Doctor Who 3x12 Reaction!! "The Sound of Drums"

My first time watching Series 3 Episode 12 of Doctor Who - The Sound of Drums
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I’ve rarely felt more lost and compelled in a single episode of doctor who. This took a wild turn and ended on quite a shocking note.
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Original Series: Doctor Who (2005)

[@TheNovaBridger]

Dear the BBC, Please, stop blocking this video. There is no need for you to do this. Sincerely, me, a British fan of both Doctor Who and Casual Nerd Reactions.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

This will for sure guarantee not being blocked, thank you.

[@TheNovaBridger]

@@CasualNerdReactions if it doesn't get blocked again, can that be pinned comment pls 😅 On a serious note, I do hope that this stops happening - I can't imagine how annoying it must be for you to deal with!

[@TheNovaBridger]

​@@CasualNerdReactionsyay it's working now!! Really happy for you that it's finally up!

[@HuntingViolets]

@@TheNovaBridger The BBC doesn't seem to understand the concept of taking advantage of free advertising. People actually try new shows if a reactor they like is doing a reaction to them.

[@conkubar4029]

really cool of you to notice that in deposing harriet jones the doctor inadvertently left a power vacuum for the master to become PM

[@HuntingViolets]

The Doctor knew she ushered in a golden age (which you'd think would have been a fixed point in time) and that he was interfering with that. It was a wild thing to do.

[@jennypack217]

Fan theory: He was referring to the parallel world that Rose got stuck on. In the main universe she's "Saxon"/ sacked. Haha. The Doctor was challenged in a vulnerable moment. He cut her off but the Doctor still spared her. Anyway, my thought was he knew something was wrong and put her in a position to help later. It's not likely but it's a fun thought. After all, he called Mickey, Ricky before they ever went to the parallel world.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@jennypack217 It would be great if Harriet Jones got to usher in that Golden Age in some timeline.

[@chazo1367]

It was time basically going. "Oh you wanna fuck with a fixed point? Okay! Here's your boyfriend! Have fun fixing shit yourself!"

[@Longshanks1690]

@@HuntingVioletsThe waters of Mars shows that fixed points can be rewritten, it’s just against the Time Lord ethics code for them not to be.

[@yehudisfriedman8459]

Finally, a villain who knows the meaning of the word decimate!

[@winchesterfamilyforever]

I thought the same, I love him for that 😂😂

[@itsjuliescottyay]

In an interview that I saw with John Simm at the time he did these episodes, he said that his bonding time with his five-year-old son was watching Doctor Who together every weekend, since he worked long hours during the week and they didn’t always get to spend enough time with each other. When he was offered the part of The Master, one of the most exciting things to him was that he was going to get to impress his little boy.

[@paulhammond6978]

"More zany than I expected" is really a pretty good review of John Simm's Master.

[@ZondaFRoadster]

"Mister Saxon" is an anagram of "Master no. six", in reference to John Simm's version being the sixth incarnation to be played on screen. Previous incarnations were played by Roger Delgado, Peter Pratt/Geoffrey Beevers, Anthony Ainley, Eric Roberts, and last episode's Derek Jacobi.

[@Llanchlo]

By now you know that the Face of Boe had to give a cryptic warning - because he already knew that was the warning he gave. Timey wimey stuff

[@fayesouthall6604]

Wibbly wobbly

[@Devlinator61116]

That four beat rhythm is so catchy that I still tap it out to this day.

[@xkindredxsoulsxxx4195]

Someday I'm gonna walk in someplace public and hear someone doing that. Not only will I just KNOW, but I will do it back. Or maybe just say "Vote Saxon".

[@botz77]

This is the first time I noticed that The Master's coat is red on the inside as an homage to the black and red Dracula-like cape The Master wore in the classic series. Nice detail.

[@mayotango1317]

Roger Delgado never wear a cape.

[@BeeWhistler]

@@mayotango1317Anthony Ainsley then?

[@BobAndTheBuilders]

Homage to Pertwees outfit

[@alicechan404]

Obligatory praise for John Simm and recommendation to check out his starring role in 'Life on Mars' series comment.

[@HuntingViolets]

_Life on Mars_ reactions would be nice.

[@channyh.221B]

@@HuntingViolets Life on Mars reactions would be awesome! I came for 'Sam Tyler' and stayed for 'Gene Hunt': "A villain farts in this city, our snouts should be able to name the arse responsible"

[@TheMarcHicks]

​@@channyh.221Bwhich is a huge part of why Ashes to Ashes is also an amazing series.

[@itsjuliescottyay]

One of the best shows ever. John Simm had just finished up with Life on Mars when he did Doctor Who, and I heard that he finished filming that just in time for the birth of his daughter. It was a big year for him. 🙂

[@lisagermany]

Absolutely! BBC version. One of my favourite TV shows ever.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Tomorrow is the series 3 finale!! Next week is "Time Crash" the series 2 premiere of Torchwood and the first Sarah Jane Adventure! Voyage of the Damned the following week then right into Series 4.

[@coolerkerl8469]

I'm so excited for the Sarah Jane Adventures since I never watched it myself (cause you cant watch it anywhere in Germany). I only know a few things like and some other. So I'm excited to learn more and I'm excited for your reactions!

[@Humancatpost]

I love series 4, can’t wait! You’re really hitting some peak Doctor who the next couple of seasons

[@rtaylor7384]

Can’t wait

[@10thdoctor15]

Everyone in 2007 knew the Face of Boe meant there was another Time Lord, but only fans of Classic Who thought it could be the Master.

[@wrorchestra1]

The Master has been the Doctor's arch-enemy since his introduction in the 1971 story "Terror of the Autons" (3rd Doctor). John Simms is the 7th actor to play the role.

[@wonderlandnise]

which, might i add, is an amazing story! :)

[@jennifermorris6848]

If you ever decide to dabble in classic who . . . This might be a Third Doctor story to choose. Egad. There are so many nice choices. A poll, to choose a classic story from each Doctor, prior to the 50th anniversary special . . . You’ll see why this might be nice fit.

[@Venemofthe888]

Roger Delgado is many people's favourite version of the character

[@ZondaFRoadster]

Although it is worth mentioning that Peter Pratt and Geoffrey Beevers both played the same incarnation (the "crispy" Master)

[@kimothy1701]

@@Venemofthe888yep, he’s my Master…maybe not the correct turn of phrase…

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

The "Perception Filter" concept that Doctor Who plays with for the Tardis, the Tardis keys and the chameleon arch fob watches is a fun idea for a sci-fi stealth mechanism. Only surpassed, in my opinion, by a very similar one from the world of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The S.E.P. Field, or Someone Else's Problem Field. The Hitchhiker's Guide universe is actually implied in a few places to share a universe with Doctor Who, but that's a whole different can of worms to open.

[@HuntingViolets]

Douglas Adams did work on _Doctor Who_ for a bit.

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

@@HuntingViolets Indeed! I just felt my original comment was getting a bit overlong so decided to hold off on the details about the links between Hitchhiker's Guide and Doctor Who

[@HuntingViolets]

@@gazzamanazza4pm ​ Yeah, I had a bit more I was going to add and then didn't, even though mine was pretty short. :)

[@MyInitialsAreCBD]

"I miss Yana. Can we bring him back?" Well, with the Big Finish audio plays, you can, but it's the Derek Jacobi version of The Master, instead of the pleasant professor.

[@HuntingViolets]

All Jacobi is good Jacobi.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

​@@HuntingVioletsDoesn't he think Shakespeare didn't write his own plays?

[@HuntingViolets]

@@ninjabluefyre3815 Yes, I think he is an Edward de Vere theory supporter (or one of those candidates), which I very much disagree with, but he's still a great actor and has good things to say about other stuff at times. ("All Jacobi is good Jacobi" is meant to refer to his acting.)

[@medafan53]

Fun fact, based on a book I used to own, at least some parts of the Toclafane were created during season 1 as a placeholder in case they hadn't been able to secure the rights to use the Daleks.

[@MuchWhittering]

Yes, the Terry Nation estate almost didn't allow them to use the Daleks.

[@jennifermorris6848]

My favorite shot here is the dancing feet of the Masters wife. Just think, if the Doctor had never said “Don’t you think she looks tired?”

[@richietribe9487]

She has nice ones, ngl

[@somerandomguy2073]

Then the Master would've just shot Harriet dead and made it look like an accident. It wouldn't have changed anything.

[@iiTzPredatorHD]

"Who are his friends?" Wonder, could it be the Torchwood Three Team... "head slaps" 😅

[@derrisreaditbefore]

This incarnation of The Master *always* comes with a soundtrack in my head 😁 ♫ Here come the drums, here come the drums! ♫ It makes me so happy that your enjoyment is evident, thank you for sharing Chris, despite BBC's attempt to stop it.

[@hallyhop]

"Here come the drums here come the drums!" "What the heck?" 🤣 Say hello to the Master 😂

[@davidmichaelson1092]

You: "He redecorated." Old reference: "You redecorated....I don't like it." I GREATLY respect that they used the proper definition of "decimate." It is almost always used wrong. It was a punishment for Roman Legions for cowardice. They would split the legion into groups of 10, have each group choose lots for who will die, then the other 9 beat him to death. Seldom used but there are records of it.

[@10thdoctor15]

So good how you said "he's redecorated"!

[@benmcgurrell1948]

If you love John Simm (The Master), you would love "Life on Mars" which aired on BBC in 2006 and 2007 and i couldn't recommend it more, John Simm is a fantastic actor and he isn't able to give his full range in this and everyone deserves to see what he's got hahaha

[@HuntingViolets]

Very different character.

[@purrceys7959]

I also highly recommend Life on Mars as it's a wonderful series.

[@itsjuliescottyay]

Me too!

[@frufruJ]

He was also in the series Mad Dogs, it's also great.

[@HeiwaTori]

this epsiode has some truly horrific moments but shoutout to The Rogue Traders 'voodoo child' "here come the drums here come the drums", that moment pops into my head randomly & im always happy about it

[@lauragreen5622]

The Master comes from old who. I always wanted a time lord called The Bachelor

[@bunnyslippers5183]

There’s a joke roaming around the internet that that’s just James Bond, he regularly changes his face after all 😂

[@OrbitalCookie]

Oh, Russel T Davies loves forth wall breaking anagrams, believe me...

[@timaustin2000]

The Master: the answer to the question "how screwed would we be if The Doctor turned evil?"

[@yehudisfriedman8459]

Valeyard

[@donaldb1]

You have to realise that, academically speaking, a Master is like a Doctor, only not as good.

[@HuntingViolets]

Yeah, why is the Face of Boe messing around with word games? The Doctor should feel bad about Harriet Jones. As we know, the Ninth Doctor said she would usher in a new golden age, but the Tenth Doctor stopped that and took us into this other timeline.

[@ghostsurfer23]

"LASER screwdriver; who'd have sonic?" The Master is great in this episode. That phone call where he tells the Doctor "you must have felt like GOD." Chills. I know some British people take exception with this episode, because the way they talk about the election more closely resembles an American election, which isn't how it works in Britain. Now I'm CANADIAN so I can't speak to the nuances of that, it's just a little baffling to me, because you'd expect that sort of thing from a show set in the UK but made in America, but Doctor Who is...not that lmao

[@JAYWALKER1000]

The Master was introduced in the John Pertwee era of Classic Who but had bit of a hiatus when the actor, Roger Delgado, died. Came back full dtrength at the end of Tom Baker's era and continued through to the end of Classic Who. Typical Master thinking - upset that the Doctor considers the Daleks to be his chief nemesis/ses. I like John Sim but I miss the beard.

[@xero2135]

The actor playing the younger master from the flashback has since died.

[@LMPGames]

Something I picked up on: Face of Boe: Doctor, you are not alone Dr. Yana The Master's title as Yana even hinted back to what the Face of Boe said, but almost no one picks up on any of that their first time watching. An amazing bit of writing. This three parter are some of my favorite episodes of David Tennent's Doctor and of the series.

[@Venemofthe888]

Im old enough to remember when episodes were coming out in real time and last episode and this episode blew my mind on the cliffhangers and having to wait a week inbetween was absolutely nuts and mind boggling. How did i cope when i was a kid. The first tease of Mr Saxon was in Love and Monsters on the paper the Absorbalorff was reading and seeing as that was the last episode of Series 2 filmed so i wonder if it was a last minute thing added and it could still fit within that 18 months timeframe. I do wonder what else falls into that timeframe. The Slitheen Episode is referenced by the master and thats suppose to be set a year after since the 9th Doctor says Rose has been gone a whole year. If every modern day episode is roughly set in the present year (unless said otherwise) these events could take place quite close

[@neilmcdonald9164]

TECHNICALLY not a 3-parter,but who were they kidding? (TECHNICALLY it's "Utopia",then the 2-part finale)🎩

[@tenchraven]

I hope Chris remembers Martha's actions when he finds out what "doctor" means everywhere but Earth. One of the finest Companions, if not the finest.

[@TreantmonksTemple]

Can't wait. I'll be back tomorrow for the finale.

[@daveautzen9089]

There is a novel that is Martha’s journeys between this episode and the finale. Not canon mind you, but a good read nonetheless.

[@alanmackie6180]

Did he really hypnotise them into voting for him or did he hypnotise them into thinking he was nice and trustworthy and they voted without bothering to find out his policies? Bit like those who voted for Boris because he seemed relatable, like you could chat to him over a pint.

[@carolineskipper6976]

This episode really builds from Utopia. I remember seeing it first time round and just being blown away by it. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the last episode- whilst still being good- isn't a patch on these two. Basically it simply serves the purpose of fixing everything......but all the big questions and mysteries have already been answered..... It has its moments though, so I look forward to your reaction to it.

[@xkindredxsoulsxxx4195]

My assesment of Lucy(I think I'm remembering her name right) is that she was once a good person(you can see her be shocked by what's happening around her at times) but is also a very unstable person and the Master took advantage of it. She may even be on something. At times as she seems kind of out of it and frequently has inappropriate reactions even for someone evil to the situations around her. It's almost like she doesn't really understand or perceive what's happening around her at times. But than she'll have theses sudden moments of clarity and in them she will seem shocked and off-put.

[@knavehart]

Did you notice the tapping was the same drum/bass from the theme dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum duum duum whoo eeee oooooh

[@jamesreynolds7528]

I get your enthusiasm for all things who, but its worth noting that the Sarah Jane adventures was a children's show, made for children and aired during the day, on children's TV. Leaving out reactions to that wouldn't be unforgivable. 😊😊

[@rtaylor7384]

Man that was insane. It only going to get worse in part 2. It was the mum’s fault of course but really it mostly the Doctors fault because he cause Harriet Jones downfall and cut her golden age short and it made the The Master get voted as prime minister. I bet now he regrets doing that to Harriet Jones now.

[@chris...9497]

Gotta say, Chris, you'd benefit tremendously from catching up on Dr Who canon. We're getting into storylines that are deep into the fine points of the decades of history. Sometimes great stories require weaving seemingly unrelated details from various episodes.

[@williamburnham3659]

Tish is Ravonna Renslayer 😊😊😊😊

[@andrewsherborne5889]

Could it be the section of the drums song thats getting it blocked?

[@CasualNerdReactions]

The time stamps they claimed each time were different sections that were heavy exposition. I removed over 2 minutes so hopefully we don’t get blocked again. :)

[@kay-jay1581]

I’m a little behind but I’m so happy that you post so many videos to finish up season 3. I still to this day miss Martha she was great but I think her character got a bit watered down because of her feelings for the doctor.

[@scottredding7357]

Chan I'm still sad about Chan Tho tho ... "99? 98?" ... "Are you asking me on a date?"

[@Gav-mj6lx]

John Sim - Brilliant as the Master. All he needs is the goatee and slicked-back hair of old. Also - he redecorated. I don't like it. 😉

[@xero2135]

Arthur Winters is quite obviously meant to be Bush.

[@dukelion2000]

can not wait for you to find out who bo is

[@meredithgrace4337]

Is it wrong that even tho the master is crazy I have a big crush on the actor who plays him, John Simms and because I have a big crush on the actor I feel more sorry for the character rather than feel anger, yes the master does horrific and bad things which is awful and I understand all the fans who feel anger towards the character and understand that its a traditional plot of good vs evil with Martha being the good and the master being the evil, but the master kinda reminds me of loki, he has the same emotional energy, smartness and the actor is just so damm hot. I can't hate the character because I fan girl over the actor. also I think this is the first modern series were the final that doesn't centre around the doctor, the three part series final focus's more on one Martha and the bad repercussions of traveling with the doctor and two on the master as a character for modern watchers of new who with a back story a great plot-twist at the beginning of the episode and the layers of the masters characters as a hole, because of this the doctor's character gets for me pushed out of the way a bit and I think that even tho David Tennent is a great actor, an amazing human being and always will be one of the best doctors ever, I think John Simms (the master) having more screen time out shines David Tennent in acting ability on this one. plus lastly I think the reason this episode keeps getting delayed is because of the general election here in England, and having an episode of doctor who shown with and evil prime minister the BBC probably doesn't want any references to real life right now.

[@JAYWALKER1000]

What if he ended the speech like the Joker - This town needs.....an enema. disappointed look on the Doctor's face

[@thedoctor4370]

I know you probably aren’t going to respond to this, but here’s a hint for the next episode . “The skies are made of diamonds.”

[@CrankyGrandma]

It’s helpful but not necessary to know classic to get this. A bit of classic is more key for next season.

[@tallicafan85]

fun 2 parter. i wonder why they didnt throw the tv out the window with the bomb instead of just running out.

[@mysteronix]

🔑

[@Jimmy_Jones]

I don't like the redecoration. Lol.