Doctor Who Season 11 Episode 1 "The Woman Who Fell To Earth" REACTION! 

And this is when we are all gonna miss Murray Gold

I've just decided to comfort myself and think about how well Big Finish will eventually write her.

"this doesn't feel like Who at all!" ....oh sweet summer child.

it keeps me up at night that 12’s shredded final outfit is still at that charity shop in Sheffield...

"This was an okay premiere." Pretty much the mood for the entire series. Very 'okay.'

Whatever else is said of S11, it certainly looks stunning throughout. Personally, despite being very much an old-time Who fan from all the way back to 63, I thought Jodie really slotted into the role very well (although I suspect I'll be in a minority amongst commenters). The story was workmanlike rather than spectacular but did what was needed to at least sketch in the ongoing characters. Bradley Walsh (Graham) was the stand out performance, and certainly shut down the critics who had questioned the casting of a performer best known as a game show host.

This was a promising start honestly but I started to get really disappointed as the series went on. Series 12 was definitely an improvement.

The three dislikes on Ryan's RU-vid video always gets me. So well observed.

Ah yes, Graham the meme god.

This is the start of a brand new showrunner so it’s very different. I like Jodie but I’m personally not a fan of the writing.

I definitely agree with you , this season was very jarring, I think they spent to much time crisping episodes and not enough time or money in the writing room.

Y’all gotta give him some credit, if he hates it at all, he’ll hate the writing and be kind about it. 💓

I think it would be really cool to see you watch Sarah Jane Smith adventures although it was aimed at kids it was still really good and it has some recurring villains from the main series

This series does suffer from over exposition and lack of characterisation

We have reached this point, it has been a great ride. We had fun, we had a laugh, we joked, we were sad, we had epicness (which is now a new word I created :)) We have even cried along the way. Iv'e loved it all through the bad to the great. From now on the show falls off a cliff. I'm now crying for a different reason. Oh boy! how did it all go so wrong? "This doesn't feel like Who at all" you were right and no idea how right you were. Well at least your all caught up thats a positive. The sad thing is this episode started things off for the new era pretty well, shame it didn't last.

The cinematography looks great, but the scripts were so poor this series was REAL struggle for me to get through. Good luck!

The visual effects company who do this era of Who also did Blade Runner 2049

"This doesn't feel like Who at all"... well I hope you got used to that feeling lmao

you need a recording sign on your door

My man is a Ben 10 fan? Respect.

Red Dwarf is a nice show you might like to check out. It's a great British sci-fi comedy.

New show runner, new cast, new crew, new score, new writers. Personally, I think they changed too much. But I do love the sequence where she builds the sonic.😊It's very Doctor.

I miss Murray Gold.

"Meow" DROP EVERYTHING AND LET KITTY IN

I'm in the minority but loved the premiere and this doctor! Jodie is a absolute treasure!

The delivery of “Tongue! Smart Boy. Biology.” still makes me cringe so badly I want to fling myself out a window.

Had to factory reset my phone and forgot my volume was on blast and I nearly deafened everybody on my Xbox party from your intro it was so funny 😂

"Mister Strange is here." It's "Doctor." Mister Doctor? No, just The Doctor. Actually, that's the Stenza. Whatever, they got the joke.

Having Murray not making the music is so jarring, sounds like a movie with all of this incidental music

I'm late, but I think the look with 12 you were talking about was actually a few separate layers. He wore a black crew neck jumper, distressed at the cuffs and neck, with small holes littered throughout and a white t shirt underneath, then over that he wore a thin wool hoodie, and finally over everything he wore a coat, either in wool or velvet.

The live chat is so depressing I know it’s not peak who but it’s still pretty good

'It was ok' Well that's not a good start considering this is the high point of the season 😂

I think a big problem with this introduction is that it's very plot-focused. Rose, Christmas Invasion, Eleventh Hour, and Deep Breath all spent a lot of time getting us familiar either with the new Doctor themselves or the companion. This episode, though, felt like non-stop story. You feel like there might be some character work and then BAM detective work, BAM DNA bombs, BAM DIY screwdriver, BAM crane fight. It's also not really clear why 13 picks these people as her companions other than they were the first people she met and she had to save them. So much of the episode is 13 postulating about who she's going to be, what kind of person, and after 2 series it's still not clear. I mean, she puts the DNA bombs in Tim Shaw and actually detonates them, killing him for all she knows, and then has the audacity to say "you had no right to do that" when the guy kicks him off the crane. Like, what? I'm still so confused as to who 13 is, she talks about being compassionate and benevolent, but then she detonates DNA bombs inside someone, leaves spiders to suffocate instead of putting them down, has no problem with Ryan sending Krasko back to time to die, and tells her friends that she's their leader, standing far above them, alone. You might say this is development of a darker side, but when it doesn't have any repercussions, it just looks like bad writing. If it produced drama, friction between the TARDIS team, then go for it, I'd love to see a Doctor that projects an image of being super fun and friendly but slowly pushes her friends away with her questionable actions, but that isn't what's happening. She's perfect. Well, she's not, but they don't explore those faults, so she's basically perfect. 10 faced serious consequences for thinking he was infallible, but 13 can hand an Indian man over to the Nazis, among other serious mistakes, and it's never spoken about again. It's so odd.

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency pls

Long term fan here, I always watch your reviews as it’s nice to get your unique response on this series.

Season 11 has some excellent episodes, the issue that most have is that there isn't some overarching, or even familiar, villain. We don't have the daleks or cybermen, there isn't the Master, Zygons or Angels. Every villain that we come across is new, which is kind of weird to Whovians, who are used to at least a little familiarity. We've had some sort of overarching theme for so long (ie. The Girl Who Waited, The Impossible Girl, Missy, etc) that now that there is none of that. In this season the only overarching 'bad guy' is a theme, as opposed to someone we can picture, it is Hatred. Tim Shaw is a bad guy for being a bad guys sake, but throughout the season you truly see Hate as the one constant that keeps coming up.

The cast for this series are decent but the writing was a let down.

I’m revisiting this after a few years, I am really enjoying it.

"Not the end of the world. Well it could be the end of the world, but one thing at a time" "Alright troop, gang, fam? I'm distracting myself" some of the humour in this episode is pretty good, you gotta admit

I have my issues with the next two series of the show, but I think this is a pretty solid start to the new era, and a fairly good introduction for Jodie Whittaker. 14:00 - To be fair, that's how I'd expect a drunken Northerner to react to an alien invasion

I love all of the actors in this. However, Chibnall can catch these hands

Fun fact Mr Whale. Sheffield is a real city and Christopher Eccleston actually comes from there. If you are ever in the UK I'll give you a guided tour!

Series 11 is different from what we’ve seen before. It’s still very much trying to find its voice but I wouldn’t say it’s bad. It’s still very enjoyable

Always thought Tim Shaw reminded me of The Gyver when he first showed up. Also my watch Farscape and Babylon 5 pester comment :) .

22:40 That's what 13 was just wearing until she changed. Quite frankly she looked way better in his clothes than in the ones she picked up.

Hahaa that thumbnail reaction says it all!

I honestly really look forward to these videos!

Be interesting to see if he likes season 11 or not I doubt it but he rarely says he doesn’t like an episode

3:23 Oh look! It's a slime from Dragon Quest!

I remember that I waited a whole year for them to give a good explanation of the Doctor having fallen without getting hurt, and this episode comes and she just crosses a train.

Eat my salad, Halloween!!!

There’s a different tone to this era, but I like it a lot and just don’t vibe with the extreme dismissive attitudes that a lot of folks have. To each his/her own. Love your reactions and always look forward to them.

Your reaction and the cover photo on this video is exactly the same as ours! S11 is visually stunning but boring, S12 gets a bit better but the writing still struggles. Jodie is a great doctor but the writing lets it down. And as for the music, it’s such a drastic change from Epic big orchestra s1-s10 to a few instruments playing quietly in the background which is so hard to get used to!

Can't wait! loved the entire franchise since i was a kid, it's fun watching peoples reactions. It's a shame some people ruin it by dragging everything and being rude to people who like it just because they themselves don't. x love the vids!

It's a markedly different show from the previous years. That does not make it bad, it makes it different. I love this era just as much as the previous years. And as for episode 3 - one of the beat ever along with Vincent and the Doctor from season 5. Much love and Peace to all.+

I was actually pretty excited the first time I saw this episode but now I'm seeing it again it just feels... awkward? Why does Ryan say he'll "search for weird stuff on social media"? Chibnall just seems unable to write natural dialogue and when it's being delivered by a character as wooden as Ryan it's really not great. Sigh. I SO wanted to love this era :/

They changed the musical composer, so the Murray Golden age is no more. The Segun Saga has begun! Honestly, they changed literally everything after season 10.

25:28 David Tennant talked with Jodie about the doctor before started filming season 11

Oh, please do Torchwood! :D

You should totally check out Torchwood my dude :)

People: can we be less judgemental than the last time please? This season has problems, I'm not saying it doesn't. In fact I never even rewatch this season because I strongly dislike the writing, but can we be a bit more respectful. We're all entitled to our own opinions, but we should try to be more constructive when criticising.

I loved this episode, i watched it in the cinema :D P.S. Ryan have dyspraxia, a co-ordination disorder, that's why he struggled so much with bycicles.

1:03 why so intense 😂

Welcome to who has become my favorite Doctor ! And it's not a light thing to say

To me Jodie captures the manic moments that were so crucial to 11. The let down for most people is the writing, personally I don't have issues. But I can see where others have issues

maybe after you're caught up you could listen to big finish you should do storm warning then chimes of midnight in my opinion

Yeah, there's a couple really good episodes in season 11 but overall it's underwhelming. It's watching a group of characters you really love on adventures you couldn't give a shit about. Season 12 is a big improvement though, genuinely really good.

Best part of this episode for me is the tour round my home town

Going from the subtlety and range of Capaldi, to the endless gurning of Whittaker is such a jarring experience.

I think it looks like a Hershey’s Kiss.

I know a lot of people have issues with this series, and that's totally fair, it has it's issues, but after 6 series of Moffat I am just happy for a breath of fresh air

Can’t wait for this

Murray Gold who has done the music from Series 1-10 has left now so now there’s a new composer

Welcome to the new doctor

I liked this premiere, it's fun haha I hope you enjoyed this season

Gotta hand it to the visuals in this- it's all really pretty. The opening scene with the Bike is *chefs kiss*!

Memelord Graham

Yeah I'll be back for finding the TARDIS, the amazon delivery company and the finale.

The new composer uses a new deeper bass sound

i consider s11 one of my favourites. it is really lighthearted in comparison with other seasons and it always make me smile after a rough day!! one thing's for sure!! dont expect anything you've seen before on capaldi's era. jodie's doctor doesn't really stick out for her speeches but for her dynamic and silly attitude imo. love her doctor dearly!!

React to some of the classics with multiple doctors

I was so cheesed by this season that I never even finished it. But I just started watching season 12 and it’s actually not bad so far.

The truth is that Peter Capaldi's era was not the most popular, I loved him (he is my 2and favourite doctor of new who) so just like they did with number 7, the show goes in a very different direction I honestly think, if they had never made season 1-10 and this was presented as a the new show after old who people would have been loving it for its fresh take. The issue is it was such a shake up from the past 10 seasons.

Ok, interesting bit of trivia, Jodie Whittaker and Slyvester McCoy are the shortest actors to have played the Doctor.

My favourite doctor. I just wish we still had Murray Gold :(

Personally, after two years, I'm still waiting for the "she's now the Doctor" moment, and for Yaz and Ryan to develop personalities, but I think there are some who like this Chibnall era thing. so you may be one of them.

Ryan sinclaire DONT YOU DARE

Great episode

one note for this series, count the amount of people that die

Torchwood when?

I loved your reaction to the newer, more-4K/Ultra-HD cinematography of this season. It's definitely something which stands out and is so beautiful to look at. I won't spoil anything but I think another thing which stands out is how amazing Bradley Walsh is as Graham. He's probably not as well-known where you are, but over here in England, he's mainly known as a comedian and game show host (although he has had various serious drama roles too!). I was really blown away by how good and how powerful his acting is in this show. He's nearly brought me to tears loads of times. As you said, he's very like Wilf in how he's a lot older than the usual companions we get. Finally, I don't know if you noticed but there wasn't an opening title sequence for this episode. You've still got that to look forward to. I agree that Segun Akinola, the composer, is a lot different in style to Murray Gold, but he still has a few great pieces of music over time.

Graham is a mood

Who is your favorite doctor?

Seasons 11 and 12 aren't bad. They just aren't great either. At least, not in the sense that the previous seasons were.

Love series 11 one of my favorites

i enjoyed that i got to see a live reaction

I think Jodie does a great job as the Doctor, and she keeps getting stronger in the role as the series continues. Just wish she had a better slate of stories, cause the writing is weak for the most part (with a few very standout exceptions).

Did he just said “long shorts”

Super interesting era. There is some absolutely brilliant episodes imo, and s12 was really great.

Chipnal seems to forget that the whole world now knows aliens exist ever since RTD. You could BS an excuse saying the cracks wiped everyone’s memories but that was the previous universe.