Doctor Who 9x01 Reaction

[@weescotspaul]

Peter Capaldi played the guitar for real every time he's onscreen with one. As a younger man, he was in a band in Scotland. Have you heard of Craig Ferguson, who hosted _The Late, Late Show_ before James Corden? He was in the band too.

[@chanceneck8072]

Craig became a legend to me and my friends in Germany for hosting that show ..... I still need to buy my "Robot Skeleton Army" Shirt.....

[@weescotspaul]

@@chanceneck8072 To be honest, I never really watched it. I was very familiar with Ferguson from his early days as a comedian and occasional presenter on Scottish TV, while _The Late, Late Show_ will be more familiar to people outside Scotland. That familiarity is the main reason I bring it up, because I think the connection between Capaldi and Ferguson is interesting to an international audience _now,_ while it would only have been of a passing interest to Scots (and nobody else) had Ferguson never moved to the US.

[@vvinicius100]

The Dreamboys Or, The Bastards From Hell

[@weescotspaul]

@@vvinicius100 Indeed

[@johna5635]

Echoes of The Humblebums featuring Billy Connolly and Gerry Rafferty - makes you wonder how many future talents are lurking in TODAY's obscure Scottish bands!?

[@rhysfrechette7739]

2:39 Actually, Missy is right. In one of the older incarnations of the Doctor, he called the Master his "Oldest friend and most dangerous rival". It's one of the most iconic love/hate relationship's next to Professer James Moriarty and Sherlock Holmes or Prof. X and Magneto.

[@chanceneck8072]

If you don't know, that the Doctor and the Master are actually friends .... you are not a true whovian.. .

[@chanceneck8072]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4e1Z42HfNiFkK8

[@kaizoisevil]

Holmes and Moriarty were never friends. Xavier and Magneto is a better comparison.

[@Carabas72]

@Gabriel Not really. You got to remember that Moriarty was a one-hit wonder; he only ever was in one story.

[@TheArcSet]

@@Carabas72 Obviously not the original cannon but, there's a recent series of books from the Moriarty perspective, that I admit I've read more of than the original Homes, where the dynamic is interesting because Moriarty used to be his university lecturer and one of the few people he really respected, until he found out about Moriarty's grey morality, which was completely incompatible with his absolute, if not completely conventional, ideology. I've not read the whole series, but it starts strong.

[@Domino2097]

12 riding a tank playing guitar in sunglasses is literally the most metal thing ever and then episode 4 titles happened

[@aloysiuswhiteboat2934]

domino2097 A lot of fans HATE that moment and point to it as a reason Capaldi is "not the Doctor".

[@Domino2097]

@@aloysiuswhiteboat2934 I mean the Doctor is a mad man... This is sufficiently mad in my eyes haha

[@daffy8995]

@@aloysiuswhiteboat2934 I guess a lot of fans prefer him playing the spoons or the recorder.

[@kalakritistudios]

Aloysius Whiteboat BOOOOOOOOOH! to them

[@MichaelM28]

@@daffy8995 yes we do

[@firefly24601]

"Unimaginable power; unlimited rice pudding!"

[@aloysiuswhiteboat2934]

Firefly 24601 That might still be my favorite 80s Dalek story. They're all great though, especially Resurrection.

[@Richard_Ashton]

I can imagine a significant amount of rice pudding (AKA the mad Russian monk), particularly with nutmeg grated on the top, or jam on the top - that's cool, too.

[@firefly24601]

In Missy's case: the enemy of my enemy is.... It's Complicated.

[@chriskelly3481]

NEVER forget that Missy is your enemy!

[@firefly24601]

@@chriskelly3481 That's why it's complicated! :)

[@JustSoShayla]

Firefly 24601 Hah! Yep.

[@remis.4565]

"Their deaths get dragged out to make you feel even worse about it"

[@eleven5885]

i mean... she speaks the truth there

[@jessebooth9176]

I caught that as well......ugh

[@gigo518]

C'monnnn. Shayla reads the comments and highlighting this is basically a soft spoiler. We're never as subtle as we think.

[@remis.4565]

Elena yes, but (1) it could be literally anyone we like on the show, and (2) in all probability she’s already finished series 9

[@karlmortoniv2951]

Hee hee hee heeeeeee!!!!

[@umarsaddique710]

"No, wait, hang on a minute, Davros is your arch enemy now??? I'll scracth his eye out!!!"😂😂😂 I Love Missy

[@ValeyardStudios]

And she did the next episode xD

[@jordansimpson9569]

7:00 pretty much the quote that sums up this story. “If someone who knew the future pointed out a child to you and told you that that child would grow up totally evil to be a ruthless dictator who would destroy millions of lives... could you then kill that child?” (Full quote)

[@luketaylor5848]

They brought him to Skaro! Literal chills!!!!

[@circling-girl]

"Did you see me?" "When do I not see you?" ;_;

[@davidrandall3978]

Seaport Chills of Matt Smith catching River’s hand when she goes to slap him in “The Name of The Doctor” and also seeing Amy in “The Time of The Doctor”. He always sees who he loves

[@Darklight66675]

lovely callback to "you look at me and you can't see me" in deep breath and a bit of foreshadowing for a certain scene in hell bent

[@JustSoShayla]

Seaport

[@ABrecher]

Shayla: "Characters who've been with us for a while...their deaths get dragged out." Me: [bites tongue]

[@LordGrotesk]

That's us, Feasting On Tongues: Shayla's Spoiler-Smiters. ETA: Someone should make tongue-shaped Chiclets or Gushers... Maybe Sour Patch candy. Something to chew on when your tongue is tired of getting all the bites.

[@jonjohns8145]

@@LordGrotesk Feasting on Tongues is a Great Band Name!! 🤘

[@SGlitz]

One of the greatest "you're not cooler than" memes on the internet, Capaldi with a guitar on a tank....

[@obiwankenobi687]

Davros is from classic who as well. He pops up multiple times and is one of the doctors arch enemies

[@emilyhadley9089]

'So he had a family...nO i'VE nOt tUrNeD GoOd!'

[@Alfwin]

Davros and the Master have been recurring characters since the 70s, but this is the first time they've been in an episode together. Also, they did a really good job getting the opening scene to look right. That battlefield is instantly recognizable if you've seen _Genesis of the Daleks._

[@Land967]

There is one big talk between Davros and Capaldi in part 2 is so genuininly touching especially when you put their whole history through classicwho and newwho into the mix. one of my fav moments of Capaldi's run

[@maniak6496]

Skaro. Where everything began. I love how they bought some of the old models from classic Who in as well, including the Special Weapons Dalek (9:08). Didn’t even notice that on my first viewing!

[@JustJames83]

You gotta admit it is definitely one of the best season openers! I really like season 9 I think Capaldi shines even brighter as the Doctor.

[@blueshark7385]

this two parter was awful the next two parter with the ghosts was pretty good and heaven sent was amazing the rest of series 9 is terrible

[@JustJames83]

Blue Shark whaaaaaat?! Are you insane? What more could you want from a two parter? We had Daleks, Davros, Missy unexplained cups of tea! He’s the Doctor. Accept it

[@blueshark7385]

@@JustJames83 I said series 9 is terrible, not Peter Capaldi. I actually really like Capaldi as the doctor, it's just a shame that he worked with horrible scripts and stories, apart from the decent episodes like flatline, heaven sent and more David in this story was ruined with his eyes opening when they are burnt out sockets and other things like that The daleks pose no threat or danger and don't really do anything, the only reason classic daleks are there is to 'jerk off' older fans, same with the part where there are multiple quotes from the classic series, speaking of daleks, the classic dalek that approaches Clara and Missy outside and says "correct" just looks awful, it does not replicate what it is meant to be at all, and how was it even alive? Daleks like that get their power through the floor of cities And at the end of the the next episode we see Missy surrounded by daleks and she says that she has a "wonderful idea" in which we never find out what that idea was or what she did with the daleks or anything like that, and Missy is just a bad character who is not funny, she is not the Master and her existing breaks doctor who canon Overall these episodes were just boring And don't even get me started on the sonic sunglasses

[@MaccamatBux]

@@blueshark7385 Who cares if the Daleks don't do anything. Not everything has to do something in an episode for it to be good.

[@blueshark7385]

@@MaccamatBux but the episode isn't good anyway, and when was the last time you remember the daleks actually being s threat? Back towards the end of series 4 possibly The daleks are just overused now and have lost their scare factor, before it was "oh no! Daleks!" Now it's just "oh, daleks again"

[@AmyWarriorPrincess]

I love the entire Capaldi era. Absolutely love it! I have no problem watching his 3 series over and over again.

[@migbarr3806]

Fun fact. The music peter was playing during the tank scene was the Doctor Who theme.

[@StephanieMaireFaith]

Just to let you know that was actually Peter playing that guitar, he used to be in a band back in the day,

[@firefly24601]

SERIES NINE IS HERE I'M SO EXCITED!!!! You're going to love this series, Shayla, I just know it!

[@chanceneck8072]

Best series ever behind series 6....

[@notactuallyhere316]

This is possibly the worst Series in Modern Doctor Who

[@fellkell533]

Heads up everyone! Don't feed the trolls!

[@maxeyre2024]

My favourites are 4, 5 and 9 for New Who. Especially excited for Episode 11.

[@i_dont_know_who_i_am69]

This is such a great series, with the exception of that one episode (you all know which one im talking about)

[@silverpriestess1674]

"The husbands of River song" is another special episode you can watch but i don't remember if it was after or before this one.

[@DragonAbode]

The Meta moment when you know that one of the protagonists isn't dead because, "The Show Writers didn't make us suffer enough" 😁

[@bleachbleachBLEACHER]

Capaldi coming in on that electric guitar wearing sunglasses was the moment I realized that Twelve was the Doctor's literal mid-life crisis.

[@Midgo]

I love this season so much. The voices you heard when he was taking to davros was past doctors from each encounter with him... Genesis of the Daleks is one of the best classic who stories, I really hope you're going to go back and watch classic who

[@tenmark7055]

Shayla has only had the one experience with Davros so I guess its hard for her to appreciate the long history between the Doctor & Davros

[@aloysiuswhiteboat2934]

Some key stories that aren't too long might be good and not overwhelming. The first episode, The Tenth Planet, Tomb of the Cybermen, Spearhead from Space, Terror of the Autons, The Three Doctors, The Time Warrior, Genesis of the Daleks, City of Death, (I don't have the Tom Baker era memorized, but certainly more from his era), Resurrection of the Daleks, The Five Doctors, Caves of Androzani, Vengeance on Varos, Revelation of the Daleks, Remembrance of the Daleks, Curse of Fenric, and the TV movie.

[@simonbeaird7436]

@@aloysiuswhiteboat2934 Not a bad selection. You could add more (Pyramids of Mars?) but then, where would you stop?

[@aloysiuswhiteboat2934]

@Simon Beaird Exactly! Especially in the 70s Jon Pertwee-Tom Baker era. I'd be hard-pressed to narrow it down to two seasons, much less a few stories. Pyramids of Mars is a great addition.

[@JustSoShayla]

Ian Martin Maybbeeee ;)

[@ListerDavid]

Peter is an epic guitarist, at convention someone was cosplaying as him with a guitar. Peter took it and started playing, everyone started singing. Was so cool. For us classic fans seeing all these old Daleks was fantastic Oh and yes waiting 7 days between episodes so torture but also got us so pumped up and excited as the week rolled around to Saturdays again.

[@Dannydarko27]

Since I finally caught up I can tell you how I feel about the Dr. Capaldi is my Dr..... 9 was great at finding hope even though mourning the time war. You have 10 moving forward but still haunted. Then 11 is happy but behind the eyes you see pain. Now with 12 he is the embodiement of the pain and anger all Drs felt. He looks for hope but expects the worse. 12 and Clara are simply fantastic

[@chrispadwick3796]

This season opener has to be one of the best to watch and the best to watch the reactions as well. Missy doing her murders, that thing Colony Sarff and then Peter Capaldi's grand entrance playing guitar on a tank. Such a multi-talented man. So, may I take the opportunity to list his many, many accomplishments. For a start, he's an Oscar winner - wrote and directed 'Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life' which won him the Best Live Action Short Academy Award in 1995 (it starred Richard E Grant - Dr Simeon aka The Great Intelligence). Peter C was in a punk band with Craig Ferguson called The Dreamboys when he was an undergraduate at The Glasgow School of Art (a really good art college). But he is, most of all, a kind and generous man. Check out on KZbin 'The Doctor to my son Thomas' how he made a video especially for a 9 year old autistic boy called Thomas who couldn't cope with the loss of his grandmother. The boy's parents posted it on KZbin because they wanted people to know just how brilliantly helpful it was for Thomas. He's the best.

[@JustSoShayla]

Ahhhh I just, I love him.

[@davidrandall3978]

The Doctor. He can change his face but one thing remains constant. His compassion. This is someone with so much love for the universe, he needs two hearts.

[@nich6200]

Season 9 is one of the greatest seasons, with the exception of one episode. And we all know which episode that is

[@joshualeitch7493]

Which episode I tend to get bored half way through this season

[@RenatoGPadilla]

And we're back! MISSY! Davros and the hand-mines... Terrifying! Capaldi actually had a band back in the day and he plays the guitar himself in every scene! 60's DALEKS!!! The Classic "Who" voice clips were a GREAT touch! I love the homages! I'm pretty sure the Tom Baker line is from "Genesis of the Daleks"! "Exterminate!" CHILLS! Welcome to Season 9! -"Ren".

[@Drummer4President]

Peter Capaldi was in a punk rock band in college and Craig Ferguson (late night show host, awesome) was the drummer and he was the guitarist, so that’s really him playing. Plus there’s an intro later in the series that’s also him and its equally as awesome 🎸😎

[@yungathart7801]

Missy, Davros, the Sisterhood of Karn, the Shadow Proclamation, UNIT, Skaro, Colony Sharff, and Rockstar Doctor; what's not to love? Such a great opener for S9. I can hardly wait for your next reaction!

[@AubreySciFi]

The Master has always sided with the Doctor if there is a greater enemy against them. That occurred several times in the classic series, where the Master had some scheme and it went south and he and the Doctor were up against the wall as it were, he'd work with the Doctor to get out of it.

[@osumarko]

This was a great start to the season. I love The Doctor on the guitar. Missy is my favorite version of The Master.

[@rhyspage2261]

Been looking forward to this reaction, 12 is in his element!

[@Richard_Ashton]

The military leader who coined the term 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend' was killed by his own troops. They may not have thought it was a great idea.

[@nashwanabila123]

CLARA: How did you know I was here? Did you see me? DOCTOR: When do I not see you?

[@Nigel_A15]

In the classic Dr Who episode Genesis of the Daleks you have a war that has been going on a thousand years. It was so brutal and long that the weapons and technology went backwards. That's why you see the guy with the bow and arrow in the beginning.

[@JustinsaneS222]

I love the acting skills of both michelle gomez and peter.. hell, I love it all :D

[@Wannabe_Baby]

You look so pissed when you're saying "it's fake!" It's great! Waiting a week between two-parters was definitely ... challenging but I'm happy that you don't have to. :)

[@eoghank9978]

UNLIMITED RICE PUDDING!

[@stevesm4]

When I heard the boy say "Davros" my jaw dropped to the floor.

[@chanceneck8072]

And the BAFTA goes to.... JULIAN BLEACH!!!! 😅😭😭😭

[@DanielDiaz-um1xd]

Glad you heard the famous unlimited rice pudding line from the 7th doctor (incidentally in one of my favourite classic who dalek stories)

[@ftumschk]

4:47 Trivia #1. Colony Sarff takes his name from the Welsh for serpent, which is "sarff"; his name basically means "colony of serpents", which is what he his. Trivia #2, for Classic Who fans. Davros's slimy henchman in "Genesis of the Daleks" is Security Commander Nyder... and the Welsh word for snake is "neidr", pronounced "nyder".

[@Lenny-ue8hk]

Peter Capaldi's Doctor is the cool uncle who never had kids and moved to Vegas

[@julieeverett7442]

anyone want to comment on the fact he was playing the rock version of the doctor who theme when he entered? Listen to it!

[@adamcain4037]

The scenes between the Doctor and Davros in these two episodes are amazing

[@12chapin]

Hello Shayla. Handminds I think those are from classic Who. Davros as a kid. We see a message from the Fourth Doctor. The blue/silver Dalek is from the ones from the First Doctor. Plus, they are in Skaro where the Doctor is said to died.

[@Donball]

There are two prequel minisodes that take place before this and are worth watching. First - Prologue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bl7Jd6yorceGm9U Second - The Doctor's Meditation - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJfTaWeBo5mWh68

[@flashorc4535]

The people who watched the show week-to-week most probably also watched Sherlock, so we were used to waiting a long time to find out the answer to cliff-hangers.

[@emmahewis5399]

12 is the crazy uncle you wished you had

[@LabradorIndependent]

11:40 - The Seasons of the 9th and 10th Doctor generally played out over 'real time' or near enough to it. While later seasons depict the Doctor over a much longer span of time. The 9th Doctor says that he's 900 years old. We later find out the 10th Doctor is 903 in Voyage of the Damned. The Doctor says he's 904 in The Day of the Doctor, which occurs after The Waters of Mars. Thus, all adventures with Rose, Martha, and Donna take place over no more than five years. That's pretty close to the five years that spanned the 9th and 10th Doctors' tenure on screen. The 10th Doctor regenerates aged 906, and the 11th declares himself 907 shortly afterwards so we can surmise *the 10th Doctor lived for about 7 years* He really could've done _so much more_ Steven Moffat, who was the show-runner for the 11th and 12th Doctor had a different approach, making the 11th Doctor 907 in Series 5, then 909 in Series 6, before his "death" aged 1103. In Series 7, he's aged about 1200 when last with Amy and Rory. Though throughout that time he drops in and out of their life over a 10 year period - *which meant the 11th Doctor lived for almost 300 years* before Trenzalore, and another 800+ years while on Trenzalore These are just two different approaches to writing the show and the character, but when you think about it does mean that the 9th and certainly 10th Doctor really didn't live for a very long time at all when compared to the 11th.

[@aloysiuswhiteboat2934]

LabradorIndependent That did always kind of rub me the wrong way. Moffat made it so that HIS Doctor was the Doctor for over half of the character's lifespan. The 11th Doctor was the Doctor for centuries longer than the First Doctor. It may not seem like it matters, but it smacked of Moffat's self-importance, which was in full swing at the time.

[@LabradorIndependent]

@@aloysiuswhiteboat2934 Yeah I always thought it was a little odd. On the one hand, I feel like it means the 9th and 10th Doctor died way before their time. I can't say I'd noticed until it was struck against 11's extreme life span. That said, I do accept that with each new lead writer Doctor Who has always changed, either subtly or radically, and I don't really compare them on those changes because the show always changes. My own head-canon was that The Doctor lived for about 100 years per-regeneration, then dies of old age if not otherwise killed. The idea that a Timelord can live for 1000+ years before regeneration seems excessive.

[@livingandthriving]

And this is how you kick off a season in style! :D

[@soonminkwon9394]

Personally, season 9 is my favorite season of Capaldi's era. 12th in this first episode of season 9 is such a rockstar!

[@joshuathompson2404]

God, I love Missy so much! She is freaking hilarious in these two episodes. She plays off Capaldi perfectly.

[@craigoconnor6662]

You think week to week is tough? When they played Human Nature, we had to wait two weeks for The Family Of Blood because, in England, they moved the part 2 episode ahead one week because they were broadcasting the Urivision Song Contest that night.

[@Bartlebycs]

From someone who's watched Classic Who, never ask "how did The Master/Missy survive?" The answer is simply Timey-Wimey Wibbly-Wobbly The-Master-Spent-A-Season-As-A-Skeleton-Puppetey. Just go with it, trust us ;)

[@Bartlebycs]

@tconlon251 Pretty much, yea.

[@dwilborn1257]

I binged seasons 1-7 over the course of a summer then watched all of Capaldi's run week by week. It was torture... but also amazing!!

[@Bootschnickens]

She’s the best..... I mean Missy’s cool too

[@Rinley]

Watching the seasons when they were current was a weird affair. So many people hated the guitar, and even more hated Clara (wtf?). I'm glad to see you like her too. Was at the 50th and can confirm, she has a really round face, and is a good hugger.

[@mikebarlow214]

......and go on to become Queen Victoria (oh. wait...........that's a different series)

[@luketaylor5848]

Been about a year since I watched this reaction of yours and gotta say I adore the way your emotions shown just remind me of the intesity I and others felt the 1st...... and 23rd time we've watched many of these scenes! Literal chills from both that Skaro & Davross reveal and loss of Missy, Clara and the TARDIS. Hope to one day see Shayla react to Joss Wheldon shows like the Buffy-verse, Dollhouse and Firefly :)

[@Alexandrashepiro]

What a total MIND-PHUCK When the kids says his name...its like...HOLY CHYT!!!! It's Davros....DAVROS AS Freaking KID! Hearing and seeing voice from the Classic Doctor..EPIC! Specially "Rice Pudding" andf "Two Wires" Oh....you got lots to see in Season 9! I can't wait to see your facial reactions!!!

[@crafter118]

Waiting for your new reaction vidoes has now taken the place of waiting for new doctor who episodes in my life!

[@SGlitz]

The Skaro city shown here is based on the 1963 forced perspective model used in the very first Dalek story.

[@shadowwhosm]

SGlitz Yes because it’s supposed to be the same Planet

[@umarsaddique710]

Hey Missy, You're so fine, You're so fine u blow my mind, Hey Missy, HEY MISSY!!!

[@chanceneck8072]

You know, in the Original song, it says "Hey, MICKEY, you so fine..." , right???..

[@SGlitz]

Love the video... :)

[@eleven5885]

@@chanceneck8072 obviously, but in doctor who its MISSY not mickey so thats why *Umar Saddique* left the hey MISSY comment

[@ArlanKels]

Love how Shayla started saying the lyrics right before they popped on the screen and then her brain clicked and she knew who it was.

[@chanceneck8072]

@@eleven5885 Hey, calm down. Some people may not know the song, I just thought it would be informative. I didn't wanna correct or attack anyone!....

[@suncore598]

I too suspected something was up when Clara "died". No way would they kill off a companion in the season premiere though that would be a bold twist. After spending the previous season going through an identity crisis, the Doctor seems loosened up playing the guitar and wearing a less buttoned down outfit. He's developed more of an appetite for the fun and the silly. I think Clara has been traveling with the Doctor for 3-4 years by this point.

[@MagicViperX]

Love seeing you react. I’ve seen every new-who episodes hundreds of times each, but watching you makes me feel like I’m watching them for the first time again!!!🥰

[@mattashman4040]

Peter Capaldi does his guitar version of the theme this season, in one episode only. So cool.

[@manicwebb]

Ah, Skaro. I love this 2-parter, but I swear that planet has been blown up at least twice.

[@lauchiebeans]

I have had to watch it week to week since 2005 and i fondly remember the season 1, 2 parter at the end was crazy

[@jasonknight1085]

When this episode first aired I was watching with friends, and when she said "You're ashamed" we all started yelling at the scream "SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!"

[@zvimur]

0:26, Yeah, let's do the imagery of Fires of Pompeii, only for real.

[@moonchild712]

Welcome officially to season 9. Your reactions to Davros, Missy and Skaro were on point and amazing! A couple of things: 1. Yes, the Doctor left Davros. I don't know if you plan to watch Classic Who but he echoes the 4th doctor in Genesis of the Daleks. 2. This is the beginning of a new arc design to confuse you and ponder on. I won't say more but I can't wait for your predictions on this journey.

[@ropecrewman36]

When you're caught up, you should totally react to the Classic Who story "Genesis of the Daleks." It is the first (and possibly best) appearance of Davros.

[@stasisfield6273]

To answer your question how we survived waiting for each ep? With difficulty.

[@OverWims]

8:40 when i first watched it i knew it was fake purposely cos there were no skeletons. When daleks kill people the skeletons usually drop to the floor.

[@Helldiver869]

Love these reactions! Been waiting for you to get to series 9 & 10! Series 9 is stellar! Lots of two parters yes but it was a very very strong series! “Heaven Sent” is incredible

The timeline for Ten's companions is simpler since his timeline is explicitly real time.

[@keero666pkmn]

I dunno when the doctor became such a rock musician but I'm here for it !

[@tenmark7055]

Outerlimits by the Dreamboys www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-09-19/was-that-really-peter-capaldi-playing-the-guitar-in-doctor-who/

[@Mowingthefrontlawn]

5:38 is the funniest reaction. That face. Haha

[@chronics23]

Now this is a series!

[@jessetorres8738]

Am I the only 1 who prefers Davros here against Capaldi than his appearance in Season 4 against Tennent? Also, I wish Missy had been traveling with The Doctor far more than she did!

[@Carabas72]

This is pretty much the only appearance of Davros after Genesis Of the Daleks that I don't hate. They finally found a good story idea for the old ghoul.

[@aloysiuswhiteboat2934]

Julian Bleach is honestly my favorite Davros. And Missy is my favorite Master alongside Roger Delgado. Returning villains did very well with Capaldi, not mentioning any names.

[@jpwphoenix1701]

I don’t know if you picked-up on it but the scenes on Skaro had literally all the different types of Daleks there have ever been (including Classic episodes).

[@Jim_The_Fish]

It’s always better to watch “The Doctor’s Meditation” and “Series 9 Prologue” right before this episode. They add so much.

[@endiku4366]

Remember The Doctor and The Master were best friends in their youth

[@robvanriot]

Hi Shayla! You might want to get someone to moderate your comments for you. There are a few spoilers posted in them, and three or four trolls who are well known for posting on Who reaction threads ("JustSomeRandomGuy Online" being the most notorious.)

[@JustSoShayla]

robvanriot I have someone awesome!

[@obiwankenobi687]

‘How’s your boyfriend? Still tremendously dead I presume?’ Sooooooo awful but hilarious 😭😂

[@adelucas4824]

Can we not spoil Shayla please? I'm just as excited as everyone else to see her reactions but its not fair to say "this thing is important later" or "you are going to cry over what happens in episode BLANK", or even "I can't wait till you get to episode 54 you'll love it". Even saying a guest star will be back later ruins the surprise. Anything from previous episodes or an explanation of something from classic Who is fine. Projecting about something yet to come isn't. We adore her reaction videos because they are so fresh and raw. Knowing something about an upcoming episode spoils the fun for everyone.

[@aloysiuswhiteboat2934]

Ade Lucas So few people understand spoilers. Maybe you have to be into storytelling. "Don't worry, you haven't seen the last of ____ yet ;)" doesn't impress anyone. Oh, you've watched the show? We mostly all have. Just because the BBC spoils everything ahead of time doesn't mean we have to! Let's give Shayla shocks and surprises we didn't even get to truly experience!

[@AnnekeOosterink]

There is a video floating around on YT with River's timeline from her point of view. Actually there are several. You shouldn't watch them yet, because they contain spoilers, but once you are at a certain episode you can look it up. I'd love to see your reaction to that video as well as a rewatch of the library story. :)

[@ProcInc]

4:42 Missy always understands the assignment

[@toddbeilby6484]

I have never clicked a reaction so fast. Fantastic!!!! Looking forward to next episode 😊

[@Novaximus]

Every time I see a new Shayla Who Video posted it feels like Christmas. Ooo! A new one!!!

[@AmyWarriorPrincess]

I know there are some people that don't like the fact the Doctor plays an electric guitar , but I'm not one of them. :) I honestly don't know why people think it's wrong, but it's their loss.

[@shadowwhosm]

Agreed, like the Second Doctor played a Recorder and Seventh played the spoons so why can’t Twelve play the guitar?

[@aloysiuswhiteboat2934]

Generally I hear it's too Americanised. Sunglasses, guitar, tank... it just "isn't the Doctor" to some people.

[@AmyWarriorPrincess]

@@aloysiuswhiteboat2934 Me personally, I love the sunglasses. Every Doctor has a quirk that makes him different. In my eyes, that guitar and sunglasses are his little quirk that makes him different. That's why I like it. :)

[@glazierblue573]

Love your face of realisation. Lol so cute. Sssssooooo cute. And who would have thought Peter to be a cool guy? Never judge book by cover right. But on the guitar... one cool cat.

[@safespacebear]

Yeah this cliffhanger had me twisted pretty hard back then

[@DavidMacDowellBlue]

02:33 That confession dial is important. Just sayin. LOVED your reaction!

[@XCVIII]

Ive been waiting for this one ahhh there we gooooo