REACTION | DOCTOR WHO | 5x6 | The Vampires of Venice

[@BritanyBinges]

FRIENDLY REMINDER: I am currently reacting to Classic Who as well. PLEASE no spoilers, references, mentions, etc. for anything in Classic Who that I haven't seen yet. (In the case of several comments on this video, vampires.) I always have where I am listed in the description so you can know what I've already seen and what can be discussed in the comments.

[@TheNovaBridger]

I will die on this hill: Rory is the single most bravest companion in the entire history of the show.

[@BritanyBinges]

I'm not sure who I would consider the bravest, but he definitely ended up surprising me.

[@TheNovaBridger]

@@BritanyBinges I just love his attitude towards everything, especially as time goes on & he just expects certain things to happen lol. And especially in this episode, where he stands up to The Doctor and doesn't hold back on his feelings. Because, like you said yourself in the video, it's not The Doctor's intention for companions to do dangerous things to "impress" him, but it doesn't matter about intention when that exact thing happens regardless, and has led to companions being injured or killed in the process..which is obviously what Rory was concerned about.. I think that especially sort of echoes back to the Series 4 finale when Davros taunts The Doctor for fashioning his companions into soldiers (intentionally or not) while he himself abhors violence and never carries a weapon.

[@trinitybernhardt9944]

Rory is my favorite companion. He brought such a different dynamic and was so loyal and brave.

[@kemmdog4444]

I love how you can see that the broom handle was hollow.

[@ItsCrossbow]

11:33 I love that Rory stood up to the doctor and showed the doctor the harsh truth at what he’s like even if he doesn’t do it on purpose

[@ACanOfBakedBeans]

The actress who played the head "vampire" is the same actress that played Draco's mom in the Harry Potter films

[@BritanyBinges]

How did I not realize that was Narcissa??? Now that you've pointed it out, it's so obvious. 🤦‍♀️

[@joshuajoshua2732]

@ACanOfBakedBeans She was also Aunt Polly in "Peaky Blinders" great series highly recommend that if you not seen it sadly Helen McCrory died of cancer in 2021.

[@hornorsilk2901]

Rory, like Donna, really proved himself to be far more than initial appearances -- he is my second favorite companion of New Who, with Donna my favorite, because of what is done with the character arcs.

[@BritanyBinges]

Yeah, Rory definitely grew on me when they developed his character a bit more.

[@Llanchlo]

16:34 Yes - I think the Doctor's uncharateristic outburst was very much deliberate and for Rory's benefit - reinforcing that the relationship was not what he obviously feared.

[@arch1017]

Definitely. I saw it as an acknowledgement from the Doctor that Rory may have had a point about people putting themselves in danger to impress him, too. Because he wasn't wrong, really.

[@MattHurst100]

3:22 There was a series in the uk called Casanova played by David tennant, so bit of a meta joke

[@jennifermorris6848]

Quick to the lore I was also going to post this. Makes me smile every time.

[@noahrobin1941]

Rory calling out the Doctor about the danger he represents is a great moment. You may recall that he’s not the first one to do this, tho; back at the end of Season 4, Davros accuses him of “turning ordinary people into weapons”. And (less directly) in one of the Specials, Ten straight-up says "It's not like I'm an innocent. I've taken lives. And I got worse; I got clever. Manipulated people into taking their own.” That line can be read as “I manipulated/tricked bad people into killing themselves” (which he’s absolutely done), but also as “I got good people to die for me” (which obviously happens all the time).

[@IsiahBradley]

P.S. And of course, love the Cassanova reference, since Ten played him before he was Ten :)

[@SocietyatLarge]

Ah River is the one that writes in the journal. They meet esch other in the wrong order. Imagine two time travellers, the Doctor standing at the 19th Century and River standing in the 51st century. The both jump through time. Time is a circle. The Doctor having the Tardis travels along the circle in an anticlockwise direction landing at random points in time. River travels clockwise along that circle travelling through time and jumps randomly and meets the doctor. This is why they meet in the opposite order.

[@misshuntress821]

Rory is hands down my favourite companion, I just fell completely in love with his bravery, loyalty & love for Amy. Such a wonderful character progression

[@craigoconnor6662]

Nice to have you back for Doctor Who. Made my day.

[@BritanyBinges]

Thanks! I'm glad to be back. :)

[@deadringerrr]

watching these early episodes with any and rory is soo interesting having seen their whole character arc. i love them sm

[@cardsfanboy]

The vampire myth was explored with the fourth doctor and if I remember correctly, it explains why it exists. This is a case of a myth existing that the aliens took advantage of, in order to hide themselves and their plans.

[@BritanyBinges]

Please be mindful of discussing Classic Who as I am reacting to that as well over on Patreon. I always provide details in the episode description as to where I'm at on Patreon with the reactions so it's clear what I've already seen.

[@hornorsilk2901]

Vampires do exist in Doctor Who. In a few forms.

[@ItsCrossbow]

11:02 love that scene 🤣

[@matthewpreston28]

They do have vampires in classic who. Fought a war with the timelords

[@BritanyBinges]

Please try to keep discussions of Classic Who to a minimum as I am reacting to it as well over on Patreon (unless you see in the description that I've already seen what is being discussed).

[@BookNomming]

Ahhh so happy to see you back with doctor who reactions! I’ve missed this. Hope you had a lovely break

[@BritanyBinges]

Thank you! I'm glad to be back! The first part of the break was nice, but last few weeks were incredibly stressful as I needed to extend my break due to our pup needing to have emergency surgery and going through a pretty intense recovery. Fortunately, she's seems to be doing much better now.

[@SKIP-yj3xp]

You'll start to notice how often the female companions disrespect their boyfriends in NuWho. Mickey became a better man after he stopped being Rose's little b*tch.

[@BritanyBinges]

To be fair, Mickey didn't seem like the greatest boyfriend at the start. But, yeah, the boyfriends do tend to get treated poorly.

[@Elysia63]

I watched this episode before and I remembered and imagined *Kimba the white lion (adult Kimba)* saved Amy from getting bitten by the leader vampire lady and also saving his *2 cub children, Rune and Rukio* from all the other women vampires too! 😆😂😁

[@BritanyBinges]

I have absolutely no idea who Kimba, Rune, and Rukia are. Lol

[@Elysia63]

@@BritanyBinges Oh, they're from an old Japanese anime cartoon from 1963 all the way up to 2009. A lot of people say that the lion king is a rip-off of it. Note: Might wanna check out the video comparison between Lion King and Kimba here on KZbin

[@12chapin]

You’re right, vampires and other similar monsters (those thing you would find in horror or supernatural stories)don’t exist here. It’s always aliens, or someone with advanced knowledge or technology, time travelers. Hello 👋🏻.

[@joshuajoshua2732]

To be fair you got to remember the Doctor is an alien it's not going to cross his mind that telling Rory his fiance kissed him would cause anguish or a stir. Rory the first main male companion (not counting Mickey, Adam or Captain Jack) since without giving the name of the character or what period since the classic series and one of my favourite companions of the NuWho era. This is not the first time the Doctor has encountered alien vampires infact the Time Lords have a history with vampires. I love the Doctor's authority in this episode because the bit that always annoyed me with this series is the companions never listen to the Doctor or obey him when he's trying get them out of danger because he knows what he's doing they don't.

[@hallyhop]

Man I love Rory

[@darynvoss7883]

Outrageous, how can you not like Rory...

[@BritanyBinges]

Well, at this point, I hadn't gotten much time with him.

[@voiceofthevoid2284]

I always kinda liked Rory, but it wasn't until the Pandorica that I really loved him. He became so amazing during those episodes.

[@kenmercer8112]

she couldn't have taken the filter off? Rory grows on you.

[@BritanyBinges]

What filter?

[@kenmercer8112]

@@BritanyBinges the perception filter that made people see her as human. - not a filter on your video. lol it was a device on her waist. not sure why she could not take it off at the end.

[@arch1017]

​@kenmercer8112 I don't think she wanted to turn it off. Her plan failed and she knew her race was doomed. She wanted to die.

[@SkillsLoading]

So about vampires in Doctor Who... Vampires do exist in the original canon, space faring life feeding parasites. That's why the Doctor was so worried about something pretending to be a Vampire, because Vampires caused a lot of problems for the Time Lords.

[@Will-nn6ux]

Spoilers I think?

[@BritanyBinges]

Yeah, let's try to avoid discussing things in Classic Who unless you see in the description that I've already seen the things being discussed since I am currently reacting to it as well.

[@SkillsLoading]

@@BritanyBinges sorry my bad, will be more careful.

[@IsiahBradley]

Welcome back!!!!

[@BritanyBinges]

Thanks! Glad to be back. :)

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Britany! ⏳

[@ihateunicorns867]

Not one of the best episodes, but this is definitely a contender for one of the funniest.

[@phantomsidious2934]

What did you think of the lastest season?

[@BritanyBinges]

I still have to watch the final episode (it will be recorded next week), but I've liked it overall. There have been a few misses for me with some episodes, but I love Ncuti's version of the Doctor, I love Ruby, and I especially love their dynamic.

[@kemmdog4444]

You might know by now. Vampires were real in DW. The ancient Time Lords fought a war against the Great Vampires.

[@BritanyBinges]

I do know because it has been mentioned a lot in the comments. But, I haven't encountered them in Classic Who yet so it was a spoiler. :-/

[@kemmdog4444]

@@BritanyBinges My apologies and it won’t happen again.