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hi friends!

here is my edited reaction to doctor who season 1 episode 9 "the empty child"

it took me a bit to understand what's going on here, but now with the understanding i'm really wondering WHY

can't wait to see what will happen in the next episode!

thanks for watching with me!

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Pit Wizard

Nooo I forgot this was a two-parter 😅 can't wait for you to see the conclusion, this is my 2nd favorite 9th doctor story after "Dalek".

Keef Baker

I've noticed you saying a few times that people don't act the way you'd expect and don't just run and are more casual about danger. I'm afraid it's what we're like over here. When I watch Americans going feral when there's a vague noise on TV shows it doesn't seem believable to me. Cultural differences I guess. We're more likely to look and go, "is this dangerous?" and try to process it before reacting. Is it better that we do this? Probably not. Haha.

SeeJay

I'm originally from the UK but have lived in California for the last 10 years. My first earthquake I was terrified and threw myself under the table. There was one a few weeks ago and I got an alert on my phone about 30 seconds before it hit. I was on the phone at the time, and I said "oh I just got an alert saying there's about to be an earthquake." Next thing the room starts shaking and I just stood in the same spot and said "woah, that's so cool that they got the early warning system working now!" I feel like the more you are exposed to a dangerous situation, the less impactful it becomes to you, and that's probably what happened to the people of London during the blitz.

emmereacts

it might be cultural, it might also be just the "magic of tv" because i really notice it across all cultures of movies/tv i've watched! or perhaps a combination :D

Katie Niekamp

The part where Doctor Constantine evolves into the “monster” never fails to give me the horror chills. This two-parter is one of my favorite stories, probably in my top 3. Lore fact! The sonic screwdriver was first introduced with the second doctor back in the 60s. It was this incredible magic trick where he literally unscrewed a screw with his “sonic screwdriver.” It’s hilarious how underwhelming it is but he uses it to prove he’s more than a contemporary human. The capabilities of the sonic screwdriver have obviously evolved. However, the psychic paper is new. Russel T. Davies didn’t want to have to worry about the doctor always having to explain how he got on board a spaceship or why the episode characters should listen to this weirdo that strolled in and started giving commands. As was usual for classic who. It takes time away from the story and gets redundant. So the psychic paper was an easy way to keep the show rolling when the writers wanted to avoid explanations and roadblocks.