Doctor Who's MOST UNDERRATED Series!

[@HarboWholmes]

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[@Kelvryn]

all of them have been pretty good except 13 and thats not the fault of the Actress

[@samuelkent4674]

Maturing is realising 7b is better than 7a

[@bluearcher1559]

@Sic Semper Tyrannis hahaha that was hilarious my guy, got a chuckle out of a bitter old man

[@doctorwhomst6459]

If it is, that means I have been mature for 9 years. Let's goooo

[@harroldinab]

And it's not even close

[@tobylerone4285]

7A has a great thematic thread about Amy growing up, which is brilliantly paralleled with the doctor’s own maturation in 7B. It takes both parts for the Doctor to let go of the young man’s face

[@legendg219]

100 Bloody percent 7a is god awful

[@aidyn_ws]

As my favorite Doctor I like all of the Smith Era but I can for sure attest to the fact that Series 7B was the best piece to come out of it. It was immaculate, remaining cinematic and alluring for the almost the whole duration! 11’s chemistry with Clara was also adorable, and I’d give up one of my kidneys to have a whole other series dedicated to them.

[@kenthomas505]

Me too. She should have had a full series together. Half a series isn't long enough for any Doctor/Companion dynamic. Matt Smith has even said his one regret about Doctor Who is that he wished he had worked more with Jenna Coleman. Who wouldn't?

[@purefoldnz3070]

the show went down hill when it became Clara Who.

[@aidyn_ws]

I recently learned that Matt expressed his regrets not doing one more series with Jenna Coleman. I suppose he left after his third series with the counseling he received from Peter Davison in mind.

[@BlueSparxLPs]

@@purefoldnz3070 A comment like that really misunderstands the whole modern era of the show, which took a more companion-focused approach from the beginning. It also misunderstands Clara's arc, which explored why it was NOT a good thing that she became so much like The Doctor and ultimately died because of it.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@BlueSparxLPs she never had an arc she was the definition of a non character anything that happened to her was to fit the story not the character. Clara was everyone and no one. That is not a character that is a plot device. That's basic writing 101.

[@amandajollylines]

This video feels like SUCH a vindication! I have always loved 7B and preferred it to the rest of the 11 era. It was honestly the most I'd loved DW since the departure of RTD, and so much of that had to do with the sense of adventure in these episodes and the vibrancy and heart Clara brought to the show. Hearing you move through these eps has been a weird relief for me, haha, like FINALLY someone GETS it. haha. But the comments section has been equally validating. Great recap of the series, and looking forward to going into 12 with you!

[@Comicbroe405]

Completely agreed.

[@bluearcher1559]

I just had a massive realization. Moffats "No Doctor" 50th script we always hear about MUSTVE involved Clara chasing the GI around the doctors timestream, stopping him at pivital moments (say perhaps scenes and locations from classic episodes where the doctor is offscreen while Clara and the Gi fight it out). I cant think how else one would pull off a "Doctorless" script for the 50th but the setup is perfectly there to honor all eras of DW (obviously couldnt have been as good as anything WITH THE DOCTOR lol).

[@kenthomas505]

You know, that makes a lot of sense. Too bad we never got to see some of her splinters actually save the Doctor in his timestream. Maybe one day Big Finish will create some stories about that.

[@zachclawges6932]

Yep! I don't remember where, but he gave an interview that confirmed it was basically that. It also included a bunch of famous actors playing various fake incarnations of The Doctor to try to throw her off her trial

[@Reginald425]

@@kenthomas505I think one or two may have appeared in comics

[@michaelcrawford1765]

I’ve always loved 7B, it was Matt’s best portrayal of 11. His best friendship was with Clara over Amy in my opinion, which goes out the bin in S8 with Capaldi. However, looking forward to the Capaldi era. I’ve grown to love his doctor after he left

[@NileSWPhotography]

How was his best friendship with Clara?😂 Moffat literally had his hand on his d**k whilst writing for those two.

[@Jordan_brothers]

11 and Clara are good but imo 12 and Clara are better

[@michaelcrawford1765]

@@Jordan_brothers I agree but I think Moffat made Clara have too much animosity with 12 in season 8 (despite going into to his timeline and meeting every incarnation) but season 9 was peak Doctor Who

[@tomnorton4277]

@@michaelcrawford1765 The animosity in Season 8 was the Doctor's own fault. He treated Clara like trash for most of the season because Peter Capaldi thought that "sociopathic, misanthropic shitbag" was the same as "quirky, detached alien".

[@MoonlitMike]

@@tomnorton4277 cap

[@WizardCM-1337]

7B is absolutely my favourite 11 arc. It is Clara's growth into my favourite companion. I do still wish we had seen what Vicrorian Clara as a companion would have been like, but Jenna absolutely nailed the role with what she was given. I love her realisation in Hide, as well.

[@PsyrenXY]

Thank you for recognizing Clara's inestimable value. She's my favorite companion next to Donna for a reason!

[@morganhunt8051]

Crimson Horror’s tonal issues aside, her delivery on “the wrong hands!” never gets old to me

[@flo4223]

Truly iconic! Rip dame Diana Rigg 😢

[@tomnorton4277]

Diana Rigg, ladies and gentleman. She loved every single second of playing that utter lunatic. May she rest in peace.

[@thephoenixking1086]

28:47 - "For Now, For This Moment, I am The Doctor" - Something about this sentence stands out to me and makes me wonder if he is hinting at THE MOMENT (the weapon) saying "I am now the doctor while I use this weapon" since they were all going to use it. A Sentence showing that he has gone from WAR to THE DOCTOR while being in the presence of THE MOMENT itself.

[@oranmccann2476]

I completely agree with your opinion, that Series 7B is very underrated. My favourites from this era are The Snowmen, The Bells of Saint John, Hide and The Day of The Doctor. Those stories show how cinematic this series could be

[@ianumathews5922]

I remember growing up, my doctor who opinions would generally line up with the average fan’s. But on a rewatch series 7 (the entire thing, but mostly 7b) has ended up being my favorite Smith season by far, especially with how much I ended up hating series 6. Just a ton of fun episodes with great ideas, good executions, and amazing setpieces. I have no shame calling this one of all time favorite series.

[@tobylerone4285]

I agree about series 7 but damn, do you not even like the girl who waited/the god complex 🥲

[@ianumathews5922]

@@tobylerone4285 nah honestly I love those episodes! Series 6 defo had some gems but the overarching series plot just annoys me. It starts super strong but fumbles over itself almost immediately, and episodes like Lets Kill Hitler and the finale are just really bad and nonsensical to me.

[@tobylerone4285]

@@ianumathews5922 I completely agree about the series arc being a mess, it feels soapy and unfocused and just weirdly not very doctor who… however! Individual episodes like those I mentioned and day of the moon, the doctor’s wife, hell I’d even put night terrors and closing time in that list. The latter especially is a very fun romp with a somber heart that to me just epitomises doctor who. The wedding of river song is nonsense, complete balderdash, but a lot of the standalone stories are quality who

[@randomericthings7506]

I think the reason the Doctor saving Gallifrey instead of destroying it works is because he had something he was missing last time… a companion, a friend, someone to ground him and give him hope. Without Clara, the Doctor would’ve destroyed Gallifrey all over again. Just like how without Clara, the Doctor would’ve died on Trenzelore. I think it was inevitable that Gallifrey would be brought back, and the 50th Anniversary was the perfect time to do so. I can’t be the only one who thinks “The Day of the Doctor” could easily act as an ending to the show. The classic series began with him running from home, the revival began with his guilt over destroying his home world. “The Day of the Doctor” ends with the Doctor saving Gallifrey and heading home. Of course Chris Chibnall had to ruin it by destroying Gallifrey offscreen. Unless someone retcons that as a decoy or reconstruction of Gallifrey. Apparently the Skaro that was blown up in “Remembrance of the Daleks” was a decoy. I guess terraforming does exist.

[@tobylerone4285]

Something I realised about series 7 is that, while it doesn’t contain many of my favourite episodes, it really doesn’t contain any I outright loathe either. Worst episodes are Dinosaurs and Cold War, and both are perfectly decent creature-features. For Who to have a series with no stinkers is something it hasn’t achieved since series 1, nor since 7

[@Goldenwhitewings]

That’s my favourite Matt smith series

[@aeloswindrunner]

I've got a lot of time for a campy villain on occasion though, and Diana Rigg was incredibly scenery chewing, looking like she was having a great time. That "wrong hands" joke does make me giggle

[@Ems001]

Same I love when doctor who embraces the camp sometimes cos at the end of the day it’s a sorta ridiculous premise after how many years it’s been going on. I love w fun campy romp sometimes especially between heavy episodes

[@tomnorton4277]

Diana Rigg was having tons of fun in that role. She was in her twilight years, so she was just enjoying the time she had left. She once joked after a near death experience that "the good Lord must have said 'send the old bag down again, I'm not having her yet!" so clearly she was a woman with a great sense of humour who wanted to enjoy life. She was more serious when she worked with Jenna Coleman again in Victoria but even in that series, her character introduced herself with such an over-the-top bow that Victoria gave her a "what the fuck are you doing?" look.

[@SuperRandoms.]

Bro series 7b has such a special place in my heart I love series 7b and every time people say it’s sucks I just feel bad

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

Series 7 on the whole is underrated it has some genuinely great stuff in there but a lot of people tend to give it flack for Smith apparently playing up the “sexual predator” angle in this one.

[@harrisont2004]

Time of the Doctor should have been a two parter but it still wrapped up the Smith arc beautifully.

[@Jordan_brothers]

My favourite matt smith series. I love it. Imo, Moffat's writing matures a lot in series 7, 8, 9 and 10. And these series are by far the best looking series in doctor who history. Don't get me wrong I do like series 5 and 6 there's some great individual episodes, but I think moffat went over the top complicated with the story arcs. In 7,8,9 and 10, the story arcs were more personal and about the characters.

[@l.josino]

agreed!

[@dougsfilmtv9810]

I really do like series 7 including both parts but series 7 part 2 was a great way to celebrate the show's 50th anniversary year and I think this series was a great way to warp up Matt Smith's time as the 11th Doctor. I will say Matt Smith has been my Doctor from the 7th grade all the way to my junior year in High School.

[@w.selfless6022]

yet to understand why people hate clara and matt smiths era so much or peter capaldi while i love them both

[@christophersheets5452]

This was the series that aired right as I discovered Doctor Who. Always loved it. Glad its getting the recognition it deserves

[@natey6256]

series 7 came out when I was at my prime doctor who age (11 years old). I'll always think on this era fondly. I rewatched the whole series so many times while waiting for the 50th anniversary. Good to see it getting its just due.

[@matreimer]

Upon my first couple watch throughs of Doctor Who, 7b became my favourite in the Smith era as well. Honestly it might be my favourite series of Doctor Who period. Clara and Eleven have the greatest chemistry in the entire NuWho era, and their friendship even surpasses that of Ten and Donna for me. I am also a massive Clara simp. And the score in this era might also be the best in the show's run, I especially like the song in the Rings of Ahkaten. Which has a theme that is brought back during Matt Smith's regeneration scene, which contains the most emotion that has ever been packed into a doctor who episode. Thank you Harbo.

[@SirEnVo]

I'm actually glad I stay away from online Who circles at times. Myself, my fiancé and my friends who watch who all really liked Smiths last season. Genuienly some of the best Smith episodes are in this season. I wouldn't want a season less of Capaldi in trade for another season of 11 and Clara. But I did like Smith and Colemans chemistry! I read Smiths only regret was not getting to work with Coleman longer.

[@dylanburton4955]

I always loved Clara but this video has really made me see Series 7B in a completely new light and I appreciate it alot more now

[@ashleytuchin7693]

I honestly don't know why people dislike Season 7, I like the whole thing - A and B. It's my second-favourite Eleventh Doctor season, with Season 5 being one of my favourite eras in all of Doctor Who. I actually think that Season 7 and its specials (especially Day of the Doctor) was the last time I truly loved modern Who. As much as I like Capaldi's Doctor, Season 8 and 9 were very iffy for me, before a renewed interest in Season 10 and Twice Upon a Time, before forcing myself to soldier on through the early Chibnall years and then finally giving up midway through Flux. So maybe it's just nostalgia, but I look back on Season 7 with great fondness.

[@emmiebunny04]

Harbo can finally rest now, he's been freed of I Am The Doctor

[@grumpybird5903]

This was the series where I started watching Doctor Who, so it'll always have a special place in my heart.

[@gerryandersonisbest]

I agree with SO MUCH (though not everything) about this video! Definitely an underrated series and Doctor/Companion dynamic!

[@darynvoss7883]

Nice to hear from someone who appreciates Clara. I do prefer her dynamic with Capaldi though.

[@ballybally1]

12 and Clara are my favourite Doctor/Companion duo

[@lilacmist04]

I agree! I enjoyed 7b and found it refreshing. I loved 11 with Clara. I thought they worked really well together in both fun and dramatic scenes. I also loved Clara’s very emotional, and sometimes dark, arc with the doctor through 11 and 12. It all makes sense through the whole arc, and I found the deep character work to be interesting and unique.

[@ballybally1]

Clara is and always will be my favourite companion 😍

[@ZoomerUnion]

He may have a few bad episodes sprinkled throughout, but Matt Smith doesn't have a single season that falls short of greatness overall IMO.

[@lazulenoc6863]

People hated the 7b intro? I liked it more than I liked any other intro. I did consider Mr. Sweet smoking a blunt as a profile picture because he looks so stoned.

[@olivercurtis9386]

Honestly I really hate the whole leaf thing in The Rings. The doctor has impacted billions of lives, saving entire galaxies and yet one object that represents one life just seems so bad

[@pre-debutera6941]

"Oh yeah people hate it because it's new" "over the near decade since it broadcast" Oh God I'm old

[@DarkEclipse23]

I think the biggest twist about “Time of the Doctor” was the revelation that the planet he was on and regenerates on was actually named “Trenzalore”. 😂

[@Lia-uf1ir]

I heard a story that David Tennant wanted the Zygons to return and wanted to face them as the Doctor that Moffat included them in Day of the Doctor

[@ashleytuchin7693]

Yeah, I've heard that they're his favourite monster, but I don't know how true that is.

[@tailssonicteam1604]

Matt Smith is and always will be my favourite doctor. And Clara will always be my favourite companion, along with Rory and Strax. And yes I am a Jenna Coleman simp and I don't care. 🙃

[@tomnorton4277]

Matt Smith left too soon. Clara should have spent at least a full Season with 12. And yes, Smith is 12, not 11. John Hurt is the true 9th Doctor and deserves to be acknowledged as such.

[@daveymut4630]

Dude, I agree with you! I actually quite liked the series! Your po-box is just down the road from me hahaha. Nice to know there are other whovians in medway lol

[@daver9819]

Your evaluation of the Doctor's death paradox/loop hole makes sense, except for one thing... the eyebrows. Both from a viewer perspective and Doctor perspective we should not have seen 12s eyebrows. We all see the eyebrows The Day of but are still expected to feel jeopardy that 11 won't regenerate. 11 would have communicated with 12 offscreen to tell him what to do in The Day of and Clara may have seen this. It was a fun moment but added a plot hole for me.

[@simonwheeler5960]

Loved that series. Frankly as long as Smith is on screen I'm happy to watch. Although not a fan of the journey to the centre of the TARDIS. Just because I think it had more potential than what was delivered

[@Dreamprism]

I always preferred 7B to 7A. I didn't realize [a large portion of] the Doctor Who community felt otherwise (since I never really interacted with the community).

[@midge0087]

I totally agree with you on all the praise you give this season. I do find it funny though that every time you list a positive you follow with a But… The season has amazing Side characters BUT not in journey to the centre of the TARDIS, they reimagine two long awaited classic monsters BUT the Ice warrior is a generic lizard half the time and the Zigons bring nothing to there episode. Again 100% agree with you just found it really funny.

[@thomasjohnson8391]

Soon you need to do torchwood children of earth even miracle day and the Sarah Jane adventures and k9 tv series

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

Nobody would watch it tho and he’d go hungry.

[@HarboWholmes]

+1 day

[@goodsamaritan9003]

I really like 7B. Wish they could’ve stay for one more series.

[@cyberfox7249]

7b was always my favourite series

[@RoyalKingOliver]

People hate 7b way too much because of their attachment to the Ponds It is absolutely marvelous and awesome to watch. The fun never stops even if the episodes are bad. The cinematography is top notch and lastly 7B CLARA IS BETTER THAN SERIES 8 CLARA AND SHE HAS AMAZING CHEMISTRY WITH SMITH There!!! I said it!!! Let it rain fire on me!!! Edit: Series 7B rankings in a nutshell: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Edit 2: Smith and Coleman coming to Dallas next week!!! Let’s goooooooooooo

[@harroldinab]

I used to think 7B Clara was the best, but looking back I think she lacked character, despite her likeability. Season 8 and particularly Season 9 addressed this perfectly.

[@RoyalKingOliver]

@@harroldinab I do think Clara is a lot better in 9 But I seriously hated the romantic subplot of 8. Neither Danny, Clara nor the Doctor for that matter were handled well when dealing with that arc.

[@markprior2278]

Ive been watching Doctor Who since 1973 and i loved season 7B. Clara is one of my favourite companions, and Matt Smith is my favourite Doctor..

[@iloveyourunclebob]

I really adore Clara as a companion.

[@WynterMourning]

I totally get the criticism some people have that 11 kind of became a caricature of himself, always being turned up to 11 (haha). But I still find him to be incredibly endearing, if not a little socially inept sometimes.

[@beverlykrebs4372]

I never understood what ppl didn't like about it - I absolutely loved all of it. I even like Crimson Horror. Day of the Doctor is probably my fav of all time. So much for the virgin queen! LOL! Also, I love the Clara character. I stopped trying to figure out why I seem to be the only Whovian who just loves the show for the entertainment value & how much those amazingly written stories make me love the characters and care about what happens to them. Because of my husband's disability and a bunch of insurance issues causing us not to be covered one month that happened just when I had a heart attack & was in the hospital for a week, we ended up having to rework our budget and give up paid tv, so about halfway through the 12th Doctor's run. Of course I was devastated, but I had just survived a major heart attack, so I was just happy to be alive! Now things are much better financially, so I am getting ready to get my paid tv back so I can watch Doctor Who when the next episode premieres!! I have to catch up by watching my dvd set of the 12th Doctor episodes, and I am getting ready to buy the complete 13th Doctor episodes dvd set so I'll be ready. Anyway, as much as I love the 9th and 10th Doctors and the 12th Doctor, (who really had to grow on me as I was very unsure of him at first, but by the last few episodes I saw of his, I absolutely loved him!), Matt Smith's 11th Doctor is my favorite- ALL of his shows - as I love the whole story of Amy, of River Song, of Rory, Clara and the Weeping Angels in Manhatten... The storylines of all those episodes... I think the writing, the acting, the overall look of the sets - are all amazing. I love it all!! Thanks for the video!!!

[@5stardave]

"Crimson Horror", "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" & "Name of the Doctor" are masterpieces of television.

[@johndent8813]

Aylesford? A village I often cycle too as it's a good distance to ride to for me as well as housing two great pubs - The Bush if I'm feeling peckish and The Little Gem which is just so quirky...

[@apromisethatikeep2618]

7 pt 2 is actually my favourite of the Moffat era. I don't understand the hate, then again I do like Clara and most people seem to dislike her for some reason. I even though crimson horror was a fun light relief 😂

[@bobtomlin6813]

Absolutely my equal favourite series .... equalled only by Christopher and Billie's series ...... Clara at her best and she brought out such a magnificent portrayal from Matt - they were AMAZING together ❤❤❤ I was shattered when I heard he was leaving after this magucal series 7B.

[@lp-xl9ld]

I still prefer Tennant over Smith, and still think that season 6 was the weak point of the Smith era. But season 7 (both halves though B is better than A) redeemed the show IMO. Be interesting to see what you have to say about season 8.

[@lasseehrenreich5502]

I agree series 7b was a really good series. I also Clara was a really funny and interesting companion. I can´t wait to see your reviews of the 12. doctor episodes. Keep up the good work.

[@tomw4014]

I agree that 7B is unfairly hated. This was my fave Smith series. I didn’t really ever warm to him until this season, so when I got emotional about his regeneration it was a surprise. The same happened to me with the Ponds and 7A, the first time I actually started to like them.

[@thequestion2859]

I am a relatively new fan to Doctor Who having only started the series for the first time close to a year ago, but goodness I must have rewatched it all so many times by now reliving my favorites over and over again and sharing it with all of my loved ones. It is easily my favorite show I've ever watched and I have yet to finish Series 9 I'm about halfway as I type this comment. 7b is absolutely, without a doubt, my favorite series and era of this show. I adore the character of Clara Oswald, I think she's the best companion and a contender for the best character in the show. I thought her chemistry and relationship with the doctor was so very fun to watch and their romance was endearing. I wish more than anything that they'd gotten more time and more adventures together. But I am loving Capaldi's stuff so far and I'm glad we got everything the way it happened.

[@thequestion2859]

Oh and I forgot to add this in my original comment but when I say 7 is my favorite series of Doctor Who that is also including 7a, even though 7b was my preferred and favorite part. Even as a person who wasn't super into Amy and Rory as companions I felt they were at their best in this series as brief as it was. I actually really wish they had just one more episode that was a Doctor and Rory focused adventure both trying to save Amy or something like that.

[@MrAJMan12]

I don’t think there is a single bad story in 7B but a few certainly suffered from only being 1 part

[@harroldinab]

I would say Crimson Horror and maybe Nightmare in Silver were bad, but other than that I'd agree

[@wanbawmcgraw]

I’ve always love 7b it always used to be my favourite before I grew into tennant

[@Harew0lf]

exactly!!! journey to the center of the tardis has always been one of my favourite episodes!

[@Guerreropowerr]

also, the doctor may still die in battle on Trenzalore. there was nothing in NotD that stated the Doctor died there as a result of TotD. There could be some future war there

[@AiRsTrIkExXzZ]

I would say that the reason why the doctor’s death a trenzalore was because the time lords interfered considering how they were outside the universe meaning that the timeline would’ve lead to the doctor’s death if only 1 universe was considered

[@randomericthings7506]

7:03 That moment when you realize Doctor Who was originally intended to be an educational show that included primarily history lessons (even if they’re not accurate or outdated due to recent discoveries).

[@MINKIN2]

I have always wished they had played more on the impossible girl story with 11 going on journeys through time and meeting that periods Clara before meeting current day Clara.

[@teds8860]

I have such a debilitating crush on Jenna Coleman it hurts

[@tomnorton4277]

Welcome to my world, dude. I've been like that for 11 fucking years and spent that whole time trying to figure out a way to work with her.

[@genericblanksomething]

Random thought: “Hide” is like an episode of Sapphire and Steel. A claustrophobic ghost story in which the ghosts are actually something timey-wimey.

[@Jayforeman3047]

I've always thought the stories in 7B were solid and always found myself rewatching them more than the ones in 7A, I just never particularly gelled with Clara or found the Impossible Girl thing interesting. Smith, the creatures and the stories though have always been favourites of mine, particularly Rings of Akhaten. That will always hold a special place in my heart and is such a good first adventure for a companion. Plus we got The Long Song from it.

[@nightshadoew436]

I am one of the few people whose favourite companion is Clara(11 and Clara are my favourite Doctor-Companion pair, second only to 12 and Clara) and who has 7B as one of their favourites. I even semi-ship 11 and Clara but even I find it strange how horny, for the lack of a better word, 11 is towards Clara. I much prefer it when Clara says something and 11 gets flustered like her response to "Doing young thing with young people" instead of talking about how tight her skirt is. I wish we had gotten a whole season with the two of them but everything ends it never feels like you had enough time. Which is a fitting end for 11 and Clara because Clara herself didn’t feel like she had enough time with 11 28:40 I actually like how they saved Gallifrey for 2 reasons. 1)There wasn’t much more you could have done with it being destroyed. 9 had an amazing arc and 10 and 11 carried it very well. Shame it got destroyed again 3 seasons later. 2)It felt like great gift for the Doctor in universe, like the Universe itself was celebrating the 50th anniversery. And I am willing to forgive it being a very optimistic turn since it’s the Doctor, they always give hope to people they met and save them but for the first time since 2005 they were able to do so for themselves. It was a very nice way to handle the 50th anniversery

[@KINGTAZER117]

I’m very surprised people disliked 7B

[@TheLegoGhost]

I'll be honest I struggled to enjoy Doctor Who during most of Matt Smith's time as the Doctor, but Series 7B rejuvenated my love for the show and finally made me a fan of the Eleventh Doctor, which made me a little frustrated Smith announced his exit shortly after. 😂

[@adamfreddo5703]

I would rather rewatch series 7b three times in a row.... ... Than watch series 11, 12 and 13 again.

[@shnoozezzz9752]

series 13 isnt that bad, i really like episodes 1, 2 and 4. and the rest are fun watches with good acting and not so great plotting. But im a series 7 apologist so maybe i just got bad opinions.

[@liborohanka5010]

This 7b serie is my favorite behind 4 serie (Donna's serie, only flaw is that 4 just was too short for me) and Clara is my favorite companion after Donna (she is little like cocky Donna), with River and Rory fighting for 3. place, maybe 2. I would like to think, that because Clara saw his grave and saw his life when she became Impossible girl, she was able to go back to him and pressure Time Lords (because she understand him unique way). Serie 7b has some flaws that could be easily fixed, like explaining that Great Inteligence was destroyed when he attacked Doctor's timeline and Clara did simply fixed it after him and endured longer. Or that revival device did Doctor obtained after whole Devil run fiasco and his companions have it to prevent similar incidents from happening etc. Few lines could change finding excuses for reviving characters to showing continuity and ability to learn.

[@Hushpuppy297]

27:34 „who refuses to consider himself the doctor“ he’s just like me

[@progamer1118]

Not gonna lie and Not gonna exaggerat, but 7B IS for me DW Prime😂😂

[@jayyce1]

I can never quite fathom why I’m so in the minority in my absolute hatred for Amy Pond, and despise the Ponds overall pairing with The Doctor (I feel we’re told they have this huge connection, rather than ever actually seeing it), I loved Clara with 11, and just in general.

[@knoober3756]

After watching the entire 11 tenure for the 1st time, I feel it’s a little too metatextual. (Doctor Who? Etc) there are some great stories in there and 11 is my 2nd favorite doctor behind 10. Clara is great and I could never get over Amy’s series 5ness. I’m very mixed, probably in need of a rewatch but 7B was definitely my favorite of 11’s tenure as a whole. They dived into the nitty gritty and wrote something really great here. Can’t wait to get into Capaldi.

[@alexbennett7018]

when it comes to clara becoming a teacher there is also the fact that it is not claer how much time passed between day and name of the doctor. infact clara gose from 24 to 27 between The Bells of Saint John and Deep Breath.

[@kenthomas505]

Series 7B is seriously underated. It's not perfect, but what Who series is? 11 was never my favorite Doctor, I found him to be a little bit too goofball a lot of the time in series 5 and 6, but in 7 he gets more serious and that's where he starts to stand out more for me. Everyone will always associate him to the Ponds, and Amy in particular, but his chemistry with Clara was sublime and his curiosity about who she really was was all consuming to him, but in the end they found a way to care for and love each other in a tender way. She brought him back to life, literally multiple times in his timeline, but also with the death of Victorain Clara she brought him back to the land of the living after he had decided to go into self-exile and not deal with the world or adventures anymore after he lost Amy and Rory. I will admit whole heartedly that I LOVE Clara as a companion, and as a person overall. She was the reason I finally decided to watch episodes of Doctor Who after having seen only bits and pieces of it online. I bought Series 7, 8 and 9 , the Matt Smith Christmas specials and the 50th anniversary dvd's all because SHE was in them! 😅 And she didn't disappoint, and neither did series 7 either. It was too bad that her and 11 didn't have an entire series together before he regenerated, Half a series was simply too little time for them to build off of each other. Just when it was getting good and and interesting, the series ends. I love Clara's rapport with 12, they're perfect together, but she could have benifited by having more time with 11 as well. I stand with Harbo in saying I'm a simp for Clara, I don't care if others hate or don't understand her, she's great for me and Jenna Coleman was perfect in the role. If she ever comes back again to the franchise I will be the first in line to buy the next dvd compilation with her episode in it. 👍

[@tomnorton4277]

Jenna Coleman's the walking, talking definition of too good to be true. That's the scary thing about her. The Doctor himself was paranoid about Clara for precisely that reason. There's no such thing as a perfect human being but Jenna has mastered the ILLUSION of a perfect human being, which is impressive, frustrating and terrifying all at once. It's a lot like Queen Elizabeth, may she rest in peace, because she successfully managed to maintain her image as a perfect Queen for her entire life.

[@kenthomas505]

@@tomnorton4277 I suppose it's true, Jenna (and by extension Clara) is too good to be true. I never considered her to be the perfect human being, but maybe the Doctor did. She was an illusion in that the Doctor saw the paradox she represented instead of the woman herself. She did frusterate and maybe even terrify him because he couldn't understand how she kept appearing throughout space and time. After all she wasn't a Time Lord. Interesting comparison between her illusion and that of Queen Elizabeth and how she kept her public persona totally separated from her hidden private one.

[@jacobdavies9033]

Harbo, you wound me! Crimson Horror is terrific, top tier stuff. Such an amazing guest cast (Dame Diana Rigg!!!) and her relasionship with her daughter is harrowing, tragic stuff. I loved it being a back door pilot for the Patrnoster Gang that never came to be (much to my disappointment) and ultimately, it just feels like the most distinct script Mark Gatiss ever wrote for the show.

[@The_D0C70R]

Sill think Victorian Clara should have been the Clara who became a full time companion

[@Jayforeman3047]

100000000 percent agree.

[@l.josino]

why?

[@theboxedcat_]

@@l.josinowe haven’t had a non-21st/20th century human (full time main onscreen) companion since (I believe) since Turlough in 1982.

[@MrShowoff27]

Name of the doctor in my opinion has always been one of the best episodes of Doctor who.

[@harroldinab]

We're going to see Harbo's Capaldi reviews soon!

[@paulgnsn554]

I LOVED seeing the Ice Warrior. Cold war is one of my favourite Matt Smith episodes.

[@jdggaming5764]

I don't really understand the point about the updated Cybermen being "too robotic" while also making the comparison to iron man which is a suit piloted by a human, made to fit a human, look human-ish and has a human inside it. I find those pretty contradictory statements

[@ozthebeeman]

I agree with almost every point but I still think it's the technically worst season out of the first 10 of the remake. It's just every other season was exceptional in its own way and season 7b is just too little most episodes I just never feel like re watching as they are mostly OK with exceptional scenes here and there and it just never feels worth it to re watch the whole season and instead I just skip to the 3 part finally which I absolutely adore the time of the doctor is so underrated. Overall I still think it's good but I just don't love it as much as the other seasons

[@benruniko]

Growing old means realizing even bad doctor who is still fun to watch. I expected to hate every minute of Jodie’s doctor, but i watched the later episodes and while the characters are flat and there are lots of problems i still suspended my disbelief and enjoyed jumping in.

[@Comicbroe405]

Nah so true. Also if you get away from online discourse.

[@doctorgamer011]

I will always remember when the Doctor was me

[@ninaxwings]

I found it absolutely tragic that they were so in love with each other but passed like ships in the night bc 11 never got over River

[@NashmanNash]

His eyebrows were not gone...They were simply charging up for Twelves"Attack Eyebrows"

[@homesteadglamourlifestyle]

I see I missed a few episodes! Looking forward to watching them

[@secretbaguette]

I never could really jive with 7b mainly because whenever he tried to do anything except smile his completely shaven eyebrows made it look like his brow was starting to melting down his face like some intern put the heating in the Wax Museum up too high.

[@ussbased-a7074]

It's insane to me that people hate 7B, because it's my favorite Matt Smith season, intro included

[@ute.fritzkowski]

Nice to see someone viewing these from a somewhat objective viewpoint. Back in the day anyone uttering a negative thought got crucified at the altar of the great Moffat.

[@BartlettMediaUK]

7B has always been one of my favourites!

[@marxistlynchist]

idk i just find the whole series falls really flat. i like how 7A develops Amy essentially growing up but after “The Girl Who Waited” and “The God Complex” that wasn’t really necessary. Rory seemed like an afterthought despite Brian’s introduction. I also think “The Name of the Doctor” is really underrated and course the two specials have their great moments. plus the visuals are a massive improvement over the RTD era and Moffat’s first two seasons. But a lot of it is mid and Clara only really comes into her own as a character in “The Name of the Doctor” onwards. I don’t hate the season- especially compared to some people in who seem to have a huge Moffat hate-boner for Series 7 to 9- but it just doesn’t inspire much of anything.

[@stanleyharper7092]

Hi harbo will you be making any torchwood children of Earth videos?

[@HarboWholmes]

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