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Doctor Who 5x10 FULL LENGTH Reaction | Vincent and the Doctor (Patreon)

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I watched this on HBO Max and unfortunately it is no longer on HBO Max.

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Doctor Who 5x10 FULL LENGTH Reaction | Vincent and the Doctor

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Jacob Miller

This is the episode I was waiting for. The back half of season 10 is one of my favorites and this episode was a big reason why.

Jacob King

Busting out the DVD like it’s 2010!

DieWinterkirsche

I love this episode so so much, and I love the quote about the good and bad piles - I used it myself last year

Jacob King

This episode was written by Richard Curtis, who did direct Bill Nighy in Love Actually, but more relevant to this story he wrote the really delightful Yesterday a sci-fi romcom about the relationship between artists, art and fans. There’s a scene near the end that is just as cathartic as seeing Vincent in the museum.

Alkaris

Time can be rewritten, but other things are fixed points in time that can't be rewritten. It's just one of those rules of Doctor Who universe, two sides of the same rules that somewhat contradict the other. Vincent's death was a fixed point that whatever happened was always meant to happen. This episode was the best one of Series 5 to date, it's very heavy emotional episode, especially right at that very end where the Doctor takes him to the museum in the future just so he could hear how his work impacted everyone's lives. — It's even sadder to think that nobody really cared about them or their works until the moment they died, treated him like shit, called him mad, that until he killed himself they suddenly turned around and cared about him, like I really hate people like that; "You never ever cared about them when they were alive, so why are you caring about them after they died?" sort of thing, it's real shitty flip-flop behavioral stance people seem to take. You don't get to feel sorry for people when you treated them like shit their entire life and then be like "Ohh... but actually..." they don't deserve your pity or condolences.

Harriet Loughnan

This one hits so hard. A beautiful ending with an extra special dash of wish fulfilment. I will always cry with Vincent in that museum.

Wedge

This is in my top 5 episodes of the entire series. I went and bought the DVD box set just to watch along until they get the streaming rights figured out. And yes, we are emotional vampire sickos, and we love you too Angela!

Rach

As someone who struggles with depression this episode gets me every time. It's just so beautifully written and is the perfect balance of the shows trademark optimism and humor without minimising the impact of the serious issues. This episode is case a million people haven't already commented it, was written by Richard Curtis. It's wild that he randomly came in for one mid-season episode and yet dropped arguably the best story of all time. Love it so much even if it makes me cry

Sakura

This episode is my favorite of the whole series I think. They chose the perfect actor for Van Gogh. And the way they depict sadness, depression, ...yes it hits hard, very hard and I know why...The person behind this episode, Richard Curtis, wrote it as a tribute to his sister who died by suicide. I think that's why this episode speaks to a lot of us. When this episode aired, a lot of Whovians made a pact. If one day, Time travel exist, we have to go look for Vincent and make this real. Just a little tender detail people may have missed it's how happy Vincent is seeing Monet's paintings, he was an admirer of Monet’s works and Claude Monet was one of the first greats to recognize Van Gogh's talent (during the exhibition at the Salon des Indépendants in 1890, where he would have described Van Gogh’s works as "the best of the exhibition")

Peter Powis

I thought the exact same thing upon watching. This and Blink are my two favourite episodes of the new era..

Jeremy B

So beautifully written and acted and full of compassion. Using a monster that only Vincent can see as a metaphor for his mental illness was the perfect choice. And yes, the scene in the museum still hits hard all these years later. This line in particular: "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things, but vice-versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." One of Doctor Who's finest moments.

Peter Powis

oh I love the film Yesterday! was thinking about how much i liked it only the other day! and this dr who episode is so beautiful

Jackson Ehlers

I think the speech at the end about good things and bad things is my favourite in all of Doctor Who

Frank (MetronV) Izzy

Thanks for the Thunderbolts spoiler warning! I'll finish this reaction vid after I watch it. :) I think you might have missed when the Doctor, Amy and Vincent at ~30m were trying to shut the door against the Krafayis in the Church, Vincent kicks its foot that’s blocking the door. They finally get it shut and the Doctor turns to Vincent and says, “Right. Okay. Here’s the plan. Amy, Rory…” Amy says, “Who?” You were in the middle of an observation and it happened so quickly, you might have missed that. And yeah, that Vincent in the Museum scene always, always get's me.

Ben

'We know that doesn't happen' - you keep forgetting the golden rule of time travel in Doctor Who, time can be rewritten.

Leo Cap

it's probably no surprised to hear -- this episode essentially has its own separate fanbase from the rest of the show

Alexander Whitehill

We have all been waiting for you to get to this episode. It is LEGENDARY among Dr Who episodes for making grown whovians weep. I think there is a sort of overlap between whovians and those who love Van Gogh. Though I believe this episode is what influenced me to start pronouncing it Van Goff. As I have always understood it, either Van Goff or Van Go are acceptable pronuciation-wise.

Ben

Fun fact about this episode is that the song used at the end when they take Vincent to the museum ("Chances" by Athlete) was actually Matt Smith's idea to use as he is a fan of the band.

Sorcerer Rumburak

I watches this episode now the 4th time and it hit like the first time. If you watch Dr. Who - don't forget the tissues. Be it for joy or drama, you'll need them! ...and Rory? He just didn't die - he was wiped out of history. But it seems he isn't forgotten by the doctor - and Amy spends tears for him without knowing - if that's worth something. I hope so.😢

Seth bandy

I did the same thing. Question, was your property synced up. Mine was off about 10 seconds

Alex

Just a warning but there’s probably going to be some massively oversharing related to the subject of this episode. I’m going to be frank because a part about understanding mental illness and talking about it is honesty. It could make some feel uncomfortable so please don’t read further. First of all hope you’re ok. This episode has been on my mind soon as you started Doctor Who and knew it was going to be tough in parts. Also you’re not alone, a lot consider this a top 5 or even 1st place as a best episode of Doctor Who. There are so many amazing episodes of this show but this particular one is special because of how it handles depression. When it comes to difficult subjects that need to be navigated with care Doctor Who doesn’t always get it right. This one talks to a lot of people including me. I’m 36 and have had regular chronic depression ever since i was 15. Builds like water behind a dam for could be weeks or months but then it always breaks through and I’ll spend weeks on in bed or on the sofa, almost catatonic. Afraid to move a muscle and i’d just spend hours imagining a world without me. Not only would i feel the world would be better off but my pain and numbness would be gone too. That alone would be a relief. I force myself to remember this is the depression talking, it’s the disease tricking me into consider this as a way out. It’s not really me who i am and not what i really want. Eventually as always it passes for a time ready to start building again. I’m saying all this because this episode i think of all the time but especially in those moments because at least for me it accurately captures what it’s like and when i’ve had to talk to family and friends about what i go through i’ve used this episode to convey and show what it’s like. To give people just an idea of the personal hell not just me but many go through but you wouldn’t think it to look at some people as some are better at hiding it than others. Especially the Doctors speech about the piles of good and bad things. I’ve got that written on a big piece of card along with other quotes that keep reality in true perspective for when my illness has other ideas and turns my brain against me. It’s a magnificently put together episode. Bill Nighy then just puts it over the top with an incredible and poignant delivery of his speech. I’m sorry as that is a lot from a stranger on a Patreon reaction comment section. This is the kind of episode that transcends just being a good episode of Doctor Who or any show because it’s one that has meaning and legitimately can affect lives. It sure does mine and for the better. Glad you made it through and looking forward to the next one. This was my most anticipated reaction so gotta put on my thinking cap and decide which is the next big one 😄.

James Fleischman

I can't tell you how often I've randomly stopped and thought about "The Ultimate Ginge"

Rasgriz Rising

Favorite doctor who episode Van Gogh is now my favorite artist because of this episode

Sneaky Poptart

I'll be honest, I haven't watched every Doctor Who episode but growing up seeing random episodes like the weeping angels and this episode, this is and will be my favorite episode. Makes me tear up everytime, I love it so much and it is normal <3

Jacob King

It synced alright. It’s a bit fiddly to time.

Nathaniel Castle

“The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don't always spoil the good things or make them unimportant.” this is one of my favourite Doctor Who quotes, especially on the bad days. This is the first time I have cried watching it, thanks for a wonderful reaction

Martin

When you started with saying is anyone going to miss Rory....and then you missed Rory when the Doctor referenced/mentioned his name during the episode, oh life with your Irony! But yeah a fantastic episode exploring mental illness using such a famous figure, it's an amazing stand alone episode 100%, even before that museum scene the episode is still brilliant but then you get that ending and it's everything.

Katie Niekamp

You keep implying we know the future is certain because we’ve been there. He said in this very episode that the paintings could disappear based on how events happen. We don’t “know that doesn’t happen.” The future is never guaranteed, unless we’re dealing with a fixed point (which the doctor always specifies). Time travel either affects the future (like the "for Amy" dedication), creates the events that led to the start of events in the first place, or leaves it untouched enough to be unnoticeable. I’d hate for you to think that there aren’t real stakes in these episodes because that’s less fun!

Seymor Butz

I do confess.....I joined patreon when she started Dr Who just so I could watch this full episode........worth the wait. But now I'm hooked and not going anywhere. A good business model.

Jay Willis

My wife doesn’t like doctor who (poor me, haha). But she makes me put on the end of this episode once a year or so after I showed it to her after we went to an exhibit.

V1rtu0u5

AWWWWW I Love this one. Such a touching episode!!! 💙💔💙💔💙

Ash Davis

I don't have recency bias, and I too continue to be a wet sopping mess after every rewatch 15 years later. It is still my favorite episode. But there are still episodes to come that have come close to besting it.

Dani

Absolutely one of my favorites. I am not immune to the ending. Cry every time.

John

This is hands down one of the most beautiful single episodes of Doctor Who. I don't know if anyone else mentioned it, but the monster was a metaphor for Vincent's mental illness. It's a monster that torments him and only he can see it. When I first saw this, it absolutely broke me in the best way possible. All anyone has ever wanted is to know they're valued and appreciated. To see him get that affirmation made me want to cheer in the midst of my tears.

Yee Kao

This is my favorite Doctor Who episode! So glad I finally got to see your reaction!

ZapWing

Back when I first watched this episode, I thought it was okay, average. It didn't really affect me to any degree because I didn't know a lot about Van Gogh. A couple years after that, one of my best friends killed himself. I remember revisiting this episode within a year after that and breaking down entirely. The Doctor consoling Amy about Van Gogh's suicide really resonated with me and to this day, remains one of the episodes that affects me hard. I know I couldn't have changed my best friend's outcome any more than Amy did for Vincent. And knowing the struggles of depression and BPD and having my own battles with suicide, I fully understand the pain and torment that one feels. But at the end of my day, I know that I added to my best friend's pile of good things and he added a huge amount to mine. I'll never forget him and I thank everything that this episode exists.

ZapWing

Thank you for existing and continuing to exist. I, too, have chronic depression and you have a very apt way of describing it like a dam that eventually has a reservoir too full and it breaks. I recently had the largest one in a very long time that included suicidal ideation, a feeling I hadn't truly felt, never mind, taken seriously in 13 years since my best friend's suicide. I described it to my safe circle as a battlefield with several sides fighting each other. Every trigger throughout my day would be another wave of artillery going off, causing more destruction and pain that would be felt and reverberated. This episode handled the struggle and the fight so well and I think that's why a lot of survivors like us love this episode. I'm good at hiding and masking my demons when I need to, but this last one made some people around me concerned. Fortunately, I remained open about it with my safe circle and let them know what was actually happening in my head and how it felt and it made it easier to process and move forward. Thank you again for continuing to exist and when the Doctor says "be kind", be kind to yourself. I love you, you beautiful soul <3

Ejigantor

This isn't my favorite episode, because I don't have _a_ favorite episode, but it's my favorite episode of this season. My favorite of his paintings is Starry Night, and the scene with the three of them looking at the sky gets me. And I was of course blubbering through the entire ending sequence, pretty much from the moment The Doctor invites Vincent to see something. -I usually watch these after work, but I saved this one for just before bedtime so I could have a good cry and then go to sleep.

Alex

Thank you for sharing and for your kind words 🙂. I’m terribly sorry about your friend. I can’t begin to imagine going through something like that. You’re stronger than you know. Unfortunately depression feels like intoxication too, it’s subtle at first and the more you keep drinking you don’t realise how much control you’ve given up until you’re in a dark place. The key is being able to recognise and differentiate when your thoughts and decision making is being influenced. Don’t listen or trust those dark thoughts and literally tell yourself “no, that’s not me saying that. I know i have self worth and no matter how bad things seem to be, me not being around is never the solution”. It can be difficult as it’s affecting everything you think, say and do. Finally making good, positive life decisions before you feel it taking over really helps. Looking after yourself and keeping a clean house so you’re not looking at chaos really softens the impact. Wow all this from a Doctor Who episode 😄🥲. Look after yourself and all the best.

Karl Ward

Thank you for being you. I remember this had a profound effect on me when I first saw it, even more so now, as I've now known too many people who couldn't bear to be here anymore. On the original airing there was, as I recall, a mental heath helpline number for anyone affected by it. I think the thing that broke me up was that the people who go, never get to hear how much they mean to others, we wait until it's too late to say these things. I wrote a poem after someone I knew went away too soon and I'll share it with you. It's called "The Day After" The day after there's a vacancy, In the space where you used to be, So much life yet such fragility, A maelstrom of such tranquility, I miss the you you used to be, I miss the you you should have been, Infinite potential unspent and unused, How does it begin to find another you, The answer my friend is it cannot begin, There is always a gap that cannot be filled, An unfinished melody without a conclusion, A part of the world that's full of confusion, The die is cast and life goes on, Your song was sung and now is gone, If only you knew how much you mean, If only you knew how you shattered the dream, There's a you shaped hole in the world today, Your memories may go and fade away, But the ripples you made will last until, The last eyes that saw you will also be still.

Nefer Akhen

I will admit that I was one of those people who did not take well to new doctors. And I absolutely refused to watch Matt Smith's run. But, one day BBC America was doing a marathon and this episode was starting. I decided to just grit my teeth and watch. Aaaanndd.... shame... I felt pure shame! I watched the whole marathon and waited for the next marathon to watch 11's run from the beginning. I love this episode.

Carl Wilson

Thank you for telling that story, and deepest sympathies too.

Carl Wilson

The story of how Van Gogh's work came to be appreciated is a complex one - a lot of it involved his art-dealer brother, who always believed in him, and then after his brother's death (soon after Vincent's, but of illness), his widow kept promoting Vincent's work in the art world. It wasn't the people who never appreciated him suddenly becoming sympathetic after his suicide. It was the people who always appreciated him never giving up on spreading the word about his work.

Carl Wilson

The Doctor is usually very cagey when people ask how they'll be remembered, and in some ways I found it alarming when I first saw the episode that he took the big risk of bringing Vincent to the museum - even though it's an incredibly beautiful gesture, what if it set off something that ended with Van Gogh destroying his works, or the work otherwise never reaching its public? When Amy wants to go right back to the museum, I was afraid that they'd find Van Gogh was no longer there. But watching it again, I think the Doctor always knew (however he knows these things) that Vincent's death was a fixed point in time, and that they'd only be adding to his pile of good things. I was crying along with you - and you made me think more than I did originally about how crucial the background spectre of Rory's absence is to the emotional tone of this episode and where it comes in the series.

G Lam

Recency bias be damned.... This is one of my 2 "best by far" episodes. The only part of this story which wasn't amazing was the Monster Of The Week... it was, decent.... But then making that into yet another emotional moment, and the way Matt Smith delivers after it's injured was awesome. Impeccable acting, and theme throughout this absolute tearjerker and Bill Nighy's speech.. and the Doctor's one about good things, and bad things... just everything was awesome. As for Van Go / Van Goff / Van Gogh: I personally find "Van Go" hard to hear... I grew up being told "Gogh" (with the throaty 'gh'/'ch' sound. I think"Goff" is more common in the south of England... With "gh" being more common up North. And of course our lovely Karen here does it better using the Scottish "loch" sound. But as it's a persons actual name, I try to make the effort to say it the way THEY would say it them selves (as I do with anyone I meet)... So now I say it the Dutch way (with a throaty 'H' at the front, not a hard 'G',.. and a throaty 'G' at the end. Yes, I get weird looks from people when I do it.

J.W. Moore

It doesn't matter how many times I watch this episode, the museum scene with Vincent makes me ugly cry. This is my favorite 11th Doctor episode. It's sad that he still ended his life, but that goes to show how powerful depression can be. No matter if you know that you are loved or admired, depression always wins.

Nicholas Sulikowski

The very dark thought that I had about the end of this episode, speaking as someone who's been dealing with depression for years, is that the knowledge that Van Gogh would eventually be remembered as one of the greats, eventually started to gnaw at him. He returned to his own time, and one day thought, wait, I'll be remembered one day, but not in my own lifetime? I have to still endure many years of derision and scorn and being penniless, just so that people born well after I'm gone can profit from it?! What kind of sick joke is that?! Why should an artist never ever receive any kind words, while other people reap the rewards?! Am I meant to be a joke in my own time, and only after I'm gone will anything I've done matter?! And that's why he still killed himself. He just wanted one person in his own lifetime to tell him he mattered, and his work mattered. Instead, he surmised that he'd only mean something after he was dead. This is how depression works. You can see no hope. Someone can show you hope. And you somehow twist it into a negative. Vincent thought he'd never mean anything to anyone. The Doctor showed him otherwise. But he still found a way to twist it into a negative.

Paul Villanueva

Van Gogh was definitely suffering from some sort of mental disorder, bipolar or schizoprenia or something else. Historians and psychologist agree with him having something but not what it was. Whatever it was I think he saw the creature because his brain didn't work the same as your average person. Based on what he says about hearing colors they may be implying he had chromesthesia, which is a form of Synesthesia.

David Trumble

It is so insane that Richard Curtis made an entire career of hits from "Blackadder" to "Four Weddings" to then dropping ONLY ONE SINGLE episode of "Doctor Who" and have it be among the most universally beloved episodes in the show's history. That is a hell of a flex.

Ben “Bentendo” Dawson

A beautiful episode that is adored by many a Doctor Who fan. Isn't in the 60th Anniversary magazine top ten unlike Silence in the Library for example, but it is in many mainstream fan's top three episodes I would say. Curtis' one and only episode, how would he ever top it I guess! There are cynics that complain when Doctor Who attempts to teach lessons, or 'lecture' the audience... but when it gets the balance right and shows such deep meaningful things in such beautiful ways... boy is it incredible television.

Woodrow Petrovic

I said "Van Goff" to my Dutch friend, and he corrected me. In Dutch, a G is pronounced like a hard, rolled H.

Anthony Lawson

Became a member today to watch the full length reactions...not realizing the next episode was Vincent and the Doctor. Wasn't planning on bawling today, but here we are. This has long been my favorite episode and I cry every single time.

Paulo

Oh my god I know I’m behind and I’m trying to catch up but why did have to watch this episode the same day that I watched the Demon Slayer Infinity Castle movie. I’m so tired of crying.