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Doctor Who 14x03/1x03 Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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Ryan

First of all, I have to note that I now 100% believe The Demon Chord was supposed to be later in the season. It was already weird enough that the episode so casually says Ruby's personal timeline is in June after the ending of Space Babies at Christmas, and now apparently the Doctor never once took her to another planet in those six months? My best guess is they wanted a musical episode to tie into Eurovision (a bit tone deaf given the Israel controversy, but what can you do?) After all of RTD's bullshit about "Maybe Moffat's writing on this season, but maybe he's not, wow, aren't I kooky and vague?", this episode had an uphill climb to not annoy me. And he actually pulled it off, providing more evidence that this guy really needs to stick to writing standalone scary stories, the one thing he's really, really good at. It's especially impressive how much genuine tension we feel despite knowing full well both our heroes will survive, aided by a standout performance from Ncuti. It's the kind of role where I like to use James Caan in Misery as the base example, where the entire story would fall apart if we ever for one second don't believe in the terror and vulnerability of his position through his acting, and he completely pulls it off. And for once, I'm actually not bothered at all by an episode beating us over the head with its message, both because it's saying stuff that absolutely needs to be said at this time, and that it's all delivered so well and fully tied into the story rather than the episode just pausing so the Doctor can make a speech (you hear that, Orphan 55?). My one issue is that it very much feels like Moffat intended the daughter to be much younger than the actress they cast, maybe around 5 years old, with the way she thinks an obvious hologram of her father is the real thing, and then isn't able to put the pieces together that he's dead. Though at the same time, having a girl that young playing such a big role while also having to be considerate of her mental state taking part in such a heavy, adult-themed story, would probably have been more trouble than it was worth.

Thomas Corp

Oh, I definitely shared the feeling of being very, very, very, very, very, and one more for good measure, very excited for this episode. Tis now a delight to share it with you, Jess. This episode, hoo boy, did it send my emotions into a bit of a tumbling about. You mention needing tequila, I’d go for a gin and tonic or two, share that with your tequila, in spirit at least. A good way to put it, a lot of heart and horrific tragedy in this episode. A well-executed concept of the Doctor stuck on a landmine for the entire episode. I hear you about how the whole thing felt quite relatable what with dealing with anxiety. Depression as well, in my case. Certainly, I concur that it is immensely counterproductive to try to force yourself to not go through things. And again, it tied in well for the episode, for us, anyway. Loved the further showcase of Ruby and the Doctor already having excellent rapport. The overall set-up was superbly well done, the theme of fighting a non-existent war in the name of faith. I appreciated the moment where the Doctor notes that organized religion has largely been militaristic in nature throughout most of human history; we’re simply living in an atypical time in that regard. It was enjoyable seeing you advocate for a calming environment. Jess, Moffat’s writing does not lend itself well to a “CALMING ENVIROMENT!!” in any way, shape or form, and you know this. Or when you yelled, “Steven, what is WRONG with you!?” This is why I love his writing; he never loses the ability to unsettle and disturb us. There were strong characters in this, yes. It is honestly unreal how emotional I got seeing Ruby get shot, and nearly die. Ncuti spoke for my heart on that one. Your own reaction was striking. Millie really gets you when she sells Ruby’s pleading to be told who her next of kin is. I adored your reaction to the favorite person scene. I shared your incredulity of Mundy picking absolutely the wrong time to be a Doubting Thomas, though thankfully the Doctor and John came through, and your reaction was everything. “Kiss, kiss, BITCH!” like you said. Excellent observations on the thoughts and prayers thing. Since you were a bit brave in sharing on a personal level, I’ll do the same. Throughout the episode, I had worry about the plotline with John, specifically that plotpoint of one’s dad dying and how the kid dealt with it. I was holding on well. Then they sucker punched me out of nowhere right in the gut when they mentioned the date being the fifth of October. My dad’s birthday. That started a few floodgates which the beyond heartwarming scenes at the end exacerbated. Your reaction, by the way, just perfect, Jess. Reeling from that last night, I said, “All right. Well played, Moff.” Yeah, I knew you’d catch “the long way round”, Jess. And of course, the fish fingers and custard. Yes, we, you and I are in complete agreement of Moffat’s era being our favorite era of Doctor Who. In your case, the undying love you had for the time of Matt as Eleven, and the way I loved Peter as Twelve on a level that I can never properly express. And it was during said time of the Doctor that I first knew you. So, yes, this was sort of like a homecoming of sorts. I am so wonderfully happy to see you truly appreciate returning to Moffat’s wrtiting for this show, even if it is only one episode. I truly appreciated sharing it with you. It was an amazing episode, and an equally magnificent reaction, Jess, thank you so much.

Thomas Corp
>>138371781

I did notice Ruby saying the present being June of this year when they left last Christmas. Maybe Ruby wanted to take her time exploring Earth. That’s probably a bit of a stretch, but it’s a thought if nothing else. I hadn’t heard of anything about Davies being evasive about Moffat writing. I was under the impression it was simply known Moffat was writing an episode for the season, hence the shared excitement with Jess to when it was going to happen. Moffat does excel at the tension filled episodes. Then again, my favorite episode of the whole series is The Husbands of River Song. It is something how much tension there was when you knew the Doctor and Ruby weren’t going to die. It’s that thing of when done well enough, that voice in the back of your head chimes in, “What if they do?” Good comparison of James Caan as Paul in Misery. I recall how so many actors turned that down for fear of Kathy Bates overshadowing them with her performance as Annie. I would have taken that as a challenge. The opportunity to step up to the plate, put in the work to match Kathy on that acting level that she was at. Here, Ncuti delivered, and then some. Agree with the messages needing to be said, and the skill in which they were said. I take your point on the issue with the girl. Likewise, similar thought of given concern over having someone so young in such a heavy role, it’s understandable, thus it’s a case where you allow a bit of a pass. God, I loved this episode. It’s too early to call it my favorite of the season, and by extension favorite of Ncuti’s run, but I can see this one ranking fairly high when all is said and done.

Ryan
>>138376228

Speaking of previous adventures, that story about a bet in a lesbian bar was totally a Thirteen thing. There’s no other explanation.

Ryan
>>138371781

One other piece of evidence I forgot to note: Ruby says the Doctor never runs away, and as much as we the audience know that's true, she's supposedly only been on two other adventures with him, one of which very much did involve him running away.

Thomas Corp
>>138371781

Special circumstances surrounding the running notwithstanding, and even the Doctor pointed that out, yeah, that is another thing that does slightly stand out, inconsistent continuity-wise. Yet it’s still relatively minor enough that I can excuse it/ come up with a headcanon to work around it.

Amy Chlebus
>>138371781

I absolutely loved this episode, but I guarantee you there are going to be people on the internet having a fit because of the faith line.

Josef Schiltz

Lt Cmdr. Susan Ivanova: "No Boom today, Boom tomorrow. BOOM! BOOOOM!! . . . . What are you all looking at? Get back to your stations!"

Josef Schiltz

Now, that's more like it. I no longer watch television, because I cannot justify forking out a license fee given the dross that fills the screen. It's just not worth the money. However, I can piece together that this was a brilliant episode. Well done, Steven Moffat. Thank goodness for that. You've certainly been missed.

Thomas Corp
>>138593010

My television viewing days haven’t been quite as voluminous as days past. I think the most amount of new television I watch anymore is stuff Jess reacts to. It’s like a book club, but with television. This was a hell of an episode; Steven Moffat’s writing has been sorely missed.

Josef Schiltz
>>138593010

A book club. Yes, that 's a good analogy. I spend a lot of time on Quora, writing about Asperger's these days, since I was invited to contribute. Swapping information about experiences has been immeasurably valuable. Television just doesn't engage me. The rest of the time, I am learning new programs just to see if I can get back into functional image making and even actual traditional drawing and painting - which would be a change!! - or watching and listening to philosophical and science lectures and talks. I only wish Sagan was still here. Of course, I always keep up with Doctor Who, but even that fell off in recent years. To me, I had no problem with a female Doctor at all. The presentation of that era was just so awful that I even fell asleep over the time one episode started and finished!! For someone that has been watching since Hartnell, that is some feat! My inbuilt alarm, my 'Cloister Bell', usually infallible, would have gone off!! Worse, I know that Jodie is better than that.

Thomas Corp
>>138593010

Yeah, same here in that I had no problem with Jodie, nor did I entirely mind what Chibnall did with the writing, I more minded the way he did it. I was more or less fine/ok with the plots and ideas, the presentation and execution most of the time left a lot to be desired. Take the whole Timeless Child idea. If that was something Chibnall wanted to do, fine. I may not be the biggest fan of the idea, yet still, if it’s an idea he wanted to do, then that’s his call. The problem was he just threw it at us with a “What a twist!” type deal and didn’t really delve into it much, though covid probably played a hand in that. Subsequently, the newer episodes are diving in/expanding on it some, hence my feeling that though I’m still iffy on the idea itself, they are at least doing something with it. It didn’t help, and I know Jess felt the same way, the strong character focus wasn’t that great during that time. Television viewing, my mom’s got the news on a fair bit, that gets depressing as all hell at times. Most consistently, I got Turner Classic Movies on, just watching the old classics and unearthing hidden gems. The biggest problem with television anymore is everyone just springs everything on you, saying you have to watch pretty much everything under the sun, and you have to sift through to find the rubies within the rabble, and there just isn’t time sometimes, especially when they drop whole seasons at once. A lot of it does kind of blend together some. It’s like how the actor Gabriel Byrne described, particularly American movies, how marketing has made them more and more homogeneous. He said, “So that there’s a formulaic predictability to American movies. That, allied with the cynicism of the way movies are put together; product placement and spin-offs and toys and all kinds of crap that, you know, have nothing to do with the telling of stories. They’ve turned American movies into McMovies. So that when the movie-goer gets his movie, it’s like a hamburger: he doesn’t want a piece of aubergine in there; he wants his onion, his tomato, his hamburger and his bun. And he doesn’t want the bun hard, he wants it soft. And he wants it in two minutes.” I watch some stuff that catches my interest, and like I said, Jess reacts to something, I’ll give that a shot.

Josef Schiltz
>>138593010

I have to say that, given the brief spell that Faye Marsay had in Last Christmas, she would have made a cracking female Doctor. She managed to convey all sorts of Doctorishness within that one story. And, after all, it wouldn't be the first time that the Doctor had 'borrowed' a face. Patricia Tallman would make a magnificent Rassilon. It all depends upon how an idea is presented. And if Chris Chibnall really wanted to have multiple Doctors, he needn't have gone right back prior to Hartnell. He could have just gone back to The War Games and had his multiples cleaved off Troughton. Several Troughtons appeared during the regeneration, circling each other. Doctor: Ah, what's happening? (We are treated to multiple images of Patrick gurning as they circle around.) Doctor: What's hap, what's happened? Time Lord: The time has come for you to change your appearance, Doctor, and begin your exile. Doctor: Is this some sort of joke? No, I refuse to be treated in. What are you doing? (The Doctor's face disappears.) Doctor: No! Stop, you're making me giddy! No, you can't do this to me! No, no, no, no . . . Chris Chibnall was a bit of a pillock not to take advantage of that visual effect. No controversy would have ensued and other things along the line would have been explained - as in Morbius mind challenge - of other parallel incarnations bleeding through, etc. He was just to big up his own . . . . to pay attention to and honour the programs established past. Instead, he drew lines and split the fandom. It would also explain why Jo Martin's TARDIS was a police box. Unwise!!

Thomas Corp
>>138593010

Faye Marsay would be a great Doctor. If Peter Capaldi can play the multiple parts and then go on to become my Doctor, I say Faye can come back as the Doctor, and she would be a damn fine one. Good thought on The War Games. That could have really worked had they gone down that route. As it is, Chibnall did divide the fandom, of course now that is spilled milk under the bridge. I just remember it being difficult to enjoy the good stuff/stuff I did quite like during that run amidst all the bile from the fans, not unsympathetic though I was to the fans. I largely understood complaints from fans, and where they were coming from. If nothing else, Jess still quite enjoyed things well, though she freely admitted to having problems. Some of which were similar to the issues I had. Of course, the thing of Doctor Who is it has survived a long time, it will survive the more recent spells; those too shall pass. I just hope we get more stuff of fine quality that was the most recent episode.