Doctor Who | Reaction | 4x04 | The Sontaran Stratagem | We Watch Who

[@bryter00]

I doubt there is a single Doctor Who fan that does not adore Wilfred. I have never known any character on TV who’s presence is enough to bring tears of love to the viewer’s eyes.

[@MsMelyjean]

I think Martha's advice was totally appropriate. Tell your family. Let them know what's going on. Remember what happened to Rose when she did not tell anyone? She was gone for a year and Micky was blamed for her disappearance. 😐

[@ashleymcgowan8421]

I think Martha’s approach makes sense if you remember how she joined the Doctor and how she ended up. She did the same as Rose, jumped right in with him, feet first without hesitation. But she ended up secretly traveling ALONE around the world for a YEAR, with her whole family trapped as hostages and working at the whims of an all-powerful psychopath, not knowing what the endgame would be. Any of her family could have been killed during that time, AND at the end of the fix they all were the only humans that remembered that it all happened! What kind of messed up PTSD would that give your whole family, and no one really to work through it with except each other?? I think her warning makes sense, and remember they are still in the middle of a crisis, so she’s trying to fit the warning in amongst her duties to Unit- just a quick “Hey, does your family know where you are? Mine was manipulated by the Prime Ministers people and captured and held hostage for a year and still have recurring problems from it.” Is a tough sell but I think she summarized it well by simply advising that it’s not all fun and games, and Donna should be sure her family knows exactly what is happening. Martha’s story/her family’s story is incredibly tragic to me, when you consider everything that happens to them all.

[@ajivins1]

He's like fire and ice...

[@CarrotFlowers421]

Great point. Martha suffered the most from her decision to be with the doctor. He also cared the least for her so her sacrifices and trauma were mostly ignored by him.

[@flickerman68]

I'm fine with how Martha warned her. It's a rare club and she knows it. Dispense with the nonsense and give her the truth as Sarah Jane did With Rose.

[@excessmaterial]

Wilfred is like top 10 New Who characters for sure. He gives such a good sense that things will be ok even during nightmares.

[@Longshanks1690]

Wilf is everyone's grandad.

[@PROrobogamer]

Cant believe hes almost 91

[@ajivins1]

He must have got about a bit in his youth!

[@RonanCormack]

Yes he's the best!

[@Ladco77]

I want to be Wilf when I grow up.

[@firefly24601]

I had been looking forward to see if Paula would fall for the Donna-is-leaving "biiiig outer-space dunce" scene, and how she'd react! The gals did not disappoint! Sontar-HA! Sontar-HA! Sontar... Who?

[@class87fan54]

This two-parter was one of the highlights of series 4. Love seeing your reactions to everything happening. Everytime Staal speaks, I can't help but hear Danny Driscoll talking. I wanna hear him mention a 'orsesh!t sandwich!

[@jonjohns8145]

if I recall correctly, this episode has one of Donna's best lines about the Doctor: "he's so Skinny if you Hug him you'd get a paper cut!" ... 🤣🤣 .. That line had me on rolling in laughter!!

[@davidcave5426]

Donna Noble is still one of my favorite companions. She doesn't take crap from anyone, even the Doctor. Her story arc is going to be... interesting.

[@SmallScreenReactions]

Yeah... Donna is one of the best companions EVER!! So is her story arc...

[@Kayta-Linda]

Doctor Donna....

[@airmaildolphin7013]

Lovin' my Gallifrey Gals and I love the straight hair!

[@bbsj86]

This two parter is amazing, Martha and Donna are iconic Also as my sister insists I point out, when he says it's "conditional clause" it's not. I don't remember what it is but it's actually a mode not a clause.

[@FortoFight]

It's the subjunctive. I guess I see why they would've chosen "conditional clause" though, most viewers would be like "what's a supjuctive?".

[@bobhughes2290]

@@FortoFight It's the subjunctive mode, which is the verb form used in conditional clauses.

[@willparks3429]

Your hair regenerated

[@Dannydarko27]

🤣

[@brom00]

Love the Micheal Palin reference in the episode. If you have never seen any of his travelogues, they're very much worth a watch.

[@peternolan5501]

The actor who plays the journalist who dies at the start has gone on to be a series regular on The Walking Dead as Yumiko, one of the new group Judith persuades Michonne to let stay.

[@penfold7455]

"Be careful; you wind with your head cut off and turned into a Cyberman!" Didn't that actress already go through that in "Army of Ghosts"?

[@qjo]

Yep, didn't catch it myself, nice. Poor Adeola.

[@hayleesci7208]

if my parents and siblings were enslaved and tortured for a year and then forced to live with ptsd from the end of the world i'd probably be warning people every which way lol

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

This 2-parter is not the best, but I love that UNIT returned and Martha is a part of it. UNIT is a very big part of the Classic series and the Doctor is even the Chief Science Officer as the Third Doctor, when he's trapped on Earth for an extended time. :)

[@tallicafan85]

paula was great in this episode, everyone always falls for the donna leaving moment.. lol till next episode

[@seanred7681]

Another great episode gals...although wrong outro, whoops! ;) Wonder if we get the DW outro later for Warp Drive.

[@qjo]

Paula, your reaction to the episode climax was priceless. I could see the tension increasing to the point where I thought your head was gonna splode ha ha ha.

[@penfold7455]

Look at Katrina rockin' the Crystal Gayle look (look her up in Google Images)!!

[@JoshSweetvale]

Martha's mindclone seems to be the same tech as the Rebel Flesh two series later.

[@denmaroca2584]

How Martha approached her warning to Donna and how Paula and Katrina suggested she should've gone about it speaks to the cultural differences between Americans and Brits, I think. :)

[@Temptation666]

Two (and Wilf not to forget) of my favorite companions in one episode. If only Jack also were there it would be all 3 of them and perfect ❤

[@forevernyt]

Gallifrey Gals on GalliFriday. Doesn't get any better than that.

[@airmaildolphin7013]

I know, right? I had forgotten that it was Friday until I saw this video pop up. Yay!

[@SmallScreenReactions]

Right!?!? I wait for this every week!

[@yodieyuh]

Ross has gun, car windows glass. Maybe ATMOS self powered, maybe not, have the hood open pull fuses or disconnect battery. Really like this season, love Donna. Just nitpicking.

[@penfold7455]

For all you fans of "The Young Ones" out there, were any of you out there waiting for General Staal to remove his helmet , look down at the UNIT soldier, point to his face, and then say "Does this face wet knickers?" (those who have seen that Britcom will get this one).

[@penfold7455]

(the actor playing General Staal was in that Britcom, btw: and yes, he's that short, at 5' 1/2")

[@robvanriot]

*Possible dialogue spoiler* When Katrina said "Donna Noble" at around the 2:30 mark, she said it in exactly the kind of way that should have been followed by "has left the library."

[@deggsymarley]

Just heard on the radio 13th doctor singing charity song cover version yellow by Coldplay. Wow what a voice. how many Dr Who actors can sing that good

[@azizuladnan2957]

I just realise in the video The title of the episode is Sonatram 😂😂😂 But that's okay, minor mistake.

[@scottredding7357]

“What if you do get defeated? Staal the Not Quite So Undefeated Anymore But Never Mind?”

[@baconrasher6650]

Wow! Katrina looking absolutely stunning with the straight hair!! Looks great in all the other videos too though! 👍🏻

[@firefly24601]

Since it was specifically asked, Katrina's hair is longer. The straight hair is a nice change from the curly, but I the curly-piled-on-top-of-the-head look is pretty, too!

[@ajivins1]

I like a Beehive...

[@jarjared3522]

Wilfred is a treasure to be cherished!

[@Its_Dave_Just_Dave]

Ohh no, Wilf trapped in a box of death, save him Doctor... save him

[@Dannydarko27]

I was trying to hold off till next Galifriday so I can watch both, but I started saying Sontar-ha and had to watch lol

[@KatAlysha]

I love this 😂🤣

[@Robert-ht7om]

Now go back to past episodes that take place in modern earth to see if you can spot the "Atmos" logo on cars, you'll never know if a word, image, or person that's casually mentioned in passing or in the background will become something really significant later.

[@firefly24601]

Wilf and his aliens! Looooove Wilf!!!

[@anonimuso]

Donna is the best companion because she gave as good as she got to everyone. She don't take no guff...

[@simonweaver9000]

Plenty to add to the sobbing compilation this episode.

[@michaelacker1090]

I swear, y'all just make my mornings! I try not to post every single time so I don't look TOO geeky but still.. :-)

[@elliotttalksf1825]

So glad you guys are back, love your reaction videos! 😃♥️

[@peelpoteer6477]

for some reason the straight hair reminds me of the little creepy girl from the ring movies and santarens remind me of chicken nugget soldiers

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

It's _really_ hard to break car windows without something like a hammer or that axe. Sure, side windows are a good bit easier than the front one, but it's still hard. They _need_ to be that strong in order to withstand the stresses that modern cars put on them.

[@SeizeTheDay95]

The hair...👌🏻

[@maxskellington910]

I honestly wish that kid had stayed around as a sort of long term villain, I love when humans mix with aliens.

[@flickerman68]

Way too annoying.

[@kemmdog4444]

Klingons vs Sontarans would be quite a battle.

[@KatAlysha]

I understand this reference 😱

[@kemmdog4444]

I thought you might.

[@kemmdog4444]

I am fluent in Doctor Who and Next Generation.😀

[@robvanriot]

Oh, also, you put your Star Trek TNG outro on here. That's cool though, your outros always amuse me!

[@mayaenglish5424]

6:50 No, that's her cousin! lol

[@shexec32]

The Atmos academy is based on the Heaven's Gate, a 1990s cult (with negative associations to Star Trek) who believed that an alien spaceship was attached to Comet Hale Bopp and committed mass suicide once it left our solar system. Luke Rattigan is based on a 2008-era Elon Musk, a genius whose ideas at the time were deemed too ludicrous to be understood by others, therefore was unable to connect with society and therefore became quite douchey to others. He does remind me of my younger self.

[@qjo]

Shut up Wesley!

[@danielw9542]

Lol Bottom right says Sonatram

[@glennwhittaker197]

Love you Katrina wearing your glasses, as I'm watching this in October 2020 I might yet get to see your new straight hair and wearing glasses

[@margoadams6627]

I love the tenth doctor and he was always my fav and I just love david tennant:) and season 2 ,3 and 4 are my fav new who seasons. I really have been enjoying your reactions:)

[@Ladco77]

Martha spent a year walking the earth in a post apocalyptic hell because of her travels with the Doctor. Even though she could have found a better way to word it, given her experience I cut her some slack. She's seen some of the worst. But she did come across a bit forward considering her and Donna hadn't had time to build up any trust between them. Sarah Jane handled it much better with Rose.

[@Imabassplayer2]

What I love about this story is that it was foretold in the first episode of the series. When the taxi runs over the fat babies there is a Atmos sticker in the corner of the window. This is why Russell T Davies was so good at his role. Because he added small details in that all add up. I miss this era of Who.

[@alexthehunted]

You guys really need to get some camera mics or something I can barely heard you the episode is way louder then the commentary

[@alexthehunted]

@John i watch them with earbuds there way quieter the the footage it should be the over way round

[@TheMrkezza87]

Yes my favourite day. Thanks gals

[@j.p.jordan3357]

This hair is the best

[@Dasharr]

Loving the hair and the reactions!

[@thenerdytiger9306]

The sonatram stratagem lol

[@whobp8]

Great reaction as always, but who's the stranger with the long straight hair?

[@ajivins1]

"Why... Miss Jones, you're beautiful!"

[@philfitnesspt6139]

Love your reactions girl's just started watching this weekend. Your both very pretty to and cute. Xx

[@wemersonemanoeldasilva650]

I love this team TARDIS

[@reganfriend5029]

... did you know this story is based on the 2nd Doctor's "Seeds of Death?" ... check it out!

[@Jamestopboy]

The fact that the Doctor has to tell Martha not to start a fight implies that Martha is the one most likely to start an fight there… and there’s Donna Noble, who could shout the world down, in the vicinity. And, no matter how smart Luke Ratigan may be, the Doctor is *the* biggest swat in the room.

[@FANTHEORYTV]

Thanks! Who is your favourite companion?

[@Jamestopboy]

@@FANTHEORYTV Clara. Followed closely by two you haven't met yet.

[@MrMaster7112765]

How does the episode title get so butchered in the bottom right?

[@aikhis]

i only see Grumio

[@HarryFlakey]

Is it me or is the aspect ratio slightly off?🤔

[@nancynicolaired979]

Love 💜the straight hair and I don't know how old you gals are but I was a teenager in the late 70's and you two look like most of my teenage friends then not me I've always had curly/wavy hair and love it but yeah you do look like teenagers......and about Martha and Donna telling her family(which I guess they pretty much know about The Doctor now)is that didn't go well for Martha remember her Mother turned her & The Doctor over to The Master even though she didn't know who he was she still turned in her own kid and that's just wrong you know so for Martha to tell Donna how to comport(big college word🤪) herself around The Doctor is disingenuous👍at best🙆‍♀️🤫🥰🎃

[@Nemophilist850]

Rollo!

[@Mark_E_M]

Wilf is THE BEST!!!!!!

[@Forbidaxe]

I feel Katrina is getting ready for halloween, dress up time as Morticia Addams.... Time to dye that hair.

[@Pauljosephherring2]

Intruder window

[@Ladco77]

Didn't Tesla buy ATMOS?

[@gghost9421]

I love you gals 😘🖤

[@carljohnson3686]

Kinda feels like a lot of people got ego boosts in these two episodes not just the doctor but martha, donna, the sontarans (even though they were made fun of) and i guess unit kinda too

[@Longshanks1690]

This was the mediocre two parter of series 4 but it's still decent and enjoyable. It's great to see the Sontarans back in New Who, not to mention Martha making a return - and taking the Doctor to task over his mistrust of the military/guns.

[@alphanumeric1971]

TBH I think your reaction to Marthas conversation with the Doctor has a very female mindset to it. I just mean that to me, a guy, this is how guys would talk to each other. Which is weird since the episode was written by Helen Raynor a woman. But it could be a part that Russell, or another writer punched up.

[@avodaith]

You misspelt Sontaran quite badly.

[@obiwankenobi687]

Luke Rattigan, another British gay icon in real life

[@tanislater6845]

Your logo looks like Nintendo Switch

[@craigoconnor6662]

The 4th series the best. Not a duff episode in the entire bunch. And Catherine Tate...

[@MAMEMANo-o]

What's a 'Sonatram'? Also wrong outro, this is unacceptable, I will have to unsubscribe. Lol, jk, love you gals, wish you could do more than one ep a week but understand you have lives to lead.

[@travisbounds4746]

katrina's hair is so long!@