Doctor Who Reaction | Star Beast | 60th Anniversary | Gallifrey Gals Get Wibbly Wobbly 

Reaction starts around 5:47 👀😂

My absolute FAVOURITE part was Donna fully ready to drop kick that furry little fuck for calling Rose weird😭😭😭

That little moment in the kitchen with Sylvia was quite nice. The character of Sylvia had always struck me as being slightly conservative so I was concerned about what her relationship with Rose might look like. But it was great to see her really trying (maybe not getting it 100% right) but still trying. And also seeing her protect Donna as well…it’s not a side of her we saw a lot in season 4.

I choose to believe that Donna and Rose were only able to "let it go" because it was reduced in power by being split between the two of them, and that Donna was just cracking a joke at The Doctor's expense.

"Those moments aside, this one really worked" Sums up my thoughts exactly

So fun fact: It was David Tennant's idea to have the Doctor run around the new Tardis interior. A decision he regretted after 7 takes.

The name Jason comes from the Greek “healer”…so Donna named her son effectively “doctor”

When you started talking about the offscreen relationship between David and Catherine, it reminded me how much I would love if they found a way to include Michael Sheen into one of remaining episodes with David. Those two together is always guaranteed TV gold. It’s one of the inviolate laws of the universe.

Great reaction as always. Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the Meep was great... and they actually managed to keep her from swearing. Love Miriam

Loved it. Damn copyright though, really wanted the reaction to Tennant saying “I loved that man.” My heart shattered hearing that.

MAD PADDINGTON I AM DEAD!!!!

the episode is LITERALLY LGBTQ+ for the win, and I love it!

The utter emotional rollercoaster of Donna willing to sacrifice herself to save everyone x Donna remembering and being annoyed about the money. Like you both, I went from weeping my heart out to laughing my head off. And that’s the magic of RTD Who! ❤❤

There was some stuff here that I think didn't work, a lot of it did work. But the absolute highlight of this episode for me was Donna, after hearing she can save everyone but it will kill her, not hesitating for a second to say "Okay." No contemplation, no grumbling, no weighing options. Just "of course I'll do it." And I like how it wasn't "I don't care about the world, I care about my daughter." Obviously both are important and I think it would have diminished the moment if they did it that way. The icing on the cake was, of course, David channeling the scene where Ten has to save Wilf, complete with a wall of glass separating the two of them.

It’s really funny when you say The Meep is Dobby-like when they’re being voiced by Professor Sprout 😆 Lots of people getting their pitchforks out over this episode.. I loved it. Camp, funny, whimsical timey-wimey stuff!

We knew Shaun Temple was going to be well acted - Karl Collins used to be a detective in Police procedural (police station) drama The Bill. Was in film Attack the Block also starring Jodie Whittaker.

It was almost as hard to wait three days for the Gals' reaction as it was to wait a year for the episode. Well done!

Donna angry about giving away all her money is peak Donna. Fun episode and fun reaction y'all. I have so missed all of you!

Has anyone else noticed that Rose is....A Toymaker? Actually, I found out last night that the actor who plays Donna's husband Shaun is the cousin of my best friends brother in law.

In the behind the scenes stuff Tennant said he didn't know who "the Boss" is - but the producer did. Fan speculation suggests it's something being set up for the next series.

Donna was one of my favorites. It was such a joy to see her again. And I think she channeled Twelve a bit in her delivery of "I wanted to be like you".

I love the moment of specifying that this is 14th doctor and not 10th in 11:45

OMG, You're... You're in the same room... We said you could never be back in the same room or else catastrophe... Oh, wait... That's the plot of Donna...

started watching and was 6min mark into star beast when realised you were in same location TOGETHER I was too excited to see this reaction to notice 😀😃😃😄

With the "let it go" moment I took that as a Donna moment, especially after the first thing that she said after being unlocked was about the lottery winnings, also a swipe at The Doctor for going back to a face. To be honest I just saw it as an "eh moment, that's a conclusion to that."

There’s a commentary version of this episode on iplayer with Tennant and 2 others watching and commentating on the episode. When talking about the tardis reveal David said “I’m not acting at all, I had the time of my life!”. Would really recommend watching that. Really fun to see his reactions to stuff, and hear some insight! :) Thanks for the reaction!

I've been so hyped for this reaction. And I smiled soooo big when you guys were next to each other..haha, love seeing you guys together in person for such a big reaction!!

I loved Kat's enthusiasm for this episode! The Meep reveal had a hilarious reaction as well 🤣

The opening is in Camden market, in North London. Whatever shots were on location must have been at like 4 in the morning because I've never seen it that empty

It's great seeing you both here in all new territory. I hope to enjoy the ride with you. TL:DR, I loved it except for one scene. It was truly heartening to witness the Doctor and Donna together; their every scene brought a smile to my face. The actors' exceptional performances, coupled with Donna's willingness to sacrifice for her child and others, struck a chord in my heart, akin to her previous impactful moments in Pompeii and with the Ood. The decision to erase her memory has always felt like a great loss for both the Doctor and Donna, and finally seeing the Doctor's distress over it brought a much-needed sense of closure that left me feeling content. The Meep's twist was great. I saw it coming, yet it was brilliantly executed and expertly voiced. This villain is genuinely frightening. While I'm aware of its existence in other media, this performance was insanely impressive. I'm eager for a return of this villain, hopefully when least expected; it'll be chilling. I haven't liked a villain this much since The Silence. In "Midnight," the Doctor has a conversation with a woman who shares her recent breakup with the woman she loves. It's a simple interaction between two individuals-one is gay, the other a Time Lord. The beauty lies in its complete normalcy; there's nothing peculiar or uncomfortable. Doctor Who has typically approached storytelling in this inclusive manner, until now. The pronoun scene felt awkward; it seemed more like an Earth-centric topic. As a writer, I get expressing a stance, but in a conversation between aliens, it felt out of context. It might've fit better in a scene involving Rose and the people who were rude to her earlier in the show. The scene with "never being able to understand if presenting as male" felt intentionally hurtful and set a negative tone for the specials, alienating a significant portion of the audience. Hatred against people for being male has sadly become common, but hatred towards any group is still hatred. We shouldn't punch down one group to elevate another. To quote The Doctor, "Never be cruel" and "hate is foolish". I'm not skipping Doctor Who because of one insulting scene, I've been around since the end of #3 and the start of #4 (Tom is my Doctor, and Sarah Jane my companion). I'm looking forward to seeing Neil Patrick Harris and to continuing this final journey with The Doctor and Donna.

Thank you both for a beautiful, joyful and heartfelt reaction! 🥰 I can always rely on the Gallifrey Gals for kindness and humour!

David confirmed he doesn't know who 'The Boss' is in the audio commentry so it's not the toy maker

Loved the episode and your reaction. There is an obvious answer to how the car fitted all the people. It is bigger on the inside!!

Lovely to see you sat back together on screen again. Great reaction!

I wonder if Rose making toys will have any tie-in with The Toy Maker. Could have something to do with who they are being sent to in Dubai

I've seen the episode once and a few people react to it by now, and there is one major question that has yet to be answered. Just how big was the smegging sausage roll????!!!! I must know. On a side note, when people have asked why they Donna didn't just "let it go" in the first place, I've found an analogy that helps. Imagine a power generator overloads, and there is only one cable leading from it. There is too much power for that one cable to handle; it will burnt out and the generator will still blow. Add another cable to share the load, the power can be safely drawn out with minimal damage to the cables. On another side note, if you didn't already know, you'd never guess it was harry Potter's Professor Sprout, the herbology professor, providing the voice of the The Meep, would you?

As a trans woman who only found you two because I’m primarily a Red Dwarf nerd, this was a joy to watch with you. I’m so glad what this episode will do for kids’ understanding that I never got.

Was looking forward to your reactions as soon as I’d finished the episode. Glad I wasn’t the only one sobbing throughout the whole thing.

First of all...WHOA! Both of you, in the same room together, watching Doctor Who? What is this, 2019? As for the episode itself: loads of camp; powerful hard-hitting emotional scenes; a rushed reset button ending - RTD is back! I'm not going to act like "The Star Beast" was a masterpiece or anything, but after five years of Who that often felt borderline unwatchable, I'll gladly accept a basic competent script like this (I'll try and keep my Chibnall era criticisms to a minimum, there's been more than enough of that over the last few years). Right off the bat, Tennant and Tate are once again on top form, both fit back into their respective roles like it was just yesterday and re-establish their fantastic chemistry right away. Their rapport is as wonderful as it was, and the dialogue that Davies has provided them is full of sparkling wit and charm. At the same time, both actors are able to convey the passage of time perfectly, with Tennant doing a great job at playing the Doctor with a greater deal of age and weariness and helping Fourteen feel like a very different character from Ten, while Tate clearly relishes the opportunity to play Donna as a fierce yet supportive mother. And in addition to the great comedic banter, the emotional scenes between the pair hits really hard, especially the climactic scene before Donna's memories are restored; even with the knowledge that Donna isn't going to die here, seeing the Doctor's dilemma play out was honestly beautiful and gut-wrenching. On that note, I quite like the way the whole metacrisis stuff was resolved in this episode; you can make the argument it's very easy and kind of a deus ex machina, but I think it was a clever way to get around the whole issue, especially since (again) it's something that wouldn't have been on the table back in 2008, but Davies takes advantage of the passage of time to find a better solution to that whole thing. In addition to the Doctor and Donna, I loved all the supporting characters, especially the rest of the Noble family. I'll admit that Rose was kind of underexplored as a character, but she's a very likeable and fun presence, and Yasmin Finney's performance was great - I really hope we see more of her going forward. I also like the fact that her being transgender wasn't something that was just glossed over and ignored; I'm not the right person to talk about whether it was handled well or not (since I'm a straight cisgender guy), but it's great to see that was something that was actually key to her character. The other members of the family were great too, I think it's nice to see that Sylvia has become a much nicer and more sympathetic character and Jacqueline King plays the character - both in the comedic and dramatic moments - perfectly; Shaun was a great presence too, for someone who was honestly a background player in "The End of Time", I liked seeing him get a much larger role here. In terms of the other major new characters, the Meep was a great villain, funny, oddly adorable and utterly unhinged. The practical effects used to bring them to life were outstanding, and Miriam Margoyles was honestly the perfect choice for the character's voice. I also really liked Shirley, UNIT's new scientific advisor - from her no-nonsense demeanour, to Ruth Madeley's excellent rapport with Tennant, to the fact she has literal stun dart guns in her wheelchair (great to see more disabled representation in Who BTW), she's a great new addition to the cast, and I'm hopeful we'll be seeing her again soon. In all honesty, "The Star Beast" felt like your typical RTD opening episode, namely a light-hearted fun romp that's more focussed on the characters than the story. The plot of the episode was honestly pretty boiler-plate, and the resolution was a little easy in much the same way as "Last of the Time Lords" was. That said though, the story was well-paced, managing a delicate balance between comedy, drama and action and providing a fun narrative that acts as both a nice epilogue to series 4 and a great opening to this new era of Who. A large part of this is due to the direction from Capaldi-era MVP Rachel Talalay, who once again does a great job with this episode. The action was staged brilliantly, the character moments were intimate and powerful, and that TARDIS reveal was just amazing. Speaking of which, my word is that beautiful! After the horrendous monstrosity that we were stuck with during Whittaker's era, it's nice to see an interior that feels big and expansive, and actually allows for both good blocking and dynamic camera movements. Overall, a pretty solid start to the 60th anniversary celebrations, and a promising opening for this new period of the show's history. Tennant and Tate are as excellent as ever, the rest of the supporting cast is great, and the whole story is a big highly entertaining romp that left me with a big smile on my face for most of the runtime. I'm not going to act like this is some revolutionary story or a major return to form for the show (it's still a little early to say that), but I'm very optimistic about its future going forward. Anyway, off we go now, into the "Wild Blue Yonder"...

It’s an emotional rollercoaster.

Definitely me spending 2 minutes quoting Batman vs Superman when she said Rose "Why did you say that name?". Loved that she gave away all the money and got mad about it when she became herself again. As someone who thought the Tate era was the low point of the New Who era until Kill The Moon ruined Clara so thoroughly and then went into Bill the perpetually confused before Jodie rescued it, I still really, really enjoyed it. Would it have been better with Freema in it instead of Catherine? Probably, but I get that David and Catherine are huge friends in real life and have good chemistry on screen. And I do love that they keep putting really cool women in UNIT. She was awesome. Also, the new TARDIS is so very 1st Doctor with it so very, very, very white that I do love it.

This is absolutely an adaptation of The Star Beast, obviously it has changes, both for television and for the point in the Doctors story with Donna and all that, but the basic plot of Beep the Meep and the Warth Warriors is taken directly from the comic. Hell whilst the character has changed The Meep was originally found and taken in by a black teenage girl and her friend Fudge.

Great show and great reaction. You guys really hit all the same points that I would say. The show was really high energy, totally invested in the relationship between the Doctor and Donna, and I loved Donna‘s new family. I know this storyline won’t last, but I want to enjoy all of this while it’s here.

The behind the scenes for this episode is worth watching if you've got access to it.

This was a very solid return to the RTD style of writing. I’m not a huge fan of the sonic suddenly making forcefields and tv screens - that kinda screams of “I have a bigger special effects budget, let’s go nuts.” I agree with you that the “male presenting time lord” line was unnecessary. If it was a reference to “I don’t want to go” of the 10th, it could’ve easily been a “something you were never able to do, just let it go.” I thought the handling of the dead naming and awkwardness of the previous generations around tripping up was very delicate, but accurate. I don’t think it had been confirmed that Rose was trans until that scene, (someone correct me if I’m wrong) so it felt like a natural way to confirm that about the character. Overall, a great episode, looking forward to more soon!

Here's something I wrote elsewhere back in January 2020 with reference to Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall's run. I could edit it to be more specific to this episode, and RTD, but the sentiment would be the 100% same: Well, I'm still loving Doctor Who, but ugh, the fans. Worse than Star Trek fans, and that's saying something. The word that's getting under my skin is "preachy". I know what "preachy" means. It's the word you use when someone's giving you good advice, and deep down you know they're right, but you don't want them to be because it would spoil your fun. I know this, because I had a number of "preachy" teachers at school who wagged their fingers at me. Suffice to say I wasn't always the ideal student. Science fiction is mostly commentary about the present day, and it's mostly fairy tales and fables. The difference being that a fable comes with a moral at the end. It seems the new show runner likes the fables, while his predecessor was all about the fairy stories. T'aint no big deal. In fact, it's rather nice to have your beliefs endorsed from time to time. So, yeah, I'm giving the 12th Doctor a completely unironic high five here, and saying "Preach it, sister!" There was always this aspect to Doctor Who and Star Trek when I watched them as a kid, and they're no different now. Wanna bet there were viewers back then who thought they were "preachy"? Of course there were. Frankly, stuff them. I don't need anyone raining on my parade and telling my why I shouldn't be enjoying something I have loved for as long as I can remember.

I want to buy Rose’s cuddly toys. I need a squishy Ood.

Finally. I've only just found the channel a couple weeks ago. All the way from Rose 1x1 until now, I was waitng for the dark Covid times to be over and finally see you in the same room again. I've skipped a few intros/outros so sorry if you explained you've moved a few hours away or something. I'm just happy to have my gals back together xx

I do kind of love that all of this ties back to the moment the audience realizes something was wrong with Donna after the metacrisis. She starts glitching out and repeating one word over and over. Binary. Also, turns out this story is an adaptation of a Fourth Doctor comic story from the 80s. The Meep appeared in multiple comic and audio stories.

7:13 "That says grandMISTRESS." It's a callback to Jodie Whitaker's "Come to Daddy, er, Mummy," in The Ghost Monument, but even better, Spyfall Part 2: "Go about your day, knowing that you may tell people you were privileged to witness the Marvelous Apparating Man! Lady. Apparating Lady! Every time." No, Chibnall haters, Pluto ain't a planet and the Doctor is the Timeless Child. Deal with it. Jodie was so good.

It lovely to see comic legends The High Meep of All The Beep and the Wraith Warriors on screen at last. Especially keeping the basics of original story, with both looking like comic

34:00 - it's funny, Karl Collins' breakout role on British TV was as Detective Danny Glaze on The Bill, a police procedural that ran for just shy of three decades, and when he was introduced he had a sort of 70s throwback afro and a leather jacket for a while - he eventually shaved it to his more recognisable style. And now, various press shots of Ncuti Gatwa have him in a leather jacket and sporting an afro. Time truly is a flat circle.

Jason means Healer or Physician so basically Donna named her son Doctor. Then her daughter took the name Rose 🌹. Maybe with help from TARDIS.

"choose to let it go" was the only weak point, I think. The rest was...basically, fun! (kinda callback to the wrong doctor, but I don't care😁)

"Reunited, and it feels so good..." :)

It was perfect., and clever. Tired of people that feel attacked by everything., those people can maybe just watch something else. Doctor Who is BACK to form.

So happy to see you in the same room again! Crush on both of you.

rtd really be out here hitting a thumbtack with a sledgehammer

I haven't watched much DW for a while but decided to get back into it for these specials, so it's great to see you guys react to it too! Love your reactions and insight 🥰

I don't care what anyone says I loved everything about this episode

When the Doctor thought Wilf was dead that was so sad.

Nice. Before iwatch full reaction i just want to point out that invarious episodes both 10th and 11th doctors read their screwdrivers - 11th especialy. Edit: Great reaction.

Great reaction, I loved this episode, The Meep was 100 percent talking about the Toymaker, I do agree that the Letting Go part was a bit too much and kinda lazy writing but it could also have been specifically aimed at 10 because of his “I Don’t Want to Go” line

I feel the whole ‘forced’ thing, but I also give a nod to that Doctor Who is for a wide audience . I personally know a kid who has been trans since age 6, and sometimes you need to have your message be loud so the younger audience hears. She wouldn’t have picked up on subtleties at her current age (10). And she loved this representation

Part of it was oh no I dropped my coffee and the Tardis ooooh no I got coffee dropped on meeeee. I feel like both of them did it on purpose.

The season count is restarting because of Disney, not RTD. Disney+ isn't getting the backlog and just seeing "series 14" would put new viewers off. I think "the Boss" (it's capitalised in the subtitles) is Season 1 / Series 14's mystery.

I understood the “let it go” moment as an old person having to navigate male dominated areas. Fixation determination is more commonly seen when driving though 🤣🤣

The professional outrage peddlers being shocked by Russel T writing a Russel T ass story is hilarious. They couldn't handle captain centrist Chibnall & they thought the show was gonna return to pre-2005 Who? Did they forget who Russle is and how he writes?

The reason they are starting over is because they move to Disney+ and new folks would be pretty intimidated to start with series 1. season1 sounds nice and easy :) As a One Piece fan I can understand the decision. Not many people see 1099 chapters and think (well I got a free weekend ahead of me, lets roll).

I'm afraid they've already started the count over. On BBC iPlayer in the UK they have Classic who listed as Doctor Who (1963-1996), what was New Who as another as Doctor Who (2005-2022) and The Star Beast exists under a brand new banner of Doctor Who (2023-). Personally I'm going to call it Season 40 at this point.

Just thought of the “he made you coffee” from the runaway bride

Great Reactions Girls. The Story was taken, perfectly, from a Doctor Who Comic with the same name, 'Star Beast'. 🧸

For the "we let it go", perhaps now that the energy was distributed between the two of them, they do have the option to allow the energy to disapate instead of being totally overwhelmed.

10:52 Yep, it's like Dobby did it with a Mogwai. And I'm like, "NOPE! Sorry little dude, you got 10 seconds then I'm calling Animal Control and the Jim Henson Studios!"

Donna has always been so amazing as a person...even in "the Runaway Bride" at her most abrasive and self-centered, she still had the perception and the empathy to tell the Doctor, "You can stop now." And that empathy was so integral to Donna's character. I love it. Regarding the new TARDIS interior I love that it has the classic Who look, but also so many modern touches, and The Round Things!!! So many Round Things! Regarding the "Let it go" thing, I have no problem with the basic concept, but I feel it would be truer to life for Donna to have said, "...something THE DOCTOR has never been able to do..." because let's face it: the Doctor has never known how to let go, especially of his power, his guilt, his sense of responsibility for the universe.

As I said in another comment: as an enby, the whole confusing thing with Rose and the nonbinary reveal (which is still unclear to me, tbh, as they never once hinted that Rose wasn't binary-identifying and not identifying as a 'daughter' with she/her pronouns) was really annoying. I'm very happy to have queer rep in my show, don't get me wrong, but I thought it was pretty bungled. Even my wife (who is transfemme) was left saying: 'WTF was that?'. And talking to several of my queer friends, I've heard a lot of them were left both disgruntled and confused by things (which if the trans queers are confused, I can only imagine it wasn't super clear to cis peeps as well). (Then again, I've always thought that so much of RTD's queer rep is very 'surface-y' and I honestly think he showed here doesn't have a strong enough grasp on concepts of gender-indentity. Plus, basically being reduced to being trans/enby because SPAAACE MAAAAGIC is really a frustrating a** pull). P.S. I'm glad people liked it and got something out of it, but I was left mostly rolling my eyes. I didn't dislike it because it was 'woke'. I disliked it because the writing was a bit sh!t.

All the subtlety of a rubber mallet strapped to a brick. You know what? Totally worth it.

Her dad was generous with money. 😢 Also Disney is now helping to make the show so "Let it go!"

I loved this episode my Doctor is back,Donna can now remember her travels with the Doctor and is along for the ride,Donna's daughter Rose the first Trans character is incredible and we have a New Tardis and Sonic what more do i need to say!😊Awesome reaction guys!!😁the feels got me so bad in this episode Kats emotional distress sounds pretty much matched mine haha😥😭

I love that after this aired I repeatedly saw Twitter posts saying that the Trans community has forgiven Sylvia Noble.

But one more thing - (and I'll try to express myself as good as I can although English is not my first nor second language, so sorry if it is not perfect and accurate) - I think that the "let-go" thing was deeply meaningful as well. Donna could not do that alone years ago because it was too much for one human and she was on the brink of death. She could not let it go during all those years because she did not know. She was "erased". Now it is split - but it would not just "fade away" as you suggest. By contraries, as The Doctor says - it was slowed down, yet, it would hurt them both anyway in some time. And remember how easily Jodie surrendered to her leaving and regenerating. Calmly, peacefully. She just did let it go. It is like forsake a power. A little bit easier for many women than for many men. So it makes sense to me that they know they can do it. They really don't mind. And Jodie as The Doctor would understand it a bit easier than David (who "did not want to go"). As much as The Doctors are of no gender - there are still some aspects of it that shape them. At least that's what I feel about them. :o)

The Wrarth Warriors (and Meep) designs are fairly faithful to their comic origins - Also the spaceship - but didn't exist outside of that.

OMFG!! How many times did I say “WHAT!!??” When Donna came back to life!!!!!! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

I generally liked it but the end part about letting go etc i found to be a bit crap. I love the banter between you two btw , you can see you are great friends. Also you 2 getting emotional always makes me blub . Keep up the good work ladies ❤

IN THE SAME ROOM?!

I loved this episode! And it's great to see you in the same place again! I was so sad when the pandemic came and clearly torpedoed your new set and plans at the time.

Is this their first in person reaction since starting their own channel? Update: Looking at the older videos, it looks like this was actually the second; they got one in before going to zoom. Since this is the first one post COVID, it’s kind of a monumental occasion

I like the swoopy ramps

I meant to say that only 1 episode of the Toymaker exists, and played by Micheal Gough, known as Batman's butler in the 90s

Meep meep! I would still give a hug even though the Meep’s evil- so cute 😭🐾

Looks like you might of picked up the online exclusive version of the new screwdriver. To double check, unscrew the bottom to get to the battery pack and have a look to see if there's a little button at the bottom. If there is hold both the little button down and the normal activation switch together. Doing this for 2, 3, 4 & 5 seconds will do different things. I won't say what these secret settings do, in case you don't already know. But it's definitely worth it.

what if the boss isnt for the specials but actually something hinting for ncuti and ruby's season?

It isn't just the "forced" bits that are (already) pissing off a certain type of people. I have already heard alleged fans complaining about the mere existence of Rose, and her being trans...>sigh< The "let it go" thing I felt would have worked better had it just been a commentary on the Doctor: "Something YOU'VE never been able to do..." Because let's be honest, letting go IS exactly what the Doctor does not know how to do. (four and a half BILLION years in a confession dial, anyone?) I absolutely love so much about this episode though. Every member of the cast played so well and was so much fun, I love that Donna's husband is just so game and cool ("Oui monseur!" in response to the Doctor's "Allons-y!" was beautiful to me.) I LOVE the new TARDIS interior: such a perfect blend of classic Who mixed with this vast expansive and high tech look, TOTALLY accessible, and ALL THE ROUND THINGS EVER!!! Fantastic reactions, both of you, I have been looking forward to yours. I figured it would hit you both strongly and I was right. Keep being awesome!

I think it's fantastic that Trans representation has now made it to DW, I just found some of the lines RTD wrote for this episode surrounding the subject about as subtle as a sledgehammer. That being said, Rose is an amazing character and the show is better for having her.

14:12: Just a thought about Shaun. He arrives home after work and I think his thoughts go something like this. Thought 1. Wife, mother-in-law and daughter all yelling in the kitchen. Ok, this sounds normal. Thought 2. There's a strange skinny man in a suit in our kitchen. Odd. Thought 3. There is a white fluffy thing with big eyes and ears clinging to Donna's legs. Now that's a bit weird. Thought 4. Better defuse this fast. (Speaks) 'Something smells nice' Sylvia. 'Tuna Madras'. Question. How can he deal with this so calmly? Answer. He is a London cab driver! After dealing with the insane traffic in London and loads of crazy entitled passengers, an alien in your kitchen is nothing special. You go, mate!

Its so disheartening that there are people that exist that hear a collective 4-5 seconds of reference to a social group and proceed to say “dr who is dead” “Writing is terrible” and shit like that. There’s a difference between ignorance and ignorant. And the ignorant heathens that exist today absolutely boil my blood.

So looking forward to this reaction

The wig is from a Tom Baker story line.

I think "let it go" was a cheeky homage to Disney's Frozen and I really liked it.

A little formulaic when it came to the plot twists, and emotional beats, but the really solid "Season of Donna"-esk (come on we all know it as that) episode that we needed. I hate that a SONIC Screwdriver is now making solid LIGHT force fields, but if that's my only real complaint, then they did something great. It doesn't feel like any Anniversary to me, but given that they were tying up the Doctor Donna thread, it can be excused leading into the next special. Og, how "Donna" it was for her to spill her coffee on the TARDIS console. I do wish that Rose and her dad also joined on the adventure... after all, they were just going to see Wilf. They really already seemed like the perfectly written companions for The Doctor/Donna duo. Sean/Shawn/however being the down-to-earth, accepting, wide-eyed character; with Rose being the overprotected companion who seems to keep getting the duo out of trouble (kind of like a young, non-sociopath River Song). But I swear, I cannot get the "Phineas and Ferb" Meep character out of my head everytime I watch the special, lol.