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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Join Christel Dee, Tyrell Charles and Juno Dawson as they discuss 'The Church on Ruby Road'' in the latest episode of The Official Doctor Who Podcast.
Reacting to Ncuti Gatwa's first full adventure as the Doctor, with insightful interruptions from showrunner Russell T Davies, the team discuss Goblins, Sonic Screwdrivers and the debut of Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday!
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As a kid who was in the foster system it was emotional we always get a second look beacuse there this narrative that foster kids are naughty or trouble no we not it's because we are ignored
I have been in too and dealt with it in other ways bthis episode made me very emotional I loved it.
I absolutely loved his delivery on that last line. He's been introducing himself to every single person he's met using those exact same words, but at the end, when Ruby finally gets a grasp of who he is and what he might be, you never get tired of hearing the tone in his voice when he repeats himself, and the gravitas of the words: "I'M THE DOCTOR!"
I think you mean "mavitas"
@@bcd7560Definitely mavitas
I am in the US and when I saw Davina I screamed. I was so happy to see her. I love Long Lost Family. I am also adopted. I thought this was a great episode.
After the Doctor saved her, hundereds of thousands of years after, the Daleks took her consciousness and made a droid out of her.
Excellent episode.
Ncuti + Xmas = magical
Millie, performance as Ruby. Love her already, plus her adopted family
Love the TARDIS-cast
Merry Whovian-mas everyone 🎄🎁
The fact that I got my proudly queer black Doctor and trans/nonbinary characters and incredible cgi and a song... I'll never ask for anything from the Who crew again. 11 is my Doctor but this? This is my favourite episode of Who ever.
Loved the episode. Mavity must play into the timeline thing, surely?
15th also gave off a very different sense of intelligence. The Doctor was always somewhat of a superhero, but this is a Doctor who is truly a science hero with the use of gadgets. I hope we see more of this as it was a missed opportunity with 13th's brief glimpses of engineering. Plus the language use aspect to solve problems. Loved it.
The timeline is cracked once again! Time to get wibbly wobbly!
It’s either this season's "Bad Wolf/Torchwood/Saxon" buzz word that will pay off in a finale…. Or it will now be used as a way to overtly state that the Whoniverse is a parallel universe to ours and thus give RTD more creative freedom.
I reckon that we will need to fix some things with The Flux, and it will end up changing a lot.
Not always 😊 The first 7 incarnations were more science-based.
@@krisztianunpronounceable That would be my Nu-Who bias coming through! 🤪
I thought the goblins were a really great for an intro to doctor who. Coincidences being powerful and meaningful is very on par (bad wolf popping up everywhere, clara's whole existences, etc), the doctor explaining how goblins use time and accidents was a great way to use something the audience is familiar with (goblins are tricksters and cause bad luck) and tell us a lot about the world, and gives us such great characterization for the doctor (he's brilliant and clearly knows a lot about almost everything, but he's really excited about encountering a new science). They looked great, the song was awesome, and the wondering about whether goblins cause all bad luck is something I'm definitely going to be using (yes every time I drop anything or lose my keys, it is absolutely the goblins fault)
Ya mean Gremlins on Jabba's sail barge with cringey music band banging out a cheesey number 😂
Tyrell saying he had reservations about the goblins was quite refreshing to me - not because I necessarily agreed, but because I assumed they'd never be allowed to express negativity in an official podcast. Makes me a bit more convinced these opinions are honest!
EDIT: And then they weren't wholly positive about the sonic either!! Again, I disagree, but this is really nice to see!
I agree, I had thought because it was official they would all have to be positive, so it's nice that they are giving them the freedom to be critical. Reminds me of Doctor Who Magazine in that respect.
I did find it weird that they were surprised by the design considering it was revealed a while ago, unless they mean their first reaction to it being revealed.
But I agree it is refreshing for one of them to be overtly negative, maybe it’s a result of them growing in confidence with the format. They’ve previously made comments that sounded like they wanted to be negative but were scared to say so.
Mrs Flood is the Rani I think. For a flood, you need rain, and rain is an anagram of Rani. The Rani is just teasing who she probably sees as nothing more than 'dumb humans' by playing the role of the nosy neighbor, kind of like Agatha Harkness in the Marvel Studios series WandaVision.
A dynamic start - although I think it might have peaked early (as you tend to do at Christmas) with the Goblin Song. In context it's even more of a banger! Those ready to complain about Ncuti and Millie on singing duties ought to recall a certain Jon Pertwee breaking into early black pop or light opera at the drop of a hat in his early days. Now we are faced with our hero perhaps being responsible for introducing magic and superstition into our universe in the first place (leading to the interesting thought that he might have inadvertently created The Toymaker et al due to a mistake - see also the Daleks). Will this be a device to retcon certain changes in the mythos? At least it's an explanation.
Greetings of the Season to all!
And thank you so very much, as always, for the video.
As a young Californian just starting school while living in England I fell in love with Doctor Who! (But then came the great drought when I returned to the states and had to wait years for my friends to see what I so often talked about.) (Why I think Jon Pertwee, not "my first Doctor" William Hartnell, is my favorite.) And now the new season (series?) is so much a gift that keeps giving. Donna and Rose reminded me so much of my oldest child, who I still occasionally miss-gender, but they laugh and give me a hug, and tell me they know I care, and try. An awesome new and exciting Doctor! And an adopted child - a couple of years ago I met my birth father (and brother) (alas my mum had passed) and the new Rose character is awesome.
I take comfort that whenever something new comes out, there seems to be a flood of criticism that follows, but I think it's easy to spot the fans who care (and can both like and dislike) and those who are just looking to make noise. And you folks, I think, are true fans.
What I particularly enjoyed about this podcast was that they were allowed to say if they had reservations about something. There was not universal love for the new sonic for example. I had no issue with it myself, but I appreciated that the podcasters have not been told that they have to say “everything is awesome” which means their opinions are actually their opinions and not just propaganda. Great pod, well done all.
I LOVED this episode! I can't wait until Spring!
Fourteen's sonic was just all the other sonics mashed together. I thought it looked ridiculous. I like the new design. It has always been a multi-tool device, so why not just give it that look. I like that Ncuti had a Rwandan proverb translated into Gallifreyan put on it, as well.
It's a universal remote, deal with it suckas! I love it, it's so garrish and unwieldy and yet he makes it chic. 9/10 give me more lights
It's a beautiful proverb but there was nothing stopping them inscribing it on the 60th Sonic (or similar) & even having a scene with Ncuti, soldering iron in hand finishing inscribing it in character as 15 ready for his new adventures
Ncuti finally got pants. AND a kilt. LOL I had fun with this and you can certainly get a vibe for how Doctor Who is set up for the future. I'm intrigued.
I did like the fact that the Doctor reflected: "am i the bad luck"? A hint of awareness of consequences for the Doctors' companions.
My HEART... ugh
I loved the Psychic Gloves. I was a bit disappointed they weren't more fancy looking but I hadn't considered the fact that keeping them simple means any kid can pick up the glove and be all like "I HAVE THE POWER!"
Cosplayers everywhere rejoiced hahaha just some LEDs and off you pop
As an adopted child i loved this storyline. When the Dr says: "i'm adopted" my heart swelled. ❤
Same❤
Oh God, is there an adopted community now?
@@Anti-HyperSlut bit of a weird question.
yeah theres always been one its called the orphanage and foster care system
@@Anti-HyperSlut Yes. There always has been. Is that okay?
@@Anti-HyperSlutDoes that offend you?
THANKS for this great holiday edition!!!!
It feels like Ncuti has been the Doctor for a long time on the show. The energy he brings is so nice. Millie brings a nice not gonna take that attitude to Ruby. The goblins were done well just I don't think they are needed as much as humanoid monsters.
Right. Maybe some time passed after he departed his bi-generation counterpart.
@@APetrus-r5x You never know! He was talking about spending the summer with Houdini.
Or visiting Nyssa.
Lovely and joyful. Perfect Christmas episode.
15:40 Until i watched this video I actually used to live in a world where I didn't know who Davina McCall was !
I'm french, that's why. Thanks for telling me she is a real person, I thought that was just a random fictional character😂
Her show seems really cool, i'm definitly going to watch it !
Me too, I'm in Australia. I thought i recognised her face but didn't realise she was the lady who did the Find my Family program. I have only ever seen a couple of episodes of it.
Davina is also half French! Shes descended from the chief of police during the Dreyfus Affair. Speaks fluent french too.
Me too from New Zealand, looked up her character name. What she is playing herself?!? Who the heck is she?. Remembered mrs floods voice from audio stories though.
Love Nchuti. Just what modern Doctor Who needs. Another lifelong fan (1970s) from Australia who didn't know who Davina McCall was. Had she appeared before? Why'd she get so much airtime? Then looked it up. Great!
@@martynnotman3467 Wow, great ! French people really are everywhere 😂
I'm thinking mavity is a get out of jail free card for the future. They changed the universe by getting Newton to call gravity, mavity, so it can be any alternative universe if they want. Also, Flood, water, river, River, Pond...?
Flood... Flux? More loose ends being acknowledged? Wouldn't mind it, cuz the nods so far have been brill
I like that the sonic looks more like a remote or digi-gadget. The old ones never really looked like screwdrivers anyway. The esthetic doesn't bother me at all. I see it as a refreshing step into the third millennium.
The gloves? Meh.
I was initially confused how one baby would feed a hoard of goblins, but became even more confused when first they said the feast would last three days (in song), but later were attempting to feed the tiny baby (either/both) into the giant goblin king's maw...idk, sometimes you just growl, "Russell!", you laugh, you cry, you move on...
I thought the woman sharing Ruby's bad luck might be her birth mother, but then why use Davina? I've created a whole back story for Mrs. Flood.
I LOVE Cherry and Carla. So sad and endearing to see what a difference Ruby makes in their lives and they made in hers.
All this long-winded guff to say, I LOVE the new Doctor and Ruby (& family) and I really am glad to have Russell back.
Happy Christmas 🤶
Thanks for the video and updates. I think it would be a conundrum if this were the first Dr. Who that you ever saw. Sad because you have missed so many great episodes. But wonderous because you have finally entered the Whoniverse, and there is so much to explore. It is great that there are not many episodes that were lost. So many shows in the United States were lost because studios were trying to save money and they recorded over previous shows. Then there were the shows that were lost because of the expense of storing the old video became too much. Thankfully the studios for Dr. Who are bigger on the inside, so plenty of storage space!
He's not called Doctor Who he's called the Doctor
That is exactly how I felt with Tennant though when i first started hahaha. I was so overwhelmed even back then, maybe because I am fascinated with old Who just as much as anything. Blink was one of my first episodes because it came out on my birthday.
Ncuti would be such a fun alternative to Smith. It's amazing how they both have these crazy, bombastic intros yet feel so distinct.
This is more fantasy, whereas Smith read more scifi. At least to me
I ****loved**** it! Both my daughter and I were all "Awwwwwww!" when he spoke with the bobby about the ring! I also got to explain to her that part of the fun of Dr Who is getting to know each Doctor because while they're the same, they're different.
I personally believe the purpose of bigeneration is to shuck off the accretion of mental and emotional trauma that builds up and ends up bogging the Doctor down. I mean, how can it not?
"Does it make my hard sci-fi bones shake"? No! The whole point of Doctor Who is you never know what you're going to pull out of the bag - i mean, dinosaurs in space? the french revolution? vampires? haunted space suits? and, of course and foremost, Angels!
ruby and the sundays - my daughter instantly asked "What happened to the fridge?" and when i saw, it really got me in the gut - even more than her changed personality.
cherry sunday gives me such strong "Wilf" vibes - I'm so happy to meet her! I hope she sticks around and is a big part of the series, not just window-dressing.
What if this was the first episode - well, it IS, isn't it? every new doctor, it's a new introduction to a new show. it's wonderful.
Mrs Flood breaking the fourth wall at the end was incredible!
Loved the homage to "Its A Wonderful Life".
The Goblin King looked nothing like David Bowie.
#Labyrinth
#DanceMagicDance
#SlapThatBaby
OMG THAT WAS EXACTLY MY REACTION!!!😂😂😂 The Labyrinth and Doctor who are both some of my absolute favorites!!
( 14:50 ) Pete used the sonic on the rope ladder to defeat the Cyberleader in Series 2!
The sonic works on everything... Except for wood. And deadlock seals. And special Goblin rope. And living creatures.
Man I’d love if these podcasts per episode were longer. I could listen to you guys talk about Doctor Who all day. So much more brilliantly moments from this episode that didn’t get touched on
Love the Dr. being more free to be himself. Love the Dr. dancing at the bar.
I love Ncuti as The Doctor, and I love Millie as Ruby; I think they'll make a wonderful team.
I'm glad The Doctor is acknowledging the events of "The Timeless Children"; they need to be dealt with.
As for the new sonic, the best I can say is that at least it isn't sonic sunglasses, but that's damning with faint praise.
The gloves are fantastic.
The goblins looked like somebody (I'm looking at you, Russell) said, "Oh good, we can afford more expensive villains now and Disney has DreamWorks; let's take advantage of it." Come on! One of the hallmarks of _Doctor Who_ has always been the cheap but imaginative villains and special effects. Please don't start just throwing money at it.
My initial reaction to Mrs. Flood was "Should I be recognizing her?" After thinking about it for a bit that's still my reaction.
Loving the podcast and the host are the best and it’s good to see real fans discussing the show 💙💙
That’s funny you all asked about people not knowing who Davina McCall is because as an American I had no clue! I did think it odd everyone kept calling her by her full name. I figured there was something to it? Thanks for explaining and educating me!
Yep I'm in the US as well and had no idea
I loved it, Ruby Sunday was the absolute standout. Reminded me a little of Lucie Miller from Big Finish in the best sort of way.
I think this episgives us a great reason not to go back to see Ruby's mum right away: the doctor is already there on that night, risk of setting off some wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff to have two doctors from so close in their timeline in the same space
Love Ncuti, so energetic and so sweet
Am I missing something?
That voiceover at the start... he said that "She was never seen again, no one knew her name..." regarding the woman who left Ruby at the Church, but THEN says " ...until that night a Time Traveller came to call..." etc.
So does that mean he knows who that was, walking away at the end? Or was it just Russel writing dialogue that fit the mood?
It was quite warm today in the US. I could totally see Mrs flood sitting outside today. Plus Ruby was wearing shorts, so. Guessing a warm holiday
Can’t say I’m enthusiastic about the episode breaking into Doctor Who The Musical halfway through, but excellent otherwise. Can’t wait to see who the older next door neighbor is (what a great way to watch a baby grow up, I’m thinking).
From what I understood, they moved to London quite recently. Although, I suppose they would have come to visit grandma throughout Ruby's childhood
Loved it !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm watching from North Dakota, USA. This made my Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!
Did anyone notice the free coupons on the fridge for beef and beans when all the kids photos gone - wee throw back to thirteens resolution where Geoff had stored them
It would be great if Juno got to write an episode or two going forward!
Probably my favourite Christmas Who episode!
Even tho Smith is my Doctah, this is my favourite Who episode. It's just so peak. It shall share a spot with Blink, the Library and the impossible Astronaut lmao
Greetings from Puerto Rico: Loved it. Ncuti Gawa is super charismatic! Im sure Mrs Flood is the stranger that left Ruby at the church. We will see...
Truthfully this ex-pat Brit who moved to USA in 1999 did not know who Davina McCall is. I had to look her up on Wikipedia.
I do remember Anita Dobson from EastEnders, and also know her as Brian May's wife.
Great episode now have to wait until Spring to see more.
Love these three, hope this carry’s on for season one 😄
I have an hunch that Ruby is the daughter of the Master/Missy. Missy said that she got the brouch of her daughter
Hmmm... and maybe they had a change of heart, didn't want to corrupt her? That would be quite compelling and explain the stiff, somber walking away. Devoid of frantic sorrow that I'd expect of a human
That new screwdriver looks like a cross between a TV remote and a computer mouse.
what an amazing episode! love love loved it
Also, I love this trio of hosts for the podcast!
Great podcast episode! But I have to know, Christel, where did you get your jumper?!? (Or sweater for my fellow Americans.) I have to have it!
Perfectly said it definitely feels like the 15th doctor has a new lease on life! I’m so excited to see where his story leads!! ❤
Oh your talk about mrs flood, reminded me of the episodes that followed the dr who fans, who tracked all his visits etc. That was a good one. She could be a part of that group revisited. I don't remember what she did on the bbc dr who audio stories. 🤔
The sonic scimming stone
I just want to say YASSSSSS to the Jamaican grandmother!🇯🇲 😆😆
Brilliant episode................Mrs Flood.....is the master!
I'm 32 years old, and those Goblins were the first time I've ever felt the effects of the uncanny valley. My brain does not like them.
That's so funny cuz I'm 32 as well and it happened back in the day with the mannequins for me lol
She said, "She had not seen a police box in 60 years." In that who called 'the ship; the TARDIS? I believe Ms. Flood is Susan.
She said 50 years
@@JeekayTenn In that case, it could only be Jo Grant, and she changed her name. I read not too long ago; it could be River Song. If it is her (in which I don't have enough information), to her perspective, it could be 50 years. Right now, I doubt it she's a villain or the like.
Can’t be Jo Grant, she already appeared in the show (the original actress took back her role) and the Doctor would have recognized her
The actress who played Susan is still very much alive so why would they recast the part?
I don't care what anyone says. I ❤ Ncuti's sonic screwdriver. Does it look like the remote in "CLICK", yes lol. However, this is also the most Gallifreyan gadget I've seen. To the human eyes, we know what a screwdriver looks like. But Ncuti's, it gives a more alien look. And I know I'll pay money to get it lol
had a blast with this roll on may
Merry Christmas everyone. And what I really really really really really really would like to see in Doctor Who is the 15th doctor and Ruby going to South Korea both in the past and the present.
Oooooo that's something unexplored so far, super fun
I didn't know Davina Mccaul until you guys said this
14:00 I think this was a perfect chance to make it something new. Functionally, the sonic has had little resemblance to a screwdriver for decades anyway, and now it isn't even cylindrical, so just call it a resonance probe, or a sonic multitool, or whatever. A huge reset button has been hit on the series, so just go with it.
The great vampires maybe a major villains the doctor may of caused their proper resurrection
Love these three. Encouraging to see that they're allowed to say "I don't know if I loved the goblins" "I'm not sure about the new Sonic" etc, as with Official podcasts that can always skew a little biased. But this feels just as genuine and speculatey as anyone would want it to be!
Man I am sick of everyone crapping on this episode it was beautiful in my opinion and not to mention he sung and dance and he did it amazingly!
I'm glad you liked it, but to me it just felt like the same ol' same ol', just not done as well. It did have it's moments, but overall - 👎. And the trailer for the new season didn't look much better. To me the show has really become like a lame horse that needs to be shot until someone else comes along who can think of something new exciting and original to do with it.
@EllieFour And the pathetic part is he's said the exact same thing on any positive comment about the episode. Personally, I loved it
@@pisto30the worst part is, this Doctor is the most new, refreshing and exciting the series has been since Smith lol.
Whittaker and Capaldi felt very familiar to me. I'm always surprised by Ncuti's lines and deliveries. This brought me back hardcore
@@nailinthefashion I watched some of Tennant's and most of Matt Smith's (11 was my favorite doctor, until 15. LOL) wish I'd checked out Whittaker and Capaldi's runs when they first aired. At least they're available now in streaming
In discussing the goblins, and saying that it is 'kind of too out there in the supernatural', just remember, goblins are a villain that everyone knows, unlike Daleks, Cybermen, and any made up classic villain.
The Doctor has faced ghosts, werewolves, vampires, mummies, and witches before. I’m fine with goblins. There’s a lot in the ol’ Monster Manual that would make good Doctor Who fodder.
It's not the goblins or the actors or anything like that. It's just the same old recycled crap that we've had for the last 18 years not even done as well.
@@DemetriusSorvoi genuinely cannot tell if you're being facetious. You do realize that's the point? Monster of the week is the bread and butter of Who, this is classic Who thru a modern lens. It's what we asked for
I love love love the Doctor Who sweater!! Amazing!
This is one of the best Doctor Who episodes I've ever watched. You could introduce someone to the show with this episode and it works. You could be a fan since the 70s, and it works. Pure fun, perfect Doctor Who.
Also, is this a new MCU? the Mavity Cinematic Universe?
Wow i agree with everything you said! Thank you for reminding me i am not alone.
American here, I absolutely lived in a world where I did not know who Davina McCall was until now!
@@FreeTheDonbasWhy would Americans know the identity of a random TV presenter in the UK?
Did anyone else notice that the department store with the snowman hanging on the front of it. Was very similar, if not the same ....as the one Rose worked at back in the first episode of the rebooted series (2005).
I LOVED it! my only criticism is, the new sonic looks very stupid, but maybe ill get to love it over time. Also I wasn't sure about the singing. But I do think that was simply an episodic thing. Given how silly even the goblins singing a pop song was. But it worked for the scenario.
This was what doctor who meant to me. While each regeneration brings their own touch, at its core, after 9, the renewed Doctor Who was about emotions and characters and just stupid fun. Something that Jodie Whittaker sadly could not display cause of shoddy writing. She so brilliant as the doctor, but the settings with 13 and the characters could never compliment her. I barely got through her seasons. I really wish she comes back for a special.
But my god, Ncuti, Ruby and really everyone looks mad fun. This was such a joyous episode with the right amount of tension and emotions. A brilliant christmas episode.
I cannot wait for the rest of the season and grandma Cherry and the neighbor Mrs Flood to show up in future episodes. Im so happy with all the decisions they have taken so far.
To be fair, it's not the first time they have had a more fantastical monster and not given a sci-fi explanation. The Devil (known as 'The Beast') from The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit didn't have a sci-fi reason for existing and was kept quite mysterious by its conclusion.
So who is mrs. Flood? She knows about the Tardis and broke the fourth wall.
How do I like it? How do I like it?
*More! More! More!*
When do I want it? When do I want it?
*Now! Now! Now!*
Gues it takes less to impress today. SHame, as usual GREAT casting. Just wish these lead producers would leave the word processor closed.
Now we have the long trousers sorted (phew!) we now need the long coat to be sustainable.
We watched it for the first 5 mins, then the grand children turned it off so i put some Tom Baker on, the grandkids were fascinated and are classic fans now..
The main character isn't called Doctor Who she/he is called The Doctor
At least we know now who picked up the Master's Gold Tooth prison... Mrs. Flood!
I think he looks quite quite hot and quite not to mention he's not bad on the bad on the eyes
3:54 Lest we forget, Three had various different coloured suits that he'd switch between, Nine had a few different t-shirts under his jacket, Ten had the blue suit and the brown suit, Eleven wore different shirts and bowties... Four went all Sherlock Holmes for The Talons of Weng Chiang... We seldom see a Doctor change clothes within the same story, admittedly. Fifteen will be changing clothes more frequently, though; I suspect there'll be at least a subtext of, of not a commentary on, white privilege previously enjoyed by The Doctor through Earth's history. Ten explicitly stated that he got away with it by acting like he owned the place!
I think that Ruby is the Doctor's biological daughter. The first scene before the opening credits shows the doctor in tears as he watched Ruby being abandoned in front of the church. Such a reaction right off the bat wouldn't be normal for him at all even though we're dealing with a new Doctor personality. The fact that we have no idea who her mother and father are and that her birth parents can't be traced using her genetic code supports this theory. Even if her birth parents were dead, there would still be a paper trail to follow and they'd appear in a database somewhere. I think her genetic code has a natural biological cloaking function which makes it look human normal when it's analyzed using human technology. I really hope that my theory is prove to be correct. That would be one hell of a plot twist.
@thomas_vd That's altogether possible. However, I think there's far more to it than that and that there is a far deeper mystery to solve. That usually turns out to be the case when it comes to this show. I have a gut feeling that her true identity will be slowly revealed throughout the new season in the spring of 2024. My gut feelings haven't led me astray yet. Then again, there's always first time for everything.
He was in tears because that was him later in the episode when he was there to rescue her
@@TheyTookMyFace - I highly doubt that opening scene was an immediate time cut. Such a premise would only cheapen the episode and the Doctor's emotional reaction. This show's better than that. The following scenes show him watching over her for a very long while. He wouldn't need to do that if there wasn't a deeper connection with her. If that scene was really nothing more than him going back in time to rescue her, his emotional reaction wouldn't be warranted or even necessary. There's even speculation that Ruby's birth mother is actually River Song who is the Doctor's wife. If this possibility turns out to be the case, it would actually prove my theory. Remember that The Doctor and River Song once spent a single night together on Derillium and that night lasted a full 24 years. It's only natural that they would've gotten frisky at some point.
@@neopagan1976I think we're past the point of this show being better than anything. This is just the same recycled crap we've had for the last 18 years not done very well.
@@DemetriusSorvo - I've been a lifelong fan of this show since the early 1980s, and nothing about this episode feels or even looks recycled to me. They've never brought any aspect of Grimm's fairy tales into a plotline of a Doctor who episode before. The concept of a bigeneration is completely new for this show and so was the revelation that the Doctor isn't even a Galifreyan in the first place. If you don't like the direction this show is heading in, that's your own problem.
The laugh at Peter Davison is slightly ironic. I think Ncuti is actually older than Peter was when he was cast. I know that's difficult to scope at this distance. We were all young once. But never twice.
Re Mrs Flood, was Anita Dobson in Dimensions in Time, the Doctor Who/EastEnders crossover? I can't remember because I haven't watched it in so long, but she was in EastEnders back around that time wasn't she?
My theory why the sonic screwdriver is different because the 14th doctor kept the original sonic screwdriver and just never gave it to 15th doctor
Such a good episode! Loved it! Looking forward to the new era of Doctor Who! Yayyyy
All I care about is this:
Did Janis Goblin survive?
I really like the supernatural elements added to the series. I've never viewed Doctor Who as a hard sci fi show. I hope more of these concepts will be explored.
For the second time the thumbnail for an episode of this podcast isn't showing on facebook.
Can anyone explain that?
I haven't watched Dr Who for about 8 years but I thought I'd give this new Doctor a go to see what the programme is like these day... It was good fun for Christmas viewing. I'llprobably look at the new seris when it starts, whenever.
Hang on. Bad at math. Does that mean you've seen Blink? Silence in the Library? The Impossible Astronaut?! Can't think of other favourites right now..
Amazing episode
Did anyone notice at the end credits that at one point it says BadWolf with BBC Productions? I think they did that on purpose. To add another little Easter egg in there.
Bad Wolf Studios is RTD's production company, which is now in charge of Doctor Who. The BBC has a small amount of control compared to the past (if I understand it right). It's made for both BBC and Disney+ for foreign distribution.
it says bad wolf productions on all episodes recently
Great episode! 👍
I have a name for the planet that the goblins are from goblintron😊
And where exactly do I get that doctor who Xmas jumper??
She's the War Susan. I can guarantee it.
loved the infant annihilator inspiration in this one
I wish the sonic had been called a sonic multi-tool.