DID IT SUCK? | Doctor Who [MIDNIGHT REVIEW] 

Fictional measure of distance? Kliks is the short version of kilometres.

My prediction for the rest of your Series 4 reviews: Turn Left- 9/10 Stolen Earth - 10/10 Journey’s End - 8/10 The Next Doctor - 4/10 Planet of the Dead - 4/10 Waters of Mars - 8/10 The End of Time - 7/10

@@QuokkaCore ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The irony is that this episode is a reflection of the political mindset that's been running since the early 2000s - one where group think and heard mentality has overtaken the rationale of the average person. Resulting in those using evidence and science being labelled as 'tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorists'. Well done mate - you miss the point. Now off you go to invade Iraq, you know those WMDs won't find themselves.

The Dodo he’s mentioned before that he doesn’t like end of time much

You are not

Omg same when I got the dvd I kept pausing it to try see the monster lmao

I remember the Doctor Who magazine did a challenge where it asked viewers to imagine what the Midnight creature looked like, it was a really cool competition.

@@aperson6505 bruh those magazines were dope af! The toys had me buying them basically every month

Bruh the amount I've stared at that one shot is too long

I know, right? I love Donna but this episode is just perfect.

Oh my god YES!

That’s so true, I never realised that

I'm the exact same

I'm kind of the same but with Blink. The Doctor and Martha are barely in it but it still stands as one of the best episodes ever.

It sucks

@@eloii you suck.

Possibly even THE best

I kind of hate when people say this, if you’re new to who, don’t watch blink or midnight or eleventh hour or the pilot or the woman who fell to earth etc. just watch Rose and start from the beginning 😂

@@obiwankenobi687 What I'm saying is, Rose can be a little boring for a new viewer, this episode keeps them constantly engaged and questioning what's happening instead of just being sat, watching something that perhaps isnt as entertaining

Don't watch this one first. Watching the best ones can set them up for disappointment. Also this one is not much like the other ones.

@@jeck8005 I agree, dont watch this one first, but watch it after you have watched 10-15 episodes

Yeah, I introduced a friend to Who through this episode

It was a brilliant piece of writing right there.

or the molto bene thing too

Also, the hostess didn't think the creature was in him because she let Dee Dee explain and then agreed that the creature was possessing the Doctor. The allons-y and molto bene confirmed her suspicions.

r m Melone is that you?

Yes ahahahahaha

When she repeats what he said, it’s like he’s got PTSD from it, because it’s the only time he had no idea what he was dealing with

That might just be the thing that convinces me 😂

I believe episodes like Midnight are called bottle episodes

@@maldon3659 yes

That's a pretty damn perfect introduction to Who! ....

I binged Doctor Who 4 years ago for my ex and I haven’t watched since, but I remember this episode. I remember the moment he says this and it starts just repeating him, I said “yup, all it needed was the leader”. It needed the person who was going to save them or try to be the person they were firmly against. It needed the biggest Divide it could find and all it took was the doctor. He didn’t even have to say his name. All he had to do was establish a dominant role and boom. I think it picked the her because she verbally acknowledged her fear of it coming for her, therefore calling attention to herself. Giving it an opening, a bigger flame of fear in the room. She’s also one of the oldest of the group, so I think that put her in some sort of “leadership role” because there’s the universal idea that elders are wiser and we should follow them. The scientist and parents weren’t open candidates because they didn’t believe as much as she did. She admitted it when she openly screams it’s coming for her. It’s amazing really. Usually the antagonist needs to hear verbally that he’s The Doctor. This one didn’t. It already knew. He’d said it. It didn’t matter. It needed him to assert dominance. It needed a bigger split in the group. And it got it.

@@dexterity2814 But what was it?! I gotta know

@@shinji1264 I don’t think we ever find out

1. We all are 2. What is this bullshit about him not reviewing it😂

Weight Merlin has a sad ending? I am only in the second season so don't spoil!

I hated the ending so much, not the ending, but the 'after credits' part where he's old. Though I dont like the 'after credits' part of Harry Potters ending either

@@vallaby2042 oh I envy you, I envy you so much. You don't know the horror........ (Edit: it is worth it tho just thought I'd better say that😂😂)

@@dannymccrea9642 yesssss like why tf won't he review it😭

Same here. I distinctly remember that you saw an outline of something amongst the diamonds just as the shield lowers down.

I always rewatched the episode looking for the creature but never saw anything. Always thought I hadn't looked hard enough.

If I recall correctly in the commentary the CGI artists confirmed there is no moving shadow, or at least none they added themselves

I remember something blinking and a sound effect too

Same here. There was a shadow moving from peak to peak.

Wow, I've never thought of that before, but yeah, the Doctor having a different biology/better compatibility could have been a good reason.

On the other side of that though, maybe that's what led to the entity's death in the end anyway. It thought that as a non-human, The Doctor would be a better fit, but when The Doctor is possessed his face shows that even though he isn't in control of his body, he is completely aware of everything going on, perhaps even able to stall. When Sky was possessed, there was no sign of the original Sky anywhere on her face or in her eyes. Had the entity stayed inside her, the outcome may have been much worse. Maybe the entity also has a bit of the human arrogance that puts the characters into this situation in the first place; The Doctor couldn't move, about to get thrown out, it had won. Its own glee at succeeding is what brought it down in the end.

Not even the worst, just the average of humanity really

But he also was with the best.. that attendant gave her life for a total stranger. Yes the show hammers how that we never knew her name however it goes deeper than that. Often when someone else sacrifices themselves to save the Doctor its from someone thats already seen the fantastic feats hes accomplished (Voyage of the Damned) or its someone that idolizes the Doctor already (A Good Man Goes to War).. here is just someone that came in to work her shift one day and sacrificed themselves to save a quirky stranger from being murdered.

Damn, started out with the cream of the crop. What's next, "Heaven Sent"?

You started off with the best episodes. I started with the first episode with the 9th doctor. It feels really dated now, but it will always have a special place in my heart

Anthony Duran is that the one with the Slitheen in downing street?

@@wardy6224 No, it was the one with the plastic mannequins coming to life. Micky turned into a mannequin in the episode

Anthony Duran ahhh yeah no i remember now

Ya it’s literally just a kilometre…

The actual reason to why no one knowing her name was brought up was because they assaulted the daughter for not being trustworthy as he would not give them his name.

@@GameBreaker1055 No, thats not the case. Theres other times in the series where the doctor asks if anybody knew somebodys name after they sacrificed themselves. The answer is always "uhhh we dunno" and then him giving a sad face back

It is, it's a real measurement.

it could also mean that they are 'clicking'. A double meaning.

@Voltaic Fire It's certainly less of a mistake than thinking the members of Parliament sit inside Big Ben's clock tower, tee-hee... (Apologies, but I'll never forget that one...)

It is. Scouting typically refer to it as Klicks when measuring distances on maps rather than kilometres

The episode is set in the far future, presumably Kliks is derived from modern klicks but we have no way of knowing if the length is the same or different. It’s even possible that the similar name is just coincidental and that space kliks are completely different

in comparison, yes! (unfortunately!)

yes, complete joke.

"Oh boy! 1am!"

it’s 3am for me and i’m sitting in the dark and it’s VERY windy outside, not my best decision

*knock knock knock*

Nah. U want to watch Blink, Midnight, the library 2 parter, Turn Left, Crash of the Byzantium, and the episodes with the silence in them back to back

Why it's boring af

@Obsidius Nightbrother heaven sent of course :)

I don't think it's a kids' show or anything but I don't think it's inappropriate to show a child either

@Zel Zwrd I also happen to have the same opinion, if i had to give a very quick reason why it would be because of the deep metaphorical and symbolic impact that the situation has of 12 character ark the impact and effect of grief is monumental and thats not even mentioning the beautiful ending scene which i still hold as the most incredible short piece of television ive ever seen.

@@thesounddisciple9213 perfect explanation

He was so close as well, it could have been done

Its always midnight *somewhere*

it was uploaded around midnight in the UK 😁

It was midnight, here.

Timezones, timezones

What if after all this time he's still waiting for Arthur 😭😭😭😭😭

The waters of Mars is my favourite

modern era, yes! But it will never compare to the mastery of 3rd and 4th!

how old are you? Or are you just a really devoted stan to DW(i haven't used that abbreviation for years)

@@febinvarghese7576 I started watching doctor who in 1973 with Jon Pertwee. The 70's was the golden era of classic who with he and Tom Baker as 4th, legends. The modern era doctors are good, and I enjoy all of them (9-12) but they will NEVER compare to 3rd and 4th. So yes, I agree, series 4 is the best series of the modern era, but not all up!

No one would have been able to handle it 😂

What I find funny is that K-9 eventually does get his own show

I was so sad to hear about K-9’s heroin overdose

I really believe the creature was not hostile the whole episode was to show how people can be the monster

Nah waters of mars both parts of silence in the library and blink are much better but its still a great episode

Colin Morgan?? Are you serious? That’s so awesome!!! I loved him in Merlin ❤️❤️❤️

I had that too 😂