Doctor Who 10x01 Reaction

[@scottredding7357]

BILL: Can I ask you a personal question? DOCTOR: No. BILL: Can I anyway? DOCTOR: Yes. BILL: Are you from space? DOCTOR: No, of course not. Nobody's from space. I'm from a planet like everybody else.

[@TheArcSet]

A great bit of dialogue.

[@chanceneck8072]

Technically, River is from Space... Right? Because she's a time baby.... Conceived during travel in the vortex?....

[@inkmaster5480]

@@chanceneck8072 Well, technically she was born on Demon's Run. So, she's actually from an asteroid.

[@chanceneck8072]

@@inkmaster5480 Well, shit yes! Technically you're right. I'm also assigned German because of where I was BORN! Of course what I meant was more of a genetic origin type of story... But I agree with you, within the context of the original dialogue my argument makes no sense!

[@kayleyhodson7079]

I feel like Capaldi really delivers a fully "evolved" version of Twelve in this series. Enjoy!

[@chanceneck8072]

Capaldi is the Doctor, who "evolved" the most in New Who. Although Matt Smith's Doctor aged the most, his character pretty much stayed the same . ...

[@caleb7551]

@@chanceneck8072 Through series 5 and 6 he evolved a lot, but in series 7 he just devolved into a flandarized mess

[@chanceneck8072]

@@caleb7551 See, I think, I probably disagree with that for the most part. I mean in terms of really significant or recognisable change of character or behaviour, my argument still stands....

[@caleb7551]

@@chanceneck8072 oh yes, definitely

[@nich6200]

Bill will go down as one of the most underrated companions in this show. I love her so much

[@robertwareham8466]

I agree, I feel sorry for Pearl Mackie, she delivered a really quirky, fun and interesting companion, but she was only ever going to get one season to develop Bill. Must have been pretty hard to play her knowing that.

[@AzguardMike]

the problem was the writing. Every episode "you do know im gay, yeah" or "Oh i aint racist, im black bruv, it ain't cuz you're blue." The whole BS story about her imaginary mother being the one memory to save the day, the fake out regenerations. As a bi guy, i gave the show a chance and cringed hard at how artificial and forced her "hey you know im gay yeah?" every other episode. I don't remind my friends all the time. I dont remind them i'm black or bisexual. This was the beginning of Doctor Who's downfall. First the gender bending with the general "oh back to normal (as a woman) dear GOD how do men cope with all the ego" Imagine the opposite. A black woman turning into a white guy "Ah back to normal am I. First time as a woman. Dear Lord how do they cope with all that estragon?" Then bringing in Jodie, and never explaining soo many questions people had, instead attacking the fans. "If you dont like it, dont watch it." Well noone did watch it, Chris Shill-nul got boosted, and they had to bring back Tennant, the old writer RTD, and other old cast members to save it. Show literally went woke went broke from this episode onwards. And thats not an attack against Pearl, it was poor writing. All the rage at the moment, between Ghostbusters 2016 (when this came out) Dark Fate, Dark Phoenix, Captain Marvel, the CW-verse and so on. Looking forward to seeing the guy after Tennants specials take the helm. Hopefully they tone back the politics of the actual actor. Dont wanna be hearing "Hey you know im gay yeah bruv" all over again.

[@Tien1610]

Trivia: That scene with the Dalek wasn't set during the Time War, it was set during the "Dalek vs Movellan wars". This war is showed in the serial "Destiny of the Daleks" of the 4th Doctor. He and Romana probably where there during the 12th Doctor's landing and the line of the Dalek about the Doctor being located was also about the 4th Doctor

[@braddsfx8921]

Shame they couldn’t have the OG Daleks with the explosives attached to their waist

[@DixyRae]

@@braddsfx8921 Yea when they want to use older style Daleks they usually have to rely on a community of collectors and replica makers. Asylum of the Daleks is genuinely bonkers with the amount of classic props they managed to gather for a single shoot.

[@karlmortoniv2951]

Movellans are hot. Neat callback. 😁

[@AubreySciFi]

@@braddsfx8921 - Yes, that was my major complaint about this episode too. If it's actually set during "Destiny of the Daleks" they should have used the proper Dalek props that look like the models from that era. If that wasn't possible at least paint the NSD props used in this in the proper period colors, that at least would have been close enough for me to be happy with it!

[@AubreySciFi]

@@DixyRae - But was it though? I guess so....maybe, but considering what we saw on screen in "Asylum Of the Daleks" it was really hard to tell. What classic Daleks there were in the episode appeared in blink and you miss them cameos, or so far away from the camera in a darkened dusty room and covered in dust and cobwebs that it was hard to tell which era they were from anyway. That episode pissed me off as a classic Dalek fan. They kept mentioning famous Dalek stories from the Classic era ("Oh this is the section where the survivors of the Spirodon Invasion are" etc), but every Dalek we saw for any decent amount of time was a NSD! I imagine that was why they mysteriously added in several classic Daleks as major players to "The Witch's Familiar" two parter (for no discernible reason mentioned in the plotline). My feeling on that, was that it was to makeup for their earlier gaff of hyping the hell out of that Asylum episode and the fact that the Doctor was going to encounter "Every Dalek ever!" (quote from the Doctor Who Magazine cover relating to that story.) and then spectacularly failed to deliver on that promise.

[@273_degrees_kelvin]

Welcome to Bill Potts... ...and Capaldi’s Series 10 hair! (Look at it. Just look at it. It’s glorious.)

[@lcg4936]

Hair fan here too!!

[@JustSoShayla]

His hair just gets better and better.

[@Mineycart]

Love his hair

[@VenoRPG]

Oh my God are we here already? One of my favorite seasons. It's a bit different and I think you'll love it too.

[@MarcelNL]

It has a LOAD of SJW messaging, even more than previous seasons but if I ignore that, I do prefer it over the previous 2 seasons of Capaldi. Just the whole big mystery box thingy got a bit old after a while.

[@mpg272727]

@@MarcelNL And it's still better than Doctor 13

[@MarcelNL]

@@mpg272727 HAH! Even the current season of GoT is better than Doctor 13!

[@Enzophanis1892]

Marcel because the current season of GOT is amazing

[@MarcelNL]

@@Enzophanis1892 More than 730,000 people have signed a petition to have this season rewritten.

[@johna5635]

aah... finally we get to see Peter Capaldi running like a penguin with its arse on fire!

[@luketaylor5848]

Best Bill quote EVER and right out the gate on that one

[@chanceneck8072]

I LOVED this quote!! So Bill...

[@LiveHedgehog]

You'll grow to love Nardole. He's one of my favourite companions.

[@AubreySciFi]

The Red Velvet coat is my favorite Capaldi look too! A very nice nod back to the Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee, who always wore velvet jackets (One of which was red). I also loved the Pen holder full of classic Doctor Sonics in the opening and the Picture of Susan from the original series pilot episode "An Unearthly Child" (1963) on his desk.

[@Darth_Nycta_13]

Bill is great some people didn't like her but personally I LOVE HER.

[@JekyViews]

Darth Nychta - me too! I love Twelve and Bill together, I think she’s his perfect companion. :)

[@TK_Brainslug]

I wished we had more time with her

[@ABrecher]

"Making me feel nostalgic"...Hmm, maybe because of the photo of River Song on his desk? (and his granddaughter, but you probably didn't recognize her.)

[@ManChild1980]

I really enjoy Bill Potts as a companion. She so is funny and takes no crap.

[@ArlanKels]

I dislike her because...well I don't want to get into spoilers. Let us just say that how she handles situations makes me think less of her.

[@g2nelson15]

Time And Relative Dimension In Space.. It means Life 💙

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

G2 NELSON actually it means ‘What the Hell!’ 😉

[@TheManInTheLongBlackCoat]

3:32 That’s Susan, the Doctor’s granddaughter as seen with The First (“One day I shall return...”).

[@helixviper5782]

A second ago I was bored. Now I’m not. Thanks Shayla

[@her0880]

Same here.

[@OverWims]

Ditto

[@JustSoShayla]

You are welcome!

[@DixyRae]

I love this season. I love Bill. I love Nardole. I love 12 as a professor. I love where the vault storyline leads. I love that it's both a fresh beginning and the end at the same time.

[@nashwanabila123]

CLARA: What happened to your coat? The velvety coat. I liked that one, it was it was very Doctor-y. (Hell Bent) Shayla: This is my favourite look the red velvet, he looks so good. I share the sentiment but I will always adore 12's original outfit so sharp and stark and that redlining+ the Paul Smith holes jumper.

[@tenmark7055]

I love this season, Bill is so fresh & unique - I was sorry you didnt do a reaction to The Return of Dr Mysterio. "It's okay. I'm an intruder too. Yeah, I brought snacks. Mark of a pro." was such a Capaldi moment.

[@liambeerens2148]

The finale 2-parter of this series is an absolute emotional masterpiece.

[@chanceneck8072]

As was the last one..... I miss Moffat....

[@JekyViews]

Still haven’t managed to rewatch the second to last episode because it made me feel so bad, emotionally.

[@joshuathompson2404]

I love the fact that you say that Bill reminds you of Rose. They sold Bill this way as this season was coming out. The creators said they were shooting for another character similar to Rose--an ordinary girl who knows nothing about The Doctor or his life. So much so that they named her "Bill" after Billie Piper.

[@JustSoShayla]

Oh wow!

[@johna5635]

The guys with dreadlocks fighting the Daleks were Movellans - one of several Classic Who throwbacks in this series!

[@shadowwhosm]

John A yes from Destiny of the Daleks I believe

[@nzrockboi]

I love Bill's one liners "I know what a midwipe looks like"

[@osumarko]

The Return of Doctor Mysterio had my favorite 12th Doctor line. "Everything ends and its always sad. But everything begins again too and that's always happy." Moffat named the companion Bill because during the filming of Day of the Doctor, David Tennant would call Billie Piper "Bill." Bill's foster mom was in the episode Gridlock back in season 3. She was married to the cat guy.

[@fleason771]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqLIiWStg854hs0 "Be Happy" 💔

[@benserk1]

Wow..and here I thought it was a nod to William Hartnell the first doctor and his wife Heather

[@the_judge_8262]

@@benserk1 That too I think :)

[@Jim_The_Fish]

The photograph on his desk is of Susan, his granddaughter and the first companion of the 1st Doctor.

[@ttz4m3]

This is actually my favourite season with Capaldi. He gets to full inhabit his grumpy old man persona and I like his dynamic with Bill.

[@Dannydarko27]

Dam the picture of his wife and grandchild. He really was living as a professor 💔❤️💔

[@penfold7455]

Fun Fact: The red crushed velvet jacket is Capaldi's tribute to his Doctor growing up; Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor, who also wore a crushed velvet jacket during his run from 1970-1974.

[@tomfrost2085]

This is a great season. Twelve, Bill and Nardole! I hope you enjoy this season

[@Axetwin]

3:31 In case you're wondering, that was his granddaughter from the original series. I liked Bill. My only issue with her is that she was only there for 1 season. This was Steven Moffat's last season as the showrunner, which meant everything had to go, so the new showrunner could build everything up from scratch.

[@spiderfingers86]

Doctor Mysterio is what the show is called in Spanish

[@user-tz7zr4fr4j]

Patrick Doss no, it’s ¿medico que?

[@lcg4936]

@@user-tz7zr4fr4j please, never "medico que". That is a terrible literal translation. They call him Doctor Misterio in South America, but in Spain, we call him Doctor Who, only without British accent.

[@user-tz7zr4fr4j]

lola Campos Gamez oh, right okay

[@chanceneck8072]

That' s right! I think, there was a Radio Interview with Capaldi, where he told stories about fans in MEXICO, where they called him "Doctor Mysterio"!

[@chanceneck8072]

Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHjHqq1ngdODncU Skip to the 1:57 Mark, if you just can't wait! ...

[@einosig]

He wears the velvet because Clara loved it on him ♡

[@lukeyread]

Oh, Series 10. The Pilot is so refreshing and fun. I can’t wait for the rest 🙊

[@firefly24601]

The wall is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. We never find out what it is. Nope.

[@chanceneck8072]

Nardole was the only one, who travelled with the Doctor pre and post River. So I think he just had to stay with the Doctor for a little while, in order to make him stay sane and not get too depressed ....

[@huccicucci]

the picture of the girl on his desk is from the first doctors granddaughter, susan

[@weirdwind1]

"i don''t know whether I love him or hate him" "bad annoying/good annoying" --story of Matt Luca's life. lol.

[@TheAnimeexpansion]

7:29 omg you and the Doctor saying what st the same time, my heart

[@Christovez]

The "out of order" sign is a Classic Who refrence.

[@rhyswilliams7683]

I really like that idea, that he’s trying to find something he’s lost. That will have a much deeper meaning once you finish this series!

[@scottdrone-silvers5179]

I really hope that you enjoy this season. I get that Nardole is a bit of an acquired taste, but he grew on me with further exposure. Bill, on the other hand, required NO warmup time at all - I loved her from the very start. I hope you do as well.

[@MichaelRasmsat]

I like that the "Monster of the Week" wasn´t only a normal Monster.

[@chronics23]

Hm figured it would be the Christmas special but in kind of glad you just went on! Edit: oh man I've missed that velvet coat so much now that pointed it out. Can't wait for some particular episodes in this series!

[@SebastienPatriote]

She did the Christmas special, you just missed it.

[@chronics23]

@@SebastienPatriote no I saw that one i was meaning doctor mysterio, there are back-to-back Christmas specials because Doctor Who was a off the air for a year but she skipped that one which I'm pretty glad for honestly!

[@KatieRuby]

Fun Fact: Bill was (kind of) named after Billie Piper! Moffat heard David Tennant refer to Billie as Bill when they were filming the 50th special and he decided it sounded cool!

[@Lenny-ue8hk]

The photo on the desk is Susan, one of the first companions and the Doctor’s granddaughter

[@Novaximus]

Capaldi's term was way too short. But it's crazy when you think that even Ecceleston only got one season and still how much of an imprint he left. Love these videos Shayla!!!!!!! Can't say it enough. Thank you

[@kellyliles9273]

FYI The picture opposite River is his granddaughter Susan, If you listen close when Bill askes The Doctor how he'd feel if someone did it to him, you will hear Clara's theme.

[@hilzabub]

I love season 10, and I think you will, too. Thanks for the reaction.

[@pauldoerwang4879]

Loved the easter eggs of the picture of the 1st Doctor's granddaughter Susan and the Dalek-Movellan battle scene. Movellans are dreadlocked androids in white garb who made their first appearance in the Tom Baker (4th Doctor) story, "Destiny of the Daleks" (1979)

[@7rollface]

"I like superhero shows..." she says, while wearing a Flash t-shirt.

[@Iceman-135]

i feel what you feel Shayla, it did feel like a soft introduction. And I liked it with Potts being so left field with questions, it was great when I first watched it.

[@frozenpiper2]

I love Bill and Nardole! Love the pictures of River and Susan on his desk.

[@AmyWarriorPrincess]

I clicked on this so fast! I have been looking forward to this all week! All your questions will be answered, as the season progresses. :)

[@inssit5]

I love this season, it's the best season of Capaldi in my opinion. His "doctor" was just perfect on all these episodes, you are gonna enjoy it!!!

[@seapea7402]

My favourite Capaldi season has begun! A wonderful introduction to Bill and the Doctors intriguing new 'circumstances' ...very excited to see what you make of it!

[@siegeperilous]

What a great intro for a companion, one of my favorite season openers.

[@Wannabe_Baby]

Makes me a little sad that you're catching up. :( Although I'm happy that you'll finally be able to browse the internet without having to worry about spoilers. I like this reaction. Just the way you reacted when Bill told the Doctor to imagine his own memories being erased was amazing. :D I like the way your mind works when you're giving your post-episode thoughts. You're very intuitive. Bill is my favourite companion from this era. She's funny and asks all the right questions. :) Your episode choices for this season are perfect, by the way.

[@Mark_E_M]

Gotta love Bill! Her emotional acting is AMAZING!!!

[@AzguardMike]

did you know she's gay? Did you? She only says it like 30 times. But did you know she is gay?

[@Mark_E_M]

@@AzguardMike AND???

[@tenmark7055]

Love the call back to Susan & River, all the sonics, etc! Love that Bill breaks all the norms, Doctor What, Its a Kitchen! Oh, and that the Doctor assumes he looks too young to have been there 50 years and Bill says no! And of course, the wonderful image of the Doctor as penguin with its arse on fire

[@n3rv0usjaffa94]

This season was filmed at my university!

[@Hemdian]

There were one or two callouts to classic Who in this episode. One of the photos on the desk was Susan (his granddaughter), and those fighting the Daleks were the Movellans.

[@tammyl.faulkner2549]

Peter's style in this season was a throw back to the 3rd Doctor... My fave.

[@manicwebb]

Fun thing about Bill in this episode: She spent months getting to know the Doctor on a daily basis long before she ever set foot inside the TARDIS. I think the only other companions like that are the 3rd Doctor's friends like Jo and Kate's dad the Brigadier.

[@denmaroca2584]

I don't regard the Brigadier as a companion, though most do. For similar reasons, I don't regard Liz Shaw as a companion, though again most do. She never stepped foot inside the Tardis. And then there's Susan.

[@dragonautes321]

"No no no no I don't want to see Next Time" Girl you are soooooooo damn right to not look at it !

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

Omg only 2 seasons left Also that theory of him trying to find something was surprisingly accurate in a way

[@Chiggins_]

You say that, she's still got the first 26 Sesons to go through

[@Joey15811]

Only this season left. The abomination after is not doctor who.

[@Joey15811]

Chazza awful writing awful actors awful doctor awful stories awful companions awful sonic awful monsters way too PC and agenda pushing... The show ended at Twice upon a time. If I took over as show runner I’d actually just go back to to that point and have that be some kind of dream thing

[@cid7016]

BEST SEASON FOR ME ♥ I LOVE the Team Tardis we have on this season, the monsters, the speeches, the teacher-student relationship the Doctor has with Bill (that you can clearly notice since the first episode) feels so fresh, so new, and Nardole can be kind of annoying at first but he's also a good companion, putting a stop to the Doctor whenever is needed, just like Donna and Clara used to.

[@justchhlo]

the doctor and bill’s relationship is just so sweet. it’s such a lovely friendship and i loved that he had that after clara. also twelve as a lecturer is like my favourite thing

[@fleason771]

I went to "Australia" & had a lovely carrot cake & coffee with friends in Cardiff bay 😁

[@DCMarolas]

4:40 The paper crown he wore with Clara.. my heart can't handle this so soon rofl

[@greeeeeg2]

The war that the Doctor took Bill into is from a classic who episode called “Destiny of The Daleks”.

[@darkwillalex]

Boy I still love this Susan photo. I don't know what happened to her over the centuries (I assume she died during the Time War as the 9th Doctor said he was [a father and a grandfather] but he wasn't anymore, in The Doctor Dances or something like that). But if there's a single chance we could one day have her on screen again, maybe before a regeneration occurs, that'd be great. I like the Doctor having interactions with other Timelords/ladies. But having classic Who references -like the Sonic Scredriver collection- is always nice. Acknowledging, where you're from while moving forward, is the wisest course of action imo.

[@j.p.jordan3357]

Heard u say the words "twice upon a time" and did see tears...... that's gonna change

[@lordfreeza1]

Ok, Matt Lucas had previously stated that when he played Nardol in The Husbands of River Song, he though t that it was a one off thing, but then they got him back to join the doctor for the next christmas special and series 10, he decided to play Nardol more professional.

[@DOCTORFREEDOM]

The people in the white suits fighting the Daleks are the Movellans(They're androids, actually). They were at war with the Daleks and nearly wiped them out. They were first seen in the Tom Baker era in the episode "Destiny of The Daleks"

[@remis.4565]

This was the first episode of Doctor Who that I ever watched live, and I have such good memories of it. You'll love series 10. I can't wait!

[@nashwanabila123]

The Fascination of writers with Peter's way of running is hilarious. First, Armando Iannucci kept writing scenes in which Malcolm Tucker would have to run then came along Doctor Who with the obligatory running, then Steven Moffat added this Penguin with his arse of Fire description just to drive the point home. 😁😁😁

[@AmyWarriorPrincess]

Although, I wish you had decided to react to Thin Ice. That was one of my favorites.

[@dcsignal5241]

Agreed, very surprised it was omitted.

[@karlmortoniv2951]

She's watching all of it, just not reacting to all of it.

[@AmyWarriorPrincess]

@@karlmortoniv2951 I know she watches all of them. I wish she would have reacted to Thin Ice. It would have been awesome to see her reaction to it

[@karlmortoniv2951]

Capaldi's TheDoctor I was responding to the others who did not seem to be aware. I would’ve liked to see her react to “Thin Ice” as well, but it’s her show. 🙂

[@chanceneck8072]

In my head canon, Heather is actually a culmination of The Waters of Mars, mixed with the Midnight Entity. Which then just kept evolving more and more over time. I love this idea, because I always thought, the Midnight Entity was such an amazing villain, but we never actually got 100% confirmation that its intentions were really evil! Maybe evolution (like into something like Heather) really was all it needed....

[@ftumschk]

I think of Heather as a kind of aquatic Ashildr/Me. I like your idea, though.

[@chanceneck8072]

Thanks. I just started this idea, because at first, Heather just repeated everything. Then, the idea just sort of.... evolved .... But nobody ever agree with me....

[@nightowl8477]

The red velvet jacket is my favourite too! I'm glad we got, like, 4 episodes in it.

[@davidrandall3978]

I love how this comes full circle. After the opening credits the new companion is being woken by an alarm clock. This mirrors “Rose” in 2005, the “Pilot” of the reboot. The alarm tone is also the same.

[@lucasdolding6924]

Would've been funny if they added in the RTD era zoom in from Earth into the bedroom as well.

[@MrPaulMorris]

The ending is also the same as Rose with the new companion running towards the TARDIS.

[@lucasdolding6924]

Paul Morris I feel stupid for never noticing this before. At least Bill didn’t ditch Heather or a partner before running off.

[@davidrandall3978]

Paul Morris +JustSoShayla “It got me feeling nostalgic for some reason..”.

[@Joey15811]

Those white haired people In the dalek scene are called movellans. They appeared in “Destiny of the Daleks” and they have a war arc with the Daleks but they only appear in that one story themselves

[@Jamienomore]

You NEVER NEVER leave out a Christmas Special. They are called 'Special' for a GOOD Reason. They are Special. You will find out the answers at the Proper time.

[@Domihork]

She didn't leave it out, she watched it, she just didn't react to it.

[@IloveAliBromley]

She didn't leave it out you fucking twat she watched just didn't react to it are you that rude she's got to react to everyone it's her channel you idiot

[@Jamienomore]

It was her REACTIONS I was talking about. Hence my stressing the word 'Special'. I thought every one would have understood that.

[@IloveAliBromley]

@@Jamienomore Yes she doesn't have to react to every special

[@Jamienomore]

Ben Willetts. I KNOW SHE WATCHED IT YOU DICK HEAD!! Anyone with more than one Brain Cell would have known I was talking about Reacting to ALL the Christmas Specials. As I said, 'They are called Special' for a reason.

[@ajivins1]

"I'd leave it a few minutes if I were you."

[@frolicchris]

Enjoy the last companion with a well written story arc.

[@crystaldwfan]

I love the picture of the doctors grandaughter.

[@MikesGlitch]

Ooft. Welcome to Capaldi's best season (IMO).

[@YN97WA]

I love the way your mind works. It reminds me of Bill Potts. You'll enjoy the story arch in this season. Great reaction as always. 👍👍

[@maniak6496]

Doctor: I will build a great, great wall, and I’ll have the Daleks pay for that wall! (I’m sorry, but Shayla called the Vault the ‘Wall’ and I couldn’t help myself)

[@Monsteruss]

Bill was a funny companion. I remember when they put out the intro scene with Pearl Mackie, not really liking her that much. Maybe it was the way she played the scene, but I wasn’t looking forward to spending time with her. But when we got this episode, she won me over and Bill quickly became one of my favourite companions.

[@robvanriot]

"He's trying to find something that he's lost" is so poetically appropriate in ways you couldn't have known about when you recorded this video. Perfect! The Doctor, Bill and Nardole are a great TARDIS team. Also, for me, season 10 has the best finale of them all. It's a great ride!

[@thatlonewolfguy2878]

This episode was actually a call back to like a 5th Doctor episode where he visits the war between the Kaleds and Thels on Skaro, aka the rise of the First Dalek Empire

[@robvanriot]

In what way?

[@SweenyTodd98]

Fun fact: In this episode we have Bill and her love interest Heather. William Hartnell (the First Doctor) often went by the name Bill and his wife's name was Heather... the crazy part was that was a COMPLETE COINCIDENCE! Bill was actually named after Billy Piper (Moffat heard David Tennant call Billy Piper "Bill" while they filming the Day of the Doctor.

[@stephsviolin]

I think Twelve/Bill is my favorite Doctor/companion relationship of New Who. She's the embodiment of curiosity, her chemistry with the Doctor is so sweet and refreshing after over a decade of implied romantic interests, and the Doctor likes her purely because of who she is, not because she's some mystery to solve.

[@IhumeWild]

who’s your favourite Doctor??? Can you decide yet? ✨

[@Land967]

I'm already sending a bit box set of tissues for future reasons :D

[@DaveF.]

Glad you liked that - S10 has a tough job to do coming after such a good season 9, especially with handling a new companion - but I think it, in general, does a cracking job. The new dynamic with Nardole, the thing in the basement, the Doctor's apparent 'mission', all add a new twist to the show which really helps make it feel a bit fresh.

[@crystalfire5564]

I know what you mean about avoiding spoilers. I am far behind on a few shows and it is hard to avoid things a lot of times. Great reaction. I hope you enjoy this season.

[@kerlisonkerlison]

I just love Bill, she's my second favorite companion

[@theadamabrams]

Fyi, they released a modified clip of the Doctor and Bill talking about Daleks and then coming face-to-face with one (which we now know was actually Heather) a while before this episode to announce Bill as the new companion. I think it was nice the way they incorporated it into the episode.

[@brinmoody]

So if I'm remembering correctly, the scene where they end up in the corridor with the Daleks, and there are people wearing white with white hair fighting back, I believe they (Doctor, Bill, Nardole, and eventually Heather) actually jumped into a Fourth doctor Episode called Destiny of the Daleks. It was the first episode Lalla Ward played Romana II, and I believe it's meant to be at the same time, as the corridor and the people in white, as well as that era of Dalek, would suggest. Just a neat tidbit for classic Who fans.

[@Monsteruss]

I was confused for a bit... as I thought this as a review for the Xmas special... I was like at are we getting the review first? Lol funny.