It's a consistent theme with the Doctor, there's nothing more powerful than an ordinary person and he's never met anyone who wasn't important. Such a great and simple message.
Christopher Eccleston has said this is his favorite story of the series. At the time of filming his own father was very ill and dying, and as the script only really required him to be on set for half the shoot he was able to spend time visiting his dad in hospital. My own dad died when I was 14 about 50 years ago, just when I was growing to appreciate him as an individual. I’ve often thought how I would love to go back and just spend time together to talk and share thoughts and music. This episode always hits hard and I certainly cried the first few times I watched it as well. Thanks for your rawness and honesty.
Not the same but I lost my older brother, he was almost 21. I was 15... Some wounds heal after loong time, but they never heal to the fullest. This kind of episode will always hit hard like a truck.
The bit wehere Pete says to Rose "I'm your Dad. It's my job for it to be my fault" was lifted from something writer Paul Cornell's father said to him - you were right at the start about Paul making you cry.
Like how US President Truman had a plaque that read "the buck stops here" and he placed it on his desk in the White House to always remind himself of what the job was really all about. Not dodging the responsibility, but gladly taking it on.
"Paul, I think you're gonna hurt me." His reputation preceeds him. He's written some of the best (and most devestating) Doctor Who, hands down, and has been doing it since 1990. I dearly wish he did more TV work.
Your emotional rawness is why you’re my favorite reactor. Thank you for always sharing your feelings and being so open while helping us fans to relive the shows we love all over again. I haven’t cried from this episode in years, yet here I am crying along with you!
@@Wicked_Sushi Me too. Personally, no matter how much they might work for getting engagement and satisfying the algorithm, I find those 'hands on your cheeks and mouth open' poses in thumbnails SO fake. SO many channels do it, and they don't need to. I know that if I see Angela grin or cry in the thumbnail, I'm going to recognise what bit that was taken from and that she meant it.
One of this shows strengths is how one episode can be silly and quirky and the next can leave you emotionally shattered. Sometimes, those things can exist in the same episode. It's why I became such a fan.
Yes, this is really the strength of the show: you never know what you get. There may be bad episodes, but you keep at it, because the next one might the best you saw in TV in a long time. And Doctor Who doesn't shy away from trying out things, from trying out all sorts of stories. And not all work out, but because they do you get also exceptionally great ones. Too many TV and cinema plays it safe to not waste investors money or tarnish ones reputation with a botched story.
Very true. Even the goofy, laugh out loud episodes find a way to stab you in the heart. No spoilers, but we all can name several (different) episodes further down the line that reduce viewers (unless they have hearts of pure Formica) to blubbering messes.
Same for Supernatural, 15 seasons of deamon hunting that can give you happy moments and wreck you just in the next.... Love both NuWho and Supernatural series so far
Honest to god I think he would have tried, but it would have gotten all messed up the way all the things he tries to do get messed up. A tragedy where you know the outcome couldn’t have been anything but tragic. But he was a good dad in the best way here. He did the best he could. And his best here was to sacrifice himself. 😭
If this show didn't already reveal its hand in "Dalek," now it really has. Welcome to Doctor Who, the best show in the universe at inflicting emotional damage.
@@bmyattuk Broadly speaking I'm with you on this. Not every episode can be as strong as this one in any era of the show (though many are, and some are even better), and while I do still think this era (2005-2009) was the best of the modern Doctor Who, that doesn't mean there aren't some genuinely awesome episodes after that.
And this is why Doctor Who has survived for over 60 years and counting.... the sheer range of narratives and emotions that come with them is something no other show in the world can do like this. I think Fathers Day is easily one of the most emotional stories in the modern era of the show (or I guess not so modern now the 2024 series is "Season 1" again!) and it never loses it's ability to strike that chord when you go back to it. A beautifully written episode with so many lines that can resonate with people.
sorry to say it, but disney and RTD are doing everything in their might, to destroy Doctor who... and at the moment it is on it´s very last signs of life... that new "season 1" is so "great", that you would want to watch a medley of the worst doctor who episodes ever, and they would still be by far, by very far better than the best episodes of the disney Who....
@@Metzwerg74 that’s your opinion and you’re entitled to it of course but statistically the show is still a top ten UK ratings gainer on consolidated ratings and is doing well in younger demographics more than the BBC or Disney ever imagined. Shows evolve and change and that’s how they survive. The internet has spoke of the death of this show countless times and it’s on a better budget with a bigger global audience than ever before.
@@ben-tendo so disney expected it to be the worst of doctor who ever... ? a bigger global audience...? LOL a bigger POSSIBLE global audience, while the actual audience is as low as never before.... well must have been the weather, people must have been outside touching grass.... instead of watching another trainwreck of an episode. doctor , i got only one expression and i can only play myself, because acting as if i were the doctor is not gay enough, ncuti... don´t get this wrong... i have no problem with a black and/or gay doctor... my problem with gatwas acting, is the non-existence of it. he has aabout one expression, well he is extra supergood at crying, but it´s always gatwa acting as the supergay guy, and never even tries to be the doctor... and then comes the superstupid writing of theese new episodes, there were always doctor who episodes, that were questionable in logic and believability, but with this run, totaly stupid and oceanbig logic holes have become standard.... well and then there are the people, that say it´s great, just because someone slapped a doctor who sticker on it.... when doctor who went off air in the 80s, it had better 1 day figures, than an episode today in a whole week... but i forgot, you are right, the new disney who, is so good, that it broke records in thre episodes in a row... it is so good, that three episodes in a row, the set a new record for the lowest ratings ever in doctor who...
@@Metzwerg74they’re not the lowest ratings, that bias. When compared to all top ten shows (not just Doctor Who) in UK ratings by BARB the figures show that the way people are watching programmes now is different. Whether it’s Eastenders, Casualty, Britain’s Got Talent… numbers are down across the board when purely looking at +7 figures. So it’s unfair and simply a bias of the negative vaccum online to isolate Doctor Who’s ratings and imply they’re an anomaly when they’re not. People need to stop spending time in social media bubbles that push an agenda and look at the whole picture. Not that any of this has anything to do with Father’s Day, and is just an online rant at any opportunity.
@@ben-tendo so you are throwing your own bias at me, while ignoring the fact, that it is lower than anything before... LOL... the old shows of doctor who hat he same problems of other shows, that were up with doctor who, and it still excelled... but maybe, it could have to do with the fact that it´s just bad this days... well ncuti will alwasy been seen as the "Gay guy in a tardis", as the doctor lives with donna and her family, at the moment... but arguing with blind fanboys is a waste of time... so bye...
Rose messed with a fixed point in her timeline. Pete realized that to save everyone from the monsters, he had to die. He did it to save his daughter. He may not have been a successful person, but he loved his family. The next adventure is a two-parter, and you will be introduced to one of the more interesting characters in the series.
My father died when I was 7, 44 years ago. I know he wasn't perfect, but I'd give almost anything to see him again, for him to meet his granddaughter. This episode hit me hard in 2005, and it still hits me. I don't think this episode gets the recognition it deserves, but wow. I'm so sorry about your sister, Angela. Hugs.
It's a tough episode. I think what stands out for me is not just Rose's father's sacrifice, but his earlier realization that he was not the ever-present man in her life as Rose claimed. He was honest enough with himself to know his shortcomings. That same clear thinking nature and integrity fuel his decision to sacrifice his life for her future. Pete is a real mensch.
After you mentioned Rose's parents in recent reactions and asked about her father, I was so eager for you to see this. Absolutely one of the big heavy hitters of the first season, which always, *always* makes me tear up.
What…an…episode! Paul Cornell is a sensational writer! And everyone’s acting is top notch for this one! “Am I a good dad?” 😢 Oh dear, gets me every time! And I love that it’s Pete who saves them, not the doctor.
I always liked Christopher and Billie's chemistry and the emotional stories in this season. Season 1's stories really brought back the best of Dr. Who. These emotional stories really make you feel them.
Happy to see someone love the 9th Doctor's era. Even today he's still so underrated by so many that just don't want to give his time a chance. Irony being, he has the best writing in modern Who bar none.
This might've been the hardest I've seen you cry in a reaction. I get it though -- it's devastating. I think you can definitely understand why so many people love this show at this point, though. It is great at pulling emotions out of you, both bad and good.
The part that always gets me is when Rose says "it's unfair" and her dad says " I got all these extra hours, no one in the world can say that, and I got to meet you." Always fucks me up 😭😭😭😭
Thomas Watson was an electrical engineer working with Alexander Graham Bell. While working on the "audible telegraph," Bell said the phrase "Watson-Come here-I need you." Watson could hear him clearly.
Jees, that was a quick comment I was ready to post but beaten because I was watching yet another reaction to BTTF!. edit: Crap, he clarified that later on.
Everyone has their favourite line from this episode, one of the more humble and reflective lines is Pete being told about his life in the future being a supportive father. And his response, “that’s not me” is such a great response. It’s telling that when we hear something about our future, the first thing that comes to mind for him is that he truly doesn’t think he’s great and deep down he knows it.
Whovians know Doctor Who will not only make you think, it will also make you feel. Maybe that's why i love this show the most of all shows I've watched.
this is why season one is my absolute favorite - the writing is top notch, the characters are believable and make me actually care about them, there's a great balance of comedy, drama and suspense. such a rollercoaster of emotions, I love it. and Chris is a fantastic Doctor
This is probably the best episode in the 9th Doctor's tenure, at least to me. I wish the newer episodes would revisit the Time Reapers concept, because surely another companion would pull a similar stunt.
Definitely one of the most emotional episodes in the whole show. It's something that hits so hard, but if you can relate to it, it hits so, so much more. The absolutely devastating performance from Rose and her dad, Jackie realizing who rose is, just augh. So, so good.
I cried pretty much as much as you the first time I watched this one, and nearly as much just watching this reaction! This was the episode that really won me over to this show, it's so beautiful and heartbreaking.
What I love about this episode is that even though the Doctor is so angry with Rose and let down, he still does everything he can to fix things while still keeping Pete alive.
When this episode came out I was quite fortunate to not have experienced grief, but I was a huge daddy’s girl growing up so the fear of losing him struck little 11 year old me watching this for the first time. Now he’s getting grey hairs, it hits a bit harder because there’s nothing I can do but watch him grow older. It’s such a powerful episode, and there are many to come, one of the things I love about this show is you’ve got a bit of everything, horror, sci-fi, romance, angst, it’s the perfect blend and there’s an episode for everyone. Thanks for the reaction, and I’m so sorry to hear about your sister ❤ You seem like a very empathetic person and I don’t doubt that’s from experiencing such tragedy your life.
One of the emotional and relatable Doctor Who stories. It is temping to go back and saved loved ones. If it was possible, I wouldn’t change time, as much as I might want to. Can’t damage time. You have a beautiful heart, Angela. Your sister will always be your sister, nothing can ever change that. A lyric from a song called Gravity by Against The Current sticks with me. “If I could do it again, I wouldn’t change a thing, cause it’s made me who I am.”
The show Better Call Saul has a pretty good moment about this; as the finale draws near, a character continuously asks everyone around him "what would you do if you could go back in time?". And finally one character says that his question isn't about time, it's not a scientific inquiry about the nature of time and paradoxes; it's about regret. It's about what we regret doing and wish we could change. And even though it's impossible to actually do it, the thing we wish we could change tells us about the kind of person we are.
@@pabloc8808 indeed. And it’s important to note the difference between wanting to change and wouldn’t change. The Doctor saying he thought about going back to save his people meaning he wanted to but he wouldn’t because he knows the consequences of doing so. It’s like when Angela said at the end how she wouldn’t change go back to save her sister.
@@JordanWylde_ Yup. I wouldn't go back and try to undo certain things. I like to think that wishing we could makes us good people, because it means we loved the ones we think about "saving". But knowing we can't makes us better still, because the right thing to do is to accept the love of those people as it was, not fantasize about what could've been
i lost my dad, mum and brother all within 4 years of each other, this story i have watched 50 times at least, and it drop kicks me right in the feels every single time...we just cried together.... one of my favourite episodes..... hugs to you!
Girl, you are funny, you are 'lil, but you are also ALWAYS amazing, and today, you were the most amazing I've ever seen you. I cried along with you, and I've NEVER seen anyone get this episode as fully as you did. You just earned a place in my heart because you shared your soul with us all, and it is a beautiful one indeed !!!
My grandmother was the person I loved the most in all my life and when they brought her home from the hospital to die I never left her side. I slept in the same room by her bed and was the only one with her in her final moments. I was the one who woke everyone up to tell them she was gone. I was the one who called the larger family and friends to tell them. I helped the hospice nurse clean her up so people could come say their goodbyes. I stayed with her till the funeral home came to take her away. I did it because her adult children were a mess and I knew I could do it and it hold it together till she was gone. I went to my friends house afterwards and cried till I fell asleep for 12 hours. Being with someone during their time of dying is a very profound and important experience.
This is easy one of the best episodes of Eccleston's run. Emotional, raw and powerful. Paul Cornell is a fantastic writer (bit of a POS in reality) and he wrote some really good DW stories in expanded media as well, such as Love And War, Goth Opera, Seasons of Fear and even Scream of the Shalka.
Sometimes, Doctor Who episodes are an emotional endurance trial. This is one of those times. I am particularly fond of the idea that comes around in cycles in Doctor Who where just because someone isn't spectacular or extraordinary, it doesn't make them unimportant. There's a later (MUCH LATER ) quote in the series that make this viewpoint of the Doctor more explicit, but I think "Who says you aren't important?" very much boils down the Doctor's perspective that every life is important in some way and/or to some one. It's an idea I think would behoove more of humanity to embrace.
Think of the reapers in this as the Langoliers from the Steven King story. They sort of "eat" things, in this case a timeline that shouldn't exist. So, they eat everything because it's more or less a pocket universe that was created, specifically because Rose ran and saved her dad yes, but mostly because the Doctor and Rose were already there and saw them thus creating another paradox. This is one of the better first series (of the reboot era) episodes for sure, really pulls on those harp strings and that ending gets you every time because you know what's coming and that it has to happen. Also, Pete realizing that the Doctor knew how to "fix" things but was trying to still save Pete and everyone else, always stood out to me.
Welcome to Doctor Who. Making us laugh and roll our eyes one moment, then shattering our hearts and thanking them for doing it. It is a hell of an experience.
There's a very good reason that this is such a brilliant episode: it's written by Paul Cornell. Paul is a science fiction writer in his own right, but he's also a massive Doctor Who fan. When the original series of Doctor Who was cancelled, Paul was one of several writers who kept the Doctor Who universe alive by writing Doctor Who novels featuring adventures of many of the old Doctor incarnations. He also worked as a columnist for the science fiction magazine, SFX - a publication that always did everything it could to help bring about the show's return. Paul's Who novels were so popular and his knowledge of all things Doctor Who so great, that he was a natural choice to join the writing team when the series returned to TV. Their faith in him was rewarded with this incredible episode and - as you will see - it has repercussions throughout the time Rose is the companion. Having a ripple effect from an episode of a TV show that continues through it's run, is something I love. It adds to the believability of a show much better than when it resets the counter to zero at the end of an episode and is never mentioned ever again. At this point in time, RTD was still being very much being influenced by Buffy and he very clearly moulded Doctor Who on the Buffy concept of individual episodes, all linked by a season arc. But rather than go with one very strong arc, Russel went with several subtle threads. Even what appears to sometimes, very clearly, be a stand-alone story, has repercussions later on. I could give you an example from another episode you have watched that you would assume was just a stand-alone story, but actually isn't, but I'm eager to see you make that connection on your own.
So sorry for your loss. This is the episode that got me - hook, line and sinker. I liked the unusual and unique silly fun of the previous episodes but with this one it really hit home why the show is so iconic. Welcome to Doctor Who! Btw. Tissues are always good to be at hand because as funny as the show is when it gets emotional it hits like a freight train....
I am living with a severe depression for more than 20 years now, some days it's bad, some days it's good. I wouldn't change anything about it....I don't like all of me, mostly I dislike most of me. But I like where I live, love my friends and my volunteering work.....I don't want to change a thing.
@@alexanderriley2979 you're very welcome. It took me a very long time to accept my depression as a part of me. It took me even longer to not keep fighting myself. The Earthsea books helped me a lot (I don't want to spoil Geds story....it's amazing!!) I realized that my depression in a way will always be there and that's not a bad thing, even though sometimes it feels that way.
I had a cat that died in 2022 (the most loving and affectionate cat who was my son for one month short of 10 years). He was so full of life but all of a sudden he kept losing weight and had intermittent diarrhea and vomiting that kept getting worse and worse. One day in late May he vomited clear liquid maybe once every hour and it was that night I decided I needed to consider euthanizing him as I just didn’t know what more I could do (I had taken him to the vet over and over again that spring and nothing they did could help). The next morning there was a small amount of red in his litter box and by that afternoon he was gone, by my hand, having taken him in to the vet to be put to sleep. This spring my cat, the most amazing little guy, started to have diarrhea and it became more and more frequent as the spring went on and he too started losing a lot of weight. Again the vets were not offering any cure that stuck and I started to lose hope and became extremely depressed. Finally last Sunday I stopped feeding him the veterinary diet he was prescribed for recurring cystitis (Royal Canin Urinary SO) due to reading that the ingredients in it really are not good for cats and started feeding him Fancy Feast again and his diarrhea almost immediately stopped and he’s pooping what appears to be normally again. This has lead me to ask, my cat that died in 2022, who was put on the same veterinary diet for urinary crystals, did he really have to die? Was the food I was feeding him what actually caused his symptoms and would he have recovered just as quickly had I known what I know now back then and found an alternative to treating his urinary issue? I have felt guilty for years because I thought I did something awful when I put him to sleep only to finally realize that, yes, he likely could have been saved had my vet not been blind to the marketing of this food by a greedy company who changed their formula back in 2020 by adding a lot of pretty damaging filler ingredients including wheat gluten which can wreck havoc on a cat’s digestive system). But surprisingly it is this recent revelation that actually has helped me begin to forgive myself for the part I played in my previous cat’s ultimate death. I ultimately had him on the food / diet to help him as the vet had me convinced that it was necessary to prevent recurrence of the urinary crystals. Apparently I’m not the only one who experienced loss due to Royal Canin changing the formula and this food being cheaply made to satisfy profit over the life of the pet (the food is sold at $2.69 per 3 oz can, for ingredients that would make cheap store brand cat food blush). But here’s the thing, had I not lost my cat in 2022 I would not have been open to adopting my current cat and my current cat has shown me so much love and affection that I absolutely can not imagine my life without him. As much as it does not seem fair, a life where I have both my previous cat and my current cat likely would not have existed so going back in time to yell at myself to not listen to the vet and stop feeding him the food instead would have lead to me never having adopted my current cat and my current cat having eventually died on the street as a stray (he was in a violent altercation with another cat which is what ultimately caused me to adopt him due to having to take him in to the vet to get antibiotics). I can not imagine how I could ever do that to my current cat so I am left having to reconcile in my mind that I can not do anything to change the past without compromising my present. I truly believe my previous cat was instrumental in me meeting my current cat (I truly believe he guided him into my life). I cannot throw away such and amazing gift by wishing to change the past. I can only honor my previous cat by being a good father to my current cat. I am very grateful for him and maybe learning about the issues other cats have had on this particular prescription food and taking my current cat off of it before it was too late is one way I can rectify the past by not allowing it to repeat. Thankfully so far my current cat has only had cystitis but not the crystals so by forcing him to drink a lot of water by adding extra water to his Fancy Feast will keep the urine flowing. In the meantime, I could not have imagined a week ago it would be a week without him having diarrhea so I will be grateful for at least that bit if happiness.
I first got into this show about 2 or 3 years after my dad died, on father's day, with me by his side. This episode broke me so much, like you I just cried my eyes out through most of it. I had enjoyed the ride as a fun show until this episode, but this cemented my love of the show and how deep it can get. A show that can make me laugh until my face hurts, and make me cry like I lost my dad all over again and every emotion you can feel along the way. It's such a beautiful show and I'm so glad to be here to watch your journey!
I watched New Who as it first aired, but not since then - I’d forgotten what a punch some of these early episodes had. So glad to be watching these with you
I have gone through in my mind so many possible edits of my life, going back in time to fix or improve something for me. There isn’t a scenario I’ve ever thought of that doesn’t erase someone I care about from my life. My poorest decisions have sometimes generated my best friends and even the little things result in understanding.
My dad was in hospice after a stroke in 2005 (the year this episode came out), and passed away in 2009 while I was overseas in Iraq, about a week before I was going to come home for a surprise visit. I often think that if I had told him I was coming to visit, he might have held out longer, but that's probably just survivor's guilt speaking. It tears me apart daily that my daughters will never know him beyond the few stories my failing memory can still conjure. This episode kills me.
I feel for you with your sister and understand the catharsis. I lost my little sister 20 years ago as well. Coincidentally, I became a fan of this channel because you often remind me of my other sister (she's still alive, but doesn't watch most of these shows).
Yeah, this episode always gets me. Billie really pulls the tears in this one. I did say to you when you began this journey to be prepared to laugh & to CRY!
I wouldn't go back in time, I'm almost twenty years without my mom. I replayed many scenarios in my head that I could do to change things in the past, spend more time with her, being more attentive with her health... But at the same time, maybe I would become a way broken person today. We just learn to live with the pain.
Between the Doctor and Rose, I always think of the fact that they are different species. And just like we humans can fall in love with our dogs, cats or birds, the Doctor can fall in love with a human without it being romantic, but rather a appreciation for life.
This was the first episode where I really got the show and the various depths it takes you to emotionally. It was also the first time (before the 876 other times) where it made me cry.
I think you are amazing. Your reference to your sister touched me, I lost my daughter as a stillbirth, I remember every second of that day and still makes me cry. But now I have a 25 year old rugby playing son who was 7 and a half weeks early, he is my life. I love that we seem to have a similar understanding and love for Sci-fi.......who would my daughter be today
I see you getting emotional just from Rose asking to go see her dad, I just KNOW you'll be broken by the end... I was, doesn't matter how many times I see this one it always hits hard. "Who am I, love?" "My daddy" - brilliant performances, and that simple, haunting piano tune... tears every time!
This episode still hurts on a personal level, and I knew it’d be rough for you. It’s painful for all of us that have lost someone we love too soon, and knowing that we can’t go back. But I think we all wish we could get one last chance to see them again, whether it’s to say the goodbye we never got to tell, or to assure them that we’ll be okay.
Honestly, this episode is probably in my top 5 episodes of TV, not just doctor who. Always makes me cry, even just watching this reaction made me cry so hard I got a nose bleed
One of the handful of episodes that I anticipate you will need tissues for I started with the 9th doctor myself rented season one and was hooked with the doctors monologue when he told rose to grab his hand and he went into the that's who I am and it hooked me.
Thanks for being willing to be emotionally vulnerable and sharing that. This episode is so impactful. I can't watch or re-watch it without many tears; I was crying along with you.
Yesterday, my neice sent me a video call that my sister sent her just before my her passing in '18 from cancer. Lost both my mom and sister within 5 month of each other. Cancer stole them both. I know exactly how you are feeling. Getting to hear her voice as frail and fragile as she was. It brought back so many memories. Thank you for sharing
Condolences on your sister’s passing, Angie. I just knew you would react so emotionally to that episode. It’s such a powerful story because we have all suffered a personal loss one way or the other in our lives. Whether that be a mother, a father, a sister, a brother, a close friend, etc. The writer of this touching human drama, Paul Cornell, was a Doctor Who fan, and he was one of a number of fan authors back in the Doctor Who ‘Wilderness Years’ (the gap between when Classic Who finished in 1989 and its eventual return in 2005). ‘Father’s Day,’ wasn’t based on one of Cornell’s Who novels, it was an original script he was commissioned by RTD to write. Having said that, one of Cornell’s actual Who novels (won’t spoil the title for you) was commissioned for season 3, and it is an absolute classic. If you think ‘Father’s Day’ got you emotional, you’re gonna need a bigger box of tissues for this story! Can’t wait for your reaction to that, but in the meantime you’ll still be employing lots more tissues to get you through some of the stories coming up. Looking forward to your next reaction!
@funnylilgalreacts it's been 21 years since I lost my dad suddenly and 12 since my youngest brother died at work. I feel your pain. This episode hit me the same way when I first watched it.....
It's these episodes that make you love the characters so much that you feel like you know them and feel for them. Then the fun stuff is even more fun cause they're your friends. Loving your Dr Who/Farscape arc, two of my favs of all time.
I watched this so many years ago... I don't even remember my reaction to it. This is the first time I've seen this episode since my father passed away 3 years ago. And god did it wreck me.
I lost my stepdad in 1990 to suicide. This episode definitely makes me think about getting one more day with him would be worth more than all the wealth in the world.
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"Who says you're not important?" is one of my favorite lines from the Doctor.
Mine too. It’s so simple yet there’s so much to it. He delivers it perfectly.
I love as well at how humbled he is by their "normal" life. It really underpins his love for humanity even as an alien.
@@salyx That, and in another episode when Rose sarcastically says he's not Santa Claus... _"Who says I'm not? -- red bicycle when you were 12..."_
It's a consistent theme with the Doctor, there's nothing more powerful than an ordinary person and he's never met anyone who wasn't important. Such a great and simple message.
This and how 11 says it is brilliant
Christopher Eccleston has said this is his favorite story of the series. At the time of filming his own father was very ill and dying, and as the script only really required him to be on set for half the shoot he was able to spend time visiting his dad in hospital.
My own dad died when I was 14 about 50 years ago, just when I was growing to appreciate him as an individual. I’ve often thought how I would love to go back and just spend time together to talk and share thoughts and music. This episode always hits hard and I certainly cried the first few times I watched it as well.
Thanks for your rawness and honesty.
Not the same but I lost my older brother, he was almost 21. I was 15... Some wounds heal after loong time, but they never heal to the fullest. This kind of episode will always hit hard like a truck.
The bit wehere Pete says to Rose "I'm your Dad. It's my job for it to be my fault" was lifted from something writer Paul Cornell's father said to him - you were right at the start about Paul making you cry.
And I thought that line couldn't hit me any harder
Like how US President Truman had a plaque that read "the buck stops here" and he placed it on his desk in the White House to always remind himself of what the job was really all about.
Not dodging the responsibility, but gladly taking it on.
"Paul, I think you're gonna hurt me."
His reputation preceeds him.
He's written some of the best (and most devestating) Doctor Who, hands down, and has been doing it since 1990. I dearly wish he did more TV work.
The same who wrote the source for FoB?😢
@@zvimur Yep, that's the guy!
@@zvimur originally for the 7th Doctor yes!
"Would I go back in time and stop it? No."
That was a very brave and open and raw thing to say.
I love that of you. There is MASSIVE insight there.
Your emotional rawness is why you’re my favorite reactor. Thank you for always sharing your feelings and being so open while helping us fans to relive the shows we love all over again.
I haven’t cried from this episode in years, yet here I am crying along with you!
Same here. I've gone right off some other reactors who seem more intent on over-acting than - you know - REACTING.
@@Wicked_Sushi Me too. Personally, no matter how much they might work for getting engagement and satisfying the algorithm, I find those 'hands on your cheeks and mouth open' poses in thumbnails SO fake. SO many channels do it, and they don't need to. I know that if I see Angela grin or cry in the thumbnail, I'm going to recognise what bit that was taken from and that she meant it.
One of this shows strengths is how one episode can be silly and quirky and the next can leave you emotionally shattered. Sometimes, those things can exist in the same episode. It's why I became such a fan.
Yes, this is really the strength of the show: you never know what you get. There may be bad episodes, but you keep at it, because the next one might the best you saw in TV in a long time. And Doctor Who doesn't shy away from trying out things, from trying out all sorts of stories. And not all work out, but because they do you get also exceptionally great ones. Too many TV and cinema plays it safe to not waste investors money or tarnish ones reputation with a botched story.
Very true. Even the goofy, laugh out loud episodes find a way to stab you in the heart. No spoilers, but we all can name several (different) episodes further down the line that reduce viewers (unless they have hearts of pure Formica) to blubbering messes.
Same for Supernatural, 15 seasons of deamon hunting that can give you happy moments and wreck you just in the next.... Love both NuWho and Supernatural series so far
“I was never there for you”
“You would have been”
God that still kills me
That’s 😢
Honest to god I think he would have tried, but it would have gotten all messed up the way all the things he tries to do get messed up.
A tragedy where you know the outcome couldn’t have been anything but tragic.
But he was a good dad in the best way here. He did the best he could. And his best here was to sacrifice himself. 😭
If this show didn't already reveal its hand in "Dalek," now it really has. Welcome to Doctor Who, the best show in the universe at inflicting emotional damage.
this was the first eps that really showed what the new doctor show was capable of
not just camp, but really good sci-fi
They don't make episodes like this anymore.
While still providing an occasional laugh or two in the process!😂
Yes they do. @DigitalBath742
@@bmyattuk Broadly speaking I'm with you on this. Not every episode can be as strong as this one in any era of the show (though many are, and some are even better), and while I do still think this era (2005-2009) was the best of the modern Doctor Who, that doesn't mean there aren't some genuinely awesome episodes after that.
And this is why Doctor Who has survived for over 60 years and counting.... the sheer range of narratives and emotions that come with them is something no other show in the world can do like this. I think Fathers Day is easily one of the most emotional stories in the modern era of the show (or I guess not so modern now the 2024 series is "Season 1" again!) and it never loses it's ability to strike that chord when you go back to it. A beautifully written episode with so many lines that can resonate with people.
sorry to say it, but disney and RTD are doing everything in their might, to destroy Doctor who... and at the moment it is on it´s very last signs of life...
that new "season 1" is so "great", that you would want to watch a medley of the worst doctor who episodes ever, and they would still be by far, by very far better than the best episodes of the disney Who....
@@Metzwerg74 that’s your opinion and you’re entitled to it of course but statistically the show is still a top ten UK ratings gainer on consolidated ratings and is doing well in younger demographics more than the BBC or Disney ever imagined. Shows evolve and change and that’s how they survive. The internet has spoke of the death of this show countless times and it’s on a better budget with a bigger global audience than ever before.
@@ben-tendo so disney expected it to be the worst of doctor who ever... ?
a bigger global audience...? LOL
a bigger POSSIBLE global audience, while the actual audience is as low as never before....
well must have been the weather, people must have been outside touching grass....
instead of watching another trainwreck of an episode.
doctor , i got only one expression and i can only play myself, because acting as if i were the doctor is not gay enough, ncuti...
don´t get this wrong... i have no problem with a black and/or gay doctor...
my problem with gatwas acting, is the non-existence of it.
he has aabout one expression, well he is extra supergood at crying, but it´s always gatwa acting as the supergay guy, and never even tries to be the doctor...
and then comes the superstupid writing of theese new episodes, there were always doctor who episodes, that were questionable in logic and believability, but with this run, totaly stupid and oceanbig logic holes have become standard....
well and then there are the people, that say it´s great, just because someone slapped a doctor who sticker on it....
when doctor who went off air in the 80s, it had better 1 day figures, than an episode today in a whole week...
but i forgot, you are right, the new disney who, is so good, that it broke records in thre episodes in a row...
it is so good, that three episodes in a row, the set a new record for the lowest ratings ever in doctor who...
@@Metzwerg74they’re not the lowest ratings, that bias. When compared to all top ten shows (not just Doctor Who) in UK ratings by BARB the figures show that the way people are watching programmes now is different. Whether it’s Eastenders, Casualty, Britain’s Got Talent… numbers are down across the board when purely looking at +7 figures. So it’s unfair and simply a bias of the negative vaccum online to isolate Doctor Who’s ratings and imply they’re an anomaly when they’re not. People need to stop spending time in social media bubbles that push an agenda and look at the whole picture. Not that any of this has anything to do with Father’s Day, and is just an online rant at any opportunity.
@@ben-tendo so you are throwing your own bias at me, while ignoring the fact, that it is lower than anything before...
LOL...
the old shows of doctor who hat he same problems of other shows, that were up with doctor who, and it still excelled...
but maybe, it could have to do with the fact that it´s just bad this days...
well ncuti will alwasy been seen as the "Gay guy in a tardis", as the doctor lives with donna and her family, at the moment...
but arguing with blind fanboys is a waste of time... so bye...
Rose messed with a fixed point in her timeline. Pete realized that to save everyone from the monsters, he had to die. He did it to save his daughter. He may not have been a successful person, but he loved his family.
The next adventure is a two-parter, and you will be introduced to one of the more interesting characters in the series.
Yes, definitely. I had to check the episode order but yes!
"One of the more interesting characters" is somehow one of the most understated sentences in the history of language.
@@ravynbr One of the best. ✨
My father died when I was 7, 44 years ago. I know he wasn't perfect, but I'd give almost anything to see him again, for him to meet his granddaughter. This episode hit me hard in 2005, and it still hits me. I don't think this episode gets the recognition it deserves, but wow. I'm so sorry about your sister, Angela. Hugs.
It's a tough episode.
I think what stands out for me is not just Rose's father's sacrifice, but his earlier realization that he was not the ever-present man in her life as Rose claimed.
He was honest enough with himself to know his shortcomings. That same clear thinking nature and integrity fuel his decision to sacrifice his life for her future.
Pete is a real mensch.
After you mentioned Rose's parents in recent reactions and asked about her father, I was so eager for you to see this. Absolutely one of the big heavy hitters of the first season, which always, *always* makes me tear up.
What…an…episode! Paul Cornell is a sensational writer! And everyone’s acting is top notch for this one!
“Am I a good dad?” 😢 Oh dear, gets me every time! And I love that it’s Pete who saves them, not the doctor.
I always liked Christopher and Billie's chemistry and the emotional stories in this season. Season 1's stories really brought back the best of Dr. Who. These emotional stories really make you feel them.
Happy to see someone love the 9th Doctor's era. Even today he's still so underrated by so many that just don't want to give his time a chance. Irony being, he has the best writing in modern Who bar none.
This might've been the hardest I've seen you cry in a reaction. I get it though -- it's devastating. I think you can definitely understand why so many people love this show at this point, though. It is great at pulling emotions out of you, both bad and good.
If she’s crying this hard now? The Tennant years are going to be DEVASTATING
@@davidcohen9016I think I might buy stocks in tissues.
The hardest I've ever seen her cry was reacting to the _Serenity_ movie; that was the only time I came to think that Angela was really _not_ OK.
@@rudewalrus5636yeah, it was the Serenity reaction. I felt actual guilt watching her go through that.
@davidcohen9016 omg, the library is going to DESTROY her
The part that always gets me is when Rose says "it's unfair" and her dad says " I got all these extra hours, no one in the world can say that, and I got to meet you." Always fucks me up 😭😭😭😭
Thomas Watson was an electrical engineer working with Alexander Graham Bell. While working on the "audible telegraph," Bell said the phrase "Watson-Come here-I need you." Watson could hear him clearly.
Jees, that was a quick comment I was ready to post but beaten because I was watching yet another reaction to BTTF!.
edit: Crap, he clarified that later on.
The first phone call!
I commented about this but then deleted it when the video got to the part where the Doctor explained about it being from the first telephone call.
Imagine if you invented the world's first ever telephone... and then it rings 😱
@@screwielewie Classic old joke: The real genius was the guy who invented the *second* telephone! =:o]
Everyone has their favourite line from this episode, one of the more humble and reflective lines is Pete being told about his life in the future being a supportive father. And his response, “that’s not me” is such a great response. It’s telling that when we hear something about our future, the first thing that comes to mind for him is that he truly doesn’t think he’s great and deep down he knows it.
Doctor Who, it makes you laugh, it makes you smile, it makes you cry, most of all it makes you think.
Wonderfully touching and cathartic reaction. ♥ I was crying from you crying!
Watched this episode a few months after my dad died, god there were tears. Still can't watch this without shedding many tears. Beautiful episode!
Whovians know Doctor Who will not only make you think, it will also make you feel. Maybe that's why i love this show the most of all shows I've watched.
this is why season one is my absolute favorite - the writing is top notch, the characters are believable and make me actually care about them, there's a great balance of comedy, drama and suspense. such a rollercoaster of emotions, I love it. and Chris is a fantastic Doctor
This is probably the best episode in the 9th Doctor's tenure, at least to me.
I wish the newer episodes would revisit the Time Reapers concept, because surely another companion would pull a similar stunt.
I bawled my eyes out when I first saw it and it still makes me cry.
Definitely one of the most emotional episodes in the whole show. It's something that hits so hard, but if you can relate to it, it hits so, so much more. The absolutely devastating performance from Rose and her dad, Jackie realizing who rose is, just augh. So, so good.
I cried pretty much as much as you the first time I watched this one, and nearly as much just watching this reaction! This was the episode that really won me over to this show, it's so beautiful and heartbreaking.
What I love about this episode is that even though the Doctor is so angry with Rose and let down, he still does everything he can to fix things while still keeping Pete alive.
When this episode came out I was quite fortunate to not have experienced grief, but I was a huge daddy’s girl growing up so the fear of losing him struck little 11 year old me watching this for the first time. Now he’s getting grey hairs, it hits a bit harder because there’s nothing I can do but watch him grow older.
It’s such a powerful episode, and there are many to come, one of the things I love about this show is you’ve got a bit of everything, horror, sci-fi, romance, angst, it’s the perfect blend and there’s an episode for everyone. Thanks for the reaction, and I’m so sorry to hear about your sister ❤ You seem like a very empathetic person and I don’t doubt that’s from experiencing such tragedy your life.
One of the emotional and relatable Doctor Who stories. It is temping to go back and saved loved ones. If it was possible, I wouldn’t change time, as much as I might want to. Can’t damage time.
You have a beautiful heart, Angela. Your sister will always be your sister, nothing can ever change that.
A lyric from a song called Gravity by Against The Current sticks with me. “If I could do it again, I wouldn’t change a thing, cause it’s made me who I am.”
The show Better Call Saul has a pretty good moment about this; as the finale draws near, a character continuously asks everyone around him "what would you do if you could go back in time?". And finally one character says that his question isn't about time, it's not a scientific inquiry about the nature of time and paradoxes; it's about regret. It's about what we regret doing and wish we could change. And even though it's impossible to actually do it, the thing we wish we could change tells us about the kind of person we are.
@@pabloc8808 indeed. And it’s important to note the difference between wanting to change and wouldn’t change. The Doctor saying he thought about going back to save his people meaning he wanted to but he wouldn’t because he knows the consequences of doing so. It’s like when Angela said at the end how she wouldn’t change go back to save her sister.
@@JordanWylde_ Yup. I wouldn't go back and try to undo certain things. I like to think that wishing we could makes us good people, because it means we loved the ones we think about "saving". But knowing we can't makes us better still, because the right thing to do is to accept the love of those people as it was, not fantasize about what could've been
i lost my dad, mum and brother all within 4 years of each other, this story i have watched 50 times at least, and it drop kicks me right in the feels every single time...we just cried together.... one of my favourite episodes..... hugs to you!
Girl, you are funny, you are 'lil, but you are also ALWAYS amazing, and today, you were the most amazing I've ever seen you. I cried along with you, and I've NEVER seen anyone get this episode as fully as you did. You just earned a place in my heart because you shared your soul with us all, and it is a beautiful one indeed !!!
My grandmother was the person I loved the most in all my life and when they brought her home from the hospital to die I never left her side. I slept in the same room by her bed and was the only one with her in her final moments. I was the one who woke everyone up to tell them she was gone. I was the one who called the larger family and friends to tell them. I helped the hospice nurse clean her up so people could come say their goodbyes. I stayed with her till the funeral home came to take her away. I did it because her adult children were a mess and I knew I could do it and it hold it together till she was gone. I went to my friends house afterwards and cried till I fell asleep for 12 hours.
Being with someone during their time of dying is a very profound and important experience.
Every child deserves to think their daddy is a hero
Welcome to the universe of Doctor Who! NOW you get it! (and you've just started the ride) Buy more tissues!
Love that you shared about your sister ❤️ found your channel recently and been binging ur content!!
Knew this one would have you in Floods. Murray Golds score is just perfect.
This is easy one of the best episodes of Eccleston's run. Emotional, raw and powerful. Paul Cornell is a fantastic writer (bit of a POS in reality) and he wrote some really good DW stories in expanded media as well, such as Love And War, Goth Opera, Seasons of Fear and even Scream of the Shalka.
Sometimes, Doctor Who episodes are an emotional endurance trial. This is one of those times.
I am particularly fond of the idea that comes around in cycles in Doctor Who where just because someone isn't spectacular or extraordinary, it doesn't make them unimportant. There's a later (MUCH LATER ) quote in the series that make this viewpoint of the Doctor more explicit, but I think "Who says you aren't important?" very much boils down the Doctor's perspective that every life is important in some way and/or to some one.
It's an idea I think would behoove more of humanity to embrace.
Think of the reapers in this as the Langoliers from the Steven King story. They sort of "eat" things, in this case a timeline that shouldn't exist. So, they eat everything because it's more or less a pocket universe that was created, specifically because Rose ran and saved her dad yes, but mostly because the Doctor and Rose were already there and saw them thus creating another paradox. This is one of the better first series (of the reboot era) episodes for sure, really pulls on those harp strings and that ending gets you every time because you know what's coming and that it has to happen. Also, Pete realizing that the Doctor knew how to "fix" things but was trying to still save Pete and everyone else, always stood out to me.
honestly girl, same
Welcome to Doctor Who. Making us laugh and roll our eyes one moment, then shattering our hearts and thanking them for doing it. It is a hell of an experience.
Adam at the movies, watching infinity war... 'you should have gone for the head' ......snap
Such a lovely reaction. Thank you for being so vulnerable.
There's a very good reason that this is such a brilliant episode: it's written by Paul Cornell. Paul is a science fiction writer in his own right, but he's also a massive Doctor Who fan. When the original series of Doctor Who was cancelled, Paul was one of several writers who kept the Doctor Who universe alive by writing Doctor Who novels featuring adventures of many of the old Doctor incarnations. He also worked as a columnist for the science fiction magazine, SFX - a publication that always did everything it could to help bring about the show's return. Paul's Who novels were so popular and his knowledge of all things Doctor Who so great, that he was a natural choice to join the writing team when the series returned to TV. Their faith in him was rewarded with this incredible episode and - as you will see - it has repercussions throughout the time Rose is the companion.
Having a ripple effect from an episode of a TV show that continues through it's run, is something I love. It adds to the believability of a show much better than when it resets the counter to zero at the end of an episode and is never mentioned ever again. At this point in time, RTD was still being very much being influenced by Buffy and he very clearly moulded Doctor Who on the Buffy concept of individual episodes, all linked by a season arc. But rather than go with one very strong arc, Russel went with several subtle threads. Even what appears to sometimes, very clearly, be a stand-alone story, has repercussions later on. I could give you an example from another episode you have watched that you would assume was just a stand-alone story, but actually isn't, but I'm eager to see you make that connection on your own.
So sorry for your loss.
This is the episode that got me - hook, line and sinker. I liked the unusual and unique silly fun of the previous episodes but with this one it really hit home why the show is so iconic. Welcome to Doctor Who! Btw. Tissues are always good to be at hand because as funny as the show is when it gets emotional it hits like a freight train....
One of the things that I love about your reactions is how you see sci-fi with such a great heart and emotion ❤ Love your job!
2 weeks without Dw 😢😢😢
I am living with a severe depression for more than 20 years now, some days it's bad, some days it's good. I wouldn't change anything about it....I don't like all of me, mostly I dislike most of me. But I like where I live, love my friends and my volunteering work.....I don't want to change a thing.
Thank you.
You've given me something to think about.
@@alexanderriley2979 you're very welcome. It took me a very long time to accept my depression as a part of me. It took me even longer to not keep fighting myself. The Earthsea books helped me a lot (I don't want to spoil Geds story....it's amazing!!)
I realized that my depression in a way will always be there and that's not a bad thing, even though sometimes it feels that way.
I had a cat that died in 2022 (the most loving and affectionate cat who was my son for one month short of 10 years). He was so full of life but all of a sudden he kept losing weight and had intermittent diarrhea and vomiting that kept getting worse and worse. One day in late May he vomited clear liquid maybe once every hour and it was that night I decided I needed to consider euthanizing him as I just didn’t know what more I could do (I had taken him to the vet over and over again that spring and nothing they did could help). The next morning there was a small amount of red in his litter box and by that afternoon he was gone, by my hand, having taken him in to the vet to be put to sleep.
This spring my cat, the most amazing little guy, started to have diarrhea and it became more and more frequent as the spring went on and he too started losing a lot of weight. Again the vets were not offering any cure that stuck and I started to lose hope and became extremely depressed. Finally last Sunday I stopped feeding him the veterinary diet he was prescribed for recurring cystitis (Royal Canin Urinary SO) due to reading that the ingredients in it really are not good for cats and started feeding him Fancy Feast again and his diarrhea almost immediately stopped and he’s pooping what appears to be normally again.
This has lead me to ask, my cat that died in 2022, who was put on the same veterinary diet for urinary crystals, did he really have to die? Was the food I was feeding him what actually caused his symptoms and would he have recovered just as quickly had I known what I know now back then and found an alternative to treating his urinary issue? I have felt guilty for years because I thought I did something awful when I put him to sleep only to finally realize that, yes, he likely could have been saved had my vet not been blind to the marketing of this food by a greedy company who changed their formula back in 2020 by adding a lot of pretty damaging filler ingredients including wheat gluten which can wreck havoc on a cat’s digestive system).
But surprisingly it is this recent revelation that actually has helped me begin to forgive myself for the part I played in my previous cat’s ultimate death. I ultimately had him on the food / diet to help him as the vet had me convinced that it was necessary to prevent recurrence of the urinary crystals. Apparently I’m not the only one who experienced loss due to Royal Canin changing the formula and this food being cheaply made to satisfy profit over the life of the pet (the food is sold at $2.69 per 3 oz can, for ingredients that would make cheap store brand cat food blush). But here’s the thing, had I not lost my cat in 2022 I would not have been open to adopting my current cat and my current cat has shown me so much love and affection that I absolutely can not imagine my life without him. As much as it does not seem fair, a life where I have both my previous cat and my current cat likely would not have existed so going back in time to yell at myself to not listen to the vet and stop feeding him the food instead would have lead to me never having adopted my current cat and my current cat having eventually died on the street as a stray (he was in a violent altercation with another cat which is what ultimately caused me to adopt him due to having to take him in to the vet to get antibiotics). I can not imagine how I could ever do that to my current cat so I am left having to reconcile in my mind that I can not do anything to change the past without compromising my present. I truly believe my previous cat was instrumental in me meeting my current cat (I truly believe he guided him into my life). I cannot throw away such and amazing gift by wishing to change the past. I can only honor my previous cat by being a good father to my current cat. I am very grateful for him and maybe learning about the issues other cats have had on this particular prescription food and taking my current cat off of it before it was too late is one way I can rectify the past by not allowing it to repeat. Thankfully so far my current cat has only had cystitis but not the crystals so by forcing him to drink a lot of water by adding extra water to his Fancy Feast will keep the urine flowing. In the meantime, I could not have imagined a week ago it would be a week without him having diarrhea so I will be grateful for at least that bit if happiness.
I first got into this show about 2 or 3 years after my dad died, on father's day, with me by his side. This episode broke me so much, like you I just cried my eyes out through most of it. I had enjoyed the ride as a fun show until this episode, but this cemented my love of the show and how deep it can get. A show that can make me laugh until my face hurts, and make me cry like I lost my dad all over again and every emotion you can feel along the way. It's such a beautiful show and I'm so glad to be here to watch your journey!
A powerful episode, full of great acting and thoughtful writing. Thank you for your heartfelt reaction.
I watched New Who as it first aired, but not since then - I’d forgotten what a punch some of these early episodes had. So glad to be watching these with you
Adam went on to be the UK's foremost collector of hats...
One of the tear jerkiest episodes, you made it through, phew. Sending virtual hugs
It feels like only a few years since this was broadcast.
Then 18:15 you realise it was back when we still had video recorders.😮
As always, great Who reaction. so excited you’re on this journey.
Loved the Ashleigh Burton mention btw. I loved her Loki reactions.
BTW Next episode is a two part story 😀
This is the episode that teaches you Dr Who is something much more seriously deep
As fun, quirky and silly Doctor Who can be, Nothing has ever made me cry harder
I have gone through in my mind so many possible edits of my life, going back in time to fix or improve something for me. There isn’t a scenario I’ve ever thought of that doesn’t erase someone I care about from my life. My poorest decisions have sometimes generated my best friends and even the little things result in understanding.
My dad was in hospice after a stroke in 2005 (the year this episode came out), and passed away in 2009 while I was overseas in Iraq, about a week before I was going to come home for a surprise visit. I often think that if I had told him I was coming to visit, he might have held out longer, but that's probably just survivor's guilt speaking. It tears me apart daily that my daughters will never know him beyond the few stories my failing memory can still conjure.
This episode kills me.
This was a great reaction, very emotional. Thank you for sharing this.
Bless you so much. I didn't want to cry today dammit! Hope you are well. These Dr Who episodes will bring these emotions out of you x
Great acting from Baby Rose.
I feel for you with your sister and understand the catharsis. I lost my little sister 20 years ago as well. Coincidentally, I became a fan of this channel because you often remind me of my other sister (she's still alive, but doesn't watch most of these shows).
Yeah, this episode always gets me. Billie really pulls the tears in this one. I did say to you when you began this journey to be prepared to laugh & to CRY!
I wouldn't go back in time, I'm almost twenty years without my mom. I replayed many scenarios in my head that I could do to change things in the past, spend more time with her, being more attentive with her health... But at the same time, maybe I would become a way broken person today. We just learn to live with the pain.
Crying is cathartic for sure. Thanks for sharing with us.
Between the Doctor and Rose, I always think of the fact that they are different species. And just like we humans can fall in love with our dogs, cats or birds, the Doctor can fall in love with a human without it being romantic, but rather a appreciation for life.
This was the first episode where I really got the show and the various depths it takes you to emotionally. It was also the first time (before the 876 other times) where it made me cry.
I think you are amazing. Your reference to your sister touched me, I lost my daughter as a stillbirth, I remember every second of that day and still makes me cry. But now I have a 25 year old rugby playing son who was 7 and a half weeks early, he is my life. I love that we seem to have a similar understanding and love for Sci-fi.......who would my daughter be today
I see you getting emotional just from Rose asking to go see her dad, I just KNOW you'll be broken by the end... I was, doesn't matter how many times I see this one it always hits hard. "Who am I, love?" "My daddy" - brilliant performances, and that simple, haunting piano tune... tears every time!
Marty McFly never had to deal with those monsters.
He saw the family picture disappear family members.
This episode still hurts on a personal level, and I knew it’d be rough for you. It’s painful for all of us that have lost someone we love too soon, and knowing that we can’t go back. But I think we all wish we could get one last chance to see them again, whether it’s to say the goodbye we never got to tell, or to assure them that we’ll be okay.
Such a brilliant sad story. 😢I was reluctant to watch this again as her Dad is such a nice guy.
Thank you for sharing! ❤
Long distance hugs, knew you would need one for this episode.
I saw it was this episode and, yeah... even having seen it a couple times i still get choked up.
This episode is one of my favorites, I was waiting for you to watch it! Its made me cry so much😭
dont worry ur pretty much guranteed to cry everytime u watch it. ive seen it like 40 times and i cry everytime. i been a dw fan for 14 years ❤
Honestly, this episode is probably in my top 5 episodes of TV, not just doctor who. Always makes me cry, even just watching this reaction made me cry so hard I got a nose bleed
One of the handful of episodes that I anticipate you will need tissues for I started with the 9th doctor myself rented season one and was hooked with the doctors monologue when he told rose to grab his hand and he went into the that's who I am and it hooked me.
Thanks for being willing to be emotionally vulnerable and sharing that. This episode is so impactful. I can't watch or re-watch it without many tears; I was crying along with you.
Yesterday, my neice sent me a video call that my sister sent her just before my her passing in '18 from cancer. Lost both my mom and sister within 5 month of each other. Cancer stole them both. I know exactly how you are feeling.
Getting to hear her voice as frail and fragile as she was. It brought back so many memories.
Thank you for sharing
I totally feel you on the heat situation. I am in Iowa and we had heat advisory the other day, it got to around 105 with humidity
OOOFT this episode had you FULLY weeping! Tbf you were crying before it even rly started and this is Father's Day but woof that was some crying
Condolences on your sister’s passing, Angie.
I just knew you would react so emotionally to that episode. It’s such a powerful story because we have all suffered a personal loss one way or the other in our lives. Whether that be a mother, a father, a sister, a brother, a close friend, etc.
The writer of this touching human drama, Paul Cornell, was a Doctor Who fan, and he was one of a number of fan authors back in the Doctor Who ‘Wilderness Years’ (the gap between when Classic Who finished in 1989 and its eventual return in 2005).
‘Father’s Day,’ wasn’t based on one of Cornell’s Who novels, it was an original script he was commissioned by RTD to write. Having said that, one of Cornell’s actual Who novels (won’t spoil the title for you) was commissioned for season 3, and it is an absolute classic. If you think ‘Father’s Day’ got you emotional, you’re gonna need a bigger box of tissues for this story! Can’t wait for your reaction to that, but in the meantime you’ll still be employing lots more tissues to get you through some of the stories coming up. Looking forward to your next reaction!
So excited for what comes next
@funnylilgalreacts it's been 21 years since I lost my dad suddenly and 12 since my youngest brother died at work. I feel your pain. This episode hit me the same way when I first watched it.....
It's these episodes that make you love the characters so much that you feel like you know them and feel for them. Then the fun stuff is even more fun cause they're your friends. Loving your Dr Who/Farscape arc, two of my favs of all time.
I watched this so many years ago... I don't even remember my reaction to it. This is the first time I've seen this episode since my father passed away 3 years ago. And god did it wreck me.
I lost my stepdad in 1990 to suicide. This episode definitely makes me think about getting one more day with him would be worth more than all the wealth in the world.
Such an emotional episode!!! I cried along with you. Losing someone can be so hard. But also you're right it builds who you are.
Exceptionaly devastating! Love it!
I saw the episode thubnail and immediately knew how this reaction would go. Lots of tissues.
Now you see what Doctor Who really is. Most of the time, it's fun adventures through time and space...other times, it will break your heart.