Doctor Who Series 01 Episode 13.- The Parting of the Ways

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[@murdomaclachlan]

"I didn't expect to get my heart broken so many times" - Doctor Who in a nutshell.

[@space1999]

The david tennant era is the one that brought in the highest ratings of the show and garnered the most awards.... its brilliant.... having said that, i would have loved to see christopher eccleston in another season... my wife and i were gutted when he went and didnt know he was leaving!

[@Kayjee17]

TENnant is my favorite Doctor and he always will be... but Christopher Eccleston is a very, very close second, and I find myself using "fantastic" to describe my absolute favorite things consciously as a small tribute to the Ninth Doctor.

[@patkillian5925]

@@space1999 If you'd like more of Eccleston, check out Big Finish sometime! He came back to record 3 seasons worth of audio dramas (basically normal episodes just without the video part) that happen before he meets Rose! They're going through a bit of a mess right now migrating their website/app right now but once they have that sorted I would definitely recommend a good chunk of his 9th Doctor stuff over there!

[@patkillian5925]

@@space1999 also I was 100% the same- I knew about regeneration but didn't know he was leaving so soon and I was so devastated when he went

[@drunkslut2355]

Leaving comments like these aren’t helpful. There’s a lot to look forward to in the post tennant era. For reactors 10 is overhyped and they lower their expectations for after it which they shouldn’t

[@sallyatticum]

I was sure that it was Billie that was leaving and Lynda with a Y would be the next companion.

[@whereami2477]

Love how you recognise how great the soundtrack is in this show

[@Kayjee17]

Murray Gold wrote the music for Doctor Who from 2005 through 2017, and came back in 2023. Yes, he is absolutely brilliant! Yes, his fantastic scores for each episode just adds that chef's kiss to whatever emotional beat they are emphasizing at the time. Yes, I personally put him up there with John Williams, Howard Shore, and Hans Zimmer as a composer who knows exactly how to meld music with story to make the combination much greater than each part.

[@sallyatticum]

Murray Gold is a genius. I watched or read an interview with him where he described how intense the schedule was in which he had to compose and record all this music. He said RTD basically gave him each episode and just trusted him to score it.

[@RandomLeopardcorn]

I agree. His Doctor Who scoring is beautiful. I was so glad to see him back in the new season.

[@anthonybernacchi2732]

Gold is also as good as Williams, Shore and Bear McCreary at writing themes for individual characters. (Brandon won't hear my favorite one for a little while yet.)

[@mbavdegrassidc1]

There are people who skip season one when starting doctor who. HOW COULD YOU SKIP THIS!

[@adam1third]

"You were fantastic, absolutely fantastic. And do you know what? So was I!" The first of many times I cried while watching Doctor Who

[@TK-30115]

I used to think the bullets not working was because Jack lied to them in order to buy time for the Doctor, but apparently the Daleks' force field was developed for the Time War, so Jack wouldn't have known about it, as they disappeared from the wider universe to focus their entire power on the war.

[@shadowphoenix1696]

Theres a minisode thats a few min long, called "Born again" that l3ads intonthe Xmas episode

[@mrbrit1218]

The distortion you were referring to in the last episode the Doctor talking directly to a 'big brother' camera. The distortion was to give the impression of it being a wider than normal lens cctv camera and most likely also behind a plexiglass screen for protection.

[@teamicecream9015]

I personally thought it was because he was looking into a mirror and the camera was looking at his reflection. The mirror may well have been kind of bent on the inside creating the warped effect.

[@joshuajoshua2732]

Welcome to your first regeneration.

[@EaterOfBaconSandwiches]

Murray Gold wrote all the music for several years, and two different showrunners. He writes amazing (mostly) orchestral based scores using local Welsh orchestras and voices.

[@fleason771]

What's even more incredible is that Murray had no orchestra during S1. The entire series uses samples, a small choir & other singers & he did everything using a combination of Logic & VSL libraries. It was The Christmas Invasion when Murray got only 1 day with an orchestra to record the 42ish mins of original music 🎶 In the afternoon of that day he re-recorded some of his favourite S1 music for the show & the upcoming OST & used that in S2. In S2 he got a further day with the orchestra to record 45 mins of music for the S2 finale. In the end Murray had about 90 mins of music with the full orchestra but he was still fully dependent on the the sample music he created in S1. It's clear Murray really did work efficiently despite the BBC not giving him the access he needed & with each season with the success of Doctor Who he got more days & time with an orchestra going forward 🥰

[@EaterOfBaconSandwiches]

@@fleason771 Thanks for the details - the amount and complexity of orchestra increasing over the first few years was certainly noticeable, and now I know why! 🙂

[@shortyshawty]

Don’t worry about not giving as much commentary, some of the episodes you’ve just gotta FEEL them.

[@Llanchlo]

Yes - he destroyed both races (or thought he did) to end the Time War. It had reached the intensity that it threatened all life in the universe if allowed to continue. And the Tardis is tough but not indestructible. The "assembled hordes of Ghenghis Khan" can't get through, but a fully functioning fleet of Dalek warships is a different proposition. If you think about it the Time War would not have been a problem if the Dalek tech was not almost at Time Lord level.

[@AzguardMike]

14:23 "Well if she if she didn't have to talk soo much..." *instant regret* "Oh gawd!"

[@StinsonSwarley]

10:13: "Cause she's gonna look at him with tears in her eyes and the most broken expression, I would have fallen to pieces. I needed that break" * Presses play * 10:22 : "Oooh, the break didn't help" * starts crying * Sorry, that made me lol 21:46: "Oh , I'm not ready for this" Neither are we ever, but that's Doctor Who for you 😂 It wasn't a let down, don't worry, it was a great reaction!!

[@space1999]

Ps, your doing a great job with the reactions!! Just the right amount of talk... also, the tears are a bonus!

[@afrancis1582]

It’s good when you provide your professional opinions. But it’s also good to see when you are genuinely affected by it.

[@10thdoctor15]

You picked up on 'blasphemy' and 'blessed'. I like how the Emperor used 'design' when asked about 'Bad Wolf'.

[@robvanriot]

The scene with Rose in the cafe where she gives the whole "The Doctor taught me a better way to live" speech and runs out gets me EVERY time. Billie is just outstanding.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

Analysis of performances is your channel's USP, but sometimes a non-verbal reaction speaks volumes! I've always felt this season had a unique feel. And Billie Piper was an utter revelation!

[@Jaeden_Phoenix]

I don't know if it's been mentioned before, but this was Billie Piper's first proper acting role. She was a semi-big teen music star in the UK when she was cast and there was immense doubt she would be able to act with the calibre Christopher Eccleston could, and she proved everybody wrong from Day 1.

[@filipvadas7602]

1. The reason Christopher Eccleston was only around for only 13 episodes was because he had a falling out with the producers and reportedly didn't like the work enviorment. Which is a shame because I think a lot of fans really grew to appreciate him as time went on, making his short tenure as the 9th Doctor feel like it had a lot of missed potential. But it was still *fantastic* while it lasted. 2. On the bright side, his departure marks the arrival of David Tennant's *10th Doctor* and with him begins a *golden age* of Doctor Who. There's a reason he is STILL synonymous with the character; his era is just THAT good (despite not being immune to having a few stinker episodes)

[@patkillian5925]

Also on the bright side, a few years ago, Big Finish managed to convince him to come record the equivalent of 3 more "seasons" worth of audio with him as the doctor before he meets Rose and there are some truly fantastic new moments with the 9th Doctor in there 🥰

[@regnadkcin6702]

I read that Eccleston couldn't stand how some of the people in charge treated the crew of the show, they were yelled at and belittled in public, and when Eccleston complained to the showrunners, they dismissed it as being not important.

[@purrceys7959]

@@regnadkcin6702 I'd heard Eccleston objected the director of Rose putting some of the crew at risk by having them toss a burning couch of a building. Although the director wasn't asked back for any other episodes, it was the beginning of the souring of the relationship between him and the producers/showrunners. Some of the toxicity on the set with both Noel Clarke's and John Barrowman's behaviour harassing or preying upon junior female crew didn't help. (Ecceston has never gone into detail but has made it apparent his dislike for Barrowman.)

[@sallyatticum]

Eccleston's story has changed over the years and RTD never gave the BBC side.

[@fayesouthall6604]

@@regnadkcin6702bingo. He was protecting people

[@space1999]

Back in classic who (by the time of the 4th dr) it was mooted that each regeneration was a different facet of the same personality... so the 1st dr was strict and bossy, the 2nd was a charlie chaplin "fool" type person, the third was debonaire and action orientated etc etc.... some people think tennant becomes a bit too romantic in his time, but i see this as just the "emotional" facet of that same personality....

[@amberdulay7238]

I love to just see you have such a visceral reaction to the episodes! I think that shows your true feelings as much as commentary would. Keep up the great work!! And you’re right, this episode is a heart wrenching one, through and through!

[@mezz09smezzanine]

RE: You not saying much this episode - that was in itself a powerful reaction having watched your reactions to the rest of the season so far. If this was all I had seen of you, I would be disappointed that you don't say more, but knowing you normally do say more changes it. The fact that you were too engrossed to comment speaks volumes about what you thought of it. Your face during it said even more. From the moment 9 put rose in the TARDIS your expressions told us exactly what you were thinking, and told me that the acting was so good that you seemed to have forgotten it was even acting at all.

[@CheesyukHB]

Epic reaction 💯👍”I wasn’t ready for this” lol nobody was ready for this one but time for my personal favorite doctor 😁😁😁😁

[@CrankyGrandma]

To me this was the best overall series of modern Who. Billie is fantastic, as was everyone else. We all tear up (or bawl) with this one. And I do love Jackie. Mickey has grown since the first episode. He should just let go of Rose but he can’t. Honestly as far as an actor, Billie is the best companion as an actor, especially in this series. And we have some excellent companions coming. As far as a “new” Doctor….he is different but still the same. It’s easy to forget he is not human. With Time Lords, it’s almost like changing outfits. He has a new body and thus seems a new person. But it’s external. You will see. He’s very different each time but also very much the same. Each script could fit any doctor, and coming up picture eccleston reading the lines. It would be different but still believable that he’d say them. He’d just say them a bit differently. If you want to dabble in classic, check the fourth doctor’s first episode post regeneration, called Robot. It has some great classic companions as well (Sarah Jane and the Brigadier). And picture Nine with those lines (once you get past the regeneration and into the story). You should be able to find the episode easily enough (though it’s very 1970s)

[@10thdoctor15]

The Doctor would have felt the pointlessness of losing his race at the start of the series, but he has moved on by the end, and can't commit the same action when faced with the same dilemma again. A great character arc.

[@joepegel]

Episode 6: "Why don't you just DIE?!" Episode 10: "Everybody lives! " Episode 13: "Coward. Every time." Yeah, great character arc.

[@sp72929]

First - your reactions are definitely worth waiting for - professional insight + genuine investment into the story - what more could you want. Second - welcome to the DW circle of grieving the Doctor you love - missing him and struggling to adjust to the new one just to fall in love with him too and… all over again… 😊 Tiny spoiler- you will love Tennant’s ark to pieces…

[@NeaEmrys]

I can't wait for you to watch The girl in the fireplace. 😭

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

My first regeneration was back in 1982, and I was 5 years old. (Australia was about 12 months behind the UK in those days.) It's just been part of life for me, but it's still heart breaking every single time.

[@raybearoz]

When you said you had come to love the sounds of the TARDIS.... to think that sound hasn't changed one bit since it's creation in 1963.... With all our technology we can't do better than they did back then

[@josefschiltz2192]

In 1814, the philosopher Pierre Simon Laplace published what may have been the first scientific articulation of causal determinism: We may regard the present state of the universe as the effect of its past and the cause of its future. An intellect which at a certain moment would know all forces that set nature in motion, and all positions of all items of which nature is composed, if this intellect were also vast enough to submit these data to analysis, it would embrace in a single formula the movements of the greatest bodies of the universe and those of the tiniest atom; for such an intellect nothing would be uncertain and the future just like the past would be the present to it. - Pierre Simon Laplace, A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities. Pretty much a description of the TARDIS and what was in Rose's head. Rose Tyler-Bad Wolf: "You are tiny. I see every atom of your existence and I divide them!"

[@10thdoctor15]

Bastic bullets used to be enough to blow Daleks wide open, but these are Time War Daleks, with stronger casings even without the force fields.

[@GhostPurple69]

somehow murray gold has written all the music for the modern show, except for series 11-13, which are scored by the much more experimental segun akinola. akinola's whole sensibility is *very* different and also superb in its own way. from 2023 on, though, we're back with murray gold. and he's still on fire, same as he was almost 20 years ago.

[@andrewroberts299]

You could see how powerful that was for you in your different reactions throughout that episode: the acting (from all concerned), the writing, the direction, the score, all of it was top notch and made this such a memorable finale. And just when you feel there’s nothing left for you to react to, there is the ninth Doctor’s regeneration to contend with. That final scene shows the brilliance of Christopher Eccleston. As The Doctor, he knows what’s about to happen, but even then he’s not thinking of himself. In those final few seconds of his ninth life, he spends that time trying to reassure Rose and prepare her for what’s about to happen to him, even though he won’t have any idea how she’ll cope reacting to the 10th Doctor because his Doctor will no longer exist as a physical being once regeneration has occurred. All of his thoughts and memories will live on in the 10th Doctor, and it’ll be up to the new guy to explain to Rose what’s actually happened to him. Thank you, Christopher Eccleston, for seeking out this role in the first place. You took on this part, embraced it and gave a “fantastic” performance as this battle scarred Doctor who, when we first meet him, is suffering from PTSD after causing and witnessing the destruction of two races (one of which was he own) by his own hands at the end of the great Time War. With the Time War now over, the Doctor arrives on Earth and meets Rose Tyler, a 19 year old teenager who is drifting aimlessly in life until a chance meeting at a department store flings the two of them together. They are both what each other needed at that time, and slowly but surely, Rose reignites the Doctor’s love and passion for wandering through time and space. In return, the Doctor shows Rose the wonders of the universe and opens her eyes to endless possibilities as she travels with him. Goodbye, Christopher Eccleston. Hello, David Tennant. The King is dead. Long live the King. Can’t wait for your reactions to the 10th Doctor, as well as to new (and not so new) villains and other blasts from the past in Doctor Who: season 2!

[@dylancole1910]

Another episode so soon, nice. This episode goes all over the place and somehow ties everything in semi-perfect. I can’t wait for the Tennant era. I hope you’ll also consider watching the little 3 minute minisode ( which is basically an extended end scene to this episode meant to transition into the Christmas special, but don’t worry, you don’t have to watch it to understand the Christmas) “born Again” I think you can find it on KZbin. Can’t wait for the Christmas Special. 😃

[@tna_]

Thanks for watching and for hte comment. I actually did watch the shorts. My Patrons on Patreon asked me to watch them I think they're on there somewhere. I'll ask my patrons to check to make sure but if they are I'll put them in the store as a package for the minimum ($3) so anyone can check them out even if they're not members on Patreon.

[@D-Cameron]

I agree that everyone was on top form where the return of this show was concerned, even though they were feeling their way a bit, and not sure if they were going to succeed. They put Doctor Who into major league status by the end of the first season. The most astonishing levels of acting I've seen this year, though, comes from the TV show, Interview With The Vampire, which - if you haven't seen it - will knock your socks off.

[@wolandbegemotazazello]

Davies once said that Buffy provided the character, tonal, and narrative template for the new Who, something made clear by the series of Doctor nine and this episode.

[@space1999]

This next era is faaantastic...just wait..! If you think youve seen acting, you aint seen nothing yet.... also, keep the tissues handy lol

[@susannariera]

Welcome to the golden era! Eccleston is an amazing Doctor but Tennant is, to me, the best actor who has performed The Doctor so far (and were all amazing, but Tennant is so good at every role he plays!) , and 10th will always be MY Doctor, next 3 seasons/series are just insanely good!! 🟦➕♥️♥️

[@voidreamer]

good reaction bro, this was a though one

[@jennifermorris6848]

Your first regeneration. I love that enjoyed the score. Murray Gold did so much with not a ton of money. He had more money later and there are some amazing scores then but I think the music here is exemplary.

[@10thdoctor15]

Like how you commented how terrifying the Daleks were on the ship.

[@afrancis1582]

“Jack’s OK”. Err, yeah. About that.

[@deadringerrr]

cant wait to see your reactions and thoughts on tennant's performances!

[@peterbrogan670]

Love your reaction. More gut punches to come

[@VonPatzy]

Just stumbled in - gonna go backtrack but am ready to strap in - 10th doctor LETS GO!

[@kuragari85]

i am really looking forward to you reacting to series 8 to 10 with peter capaldis doctor. the first series gets a bit overshadowed by the david tennant era, but it really is an amazing season.

[@JackMellor498]

Eccleston’s performance in his final moments is incredible. He’s not only addressing Rose who’s very confused and worried, but also the audience of new fans who first got into Doctor Who with this revival, who are also confused and worried, and crying the rest of their tears out. He holds back the regeneration process to tell Rose and the audience, that “this is going to be ok, I’ll change, I’ll look like a whole new man, but I’m still the same, and rather than scare you more, I’m going to do it with a grinning smile”. He’s not down emotionally, he’s not screaming in pain or crying himself as he regenerates, he’s smiling from ear to ear to reassure us that things will be fine. Enter, David Tennant. The lonely god. The dashing hero with side burns, big hair and Chuck Taylors of my childhood. Eccleston was a unique war ravaged spark to reignite the show, but Tennant is a powerhouse who took it above and beyond into a modern cultural phenomenon. I cannot wait to see what you make of his acting.

[@TheZeroAssassin]

Yeah, many of us looked the same by the end

[@space1999]

Love love your reaction!! I felt exactly the same!!

[@nickcarnevalino7462]

the death and birth of the doctor

[@charlesboden7059]

I know your up to series 4 on patreon - are you doing spin offs too? ie Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures?

[@loriepecinasadler1413]

👍

[@inickedurnan941]

I think the camera distortion is just a mirror reflection. Don't know if it's supposed to be a two way mirror to hide cameras (sort of like the Daleks are watching him), or if they just thought it was cool.

[@Llanchlo]

13:25 - Mickey shows his true colours

[@JakkFrost1]

One thing Billie Piper was excellent at in Doctor Who was triggering the male protective instinct. She could be strong but also vulnerable, something that is lost later.

[@emaayan]

stop treating it as a "job..."