I adore the new Doctor. He's so charming and funny. He really just stepped into the role.

For British people, the interviewer is played in real life by Davina McCall, who really is an interviewer. It's sort of like if she was being interviewed by a host of The Today Show or Katie Couric or something like that. Her accidents are even funnier as a result.

Really enjoying your reactions. Delighted to know you've started watching Series 1 with Eccleston.

Another thing because 14 cast the salt at the edge of the universe and let the toymaker through it also let the goblins through which allows doctor who to have more fantasy things as well as the sci-fi things so there will be a bit of criticism from hard sci-fi fans but i really enjoy it.

Sometimes villains being pretty unimportant in the end just happens in this show. As long as the journeys fun i can forgive it. And Rubie looks perfect for the show! Glad your still on board!

Ncuti and Millie's energy as The Doctor and Ruby is already enough to sell me on the new upcoming era. I don't know what the negativity KZfaq channels are seeing other than: "it has gay and trans characters, it's woke!" While we got a small glimpse in the 60th, the 15th Doctor gets his proper chance in his actual first adventure, and to me he passes the first impresions, there were multiple times watching this where I went "yep, thats The Doctor alright." I really wanna see where they're gonna take his character. The episode itself is definitely enjoyable, not a groundbreaking one but for a first adventure it's definitely great, the goblins (which should've been called Gremlins considering they do gremlin behavior) definitely pose a threat, love how unsettling it is in the alternate timeline. And Ms. Flood is very... well considering she knows what a TARDIS is, I very much wonder where that'll go. Can't wait for Series 14- oh wait I forgot they're recounting again starting with season 1... Uh, can't wait for (new NEW) season 1

Technically this is no longer a "60th anniversary special", but rather a Christmas special. Christmas specials have been a regular staple of the modern Who airing 1 a year from 2005-2017. They took a break from that in recent years and switched to a New Years special, but this is the grand return of the Christmas Special. The important difference is this is actually intended as an episode for new viewers to jump onto.

I think the first (or the last, for those who want to go straight to the new Doctor) of these specials is a good jumping-on point for the show. You can always go back later if you want.

It's so fun watching your reactions! It takes me back to when I was first getting into Doctor Who many years ago. I'm excited to watch the new season and see you react!!! ❤️

Welcome to the Whoniverse. Hold tight, this is gonna be a hell of a ride.

Welcome to becoming part of The Whoniverse and being a recent Whovian. While watching you and your reactions, it made me remember my first exposure to Doctor Who. And that was back in the day when I first saw Tom Baker, The Fourth Doctor. I wish you well on your journey as you venture forward. Hopefully you will be curious enough to see some episodes from the original run from 1963 to 1989 (26 seasons: 1st thru 7th Doctor) and from the reboot which started in 2005 (14 Series: 9th thru present Doctor). I look forward to your content and I wish you and yours well during the upcoming new year. Take care and keep up the great work.

Welcome to the Doctor Who Fandom. And, can I say, watching you “noodling” out the episode, just WOW. You were spot on for being new to Doctor Who. I look forward to your next review. There are many, MANY lists to the episodes you can watch from the "New Who" era to catch up.

i have been watching Doctor Who for 50 years, i am so pleased you are loving the show, i just adore the new Doctor

Enjoyed watching your reaction videos, I like your vibe!

Little fun fact: In the real world the department store Rose works in is the same building used for the falling snowman in Ruby Road. Loving your reactions by the way! So great to see someone new to Who!

A pram is just a stroller, essentially.

Your channel is growing! I'm so proud of you, even though I don't know you. Stay doing you :) People like it. I look forward to your reactions and insights on the revival and whatever else you decide to watch in the future. Know that what you are doing is bringing joy to lots of people, including me. Thank you for taking the time to create content for us! I hope that you always enjoy making it as much as we enjoy watching it 😎

Welcome to Doctor Who, great to witness it through new eyes 👀

Never heard one just called Walk. Walker/stroller. Pram is short for perambulator (one that walks about), although fittingly matches Premere (action to push something).

I am so excited for you! To hear you have just watched the first episode with Christopher Eccleston, the journey you are about to go on. I wish I could do it again, every episode, every emotion ahhhh you’re in for a treat 😊

Its great seeing someone start with the 60th and loving it so much ❤

So glad to hear you watched rose! Idk what it is but something about you matches this show so well, I can tell you're going to have the best time getting to know the show. Any chance we'll get to see some of your reactions to the 2005-2022?

💜💜 Another great reaction! looking forward to series 1!

You deliver engaging commentaries, and have sharp insights. It’s great news to hear that you are going to take look at new Who from the 2005 series. I’ve had the pleasure of watching Doctor Who pretty much from its inception. I can remember the First Doctor on our black and white TV! You will be joining at Doctor number 9.... If you forgive the lesser budget on the eps, you are sure to find that the story telling, script, the pacing and performances - are every bit as good. I’m looking forward to your future reactions... time, and time again.

Ruby and Rose should be an interesting juxtaposition with each other, as well as the series having the same showrunner as back in series one of NewWho.

I’m so happy that he’s the lead! Ncuti Gatwa is an actor that I would watch doing anything - he’s brilliant, & the fact that he’s doing my favourite tv show 😍 Great reaction - so happy that you’re enjoying the delightful madness that is the Whoniverse! 💜💜➕🟦

Davina Lucy Pascale McCall MBE .she plays the host of herself in doctor who Long Lost Family (2011-present) in which she tries to find lost siblings , son daughters, parants of people in real life, and was in the show as herself as she very well known here in the uk, they use the show in doctor who to help find rubys parents hense the interview at the start of the ep

We found out the Doctor is adopted during the run of the Thirteenth Doctor.

The 13th discovered that she wasn’t who she thought they were. The Timeless Child.

Oh, I'm so glad to find your channel! It is always a treasure! Welcome to Whoniverse, dear! It is a big and sometimes complicated place, but you are going to love it! Thank you very much for letting us keep up with your journey! I see that a lot of people welcomed you already, but I can't just walk by! I loved your special reactions and truly happy to see a new Whovian on the board! It would be awesome to be with you on your revival reactions - we have a lot of time before May! :))) Wish you luck xx

Usually when a character in Doctor Who is able to "break the fourth wall" and speaks directly to the audience (like Mrs Flood did), it's almost an extremely powerful being: the Doctor, Eternals, basically at this point I'm assuming Mrs Flood is a God Tier entity. But not sure which one. Sorry, wanted to give you some more info. I started watching Doctor Who in 1980 (not a typo, I am older than water) and I've seen every episode that still exists. :)

A pram (short for perambulator) is like a baby buggy.

This is such a good episode! I am almost jealous that you have the new series to keep you occupied in your wait for Ncuti Gatwa's first season. As always an excellent reaction. Happy New Year!

Can't wait to see your adventure through Doctor Who 😊

this is such a good starting point. ✨♥️

That show actually exists on British TV and with that presenter. Just for your information.

I really hope this leads you down a UK television rabbit hole. There are tons of great shows out there. One of my favorites is All Creatures Great and Small, the 2020 remake. All Creatures is based on a book series about a real life animal doctor in the English countryside in the 1930s/40s. It's very cosy. The UK has tons of great shows. They particularly do mystery dramas and comedies very well. The shows Red Dwarf and Downton Abbey are some of my favs.

Welcome to the Whoniverse !

Yooo.... Merry Christmas and Happy New year.... ❤️❤️❤️

I've loved the Doctor since the late 70s/early 80s. It used to come on PBS where I lived as a kid on Saturday afternoons after cartoons. Love The New Doctor... can't wait for Spring 2024.

Good luck on your journey into the many worlds of Doctor Who. Believe me, you're going to laugh and you're going to cry so much!

How awesome was Ncuti in this? I wasn't that impressed with the episode on first viewing, but the more I watch it the better it gets. I can't wait to see where the show goes and how you take to it.

I was less impressed with the goblins, too, but you make a good point about the villain being less important to this story than the characters and the backstory.

Iconic 💞🍷

Goblins (and their king) in a churchyard at Christmas Eve might possibly be a nod to a chapter of Charles Dickens' 1836/7 work 'The Pickwick Papers', where a story is related about one Gabriel Grub who is carried off by goblins to be made a better man in a sort of early version of the more familiar 'Christmas Carol'. It's not clear whether Russell is deliberately referencing this here, but there are certainly connections. But then 'Doctor Who' is never afraid to beg, borrow or steal from literature, folklore and old films!

Here's the beautiful thing about Doctor Who... you can start pretty much whenever, but ESPECIALLY when a new Doctor shows up. There's no best time, but new Doctor means new everything usually, so it's basically a blank slate. Glad you're having a good time!

Season 1 comes out in may.

This episode was very "Dr Who!" They can be quite eccentric and sometimes it doesn't work! But when it does it's some of the best of British television! This one was good - and I think the Goblins were included because it was the Christmas episode! If you are watching Eccleston make sure you see The Unquiet Dead, The Empty Child and Dalek! Three of the best!

Davina presents the real Long Lost Families in the UK and she's something of a national treasure here.

Hope you enjoy watching from at least Eccleston. If for no other reason, this show has had a near 24 and 20 year run respectively so there's a ton of history there. But the writer is very keen on little wink references to old stories. Him being adopted is a wink to Jodie Whittaker's Doctor, as were the villains from Wild Blue Yonder. The Giggle was in relation to the very first; Kate Lethbridge Stuart and Mel from UNIT have history going back to the third...just lots of little things that you can absolutely enjoy on their own, as usually every new doctor serves as a jumping on point, but they're that much sweeter when you actually GET them. Like that feeling when you quote a movie and someone knows precisely what you're talking about. Sweet like a cherry sundae. Badumtis!

The era of #FabulousFifteen has begun! Ncuti is so far a great doctor. I hope he continues to shine. I think the episode was good. not perfect, but honestly i'd still give it an 8/10 for keeping to what I feel is a typical Doctor Who cheesey/Christmasy story. Anyways that said, I look forward to your journey through the 2005 revival. It will go by in a flash, but I promise you, the journey is Absolutely Fantastic! :D

Great to see the whimsy back in doctor who

Love ncutis accent

You need to start reacting to new dr who from the 2005 Chris ecclestone episodes onwards.... they are EPIC... trust me... as its 2005 some of the effects look dated but the payoff, the payoff! Enjoy

With this writer/showrunner, the monsters/aliens often take a bit of a backseat to the Doctor and companions' stories. But that is fine, RTD is brilliant at community and world-building. Welcome to the fandom!

I think you're actually right about them really being more like gremlins than goblins. But seems like Warner Bros have been arguing in court since 2021 that they own the word 'gremlin' even though it and the mythical creature existed before the movie! So I don't blame the Who team for steering clear of actually using the word out loud.

A pram is a baby carriage.

The way the new disney era has written is so people can start here

pram=stroller

Ruby's mom is super-important. There's no way The Doctor didn't recognize her. He didn't go and talk to her for a reason.

This episode isnt a 60th anniversary special, its a Christmas special. The three david Tennant episodes were the 60th anniversary specials

I hope you're doing alright. Been a minute since you posted.

The goblins seem a weird choice for a regular episode but somehow perfect for a Christmas episode 🤣

6:40 I guess it took an "elfie" ;)

What are you going to do, go back and watch the whole revival before continuing on with these two? Or simultaneously watch both???

You really should go back and watch the other doctors to really understand him

By the time spring 2024 you will be pro whovian... You will cry, you will laugh, you will be angry.. some of the episodes will be Oscar worthy and some of the episodes will make you question humanity... You will choose who's your doctor soon... For me it's Capaldi and ncuti... Welcome to doctor who.. ❤️❤️

Make sure you down 2005 season 1 episodes

The actress is the same age as the companian she plays which has never been the case with companions before.

Production Values are High, but Story Telling is Poor, Plot & Development not Good at all. Ncuti is a Strong Actor and Held things together very well but had to be struggling with the lack of Material. Actors did a Solid Job, no complaint there. Disney will want a lot better for its streaming platform. Would have been in real trouble without Ncuti & Millie.

Total garbage and a waste of time