Most of Smith's era for me, unfortunately, fell a bit short. I liked a few of his episodes but I vividly remember not being excited for many of his episodes like I was Tennant's. This episode though.. one of my favourites.
I feel it's not as rewatchable either. I could watch most of Tennant's episodes over and over because I love them so much, there's only a few from Smith that I would
@@Elizabethtarczy yeah same. Very few that I can actually sit down and watch again.. “The Pandorica Opens” for example. Love it. Not his fault though I liked him as the doctor from about series 5 to mid series 6 it was just the poor writing and storytelling for me
I feel the opposite. Smith to me was the best Doctor, and I loved how grand he made his incarnation. Most of my memories of DW are of Smith's era. Sure, it had its problems. I mean, come on, this is Doctor Who. Perfect writing isn't to be expected. But Smith portrayed the Doctor that I felt most in tuned with. A lot of my favorite characters were Smith era characters. Amy and Rory, Madam Vastra, Strax, and Jenny, the Silence, etc. To also be fair, Smith's era also ruined the Weeping Angels, which previously were my favorite DW monsters. And the Vashta Narada (or however you call them) and the Midnight Creature were two monsters of Tennant's era that I remember so fondly. And in the end of Smith's era, the writing started falling apart a bit. But overall, Smith is just my Doctor.
I found his era to be quite great. Series 5 was solid and although people may not like the story arc driven part of Series 6 I quite liked it. Series 7 was unfortunately a step down but for the most part I think it was done quite well Although for me I feel like Moffat did a better job with the Capaldi era, those series’ hold up better and Capaldis character journey is one I really enjoyed
I remember this episode really hitting me in the feels years back, it was very well crafted and I really enjoyed it, glad to see you enjoyed it as well Harry!
This is one of the best episodes that Matt Smith ever had. It's a lovely emotional story, it's a great character builder for Amy and Rory (Especially Rory, he's bloody brilliant here). The world-building is fantastic, the Handbots are one hell of an idea with a great design. And I quite like the Twitter joke. It reminds me of the "And you're busy BLOGGING!" line from Utopia. Without the intense reason that that outburst had, but still a well-placed, in-character line for The Doctor.
I've never understood why she went into the room after seeing they weren't in there and knowing there's another option, or the logic of the Doctor and Roranicus not leaving their room together to find Amy.
I think this whole episode is about that. It's about how delicate and dangerous this life with the Doctor is and they're just faffing about making silly mistakes. They've gotten accustom to it and have thrown caution to the wind.
Patience isn't waiting for this video to be done, patience is waiting for the time between it appearing in my feed and when you can watch it non-"live."
5:55 Harry: Their catch phrase "this is a kindness" seems to line up with the old adage ... Me: ah, killing you with kindness Harry: The path to hell is paved with good intentions Me: ... you sure about that
At my old school, there was a huge drain out the back that smelt awful, which we called Hell, and then the gutters that ran into it were called Good Intentions.
I just wish they did more with the Doctor and Rory after this episode, especially after the doctor made him Choose which Amy should die, Like that is brutal. Imagine if that was why amy and Rory divorced in Asylum. Rory could never forgive the doctor and just wants to settle down, Amy keeps thinking about the doctor Than have dinosaurs be the Doctor trying to make amends with Rory, just amy on mercy, than have the power of three and angels .
This ep and 'The Doctor's Wife' are the 2 standouts I remember from the Smith era. Or Moffat's run in general. Enjoy it because they're going to be few and far between
Man it's nuts how hard this episode and its concept hits you in the feels, you fall in love with this older Amy and you empathize so much with what she has been though that you just want her to have a win for once in 36 years, only to have her existence wiped from time due to the difficult choice Rory had to make, sacrificing his wife to save his wife. I still get a little mad at the doctor when I think back to this episode.
Personal favorite, this one! Easily in my top 10 of "Nu Who." Top 5 actually. Totally agree about the few weak spots, especially the easy defeat of the hand bots. That's always bugged me. The episode always felt sooo... well Dr. Who to me. Such a fascinating concept that managed to feel quite original after all these years. This is probably the one I rewatch the most of Smith's tenure. If it wasn't already midnight and I didn't have to go to work I the morning, I'd probably go watch it right now. :)
Never crossed the doctors or Amy’s mind to simply use their sonic devices to update the protocols of the computer so the robots know their treatments are incompatible and thus they stop trying to administer them.
It's weird. When RTD was showrunner I would be excited for Moffats stand alone episodes... When Moffat was showrunner I was hoping for any standalone episodes from other writers.
This episode, The Doctor's Wife and The God Complex are the best episodes of series 6 by miles, and all three of them are largely standalone, so that definitely tracks
The facility seems to help keep your mental state in check in the same way it keeps you from going hungry. Otherwise people would definitely go insane waiting years/decades for their loved ones to check in. As far as Amy making her own sonic, she did have a near-omniscient AI helping her.
One of my favorites! I like Moffat's one-off stories in this season much more than I like the ongoing convoluted stories arcs he was trying to make us love.
@@rivermacilraith5754 Yes, I'd agree with that. This is practically a Doctor Lite episode with the lack of Smith more cleverly hidden than in previous Doctor Lite eps. Don't get me wrong, Smith has some great moments in this episode, but then so did Tennant in Blink. Similarly, Blink is mostly carried by Carey Mulligan as the protagonist and similarly, this is Gillan's episode. Although I also think Arthur Darvill deserves equal praise for his performance, too.
I was really bored of this episode. I wanted to love it but it didn't do it for me. Watching you get so excited about it makes me want to rewatch it. The whole garden scenes I thought were just shot weirdly and everything felt disconnected. If the sets were more coherent I wouldve enjoyed it more
I always get annoyed when Rory blames the Doctor for everything bad that happens - We've heard it before and no, it is not the Doctor's fault that something goes wrong. If I were in this story, I'd dress Rory down about this
@@rkah6187 I recently commented something similar in someone else's review, I like how Rory's grown a backbone, but I'd still get annoyed at him, and if I were in his position, I'd be very understanding of the situation.
I really hate this episode. The setting is miserably boring, the time travel mechanics dont make much sense, nothing of this episode has any effect later on, and the whole affair just feels like cheaply delivered emotional drama. It's a very dull episode that tries to pull on my heartstrings, but just leaves me bored and apathetic
You must be a big fan of Let's Kill Hitler. Interesting setting, time travel mechanics, almost entirely arc-related... I don't think m that's a particularly good criteria for a good or bad episode, is my point.
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PLEASE DO 50th ANNIVERSARY! I neeeeeed you to comment on Tennant's hair!!
What happened to Skillshare?!
No, I don't think I will
Perhaps my favourite part of this episode is the relationship between The Doctor and Rory, most likely a product of great direction
Amazing episode showing Gillen has acting skills in her locker
she can't act at all
@@nellrose4699 lol she’s the most successful new who actress
@@nellrose4699 Yes, it always bugs me how Amy Pond and Nebula seem like exactly the same person.
Oh wait...
@@Helbore exact same person? Really?
@@conradlorgar5508 no, not really. I was being sarcastic about the notion that she can't act! 😉
Most of Smith's era for me, unfortunately, fell a bit short. I liked a few of his episodes but I vividly remember not being excited for many of his episodes like I was Tennant's. This episode though.. one of my favourites.
I feel it's not as rewatchable either. I could watch most of Tennant's episodes over and over because I love them so much, there's only a few from Smith that I would
@@Elizabethtarczy yeah same. Very few that I can actually sit down and watch again.. “The Pandorica Opens” for example. Love it. Not his fault though I liked him as the doctor from about series 5 to mid series 6 it was just the poor writing and storytelling for me
I feel the opposite. Smith to me was the best Doctor, and I loved how grand he made his incarnation. Most of my memories of DW are of Smith's era. Sure, it had its problems. I mean, come on, this is Doctor Who. Perfect writing isn't to be expected. But Smith portrayed the Doctor that I felt most in tuned with. A lot of my favorite characters were Smith era characters. Amy and Rory, Madam Vastra, Strax, and Jenny, the Silence, etc. To also be fair, Smith's era also ruined the Weeping Angels, which previously were my favorite DW monsters. And the Vashta Narada (or however you call them) and the Midnight Creature were two monsters of Tennant's era that I remember so fondly. And in the end of Smith's era, the writing started falling apart a bit.
But overall, Smith is just my Doctor.
@@ShadeSlayer1911 Not trying to offend you, but I don't like Smith. Nuff said.
I found his era to be quite great. Series 5 was solid and although people may not like the story arc driven part of Series 6 I quite liked it. Series 7 was unfortunately a step down but for the most part I think it was done quite well
Although for me I feel like Moffat did a better job with the Capaldi era, those series’ hold up better and Capaldis character journey is one I really enjoyed
I remember this episode really hitting me in the feels years back, it was very well crafted and I really enjoyed it, glad to see you enjoyed it as well Harry!
This is one of the best episodes that Matt Smith ever had. It's a lovely emotional story, it's a great character builder for Amy and Rory (Especially Rory, he's bloody brilliant here). The world-building is fantastic, the Handbots are one hell of an idea with a great design.
And I quite like the Twitter joke. It reminds me of the "And you're busy BLOGGING!" line from Utopia. Without the intense reason that that outburst had, but still a well-placed, in-character line for The Doctor.
I've never understood why she went into the room after seeing they weren't in there and knowing there's another option, or the logic of the Doctor and Roranicus not leaving their room together to find Amy.
it looks like an elevator and she isnt familiar with the rooms
I think this whole episode is about that. It's about how delicate and dangerous this life with the Doctor is and they're just faffing about making silly mistakes. They've gotten accustom to it and have thrown caution to the wind.
Patience isn't waiting for this video to be done, patience is waiting for the time between it appearing in my feed and when you can watch it non-"live."
This episode functions as a beautiful love story and a great character study. I love this one. Definitely one of the greats.
This is honestly the only episode of dr who where i always cry at the ending. I'm not one for crying in shows but this episode really gets me
5:55
Harry: Their catch phrase "this is a kindness" seems to line up with the old adage ...
Me: ah, killing you with kindness
Harry: The path to hell is paved with good intentions
Me: ... you sure about that
At my old school, there was a huge drain out the back that smelt awful, which we called Hell, and then the gutters that ran into it were called Good Intentions.
Oh my god, for years i have thought the same thing ‘is that the gun of a dalek?’
This episode messed with my emotions so hard
This episode really made me realise that with good writing Matt smith can really shine as a actor,
I just wish they did more with the Doctor and Rory after this episode, especially after the doctor made him
Choose which Amy should die,
Like that is brutal. Imagine if that was why amy and Rory divorced in Asylum. Rory could never forgive the doctor and just wants to settle down, Amy keeps thinking about the doctor
Than have dinosaurs be the Doctor trying to make amends with Rory, just amy on mercy, than have the power of three and angels .
This ep and 'The Doctor's Wife' are the 2 standouts I remember from the Smith era. Or Moffat's run in general. Enjoy it because they're going to be few and far between
This episode was the first episode I ever saw… the memories. I’m so glad it was a good episode!
same!!
Robot Rory picks up the glasses and gives them back to Rory
I watched dr who a lot when I was around 15-16 I think I watched 2 or three times. I never saw this episode and I feel like this is a fever dream.
5:55 It could also stem from the old saying: to kill with kindness.
Man it's nuts how hard this episode and its concept hits you in the feels, you fall in love with this older Amy and you empathize so much with what she has been though that you just want her to have a win for once in 36 years, only to have her existence wiped from time due to the difficult choice Rory had to make, sacrificing his wife to save his wife. I still get a little mad at the doctor when I think back to this episode.
Personal favorite, this one! Easily in my top 10 of "Nu Who." Top 5 actually. Totally agree about the few weak spots, especially the easy defeat of the hand bots. That's always bugged me. The episode always felt sooo... well Dr. Who to me. Such a fascinating concept that managed to feel quite original after all these years. This is probably the one I rewatch the most of Smith's tenure. If it wasn't already midnight and I didn't have to go to work I the morning, I'd probably go watch it right now. :)
Did it suck? - No. One of my favourite episodes from New Who and one of my favourites with Karen Gillan as Amy Pond.
I'd say this was the best acted episode of Matt Smiths area
Rings of Akhaten?
@@jamespoole3531 ehhhh the child actors performance is a bit cringe looking back.
Good director
Never crossed the doctors or Amy’s mind to simply use their sonic devices to update the protocols of the computer so the robots know their treatments are incompatible and thus they stop trying to administer them.
That statue is the a reference to the Venus De Milo, that's why you've seen it so many places.
I literally just watched this episode like 3 minutes ago
It's weird. When RTD was showrunner I would be excited for Moffats stand alone episodes... When Moffat was showrunner I was hoping for any standalone episodes from other writers.
Fun fact, the Interface (The light in the ceiling) is played by Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter.
Have noticed the episodes that do not deal with the arc are better.
This episode, The Doctor's Wife and The God Complex are the best episodes of series 6 by miles, and all three of them are largely standalone, so that definitely tracks
this is one of my favourite episodes of all times. scared me shitless as a kid
The facility seems to help keep your mental state in check in the same way it keeps you from going hungry. Otherwise people would definitely go insane waiting years/decades for their loved ones to check in.
As far as Amy making her own sonic, she did have a near-omniscient AI helping her.
RUSSEL T DAVIES IS BACK, GOOD DOCTOR WHO IS BACK
@ I mean, he already saved it from utter obscurity once.
Would have preferred moffat but rtd is good nonetheless.
14:10 that was brutal line also my faw in the episode :D also my faw Rory line ever :D
Me, I’m the girl that waited. MORE MATT SMITH LESS GOOOOO
One of my favorites! I like Moffat's one-off stories in this season much more than I like the ongoing convoluted stories arcs he was trying to make us love.
12:33 logopolis gave it a different vibe
Lets face it. Old Amy get rejected because she refuse to call the sonic screwdrive to sonic screwdrive.
Cry inducing episode explains this one tbh
I've been looking forward to this one.
My childhood friend is Rory. I'm 23 now and still stumble on the name sometimes.
My favourite doctor who episode ever!!
"the path to hell was paved with good intentions."? surely the appropriate phrase is "kill'em with kindness"
8:17 its a copy of the Venus de milo.. famous sculpture..
Love these reviews! Look forward to the God Complex next...which you are either going to destroy, or enjoy!
Alien bushes lololol
3d mark - time heist: the movie
Best episode of the Matt Smith era in my opinion.
This is my favourite episode ever, I love it 💙💙
Aside from the mediocre villains, no this didn’t suck, in fact I would call it Matt Smith’s Heaven Sent.
A good take, but I would put it as Karen Gillan’s Heaven Sent more than Smith’s. She’s doing more of the heavy lifting here for me at least.
@@rivermacilraith5754 Yes, I'd agree with that. This is practically a Doctor Lite episode with the lack of Smith more cleverly hidden than in previous Doctor Lite eps. Don't get me wrong, Smith has some great moments in this episode, but then so did Tennant in Blink. Similarly, Blink is mostly carried by Carey Mulligan as the protagonist and similarly, this is Gillan's episode. Although I also think Arthur Darvill deserves equal praise for his performance, too.
And we are the audience who waited
You look at the bad episodes from the new who doctors and they really look great compared to the crap Chibnall and Whitaker have made.
My favourite Matt Smith episode
No it didn't.
10:08
I was really bored of this episode. I wanted to love it but it didn't do it for me. Watching you get so excited about it makes me want to rewatch it. The whole garden scenes I thought were just shot weirdly and everything felt disconnected. If the sets were more coherent I wouldve enjoyed it more
8/10
Yes, it did. Next.
9:48 aghhhhhhh stop calling 'drivel' 'dribble' dudeeee
I always get annoyed when Rory blames the Doctor for everything bad that happens - We've heard it before and no, it is not the Doctor's fault that something goes wrong. If I were in this story, I'd dress Rory down about this
What the Doctor does here is cruel, though. You can dislike Rory all you want but faced with the same choice, you'd probably resent the Doctor, too.
@@rkah6187 I recently commented something similar in someone else's review, I like how Rory's grown a backbone, but I'd still get annoyed at him, and if I were in his position, I'd be very understanding of the situation.
@@mattthesilent777REDsure you would, pal. Sure you would.
It is the Drs fault. And Rory is the only one with enough of a spine to actually challenge him.
I really hate this episode. The setting is miserably boring, the time travel mechanics dont make much sense, nothing of this episode has any effect later on, and the whole affair just feels like cheaply delivered emotional drama.
It's a very dull episode that tries to pull on my heartstrings, but just leaves me bored and apathetic
you're the only person talking sense on here, karen gillian's acting is appalling, especially her attempts at stage combat which are laughable
You must be a big fan of Let's Kill Hitler. Interesting setting, time travel mechanics, almost entirely arc-related...
I don't think m that's a particularly good criteria for a good or bad episode, is my point.
@@nightowl8477 I also hate LKH because all of that was also wasted. Plus, that episode was just stupid
First
can't believ peole like this epsiode...i mean the bit where she puts their hands together and then just jumps back is hysterically bad
Yes, actually, it sucked.