DID IT SUCK? | Doctor Who [THE DOCTOR'S WIFE REVIEW]

[@Diamond_Squid]

"Fear me, I've killed hundreds of Timelords" "Fear me, I've killed all of them"

[@SkellyHell]

a little shocked this quote wasn't mentioned in the review! was the first thing I remembered about the episode

[@lesigh1749]

Which kind of made his later Moffat retconned deep shame about the War Doctor a bit silly. He doesn't seem really traumatized about it with that line.

[@Diamond_Squid]

@@lesigh1749 Well War and 10 don’t remember saving Gallifrey so at the very least it was delivered with intent. Only 11 remembers and that was after these events. But there’s only so much I can defend and you’re right

[@DrFroggen]

@@Diamond_Squid 11 wouldn't have remembered saving Gallifrey either cuz this was before the day of the doctor, think he just wanted to sound badass

[@ThomasHughesTV]

Why was this quote mentioned. This quote was huge and linked with the Time War.

[@PickyPaige]

The Doctor: She's a woman and she's the TARDIS! AMY: Did you wish really hard?

[@Dray1]

Not like that…

[@a-cxnt]

Smith's doctor really is at his best when the silly facade has gone and he's just pure emotion, whether it's rage, sadness or fear. he pulls off the 'old man in a young man's body' so well, and I wish we saw more of that.

[@MrAllallalla]

Yeah, in season 7 Eleven just suddenly became a wet noodle for Moffatian boss babe Clara to trample over. With Amy and Rory, he was much more confident and intelligent

[@PsyrenXY]

​@MrAllallalla dude what? Very few episodes captured "old man in young man's body" like Rings of Akhaten and Journey to the Center of the TARDIS. Clara and 11 were awesome

[@PsyrenXY]

@acunt Yeah another great old man 11 moment was when he got super manipulative in The Girl Who Waited to older Amy

[@pascalsimioli6777]

@PsyrenXY he had to be saved by bossgirl Clara. I think it would've been much better if he actually overloaded a god with his life stream and then fainted from exhaustion only to be rescued by Clara before the rock under him crumbles to dust. That way you have both characters being active and powerful instead of fuckin leaf energy Clara.

[@jackstuhley1745]

@@pascalsimioli6777 but that would counteract the message of Series 6 in not letting the Doctor's awareness of his own power be his hubris.

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

Neil Gaiman is most definitely a Classic Who fan, the little cube message box harkens all the way back to The War Games and with how the Doctor contacts them. His exploration of the TARDIS is very atypical of the Classic era but without the clear budget issues of repeating corridors or an abandoned hospital and of course his villain has that Classic Who flair of a bombastic voice with a huge degree of intrigue.

[@theoledicktwist6247]

I would love to see more classical yet modern episodes, as well as more of the TARDIS.

[@drd2121]

“You gave me hope and you took it away, that is enough to make anyone dangerous, GOD knows what it’ll do to me.” Smith delivered this line really well. Bone chilling. And I didn’t realise this episode had budget restraints, while it’d have been cool to come across the Tardis swimming pool, we get it in Journey to Centre of the Tardis!

[@xxcoolxx2313]

I can say as a 5 year old in 2011 the Rory corps scene did scare the shit out of me i didn’t realise it was blood on the wall but that corps was still scaring.

[@MrGreaves]

God ikr! It was terrifying aha

[@jexendo]

Yeah I remember finding it so disturbing and the music clip of the creepy wind chimes he played sent shivers down my spine

[@thewayfarer8849]

"And then you stole me. And I stole you." Fascinating addition to the setting.

[@nightowl8477]

16:20 and that's how you know Neil's a true fan. Not only does he ask these silly questions, but he knows not to answer them. Stories like these are just fan-fic with a budget, and they're glorious.

[@ivandphantom9028]

Depends if that fanfic is good, in this case it wasn't. It was fantastic! *Puts a leather jacket on and walks out regreting nothing.*

[@Kyle_00]

Its lovely to see how genuinely happy you sound while reviewing this. It's nice to see this episode get the love it deserves.

[@dominicthorp3248]

This is one of my favourite episodes, and it is one of those you could see working with almost all of the Doctors (including Classic). Something of note is the end, when the TARDIS sends herself off, she did not engage the “Blue Stabilisers” like River did in Series 5, which shows that unlike other TARDISes she won’t settle for a smooth existence, she instead prefers the bumpy, and often loud, journey that she is on with her thief.

[@LiveHedgehog]

I've always found that "Blue Stabilisers" line really stupid. It implies every TARDIS we see take off in Classic Who also had the brakes on. And in the first episode with the Master, the Timelord that visits the Doctor makes the same sound when he appears. I choose to ignore that line River says, as it contradicts Classic Who quite a lot, and was done is a shoddy attempt to make River seem knowledgeable.

[@xproflipscarab]

@@LiveHedgehog Agreed, one of those throw away comedy / fake character building lines that crumbles if you put any thought into it... What bugs me the most is that its engrained into my brain now so every now and then i think about it and it usually pisses me off

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

@@xproflipscarab I've always chalked it up to River trying to mess with him in the most continuity-shattering way possible.

[@dominicthorp3248]

@@TheDanishGuyReviews I only have one other possible reason for them existing. Since the Doctor's TARDIS is older, and that model could possibly be modified to train younger timelords, they could act as stabilisers like on a kid's bike. It would make sense why other timelords wouldn't use them, even if it made it easier to handle without much effort.

[@richardmattocks]

I always thought that the “doctor’s room” was suggested to be the console room. It’s his home.

[@catfeldman3614]

I'm just saying... Neil Gaiman is a fantastic writer and if you loved Michael Sheen in this him and David Tenant in Good Omens is just *chefs kiss*

[@conzothemeh5225]

Matts "please I don't want you to" line makes me tear up every time, love this episode.

[@hollyrosewood1038]

this episode is amazing, I love Gaiman as a writer. it was so sweet to see the doctor and the Tardis communicate, and Rory being well utilised. it made me soo nostalgic when they enter the old control room.

[@drd2121]

6:38 funnily enough. I had no idea that this conversation about “He was a big fella weren’t he?” And showing the arm with the snake tattoo was literally the man the Doctor was reminiscing about at the start of the episode. No wonder he got so mad, not only has he been deceived, but he’s literally listening to auntie and uncle mock his old friend while waving his dismembered arm around like a toy. That’s kinda fked.

[@Jaeden_Phoenix]

This is easily my favourite episode of the Smith era, but a *long* way

[@nightowl8477]

0:03 the name is a reference to an intentionally deceptive Classic Who title. Back in the day (really wish I knew what era it was), Doctor Who had a leak in the production team. To find out who it was, the producers told a select few people that they had a story titled 'The Doctor's Wife' to narrow down who it could be. If it was leaked, they would know. At least that was the story I was told.

[@lewiskazinsky7334]

It was the mid-80s, Peter Davison’s era I believe. John Nathan-Turner ran Doctor Who with an iron fist and had theatrical ways of rooting out enemies and leakers. But he’s scummy even by Hollywood standards.

[@theblackswordsman9951]

@@lewiskazinsky7334 Why is he scummy? I don't know much about Classic Who.

[@lewiskazinsky7334]

@@theblackswordsman9951 He reportedly molested dozens of teenage fans at conventions but hid behind an army of BBC lawyers. On a much less serious note, he basically drove the show into an early grave, turning it from family viewing to children’s entertainment by hiring a deluge of untalented writers. He was the guy who stuck Colin Baker in a clown coat and that about sums up his contributions to the show.

[@nightowl8477]

12:04 as a general rule, we don't see blood in Doctor Who...unless it's a really good story, and the BBC will turn a blind eye. The End of Time: Part 2, Heaven Sent, The Doctor Falls, _this._ Only a handful, but without exception some of NuWho's best.

[@nightowl8477]

We might get brief glimpses here and there - like with the Sycorax or Florence's straw in Smith and Jones - but very very rarely is it on full display. It is a kids' show.

[@UgandanPrinc3]

8:00 well in a way it was touched upon in the third First Doctor serial “The Edge of Destruction” in a way with the TARDIS trying to stop them from flying into their would be death

[@jessicastrike5640]

One of the absolute best episodes of Doctor Who, god tier episode and I wish it had the budget it deserved. Even with that setback it’s incredible Has 2 of my favourite lines in the series “No but I always took you where you needed to go” And “Fear me, I’ve killed hundreds of time lords” “Fear me, I’ve killed all of them”

[@oliverfarlow6042]

The sequence with rory waiting for 2000 years in this episode is definitely the most horrifying this I've ever seen in a doctor who episode

[@The12thDimension.]

I miss the old Blue Peter competitions Doctor who used to have, seeing your own Tardis design on Doctor who is a fantastic reward for fans

[@criticalfayle7509]

I remember flicking on this episode when I was doing some assignment work and when I saw Neils name in the opening credits I chucked down the stuff I was doing and texted my dad to put the telly on ( Neil is both our favourite author) it was such a cool surprise and an amazing episode!

[@spanner5686]

I liked that Blue Peter design tbh, I had that play set

[@varies4487]

It’s always great to see Harry praise something he loves.

[@NomisArchives]

Holy shit. Seeing Neil Gaiman standing in the tardis. It's magical.

[@EddJones25]

It can mean the main doors too, real police boxes would need to open outwards, cause the space inside was taken up with a desk and things, but seeing as it's The TARDIS, pushing doors inwards would make sense, being bigger on the inside and all

[@rinzler8272]

I think a perfect explanation would be that it can open both ways. That's kinda the way I see it

[@theblackswordsman9951]

So glad you love this episode as much as i do. One of the few from this era i actually remember vividly mostly because of how dark it got with the Rory hallway scene. That shit sends chills down me everytime. Great stuff.

[@jkbscopes1233]

The original script had the Tardis graveyard disguised and sexy snap her fingers, disabling all the Tardis chameleon circuits

[@MereBlueCat7]

It's always enjoyable to see when the Tardis is actually shown to be alive and interacts with people

[@astroguster5522]

One of the greatest Doctor Who episodes ever. Dreams just coming true all over in this one.

[@Dayvis2niverse]

Dreams, yes...and nightmares too.

[@Eroxi3]

Neil Gaimen is literally my favorite writer of all time. He wrote Coraline which I'm sure you're familiar with, as well as soooooo many other incredible movies/books

[@mikaelastefkova]

Coraline is amazing 💗

[@routeone4790]

think neil gaiman should write more episodes such a great writer

[@tabularasa0606]

I agree, the script and acting in this episode were absolutely magnificent.

[@DisKorruptd]

TBH, if RTD wasn't already coming back for series 14, I'd love to see Gaiman as a showrunner,

[@terla2971]

Yeah I remember thinking as a teen watching this scene of dead Rory "ooh god some children are gonna learn today." lmao.

[@M0psyd]

If you ever get the time, I feel it would be really interesting to look at how bad the later episodes of Red Dwarf (like season 7+) were compared to the earlier seasons? Love your channel!

[@yannatoko9898]

The doors open outwards in several stories such as The Eleventh Hour. I'm not sure if the Series 1 advert was canon where the doors open outwards, but the sign could be argued to refer to them too, as Gaiman suggests in the writing you referred to about a minute in.

[@MarkMichalowski]

Bloody lovely! And depressing to consider that Chibnall either forgot all this - or just didn't care - when he made the duplicate TARDIS kill itself to wipe out the Daleks. I want to see a see a whole season where the adversary is that very same pissed-off TARDIS (that manage to puke all the Daleks into The Void before returning to teach the Doctor a lesson!) that's tricked some hapless surviving Timelord into believing they were piloting it...

[@ethanoneill5316]

0:48 I honestly thought an audible ad was about to happen, as I know some people use Neil Gaiman's Sandman in their ads for the sponsor ad

[@Th3Halfdrag0n]

"Blue Peter struck again" had me dying XD

[@libbyford6765]

I absolutely love this episode! So glad you finally reviewed it!

[@ewanwatson8623]

dude i forgot how good this episode really is - absolute masterpiece

[@saskruffriders8234]

This was my favourite 11th Doctor episode. Loved the concept, loved the execution, loved Rory and Amy, loved the music, loved the antagonist! And Idris: easy on the eyes!

[@LiveHedgehog]

While the sign does refer to the phone door compartment, real Police Box doors always did open outwards, not inwards. At least in videos I've seen. I'm not travelling to Earl's Court or Glasgow to test a real one.

[@TheWolfXCIX]

This is one of my favourite episodes of all time, looking forward to hearing your thoughts

[@hb09yt6]

I thought the swimming pool thing was because Amy couldn’t swim

[@dylanburton4955]

I would have loved to have seen Gaiman as showrunner tbh, he would have been really interesting and I really liked what he did with Good Omens

[@Sprinkles0139]

The only reason I cared about this episode to some extent was because it was the first episode I ever saw a single bit of it was in my grandmothers flat and I had no idea what the show was all about then years later when I watched most of new who I recognised this for whatever reason I highly doubt anyone read that nor does it make sense it’s four in the morning

[@kryten1016]

I haven’t watched the review yet but i have high expectations because this ep is in my top 10 ;)

[@thechazzler8934]

Oh god you reminded me of stardust, I remember when I was a wee lass it randomly came on and I loved it, are you ever gonna do a review or did it suck on it, I would love to see your view on it

[@davidwells9982]

That picture of Tennant and his wife...Oof. They don't look so good. New parent faces.

[@izzyfedeli7214]

I’m not being funny but why does Rory feel the need to say I’m a nurse in every single god damn episode 🤣🤣

[@gooseincrocs]

hold up hold up hold up MICHAEL SHEEN IS THE VOICE OF THE HOUSE

[@kamakazeyt]

I will always adore this episode. I honestly believe that this is the one moment where The Doctor didn’t care at all what happened to his companions. Throughout the episode you get to watch as The Doctor’s care for anyone else’s safety slowly run out, with all his concern being consumed with an uncontrollable desire to avenge House’s victims. The most depressing part of it all is that all of this is in hope of forgiveness. Just look at how quickly The Doctor’s patience ran out at the end, look at how he is clearly out of fucks to give, seeing the “God” of this universe as a joke. The way The Doctor replies to House’s endless attempts to intimidate him, for example the petty line as House brags saying “fear me, I’ve killed hundreds of Timelords.” Only to get the emotionless reply of “fear me, I’ve killed all of them.” In that moment, you get to see The Doctor as he’s willing so sacrifice his own life in a desperate attempt of forgiveness. It is truly horrifying.

[@ItsaTypeofPlant]

You got me crying at work with this one lol

[@mackertheman]

One of my absolute favourite episodes. Second only to the 50th anniversary special. Absolutely loved it. Is there any way we can get Neil Gaiman to be the next Doctor Who show runner?

[@HayleyClaire]

It’s so weird that you mentioned Howl’s bedroom JUST as I thought of it! It’s like you read my mind

[@WaitWhatWho]

Fear me. I've killed hundreds of time lords. Fear me. I've killed all of them.

[@chrispy3369]

Neil Gaiman should take over from Chris Chibnall after series 13. Then again Moffat made a bunch of great episodes before he took over.

[@mathieuleader8601]

the house was originally going to be the Great Intelligence

[@little_june_firefly8219]

Stardust is an amazing film and has a wonderful soundtrack !!!

[@lutek1]

ID-ris, presumably? The Id of the Tardid relative in space. Can't be a coinsidence, that name.

[@alexharper7699]

I'm ever the critic, but I loved this episode

[@F2p7YshCn9]

It's weird, Gaiman wrote one of my favourite Smith era episodes (this) and also one of my least favourite Smith era episodes (Nightmare in Silver)

[@svenlauke1190]

the doctors daughter is not only the doctors wife (Tennent) she is also the doctors daughter ( Davidson)

[@itverywindy]

I am so very glad you loved this episode

[@Lordship1021]

The doctors daughter is not only the doctors wife, but hes also a classic doctor Pete Davidson's daughter

[@sayedthoz7950]

As an American I say if you want to dump coffee into the ocean I say go for it, fair is fair after all.

[@tehcookievanilla1323]

You forgot the bit where the tardis says "I love you" in the subtitles xp

[@joehoran7588]

Can you review the BBC TV show Death in paradise?

[@beasty7063]

A 9 A 9?? i was Expecting a 10 out of 10 i love this episode

[@QuokkaCore]

Bro it’s Harry, he usually gives good episodes 4/10, let’s take what we can get.

[@adampoll4977]

Probably my fave New Who episode, and certainly demonstrated how good Matt could be with a great script. It has pretty much everything contained in what is quite a claustrophobic setting and ALL the performances shine (pretty much had me looking up other shows with Suranne Jones, her face conveys so much emotion). Humour, darkness, horror, emotion - the complete package! It made Nightmare in Silver that much more disappointing but I'm guessing/hoping that wasn't Gaiman's fault.

[@blooooblaaa]

I think his plans were yet again shut down because of budget reasons. Also because at that time, Matts doctor was at his most flanderised and the two kids couldn’t act but needed to be in the story. Btw, I actually like it quite a bit but can see it’s flaws.

[@gingeygal2392]

So Good Omens, American God's and Coraline on the watch/read list for you then 😁 (Coraline audiobook read by Neil Gaiman is best)

[@assassin1478]

The Sandman is always the best

[@christianwise637]

00:48 Ah, a man of great taste I see

[@jackjordan5833]

The God Complex review or we riot! :-)

[@DalekDalmatian-the-prop-maker]

Don't want to seem like a know it all but I do believe the doors were ment to open outwards as shown in the Peter Cushing dalek movies, and if you watch documentaries about the mk 2 police boxes they actually do open outwards, but yeah and my mum and I had this argument as she also thought it ment the phone door, but the TARDIS doors have always opened inwards I guess for a more pleasing look, I don't know fully the reason but I'm sure there's someone who has a bit more knowledge on the reason on this

[@itz_not_aaron2364]

Me and my brother all ways imagined the doctor slept in racing car bed

[@Xegethra]

I didn't think the Tardis needed to be alive, but it's done now.

[@isaacgenders6659]

When you going release Torchwood series 1 and Sarah Jane series 1 on youtube

[@ozmond]

I loved this episode so much I bought it on iTunes as a kid

[@ultimate_fanboy6891]

Why didn't the Tardis or the Doctor searched for a cameleon circuit in all those tardis cases ? Even if the Doctor loves the Blue Box look , a cameleon circuit is usefull when they need to be in hiding in plain sight ? If bits were all over and the Doctor's habits were to collect bits from all over and use in his Tardis at least in 9-11 Doctor's generations why not steal a device that is crucial in times of need from a long dead construct that was one a Tardis ?

[@sidewire8777]

So how did Rory not die of dehydration like a lot earlier for him like 3 days should have killed him

[@Squicx]

It was CRIMINAL that Moffat didn’t consider Gaiman for what is now Chibnall’s job 😔

[@genericuser4019]

infinite quest/dreamland review??

[@NileSWPhotography]

Can’t wait for you to rip apart The Rebel Flesh or whatever the two parter is called

[@isaacgenders6659]

When you going do doctor who the rebel flesh the almost people mega review

[@hollyhare713]

I love Suranne Jones in all her work

[@ruthalber6169]

That's part of the course with the doctor and that's being utterly and completely confused 10th Doctor all the way down to the 12th and 13th so it doesn't surprise me when the doctor confuses me not really

[@SootySystem]

As much as I love this episode, I can't help but wonder if the episode is carried by it just being a good idea.

[@xxcoolxx2313]

8:03 zagreus

[@quintuscrinis]

1:42 wow, co pletely missing the callback to the final secone doctor serial. And unnecessarily throwing shade at one of the better 12th doctor episodes (apart from the coporate sell-out part).

[@omalleycaboose5937]

Why wouldn't you play for House in New Vegas? Hes like the main one?

[@theblackswordsman9951]

He's the first one you meet and so most people go with him first time but "the main one" is up to your choice. You can interact with all the factions quite extensively.

[@omalleycaboose5937]

@@theblackswordsman9951 I have thought about it a lot and it makes sense to me that house would be the "cannon" ending as the platinum chip is what starts the story so the narrative ends best with utilizing it. And Independent is also a choice, it's my personal favorite, but I just get the feeling its House. Like if the made a new vegas 2 I think they would pick the house ending as the basis for what happened to Vegas. Its certainly the best ending, well it and independent, for the NCR... the NCR thinks occupying vegas is a good thing but they clearly are spreading themselves to thin and it's better for them as a whole to just... not do that.

[@omalleycaboose5937]

And the legion is the legion and I highly doubt they would pick that endinh

[@aaronkwise]

Good omens Might be worth a review 🤔 😁

[@akshaytrayner1960]

One of best episodes of by who also check out good omens it one of his best

[@TLH1999]

Posted 7 seconds ago. Me: SPEED I AM SPEED

[@VanshikaGulati]

Good Omens!! You have to read/watch Good Omens!!

[@hollyhare713]

since watched you channel I never really appreciate some of the good doctor who episodes and the true meaning of the work behind it

[@jamesstewart7736]

Agree with everything 🙂🙌🏻👍🏻

[@Temptation666]

I bought the serie for this Ep alone. I simply HAD to have it