DID THEY COOK!? Wild Blue Yonder Reaction and Review (Doctor Who 60th Anniversary)
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- Part 2 of the Anniversary is HERE... What did you think?
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I wanted to like this episode but it was a let down I feel like we should have gotten to do more about 60th i wish this episode idea was saved for 15th
@@ben10big98let 14 have his era
I quite liked it, pretty sure that first shot we see of the main corridor of the ship through the door was bait for people that believed the episode to be set in the TARDIS. Some of those pillars straight up look like the TARDIS console.
In saying that, it doesn’t feel like a special episode (much like last week) it just feels like a regular episode of Doctor Who, there’s no celebration of the shows history in the episode that much.
Also, WILF!!!!
@@jameshawley8726 Power of the Doctor was the big 60th imo even if it came out in 2022
This episode was gold, I loved how they showed growth in donna- mainly with her priorities being getting back to her family. If she was just the same as she'd been 15 years ago it'd be kind of silly.
Also I love doctor who having not amazing quality, obviously good quality is great and awesome, but to me and for doctor who the quality not being 100% is so charming and classic.
I too found it endearing
I really liked that they never really said what the monster is - they just gave us slightly goofy but wildly unnerving special effects and a creeping sense of wrongness and left it as that, and I thought it was perfect. I've been left with sinister vibes and a sense of profound joy and it might honestly be one of my favourite episodes of new who ever.
I loved the confusion trying to work out which one was the real Doctor and Donna.
Just like in Midnight, was the most compelling aspect of the episode in my opinion.
They reminded me as almost a more powerful variant of the Midnight monster. The way they evolve off by tricking humans to keep acting emotionally so that they may absorb more information about them is really unsettling.
They did say what they were. These "not-thing"s are beings from outside the universe. They were shaped by the strong emotions within the universe and wanted to become something. The strong emotions they felt were mostly hatred, pain, and war, so that's what shaped their mind. They want to go into that universe to start a war and to actually exist.
In general it kindof reminded me of the boneless. A being from outside our universe trying to understand it and then invade it
@@sinomit reminded me of the Boneless too actually, especially given the fear factor and the ambiguous origin of them. Very cool
david and catherine were at their best here. i loved their acting through the whole episode and some moments really had me tearing up. anyway, glad to hear your channel is safe :)
This episode felt like season 4 and I'm here for it; it was a rollercoaster of emotions (especially the last 15 minutes). the fact that it was just the two of them didn't make it less special; actually, it was the opposite: we had the chance to enjoy these two fantastic characters (and actors) on "their own" (they weren't technically alone iykwim). and also, I LOVE the creepy and haunting doctor who episodes (e.g. blink, midnight, the empty child). It reminded me a lot of waters on mars, I don't know why. Absolutely amazing and, I think, better than the previous one (they are both reeally good but this tops the star beast imo). Peak doctor who I think. The episode had everything that makes doctor who special: the chills, perfectly written characters, the quirkiness and the charm of the unknown.
I'm truly just devastated we have to say goodbye to David again after just one more episode.
Tonight REALLY felt like Doctor Who back to it's best again and David man, he might some how be putting in his best performances as the Doctor that he ever has!?!? I can't explain it but, 14 hits different some how. Catherine too is just phenomenal and RTD has proven he can still write great Doctor Who!
Excited for Ncuti, but to take David away right as he's hitting his stride in the role again is just criminal, give that man a whole season please!😭
But yeah, episode was fantastic.
Totally agree, more David & Catherine please!??
I absolutely loved all the character moments with Donna and the Doctor, all the little details and them working through this together, figuring out who is real and who isn't. Also glad they didn't forget that the doctor knows hundreds of billions of languages, even then it's perfectly fair to say he just happens to not know this one.
Wild blue yonder was absolutely amazing the contrast between the star beast and wild blue yonder is insane, I was getting pretty scared for the 60th after the star beast which was a fine episode but it was kinda bad but this episode was just soo good also GOATED VIDEO
I really loved how the clones of donna and the doctor were just learning throughout the episode and I love all the weird ass effects in this and THAT FLUX MENTION LETSS GOOO
Thank you my friend!!
I loved this episode and it's one of my favourite episodes of Who ever. Might be bias because its recent but still.
this episode blew my mind, especially after the star beast. the tension and suspense in this episode was phenomenal. INCREDIBLE character writing, i really like what rtd did with how he mentioned Flux!!!
Same!!
i agree with basically everything you said, this was way way better than star beast and the tension and atmosphere was incredible! the goofiness of the effects makes it more charming in my opinion, it almost adds to the weirdness of the evil entities, the only weak bit for me was the green screen as you mentioned. the highlight for me has to be when donna was left behind and we can see the ship exploding and slowly getting closer and closer, catherine tate's portrayal of fear in that moment was fantastic and it really struck a chord with me because it makes me think of all the people who the doctor doesn't come back to save and how they must feel in their final moments, when they have to come to terms with the fact that the tardis won't swoop in to save them... but of course it does for donna! really though this episode was so great, there were so many other moments that were just as incredible too. i agree with the 8/10
Episode was definitely a 9/10 for me. Lack of Sonic really helped make the Doctor think his way out of the situation, the Midnight and Among Us vibes with the mimicking and not knowing who the real Doctor and Donna were, the character moments especially with The Doctor wanting to talk to someone about his pain and what he's been through but also not wanting to take those steps to do so. And when the "Particle Accelerator" corridor was revealed, I was shocked! It looked amazing!
My only gripes are the casting choice for Isaac Newton as I'm pretty sure he was English, and it had very little to do with the rest of the episode beyond a recurring gag, but Nathaniel Curtis did a great job anyway, and some of the effects on the Mimics looked kinda goofy, especially Puddle Mimic Donna and the Mimics crawling after the Doctor and Donna while looking like they've got a CZcams filter put over them
I loved the idea of the Tardis belting out Wild Blue Yonder as a warning
Aww yay I’m glad you liked it and the general consensus love it too. It’s getting harder to say goodbye to the two besties every day/week that passes
It really was such a step up from last week. Has me feeling positive and excited about DW again, for the first time in a while. David & Catherine were brilliant, and RTD has managed to write a two-hander that was actually fun, interesting & exciting (which is a hard task) and it wasn't boring at all. I'm glad that someone else noticed the similarities with some of the music and a few Segun Akinola themes (who I do really miss, even though Murry Gold is also brilliant) and the fx on the faces also reminded me of Miss Evangelista from Silence In The Library. I did find the "horror" moments to be more funny than scary, but they did touch on some really interesting concepts here too, and now that you pointed out it's similar to Scherzo, I can really see that.
I honestly thought the janky special effects added to the scare factor for me. I know some people found it funny but I thought it was pure nightmare fuel. It's been a long time since I was properly terrified of Doctor Who (I think either Listen or World Enough and Time was the last time I was scared)
The highlight of that episode for me was seeing Bernard Cribbins. RIP. It saddens me to know that is the last time we ever see him.
Great episode!
I love how the sonic was not super overused like last time, it was used when appropriate. At the start of the episode I was thinking it was the Vashta Nerada because it would be AWESOME to see that monster return. Very funny episode with great moments of confusion and tension. The puzzle of the episode was fun and intriguing + the effects I thought were quite stylised. I feel like VFX was a bit noticeable in some parts but overall pretty good and looked nice. The soundtrack was great as well.
This shows that RTD is still very much capable of telling a good story and not being hamfisted with social commentary. If he keeps doing that, Doctor Who will be a success.
His arms are too long to hamfist anything 😂
I’ve genuinely never felt happier to say a doctor who episode legitimately made me feel fear/unnerved. The uncanny valley and use of body horror in this episode was nothing short of brilliant. There are aspects of this episode that definitely felt limited (CG in the hallway to name the main one) but the writing, and concept of the episode is brilliant. For me, having a mini season as the 60th rather than something specifically focused on the doctor feels so much more fitting. We had a grand doctor story for the 50th and I’m so happy they havnt rehashed that.
The use of the concepts from midnight and the capaldi episode about graffiti (can’t remember it’s name) really do give this idea of the universe being so much broader. It actually makes me happy about the flux and TC storyline introducing the concept of the other universes because it’s bringing us concepts outside of what is established as the rules of our universe
Absolutely blew me away! Midnight on drugs with a bigger budget. Incredible character moments, perfect mix of silliness and creepiness, funny, horrifying, it was just perfect in my opinion. This is up there in Doctor Who for me. Really up there. So happy with it.
such a good episode dude, i LOVE these types of episodes
this is the positive outlook and excited energy surrounding doctor who i’ve been waiting for!
this episode was awesome and i’m so excited about the future of doctor who. to be honest i liked the star beast too, but this was amazing :)
I absolutely loved this episode ; the drama , the horror , the acting , mise-en-scene and the final performance of Bernard cribbins (god rest his soul) the only thing that took it down a notch for me was the green screen which can easily be overlooked . 9/10
Just something worth pointing out. Unfortunately, even though I'm sure we were meant to see more of Bernard Cribbins next week, RTD has said that that was all they managed to shoot before he passed. There were some BTS shots that suggested they had shot some other scenes, but I guess they might not have got the coverage they needed to include them. Which is a shame, but I'd rather have the one scene than none at all.
I have now heard this too. A real shame but I'm glad he was included if at all. Rest in Peace you legend
Rent was due, and the goat has cooked. This episode really played to all of Russels strengths, from the character drama to just the fun little interactions. I lobe it😭 I even lobe Tennants stupid looking crab walk😭😭😭 that's peak Doccy Who. Also, side tangent: I like when there are slight changes to the timeline that aren't that big of a deal, "mavity" is unironically funny.
Imagine this is just what they call gravity from now on😭
odd comparison here, but in ben 10 omniverse (2012) there is 5th dimensional beings called the contemalia. these beings show themselves as the person who is viewing thems idol. they live outside of the universe, which is what these creatures do. i was fully expecting for RTD to pull a copy of this concept where the doctor and donna just saw each others as idols. i know it sounds cringe but it is such a weird concept for two shows to so.
I thought I was the only one who'd watched Omniverse
Isn't that what the Time entity did?
I really loved it, seeing Tate and Tennant just owning it as both the heroes and villains was amazing. Pacing was great the build up and reveal were great, really loved the voice doing the count down. Also really liked the threat, just these unknown things reflecting what they've been exposed to for who knows how long. How even at the edge of nothingness there could still be something there, formless. Mad respect for the ships captain because of what she would have had to deal with and needed to do could not have been easy. Which I'm amazed by given they're a character with zero real screen time.
I thought Star Beast was fun but this blew it out of the water and it's going to be hard to top. I didn't want to just gush about it so gave it a day to sink in, but it was just a really solid episode with good ideas.
You know, I quite liked the star beast, (despite the dodgy dialogue ofc) I thought it was a fun story, this on the other hand is the shit though imo, I adore this story
So true
This was impeccable, it exceeded in every aspect of the episode! I found the long arms bit to be honestly quite creepy when I first saw it AND THE SPACE MUSIC! The music that played when the camera was just showing the endless abyss of the edge of the universe had me on edge with it being so brilliant, I was most excited for this one and was not disappointed, crushed The Star Beast in every regard and when I first watched it I thought that it was longer than the star beast just because of the fantastic pacing. I suppose the CGI and stuff looked a little iffy at times but like you said it's Doccy Who and I found it extra creepy and charming. Loved it, great return to form 9/10
Seeing Wilf had me audibly gasp, Bernard Cribbins is the GOAT and made the episode even better for me, even though I'm not too excited for The Giggle as I feel it will have the same pacing issues of The Star Beast I will still cherish every moment with Wilf riding around in it.
This has definitely been a breath of fresh air! I loved every second of Wild Blue Yonder. It had the right amount of scares, deep driven character moments and I loved the nod to Chibnalls work with the Flux and the Timeless Child storyline. David Tennant was definitely back in his groove in this episode and Catherine Tate was top notch. Plus that score, I'm so happy that Murray Gold has yet again proven himself as one of the greatest composers for Who. Super excited for The Giggle next week and our first look at Ncuti Gatwa's 15th Doctor. Stay 🐐'ed man!
Also have to say this but the Wilfred Mott cameo was just a chef's kiss at the end 🙏🙏
Can’t wait to see you at 10k! Congrats on over 9000 subs.
THANK YOU!!
Episodes like this where there isn't a lot of side stuff happening really let the actors shine, and probably saved a lot of money so they could afford Neil Patrick Harris. But episodes like Midnight, or Heaven Sent, where the story really has to be solid. Loved it, can't wait for next week.
Absolutely loved it! Honestly, perfect, no need for it to be anything more than it was. What an absolute blast.
It was a fun episode with a classic motif... much improved from the last week and the heavy-handed messaging Imo...it was fun, creepy, and had lots of good character moments...well done!
I really loved this episode!! I'm a huge fan of weird horror ideas (even though I'm a huge wimp and was scared at a few points through this episode 🫣) and I think they pulled it off really well. I'm also thrilled to see them move more towards practical effects in both the specials so far, the puppets especially have been fantastic and I hope they start using them even more!! I need a tiny Jimbo pronto
As someone who doesn't scrutinize every pixel I just let the episode wash over me and found myself totally absorbed. It was perfection, I loved it and I will be very sad when David Tennant regenerates again.
I think they should actually create a spin-off wherein The Doctor and Donna enter the universe on the other side of the gates from Timeless Child and explore this totally unknown realm. It could run parallel with the next series or come after it. So whilst 15 is putting our universe to rights 14 somehow split during the regeneration into 15 but also remained as 14. Who knows?. but it would be a crime to lose David Tennant a second time.
This episode was seriously good. Like I thought the previous episode was just alright, and I adjusted my expectations because of that. And then this episode really took me by surprise. It definitely reminded me of those more experimental episodes where they're limited in characters and setting but work very hard to work within those limits. Examples I can think of off the top of my head are the classic Edge of Destruction, Midnight (I think this one will be brought up alot in discussion of this episode), and Heaven Sent. Character studies are always very interesting and the threats always have to be creative so that they feel fresh. Throughout the episode I was surprised at all the twists and turns the story was taking and it didn't feel like we were made to feel stupid either. The story set up certain elements and brought them back into the limelight later like any good story should do. Everything in the episode felt authentic and well constructed. Just a brilliant episode overall and, in my eyes, an instant classic.
My NON SPOILER REVIEW in a few words:
This is the episode that has given me the “Doctor Who” is back feeling. A PERFECT mid season episode in a larger series, not the story I’d have told for an anniversary, however, extremely adventurous, fun, scary, and with a real Doctor Who atmosphere. First 60 seconds are a bit silly, but we can allow for a bit of silly. I’m not sure why this episode was shrouded in the most secrecy of all three episodes and why it was sold as the one “with all the surprises” so in that regard also a bit of a let down. But ignoring how it was sold to us, and expectations. It was a thrill ride. Welcome back Doccy Who.
I loved it. This definitely cemented in my mind that Doctor Who and RTD still got it. I liked Star Beast, it did a lot of stuff I hope to see more of, but this had all the classic Who elements I crave in one clean package. Weird sci fi mystery to solve, doctor running around thinking really hard, sensitive, consequential emotional conversations alongside great banter and funny bits.
Bonus points for being a bottle episode. Why are the episodes they write to save on budget always the best? I didn't even realize until the credits that it had really only been Tate, Tennant, and Bernard Cribbins in the entire episode. The DoctorDonna carried the entire special on their own. Really proved they have one of the all time best Doctor-Companion dynamics.
Also managed to get me actually invested in the action, which Who doesn't always pull off. Genuinely creepy visuals with the size/proportion warping. Truly one of the best single episode adventures in years. Can see myself rewatching this; it may even be my new go-to as a first episode to recommend to new viewers.
i really liked this episode! the isaac newton bit was funny, liked the mavity stuff. i loved how long they took with the setup, where you realize the 2 different rooms they're in aren't quite right, but the episode was willing to linger in it, making the creepy atmosphere really tangible. the shapeshifting/shapeless entities were really cool (if a bit goofy, but that got a startled laugh from me, so still a win), i love it when doctor who goes for cosmic horror and leaves stuff unexplained (things like listen, midnight). also got some great character moments, especially from donna.
only downside for me was that it got a bit corridor-y at times, but i'm willing to overlook that
Whilst I enjoyed the first special, having gripes with it. Man this episode cooked. This was such a fun episode for me. Cant wait to show my girlfriend and see her reaction to the ending. After a long break Doctor who is back baby 🥳
was really good but I'm not gonna lie the bit where donna says that her "arms are too long" and then puts her really stretched out arm I jumped so hard just because I wasn't expecting it
The Issac newton thing is one of those things that when you think about it for more than 5 seconds you realise there are a million ways to get around the historical inaccuracy of it. Like come on fandom we made sense of 2 Peter capaldis, the wedding of river song, the timeless child and multiple cannon breaking paradoxes. Maybe after all the shit that happens in this show Issac newtons timeline changed and now he’s not a white guy now can we just appreciate this incredible episode
This episode was incredible. It's an instance of RTD doing the trifecta; the plot, character, and thematic writing here were fantastic. The last episode being about the self also plays a role here, as there are "copies" of the Doctor and Donna as well. Really clever continuance of the last episode. Also having just the Doctor and Donna be in this episode was a stroke of genius, as likely their lasting outing in the Tardis together SHOULD just focus on them. The theme is also less obvious here than Star Beast, but still pays off in spades if analyzed. The idea of some problems having to slowly be dealt with instead of in an instant is here, as the enemies had to be defeated through a slow process, and over thinking actually made them more powerful. This ties into the Doctor having to deal with what happened in The Flux. There's even the clever line at the end when Donna asks whether he'll be okay, and he says he will be "in a million years." Really great stuff.
Also love your content man. Got a sub here for sure. Keep it up!
Edit: Also the song "Wild Blue Yonder" being said to be a war song, and Donna saying she thought it was jolly hits on the idea that 2 things can be true at once, while the villains only view things in one way, like when they said the universe was pure "war." Again, there's a lot here. Lol
Bro I really didn’t need you to jump scare me with Miss Evangelista I’m still traumatised from when that aired
i don't know. i think stuff like jarring horror is something that is completely person specific. but as a massive horror fan, i was genuinely more creeped out by the aliens in this especially in the beginning than most "actually scary horror". with me at least, it's the uncanny shit, it's the stuff that feels just wrong and stuff that messes with your head that gets to me. and this episode 100% got to me.
I loved this special. Definitely my favorite of the two out so far. It did feel like a midnight part 2 though which was strange. The “bad” CGI is also back which was awesome. I personally like when the cgi is goofy, it’s terribly nostalgic.
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I loved The Wild Blue Yonder!!!! It was sooooo scaryyyyyy!!!! The exorcist Tennant? And giant Donna and Tennant??? Effing scaryyyy!!! I loved it so much!!! Last episode? Brilliant? This episode? Awesome!!!
I love your channel man! Keep going!
The acting was amazing!! I clocked something was off when David Tenant walked into the room and slid down, I was like what's going on???
WOW what an amazing episode. I don't think anyone has said this yet but Wild Blue Yonder reminds me so much of the Midnight Entity episode. It has some scenes in common. Also when Wilfred showed up and he held his hand to his face when he saw the Doctor, I had goosebumps and teared up a little bit. Such amazing writing. One more thing. My prediction in the next special is that Ncuti Gatwa will appear with Millie Gibson and run into David Tennant and Donna Noble and possibly work together. What do you think?
Doctor Who review with Pokemon the Movie 2000 background music? That’s a W
This episode was aboslutely amazing! I loved the slow burn mystery of this one as opposed to last episode's fast paced action and guns. It was so unbelievably fun to think alongside the doctor and donna in this ship and I felt like I was making connections as they did too. The horror of the duplicate doctor and donna growing was rad as hell. David Tennant was in FULL SWING this episode. I can't wait for the Giggle.
congrats on 9,000 subs!
Thank you so much!
@@dwfan91- watching the review now, enjoying it!
@@AnotherScifiGuy I look forward to your review in either a couple hours or days🫡
@@dwfan91- thanks, it should be tomorrows video. I forgot to mention how good the music is in this episode, completely agree with you on that.
I liked how there was so much mystery to the special that it was better than the first one where we had almost all of the information about it.
I love going into episodes almost totally blind
Absolutely loved this episode, felt like the next midnight. I loved the callbacks to the chibnall era and I swear I even heard a bit of the flux theme in that scene. Having murray call back to some of seguns themes makes me way more excited than it should, like a proper merging of all the styles of the different eras. Super excited to see where this goes and I feel my purchase of the steelbook for these specials is justified by this episode alone. Recency bias is probably playing some small part, but even besides that I feel confident that this will stay as one of my favorite episodes of DW, classic, nu, or ... whatever we're calling this new show (are the 60th specials part of the new show, nuwho, or in between?).
That episode was absoultely unhinged
And I love it for it
Both episodes so far were great, csnt wait to see the giggle. You can tell there is some greenscreen work, but that was also in classoc who
OMG WHAT IS THE MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND???? MASSIVE NOSTALGIA HIT AND IDK WHERE FROM
Pokemon soundtrack just be majestical like that🙏
POKEMON THE MOVIE 2000
@@FrenchesOperation It's beautiful🥺
It was absolutely incredible. From start to end. I was constantly at the end of my seat, questioning everything. The fact that I couldn't tell who was fake and who was real is a true testament to who well written the episode was. The ending nearly broke me as I was very convinced it was over for Donna. The editing was really tripy and was a great amount of Doctor who camp. The pair being broken down by their doubles was heartbreaking especially when the Doctor lost it with the wall. To me it felt like he was punishing himself for putting Donna in danger.
Overall, amazing episode
I loved this episode a lot! It actually left me in shock after watching it. It creeped me out, made me laugh, made me scared, made me feel. Solid 9/10 for me!
We cooked, guys. We cooked.
I m subbing from the new account. LMAO. Way to go my boy.
LETS GO
I honestly can't stop thinking about the episode... in every frame, there's something to geek over and I loved it! I could care less about the weird visuals cuz god damn I was CRACKING UP at how amazingly ridiculous the monsters were. This episode had everything!! Comedy, suspense, dread, love, guilt pleaseee it was a roller coaster. The flux/timeless child references made my 13 loving heart go crazy! And I loved how not having the tardis or sonic made everything more nerve-wracking and Wilfs appearance broke me just when I felt like I was ok to breathe.
I loved this episode a lot! The only thing I’m thinking with these specials is that they don’t really feel like a celebration of the last 60 years, more like just regular episodes of Doctor Who. Does an episode qualify as an anniversary special if it just happens to be on during the anniversary?
I don't wanna shit all over Chibnall cause there's quite a few episodes I do enjoy in his era..
But Wild Blue Yonder has to be one of the best doctor who stories Iv'e seen in years.
This was honestly PEAK who for me havent fell this engaged since like World Enough & Time/ The Doctor Falls. Amazing writing, unsettling concept and some good ol goofy ah cgi, Peak Doctor Who 😂❤
man this episode was amazing, I loved it, 9.5 out of 10, looses a point for pointlessly race swapping Isaac newton but gained a half point for my boy Bernard.
Very true, very true, massive W
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bro isaac newton was in it for like 2 minutes it's not that big of a deal
that doesn't really bother me. it's not our universe after all it's the doctor who universe. I'm sure it wasn't an active decision to choose someone who wasn't as white as Isaac. must've just been the best actor who auditioned. and from the little we saw he was good. Just as camp as you'd expect Newton to be (look it up). i hope he appears again with 15
Watched for a second time with my family,
Yeah man, wooooooooo, bloody brilliant that. The eerie atmosphere that was created, the claustrophobia, the music, the unraveling slow burn mystery, fuck yeah.
Must say that the special effects though at times were a bit wack, as you said they were so endearing. I loved it. It had ideas and concepts that had been played with before, but it felt fresh.
Brother Russell cooked this time I must admit (or as my friend wrongly referred to him as, "T K David" nearly there buddy.
i left my more in depth thoughts on the community post but i loved this episode so so fucking much. cant wait to rewatch.
Felt like a summation of the entire RTD era distilled into one episode (both the good and bad of it). Liked it far better then the previous one.
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There’s something about body parts being the wrong size that just freaks me out. I was surprised that some of it was practical. I think the music was a bit too loud throughout. The moment where 14 let’s his guard down with fake Donna over flux was amazing, then how upset he is after. I liked the mystery and the concept of the aliens, it’s a nice self conflated little adventure. The aliens reminded me of midnight. Seeing wilf again was so special. Due to rumors, I admit, I was expecting the aliens to take the form of past doctors, and part of me is disappointed we didn’t get that fan service, but I won’t hold it against the episode. Regarding newton, I think it’s misguided to pretend some historical figures weren’t white, it ignores their privilege and paints a rosier image of the past. It also feels like they’re saying non-white history isn’t worth telling, I’d rather they just use more diverse historical figures, like chibs did. That said it’s a 2 min scene and it doesn’t affect the rest of the episode, so I don’t think anyone can say it ruined the episode or anything. They should appreciate the mavity of the situation.
Anyone else notice the big door that blocks the Not-Things from reaching the Doctor and Donna in the cockpit was the exact same door from "Bisecting the Manifold!" in the first episode? Like, the exact same prop.
I did notice that😂
Lots of big W's, congrats!
Thank you so much man🙏
Glad the strike has gone!
Also I bloody loved this episode. Unique, fun and dark. Also Wilf automatically adds points
Thank you!
This special was truly everything I wished for the SECOND it was announced Tate and Tennant were returning.
i've mentioned it before but the one thing i was so certain to do was not have expectations for the specials. once i knew there would be three, i didnt want to have expectations on each because i assumed it would be an even field for story arc of some sort. but i cant lie that i didnt have a checklist of what i truly wished would occur. and one thing was: a purely doctor and donna centered episode with a new adventure. not lore heavy, something spectacular that feels like it could have been pulled from their original catalogue, WITH their new growth after the 15 years (for donna) and over 4 billion for the doctor. and boy was i fed!!!
after TSB, my hopes didnt waver but i wasnt sure what to expect. i am astonished with all the character developments with both fourteen and donna, the visual physical affection between the two best friends. by far my favorite shot of the show is that five second slow zoom-in of the doctor holding donna on the tardis floor, after flying away, with the most blankly horrified expression on boths faces after what they witnessed. seeing that look on the doctors face while consoling donna was amazing.
the SUSPENSE of not knowing whether the doctor would come back for the real donna was so well done, props to the sound editors and the true length of the scene where donna is facing the far heat.
the best SCENE was UNDOUBTEDLY the conversation between the doctor and not-donna, referencing the flux and the timeless child. my DAYS was that so well done, their performances and david's face after the realization hit. it wasnt fully angry, but more sour, upset. truly hurt after the fact. im obsessed with the reference at all, because you already know im a #fluxxer (flux lover per the discord) but the emotional weight that comes with not knowing who they are is insane. something the doctor has always done is run from their past, especially after getting heavy insight about something, and a critique ive seen so many people talk about is that RTD handled it WAAAAAYYYY better than chibgoat ever did. "at least the doctor KNOWS the damage he did and isnt IGNORING it like she had before, acting like everything is ok" ok.. its not like the doctoe didnt notice it or thought everything was ok before... rewatch the timeless children and flux maybe... she was DEFLECTING though, which is a CLASSIC doctor move. chibnall very clearly stated multiple times that he left TTC arc open-ended to see what other writers do with it, and how it can be embedded in the future. to add mystery to the doctor again, which more often than not in the newer series, questions usually get IMMEDIATELY resolved within a season arc.
i truly dont believe there could have been a better pair to bring such a vital and vulnerable detail of the doctor's past, WITH RTD WRITING, other than the doctor and donna. donna was his best friend, donna was brilliant and in-universe, the one who would most likely have access to that knowledge post meta-crisis so it makes sense. the care they have for each other is so deep without being meddled with romance, and probably one of the purest forms of real connection the doctor has had with a companion on nuwho (again, not subtextually romantic).
anyways the episode is a 100/10 for me. initially i had it at a 9/10 but after rewatching it FOUR TIMES i love it so so much. im sure i have more to say but i want to get this in before its too late to make it in the video. RIP bernard cribbins, absolute legend.
I'm not a huge critic on Jodie's era as a lot of others are, but this to me felt like the best Doctor Who episode since World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls. This was the first time in a long time that I watched an episode of Doctor Who and was just glued to the screen in both intregue/fear over not knowing what could happen next. I genuinely believe this will be an episode people will point back to and talk about years from now like Midnight for example. This is RTD at some of his best!
Really redeemed themselves, really enjoyed this episode although I couldn’t stop laughing when the doctor and donnas body parts just randomly started growing, it was a mix of that classic doctor who campiness but actually terrifying at the same time. Lovedddd the doctor and donnas relationship and banter and seeing russell t davies bringing back depth to the characters is so nice to see.
in the unleashed for the episode you see the big hands were practical effects!
This definitely felt like a classic doctor who story for all the right reasons. Scary and interesting concept? Check! Charming dialogue? Check! Slowly piecing a mystery together? Check! Some bad but charming special effects? Check! All in all, pretty good 👍
I really enjoyed last week's episode but tonight's just absolutely wiped the floor with anything Doctor who has done for YEARS. I agree on the visual effects front but Tennant and Tate were absolutely top tier here, with a script firing on all cylinders. THIS is what made RTD coming back so exciting!!
when the third special comes out can you make a video of you edging through the entire episode
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I love the handling of the Flux. RTD isn't focusing on the lore, but on how a weapon which destroyed half the universe being made because of him affected him. I wonder if the Flux will become to RTD2 what the Time War was to RTD1: the big event that hangs over the Doctor's character, drives their guilt, and is used by RTD to quietly ditch a lot of the continuity from previous eras
I thought the not-beings looked fine when they were doing them with CG. The long arm prop scene looked pretty goofy though since you could very obviously see where the prop ends in the sleeves. For CGI the biggest issue was that the set lighting often did not match the background lighting at all for the green screen scenes. Sometimes it was fine, but a lot of the time the greenscreen was (as RTD himself said) very underworld.
Star beast was... fine, but wby REALLY won me over! Cannot wait to see more next week :D
THEY COOKED BRO THIS WAS SO GOOD 😭
Yes they were cooking! RTD delivered one of his best scripts and Tennant & Tate poured everything they had into their performances.
Aside from the Newton scene, I liked pretty much everything in the Wild Blue Yonder. The Not-Things were interesting in how they don't really understand how anything works. The fact that the Not-Things need fast thinking/feeling/movement to copy anyone sort of explains why it was mostly wars that they felt from the universe. The fast conflict and high emotions of war were the main things strong enough to reach the Not-Things. They seemingly can't coppy non-living things, which is why they couldn't do anything for 3 years. Definitely reminds me of midnight.
I sort of wonder why the captain was the only being on that huge ship when the Not-Thimgs first got in. Anyways it seems like the Doctor and Donna didn't really change what would have happened to the Not-Things, unless the TARDIS knew the Not-Things would only be destroyed by the bomb if they were actively copying something when exploded.
Also I think the only reason there are 2 Not-Things to copy the Doctor and Donna, is that there were 2 people to copy, so basically 3 years ago with just the captain the Not-Things would have manifested as only 1 copy of the captain.
For a few seconds I genuinely thought Donna would die in the explosion, I was so relieved when the Doctor came back.
Wow, what a change from the last episode. I wasn’t too keen on the star beast for various reasons. The removal of the sonic screwdriver felt like a great idea given the new (maybe overpowered) features shown before, but along with the tardis disappearing and the mysterious nature of the episode, made it very suspenseful. It was weird to see such corny enemies, but let’s be honest that’s a big part of what doctor who is, and it was nice that they embraced it as opposed to mocking it. It was mysterious, suspenseful, and corny all at the same time. The way they approached the flux was great, as it felt like it had personal consequences for the doctor (which I didn’t feel at all in series 13). One of the few negatives is that the green screen looked a bit off at the beginning (where they are walking down the large corridor of the ship), a small detail which I don’t really care about. Overall, good episode that felt a lot like doctor who.
this episode was absolutely incredible! gah i loved it. i loved the monsters i loved the pacing and how it balanced on the edge between serious and spooky and "hey lets gat david tennant to run on all fours" dszdxfcgvhbjknlm
I feel a bit more negatively about this than most people I think. It just felt like Midnight but with all the interesting and scary aspects of the entity taken away. I think they should’ve gotten ever weirder with the contortiony/body horror stuff. I also found the ship super bland looking.
I did like the obvious influence of AI. Russel is clearly making a critique on AI images when they mention how the entity learns from us and it gets the image correct but the devil is in the details, like a thick wrist, or an arm too long. Them going out into the universe could be Russels concern about AI going too far in the future? I may be reading into it, but I found that to be the most interesting aspect of the entity.
I thought of that too actually! I understand your critiques and think its fair to not like it as much
It would be cool, but they gotta still be careful with how far they can ramp it up because children, sometimes very young watch too and as a family show they have to consider that into the equations, it's why we don't get lots of blood or anything like that. Personally the bland ship sorta adds to the feel, it's not some awesome ship, it's just an exploration ship that got unlucky and like something that could happen to us in the future in space.
Criminal that we'll only see bernard cribbins in the first scene of the giggle :( rest in peace to that absolute king and old soldier
Russel T Davies dropped a banger of an episode, perfect birthday present. Definitely the high concept kind of adventure I LOVE from Doctor Who. They said it was unlike any episode in the show, while I dont fully agree, it did make me feel actually scared for once in a long time. The "Oh, god" moment when they were both initially seperated and the copies showed up was actually so freaky. Loved how much it reminded me of some of those experimental Big Finish Adventures! VFX was a little janky at times, but other than that, writing was clever, flux was mentioned and WILF! Definitely a great episode. 9/10
happy birthday :)
I really appreciate your take on the show, you aren’t all praising for the sake of it but you also aren’t overwhelmingly negative when you don’t like something, a balanced but honest stance. I personally felt this episode was much much better than the star beast, I enjoyed it. Intrigued to see what happens next as there is a lot still needing to be revealed. Keep up the work lad 👏
Thank you!
THIS EPISODE WAS SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOD I LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED IT AJHKSJHFJVTSSV WE ARE SOOOOOO BACK
And idk what yall are talking about, I loved the special effects, that tiktok filter was so funny XD XD XD production was great and that mavity bit was hilarious XD XD XD
wild blue yonder was so much fun to watch. loved donna and the doctor together and the pacing was so much better than the star beast lol. the monster reminded me of prisoner zero, especially with the teeth. the episode had the perfect balance of funny/tense that works so well for 14 and donna
I loved that the Doctor was attracted to Isaac Newton, starting to bring in that side of the character more as Ncuti Gatwa will undoubtedly be camp as hell (which I'm excited for)
Cool monsters, great acting, pacing was nice and great music. It is amazing what a talented editor and two actors can convey. All the feelings were hit correctly.
My two main issues is with the monsters becoming big removes the tension as it is less build up and more immediate danger and the heroic portrayal of the suicide as heroic wasn't great (should have been seen as tragic).
Bad green screen the first time IMO, ok afterwards
Didn't mind Isaac Newton although I thought it was a Italian nobleman. Cool misdirect of the setting.
Ending chat about superstition and wilf was nice although it felt somewhat deep faked which seems a bit unfortunate.
Hope these scattered thoughts help.
What a trip of an episode