REACTION DOCTOR WHO 11x11, Gallifrey Gals Get Wibbly Wobbly S11Ep11, RESOLUTION 

The saddest news today of the loss of our pal Bernard Cribbins - Wilf Mott, amongst so many other roles in over a half-century career in television, radio, and in films. Your storytelling will always be with us, Bernard, as long as we have memories.

RIP Bernard Cribbins. 😭😭😭

Rest in peace Bernard Cribbins aka Wilfred Mott

A fine example of Chekhov's microwave.

This episode’s a blast! Best showcase for Ryan’s character, honestly. Rest In Peace, Bernard Cribbins.

Rest in peace Wilf. You are forever in our hearts

I really like this episode. Best Dalek episode in years. Now we wait for season 12. Can't wait for Paula to meet O. Bwahaha!

It’s so refreshing to see other people enjoy this era of the show as much as I did. I often wondered if the naysayers were watching the same show as me.

I've said it before, but this Era did Daleks so good, I'm a fan of them now because of this series. We got you guys tearing up again I see, Lol.

Paula enjoys episode (me too!) and refreshingly there’s not a whole bunch of people queueing up to tell her she is wrong!

Personally, I've always thought of a Resolution as something that goes in one year and out the other. I like this story quite a bit and I seem to recall that critically it was pretty well received. I like the "junkyard" Dalek design. This was the only Doctor Who we got in 2019. Can't wait to see what you're going to dive into in Classic Who next. R.I.P. Bernard Cribbins!

Whoop on to series 12!!

The most surpising part of this episode was that chibnall remembers that Ryan has dyspraxia something that seems to have disappeared after the first episode, as a person with dyspraxia i wish it just disappeared, that would make things easier.

I was so heartbroken when I heard the news about Bernard Cribbins' passing. Wilf was the sweetest man in the series, I just straight away think back to his conversation with 10 in the bin-vocci spaceship when they were in space with the engines turned off. Just so many of those beautiful moments. He will be missed greatly. 💔

Glad Katrina and Paula enjoyed this one .Watching again it's better than I remember . Very sad news about Bernard Cribbins , he's been around for so long and done so much and I certainly can't remember not enjoying anything he was in . He could turn a relatively minor role into a memorable much loved character which of course is exactly what he did in Dr Who .

I really love watching you guys watching this. I loved this episode. One of the best directed episodes of Who ever. Really well written. Brings home the fact that the Dalek isn’t the casing. The “I am your pilot” brilliant. The Ryan and his dad scene is obviously outstanding. I get that The Doctor being less central bugs people. But this incarnation doesn’t need that time. Her presence is always felt and she has just as many “Doctor” moments. I really love this regeneration and I love seeing you guys enjoy it. Thanks for another great ep.

This is my favorite Dalek story after Dalek (1x6) in all of modern who. Those two stories are a testament to the fact that one Dalek is more effective and even scarier than entire armies or fleets like other stories have tried to show. For me, every Chibnall story with a classic monster, either with 13 or the other Doctors he's written for, has been the best in modern who. Great reaction!

resolution was so good. the daleks are back and they are scary again!

I can't wait for series 12 reactions jodie's era honestly just gets better and better. I actually love this special probably one of my favorites and I'm glad Paula and Katrina liked it too. I agree that I think the focus on the companions is a good thing because the companions are the people that we as viewers journey along with and relate to. Excited for some classic who too. 😀😀

Doing a rewatch of this playlist and... I agree with Paula here. Great team, love the family vibe, love that everyone lived... It was just fun. And beautifully shot.

I don't know why, but less than a minute in, I got Kaylee vibes from Paula. Don't ask me why. (Jewel Staite in Firefly, for anyone who isn't familiar)

This is one Chinall's better episodes, I have to say. But its because he does draw on the history and lore of the Whoniverse instead of doing his absolute best to mess about with it. Again Yaz is underutilized in this episode, which is something that will become more apparent in Season 12.

Man it feels so liberating to have people like you two enjoy Jodie's run, I also loved a lot of what I saw from her and did not feel like the writing ruined the show. Jodie is my 3rd favourite doctor, I love the companion dynamic, Graham specifically is one of the best companions in the show, and while I'm excited for the next doctor and the return of RTD, I'm gonna miss Jodie a lot when she's gone.

I really liked this one, even the first time seeing it.

This and episode 1 are definitely the best two of series 11. It was a real drag though the fact that this was the only episode released in 2019 and we had to wait a full year for series 12. It's one big logistical criticism of the whole Chibnall run, is the fluctuating calendar (which was already all over the place before Covid). Look back and almost every year we got a new series like clockwork in the autumn - then with Chibnall running the show it started chopping and changing all over the place and with fewer episodes than before for characters and story arcs to bed in. Over Jodie's 5 years in the role, she has a lot less to her name compared to her direct predecessors; and they all got 12 or 13 episodes a series plus a Christmas special. Even Capaldi has more and he got a year off during his run because Moffat was spinning too many plates! Tennant: 47 eps (4 years), Smith: 44 (4 years), Capaldi: 40 (4 years), Jodie: 31 (5 years) And obviously quantity isn't everything (as demonstrated by Ecclestones perfect arc in series 1), but with a show as notoriously varied as Dr Who, it sure as hell helps.

Yes Paula! The episode is soo good :)

So this is where a lot of DW fans and I differ. Because I personally really didn't like the overall writing of the last season, but I LOVED this special. I can't even say specifically what it is that makes it better. It's just something about the writing and the pacing and the humor and the action...it's so much TIGHTER! I genuinely think Chibnall learns from his mistakes, because I found the next series to be a lot better too. But I think a lot of people wrote him off completely after his first outing and that's a shame because it's an upward slope. Also, I think part of what made me appreciate this so much is that while I liked 90% of Moffat's writing, I felt one of his most egregious weak spots was Daleks. Chibnall's first Dalek story MASTERFULLY makes just a SINGLE Dalek absolutely terrifying, which is how it should be. Felt like a spiritually successor to Eccleston's first Dalek episode in that regard. Also also, I think the stuff with Ryan's dad is really good, which makes this feel more like a proper finale to last season than the actual finale.

I love that while Ryan was willing to forgive his father and try to make a relationship we also have Graham's reasonable reaction. He was not going to let the guy who keeps hurting Ryan near him. Companion wise it would be boring if it was always the Doctor and one companion, or two, or three. You change it up.

I can't believe how much I enjoyed this episode the second time round compared to how cynical and stubborn I was the first time round. I think it was so fun and interesting and I really don't know where I got half of the criticisms from on the first watch. And I totally agree Paula, I'm a filmmaker myself, half a cinematographer and half an editor and VFX editor, can always appreciate a pretty shot when it's there. :)

yeah, great episode. Not a big fan of The Daleks, liked only 4 episodes, but Chibnall nailed it. They are scary and threatening again...

As someone who has serious issues with Chibnall's run, I think this episode was underated and do not understand the hate at all.

"Tech skillz, and that's with a ZED" and "Oh mate, I'M THE DOCTOR" are my 2 FAVORITE Jodie moments of this era

Wouldn’t say I *loved* it but felt like a massive improvement over the general rest of the season. And while I felt the season wasn’t a strong start, I thought the stuff with Ryan’s dad and Graham was one of the better dramatic elements, of the episode and the season, as was the research couple. And great action, more so than Tim Shaw. And I’m glad you loved it, of course.

Really glad you both liked this story. Another great reaction, thank you. For me, it's a brilliant episode. Yes, the throwaway thing about UNIT being disbanded was a shock but I'm sure they'll be back under RTD2. As ever, I love the vibe of this Doctor. It's hard to believe that some people vowed never to watch her, they are seriously missing out. Jodie Whittaker and Matt Smith are by far my favourite New Who Doctors (not that they haven't all been great). Why would anyone deny themselves the Thirteenth Doctor?! Anyway, I look forward to seeing your future reactions. Some great stuff, I hope you'll agree!

Because Resolution came so soon after season 11, I don’t think of the Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos as the finale. I think of Resolution as the finale. If you do that, it changes how the season feels.

If that had been my dad taken by the Dalek, I would have This is Sparta his ass out the door and sat down with a cocktail to enjoy the show.

👏👏Awesome SERIES watch! But now I want a GG t-shirt with your two faces & Doctor Who theme...but your merch site has gone WOBBLY WIBBLY 🤪🙃🤣

"I feel like we feel that way about everyone's writing: sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't." A very healthy attitude to have. Seems like with Who anything new gets met with some opposition, to varying degrees, and it's easier to be objective when looking back than as episodes are coming out. Especially with the broader tone changes, like the change in creative teams tends to bring. The fandom is a lot like the Doctor in that way: "Oh, you're redecorated! I don't like it."

I think this is the best episode of the series. I thought the stuff with Ryan's dad was a bit schmalzy, but apart from that it was great, stripped down action and I loved the DIY dalek.

"getting so much better all the time"

I think this was one of the best received episodes of the era. I liked it more than most of the last series overall at least. And I personally never outright *hated* it, (which seems rare on the internet) but I did feel disconnected with it on multiple levels and just thought it was... fine. Underwhelming. A big ol' shrug. Same with that whole Star Wars debacle of The Last Jedi.

This is one of my favourite special episodes. Love the scrapyard Dalek Scout. And Charlotte Ritchie is great. The only other series I've seen her in is 'Ghosts' which is good fun. Great enthusiasm as always ladies, thank you ☺👍

Have to correct you as you said it several times: New Years *Day* special, not eve. Because otherwise there would have been a full year without an episode of Who and under the terms of the contract with the Terry Nation estate, they would have lost the right to use the Daleks (they can keep using them if they're in at least one episode a year, so you'll notice they always make an appearance, however fleeting).

@17:20 a woman's point of view. There's a reason why men's top 10 films are different to a women's top 10 films and so its understandable why you like it compared to a world of men's opinion.

Loved your reaction to this special. I also love this special, it has nearly everything and a great story. Love your enthusiasm and sense of fun with this. Almost can't wait for your reactions to series 12.

Technically, there were 3 less episodes than usual. There was normally 13 episodes, followed by a Christmas (or New Years) special, while series 11 only had 10 episodes followed by a Christmas (or New Years) special.

I shaved my Dad once. Does that count? In my opinion we need these Companions with the Doctor. All together they make the Episode. Very Good Reactions Girls.

Possibly my favourite episode of Chibnall's era. Had a grumble though. Doctor really doesn't look THAT annoyed seeing the Dalek again.

Love your reactions!!! ❤❤

Nah did you cut the most brutal ever Dalek attack?? It was very good but I understand not everything you can keep

one personal little unimportant thing i didn't like about chibnalls run was the lack of christmas specials, i missed that. Also R.I.P Bernard Cribbins,.

"I genuinely cannot remember if he does or not" is one of the most telling comments on this series: The characters are not sufficiently worthy of emotional investment to care if they live or die; the events of individual episodes are not memorable enough to recall whether they lived or died.

Nothing is ruined about the show. On the contrary, in my eyes it was better in this era than ever before. A lot of people have been taken in by anti-propaganda and others just can't stand it when something doesn't live up to their expectations or their taste and then have to rail against it instead of waiting for it to live up to their expectations again and just begrudge others liking it. I really liked this special, even though I'm not a big Dalek fan. I find them rather annoying, but the whole thing was just fun...and yes, Jodie's Doctor is just great.

"Fun" isn't a word that has really applied to series 11 as a whole. Don't get me wrong, there's been loads of fun moments over the previous episodes, but most of Jodie Whittaker's first series has been incredibly po-faced and self-serious, which is a big part of why I didn't connect with it on first viewing (and arguably still don't). Chibnall thankfully took notice of this and the end result is that "Resolution" is an absolute blast and a highly entertaining ride. It's not perfect by any means, and I wouldn't exactly call it one of his strongest scripts, but I still really enjoy the episode. The return of the Daleks (or Dalek rather) plays a big part of this, as this is definitely the best Dalek story since...I dunno, "The Stolen Earth" I guess (RIP Bernard Cribbins). The main story does come about as a result of some contrived and rather nonsensical writing choices, but I can overlook the ridiculous justification for the Dalek literally pulling itself together when the stuff we get after it is so damn fun. The imagery of the Dalek puppeteering Lin by latching itself onto her nervous system is absolutely bonkers, and makes for some nice twisted body horror. The sequence of Dalek-Lin going on a rampage as it attempts to rebuild its casing is highly entertaining, straddling the line nicely between goofy and frightening, in large part thanks to Charlotte Ritchie's dual performance as the terrified archaeologist and the monster controlling her (on that note, I generally do like Lin as a character, and I though her and Mitch were really sweet and fun supporting character, which makes it a shame that the pair sort of fall out of focus later on). Jodie Whittaker's performance is fantastic too, and it really proves that she can really knock it out of the park when she's actually allowed to be the Doctor. Seeing the Doctor put on the back-foot during the whole cat-and-mouse chase elevates the tension and allows us to show how well this new incarnation can act when working under strenuous circumstances, and her confrontation with the Dalek after it finishes constructing its casing (a nice parallel to the Doctor welding her own screwdriver back in episode 1) is a great crackling scene. And the fun doesn't stop there either, as we get to see more scenes of the Dalek flying around, demolishing armies and spouting out some actually rather good dialogue. Even Segun Akinola gets in on the fun, turning out a big and bombastic new theme for the Daleks, which builds nicely off Murray Gold's work while still keeping his own identity. Considering how highly entertaining the whole Dalek subplot is, it's a real shame then that we have to keep interrupting it to deal with Ryan's reunion with his father and the emotional baggage that ensues. When you brought up people not liking this subplot, Katrina, I think what they're referring to is the fact that it doesn't gel with the stuff happening in the other half of the episode. We'll get a big scene of Allison from Ghosts slaughtering innocent bystanders or the Dalek blowing up a tank, and then we'll suddenly cut to a scene of Ryan calling out Aaron for being a neglectful POS. You can see how the two don't really fit together, watching "Resolution" is like watching a chef making a delicious looking trifle and then dumping an entire roast dinner into it - on their own they're absolutely delicious, but eating them both together is just weird and confusing. To their credit, Tosin Cole and Daniel Adegboyega give pretty good performances in their scenes together, and director Wayne Yip does an admirable job at making the tonal shifts work, but it still feels really messy. And the final scene in which the two storylines reach their resolution (haha) feels incredibly clumsy and mishandled. I get that you want the emotional catharsis of the reconciliation and having Aaron die would feel kind of mean-spirited, but I don't really like the idea that *Ryan* is the one who has to go to his dad and make up with him. It's not "The Idiot's Lantern" levels of bad, but it still leaves a rather bad taste in the mouth, as does the fact that the Doctor puts Aaron and Ryan at very real risk of death and doesn't get chewed out for it. There are other issues I have with "Resolution" - the nonsensical decision to include the other guardians and do nothing with them, the fact that Yaz yet again gets nothing to do, the inclusion of the most egregious and laughably textbook example of the "bury your gays" trope. But in the long run, these are issues that I can (mostly overlook) as I generally really enjoy "Resolution", warts and all. It's dumb empty spectacle for the most part, but it's fun spectacle nonetheless, and it brings Jodie Whittaker's tumultuous first series as the Doctor to a mostly satisfying close, and leaves us hopeful for what the future might bring. Whether it would actually deliver, well, that's for another time

This episode was a metaphor for Brexit.

Good episode. Show not ruined yet.

This is an episode that Chibnall dislikers (the non racist and sexist ones) actually don’t mind. I’m part of that group. I don’t like the UNIT/Brexit joke at all, and the wifi family moment is just so cringe (and kinda memed on by all the fandom), and I wasn’t a massive fan of the Dalek vs the army - which is actually most people favourite moment. I think the shakey camera and random fight in the middle of nowhere is off to me. Alas though, majority of us really enjoy the Ryan’s dad story. The Dalek story feels unique and original. The whole cast has great chemistry. And the quirky writing that doesn’t always land, works quite well for once. It’s a fun story, and definitely feels more like a finale than last weeks story. IMDB scores sadly are so skewed by negative review bombers that it is untrustworthy. And definitely not representative of the people who watch the show to enjoy it, instead of only watching it in order to hate it. Chibnalls era is far far from perfect in my eyes. But those episode scores are ridiculously low. There are a few episodes in the era I consider to be 9/10s that are super low, and it’s a real shame.

Honestly, I feel this is one of the best Dalek episodes of the new series. Certainly better then nearly all of Moffats Dalek episodes. It just all *clicks* in ths story.

i really like season 11

Oh, and this is the beginning of Chibnall giving up the coveted Christmas day slot on the BBC to switch it to New Year's Day instead, when hardly anyone would be watching. Even RTD made some snarky comments about that on Instagram back in the day, which makes with think we'll likely get Christmas specials back under RTD2's watch. P.S. For whatever it's worth, I don't really care about Christmas personally, as I'm not Christian, so it's only a secular holiday for me, but from a TV programming perspective, I think it was a really poor choice. 🤷‍♀

I really loved this story I thought it was the best Dalek episode since the Classic days. It's good to see The Daleks actually killing people again which lacked during the Moffat era so Chibnall was on top form with them the only bit I didn't like was the whole Ryan and Dad thing it was holding up the story and that scene should had been cut out and it's a pity you edit out the best bit out of your reaction the part were the Dalek battles the tanks which was my favourite part of the whole episode.

Also, getting rid of UNIT? Thanks, I hate it.

Doctor Who is not one of those shows you should binge its more exciting making it a week to week episode.

So, Jodie's first season comes to an end. Can't wait to see all your reactions to the next season! I'm watching your Gravity Falls series rn and really think you would enjoy The Owl House! It's another Disney cartoon about a human girl trying to learn magic in a Hieronymus Bosch-inspired fantasy world. Maybe a good candidate for the next animated series reaction? ✨

I do have a reason why I do not like this era at all though right now I cannot discuss it. I will say, this episode had me interested until The Doctor whips out a microwave and that stops a Dalek. I love you two though!

Yeehaw 🥳🥳🥳

For me Chibs era was weird. I loved a lot of the episodes like Rosa and it takes you away but some just missed the mark due to me just not enjoying a lot of the stories plots compared to how structured most of Moffats run was. His holiday specials felt the same way but the reason I only enjoyed resolution has to do with something chibnall decides to do plot wise that I won’t say on the off chance the gals decide to read this, but overall a good portion of chibs run was super enjoyable.

It was a good episode, but for a special, in my opinion not great when you compare it to recent (at the time) specials. I liked the fact we got something new with the Daleks both shell & type. Don't like how suddenly Ryan has feelings for his Dad, I don't buy it for a second. I can believe him trying to save his Dad, but not what he said, he could of saved him without the bullsh*t.

story too simple

Not super-fond of Chibnall's repetitive game of let's-try-and-make-you-care-for-the-character(s), only to kill them off pretty immediately or brutally traumatize them in some way. It's even worse with the 'Bury Your Gays' moment with the security guard for me, though. Definitely makes me feel pretty spikey about the story. 😠

The Ryan and Dad scene wasn't needed.

To be fair the reason why you guys like Chibnall's run and Jodie is because the writting is focused on your kind of audience. Your generation and generation's current event issues. I mean anything I say would just be a reiteration of what's already been said particularly if you side the "Nerdrotic's" fan base pov. Writting aside I also think Jodie was very sub par for the role. She wasn't Horrible. No. But for me, her personality was very lack luster and reminded me of that of a 3rd grade school teacher. Patronizingly lame. Weird facial expressions. She never watched the show. She never studied the role. So when the script throws in a joke for her to say (a Doctory joke) she usually just spits it out fast like a mutter and goes right back into being mellow dramatic again. Because she doesn't get it. She doesn't understand the history and it shows in her character. She's doing it because it's what the script says and it's what she's been directed to do. Very impostery. So much so imo that it's held her back from evolving the character to mix with her own persona the way David and Matt and Capoldi had. But ok... you're on board with the woke stuff and the gender agenda plots the show was obviously taylored around. There's still something on the horizon come next season that really puts the ...um... nail in the coffin. They went too far with "creative liberty". I don't want to spoil it. You'll get there. For me it's unforgivable as well for many others.