Doctor Who 3x11 Reaction!! "Utopia"

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I'm so happy to finally release the final episodes of series 3! Tune in tomorrow and Thursday for episodes 12 & 13!

[@space1999]

Yep, 2nd only to the daleks (though he's worked with them against the dr) the master is a renegade time lord from classic... the ying to the drs yang...

[@Humancatpost]

Yesss I’m so happy you’re releasing them all in one go. I love Derek Jacobi’s performance in this one and I wish he’d gotten to play more of The Master on screen, he’s excellent at Big Finish.

[@davidmacey5422]

Two of the best episodes.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Awesome. This is a fantastic 3 episodes 😊

[@tombo1984]

May be my fav reactor on KZbin. Absolutely nail your reactions and the shows you choose. Perfection.

[@Eefrit101]

Not just a cliffhanger. That's THE cliffhanger. Great way of introducing the Master. I loved it.

[@TreantmonksTemple]

I'll never forget watching this episode for the first time, and my wife and I looked at each other when they revealed the pocket watch, and said in unison, "The Master?"

[@kimothy1701]

RE introducing

[@wes.rumbelow]

please. this cliffhanger was good, but “THE” Cliffhanger is the Series 4 cliffhanger and the series 7 cliffhanger.

[@robvanriot]

"I hope they bring along that kid." Well there's a classic case of "Be careful what you wish for!"

[@johnlochness]

The voices professor Yana hears in his head are actually clips of Roger Delgado and Anthony Ainley who played the Master back in the 70’s and 80’s

[@pljdavies]

get out of town!!!!! fantastic

[@JamesAHirons_]

The moment thousands of old school whovians climaxed 😂

[@Mayeur000Donz]

I was a NuWho kid, but I'd picked up a few Pertwee-era stories after season 1. My heart was pumping to see the Master back.

[@Venemofthe888]

I think Russel said he wanted to have Jack on the outside of the tardis in the opening credits but for whatever reason he didn't. There is a fan version that does this and it's hilarious lol. Also Jack had been there over 100 years so in Boom Town there were two Jacks at the same time

[@Curelax]

technically there were 3, via the events of Torchwood's S2 finale...

[@manticore5733]

The Master is an often reoccurring classic who villain - not just a timelord, but the Moriarty to the Doctor's Sherlock; a timelord who was always searching for ways to extend his life beyond the 12 regenerations limit with blatant disregard for other lifeforms. He was always one step ahead of the Doctor and often used him as a pawn in his plans - so basically very dangerous and unpredictable.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

All these years, countless reactions it, and I never noticed until you pointed it out that Chantho didn't say "Chan" in that critical moment. I think any old-school fan watching this episode (who hadn't been spoiled) just *knew* who Professor Yana was going to become, once he revealed his watch. 😀

[@shophaune2298]

To be fair, if there was ever an occasion for her race's equivalent of swearing...

[@RubyMadigan]

Derek Jacobi is such a legend of an actor. He played the turn from Yana to the Master so well. I remember my mum was quite mad when the master regenerated because she loved John Simm and didn't want him to be evil. Of course now we know he plays evil and crazy so well. Fun fact: the little kid playing Crete won a competition for his role. It was weeks long and was part of a companion show called Totally Doctor who. It was a fun show for kids that aired just alongside this one series

[@HuntingViolets]

And I was mad because I wanted to keep Jacobi.

[@labowu]

@@HuntingViolets Jacobi's Master would have coincided with the War Doctor. Can you imagine an episode with Hurt and Jacobi matching wits?

[@nathanjordon6950]

Derek Jacobi is my favourite Master in the whole show tbh

[@HuntingViolets]

@@nathanjordon6950 Yes, it would be nice if he could come back.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@labowu OMG.

[@makaio9578]

Bit of context. The master is a the arch enemy/ old best friend of the Doctor. Like the Sherlock & moriarty, from the classic era

[@clash79]

My boy clicking that remote like he's in the hospital, hitting that morphine button

[@RetroRobotRadio]

The Master has been a reoccurring evil Time Lord character since the third Doctor.

[@biguy617]

I thought the second Doctor fought The Master once or twice . I seem to remember that.

[@SunlessNick]

@@biguy617 No. The first and second Doctors both encountered evil Time Lords, but the Master debuted with the third.

[@catlover0160]

I was laughing so much when you said “ the Doctor can take the professor with him “ I love watching your reactions to Doctor Who 😍🇬🇧

[@rtaylor7384]

The Master is an old enemy of The Doctor but they use to be friends too. It basically a friend and Enemy thing between them. Also can I just say I am glad that your a reaction who listens and pay attention to what going on in these TV Shows unlike other reactions who talk over it and miss the important stuff. You become one of my favourite KZbin reactions. 👍

[@Corlwow]

“The rifts been active” - the doctor casually missing the appearance of a relative of the beast appearing in cardiff… I wonder if he’ll miss anything else…

[@AudsVids]

I love John Simm but I'm glad I saw him on Life on Mars before seeing him as the Master. Two very different roles.

[@ChristopherCraven]

He was amazing on life on Mars. (And doctor who)

[@lisagermany]

Life on Mars - best TV show ever! BBC version, of course. John Simm - one of my all time favourite actors, along with David Tennant

[@StijnHommes]

Did you know that Creet was played by John Bell? This was basically his first role.

[@SpiderRiderKya]

If you think about it, the four beat drum beat is basically just, the heart beat of a Time Lord. Beats 1 and 3 from one heart, and 2 and 4 from the other. One of the voices you hear temping Yana to open the watch is actually one of the part incarnations of The Master from the Classic series.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Such a great point!!

[@Noctew]

And also the rhythm of the Doctor Who theme tune.

[@pljdavies]

"I wonder if the Doctor knows the Master..." bahahahahahahahahaaha

[@kathyastrom1315]

Derek Jacobi on Doctor Who was something I never thought I’d see. I’ve loved him ever since I saw I, Claudius on reruns on Masterpiece Theatre back around 1990. If you are looking for a never-reacted-to miniseries that is widely considered to be one of the greatest ever made, check out I, Claudius! Jacobi is such a brilliant actor. He shows up a lot in Kenneth Branagh films. He’s great as the Chorus in Henry V, a film I still like to play on tv when I’m cleaning my apartment. “O for a muse of fire /That would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.”

[@alyzu4755]

I got to see him on Broadway in 1990. He played Alan Turing in a play called "Breaking the Code". 🥰

[@markharris1125]

@@alyzu4755 Chan, I saw him playing Hamlet in around 1980, tho! And then again a couple of years ago when he did 'An Evening With . . . ' being interviewed by Anne Reid, the plasmavore from Smith and Jones!

[@alyzu4755]

@@markharris1125 That's so cool! I love them both. 🙄

[@markharris1125]

@@alyzu4755 It was a great evening. He told stories of his upbringing in one of the poorest parts of East London, talked about Laurence Olivier, talked about Doctor Who. I was third row stalls, just a few feet from the great man (and Anne too of course!).

[@alyzu4755]

@@markharris1125 😍

[@chrisfraser5088]

So many great episodes in season 3 and 4. Utopia is riiiight up there! Incredible cliffhanger! Derek Jacobi was the perfect choice for the role, as brief as it was. All of us Classic Who fans were wondering how and when they’d work The Master into the show. He’s THE big bad (aside from the Daleks) from Classic Who. You can imagine the levels of freak out happening when this episode came out. 😁

[@Jamestopboy]

A hilarious moment in the Jack/Martha/Doctor running scene is this: the Doctor Who Confidential episode reveals that David and John were racing to see who was the fastest while poor Freema was just struggling to keep up!

[@SarahH-ns6ly]

My thoughts when originally watching this episode: “…another Time Lord?!…oh **** it’s the Master.” He is basically the evil opposite of the Doctor. In the classic series he travelled around in his TARDIS trying to gain power and causing chaos and destruction. Derek Jacobi is a British acting legend. The way his face changes in the moment of transformation is so brilliant.

[@alexsimpkin5620]

It's so great to see Derek Jacobi as (REDACTED). And it wasn't his first time in that role. As he was in Scream of the Shalka.

[@jingtroc23]

The master is like the daleks, an old school villain of the doctor throughout classic Who. And like the daleks just as formidable.

[@justarandomguy2424]

Yes, glad you made it back from the copyright dystopia with these reactions!

[@tcshack701]

The guy Martha’s mom talked to works for Saxon.

[@Luzarioth]

dadadadam, dadadadam, dadadadam, dadadadam ... those damn drums

[@Jumpyman_thegamerYT]

The heartbeat of a Timelord....

[@Aeroldoth3]

Don't you mean dadadadamn drums?

[@lm86531]

I would definitely recommend Life On Mars (the UK version) - Jon Simm is brilliant in it, quite a lot of actors from Dr Who are in it, and it's time-travel related

[@daveautzen9089]

This cliffhanger was amazing! We had to wait for a full week to get the next part…you youngsters nowadays with your Vance streaming services and DVDs are so lucky! Get off my lawn lol…sorry, angry old man took control for a moment. I am so enjoying this ride with you.

[@hallyhop]

Fantastic reaction man, I always enjoy them! So much childlike joy ☺

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

20:58 About Professor Yana: Yep, a shame but that was not really a person. Like when The Doctor had to hide himself with The Family of Blood, it created a powered down template of the Time Lord in question. The Master kept his genius though bc he created those food based circuits even as a mere human. But his arrogance always gets him in trouble, so he toned it down REALLY LOW to get along. Though he may be the 10th Doctor, this is at least the 17th Master (maybe more). When we first saw him way back we were told he was already on his last life (13th) and has "died" a few more times since...

[@hallyhop]

"Chan I'm still nervous tho" 😂 Good one

[@hallyhop]

Just a few minutes in and I already love this reaction 😂 "Oh no what the heck!?" 🤣

[@AlmightyCRJ]

Don't know if anyone mentioned- the young boy won that role on a BBC's Blue Peter competition. John Bell, later acted in Outlander.

[@xedalpha1]

I'd recommend nibbling on a few of the renowned classic tales too

[@Gav-mj6lx]

I grew up in the 80's, and I second this notion.

[@ryanlockhart9102]

I'd recommend watching all of them, when he has time.

[@TreantmonksTemple]

This episode was so much fun. I've really enjoyed watching your reactions to this amazing streak of top notch episodes!

[@stephenlow1841]

I always wondered if Jack's line about 'facing three daleks...death by extermination' caused Yana's tears due to the fact that the Master had himself been killed by the Daleks in the TV movie, and the memory of that was coming to the surface?

[@ArabianLady]

I need this. I always look forward to seeing you react to Doctor Who, Chris! ❤🎉

[@JAYWALKER1000]

"He looks familiar - Have you seen I, Claudiua? - a BBC miniseries about the Julio-Claudian Roman Emperors -- Derek Jacobi (Dr Yana) played Claudius. George Baker (Login in the Classic Who serial Full Circle) played Tiberius, his brother. Brian Blessed (King Vultan in Flash Gordon) played Augustus, his grandfather. Sean Phillips (Rev. Mother Moiham in the David Lynch version of Dune) played Livia, his grandmother. Patrick Stewart (Capt. Jean Luc Picard in ST: TNG) played Sejanus, the prefect of the Praetorian Guard who is having an affair with Claudius' sister. John Hurt (Kane in Alien) played Caligula, his nephew who had a condition simillar to that of Dr. Yana - only he described it as the hoof beats of galloping horses. And a lot of British actors and actresses I'm not as familiar with.

[@yo-yo_1212]

Might be my favourite ever episode. Every element just works so well. The music, the script, the performances, the cliffhanger. It's perfect

[@sp72929]

Finally🎉 missed your DW reactions.

[@richardd9938]

2:51 Man that was prophetic! :D

[@stephensheridan1279]

I am The Master and you WILL obey me! 😂 You know what they say… there’s ALWAYS a TWIST at the end! 😉

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

My only complaint about this episode is that they didn't show Jack clinging to the outside of the TARDIS during the title sequence. Russel T Davies said in an interview once that he regrets not doing that too. There is a funny edit of it somewhere here on youtube though!

[@chris...9497]

Repeating my previous joke, this episode begins with Jack Harkness becoming a Cling-On!

[@ghostsurfer23]

One of the greatest cliffhangers in Doctor Who history. There's so much working about this episode. The Torchwood puzzle piece (you did it right; I, and I think a lot of other people, didn't see Torchwood until well after this season), Jack catching up with 10, the super unique and interesting setting. But my gods, the Master reveal is amazing. The first other Time Lord in the show since the revival. It is so well done. No one expected the Chameleon Arch to be used beyond it's debut episode, and then BAM! This strange man at the end of the Universe has one. Derek Jacobi is amazing in both roles. Hot take though, this episode also ruined regeneration forever. Prior to 2005, every time we see a Time Lord regenerate it visually looks a bit different, depending on whatever that director wanted and what special effects were available at the time. In this episode, they wanted a visual cue to signify to the audience that the Master is the same as the Doctor, so his regeneration looks almost identical to when Eccleston did it. But now (I guess very minor spoilers for the show going forward) every single regeneration in Doctor Who looks the same: exploding with golden light, standing up, arms out. It's not a bad look, it's just...a bit boring after a while.

[@tazzydev3455]

Watching him watch this and rooting to have all those people on the team. :)

[@WarpigGaming.]

John Simms ......the best master, life on mars and anything else he pops up in

[@davidwebb4451]

Simms is great but I can't help wishing that we had got more of Derek Jacobi's master - just like I also wish we had got more of John Hurt as the war doctor. Both have appeared in Big Finish audio adventures but it would have been better if they had appeared in more TV adventures.

[@lisagermany]

100%

[@Rumple108]

The kid won a TV competition to get a part on the show BTW

[@edwardhilton4344]

The drums the drums the neverending drumbeat. Open me you human fool. Open me and summon the light and receive my majesty. DESTROY HIM! THEN YOU WILL GIVE YOUR POWER TO ME! Chills every time

[@jennifermorris6848]

Those of us who grew up with Doctor Who spent a week freaking out, checking which day it was.

[@JAYWALKER1000]

A man who cannot die is a temporal anomaly - fixed point in time - first season episode Father's Day

[@dylancole1910]

The Master is such a great villain, really makes these last few episodes fun.

[@tinyguy9398]

If you want something that will really blow your mind… those drums Yana has been hearing… listen to the Doctor Who opening theme. You’ve been hearing those drums for quite a while now. I can’t wait until you finally hear the story of what you’ve actually been hearing this entire time :-D

[@mythra7174]

Spoilers for anyone watching this and hasn't gotten farther yet: Jack HEARD Martha say "Face of Boe" and didn't react.

[@mixofreak]

Such an excellent episode, was so eager for you to get to this one. I started with NuWho, and while I did look at wikis and articles about Classic Doctor Who before getting to this episode, I utterly had no expectations for this episode beyond it being another chance for The Doctor to do what he did best. But that twist! Just a fantastic payoff that is one of my favorite, though I absolutely won't spoil any you've yet to see that top it.

[@knavehart]

If you enjoyed John Simm here you might like Life on Mars -

[@jameshawkins6201]

The Master is a Time Lord that appears often in Classical Doctor Who. He is the greatest enemy of the Doctor.

[@malcolmkirkwood-vn9sg]

From when the good doctor was born, there was also a bad evil doctor born they are archBENEMIES .I have watched Dr who from series 1 episode 1 in the 1960s to today's series 14 episode 8,

[@dewey70]

Those headphones were almost thrown lol

[@thomasjohnson8391]

This brought back the master

[@channyh.221B]

What is better then watching an awesome mindblowing Doctor Who episode? Watching an awesome mindblowing Doctor Who episode with my favorite Nerd. Chris, you do the best reactions, hilarious but also invested in the characters and it rubs off. I wonder, with all the excitement, you'll - one day - get your sister into watching this show. (you can always held her snorlax hostage for one episode) cause this much awesomness needs to be shared. 7:29 You: "He nailed it!" Jack: "You supposed to say sorry" Sometimes, you are so the Doctor!

[@medafan53]

This was the first _3_ parter of modern who. Sure as heck caught me off guard as a kid.

[@davidmichaelson1092]

And the return of someone us Classic Who fans remember well. Had NO CLUE they were going to do this. And I LOVE Derek Jacobi. He will always be the Emperor Claudius from I, Claudius to me. But he is good as Yana here.

[@JudgeJosephDredd1989]

The Master goes way way back to the classic series and is one of the Doctor's oldest rivals yes they know each other.

[@Gav-mj6lx]

New here - loved this story, and it was a lot of fun seeing you watch this for the first time. I would recommend you put down plastic for the next episodes, they will blow your mind.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Welcome! Thanks, pretty sound advice. 🤣

[@SorchaSublime]

I have to assume that youve already recorded the next episode, so you know and all. Holy shit guessing Harold Saxon was incredibly prescient of you lmao

[@Corlwow]

Been v excited for these!

[@scottjohnson3112]

This was an amazing episode!

[@the_judge_8262]

Chan, this was the reaction we've all been waiting for, do

[@coolerkerl8469]

Omg finally! So hyped for this!

[@paulkelly1726]

The master is from classic who he frist appeared in the 1970s with jon peewee the 3th 4th 5th 6th 7th doctors

[@tenchraven]

"Does The Doctor know The Master?" Oh, all the history that only those know only nuWho will never know. Those of us who were here for a while started freaking out and forgetting to breath as soon as we say this guy, the other doctor, with that watch.

[@torontomame]

Oh thank gawd. More Doctor Who! 🎉🎉🎉

[@gestaltdude]

CNR: "I wonder if the Doctor knows the Master?" Me, the nerd who's has been watching the show since the late 70's: Hahahahahahaha!!!!! I'm sorry, I'm not mocking you, honestly. I know not everyone watching now has seen the classic era and therefore would be oblivious to the history of some characters. It honestly is worth putting up with the dodgy sets (the first season had a grand budget of two thousand pounds) and aliens in scuba suits. Just think of it like a Trekkie does when they go back to watch the original series. :D

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

YEA! THE MASTER is a major villiain of The Doctor and THE MAJOR VILLAIN of the Third Doctor, and my personal favorite. What are his powers? He is a Time Lord with all the knowledge and technical expertise The Doctor has, but uses it to enslave "lesser" beings. He can hypnotize people as well. Each season has brought back the major villain introduced during the time of each Doctor so far: Daleks for the First, Cybermen for the Second, The Master for The Third. Yes, there are a few more majjor blasts from the past to come!

[@davidwebb4451]

The Master's trademark weapon in the classic series was the tissue compression eliminator which killed people by compressing them down to the size of a doll.

[@dereknolin5986]

I'm a little sad for you that you didn't even know who the Master was. I'd seen many incarnations of him before, and when they revealed him, I got full body shivers!

[@thekandyman.]

Well worth the wait 😆😆😆

[@8cladgamer210]

I adore your doctor who reactions

[@chris...9497]

So, this episode begins with Jack Harkness becoming a Cling-On! 🤣

[@Fizzbuzz994]

Oh hey, I have the same hoodie!

[@quintuscrinis]

8:59 love the emphasis on that thought. 😂 How far ahead are you on the actual watching of the show compared to these uploads?

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I’ll be watching 4x7 later this week! The goal is to be 2 months ahead of the KZbin release.

[@neilmcdonald9164]

There's never been a 3-parter in modern Who,but this and the (actual) 2-parter that follows is nearest to being a 3-parter❤️👍🎩

Never? Are you sure? What about Gur Erory Syrfu, Gur Nyzbfg Crbcyr, and N Tbbq Zna Tbrf gb Jne? Or Rkgerzvf, Gur Clenzvq ng gur Raq bs gur Jbeyq, and Gur Yvr bs gur Ynaq? I'd even argue that Gur Jbeyq Rabhtu naq Gvzr, Gur Qbpgbe Snyyf, and Gjvpr Hcba n Gvzr could be considered a three-parter. (Episode titles have been rot13'd to prevent spoilers.)

[@biguy617]

If The Doctor is like a Time traveling Sherlock Holmes, Master is his Morarity. The most evil Time Lord. Master has been fighting the Doctor since the Second Doctor era. The Master is willing to team up with Daleks and Cybermen to do his evil deeds.

[@greenpeasuit]

Oh, from many viewpoints, the Doctor very much has created many monsters. Not intentionally, but the better he us, the better his foes must become.

[@acat7798]

I love this channel man

[@alicechan404]

Eyyy finally, been waiting on this one :D

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I'll never wait to long between episodes ever again, promise!

[@theylied1776]

Not a spoiler, but The Master is to Doctor Who what Professor Moriarty is to Sherlock Holmes. So yes, the Doctor knows the Master very well.

[@JAYWALKER1000]

Cassandra was a specific case - she was the last ""REAL" human - before space and other worlds mutated them - still look pretty much the same even though Depending on how Jack relates to the Cassandra timeline he may be one of those mutated human. It's all wibbly wobbly timey wimey.

[@MsMelyjean]

How cliffhangers should be done.

[@tinyguy9398]

Endlich ist es da!!!

[@D-Rv8iv]

Meet your new MASTER!

[@kryptoniandavid]

You Are Not Alone.

[@HuntingViolets]

Was "Blink" only a week ago? It seems longer.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

lol no it was like a month ago. This was recorded a week after I watched blink and intended to be released accordingly, but episode 12 kept getting blocked so I delayed 11 until I worked it out so the wait between 11 & 12 wouldn't be so long.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@CasualNerdReactions "It seems like so long since I've done Doctor Who." Yes, it does. ;)

[@CasualNerdReactions]

@@HuntingViolets Yea that intro ended up being even more appropriate than I intended 😅

[@fayesouthall6604]

@@CasualNerdReactions that makes sense.

[@scottredding7357]

Chan one of the great reveals in all of Doctor who tho. Chan probably the most thrilling since the Doctor talking with the Controller about her masters and shaping the Earth and her masters, they fear the Doctor tho.

[@HuntingViolets]

Yeah, I wish he hadn't regenerated -- not long enough with Derek Jacobi.

[@quintuscrinis]

16:30 they'll explain later.

[@silverstitch28]

Wait till you get to the Season 5 finale, its even bigger!

[@Darkly_i_Shine]

I agree doctor who captain Jack is more fun than the touchwood capt jack and I love him more here.

[@benjames9158]

Well you’re in luck cus John simm is like Simon peggs dark twin