Doctor Who 'Wild Blue Yonder' REACTION 

Regarding the Doctor saying both mavity and gravity, Timelords have been established as having a greater ability to remember events that no longer happened. The most obvious example is probably how Eleven never forgot Rory even though he was removed from the timeline, while Amy forgot him quickly. The Doctor's aware history has been changed because of Donna saying mavity and adjusted to it, but he still remembers the original word.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love weird stuff and compared to many things I've seen it wasn't all that weird, but yeah, by Doctor Who standards, that was a strange one. Still a load of fun.

Honestly can’t wait for deepa’s reaction to this one. It’ll be in 2026 but that’s ok. Shes a queen, she can establish her own pace.

I can already imagine Deepa's reaction to some of the effects 😂

Absolutely loved this episode. CGI was a bit unconvincing but idc about that. Tennant and Tate were brilliant. Every time Not-Doctor smiles or smirks, it's just so menacing. I love it. It was so simple and so awesome. It made me care about Jodie's stories more than her entire era did. Because the Flux arc ended without ever clarifying whether the universe still existed or not. To hear him say that half the universe is just gone and he feels responsible... idk how they're going to deal with this in one episode. Or is Ncuti's doctor going to follow this arc? The star beast wasn't all that impressive for me. It worked, but I didn't love it. This episode got me excited for Doctor Who again.

outside of the visual effects that i guess could be a bit divisive, i actually found this episode really really spooky, in kind of a similar way to Midnight where they never truly know much about the enemy, that it's formless (to our knowledge) except when it assumes another's identity, etc. also in addition to this gimmick being budget friendly as you mentioned, i'd say it was very smart getting your best actors to play the episode's villains, cus you can be confident they'll do a great job being scary (not to say that there aren't other villains in the show played by great actors), on top of the concept itself being surreal and scary. i found Tennant's demeanor as his copy especially to be like, so intensely creepy and discomforting i couldn't help but love this episode based on that alone. and i personally found the effects to help the creepiness of it, though it seems like maybe they stylistically took you out of it a bit, which is fair too

Fun fact: They didnt use cgi for the scene where david has long arms, he can just do that!

When the ship says “coliss”, it sounds like a Québec french swear word (“câlisse”), which made me laugh out loud when I heard it. It’s like out of nowhere in a dr who episode a disembodied voice just said “fuck” with no context 😂

The last episode convinced me the show was back up to competence. This episode convinced me the show was back up to EXCELLENCE.

Seeing Donna talk about the flux was mental, I was like oh shit yeah it’s the same world 😂

I think this episode definitely benefits from a second viewing, in my opinion it's more enjoyable once you've got a handle on what's going on. That said I still enjoyed it the first time I saw it, the sudden realization that the Doctor that Donna was talking to wasn't the real one gave me chills! And i think the whole idea of the creatures not understanding 'slow' and the captains slow plan to beat them was absolutely brilliant, classic Doctor Who that's up there with Midnight for me.

I like how Russell is slowly setting up major villains in these episodes (possibly for future episodes or season finales) like how the Meep mentions The Boss and now Doctor wishing he hadn’t invoked a superstition on the edge of the universe. Very interested in where these plot threads will lead!!!

I cannot WAIT for Deepa to see this episode 😂 Great reaction as always Luke!

I spent the entire episode leant forwards and hardly breathing, the suspense and mystery made this episode amazing to me. Then I rewatched it and didn’t enjoy it as much, the mystery and doppelganger confusion was what kept me engaged first time around.

I watched this episode 3 times and it still creeps me out 😮😮😮

Been waiting for this reaction :D the "my arms are too long" thing is going to freak me out for years to come. The scares in this episode were very on point. Also The Doctor calling Isaac Newton hot? So good :D

I know it's quite a bit down the line, but Deepa is going to HATE this episode and I'm so here for it lol

I loved this episode so much!! It felt so classic Who and really didn't expect the Flux to be talked about! I also love that ten and fourteen are actually different whilst still being the same!

Such a great reaction 😂 Love it

Amazing episode. Ark in Space vibes.

I loved it. 9/10.

I got heavy Midnight vibes from this one. A terrifying being that needs you to DO so it can BE. I honestly expected them to actually reference it.

I think 'mavity' is going to be a silly joke that will turn out to be the basis for saving the Wolf. I mean, the Bad World.

Your end feelings remind me so much of Deepa reacting to anything weird 😂

You're right, the highlight was the ending. When I watch reactions I turn to that bit first, just to see the joy and (sometimes) the tears.

I thougjt it said Kaleds too. Loved your reaction!

Watch it again. I've seen it three times now. It gets better each time...

This episode had me HOOKED. I was scared, amused, tense and loved the silly cgi. Also can i just say i genuinely thought they were gonna kill off donna this ep. They did it to me last ep and tricked me again i was like sobbing until she got saved 😭

I did enjoy the episode, it just didn’t feel much like an anniversary special to me - apart from the Doctor Donna and of course Wilf’s return, there really wasn’t much in the way of celebrating the history of the show?? I wish the Doctor’s duplicate had said something like “ooh, I’ve never copied someone who’s had so many faces before” and then for maybe just one line of dialogue we could another Doctor, or even the duplicate saying “oh, this isn’t the first time you’ve seen a copy of yourself, is it? what happened to the other copy? oh…oh, I see, and how is Rose?” - the amount of missed opportunities for references based on an alien COPYING THE DOCTOR’S MIND really breaks my heart

When are you going to react to the giggle and I enjoy your reactions they're awesome

Luke, I’ve been watching Dr Who since the classic series and I remember watching some of William Hartnell’s Doctor’s adventures when I was a very little child - so I’m 60 basically! - and Wild Blue Yonder gave me the same spooky chills as I’ve had with classic Who and some of new Who - a bit like a modern take on the first episodes of classic Who like The Wheel In Space, The Mind Robber and The Ark In Space. Loved it - and I’m sure ‘newer’ Who will bring more, too. I can forgive any effects that don’t seem perfect as I was brought up with imperfect effects but imperfections hidden better on a little 405-line mono tv set. Great seeing your reaction. I watch yours and Deepa’s reactions, too; they are a great cheerer-upper on a cruddy day. 🙂

I actually prefer this special to the Star Beast one and enjoyed it a lot once it got going yet despite that I don’t think it’s an amazing episode. The main thing it had going for it is the horror/unnerving vibe of it which is rare in Doctor Who, but it felt random. I didn’t like the skit at the beginning, which felt like filler, and while I enjoyed the Not-Things they have no connection, as far as I’m aware, to any past episodes of Doctor Who so it doesn’t feel like it belongs in a “60th anniversary special”. While I didn’t like the 1st special quite as much at least Beep the Meep, who I did love, was from an old Doctor Who comic so it paid some homage to Doctor Who history unlike this one.

One of my favourite episodes in a WHILEEEE. It’s so good

Loved this episode. Reminds me a lot of "Midnight" in a good way.

I’m so glad that my thoughts of ‘wtf’ were yours too😂

What an amazing Episode!

i thought it was alright. i feel like it tried to be what Midnight was, but Midnight was such a good story it kind of failed i wanted it to be more spooky as well also i can’t wait for deepa to watch this episode, and completely forget who wilf is

I really, really found this episode creepy. I doubt I’ll willingly rewatch this episode, except for Wilf’s appearance at the end. Wilf definitely saved the episode for me.

Let's see what happens when RTD writes an episode while doing drugs!!! 😆

I was totally the same as you - didnt know if i liked it or not. On a second viewing, i enjoyed it much more, but still don't find it as amazing as some other viewers seem to. I thought it could be spookier and darker in places, and while some of the CGI was outstanding, other bits were just cringe! I've accepted this episode for what it is, but now i just need to see 'The Giggle' 😊

Hi Lukeyread! Love your DW reactions. If you're confused as to whether you enjoyed this episode or not, that means you did not enjoy it. We are all glad Russell T. wants to push the sci-fi boundaries of Doctor Who but I feel this episode was specifically for the DW fans who continuously claim that 'Doctor Who needs to be scary again.' It seems the only thing all the fans enjoyed in this episode was the appearance of Wilfred (Bernard Cribbins RIP).

I didn’t enjoy the episode. My expectations/hopes though were for something more anniversary themed. At the moment it feels like a celebration of season 4 not of 60 years. But I have high hopes for The Giggle. On rewatching I think this is Russell doing his equivalent of one of the Toymaker’s games and I see parallels between this and the Hartnell episode, so perhaps a weird prelude to next week.

My opinion it was bad like u says it was crazy and all over the place

I didn't like this episode at all just my opinion

Race swapped a historical figure and it was just a whole hour of wasted content that could have been spent CELEBRATING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY. This celebration is so dire, we may as well just be watching some Disney plus mini series where they bring ten and Donna back for a prequel. Because this 60th anniversary so far hasn’t spent a single second celebrating the show

When this episode wants to be great, it’s absolutely great. David’s monologue in the cockpit, David and Catherine acting their chops off as both characters they’re playing and the general tone of a kind of supernatural horror we’ve never seen before is just bone chilling. The no things are one of the best concepts the show has come up with. That stuff is up there with Midnight, The Impossible Planet, Forest of the Dead and Waters of Mars for me. And Wilf’s cameo… what more needs to be said? 🥹 But unfortunately this episode also has a lot of stuff weighing it down, chief among them for me is the tonal whiplash from the “mavity” subplot. It’s dumb, it’s stupid and it doesn’t fit this episode at all. (And the less said about the unnecessary race swap the better.) But more importantly, I also found the CGI to be incredibly distracting. Even when it was good, it wasn’t fitting. I can appreciate the talent involved in some places but at the same time, I didn’t find the plasticky nature of the no things to be off putting. And not in a good way, in a “I’m watching a TV show with bad effects” kind of way. I just don’t think that angle could work, maybe if the no things had been gaseous beings like the Gelth it would have worked better and the shifting walls was the old captain’s attempt to cut them off from each other as they can’t pass through the walls, and emphasised that they literally do not understand physical matter as they are not physical beings. But as it stands, those scenes took me out of an episode I was otherwise very much invested in. Realising that Doctor and Donna weren’t speaking to each other was one of the most terrifying feelings I’ve had watching something in a long time. Overall, a huge improvement in writing, tone and story from Star Beast but for one of the last times we’re going to see David as the Doctor? In spite of this episode’s strengths, it’s still hugely disappointing as a special of the show.