5:06 Matt Smith was actually a footballer (and wanted to do it as a career) until he had a back injury and became an actor, which might explain why they bought attention to it and let him have a bit of fun with it in the episode - just a thought.
@@marcuswalters8093 You watch it after. Before you were safe not knowing of the horrors of the James cordon sketch show but now you've probably seen at least some of it & will never actually forget the horrors.
Years ago when this aired, I remember seeing a comment in Doctor Who magazine, where somebody recommended that Matt Smith's line upon Craig opening the door at the beginning of the episode should have been "Hello. I'm your new Tenant". Always made me chuckle.
Also the perception filter wasn't trying to pretend something was there, but that something wasn't (like the TARDIS' perception filter in Boom Town). It's why Craig never truly bothered with the man upstairs aside from like one single time. The perception filter just never made him want to bother. The people walking by were coerced into noticing which is why they did. The way the perception filter is portrayed here is correct Harry in my opinion.
@@Jeevzsk same, like the chameleon circuit makes it look like the upstairs of the house and the perception filter stops you noticing that the house didn't use to have an upstairs
No, I think you are wrong. ‘Perception filter, there never was a top floor’ Opposite of its intended use, the perception filter would make you not notice whatever was there rather than insist a top floor was there and now gone, a chameleon circuit makes it look like a top floor. The TARDIS uses both, perception filter so people tend to ignore it or treat it as harmless / uninteresting, it doesnt make it look like a police box or house.
Jon Smith hes referring to the top floor just being a ship, as in there never really was a top floor. Think of it this way: if the actual TARDIS landed on the roof and it looked part of the scenery and links to the home below, is it now a top floor? No, because there never was a top floor.
@@Kranitoko yeah I know, but if it was a perception filter, as the Doctor said in my quote, it wouldnt look like a top floor, people just wouldnt want to look at it or notice it. Never, at any point ever, has a perception filter changed what something looked like, it merely compels you to not notice it or look at it. How is the ship appearing as a top floor if the perception filter never alters the appearance of something?
I don't think this episode was trying to be anything more than The James Corden Episode. It's a fun romp that I remember from when I was a kid and I think is still really fun to watch today.
The "perception filter" aspect was that people ignored it and didn't really question where the second story of a previously one-story house came from, otherwise people (especially Craig I'd imagine) would be gawping at a magic house. Although the situation raises the question of why Craig had the only one-story house in the entire neighbourhood, I don't think I've ever seen a street of terraced houses that were all normal except for a one-story house at the end. It would've worked better imo if there were a bunch of one-story houses and Craig's seemed to be the only two-story house until the end.
Craig's house being the only one-story house on a two-story road is quite weird, and that's exactly why covering that weirdness up making it normal makes a perfect hiding spot. :)
@@hardanson True, but it makes you wonder why that street was designed that way. Most terraced streets were put up in the victorian era when they needed homes for local factory workers, did they run out of people to home and think "cba building that half of the house then"?
@@FortoFight Yeah, its not just a one-storey house on a two-storey road. That's kinda weird, but not impossible. But its a one-storey house on the end of a block of two-storey terraces. I don't think I've ever seen a terraced block like that anywhere in the UK.
Your comment on wondering what Amy is doing in the TARDIS during those four days was actually explained in the episode Power of Three in Season 7, where they leave Rory's dad in the TARDIS to watch over the cubes. Around 4 days pass and when they go back in, they find him still sitting there and Rory's dad is surprised by how much time has passed. My guess is, time simply doesn't move in the TARDIS, or it does, just at a much slower pace
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There's a deleted scene where Amy hears whispering in the TARDIS, but forgets when the Doctor next talks to her. Implied to be a Silent in the TARDIS, obviously. The one that blew it up in The Pandorica Opens?? Very messy subject, no clear answers. There's also a slender alien figure, dead on the spaceship floor (its original pilot). Probably a Silent too, given we see the same spaceship set in Day of the Moon.
You can also see Amy looking at something in the TARDIS in like 2 clips in the actual episode. One where she just sees something and widens her eyes and another where she calls out at it. The Silence are 100% there
3/10 seems super weird considering how you talked about the episode, you even said you appreciated the episode more than you use to, I’m not the biggest fan of the episode either but a 3 seems super harsh
This abandoned ship mystery does get answered in series 6 episode 2 as you find out who the ship belonged to and who occupied it before the computer system glitched!
On the football scene, Matt Smith actually is rather good at football and was on the books of a few professional football academies in his teenage years before he suffered a stress fracture to his spine called Spondylolysis
I imagine he managed to magic the device out of thin air because he has the sonic screwdriver which has a connection with the TARDIS I imagine. That and he probably knows the telephone number.
I think the fact that this episode is so clearly filler yet is still just as entertaining as most of the other episodes in series 5 (IMO) is a true testament to just how absolutely brilliant series 5 was in quality, God I miss when the show was like this.
The headbutt was supposed to be an extension of what the 10th Doctor did to Donna at the end of series 4 where he erased Donna's memories of their adventures. The difference is just that he instead "copy-pasted" his memories into Craig's mind.
I mean that’s how perception filters work in the show, most of the time we just see it on people instead of large objects. The Tardis is suppose to work like that with the different forms it can takes (it has both a perception filter & a chameleon circuit), just the shows been inconsistent about it and it doesn’t change out of the police box form. Edit: Perception filters make you not think about or question things.
I think you misunderstand. The perception filter just makes you not notice things that are there, its usage is consistent, it does not maks you think it is something else. Thats why people dont notice the TARDIS, or Torchwoods elevator entrance or Amy’s extra room. They do not see something different entirely and if they focus or the thing is specifically pointed out to them then they will notice. A chameleon circuit is a thing TARDIS can do where they change their outwards appearance so when they arrive somewhere they change to a mundane object that fits into that time/place. The Doctors TARDIS is broken and got stuck at a blue police call box so it no longer changes.
@@jonsmith5058 Other then the inconsitent part, you're not really disagreeing with me. Just giving a more detailed explanation. Also we see the sixth Doctor attempting to fix the chameleon circuit, so givem that, the passage of time and the phasing out the tenth Doctor did I wouldn't be surprised if at somepoint in the near future is retconed as being fixed for some time but the Doctor & the Tardis just like the blue police box.
this was one episode that stuck with me because i was 6 years old when i watched it, my uncle lived in the same sort of house james cordon did and it TERRIFIED me that he was living underneath an aliens space ship
Loved this episode tbh, not every episode has to be high brow, high intelligence plot twisty - it felt way more human and grounded to us the viewer and was fun and feel good at the same time 🤔
Apparently this episode was green lit as they needed an extra episode but had no budget for it so yeah thats why its kinda simple and not much happening. Also doctor is good at football cause matt smith used to be a footballer until he had an injury which meant he couldn't play much so he became an actor. Really enjoyed the review though, but ngl this episode is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Looking forward to the rest of series 5
This is one of those episodes that Is pure filler as Harry said but I still sorta like it, it's low on plot and themes but high on character so for that reason, I sorta enjoy it, it's just fun for the most part
it's literally one of my fav episodes because i'm obsessed with the domestic fluff that is so rare in doctor who. i genuinely have so much fun in this ep that i could not care less about the monster/villain whatever being shit, its just a grand old time. also seeing the doctor try to blend in with humans is so entertaining and i actually love how abnormally perfect he was at some things without realizing how annoying that could be to craig lol. i also liked the dynamic between craig and the doctor alot. idk i have such a soft spot for this ep because it is a huge comfort ep for me so i almost couldn't watch this video bc i knew you we're going to give it a bad review 😂 but curiosity won out lmao. and honestly u make some valid points but i've rewatched this one an absurd amount of times 😂
Roberts has since complained about the show's "PC Censorship" after Russell, so God knows what jokes Steven had to cut out of this thing. As Ten once said: _"pOLiTiCaL cOrReCtNeSs gOnE mAd."_
With the amount of exercise the doctor get's with his adventures plus his high iq it wouldn't be surprising he is good at sports The doctor has some weird mental powers shown throughout doctor who like with the clockworks on 10th so it's fine on why he gave him the information by hitting heads
I feel like the point about The perception filter is wrong.. I think its all to do with the silence' ability to make everyone forget them. Every time Amy did notice that room in her house she would forget it as soon as she walked away. Same with the flat above. Whenever someone looks into it existing they probably immediately forget about it. Craig knows it's there but as he's never (or so least by our knowledge, he may have but then forgotten about it) entered the flat so he's never had to forget about what's inside he just accepts the story his brain probably suspects about the flat that he comes up with everyone he thinks about the flat It also makes sense rhat the silence were probably observing amy growing up and used that room as their base. And thebones from the flat were probably killed by humans killing them on sight
I....I quite liked it. I'm not a massive Corden fan, like most of Britain, but I enjoyed it. The Doctor doing football. It's decent. And once upon a time I was walking down the street and a tapping on the window of a house. It turns out it is an old man, he's urgently tapping the window. I had things to do and places to be, but it presented as an emergency and I engaged. I think most people would be drawn into a situation like this.
I didn't realize how hated this episode was. I quite enjoyed this episode for it making the normal mystery sci-fi take a bit of a backseat for just a silly episode of 11 trying to fit in with his wacky personality, and his interactions with Craig. I don't take this episode seriously, cuz I don't think it was supposed to be an actual episode for doctor who, but just a silly episode.
I can’t fault this episode cause I like to have a lighter episode in the mix sometimes. As long as it’s rare, a lighter episode can provide nice relief before the darker finale.
It was never meant to be a serious episode. We cried our eyes out with Van Gogh the week before. We needed a loony funny episode. Few notes * Matt Smith is a former academy football player and using that was smart in terms of resources available. *The Doctor spends 4 days...it's not 4 days in The Tardis...it's outside time! * The key was not the power of love but thr willingness to take risks and move forward with life. * Not a fan of Cordon at all...but his character is not clinging or holding her back, they both or not risk takers...that's the point of why she was no an acceptable pilot. * When the Doctor recruits a cat to spy, you just accept it and turn your brain off. Sometimes you just have fun. That's why Tremors is a cult classic. It has to be hard to review episodes because we like what we like. But a one-off that turns Dr Who into a sitcom...is fun to many and sill beats the entirety of Series 11-12.
9/10! How dare you under-rate this classic! Lol. You made some great points but I just have so much fun with this one and I think something light-hearted needed at this point in S5. I understand your point about it suddenly being the middle of the afternoon when just before it was evening but considering the episode was broadcast in June, it makes a lot more sense
I thought the tardis was hijacked by the silence? And the attempted self made tardis was also silence made? But I might be jumping through hoops to connect things. I think it looks similar and I’m 50/50 that it’s mentioned in an episode going forwards idk
I didn't hate this episode overall, but boy did I hate the "power of love" ending. In fact I hated the entire romance plot. This episode had a few great moments, but definitely was total filler and contains more I didn't like than liked. For me this episode is the epitome of 4/10.
This is the first episode of DW that I ever saw. I was so confused, but I figured it all out eventually. I understand why my father liked this show (though sadly he passed before the 2005 reboot). But oh my, this as a first episode was an interesting introduction to say the least. But I'm glad my mom told me to watch some because my dad liked it, because now I love it
I've always loved this episode, Smith's run is one of my favourites and this is in the top half of those, at least. It's a fun jaunt, I don't take it seriously - you really can't whenever Corden's showing his mug.
Being an uncultured American with very little familiarity with James Cordin, I remember thinking this episode was a refreshing change of pace since it wasn’t really trying to hide the fact that it was filler - it was just a silly, comedy focused adventure. But I do agree that the plot falls to pieces under a critical lens.
I personally enjoy this episode as just a fun watch if I don't really want to pay much attention. I also don't hate James Corden like most people do, so I find it more bareable in that regard.
I found this spisode entertaining, and I was liking it up until the ending. I hated that they saved the day with "the power of love". My God, I wasn't expecting much of this episode but it still managed to disappoint.
I do like certain elements of the writing for this episode and I think Sophie is a really good character (plus I like Daisy Haggard who plays her) but I know I'd like it even better if James Corden wasn't in it. Stuff like the Doctor becoming Mr Football just seems like it's trying to pastiche Matt Smith as an individual. I'm actually a big fan of filler episodes as they allow a breather from a series narrative, but compared to the likes of Amy's Choice this pales in comparison.
I always liked this episode and it’s more slice of life feel. I hate James Corden so much but I like both of his Doctor Who episodes and his character.
The best part about this episode was the speculation on the creepy clown painting and the pseudo-tardis playing more of a role later. Such wasted potential.
yup, when I learnt that back when I bought DWM and Gareth Roberts revealed an extract of the script, I felt like TFS Vegeta realising TFS Broly was the legendary Super Saiyan... it sounded so goddamn cool! Such a missed opportunity. I notice now several elements point fingers to Meglos which were all elements from the original Meglos Story... To me, the man upstairs was obviously going to be Meglos luring people to body snatch (Meglos needed an earthling for his plan), the footie fans glitching out was pretty much a parallel to the chronic hysteresis, the alien ship looked VERY Zofla-Thuran in design, and the fact that there was in terms of the Doctor Who universe, a bargain bin TARDIS being built sort of gave a throwback to the fact Meglos used Earthling George Morris' (that was his name in the Novelisation, which I proudly own) body to disguise as the 4th Doctor (so Meglos might've gained a 'Doctor Complex' after his planet was atomised).
This is one of the few episodes of new who I’ve not watched for years. I watched it once as a kid and not once again since then. Also, I find it really distracting how the ship at the end looks like the silences ship in day of the moon.
It's the same ship. The Silence have been going backward into the Doctor's timeline (see: Time of the Doctor, all of season six, the Pandorica Opens two-parter etc) to kill him & prevent him reaching Trenzalore. The fact that it is a Silence ship reinforces the reason the TARDIS is stuck in a time loop as it will soon be in a couple of episodes.
Peter Kay and James Corden are decently similar in my mind. Both reasonably large men with a career in comedy and played a minor Doctor Who character the difference being despite not being particular fond of ether outside the show I hate Peter Kay's Abzorbaloff and love James Corden's every man Craig ESPECIALLY in season 6 with the Cybermen and "Stormageddon Lord Of All" and this episode (with a couple of moments as exceptions) is over a one of my favorites and nobody can change my mind on that :-)
For all the reasons stated, I'd say 3 is about as good as it deserves. However, for casting James Corden to play James Corden (the only role he ever actually does play), I award the episode zero out of ten, and may God have mercy on its soul.
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5:06 Matt Smith was actually a footballer (and wanted to do it as a career) until he had a back injury and became an actor, which might explain why they bought attention to it and let him have a bit of fun with it in the episode - just a thought.
Sounds very Tom Baker, "I just portrayed myself"
how wholesome
@@HarrysMovingMedia it was actually green screen he never actually kicked the ball
@@Vortex-ps6sv Matt Smith was green screened too. He doesn't actually exist.
@@linkofvev Steven motthet is actually just three children in a green screen outfit, he doesn’t exist
"Ordinary people are being lured into James Corden's house" sounds rather sinister. Like he's gonna kidnap you and force you to watch his sketch show.
Christ, is there a worse fate than forced watching of carpool karaoke Clockwork Orange style
Oh my God. He has a sketch show?!?
@@marcuswalters8093 You watch it after. Before you were safe not knowing of the horrors of the James cordon sketch show but now you've probably seen at least some of it & will never actually forget the horrors.
I like this episode cause I don’t mind a bit of nonsensical filler while I’m doing something tbh.
Years ago when this aired, I remember seeing a comment in Doctor Who magazine, where somebody recommended that Matt Smith's line upon Craig opening the door at the beginning of the episode should have been "Hello. I'm your new Tenant". Always made me chuckle.
Feels like one of those "Damned if I do, damned if I don't" reviews
It is
Can’t wait for you to give Craig’s next episode (Closing Time.) the hate it deserves.
I knew you were going to tear this episode to shreds😂 Season 5 is the definition of a mixed bag
@@QuokkaCore wtf is wrong with you
@@The_Triple_Point Nothing...?
Also the perception filter wasn't trying to pretend something was there, but that something wasn't (like the TARDIS' perception filter in Boom Town). It's why Craig never truly bothered with the man upstairs aside from like one single time. The perception filter just never made him want to bother.
The people walking by were coerced into noticing which is why they did.
The way the perception filter is portrayed here is correct Harry in my opinion.
I personally interpreted it as the house is a chameleon circuit but theres a perspection filter for the house being upstairs
@@Jeevzsk same, like the chameleon circuit makes it look like the upstairs of the house and the perception filter stops you noticing that the house didn't use to have an upstairs
No, I think you are wrong.
‘Perception filter, there never was a top floor’
Opposite of its intended use, the perception filter would make you not notice whatever was there rather than insist a top floor was there and now gone, a chameleon circuit makes it look like a top floor.
The TARDIS uses both, perception filter so people tend to ignore it or treat it as harmless / uninteresting, it doesnt make it look like a police box or house.
Jon Smith hes referring to the top floor just being a ship, as in there never really was a top floor. Think of it this way: if the actual TARDIS landed on the roof and it looked part of the scenery and links to the home below, is it now a top floor? No, because there never was a top floor.
@@Kranitoko yeah I know, but if it was a perception filter, as the Doctor said in my quote, it wouldnt look like a top floor, people just wouldnt want to look at it or notice it. Never, at any point ever, has a perception filter changed what something looked like, it merely compels you to not notice it or look at it.
How is the ship appearing as a top floor if the perception filter never alters the appearance of something?
I don't think this episode was trying to be anything more than The James Corden Episode. It's a fun romp that I remember from when I was a kid and I think is still really fun to watch today.
Swear everyone likes this episode xD
Petition for Harry to do a Heaven Sent redux review, like here.
What? I'm deadly serious.
I second this
Why? 4/10 was generous considering the episode is a 0/10
@@justsomerandomguyonline1144 he’s went over his old reviews before so he should do it again
@@justsomerandomguyonline1144 did you say Heaven Sent is a 0/10 lmao
@@frde2190 it is
4 days went by for The Doctor, Amy was inside the Tardis inside the Time vortex.
Also the Tardis does provide food.
The "perception filter" aspect was that people ignored it and didn't really question where the second story of a previously one-story house came from, otherwise people (especially Craig I'd imagine) would be gawping at a magic house. Although the situation raises the question of why Craig had the only one-story house in the entire neighbourhood, I don't think I've ever seen a street of terraced houses that were all normal except for a one-story house at the end. It would've worked better imo if there were a bunch of one-story houses and Craig's seemed to be the only two-story house until the end.
Craig's house being the only one-story house on a two-story road is quite weird, and that's exactly why covering that weirdness up making it normal makes a perfect hiding spot. :)
@@hardanson True, but it makes you wonder why that street was designed that way. Most terraced streets were put up in the victorian era when they needed homes for local factory workers, did they run out of people to home and think "cba building that half of the house then"?
@@FortoFight Money probably? I'm not a finance expert, but I bet it's happened.
@@FortoFight Yeah, its not just a one-storey house on a two-storey road. That's kinda weird, but not impossible. But its a one-storey house on the end of a block of two-storey terraces. I don't think I've ever seen a terraced block like that anywhere in the UK.
Fun fact, matt Smith was a football player before he went into acting, he suffered a leg injury and had to stop
Your comment on wondering what Amy is doing in the TARDIS during those four days was actually explained in the episode Power of Three in Season 7, where they leave Rory's dad in the TARDIS to watch over the cubes. Around 4 days pass and when they go back in, they find him still sitting there and Rory's dad is surprised by how much time has passed. My guess is, time simply doesn't move in the TARDIS, or it does, just at a much slower pace
Episodes still to review:
The Unquiet Dead
The Long Game
Boom-Town
Born-Again
New Earth
The Idiot's Lanturn
The Infinite Quest
The Lazerus Experiment
Time-Crash
Voyage Of The Dammed
The Next Doctor
Meanwhile In The TARDIS (#1)
Victory Of The Daleks
Meanwhile In The TARDIS (#2)
The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang
Space/Time
A Christmas Carol
The Impossible Astronaut/Day Of The Moon
The Curse Of The Black-Spot
The Doctor's Wife
The Rebel-Flesh/The Almost-People
A Good Man Goes To War
Night-Terrors
The Girl Who Waited
The God-Complex
Closing-Time
The Wedding Of River-Song
The Doctor, The Widow, And The Wardrobe
Asylum Of The Daleks
Dinosaurs On A Spaceship
A Town Called Mercy
The Power Of 3
Angles Take Manhattan
P.S.
The Snowmen
The Bells Of Saint John's
The Rings Of Akkatan
Cold-War
Hide
Journey To The Center Of The TARDIS
The Crimson Horror
Nightmare In Silver
The Name Of The Doctor
An Adventure In Space And Time
The Night Of The Doctor
The Fiveish Doctors Reboot
The Last Day
The Day Of The Doctor
The Time Of The Doctor
Last Christmas
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I like it. Just a fun episode without an overly complicated plot or whatever.
There's a deleted scene where Amy hears whispering in the TARDIS, but forgets when the Doctor next talks to her. Implied to be a Silent in the TARDIS, obviously. The one that blew it up in The Pandorica Opens?? Very messy subject, no clear answers.
There's also a slender alien figure, dead on the spaceship floor (its original pilot). Probably a Silent too, given we see the same spaceship set in Day of the Moon.
Proof?
You can also see Amy looking at something in the TARDIS in like 2 clips in the actual episode. One where she just sees something and widens her eyes and another where she calls out at it. The Silence are 100% there
3/10 seems super weird considering how you talked about the episode, you even said you appreciated the episode more than you use to, I’m not the biggest fan of the episode either but a 3 seems super harsh
I personally enjoy these types of episodes. A solid 9/10
yeah it's cause Harry is MEGA biased against anything not written by RTD
I read this straight after seeing the score! 😲
Because Harry is too edgy to admit to liking anything with Corden in, he's got a reputation to uphold v
This abandoned ship mystery does get answered in series 6 episode 2 as you find out who the ship belonged to and who occupied it before the computer system glitched!
On the football scene, Matt Smith actually is rather good at football and was on the books of a few professional football academies in his teenage years before he suffered a stress fracture to his spine called Spondylolysis
I imagine he managed to magic the device out of thin air because he has the sonic screwdriver which has a connection with the TARDIS I imagine. That and he probably knows the telephone number.
I think the fact that this episode is so clearly filler yet is still just as entertaining as most of the other episodes in series 5 (IMO) is a true testament to just how absolutely brilliant series 5 was in quality, God I miss when the show was like this.
The headbutt was supposed to be an extension of what the 10th Doctor did to Donna at the end of series 4 where he erased Donna's memories of their adventures. The difference is just that he instead "copy-pasted" his memories into Craig's mind.
i really liked this episode, it didn’t really feel like a ‘real’ doctor who episode just like a comedy.
I mean that’s how perception filters work in the show, most of the time we just see it on people instead of large objects.
The Tardis is suppose to work like that with the different forms it can takes (it has both a perception filter & a chameleon circuit), just the shows been inconsistent about it and it doesn’t change out of the police box form.
Edit: Perception filters make you not think about or question things.
I think you misunderstand.
The perception filter just makes you not notice things that are there, its usage is consistent, it does not maks you think it is something else.
Thats why people dont notice the TARDIS, or Torchwoods elevator entrance or Amy’s extra room. They do not see something different entirely and if they focus or the thing is specifically pointed out to them then they will notice.
A chameleon circuit is a thing TARDIS can do where they change their outwards appearance so when they arrive somewhere they change to a mundane object that fits into that time/place.
The Doctors TARDIS is broken and got stuck at a blue police call box so it no longer changes.
@@jonsmith5058
Other then the inconsitent part, you're not really disagreeing with me. Just giving a more detailed explanation.
Also we see the sixth Doctor attempting to fix the chameleon circuit, so givem that, the passage of time and the phasing out the tenth Doctor did I wouldn't be surprised if at somepoint in the near future is retconed as being fixed for some time but the Doctor & the Tardis just like the blue police box.
I like how a lot of the criticisms Harry pointed out in this episode can be taken as positives.
Welcome to Harry’s moving (whatever it is when you read this it changes like every week).
This episode makes me wonder if James Corden can actually play any different role but himself.
Ah, back when I didn't know who james corden was and he hasn't ruined my favorite musicals
God, I love that picture of Whittaker with the tree.
That creepy picture is clearly Pennywise in his 50s after a divorce and a few years of trying to put his kids through clown college by himself.
this was one episode that stuck with me because i was 6 years old when i watched it, my uncle lived in the same sort of house james cordon did and it TERRIFIED me that he was living underneath an aliens space ship
That's honestly so cool
Loved this episode tbh, not every episode has to be high brow, high intelligence plot twisty - it felt way more human and grounded to us the viewer and was fun and feel good at the same time 🤔
I always liked this episode. Just a lighthearted side-adventure with charmingly low stakes
Matt Smith used to be a semi-professional footballer before becoming an actor that's why he is good at football.
Matt Smith actually played for Blackburn Rovers in his teens but had to stop due to a back injury
Apparently this episode was green lit as they needed an extra episode but had no budget for it so yeah thats why its kinda simple and not much happening. Also doctor is good at football cause matt smith used to be a footballer until he had an injury which meant he couldn't play much so he became an actor. Really enjoyed the review though, but ngl this episode is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Looking forward to the rest of series 5
This is one of those episodes that Is pure filler as Harry said but I still sorta like it, it's low on plot and themes but high on character so for that reason, I sorta enjoy it, it's just fun for the most part
James Corden is the most annoying actor I've ever had the misfortune to have invaded my screen
This 👆
His next story is way worse.
The one show I actually like him in is "the wrong mans". It's a really clever and enjoyable comedy drama and I never see it talked about.
@@mrflibble1259 I agree. That show is awesome! Very underrated.
This is the only thing I like James cordon in honestly
I liked him in Into the Woods
Me too
This is low key one of my favourite episodes of doctor who...
it's literally one of my fav episodes because i'm obsessed with the domestic fluff that is so rare in doctor who. i genuinely have so much fun in this ep that i could not care less about the monster/villain whatever being shit, its just a grand old time. also seeing the doctor try to blend in with humans is so entertaining and i actually love how abnormally perfect he was at some things without realizing how annoying that could be to craig lol. i also liked the dynamic between craig and the doctor alot. idk i have such a soft spot for this ep because it is a huge comfort ep for me so i almost couldn't watch this video bc i knew you we're going to give it a bad review 😂 but curiosity won out lmao. and honestly u make some valid points but i've rewatched this one an absurd amount of times 😂
I'll never forgive the English for inflicting James Cordon on the rest of us.
You can keep him
Roberts has since complained about the show's "PC Censorship" after Russell, so God knows what jokes Steven had to cut out of this thing. As Ten once said:
_"pOLiTiCaL cOrReCtNeSs gOnE mAd."_
first of all, before i watch, i hope hes kind. i love this episode
oh god
Lmao
With the amount of exercise the doctor get's with his adventures plus his high iq it wouldn't be surprising he is good at sports
The doctor has some weird mental powers shown throughout doctor who like with the clockworks on 10th so it's fine on why he gave him the information by hitting heads
I feel like the point about The perception filter is wrong.. I think its all to do with the silence' ability to make everyone forget them.
Every time Amy did notice that room in her house she would forget it as soon as she walked away. Same with the flat above. Whenever someone looks into it existing they probably immediately forget about it. Craig knows it's there but as he's never (or so least by our knowledge, he may have but then forgotten about it) entered the flat so he's never had to forget about what's inside he just accepts the story his brain probably suspects about the flat that he comes up with everyone he thinks about the flat
It also makes sense rhat the silence were probably observing amy growing up and used that room as their base. And thebones from the flat were probably killed by humans killing them on sight
I....I quite liked it. I'm not a massive Corden fan, like most of Britain, but I enjoyed it. The Doctor doing football. It's decent.
And once upon a time I was walking down the street and a tapping on the window of a house. It turns out it is an old man, he's urgently tapping the window.
I had things to do and places to be, but it presented as an emergency and I engaged. I think most people would be drawn into a situation like this.
Love this episode, just a fun standalone
"Does the Tardis even have food? Or did it drop her off at Tesco when she started complaining"
LOL
I didn't realize how hated this episode was. I quite enjoyed this episode for it making the normal mystery sci-fi take a bit of a backseat for just a silly episode of 11 trying to fit in with his wacky personality, and his interactions with Craig. I don't take this episode seriously, cuz I don't think it was supposed to be an actual episode for doctor who, but just a silly episode.
It's generally quite liked. See the comments. Harry's opinions here are simply unusual.
I can’t fault this episode cause I like to have a lighter episode in the mix sometimes. As long as it’s rare, a lighter episode can provide nice relief before the darker finale.
It was never meant to be a serious episode. We cried our eyes out with Van Gogh the week before. We needed a loony funny episode.
Few notes
* Matt Smith is a former academy football player and using that was smart in terms of resources available.
*The Doctor spends 4 days...it's not 4 days in The Tardis...it's outside time!
* The key was not the power of love but thr willingness to take risks and move forward with life.
* Not a fan of Cordon at all...but his character is not clinging or holding her back, they both or not risk takers...that's the point of why she was no an acceptable pilot.
* When the Doctor recruits a cat to spy, you just accept it and turn your brain off. Sometimes you just have fun. That's why Tremors is a cult classic.
It has to be hard to review episodes because we like what we like. But a one-off that turns Dr Who into a sitcom...is fun to many and sill beats the entirety of Series 11-12.
9/10! How dare you under-rate this classic! Lol. You made some great points but I just have so much fun with this one and I think something light-hearted needed at this point in S5. I understand your point about it suddenly being the middle of the afternoon when just before it was evening but considering the episode was broadcast in June, it makes a lot more sense
I thought the tardis was hijacked by the silence? And the attempted self made tardis was also silence made? But I might be jumping through hoops to connect things. I think it looks similar and I’m 50/50 that it’s mentioned in an episode going forwards idk
I don't think this is a terrible episode. I find it rather enjoyable, even if it's definitely the most mediocre one of S5
The only episode of season 5 that is bad is Vampires of Venice. Every thing else is passable at the worst.
Series 5 is a mediocre Series overall especially compared to The RTD era which was phenomenal
Now you’ve called it a chameleon circuit, that makes WAY more sense
I didn't hate this episode overall, but boy did I hate the "power of love" ending. In fact I hated the entire romance plot.
This episode had a few great moments, but definitely was total filler and contains more I didn't like than liked.
For me this episode is the epitome of 4/10.
This is genuienly one of my favorite series 5 episodes.
This is the first episode of DW that I ever saw. I was so confused, but I figured it all out eventually. I understand why my father liked this show (though sadly he passed before the 2005 reboot). But oh my, this as a first episode was an interesting introduction to say the least. But I'm glad my mom told me to watch some because my dad liked it, because now I love it
I've always loved this episode, Smith's run is one of my favourites and this is in the top half of those, at least. It's a fun jaunt, I don't take it seriously - you really can't whenever Corden's showing his mug.
when you going release torchwood series 1 and sarah jane adventures series 1
You like twin peaks too? Now I want to see a "Twin Peaks season 3, did it suck?"
Being an uncultured American with very little familiarity with James Cordin, I remember thinking this episode was a refreshing change of pace since it wasn’t really trying to hide the fact that it was filler - it was just a silly, comedy focused adventure. But I do agree that the plot falls to pieces under a critical lens.
Another episode that I’ve only watched once all the way through.
the Lodger was going to originally have the villain from the classic episode Meglos
I heard the football scene was a reference to how Matt Smith used to be a football player before injuring his ankle. No idea if that's true
Sophie is holding herself back, not Craig, she’s in love with him and it’s up to her if she goes or not, she chooses not to
6:00 Harry’s Haunted Hallway
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It can be described as "The first James Corden episode"
james as an actor he can do his job well as a comedian he should be outlawed
Really do suggest giving Gavin and Stacey another rewatch
I completely forgot about this episode so I thought it was the sequel episode with the Cybermen and the Baby in it when I first saw this video.
Low key an underrated episode
I personally enjoy this episode as just a fun watch if I don't really want to pay much attention. I also don't hate James Corden like most people do, so I find it more bareable in that regard.
I found this spisode entertaining, and I was liking it up until the ending. I hated that they saved the day with "the power of love". My God, I wasn't expecting much of this episode but it still managed to disappoint.
Haha! I actually really like both the Craig episodes for whatever reason. It's just a fun departure from the norm
I actually really like the head but technique for passing on knowledge
I dunno, the Doctor being good at football isn't too absurd, he's probably had a few years of playing on and off when cricket isn't in season.
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_(Looks at mold in my corner.)_
Nah, I've been my upside neighbour outside and bronchitis could be fun.
"Fuck I've ran out of air"
I do like certain elements of the writing for this episode and I think Sophie is a really good character (plus I like Daisy Haggard who plays her) but I know I'd like it even better if James Corden wasn't in it. Stuff like the Doctor becoming Mr Football just seems like it's trying to pastiche Matt Smith as an individual. I'm actually a big fan of filler episodes as they allow a breather from a series narrative, but compared to the likes of Amy's Choice this pales in comparison.
You've missed the point of this episode, and seems as if you came into this with your mind made up.
He does this with all the series 5 episodes
For a second I thought this was the episode with the big guy who defeated the cybermen with the power of love. Was that a different stocky dude?
It's the same character
‘The Doctor’ was good at cricket too. 🥳
I always liked this episode and it’s more slice of life feel. I hate James Corden so much but I like both of his Doctor Who episodes and his character.
I don't even have to watch this video, of course it sucks, James Corden is involved in it.
Is he so bad?i dont know him
Oh boy the Series 5 finale is next! One of my all time favourite stories!
Oh no... please don’t be too harsh on it.
I really like Craig, he's one of my favorite characters
I love the lodger not for the good quality, but I love it bc it is just a comfort episods
The best part about this episode was the speculation on the creepy clown painting and the pseudo-tardis playing more of a role later. Such wasted potential.
re-review heaven sent
MEGA REVIEUW HERE WE GO
can't wait for pandorica opens/ big bang
One of my favourite episodes
Originally, this was going to be a sequel to the Tom Baker story Meglos.
yup, when I learnt that back when I bought DWM and Gareth Roberts revealed an extract of the script, I felt like TFS Vegeta realising TFS Broly was the legendary Super Saiyan... it sounded so goddamn cool! Such a missed opportunity. I notice now several elements point fingers to Meglos which were all elements from the original Meglos Story... To me, the man upstairs was obviously going to be Meglos luring people to body snatch (Meglos needed an earthling for his plan), the footie fans glitching out was pretty much a parallel to the chronic hysteresis, the alien ship looked VERY Zofla-Thuran in design, and the fact that there was in terms of the Doctor Who universe, a bargain bin TARDIS being built sort of gave a throwback to the fact Meglos used Earthling George Morris' (that was his name in the Novelisation, which I proudly own) body to disguise as the 4th Doctor (so Meglos might've gained a 'Doctor Complex' after his planet was atomised).
How was THIS my first Doctor Who episode 🥵
This is one of the few episodes of new who I’ve not watched for years. I watched it once as a kid and not once again since then.
Also, I find it really distracting how the ship at the end looks like the silences ship in day of the moon.
I think it’s because it IS a Silence ship.
It's the same ship. The Silence have been going backward into the Doctor's timeline (see: Time of the Doctor, all of season six, the Pandorica Opens two-parter etc) to kill him & prevent him reaching Trenzalore. The fact that it is a Silence ship reinforces the reason the TARDIS is stuck in a time loop as it will soon be in a couple of episodes.
lol literally every criticism you gave this was something I enjoyed about it
This is one of my favorite episodes
Peter Kay and James Corden are decently similar in my mind. Both reasonably large men with a career in comedy and played a minor Doctor Who character the difference being despite not being particular fond of ether outside the show I hate Peter Kay's Abzorbaloff and love James Corden's every man Craig ESPECIALLY in season 6 with the Cybermen and "Stormageddon Lord Of All" and this episode (with a couple of moments as exceptions) is over a one of my favorites and nobody can change my mind on that :-)
Honestly I do like the sequel to this episode, and I like this episode too! It's gimmicky but I like it!
For all the reasons stated, I'd say 3 is about as good as it deserves. However, for casting James Corden to play James Corden (the only role he ever actually does play), I award the episode zero out of ten, and may God have mercy on its soul.