DOCTOR WHO | Rogue Reaction! | 14x6 Review | Season One | GAY ROMANCE | Disney+ 

While we do need Jonathan Groff back as Rogue we also need Kate Herron and Briony Redman writing another episode ASAP

"let's argue across the stars" I love that line so much

As an old gay guy who has been a Dr Who fan since I was ten, I'm 60 now, I loved, loved, loved this episode! What my 17 year old shy, scared closeted self would have given to see an episode like this! How far Dr Who has come and I for one embrace the change. Happy pride month everyone!

LGBTQIA+ - “celebrate PRIDE month!” the Doctor - “hold my screwdriver”

Something I guess I kinda noticed is that, even though the Doctor did have therapy, he always can’t help but fall into his old habit of stuffing down his feelings. Sure 15 is a lot more outward with his emotions, but the second it gets too much, he’s just like the other ones and shuts down those feelings until he is forced to process them. Poor Doctor, always losing the ones he loves.

Rogue is amazing, i really hope we get him back. Hes like spicy blend of Captain Jack and River and i adore the vibe he and the Doctor have.

"Let's argue across the stars." I'm straight and I thought that was a masterclass in flirting.

Just realized when the doctor says the TARDIS has 'indigestion' it's a reference to the TV movie...

The doctor loves speed running a relationship, he's always immediately smitten on a first date. He's so real

Apparently the orchestral renditions of 21st century songs are a Bridgerton staple

The Doctor with that classic queer experience of going from a soulcrushing multiple year long doomed situationship to then jumping head first into a wholeass speedrun of love in a single day lmao I feel you fam

Hartnell getting engaged/married in The Aztecs: love that deep cut.

Rogue absolutely succeeded his charisma rolls, definitely needs to return

Really loved Indira Varma having a great time chewing the scenery as the alien duchess

Earrings having combat mode is Chekhov's Gun.

Ncuti’s delivery “that’s more then enough time to suffer” or whatever it was had so much weight behind it, sounds like the sort of thing you’d expect 10 or 12 to say

This was more of a Bridgerton story reference than an Austen one (I don't think Austen would ever get over Clara) mainly because of how steamy it got, at least as much as Doctor Who can allow, lol. But also on Bridgerton they use classical renditions of modern songs a lot so the Bad Guy and Poker Face scenes were a parody of that and I loved it. They timed this episode very well, lol. I like Rogue a lot. Tbh I always found Captain Jack's constant flirting a bit obnoxious although I accepted it as part of his character, but I think this issue got worse in his last few cameos since it became his entire character and he no longer felt like someone who went through what happened in Torchwood. Rogue is much more introverted and I like that he comes across as a bit socially awkward, enough that he seems to have created the Rogue persona like an absolute nerd. It's so Mr. Darcy.

When the faces of The Doctor's past incarnations came up, one of them I think a lot of people were surprised or didn't expect to see him. For the 40th anniversary, they brought out Scream of The Shalka. Richard E Grant played the role as The Doctor, technically he was the original 9th Doctor before Christopher Eccleston. I'm glad they have now made him cannon, he deserves recognition.

Jonathan Groff plays King George in Hamilton

This is such a 2005 RTD era episode. I can almost see 9 and Rose dashing about having the adventure instead.

I've had the feeling for a while that RTD is essentially repeating his first season with Christopher Ecclestone, though with Slitheen 2 parter skipped and one change in order. 1. Domestic drama focusing on companion (Rose/Ruby Road) 2. Camp space adventure (End of the World/Space Babies) 3. Historical with dimension-hopping villain and famous side character (Unquiet Dead/Devil's Chord) 4. Trapped in one location, companion fake-out death (Dalek/Boom) 5. Doctor/Companion action leads to mess-up of time (Father's Day/73 Yards) 6. Comment on modern media/communication (The Long Game/Dot and Bubble) 7. Historical with 'rogue'ish character (Empty Child-Doctor Dances/Rogue) And we're heading to a two part finale portentially wrapping up hints about Bad Wolf....I mean Ruby....Susan Twist....Mrs Flood.....whatever...

I loved the scene where he kept turning on the music. I loved this episode.

Is it strange that he was dancing to a song by one of his former companions?

I have to agree with Paula, Kat has a lovely singing voice!

Rogue mentioned that he has a lot more paperwork ‘since the new boss’. Wonder if it’s the same boss as Beep the Meep mentioned in Star Beast. If it is then maybe Rogue has ulterior motives 😮

I thought nothing would top Ncuti's kilt look but daaaaamn.

The evolution from 2005 to now alone is just... amazing. I didn't expect the romance arc, but I support it. LOL Rogue to me is a solid Captain Jack if we don't see our beloved captain in the Whoniverse for a while.

The doctor often is portrayed as an asexual amorphous blob but since Paul Mcgann both in the movie and in Big Finish the doctor has been shown to be capable of romantic relationships depending on the regeneration. Man, woman or alien all that matters is the chemistry. This Doctor had way more chemistry with Rogue than Jodie’s Doctor with Yaz. I feel Russell T Davies might have done this because after Chris Chibnal he was like “okay now I’ll do a same sex Doctor romance actually well.”

This was a great episode. Obviously the big talking point is the romance, but I also really like the aliens, the idea of a species that 'cosplays' on this macro scale is super fascinating; I would absolutely be into them coming back as a recurring foe, at least a couple times. Would be a fun way to do historical episodes. And yeah, Rogue is great. I guess I'm biased, because right now I feel like the mystery of what his deal is is such a big part of his appeal, and I'm worried once we get some of those answers he'll be less interesting. Was this what it was like for River Song fans when she was introduced? I got into the show right around when people found out her backstory, so I never really got to experience that "River mystery box" discourse. Anyway, I'm on board for more Rogue. Please make him cool, Russel!

To be honest, I could see that kiss coming since they were talking about this episode months ago. Since it was expected by me, I was interested in the set up leading to it. Classic rom-com! Good banter, building tension.I was concerned it would be rushed, but they hit all the right spots. Besides that, I've been an Indira Varma fan for decades, and almost every time she gets killed, is the villain, or both. At least she got the dying out of the way early and still was in it!

Now the Gallifrey Gals need to do a reaction to Scream of the Shalka.

A couple of things I've posted elsewhere. The Tardis has a jukebox, couldve been a good reversal to carry on with the Kylie. Also the choreographer for the episode was the Bridgerton choreographer, also (not in this video but) there was a very captain Jack salute right at the end.

Wait... is that the actor who played Smith in Matrix Ressurections!?

Chekov's earring! Boy, did the Doctor and Rogue have chemistry, right? You could definitely believe that they just fell for each other, and why not? I'm pretty much entirely cis-het (and borderline a) or whatever the proper term is, but DAMN, they were indeed hot. It felt a bit like reading a good shoujo manga. WRT Jodie...I think she, even more than 12, was SOOOO wound up and conflicted and scared and scarred and emotionally guarded after everything the Doctor has/had been through, so it was impossible for her to let herself be vulnerable in that way again. It took the return of 10/14 and Donna (and bigeneration) to let the Doctor get some kind of relief and release and finally be able to have a bit of joy again. Hopefully it won't be fleeting.

I'm watching the last two episodes at the cinema this Friday evening

It´s Doctor Who, we know that if the episode is named after the debuting character, well then they´ll be a recuring and very important character

I can't WAIT to see your reactions to this one. So GOOD! Also, confirmed Christmas Episode by Moffett

I think this Pride month has peeked with this episode 🏳️‍🌈💙🥰

Don't know if anyone has mentioned the pop songs, but that's an homage to Bridgerton. Haven't seen the show but I believe that they have modern music in classical style

Imagine if they went back to 45 episode seasons again like in the 60s

That was a beautiful video to a very beautiful episode! I love your emotional reactions, so wholesome!💜

Ironically, the only recurring character I can think of that called the Doctor "Doc" was a shapeshifter.

Rogue was Jonathan Groff from Glee....he was Rachel;s first boyfriend, a plant from the glee group of their rival school

Richard E Grant is the Doctor. That's it. That's the comment.

The aliens reminded me of the Slitheen planwise, although a little different in method. Also as an aside, I'm with Paula on this - Kat has talent as a singer - rocking John Cougar.

Something I just realised is that a lot of the Doctor's romantic interests have names starting with R. Rose, Reinette, River, Rogue... I suppose Yaz is the outlier there.

I'm trying to not get sucked into commenting too much and arguing with people, but since I've fallen off the wagon in the replies: can the people who are saying "it should have been Captain Jack" not see that that would have been a completely different story?

What this series is missing is the banter between the Dr and companion, just the 2 of them in the Tardis having a laugh, getting to know each other with us seeing their friendship grow. Every Dr so far has had these moments. This series hasn't and i'm having trouble believing the friendship between them, it's just not jelling for me.. yet.

Another great episode and I'm sure Rogue will be back. RTD will probably do all those things he wanted to do with Jack the first time around that he couldn't. Which is great as I always thought Jack was underused.

Oh, and is it me or does Rogue's ring look like the Character Class symbol for Rogue in D&D 5E?

Glad to see someone else getting Capt. Jack vibes from Rogue - have even wondered if he might be who Rogue lost 😊

Loved this episode and episode, the game of thrones lady played suzi in torchwood

Oh, and the Doctor only falls in love with people whose name begins with 'R'. Rose, Reinette, River, Rogue... Hhhhmmm......Russell.....

14:48 shocked you didn't react to them casually introducing a new incarnation of the Doctor right here

Four absolutely banging episodes in a row

If you want more 'Susan Twist' then look out for 'doctorwho:unleashed' downloadable from 00:00 UTC this saturday... 'the legend of ruby sunday' behind the scenes.. exclusive interview with the **actress**, Susan twist!

Richard E Grant, Scream of the Shalka animation Nth Doctor officially confirmed by RTD, as canon! YES! you need to react to that one!

Since Disney+ has such robust language options, I've been watching this season in French and Latin American Spanish. Anything to keep my vocabulary going.

I don't want to spoil the romance (because I really enjoyed it), but what if Rogue was actually a Chuldur too? Cosplaying as a body hunter and love interest to the Doctor to create some extra drama?

Great review from true fans. You are right, some awkward people who say that they are fans, but just can’t stand anything that falls outside their narrow view of their world, rather than true fans open minds of the Whoniverse. And did you notice the extra floating Doctor head , Richard E Grant from playing the Doctor in a cartoon version “Scream of the Shalka” (worth a watch). You have to watch it to see who plays the Master. Thanks for the reviews, you are both stars.

An episode that so benefits from Disney backing: beautiful locations, costumes, licencing (Kylie, Billie Ellish, Lady Gaga, "Pure Imagination") ... and powerhouse guest stars.

If Kat wants some more time travel with their Regency drama, maybe give Lost in Austen a try.

Kat, listen to Paula. You have a nice singing voice...🙂

Kat, to my ears, it heard so good... 😃

Is there anything Ncuti doesn't look good in?

ive always been curious since captain jack 1st appeared in a Moffat episode if he was a Moffat creation or RTD came up with him and suggested him be inserted in that story. So in the same way here this is one of the few episodes in this criminally short season that wasnt written by RTD so was Rogue an RTD creation or the writters of this story? I feel like they left it open for future writters to allow us to go find him again..... and he was a great character. But so wasnt Jenny and they had that little end scene to let us know she lived and we never revisited her. but yea i still think the big problem with jodis season is making her so closed off. she didnt get many grand speeches or emotional moments. though theres still the camp that things the doctor should be asexual and there should be no romance plots at all regardless of genders. i hope Ncuti sticks around for at least 4 seasons if not 5. also hope we return to at minimum 10 episodes 8 is just crazy short. ive seen some people say they dont really feel too connected to ruby though we did get 73 yards which is all about ruby. but something i felt a lot in jodis seasons when you have episodic tv like this you need to introduce guest characters, villain of the week, the plot and the conclusion and have all that take place in 40 minutes with very little time for our main characters to get fleshed out compared to long form story telling like we could have had with flux. flux was also way too short. it could have been chibnals greatest but instead we kept introducing more stuff when we were running out of time to wrap up the story in any satisfying way. but jodi having 3 companions and the episodes still being stand alone meant you had even less time split among the whole cast of characters to flesh anyone out. Yaz always felt like a 4th wheel so then when they decided to make her more important the writing seemed like it was forcing her development more to compensate for the lack of it in her 1st season.

I enjoyed this episode so much I went back and watched the whole of Bridgerton again 😄

Soooo... Captain Jack before the time agency wiped his memory? That's literally ALL i could think of while watching this through the first time 😅

So the readon why you hear billie ellish is Because in other bridgerton episodes, they have orchestras in classical music playing in the background of modern pop

i wish this season was longer then 8 episodes. Rogue feels like it shouldve been a two parter. For me when it comes to romance and the doctor mainly im not a fan when its a companion more specifically the main companion. Rogue has something similar to River which is having more of an understanding of the world compared to a typical companion. Mashes well with the doctor. I hope that like River, Rogue becomes a recurring character and a companion at times. Personal goal. Rogue becomes the doctor's husband and then we have a side mini story where River and Rogue meet in a bar somewhere

The music choices are a Bridgerton reference. They are constantly using modern music.

Reminded me of Aabria Iyengar's "Court of Fey and Flowers". Even the D&D references! :D

I have a question. If someone wanted to cosplay 15, how would one go about doing that? Would people at some general convention, pick up on the look?

I'm anxious to get thru this season cuz I'm cliff hung on the River timeline episodes. The next is a dooooooooozy.

I will say the one complaint I have with this doctor is he doesn't come off as clever in solving problems. In fact alot of it people do it for him like rogue here or the beetles playing the last note in discord or him talking the A.I Dad into saving everyone in Boom. Just something I noticed in the writing that I don't really care for but the series been great besides that. Ruby got to be clever a couple of times like in 73 yards with her taking down the prime minister so maybe it on purpose and will lead to something later.

They were really playing it safe with Jodie, but that's also a function of the times. Things change and sometimes they change back again. I am at least as interested in who Rogue lost or left behind. Will that be a thing?

I enjoyed this episode. You can tell that they are still finding just how to write Gatwa's Doctor. Several moments in this episode, while he does fabulous in don't get me wrong, was totally in Capaldi-style. Example: the "brooding" monologue was totally a Capaldi straight-faced, comedic rant, and the banter about the "Sonic". I can't wait until we finally find, from the writing side, a true "Gatwa's voice", you know? He has so much potential, and you can feel him being able to hit a lot of phenomenal emotional moments that these scripts have not really let him get to yet... But again, it's a first season AND a Disney season, so it's expected to ease us into the darker moments. AKA it's been "Bubblegum Who." It kinda bothered me that we didn't reference how Rogue had modern music and Dungeons and Dragons on his ship... I suppose that he's a time traveler as well, but... eh? And why did they pick THAT EXACT ANGLE for the almost-kiss? It made Gatwa look cross-eyed and completely pulled me out of such a great scene. The whole Willy Wonka "Pure Imagination" reference was a HUGE Easter Egg, given that, as reported, Gatwa contacted his agent saying that he would love to play either The Doctor or Willy Wonka... His agent then saying (paraphrased), "You know, they are auditioning for a new Doctor right now..." That said, ehh, while I like the flirting, it felt rushed to me, we really needed two episodes with Rogue and The Doctor. And honestly, given that Ruby's side of the story did feel short-changed, and the flirting being rushed... a two-parter would have made more sense. That said, maybe it had been intended but not quite made it to a full two episodes so they cut it down? Or due to Disney requiring the smaller series/season? Oh, and since engagement rings were not a thing during that time, the offering of the ring wouldn't have had the same impact in 1813 as it does to us. I thought we were going to get Rogue betraying the Doctor, and in that case I was thinking the kiss was overdone. But once it turned out that he was going to sacrifice himself to replace Ruby, I feel the kiss was underdone. So, it basically didn't quite hit me right either way, I don't know. We now know the final scene of this series: The Doctor standing in the entrance of the TARDIS staring out into the void (we knew it was coming, but it's obvious now). It's all leading up to The Doctor being... alone (well, potentially has Mel). And likely, at least believing, it is all his fault. Probably the "cannot sacrifice his friend" here, foreshadowing the reason. He fails... To Be Continued. WAIT!!! Does this mean that Rogue is "The One Who Waits"?!

PLEASE WATCH BRIDGERTON THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH REACTIONS ITS SO GOOD

You two DEFINITELY have to watch Blackadder the Third. It's set in the regency era. Then Blackadder goes forth. Then Blackadder the second. Maybe miss the first series.

I almost didn't associate those glass stockings (not sure what else to call them 😅) with Wesley, they'd only need to be a little different for Jodie's Doctor!

One small change I thoroughly approve of is greater use of the TARDIS wardrobe room!! Why should the Doctor wear the same outfit all the time? The romance with Rogue? That barely registered on my radar, after Captain Jack, no big deal. But the D&D reference, that I noticed!! 🤣🤣🤣

Fantastic reaction from you guys great ep love the channel x 2 part finale left next bring it on x

I want, no I NEED Ncuti Gatwa to mime Kylie Minogue at me

If you love queer TV series, you should react to "Dead boy detectives"!

I avoided GoT cuz I thought if everybody liked it, I wouldn't. Now, everybody hates the end and I feel vindicated. :》

Loved this episode! 😊

great reaction!!!

I'm still waiting for the moment this doctor really clicks for me..9th Doctor it was "Empty Child/The Doctor Dances", 10th more slowly settled into the role, 11th clicked _immediately_ and I still love his first episode. 12th... Took a while. Probably some time in his second season. 13 worked out of the gate for me, though I don't think her pilot was as strong as Matt Smith's, she felt like The Doctor immediately to me. Ncuti... Feels like early 9th Doctor episodes to me. I'm having fun watching the episodes, but haven't had that moment where he clicks and is just The Doctor and I'm fully invested. I think it's one of the things Moffitt is better at than RTD (they each have plenty of strengths and weaknesses).

Quite enjoyed this episode, my only issue being the writers' seeming inability to go more than 5 minutes without mentioning bridgerton

'Scream of the Shalka' wen?😂

The Duchess also played Tala in Book ok Boba Fett

I’ve been pretty mild on this season so far but this episode was fantastic

I love this ep, the doctor needs to find rogue!

BBC Pride and Prejudice is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!

I’m surprised you didn’t notice Richard E Grant’s face between William Hartnell and Tom Baker when the doctors faces were circling Ncuti

I haven't watched Bridgerton either, but this episode has got me thinking about it. I liked Rogue a lot. Just want him back. :(

What. The. Heck. Wesley cups? I thought they were Jodie Doctor. I'm so confused.

I like this episode a lot, it's probably my favourite of this season so far. Only parts I didn't enjoy was all the running around the garden right after the Chuldur were revealed, and the inexplicable parts of the Ruby 'death' fake-out, like the lightning and how she seemed to be making the Chuldur noise when she walked into the wedding?? Like try to fool me if you want but don't straight-up lie to me and then just go oh no actually she's still alive and human. I'm also not sure why the one guy was blue with massive eyebrows, when the others all just looked bird-like, and I'm not sure how I feel about them giving that unique character design to the black guy. BUT those are honestly pretty minor gripes in an otherwise decent episode and I hope they do actually revisit the character of Rogue at some point, and don't just leave it unresolved.

'....the time of the Osirians is long past....'

Unfortunately at this point, Gallifrey's been pretty much wrecked, so...not the best date spot.