Doctor Who 3x6 Reaction | The Lazarus Experiment

[@SpiderRiderKya]

No, we haven't see Harold Saxon, only people who work for him. But we have heard his name.

[@reconer100]

yea, Runaway Bride with the Tank and then the posters in Smith & Jones. it seams to be like the Bad Wolf/ Torchwood of Season 3, hopefully we find out more about Saxon.

[@JordanWylde_]

“Some people live more in 20 years than others do in 80. It’s not the time that matters, it’s the person.” That quote stays with me. Very true.

[@Ragnarok345]

Yeah, it is very true. Though, of course, the obvious counter to it is: “Yeah, but imagine what that same 20 year person could do with 80.” 😆

[@tenmark7055]

Lazarus was played by writer Mark Gatiss who wrote at least 9 Doctor Who scripts and makes several appearances throughout the series. He also plays Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's older brother in the series with Benedict Cumberbatch.

[@colby_247]

I didn't realize he plays Mycroft Holmes.

[@ajivins1]

@@colby_247 I liked him as Colonel Black in 'Clone'.

[@vincentking2552]

He also wrote a comedy show called "League of Gentlemen" which is more Comedy mixed with surrealism and creepiness. Only way to describe it. He's written a lot of horror stuff too.

[@ms-literary6320]

He’s in Game of Thrones too. In the Iron Bank

[@ajivins1]

@@vincentking2552 Well, The League of Gentlemen were a comedy team that wrote their stuff. He's in Moonflower Murders now. Bald.

[@jjlonsdale5971]

Mark Gatiss is always a win. He co-wrote Sherlock and was hella sexy as Mycroft. And IRL he is such a sweet silly giggly man.

[@TYANTOWERS]

"The biggest danger here is choking on an olive!" Did they not see that machine almost explode a few minutes earlier?

[@Ragnarok345]

Hey, to be fair, the machine wasn’t _on_ when she said it, and there were no plans to turn it on again! 😆

[@Kranitoko]

See when the Doctor says that its only been like 12 hours for the companion after travelling for days, for me I'd be like "... But im no longer in sync with my birthday 😩" 😂

[@StormageddonTMS]

Everyday can be your birthday tho!

[@DravenGal]

And what if you left after your birthday and came back before it! Would that add a year to your life? Or subtract it?❤💚

[@kevinschultz5678]

... I act like it's my birthday every day...

[@ryanakers1372]

Random person asks a companion, "How old are you?" Companion, "It's complicated. I might need a flow chart."😂

[@paulmathers6059]

@@kevinschultz5678 I'm so obsessed with him, but he avoids me...

[@Danfail100]

"its a make up remover" Best take ever. No notes lol

[@funnylilgalreacts]

😂

[@ryanhill-u3z]

hey can you please put gloves on and do a movie reaction to Austin powers international man of mystery

[@jptarus2]

The Doctor's speech about lonely immortality speaks volumes about his own personal trauma. The last of his kind. Blessed/ Cursed with a very long lifespan and regeneration. Cursed to walk alone.

[@WindchaserX]

The editor is having a lot of fun with your Dalek pronunciation.

[@StarkRG]

At least she's not saying Day Lick.

[@JoeThornhill]

Which are all basically the same, lol.

[@asterix7842]

I think Martha is probably the smartest of the Doctor’s companions. Definitely the most educated, having trained to be a doctor

[@lukijez]

SPOILERS I'd imagine she pales in comparison to DoctorDonna or Time Vortex Rose, but as far as "regular" companions go she's definetly up there

[@EaterOfBaconSandwiches]

in modern Who perhaps: but I raise you the 3rd Doctor's Liz Shaw 🙂

[@asterix7842]

@ Yes, I should have specified, I was referring to New Who. And I didn’t mean to imply that any of the companions weren’t smart, clever, capable people. Just that I felt that Martha was a step above the rest.

[@ClintBandito]

​@@EaterOfBaconSandwiches I'll take your Liz Shaw and raise you a Romana (Honorable mention to Nyssa of Traken)

[@reverseBLT]

@@ClintBandito Romana was instantly who I went to, in my head. Definitely the most intelligent Companion, at least until they dumbed her down.

[@andrewroberts299]

“This Harold Saxon again? He sounds familiar.” Yes, he’s been mentioned once or twice! The actor Mark Gatiss plays Professor Lazarus in this story. Gatiss is an actor/writer/producer and director, probably best remembered for playing a number of different roles in a darkly satirical British TV comedy programme called The League of Gentlemen. Gatiss was (and still is), a huge Doctor Who fan, having grown up with the programme during the third Doctor’s era (1970 - 1974). After the classic series of Doctor Who (1963 - 1989) was cancelled in 1989, Gatiss was just one of many fans who would write original Doctor Who stories as novels, in an attempt to keep fandom and the show’s legacy going, eternally hopeful that the show might be brought back one day. When the BBC announced the show’s return in 2004, the new series show runner and head writer, Russell T. Davies (also a big fan of classic Who) asked Gatiss if he would be interested in writing for the new series, to which he replied that he would, and from those initial discussions came the story idea for “The Unquiet Dead,” the Charles Dickens story in season 1. Gatiss went on from writing that story to write “The Idiots Lantern” story in season 2 and has gone on to write other future NuWho TV stories as well. He appears again as an actor in the show later on in the NuWho run, though neither this story nor his appearance in the next Who story was written by him.

[@ThompsonAndSon]

Mark Gatiss (Lazarus), shows up in Doctor Who quite a few times and even wrote a few episodes

[@stephjovi]

He's also the co creator of Sherlock BBC and plays Mycrocft Holmes

[@AHYL88]

Just when you thought Dalek Sec looked really gross, we have this creature of Lazarus!

[@lev5-5]

17:00 when she says "I'm not leaving him" it reminded me instantly of rose

[@bobsteele9581]

"It's a makeup remover" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Brilliant! 😁

[@boghag]

Well, technically it's a prosthetics remover 😁

[@bobsteele9581]

@@boghag - 🤣

[@Zachfive]

Oh man, we are already at Saxon… Oh, snap! We are only a few episodes from “Blink”! I’m def going to watch the full episode on Patreon for that one👁️

[@Flamebeard0815]

good plan. Otherwise one might blink and miss a crucial development...

[@LiveHedgehog]

The guy who whispered in Francine Jones' ear is credited as "Mysterious man".

[@CrystalisQ]

Yeah, this episode showcases why Martha is my favorite companion. Brilliant, adapts quickly, and doesn't panic.

[@stuffyouotterlistento1461]

She's seriously underrated. I think I'd rate a later actress's entertaining performance as my favorite, while putting Martha down as my all-around favorite companion.

[@bludfyre]

I would rate her as top 4. There are a few later companions I like a little better, but not many.

[@IsiahBradley]

EXACTLY!!! This is the ultimate #MarthaJones #FreemaAgyeman showcase!!!

[@quintuscrinis]

​@bludfyre like as characters perhaps. But there is no question that Martha is the most able and intelligent of the new who companions so far.

[@CrystalisQ]

@@stuffyouotterlistento1461 I’ll admit I fell off watching during the Capaldi era due to personal issues at the time, so I’m only up to Bill for companions.

[@Madagon367]

These reactions are so much fun. My favorite movies I've seen 100 times but Doctor Who episodes I only watched once back when they aired almost 20 years ago. So much stuff I've completely forgotten I smile at again seeing Angela watch it.

[@jeremyb5640]

Hi Angela, love Xander's work with the Dalek subtitles! ;) No spoilers, but just to say when Season 3 aired, we'd already seen the full first season of Torchwood - with its depiction of what that organisation was like *after* the Battle of Canary Wharf when Rose and her family were lost to the parallel universe - and after most of Torchwood's staff had been wiped out by the Daleks and Cybermen. It might be worth reading a brief synopsis (headlines only) of Torchwood Season 1 in case Torchwood is referred to in the main show again. As I'm sure many people have said, that's Mark Gatiss as Lazarus, who wrote The Unquiet Dead and The Idiot's Lantern as well as further occasional stories for the next two Doctors. I always struggled with this episode because of the special effects, but it's good to see the show have something more profound to say about humanity and our relationship with aging. And yes, you have heard and seen the name Harold Saxon before. The name is very subtly woven into a few stories...

[@felixhenson9926]

Friend, PLEASE don't worry about how you're pronouncing dalek 💖 I can tell it's made you feel rly self-conscious about it and i honestly can't tell when you say you've mispronounced and I'm a long term Doctor Who fan who is British. As long as it's not day lick you're good haha

[@Spudder77]

So many memories of these particular seasons, I was lucky to see these come out live. Happy wishes

[@HuntingViolets]

Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who plays Martha's sister, also starred in the movies _Belle_ and _Fast Color._

[@manjackson2772]

The dormant DNA concept is pretty similar to something from an old Star Trek TNG episode, Genesis. In that episode, Picard and Data come back to the Enterprise to find that in their absence, an alien virus has activated the crew's latent genetics and made them essentially devolve into ancestor species. Worf the Klingon becomes a vicious, acid-spitting predator, Troi the half-Betazoid becomes an amphibian and retreats to her bathtub, Riker becomes a big hairy apeman, Picard begins to devolve into a timid marmoset-like thing, for some reason the human Reg Barclay turns into a spider. Not a particularly loved episode, but I think it won an award for makeup.

[@dugferd2266]

Worst episode ever

[@chefcircuit5392]

14:04 I love the way the doctor deconstructs the idea of immortality. Even if Lazarus succeeded, a 900 year old man is the perfect guy to know he’d still regret it.

[@alicepbg2042]

I don't think that works, because 2 different people would have different opinions on how long one should live. He is correct when he says some people live more in a shorter time frame, but that doesn't mean a longer time frame is wrong by default

[@chefcircuit5392]

@ not longer, though; Indefinitely. There’s a merit to living longer, but there comes a point where one needs to let go. Spoiler barrier: The doctor later says he thinks that “maybe time lords live too long”. I think his perspective on this episode comes from how long he’s lived compared to those around him.

[@alicepbg2042]

@@chefcircuit5392 my point still applies. and it is longer, the machine makes you young again, not immortal. and others who lived long lives disagree with him. that is just his opinion.

[@mayotango1317]

But is out of character for the Doctor.

[@TheFalconerNZ]

True, a longer life is not a better life

[@ancientrockman7111]

When you get to episode 13 make sure that you watch the version as originally shown on the BBC in the UK. The final episode was cut down to fit a one hour timeslot in the USA and omits some good material.

[@David_randomnumber]

Dammit, which version did I watch? Can you please say how long the episode should have been?

[@asterix7842]

I never realized that. The same thing happened with the specials after season four. Some scenes were cut out for airing on BBCA, including some important information.

[@feralart]

When the Doctor took on a PlayStation 1 boss fight.

[@Devlinator61116]

Odd for the Playstation 2 era.

[@feralart]

@Devlinator61116 more budget friendly.

[@alicepbg2042]

oh c'mon... early ps2. ps1 was a lot more blocky

[@Flamebeard0815]

@@alicepbg2042 nope. 2007 was the first sale year of the Playstation 3.

[@alicepbg2042]

@@Flamebeard0815 I was talking graphics...

[@ThomasVanhala]

Martha's sister will be one of the character is the new Doctor Who spinoff coming next year "The war between the land and the sea" about one of my favorite organisations in the whoverse, UNIT. The rest of the main cast have not appeared yet in this reaction of Doctor Who. All together that will be the fifth spin off tv show after K9 and Company, Touchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Class.

[@space1999]

As your 4 stories ahead, u must have started the brilliant run of stories.... can't wait to see your reactions...

[@tomboepplewatercolorsdesig1258]

I’m enjoying your reactions Angela! I don’t have any Who friends around here…so I get hang out with friends online once a week and enjoy a episode with them. Sure I have DVDs, but it’s no fun watching them alone. I just got done watching 6 seasons of Grimm on Amazon Prime with a good friend and we really enjoyed watching them together. Thank you bringing the Who party to us once a week! You are the best! One of my favorite episodes is around the corner and I can’t wait! I hope this month treats you well! Take Care!

[@kemmdog4444]

Good to see that Thelma Barlow, who played Lady Thaw, is still with us at 95.

[@andrewmarks2636]

Is James Bond a time lord? Face keeps changing. ;) fun little fan meme that keeps going round. Saw a fabulous fan comic on that years ago.

[@nickblooruk]

"Picking thing up from Beethoven" " About playing loud" -- "Sorry?" Subtle joke..

[@journeyman_otb3983]

"Maybe you are older than you look." "I'm old enough to know that a longer life isn't always a better one. In the end you just get tired. Tired of the struggle... tired of losing everything that matters to you... tired of watching everything turn to dust. If you live long enough, Lazarus, the only certainty left is that you'll end up alone." One of the most powerful lines in this show that not only shows how old he really is, but also fully encapsulates how lonely living forever can be

[@paulure861]

The daleks were once humanoid and were mutated and placed in the dalek casings.Dalwk sec realised that in irder to survive they had to become humanoud again.

[@klaxoncow]

Mind you, a Time Lord lecturing a human about periodically regenerating themselves, every once in a while, to indefinitely avoid death...? Yeah, a bit rich, ain't it?

[@Benji568]

This is definitely an underrated episode. Okay, the CGI on the monster hasn't aged well but the story itself is pretty fun and inventive.

[@concettasorvillo3719]

It's a pity the CGI is so horrible and people jump this episode, because it is pretty important overall.

[@Ragnarok345]

⁠@@concettasorvillo3719 If you mean because of its mention in the finale…it’s not really “pretty important”, given that what it’s used for is something that is addressed with a single throwaway that most people miss. Something that didn’t even _need_ to be explained, and would have been simply assumed to be “a feature of _that device”_ if they just…hadn’t said anything.

[@Benji568]

@Ragnarok345 Hey! No spoilers please, sweetie!

[@Ragnarok345]

@@Benji568 It isn’t. That’s what the vagueness was for. Believe me, I’m as strict on that as anyone, even going as far as Blind Wave to say that _“Expectations are as bad as spoilers”._ I _hate_ when people give what they think of as “cleverly concealed hints” and whatnot, but nobody could possibly glean anything from what I said except in retrospect.

[@concettasorvillo3719]

@@Ragnarok345 Wait SPOILER Just in case: first, it's important for The Doctor and Martha relationship, becaue it shifts completely after that. If you don't see this episode and jump directly, you can't understand why The Doctor acts differently towards Martha or why something changed between the two. Secondly, yes of course the Lazarus part is a small thing in the overal big finale, but each part of the mystery box counts or it wouldn't be important to threw around hints about Saxon. And over all the episodes, this and the next one (ironically the weaker ones) the Saxon lore is heavier and important for the finale. Important in the sense that it doesn't seem like it's coming from nowhere, but it was built up through the episodes. Then we can talk about IF it was hinted well or not... I preferred the Bad Wolf more than Torchwood in the second and Saxon in the third for example, but in any case it's important at least to give consistency.

[@corringhamdepot4434]

Traditional Doctor Who was a "kids" program. Most Modern Who TV episodes are rated PG, so are considered suitable for children over 8 years old. While also being more targeted at an adult audience. The special effects should be judged in that context. Enough to make your kids hide behind the sofa, but not enough to traumatise them. So they have a certain cartoonish aspect going on.

[@andrewroberts299]

Classic Doctor Who was never seen by the BBC as being a “kids programme.” It was made then (and was until the recent Disney deal) by the BBC’s prestigious Drama Department, and not their Children’s Department. Big distinction. Doctor Who was and still is a family show, for ages 5 to 95. That’s one of its many strengths and why it’s lasted for so long (on and off for 61 years!)

[@barkingmonkee]

While you're correct, I always felt that the fact it's a "kids" show (classic and current) is DW's superpower. It frees the show to not take itself too seriously, which sets it apart from 90% of TV sci-fi. I **love** me some trek, but you'd never find Kirk, Picard or Janeway fighting Victorian gas-alien-ghosts alongside Charles Dickens to save the Earth. It just unlocks zany creative potential you don't otherwise find in popular SF TV.

[@corringhamdepot4434]

For a bit of background, I remember watching the very first episode of Doctor Who, and hiding behind the sofa during the black & white era. I watched it regularly until the 1970s, when I had a weekend job working in a supermarket until 8:00pm on a Saturday. This was because Doctor Who was broadcast on Saturday early evening, around the same timeslot as "The Magic Roundabout" during the week. Back then, children were assumed to be going to bed between around 7:00pm and the 9 o'clock watershed. People of my generation will have many memories of arguing with their parents on a Saturday night, because their parents thought that all Sci Fi stuff on TV like Doctor Who was "kid's stuff". Once I lost control of the channel changer on a Saturday night, I never got it back.

[@biguy617]

There is an episode of Sarah Jane Adventures where David appears. That was a good episode.

[@joeyed96]

Mark Gatiss plays Professor Lazarus in this episode and wrote such episodes you’ve seen so far like The Idiot’s Lantern and The Unquiet Dead. He also co writes with Steven Moffat the Sherlock TV series and also plays Mycroft Holmes in that series too!

[@moomoopuppy508]

I love Mark Gatiss (Lazarus). He's from one of my favorite British Comedy troupes, the LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN. He's also written 9 Doctor Who episodes as well as on other Doctor Who series/podcasts, and a great character actor

[@rugrat0ne239]

Loving all the Dalek pronunciations, lol. Off the top of my head, I know we first hear Saxon's name in the Christmas ep, The Runaway Bride, with the Raknoss, when the military is shooting at the "Christmas Star" spaceship, they say their orders come directly from Harold Saxon. And yes, when he sends the message to Rose, he says "I'm burning up a star just to say goodbye"

[@TomLevins1]

The CG hasn't aged well but the story makes up for it!

[@stuffyouotterlistento1461]

It's really the face that kills it for me. I mean, it looks all-around dated, but I can roll with the rest.

[@dugferd2266]

"Michael Douglas is fly, though..." No that's Jeff Goldblum 😛😉

[@LordDarque]

Bravo to BBC makeup department for making Mark Gatiss look young.

[@soulstealer29a]

The hair is fabulous!

[@biguy617]

You are getting close to one of my favorite Tennant episodes. 7 and 8 of this season are two of my favorites.

[@estoy1001]

23:35 - The Doctor is literally pulling out all the stops.

[@Ezramando16]

0:16 Episode 6 of Season 5...😂

[@officiallybyluke]

I think you need to watch torchwood - especially season 1 before 3x11 of Doctor Who. As somethings will get spoiled or you will be too hung up on questioning/pointing at torchwood despite the answers being in the torchwood show that would give you a better understanding of things. If not then atleast read the synopsis/summary of the torchwood episodes for season 1 just for a general understanding. Note that Torchwood Season 1 ended Jan 2007 and Series 3 of Doctor Who started few months LATER on March 2007

[@cdnxman1326]

and, torchwood is pretty good, it has some pretty interesting moments, for sure.

[@Stuart_Cox1969]

I hope we'll get a Torchwood reaction one day?

[@alexanderriley2979]

I'll be pleasantly surprised if that's the case.

[@biguy617]

I remember one of the Seventh Doctor companions, his first one, Mal, was sometimes a damsel. His second companion, Ace, was awesome. She could kick ass.

[@ShyyGaladriel]

Trust me, you are not alone in the concern. Lots of people were on first viewing of that episode.

[@klemminguk]

I swear I fought this thing in a Resident Evil game...

[@OutcastSpartan]

Just one more episode, then every episode for the next season and a half are absolute bangers.

[@cooluncle4242]

Not the first or last time the Doctor will be slapped by the mother 😂 You're about to start on one of my favourite runs of Dr Who episodes. Looking forward to seeing your reactions.

[@reverance_pavane]

Well done Alexander on the subtitles.

[@MarieGarrett.]

Love your channel. Love you. I'm getting my wisdom teeth removed today. I'm terrified! I'm watching your videos to distract me! I love Doctor Who and your reactions to it❤

[@S0ldeed]

Makeup remover 🤣 that was awesome

[@HuntingViolets]

I agree about seeing more about Martha (with her family, with her medical training).

[@MrBanankartong]

Haha straight back into saying Dalek wrong lol

[@antonyeastham4564]

Gatiss was familiar to some UK viewers from his appearances in cult comedy series League of Gentleman. He is a horror fan and has written and appeared a couple of Doctor Who episodes but also appeared in the reimagining of Sherlock with B Cumberbatch.

[@HuntingViolets]

His horror documentary is really good. He co-created _Sherlock_ with Steven Moffat.

[@IsiahBradley]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 "He was Garfielding"🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@SkillsLoading]

I can't remember where I saw it, but there was a fan alt timeline idea where Martha dies in this episode, and Tish joins the Doctor because she wants to help save people to honour Martha. She would be less competent and would struggle with bravery, but in one of the upcoming stories she would come into her own and realise she has to move on from the Doctor because there are people she needs to help here and now. The amount you were worrying about Tish dying I figured I'd bring up this interesting concept, even if I think I prefer what we got.

[@rnkelly36]

If the writers and showrunners had something planned with DNA and the season that is not known but changing ones self is a typical Sci Fi trope. Dr. Who is a show that has since the 1960s is usually stuck on typical Sci Fi tropes. I think that is the nature of British Sci Fi. It is hard to get away from the basic Sci Fi ideas of the 1950 and 1960s because it really defines a genre. "How we better ourselves and the consequences" is just something baked into Sci Fi writing. So it tends to just be part of so many stories.

[@concettasorvillo3719]

Finally halfway through. After this the other episodes are the strongest in the whole NewWho IMHO. Just for yout to follow the track: you've heard or read about Saxon in these episodes: Love&Monster (season 2: on the paper, Saxon was winning the election); in The Runaway bride (Special: Saxon gave the order to shoot down the ship); in Smith&Jones (1 episode season 3: there is a "vote for Saxon" poster) and now in the Lazarus Experiment (6 episode season 3: Saxon helped financing the experiment and his man talked with Martha's mother).

[@questionablehumor2800]

9:04 🤭❣️ ... if you haven't, please consider Sherlock (the actor who plays Lazarus is featured in the series!).

[@cassianand0r]

And co-wrote it (with Steven Moffat)!

[@questionablehumor2800]

@ truly frelling brilliant, too

[@matthewhearn9910]

The guy we met in this episode works for Mr. Saxon, he isn’t Saxon himself (not a spoiler as they make this clear in the episode credits).

[@Trinidad413]

As a linguistic, the IPA for Dalek was hilarious 😂😂😂😂

[@tehcoolemu]

The whole question about what it really means to be The Doctor's "companion" brings to mind a DW/Firefly crossover I read once... misunderstandings and hijinks aplenty.

[@Quintzal]

I would love to see the doctor pick up a psychologist as a companion, offering therapy sessions between adventures.

[@Miscellaneous_Minx]

I just have to say the brown hair looks so good

[@reverseBLT]

I remember being so scared for Tish, because I also was like why is she here. Then it dawned on me that she could be here as a *replacement*, and I got scared for Martha. Glad they both made it out okay. Also, Vote Saxon!

[@pavel4616]

It feels like the episode was inspired by Spider Man trilogy. Public demonstration of the invention which ended bad, battle in the church with help of the sound

[@archwayportraits]

27:05 "I felt bad for Martha" 😱😳🫨

[@TheFalconerNZ]

2:56 The Doctor has always (well after the first 2 original Doctors at least) selected female companions that were capable & even had competent, dangerous female adversaries before women's rights became a big thing. Doctor Who has always been a bit more forward leaning than many shows of its (original) time by including coloured & LGBT characters (although not blatantly obvious or stereotyped) which is one of the factors that made it last so long. 14:14 People think immortality would be a gift but it is really a curse because eventually you have done, experienced & said everything & then there is no truly new experiences left, just repeats. 15:47 I hope she liked her olive.

[@gwinnellheald8592]

Will you be watching torchwood at all? I think youd love it!

[@thewhovianwithasmallcollec7319]

Love this story imo underrated I’m in the camp of tish should have been a companion with Martha for a bit

[@HarbekVideos]

You've heard Saxon once before this episode. Martha's first episode, Oliver the med student was being interviewed and said this: "I looked out at the surface of the moon. I saw the Earth, suspended in space, and it all just proves Mister Saxon right. We're not alone in the universe. There's life out there. Wild and extraordinary life." With this episode in mind, clearly they're making a point with the Saxon stuff. 😊 The guy playing Lazarus though! That's Mark Gatiss. He wrote Unquiet Dead (season 1), Idiot's Lantern (season 2), and 7 later episodes. He also appears in other episodes, either under prosthetics or voice only. And in audio dramas. I don't care for his writing, but I commend his level of nerdiness about Doctor Who. 😂 This episode? Eh. I appreciate seeing Martha's family, and its place in the arc - but as a whole, I'm ambivalent. However, from here on, next ep is decent, and then I adore every single episode for a long time, so I'm SO ready to see your upcoming reactions! ❤❤🟦 (two hearts, blue box)

[@kevinschultz5678]

I believe there was a super quick Mr Saxon reference in The Runaway Bride, giving the OK to fire at the Racnoss' star.

[@bobsteele9581]

Also the Tank that shot down the Racnoss ship, did it by order of Mr Saxon.

[@cdnxman1326]

I think they do say he was involved in Defense later on, it's been a while though

[@AztecConsulting]

Season 5? lol

[@rudewalrus5636]

Can't wait for what's to come; the next episode is the first in a string of really strong episodes. :)

[@thetntraider]

I always loved how Resident Evil this episode felt.

[@noobishnemo6745]

Yeeeahhh, the late 2000s TV CGI just doesn't hold up sometime lol. Overall I enjoy this episode, but its not my favorite of S3. Potential spolier but not really?: . . . . . . The guy from the parallel Earth you're thinking of that created the Cybermen is John Lumic, not Harold Saxon.

[@manjackson2772]

The CGI quality leaves a bit to be desired, but the monster design is FREAKY.

[@Vladimmir2]

Гарольд Саксон впервые упоминался в рождественской серии про невесту. Когда приехали танки стрелять по звезде королевы арахнов. Под тем видео я написал запомнить это имя и ещё раз напомню запомнить это имя. И кстати в этой серии нет участия Торчвуда. Этот человек был от премьер министра Саксона.

[@ms-literary6320]

All of this is spoilers and you should delete this comment. Let her watch the show

[@Vladimmir2]

@@ms-literary6320 А что именно здесь спойлер? Что Гарольд Сакс премьер-министр? Так это было сказано в рождественской серии. Или что человек от него? Так он сам сказал. Я просто сказал что он не из Торчвуда. А запомнить его имя надо чтобы не потерять нить истории ведь серии взаимосвязаны, просто иногда это не сразу заметно и иногда забывая эти мелкие моменты не всецело понимаешь картину когда приходит момент.

[@markharris1125]

I saw David Tennant in 'Macbeth' last night (absolutely brilliant, and in a kilt, by the way, Angela 😜), and I realised as I watched this, I've now seen all three major protagonists in the flesh - David, Freema and Mark. The monster is terrible but the story's good, Mark Gatiss is great, and the subplot of Saxon rumbles along. Can't wait.

[@Killerfin100]

Random but your hair looks great :)

[@nedzed3663]

Tish, come on, the guy's name is "Doctor Lazarus". He's shouting to the world he's a super villain

[@joshuajoshua2732]

The bad CGI never bothered me "Dr. Who" has a reputation of bad effects personally i love it.

[@ronfehr7899]

As you may have guessed, the reason that Lazarus didn't revert back to his original aged form after the incident with the machine was that he wasn't actually dead. Only at the end of the episode did it happen.

[@ms-literary6320]

27:20 I don’t think he tells the story about his planet and the genocide he committed to just anyone. She may not be able to read it yet, but they’ve been friends for a bit now.

[@justinclloyd]

OMG! Bertie Carvel is in this?! I absolutely love him as the male Imperial Agent PC in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Shame he's been replaced now, but after so long and so much other work to do, I can understand.

[@chriswood232]

Season 5? Have you been joyriding in the TARDIS? 😂

[@Xanafrim]

The actress that played Martha's sister was Renslayer,you nailed it. However, more importantly, she has the coolest name in Hollywood IMHO, Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

[@biguy617]

There were some good episodes on those villains in Classic Who like Genesis of the Daleks

[@ITPalGame]

I hope someone has told you when to watch Torchwood s1 before watching a certain episode of Who. In case not, you should watch the first season of Torchwood to the last (at a minimum watch the last episode of s1), BEFORE watching S3 Ep11 "Utopia" of Who.

[@qqq1701]

I love Martha Jones. I thought I heard there might be a spinoff show with her.

[@ChrisCebelenski]

I see the CGI - but for the time and the budget... It's fine, it moves the story along, and it's not completely season 1, ya know? I've commented before about the Dalek story arc in this season, and I agree - not my favorite. My favorite New Who threat is yet to come, but... no Spoilers! Martha is a good strong companion, but I think all companions need to be strong in some way, otherwise the Doctor probably wouldn't be interested in the first place. I think I need to re-watch Torchwood - unless you're going to do it, in which case I'll wait.

[@MarkMonforti]

This is a well known comedian that wow this episode and stared in this. You might recognize him from Sherlock

[@MusikCassette]

5:18 🥁🥁📀

[@canadianicedragon2412]

Your reaction to the... new "Human" was worth the build-up. :) Doctor Who is good a "seeding" things. You noticed the name "Saxon" and you were supposed to, they seeded the word. You don't know as much as you will come to, and that is the point. You are supposed to pay attention when that comes up.