I apologise for the late upload- I briefly mention it throughout the video but this week just passed was quite hectic over here in the lead-up to Christmas. I hope you still enjoy though and I have lots more content planned to release shortly, so stay tuned! Thanks again for all of your patience
Literally just 3 missing episodes from series 4. Donna's story should have ended then and not continued and retconned so easily. Nothing shouted out special to me.
While I was patiently awaiting the upload it lead me to watching the husbands of river song, I swear I have not rewatched that, what the hell even was that, glad your upload came through before I finished it. Also have just watched Daleks master plan from all your raving, shit was crazy, an actual mental story. Feel as I could watch it all again. I now understand the need to recover more of that, it’s so sick!!! Great video man, favourite creator, you’re the goat!!
Setting aside the bi-generation stuff, the part that I didn't like was how they got rid of the toymaker. The toymaker was set out to be this god that has all these powers and had the master in his TOOTH and he lost because he didn't catch the ball💀💀💀. Other than that I did like it but that part kind of ruined for me. EDIT: I know he most likely will come back but the way he lost in this episode was crazy.
RTDs rush endings are acts of self-vandalism. He is good at setting up a situation, but he is terrible at resolving them... and always has been - it is the same thing he was repeatedly criticized for during his first run as showrunner.
I agree that Power of the Doctor felt more properly like an anniversary special than the actual specials did. Thanks for the shoutout btw, glad you enjoy the channel, always nice to see in you the comments. I enjoy twice upon a time myself, except for how it gets the first doctor wrong. I like that it's not an evil plan. I understand you saying that the star beast needs more time to work properly. the Big Finish audio is an hour and forty-five minutes long and much more fleshed out, I recommend giving it a listen. I have a review coming for it soon. I really hope we get a rest from the Master, he needs a break.
I feel like the specials were great but they kept screwing up the ending. Star beast: “dinsey” type ending Wild blue yonder: tardis just rescues them(but the almost death of donna and seeing wilfred made it better) The giggle: toymaker somewhat felt lowered in priority in the end? I’m not sure how to describe it but I think it’s that the toymaker just sits in a big gun for like 5 to 10 minutes then win against him with a game of catch instead of something like how it was the first time around where the doctor had to outsmart the toymaker
do people not know that people in wheelchairs .... arent completely unable to use their legs...? like some people can stand and walk and move their legs they just cant do it all the time which is why they have wheelchairs LMAO
The ending of the giggle ruined it for me, the bi generation was fine but they just threw a ball around and the toy maker didn’t catch it? what kind of ending is that? couldn’t they have just dropped it on the ground and proclaim to have won? really does seem like russel t davies wrote himself into a hole with that one
"Twice Upon a Time" is good actually and I'm not being a twat about it. It encapsulate everything of the Moffat/Capaldi era, concludes 12th Doctors' arc giving him some peace of mind, and the point of "nothing happens" that connects to the WW1 Christmas history is sweet and poignant. If you had a problem and call it a "nothing burger" I'm not gonna say you "missed the point" but I understand where ya come from. Also the 1st Doctor stuff is a joke, I rewatch it years later and while I am slightly irked at some of it, The First Doctor was a fine addition to the story
Yeah when criticising the episode I try and steer clear from the 1st Doctor aspect of it because while its a little bit grating to me, its not really a big deal and doesn't cut to heart of the issue for me which is that its just boring. Not an entertaining piece of television and definitively not as smart as it thinks itself to be. It really reminds me of the finale to Sherlock Series 4. In that- some moments I like but mostly really *really* dumb.
I've a hard time getting used to the fact that there are 2 DT doctors out there, so I just headcanon that 14 & his tardis will just, disintegrate one day, infinity war style OR that him & his tardis eventually lose their powers and he dies of old age & tardis just becomes a box
I did not expect to end up in the video💀. Just to clarify I don’t really know anything about the actress and I forgot the characters name but I swear I saw her standing up in one of the scenes but idk I haven’t seen anyone saying anything about it. Not trying to hate on the actress though
The toymaker losing to a game of catch (p.s he sat there the entire time with the railgun pointing directly at the doctor whilst he regenerated/bigenerated and did nothing), the MCU-esque portion of panning to all of the characters for them to go “WHATTT???” after the bigeneration, the way that they get Ncuti to console tennant as if neither of them remember that the doctor has lost his entire home planet and countless others much more meaningful than the few who died this episode, Ncuti saying its okay I’m here for you as if that’s supposed to mean anything like we have no idea who you are yet mate. Shambolic episode.
I think the only logical place they could’ve done guest spots with the previous Doctors would’ve been during Wild Blue Yonder, when the “Not-Things” were trying to copy Tennant. They could’ve morphed to a previous Doctor while they were trying to work out the Doctor’s memories.
was looking forward to this one, i just want to say that you're single handedly caring whotube (idk if thats a term i just thought of it now). Your videos are always opinionated, hilarious, and informative, i dont ever leave comments like this because I lowkey find it kinda cringe but I just got to say you really do make good content and the best doctor who content on the platform. Its so nice to find a doctor who channel that doesn't regurgitate the same who culture ass basic talking points, Chibnall defender too, Chibnall hate is so ridiculous, its nice to have a level headed person talk about it without immediately writing it off. Just being a reasonable and entertaining doctor who youtuber is so hard to find now. Keep up the good work and please never get a profile picture the blank icon is so iconic. also the 11 and kate fraud jokes are so funny best running joke maybe ever
I really enjoyed all three specials, and I was thrilled to see the Toymaker back. I loved NPH in the part, but I was expecting to - anyone who saw him in “American Horror Story” knows he plays a great psycho lol. I am actually really happy that RTD is back.
The thing with Gatwa being without his trousers... they shared clothes I think. Tennant got the shoes, Gatwa the socks, etc. That means Tennant lost his underwear and is just wearing his trousers with nothing beneath. I'm sorry.
@dwfan91- easy. Holographic clothes. Jodie was naked during her Regeneration. Now, you can imagine what her and Yaz were up to before she dropped her off... Big Finish, time for your adult only branch to get to work
@@dwfan91- my main disappointment is that Ncuti would have brought an insane amount of awesome energy to Star Beast and Wild Blue Yonder if he saved them for his series.
I will say that I’ve been rewatching new who heaps to fill in the gaps between specials and just introducing it to some friends who haven’t seen it before and I have a better appreciation for chibnall’s era. (I reckon your perspective has definitely helped so thank you) I do really believe that it would have been incredible to have a non male writer for the first female doctor as I do still have issues with how women are written in Doctor who (not all of them but most) but I also know that chibnall made the power of the doctor - fantastic episode which is 100% is better than the 3x60th episodes. I honestly just hope if Jodie ever comes back as a Doctor in the future for any reason she gets given some redemption from the fans. But as a part of the queer community I’m so beyond excited for a Ncuti Gatwa- this is massive for the world and he’s perfect for this next step. Also let’s keep adding more queer representation as I really want to be able to forget that time Moffat wrote two queer characters with no names just ‘the thin one and the fat one’ and just killed them anyway like what the hell was that.
That last one was just an idiotic comment lol. To that guy: wheelchairs aren’t just for people who have zero use of their legs at all. Other people who use them include those who can walk, but incredibly slowly with tremendous difficulty (my stepbrother falls into this category) and people who can only stand for a very short time, usually just long enough to relocate to another seat while on public transportation or something. Shirley Bingham likely falls into that latter category.
The star beast is actually a classic who story as it's based off a comic with the Fourth Doctor from 1980. There is a Big Finish Audio of it with Tom Baker as well.
I want to make the case for TUAT: it was filled with mystery and a high sci-fi concept that hadn't been explored before (and was less well explored in Demons of Punjab which also seemed to be quite anti-Hindu) and explored this concept of the doctor being "tired of adventure" better than the Giggle. It wasn't perfect, but it was better than "nothing burger" imo. And Capaldi could perform the phone book and it would be riveting.
I must confess I do not find it mysterious nor better than Demons of the Punjab but it does arguably pull off the idea of the Doctor being tired better than the Giggle. The episode itself is not better but that aspect is superior
The 60th Anniversary Specials hardly had any reference to Classic Who. The Anniversary specials are supposed to celebrate that which came before it, as The Power of the Doctor brought back the Classic Doctors, so the 60th Specials get a 20% rating from me. I really enjoyed the Specials from the Chibnall era.
I would have thought that The Star Beast would be the special that split the fandom rather than The Giggle. The Star Beast was the Wokest episode of Doctor Who ever made. The Giggle was less offensive than The Star Beast unless you take into account the actual so-called Bi-generation, regeneration scene that could've done it.
i liked wild blue yonder the best. the other two were trying to do to much in my opinion. the giggle felt rushed there was so much going on and the ending was poop like we’re meant to believe the toy maker is some godly creature then he gets beat by a game of catch come on mannnn
Dude. It’s the WHONIVERSE Russell T Davis needs more Doctor. So how better to increase the universe than to have two doctors. Dibs on seeing a DoctorVerse FILM vs TV in the next 3 years 😅
Chibnall did not include new doctor/companion because RTD was going to incorporate them in the 60th. If that is true then RTD..........dropped the ball by not doing so.
I hope this guy never actually makes a profile picture. I think the fact that he doesn't have one even at 10.5k subscribers, makes his lack of profile picture the way how I officially recognize him.
On a side tangent: While I do think there might've been some spite while making Spider-Man: LOTUS, the creator very much made it clear on his social media not to use his work to shit on the MCU movies
I remember before they started working on it, their personal account was basically an MCU hate account- I'm not even saying I disagree with it being a bad adaption or whatever (I don't particularly care for the trilogy even NWH) but for example when there's all the messages of them saying "this movies gonna be far better than sh**ty Far From Home!!" it makes it harder to give it the benefit of the doubt if you know what I mean.
@dwfan91- Yeah, way before the movie was announced, Gavin would post a lot about how he didn't like MCU Spider-Man, but he's changed a lot since then. I agree that it colors the movie differently, but again, he was very consistent about how he didn't want people to use his movie to shit on other movies even when all we had was the suit reveal
@@frightening_volleyball1231 Nah I'm not talking about the infamous messages I'm talking about stuff I saw with my own eyes💀 I remember when the film was first announced and because of the dudes behaviour before hand I couldn't be as hyped as everyone else seemed to be. Then all that stuff came out and everyone turned on him which seemed unfair and slimy but thats the way a certain website with an X goes
I understand why people want Susan to return, but honestly, I hope they never do that. Why? Because I think Big Finish did it perfectly with An Earthly Child and the whole Lucie Miller/To the Death storyline. And let's be real, RTD would most likely ignore all that stuff if he brought Susan back. Like he ignored the Toymaker's EU appearances and Beep the Meep's previous stories.
While I too like those stories, there still is a massive open door for Susan to come back. I like giving writers more options instead of limiting them and not having Carol Ann Ford for the 60th is a massive miss just as it was not having her in the 50th.
Wth were 15th new words? I mean I know them but the fact that he was "what the h is going on here" was a mistake. HE KNOWS. I know other regenerations were confused but this one was not (it was a whole thing, cuz he was clear enough to know he's ok, therapy out of order, figure out what happened and probably why cuz myths in the presence of Toymaker - BUT somehow he is saying that line...?!). Not to mention that if they don't re-merge later the therapy out of order doesn't make sense atm or why he was ok right away. Plus it's stupid to think 14 is just gonna chill for too long, it's just not who he is/was...and he's not anything new for it to make sense. If he remembered the Division bs...(which sadly not reconned to be the Master, yet) then maybe but he still doesn't. -------- Maybe he didn't want B. Piper back because she on that panel with Eccleston where he told them to sack everyone. But also Rose has the human Doctor ....how would that work? It might have...and the human one becomes the Valeyard wanting more regenerations.
RTD I've come to the conclusion just can't write sci fi fantasy .... He can do soapy kitchen sink drama narratives quips and quotes and he can hype things up as the biggest thing ever ... Sure but ....my goodness me the fact he gave us three empty hours of "that's pretty entertaining" style episodes for its 60th anniversary ....ripping off what Moff achieved beautifully Capaldi's era across THREE series ...40 episodes! Twice Upon a time did the narrative of self healing and reflecting on traumas so 13 could be baggage free ...worked! The transition from 12 to 13 imo made sense and why imo it was a colossal success ...like I can watch Series 10 to the initial series 11 episodes and it feels organic ....this wasnt this was forced "nostalgia bait" to act as series 4 the sequel ... To do its job of making doctor who a brand and not a show ... And I agree with the poster saying EOTD/LOTSD/TPOTD are far stronger than TSB WBY TG ... hands down it showcases things better I feel and agree that the giggle is a reductive version of POTD ... The toymaker isn't the master
@@andrealiee thank you ... I feel Dr who sadly is now adhering to modern entertainment of accepting mediocre entertainment with high praise showing that we eat anything up ... Nothing happened in the 3 hours that basically didn't already happen in power of the doctor... Ncuti deserves better ....those thinking his launch episode will get Whittaker first series numbers will be disappointed ....Christmas day is a ratings dead zone ....and TV isn't a huge factor of entertainment these days unless it's a big live event ....these specials were the shows last chance to grab a huge audience and it didn't ... Ncuti won't get those numbers even ....and soon the BBC is going to eat itself up
I'm so glad you mentioned that you're not a fan of Rose. Neither am I but I've been too afraid to say it in case I'd be chased with pitchforks! Didn't like Starbeast much at all, Wild Blue Yonder was far better ... until it had the floppy arms & the real Doctor and Donna were both able to just casually walk past these seemingly scary monsters -- it just didn't seem believable from then on. But I loved The Giggle & even the bi-regeneration scene but after that, again it kinda went a bit south for me in some parts. Still, I'm looking forward to the Xmas special (except for the musical/ theatrical interludes) & so on. Love your vids.
As much as I loved that 14/10 got to live with a family after thousands of years of adventuring, I would have rather they gone with the straight-forward regeneration. Mostly because it makes Ncuti Gatwa's debute less impactful. I would have loved it if they had gone down the bittersweet route.
I wish these specials were a Toymaker 3-part story, I feel that the Toymaker was the most hyped up element yet it just felt rushed in the end, which is a shame because NPH was fantastic as the Toymaker. The Star Beast and Wild Blue Yonder could easily have been in Series 14 cause they just didn’t feel like they were all that “special”, especially Wild Blue Yonder, it was the most Series 14 Episode 8 thing I’ve ever seen smh. Love the vids 🤝
Nah, Woman Who Fell to Earth is trash. I'd rather have nothing (if that's what Twice upon a time was, which I dont remember) + the fool making 1st Doctor sexist when he wasn't COMPARED to the bs convenient coincidences in TWWFoT. The only reason that seems better is cuz ppl are excited to see what the new Doctor is like (which is bad...cuz social anxiety....after thousands of year....lmao oh and endangering ppl on purpose AND Yaz being stupid and incompetent).
my hype for ncuti’s era wasn’t even close to the 60th. it was awesome seeing david back but i genuinely cannot wait for season 1 (still weird calling it that) speaking of that, if they are somewhat doing what they did in 2005 with series 1 and rebooting i’m not against the idea. i really want my friends to check out the show but 13 seasons and all those specials is a lot for some people.
Beep the Meep couldn't "become the Toymaker", because Beep the Meep has been established as a specific, separate character in his own right in several comic and audio stories over the last 43 years, since the original Star Beast comic story in Doctor Who Weekly in 1980, when Tom Baker was the Doctor. As you'd know if you had actually been around at the time.
I didn't say that. I said make "The Boss" the Toymaker. I hate to pull the receipts out on you like this but I actually own that comic so this is looking rather embarrassing for you
You just gotta watch this show to enjoy it. If you watch it to criticize it or be skeptical, that’s what you’ll come away with no matter the season. You come in with optimism, wanting to have a good time, and the show will reward you for that.
I get its a community reaction but you gotta let people have their opinion. I notice sometimes when people have an opinion that differs from yours you rebuttle with this undertone of condescension. Its a long video so its obviously not always the case but its noticeable especially if the comments reasonably subjective. Could just be me but it feels like you spend a lot of time addressing a sect of the DW community u dont like that are a minority
I'm trying to avoid the typical pitfalls of "react" type content. I don't want to just steal people's comments and not give my opinions on it- on that last part, I tried to even handedly show comments that did like and didn't like the episode. I don't want these videos to be an echo chamber so I show comments that I also disagree with as well as ones I do. Or at least, I try lmao. Thanks for the comment and I'll keep this in mind when making the future ones
@@dwfan91- yeah that's fair enough, as I said I dont think it always applies I'm not saying you shouldn't give your views on others perspectives. Just sometimes it comes across as " Whats wrong eith people that think like this" rather than " a lot of people feel like this i Disagree. Here's why". Its noticeable to me coz some of those opinions I share so the response comes off that way
@@Vixis6 is this in reference to the twice upon a time comment- I personally just think the episode is ass and most people don't remember what happens in it (or that a majority of the Chibnall era episodes are superior to it). Hearing the same npc phrase over and over again gets less endearing over time imo and I want to promote non-dogmatic thinking instead of just regurgitating/copypasting other peoples takes. Ofc, this is just my opinion and have no issue whatsoever with people who enjoy the episode
@@dwfan91- I won’t say too much but I also do truly believe that RTD is a massive hypocrite in real life, especially when you work under the nonce defence league and have yet to answer for your own misconducts while condemning writers of the past for creating disabled villains because there’s a history of that stereotype to keep wheelchair users down… funnily enough he respects drag as an art form even though the whole point of drag was to keep women off the stage before it eventually evolved into what it is today. He cherry picks what he thinks is right and wrong, had some involvement in character assassinating Eccleston and did nothing about John Barrowman and Noel Clark when they where on doctor who under his watch. I’d honestly like to see more proof before a final judgment but I think there’s enough for him to be called into some kind of questioning and scrutiny because out of all the shoe runners he’s the one who comes off the most morally bankrupt- chibnall might be my least favourite writer out of the big 3 but I have never personally found myself wanting the man to be questioned for his lack of morals
I think you can go too far into it. Yes, the bi-regeneration was stupid and it undermines 15 a little, I get it, but it gave 10/14 a really sweet, emotionally satisfying end. I just hope that RTD gets over his pathological need to get the "message" across and just gets on with storytelling
