Overdue Doctor Who Review: The Eleventh Hour

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4 жыл бұрын

It's time to kick off a whole new era of Doctor Who. New Doctor in Matt Smith. New companion in Karen Gillan. New showrunner in Steven Moffat. That's right, it's the kickoff to Series 5. And it's a heck of a start.
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@tylerbailey9329 4 жыл бұрын

Matt Smith is like a walking human car fire that could explode at any moment, but the car is full of balloons and fireworks and M&Ms, so it's spectacular.

@nathamiell 4 жыл бұрын

This is the most accurate description of Matt Smith I've ever heard.

@marnieesjolander1831 4 жыл бұрын

What a poetic description of Matt Smith’s Doctor! Brilliant!!

@martinwithani 4 жыл бұрын

You win the Best Simile Award 🏆

@Ben-vf5gk 4 жыл бұрын

"You know how grown ups say Everything's going to be fine and you think they're lying to make you feel better." "Yeah" "Everything is going to be fine."

@fardareismai4495 4 жыл бұрын

Great line!

@landlighterfirestar5550 4 жыл бұрын

Third only to “fish fingers and custard” And of course: “Hello! I’m the Doctor.”

@tomkenning5482 4 жыл бұрын

Little Amelia Pond is now 19 years old and the absolute spitting image of Karen Gillan

@ICEcoleman2k 4 жыл бұрын

The thing I was first strucked by Matt Smith is how he looks so young and so old at the same time. It's something that was a genius move in hiring him for the roll.

@ICEcoleman2k 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet! I got a 💙 from you 😀

@marvelsomething1952 4 жыл бұрын

I don't mind the "I'm the doctor, basically run." Moment because he'd already done his smart thing. It wasn't a substitute for problem solving, it was a fun add on

@fabrisseterbrugghe8567 4 жыл бұрын

The scene where all the Doctors' pictures are shown with Eleven walking through them gets me every time.

@barryhomeowner9293 2 жыл бұрын

And I only recently (10 years later, nice one me), the doctor walks though the 10th to signify he's the doctor now

@grafikpapst 4 жыл бұрын

Regarding Jeff: Maybe at some point you could make like a small compalation video so to speak about all the minor things left unresolved? Like, the really minor things and just musing about it a bit. I think that could be fun.

@Comic3247 4 жыл бұрын

Fish fingers and custard, the most famous of British cuisine

@Thunderwing88 4 жыл бұрын

the comik beek conosaur Even more than fish ‘n chips?

@chanceneck8072 4 жыл бұрын

They translated custard to "vanilla sauce" in German. I tried it twice and I liked it, but is that a sort of accurate translation? What actually is custard? I know mustard....

@Comic3247 4 жыл бұрын

ChanCeNecK custard is basically a egg based cream that goes great with any deserve item, warm custard is well delicious

@CubeGuy 4 жыл бұрын

@@chanceneck8072 more or less, vanilla pudding.

@Comic3247 4 жыл бұрын

Alyx Roberts yeah

@historymysteries4134 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff went off to become Percival in Merlin then Dickon Tarly in GoT then Number One in Umbrella Academy. So he’s been pretty busy since.

@beingheardmedia6339 4 жыл бұрын

THAT'S where I saw him! THANK you ☺ I'd been wracking my brain.

@Wolfdette 4 жыл бұрын

Wooow that was Tom Hopper? Thanks for the heads up!

@krissssssss5401 Жыл бұрын

Also he was in 4 seasons of black sails

@natsmith303 4 жыл бұрын

I got distracted for a moment and came back to hear, "That woman is a terrible doctor!" My immediate first thought was, "Oh no! I thought Nathaniel liked Jodie. What happened?!"

@robfisher1712 4 жыл бұрын

How fitting that this review comes out on National Bow Tie Day

@nadiarey4196 4 жыл бұрын

...that's a thing?! O_o

@SimonCleric 4 жыл бұрын

@@nadiarey4196 everything is a thing... literally... everything....

@flatearthsteven4576 4 жыл бұрын

@@SimonCleric even chicken nuggets and ketchup day with whiskey in a cup which is being eatin by a nun dont belive me google it

@TARDIStraveller96 4 жыл бұрын

That moment where 11 declares he's the Doctor still gets me. God i love him. By far my favourite Doctor. Also 'I Am the Doctor' is a phenomenal track. To be fair the entire series 5 soundtrack is phenomenal, easily the stand out soundtrack. AND Series 5 (for me at least) is the stand out series of the show. So yeah. A lot of bests here.

@craigmacdonald539 4 жыл бұрын

I had seen a handful of epiodes each of Eccleston and Tennant, but this is the episode that really made me fall in love with Doctor Who. A big part of that was the energy that Matt Smith brought to the role and the chemistry he had with Karen Gillan.

@andreamiller3578 4 жыл бұрын

This is definitely my favorite introduction. Smith is my favorite Doctor and Amy and Rory are my favorite companions, despite some of my quibbles with story lines.

@beingheardmedia6339 4 жыл бұрын

Right there with ya! Solidarity! 😀

@fantasticbeck3938 4 жыл бұрын

This has always been one of my favourite episodes of Doctor Who EVER. When I was in middle school this was one of the episodes I would watch over and over again. That moment at the end where Amy gets to walk into the TARDIS for the first time still gives me chills to this day.

@louisgonzalez5915 4 жыл бұрын

"Amy sorta runs this town" never really thought of it like that, but now that you said it, yeah that's basically the vibe it gives off

@nocturne8333 4 жыл бұрын

This for me was the start of the golden age. It’s the best introductory episode for a Doctor since Spearhead from Space and also gives us my personal favourite companions in Rory and Amy. The cracks in time are, in my opinion, the best story arc the show has done, and Prisoner Zero is a fantastic villain. Moffat really brought his best here.

@vladdrakul7851 4 жыл бұрын

And yet to many of us it was the end of the intelligent socially aware and critical show with characters who were believable and who we cared about. I will be fair and say this first episode WAS fantastic and I agree it is one of the best season openings ever. It was so good it gave me hope my fears for the post RTD era was wrong but like the first post Holmes story 'Horror of Fang Rock' it seemed to uphold the intensity of the earlier golden era (mid 60's to mid 70's) but it was the exception (see also 'Vincent') not the rule and what followed was the slow decline of a rebellious show driven by those who cared (see LOTR) verses the 'conformity inducing entertainment' beloved of politicians. Dr Who is dying AGAIN!

@nocturne8333 4 жыл бұрын

Vlad Drakul, While I do agree that some characters in Moffat’s era aren’t very well handled ,*cough* Danny Pink *cough*, on the whole I found the main companions much stronger than Rose, Martha and Mickey. I can see Amy, Rory and Bill as real people, unlike Rose, who has about two defining traits. I think Moffat definitely moved the show away from the appeal of the general public and more towards fans, but he still gave us plenty of great stories. It all comes down to personal preference in the end I suppose. We can all agree that Chibnall is awful though.

@vladdrakul7851 4 жыл бұрын

@@nocturne8333 It is of course fine that you see things as you do but I will have to disagree with your opinion on the companions in the RTD era in which I have the opposite opinion as I found all three of the RTD era companions to be superior to most of those before (except Susan, Ian, Barbara, Jamie and Zoe, or Sarah Jane Smith) and those afterwards. All adults and with a deep and wonderful emotional arc for the Dr, love (should not be repeated for a long time if ever but great once and hinted at before even with Tom Baker and Romana and the 8th Dr), double loss (Ecclestone then Rose), a frustrated friendship and then pure companionship with Donna who argues back and teaches the Doctor things. Much more grown up than the usual sad romantic relationship (Amy, Rory). My problems are the SCRIPTS as Ecclestone put it. RTD is a much superior director (of actors), Moffatt has ideas but no character/development arc while all the characters grow in RTD's Dr Who (inc Rose, who changes a lot; rightly) and there are consequences (death) to actions and mistakes ('Waters of Mars') as it should be. I also hate Disney Star Wars for the same reason. Dumbing down and not being consequential!

@lucasdolding6924 4 жыл бұрын

Moffat has no character development? RTD is more grown up than a "usual sad romantic relationship"? RTD a director? Susan a better companion than Donna? No consequences to actions in Moffat's era? I don't think we're watching the same show.

@kevin10001 4 жыл бұрын

Vlad Drakul moffat actually made his companions be something more then the plot device that made the season go a round in a circle with moffat he made Amy and Roy his in laws and river his wife Russell went after the mainstream appeal and moffat went after true fans of the show with the viewership declined u can see how many watched just cause it was popular not cause they were fans of the show and now people aren't liking that they show is better run by a fan of the show cause they don't understand the direction he chose to take it in cause of only watching the modern run and none the classic run

@BEETEAPG 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this episode, great intro for matt smith. Set the bar impossibly high for the rest of the season.

@nadiarey4196 4 жыл бұрын

And yet, I loved all the season. The weakest episode probable being the daleks one.

@trg8858 4 жыл бұрын

Nadia Rey I don’t get all the beef with that Salem episode, probably the best of Matt smiths run

@ralfphelps8365 4 жыл бұрын

This is my favourite Matt Smith episode.

@kevinedie4119 4 жыл бұрын

I know I'm Scottish and I'm supposed to love Tennant or Capaldi the most but no its Matt Smith. The Goofy Proffessor, the kooky weird guy but so intelegent. Also something I didnt notice until they pointed it out in Day Of the Doctor "Can you talk without waving your hand around like a maniac?" But the #1 reason I love Matt...... "I'm The Doctor... basically.... run." Followed by the best Theme song for a Doctor yet

@Luuuna 4 жыл бұрын

Scottish companion, so I think you're good

@Tsukiakari-qb3tk 4 жыл бұрын

the drunk giraffe

@josephwatkins1190 4 жыл бұрын

I love Matt Smith and Capaldi's doctors, I like to think they're the two personalities that make up the doctor with the others being mixes of the two.

@rogerlynch5279 4 жыл бұрын

Not to understand me wrong, Mr. Capaldi is an excellent and very inspired actor and even in private he is a very intelligent and fine Gentleman but seriously calling him a Scottsman ?. After all his father was immigrating from Italy and his mother is Irish if I got that right.

@JackChristmas 4 жыл бұрын

Iconic line: "I'm The Doctor - I'm worse than everybody's aunt!" And haha, when I first saw this episode, I was so sure that Jeff would be a major recurring character, and that there would be some sort of Amy/Jeff/Rory love triangle going on. I am not good at predicting Doctor Who. In retrospect, it's kind of weird that they'd set up Jeff and then never bring him back, but they also felt the need to retcon in Mels for Let's Kill Hitler. With a bit of tweaking, they could have just used Jeff for that! (Or they could have considered giving Amy an on-screen female friend. It's not exactly unusual.) Don't worry, though. Give it 2-3 years, and Jeff will have his own Big Finish series.

@michaelkpate 4 жыл бұрын

9th - solid intro but had a lot to cover 10th - good but the Doctor was asleep for half the episode 11th - Riding the huge momentum going in but definitely clever writing. 12th - Another long sleep plus the weird interplay between him and Clara 13th - I actually thought it was the highpoint of a meh season

@landlighterfirestar5550 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah Jodie had a pretty strong start Her being so frantic riding the regeneration energy high is really similar to this Doctor’s start

@kylemccrory2031 3 жыл бұрын

Jodies first two are still some of her best.

@michaelkpate 3 жыл бұрын

@@kylemccrory2031 It was very JJ Abrams Mystery Box - you felt like you were going somewhere but two years later we still have no idea where.

@kylemccrory2031 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelkpate not really. The first episode was more about setting up the characters and the doctor than a series narrative. The ghost monument (episode two) stemmed the timeless child arc

@michaelkpate 3 жыл бұрын

@@kylemccrory2031 There was no Timeless Child Arc - there was an off-handed reference that everyone speculated on endlessly like who Rey's parents were for 2 years - only to find out in both cases that her parents were nobodies.

@ghlmk5931 4 жыл бұрын

This is where I was convinced that this (then)26-year old could pull off playing an ancient alien. Except for the food part that went on a bit long, this was the best introduction for any Doctor.

@ThePonderer 4 жыл бұрын

Best opener? Best opener.

@justkerowen3191 4 жыл бұрын

This episode is brilliant! Definitely the best first episode for a Doctor in NuWho. I love the scene where he confronts the Atraxi so much - the hint of menace behind "Basically...run" says to me there's a lot more going on with him than first appearances would indicate, and I'm totally here for it. I'm with you on the faerie tale aspect. Amy and The Crack in The Universe is one long Tale, so best to establish it early. Also, as you know, I share your affection for that style of narrative, so it works for me. Not the most auspicious intro for Rory, but I'm looking forward to revisiting his growth arc, which I'll be commenting on as it progresses.

@westlifejjfan 4 жыл бұрын

I watched this again relatively recently. I’d forgotten how early ‘Silence will fall’ was hinted at. I love Matt’s interactions with little Amelia 😊

@mrdoctorgilmore 4 жыл бұрын

If you look closely at the Doctor in the final scene operating the tardis, his jacket changes in certain shots.

@connormcrae2907 4 жыл бұрын

The continuity errors throughout the episode are through the roof 😂😂 watch the ties on the rooftop scene. In fact, the whole rooftop scene 😂

@mrdoctorgilmore 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, one minute you can see a Matt Smith clearly putting the bow tie on, only to cut to a shot behind him and it's gone.

@Gemma-Majoran 4 жыл бұрын

whats beautiful is that i only noticed these things on my third rewatch... which stands to point out how amazing the episode is overall

@pixelcrafttutorials7181 4 жыл бұрын

Not as bad as the game of thrones season final with a water bottle in shot

@pixelcrafttutorials7181 4 жыл бұрын

Now that, that is rush

@FixTheWi-Fi 4 жыл бұрын

That repeating thing was common even in Moffat's earlier stories, such as The Girl In The Fireplace, who's villains "did not have the parts."

@liamdickson90 4 жыл бұрын

Are you my mummy? x1000

@nadiarey4196 4 жыл бұрын

@@liamdickson90 Admitedly, "Are you my mummy" *did* work...

@liamdickson90 4 жыл бұрын

@@nadiarey4196 empty child is my favourite storyline, only playin.

@CareyHAuthor 4 жыл бұрын

I loved the 11th Hour. Matt Smith is my favorite doctor to this day. There are very few episodes that I don't like. Amy and Rory are wonderful. I am so excited to hear you talk about this. I actually was fortunate enough to meet both Matt Smith and Karen Gillan at Comic-Con when they came to my city and I fangirled and squeed and wanted to cry because I was so excited. Matt is a delight and Karen is even more gorgeous in person

@rogerjones3350 4 жыл бұрын

More than any other in NuWho, Matt Smith was instantly "The Doctor" for me, thanks to this episode. Much as I love Tennant and Capaldi, (and I'm continually torn between which of Capaldi and Smith I like best), Smith is the only actor to be able to really capture the young but really really old persona of the Doctor.

@NitroIndigo 4 жыл бұрын

This is hugely nostalgic for me because it was the only Doctor Who episode I watched in full as a kid - I usually saw bits and pieces of whatever my brother was watching. I also remember watching a video on Newsround about how they composed "I Am the Doctor" around the time this episode aired.

@jonathanskinner7647 4 жыл бұрын

As a kid when I first watched this it TERRIFIED me. The episode is great and amazing but at the age of 6-7 the monster just seems to become really scary I don't know weather it's the imagination or something else but man I was scared of prisoner 0. Anywho, great episode and great review

@clod2529 4 жыл бұрын

same here, love it!

@deebeedaydreamer 4 жыл бұрын

Re:Repeating lines. I think Steven seems to forget there will be a music score that's there to add tension or whatever else is needed to the scene. As a result it just becomes overwhelming noise. Not that other writers don't do this, it just seems to happen a lot with Moffat.

@Alex-ux8cl 4 жыл бұрын

I looked it up, and apparently, the drawing Amy shows in The Wedding of River Song when The Doctor asks if she remembers her husband is a picture of Jeff

@travismaraj5512 4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad someone else mentioned how bad Rory’s doctor boss was. A dozen coma patients start saying “Doctor” in unison and she still refused to look at what Rory tried to show her.

@BaloonBoy7 4 жыл бұрын

Love this episode I think that the corner of your eye thing didn't work that well with prisoner 0, but the one with the door I think was spot on. It was there, visible, but you don't notice it until you really try.

@evaserration6223 4 жыл бұрын

I was sold on Amy when the Doctor gives her the apple after all these years and the look her eyes when she says 'I don't believe you' just betrays years of emotional baggage where she WANTS to believe him but after years of abandonment issues can't bring herself to believe.

@survivordave 4 жыл бұрын

Such a great episode. And "I Am The Doctor" is one of my favorite scores in TV/film. It perfectly captures the Eleventh Doctor: high energy, quirky, heroic. Murray Gold nailed it. I loved it so much I bought it on iTunes. So great!

@quinnsinclair7028 4 жыл бұрын

I always forget how good Moffat’s run started. Cause he got really self indulgent in later seasons and that really colours how I remember Smith.

@ianmason6867 4 жыл бұрын

"Am I 'people'? Do I even LOOK like people?" Love it, and yes... I LOVE "I am The Doctor" theme and miss it a lot.

@Beccabootiful112 4 жыл бұрын

This episode will forever be my favourite Doctor Who episode, as well as having a special place for me for being one of the first - if not the first - episodes I ever saw.

@lucypreece7581 4 жыл бұрын

one of the strongest openers of modern era who and my days that moment on the roof top when Smith steps forward in the full bowtie and tweed and says "Hello, I'm The Doctor (Cut to wide shot of full outfit) Basically, Run" Still gives me chills

@UkeRebuke 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff ended up with a ragtag of unconventional weirdos with super powers. He also got swol and hairy af

@koslaulskusthegreat9050 4 жыл бұрын

"Basically...run." That line always gives me chills...

@DamnQuilty 4 жыл бұрын

Love the Eleventh Hour. One of my favorite episodes and the best NW introduction.

@roxxychik06 4 жыл бұрын

God I love this episode. Its so fast and random and fun. I like the way he interacts with everyone especially Amy. I like that he calls the atracsy back.

@kemmdog4444 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite Matt Smith line here is “Do I have one of those faces nobody listens to,again.”

@LigerFan 4 жыл бұрын

Love the episode! Love your review! In addition to being just a great episode and a great first episode for a Doctor (probably my favorite "This Doctor's First Episode") "The Eleventh Hour" is incredibly rewatchable!

@jemimathornton9497 4 жыл бұрын

Yay! So happy we’re on the Matt smith era now as it is my favourite. Can’t wait for the beast below review next, it is one of my favourite episodes. I hope when you watch it again you can find some good things in it that perhaps you didn’t see the previous times. Great video! Looking forward to the upcoming reviews!

@evaserration6223 4 жыл бұрын

Also this episode showed how alien Olivia Colman can be and how she could be the perfect Doctor.

@superraegun2649 4 жыл бұрын

Spinoff series, Geoff and Amy’s elderly neighbour going on their own adventures

@wreckitremy 4 жыл бұрын

It's finally time!!! Ahhhh it was so hard to be quiet at work when I got this notification. All of my favorite episodes are with smith. Well except for capaldi's intro. And the robin hood episode I guess too. They are just so fun, even tho they do sometimes deal with some heavy stuff.

@FlipzMCL 4 жыл бұрын

It seems incredibly appropriate to me that you had a moment of timeline confusion (about your video schedule) in a video about this Doctor specifically. xD

@nymphrodellsalavin 4 жыл бұрын

I cant wait to see how 13 deals with the Doctor's reputation. We got a glimpse in the Pting epsode when it was basicly said that there was an entire book in the space encyclopaedia on them, but I'd like to see an full blown thing like the others have had.

@shibolinemress8913 3 жыл бұрын

Great review of a great season opener! 11's theme reminds me of the TOS flourish that played whenever the plot turned and the day was about to be saved. Like in "Journey to Babel" when power comes back on in Sickbay so Bones can save Sarek and Spock. Anyway, I like it 😊.

@maxeyre2024 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite episodes ever

@njnjco 4 жыл бұрын

11 is my favorite Doctor, Amy is my favorite companion, and Rory is my favorite Rory.

@danielsleeper2307 4 жыл бұрын

I love this episode and this Doctor. Also, with the corner of your eye thing- I don't think it should have been in every scene, but I don't think it shouldn't be there until Amy's bit. It should've been in 1 scene. Maybe two. A quick appearance or two. "Did you remember seeing that first watch?" "Wiat, was that the door or am I projecting?" THAT, would have been cool.

@SonofSethoitae 4 жыл бұрын

I love this episode because it feels like an expansion of the themes and storytelling of the RTD era without feeling wildly out of hand as some of the later episodes did. Series 5 in general was actually pretty good for that.

@JekyViews 4 жыл бұрын

YES. And I’m just like you, I also tell Eleven “YES YOU ARE” at that roof top scene. Can’t help myself! One of the episodes I revisit the most, because it makes me genuinely happy. Many of the other episodes I love either makes me cry my eyes out on account of me being an over emotional wreck, or pisses me off (why hello Midnight, you’re still packed with a-holes and morons)!

@Schming 4 жыл бұрын

This episode first aired on the eve of my 24th birthday. I was preparing for a party that evening, but halted proceedings to watch with my oldest friend and fellow who-nerd and a couple others. I literally said the same thing you did as he stepped out to face the atraxi. As an oldtime fan who had loved the slight hints at the classic series in previous years, I punched the air and said "yes you are" - i was instantly sold.

@danielsleeper2307 4 жыл бұрын

I think showing the door works because the first time you watch it, you do not notice it, so when it clicks that the thing you noticed offhand, not putting effort and context into it- you have that sinking feeling of "oh god I saw that and I didn't think it was important, but oh god it was there the whole time"

@DJ_LP_ViBE 4 жыл бұрын

I always took the repetition from the Atraxi to harken back to the Vogon's message before destroying the Earth from HITCHHIKERS GUIDE to the GALAXY.

@chrisandersen5635 4 жыл бұрын

Basically, a favorite episode of mine. Great comments.

@lcflngn 9 ай бұрын

Lol, hi Vera, I’m loving going back through your 4th & now 5th series recaps while prepping for the 2023 specials & new show. Overshot a little here, but this I think is my favorite ep of Who ever. Great review, going to watch it again for the umpteenth time, always a comfy rewatch for me. Looking forward to the 60th! (PS I’m now 60, amazingly, which is how I know the 60th is upon us, though folks in charge don’t seem to want to give anything away date-wise. Still, we know it’s coming. Hope the ongoing SAG strike doesn’t slow you down too much. You’re my fave DW reviewer & whenever you can make it, can’t wait to hear your thoughts. You’re indispensable for a quality Doctor Who review.

@k.stewart007 4 жыл бұрын

So glad you decided, to carry on with your overdue, reviews. Another couple offun facts about catlin blackwood, who plays Amelia, is she 1. She had never acted before this. 2 shes Irish and not Scottish. Taking those two facts into consideration, she absolutely smashed it. I love that they managed, to cram so much into this one episode, with it ever feeling rushed, or over stuffed. Brilliant episode.

@maldaror7097 7 ай бұрын

Moffat hit a high note with ,"are you my mommy", and maybe thought repetion could work again, he sort of did the same with the weeping angels, it works, keep doing it.

@AMoniqueOcampo 4 жыл бұрын

So I have a weird story. I got into Doctor Who through my friends in college and I saw "The Doctor Dances" first, but this feels like my first proper introduction to The Doctor. I was so confused, but fascinated. This is my favorite Doctor. What else can I say? Geronimo!!!!!

@samuelbarber4154 4 жыл бұрын

I like how they kept repeating the "Prisoner Zero will vacate the human residence or the human residence will be incinerated!" In the background because it keeps the threat of the Atraxi in your mind and also creates a time limit, constantly reminding you that they are going to destroy the planet.

@henryg4377 3 жыл бұрын

I love your intros :)

@rowanc88 4 жыл бұрын

7:56 - He became Santa. See 'A Christmas Carol'.

@tiredtropes8433 4 жыл бұрын

So right, Matt Smith's introduction is the best of new who! You nailed it.

@quinnsinclair7028 4 жыл бұрын

I’d love it if in like three seasons Jeff reappears and he’s in charge of whoever took UNIT’s job.

@tcshack701 4 жыл бұрын

That corner of your eye stuff bugged me too.

@quinnsinclair7028 4 жыл бұрын

I like the fairy tale vibe in Doctor Who, I just prefer it cloaked in a veneer of sci-fi. Sometimes that veneer fades away and it is not a good look. *cough* Master’s potion of resurrection *cough*

@swanskogjsson151 4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree about series 5 episode 1. It is the best introduction of a new doctor ever! As for the story ark, I think that this one is better than S1,3,6 and 7, but not as good as S4 and 8.

@michaelawiseman7320 4 жыл бұрын

The only time I found repetition to be creepy - highly creepy - was Midnight. Everything else is vaguely unsettling, but not overly terrible.

@the_plot_twist_24 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best episodes of Doctor Who

@alexdacey2958 4 жыл бұрын

Prisoner zero is my favourite one time villain. He had a weight to him which I adore. He also had a sarcasm to him which was great. I'd love him to return one day

@Alex-ux8cl 4 жыл бұрын

The 11th Hour was my first episode, and that’s likely why 11 is undeniably my favourite doctor

@theeorigin4651 4 жыл бұрын

This is a great episode. Its got a REALLY shaky start with the fish fingers and custard thing (its FAR too juvenile for me to enjoy) but once it moves past that, the doctors Regeneration Quirkiness makes sense. I agree with dislking the story arc. Timeline collapse just shatters my disbelief and its a clear escalation of Journeys End. Matt Smith is great in the role. I rewatched New Who a couple of years ago and I liked him far more than when it aired. Final nitpick- Despite I Am The Doctor being a great track, it suffers the repetition problem. I believe it plays 4 times in just this episode (and it wont be the last)

@peterlaloli6279 4 жыл бұрын

Love this episode.

@adampoll4977 4 жыл бұрын

Over time I really have come to appreciate Matt Smith as my fave new Doctor - ancient knowledge coupled with child-like enthusiasm. Tennant's schtick and foibles get a bit grating after a while, whereas Smith just seems to grow into the role effortlessly and is a joy to watch even in less good episodes.

@kevin10001 4 жыл бұрын

Adam Poll to me it was like Matt was made for the role he could handle both the jokey side of the show and the more serous side of the show better then David David did better with the serous side then the more humorous side of the show with peter we did get a good chance to see what peter could do if he was allowed to be himself for his run

@nadiarey4196 4 жыл бұрын

@@kevin10001 Hello, my fellow Matt Smith's lovers. Yes, to all you said.

@mayotango1317 4 жыл бұрын

@@kevin10001 Capaldi was himself in Series 9 and 10.

@lonewolf6884 4 жыл бұрын

I will say I must be in the minority. I love series 5 and its subplot with the cracks in space/time and its conclusion

@SomeRandomGuy908 4 жыл бұрын

Me too! I also love series 6 and 9's arcs as well so minority = huge for me. Also don't like Bad Wolf

@thetalisman7722 4 жыл бұрын

It's the best story arc for me

@helloitsme7553 4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@helloitsme7553 4 жыл бұрын

@@SomeRandomGuy908 series 9's arc didn't really pay off tho. We never got to know who's the hybrid. So what's the whole point

@lucasdolding6924 4 жыл бұрын

The Hybrid is explicitly shown to be the Doctor and Clara. The arc wasn't centred around who the Hybrid is but rather 12 and Clara's relationship, and it was definitely payed off well.

@jvblhc 4 жыл бұрын

I think this is the best episode to show somebody who has never seen the show. I also agree with you with Moffat's catch phrases and repetitious dialog. Davies put "Bad Wolf" all over the place in the Eccleston seasons, but he didn't really give a crap if you noticed it or not. Moffat hits you over the head again and again with "Silence Will Fall!", "The Pandorica Will Open!", "The Question" or whatever it was... it was annoying. But I love most of the Moffat Era anyway with reservations. Anywho, this may be the best episode of the Matt Smith seasons.

@NitroIndigo 4 жыл бұрын

I demand a Big Finish spinoff about Jeff. =P

@frankrappa4765 4 жыл бұрын

I love the part when he is with little Amelia Pond and he's eating all this food and hating it lol. He throws the toast out the door. Apples are rubbish. 😅

@TeaSquiffy2 4 жыл бұрын

I wasn't a big fan of Moffat's run as a whole. But I cannot deny that this episode was great.

@mayotango1317 4 жыл бұрын

Ah, you like Chibnall?

@TeaSquiffy2 4 жыл бұрын

@@mayotango1317 So far, no, but I'll reserve some judgement for after the next series.

@jedisalsohere 4 жыл бұрын

Nice new logo.

@historymysteries4134 4 жыл бұрын

We also introduce Leadworth...

@ink_blot25 4 жыл бұрын

Strongest start to any of the Modern Who Doctors. Period.

@lwaves 4 жыл бұрын

In the running to be the strongest start to any Who.

@lwaves 4 жыл бұрын

@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 You don't seem to understand what the term 'start' means. None of the ones you mentioned where at the start of a new Doctor or even a season.

@nadiarey4196 4 жыл бұрын

@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 I think Heaven Sent is the most qualified runner-up for best Who episode... but actually, all the others mentioned to me weren't so good. I like Midnight. But the other three (Human Nature, The Satan Pit, Doomsday) are completely forgetable. In fact, Idon't even remeber what they were about...

@lwaves 4 жыл бұрын

@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 There's no maybe about it. You didn't understand it. Then you say others have Alzheimer's for daring to have a different opinion to you? You're blithering like a little toddler in these comments, with all your pointless posts. Grow up if you wish to take part in conversations with those clearly more mature than you are.

@odile8701 4 жыл бұрын

Elijah Ford I’m a major Whovian. I love the family of blood, but I don’t at all like the episodes. I hate John Smith with a passion, and I despise Joan Crawford. I couldn’t freaking wait for this shit to be over, and for the Doctor to come the hell back already and be interesting again. The bad guys were great, the scarecrows were cool as hell, and the ending was awesome with Ten going dark, but otherwise I actually kinda hate it. So, yeah. Now you’ve met another who considers Ten and a lot of his episodes to be way overrated. Midnight’s awesome though. And as much as I don’t at all care for Rose, you have to feel for the ending of Doomsday.

@kirstyshadowdancer5095 4 жыл бұрын

Point on perception filter is said there and elsewhere that the thing is effecting your mind not an illusion. But yes the filter should have effected usc as well.

@bobsayshi7073 4 жыл бұрын

OMG he did the same repetition thing with the empty child as well!! 🤦🏽‍♂️🤣

@brianahicks4805 4 жыл бұрын

I ADORE The Eleventh Hour. When I rewatch I usually start here just because i feel like it’s such a bright, inviting moment to begin.

@TheRanblingjohnny 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff got a job at the Umbrella Academy... I knew I seen that guy somewhere before.

@aarononeil9832 4 жыл бұрын

Wait, is Jeff who I think he is? Game of Thrones and Umbrella Academy? Always weird to go back and notice actors in stuff you love that wouldn't become known until later.

@bluedepths9483 4 жыл бұрын

Aaron O'neil, I recently rewatched the Daleks in Manhattan and the second part Evolution of the Daleks, and there is Andrew Garfield..

@aarononeil9832 4 жыл бұрын

@@bluedepths9483 I'm aware, freaked out when I first noticed that

@politesse3914 4 жыл бұрын

Finally starting in on my favorite season of the new show. :)

@DPS31762 4 жыл бұрын

I pretty much agree with everything you said, but it would have been fun to see young Amelia travel with the Doctor. Overall, though, I consider this the best first outing for any Doctor except maybe An Unearthly Child, which is also great IMO, and Power of the Daleks, which I haven't seen, even in a reconstruction. And the "i'm the Doctor. Basically, run" scene might be the best single scene in NuWho, maybe even in all of Who.