.
This series has some absolute bangers I can't wait
yupp, gooood season
And now you've met Martha Jones, the Doctor's doctor! I love her ♥ Also, fun behind-the-scenes fact about this episode: you know how David Tennant is Scottish, and just putting on an English accent for this role? So this entire episode started as a joke, to mess with David, because saying the "oo" sound in an English accent is difficult for him. So they decided to have him say "a Judoon platoon on the moon" just to screw with him 😂
Oh- you are going to have such fun with Martha! There are some great episodes upcoming. Rose is never forgotten- but Martha is a great companion too. She's often underrated because she followed Rose, and people were still missing her....
Which I don't understand. I like Martha much more than Rose. Rose is actually my second least favorite companion (and my least favorite was just because the actress was so wishy-washy about staying or going that she had like 4 episodes where it made sense for her exit to happen.)
I LOVE Martha Jones. She's always been my favorite companion. So excited to see how you like her run.
25:58 I don't think I'm giving spoilers away when I say that there was actually a bit of a backlash against Martha Jones when these episodes first aired. The reason was a whole bunch of new fans who didn't understand 'the cycle' yet. Companions and Doctors don't stick around for the whole series. You have to accept that if you want to keep watching. Fans invested in the Doctor/Rose love story weren't ready for a new Companion yet.
It's years later now, and Martha is as beloved as anyone, but when S3 first began, the only thing she did wrong was be *after* Rose Tyler. Some fans weren't ready for that yet.
Huh. I guess that does make sense. I've always been entirely bewildered as to why people don't like a Martha, but that makes sense. I mean, it's a bad reason, but it makes a kind of sense.
Hooray series 3 is here with the beautiful Martha Jones. Some of my very favorite episodes are in this series, especially in the second half. Am so looking forward to these new reactions. Let's go!
This was the series I went from a viewer to a full on fan of the show & said “no matter where this program turns, I will continue to watch” - Martha is such a breath of fresh air & this season is definitely a step up that ramps up especially in the second half & into series 4 👍
welcome to the era of the most underrated companion, I can't wait for you to see the rest of Martha's story!
Oh Martha, I love her character arc. Out of Tennant era, I think she is my favored.
ye she's capable, without spoilers
true. I think she is only rivaled by Clara.
She is literally the WORST companion. All she does is whine and pine after the doctor who clearly has no interest.
@smashbrandiscootch719 way more lookable than the nerd and red girl. Don’t care about their relationship. Even if they are related to doctors loved one. Wink Wink Nudge Nudge. Spoilers Sweetie
@@smashbrandiscootch719 I have my own opinions about companion that many like, but I will not share them, as they would include spoilers. So kindly whine about Martha somewhere else, as I restrain my opinions about future.
Great reaction Angela 🖖
Hi Xander, great edit
You two make a fantastic team 🌹☮️
I always thought of this episode as "Smitten Jones" :)
@@brianhanna3128Or if ur British and old enough to remember Alas Smith and Jones😁
@@Temeraire101 I'm British and I remember the 60s US show Alias Smith & Jones from which Mel & Gryff took the name :)
@ I didn’t know that.👍
This wasn’t the first time an actor playing a minor role ended up being casted as another character in a major role. It happened in Classic Who, Colin Baker played a minor role and ended up eventually being casted as the 6th Doctor.
Actors playing a minor role and coming back as new characters in major roles will happen again in modern Who but I will not spoil. I can’t wait to see those reactions when that time comes.
Also Lalla Ward playing Princess Astra then Romana.
A hospital on the Moon, talking space rhinos, and a blood sucking old dear in a dressing gown… with a straw, God I love this show 😆
Martha is honestly the most underrated companion.
Agree. Same with Bill. Cheers....
Martha and Clara
And Rory. Martha, Bill, Clara, and Rory are the most underrated companion.
And Liz Shaw. Rory, Bill, Martha, Clara, Rory, and Liz Shaw are the most underrated companion.
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@@MusikCassetteClara underrated? Where?! She is way to present and too ovrrated! I HATED her character.
@@concettasorvillo3719
"Clara underrated? Where?"
well, by you for example ^^ and no you are not the only one.
Martha's theme by Murray Gold is so beautiful.
I think the showrunners were very smart to have the Christmas special with Donna be what it was, because originally some people didn't like Martha for being Rose's "replacement" but having a one-off, maybe-companion in-between helped not make that sentiment as prevalent as it could have been.
It's implied in this episode that Martha's family is a little dysfunctional, so the Doctor does provide a bit of an escape.
It's pretty common in Doctor Who's history as a show to recast actors from past episodes. On example was Michael Sheard (Admiral Ozzel in the Empire Strikes Back), who appeared six times during its "classic" run.
I am not exaggerating when I say Martha is my favorite of David's companions! I LOVE Martha and I feel she doesn't get the love she deserves from the fans
If I had to choose one of Dr Who companions (starting with Rose onward, I don't know prior history except a few episodes here and their) to build a family with, that would definitely be Martha.
Spoiler (nothing specific, but I will speak about a new character not yet well known on FLGR) alert.
But her quality if she was a real person, is what makes her a less exciting character of the show. She is already so mature from the first episode, that she doesn't need the adventure to grow, she has no room for major improvement in which we may want to identify. And when she gets depicted with some weakness, it always feel out of character, because she has already proven to be so much stronger/smarter than that in previous episodes.
Miss Jones feels more like a goal to achieve, than a companion walking the path of life together with us.
@@Kollumnot entirely true. Martha was, from the beginning, the emotional dumper of all her family with little self-esteem to the point of develop an unhealthy crush on the Doctor just for that one kiss in this episode. In yhe end she is ready to put healthy boundaries and decide fir herself. I'll go forward and say that, out of Donna and Amy (and Mickey and Rory), she is the one who grew the more.
Because she's the WORST. Literally all she does is whine and pine after the doctor. "Oh boo hoo, the doctor won't give me the time of day because he's clearly grieving. Notice me, sensei!!!" It's just annoying. She is easily the worst companion....well okay Clara was worse when she got a boyfriend, but only by a little bit and she became the best companion again. Martha has no redeeming qualities.
@@concettasorvillo3719 Please, PLEASE edit your comment to include a spoiler alert!
The spoilers here are ridiculous. Even mentioning how she will feel about the Doctor and naming future companions isn't great.
"I don't like the overly physical type"
*10 seconds in*
"PUNCH HIM!"
Love Martha Jones so much. Underrated… some of the best episodes on the way.
@@fayesouthall6604 Better than Rose IMO.
I have to be honest; I think Martha might be my favourite companion and she is certainly underrated.
I love when we had the same reaction, for different reasons.
For me, when I started watching Bridgerton for the first time, I'm like "Is that Martha jones' mom?! Oh my gosh!"
Thank you so much for the effort you put into these. Your journey with Dr. Who has been magical. Without spoiling, this is my personal favorite season of Dr. Who. It’s not perfect, no season is I think, but it has such creative stories and tries so many new things. Not everyone likes this season but given your personality and the questions like to ask when it comes to narratives, I think you’ll be in for a good time.
Unlike Series 1 and 2, there were no weak episodes this series. While episode 2 (which Angela has probably already watched) wasn't my favorite, it definitely was better than "Fear Her," "Love and Monsters," "Idiot's Lantern," and the Slitheen episodes of Series 1.
Ooh Martha Jones 😊
This is one of my favourite series of Doctor Who! I hope you love it too. Some amazing stories.
As with The doctor, people have different favourite companions. Some more loved than others. Personally, Martha is definitely in my top 3.
I love how emotional you get, because that's all of us. There are some fantastic episodes coming, and I can't wait to watch with you.
He starts coordinating his shoes with which suit he wears from here irrc; red for the blue suit, white/beige for the brown suit.
PLO KLO MO SHO DO KO HO LO
Translates into: "Yeah, Doctor who is back. I love these reactions"
I am kinda interested in the idea of a language where there is only one vowel
@mranima748 There are a handful of real languages that have been analysed by some linguists as only having one vowel phoneme!
I absolutely love Martha, and have had a massive crush on Freema since she was in Doctor Who
Season threeeeeeee!!! 😃👏👏👏
Get ready, Angela. You’re in for a ride!
Fun fact: Martha's sister, Tish, is played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who played Judge Renslayer in Season 1 of Loki.
I've seen this episode many times, but a new thought occurred to me while watching this video: If the Doctor has two hearts, it stands to reason that he may have two entire cardiovascular systems. Otherwise having two hearts doesn't make a lot of sense. So maybe that's how he survived: The Plasmavore only drained one system, not both.
I don't think there is a companion, at least in modern Who, that people generally didn't like (there were one or two in Classic Who). Polarizing could be applied, however, to some. I'm thinking mostly of Clara, whom people either really love or didn't care for as her character developed (I won't get into spoilers). Personally, she's my second favorite after Amy.
Honestly I think even the companion names are spoilers
When you called her a vampire I realized the head doctors name was an easter egg! Brian Stoker (Bram Stoker)
Nice touch with the forehead snapping thing. Nice callback.
One of the most underrated and underappreciated season openers in all of Doctor Who, in my opinion.
Fun, action packed, creepy, a FANTASTIC introduction to Martha (who has quite possibly the most beautiful companion theme in the entire show), David at his usual best, amazing monsters, just an all-round great episode.
Just you wait for some of the episodes this season though. Oooh, you've got a lot of top tier adventures to look forward to...
Murray Gold did a fantastic job with so much of the Doctor Who music. Personally, Clara's theme is my favorite (even though a different companion is my favorite).
Martha is one of my all time favorites. She is a great character, and it doesnt hurt that she is absolutely gorgeous.
Yay, and you've reached my favourite companion of the new series!
I'll be respectful of the "no spoilers" policy, except to say I can't wait to see what you think of this season after we get to the end. (I can't say more than that, really). Sooooooo many good eps this season, and what is widely touted as the best episode of New Who. I'm looking forward to rewatching it all with you.
Footnote: the actor that plays Martha's mum has already been in an episode, she's one of the cats who's treating the Face of Boe in _New Earth_
Yep. Hope she can learn to not blink cause there's soooo much good stuff coming.
@@ryanakers1372 I mean, c'mon ... respect the no spoilers policy. Even if it is out of context.
The UK acting pool is sort of like the Canadian acting pool, where there is a limited pool of actors who appear in nearly every production and may re-appear as different characters.
I know the episode you mean. It's not best. The Doctor is hardly in it. The most overrated perhaps.
I love that, if you think about it, the explanation at 23:49 makes total sense. He's not actively changing the past by showing off, so he can get away with it.
This episode was filmed in my university. The scene where the doctor and Martha are hiding by the plant watching the judoon waslk into the hospital reception is actually the reception of my university library. Its really cool and weird as a whovian to walk into it everyday. 💛
Is there ever a time people don't like a companion? Sure. It's all up to taste and how people handle change. For instance, Donna was hated in the Christmas Bride because she was annoying and over the top. Martha was initially hated because she wasn't Rose and no one wanted her being all lovey-dovey about the Doctor after Rose.
Same thing with the Doctor. People enjoy certain actors and not others. And scripts have a lot to do with it. The actors are always good, but sometimes, they just get dealth a terrible script hand.
Love your reactions! KEEP IT UP GIRL!
Can't see Anne Reid (the plasmavore) without hearing her perfect Hot Fuzz monologue in my head, ending with "but, as far as I'm concerned, Cousin Sissy can go and fu..."
Lady Danberry was in previous episode of Doctor Who.
It was New Earth, she played the main Cat Nurse.
Like many British shows and older US shows the same person plays different characters.
The companions HAVE to be broadly appealing in some way, or people aren't gonna watch the show! And I don't think there's a single companion actor who wasn't invested in doing their best. The main thing people had against Martha was "she's not Rose", which (as you saw) happens a little in universe too, from the Doctor's stern "you're not replacing her!!". She's not getting to start with a completely clean slate. (And some viewers were just racist, of course.) And it's interesting to compare them, naturally, but it doesn't need to be a competition.
Gosh, the Doctor is so cute in this episode though. I feel like Tennant has really hit his stride at this point. It's exciting to see a proper season opener with him fully comfortable in the role. AND BLUE SUIT!! I adore the blue suit, I'm so happy to see it finally appear!
Oh, and cast! Nick Briggs as "Judoon voices". In addition to Dalek and Cybermen, that's his third "voicing an entire alien species" role. (I also mistakenly said he voiced K9 in an earlier episode, don't know what I was thinking at the time. That's been John Leeson ALMOST exclusively, since K9 first appeared in 1977! Including in over 50 audios dramas, which he's still actively doing.)
It's interesting, looking at various eras of Doctor Who and the importance of families. It's not, like, the norm - if you can go anywhere in space and time, of course you don't want to spend that much time at home, narratively speaking! But it seems very important to Russell T Davies as a showrunner, and I love it. Makes it feel grounded, and for the companions to have connections.
I was born in the hospital this was filmed in!
fun fact second doctor companion jamie came up with the alias john smith
God, I just love this episode. I don’t think I can honestly say it’s the best of all time, but it might be my personal favorite. Such a great start to the season and it just nails all the fundamentals of a good Doctor Who episode. So many great pieces that all come together perfectly. Phenomenal.
I met Lady Danberry at my work about a month or 2 ago. She seemed so lovely!
I spent a year (oh 2 years) going to Polytechnic with the actress who played Martha's mum... Its was a few years ago. She used to play the Saxophone or Cello or something in a tunnel.
I've felt differently about each companion, but never actively disliked one. They do a great job writing them.
WE'VE FINALLY HIT SEASON 3!
Yes, it is going to keep getting better.
The writers were fully aware that Tennant has difficulty with "oo" sounds while keeping up the accent. So, to screw with him, they put in lines like "the Judoon platoon on the moon."
'Are there any companions people could do without?'
Personally I think they're all great in different ways, but man does it get complicated and divisive as time goes on, strap in is all I can say 😅
Fun Fact: ALAS SMITH & JONES was a British TV series starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. It ran from 1984-1988.
Martha isn't the first case of a minor characters actor getting an important role later. In fact, one of the doctors in the classic show had a minor role on the show several years before being cast as the doctor.
If we include the expanded universe, Tennant himself appeared in several audio dramas in the early 2000s before he was cast as the doctor.
Some Knock this season, not I.
Some Knock this episode, not I.
Some Knock the Judoon, not I.
Some Knock Martha Jones, not I.
I really enjoyed it all.
Doctors without borders... or planets... or centuries... you get the idea
Martha is arguably my favorite companion. Only Amy & Rory Pond are a serious competition (you'll meet them later).
This is a great season.
Unplugging the MRI machine brings to mind Mickey unplugging the computers in the season 2 episode School Reunion.
The Doctor getting a new companion is always a tricky time for fans because it changes the dynamic just as much as us getting a new Doctor.
Season 3 has some of my favorite episodes of Doctor Who.
You'll find that you may recognise a few actors from Doctor Who. Doctor Who is 1 of the programmes that gave an actors carrier to the world which is how they became stars to the world. This is where most of them start. Then go onto Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Bridgeton, Marvel
Tears to my eyes everytime, brilliant editing, so easy to follow. Space rino. The judoon platoon on the moon. Space police. Looking forward to your next reaction.
My favorite companion. In my opinion, the most human of all of this era's companions.
Fun Fact: The actress playing Martha's sister went on to play Judge Renslayer in the Loki MCU series.
This was the first episode of doctor who i EVER watched.
I used to watch it live every week with my familly. And watching these reactions that come out every couple of days gives me that exact same feeling of waiting for a new episode every friday. man nostaliga.
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this season has some of the best episodes of doctor who in my opinion. I cant wait. especially "Dont Blink"
All the times I've watched this, and I only just noticed that, in an episode where the antagonist was basically a vampire, Roy Marsden's character was called Mr. Stoker. D'oh!