Reaction, Doctor Who, 6x13, The Wedding of River Song, Gallifrey Gals Get Wibbly Wobbly! S6ep13 

"getting shot by your wife, while your wife is watching together with your best friend, who is pregnant... with your wife"

Ooo that opening statement about not reading the last page of a book is gunna comeback soon

The intro omg "How many pages are left in the book but you don't read the last page" "I like to know where I'm at" (Spoilers below) "Here we are, on the last page." "For once, I want to know where I'm going."

Brigadier Alistair Gorden Lethbridge Stewart first came up in the Second doctors run and has met Doctors 1-7, excluding 6. He's a massive part of the third doctors run in particular :)

Every time I see this episode, I'm always thinking the same thing. The chemistry between matt smith and alex kingston is just freaking amazing ! (god damn, I love their marriage, the intensity of their looks, and the sweetness of their kiss. We can see in the acting of Matt that the Doctor is obviously in love with River at this point of his life.) And ... The 11th Doctor always wear his marriage symbol around his neck even when he didn't know yet he was married. The iconical accessory of THIS Doctor is his proof of marriage whith his beloved wife, River Song. I love Moffat. I really, really Love Moffat.

Oh, the Fields of Trenzalore. And the Fall of the Eleventh. All await! (and we need a new destination.....)

I look forward to the "Pew, Pew - Pew Pew" moment of that intro each week!

The River of time never stops flowing

I don't know how many times I've re-watched this episode. But my body is covered in pen marks...

Great reaction. I also love Amy's moment of realization that she's the Doctor's mother-in-law. 😀

I loved this episode! I loved how Steven Moffat tied it all together. And I thoroughly enjoyed the cameos by Charles Dickens and Meredith Viera! The 'look in my eyes' scene gets me every time, with the musical score and the Doctor's joy! Even watching a reaction video makes me excited! The Live Chess Player (can't remember the actual character's name) was played by Mark Gatiss. Side-effects of Trenzalore include: Attack eyebrows, change in kidney color, and a sense of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimeyness. Do not operate heavy machinery (like time machines) while taking Trenzalore. Consult your Doctor. Thanks for doing these! Enjoy your break! See you in Season 7!

the "cool" part about the brigadier burial is that according to the expanded universe all the doctors went there to pay their respects Ps: Sorry for any mistakes, english is not my first language

2:05 "The last page!"

The eyepatches are a reference to Nicholas Courtney wearing an eyepatch in one story. For the full reveal he spun in his chair to see everyone in them!

The Brigadier was a huge a part of classic Who. He was a quasi companion without actually doing all the traveling. If you want an easily digestible classic Who story that gives you an understanding of the Brigadier and his relationship with the Doctor you should watch The Three Doctors, which was the first anniversary special the show did for the 10th anniversary. It also makes a part of the 50th anniversary cooler when you understand the context of why something has the name it does.

Actually River was at the lake three times. In the suit, on the shore and in Amy.

It's Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and "Brigadier" is pronounced like the animal "deer" and with emphasis on that instead of the "a", so 'brigaDEER' instead of 'briGAYdur'! Also, WHAT AN EPISODE! Can't wait for S7!

There were many memorable parts in this episode, but I really loved the reveal of The Question... the hint of it being the first question, the oldest question in the universe, hidden in plain sight it was so meta. It is after all the oldest question in the Whovian universe and hidden in plain sight because it is the title of the series. Even before the first scene of the first episode of the first season ever, there the question was right in front of us.

That is Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, please.

Mark Gatiss as Gantox, psych! BTW, the spectators at Live Chess were all members of the Doctor Who back office, the production team.

“The question hidden in plain sight: Doctor _Who?”_

My favorite quotes ever "It has turned on.. ma'am" "She didn't get it all from you, sweetie" That whole River speech at the end💔

No matter what anyone else says, I really liked this episode.

So Madame Kovarian "creates" River Song to prevent a universe ending Tardis explosion that occurs after the Doctor goes to meet River who ends up piloting the Tardis during said explosion.

My question is, will Paula see "Pond Life"? That could be a good way to break after the Christmas special and start 2021.

"I just told you my name." The Doctor (Matt Smith)

I love re-experiencing these with you! Please can you watch the Christmas special and then the Pond Life mini episodes before the next series? The latter are easy to miss but worth a quick video.

This finale is bigger on spectacle than it is on sense, but it's still fun if you don't think about it too hard. It's not one of my favorites though. Katrina, that 7th Doctor quote you're thinking of is something like "Brigadier, you were supposed to die an old man, warm in your bed."

For some reason I thought Nicholas Courtney began with Patrick Troughton (the second Doctor). But a look at his IMDB page showed that he played a couple of other characters aside from Colonel/Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, beginning with "Bret Vyon", an agent on the planet Kembel (a Dalek story, no less). I always liked the Brigadier. He had the characteristics of a stereotype of a British officer, without actually being cartoonish; and was, in fact, an admirable character. Which is probably why he was an ongoing character for so long -- Courtney played him so well.

I know they say "Context is for Kings" but in this case, context is a cold hearted bench. I love this episode, particularly Amy's revelation about her relationship with the Doctor 😅

I love River and the Doctor so much. They make my heart melt so you can imagine this is one of, if not my number one favourite episode. I just love them so much, and this whole episode just melts my heart with them!

Good as this arc turned out, I still think Madame Kovarian was criminally underused as a villain, and they did way too many filler eps (between s6 and s7) instead of fleshing out the war against the Silence.

I have never moved faster to get to a video.

Hello Gallifrey Gals. I thought it would be appropriate to let you know how much I appreciate you and your DW reactions. In this time of lockdowns I occasionally get hit with bouts of depression. This week was a very heavy bout, but I knew this reaction, to this episode, was on it's way. Thank you both for sharing your real emotions. I've said many times in the comments that where I cry in the more emotional episodes is where you both cry. 💗 thanks again for sharing.

Finished work for Christmas...and what a way to start the holidays with these two lovely ladies!

OMG! I have laughed & cried with you gals & then laughed some more! THANK YOU for SERIES 6 6+ hrs binge. I guess I now have to wait till next year for SERIES 7. In the meantime I'm just re watching SERIES 12 ready for the New Years Day special here in UK, Woooo WHOOOOOOO!!! Have a wonderful timey wimey, wibbly wobbly Holliday season you gorgeous Gallifrey Gals XXX

Just wanted to say I love watching you two girls. It's my guaranteed weekly uplift. Much love your way 💗💗

YAY!!!! Finally I can binge watch the ENTIRE series 6 with you gorgeous gals in one day, who hoooo! 😁🥰🥰🥰🥰😘

Thank you - was really quite low today, but this was a nice reprieve, always love the videos

Technically David Tennant appeared in three series plus the specials at the end of series four that were spread over a year

Trenzalore. Side effects may include temporal displacement, wibbily-wobbily bowels, headaches, and lymphoma.

Wonderful improvised inspiration for the commercial and side-effects for drug Trenzalore. After quarantine I'd like to see you both in a skit doing just that. So funny.

PAULA LOOK AWAY. Katrina's eyebrow work is epic.

The Wedding of River Song is a very *very* messy conclusion to series 6. It tries to cram a ridiculous amount of plot points into a 45 minute episode and provide a satisfactory conclusion to the highly convoluted story arc, while also setting up mysteries and questions for series 7 to tackle. It really needed a second part in order to properly flesh out the story and provide a satisfying ending to the overarching story, and also explore River's motivations for her actions in this episode, because in the finished product, they feel rather underbaked, and it makes her feel strangely petulant and immature. But in spite of how messy it is, and how much potential gets wasted, I still rather enjoy this one. The sheer quantity of mad visuals and ideas that are thrown into the first half of the story are absolutely delightful, and really makes me wish that this whole thing had taken up an episode in its own right. Matt Smith is excellent as always, especially in that little scene where he learns about the Brigadier's death (a very touching moment that lands with a lot more weight once you've seen Nicholas Courtney's appearances in Classic Who), and there are loads of great moments scattered throughout. I don't think it's a great finale - it certainly doesn't hold a candle to The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang - but it's still quite a bit of fun, even if it is a bit rushed

Brigader Alastair Lethbridge? Ouch!

Just a Doctor Who fan take the time to find the track who plays when the Doctor forgives River and when Amy remember him and plays it in reversa

Thank you both!

Nice finale - it's really one of those where a lot happens but at the same time not a lot happens.

The Christmas party was awesome.. seasons greetings!

Please oh please do the Christmas special and release it on Christmas Eve since it’s a Thursday this year Like I know you two like to take breaks between seasons, but it’s Christmas time and it lines up so perfectly. And then you could take your break afterwards.

Yes we are getting a Christmas special.

Paula: Maybe I won't look up how many seasons Matt Smith is in. Also Paula: So 12 now? And Jodie did 2, and Capaldi a few, and we finished 6 with Matt so... [math gears turning] 😂

I hate spoilers myself, but let's be serious even first time around there were plenty of spoilers given out officially. They often showed us which enemies were coming before the season even started, the doctor quitting and who would replace them was big news beforehand, etc. etc. So I don't really have a problem with giving a few hints away here and there. There are plenty of big reveals in store always for the little ones not to hurt very much.

Checked this out over a weekend... And now I caught up with it. Crap. Well... One more episode later this week I guess. Look forward to it =)

Brigadier General Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge--Stewart. Quite a name.I guess they shortened it to just part of his title and his last names. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

The Brigadier appeared in two stories under the then present 2nd Doctor, a whole string of stories with 3, two under 4, two under 5 and one with 7.

Yeah... don’t read the last page too soon.

Katrina, if you two are going to Series 7, make sure Paula first watches "Doctor Who: The Movie" to help with the back half of that season (you two don't necessarily need to do a reaction video for it).

I have waited for this😍

Paula you looking up how many seasons matt smith is in is like Katrina saying i want to jump to the last episode of season 3 of tng, and without any hints we all know you wouldn’t allow that, to quote river song “spoilers” so resist the temptation

Brigadier is a level of general rank in military ground forces. One star generals are Brigadier Generals. 2 stars are Major Generals. 3 stars Lieutenant generals (an oddity there major vs lieutenant). 4 stars has no special prefix. Brits likely have mild variance from all that. Brigadier is pronounced Brig-a-deer.

its coooooooming its commmmmmmming

Never look at the last page Paula, just rip it out.

You should watch a River Song's whole life compilation when you reach the Singing Towers.

I love how Amy keeps seeing and remembering things no one can. Is that the crack´s fault, or is it something gingers do (I remember Van Gough showed the same hability)? And loved the part (you skipped) "-Cleopatra mentioned you. -What did she say? -"Put that gun down!"..."

Paula! No lookie! No touchie! Bad Paula! Bad!

This is the season 6 finale

Well, we all know whats next... Puddles of tears from you both...

I heard the 2020 Christmas Special is going to be late...because of course it is. Freaking 2020.

You know, I kind of wondering how the legal system works in the future. River was already in prison when the silence decided to kidnap her and use her to commit the crime she was imprisoned for. are there some kind of legal causality laws that forbid cops from interfering in crimes that haven't been planned yet? And how exactly did they decide 'when' to arrest her? it would be wrong for them to arrest her before she actually did it, but since the crime happened 3000 years ago, they would have to somehow guess when in her personal timeline she was already guilty. So many questions...

good finale. not as good as series 5 or a few later ones but good. a lot of fun and the doctor finally trusts river fully. indeed river does not kill the doctor. it is maybe a little rushed by i think it makes it more fun that way. its more packed than rushed. 9/10.

Love it so much ❤️❤️❤️

Yes!

Love how this explain how River misses. She woulod never miss, more so if it killed the Doctor.

Tennant had 4 seasons. One season was only the Specials.

Mark Gatiss plays the chessplaying Gantok

Trenselor? It'll put an end to all your worries 😊

Yep. Not easy cramming all that in... Tied up with a bow. Kind of.

Are u going to watch the mini’s before series 7?

Figuring out the timeline is really not that hard if you put your mind to it (just look up one of the Doctor/River's flowcharts)

Technically in Indiana Jones his father hates Rats so him saying I hate Rats works.

At least you are crying in a good way.

_Trenzalor®_ is not for everybody. Side effects include wibbling, wobbling, excessive timey-wimeyness. If constant crying jags persist for more than two series, or your mind remains blown by the time of the next Christmas Special, please consult _your_ Doctor. Whether your Doctor is Eccleston, Tennant, or Smith is dependent on age and personal preference.

I would be curious to see what Katrina thinks about the last two seasons.

Just discovered this channel, as I follow Paula on her boardgaming channels. Didn’t realise she was a sci fi fan as well. Hope you enjoy the rest of Matt Smith’s reign as well as Capaldi’s. I thought both were good and Capaldi became one of my favourite Doctors. Unfortunately, I really tried liking Whittaker’s first season, but it seemed like a completely different show, and after being a fan of Doctor Who since my early teens I have stopped watching new Who. Put it this way ,Chibnall is no Moffat or Davies, however you may think differently. Hope you enjoy it though.

I hate the robot doctor ending so much especially considering earlier in the season they both establish Gangers but also that the Doctor's Ganger could have survived so why not it just be his ganger who died... or the original, or one of them died and we have to eternally guess which one

Trenzalore?........I don't want to go

Cant walt for series 7..my favourite

damn man, not reading the last page of the book. what a fucking line.

They have another season to go

Just out of interest has anybody tried getting a date by inviting the other party to ‘texting and scones’? Does it work? Asking for a friend!

Amy doesn't Rory

I feel like Paula will get 5 episodes into series 7 and quit.

roll on s7

6x13 would have been the ideal exit for Amy and Rory. What Moffett did to them in season 7 was cruel and unforgivable. He was just as cruel to Clara with her exit. They all deserved better.

Katrina, will you eventually please get Paula to react to "An Adventure in Space and Time"? The emotional impact is powerful, and we love seeing Paula get emotional.

This might be a long comment, so sorry about that in advance. I have a lot to get off my chest in regards to series 6. I’d like to stress to anyone who might get offended that this is only MY OPINION, don’t treat it as anything else. Firstly, I'll start off with why I think series 6 as a whole doesn't work. The Doctor using the teselecta is a cheap get out of jail card, which doesn't even make sense because the Doctor started to regenerate in "The Impossible Astronaut". The teselecta is a machine operated by humans. It shouldn't have been able to replicate a regeneration. It would've made slightly more sense if it was a flesh duplicate of the Doctor, but that thread was completely dropped and never mentioned again after AGMGTW. Also, the whole premise of the series is kind of ridiculous. They teased us with the possibility of the Doctor dying, but we all knew it was a bluff. As a result, the level of dramatic tension and suspense wasn't as much they probably hoped. We were simply waiting to see the answers to all of our many, many questions and find out how the Doctor got out of it in the end. Of course we knew he would. It would've helped if the answers were at all satisfactory. The series collapsed under its own weight. It was simply too "grand" and "epic" for its own good. I hate that River was willing to put all of reality in danger and wasn't willing to let the Doctor die for the sake of the universe just because she loves him too much. She comes across as a desperate, deranged and clingy girlfriend. Why was it necessary for the Doctor and River to get married? It felt so OTT and dramatic for absolutely no reason. I guess the Doctor did it to appease River Song, which is really weird.... We're supposed to be touched and feel emotional because of all of that, when it's just a token gesture by the Doctor? To make matters worse, all of the emotional build up and drama throughout the episode and the whole series felt so cheap, unnecessary and manipulative, when the teselecta twist was revealed. Throughout the series we were told that it was DEFINITELY the Doctor who was shot at the beach. Not a robot, not a duplicate. Then out of nowhere, at the eleventh hour (see what I did there) it's revealed that it was a robot all along! That's not a good twist after a whole series' worth of build-up, anticlimactic is what it was. It’s made even worse considering the Doctor figured out a plan like 10 minutes into the episode. Why didn’t he just tell River his plan then? Why did he waste so much time and put us through all of that melodrama? Even if we are to believe the Doctor rewrote time, how is that possible? I thought it was a fixed point? It can’t be rewritten, not to that extent. I mean, surely time would sense It’s not really the Doctor getting shot, but just a robot? There are some people who say that it was the teselecta all along, but even if we are to (hypothetically) accept that, doesn't that undermine and make irrelevant all the emotional journeys of all our main characters? Also, it was never even explained how the Silence were able to control and blow up the Tardis in the previous series' finale and why they were willing to put all of reality in danger just to stop the Doctor from getting to Trenzalore? They were trying to save reality by destroying all of reality? Makes sense. Another thing that doesn't make sense. If everything in this episode happened in an "aborted timeline" li; how did that solve anything? Surely Madame Kovarian and the Silence should still be out there in our universe? The emotional impact of Amy and Rory losing their daughter is completely glossed over. Mel being revealed to be River and growing up alongside Amy and Rory all along is a ridiculous attempt at softening the blow of them losing Melody. Amy and Rory's lives have been completely messed up; their daughter turns out to be this older woman they've been running around with for a while and their trouble making childhood friend, AT THE SAME TIME! The trouble is these twists seem to happen just for the sake of it. There's never any significant weight or gravity put into these situations because the emotional turmoil that must have surely taken place for Amy and Rory is never explored. As a result of that, the emotional impact and consequences of the story are diluted because the people involved don't really feel like real people. They just feel like plot devices needed to connect all the dots. They're pawns on Moffat's chess board that need to be moved around in order to advance the bigger story. There's an emotional distance and coldness to this series and that's a big problem.

Take a break, recharge your batteries, watch some Rick n Morty - excellent reaction as always ladies. Jus wondering will you be reacting to the mini-sode after the Christmas special before season 7 starts?

ugh a last page reference and she doesnt even know!

Pronounced brig - ah - deer.