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G'day @failwhale34 👋🏻 Been making my way through your 'Who', 'Torchwood' and 'LOTR" reactions, love them. Have you considered reacting to 'Classic Who'? Two eps of a Story at one time would quicken the journey up.
Reactors reacting to reactors is my new favourite thing. Liam to Liam for Buffy, and now Faily-McWhaley to FilmBuff. Have to say this is one of my all time faves. So much done with so little. The writing is spot on, and the amount of effort on Tennant and Lesley sharp's behalf to nail the copying is immense. Creep, spooky, and a wonderful examination of paranoia and fear.
To me this is the scariest episode of dr.who. Blink is a different kind of scary but this one is so frightening because nothing is ever explained. We are in the mystery just as the doctor is which almost never happens. A creature that he has never heard of. Plus this episode gave me cosmic horror vibes. We don’t or can’t understand the creature goals and the doctor was at the total mercy of it.
Fun fact: This episode was filmed at the exact same time as the next episode was filmed (Turn Left). They decided to give both David Tennant and Catherine Tate an episode on their own instead of having an entire episode without either of them like Love & Monsters and Blink did in the previous two seasons.
This is one of the episodes that stuck with me because we never found out what it was and because it mainly focuses on how the humans act in a state of fear and ignorance.
Thats because the humans are the villians i believe that the only think it can do is mimmic and use that to its advantage like how as soon as the humans singled out the doctor it knew it knew he was the least trusted and most vulnerable so decided to go for him
This was always regarded as a great episode, but as I've gotten older and more interested in the mechanics of filmmaking and scriptwriting I reckon Midnight is possibly the best crafted episode of Doctor Who. Incredible that this was a 'fill-in' episode made on a shoestring budget.
@@Dead25m is it? Russel has stated that midnight was an idea he had years before he wrote it, but he was unsure weather anyone else would like it so he held off, only taking the plunge during his final series. So I'm not really sure we can say that this episode was a result of a low budget. Maybe if midnight had been made with a higher budget it would have turned out differently and not as good, but I'm inclined to think this was just a case of Russel already having a good idea that diddnt need much of a budget to pull off.
The "do we have a deal" scene gives me goosebumps even to this day, hardly an episode of a show does this for me, Midnight is one of the best and imo RTD's peak together with a couple of episodes that are still yet to come for you (although I do believe you've seen the next one). Such a classic. Can't wait for next week.
Your DW reactions deserves so much more views. I watch a lot of reactors just for this show and you're one of the few who always have great points and seem to really enjoy the stories.
Your point about how people act under pressure:- "In darkness we are revealed. In the final hour, in the deepest pit. Without hope, without witness, without reward." That quote is going to make sense to you in...erm...eighteen months. But you've identified the importance of the concept to the show as a whole way ahead of schedule.
I always thought this episode would make a great stage play. 🎭 When Skye gets up, I love that the lighting follows her whilst the other passengers at the back of the bus are still in darkness. Russel T Davies delivers four back-to-back bangers from this point on. 😎
Eh... I'm with you on this episode, turn left and stolen earth being bangers, but not so much journey's end. Its not awful, certainly much better than the series 3 finale, but I found it incredibly disappointing and has a lot of things I flat out dislike.
For me, this is the scariest Dr Who episode. Not only because of the creature or whatever it is that's never explained. More because it's about human nature. It's real. It's not a space or alien fantasy, it's really how people who are frightened and ignorant react. It's a study of human nature. It can and does happen in normal life. And I find that terrifying. Also, it's a masterclass in acting from David Tennant and Lesley Sharp.
Someone pointed out on another channel's reaction that this is one of the very few times that the Doctor loses. He was saved only by the Hostess recognising a word he'd used earlier. This is one of the most psychological episodes they've done in New Who [they did a similar one-set psychological story in Classic Who]; we don't see the enemy, which makes it so much worse - imagination is far more powerful than any visible threat they could conjure up. lol if I'd thrown anyone out it would have been that mother! She was the main instigator of the panic and hostility. As you said, under the tension, their masks slipped and their real selves came out - it wouldn't have shown now if it hadn't been there to begin with. By the way, thank you! This is the first of your reactions that I've seen, and I appreciate how much you discuss it - there's only two other channels that I've found that spend as much time discussing as watching. Now I'm off to catch up on all your other reactions. ps: This is the only episode that could be done as a stage play, and I believe it has - there's a vid on YT with the rehearsal. I don't envy the actor playing Sky; she'd have to learn the entire damn script by heart - and in sync with all the others - with no short takes, no edits, no second takes.
Also, it’s a fantastic example of how limitation can actually make a work of film better. The limited setting, cast, and even the simplicity of the concept of a creature who repeats, catches up, and then steals your voice. This allowed the dialogue and interactions between characters to flourish. Allows for the situation where we can explore the darkest parts of our own natures when backed into a corner, isolated, and afraid. So dang good! ☺️
One of the best examples of a ‘bottle episode’ in tv history! And one of the rare cases where the doctor is helpless and loses, or is saved by sum1 else. Man if only he had donna and jack with him to back him up against everyone
Lesley Sharp is phenomenal. She's also in an incredibly bleak police drama called "The Shadow Line" which came out somewhere around 2011. Oddly enough, her character was married to the male lead character, played by Christopher Eccleston.
Yes, more Whovians would enjoy discovering your reactions, as your enthusiasm and insightful analysis are probably better than any other reactors to the show I've seen. I hope you also enjoyed "Turn Left," which is my favourite episode of this season.
I know ya have been doin this for a while, but i'd like to say thank you for doin this kind of content. Like ya said, ya bring a unique aspect to reaction videos; that's the reason you're the only reaction channel I watch haha. Keep up the amazin work!
Don't know if you'll see this comment but I really like this episode. It really shows some of the worst traits of humanity. It shows how selfish and scary they can become when faced with fear. It shows how humans react differently. Love your reactions!
I'm just rewatching Doctor Who (New Who), finished series 2 a few days ago. Watching it together with a friend, who's never seen DW before. He's a big fan of Colin Morgan and I told him he will be a guest actor in one episode. But not in which series. Well, guess he will have to wait a bit longer, but I'm already excited for "Midnight" - with or without Colin Morgan. ^^
Ahh the soundtrack in this episode! The lil strings bit in the end is one of my favourite pieces, it's so tense! Great reaction as always and loved your analysis of the characters :D
It took me 4 years of observation to find the shadow....yes...you can briefly see the Shadow in the scene...Considering how long it took me to see it, I have no explanation for how that dude seen it once for 3 seconds.
Did I miss it or didn't you even mention Rose in your analysis? How dare you! :D I totally love your long analysis of the episodes, you really apriciate Doctor Who and that makes your reactions by far the best ones here on youtube.
You can really tell he has a far more meaningful understanding of film/writing than pretty much all other reactors. Listening to his analysis it almost feels like you're hearing it straight from RTD himself it's that consistently on-point haha.
Been catching up on your reactions and seeing you loving series 4 so much is so great, especially given how many highs the show has already had. A truly brilliant series
Omg I forgot it was Doctor Who day. Thank you so much for making these reactions because I find it hard to enjoy the show since last week's news. I think Midnight is my favorite episode of the show because it's really rare to see the Doctor lose control of the situation. (It's hard to choose though, but it's for sure in my top 5) I also found it scarier than Blink for that reason. It's so effective and the group of people is so annoying/irrational. I forgot how good the acting was. (I mean, the acting is always amazing in this show but Tennant's face at 6:38 8:04 8:48 and Lesley Sharp wow) And the music is nerve-racking as well. 6:50 relatable xd
So, with Midnight and the Library two-parter, you already have two of my top 3 stories out of the way! It's gonna take a while until my all time favorite comes up, but I'm already looking forward to the next one (5th place for me)!
Great thing about this episode is everything the doctor relays on fails here he usually tries to take control of a group and he fails this time even john smith doesnt work the doctor completely got his ass kicked here
Keep doing what you're doing. You do it very well. Nothing worse than people trying to react to stuff that isn't for them just for the views (and more often than not the money that comes with it). I see other anime reactors struggle when they try to do Dr Who - I just don't know how much fan overlap there is. It's like trying to build two different audiences at the same time. Another anime series instead of Dr Who, or Dr Who with another sci-fi drama/scripted event tv might be better for the channel.
This reminds me of a couple Twilight Zone episodes that also trafficked in paranoia: The Monsters Are Due on Main Street (1960) and Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up? (1961). Best. Leo.
I love this episode so much. It's my favourite right now (I tend to change favourites every now and then). The atmosphere is so tense and scary, the mistery is great. And yes, the Doctor is facing something he can't defeat, his willingness to help it is not enough, and he has no one to back him. I do think that's not the only thing that has an impact on him, but the attitude of these humans, this species that he always defends and has faith in, showing its worst features. I feel there's a lot of disappoinment in him at the end. I always love it when you get this type of episode in a sci-fi or a supernatural show, where people are the actual monster. I get with Hellblazer, too, for example (I don't if you've read it). Plus, Merlin in this episode! XD I hope more fans find your reactions, too. You do the best discussions I've seen =)
I forget the exact circumstances, but for some reason, RTD did not like the script he got and had to very quickly write this episode at the very last minute. Lesley Sharpe was amazing! in this episode.
It was either the rumoured Stephen Fry script (which never materialised at all) or the original version of a guest written Series 6 script (which I'll be as vague about as possible, but it's well documented that the writer wrote it originally with Tennant in mind) - I can't remember which.
@@AmazingChi It was by Tom MacCrae. RTD talked about it in The Writer's Tale. Something about the script was good, but the concept was wrong and RTD took responsibility.
@@daffy8995 Thanks for checking. I think at the time it was rumoured to be Fry's script, but I remembered that it wasn't for some reason - The Writer's Tale was that reason then, been a while since I read that! (The Writer's Tale is a fantastic insight in general - well worth a read to anyone who hasn't!)
I looked it up. In the original script, The Doctor dropped in on a tv show about a haunted house, investigating paranormal activity, and Donna watched the show on tv.
My friends all hate this episode because it’s depressing af and has an unfavorable view towards humanity with no redeeming factor that might have made this bitter pill a little easier to swallow. I don’t disagree, but I love this tense and well written episode for those very reasons. But given the nature of “Turn Left” and some implications to the library episodes, maybe this isn’t well liked because this is in the middle of the “depressing” episodes.
Trust me, once you hit the end of the Tennant run and also the 2013 era of the show your views will sky rocket. I'm watching your DW reaction videos all the way to the end man keep up the great work 👊
@@secondeye1574 look at every doctor who reaction channel and the most viewed episodes come from the end of the Tennant run and the "of the Doctor" trilogy.
The Doctor does many "wrong" things in this episode. He displays both arrogance, assuming everyone will just follow his lead like is usual for him, and ignorance, in not realising how he is in a situation where his usual "keen main character act" doesn't work. The episode demonstrates the way most of Doctor Who generally presents him: he is the cleverest person in the room, the leader, the one in charge, and the one who the most keen. Here none of that works. He just seems like a stranger in the group who is asserting himself above everyone else, and taking some delight in doing so. The moment when the Doctor says "because I'm clever", and is berated for it is the highlight of this. It's how anyone would react to someone acting like the Doctor during that kind of scenario. The audience understands who the Doctor is, they don't. How would you feel in a comparable real life scenario? You'd find the Doctor to be a horrible person, who only cares for himself. The Doctor is not all power and has flaws. Even his "good traits" can become flaws for him if he doesn't know how to utilise them correctly. This episode demonstrates that perfectly.
@@jamesg6660 The Doctor's intelligence is usually what allows him to triumph, but it is because of that that he is singled out and taken over. He said it might lead to that, but doesn't realise it happening. The Doctor only says he's clever because everyone is pushing him with questions. He doesn't take delight in lording himself over people, he is doing what he knows to try and protect them. As he says, he is scared as well. A lot of clever people are lonely like the Doctor, and would want to use that to help people. The Doctor frequently lays down his life to save just a random person, and he wasn't going to let them throw Sky out. The key to how this episode unfolds, is the fact that Donna is not with the Doctor - none of them know him, even though they spent hours getting to know each other.
@@10thdoctor15 Except when you've watched this episode a few times you realise that the entity doesn't single out the Doctor for his intelligence. It's because he's an outsider to the group. He's been singled out and isolated both by his own actions and by the group's fear of him. The entity uses that because it can intensify that fear and animosity towards the Doctor. Stoke the division, get him killed, convince them the entity's gone, and freely escape with Sky's body.
