Doctor Who Christmas Special 2005 Reaction | The Christmas Invasion (+bonus webisode)

[@rodentnolastname6612]

"I don't think I'll like the new doctor" (Proceeds to get thirsty about the suit) 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mannchini]

Thirsty Angela is best Angela 🙃

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Find a partner that looks at you like Angela looks at the camera 😉

[@tomesofawesome8041]

Her biting her lower lip ....... ❤❤❤❤

[@zumasa9991]

@@robadams5799 hahaha for real XD

[@ITPalGame]

You might say she may think he looks, "foxy".

[@morninglaughter2469]

New Doctor blues is a common reaction of a regeneration; but they usually win us over pretty quick.

[@colemacgrath2005]

weirdly, both Tennant and Smith won me over in their very first episodes, Capaldi took a whole season, but mostly due to how his Doctor was written in Season 8. Whittaker i don't like very much, and Ncuti has plenty of charisma but again the writing is not that good in the new season.

[@CaptainGlack]

@@colemacgrath2005 more or less the same for me, but it took a while to warm up to Smith. Now he's tied favourite with Tennant. Ncuti has been great and had some great moments, but there are also things I don't like that much. For example, how he seems to exit the Tardis in every episode with a big laugh and overexcitement in pretty much the same way every time. Something about that I don't like, but I still really like him so far.

[@alicepbg2042]

@@colemacgrath2005 Capaldi won me over when he complained about the color of his kidneys. Tennant took a couple episodes, Smith took awhile. Whittaker took 1 episode.

[@toddashi]

I remember Eccleston took me by surprise at first, but seeing him run down a corridor sold him as the Doctor.

[@TheSyncos]

@@colemacgrath2005 Honestly Capaldi didn't win me over entirely until the Zygon episode.

[@ianpark1805]

“Don’t you think she looks tired?”. Allegedly the six words that began the real life downfall of Margaret Thatcher . There’s just hint here of the darkness at the heart of the Doctor - “no second chances…” And you think you’ve dealt with the emotional distress? Oh dear……

[@campagnollo]

@33:03, you can see the Doctor wearing a overly long scarf. This was David Tennant’s homage to his childhood hero, the 4th Doctor, aka Tom Baker.

[@johnniequinn3215]

one of his childhood heroes.

[@FuzzyBunnyofInle]

And the 5th Doctor. Liked him so much he married his daughter.

[@NewTypeZero0]

​@@FuzzyBunnyofInleshhhh.... spoilers..

[@tracythaemar1864]

Tom Baker is my Doctor. I am almost 61 years old, and although I like and appreciate all the Doctors, the 4th holds my heart. Always.

[@Lugen101]

@@NewTypeZero0 actually not a spoiler for anything.

[@iKozak99]

Nobody cares, but I just wanted to say that on my trip to London last year (I'm Australian) I went to the estate where Rose Tyler lives. It's literally just a housing estate in South London and the guys that lived there didn't really understand my excitement, but that estate brought me such nostalgia. I was standing in the spot where the TARDIS crashes in this episode and the 6 year old in me just could not contain my excitement. Thank you for listening to my TED talk

[@joerosenman3480]

@@iKozak99 Go back in time and you’re not the only one. (😇 👀) [no TARDIS is involved in this obscure comment]

[@sarahnadeofpoetry]

That is genuinely fantastic, sincerely. Good on you, mate.

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

I don't see myself ever visiting England (Aussie too), but if I ever do, I would want to visit a bunch of WHO locations if I possibly could. For me though - it would moreso be classic era locations.

[@IsiahBradley]

I care and that's FANTASTIC :) I hope you took a picture of yourself in front of it!!!

[@chrism7395]

"I'm gonna be killed by a Christmas Tree" has to be one of the most Doctor Who lines in Doctor Who

[@mayotango1317]

@@chrism7395 And is woke now.

[@valkyrie1328]

@@mayotango1317 what the actual fuck are you talking about?

[@mayotango1317]

@@valkyrie1328 RTD = Woke.

[@fedos]

​@@mayotango1317This is why sane people call you weird.

[@timmooney7528]

Each Doctor has his trademark look. The wardrobe reflects the fashion senses of the previous Doctors.

[@Animalfriend777]

I will say this going forward. Of the many actors who have played the Doctor over the 60 years of the show, there has never been a bad one. There have definitely been ones underserved by the writing, but every actor has been well cast.

[@seven7264]

@@Animalfriend777 This message is one I wholeheartedly agree with. Jodie, Colin, and Sylvester had, let’s face it, sub par eras, but the actors *were* well cast, and I will die on that hill.

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

@@seven7264 Same! I was so excited for Jodie.. unfortunately, for me personally, I didn't enjoy the writing/plot/stories at aaaall. After Peter, it didn't "feel" like Doctor Who to me anymore. None of that feeling had anything to do with the actors themselves though. I really, really wish I was able to enjoy the show the same after Peter's run. 🤷🏻‍♀ And of course as soon as we get a female doctor the writing goes to hell (in my opinion) so me not liking it to some people means I hate my own gender I guess.

[@NattyDoctor]

S24 and s25 are great Who, definitely better than 5 era

[@fayesouthall6604]

@@LadyBeyondTheWall she was fantastic but the writing 😮

[@fluffycrumpetbaby]

Totally agree!!!! Fault is always with writing and directing. Casting has been great.

[@chrisrobertson3553]

Children in Need is the annual BBC telethon raising money for needy kids in the UK. This was shown as a part of the nights entertainment.

[@CrankyGrandma]

And CiN Who specials over the years might be part of “canon”and might not. But this one fits right in.

[@joerosenman3480]

Question: has there been a Doctor Who CiN every year since 2005? - an American Viewer 😊

[@stevenmcmullan409]

​​@@joerosenman3480 Nope. I think the 10th Doctor has one more, then we just might have to jump all the way to the 14th! However, I might be forgetting something.

[@joerosenman3480]

@@stevenmcmullan409So you’re not a fan of New Who; you like the Disney Who. Fair enough, everyone is entitled to their opinion. But even if you make an exception for season one that’s 2006-2022 being cut out. Just laying out the facts. I suspect, should a poll be taken, your opinion would be a minority view-though everyone will have their favorites and some prefer one Show Runner over another-but I, for one, don’t believe having a minority view invalidates it. Still, if our hosts are interested in following up on this suggestion I’m sure they will do their homework and solicit opinions. As you’ve just provided. 😊

[@quintuscrinis]

​@@stevenmcmullan409 10 has a cannon one after season 3, but Tennant and Tate did an off-canon as well.

[@MINKIN2]

"It didn't take me long to like him" Welcome to Dr Who.

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

Regeneration is a semi-random but inherently unstable process, and The Doctor often experiences some "regeneration sickness" afterwards, with varying symptoms! To answer your question of how Mickey has access to U.N.I.T.'s spaceship-tracking system, in the first Slitheen story last season The Doctor gave him a password "Buffalo" that bypasses basically every bit of U.N.I.T.'s security, which is how he could launch a missile in that episode! Also, a Satsuma is very much a small orange! Well done for catching the Arthur Dent reference!

[@StarkRG]

In the US, satsumas are usually just called mandarins as they are a varietal of mandarin (the full common name is "satsuma mandarin").

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

@@StarkRG Indeed, there's a reply of mine somewhere in another comment thread here detailing the different types of orange and where Satsumas fit in the picture lol

[@Solitaire001]

Concerning regeneration: The worst may have been with The Sixth Doctor. At first it seemed to go smoothly, but it soon became clear that something was seriously wrong when he tried to kill his companion by strangling her.

[@andrewharrison5288]

*Sycorax leader:* "Witchcraft!" *Ten:* "Time Lord." *Sycorax leader:* _(expression screams "...couldn't it just be witchcraft?")_

[@bryanlea8115]

"Don't you think she looks tired?" (or something very similar), is reputed to have been the phrase that started the fall of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister, suggesting that she had been doing the job too long and had nothing left in the tank.

[@timeofgifts]

I think the phrase, or somesuch similar, goes right back to Anthony Eden after Suez, although no doubt a proper historian will say it goes back to Gladstone, no Lord John Russell, no - actually Lord Melbourne. What? Walpole! Oh.

[@Deimos2k5]

I mean this isn't true. Pretty sure you just made it up. Harriet Jones is reminiscent of Thatcher and the destruction of the spaceship is a clear allusion to the sinking of the Belgrano but that's it

[@SunlessNick]

@@timeofgifts One of the rules governing MP's is that they aren't allowed to directly call each other drunk, which means in British political/media parlance, "tired" has long been used as a euphemism for drunk. So one way of interpreting this line is that the Doctor is saying she looks like she's been drinking heavily.

[@bryanlea8115]

@@Deimos2k5 Google it.

[@notoriouslybratty]

Honestly it just seemed like a mean line to take down any woman in power as I am sure it would work to discredit them on their appearance rather than substance.

[@beth3263]

You'll love David Tennant as the Doctor. Its perfectly normal to mourn the previous Doctor, but David Tennant brings SO much to this role. He watched and loved it as a child, at the time being cast in this really was a dream come true for him and he plays it wonderfully.

[@pabloc8808]

He's the most beloved Doctor of the revival series, if not the most beloved, period (controversial statement, I know, maybe Tennant fans are just more vocal than Classic Who fans). But he's a powerhouse, and the writers knew how to use him

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

Indeed, Tennant became an actor so that he could play the Doctor.

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

@@pabloc8808 Before the new era of the show, Tom Baker WAS the Doctor. (And, to me, he's about #3-#4, so - tough ride!) But whilst there was a lot of people back when Tennant first stepped into these shoes saying that Tom would always be THE Doctor - well, plenty of them are dead now. :} Tennant is basically Tom#2.

[@KBRoller]

They didn't have to "make" him sexy; it's David Tennant, he's always naturally sexy whether he wants to be or not 😂

[@antonbrakhage490]

Wibbly-Wobbly, Sexy-Wexy.

[@sadfaery]

Accurate.

[@TheMajinHermit]

I think the thing with Mickey is, even if his relationship with Rose is dead in the water, they've still been friends since they were kids so he'd probably still wanna make sure she was alright.

[@bunnyslippers5183]

Especially as the last time he saw her was when she just disappeared into the Tardis after ripping it open to stare into its heart, she was marching off to battle- he’d definitely want to know she was alright at least.

[@kemmdog4444]

“A new body is like a new house, takes a little time to settle in.”

[@TheWyldKarde]

Your first regeneration is always the hardest. I've been going through this since the 1970s, and eventually while you still mourn the departure of a given Doctor, it's eased by the anticipation of getting to know the new one.

[@TheMarcHicks]

For viewers in Australia in the late 70s & early 80s, we kept getting a mix of 3rd and 4th Doctor episodes....so I was very confused about the whole "Regeneration" thing until the 5th Doctor came along. That is when I got the post-Regeneration Blues.

[@turbopokey]

I started back in 70s with John Pertwee and oddly (I guess) I never really cared for him. I only really got into it with Tom Baker. (Never got why the next one had broccoli pinned to his jacket) Anyway, I didn’t really care that much for Ecclstein either but really liked tennant and his coked up energy.(runrunrunrun!)

[@AlmightyCRJ]

"How does Mickey have that on his computer?" He still has the Doctor's UNIT password.😊

[@coffinflop]

i think this ep was a really smart way of introducing the new doctor, because rose has the same feelings as us. we're not left high and dry, but we understand why she's resentful because we are too. it's nice to feel like you're in it with her!

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Mentioning Arthur Dent is not just a throwaway line. Hitchhikers as author Douglas Adams wrote several Doctor Who episodes with the fourth Doctor!

[@jasonmarbach]

“You’ve had one sip of wine. Don’t cry.” I’ve never felt more seen 🤪🤣❤️

[@funnylilgalreacts]

😂

[@lanmandragoran8337]

Its like Christmas, but in July! But in August!

[@feralart]

Simultaneously early and late.

[@chrism7395]

Timey wimey wibbly wobbly

[@LieutenantAlaki]

"You can't lie to me! It's snowing!" "I _froze your planet!_ " "Wha- awwwwww..."

[@RetroRobotRadio]

15:10 Yes, the "Ice Warriors of Mars" are reptile men who appeared in old Doctor Who episodes. So that's how the military knows what Martians look like.

[@Llanchlo]

Strictly it is UNIT, not domestic British military. The soldier who says it is wearing UNIT insignia. As you say UNIT and the UN and key world governments have been aware (in universe) of the existence of aliens since at least the time of the third Doctor

[@cdnxman1326]

It takes a while for them to appear, in this one, specifically, in episode 8 of season 7. this is season 2

[@Devlinator61116]

@@cdnxman1326 Please avoid spoilers for future episodes.

[@Road_to_Dawn]

Ah, the Ice Warriors… My favorites!

[@BrotherPraetus]

"It feels like I'm wearing another perosn's skin..." A grand analogy for how the Doctor feels shortly after regeneration.

[@KBTibbs]

That tension between fondness for the past Doctor and enjoyment of the new Doctor is part of what bonds people to the show. We get invested on multiple levels.

[@kereminde]

"Is this a closet on the TARDIS?" Yes, and it's bigger on the inside, naturally.

[@WielkaAutorkaaD]

A killer Christmas Tree attacks - Doctor sleeps Rose says "Help me" - real shit

[@fayesouthall6604]

Gives me chills every time I see it!

[@r.lyster8280]

My first Doctor was Tom Baker. He played The Doctor for seven years before his Doctor regenerated into Peter Davidson's Doctor. I felt the same way you did about giving him up; as did the fans of every Doctor who came before and after. BTW: Peter Davidson, who played the fifth Doctor, is David Tennant's father-in-law.

[@Animalfriend777]

Additionally i will say this. All the Doctors have the same personality/character when you look at them as a whole, its just with some certain characteristics or personality traits are more or less noticeable

[@Guardian582]

all but the last 2 anyways

[@matthewhearn9910]

The way I see it is they’ve all got the same memories making up the same person, but different memories (usually the ones around the circumstances of the last regeneration, though that’s just fan speculation) carry different levels of importance. The Ninth Doctor was marked by the pain of ending the Time War. The Tenth Doctor still has that (battling a Dalek fleet put him right back in those feelings) but also has the knowledge that he doesn’t have to face that pain alone because of course that’s what Rose becoming the Bad Wolf meant to him in that moment.

[@lukep7885]

While this is mostly true, especially nuwho doctors tend to portray different varieties of trauma when the writing is done well.

[@mranima748]

How festive, perfect for this time of year

[@Flaggboy42]

Fun fact about the Arthur Dent line - Adams wrote for the BBC in the 70s, and "Life, The Universe, And Everything" was re-worked from a planned serial for the Fourth Doctor

[@donaldb1]

And his book _Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency_ is based on another fourth doctor serial he wrote that didn't make it to the screen.

[@therealpbristow]

@@donaldb1 ...along with bits of one that did.

[@AlmightyCRJ]

Douglas Adams script edited for Doctor Who & wrote the 'most watched serial' City of Death.

[@lbd-po7cl]

Having watched DW as a kid since the early 1970s, starting with the 3rd (Jon Pertwee), I for one have always been excited at the introduction of a new Doctor, and keen to see what they bring to the role. I do wish Eccleston had longer (as I do for Paul McGann), but it is what it is. For me, EVERY Doctor is THE Doctor, and I enjoy them all. As for where the Tardis wardrobe is, if you recall from S01E03 - “take the first left, second right, third left. Continue straight ahead beneath the stairs, past the bins, and take the fifth door on the left.” Remember that - it may come in handy sometime.

[@therealpbristow]

....Except she's probably moved it at least 3 times since then! =:oD

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

The Tardis looks different in the minisode because the version you watched is an incomplete edit that was incorrectly released on DVD. The edit has a temp music track, lacks the "cloister bell" sound effect (basically a Tardis alarm bell), and (most obviously) hasn't been colour corrected. Unfortunately the broadcast version has live audience applause over the beginning and end, and an on-screen banner for Children in Need, so there's no perfect version available that I know of.

[@Zomdra]

The best version I've seen on KZbin is "Doctor Who | Children in Need Special 2005 | AI Upscale" from the channel "Season26B". No audience applause and it has the proper finalised colour correction, SFX, ADR and music. Not that I'm the biggest fan of AI upscaling, but this one looks pretty good.

[@rodentnolastname6612]

"Merry Christmas" "And a convivial Tuesday in April to you too, Mr. Pool!" - Deadpool 😀

[@mikejbjones]

Fun facts. I grew up with the original series (although I was very young when it started - lots of hiding behind the sofa!). I watched the new (Christopher Eccleston) series, and my (then) young sons really got into it (it was good). Just after the last episode a film crew turned up at the caves 200m from our house. Turns out it was the Dr Who crew filming this Christmas episode, the caves being the inside of the Sycorax spaceship. My sons visited a few times, and on the Saturday I took them up to see what was happening. The crew were using a double decker bus as a canteen (downstairs kitchen, upstairs seating). Just then Sean Gilder, who played the Sycorax leader, came out eating a pudding (desert) whilst in full prosthetics! He just said "well that spoils the surprise". Being British however we just chatted for a bit, but did not take any photos. My sons did get a picture with some of the extras, who had costumes but no prosthetics (we of course asked them first). The Dr Who crew have been back to the caves a few times, as well as a woodland maze site less than 1 mile from our house (a lot of film crews have been there, including Star Wars!).

[@ziggythedrummer]

Post-regeneration mania for the Doctor, and post-regeneration blues for companions and fans! As good as Christopher Eccleston was as the Doctor, David Tennant is arguably the most popular and well-regarded Doctor of the modern era; I think you'll end up loving him as much as anyone else does 🙂

[@CrankyGrandma]

It’s not just memories. He is always the same being. But there can be personality changes when regeneration occurs. Yet he’s always the same being, with the same soul if you will. This change is a normal part of what time lords do. Other time lords would always consider the person the same being after a regeneration. For us it can be difficult because humans don’t do this.

[@CrankyGrandma]

I’ll also add some time lords can control the regeneration process well, some can’t. In rare cases it can be fatal. The doctor has no (conscious) control of his regenerations. It does seem to me, though, that easy regeneration is affected by his life before the regen. Hence this doctor has Rose’s accent and seems more youthful and just a bit more like Rose. That’s my headcanon after seeing quite a few regenerations

[@billyp1836]

You’re starting the tenure of my favorite Doctor! So excited for you to see David Tennant!!

[@ericstahmer720]

Ah, the emotional cycle of every meeting every new Doctor: 1. Who the hell are you! 2. Ok, they’re not that bad 3. I’m starting to like them 4. I love them! 5. No, don’t leave me! 6. Who the hell are you‽

[@kieronball8962]

Your SMILE said it all, funnylilgalreacts. You have now fallen under Tennant's spell! :)

[@fayesouthall6604]

Yep !

[@deeesher]

I mentioned on your Parting of Ways episode, I'm right there with you! I started watching with Eccleston, and was absolutely heartbroken when he changed to David Tennant. BUT, after watching this episode, I was very quickly won over. Between his "I DONT KNOW!!", and "This is a fightin' hand!", I very quickly accepted he could be a lot of fun. And as much as I'll always enjoy the time with Eccleston, there's AMAZING moments with Tennant. For funsies, I did go back and watch some of the classic Who episodes, and every incarnation brings something different to the character. I haven't watched ALL of the Classic Who, but I watched a lot of the first Doctor (William Hartnell), and the fourth (Tom Baker), and some of the different regenerations. With the third Doctor, I thought he was very stiff and hard edged, but as soon as Tom Baker took over, he had so much fun with it, and it showed! Obviously there's a LOT to watch, but it's interesting to see what everyone brings to the role. If you get a chance, look for some snippets to get an idea.

[@OpulentGames-s3s]

Earth is defended by someone who travels through space and time meaning he’s not always there but he does acknowledge this.

[@seriousleesgaming3042]

I started with Eccleston, and I have to be honest... Tennant had me by "Barcelona!" Not that I didn't love 9, he was amazing ;), but I could tell by the delivery of the line and that smile, we had not lost The Doctor. Everything we loved was still a part of the character, he just had a new face. This Christmas special clinched it for me, but I knew I'd love our new face almost the moment it appeared :)

[@jasonl8681]

Always loved the continuation of the gag with Harriet needing to constantly introduce herself, though last time no one knew who she was.

[@vodkablond]

The first time I saw the Aliens on the big screen I thought they were going to sing Bohemian Rhapsody

[@freshparchment]

A satsuma is indeed like a clementine. In fact, because of this episode, my other Whovian housemates and I conducted a taste test between a clementine, a satsuma, and a tangerine when we lived in England for a semester.

[@drwfigureadventures]

“Why David Tennant? Well I guess because he’s awesome.” Pretty much sums up my entire life…

[@stephensheridan1279]

Why did I choose this face??? 😏

[@stephensheridan1279]

Can you change back? 😂

[@pavel4616]

Just because RTD was making Casanova with him

[@ronniedeen3651]

I was so bummed when Eccleston left that I didn't watch Tennant's first season until a year after it was done. I just couldn't imagine anyone but Eccleston as The Doctor. I learned a lesson about that because David quickly (by the second regular episode) became MY Doctor. And he has remained my Doctor ever since. Nothing against any of the others, I've loved and enjoyed them all. But Ten has yet to be topped for me. I say this because I recognized myself in your emotions in Parting of the Ways. I was there with you in that moment. All the feelings came flooding back. But I assure you, the feelings do get better.

[@JakkFrost1]

Wasn't sure I'd like Matt Smith, but he won me over in the first 10 minutes, and now he ties with Tennant for me. Capaldi was up there, but his tenure was when the writing started really going downhill.

[@ronniedeen3651]

@@JakkFrost1 I enjoyed Matt Smith's Doctor immensely. Capaldi comes in as one of my favorites.

[@peterlewis2178]

@@JakkFrost1 I really liked Matt Smith, but I didn't like the direction the writing took in the Moffat era, so Tennant always stayed much higher in my regard. It kind of makes me wonder if I would have liked Matt Smith the same as Tennant if the writing focus hadn't shifted so much, though.

[@bunnyslippers5183]

I have a very vivid memory of child me sitting firmly with my back to the television doing a jigsaw puzzle in protest of this episode while my family watched it. I was heartbroken that they’d replaced MY doctor. Then I actually gave Tennant a chance and he’s my favourite now, I think they all have marvellous moments though.

[@feralart]

The holiday episodes are usually pretty important.

[@elvwood]

This was actually my first episode of the revived series, because we didn't have a TV in 2005 but we were staying at my father-in-law's house for Christmas, and he did. Watching my children watching it reminded me what the show was all about, and rekindled my old love for it (I first started watching in 1967) - we made sure we got a TV before the start of series 2, and also bought the DVD of series 1. I love how Jackie is, quietly, the most important human here. She provides both the tea that wakes the Doctor, and the dressing gown with Howard's satsuma that defeats the Sycorax. Meanwhile, Harriet is kind of in the role of our only female PM (as of the broadcast date), Margaret Thatcher, at the time of the sinking of the Argentinian naval vessel _General_ _Belgrano._ The ship was outside the exclusion zone (and originally thought to have been moving away), but was still a possible danger to British lives; some consider it an appropriate attack, others do not. The same applies to Torchwood's action here.

[@Kingrob30]

David Tennant exiting the Tardis looking all Arthur Denty is a grest scene

[@greencello599]

Children in Need is one of several donation drives that the UK does every year. It's somewhat like the pledge drives done here in the US, like on PBS or for some big charity thing like Children's Miracle Network. It's all for a good cause.

[@Guardian582]

to quote Chief Ingersol "thats an alien planet, is there air, you dont know!"

[@Sandman_jazz1983]

It's not very clear on screen, but part of set design for the UK space control is a logo referring to BRITISH ROCKET GROUP. This is a nod to one of the very first UK TV sci-fi serials, "The Quatermass Experiment," a show which strongly influences Doctor Who

[@legostargalactica]

David Tennant truly can't miss, I've never seen anything he's bad in. He plays a great hero, a great villain, a great... whatever Crowley in Good Omens is... I look forward to your reactions of the whole show, but some of the 10th Doctor stuff is my favorite.

[@fayesouthall6604]

My favourite Doctor 😊

[@hunrahel]

I seem to recall pratchett/gaiman calling Crowley antivillain in some interview or other

[@rudewalrus5636]

If you can find it, he stars in a recorded live National Theater performance of "Good" that is fantastic.

[@miller-joel]

Just wait until he destroys the Doctor and his priority is the right pronouns.

[@Kayjee17]

I like to call Crowley an antihero myself, but hey, David Tennant got to be a ginger! And he rocked it, of course!

[@TheGoIsWin21]

I discovered doctor who on a streaming service one winter when I lived alone in Idaho. I had lost the job I had moved to the state for, had few friends, was still struggling with mental health issues from my military service, and I just spent several months working a blue collar gig and sitting alone in my apartment through a very cold and lonely winter. David Tennant ended up being my favorite doctor, in the end, but that cold winter I spent watching Eccleston portray an angry, rather lonesome Doctor trying to find his way back to the real world. In a lot of ways it was a bit healing for me. I'll always love him for it.

[@commanderkruge]

Jackie: Apart from her being a pretty damned cool character it was a BRILLIANT idea of the revival series to give the companions friends or family members who appear in the show from time to time. It helps to make the characters feel more like real humans. :)

[@granddaddyotaku636]

My Doctor will always be Twelve, but Ten's story was a joy to behold and is considered the greatest era of Nuwho. To this day, I find myself rewatching Twelve and Ten episodes the most. But yes, every time there's a new Doctor, it absolute is hard to get over. I was in mourning for quite a bit after Nine. But David won me over eventually :)

[@frnknstndrgqn]

David and billies chemistry is so good. I love her with eccleston as well but the chemistry with Billie and David is off the charts. He looks at her like she is the universe. I love them so much 😭😭😭

[@cooluncle4242]

@frnknstndrgqn I personally prefer Rose and nine for reasons I can't discuss due to spoilers. I understand what you mean though, and I expect more people would probably agree with you. I guess it's what you prefer.

[@frnknstndrgqn]

@@cooluncle4242 I love her and eccleston too tho. I love eccleston for different reasons but him and tennant are my doctors I can't choose between them

[@brentnowack840]

I started with 9 as well and Tennant is my favorite Doctor! I have to say though Ncuti is a close second for me so far on their run. So excited to be on this journey with you!

[@theylied1776]

The interior of the Tardis is almost infinite. With every regeneration, the Tardis will change the interior for the new personality of the Doctor.

[@rcormie]

Absolutely love these reactions. Looking forward to sharing the Dr Who journey with you

[@zGamerGodz]

''No second chances, I'm that kind of a man'' is such a raw line i get chills every time. That whole scene is amazing in itself and the way it pays off the earlier ''i don't know what sort of a man I am'' elevates i further. That was the moment Tennant became THE Doctor for me. All around an incredible introduction. Ps. I did start from the beginning back when this aired. So i did watch it with Eccleston.

[@theanyktos]

I still smile every time I see one of your hand drawn title cards. It doesn't get old.

[@captainz9]

Yes, FYI, UNIT knows what Martains look like (you'd have to watch the old series).

[@Tommyboi01]

It's so cool you're watching these little episodes too you're gonna love them As well as these moments where the doctor is checking themselves out after regeneration reacting to what they look like, it's been a staple since classic who and it's brilliant everytime 😁😁😁

[@kivimik]

Apart from just being a really great actor, David Tennant was partly chosen because of his past history with the showrunner, RTD (Casanova), and he was a massive fan of Doctor Who growing up.

[@emaloney2211]

When the Doctor changes it takes a while for them to get used to the new body so all you have to do is wait until they recover. It’s not as simple to just wake him up. As you saw the Doctor was woken up too early and he was still sick. The Doctor was sick because he had literally changed every cell in his body and sometimes it can be quite painful. He was letting off left over regeneration energy that was picked up by the Sycorax and alerted them to Earth.

[@bryter00]

A deadly spinning Christmas tree. 😂 God, I love this era of the show.

[@calibadgerdude6082]

I think the thing I like the most about the 10th doctor is how David Tennant delivers his lines. There’s this quirky cadence to it that’s just fascinating and enthralling. Tennant wasn’t my first doctor, I started with eccelstein same as you did, but he rapidly grew to be my favorite and remains so today. To me he embodies all the aspects of The Doctor better than anybody else. He can be smart, compassionate, funny, silly, and more so than any other doctor, he can be terrifying. Not in an oogedy boogedy kind of way, but there’s just something about him that when he makes a threat you KNOW that not only can he carry it through he WILL if you force his hand. You see it briefly here when he kills the sycorax leader, just that moment of zero hesitation. He gave him a chance, and when it was rejected, boom! That moment really sticks with you and you remember it distinctly as the series goes on.

[@FrostyTheSnowPickle]

“We’ll just make him sexy.” To be fair (and I’m speaking as a straight man here), David Tennant is sexy in any outfit.

[@theaikidoka]

Also a hetero guy and I agree. Even as a totally horrible bastard in Jessica Jones, Tennant rocked a purple suit.

[@KuroKnightASMR]

The reason I started watching Doctor Who was because one day, randomly Doctor who was on tv and I sat there and watched. It was an episode with David Tenant, and I found him very charismatic and funny. He’s the reason I started watching Doctor Who. Christopher Eccleston was great too!

[@Yarik_S_Bachkom]

16:27 "Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff" Basically, one phrase to describe the entire plot of "Doctor Who" series

[@natashasullivan4559]

I started with 9 and felt he was an absolute amazing show opener. He was good for new people coming. He set the tone, he got us hooked. Eccleston did his job, and did what he was aiming to do. And I'll always love Eccleston. And he's definitely top 3 for me I think. Buuuut 10 is still above him in rank. I was excited and happy to meet 10. And I still love him dearly

[@nazimelmardi]

David Tennant and Matt (really was this young?) are truly the best of this era. They just excelled in what can be done in this role. And of course Captain Jack w Torchwood series, mastery of making you cry. And.. Allonsy!!

[@jamesdiggs2928]

I grew up knowing about classic Dr Who and was excited about the reboot with the 9th Doctor and I watched it with my wife when it came out. She loved 9, but knew nothing about the Doctor coming into the show, so when he regenerated it took her completely by surprise and I remember her saying, "who the bleep is that skinny geek?" She was so mad and swore she was done with the show. But the Christmas Invasion was brilliant for the reasons you mentioned. Rose was feeling what so much of the audience felt and we could go on a journey both grieving a loss and easing into meeting the 10th Doctor. We both still love 9, but Tennant would become my wife's favorite Doctor, and she just laughs at the memory of the shock of the change now. 10 is also my favorite Doctor of the relaunch era, though I also like 11, and 11's stories and companions are my favorite. In classic Who my favorite is 4, it's who I grew up with.

[@HelluvaGuy1025]

When Time Lords regenerate, they change their face and personality. It's completely random and for them it's like a wheel of fortune. They are still the same people, just getting a complete reset of their behavior, opinions and sayings.

[@Gantali9305]

Its not completely random but a lot of it is influenced by the subconscious. This was proven by 13. I think this form was to impress rose. even if the doctor wasn't aware of it.

[@LukaWukaWatcher]

Why do I have in my head that it's not always random? Like, if it's a surprise like being killed quickly then sure it's a lottery but I thought the Time Lords could decide things? Like if they have the time before death, they can pick things. But The Doctor likes to roll the dice bc it's more fun like that to be surprised

[@therealpbristow]

@@LukaWukaWatcher The common fannish assumption is that while some Time Lords can indeed control their regeneration enough to choose a look (and personality?) they're happy with - as we see on at least one occasion - others (like the Doctor) just don't have the knack. That said, I think the Doctor does *subconsciously* shape his own persona to some degree. Whatever he doesn't like about himself, towards the end of one life, gets pushed out in the next, and some trait that he wishes he'd had more of comes to the fore... though not always in the way he would have hoped. (Example: Five wishes he'd been better at asserting himself; The regeneration overcompensates, and so out pops the bombastic 6th Doctor, who takes a while to get a grip on all that newfound aggressive energy.)

[@falxonPSN]

@@LukaWukaWatcher There is an upcoming episode that shows the regeneration that was during the Time War, and there it is stated unequivocally that regeneration can be guided and influenced VERY specifically if desired by the Time Lord in question. A few seasons later from where she is, they actually reference that explicitly. Basically, most choose not to do so as they are tired of their previous "life" and want a change. Don't forget that regeneration is a traumatic experience for them, so I could see the reset to a new personality being a way to avoid some of that pain.

[@user-jt1js5mr3f]

@@falxonPSN that's a bit close to spoiler territory, out of consideration for those who haven't seen the show, I'd throw up a spoiler shield.

[@lm86531]

I was devastated when 9 regenerated because i didnt know that was a thing that could happen 😂 I can remember everyone at school talking about it, but Tenannt won us all over almost instantly. The Christmas specials sometimes seem a bit silly and over the top but they were a big deal, the whole family would watch together after Christmas dinner

[@Benji568]

"Born Again" was actually filmed halfway through production of Series 2, which explains why Billie Piper's hair looks slightly different as to how it looked at the end of Parting of the Ways.

[@badger_shorts7708]

Love a good post regeneration story. One quote from the 4th Doctors first story (titled Robot), that lives rent free in my head is: “You may be A doctor, but I am THE Doctor, the definite article you might say…”

[@1amazeme]

The red jacket David played with for the moment was a nod to another series he did, Casanova.

[@TheMsLourdes]

Congratulations, you got thirsty just exactly when I did back in the day

[@kieronball8962]

Merry Christmas funnylilgalreacts! :)

[@najhoant]

I really liked this Doctor's look with the suit and Converse All-Star shoes. I even wore Converses with my suit when I went to a wedding during his time as the Doctor

[@barriehull7076]

Citrus unshiu is a semi-seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as the satsuma mandarin or Japanese mandarin. Satsuma (さつま町, Satsuma-chō) is a town in Satsuma District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

[@lukusblack6442]

I *love* them together. The yellow girl and the rude but not ginger Doctor will forever be my favorite team. I'm glad you used the webisode. I didn't think you would. I think most people would have skipped it.

[@joemackley7894]

I know the guy gets killed by the Sycorax first, Daniel Evans. He’s currently the co artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

[@Arztotzka]

I can't speak for having the Ninth or Tenth Doctor being "my first Doctor" (because in my case my first would be Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor), but describing having a new Doctor step in feeling like you're in someone else's skin is very fitting (no pun intended). Also: tea is brilliant, I love tea so much. Never underestimate the power of a good ol' cuppa tea regardless of the time of day 🫖❤

[@robmartin525]

"Noo, I love the Doctor" "I HATE the new Doctor" "This new Doctor's alright" "I don't want to lose the Doctor!" "Noo, I love the Doctor" Ad finitum Every time

[@Qoltar]

That military officer who said "That Not What Martians look like" - is part of a group called "UNIT" - that is a legacy organization from earlier versions of "Doctor Who". - The Music Loving Klingon

[@frnknstndrgqn]

One of things about regeneration is they are influenced by who they are with. They kinda bond almost like a duck and ducklings. So his previous regeneration died to save Rose and hers is the first face this face has seen so it makes sense he wakes up the second she says "help me."

[@Centurian666]

So jealous you’re watching the new series of Doctor Who for the first time.. You’re in for such a ride! Get ready for more tears, fear and happiness with the many episodes to come!

[@TheAceWolfe01]

I remember hearing about the webisode years after after watching the actual Christmas Special.. I think your reaction is the first time I've actually seen it...

[@rudewalrus5636]

Recommend you find it (it's not hard on KZbin) and watch it. Some fun bits were cut from the reaction video we get here.

[@severindrax]

Since no one else seems to have mentioned it: the chemistry between Piper and Tennant was so good, that by the end, in interviews he would refer to her as "Billie Pipsqueak", and she referred to him as "David Ten-Inch" we do not ask where those nicknames came form :)

[@MetaphorUB]

Oh, my sweet summer child, the seasons ahead you have to look forward to. You just watch them run! But whatever you do…don’t blink.

[@maxvickrey4357]

Haha omg can't wait for her to get to that episode definitely one of my favorites which is saying a lot because there are sooooo many great episodes...

[@Zachfive]

Oh, bummer that’s next season. That will be a great reaction episode

[@FuzzyBunnyofInle]

That's the episode I suggest to introduce people to the series.

[@chriswood232]

I "see" what you did there. 😉

[@Legather]

I remember when they announced David Tennant as the next Doctor, I think the previous thing he'd been on was the BBC version of Casanova so I didn't exactly rate his chances as a compelling successor to Christopher Eccleston. Then he went and became one of the most beloved Doctors... you never can tell. Little piece of supposed trivia: He was starring in a live remake of the Quatermass Experiment when he found out that he was going to be the next Doctor. He happened to be playing titular Quatermass' staff doctor Gordon Briscoe and they changed a line live that should have read 'Good to have you back Gordon" to "Good to have you back Doctor".

[@TomLevins1]

A few things to note on Time Lord Regeneration: The Doctor's regenerations are always involuntary, and they have no conscious control over the final appearance. It's very much a lottery. Furthermore, regeneration is a very "dodgy" and dangerous process. It can often fail, resulting in the newly regenerated timelord going through a period of physical and psychological instability and can include symptoms such as paranoia, hyperactivity, amnesia and exhaustion. The Fourth Doctor described it as "a new body is like a new house - takes a little bit of time to settle in". Hopefully this explains why the Doc is out for the count for a large part of this episode.

[@lelmdrWHO]

“It’s like when your dad shaves off his mustache. It’s very upsetting.” Has to be the absolute best description of how it feels when the Doctor regenerates! Absolutely perfect. You know it’s still him and it’s all going to be okay, but it is also somewhat traumatizing

[@captainz9]

FYI, Eccleston was a bit of an outlier at one season, 3 is typical, Tom Baker (4th doctor, old series) was the longest. Companions change more often usually. Sarah Jane was probably the most beloved by fans. Rose perhaps second in terns of being memorable.