DID IT SUCK? - Doctor Who [THE WOMAN WHO FELL TO EARTH REVIEW]

[@ColinWitkowski]

That moment when you realize the name of the episode isn't referring to The Doctor.

[@Isaac-se9jn]

Welp. Thanks for that

[@jeckjeck3119]

RIP Grace.

[@ged1034]

Wow 😂

[@tolland4433]

Oshit

[@YasonYou]

Oh. Oohhhhh. Oh.

[@tolland4433]

"...she got those clothes from a bloody charity shop!" The 11th doctor wore clothes from a changing room in a hospital xD

[@andysim232]

And he stole those! 😀

[@lwaves]

+Flappy Paddle To be fair, it's not the first thing they've stolen. ;-)

[@alwayswanted1021]

as did the Third

[@matthewduncan8523]

3rd stole from some guy in a hospital also

[@samuelbarber4154]

As did the third Doctor. And the eighth.

[@NickName183]

Remember when Harry was all wide-eyed and optimistic about this era? Fun times

[@paddystrongjaw9995]

It’s quite hilarious

[@tome_1701]

So naive

[@Chrisyork1989]

No, that’s the worst part. It wasn’t “naive” he is a fan who has done breakdowns of Doctor Who for years, this was just willful ignorance. Wanted to try and like something so much that now he just comes of as disingenuous.

[@ButIamAStick]

I can relate, i thought "wow, the episode is not a masterpice but is puting the fundations to develop diferents characters" boo hoo the fool to my past self

[@WalrusisintheMatrix]

1:10 Because when I ride a bike knowing I'll definitely fall off it, I make sure I do it on the hardest surfaces possible.

[@TheKrislaf]

Also, since im a grown ass man learning to ride a bike with my grandparents, I definately want to do it in a area with lots of other people around.

[@drd2121]

Walrus is in the Matrix how is grass hardest surface possible.

[@drd2121]

Squirrel how is up high on a mountain in front of aloud of people?

[@TeknoSquirrel]

@@drd2121 Other way around. Harry was wrong in saying that tarmac would be better.

[@torlumnitor8230]

Qe use tarmac because it is smooth and easier to maintain balance on. Plus a little skinned knee never hurt anyone.

[@Nitpix]

I can’t believe you’ve done this

[@adamh2077]

lmao the man himself, doing another ironic comment

[@jacobeller3377]

American vandal season 2?

[@bmvthemoviefanatic7282]

Saw the Chibby vid referenced in this vid and I like: WHERE ARE THR NITS OF PIX! You guys gonna do more Doc Who vids?

[@TheEcoolarg]

where is your apology video

[@martinmaguire-music6692]

Shouldn't you begin that sentence with "Ah, fuck.." ?

[@Xsudan]

Watching this review with the benefit of hindsight is painful. The hopes that the companions will get fleshed out, and that we were finally going to move away from the Doctor being The Most Important Being In The Universe, all dashed. What a fall from such good potential.

[@tome_1701]

They should've just let Harry Write it

[@orangeaceproductions]

Hearing him say "I hope they flesh Yaz out more in future episodes as it seemed like in this one she was just tagging along" made me laugh. The amount of potential Chibnall's era had in the beginning was staggering

[@isbey]

I’m honestly to tears watching this in 2023

[@WxB2001]

Imagine if there was a scene, where a monster is chasing the Doctor and the crew, and Bradley Walsh goes: "The Chase is on"

[@jacobpacker2549]

I didn't know I needed this until now

[@Jzphh]

Mark Labett is the new disguise for the master

[@kgregory6210]

W x B i hope its in an actually episode in series 12

[@matthewduncan8523]

There’s a reference in the night of terror in S12 about a conversation he had with his son on another show where his son said the phrase “this isn’t our first rodeo” and Bradley completely misses it and replies “we’ve never been to a rodeo”. Exact same convo happens in the episode with Graham and Ryan

[@-Berry.]

This aged about as good as milk

[@angrypacifist5782]

Isn't Graham his step-granddad rather granddad-inlaw?

[@KingCuddler]

Came here to say this thanks

[@fordhouse8b]

Yes.

[@Payne2view]

Yes his "granddad-in-law" would be his wife's grandfather.

[@angrytardis6776]

Yes it’s his step-granddad

[@gaynor1721]

Step grandfather and grandfather-in-law mean the same thing... a grandfather by marriage. In the 19th century, there was no distinction in census returns between a step daughter and a daughter-in-law as both mean a daughter by marriage.

[@dylerturden8018]

I also remember being optimistic thinking Chibnall was holding back in order to simplify things after Moffat, Minimalism. Instead, it turned out to be simplistic, the facade of restraint, meaning they couldn't write or direct beyond this lowered standard, and by the middle of S11, we knew what a disaster it had become.

[@DrMedicsGameSurgery]

I actually found it kinda boring honestly, not bad or good. But thats just me i guess

[@jackjepus]

Agreed personally I think the doctor was OK but I feel the acting was sub par

[@ArwelMurray]

its not even sub par my dead nan can act better than that

[@kbg12ila]

I don't get it. I guess people used to Moffats fake energy and over the top bullshit would find it hard to adjust to something more down to earth. Also I think the acting was great throughout.

[@chriszone50]

It wasn't great, it was bland, it got 7.7 on IMDB. Hopefully, the next episode will actually be good. It is because of the hype of it being Jodie Whitaker's first episode that people are blind thinking it was amazing, if this was a regular episode in the middle of the season people would think it was shit.

[@swffingers]

100%. The acting was wooden, my suspension of disbelief never got past all the new characters just reading lines, rather than acting them out. Maybe it was poor writing, but the dialogue was awful.

[@lilianderson8256]

"we can breathe fresh air and know that we're back to the good days of who" oh wow this hasnt aged well

[@kylemccrory2031]

What do you mean? Series 12 was much better than 11. And 11 wasn't terrible, just inconsistent

[@lilianderson8256]

@@kylemccrory2031 It's just a personal opinion though it is shared by MANY people. I've been watching Doctor Who for fifteen years out of my seventeen years and this is such a stark contrast from what made NuWho 'good'. There's no Christmas Special, the companions are more two-dimensional than ever and the Master is just appaling in my opinion. He has some good acting bits but he completely removes all the character development that happened during the Missy arc. Both Doctor and Master completely ignore it even happened. I also believe that the Doctor SHOULD NOT have been the Timeless Child - I was expecting the whole time for the Master to be the Timeless Child, which would have redeemed Chibnall somewhat in my eyes, but I won't get into that - the whole point of the Doctor is they're just another Time Lord, they're 'special' because of their actions throughout time and space, saving entire galaxies. The Doctor being some sort of mythos being that was always destined to be strong and special completely ruined what for nearly SIXTY YEARS made the Doctor... well, the Doctor. And that's why I don't like Seasom 12

[@mattthesilent777RED]

@@lilianderson8256 Does it make sense to have the Doctor become a woman after nearly 50 years? No! If the show took this long to do so, then why bother? In my Doctor Who, I reveal that the Doctor has a regeneration-limiting disease, maybe...

[@chao807]

Honestly I felt that the story was lackluster and most of the plot points were obvious before they happened. Then there were other issues, such as : The monster ( a blue guy that sticks teeth in his face) that came to earth to kill one random guy, that the doctor just HAPPENED to land by from falling from space. It feels too cheap since the train with the Prey just happened to stop right in the way of the Doctors fall trajectory and have her land in the exact same ROOM as him. I was also not a fan of how the Doctor completely ignored their new appearance since its normally the first thing they focus on. It just felt like they didn't do that just to try and avoid any more "He's a She!" Controversy. Then there is minor things like how she could "rewrite" a phone in seconds as if she is now a god, the doctor is smart but she can't rewrite a phones programming by pressing 5 buttons. I wasn't sure about how she made the Sonic either, I don't know if they always make one or if it changes with the regeneration, but regardless it should take more than a solder and a sledgehammer to build one. I was also confused with the Aliens attack, he claims that his skin is what he uses to kill people since he is so cold, yet his hand glows like a light when he uses it which makes no sense. That has to be a weapon, but they say it isn't. It just makes no sense and feels like costume and writing departments didn't talk to each other while they were making it. Then there is also Jodie's performance. I'm not going to scream about it being a girl, but I was hoping for more than a reinterpretation of Matt Smith and David Tennant. Again, it just feels cheap and it doesn't do Jodie justice since she's the first female and a bad character is not something the show can cope with right now. I'm not dissing on the show because I can, I am just voicing my issues with the show. If anyone has different opinions they are welcome to them.

[@randomroses1494]

Chao The whole thing reminded me of a computer game (a particularly boring one at that) - it seemed like an endless chase with a few random aliens thrown in.

[@chao807]

@@randomroses1494 I agree. Especially when considering the increase in picture and sound quality. It feels very much like a game that blew all of their budget on the effects department that they didn't round out the rest of the game :/

[@chao807]

@Haku infinite I think they definitely tried to make her appear perfect. Assuming what you said was true (as I don't know everything about DW, just appreciate the show) they seem to have retconned the Sonic then; Unless the one she made in ep1 was supposed to be a shoddy construction to make do until she gets a proper one, that is. I don't have an issue with her being a Woman all of a sudden, but to make her perfect when her predecessors -or at least her recent ones- were in no way anything of the sort. Things like the phone issue I mentioned in my OP also make no sense and suddenly Doctor is god with machines just so they can advance the story and make her look cool :/

[@chao807]

@Haku infinite they literally touched the screen of an iphone 4 times and it became a tracker. The doctor would probably have reprogrammed a phone in the past but they would have done more than THAT and take at least a little longer :/

[@chao807]

@@Jake-cv4si I saw some parts of it. I can't judge it too bad since I didn't see it all. But to me it felt more like a history lesson than a DW episode :/

[@JackWolf10]

Interesting to hear your thoughts on this! I was less keen on the episode overall, but I think it showed some promise. You've managed to highlight some more things I can appreciate about it

[@markantony12]

i far more adhered to Jack & co's (sry forgot his name) to Harrys thoughts though it is nice to see fellow youtubers interacting with one another x

[@jpeg1991]

- proclaimed JackWolf, trying to remain polite.

[@justicevow]

Oh it was a crap episode, how do people seriously like it? it was terrible.

[@irrevenant3]

@Skeptic Psychologist: 1. Remember how in 'The Christmas Invasion', the post-regeneration Tenth Doctor still had enough regeneration energy left to regenerate a lost hand? Time Lords have an accelerated healing factor for a day or two after they regenerate. She won't be indestructible as an ongoing thing. 2. That the hunting plot making no sense was kind of the point. It was a stupid archaic ritual that 'Tim Shaw's people engaged in that was obviously no real challenge (especially when you cheat). Personally, I would've liked to have seen the hollow hypocrisy of the 'test of worthiness' emphasised more in the episode itself but time constraints, I guess... 3. For all we know, the glowing square thing was the universal symbol for "I agree to an individual being hunted on my planet". It was effectively a sort of alien EULA. Tim's people were presumably more interested in fulfilling tradition (and perhaps covering their butts legally) than in obtaining genuine consent. Would've been nice if the show found time to explain it, but the gist was pretty clear, IMO. P.S. I assume "5000 galaxies" was deliberate. The TARDIS can quickly travel between any two points in the universe, and there are 100 billion galaxies in the universe. The Daleks seem capable of similar. Less advanced species doing a comparatively short hop of 5,000 galaxies seems very plausible within the show's canon.

[@dominictoo4511]

DO PART 5 JACKWOLF DO PART 5

[@RegularBeams]

I was so happy about the "twist" that Ryan wasn't talking about the Doctor. With Moffat's Doctor he was always the central character, the Most Important Man In the Universe and the writers made sure it's being monologued by a character at least every two episodes. I love the humble bystander who stumbles onto problems and then helps out the people involved. I hope this is an indicator of how the show is going to treat the Doctor this time around.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

It seemed like a Russell T thing. Great episode.

[@MultiFirelover]

I saw that he wasn't talking about the doctor right from the off tbh

[@MultiFirelover]

Then I thought this was a eulogy for someone, so it didn't hit me, xos i k he wouldn't do that

[@rememo6294]

I called out the twist. Not who he was talking to, but that he wasn't talking about the doctor

[@jacksonscott2971]

Exactly! Its why matt smith will always suck. Instead of an interesting performance you just have some twat swanning about while telling everyone how clever he is or someone else saying it

[@joegould7487]

What the fuck happened? This episode was pretty much flawless and promised so much. The cinematography was on point, the writing was great, the characters were well built and the doctor was amazing! I repeat my earlier question: WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?

[@mattthesilent777RED]

Chibnall is a secret hater of the show, that's why he made it so bad, would he say anything to hint to this? No he wouldn't

[@HedeccaTamer]

The optimism in this video breaks my heart Because a lot of what you praised just turned out to be Chibnall's poor writing, and the hope that the rest of the series would be sci-fi and good also I think a second opinion on this episode would be neat

[@MrGreaves]

yungtrish.mp3 breaks my heart too man

[@gbsheard]

Very pleased to see you enjoyed this, I figured as a reviewer like yourself who is able to cut into cinematography, lighting, etc and knows what they're talking about, that you'd love that element of that in the episode. It feels like a brand new show and nothing excites me more than that! Can't wait till tomorrow!

[@justicevow]

What the hell are you talking about? It was pure crap and i was hoping for the best! lol

[@jamiefairburn9389]

@@justicevow it's called having an opinion

[@octa_fan]

Ace Creeper Super cool that you’re a patreon of this channel. It’s my first encounter with it, and I was thinking ‘yep this is going to be on my favourite who reviews list too’ and here you are too!

[@jesusstaccato8448]

I'm surprised anyone is praising the visuals, I thought it looked cheap and tacky. If this is considered good-looking TV, I think that's a sad statement on the average quality of British TV.

[@bunkerbill]

I think you'll find that doctor who has been filmed in Wales for some time.

[@CharlesForsyth]

It often played the part of some unspecified part of London, as in The Christmas Invasion, complete with tourist signs curiously including Welsh (although they de-focused the signs).

[@someoneonearth1617]

@Ki Cruft Actually... it’s been set in Wales quite a lot too

[@natinthehat7700]

Yeah, especially in places like Cardiff & Newport. It’s always exciting to see places that I’m extremely familiar with in doctor who, however sad that is.

[@zeldamaster5427]

Bruh it’s been filmed in wales for aaaaaaages like a few doctors ages but it’s hardly ever set in wales

[@user-lb8gs5up1w]

You touch on it in the video but my absolutely favorite thing about this episode was the amount of actors with "not typical tv" accents and the use of not-London parts of England. Was honestly surprised to see Hathersage mentioned off hand. TOOTH MAN's design genuinely made me super uncomfortable. I haven't really kept up with Doctor Who for some time now (I wonder why that could be and I wonder if the "M word" is related, hmmmm) but I'm optimistic of this season.

[@LouisOnAir]

The moment I heard the crane guy listening to self-help tapes I thought "ok I will be gutted if this guy doesn't survive,"

[@Rapscallion2009]

Pretty ignorant of the BBC, though. Crane operators are actually comparatively well paid and respected as professionals. I felt more sorry for the security guard. Poor old guy.

[@jmace2424]

5:04 glad you enjoyed the "development" and "fleshing out" of these companions, Harry, because that is all that they would ever get.

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

It’s great to have the show feel like it’s treating it’s younger audience with more maturity with characters that actually have flaws and real life problems rather than having the Companion being some super special person or a mystery..... These characters felt like actual real people

[@theperson8539]

Thats why people have KZbin, not celebrated Sci-Fi shows. The Doctor needs more time before I can fall in love with the character again, but the companions absolutely suck, theres none of that charm that the others had and the acting is atrocious. They pretty much decided it was better to have a diverse cast rather than a talented one (which it could have been if these particular actors weren't so bad).

[@lillmango]

Vedant Pithia I actually like how real it felt. They felt like ppl I have met at some point in my life and it made watching them so compelling, especially coupled with the other worldliness of Jodie’s Doctor

[@yolo-sy6zl]

I agree to a point. Acting is not so bad- and I do miss ordinary people. I also understand how Moffat went a tad overboard on the personas of the characters- so I'll compare them to RTD. When thinking about it- nobody had anything entertaining about them- Rose was boring IMO but I think some fans liked the chemistry between her and the doctor- Martha had a good amount of intellect- and Donna was just hillarious. As for the implementation of key bits to have a good influence of the younger years- I support that. What I am upset with was how they did it. It was just so dead obvious- 'knives are for idiots', eat your salad (please be unintentional), and the dispraxia was so obviously there for disability acceptance.

[@גוד-צ2ו]

Useless people.....

[@sewerslidesquad2407]

Nosferatu! Every person is a useless person compared to the Doctor.

[@Payne2view]

1:07 "just how gorgeous the make Sheffield look" - yes by filming in Wales. Most, if not all, shots up on the hillside were filmed in South Wales. That shot where Ryan is walking down the hill has the Bristol Channel and Summerset on the horizon. Judging by some of the hills, it was filmed just North East of Junction 35 of the M4.

[@FortoFight]

Am I the only one that prefers on-screen text for when characters get messages and such? It gives the director more freedom with the shots as he doesn't need to have an over-the-shoulder shot for every bit of non-verbal dialogue.

[@arturodelarosa4394]

I agree. Sherlock may have made this a frenzy. But it's just because it looks so good and makes so much sense.

[@jaxr2958]

That breaks the wall for me and pulls me out of the story.

[@09lawso]

Honestly I really didn't enjoy this one too much. I loved the cinematography and Jodie Whittaker's depiction of the doctor, but that was about it. The social media thing was pretty pointless, and the whole amnesia thing the doctor went through was also ultimately pointless. I enjoyed the alien's design up until it's helmet came off. Then it was just stupidly silly. And his motive was just garbage too. This advanced warrior alien species have to go and hunt a defenceless human they can kill with a touch to achieve a higher status? That's ridiculous. How much more interesting would it have been if the doctor defeated the alien by convincing him to go hunt more challenging prey like weeping angels? Also as someone who has known people with Dyspraxia, they would not have been able to climb a crane ladder safely if they could not even ride a bike; so I guess that disability gets turned on and off whenever they feel like it. The episode did have some funny (Kebab guy) moments and I found the funeral scene at the end to be genuinely touching, it just didn't feel right to me for a lot of reasons. Things seemed to happen just because the plot called for it and the ending was as predictable a fakeout as they come. That's my opinion anyway, feel free to comment and share your own because I'd love to have my mind changed.

[@samconrad6053]

While I can see the rest of your criticisms, amnesia has been a symptom of regeneration sickness for quite some time, I'd argue 13's regeneration sickness is average compared to 10 or 12's, and 13's mania is too terribly off when you remember how 11 acted post-regeneration, and her regen sickness is quite mild when you compare it to 5 or 8's regeneration sicknesses. so the amnesia wasn't a plot element there to waste time, it's a reference to her regeneration.

[@09lawso]

@@samconrad6053 I understand it's been a symptom for a while now, but in the past it's actually tied into the plot and lead some really great moments. With 11 we have the fantastic sequence where he confronts the Atraxi on the roof and explains who he is, scaring them off. With 12 we have the sequence of him recognising his face and why he chose it as well as Clara's struggle to accept who he is since he seems so different. With 13 it doesn't affect anything, she still knows all about the aliens and technology, even building a new Sonic with ease. When she does finally remember it's not an impressive moment at all, it's just "Oh you know what? Just remembered I'm the doctor" and while that's definitely a way to handle it, it could have been so much more.

[@samconrad6053]

oh then I totally agree! it could have been embellished more, or at least played for more humor or tragedy, depending on the way Chibnall wants to take this series

[@chrissmith3587]

Olipie as a person with dyspraxia who can’t ride a bike (I can do fine until I try to break then lose control), I’m sure I could climb a crane ladder, the difference is I wouldn’t want to unless absolutely necessary (he didn’t, sending the step granddad up or the gran would have been more effective, as the girl had to keep an eye on him and he would have been higher risk up there). Once you have got to an age like him being 19 (I’m 18) you tend to know what you can do and what you can’t. This means I no longer try to learn how to ride a bike, why invest the time if you could just use public transport or learn to drive

[@chrissmith3587]

Olipie also I agree about the helmet coming off, didn’t he say something about him being really cold so how would work, also that many teeth suggests he has killed way too many humans as none of the teeth were alien

[@enomis916]

0:54 I don't completely agree with you on this, the moffat era has many episodes with great cinematography and grand scope: the eleventh hour, a christams carol, listen, heaven sent, the two parter ending of capaldi, twice upon a time, and many others, I particularly love the artistic direction of the Matt smith era, and I prefer the directors of the moffat era: toby haynes, nick hurran, adam smith, rachel talalay, douglas mackinnon

[@BritishBriggsy]

Woah, I forgot Ryan was meant to be a vlogger.... Why did everything go down hill, this opener was fab!

[@DaveMan1K]

0:20 I'm on the floor in fits of laughter. 5:52 - 6:00 Hindsight is a wonderful thing. The problem with the 13th Doctor, is that she only stands out from the others due to being a woman. There's literally nothing else to her, cause Chibnall and his team don't give her anything else. 7:51 Something that will plague Doctor Who to this very day... Almost everything said in this review is Hilarious in Hindsight.

[@bobmalone3726]

It’s Sod’s law.

[@ScottJoC]

8:00 how could she possibly know this She's The Doctor, she's seen this shit before. She's several thousand years old man :P The moment that made her The Doctor for me was when she literally built her own sonic screwdriver, I thought that was awesome.

[@Sarah-og3mp]

Exactly. Has he even seen Tennant? "Short range teleport" must have been one of his must used lines

[@Xiatter]

It would be one thing if The Doctor lost all sense and general knowledge when she forgot who she was, but she didn't. Regeneration didn't make her useless. Remembering short range teleportation is probably no stranger than remembering the color blue.

[@Xiatter]

And people have complained about her making a Sonic without the TARDIS, but she had Tim Shaw's alien technology at hand. And Sheffield steel. And there seemed to be a bit of trial and error. And the Sonic sparked anyway. "Should be fine." In other words, most complaints I see seem like a stretch.

[@JAM35137099]

Agreed; I saw that bit as more of a self-referential joke, like "oh ffs not short range teleport _again_"

[@mr.nobody5669]

Right. Its a fantastic call back to the 10th doctors gadgets like the "thing that goes ding when there's stuff"

[@kbg12ila]

I don't get people saying it was boring. I think the pacing in this episode is the best it's been in doctor who in years. I'm so happy they actually let the episode happen and it wasn't Moffat cutting up and convoluting a simple story to make it seem more complex than it is. This episode was great!

[@EvGamerBETA]

So people DO say it's boring? Can I join them?

[@kbg12ila]

Betaflow Of course.

[@deltahalo241]

I felt the pacing was way to fast, it was jumping from scene to scene as if to say 'That's done on to the next!' I thought it was really good when the pacing was a bit slower, like when the train segment was going on, or when Rahul retrieved the capsule. I also thought that the acting was a bit wooden over all. Not a bad episode, but pretty bog-standard overall.

[@keerya4179]

I think it's because it was overall very predictable, which made it boring. There was some good sequences but it was in between not so good one. For exemple I missed a part of the dialogue at the start because I was stuck wondering "are they really stupid enought to take someone who don't know how to ride a bike on an uneven ground, I wouldn't ride on such ground and I already know how to ride a bike ! Are they stupid ?! What the heck am I watching right now ?" There was death flag rising here and there, giving away who was gonna die. I knew Who was gonna live or die because of that and it made every death scene uninteresting. The death of Grace who was unrealistic and so cheesy it was embarassing, you could see how she only died to make the plot move foward. Her death lack organic writting. And so on.

[@darthmummy7889]

kbg12ila its so fast paced I didnt have s fucking clue what’s going on

[@JeithKarrett]

Jodie looks like a female David Bowie.

[@ptnkatan7124]

But David Bowie already looked like a female David Bowie... sometimes

[@JeithKarrett]

A femaler David Bowie?

[@ptnkatan7124]

Whatever floats your boat, or Tardis in a this case

[@petertheobald9624]

ptnkatan was about to say that, but had to check, cause knew that was obvious.

[@MeCooper]

...I honestly thought it was pretty horrible. I mean when you can easily predict what is going to happen next during and entire episode there isn't much point watching it... Aside from looking pretty, At least they did that. But good scenery and sets and alike don't make up for the fact that it felt like watching a bad american spin-off or something. But can you honestly say that you didn't see any of it coming? Even the grandmother dying etc it was just... low effort.

[@MeCooper]

Rose Tico Was all that hostility necessary? All I did was express my opinion on something and you're trying to personally attack and make assumptions about me? Please have some dignity and act your age mam. Regardless "Adult level complexity" is not what I am talking about. I'm talking about keeping the same quality of writing they have had since season 1. Ignoring the fact that their target audience is not children (even they have never made such a ridiculous claim) it's not unreasonable to want the same level of quality even if they had changed the target audience. Besides... Many television shows and films with children as the target audience have good writing, Shrek being an easy example. The very fact that you think children (particularly 9 year olds) are not smart enough to get bored with predictability is quite concerning. I hope you don't have children, Because every developmental psychologist will tell you that is not only incorrect but a terrible way to raise a child.

[@MeCooper]

Rose Tico Enthusiast You're assumptions about me are terribly inaccurate... But you're just trying to argue so what does reality matter? Seriously, What is the point in this? You're not even making a rational argument because you are just making random assumptions and acting like they are reality. It's pathetic, Grow up, get a damn life or seek professional help because this a really messed up way to spend your time. There is something very wrong with you.

[@MeCooper]

@Rose Tico Enthusiast Seriously lady, What the hell is wrong with you? Its a family show according to the BBC. Even if is was a kids show, That doesn't explain the massive drop in quality of writing compared to previous seasons. *I'm allowed to be annoyed at that.* Now stop harassing me. Clearly you don't have kids of your own to abuse and belittle for no reason but you don't have to go searching on the internet. You're seriously messed up in the head. Get help.

[@MeCooper]

And stop incorrectly assuming my age you stupid old bat! You don't know what you're talking about

[@lntxp01]

"American Spin-off" sums up my problem with the new look and vibe of the show.

[@comfyDev]

I liked it a lot! It reminded me of RTD's era with the more human character writing, natural lighting, and Jodie Whittaker playing a very David Tennantish doctor.

[@mrhdbnger]

I thought so too. The residual regeneration energy and not being sure what sort of person she had just become was very much a revisit to his regeneration. My favorite part was that they just blew off that the doctor is a woman. "Am I?" Just an "oh well" and then on with doing doctor type stuff. I loved that.

[@tommcglone2867]

I agree. I swear Chris was taught by RTD with how brilliantly written every character is

[@enderkingdev368]

Personally I was kinda getting Matt Smith vibes from her in this first episode.

[@LeoGuidi]

These comments are so funny now. I hate chib nips writing

[@Glitchion]

@@mrhdbnger No

[@thenintendoman]

It was so cool to see Sheffield on TV. It's such a fucking beautiful and amazing city. Plus I recognised all the locations, like, that is the real Sheffield bus interchange, and that view of the skyline from behind the grass amphitheater was nice. I hope it's featured in more episodes. EDIT: Also that guys eulogy video had two dislikes, what the fuck.

[@lilspezmoid3118]

I live there lol

[@sam1march]

I used to get the bus to & from work at that very same bus stop every day. Surreal seeing it on DW.

[@jeckjeck3119]

thenintendoman Its trolls.

[@HypnoKnight]

Go through Sheffield city centre nearly daily on the tram Good to see a mainstream TV show finally being set here.

[@TheDay500]

Lived in Sheffield for a decade. It's the most corrupt city I have ever been to which, periodically, explodes in events like Hillsborough and Rotherham. Seeing how business is conducted by the council, social services, the courts and the police on a day-to-day basis would lead anyone to despair. Locals say it is a beautiful city because it has a few new district and parks but, considering the stunning beauty of the peak district around it, you can just imagine how nice this area was before they tore it up and paved over it. 70% of the city looks borderline abandoned and most people and families live in a state of poverty. It has a fantastic location on the M1 corridor between prosperous Nottingham and Leeds, with Manchester another neighbour, but the city has an increadibly fragile economy and has failed to diversify so it is little more than a university town sourrounded by towns like Doncaster and Rtherham which grow rich on MOD research and engineering paychecks. The wages are abysmal for all except those at the top who only get there by stepping over other. There is no social mobility and most of the locals live and die in areas like the Manor or Gleadless never once knowing a decnt job or paycheck. Prinipally, events got this bad because most people in Sheffield are completely delusional about the city and adopt and "I'm alright, Jack!" and "Don't you dare say anything bad about Shef!" attitude which allows corruption to thrive and business to wither while preventing real action from happening.

[@thedenial6119]

Am I the only one who feels Jodie Whittaker’s performance was more like a parody than a good performance

[@natasjadirken8075]

No you're not. It felt like I was watching a female 10th doctor......

[@baddvd]

No, I felt like I was watching cosplay

[@megumin4625]

I didn't like it either. I felt she tries too hard to be male like the other doctors (which isn't necessarily bad I suppose, after all, she IS the doctor, she MUST behave LIKE the doctor), but to me her energy feels unnatural and forced

[@eddieryan7246]

The Denial yes it’s was kind of jarring, like she was trying to be Matt and David and bits of Peter at different and some of the same time

[@charleseunson2629]

When she found out she had the part, she called up Tenant (who she knew from Broadchurch) and started to ask a lot of questions on how to portray the Doctor. Also, while they have different bodies once regenerated, they are still the same person, and so would have similarities to past incarnations. Furthermore, she's (Whittaker) has just taken up the mantle, and going in a complete new direction would upset fans more

[@jwc-lw3sp]

The episode wasn’t great, but for a Chibby episode, it was Great

[@01superchunk66]

funny seeing how much he loves this at the start compared to how jodie and chibnall are thought of now

[@surferdude5126]

Start of the ep: doctor who is saved!! Wooohoooooo! Later in the yr: doctor who has died...

[@WB6363]

Yes there was no TITLE sequence, but if you watched the credits you hear the music (which is very interesting now, you will know once you watch it) but you see a blurred image of what i assume is the time vortex of the intro sequence.

[@mattjarrett7231]

Very classic intro with the swooping patterns - pretty much the same visual style as the 60's titles but in colour :)

[@sadev101]

if you get pregnant as a female timelord. and you have a near death experience making you regenerate. and you regenerate into a man. what happens to the baby?

[@stardust1289]

the regeneration energy would probably destroy the fetus growing inside of them

[@dylangoff9722]

Cosmo alright calm down

[@stardust1289]

ok

[@Adam-nb6im]

There's some dark depths of the Doctor Who lore that apparently they don't get pregnant, but are "grown" in looms or something.

[@22dallas1]

Adam That explains why the time lords are extinct

[@Joseph-uo3mx]

Surely you can't think this episode is better than The Bells of Saint John or The Impossible Astronaut or 11th hour or partners in crime or New Earth ? Those are all better series openers

[@akaakaakaak5779]

I thought it was boring af, we're 2 episodes in now and I still couldn't tell you Bradley Walsh's character's name.

[@quasarsphere]

I think the reason he's trying to ride his bike up the hill is that at 19 he doesn't want to be seen getting bike riding lessons from his grandmother, and anywhere that has a good tarmac surface also carries the risk of someone he knows seeing him.

[@TheOneTrueLeo2002]

When ‘Harry’s Moving Castle’ makes a video, angels sing.

[@jeckjeck3119]

Hopefully it's not a weeping one. I have heard them laugh, I dread to hear them sing.

[@HarrysMovingMedia]

Thank you

[@wishbone346]

I'll be honest, I was a bit put off by the upgraded visuals and darker tone. It made this feel like a completely different show. The colors also felt extremely washed out like a DC movie. Maybe it'll grow on me though. As for the new Doctor, I thought she was okay. She did feel a bit too much like Smith's Doctor though. At times I felt like I was just watching a female version of him honestly.

[@Dudofall]

This is kind of sad in hindsight.

[@babai08_]

I miss Moffat, 'dragging the show into the ground' at least it was better than what we have now.

[@angrypacifist5782]

I think it should have shown us more of the new doctor's personality. We just got a generic doctor persona with a few more female traits than the average episode (the female traits make sense of course). I just feel like it should have introduced the new doctor more as well as feeling more epic; I didn't really feel anything in the I am the Doctor moment.

[@MultiFirelover]

Hate to day it, but I agrrr

[@ari-tz8oc]

The point was that the doctor's personality hadn't completely set in yet because of the regeneration, like she said. I think that her personality will be more fleshed out in the next few episodes.

[@adzinco6916]

I think they want the doctor to be just a traveller and not some being that can take on entire planets like the 11th or 12th

[@El_Descarriado]

I didn't see any "female traits". That might've made it interesting, as opposed to the bad David Tennant impression we were given.

[@legens493]

That's my biggest problem with this episode. One of the main reason i watch Doctor Who is because the Doctor is fucking badass. That's a simple fact and I love watching him being fucking badass on screen. When Matt Smith said I am the Doctor I thought "Holy shit this is awesome", this time it was just like "eh ok if you say so". i think there's a lot of potential though

[@lukerose384]

What did you think about The Ghost Monument? Personally, I thought it was shite.

[@simplyepic1732]

You were not the only one, everyone said her death was predictable as she wasn't in the trailers

[@MadScientist512]

"His grandfather-in-law Graham, never thought I'd have to use that phrase", is that one extra step too convoluted for poor Harry? :)

[@soapwoo]

The only thing that bothered me was that the episode looked a bit too cinematic. I had no problem with the scenery, but it was kind of strange seeing a television show look and feel like I should've been in a theater. But overall I think they made a good choice with the switching of the camera, I just need more time to adjust to the higher quality.

[@teejayburger2136]

What’s funny is that I watched it in a cinema and I completely agree

[@leocossham]

They filmed part of this episode on the end of my road! Loved seeing all the Sheffield references in this one

[@theknight5672]

Would of been funny if brad said to grace I’m sorry grace but for you the chase is over

[@samuelbarber4154]

Most people must think that all of the UK is just London and endless fields of countryside. Have you ever watched an American adaptation of a British book? Manchester? Sheffield? These places are clearly made up, let's set it in Chicago.

[@AmberMetallicScorpion]

if only poor harry knew what was to come in later episodes

[@paddystrongjaw9995]

Watching from 2021: “I fear all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve”

[@kaiishere016]

I'm okay with the Doctor's new outfit, but god do I hate that dumb earring thing. It looks stupid and drags my attention away whenever she's on-screen. To be honest, I thought she looked way better in Capaldi's old outfit. Also, how did the Doctor actually survive the fall to Earth?? When the 11th Doctor fell he had to spend hours recovering in a suit specially designed to minimise damage. The fact that she was still in the regeneration process doesn't change anything either, she should have been mush.

[@Mark_o_Helm]

Dammit. I didn't know that the title sequence was missing until you said it.

[@OptimysticPessimyst]

I’m so surprised that at no point did you comment on the absolutely abysmal acting from Jodie and the younger people. The only believable young person was Carl. Graham and Grace were only solid throughout. I hope it improves along with the sometimes cringeworthy dialogue. But yes I also saw Grace dying. She was the Uncle Ben and I called the KZbin video twist within the opening 10 minutes.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

What? Abysmal acting? Have you seen Matt Smith episodes? Now THERE'S abysmal acting.

[@OptimysticPessimyst]

I never said it wasn’t bad before? I actually thought this was worse though. Just my opinion. Thought Matt Smith wasn’t as I put “abysmal” from the start and got better and better. Capaldi was bad but improved. Jodie was bad for about 80% of the episode.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Sorry, by the way. No offense intended. Just had an argument somewhere else in the comments. Jodie'll improve as well. The 48 hours trauma is over now.

[@lwaves]

+Olly W So if your comments are "just your opinion", which is fine, have you not considered that the video didn't touch on what you call "abysmal acting" because it wasn't an opinion he shared?

[@wanderingoryx3710]

What the absolute fuck does matt smith have to do with this new season?

[@christopherpattenden7506]

Man it's sad watching this in 2020 when series 11/12 so far has not really got any better than this...

[@Axetwin]

As far as "first episodes" go, in regards to a new Doctor, it was OK. It was par for the course. It was better than Rose or Deep Breath, not as good as The Eleventh Hour (results may vary from person to person). There's always that period of adjustment where you get used to a new face. That period where it seems like a LOT of people hate the new person in the role, it takes a few weeks, but it dies down. It seems like many people are forgetting it takes an actor a little while to make the character their own. And it takes us just as long to see them in that role as THE Doctor.

[@mr.nobody5669]

I swear I've seen this comment before.

[@AcridGoblin]

The doctor was totally over shadowed by the 3 supporting characters.

[@mon0586]

I feel that she played the Doctor a bit too... familiar? In some scenes she plays it a bit too much like previous Doctors, some serious Tennant vibes. Overall I was kinda disappointed and this is, for me, one of the lower episodes. I neverly really liked Jodie Whittaker and am still not convinced. *BUT* I'm very hopeful, I've always enjoyed Doctor Who and I'm sure I'll enjoy this series as well.

[@wyndam71]

Doctor Who has never been exclusively shown in the UK. It's been shown in Canada since I was a kid.

[@leejones8582]

And now Chibnall's era is now seen as a embarassment.

[@TGM_Productions]

Chris Chibnall’s era started off so amazing.

[@zhubwat]

It doesn't seem like _anyone_ is talking about it, but I thought it was really weird when the Doctor chastised the crane dude for kicking Tim Shaw off the crane, right after he detonated 5 DNA bombs inside him. Like, he was already dead, right? That's 5 times more dna bombs in him than in everyone else who had one inside them, and he already had the teleport control? In the Doctor's version, he teleports home, and then melts and dies, but on the 'real' version, he falls, then teleports home, then melts and dies? Maybe I looked at it wrong, but I thought it was really weird and no one is talking about it. And then it just cuts away!

[@lwaves]

I get what you're saying but it wasn't about the end result - the alien's eventual death. It was about Carl (an innocent at this point) having an involvement in that. For example, take a bad, evil person being kicked and punched to death in the street by people. They are going to die whatever you do. If you join in and kick them a couple of times, you are partly responsible for their death. If you don't join in you are not responsible and remain innocent of any wrongdoing. It's also possible that in his fear and confusion that Carl wouldn't realise what exactly was happening with the DNA bombs and the teleport, so he could be thinking that kick and fall would be the killing blow.

[@zhubwat]

Right, that makes... way more sense than what I was saying. Thanks!

[@saskruffriders8234]

I will say: this episode was beautifully shot. And the show was ok. Sadly, the show went t$ts up afterwards.

[@chanceneck8072]

The visuals were really great, I agree! They once again upped the ante in that regard after The Eleventh Hour.

[@BlocktorwhoUnlimited]

I sat through this entire video thinking it was 100% ironic and that he actually despised the thing but after reading through the comments I'm really not so sure...

[@tomimpala]

3:20 What's wrong with charity shops, mate?

[@Adam-nb6im]

Slight correction, Graham is Ryan's step-grandfather, not grandfather-in-law :)

[@nathifantin]

You know, for such a clickbaity title, this is one of the most complete, fair and well written reviews of this episode i've seen on youtube. Well done.

[@justicevow]

I couldn't disagree more, the episode was very flawed, boring and for the most part just a leftist virtue signalling piece of garbage.

[@nathifantin]

ok, but here's the thing... i don't care about your opinion. Also, your opinion is not based in anything concrete, this video explains very well why all you said is wrong, so... your opinion is bad, and you should feel bad.

[@alexandermercer5363]

My problems with it: Guy not believing aliens exist, despite the fact that he's been alive to witness about a couple dozen alien invasions. Police giving a possible alien case to a rookie. Is UNIT just gone now, or something? Doctor being able to make a sonic screwdriver - while admittedly the TARDIS isn't the only thing that can make a sonic screwdriver, they can't just be made willy nilly.

[@GridCube]

He doesn't believe that aliens would vist sheffield or wherever they are, not that they don't exist

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

It couldn't be UNIT. Never trust a place with a name that's just initials.

[@karkatvantas9557]

1. Apparently, though I don't think this was ever made clear enough, the series 5 finale wiped out all previous alien invasions, and as far as I can tell, the only alien invasion that happened since then was Missy's cyber-invasion, which wasn't obviously alien, since the cybermen came from St. Paul's and graveyards. UNIT dealt with all the zygon stuff, so no one would know about that, since all that was revealed to the public was one phone video which could easily be brushed off as a hoax. 2. They thought it was a hoax. 3. The Second Doctor built the first sonic screwdriver, so it is absolutely conceivable that they could do it again. Although the timeframe they gave was pretty ridiculous.

[@frenchguitarguy1091]

Wouldnt the episode be a drag if we had to deal with unit again, unit is supposed to be secret so not every police force will know about it, especially Sheffield where no aliens go. I think it’s best to go into this series as if it was a reboot, don’t expect unit until we see them again

[@conorlooney3295]

Alexander Mercer it's an ongoing joke that humanity keeps forgetting alien invasions. It's probably something with UNIT or whatever, doesn't rly matter.

[@sisikiteou2084]

loved this, your arguments are really well done and thought out and explained well so... yeah. great vid :)

[@tayetrotman]

I was expecting you to hate this, if I’m honest, since you have hated almost everything since Tennant left. And “glossy London?” I would say that, although I agree that it’s good to explore the rest of the UK, I would say Doctor Who has done a good job at showing off that not all of London is Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, etc

[@filmfanatix6598]

Find it interesting watching this in 2020. Looking back at someone still full of optimism for what could have been a perfect reboot. Sadly the show has become a laughing stock with awful writing and acting. No wonder the audience is getting smaller with each series. They seriously need to fire Chibnall and hit the reset button in time for the 60th.

[@paddystrongjaw9995]

I’m afraid not a lot will probably change when Chibnall is (now confirmed) to be replaced considering the current state of the BBC

[@tome_1701]

@@paddystrongjaw9995 Until you realise that RTD IS COMING BACK 🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🎉

[@NileSWPhotography]

I watched this review today and man, the hopes were so high 😂 Harry was so optimistic

[@BrettJones27]

Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I was mostly... meh, throughout. And Jodi just didn't convince for me, at all; trying too hard, maybe. Reminded me of McCoy's first episodes. Hope I warm to her, but McCoy made me quit last time. The Doctor's costume looks weird... because it is exactly that, a 'costume'. It in no way looks natural or casually put together. It's designed.

[@TheAwesomeGamer]

I really enjoyed this video, idk if it was the tone or the way you described some of creatures and places like "That weird scribble creature from the David Tennant episode, 'Fear Her'." "I'm also not suprised that I'm having this reaction considering she got those clothes from a *BLOODY CHARITY SHOP* " "Special shoutout to ma boy Dennis and his iPad!"

[@w-james9277]

This episode was a breathe of fresh air after years of the stale, confusing and messy Moffat era.

[@azuri5985]

CAMiNO I actually liked it :D

[@bobbimorse8460]

1:03 that hill, almost mountain, is close to where i live. basically my childhood was playing up there with my friends. seeing that threw me right back and it’s not sheffield it’s wales near Cardiff

[@slimmy_0076]

I thought she was doing a Matt Smith impression but I’m sure that will change outside of the debut episode format

[@lwaves]

It's understandable as most of the episode she was in a post-regen state. During that time they have all been a bit wibbly wobbly and often take on aspects of their previous incarnations. You say Smith, I've seen others say Tennant, others say Tom Baker and so on. To me that just says she's the Doctor. :-)

[@MrGreaves]

I found learning to ride on grass easier, as you learn to ride on harder surfaces before you do smooth ones, so when you move onto tarmac, you’ve cracked it

[@deg2945]

After the few depressing seasons behind, this episode was very uplifting. It felt like just a regular episode. Nothing better and nothing worse.

[@danielkoval7670]

The "I carry my family around with me" is a reference to the 2nd Doctor story The Tomb of the Cybermen. The Doctor's monologue there was all about how, as it's been so long since he's seen his family, they sleep in his head, carrying them around with him, waking up when he needs them to. Figuratively of course

[@mateoalvarez1337]

I don't know why but I completely disliked this episode and am not excited to watch the rest

[@eccentrikhat3863]

Love your vids, Harry. You're an excellent reviewer and I've enjoyed sitting down to your DW playlists. But I think you're giving this episode way too much credit. It was riddled with plot holes; like Tim Shaw not attempting to kill them on the rooftop when he first meets them; the Doctor making her own sonic screwdriver when it's supposed to be the same screwdriver as before with a new coat of paint; and the Doctor's hypocrisy of tricking Tim Shaw into possible suicide only to chastise the crane operator for pushing him off the edge when he had a teleport. Also, the new Doctor was written exactly the same way that Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi's was - overly childish and goofy. I agree with you that some of the visuals were beautiful; Tim Shaw's look was pretty cool and it was nice to have a British setting somewhere other than London or Cardiff, but for a demonstration of the type of writer Chibnall will be, it was pretty underwhelming.

[@ghgoogle5238]

I watched my first Dr. Who for first time and found it charming. However the second episode I left the room and thought it was very boring. Oh by the way my first Dr. was the second. B.P. Before Pertwee.

[@bmsvg7356]

I think that this season will be decent. Maybe a 7/10 overall.

[@mahfuzurchowdhury2765]

Yeah. I have that number for this episode so far.

[@irrevenant3]

It's a bit early to rate the entire season. That would be like rating Season 2 on "The Christmas Invasion", and this ep was a *lot* better than the Christmas Invasion. Tennant was amazing of course, but that was really not a good story...

[@bmsvg7356]

irrevenant3 maybe but I’ve seen the second episode now and I’m certain that my rating stands.

[@irrevenant3]

@@bmsvg7356 Ah, okay, I haven't seen the second ep yet...

[@bmsvg7356]

irrevenant3 it’s not bad. Wait till you see the new TARDIS. It’s awesome.

[@AurumEtAes]

It was as dull and derivative in so many ways. The KZbin diary, even if not overused in Doctor Who still felt like a stale cliche for a narrative framing device. It was obvious in the following scene that Ryan was talking about his gran. I’m genuinely shocked - no offence - that anyone could regard this as a twist, when Ryan actually confirms this to be the case at the end after gran dies.

[@cmatt06]

3:34 That moment when it shows your school bus that never comes on time...

[@geminiferret4758]

I agree with most of what you said but Whitaker didn't land for me. She felt like a cheap imitation of Matt Smith and it felt massively overacted. Also Tenant said almost exactly the same thing about the teleport in the daleks in Manhattan story.

[@ErinTheFennec]

She was in the process of regeneration still, at that point she doesn't know who she'll be so aspects of previous Doctors rise to the top, she's also said she's playing the Doctor with a childish curiosity where Matt Smith played more of an over the top excitable character.

[@geminiferret4758]

@@ErinTheFennec yeah... That's not what we've seen with other doctors. 10 took a while to work himself out but wasn't a mixture of other doctors up until that point. 11 had a set identifiable personality immediately and 12 was more or less the same - it just took him some time to work out why he 'chose' that personality. I don't deny that doctors can't take some time to identify themselves but they don't tend to act like the doctor until they do which 13 was immediately. This to me suggests either a complete disregard for canon (which Chibnal doesn't seem too worried about given the sonic) or that Whitaker wasn't confident in the character of her own doctor. Either way, I don't think her presentation was a positive first outing.

[@ErinTheFennec]

10 didn't really get a lot as he was absent from most of his first episode until he got his epic Doctor moment, 11 did get screen time, and honestly he went into one of the more awkward introductions in my opinion, a bit too weird straight off. 12, honestly I kinda could see a tiny bit of Smith in Capaldi's first performance, obviously it wasn't the primary aspect, and the grumpier side of Capaldi's first series was played up, but 12 was also a bit crazy at times. What I said was to do with the explanation given in the episode, and honestly, I agree it wasn't the best in that regard, but the idea is that 13 is a childishly curious doctor, not a excitable Doctor like Smith, we'll see how we grow, especially as Chibnall despite his flaws is at least seemingly good at writing characters for the most part.

[@Rognik]

Just to double-down on your comment about Grace's death, not only did I predict she was going to die, as soon as I did, I said, "He's not talking about the Doctor, despite initial appearances. He's talking about his nan." That's when I knew that some way, some how, Grace was going to die at that construction site. Especially since she was saying how much fun she was having, the only one of the 4 "companions" to really express that feeling.

[@jpobrien2123]

Glad you liked it but whaaaat? You didn't like Jodie in Broadchurch? That performance is incredible!

[@chloesando4683]

"all is well in doctor who" if only he knew what was coming

[@escfanprojects3146]

I've been waiting for this video for a LONG time (well, a week)

[@holigrammaster9926]

I'm glad that you like this episode where I had troubles liking even a bit of it.