Reactor who gets WAY too invested in and emotional over fictional characters.
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This is legit the only Matt Smith Doctor Who episode I'll watch because it's the only one that resonated with me, what with me going through mental health struggles and issues.
The acting in this one, as well as the cinematography was superb. The was they set the various scenes to look like Van Gogh paintings was amazing. One of my top episodes ever.
36:34 If it free to tell a little spoiler, couple of your questions will be answered in later seasons and not saying anything else. Keep up and enjoy the show.
I'm actually current with the show through the end of Ncuti's season over on Patreon. So, no worries about spoilers for anything up to what's already aired (in NuWho) so far. :)
I really liked your reaction. I have always loved episodes like this, and I don't like it when people won't enjoy cheese as if tv should be as miserable as reality all the time.
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A story about depression that an eight-year-old can understand. This is something special, and important. Truly magnificent television, that encapsulates the very best of Doctor Who.
I had a mutual friend who works in children's television here in Chile. When he saw this episode he said that "THIS is what TV can do!" And that he "wished he had the resources to make a show like that"... Of course it helped that he was a huge Van Gogh fan... D
For as long as I can remember, Van Gogh fascinated me. Not only his art, but his personal story. I always said that if I had a time machine, I would go sit by his bed side, in his final days in the hospital. Not to save him, cuz timey wimey, but to be with him, tell him that he is remembered and loved, and that his art means so much to so many. When the trailer for this series was released, I was *nervous*! It could have gone reeeeallly bad easily. It's easy to portay Van Gogh as a "mad man", it is way trickier to tackle the complexity of depression, or any other mental health issue. And they nailed it. The real "invisible monster" is not an alien, and Van Gogh is not magically cured after meeting the Doctor. We cannot magically fix our loved ones who's dealing with mental health issues. But we can be there for them and try to add to their pile of good things. And this is why this episode is so damn good. I absolutely love how they chose to tackle such a complex subject, and they managed to do it without cheapening it.
The writer of this ep is one of my favourites, NZ author Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Blackadder, Bridget Jones, About Time, Yesterday etc)
The fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) was sent back by the time lords to stop the Darlaks from being created Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan. The three of them met Davros when he first created the Darlaks.
Fortunately, my Patrons had me jump ahead to watch that specific story, but I would ask that you refrain from sharing details about Classic Doctor Who as I am reacting to it as well and I'm only in the final story of season 10.
I’m on my 10th bonus year. When Vincent is having that breakdown that’s what the bad days looked like. Seeing him having such happy joyful moments, but then still being so horribly depressed and in so much paid that you still want it all to end, always makes me so emotional. That’s what it’s like. And it’s horrible. I’m so grateful that I got help,because now I’m about to be a father and I know how much I would have missed. Please do yourself a favour if you’re struggling. See someone, call a crisis line, when you feel like you’re going to decide to end it, go to the hospital. You don’t know how good you life can still turn out. Help is out there for you. ♥️♥️
This is one of my favourite episodes, the metaphor of the enemy is really the unseen monster of depression, a monster that attacks the lives of so many people. I also wonder if from the line at 4:22 "I can hear the colours" means that Vincent suffered from synaesthesia which was undiagnosed at that time & could have led to the madness of depression. I saw a documentary on synaesthesia which is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. As for instance, as Vincent says hearing sounds when seeing colours. 15:22 This is the scene that steals the show, such a moving speech set to really emotional score.
It's episodes like this that were part of Doctor Who from It's creation. The show was to be a mixture of science fiction and historical figures, to attract both grown-ups and children.
This is my personal top favorite "directly relates to my life" episode of DW ❤ it so beautifully captures the tragedy and brilliance of Van Gogh, and how his mental illnesses affected his life and art. He was such a fascinating man!
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I can't even imagine going through that kind of loss. I hope you're able to find peace with it sooner rather than later. <3
this is hands down my favorite Matty episode. The ending with coldplay and Vincent crying _ its so hotting close to home and I weep every time. two dozen times rewatches - still cry... Same as Donna's goodbye.
There may be a handful of viewers that don't like this episode, but it's generally considered one of the most popular due to its treatment of depression.
This is probably my favorite episode of modern Who. I have dealt with depression and I thought that aspect of the episode was very well written and very well performed. I wouldn’t call it “fun” lol but is some of the best Who you will find.
It's about depression. he is fighting a monster no-one else can see. People just see him acting crazy. sometimes all you can do is be there and add to the pile of good things.
I think this episode handles the invisible villain thing better than Midnight but different then Silence in the Library it goes a good job with the characters in it. A good historical episode. The not appreciated in the moment but is years later is very magical. The TARDIS/Amy inclusions are great. Amy could have made more changes if she did but yeah not the marrying type and yes the Rory mention hmm. The Doctor hasn't forgotten even if Amy has. She can't tell but it's still there for sure. Rory and how he comes back is so good.
This is in my top 5 episodes and makes me sob every time. Van Gogh was already my favorite artist anyway. That message about piles of good and piles of bad has stuck with me. I want to add as much good to the lives around me as possible. A beautiful, but honest look at depression. The cheese made it more palatable and not too upsetting.
1 of my favorite episodes. And THE episode that convinced me to go to another VanGogh exibition. In 1999 some friends took me to a museum to see an exibition of portraits of VanGogh and the only one that i liked was by Monet. After watching the Starry Night explanation scene of this episode i decided to go to another museum some years ago and, since then, i saw 8 exibitions of Vincent and i can't stop. Cheers from Italy. Dan 🧡 P.S.: also i can't stop to go to SPN conventions and take photo-ops w/ Jensen ...
