The Greatest Ever Doctor Who Episode

[@HarboWholmes]

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[@user-op6kt8pg9y]

Among us but make it doctor who

[@Jason-kg8fx]

It’s been always my favorite too I need to watch that again for the sixth time

[@Jason-kg8fx]

@@user-op6kt8pg9y because it was original it among us before it was even made

[@JackWolf10]

I feel ya man, been dealing with the same thing.

[@killgriffinnow]

37:05 When you said “the best part of the video was this simple moment”, I instantly said Molto bene...at the exact moment that the clip played, meaning I was speaking in sync with the doctor...

[@BlueMageDaisen]

It really did have to be a companion lite episode, cause Donna would have just slapped sense into everyone

[@akodaah13-e32]

like JUST THINK ABOUT IT, donna maybe could have kick the shit out the entity because i think she would have been mad when the entity started copying her voice, and i think the body of sky would have got sick for all the speaking and yelling

[@user-is7xs1mr9y]

@@akodaah13-e32 I'm laughing just thinking about it, thank you lol.

[@historicgamer1895]

I’m imagining this. Yeah. This had to be companion lite

[@Sci-Fi-Mike]

I developed a dislike of most of the passengers, except maybe Jethro, so I had a tougher time investing in these characters. The first time I saw this episode, I would have been almost happy with most of them dying...I liked the development of the characters early on and grew to like them, but most became somewhat to very unlikable by the end. I've grown to appreciate the episode more over the years, but it can't be S tier for me. I'm glad we can all have different opinions in the Harbo Wholmes channel, though.🙂

[@5stardave]

I kept waiting for someone to slap some sense into Donna.

[@ishaandw]

The smartest thing the story does is to never explain the entity

[@akodaah13-e32]

and even the doctor never gets to know the creature

[@NeroLeMorte]

Exactly what it follows did

[@marcos-ll2yr]

is cosmic horror, Lovecraft invented that

[@brownbastard3810]

Fear of the unknown, the entity is never shown in its true form either which makes it so terrifying

[@9manny99]

Actually the entity is Black Guardian who actually is the beast from the Saint Pit because Evil is real in Doctor Who. Chibnall

[@MDPI]

Not knowing the hostesses name is the biggest punch in the gut I’ve ever felt.

[@watsername]

Being a retail worker this hit hard and real for me, everyone treats customer service workers of any kind as inhuman robots, without a real human being with friends, family, loves, fears, a need for sleep and food and toilet breaks etc.... Everything about this episode just captured human nature and how scary it often is so perfectly, combined with brilliant acting from everyone involved it really is a masterpiece!

[@mylist2336]

I don’t think even The Doctor knew her name, if I remember right. That makes it so, so much worse, especially because it’s the Tenth Doctor.

[@MDPI]

@@watsername Truly one of if not the best Doctor Who episodes of all time.

[@lucypreece7581]

@@watsername I feel the same. Before the pandemic hit I was a waitress. I wear a name badge at work and I genuinely like it when people use my name. like I am not just some soulless robot who serves food and cleans tables. I am a human being. A lot of the time people don't care. They don't want to know my name or take the time to read my badge. To them I am a subordinate. Just there to serve them food and drinks. It is kind of rude. Like I am not just here to serve you food. There are about 20 other things I would rather be doing But I still got out of bed and came to work and I am working hard to give you good service the least you can do is show the basics of human decency and read my badge and use my actual name.

[@akodaah13-e32]

i think specially for the doctor, because he always wants to get to know people, etc, so... just oooffff....

[@hollywark2885]

In the commentary for this episode, RTD said that Sky was planning to commit suicide at the Sapphire waterfall because her divorce which makes it even more heartbreaking and disturbing that the creature targeted her because she was the most emotionally vulnerable.

[@dawnbelleini8036]

Wow. I never knew that and it makes so much more sense

[@patriciahayes2664]

Russell T. Davies is clearly a student of Rod Serling's work in order to write this powerful "Twilight Zone"-like story where the Doctor faces the greatest monster of all -- human nature. It's an ironic twist that Skye's despondency allows the entity access to her body, while the hostess's sacrifice cheats the entity of its victory and gives Skye what she wanted -- her death.

[@wrathofscorpias]

Let's make this comment better !!!! Keep the likes at triple 6 (666.)

[@nataliecameron]

It really seemed like the doctor was helping her before the entity showed up too

[@iusedtowrite6667]

Mignight is easily one of the best DW episodes. This deserved the hype Blink got. Its such a a great story, most remember as just a horror episode, but its so much more. This episode is like the gold standard on character driven episode and all the actors really sold it.

[@quantummidget]

I think for me there are about 10 doctor who episodes which I think are genuinely great television, not just great doctor who. This one tops that list

[@neminem233]

@@quantummidget what are the other 9?

[@sleepdeep305]

@@quantummidget I think there’s quite a few things moments of amazing television in the shows history. Episodes like these remind us exactly why it’s one of the most famous out there

[@alfiethomas5632]

I always remember how chilling it was to see The Doctor overtaken by the entity but not fully enough so that he's unaware of what's going on - the fear in his eyes as he's dragged towards the door and unable to prevent his imminent death, and the relief in those same eyes when he catches his foot and cheek on a chair just by chance; the scene doesn't just weaponise fear, it philosophises it

[@luke8801]

It’s also like you can see his life flashing before his eyes - he’s had ten faces, lived for over 900 years, destroyed Skaro, sent the Daleks and Cybermen back to the void, faced Zygons, Sontarans, Silurians, Weeping Angels, Vashta Nerada, he won the fucking Time War, but was almost killed by a few humans.

[@morganwaas4868]

That's what really gets me whenever I re-watch this one- the contrast between Sky's blank face when she's possessed and then the Doctor just looking terrified when it's him

[@oxcare5]

I personally never saw it as The Doctor getting overtaken to any amount and more trickery from the Midnight Entity.

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

​@@oxcare5 exactly - the Doctor isn't 'possessed' by the entity - it's more like he's paralyzed or hypnotized by it.

[@patriciahayes2664]

It shows that a Time Lord is never invulnerable and can be inches from death in the right circumstances. 🤔

[@vickyotters9207]

Public transport tip: if a child ever repeatedly kicks your seat wait for them to go for a kick then suddenly pull your seat forward. You should here a thump as they fall off their seat.

[@I_Stole_Your_Toast]

Nice

[@jennytz.8657]

Evil genius!

[@jinkstacks4830]

Or you could go backwards and hear a *crack* ... that’s my personal favourite

[@UncreativeHandle48]

@@jinkstacks4830 I was about to comment the same thing.

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

It also actually makes sense the hostess would be the one to figure it out, their job is to read people and understand them. Her subconsciously taking in that *Alonzy* line and then realizing it's significance when another person who had no connection to the doctor prior to this meeting and with no context for that line as well as never having saying it before makes perfect sense.

[@alim.9801]

For a character that only appears once and is never named, the hostess has a good amount of depth and layers to her and it's just great great writing and great acting too

[@davidcrewe4646]

6:48 - The drivers didn’t decide to go that route the computer worked out a new path. I’ve always thought the “midnight creature” planned the rock collapse and knew they’d have to go that route.

[@Mattswfc14]

To make a 40 minute video on a 45 minute episode is truly spectacular Harbo. Almost as spectacular as BBC Studios is at blocking your work

[@HarboWholmes]

It's actually a 43 minute video so even more spectacular! And hey, we got there in the end aha

[@orangepizzaparty688]

BBC are absolutely horrible with copyright

[@ninino86]

Harbo is our very own Doctor who confidential ❤

[@WhinyWortex]

I think one of my favourite things about this episode is how it shows the Doctor interacting with people when he doesn't have a companion. It was a big thing about the 10th Doctor, him being lonely and not knowing what to do without someone. It shows how when the Doctor doesn't have someone to bridge the gap between strangers and himself he becomes even more alienated than usual.

[@braxtonwalden8365]

A companion definitely humanizes him in both personality, but also in other people’s perspectives. Otherwise, he’s a stranger who seemingly knows everything and is enjoying the adventure, while those who don’t know are horrified.

[@gooseincrocs]

this is an episode Chibnal could never do, he needs all this editing and CGI but Davies could write a perfect episode like this with one set and a limited cast which is brilliant everyone’s acting especially David and Lesley’s is phenomenal and how we will never find out what it was and how heartbreaking is the hostess’ name is never known this is definitely one of the most underrated episodes in series4 because it is overshadowed by the library parts and the epic three parter finale

[@gooseincrocs]

@dr103 it’s just my opinion

[@Nothingtoseehere-eo7zq]

@dr103 because the show is kinda unwatchable and people are pissed

[@gJonii]

@dr103 Seeing past glory of the show reminds one of the current sorry state of it. I think S13 will be the last season of Who for a decade or two. Chibnall murdered the show

[@mickys8065]

@@gJonii also the fact there is now a consistent break between seasons because the BBC knows they need to give people time to forget the worst of previous seasons

[@hollywark2885]

@dr103 No one is "attacking" Chibnall. They're just stating facts. He's an incapable showrunner who has vomited all over the show and it's history.

[@NoahIsCanned]

I love this episode. The “Do we have a deal?” scene is so spine chilling when you first watch it.

[@smuu1996]

harbo is one of three people on the planet who analyze things the way you learn at school i forgive my teachers, they were right, this is worth it

[@Nuskrad]

now i'm not saying Harbo did A-Level Media Studies. i am saying these videos have big A-Level Media Studies vibes xD

[@galaxiaprince]

this episode really hits hard rewatching it as a neurodivergent adult specifically because of the fear of trying to reason with angry people who will take any sign of 'unusual behaviour' to turn it against me or to imply that im a freak or theres something wrong with me (eg moving in a certain way, or not having 'the right' facial expression, or finding it difficult to talk. hell, repeating things (echolalia) is a common autistic trait). i can absolutely see myself getting overwhelmed in public and then getting yelled at by someone who looks like jethro's dad, and then not being able to do anything because of not being able to talk properly (im not non verbal, its just hard to talk when overwhelmed). unlike almost every other situation in doctor who, this is scary because its something that can (and probably will, and kinda has) happen to me irl

[@boofyhalfpint8559]

I feel for you. I am not autistic but I really don't cope well with conflict at all.This probably sounds goofy but I remember an episode of Brady Bunch (showing my age LOL) when the eldest girl (?Marcia, I think) was terrified of going for her car licence. Someone suggested "imagining them in their underwear, it makes everyone more "human" and less fearful". It worked and she got over her fears and got her licence. Dunno if it will help you. I have sort of done it a few times when stressed...nearly giggled myself into hiccups once! However, on a more serious note: Don't be shy about seeking help if you need it. There are many people/organisations who might be able to suggest coping mechanisms for you. Keep strong. Boofy

[@aboxinspace]

I'm autistic too and I can say for sure you're not alone with that reaction to "Midnight". I feel like we are always in need of a companion to be our voice much like the Doctor does 😂. Terrifying when people dont understand and become negative because they are afraid (ironic!)

[@zoebelle8970]

I mean, I've spent a lot of time thinking about how esp the 10th doctor seems to have a really relatable neurodivergent story thread... Just existing as who you are is "Too much"

[@crazypomp927]

No matter how many times I've seen this episode, even though I know exactly what's coming, I find myself curling up in fear. Every single time. It's very rare that a piece of media can instill genuine fear in me, and that's why I love this episode so much because I rarely get to experience those emotions.

[@hb4080]

That's why I adore the actress who plays sky. She is so terrifying, like... That's "just" an actual human actress and she can frighten me so much just with her eyes and and voice... amazing.

[@ZeeZeeEf]

This is another episode which terrified me as a child It still makes me slightly uneasy and I've watched it so many times at this point Season 4 was the scariest season imo

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

Yeah, The Tenth Planet, The Power of the Daleks and The Evil of the Daleks were all pretty terrifying

[@nathanrich4372]

season 3 used to frighten me when I was very young, the scarecrows in human nature/family of blood used to give me nightmares when it came out

[@christopheralthouse6378]

@@DanTheMan2150AD I...see what you...did there... 😅😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@matildageek8269]

Blink was scary and then the one with the gas masks!

[@hollywark2885]

S2 and S3 terrified me as a kid, the satan pit and human nature gave me nightmares.

[@ko379]

I always thought that family was going to fall apart after that. Jethro not coming home for Christmas as an adult oop. His parents tried to bully him into committing murder and almost did, so....

[@bellboy7809]

Man, what if Jethro met the Doctor again? What if 10 met him during the farewell tour? Or Jethro meets another incarnation long after these events?

[@ko379]

@@bellboy7809 Colin Morgan for 14th Doctor

[@leocervidae]

@@ko379 that would be golden 👌. Plus it could make a great theme for reminding the doctor to not be a bystander (since the doctor can choose a face for a reason). Pushing the 14th doctor to meddle with fixed events or something.

[@Kartissa]

@@bellboy7809 The Doctor took him back in time to Camelot, where he learns he has a talent for magic....

[@tedgbird]

it’s such an underrated but not underrated episode at the same time.

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

So it’s an episode?

[@tedgbird]

@@DanTheMan2150AD ahahah nah like everyone forgets it exists, but as soon as you mention it everyone’s like “oh yeah that ones great”

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

@@tedgbird I’m pretty sure no one forgets this one...

[@solomonmakesfilms829]

@@tedgbird overlooked

[@Kyle_00]

Yea I get what you mean. I always forget this one. But its always nice to go back to it with a fresh outlook.

[@Evanz111]

I’m so glad for someone to finally cover this episode. One of the best bottle episodes of all time. Including one of the only times we’ve ever seen the doctor genuinely scared.

[@Football_Goals_F.C]

Can we give harbo some huge respect for making a 40 minute video just for 1 episode🙌your gonna deserve your success with your very hard work man👏

[@AvatarYoda]

32:46 I'm with you. When I saw this episode, I'd already seen some Eleventh Doctor episodes (plus you know they're not going to kill the title character on Doctor Who), but for about five minutes near the end of Midnight, I was thoroughly convinced that the Doctor was not going to survive and would not regenerate. This episode manages to get scarier the more I watch it.

[@Adam-eu5hi]

whats more scary about this episode ... even merlin couldn't save the day

[@bedgezoobc5780]

Even with his magic unfortunately

[@matchboxschrieverpetersonl7]

I know what the Diamond entity was.

[@elenacottica386]

Nah he was just having a laugh

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Fun Fact: The actress who plays Sky Silvestry (the vessel for the Midnight creature), Lesley Sharp, is currently playing Rosalind in Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga. 🧚‍♀️

[@HiperPivociarz]

Oh that poor actress

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

@@HiperPivociarz Lol. In my opinion, the show could be a lot better but it could also be a lot worse. As an old fan of Winx who hadn't watched the show in several years, I'm kind of in the middle about it. 🤷‍♀️

[@HiperPivociarz]

​@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose I'm not even a fan of original WINX, but I don't need to be to realize this is not a good show. It's derivative, uncreative, cliche-ridden. Not to mention it's so childish, they are constantly swearing, talking about pot, or sex. Most importantly, everyone in this show is so unlikeable, what enjoyment is there in watching these awful people hating each other?

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

​@@HiperPivociarz True, take away the Winx elements and we're still left with a show that claims to be dark & more mature but that "darkness" mostly revolves around discussions of drugs and swearing and the maturity is, as a result, not really there. I do think the actors do decently with what they've been given (particularly in the scene of Stella confessing her past to Musa) but with Season 2 on the way, hopefully things will improve.

[@HiperPivociarz]

@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose I also don't like they casted a white actress as Musa. I don't hold this against the actress, but still.

[@kahlzun]

Episode gives me the real willies. It's like a Steven King story: the true monsters are us. Also the contempt you feel towards the mum at the end, and her self righteous posturing. You know she's not learned anything from this episode and she's already changing the narrative in her head to make her the hero

[@reeverto]

Not sure if it’s mentioned in this video yet but Sky tells the doctor at the start that she has an ex from another Galaxy. And when she starts panicking she says things as if she knows it’s related to this.

[@larsswig912]

oh wow...

[@theexchipmunk]

Hell, even the first episode of the Byzantium plot was great. Because of the revelation that pretty much came much much to late but had been staring at the cast all along. I actually never really got that twist, because I realised early what was going on. The Doctor going on about the Two headed species but all the statues having just one. Curse my over acting pattern recognition. I was like, "Oh, two headed people, has to be a Hitchhikers Guide reference. But weird, why then do all the statues only have one head.... ohhhhh they are fucked."

[@johannvongenerico9487]

Why did you have to include that family from Resolution? I've tried so hard to push that awful awful scene from my memory :p

[@einplaysbad]

I also love how all of the characters who don't follow the bandwagon (to some extent) are the younger ones, this being one of the leading factors as to how this all goes to shit because they're not seen as as smart or important as the older, more "mature" characters. Midnight is also my favourite Doctor Who episode and I can't even count how many times I've watched it, loved the video!

[@tomnorton4277]

The younger you are, the more clearly you can see.

[@VineFynn]

@@tomnorton4277 And the less opportunities to learn.

[@danm3882]

This is the original Among Us! 😂

[@mickys8065]

It is actually a compliment to the writers of this episode, since this plays out almost exactly like an among us game, with among us being to closest thing we have to a real life version of this episode

[@TheFuschiaDragonfly]

Literally!

[@th3phoenix3968]

Sky was Ejected

[@rogue_2k374]

The Thing.

[@zoebelle8970]

Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum ba da dum

[@afropro5294]

I can't be the only one who as a kid used to try and find the shadow the mechanic claude was pointing at lol

[@Beantbeantbeant]

Even when I was a 6-year-old kid watching this for the first time when it aired, I knew this shit was art. ART.

[@alim.9801]

Damn 6 years old and you already had immaculate taste!!! 😂

[@Punkandcannonballer]

I first watched this while binging the series and hit this one at three in the morning, sitting in a dark room. The visual of her sitting in the corner creepily watching the rest of the crew is so memorably chilling that it still gets me, years later.

[@experi-mentalproductions5358]

I love how at 15:12 if you go frame by frame you can actually see one of the glimmers of light momentarily dim as something passes infront of it. It's something that would have been impossible to spot on the original broadcast, but makes rewatches more interesting (a bit like the subliminal messages and fifth housemate in The Young Ones). (Also, Sky reminds me of Laura Dern from Inland Empire, but that's just because I'm a David Lynch freak)

[@justusbt]

Oh my god, I love Midnight. Im a sucker for self contained episodes with mysterious foes that never get a proper explanation. Their true power, origin and potential is left unanswered, the episodes that usually have this type of enemy are always super well written and never fail to give me chills. Thought Tennet was never my favorite doctor, this is absolutely the best episode Ive ever seen this show produce.

[@overlydramaticpanda]

One theory regarding the Entity that I came across somewhere (I wish I could remember where so that I could credit it but this was a while ago and I just saw it in passing) that I think is an interesting way of interpreting the episode is that the Entity itself was neither originally good nor bad in its intentions - its only initial goal being to learn in the only way it knew how - and its eventual malevolence was entirely influenced by everyone's fear of it. A sort of Frankenstein's Creature "since everyone treats me as evil, I guess I must be evil" situation. It absorbs the information via the character's voices that they believe it to be a threat to be destroyed so it essentially fulfils that role because it literally doesn't know any better. I don't know whether I personally entirely believe that theory or not, but it's certainly a new way of looking at the episode and again raises some further interesting ideas about the nature of mob paranoia.

[@chin70]

Also my favourite episode, it has everything I love about Doctor Who: scares, great writing, suspense and a great sci fi concept. Also David Tennant is pitch perfect in this episode.

[@dylanreid4371]

This is an episode for me that when I first watched the show as a kid I didn’t really like that much but when I rewatched the show as an adult I realised how truly great this episode is, easily top 5 nu who episodes.

[@FrumiousMing8]

We stan Jethro, the good lad

[@skilledarma]

One of my favourite moments from the show is when they raise the shield for the first time. The creepy/enchanting music, the reactions and the lighting is just absolutely fantastic.

[@missingaria2503]

I was a medic in the USAF for 5 years. When I deployed, the convoy I went on was with a unit that had been hit hard a month or so back, when the medics we'd replaced had still been there. One of the drivers came right up to me and, somewhat aggressively, asked, "Are you going to freeze?" When I asked what she meant she pointed to the clamshell we were standing in front of, at the names above the entrance, "___ was my best friend. When we were hit, the medic just stood there, frozen. They didn't even do anything they were so scared." Now I know a bit more about the incident, I know there was nothing that medic could have done to save her friend, but that medic also had absolutely no way of knowing that. They should have done more, but were unable to in the moment. I eventually told that driver that I had no idea if I would freeze or not, but that she (and anyone else) had my full permission to slap tf out of me if I did to get me out of it. Unfortunately my own moment to do my job would come, and like the medic who came before me I wouldn't be able to do anything for the person, and I will also evaluate how I handled that moment for the rest of my life, but I didn't physically freeze. My body went on autopilot in a way it never had before, even with me having worked ambulance in some pretty fucked up situations state side, and I'm grateful every single day I trusted my training. Even with all of that though, I've never since criticized that other medic for freezing. Because I think we all panic and "freeze," it just presents differently with all of us. You never know who you're going to be in moments like that. And yet it's so hard not to judge how everyone else acts in those moments.

[@elizabetkiraly]

The scariest moment in the entirety of DW for me is when in Midnight Rose appears for a second on the screen behid the Doctor that no one notices but you as the viewer does, and it seems even more impossible than anything else in this impossible episode, plus it is even more unexpected than anything else in the episode, it is scary and worrying and NO ONE SEES IT, for me seeing this beloved character is just like when you see the ghost or monster behind the main character in a horror and I think it’s sooo genious to turn someone you love into something you fear with the atmosphere of the episode!! I really hope you will talk about this in the video, i haven’t finished it yet.

[@crashliep]

This was actually my first episode of doctor who, and I'm so glad I saw it. It pulled me in and started my journey, making me want to stay from the beginning.

[@johnaiwone6012]

Same here

[@franl155]

This is a brilliant psychological study; I've read other comments that mention Classic Who's Edge of Destruction, which is set entirely in the Tardis control room and involves the slow disintegration of the crew's morale and team spirit. This, however, is on a whole new level. I must have watched it oh, a dozen times; of course I'll never feel exactly the same way as I did the first time, when I didn't know what was going to happen, but it's still gripping. I think it won an award, and, if it didn't, it should have.

[@RickyShawn]

I am so glad I found someone else who has Midnight as their favorite episode. I was ranting to my friend about it(obviously the abridged version because I can go on for hours) and she almost didn’t want to see it. This episode is truly a cinematic masterpiece.

[@DivaQuinzel]

Every single time I see this episode I get chills, without fail. It's terrifying, not because of the monster/creature, but because of the people and how real their reactions are.

[@therealjibrano]

i think the scariest thing about this episode to me is the fact that A) the doctor had no idea what the creature was, B) it was strong enough to psychically overpower the mind of the doctor, a _time lord_ ,and C) the creature has never ever been explained or mentioned ever again

[@Renegade2786]

I wouldn't be surprised if this episode and the next one *Turn Left* was done at the same time as there were less Donna and more Doctor in this episode. But in the *Turn Left* episode, there was more Donna and less Doctor.

[@samwitherington8202]

Doctor: Everyone remain calm!!! Midnight entity: *bangs on roof* Doctor: OK, panic now!!!

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

One of the best DW episodes ever, and overall just amazing TV everyone should watch at least once. Its kinda weird though, I've watched this episode with a few people and they really just don't seem to get it. They come away either thinking Sky went mad, or that the episode is boring, or that its just "humans are bad?" or something. Its so disheartening to see such a complex episode with layers get kinda misread like that.

[@tomcat3360]

Your love of this episode clearly comes through; great analysis

[@rogue_2k374]

I said this on the older video on this episode, but Midnight and The Wild Blue Yonder are in my opinion the scariest episodes of Doctor Who ever. For one, both feature David Tenants Doctor, giving us a familiar character to deal with. We never really know more about the “Monster of the Week” outside of the basic; it’s true form is unknown, it’s smart (impossibly so), and mimics humans to be able to try and get in to our society for unknown purposes. The Doctor is completely alone in terms of where to go and who to rely on (In Midnight he only has a group of scared humans who will turn on him in a moment and WBY Donna is in even more danger than the Doctor in a way) and he knows the exact same things we do. In short, these two episodes are perfect and terrifying because we and the Doctor are in the same boat, we have no idea what we are facing, and it is getting smarter and smarter every second we try and figure out what it is.

[@cillianwatters5619]

This is the scariest episode in all of Doctor Who because he is completely powerless. The Oncoming Storm, the man who won the Time War, the Destroyer of Worlds, brought to his knees, paralysed and unable to do anything. But we all know that if Donna was there the whole thing would have been much easier, and the entity wouldn't be able to keep up with her yapping

[@thxlogofan1712]

i always thought that the doctor's outburst ("because i'm clever!") marked the beginning of his spiral into the timelord victorious.

[@safespacebear]

I just clicked but when i saw this is my recommended I let out a triumphant yell! Gosh I love your videos and this is one of my top three fav episodes ever. Okay....watching now

[@tasham3196]

Hell yeah! This is my all time favourite episode. Whenever I go to watch an epsiode of Doctor Who it's always this one that I'm gravitated towards, no matter how many times I've seen this episode it still creeps me out. And I always pause this episode every time just to see if I can spot the midnight entity outside the window.

[@dramwertz4833]

i agree, an absolute beauty. Im always impressed if episodes manage to create characters which are fully fledged out and feel so natural

[@adventurekitty1016]

Jethroe is played by freaking Merlin! Colin Morgan doesn't even age. I saw him in a play last year(It was recorded so I couldn't meet my favourite actor from my childhood) and he hasn't even changed.

[@Solarpanels-ln1ue]

I've always wondered how other incarnations would have handled this situation. Perhaps 11 would be more empathetic and despite being more alien than 10 come across as someone to be trusted as he seems to be much better at calming situations and soothing those who are scared, would 5 be overwhelmed by the loud abrasive personalities of the passengers and suffer the same fate as 10 if not worse due to him not having catchphrases like Allons-y? Would a more authoritative incarnation like 4 be able to do what 10 attempted to do but with more successful results? And then there's 3 who would have just karate chopped Biff and been done with it while 13 on the other hand would probably bumble around say that she loves buses and loves this and that then stumble through the door and get burnt to a cinder.

[@The12thDimension.]

And 12 would just shout at everyone

[@shirin9452]

I feel like 9 would threaten it 😂😂

[@heatherrockwell9012]

I say "The pool is abstract!" constantly and I have yet to run into someone who gets the reference....

[@Mica_T]

I always wondered whether the monster's antagonistic turn was because it was actually malicious, or because it learnt that behaviour from the humans.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Now _this_ episode shows Human Nature. Slowly sing-songing evil words into an agitated crowd until blood flows... _works._

[@EmoBearRights]

As an outsider I have no sympathy for people like the Professor and the mum and dad ....I'm sorry I don't. People like that do a lot of harm....and as a gay man I think Davies knows that.

[@Glac0]

Honestly, Jethro carried this episode

[@godammichael]

You know when even the doctor is scared that this is no normal monster of the week yes we have seen the doctor scared but not scared of the possibility of his death but others but her he has nothing to defend himself with he is trapped bye the midnight entity and the look in his eyes as sky tells everyone to get rid of him is haunting the doctor could have died there if the unamed houstess didnt be a hero and take the midnight monster outside killing herself in the process and to think that the midnight entity isnt actually dead its just gone back outside where its been for who knows how long the fact that it took someone dying to to get it outside not even killing it but just stopping it is terrifying Even though the center will close on the planet the entity is still there waiting .....and no matter how long it takes somone else will come eventually..... God i love this episode

[@R.F.9847]

You're right about this being very Rod Serling, very Twilight Zone. This episode is basically a futuristic "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street".

[@cartoonkelly7924]

This was the first episode of New Who I ever saw. I was hooked. Then I became unhooked somewhere around Clara.

[@normang3668]

This episode does one of my favourite things in storytelling: Create a rule establishing an impossibilty, solely for the purpose of breaking the rule... Establishing that nothing can survive the xtonic rays, purely for the purpose of having something survive them... It's instantly horrifying. It's also crazy to think that if the Doctor was thrown from the vehicle, he presumably wouldn't have been able to regenerate; he would have died over and over until he was out of regenerations. This was the most peril he's ever been in, and it was at the hands of a bunch of terrified tourists.

[@chloet2586]

I love this episode so much. It crushes me when I show it to friends who aren't Dr who fans and they say its cringy or boring like what how it's amazing and gripping

[@owaissaaltheadickey9341]

This underrated episode is one of my ultimate favorites of the RTD era.This is a true psychological horror/drama💕💕💕

[@theexchipmunk]

THAT is how you put Lovecraft on the screen. Its the most cosmic horror Doctor Who ever got in my mind.

[@professordynamo4031]

I'm not a major fan of Tennant's era but god I fucking love this story, it's RTD's Heaven Sent imo

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Out of curiosity, may I ask why Tennant's era doesn't appeal to you as much?

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose he’s a 10/Rose stan hence why he doesn’t like this one.

[@imadeadmeme9429]

@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose i think it's a case of nostalgia wearing thin

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

@@imadeadmeme9429 Understandable, as that can happen sometimes. And Tennant's era does have several weird and/or unappealing episodes. (Like Love & Monsters for instance)

[@professordynamo4031]

I'm not a fan of the 10th Doctor as a character, I also don't like Rose as a character and she's sprinkled throught the entire era

[@zombieGI]

You forgot to mention the last line of the professor in the episode, the man that always claimed to know everything was "i don't know". I thought that was pretty good

[@nebula6554]

the ending with donna also serves as a small reference to the finale with donna mimicking the doctor

[@Halo_Legend]

My god, immediately after reading the title I thought about this episode, but also figured it wouldn't be the one you were going to talk about. It was a gratifying moment when I got that you agreed.

[@GeneralSpooda]

Getting an advert for jet2 halfway through this is the kinda timing I live for

[@EndicottYT]

Midnight is my favorite episode of Doctor Who of all time too, and you're the first person I've found that feels the same!!! Absolutely brilliant video, I've been binging your videos for the past day or two. Brilliant :))

[@willanrac]

Midnight is my top 3 docotor who episodes. It was one of the first episodes of Doctor who I've ever seen and it is still amazing.

[@thenonsenseguy2364]

I am curious to hear the other 2 .

[@happychaosofthenorth]

Midnight is my all-time favourite episode. It never gets enough credit for how well-written, well-performed and terrifying it is. It's the scariest episode of Doctor Who. David Tennant even cited it as the scariest episode (in his opinion) as well. I love this episode so much. It's so unsettling!

[@Roach1]

boy do i wish the RTD of today took notes from the RTD of back then, representation without shoving the message down everyone's throats

[@ampersandcastle1091]

Nooo wayyyy I never realised the ‘don’t do that’ at the end was a twist on the companion’s attempts to fit in!!!

[@uptonogood1893]

This episode was amazing. I really liked all the characters then in crisis they changed. The change was believable so i got invested, biting nails as i stressed about who may survive. Well written gem.

[@gonufc]

This has been one of my favourite episodes and I hadn't realised it was so popular for many other people. It's one of the purest Sci Fi episodes: it's just a good concept which gets explored without any massive story arc or filler/ annoying/ silly bits.

[@SapunMan]

10:22 Man, this aged like fine wine. *chef's kiss*

[@animalmania2381]

I think this is an episode that only works because Donna wasn't part of the action. Which is sad because the dynamic between her and the doctor is the thing that brings me back to this season. While I can appreciate both this episode and turn left they aren't my favs since they split the pair up.

[@CREN13Queen]

Watching this it just occured to me how awesome it would be to have Jethro come back for another episode, especially now the doctor has obviously regenerated, so the Doctor who recognise Jethro but he wouldn't recognise the doctor at first. And Colin Morgan is such a phanominal actor he could really do a lot with the character years on, with how this experience affected him and the course of his life, and I love when doctor who refers back and looks at the aftermath of previous adventures.

[@amanekabbaj]

Speaking of the last line i just listened to Cybermen 1 and 2. The last of which is extinction. This the the feeling is reversed. The line is « there is nothing to fear » at the start it is the cybermen saying it and it is obviously scary but then at the end when it’s said for the last time it is hopeful. Or it’s supposed to be. But because of the fear before it’s actually quite chilling.

[@StephenTurnerVlogs]

Great video man. It is such a well written episode that, as you said, makes you wonder how anyone, even the Doctor, can keep going with dark and unfortunate events happening so often. I had the Doomsday then playing in my head a lot watching this.

[@V.torias]

I've showed this episode to every single one of my friends for YEARS because its STILL my absolute favorite

[@StevenDaze]

Someone that shares a Favourite Doctor Who Episode with Me? I have found my Favourite Doctor Who KZbinr! Midnight is a Brilliant Story

[@jmace2424]

This episode has really grown on me over the years. Apart from the whole alien planet thing it feels like something that could absolutely happen!

[@theradioactiveplayer3461]

This episode is that one comic book with the lights turning on and off, taken to the absolute extreme

[@devonmarr9872]

An episode that hangs completely on the writing and acting in a small room.

[@mrwhatcanido4942]

so you like midnight over day of the doctor. understandable, I love both. there are too many good episodes honestly. oooooooh actually, Utopia is my favourite or world enough and time and Christmas carol, parting of the ways. yeah there are too many fantastic episodes.

[@mrwhatcanido4942]

@@spacey_432 indeed

[@MstrJediKyle]

The fact that we STILL don't know what that thing was is just fantastic

[@charliedoherty7166]

Midnight will always be my favourite episode, I have already watched this episode about 7 times and it never gets old, the creature from Midnight scares me a lot more than Dalek or Cybermen ever could

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

The whole "jumping on the bandwagon" thing reminds me of something I read a while ago: Someone was basically asked, "If you saw all your friends jump off a bridge, you wouldn't just jump after them, right?" - to which he responded, "What's more likely, that all my friends that I've known to be fairly rational people _all_ suddenly went insane, or that there's something dangerously wrong with the bridge?" We have evolved in relatively small groups (~150 people) for a huge part of our history, groups small enough for us to know everyone "enough" to rely on their judgement (and know the exceptions whom we shouldn't just trust). That "environment" has changed a lot in recent history, but our evolved instincts and thought patterns still kick in - when we're in a "non-hostile" group, we automatically trust them to _some_ degree, no matter whether we _actually_ know the individuals well enough. We project that "my tribe has earned my trust" onto that group of people that isn't attacking us, since they're more like "our" tribe than any other.

[@JohnsysChannel]

04:34 his face is the spit of his dad here. I always remember him from Sharpe as Wellington.

[@jonathansarmiento1739]

for me, this is Doctor who at it's greatest. The fear created by a fantastical alien creature, the critique of humanity and our morality, the beautifully haunting music, the Doctor being completely screwed and having to figure out how to escape... God I could go on. But this episode is a perfect representation of just how amazing this show can be... under the right direction and writing that is 😮‍💨💀

[@kgoofy3297]

My favorite episode too! Always! I don't like explaining why to people cause I feel like I'm analyzing to bits something that works viscerally (like tbh it's not that complicated) but it was so fun to hear someone else do it