The FULL/UNEDITED reactions to the CHRISTMAS SPECIAL and the FIRST THREE episodes of Season 1 (2005) can be found HERE: www.patreon.com/chachisays You will need your own copies of the episodes to sync up with my reactions. Thanks, everyone! ♥

Fun fact: it's 57 years between this episode and the last time the Toymaker was on screen.

"I thought it was just donna" Haha, no no no! There's been SO many (more than you probably think)

"Stooky Bill" is very real indeed & really was the first thing to EVER appear on a television by pioneer Scottish inventor John Logie Baird. As said in the dialogue, John experimented with dolls because no human could withstand the heat generated. Doctor Who is at it's best when taking something real & turning it into a plot point or in this case a sinister plot point 🥰

“I thought she was going to slap him” so did I 😂

6:14 yes, the episode is old, it's from the first doctor

If I say right, Ncuti is a fan of David Tennant, he watched him play The Doctor and he wanted to become an actor because of him. I cried so much on this episode. (Sorry if there are any mistakes, I'm French :))

It would have been so easy for the a Good Omens Easter egg to show up in this episode. Imagine the doctor running around Soho in 1925 and then *woosh* the Bentley goes by at 100mph.

I’m so thankful that both Tennant and the Donna character returned. I love seeing Tennant’s Doctor, and Donna is my favorite NewWho companion. It made me ecstatic that they both got some good peaceful closure instead of the standard regeneration. Donna definitely deserved better so I’m glad she got it.

I have watched the Dr from the very first episode 60 years ago, and I still have references I don't remember, and they go over my head.

Apparently, NPH had never heard of Doctor Who before he was asked to appear in it, and wasn't sure if he could pull off the big dance number. (I think it's safe to say that he did.) Also, this is canonically the second time in a week the Doctor has been at the mercy of a villain dancing to a pop song. No wonder he looked so done in that scene.

It's strange to think that this is the first regeneration scene you've seen. So interesting.

There isn't really a concrete rule for the doctor's pronouns - generally I've seen people use they/them for the doctor as a whole, but the actor's pronouns if talking about a specific incarnation, but it depends per person (given the doctor's never explicitly given set pronouns in the show, it changes per incarnation)

Every time I watch this episode it CRACKS ME UP that, when they split, they clothes split between them. So Tennant got the vest, undershirt, trousers and shoes, and Gatwa got the shirt, tie socks and knickers (thank you so much whoever made THAT costuming decision!). The mental images are hilarious. The Doctor's pronouns now seem to be they/them because #13 was a woman. I also love that Ncuti Gatwa is the first black man AND openly queer actor playing The Doctor, and the first black MAIN Doctor (no I won't explain that, you'll find out). What an incredible leap of progress and great casting!

David will always hold a special place in my heart as The Doctor, but every actor that has played The Doctor has been absolutely phenomenal, i can't wait to see your journey. I also cannot wait to see more Ncuti as The Doctor 😍

Hi, i hope your well? Thanks for another great reaction. Don’t worry you see David Tennant again when you get around to watching him as the 10th doctor. I love David Tennant as the doctor and as an actor i think he’s phenomenal. The celestial toymaker first appeared in the show 58 years ago. Neil Patrick Harris played him really well and you’ll see Ncuti at the end of this episode. Have a great weekend. Take care 😘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Never noticed the "Shirley you can't be serious" Airplane reference when I watched at the time. 😂

I’m so excited that you’re going back and watching David’s original run. His Doctor really had one of the overall most painful/gut-wrenching regenerations (it’s always sad saying goodbye to a Doctor, but the end of his run was just… extra painful) so I’m so glad all these years later they worked it to where he finally got the peace and happy ending he’d always wanted.

Well done for finishing the 60th specials 😁 now you get to decide whether you would watch Series 1, the Ninth Doctor era, or watch the Christmas Special with the new Fifteenth Doctor 💙💙 Few fun facts: -The Doctor has had many many companions, starting with his granddaughter Susan Foreman to his best friend Donna Noble. Melanie "Mel" Bush was a companion of the late 1980s Sixth and Seventh Doctor eras. As for Amy Pond, Clara, and Bill, spoilers 🙂🙂 -The Toymaker is an enemy from the Classic series in the 1966 episode "The Celestial Toymaker". He was played by Michael Gough. He is an immortal being, which explains why NPH is the Toymaker today. -And that was regeneration, well, a form of it anyway. That is how there are so many Doctors.

Great reaction, love how much you enjoy the show. The Doctor has had numerous companions over the years - Mel was originally in the show in the late '80s. The Toymaker was a villain not seen since the '60s - originally played by Michael Gough. NPH did a great job in this episode. The new series was created by people who watched Doctor Who as kids and loved it. They brought back or referred to many characters from the original series, as you will see.

The Toymaker was in the early Doctor with the very first Doctor in fact, aired in 1966, and now all these years later, they brought him back

Well, Donna did just negotiate a job with UNIT.

This was my favorite out of these 3 specials. NPH was fantastic and I was dreading losing Tennant again in regeneration. Turns out he's still here, kinda lol.

So weird to say goodbye to yourself.

I was so happy for Tennents ending. Honestly if you’d seen the original it would have broken you. I was in bits. Honestly I loved these specials and Ncuti is so charismatic and energetic. I really do like him.

Also I saw David in Good Omens and he looked fab- in these specials he looked so burned out and ill until the very last scenes- I’m glad he’s getting his break. Side note: see if you can find the behind the spice girls scene. There’s an adorable video of David bopping away in the background. ❤

It's best to watch from S1 Ep1 "Rose" with Christopher Eccleston (2005)... everything is explained in that first season.

Hopefully you watch from Series 1 onwards, would love to follow that 20 year journey with you. (Warning there's way more heart break in the normal seasons)

Ok, so there’s not a lot of info on Bi-Generation because it was introduced here, but the most commonly accepted theory; which is backed up by lines like Ncuti’s Doctor, (The 15th Doctor) being the older Doctor, and 15 saying that he’s only ok because the 14th Doctor (David Tennant) takes the time to relax and help himself; is that essentially at some unspecified point in the future, the 14th Doctor is going to regenerate again, and is going to be essentially pulled back in time to this episode, and becomes the 15th Doctor If that’s too confusing of an explanation, first of all, I’m sorry, second of all, essentially the 15th Doctor is the 14th Doctor’s future, and was pulled back in time from the point that the 14th Doctor becomes the 15th. I hope either or both of those explanations make some sort of sense for a new fan, and again, I’m sorry if they don’t!

I love this special. The dance number is 🎉🎉🎉🎉wowzers🎉🎉🎉🎉 I appreciate the weird regeneration. The Doctor really needed to settle down and give themselves time to heal after everything 😢. Also they make it clear that it happened because of the Toymaker interference. So it's not a cop- out. Some other things: The Toymaker was an enemy of the First Doctor. They were supposed to confront Six, but strikes or something delayed that meeting(I can't recall if they finally met in a Big Finish or a novel). Mel was a companion to Six and Seven. She isn't the first red haired companion. That companion is Liz Shaw. A companion to Three during their time stuck on Earth working with UNIT. Now I know that for some odd reason sometimes some companions from that era aren't recognized as such. Because the Doctor couldn't use their TARDIS. I believe Liz Shaw is a companion even if she couldn't travel in the TARDIS. In any case if you want to be technical and say that only those who have travelled with the Doctor on the TARDIS are proper companions. Then. The first red haired companion is Vislor Turlough; a companion to Five.

Aw man, kinda wanted to see your reaction to the other companions' fates.

I’m honestly looking forward to when you get onto series 5 and Steven Moffat era! Great Reaction Video looking forward to more of your doctor who videos!

Okay so I see the puppet show was cut. Probably didn’t get any sort of notable reaction in the uncut version leading to it cut. It’s gonna be a while before you get to them but you will definitely see the pain that it’s part of along the way

The way I see it, it's they/them when you're talking about the Doctor as a whole, and he/him or she/her (depending) if you're talking about any one specific regeneration. For example Tennant was originally the 10th Doctor, so if you're talking about 10 specifically, or sth the Doctor did while they were 10 it'd be he/him. But if you're talking about 13 (Jodie Whittaker) it'd be she/her. Like, the whole Flux thing the Doctor referenced in the second special was something that happened to her. Edit: aaand I just saw someone else already explained that. Whelp, that's what I get for being late and not reading the other comments first haha

My theory re the Toymaker's Legions. What if his legions are the Not Things from the second special? He was let free when the Doctor spilled the salt at the edge of the universe, where the Not Things were trying to escape from the nothingness. What if the Not Things are part of the Toymaker's realm?

I love your reactions! You're so respectful -- making sure you have the pronunciation of Ncuti's name right, working on the pronouns. Some "old" fans feel like Doctor Who has gotten too "woke". I say if you can't change with the times WTF sort of time traveler are you?!? Thanks, and I'm looking forward to your meeting Christopher Eccleston. Even though you always love your first the most 😉, I predict you'll love Eccleston, as well. I know I did; he's my second favorite Doctor, just behind Tom Baker who is one of the most popular of all Doctors and is from the classic era.

I hope you continue beyond David's Doctor. Peter Capaldi as the Doctor is absolutely fantastic ❤️

If you can find the very first doctor episode (an unearthly child- the pilot episode) it’s worth watching to get a feel for this character. Due to copyright issues it’s hard to find streaming (it’s still on dvd I think). This show is old and somehow through the years the Doctor has always remained the same different person. It’s cool to see. The celestial toymaker is like a demigod the first Doctor battled back in the 1960s. The one thing he will honor is the rule of the game. He won’t cheat. He’s amoral and terrifying but he will abide by the rules of the game.

The very old episode actor, is Alfred to bales Batman, the reason such a close up. His wardrobe was essentially that of a Brits idea of someone Chinese and heightened somewhat a mixture of racism and appropriation

It is He/Him

Let's go

You gotta watch the rest of the show, my dude - at least NuWho. It's so good! Don't sleep on Matt Smith or Peter Capaldi!

All the doctors have their own unique personalities. Which are you starting next nu-who or classic who? Nu who gets my vote every time. Take care 😘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

What’s the technical term for fear of puppets?

The new 15th Doctor Ncuti Gatawa's name is prounounced "shooty" Gatwa. It was a good episode and i love Ncuti's energy and entrance however i hated that bi-generation i would had preferred he just changed rather than have them split because i feel it did him a disservice and then fans will come up with these tired theories or rumours that David Tennant could return also it's a bit lazy writing wise in my opinion because now there's no emotion, drama or consequence i like it maybe as a one-off new concept but i hope that doesn't become an ongoing thing because the Doctor is still technically the same person i just don't like the idea that there's another Doctor and TARDIS around. Neil Patrick Harris knocked it out of the park as The Celestial Toymaker he was originally played by Michael Gough back in 1966 the character only appeared once in Doctor Who in one of the First Doctor (William Hartnell) episodes this is the characters first appearance in 57 years. Yes definately checkout the Doctor Who revival from Christopher Eccleston to Jodie Whittaker there are great episodes then once you caught up maybe start with Classic Who similar to what sesskasays is doing there are some amazing stories the special effects may not be great but it's part of the charm and the main focus is the characters and the stories. But overall great episode but not really a 60th since that felt more like a celebration of Series 4 than the show as a whole of different eras.

I think if it's a male presenting Doctor then he/him or they/them can be used. Female presenting Doctor then she/her and they/them can be used. That may change in the future if we have non-binary presenting Doctor, but basically you can use the pronouns specific to that iteration of the character.

Ncuti will few with the toymakers legions in the upcoming series

Please please please start with Eccleston Doctor episode Rose and go on the journey of a lifetime 💙💙✨🫶

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I think the doctor's pronouns switch when he does. So he's a he now but has been a she. They is never problematic either though. Can't wait for you to get to the David/Donna season - these specials will mean a lot more. I'm also excited for Ncuti! Glad you're enjoying!

The Doctor is they either because there's 15 of them or because one (or three) of them was female. Don't repeat my mistake of thinking too hard about this, regeneration is just an excuse to recast the lead

The Doctor is he/him as a man and she/her when a woman.