Doctor Who S7E13 'The Name of the Doctor' REACTION

[@LiamDuke]

Love this finale, and the Clara reveal is probably the most satisfied I've been with a resolution to a story arc.

[@mjm3091]

19:10 "That would be really cool way to introduce the next one"... 👀 ***sweats profusely with upcoming episodes***

[@Alfie-cu4np]

The Whisper Men might be one of my favourite creations by Steven Moffat, they’re so creepy and threatening and I wish they were seen again. And I believe Matt Smith gives a Stella performance in this episode especially with the emotional scenes, he adds so much depth. Richard E Grant is always brilliant in everything he is and he performs with such magnitude, and the ending is so perfect.

[@lukeyread]

They are v underrated as villains. So good 🥰

[@kemmdog4444]

Unfortunately with the Great Intelligence “dead” the Whisper Men probably can’t exist.

[@markbechtold7372]

The giggle twins are back, and I'm here for it! Can't wait for the next episode reaction.

[@alexanderhaswell7379]

Luke’s stories about his reactions as a kid are the most relatable stories ever. 12 year old me was stood up for like half the episode 😭

[@DenimPirate]

The synchronised sigh into laughter at 0:50 is to die for

[@stuartarmstrong5190]

Series 7 has been a bit hit and miss but this is a brilliant finale. We have River, The Pasternoster Gang, John Hurt, clips of the classic Doctors and that reveal at the end. Brilliant. Matt Smith is on top form too. As ever, I think you guys are insane but fantastic.

[@SwiftFoxProductions]

You are correct that Steven Moffat did ideally want to use the 9th Doctor for the 50th anniversary. However, he kinda knew from the start that Christopher Eccleston wasn't gonna do it. So, according to him, he basically went through the motions of asking Eccleston out of respect but, he never truly expected him to say "yes". (He knew Eccleston's history with the show & figured he wouldn't be ready to come back).

[@lucysmith9064]

I remember watching this episode when it first came out and as soon as I heard John hurts voice I screamed it's the dragon from Merlin 🤣

[@VanshikaGulati]

"He can't leave her. He's too attached." why is this so true

[@theadamabrams]

6:15 According to Vastra actress Neve McIntosh, the script for that moment said "River slaps Vastra (sorry, Neve)". 😂

[@timelord2502]

The name of the doctor has probably one of my favourite openings of an episode ever

[@lukeyread]

Fantastic opening!

[@MitziSwisher]

In my head the Doctor is crying like he is not because of the message about Trenzalore, but because River is back. He hides it by asking about Trenzalore... his comment about it hurting him to speak to her gets me every time. 💜

[@JoeSnoe126]

Wow now i'm excited for Deepa's reaction to The Attack Eyebrows lmao

[@the_judge_8262]

"The leaf?" Oh Deepa, welcome, you got here, but the long way round 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ItsMeHarry]

You guys are so adorable istg the intros and constant giggling is so cute and funny

[@livingandthriving]

Still one of my favorite episodes of Doctor Who. I love how it both wraps up the season arc while simultaneously setting up the 50th anniversary special. And the emotional beats are just perfect. On a side note, this was my dad's introduction to Doctor Who. He definitely could have picked a less confusing episode to start with (pretty sure it makes almost zero sense out of context), but it was enough to pique his interest and he proceeded to binge all of New Who shortly afterward (he's still working on Classic Who). :)

[@whobp8]

You are 100% correct about them approaching Christopher Eccleston first before casting John Hurt. I believe Eccleston did consider it for awhile before deciding not to participate. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode when I first saw it, but didn't have the kind of shouting reaction you describe, but I did have that kind of reaction to Night of the Doctor, which kind of came out of nowhere. Can't wait to see you react to that! 🥰

[@jessetorres8738]

Technically, chronologically this is the final time River Song will see The Doctor.

[@mjm3091]

Unless we have Ncuti visit her - or have her as part of past/multi Doctor special.

[@owenhargreaves6016]

14 years on since first meeting River Song and I still have no idea about her complete chronology 😂😂😂

[@jessetorres8738]

​@@owenhargreaves6016: Look up The Timeline Of River Song by The Confession Dial for a video that shows the chronological order of her life.

[@Hanmacx]

"It will destroy you" "It will kill me, it will destroy you"

[@firefly24601]

Deepa, you and Luke are one of the BEST reactors on KZbin. Don't ever think anything less!

[@isbammoi3358]

River's goodbye always messes me up. I think, "There is a time to live, and a time to sleep." and gosh that line hits. I mean, that entire scene hits but still, sheesh.

[@joshuajoshua2732]

Before heading into the next episode I'd really recommend watching The TV Movie (1996) then the minisode "The Night of the Doctor".

[@CaesiusX]

You two are just too much fun! Wish I could be in the room with you both. Watching this way will have to do. At least it still makes me giggly. 🤭 And yes, I too heard that they got *John hurt* _after_ not getting *Christopher Eccleston* to return. I often ponder how radically different the Anniversary Special would likely have been. 🤔 ☜(that's me pondering)

[@georgina01melia]

That opening was like rewatching Midnight 🤣

[@tomski120]

First time I saw John hurt was in a TV movie about Quentin crisp called "the naked civil servant " And guess what? It was produced by verity lambert 😮 weird or what lol

[@coladict]

Christopher Eccleston had been blacklisted from the entire BBC and subsidiaries by some higher-up after he left Doctor Who. He couldn't get an acting job in the UK, so he went to America for some time. By the time Moffat asked him back the ban was lifted, but he wasn't ready for that. He's been struggling with anorexia and depression for years, including while they were filming his one season of DW. Anyway I don't like the idea of him being the War Doctor. We see in his first episode when he goes into Rose's house he looks in the mirror and begins examining his new face, because he hasn't seen it before. He had just regenerated before that adventure.

[@caitlin329]

He also doesn't like the idea of multi-doctor stuff; thinks it's a cash grab etc. I'd probably have rather McGann had been the War Doctor, but John Hurt was good if we had to have an alternative.

[@caitlin329]

Eccleston isn't coming back anytime soon with RTD and co. returning I don't think. His problems came from that team and the way everything was handled/he was treated. They even announced that he was leaving without giving him prior warning. Then he was blacklisted by the BBC for a while, apparently. It's not just him associating his personal problems with Who; it was the experience itself.

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

I dont know, if you like audio storys. If you do, listen to Christophers audios. His story "Girl deconstructed" is one of the best Doctor Who episodes ever. (both TV and audio)

[@caitlin329]

@@thomasnieswandt8805 He's doing Big Finish stuff now (for the money mostly, as he said lol) and that's great. I'm glad he's got more comfortable being somewat associated with the programme.

[@ceezyjeffezy2213]

After a long day at work it’s great to have this reaction to wind down with!!

[@ceezyjeffezy2213]

“ I hate faceless things“.- Deepa Lmao

[@obiwankenobi687]

Have you given deepa a reminder about the whole fields of trenzalore thing from series 6 and then mentioned in this episode. Also a whole ass nother week just for the 7 minute night of the Doctor don’t do this to us dammit 😭😭😭

[@Jamestopboy]

This is the first time *ever* that the Doctor initiates the kiss. This time, he's saying: screw it, I'm'a snog *her* this time.

[@mustbge0]

Can't wait for the 50th reaction! Been a long time waiting to watch it on this channel. I would also lovey reacted to the original 'an unearthly child' episode.

[@PandezPanda]

don't forget Night of the Doctor before Day of the Doctor!!!!!

[@BurntIntoOblivion]

Clara is absolutely my favourite companion of all time, i know thats an unpopular opinion but i love her character so much

[@QueenoftheNorth]

JOHN HURT YES

[@einosig]

Can we just have a reality tv show about the two of you mucking about?

[@kemmdog4444]

It’s so funny Luke but I’m wearing a similar Batman t-shirt while watching this.

[@steve8510]

It's a big moment... if you know who John Hurt is

[@joshuajoshua2732]

You are correct it was the original intention to bring back Christopher Eccleston as the so called "War" Doctor but declined because he believes his Doctor would never wipe out those millions of people but tbh it was just as well he didn't do it as it wouldn't have made sense anyway considering in the first episode of New Who episode "Rose" when the "Ninth" Doctor comments on his ears in the mirror clearly states he's a new Doctor I wasn't a real fan of the shoehorning they could had just as easily brought back Paul McGann as the "Eighth" Doctor who fought in the Time War that would had made more sense but no they thought let's just shoehorn in an unknown Doctor and screw up the numbers I also don't like the retcon of Clara being the one who told The "First" Doctor to steal the type 40 TARDIS as I always believed over the years that he did it on his own accord. It was nice to see the Classic Doctors back kinda and the return of the Paternoster Gang and of course River Song.

[@shauntempley9757]

I feel the War Doctor works, because the only Doctor that would fight is actually 7. After all, he blew up Skaro's star in a plot in Remembrance Of The Daleks. Every step he took in that serial from landing was a premeditated series of moves, and it was all aimed at that moment. Only that Incarnation would gladly walk through the Time War unaffected by what he sees during the fighting. Once 8 came along, he would never do that because of his previous memories as 7. Almost all of the stories of 7 I have seen are him trying to clean the slate of the past, as if he is preparing for a coming massive conflict.

[@paulwilliams9415]

I hope you are going to watch the night of the doctor before the 50th anniversary episode, that mini episode is a must , then watch the Peter Davison thing he did after the 50th

[@rasmusjohansen5282]

Ok, I know you guys don’t usually watch the minisodes… by ya gotta watch “Night of the Doctor”!!!

[@cyberdalek615]

By watch you mean react? Because I’m pretty sure they may have seen the minisodes

[@MrEvers]

they literally say that next week they're gonna watch Night of the Doctor and the ;week after will be Day of the Doctor

[@ConnieBoo20]

Omfg I'm so excited I can't sit still!!! Can't wait to watch Edit: awww this was so cute

[@McTavish11T7]

Great episode guys. Deepa needs a booster seat, lol

[@darynvoss7883]

Are you going to show Deepa The Night Of The Doctor? It's kind of crucial...

[@MeleeHellBot]

I'm hoping y'all will watch The minisode first

[@caitlin329]

I like Vastra, Jenny & Strax. I like River. I like John Hurt. That's mostly it for me this episode, unfortunately.

[@daveherres3374]

Here we go...

[@obiwankenobi687]

I’d rather he just had the eighth Doctor be the war Doctor but I’m glad we got John hurt I suppose

[@pokemaniac05]

The Doctor Who TV movie? Please for many reasons

[@garyrussell6614]

If you can react to the mini sode night of the doctor

[@LiamDuke]

He mentions at the end that that's coming next week 😊

[@rianreon]

4:59

[@MarkSW]

16:11 - 18:00 Many fans, even I, assumed that the 8th Doctor fought in the time war. But of course the BBC has no sense of nostalgia and very little respect for the classic series. That’s why in the new series they hardly do any flashbacks to the classics.

[@mrdr0161]

I blame Moffat entirely. He "didn't imagine the 8th doctor fighting the time war"

[@shauntempley9757]

@@mrdr0161 No, because 7 would gladly fight that entire war. But the film regenerated him before the fight broke out.

[@mistercuddlywomp15]

@@shauntempley9757 "There. Will. Be. No. Battle. Here."

[@MrTambourineMan.]

This was cool. The story of Clara saving the Doctor ultimately doesn’t hit as hard as it could for me because this is a TV show. We have witnessed no Clara for 60 years of Doctor Who episodes until S7. There’s only been 3 versions of Clara. It feels forced