The Sun | Doctor WHO | "42" | 3x7 | REACTION | David Tennant

[@UgoWatch]

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[@joerosenman3480]

The sun wasn’t the villain, it was the victim. It fought back the only way it knew how.

[@SassySapphireUK]

This story is so underrated. The thing I love about this episode is it's really the first time that we see the Doctor scared and fully put his trust into Martha to save him.

[@serpentinegallery]

Very underrated episode, one of my favorites. What really elevates it for me is Tennant's performance once he's possessed by the sun creature. One of very few moments where the Doctor's truly terrified and vulnerable, and he makes it so palpable for the viewer.

[@oonree.]

Martha Jones is such a great companion. She is so capable.

[@DtrDisco]

"Allons-y" is French for "Let's Go". Some Doctors have a catchphrase. Like Eccleston would always say "Fantastic".

[@literaltruth]

Fun fact - the writer of this episode was the showrunner of of Torchwood and wrote some of its best (Countrycide) and worst (Cyberwoman) episodes of that show. This is his first (and probably his best) Doctor Who episode - he writes several more and eventually becomes the showrunner of Doctor Who after he also made the show Broadchurch

[@lotemylife3006]

totally forgot that this is a Chibnall episode xD It's crazy just HOW bad some of his writing is, when you know what GREAT stories (like the entirety of Broadchurch) he CAN write 😅

[@UgoWatch]

Just realized after posting that the video is 44:44 in length. If only I knew what 42 meant, I could have made it 42:42 as well! 🤣😭 One day i'll figure it out 💁‍♂

[@nix2747]

Love you trolling yourself at the end

[@catherine140864]

I think it was actually 42 minutes long on first transmission in the UK. Plus it's a real time episode - so the countdown is (roughly) running to time through the episode. Plus if you know your hitchhikers '42' is the answer to life, the universe and everything (and Douglas Adams worked on dr Who in classic who). I am not a classic who nerd, but there were at least 5 male companions I can think of, off the top of my head - someone will fill you in, but Adric, Turlow and Jamie are three. Then Peter Purvis' character and the one whose actor died recently aged almost 100 from the very early days.

[@Sk8rToon]

It’s not often you hear the Doctor say he’s scared. Plus he tried to prep Martha for his regeneration. It’s a great but short little moment

[@nethalus]

It wasn't our sun. It was an alien sun.

[@Sk8rToon]

This was the episode that got me hooked. I had a Doctor Who marathon playing in the background as I unpacked from a move just as background noise. But this episode made be stop & watch. And I’ve been watching ever since. Lots of people look down on this episode but it deserves more expect. Even I don’t watch this episode that much as I’ve grown to like others more. But this one always has a soft spot in my heart.

[@piperbird7193]

Mama Martha isn't scheming. She was told the man her daughter is traveling with is dangerous. She doesn't know any differently, so she's trying to help her daughter.

[@judithturner1593]

Yes, but I also started getting the feeling (at the end of that phone call) that Mama was also beginning to get suspicious of that Saxon team... just a bit... because they were more concerned with finding the doctor than her daughter's safety.

[@DiamondzFinder_]

It wasn't our sun, just a sun. But it is really interesting that it is alive, and that it felt pain from being "scooped". I always loved this episode. Also, I definitely do not see that look from the Doctor as jealous or whatever of Martha, rather that he usually just moves on without thinking too much about the pain he's been through. Like he sometimes says "I'm always alright", even though he very much was not during this story. Anyways, great reaction, and I look forward to more!

[@joerosenman3480]

@@DiamondzFinder_ Sometimes the Doctor lies. Generally, the times the Doctor is manifestly NOT alright are private and only shared with the audience (not an oxymoron, but that’s the medium we’re dealing with 😏).

[@DiamondzFinder_]

@joerosenman3480 Yes I know, and those moments have always led to some incredible acting on the Doctors' parts. Not to say their acting elsewhere isn't always incredible :D

[@joerosenman3480]

@@DiamondzFinder_ Just augmenting your comment. Agree with your reply! 🌝

[@leshiy_nd]

You may be A sun, but I am The Sun. The original, you might say.

[@joerosenman3480]

@@leshiy_nd Doctor Sun!

[@redeem147]

I don't think his reaction was about Martha. It was the trauma of being possessed and of feeling afraid.

[@darrenwilliams2262]

Yeah, it was another of those moments where the Doctor shuts down and doesn't want to talk about what he's just been through or how it has affected him.

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

Yep, he's traumatized, but being the Doctor, doesn't want to admit it. You kinda get a clue, though, when he offers for their next trip to be 'ice skating on the mineral lakes of Kur-ha' -- he wants to be somewhere cold instead to balance out the extreme heat of being possessed by the sun. (There's some really good fanfic about this that I've read, mostly dealing with the passive way the Doctor deals with such things, by going to a cold destination, instead of letting himself sit with how freaked out he was by the whole thing).

[@oonree.]

I love Martha's screams. She's so good at it! And it makes me giggle lol

[@oliverturner7365]

Fun facts 1) the Ood were in the storyline/early drafts of this episode but it was decided the ep was too crowded. 2) Despite the in-world high temperatures, this episode was actually filmed in January, in an abandoned factory in South Wales. The cast were FREEZING. Baby oil was used on their skin to make them look as if they were sweating. The boiling steam is actually their breath in the air in front of them. 😂 P.S. Much as I love David Tennant (my Doctor 😍), I'd like to see more love for Freema when you're watching the opening credits/generally. She's a fantastic actor, playing probably the most adult journey of the RTD companions. This is no shade on Billie/Catherine/Millie. And to those who are saying she's not in the same league as the others as an actress, the Royal Shakespeare Company disagree. She's playing one of the female leads in Twelfth Night this Christmas. I so want to go and see it, but am making two big theatre trips next year. Anyway, rant over. Love your content. 💚

[@HerHollyness]

Freema is great but she hasn’t had as much post-Who success as the others. She did Law and Order in the US for a couple of years and I guess she mostly does stage work now but I just heard her voicing a Christmas ad for Boots and thought, “Oh no, Freema, you’re better than this.”

[@cooluncle4242]

I agree, I liked Rose but always felt more emotion with Martha and a certain next companion. I do think Freema is a better actress, which helps, but I do prefer the character as well.

[@stephjovi]

​@@HerHollyness she did Sense 8 and New Amsterdam. It made me sad that she used to be on the thumbnails the poster for his show and nowadays I only see the guy. I don't like medical dramas anymore so I haven't watched it

[@DavidTennantEnthusiast]

I see where you're coming from, but ugo always reads only the doctor's actor names (e.g when he was watching series 1 he only read out christopher eccleston), so he isn't leaving it out intentionally.

[@oliverturner7365]

@@HerHollyness nobody's above adverts. David did Trust a Trader last year. 😉 In all seriousness, Billie and Catherine were big stars when they were cast (in very different ways), and so had whole identities separate from DW to build on, whereas Freema was an unknown. I think that has a lot to do with it. And again, to pre-empt accusations of hate, Donna is a fave of mine, and very few actors have the ability to make me cry (in a good way) like Billie Piper.

[@CinnamonRobin]

Nice little thing I just noticed: this video's URL ends with "Who"

[@DiamondzFinder_]

That's perfect!

[@hoarsebard]

The Doctor has had a number of male companions in the past, throughout Classic Who. The one that jumps immediately to mind is Jamie McCrimmon, who mainly travelled with the 2nd Doctor.

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

Yep, lots of male companions in the past, going all the way back to the first 'Team TARDIS' with Ian Chesterton.

[@timg5011]

Happy 61st Birthday, Doctor Who!

[@Engiflux]

And next begins some of the best doctor who episodes.

[@quintuscrinis]

Lets be honest, this is a pretty good epsiode as well.

[@lydiarodgers]

my favourite ever story coming next!!

[@mayotango1317]

The book is better.

[@lydiarodgers]

@@mayotango1317 i need to read it for sure

[@supremewhovian9258]

Yeah, but it doesn’t come close to what’s next.

[@HuntingViolets]

Vinette Robinson, who plays Abi Lerner here, went on to play Sally in _Sherlock,_ among other things.

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

Yep, and even returns for a role later in Doctor Who.

[@HerHollyness]

You do know the woman playing the ship’s doctor! I’m assuming you’ve seen Sherlock because you mentioned it on the previous episode. The actress is called Vinette Robinson and she plays Sergeant Sally Robinson in Sherlock - the one who doesn’t much like him. She will also come back muuuch later in Doctor Who in a different role.

[@chrissie627]

"Icarus could never" nearly took me out 😂😂😂

[@joshuatang5250]

Truly the episode of all time.

[@HuntingViolets]

Oh, this makes me happy.

[@joshuaverran9443]

Allon-sy is french for "Let's go".

[@camealer37]

Your gonna love the next couple of episodes. I can't wait😊

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

42 as well as being the answer to life , the Universe and everything is an attempt at a real - time adventure and the action is pretty non stop , a workplace space ship and a crew who aren't there for a cruise . Michelle Collins made a good Captain who chose to die with her husband . An interesting perspective on humanity just scooping up resources without thinking . Martha's mum being monitored by the sinister Saxon . Enjoyed your thoughts and watching this one .

[@therealpbristow]

[NODS] The gag being that the "real time drama" concept was made popular at that time by a series called... "24". =:o}

[@karennowicki241]

I can't wait to see your reactions to the rest of this season. Buckle up its a great ride!

[@HuntingViolets]

Yeah, I can't really blame Francine.

[@bereny45]

Really nice to see this kind of opinion being voiced.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@bereny45 Yes, she gets so much flack, but what is she supposed to think at this point?

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

I think Francine gets waaaay too much hate. She's just concerned for her daughter. I don't get why people have a problem with that. She gives Big Mama Bear energy. She might not be the softest in her affection, but she will protect her family! (I think people forget that Francine doesn't really know about the Doctor in the way that audience does and so she's only going on the little information that she DOES have. I love how fiercely protective she is, honestly.)

[@SarahH-ns6ly]

I feel like this episode is a bit underrated, but it is a good classic sci-fi story. It gets overshadowed somewhat by the rest of series 3, which is great. There have been quite a few ongoing male companions, starting from the first episode in 1963. There was almost always a female companion (or two) at the same time, though.

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

Unpopular Opinion: A lot of people call this a 'bad substitute' for 'The Impossible Planet'/'Satan Pit', but I actually prefer '42' as a story. (But then Martha is my fave companion and she REALLY shines in this one, so...)

[@Masq1980]

oh god...the last bit about the title of the movie killed me with laughter! Fricken good shit man! You are quickly becoming my favorite Doctor Who reactor

[@chinonyeobiora9985]

..."In space no one can hear you scream" 😅😅😅😅

[@roguecomics4775]

Jamie !! "Beasties!!"

[@anastasiia4311]

i cant wait to see your reaction for the next episodes. they are ones of the best of the best of the entire show. starting from this point, it's just getting more and more intense and mindblowing and never stops👀

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

So are you going to watch "The Infinite Quest"? It's a 2D-animated collection of shorter adventure snippets that together make a full story, initially released one by one before being collected into an episode-length omnibus. While it has no exact continuity placement, it certainly takes place during season three after this episode and before the finale.

[@ms_scribbles]

It had nothing to do with Martha kissing that guy. The poor Doctor was just shaken to his core, to the point where he openly cried that he was scared. It takes a lot to push him to that level, and it really threw him for a loop.

[@timg5011]

8:22 - Mother: "What was that?" Martha: "Erm - it's a patient on hunger strike. They're force-feeding him the hospital food..."

[@vougues3605]

Doubt that would work😅She told her mum she was at the pub in the middle of a pub quiz

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

@@vougues3605 Maybe it's a weird song the DJ is playing at the pub? ;)

[@gameverse9951]

Im so excited for the next episode! Might be my favourite dw story tbh

[@quintuscrinis]

Love the way you include the editor version of you shouting at yourself with the extra clips at the end so the comments don't habe to. 😂😅🤣

[@redeem147]

42 is 24 backwards. Takes place in real time

[@Slate-writer]

if you thought this episode was good...just wait... the next 6 episodes are absolute bangers ! they really are some of the best Who ever 🤩

[@Kostyurik]

I'd argue about next two, but absolutely agree about four episodes after them. Well, next eight episodes if after 3x10, 3x11, 3x12 and 3x13 we keep going to christmas special, 4х01, 4x02 and 4x03. Truly a golden age of "Doctor Who"

[@shanejames13]

Keep an eye out for something Saxon related in the next few episodes of Torchwood too. It's very small so you might miss it.

[@thepandorica1660]

By this point you’ve seen an episode from each of the three showrunners from the show Of course you saw RTD and Moffat back with Ncuti, but this is your first Chibnall episode. You'll get to his and Moffat's eras in time ;)

[@redeem147]

He watched Cyberwoman by Chibnall on Torchwood

[@joshuaverran9443]

It's an alien sun it's not an earth sun. It wasn't really a villain in a sense it was just trying to protect itself because McDonnell was so greedy for fuel she did not consider the consequences.

[@TheMajinHermit]

The Doctor has had Male Companions but there's a pretty common theory that the 2nd Doctor loved Jamie especially since Frazer Hines once said he and Patrick Troughton intentionally played it as if they were a couple as much as they could in the 60s anyway.

[@cooluncle4242]

I imagine this was a jokey comment about how they argue like a couple as never seen any hints of this in the show. No worries if you want to interpret that way but it's not something I ever noticed.

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

I totally always think that Jamie and the Second Doctor were 'space married'!

[@leemitchell1717]

Teletubbies mentioned...foreshadowing what's to come...

[@matthewpreston28]

Lol It's Janet from the lazarus project which Is also a time travel show

[@Slate-writer]

they should never have cancelled...

[@matthewpreston28]

@Slate-writer yes big rip

[@LydiaHaterStevie]

One of those women was in soaps called corrie and eastenders lol 😂

[@BruhsCookieJar]

She is officially a companion in this one and the first episode as an official companion is on a space ship. Does that count?

[@joshuaverran9443]

No one wants to be a the companion id rather be the Doctor 😂.

[@timg5011]

If you want to know about "Recreational Mathematics", check out the work of Martin Gardner, Ian Stewart, and Marcus du Sautoy.

[@JulieFreyHomeWebBiz]

I do not know of any other story that is in real time. Most stories have gaps or things you never see because no writer includes every detail. (I always presume unknown amount of real time has passed if any TV show or movie. So dialog or date subtitles important to include.) Plus we know that TV episodes are normally recorded in a schedule, more complicated if there is location shooting. Background music important here! Get to know the themes. By now you can enjoy the Series 1 and Series 2 album. 42 You will have to start with any Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy production. It started as a radio series that was written and aired one episode at a time. It sounds like it was made up as it went because it was! There were novels released. Then a TV series. Also a cool computer game. (My first PC game, in fact.) There is audio readings on KZbin of all of the novels. The latest production was a movie. The novels have the most content.

[@quentinko8428]

The impossible planet style episodes are the bests

[@MizziProductions]

Back when companions actually earned their keys and weren’t just given them willy nilly. 🤣 I always had difficulty with Martha’s mum; it was too easy for her to dislike The Doctor but I also can see it from her side. We always want The Doctor to be okay, though! We can’t stand him suffering. It was nice to see Martha as the hero this episode. Usually The Doctor is the one to ultimately save the day, but The Doctor was the saved this episode as opposed to the saviour. This series, Martha found herself in a lot of sticky situations and wasn’t able to save herself.

[@stephjovi]

Does needing the area code include an area code for earth? 😂

[@mayotango1317]

Written by Chibnall...Oh my God.

[@cooluncle4242]

This was actually a good episode, it's easy to forget he probably wrote some good episodes after his stint running the show.

[@timg5011]

If you thought this season was good so far: well, you ain't seen nothin' yet...

[@Axetwin]

Taraji P Henson is the villain? I mean, I wouldn't put it past Cookie to sabotage that ship, would you? Don't forget Ugo, Vote Saxon.

[@georginavaughan3052]

❤❤❤

[@7SillySins]

19:15 timestamp for me

[@lyraparry3321]

"you're just inevitably gonna fall in love in that situation" bro i will FIGHT YOU amatonormativity makes u boring & doctor&donna qpr will fix you i cAN'T WAIT FOR DONNA TOMORROW AAAAHHHHHHH

[@joerosenman3480]

Male companions: yes in classic Who. Micky counts, if only briefly. Adam was a fly-by-night, passing bad penny-not companion material… ☹️ The future-spoilers. 😉

[@cooluncle4242]

There have been a few but I don't think it's ever been just the doctor and a male companion in classic who. Obviously I won't comment on new who as spoilers.

[@joerosenman3480]

@ 👍

[@goofydog-ig2pd]

Wowzah

[@geetee4459]

This episode - along with Lazarus - are the low-points of this series but everything is up Up UP from here

[@joshuaverran9443]

Since "Dr. Who" is a family children's show they shouldnt even have romance or sex in the show at all quite frankly Classic Who never had any of that nonsense.

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

The Fourth Doctor and Romana have entered the chat...

[@Kostyurik]

"42" is one of my least favorite "Doctor Who" episodes, (from my personal TOP-20 worst "Doctor Who" episodes Ugo at this time surprisingly already have seen 7th "Tooth and Claw", 5th "42", 4th "The Unquiet Dead", 2nd "The Idiot's Lantern" and 1st "Fear Her"). But I must admit - watching it edited down to ~26 minutes, with someone else's reaction and commentary made it slightly better and a bit more watchable. P. S. Ugo already familiar with works of all four main "Doctor Who" writers - Russel T. Davies, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Chris Chibnall. But how incredibly ironic the fact Chris Chibnall had better representation of his writing talent on "Torchwood". It will never stop amazing me.

[@SoTOreo]

Chibnal is one of the worst writers of nuwho. if you look close enough at his stories he just rips off other writers to try and do it better

[@lydiarodgers]

the doctor is wonderful in many ways, but he’s also so egotistical, and the loss of rose, whom he did see romantically, doesn’t help that at all. he’s ecstatic that martha fancies him, the attention she gives him fuels that ego. that’s why he keeps her hanging on in that way, and even flirts back at times. so when she kisses someone else, he’s jealous! even though he’s not actually interested in her!!

[@joshuaverran9443]

He's not interested because he's a-sexual it's weird that a 900 year old ancient alien would be interested in young earth girls anyway.

[@cooluncle4242]

I never read it this way at all. I'm still not convinced the doctor was romantically interested in Rose although he obviously cared for her. I think he liked Martha and although he likes showing off, I don't think he likes the romantic attention. He just likes the company and having someone to impress and I don't think he fully realises how much she seems to like him. You have to remember the doctor doesn't like opening up about his feelings and he'd just been through a traumatic experience. Just my take on it.

[@lydiarodgers]

@cooluncle4242 interesting, and i take in your point. but i do think that was russell’s intention. i don’t think he could help himself when it came to romance between the doctor and his companion. david’s doctor is full of himself, and there are many examples of this that i can’t mention as i don’t want to write spoilers. he’s very rarely oblivious to someone flirting with him and is very aware of his looks and charm. martha longing for him is perfect, it fills the void

[@cooluncle4242]

@lydiarodgers all fair points, coming from classic who, I've never thought of the doctor being involved in anything romantic, but 10 was the one who broke the mould and enjoyed a bit of female attention. I didn't enjoy all the romantic melodrama, which is why I enjoyed the next companion more.

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

Saxon is a master of disguise

[@nazimelmardi]

Spoiler delete!

[@tomplayzgamer]

Spoiler

[@joshuaverran9443]

Delete that comment that is a spoiler.

[@cooluncle4242]

I don't like spoilers but this isn't that bad as Ugo hasn't seen classic who and probably won't get the reference.