Doctor Who 7xXX REACTION!! "The Snowmen"

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  • Eric Shane Calvin and Aaron react to and discuss season 7 episode XX The Snowmen Christmas Special
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  • @UltraSargent
    @UltraSargent 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1140

    Love Eric fangirling over the new Tardis.

    • @VenoRPG
      @VenoRPG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      This. So much this. Love seeing them develop into such huge fans xD

    • @dwilborn1257
      @dwilborn1257 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      They are going to flip over the 50th.

    • @fleason771
      @fleason771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I've been on that set & I can't tell you how amazing it was to walk through those doors & feel like you are actually in the TARDIS. Memories I will have forever 😍 RIP Michael Pickwoad 😢

    • @DeclannShieldsFilms
      @DeclannShieldsFilms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@fleason771 walking on the TARDIS is such an amazing experience, never gets old.

    • @carealoo744
      @carealoo744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dear Blind Wave: Please watch some more Classic Doctor Who, and please watch: 'The Tenth Planet,' before: 'Series 10.' That would be great! :)

  • @SweenyTodd98
    @SweenyTodd98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    "It's smaller on the outside!" easily my favorite version of the "bigger on the inside" reaction.

    • @dogomania694
      @dogomania694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Well there is Peter Capaldi's reaction but its a close 2th

    • @anonymes2884
      @anonymes2884 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@dogomania694 Nothing beats finally seeing it done properly ;).

    • @dylanburton4955
      @dylanburton4955 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dogomania694Capaldi’s is top notch acting

  • @Wolf6119
    @Wolf6119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +881

    I love all the Strax appreciation

    • @mordirit8727
      @mordirit8727 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The times! I shall bring it up?

    • @allthingspaper3247
      @allthingspaper3247 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mordirit send* but close enough XD I love strax what would we do without straxy

  • @ladyl9933
    @ladyl9933 5 ปีที่แล้ว +517

    Shane: I hope she doesn't die now
    *Clara falls*
    Shane: :o

    • @SpiderBatFan
      @SpiderBatFan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      So true 😂

    • @morphman86
      @morphman86 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Almost as good as when he predicted that there would be human Daleks with eye stalks in the forehead during the Bad Wolf episode. Had to wait 6 seasons for that prediction to pay off.

  • @coladict
    @coladict 5 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    I love how you all fell laughing when Strax returned and asked "Who's he?!"

  • @ImXsickXofXbeingXyou
    @ImXsickXofXbeingXyou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1586

    I'm so glad they like Clara. Personally, I've always really liked her but she gets such a mixed reaction from the fan base.

    • @LODintheshadows
      @LODintheshadows 5 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      I never understood that, she is fun, and inquisitive, but independent. She isn't just a rehash, but isn't boring or generic like say Martha or future companions (trying to hide potential spoilers)

    • @ImXsickXofXbeingXyou
      @ImXsickXofXbeingXyou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      @@LODintheshadows Yeah, I felt the same way. Also trying to avoid spoilers, but I thought she had one of the best character arcs overall for Doctor Who companions.

    • @christianmh9549
      @christianmh9549 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      It's just that she lasted A LOT and people got tired I think, she also started to be too much of a focus for the Doctor like, the Doctor it's going to bring hell but no, Clara doesn't approve so it can't be done. It's fine when a companion influences the Doctor a little, but it can be jarring when they almost seem to take full control.
      I did get a little tired by the end but personally I don't have a problem with Clara for the most part and I liked her a lot.

    • @ajprop99
      @ajprop99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      I like THIS clara, i hate the one that actually sticks around

    • @Wolf6119
      @Wolf6119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Is there like an inverse of the phrase "She grew on me" ? Cause I like Clara to begin with, but she just hung around for a loooong time and I personally wasn't a huge fan of what she ended up turning into, and the role she ended up taking up in the story.

  • @alexnicole89
    @alexnicole89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    I'm living for the Clara appreciation, she gets shit on so much for possessing the same traits that people loved in characters like Amy or River and even The Doctor. Her chemistry with both Matt and Peter is so great too, glad it gets noticed off the bat

    • @Grace38042
      @Grace38042 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Alex Nicole Yass!

    • @lukemaloney5123
      @lukemaloney5123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yes I loved Clara only thing I disliked was the Danny pink arc I don’t know it just felt so forced and random and the chemistry just didn’t work between them for me compared to the doctor and herself, il never forget when Matt smith was regenerating into peter and the dialogue inbtween them was something else

    • @jessicaable5095
      @jessicaable5095 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It was like a concoction of all the best parts of companions, but none of the worst. That's the problem with her. Shes a manifactured mary-sue, though for some reason I enjoyed Victorian her far more thsn modern Clara. Why couldn't they have kept Victorian her? That would have been so interesting! Imagine seeing modern day through her eyes?

    • @protector_of_the_realms
      @protector_of_the_realms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lover her in this season, really like her in the next season, don't like her in her third season

    • @myaccontify
      @myaccontify 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yes! Thank You! That's what I keep saying. Why does everyone hate her for the same reasons that theylove The Doctor? I never undestood that. And don't get me started with the "Mary sue" argument. She is as perfect as The Doctor and as flawed as any real person. That's what I love about her. She is a complex character and her relationship with the Doctor is even more

  • @Ady66699
    @Ady66699 5 ปีที่แล้ว +369

    I love how excited they are for a new companion

    • @ciaranconlon84
      @ciaranconlon84 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was really excited to see the end of Amy Pond too!

  • @lewis821
    @lewis821 5 ปีที่แล้ว +483

    This may be the best Doctor Who reaction you guys have ever done, really great to watch.

  • @Wolf6119
    @Wolf6119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    I honestly completely forgot how funny and well-done this episode is. For some reason I remembered it not being super great, but I enjoyed it a lot on the rewatch.
    "I'm a lizard woman from the dawn of time, and this is my wife."

    • @npe9483
      @npe9483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This episode's great, the villain is a bit meh, but it's a blast to go through. I guess it's less profound than the best of Moffat and less straightforward than the RTD era, so it has few defenders.

    • @turinturambar1688
      @turinturambar1688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      NPE 94 the villain didn’t have to be satisfying cause he gets resolved later more dramatically, also a callback to classic who

    • @DumbIdeaPresentedStupidly
      @DumbIdeaPresentedStupidly ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pacing felt ALOT BETTER. Dose not drag like i recall

  • @umarsaddique710
    @umarsaddique710 5 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    I personally think that the Doctor changed the TARDIS interior because it reminded him too much of Amy and Rory!😢

    • @aureliaansah1462
      @aureliaansah1462 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Awww. I love that theory. Of course! He was so heartbroken, it makes sense.

    • @bonniestar4707
      @bonniestar4707 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It reflects his state as well. The Amy and Rory interior was cheery and whimsical, this is darker,as he is grieving over them

    • @OffTheCuff444
      @OffTheCuff444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Maybe it's just because I associate this interior more with Capaldi than Smith, but my headcanon was always that the TARDIS noticed The Doctor being more grumpy and curmudgeonly and thought 'Here's 12, time for a do-over'.

    • @muqtarali34
      @muqtarali34 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      At the end of Angels of Manhattan the doctor was putting out a fire that was in the tardis. So I think its a combination of this and the fact it reminds him of Amy and Rory

    • @Dalek63
      @Dalek63 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmm, that works I suppose.

  • @gazinuzhat8413
    @gazinuzhat8413 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Thank god they love Clara. She’s my favourite companion. It’d have been difficult to watch if they didn’t like her. Let’s hope they keep liking the modern day version Clara too.

  • @brinmoody
    @brinmoody 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Matt once did a comic Con panel with Jenna (Clara) and Alex Kingston (River), and opened it out by saying something along the lines of being sat between his wife and his girlfriend.
    Also, just wait til the season finale. It's one of my favourite ones! I can't wait until then!

    • @Kolbeck64
      @Kolbeck64 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      there is only one character left to show up for the 50 anniversary to be ready

  • @dugoosewan
    @dugoosewan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    If you think her chemistry with Matt is great, just you wait until she is with Capaldi. I don’t always love Clara, but I love Jenna.

    • @fkez0510
      @fkez0510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I personally prefer 11/Clara over 12/Clara

    • @plantainsame2049
      @plantainsame2049 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fkez0510 it takes two like journey of the Centre of the TARDIS for the doctor to realize she is a person

    • @mrman6845
      @mrman6845 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Eh 12 and clara isnt great

  • @andreajunie6283
    @andreajunie6283 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I love Clara so much and it sucked to watch the fandom hate on her when the show was airing, so i'm so happy to watch these guys love her. I can't wait for them to see more of her and I can't wait to hear what they think of Jenna Coleman's acting as the show goes on - I genuinely think she's one of the best actresses on New Who

    • @TheJadedJames
      @TheJadedJames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think with Clara's introduction, the writers had exactly the correct idea. Instead of being the Doctor's Watson, she's the Doctor's Robin. Instead of being a normal person to contrast him, she's so much like him THAT'S where the conflict comes in. But after Snowmen, the show dramatically tones down her eccentric personality and makes her just another normal British girl again but without the personal connection to the Doctor that made Amy matter. Then suddenly towards the end of Series 8 Flatline happens, and the writers all collectively remembered what Clara's characterization was again

  • @alex_gaimar
    @alex_gaimar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    To see how Strax came back you need to watch the minisode 'The Battle of Demon's Run: Two Days Later'.

    • @coladict
      @coladict 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's not available on TH-cam, though. Probably gets automatically removed by contentid match. It can be found using google.

    • @Jimmy_Jones
      @Jimmy_Jones 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just watched it. Another amazing Stax performance. "Are you the women ones?".

    • @inspectorwhoreacts
      @inspectorwhoreacts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There also another tiny prologue to this episode about the London trio trying to get the Doctor out of his grumpy mood... Not really important but has some nice funny moments

    • @alex_gaimar
      @alex_gaimar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@inspectorwhoreacts there actually two prequels, The Great Detective and Vastra Investigates

    • @anonymes2884
      @anonymes2884 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@alex_gaimar Yeah, at this point they were considering producing a spin-off series featuring the 'Paternoster gang' (Vastra, Jenny and Strax) so there are a few elements planted in the mini-sodes pointing towards that. Never materialised unfortunately, could've been fun I think.

  • @TheRedLittleGirl
    @TheRedLittleGirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I was ridiculously excited for this reaction, and it did not disappoint. That was amazing. I’m so glad they seem to love Clara, as well as her chemistry with the Doctor. That’s one of the reasons she got cast, because she was one of the few people who could talk as fast as Matt. And I wasn’t expecting so much laughter but was pleasantly surprised! Strax is hilarious. Clara is wonderful. Matt is great. Vastra and Jenny are delightful. The “one word” scene is one of my absolute favourites.
    So much excitement for Clara being the companion - which I loved. Also the SHOCK of one moment saying she should be the companion, and then having her dying on them - AGAIN. Brilliant. Aaron’s pokerface is great.
    I love this episode. It has this wonderful, magical vibe, very fantastical fairytale, it looks gorgeous and also like. Richard E. Grant as the villain. I’m sold. Also, best companion music theme, I think. AND - well done with the editing, Lono. A lot of great moments. And hilarious zoom-ins.
    Don’t want to go into spoilers, so I feel like I can’t talk much more - but I actually am very excited going forward from here.

    • @chronics23
      @chronics23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seriously though Aaron could be a professional poker player doesn't get enough credit!

  • @chronics23
    @chronics23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    So glad they liked clara let's hope it stays that way! Eric getting excited over the tardis was awesome!

  • @npe9483
    @npe9483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    Never understood the Clara hate. She's inconsistently written at times, but the same is true for both Rose and Amy, the other multi-season companions who go through numerous writers. Clara is funny, smart, features in some brilliant episodes, has great emotional depth, and has her own ideas and motivations. Also Jenna Coleman is a brilliant actor. Her speech about how her past is her own in Hell Bent is among the most profound things ever said on Doctor Who. Ever!

    • @TheRedLittleGirl
      @TheRedLittleGirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      NPE 94 I love those lines in Hell Bent so much.

    • @DarthRushy
      @DarthRushy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      She's hated bc her character is, to put it bluntly, an asshole.

    • @jonjohns8145
      @jonjohns8145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@DarthRushy Nope .. She is hated because unlike every other companion (except Amy and Rory) She was not written to swoon and faun over the Doctor and his brilliance. Clara was the only one to Call him on His BS in a Non Comedic way (unlike Donna). That is why he connected with her so much that he was willing to wait SPOILER years in the SPOILER when he walked away from pretty much every other companion. Their confrontations in "Dark Water" and "The Zygon Inversion" were probably the best parts of the show for me.

    • @DarthRushy
      @DarthRushy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then I really pity you

    • @jonjohns8145
      @jonjohns8145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@DarthRushy I can live with that .. :)

  • @matt8627
    @matt8627 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    You know what's crazy? I'm falling BACK in love with Season 7. I actually have liked a lot of these episodes a lot more in this rewatch with them, than I did watching it before. Season 7 and beyond are the only seasons I've never watched multiple times (besides Day of the Doctor obviously).

    • @TheRedLittleGirl
      @TheRedLittleGirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I was exactly the same a while back. I actually didn't like most of s7 at all. And then once I rewatched it with a different mindset than when I first watched it, I started loving it more and more. And especially watching through it again with BW has helped a lot with that. I feel like that happens a lot with reactions, getting a new perspective on stuff.

  • @LODintheshadows
    @LODintheshadows 5 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    This is one of the episodes I have been waiting for the most since watching from the beginning. It's a big step to where we are going, but still so much mystery with many theories. This second half the season is going to be great, even with the slower episodes, and can't wait for the "... Of the doctor" episodes

    • @nzgal3012
      @nzgal3012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I'm counting those weeks down.. won't be long now.

    • @moved9614
      @moved9614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I have a feeling that Calvin might freak out for the 50th Anniversary Special.

    • @gryphman
      @gryphman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The fact they watched the movie makes it even better.

    • @LODintheshadows
      @LODintheshadows 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They will still need to watch the mini ep before 50th

  • @CabbageDynamite_Lucy
    @CabbageDynamite_Lucy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    It begins!!!
    I love Clara and I feel like her and the 11th Doctor work really well together. I can wait for the rest of this season!

    • @paulwagner688
      @paulwagner688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The chemistry gets even better as we all know.

    • @MARYWTHER
      @MARYWTHER 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@paulwagner688 Yeah I was depressed when some stuff happened and some stuff changed *ahem* but in the end, it's chemistry all over and I looooooooooooooove Capaldi.

    • @TheJadedJames
      @TheJadedJames 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is weird, because Jenna Coleman and Matt Smith felt made for each other in her first two episodes. But the downturn became so sharp for me after that ... I really more think of her as Capaldi's companion now, because her best material is everything between Flatline and Hell Bent

  • @StephanieMaireFaith
    @StephanieMaireFaith 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Brilliant reaction, love Eric's enthusiasm for this show, and how hyper he gets 😂😂 and their was a mini ep about STRAX called two days later madam vastra brought him back,

    • @sebradfield
      @sebradfield 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, she didn't really bring him back so much as point out that his wound was really only superficial.

  • @szabolcsmolnar4455
    @szabolcsmolnar4455 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Strax has some of the funniest lines in the show. An upcoming one, and my favourite: "Unhand me you ridiculous reptile!"

    • @coladict
      @coladict 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I like this one better: It was an unprovoked and violent attack, BUT THAT'S NO EXCUSE!

  • @icantthinkofagoodusername4575
    @icantthinkofagoodusername4575 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    This episode is a prequel to The Web Of fear because the Doctor gave the Great Intelligence a map to London’s Underground

    • @alphamone
      @alphamone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's also an amusing coincidence that the story was returned around the same time this was being produced (don't think i've ever seen the exact date that phillip handed over the episodes).

    • @TheZebbga
      @TheZebbga 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its not a prequel. Web of Fear was set in the 1960's as Brigadior Leth-Bridge Stewart was in it and I don't think he ever traveled in the TARDIS (at least not by choice). This is a different version of the Great Intelligence as well, making it the third time it appeared. So although it does take place before Web of Fear, it isn't a direct continuation.

    • @MrToastBenstudios
      @MrToastBenstudios 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      TheZebbga still a prequel as it precedes Web of Fear, the Great Intelligence is the same entity here just portrayed in an updated, modern style and web of fear although airing in 1960s is set in the late 70s/80s

    • @TheZebbga
      @TheZebbga 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know it procedes Web of Fear and that story was set in the London Underground. I thought it was a different version of the Great Intelligence because wouldn't it then know of the Doctor? I mean I have only seen the story once and it was a few years back so I am forgetting things (like I thought it was set in the 60's) but I am sure it is a different version of the Great Intelligence.

    • @MrToastBenstudios
      @MrToastBenstudios 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      TheZebbga you can always google it if you don’t believe me it’ll probably say there, the great intelligence isn’t a species, it’s one all powerful entity with no physical form of its own so it takes others, same entity though

  • @DigitalFumbles
    @DigitalFumbles 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You know, this is a damn good episode! For some reason I remembered it as being lackluster, but the pacing and humour is brilliant!

  • @RyanDishon
    @RyanDishon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The Great Intelligence were villains from the Second Doctor's Era
    They first appeared in the 1967 story The Abominable Snowmen and then a year later in 1968's the Web of Fear (the one set in the London Underground - Also the first story to feature UNIT).
    The Robot Yeti controlled by the intelligence also made a brief appearance in the Five Doctors special.

    • @sebradfield
      @sebradfield 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was going to say much the same thing, but all I can do now is agree with you. I'm a huge fan of the original series, and of the new one as well.

  • @npe9483
    @npe9483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Great reaction, their positivity is infectious.

  • @marvelshield5061
    @marvelshield5061 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I don’t know why some people hate clara and say that Matt and Jenna don’t have chemistry

    • @IlikeTrainsguy100
      @IlikeTrainsguy100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Matt and Jenna have great chemistry, it's only after Series 8 begins people start hating Clara and I agree. If Clara left after TOTD, she would have been a great companion but instead Moffat ruined her

    • @npe9483
      @npe9483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@IlikeTrainsguy100 That's nonsense, her best work is in seasons 8 and 9, especially Face the Raven.

    • @Grace38042
      @Grace38042 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      NPE 94 Agree!

    • @protector_of_the_realms
      @protector_of_the_realms 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      lover her in this season, really like her in the next season, don't like her in her third season

    • @isbammoi3358
      @isbammoi3358 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Honestly, I have a love-hate relationship with her. I think she's awesome as who she is, and the chemistry is great, but I got uncomfortable when they started to kinda have this love subtext hovering around at some points. I'm like, noooo River is the best! lol. I mean sure, not romantic (though the writers got too close to that sometimes for me), but like, this deeper thing kind of like what was implied with Amy. I don't know, I feel like we just left and grieved over that, and I don't want them to make something more special than River after introducing River, know. And when there are moments where it seems like he just does what she wants without hesitation :/ and I agree she was around just a tad too long. Even the best of shows can ruin themselves with too many seasons, and that goes for characters as well. But her as a character was fun, and I loved the whole 'leaf' thing. Especially in the beginning she's great, and their camaraderie was wondrous fun. She just also always leaves me on the edge of uncomfortable.

  • @callumcruickshank5236
    @callumcruickshank5236 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That Tardis reveal is still one of my all time favourite moments from the show. Such a cool moment

  • @daryl9434
    @daryl9434 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Love that you guys warmed to Clara immediately. Yes Jenna is beautiful. But you're spot on the chemistry is bang on from the word go. The nature of the shows continual rebirth is both it's most appealing and risky usp. Will we like the new Doctor's personality and the travelling companions? For me this episode demonstrates it's the writing that is obviously fundamentally integral to making that transition as smooth as possible. Possibly more important than the casting, as there are tons of talented actors out there waiting for a break. But a change to your main writer and a show risks losing it's identity. It's a big ask and an unenviable job.

  • @DirtPoorWargamer
    @DirtPoorWargamer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    No reaction to "smaller on the outside"? That line cemented my love for Clara.
    Also: a Doctor Who paper and pencil RPG actually exists, and the players all play as companions.

  • @Mr_M_
    @Mr_M_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Clara is easily my favourite campanion, the amount of hate I see her get makes no sense

    • @jessicaable5095
      @jessicaable5095 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Makes a lot of sense to those who don't like her. There are gooc reasons for liking her, and really good reasons for not liking her

    • @zeallust8542
      @zeallust8542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jessicaable5095 name 3

    • @alexanderinoa7850
      @alexanderinoa7850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ Jessica Able
      Yea, she really overstays her welcome. Plus, she kind of becomes the main character at one point and can 'do no wrong' even though several decisions were pretty asinine. Hell, a third problem is that she basically becomes the doctor at the very end with her own companion and tardis, and the story frames that as a good thing. Honestly, her arc should have ended with the shadow raven thing if they needed to have her on for so long.
      I get liking her in the beginning, hell, she's one of my fav companions based on this episode and Rings of Ahkatan, but as time goes on she gets worse and worse.

    • @amalkacioui2262
      @amalkacioui2262 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean She's too good for your stupid brain, yaa I get you, when people don't find anything wrong with somebady they Creat Things

  • @rogerlie4176
    @rogerlie4176 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fun Fact: Richard E Grant has actually been the Doctor. In 2003 BBC produced an animated series of six episodes and he voiced the Doctor. Also, Derek Jacobi voiced the Master.

    • @TheGohanSkywalker
      @TheGohanSkywalker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He also played a Doctor in Curse of Fatal Death, the parody Moffat wrote in the early 2000's.

  • @FoeJred
    @FoeJred 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    After the Tardis crashed to earth, The Doctor changed the Tardis the first time he met Amy and has had it ever since. He needed a change of scenery because it brought too much pain to remember Amy and Rory's time in that version of the Tardis. That's my theory.

  • @SweenyTodd98
    @SweenyTodd98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Somehow I only just now caught that they played the Sherlock theme when The Doctor came in posing as Sherlock Holmes, nice touch!

  • @galeno07
    @galeno07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I love the fact that they were instantly in love with Clara :), my favorite companion!
    No, I'm not saying she's better than anyone else, she's just my favorite.

  • @airknight
    @airknight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He changed the TARDIS design as it was a painful reminder of his time with Amy and Rory is what I remember they going with

  • @Doco160
    @Doco160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I'm so glad they enjoyed this episode. Best Xmas special by far. Also, I do like Clara.

    • @npe9483
      @npe9483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So do I.

    • @nzgal3012
      @nzgal3012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here.

  • @AngryChickenMovies
    @AngryChickenMovies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It was great seeing how well these guys reacted to this episode. It's a pretty fun episode just didn't realise they would like it this much lol

  • @surelychoo
    @surelychoo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love this Christmas special so much. It has an absolutely magic feel like no other

  • @einosig
    @einosig 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Finally we get to 11 and Clara. Fantastic chemistry and my favourite companion after Donna. And the mystery is so fun! Also, that is one sexy Tardis

  • @Cinderspider
    @Cinderspider 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Seeing the excitement for Clara warms my heart I adore Clara a lot as much as I did the Ponds maybe even the tiniest bit more

  • @maxwenke1193
    @maxwenke1193 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    s7 part 2 has some of my favourite episodes

    • @npe9483
      @npe9483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Respect you for saying it. I don't love S7B aside from the Eleventh's final three episodes, but it's nice hearing different perspectives and if you enjoyed it there is on need to justify it to anyone else, even if others shout loudly.

    • @karkatvantas9557
      @karkatvantas9557 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rings of Akhaten among them?

    • @maxwenke1193
      @maxwenke1193 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@karkatvantas9557 would you believe me if i said no

  • @ArtyrVandelae
    @ArtyrVandelae 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    You guys should have the editor blur the opening credits for the 50th anniversary so have the full effect of the reveals!

    • @dylanshadowstar9779
      @dylanshadowstar9779 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Already taken care of. Lono has made a version where you can't even see credits are meant to be there, no blur or anything. Except Matt and Jenna.

    • @coladict
      @coladict 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dylanshadowstar9779 Well, one of them is edited away by cloning the blank sky over it, the other is a 2-second cut that you won't notice, because the speed is adjusted.

    • @gavinhenderson7250
      @gavinhenderson7250 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jasonhowle1821 Patreon more than likely.

    • @coladict
      @coladict 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jasonhowle1821 It was confirmed by Lono in comments visible here on TH-cam th-cam.com/video/4Kp4D7uLp5M/w-d-xo.html&lc=Ugzwl9nRF5tZ2zc9ar54AaABAg.8qAjfL4jnsd8qFUmul_C31

  • @maxf2070
    @maxf2070 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Clara is one of my favorite companions. Strax is great in this one. Also I like the return of the Great Intelligence. Great episode!

  • @aleztfu
    @aleztfu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    And so the arc of one of my favorite companions begins. I love Clara and I'll defend her with everything I have, the hate for her from some corners of the fandom baffles me. As for the episode itself, it's serviceable, but nothing too spectacular in my opinion. The Great Intelligence is a cool villain (but Ian McKellen was underused) and the Paternoster Gang provide good comic relief.

    • @jessicaable5095
      @jessicaable5095 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plenty of reasons why people don't like her. Also, plenty of things that are likable about her. The bad things kinda outway those for me though. After a while, it isn't just the character. It's the general air of self importance that both she and Moffet are trying to convey. 'the doctor's best friend'. No. That was Donna. They were the epitamy of best friends, and not once did she ever want to snog him. That was amazing! Aaaand she got one season, while Clara gets, what, four? Honestly, I doubt four seasons would really have worked for Donna, but it doesn't work for ANY companion, including Clara. All that flamin pomp and ceremony for when she finally left. It barely meant anything to me, as the amount of time she got with the Doctor felt more than fair. What's actually tragic about most companions leaving is that they could have given so much more to the Doctor's adventures. That's what's so heartbreaking about them. And then Moffet expects me to feel the same emotion after severel fakeouts and a complete milking dry of the character? No.
      Look, you can like her, but I hope you now kinda understand why others don't. It isn't an odd thing to hate how they handled her character, ok?

    • @aleztfu
      @aleztfu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jessicaable5095 I never said that there weren't any reasons to dislike her, just that the amount and intensity of the hatred she got have always seemed excessive to me. I don't think it's fair to say that Moffat was trying to replace or imitate Donna through Clara: the idea of the companion being the Doctor's best friend is quite old, RTD didn't come up with it and it isn't exclusive to one companion. Donna was the Tenth Doctor's best friend, yes. But so was Rose, and Amy for the Eleventh Doctor, and in the case of Clara she had an extra special connection with the Twelfth. I really don't think the exclusivity that you adscribe to Donna in that regard exists. As for her time in the show, it was three seasons (Series 7, 8 and 9), not four. You may think it was too much and that's okay, but once again, it's not the first time a companion has had an extended run. Amy almost had the same number of adventures as her, Rose had two full seasons and then returned as a guest, not to mention classic companions like Sarah Jane with quite long stays on board the TARDIS. Why is it okay for others but not Clara? Furthermore, if the drama from a companion's departure were usually derived by how they didn't have enough time with the Doctor, as you say, then there would only be cause to feel sad for one-season companions, which I think is not really the case. You also seem to be forgetting that the "fakeout" regarding Clara's departure was not planned: Jenna Coleman originally intended to leave at the end of Series 8 and that was going to be her permanent exit, but she changed her mind. Can you blame Moffat for that?

    • @somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829
      @somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aleztfu as you can see, even by the responses, you will get. It is because in some people's mind she was placed above someone they like (here it was Donna, but other times they will talk about how she was "more" of something then the other person).
      The hate is because she was a strong independent woman who refused to take a backseat and some Doctor Who fans hate change which is really strange when you think about it because of all of the change that happens.

    • @alexanderinoa7850
      @alexanderinoa7850 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eh, I've seen it as a more general dislike, it seems like to most people she overstays her welcome and begins superseding the doctor at some point. I pretty much agree with them, but I liked her at first. She was damn good in the beginning.

  • @gbsheard
    @gbsheard 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    9:21... Couldn't have been better timed haha! Love this reaction!

    • @moabpanda01
      @moabpanda01 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just come from your live-stream 😂

    • @mr.scarlo2234
      @mr.scarlo2234 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is hands down my favourite Christmas special.

  • @nicole.-.3
    @nicole.-.3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I really like Clara as a companion, never understood the hate.

  • @Carabas72
    @Carabas72 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is my favourite version of the opening credits, with the current version a close second.

    • @fleason771
      @fleason771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Taking Moffat's time only. Visually yes, theme-wise then no. S11 theme is just out of this world 😍

  • @Kevmysta
    @Kevmysta 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Cue my favourite companion.

  • @SweenyTodd98
    @SweenyTodd98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Semi spoilers: I keep hearing people say that Clara was around for a long time but she was around for the same time Amy and Rory were, two and a half seasons. To me Clara never felt like she was around much longer than other companions.

    • @theadamabrams
      @theadamabrams 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SPOILER: Clara has 36 episodes compared to Amy's 32, and with Clara's first and last non-cameo appearances aired 1076 apart compared to Amy's being 911 days apart. So Clara was slightly longer but not all that much.

    • @jessicaable5095
      @jessicaable5095 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ok... Compare those with Bill, Rose, Donna and Martha.

    • @somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829
      @somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jessicaable5095 Rose was in four seasons and there were 5 years between her first and last appearance. I am missing your point

    • @wishawasha9024
      @wishawasha9024 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829 Rose wasn't actually in series three though? Just mentioned. And she was only in a few episodes in series four. I mean, she may have had presense in all four series (1-4) by the way she brought up from time to time by other characters, but she wasn't in every episode, and there was a rather long stretch of time between series two and four when she didn't make a proper appearance. I'm fairly sure Amy & Clara were in more episodes than her. It's a little inaccurate to claim she was actually 'in' all four series, surely?

    • @somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829
      @somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wishawasha9024 so, Rose appears or is mentioned in all four seasons, but it does not fit your narrative so it doesn't count?
      So how is it inaccurate to state if it is true?
      Asking for a friend.....

  • @travisspazz1624
    @travisspazz1624 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Clara is one of my favorite companions, fight me on it!!!

    • @tylerbailey9329
      @tylerbailey9329 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not gonna. She's awesome!

    • @E3g4
      @E3g4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same she’s totally one of my favourites

  • @nzgal3012
    @nzgal3012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Loved this christmas episode with Clara and the Doctor.

  • @heyymari_
    @heyymari_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is one of my favorite Christmas episodes! Loved that you guys liked the episode! ❤️

  • @101smileyfacegirl
    @101smileyfacegirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Clara is my favorite companion and I'm so happy they love her 😊❤❤❤

  • @kaladinstormblessed9626
    @kaladinstormblessed9626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think this might be my fav reaction from you guys, atleast for doctor Who, this ep is one of my favs and it's nice to see you guys enjoy it as much as it seemed u did.

  • @jfrance649
    @jfrance649 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm pleased you guys enjoyed this episode. It's definitely one my favourite Christmas episodes with so many great moments. My favourite moment is the reveal of the new tardis. It's such a cool scene. It's great Eric loved that scene too. It's probably my favourite tardis in the new series too.

  • @arianegranger
    @arianegranger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I loved how excited and intrigued they're over Clara.

  • @Mordarch97
    @Mordarch97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This TARDIS reveal is probably my favourite, the one take from outside to inside and the theme is so amazing.

  • @Jimmy_Jones
    @Jimmy_Jones 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    How did you guess "Pond"??? I am amazed.

    • @inkeriananas
      @inkeriananas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought it was obvious 🤔 Some things you see coming and some things you don't!

    • @Jimmy_Jones
      @Jimmy_Jones 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@inkeriananas How was it obvious?

    • @inkeriananas
      @inkeriananas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Jimmy_Jones I think I just saw it coming because there was a pond and it was the reason for everything. So the word was already in my head.

  • @DoddyIshamel
    @DoddyIshamel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So glad you like Clara, her opening arc is great. There are a lot of haters though who get all angsty that she diminishes the doctor.

  • @rnadomj
    @rnadomj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh boy season 7, so much happens

  • @lukemaloney5123
    @lukemaloney5123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you! I always liked Clara and the revelation at the end of the season was perfect that tied up with why Clara is there and the way it leads into next season is amazing!! Can’t wait for them to see it first hand
    Also the fact their brains are in overdrive figuring out how she fits in to everything

  • @Freeda32
    @Freeda32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The community should create a react video of all the scenes that the boys reacted the hardest and try to get them to crack, in a no laugh/cry challenge.

  • @georgiahogg7387
    @georgiahogg7387 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Clara and Eleven are my favourite, absolutely love them 💛

  • @aar1551patd5115fob
    @aar1551patd5115fob 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Is it just me or does Aaron's hair look fantastic in this video? He should style it like that more often

  • @maxskellington910
    @maxskellington910 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg jkasdhakj I love how absolutely hyped you guys get during these episodes. This season is such a good one, you're gonna love it sm

  • @npe9483
    @npe9483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a wonderful episode, it's just so fun, everything moves so quickly with such wit, colour and imagination.

  • @tiggytiggsboo
    @tiggytiggsboo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aaaahhh!! I forgot how AWESOME this episode is! Loved your reactions :)

  • @WrittenByThomasGentile
    @WrittenByThomasGentile 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Glad one of my favorite companion is getting the love she deserves! Also, with the 50th anniversary episodes and extra bits coming up, this is the perfect time for them to get so invested in the show.

  • @vivianwilliams6731
    @vivianwilliams6731 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally! This is one of my favorite episodes, with my favorite doctor, and favorite companion. I've been waiting so long. XD

  • @LilLWH
    @LilLWH 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was so happy to see how excited they were about Clara that I rewatched the reaction immediatley

  • @yungo1rst
    @yungo1rst 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    was great to see you guys guessing the events a bit ahead of time.

  • @isaacovsky189
    @isaacovsky189 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Clara Oswald is here, Yeaaaaaaaah!!!!!.

  • @btecbatguy5691
    @btecbatguy5691 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please PLEASE post these more often, I just can’t wait a week for the next one

    • @btecbatguy5691
      @btecbatguy5691 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ghostfan I’m gonna have to 😂

    • @fleason771
      @fleason771 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@btecbatguy5691 it's great for full length for me but you still have to wait another week after 😂

  • @cal_esc
    @cal_esc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You guys are about to start a GREAT stretch of Doctor Who oh my

  • @ngatiramona
    @ngatiramona 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So much goodness in this reaction. Shanes thirst never gets old, Aarons poker face, Eric and Calvin's enthusiasm. Clara love. Also Martha Jones phone connecting him to the world through every tardis, not letting him completely become shutoff.. Amy's glasses.. all in the feels.😙👏👏 Thanks lads.

  • @SorchaSublime
    @SorchaSublime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I personally really loved clara. If you like her chemistry with 11 then just wait for 12 lol

  • @Remma1637
    @Remma1637 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the best reaction ever. I love Eric's reactions every time, but I LOVE the Clara love he and Shane have. 💖 She is by far my all time favorite companion. Writing and character wise, she's INCREDIBLE. She is his impossible girl.

  • @lucijankruselj2673
    @lucijankruselj2673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of the best reactions to an episode lmao, too funny

  • @luketaylor5848
    @luketaylor5848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Clara

  • @docwho10th88
    @docwho10th88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Heads up! Learn "Clara's theme song" It's the most meaningful of all the companion's theme songs! Btw, best part of the reaction was 11:17. LOL I have a 3 way tie with Clara, Donna and Sarah as my favorite companions!

  • @Chaz22
    @Chaz22 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My second favorite Christmas episode over all.

  • @Knight121198
    @Knight121198 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So begins the tale of an impossible girl.

  • @serenity4eva89
    @serenity4eva89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You're not alone in thinkin' Clara (AKA Jenna Coleman) is beautiful and sexy. She's incredibly clever and not afraid to follow the Doctor. I like the "its smaller on the outside" comment. LOL
    "Run you clever boy... " - Clara Oswald 💙
    I said a few reactions ago, that this was my favourite Christmas special too. It's so high octane and non-stop. We've met Oswin, then Clara, and now The Doctor is looking for the next iteration of Miss Oswald. All the little reference to the Pond and the history with them. Vastra, Jenny and Strax. And the TARDIS interior I LOVE most (for now!) 😍

  • @kolbiejoness
    @kolbiejoness 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved your guys’ reaction!! So glad you finally got to this episode!!
    Side note: do you guys think you’ll be reacting to The Umbrella Academy?! It’s a very good show and I think you’d all enjoy it! There’s great humor and action, while still having lots of heartfelt moments. I would love to see what you guys think of the show!

  • @JessicaBiilor
    @JessicaBiilor 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This reaction was such a joy to watch! Love your unapologetic enthusiasm! Victorian Clara is my favourite, wish she’d stayed around longer :’)

  • @moabpanda01
    @moabpanda01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the most enjoyable reactions 😂

  • @coreiflowers5681
    @coreiflowers5681 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the 11th doctor and clara was *chef's kiss* a moment that was most pleasing to me in my career

  • @SEiiBUTSU
    @SEiiBUTSU 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The human villain in this is played by Richard E Grant (withnail and I), who has the distinction of having played The Doctor himself not in one past incarnation but two.
    Before the reboot, after the "movie" the BBC had both a comedy special for charity. The doctor dies several times and grant played one of the regenerations. Then again, before the reboot, the BBC made some animated shorts for its then website (also shown on tv eventually) when Grant played the 9th doctor (a different doctor 9 from the reboot one). The interesting thing about this is that both of these are both official productions AND considered semi-canon. Like at some point between 8 and 9 a split in reality took place and the doctor existed in different universes at once.
    Oh and the Patrick Troughton (the first actor to play the doctor as a full timelord, the best doctor, the actor with the fewest surviving episodes) first episode has him fight abominable snowmen, as in sasquatch or Bigfoot not literal snowmen...
    Just a side note.
    Anyway, only a few episodes left until the 50th anniversary *rubs hands* very excited

  • @FixTheWi-Fi
    @FixTheWi-Fi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember when they aired a preview during Children in Need, dubbed a "minisode", that made it sound like he stopped being the Doctor or something. I couldn't wait.

  • @dithom4994
    @dithom4994 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really like that BvS comparison, Shane. Brilliant

  • @Colby_-ih2yd
    @Colby_-ih2yd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't seen season 9, which is Clara's last season on the show, but seeing your reaction to this episode gave me a new appreciation to her character. Starting out I did like her character, but by the end of season 8 she had started to wear out her welcome in my eyes. Hopefully watching your guys' reaction to her run as companion will give me a new perspective and make me like her again.

  • @alex_gaimar
    @alex_gaimar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    At the time, BBC built a new production studio and Doctor Who moved there. So, instead of dismantling and reassembling the same TARDIS, they decided to build a new set. Of course, there is another possible motivation for a special occasion to come...

    • @craigtcaster
      @craigtcaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The orange/brass set for Smith was actually a rebuild of the Torchwood Hub set, which was next door to the original Eccelston one, and they just kept the original up, as well. This is why you see it again later. And it's why you don't see the Hub set in Miracle Day.

    • @alex_gaimar
      @alex_gaimar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@craigtcaster I know the Hub set was used for that factory in The Next Doctor. I haven't heard about it being used for the TARDIS set though.

    • @erosion271
      @erosion271 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Craig Caster you don’t see the hub set because the base got blown up? Not being mean bro but I genuinely think you’ve got the facts wrong. The hub only got redressed for the next doctor

  • @dontuse918
    @dontuse918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So close to Capaldi!!!!! I’ve been waiting so freaking long ah! We’re almost there

  • @Niceman65706
    @Niceman65706 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    One awesome thing that not everyone caught... with the new Tardis reveal, in the past there was a camera cut due to the Tardis prop (just interior decals and such)... This time they walked to the Tardis, opened the doors and inside, the camera following them along in one take. Awesome!

  • @remuslupin6460
    @remuslupin6460 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m excited for you guys!

  • @maverickmak
    @maverickmak 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best Tardis introduction ever. The timing is just perfect.

  • @SirDeweyRoyalKnightOfBebahan
    @SirDeweyRoyalKnightOfBebahan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I knew of Clara actress before this when she was on an English soap Emmerdale where she had a lesbian story with one of the main characters

    • @E3g4
      @E3g4 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dewey Talks oooo I might have to re watch emmerdale do you know what seasons

    • @SirDeweyRoyalKnightOfBebahan
      @SirDeweyRoyalKnightOfBebahan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kawii Crush no but her character name was called jasmine
      So just search Debbie and jasmine