Doctor Who 5x05 Flesh and Stone Reaction

[@hivolt_inc]

"You, me, handcuffs... must it always end this way?" *flashbacks to forest of the dead*

[@grabtharshammer]

Except of course, for River that hasn't happened yet so it can't be that she is referencing

[@PaulDuggandalf]

@@grabtharshammer Foreshadowing for her. Throwback for us.

[@apatternedhorizon]

"That's a fairytale" "Aren't we all?"

[@Kanto141]

"When the pandorica opens" Imaige if it's just some new supermarket where the doctor is invited to cut the ribbon to open it 😂

[@julesreacts]

PLEASE we need it to be a thing 🤣

[@ghost06yt23]

15:45 “that reminds me of bad wolf bay” well actually fun fact it is bad wolf bay. They used the same filming location in wales!

[@ObsceneVegetableMatter]

And it will show up as other places as well. Ask a Norwegian about the name Dårlig Ulv Stranden. 😄

[@Jimmy_Jones]

​@@ObsceneVegetableMatterWell that's obvious.

[@julesreacts]

I'm thrilled they used the same beautiful location!!

[@SeanS102]

they're slightly up the beach, on the rocks as opposed to the sand

[@jordanbridges]

​@Jimmy_Jones not to me!

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

You're starting to understand how River works. "Ill see you again soon" basically means "I've been there before and you've told me you just saw me here", more or less. 😁

[@Jellybelly98]

And it also suggests he told her he knew it was going to happen

[@ToniLaizure]

"I'll do a thing." "What thing?" "I don't know, it's a thing in progress. Respect the thing, moving out!" I love all versions of the Doctor, each are awesome in their own ways, but that exchange, and Matt Smith's delivery, absolutely cemented Eleven as my favorite. Cheers!

[@firefly24601]

River in this episode: "You, me, handcuffs... must it always end this way?" Tenth Doctor in the LIbrary: "Why do you even HAVE handcuffs?" River in the Library: "Spoilers"

[@phtevenj]

Do you trust this man?? I absolutely trust this man I need to know hes not just a mad man I absolutely trust this man

[@julesreacts]

HA!

[@smashstuff86]

River asks the Doctor if they had done this adventure yet (the crash of the Byzantium) when they met in the library.

[@julesreacts]

OOOH! I don't think I remembered that!

[@chanceneck8072]

@@julesreacts Try rewatching that scene if you get the opportunity. 👍

[@jessicapatton6523]

So a fact about the date the Doctor got from the Crack that the audience would have at the time- 26th of June 2010 was the date the final episode of this series was due to broadcast on in real life. Also, I won’t comment on if you’re theorising about River and the Doctor is correct (spoilers!) but I will say that the production crew did originally intend to cast an older Doctor this time round. Matt Smith coming into the audition and utterly blowing everyone away changed that plan. So I think you mentioned somewhere being a tad confused about River’s timeline and if she’s actually dead or not. The best way I can explain it is this: think of a person’s timeline as a straight line. It begins at point A when they’re born, and ends at point Z when they die. They spend their life moving from A to Z steadily and all the days between are nice and neat in alphabetical order. Both River and the Doctor’s personal timelines (as in the timeline of their own life and nothing else) are like this, despite all the time travel they both do. They’re living their own lives in order, one day at a time. But the TARDIS means the Doctor can travel to any point in time, and therefore any point in a person who happens to live in that time’s personal timeline. So when they first met, it was at point Z in River’s timeline- the last part. This episode was at let’s say point W- closer to the end than the beginning of her life but at an earlier date in history than the Library was. The events of the Library will still happen, but the Doctor is doing things out of order. In other words, it would be like if the Doctor went back in time to 1500, and then a week later went back in time to 1485. He might meet the younger versions of the people from 1500 but they wouldn’t remember him because the meeting hadn’t happened for them yet. This is one of the reasons why River keeps that diary- so she and the Doctor can both keep track of which meetings with each other have happened for the other one and won’t accidentally cause a Paradox by referencing something the other hasn’t done yet.

[@julesreacts]

I am SO interested to get the full picture with River's story! I love your comment about moving from A to Z on a timeline. River's journey is not as simple as the rest of ours. Gosh, I wonder what went wrong to cause that.... SO curious!! Thank you, Jessica. You always give me so much to think about 💜

[@seandeignan6615]

@@julesreacts Without addressing if anything "went wrong" or not, it's only fair to point out that that such a thing would not be necessary in the show's logic for him to constantly meet someone in the wrong order, given that he jumps all around in time. In fact, if you (julesreacts) lived long enough and in the world of the show, you would have met the Doctor in a very mixed up order. Let's say you started running into all his episodes in 1985 (ignoring later 11th Doctor and beyond stories for obvious spoiler reasons). You'd meet both the 2nd and 6th Doctor in 1985 in the story "The Two Doctors", but then meet the 1st Doctor in 1986 for his first story with the Cybermen. In 1987 you'd meet the 9th Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) because of when he appears with Rose in "Father's Day". In about 1995 you'd meet the 11th Doctor (Matt Smith) because that's when he crashed at the house of a young Amy Pond, and then finally in 2005 you'd meet the 10th Doctor (David Tennant) for the first time, as he showed up to say goodbye to Rose right before he regenerates, which happens before he first meets Rose as the 9th Doctor about a year later.

[@julesreacts]

Riiiiiight, that makes sense!! Thank you!! I know sometimes it takes a while for these things to get through to me haha. I've been thinking of River and the Doctor today and trying to piece it together, but I just keep getting more questions and getting more confuzzled! I think it will sit in the too hard basket for a while longer haha

[@Otto42]

@@julesreacts Without spoiling anything, it does all make sense eventually.

[@lotemylife3006]

@@julesreacts haha, there are entire "timelines of River" out there and it's hilarious xD

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

Steven Moffatt admitted the scene with Amy coming onto the Doctor was a mistake

[@Llanchlo]

Agreed - but I don't see why everyone is so down on this side of her character. It is hardly unusual in this age group .

[@Matt-zo9hi]

Yeah i like to pretend it never happened. lmao

[@--mr4yo]

​@Llanchlo A lot of people cheat. A lot of people die. A lot of people suffer. But hey, it's a lot of people, so it must be fine.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

@@Llanchlo I don't think kissing anotehr man *THE NIGHT BEFORE YOUR WEDDING* is "hardly unusual". I also don't think laying back on the bed and spreading your legs suggestively to another man *THE NIGHT BEFORE YOUR WEDDING* is "hardly unusal", either.

[@pravusprime]

Eh, it's a Mrs. Robinson moment.

[@hallieraymond]

I get companions crushing on the Doctor. It makes a lot of sense to get a crush on the superhero showing you time and space, especially if he looks like David Tennant or Matt Smith. It makes less sense for the Doctor to crush back. Mayflies, you know, and there's only so much heartbreak you can take. But if you go the route of a jaded traveller seeing life through some fabulous young person's eyes, new lease on life, etc., you can still kinda see it. But? We're kinda hardwired to root for happily ever after in our stories, especially long form. Doctor Who has too much heart in general (one heart more than normal?) for us to really like a girl-of-the-season format, as if the Doctor was a serial TV show James Bond. You need more space between great loves, or the love starts to feel cheap. That said? In the episode itself, with Amy being as scared as she was, thinking she was going to die? It makes sense. It just hits every wrong button in the audience. I do think it's supposed to, though. I think we're supposed to see Amy is making a mistake here. Because she's nervous about her wedding. Because she's keyed up from everything that's happened. Amy is a pretty interesting character, imo. There's often a subtle tension between who she really is and who she thinks she is and the person the Doctor wants her to be. And sometimes they are three different people. Here, it wasn't just that the Doctor is done with romance for now and is 900-something years old. It's also that to him, Amy is still Amelia and seven years old. He still sees her as that little girl who prayed to Santa for someone to save her from the scary crack in her wall and made him all those dinners while he was working out his new taste buds in the middle of his regeneration cycle. He sees her grown up cynicism and aggression as a tragedy, and he is both trying to pretend all those years he was so late and contributed to her issues didn't happen and trying to erase them. On the other side, there's Amy. She says she knows what she wants. She really has no idea at all. But more on that in future episodes.

[@HuntingViolets]

This is well thought out.

[@SeanerCullen]

11:37 the doctor is crying in this scene. Hes got such compassion, even for someone he barely knew. Hes just such a good character, isnt he?

[@julesreacts]

He's AMAZING!

[@laurencewinch-furness9450]

I've been to the forest where they filmed this. It's called Puzzlewood, it was also used for The Force Awakens.

[@julesreacts]

Oh wow, that is so cool!!

[@dupersuper1938]

Britain has real cyborg trees! Confirmed!

[@shawnurch8755]

Omg I went here as a kid and had completely forgot about the experience. Your commented just gave me a jolt of memories lol. Such a cool forest with amazingly beautiful tree’s sculpted into statues, walkways, benches, then whole thing was fascinating.

[@laurencewinch-furness9450]

@shawnurch8755 Puzzlewood also apparently inspired Tolkien to create Fangorn and Mark Mirkwood forests

[@ashleytuchin7693]

I think this is one of those rare instances where the second part of a New Who two-parter is better than the first. Not only are there so many incredible moments, but it propels the season arc forward in unexpected ways. Every scene with Amy unable to open her eyes is brilliant, but the sequence where she has to walk while pretending to see is just incredible. That moment when the Angel turns its head was such a surprise. The mystery really continues to mount with River too, doesn't it? Hmmm... The reveal of what the cracks in time do was a game-changer and it raises a lot of questions. I love that the Doctor mentions nobody remembering the Cyber King, it's like Steven Moffat came up with the idea of the cracks as a way to explain why the people of Earth seem to just forget all of the constant alien invasions going on all the time. Oh and that date - 26th of June, 2010 - that was the date of the season finale's broadcast, so felt pretty flippin' cool at the time. I remember I had my first ever uni exam on that day (8am on a Saturday, urgh!) so it felt extra special for me. Although, at that point we were still two episodes behind here, which was exciting because up until then we'd always been months behind. It wasn't until the 2010 Christmas special that we actually started getting episodes on the same day as the UK. Now, that ending scene... I've never been a fan of it and when i first watched it I was convinced something was possessing Amy. As I've grown older though, rewatched it and heard analysis from other fans, I've come to at least understand it. I think it does make sense given that Amy is going through this huge identity crisis, having kind of coasted through life only for her imaginary friend to turn back up and flip it all upside down. Throw in the fact that she's only 21 (too young for marriage, in my opinion) and just came through a very traumatic experience, I get the idea behind it. Again, I find it uncomfortable, but I can understand it. Another great reaction Jules, will you be watching the next Meanwhile in the TARDIS minisode?

[@Incense3]

I love this entire story arc. I really need to rewatch 11 again. I’m so happy you’re experiencing this.

[@julesreacts]

11 is wonderful!! More than I expected!!

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

In the climactic scene Karen Gillan had to walk with her eyes closed, which she said was difficult and challenging as the ground was uneven and muddy. She stated that "it was the most scary thing" when she had to trip over a step and fall, even though she was aware of the crash mat. As she was not able to express herself through her eyes, Gillan had to make herself more animated to convey emotion.

[@chanceneck8072]

7:46 This moment felt... SO special. 🥹 with the music and all. I noticed the VERY first time I saw it and it is still one of my favorite scenes from this era .... 🥰

[@chanceneck8072]

I love these kinds of moments in general. You notice that this was written with HEART.

[@julesreacts]

absolutely 💜💜

[@LordLOC]

Shhhhhhhhhhh lol

[@Diljabar]

@@LordLOC spoooooooooooiiiiiiiiiilerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs

[@lillou6509]

yes, I saw it too the first time :D

[@tenmark7055]

Everyone cringes when Amy comes on to the Doctor. From what ive read Moffat regrets adding that scene

[@noahrobin1941]

Umpteen times I’ve seen this, and here’s something I only recently realized. In this episode, we learn River’s been kept in the Stormcage Containment Facility (which I think is a great name in general). Waaaaaay back in 1x13 (“The Parting of the Ways”, and yes I had to look it up), we learn that one of The Doctor’s nicknames is “The Oncoming Storm”. One way to think about this would be that the Stormcage Containment Facility is a “Facility” to “Contain” the “Storm Cage”, and in two-parter we see that River is being used to contain (or at least control/direct) The Doctor; in other words, River is the Storm Cage. To paraphrase River, I’m not saying I’m _right_, but it does seem to fit.

[@rumskittles]

Does nobody notice how when the Doctor tells Amy to remember, he's wearing a jacket?

[@julesreacts]

Usually not on first watch as it's barely visible on purpose

[@texanjoecoffeehouse8141]

Moffatt, Matt, Karen, Alex....the golden age of Who right here. All the right people in the right roles at the right time. When he said "I believe you've known me at my best, sir" That line was so perfectly written and acted. Hits me every time

[@htim8997]

Say, rather, "the silver age." For me, the golden age has to be the Classic Who period when Robert Holmes was Script Editor. (End of Pertwee and beginning of Tom Baker.)

[@SomeGuy4245-f1v]

Moffet definitely had River planned out at this point, at least a majority of her story. He probably had it planned out since the Library episodes.

[@jessbelen]

Martha's face when the doctor talked about Rose was more sadness than jealousy, she even was happy when the doctor found Rose. I think Rose acted more like a jealous person whe she saw Martha.

[@HuntingViolets]

Agreed. I have more complaints about how Ten acted in Martha's run, as he didn't show her nearly enough appreciation. I would have liked another season or two of Martha. Martha and Donna got along too. Rose was jealous of the waitress Ten talked to to get information in one of the parallel world episodes too. I can see a trajectory of that, though, from Sarah Jane to Mme. de Pompadour to the parallel world where her parents don't have another version of her but gave a dog the same name. (Hey, they liked the name.)

[@mpg272727]

"Me.. You.. Handcuffs. Must it always end this way?" sad reminder that when we saw her and Ten in the Libary and she died.. She dies wearing handcuffs.

[@13jasonvoorhees]

Well, The Doctor was the one wearing the handcuffs then

[@CrankyGrandma]

@@mpg272727 nope the doctor had the handcuffs on. She knocked him out and handcuffed him

[@doctorsmith14]

Lots of revelations this episode! The crack, River's crime, the significance of Amy's wedding day. I love Moffat's series arcs, I know many people say RTD was better at it but I disagree, I love the multiple plot lines working their way through his tenure and their satisfactory conclusions. I think we were all shocked and cringing at the final scene (and Moffat has said he regretted it). But as others have pointed out - it kinda makes sense for Amy's character at this point. And she says straight out it's not a romantic thing, "Oh, you are sweet Doctor but I really wasn't suggesting anything quite so long term."

[@CeiStockport-nx2qi]

Which merely makes her a selfish, self absorbed bitch.

[@StevenJShow]

Been waiting for this moment since Rose, Jules. Remember what I hinted at back then under my Open Maw Productions moniker? It's one of the reasons Rose rubbed me so wrong, and the Doctor to an extent. The 11th Doctor denies the romantic advances of Amy. They learn into the old man in the young man's body. So many of Matt Smith's little body language affectations are hinting at the old old man inside. I love it. I also love that he has stopped being a home wrecker, like 10 and 9 were.

[@CrankyGrandma]

Yes! The doctor can get very intensely attached to companions. That’s not the same as romantic love. Even with ten I don’t think he could love Rose in the way she wanted or expected. And the age! Yup. He is an old man in a young man’s body

[@julesreacts]

He definitely seems to have changed. I think I say this in an upcoming episode, but I feel he is so DIFFERENT now, and I really, really like him a lot.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@CrankyGrandma Of late, I've noticed several people suggesting the Doctor was not romantically in love with Rose (or Mme. de Pompadour, for that matter), and you can definitely view the Rose episodes through that eye. (I know this isn't a new take, but I usually saw -- and still see, quite a bit -- people positing the romantic take, and it's also easy to view it through that lens.) This may be why the part human Doctor who was able to take the Doctor's memories but feel somewhat differently from them and act differently was the right person for her (although I think it probably was an adjustment for them both, regardless).

[@talesyuki]

River River, dear River. The only reason she's not my favorite character is that Donna exists. Luv her.

[@dyffryn330]

Love this two-parter. It ain't Blink, but it's one of the best 2 parters of this era in my opinion and it feels like the moment Moffat really sinks all his teeth into the plot. Series 5 is full throttle from here, strap yourself in!

[@quantamdefender]

I love my Wednesday evenings, settling down on the dot of 9pm (8pm after the clocks go back) UK time to watch your newly-uploaded Doctor Who reactions with your interesting thoughts, emotive reactions and your lovely Aussie voice. I'm glad you seem to be so invested and intrigued by River Song. You're probably already gathering that her character and story is rather complicated (which is putting it mildly to say the least) so it'll be interesting to see your reaction each time more is revealed.

[@jonathan.palfrey]

River Song is such a tricky character with so many secrets that she appears only in stories written or co-written by Steven Moffat: at the time, he was the only person who knew enough about her.

[@misshuntress821]

This season begins the story of my favourite love story on Doctor Who 💜

[@kitwestlake2088]

The caves from part 1 and the forest in this are very close to each other, near Wales where a lot of the series was filmed. Puzzle Wood and Clearwell Caves, the caves even have a book detailing their LONG history of use for filming, a lot of which was Doctor Who haha. Me and my Blind Mum very much enjoyed Amy having to navigate with her eyes closed, and you can really tell a lot of the fear is real, KG really struggled with it and wasn't used to it and I think that honestly helped by making her hesitation and anxiety more real. There is a VERY important scene here, that people went nuts about online trying to work out the truth about. All I'll say is, it wasn't a mistake, and we do find out :) I adore River, and her and the Doctor doing things out of order is so well done, they both know they will ALWAYS know something the other doesn't will always have to keep secrets and not spoil things, they have to protect the timeline and not influence each other too much but also sometimes their foreknowledge means they DO need to influence things a bit or act a certain way. They have this wonderful relationship of absolute trust despite knowing they're both hiding things. Trust built on a certainty of lies.

[@rogertemple7193]

I really like Alex Kingston who plays River Song she is a good actress the angels are always scary at least to me they are, have a marvelous rest of your week thank you Juliette.☕🖖🇦🇺

[@willw6504]

I was trying to figure out where I'd seen the head cleric for several minutes before I finally realized he was Iain Glen. I recognized him from Game of Thrones.

[@TheLukecottle]

I love the subversion in this episode. We first meet the angels it's all "don't blink" to save your life but in this episode Amy has to keep her eyes shut to save hers. So clever.

[@vincentking2552]

So the wedding day, the base code of the universe, was also the day that the episode aired. Not sure about bad wolf bay, but in the cave system in the previous episode where amy gets the angel in her eye. Thats the same cave system in David Tennant's episode of the satan pit where...well the hole was. As for River Song....well, spoilers. Like River has said. It's got to be experienced, can't be told.

[@HuntingViolets]

"I like an angry Doctor." Well, that -narrows- doesn't narrow it down.

[@leighbomaya]

Looks like Jules missed one little clue about something and no one here has spoiled it that I can see. Well done everyone! :)

[@Scripture-Man]

Watch out for comments on this episode saying "Did you notice…?" - potential spoilers.

[@Llanchlo]

Jack it in

[@isaactaylor283]

@@Llanchlo subtle

[@julesreacts]

People love their spoilers, sadly 😭

[@Scripture-Man]

@@Llanchlo Don't get the joke???

[@t.c.thompson2359]

I want to meet the writer who thought "the doctor in the TARDIS doesn't know" was such a zinger and tell them they are stupid.

[@Gav-mj6lx]

Love the play between The Doctor and River, and it's only going to get better. Their story is one for the literal ages. Looking forward to the next bunch of episodes... spoilers!

[@tomswift3482]

Hello, Jules!💜 Very happy you enjoyed the episode, well, until the closing minutes. That whole scene could have been plucked and I would have been fine never having seen it... but, that's in the past and it just is. However, many things in this one were excellent. All the things you mention, thrills, chills, and Tension! Yes "scary, emotional, and Heartfelt. Plus an abundance of comedy, even amidst all the very dangerous goings on. The Doctor winding Bob up - "I made him say comfy chairs.", "Get a life Bob... Oops." Sometimes it's the simple things.🤣 And the scenes between the Doctor, and River. I adore River Song, she is such a fantastic character, and she works so well with, and against, the Doctor, with her cheeky playfulness, her I hate you!, and, course, her constant Spoilers dig... her past his future. She can always get a rise out of him, it seems. As for the romance aspect, between Amy and the Doctor - if ti is how Amy's character has grown, I wish she had kept more of the Amelia personality. here It is like Martha, but boosted way beyond the pale. As for relationships in the show, I am much more in favor of one like the Doctor and River. The back and forth, the teasing, joking around, the good fun playfulness. Is it a romance?, who knows, but I think it is great fun, and very entertaining, even when they get momentarily mad, or frustrated with one another. This episode was the better half of the 2 parts but it is very difficult to take it all in on the first viewing. So many things are going on, not the least of which are the almost constant "Doctor has to come up with something to save everyone i an impossible moment" thing, which seemed to be occurring the entire last 3/4 of the episode. All the moments which caused the genuine wide-eyed reaction from you, including 9:48, 12:46, and 15:15.😯😯😯 I do have to say that 1 second, in the UK, must be vastly different than the one I am used to - Amy seemed to have her eyes open, for an uncomfortably looong second.😅 I do like the exchange with Amy, where he says "If I always told you the truth, I wouldn't need you to trust me." One of my favorite lines. 🥰 And his later, very sudden, explosive, "Well. What Else Have You Got?... Tell me!", and River just calmly looks at him, alert, but unruffled. Great scene. Additionally, immediately, your squichy thrill feel reaction - "I like an angry Doctor."😂 A brilliant outro, your observations, and questions, all on point, with wonderful attention to detail and possibilities. Well done! A lot to take in. I imagine you picked up a bit more during the editing sessions, which is good here. A wonderful reaction video!🥰 Have a restful afternoon, and evening, Jules. 💜🤗💜Enjoy the rest of the day. Have a good cup of coffee, and watch some birds. i hope their tree is holding together. I look forward to the next thing! Be well.😊👋

[@KeatonWarner1]

I made him say comfy chairs 👍

[@noneya3635]

Love your views on the romance in the show, we got a lot of that with Rose and Donna was not only a return to the old companion way of doing thing a, but it made it possible to fixate on the episodes and not the drama. I agree 150%.

[@julesreacts]

That is so good to hear!! It does seem that most people aren't that keen on the romance. I'm satisfied with Rose and the Doctor, and also potential future River!

[@WolfHreda]

13:30 This is the biggest issue I have with this episode. In Blink, the Angels couldn't even move when the camera was looking at them. That's the whole point of their quantum lock. They physically, literally, and physiologically _cannot_ move while being observed. Meaning they don't have to know they're being observed. If they can move, they're not being observed. So Amy pretending she can see wouldn't do anything, scared Angels or not. Not Steven Moffat's worst crima as a showrunner, but also not the last time he'll retcon his own world rules to write himself out of a corner he wrote himself into.

[@Scripture-Man]

Agreed. All the "new rules" in this episode make things a bit too complicated. Fine, add one new thing about the Angels, not a dozen.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@Scripture-Man Do they say they're a different type of the Angels at some point?

[@doctorsmith14]

Well the "science" behind it is never explained properly, in Blink it's just the Doctor doing a quick explanatory video for Sally Sparrow so he tells her the basic idea, but doesn't go into details. So I wouldn't call it a retcon. Maybe the knowledge that someone is looking it them is what makes the quantum lock kick in, so even if they just THINK someone's looking at them - they freeze.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@doctorsmith14 It's the part where they send you back in time, but now apparently they actually kill you. I don't really remember this two-parter that well, though.

[@tag9977]

Fun fact: They had to reshoot that very end scene multiple times because instead of pushing her away, Matt kept kissing her back!!

[@texn7526]

18:36🧐🤔🤣😂Das hell?! Glad things didn't get "sorted out"🤣😂 Great episode thanks so much Juliette🥰

[@julesreacts]

You’re welcome, Texman 😊 I hope you're having an awesome week 💜

[@StevesFunhouse]

As I've said before, I LOVE River Song !!! I also have a love/hate relationship with The Weeping Angels. I don't think you need to worry about Amy and The Doctor. I'm not even sure if she just wasn't pulling his leg, but if she was serious, that could've been influenced by her seeing The Doctor and River bantering back and forth and seeing that he IS desirable. BTW, right back at you about your comment to me on the last episode ... "ALWAYS lovely to see your smiling face" !!! You always make ME smile, so that's the secret 😉😊 ... hugs and kisses 🤗🤗🥰🥰.

[@julesreacts]

Thank you, Steve!! I'm so glad to have you here. You're always here with a smile and positivity 🥰

[@StevesFunhouse]

@@julesreacts Always happy to be here !!!

[@remingtonryder]

It's pretty obvious that Amy has been infatuated with the Doctor for years. They meet River, Amy notices and comments on the chemistry between River and the Doctor. It's obvious to everyone except the Doctor that he and River will be a thing in the future. At the end of the episode, it seems to me that Amy is thinking that she doesn't have much time - in the sense that she's just come face to face with her own mortality, and also in the sense that she has competition in the form of River. So yes, she takes her best shot at the Doctor before he's off the market. From the Doctor's persective it's been maybe a couple of days, so of course he doesn't feel the same way about her. For the audience, that kiss seems to come out of nowhere. If there had been a line or two with Amy asking how the Doctor feels about River, then we would have seen where she was going with this and why first time around. Credit to Matt and Karen for doing the best with the material they were given.

[@lietdune3187]

Although The Doctor trusts the River Song from The Library these are younger versions of River for which knowledge that The Doctor already trusting her absolutely is a spoiler.

[@HuntingViolets]

Although this already happened for River in the library, so . . .

[@WaveK89]

I will say, the music really pushes everything forward. Love it.

[@Wannabe_Baby]

Just hearing you say "spoilers" makes me happy. :)

[@bubblewrapmonster8801]

26.06.2010 is the date Amy is supposed to be getting married, and it was also the broadcast date of the series finale!

[@Markosoft82]

Doctor who Friday with Jules! Seeing 11 go from playful to serious to angry shows one of the best features of this doctor... his roller-coaster of emotions. And it's always fun watching him with river song! Another great reaction Jules, and it's always fun hearing your thoughts about where everything is going! Amd there's a tear or two for 11 :p

[@julesreacts]

Thank you 💜🤗 And darn this Doctor, I didn't expect to get attached to him the way that I have. I thought David Tennant and Donna would have been it, for me. I'm always continually surprised by this show!

[@JulieFreyHomeWebBiz]

Most importantly you see what that crack does.

[@arthurcamargo8416]

I really appreciate that outlook on the Doctor about not wanting a romantic entanglement with his companion! I agree, in the same way I found the 104 year old vampire hooking up with the high school student objectionable. Despite his looks, he reiterated in this episode that he is over 900 years old! And, of course, he will outlive her. By an eternity. Having said that, I am wondering. Quite frankly, though, the Doctor does take advantage of his looks every so often... as with Madame de Pompadour, for example.

[@Llanchlo]

There will be people for whom the actual, as opposed to apparent, age gap is not really a problem. Madame de P was clearly a special case and he would know that from the mind meld. 😀 Similarly with River - he knew she would cope psychologically, as when he first met her she had already been in a long relationship with him.

[@Scripture-Man]

The idea that there's something wrong with an age gap is completely silly. Why wouldn't someone hundreds of years old be able to enjoy the beauty of a beautiful young girl? I hope I never stop being able to.

[@dupersuper1938]

So humanoid aliens with long lifespans can never have human romantic partners? If they have no members of their species around they must live a life of self-imposed celibacy?

[@HuntingViolets]

She also was the aggressor -- she kissed him. Although he seemed into it, but he also seemed more impressed by being kissed by Mme. de Pompadour, somehow. I don't know. That was a weird episode. Also a Moffat episode. Also an episode where the Doctor meets a little girl and then meets her again when she's a woman (with not as much time passing for him).

[@j.m.marshall669]

I don't think we should have seen the angels moving at all like we did in this episode, because up until that moment even we as the audience never see them move, so to see them moving just feels less scary. It was strange seeing Amy acting horny though, how Matt Smith managed to act like he wasn't enjoying himself I've no idea 😂

[@littlecitygirl]

Loving all your speculations, Jules. So glad you're continuing to enjoy Matt Smith's Doctor. :)

[@briangilliver2197]

Great reaction, superbly edited, looking forward to your next

[@medafan53]

I agree about the Doctor/Companion romance stuff, for a start in the stolen earth the Doctor said he was "still a kid" at 90! As for River, well she put's it best, it can't be told, you must see it unfold as we all did.

[@markfuston2714]

The Doctor has willpower greater than anything I can imagine, I don't think many men(or women) could say no with Karen Gillan throwing herself at them..hahahaha

[@ajivins1]

On the 'romance' angle, you really ought to see the video of 'Be My Doctor Who Girl' by Mitch Benn. It's not really about the Doctor but a fan's pining over the series' girls from his youth. Good song.

[@monkeyman767]

My god this episode released 13 years ago...

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

14 years!

[@jeroen3468]

14 even 🥲

[@DavidTyler]

14 years since fish figers and custard ​@@jeroen3468

[@DavidTyler]

​@@jeroen346814 years since fish fingers and custard

[@monkeyman767]

@@andrewgwilliam4831 oh god that's even worse

[@Raymail-tj4cf]

He told Amy he is 907 years old. In the Titanic episode the Doctor said he was 906 years old. Continuity

[@AmazingChi]

It's my biggest grief with the RTD era that he made the Doctor only age the exact length of his tenure. Nine literally only lasted a year of his 900+ lifespan. Weirdly makes Ten's "I could do so much more" more poignant, because he genuinely could, they're such anomalously short runs for his regenerations. I don't think its a spoiler to state that Moffat builds in padding time into his run, where off-screen stuff can live freely in our (and Big Finish's) imaginations.

[@somthingbrutal]

there are some short mini episodes this season well worth checking out

[@katearcher8514]

Honestly, I thought something possessed Amy at that time, so inappropriate it was.

[@gestaltdude]

Funnily enough, Amy isn't the first companion Matt Smith has kissed. Before he was on Who, he starred in a series called The Secret Diary of a Call Girl, that also starred one Billie Piper. One of the funniest clips around is when someone asks Piper to name the better kisser out of Smith and Tennant. :D

[@drb6771]

Hello Jules, lovely vid!! Hope you are having a good week!! 👋👋👏👏🙌🙌💖💖

[@julesreacts]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@Raymail-tj4cf]

The Angels 😇 are actors in costume same the first time we met them in Blink.

[@TheZintastic]

*Amy... making her moves on the Doctor* "...she means him? *giggle* ....No ...No, no, no..." The most apropriate reaction lol. And very much the same that I personally (and from what I've read; A LOT of others) had upon first seeing that scene as well. According to Moffat himself, the scene was meant to play and meant as a joke more than anything, but on the hindsight he has said that it wasn't exactly one of the best moves he did. Thankfully so, I feel. I can't say it comes straight out of NOWHERE per-se, as I can SOMEWHAT understand Amy chasing this mystery man his known all her life and all, but even so that is one scene I wish just didn't outright exist in the show, let alone how forcefull she is during it. But, as said, thankfully Moffat himself agrees that it was a mistake, and thankfully also one he learned of and didn't repeat. EDIT: "I just don't want another romance" Also the way we all felt. ...But trust me, it'll change. It'll DEFINITELY change. You'll see. :3

[@julesreacts]

I don't know of anyone in the comments who liked that part at the end 😅 I didn't want another repeat of Martha, pining away and getting jealous. I just want some cool stories and weird space-timey things, maybe romance one day.... but for now, I'm satisfied💜

[@joshuajoshua2732]

The Weeping Angels are one of my favourite Dr. Who monsters along with the Daleks but i did feel the mystery was slightly ruined when they were showing one actually moving i like it better when they move when you don't see it.

[@LeonBlade]

I do like this episode more than the first part, but obviously it works because it's a two parter. This part is far more interesting though. I love how all the clerics were being erased from existence and the other clerics didn't know and kept going to the crack. A lot of people love River, I think she is a great character honestly. I think I probably also thought she killed the Doctor when I first watched it. Of course, your first thought though is "how is that possible? there's no way the Doctor will die" but Doctor Who always finds a way to confuse us all and keep us guessing! I also agree with the romance bit. I think it worked really well with Rose and the whole show felt a lot different back then as well, but it felt better then. At this point, I feel like romance with the companion shouldn't be a thing really because it would be too played out and expected. It's much more fun to just be friends and care about them in other ways I think. Thanks as always for these videos. Looking forward to the next one!

[@endopoth7]

Trusts her so much she knows his name. 11 and is era with Amy is the best of Doctor Who. 11 is the best Doctor and Amy best companion. But my fav character in the Whoverse is River.

[@miguelstanley4360]

Amy "About WHO I want." 11th Doctor "Sorry, I'm into blonds." Amy "I can dye my hair." 11th "That love chips." Amy "Okay... well there's a place that sells chips down the road, we could-" 11th "And that are named Rose." Anyway aside from that little bit, this episode had me at the edge of my seat. I was already scared of the weeping angels but then they so them actually moving?! Nah, terrified me and then Amy having to walk with her eyes close added to the horror. Anyway it's cool to see you doing what every Doctor who fan did while watching, becoming so immersed in it you start thinking with the Doctor.

[@Katiekooleyes]

The bit with the gun flashes and the angels coming closer was so well done! Loved that moment! I feel the same as you when it comes to romances in shows like Doctor Who. I can't be bothered with it. I just want some fun and exciting adventures through time without wondering "will they-won't they". Also, I think solid friendships would work better and be much more meaningful. It's a shame that a lot of television thinks it needs to throw romance into the mix instead of close platonic relationships between characters.

[@julesreacts]

I usually love romance in games and shows, but I feel that I'm satisfied with the romance between Rose and the Doctor and (now potentially) waiting for more of River and the Doctor. I think there's enough going on already without romance too 😅

[@rudewalrus5636]

@@julesreacts At the appropriate time (maybe others can help you with exactly where they fit) you need to watch the minisodes for the 11th Doctor - 'Meanwhile in the Tardis,' 'Pond Life,' etc. No spoilers, but they are really good, lots of fun in just a few minutes.

[@julesreacts]

The first Meanwhile is in the playlist, and the next one will be uploaded in a few days!

[@CharlieHiber]

ooooh, your getting so good at figureing things out.....or are you? the Doctor trusts River, so we should trust River. Good theory, Weeeelllllll......then again The Doctor also trusts the Master,so..... Soi we learn more about the crack, it's leaking time energy, and the source is still out there,hmmm. and I love when you said," I love an angry Doctor", some have been waiting for that for a while. looking forward to your reactions for all the twists to come.

[@anonymes2884]

Little corker this one IMO, always good when the second part is (even) better than the first I think. More going on and _loads_ of great lines in this ep. Plus a _bit_ more revealed about River. (re: romance, i'm not against it BUT I don't think it's right for every Doctor. It worked with 10's kind of suave, swashbuckling vibe but I don't think it fits 11's nerdily awkward, slightly hyper professor)

[@TreyMcDonaldAnimator]

It's wild looking back on this. Moffat had said on record he regrets writing Amy this way because it made her seem like.. basically a harlot. LOL I'm giving it a pass; she's assumedly in her early 20s and at that age, you still don't quite know what you want nor knowing the right path to take. Separately, The Weeping Angels still can't beat since their original introduction in Blink but they are still an immaculate foe. The consistent fear of not only having to not blink but to not see, not touch, it's frightening.

[@ikeettgaming]

Dont turn your back ! , dont look away ! And dont blink ! ..... good luck .

[@joshuajoshua2732]

The scene where Amy tries to seduce the Doctor was one of the most stupidest and pointless scenes in the episode otherwise the rest of the episode was fantastic. That scene recieved alot of complaints from families to the BBC about the show being too sexualised as this is also a kid's show. In 2020 Steven Moffat admitted that he should not have played the scene where Amy tries to seduce the Doctor "for laughs", noting that Amy's ignoring the Doctor's protest against her overtures does, at the very least, have some uncomfortable sexual assault undertones. He admitted this was the one thing about his era would change.

[@jonathan.palfrey]

Steven Moffat later regretted the scene in which Amy sexually harassed the Doctor. I don’t think he regretted revealing that Amy was attracted to the Doctor (arguably that was revealed earlier), he just regretted the way the scene was done.

[@Scripture-Man]

Quite right!

[@Raymail-tj4cf]

All you need to know about River is SPOILERS. Bwahahahaha 😂

[@markharris1125]

"Is Jules is a great reactor?" "Jules is a great reactor." "And she's figured out River Song." "Jules is a great reactor." - to misquote Mr Moffat, who's laughing in an evil manner in the corner. Another great reaction to a pair of great episodes - with just that little mis-step at the end.

[@julesreacts]

BAHAHA!! Nice one 😅

[@markharris1125]

@@julesreacts The mis-step is in the episode (Amy's behaviour) not in the review!

[@SpectrumAnalysis]

As much as I love this episode and the last one for a lot of things; bringing back the angels, setting up A LOT for the series to come, explaining away plot holes in the past; I think seeing the angels move just sucks so hard. Seeing the one hand close around The Doctor's collar is fine, we can debate if we even saw it or if our minds played tricks on us, but the power of the meta-knowledge that the angels only move when not observed by a living thing *including the audience* is so important that I think seeing them turn towards Amy ruined that a little. Still a bloody good two parter though...

[@nomadthetrucker6489]

This season has the best soundtrack

[@tomboepplewatercolorsdesig1258]

Hi Juliette, I enjoy your reactions. I remember watching this originally. Now I’ve forgotten a lot of things, I’m just enjoying going along with the episodes and being surprised like you are. I have a question do you have a forum where we can make suggestions for other shows or is it ok to ask here. Like in the future maybe a good show to react to is Grimm or Once Upon A Time? Both are good, but Grimm would be my choice of the two.

[@imafgc]

I agree about your view on romances. I think the Doctor and the companion shouldn't have a romantic relationship, if the Doctor does have to have that then it should be characters like River, side characters who have a more equal footing with the Doctor

[@haydn60]

Now would be a good time to watch And When the Sky Was Opened from the first season of The Twilight Zone.

[@DiamondzFinder_]

I absolutely love this doctor, and the weeping angels too. This two partner is really fun, and I only have a few nitpicks about it, mostly just pedantry. I will say I always loved that scene where the Doctor reassured her in the forest, too. I could probably say a lot about this episode, as with most episodes, but I don't really have the spoons for it right now lol. But, I agree with Steven Moffat's later opinion that the scene with Amy coming on to the Doctor was a mistake, it feels so weird and wrong to me.

[@rtaylor7384]

That date is for something big about to happen but you going to have to wait. lol That was wrong of Amy trying cheat on Rory and kiss The Doctor like that. I glad The Doctor push her away. That what I love about Matts Doctor. He seems to be nice and respect people and he showing not to let this new man make the same mistakes he made in his last 2 incarnations did.

[@julesreacts]

Yes, I agree about Matt's Doctor!! He's SO LOVELY!

[@Tardisius]

Don't Blink.....Blink and You're Dead....=))

[@Coroplocs-Chameleon]

They are fast... Faster than you can imagine!

[@Scripture-Man]

"The angels have the phonebox", that's my favourite.

[@sighberspook2021]

Was this the first time the doctor was ever described as a "complex spacetime event"? Is that like a moffat thing? I feel like it mostly happens in his era and in episodes written by him I've always found it strange

[@biffstrong1079]

Very epic music.

[@wutangkang]

Awesome video as always cannot wait for the next one! "i love and angry Doctor" you and i both. i'd say more but spoilers

[@mixinginthebox]

Awesome , great reaction..

[@julesreacts]

Thank you so much 😁

[@asterix7842]

I'm loving hearing you predictions about future storylines.I agree with you about not liking Amy kissing the Doctor. I always thought it seemed very out of character for her. It does continue the pattern of the Doctor kissing or being kissed by his companions.

[@julesreacts]

I suppose all of them will have to get a kiss at some stage 🤣

[@bluesceptre260]

I remember that rather...interesting ending got a quite few complaints at the time. Like, actual, official complaints since the BBC has a programme called points of view where viewer complaints and compliments are shown. Understandable baring in mind Doctor Who is meant to be a family show. Apart from that, great episode.

[@roujin518]

I agree about the romance with the doctor. It kinda reeks of manic pixie girl vibes when women swoon over the doctor. Which is odd for me because modern media tends to be very romance dry to the point of being annoying. Like modern stories feel like they were written by vulcans or something. But for me Rose was getting annoying by the end, Martha was insufferable. But I loved Donna's complete lack of romantic tension, yet she still challenged him on his morals and ethics.

[@KanaTokisho]

God I love how The Doctor and Amy's relationship is, it's so neat to see knowing what happens in the future. RIP everyone else on this mission. So many people died. Lotta people weren't a fan of seeing the angels move on camera. Again I think it's pretty neat to see because we weren't sure how they moved. Bye River! I respect how The Doctor doesn't want to get into a romantic relationship again. After what happened with Rose. Again there is so much I want to say but Spoilers :3

[@kivimik]

Well--with very few exceptions--it wouldn't be Doctor Who without a high body count.

[@Tantalus010]

I've actually always disliked this pair of episodes overall because of the changes made to the Angels. For starters, we see them move. The unseen thing is _always_ scarier; they never should've let us see them move. Plus, this episode causes some soft conflicts with what happened in _Blink._ Most of what Ten says about how the Angels work back then turns out to be wrong (we see here that they can indeed move while stone, and it's also implied that they turn to stone purposefully to 'hide', whereas Ten said they couldn't help it). I liked the explanation Ten gave for Angel behavior _much_ better than how the Angels work here. Plus, in _Blink,_ Larry stared into an Angel's eyes for at least as long as Amy did, and that didn't put an Angel in his eye.

[@noahrobin1941]

@Tantalus010 I had a comment queued to send, and then did a scan and saw you said most the things I was going to. So, yes; this, plus one other thing. It felt to me as this change to their behavior was bolted on to solve narrative problem (and to my mind, an utterly unnecessary one); a retconn, rather than an expansion. Which feels like lazy writing to me.