Doctor Who 7x13 Reaction

[@JustSoShayla]

Here is the schedule for the next few Doctor Who reactions: -Sunday, March 17th: “The Night of the Doctor Minisode” reaction -Monday, March 18th: “The Day of the Doctor” (this reaction will be in two parts) -Thursday, March 21st: An Adventure in Space and Time reaction -Monday, March 25th: “7x16 The Time of the Doctor” reaction

[@umarsaddique710]

CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😊☺😁😂😆😄😊😄☺😁☺😄😀😃☺😀😊😃😀😄😆😂😄☺😄😀😂😊

[@Midgo]

Honestly, I can't tell you how happy this schedule makes me

[@Mr_M_]

WOOO!!!

[@cameroncormican7966]

To risk minor probably unsurprising spoiler...prepare many tissues.

[@tombo1984]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SPLIT THE 50TH INTO TWO PARTS!!!

[@Trojianmaru]

River is such a great character. Her entire time line is so messed up. We met her at her death, then somewhere in the middle, then her parents, then her birth, her growth, after her death, over n over. So damn messed up, in the best possible way.

[@lawrencegough]

Goodbye Sweetie! 😭

[@john0constantine]

Could someone close please reboot Shayla? I think she crashed when she saw John Hurt.

[@JustSoShayla]

Hah!

[@adelucas4824]

We all needed a reboot with that ending 😂

[@middleeastmusics6570]

Why was John Hurt being the war doctor was so shocking? I'm too young to know lol

[@quietdemon8138]

⁠@@middleeastmusics6570because at the time months before Day Of The Doctor we had no idea The War Doctor existed, he was mainly created due to Christopher Eccleston declining to return for the 50th anniversary so Steven Moffat had to create a bridge incarnation in between 8 and 9 and came up with one who renounced being a doctor to become The Warrior

[@futurebarrsecondchannel1103]

@@quietdemon8138they should made it 8

[@dresdenfan88]

I cannot wait for Monday's reaction! One of the best Who adventures ever!

[@TooGood4Gamesv1]

@Just Jay is it the 50th?

[@alex_gaimar]

The moment the Doctor told River his name for real was off screen. I think I can say that, so that you wouldn't wait for that.

[@waz207]

AlexGlushkov I have head canon that it was during when the Doctor was dying in Let’s Kill Hitler, as she ends up saying “Oh I’m sure she knows...” and stops talking when she notices he’s dead

[@obiwankenobi687]

Wayne Sasuta my head canon is that she first reads it on the side of the Doctors cot in a good man goes to war

[@waz207]

ObiWan, that’s another strong possibility

[@djcowell91]

Wasn't it in the season 6 Finale, The Wedding of River Song, at the ceremony, right before rebooting time (again).

[@eliza5410]

Doug Cowell nah that’s when he says “look into my eye” but lies about it

[@lawrencegough]

John Hurt’s appearance was as big a shock on first airing as it was for you. He was persuaded to take the role by his wife. When he got cancer he was too weak to do film, but could do audio plays, so he did twelve episodes of Big Finish which are simply excellent.

[@Carabas72]

That wasn't just Diana Rigg, but her actual daughter playing her daughter as well.

[@ldkinbote]

Nice.

[@JustSoShayla]

Oh cool!

[@daveherres3374]

I envy future Shayla for March 18th.

[@stillinhere]

River will always be my favorite. There are parts of her story that I felt were told very weakly, but the concept of her entire life and relationship was so novel and mind-boggling that it was inspiring. She's a muse of mine.

[@vanillamc1]

There are a couple minisodes with River that would not be spoilers for you. They are called First Night and Last Night, but I don’t think you can get it anywhere but on the box set. Looking forward to the next ones. I’m glad you love River. One of my favorites!

[@kivimik]

"Rain Gods" is another minisode featured in the Series 7 DVDs that features River.

[@vanillamc1]

Mikko Kivisto Yes, I forgot about that one. I’m pretty sure you can find that one on KZbin. I don’t think it’s on Amazon.

[@eleven5885]

where can I find them?

[@vanillamc1]

eleven please see my other two replies. The box set dvds have them, I know that for sure. I’m not sure you can find them anywhere else. I hope that helps.

[@Jullianjer]

That smile you made when you heard a certain Doctor was FANTASTIC!

[@Joey15811]

The great intellligence appeared twice in classic who in the Troughton era

[@danielhenze8182]

Twice? I only know about the yeti. What was the other time?

[@Joey15811]

Daniel Henze the great intelligence controlled the yeti. Therefore was in both troughtons yeti stories

[@julieeverett7442]

@@danielhenze8182 web of fear

[@mischatal]

Shayla’s mind melted in shock at seeing John Hurt.

[@QuayNemSorr]

I think I had roughly the same reaction the first time I saw it. Such a wtf moment

[@Darth_Nycta_13]

The Paternoster gang are great ( Vastra, Jenny and strax)

[@cid7016]

She looking around confused is literally us the first time we finished this episode. GURL WE LOVE YA, GREAT REACTION

[@simonbeaird7436]

12:26 Warning! Warning! Shayla brain now in meltdown! Commence emergency shutdown and re-boot! 12:40 RE-BOOT COMPLETE!

[@lucyj4069]

😂😂😂

[@suncore598]

The John Hurt appearance was the best part of the episode. An interesting twist on the Doctor that leaves us wanting more. I love the schedule of your next few Who reactions. Excited to check them all out,

[@MagicViperX]

I’ve just discovered all of your doctor who videos and I love you so much!!!❤️❤️

[@AmyWarriorPrincess]

Perfect ending for a tremendous season! Absolutely loved your reaction, and I could hardly wait to see it! :) one of my favorite parts of this episode was when they showed all the Doctors. The ending was a whopping shocker, but it was a very good one. :-)

[@AmyWarriorPrincess]

@David Blyth that's okay. I seem to like things that are thought of as horrible. It's just my opinion. If everybody liked the same things in the world, it would be a very boring place. Have a good rest of the weekend. :-)

[@ArlanKels]

I honestly feel that the opening was a bad choice for this episode. It removed the entire mystery immediately(at least for me) and made the end of the episode very obvious(that she'd jump in).

[@livingandthriving]

SURPRIIIISE!!! :D I have no idea how they managed to keep that plot twist a secret, but they did. You can imagine the amount of freaking out that went on after this episode aired. On to the 50th!

[@mattashman4040]

I must say you have such good knowledge of British actors - really impressed.

[@JustSoShayla]

Actor/TV/Movie trivia is a skill set of mine haha.

[@osumarko]

This was a great episode. Probably my favorite thing that Moffat introduced into the canon of Doctor Who is the idea of The Doctor being an aspiration. He chose the name as a promise and an ideal to live up to. And I love that so much.

[@Mineycart]

This next week is going to be awesome

[@pmcmahon97]

Great stuff! Love the revelation of Clara as the impossible girl. I actually love The Crimson Horror, I don't know if others do but the whole thing so cool and different and the mother/daughter duo is wonderful to watch. Both those actresses killed it. Very excited for the next couple of days and you reactions.

[@Law7077]

"Woah, woah, woah, woah" shit killed me😂😂😂

[@redcardinalist]

As a romatic by nature, the "Clara come to the Doctor" scene is the best thing ever to have been shown in either original or new Who imo😍

[@JustinsaneS222]

Oh gawd I can't wait for the next few reactions... I'm so hyped!!!

[@Nigel_A15]

There's a classic 4th Doctor episode called City of Death in which the doctor travels through various times and encounters the same villian stuck in different eras. An accident "splinters" the character in multiple pieces and scatters him through time. You can bet Stephen Moffat took note and it is the inspiration for this arc.

[@ihateunicorns867]

Nigel A Wow. I never made that link. Good observation.

[@remis.4565]

I....I'm quite speechless, actually. Seeing you so excited makes me infinitely more excited as well! I cannot even articulate how much I am looking forward to this next week. Some of the best Doctor Who I've ever seen. It'll take you on a journey, and I wish you all the best and, well, the best of luck! What else to say but "Geronimo"?

[@vikytorious]

This is the first reaction I watched on your channel and may I say, I LOVE it. Keep going girl💪

[@Rancorous_Ryan]

Loving all of these, keep up the great work!

[@eldritchscot]

You should also think about watching "the five(ish) doctors reboot " also associated with the 50th anniversary

[@przemysawzanko6700]

It won't make much sense to her if she doesn't know the classic Doctors and the behind-the-scenes stuff like who Russel T Davies is.

[@irishwars]

This really is the best Doctor who reaction channel. I have loved watching Shayla become such a big fan of who. Its always fun to re watch an episode through someone else

[@Strudel1787]

Ah! This episode through all the 50th anniversary stuff and Time of the Doctor is my favorite stretch of content. So excited you've gotten to this point! 💙💙

[@Mr_M_]

Been waiting for this all day!!!

[@brynmilford1343]

Mouth wide open and stunned silence at the beginning, stunned and confused at the end... 😁😁 awesome reaction ❤❤

[@majkus]

You should at least make sure you know all the previous Doctors' faces before you proceed.

[@JustSoShayla]

Got ya!

[@dubstepdoctor2924]

Great lineup for the upcoming reactions! Cant wait to see them! I really LOVE your reactions to River, she will always have a special place in my heart. Keep up the great work you have so many more great reactions to come! Till the next episode! Peace out girl scout!!

[@waz207]

Regarding seeing River Song again.... Spoilers....(it was only fitting)

[@AubreySciFi]

Some really great little clips of the past Doctors in this. And the first time we've ever seen the moment the Doctor left Gallifrey back in the Beginning. And the Introduction of John Hurt as The War Doctor.

[@seanred7681]

Your face when this episode ended was the same as all of us lol. I'm glad you're doing An adventure in Space and Time too, David Bradley was great in it.

[@ThePeaceableKingdom]

I joined watching these reactions a little while ago but haven't commented yet. I just wanted to say how much I'm enjoying them! I'm an old Whovian who has long enjoyed the show and watched them all from the beginning in Nov '63 'til last New Year's special Se11Ep11. Yeah, I really love the show. But watching you react is like watching the episode again for the first time; the things you say and feel are pretty much the way I reacted when I saw them the first time, too. I may not make a lot of comments, but I'll be watching and I wanted to say really enjoy your work.

[@JustSoShayla]

Oh wow thank you so much!

[@joelsnellart]

To give you some info: classic who contains doctors 1-8. New who contains doctor 9-13 (and the war doctor, John hurt) John hurt was in between 8 and 9 but introduced in this episode.

[@kaizoisevil]

We had to wait SIX MONTHS for the next episode.

[@MaDmOnStErQr]

kaizoisevil hahahaha.....remember when there was literally a wave of people confused on why the fuck was there another doctor.

[@JustSoShayla]

WHAT OMG SO SORRY!

[@zemoxian]

“You know what these are? The wrong hands!” I love that episode. As a side note I always found it funny with all the steampunk technology and Babbage like computers, one of the main characters was named Ada. I’ve always assumed that was intentional. Ada Lovelace (Who makes an appearance in a later season) was the first computer programmer and lived around that time. Although Charles Babbage never completed his computers, she was able to demonstrate what they were capable of.

[@cmdrblp]

The mysteries of the impossible girl are revealed. Love the call backs to classic Who in this episode and the reveal of the late Sir John Hurt to actually do some justice to the story of the Time War after 7 seasons of talking around the subject.

[@moabpanda01]

So close to the 50th! Can’t wait!😃

[@manchester26m]

The daughter in the Crimson Horror is actually Diana Rigg's real daughter. They are also together in a beautiful BBC show called "Detectorists" which is a little known gem of a show.

[@azizuladnan2957]

Look at you just happy, and smiling after watching this episode... aweee

[@eolsunder]

Yep oh man Mondays going to rock lol My favorite episode ever. SAND SHOES!

[@yungathart7801]

Great reaction Shayla! I am so looking forward to this next week!!!

[@mikebarlow214]

For "The Night Of The Doctor" , as the Doctor will say himself, it's not the one you're expecting! Also recommended is the 1996 made-for-TV movie "Doctor Who", which was intended to reboot the series at that time.

[@sertan138]

Yeah i have been waiting for these 3 episodes since you started the series :D at last!

[@Mineycart]

It's gonna be a whoper!

[@cameroncormican7966]

You may get completely different opinions from everyone else but here is a suggested list of stories to look for to give you a broad overview of each doctor. For the first Doctor, William Hartnell, I would suggest Dalek invasion of Earth. For the second doctor, Patrick troughton, Tomb of the Cybermen. For the Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee, Terror of the autons, which incidentally is the first appearance of the master. For the fourth doctor, Tom Baker, pyramids of Mars, which includes Sarah Jane Smith who you will remember from school reunions. For the fifth doctor, Peter Davidson, the caves of androzani. For the sixth doctor, Colin Baker, Vengeance on varos. For the 7th doctor, Sylvester McCoy, remembrance of the Daleks.

[@tinfoilfantheories8347]

Most of this episode is so-so, but the opening sequence with Clara is absolutely spectacular (and the introduction of John Hurt too!!)

[@MarkSW]

11:58 The moment that happened, I felt like the BBC lost their nostalgia.

[@tenmark7055]

There was a non spoilery commercial for the 50th that was a 3d montage of Doctors, Sonics & Companions. Hope you dont miss that!

[@Alfwin]

The concept of someone being "fractured through time," like what happened to Clara, was used in Classic Who as well - but in that case, it was part of a plot to steal the Mona Lisa (well, six Mona Lisas).

[@MarcelNL]

Absolutely one of the best episodes of the show ever! And that's coming from someone whose favourite doctor is David Tennant!

[@adzinco6916]

river actually full on slapped madam vastra in that scene, I remember seeing it on the behind the scenes on youtube

[@jamied.5612]

We have finally got here! So excited for your 50th stuff

[@Land967]

John Hurt's War Doctor was originally going to be Christopher Eccelstons' incarnation of the character. so all the stuff in the upcoming episodes with him, should be the 9th Doc's

[@MrPaulMorris]

@Matthew McIntyre And if it had been Eccleston then the continuity would have been screwed as the Doctor is portrayed as being newly regenerated in Rose--when he looks in a mirror while Rose is making coffee his comments indicate that very clearly. The simplest solution, continuity-wise, would have been to write a Time War story featuring the 8th Doctor but apparently McGann was not thought to be a big enough 'name' so they went eventually settled on the story and cast that we saw.

[@jamesjohngarner]

Flaw in this episode: The man in the control room at the start shouldn't have called the time machine a Tardis. That name was coined by Susan after she and the First Doctor ran away. Great reaction, looking forward to the next two.

[@jamesjohngarner]

@Matthew McIntyre All these conversations took place AFTER 1 & Susan's departure, which means the name caught on. If I'm Quixotic, then Susan is my Dulcinea and I'll support her honor with my last breath. :)

[@jamesjohngarner]

@Matthew McIntyre When you see an inconsistency like that, a wizard did it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYfKh3VpptisibM

[@anonymes2884]

One of my favourite things about this episode is the sense of fun on show in "And Introducing..." before the name "John Hurt", who at that point had been acting for over 50 years - but hey, he's new to Who, right ? ;-). And I love the TARDIS tomb and the Doctor's space-time worldline being his tombstone. Nothing seems more fitting for arguably the universe's most complicated space-time event.

[@s.l.thecoffeeaddict1657]

Whoa... was just watching your season 7 reactions!

[@Grace38042]

Your love for Clara warms my heart ahjkhd! Also I can't wait for the next reactions, I'm super hyped :')

[@gabrielarredondo3825]

Interesting fact: John Hurt's War Doctor was a last minute retcon, because the end of Name of the Doctor was supposed to feature the return of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, but due to Eccleston choosing not to return, they chose to get John Hurt to play a new character to take over for what was supposed to be Eccleston's storyline in The 50th anniversary special.

[@Moggetslittlesister]

It wasn't really last minute, because Moffat surely knew that Eccleston would be hesitant to return. He wrote the part for him, true, but it was clear that getting him back would be a hard sell.

[@charleslee8313]

That's the exact look we had on our faces, when we first saw that reveal. "What? Wait... how? When?"

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

More from a Whostorian: The woman entering the Tardis with Doctor #1 at the beginning of the episode is Susan , The Doctor's granddaughter. She was his first companion as we see. He is 450 by the time of a 2nd Doctor episode where he mtions his age.

[@lordfreeza1]

lol your mouth dropped when you saw Clara with all the different Doctors

[@chrpike1]

Nanosecond: defined as the time measured between seeing this video in my subs, and SMASHING THE PLAY BUTTON 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

[@JustSoShayla]

Awe yay!

[@airmaildolphin7013]

I think we all had that same reaction when we found out that John Hurt played the Doctor.

[@gallifreyfallsnomore8538]

Hands up if you’ve been waiting for Shayla to watch this episode for so long 😂😂🙌🏻🙌🏻 love the video Shayla!

[@Rhewin]

Ugh I'm feeling the same excitement I did the first time I saw that John Hurt scene. Imagine waiting months for a resolution!

[@dirdib69]

Sir John Hurt was a giant, and apparently he dearly loved his time playing The Doctor.

[@weescotspaul]

Absolutely. I read that, to him, the most important thing about being cast was that it would mean he would be known as being "Doctor Who." He was so delighted just to be able to _be_ the Doctor. That puts a lot of things in perpective, when I think about it. Here's this guy, a Hollywood legend, and he doesn't care about the story, the script or anything else. All he cared about was "will I be able to call myself the Doctor? If I'm going to be the Doctor I'll do it!"

[@SonOfEire3]

If you want to see as much River Song as possible, there's a minisode called Rain Gods you might enjoy.

[@eleven5885]

is it on youtube if not where can I find it

[@duanegreer7387]

Great reaction!cant wait for your reaction to the 50th anniversary special.your going to enjoy that and the next special.

[@QuestText]

You are so lucky you don't have to wait as long as we did for the next episode, talk about torture lol

[@john0constantine]

I would have loved to see Crimson Horror here. And I love Madame Veastra so much.

[@DanielDiaz-um1xd]

Loved your reaction but I was even more impressed that you know Dianna rigg & john hurt

[@booradley8895]

But from where?also her daughter was played by her real daughter

[@Domino2097]

@@booradley8895 Diana Rigg was in Game of Thrones for like 5 seasons and John Hurt everyone knows as Olivander from Harry Potter

[@iz723]

Game of Thrones

[@DanielDiaz-um1xd]

Haha, I know them from James bond & the storyteller myself

[@booradley8895]

@@Domino2097 Oh

[@EmptyGoat]

Classic Who: watch "Genesis of the Daleks." It is one of the most important character-defining moments for the Doctor.

[@przemysawzanko6700]

Thank you for your reactions! I'm so excited to watch you experience the 50th anniversary :)

[@freakzeke6404]

I love when you finally know what we all know now 😆 There's a mini episode that related to the special involving the 8th doctor

[@Wannabe_Baby]

Had to delete my comment because someone replied with spoilers but I really enjoyed this reaction. :) You're the best, Shayla. Thank you for all your content. So excited for next week!

[@reynolds8960]

Great reaction as always. Look forward to your 50th anniversary reactions

[@obiwankenobi687]

Ok so you’re getting to the 50th anniversary time period where Doctor Who was very much the talk of world. It was like all the hype around the force awakens. Special promos, special trailers, news interviews, one off documentaries, specials shows etc. it was a year of great hype all culminating in the 50th anniversary special and the Christmas specials.

[@tomfrost2085]

OH YES! ITS FINALLY HERE! This is the best Doctor Who cliff hanger ever in my opinion

[@Ladco77]

16:12 River already knows the Doctor's name. My personal theory is he told her in Let's Kill Hitler. This is the scene I'm referring to: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4rVh2N9bspknKc

[@petermirtitsch1235]

Diana Rigg was the original leather clad woman in "The Avengers".

[@ListerDavid]

Oh shit here we go! 😍😁🥰 I’d forgot Miss Emma Peel was in the Crimson Horror episode. So many good episodes and minisodes and Docudramas to come before my birthday on the 28th, a great way to to count down the days.

[@gkbassguy]

Another great reaction! Thanks Shayla!

[@Jamestopboy]

I like how LITERALLY EVERY KZbin DOCTOR WHO REACTOR EVER *immediately* realises that River is next when “giant hair” is said.

[@fgrady1]

If you’d like a basic dip into the pool of previous Doctors and all that came with it, KZbin still has available, “Doctor Who - the ultimate guide full documentary” . Full disclosure: it’s over 2 hours and has a smaller screen space with inferior sound but that’s put there to avoid any copyright infringement. You’ll at least get a bit of familiarity with all that came before the 2005 reboot. That’s IF you want to get some backstory before surging ahead into all the 50th anniversary fun.

[@Fez8745]

This part made people re-write the timelines a bit for The Doctor's Regeneration's. Since now the Number is a bit wibbly wobbly. 1st doctor in his 1st Body is William Hartnell 1st Regeneration into 2nd doctor in his 2nd Body is Patrick Thoughton 2nd Regeneration into the 3rd doctor in his 3rd Body is Jon Pertwee 3rd Regeneration into the 4th doctor in his 4th body is Tom Baker 4th Regeneration into the 5th doctor in his 5th body is Peter Davison 5th Regeneration into the 6th doctor in his 6th body is Colin Baker 6th Regeneration into 7th doctor in his 7th body is Sylvestor Mccoy 7th Regeneration into 8th doctor is his 8th body is Paul McGann 8th Regeneration into the "War Doctor" he doesn't give himself the "doctor" name as he wasn't in his mind a good man but he is in his 9th body was John Hurt (not a "Doctor) 9th Regeneration into the 9th doctor in his 10th body is Christopher Eccleston 10th Regeneration into the 10th doctor is in his 11th Body is David Tenant 11th Regeneration is into himself and is still the 10th doctor is still his 11th Body 12th Regeneration is into the 11th doctor in his 12th Body is Matt Smith And that's as far as you're up to now. Since you just saw John Hurt reveal.

[@themalcontent100]

John hurt did do several doctor who audiobooks. Engines of War and a few others. Look it up.

[@iansmith4023]

He did 12 stories (or one very big one, depending how you look at it) for Big Finish. I'm in the process of listening to them,and he's really good!

[@joelsnellart]

And River does know his name, that’s why she was able to say it in this episode, Steven Moffat stated that he told her his name off screen, when they had a proper wedding.

[@anonymes2884]

This River knows it because this is the final River, after 'Forest of the Dead' (in other words we already know _this_ River knows his name, she said it to him in that episode).

[@joelsnellart]

Anon Ymes yup!

[@talgoren2246]

Something interesting I noticed is that in "the snowmen" The doctor seemingly defeat Ian McKellen's Great Intelligence by erasing the memory of doctor Simeon, only for Simeon to somehow recover (which the doctor state should be impossible) and take over the Great intelligence. this make a lot more sense when you realize that Simeon was only a time echo all along. in the original history, someone else has bonded with the snow (possibly giving it a different name) and that person really was defeated by the memory wipe, without the need for that family to cry over Clara (who only existed in that timeline to stop Simeon from winning).

[@frozenpiper2]

I've said before that Clara is my least favorite companion but she does have her moments. I loved her in this episode. She grows on me more later on. I'm glad you're enjoying her. Also I know a lot of people don't agree with this but when the Doctor was dying in Let's Kill Hitler he whispered something to Melody and told her to find River and tell her and she said of course she would know it. I think it was his name because if he died then (he had no way of knowing if she'd save him) she'd need to know his name to convince 10 to trust her in the library.

[@BillinHungary]

if at all possible, Shalya, do was Sesskasays did when watching the Day of the Doctor - look away when they are rolling the opening credits or somehow blur them!

[@elbruces]

Spot on. This is when I noticed Matt Smith totally start to crush it as well. Worth mentioning that River lies too...