Completely agree!

I absolutely agree I don’t feel like I could think of anyone better to play maestro then jinx

As a long term Jinx and Dr Who fan, these worlds colliding was everything I hoped for. You absolutely slayed this 🖤🖤

U WERE SOSOSOS GREAT IT WAS INCREDIBLE!!!!!

You were amazing 😍

Just watched the episode. You were SOOOOO GREAT, I enjoyed every second (and note :p) of it! Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

Woooo you were amazing!!! It was so much fun to watch!!

They are 100% a natural cackler, always have been. 😜

Maybe all gay Americans do it that way

Its a witches cackle and i love it ❤

I can definitely see that but more obvious is the reference to Bette Midler as Winnifred in Hocus Pocus.

I am loving the joyful, excited energy...the vibe of the cast...and just how entertaining and fun these episodes are to watch!! I can't wait to see what happens next!

Yeeees. It feels more concrete, like you can actually touch it.

Thats true. And not using CGI means it will age better (one of the issues of earlier even if they were amazing at the time). But I really really really wish they had CGI'ed thise babies mouths so they actually made the same shape as there voice and was in time with the dubbing. That stuff was actually creepier then the monster. They should have made the babies evil cos of that uncannyvally stuff. I liked this episode kinda. I'm still not sure if they jumped the shark or not with this one. But the fact I don't know what to think of it means it wasn't just straight up bad like a lot of shows that try and do something like this. It did grab my intrest (this is coming from someone who stopped watching at 13 or 'The chip era' cos the writting on that was just bad bad bad and not sure if the casting was right. Bar Gramam)

THE MEEP

*THIS*

It's why I have a soft spot for the Chibnall era. At least it tried to be different.

One of the core points of Who is embracing change, things have to change and evolve to work. The Doctor regenerating is another facet of this sort of change.

@@blueknight07 i get you. Change is essential to the survival of Who, but we still need to build on the past, not ruin the past. Space Babies first two minutes is a love song to 60 years - and i love how he said "it's like a chameleon", not "it has a broken chameleon circuit" - that is making change and respecting the past.

@@blueknight07 I do too. I’d delayed watching it, but I thought it was touching how often Chibnall was trying to hat-tip to Classic Who.

And that's why we should never underestimate the power of Doctor-Donna.

Wibbly wobbly...

Human skin also endures radiation, but if it's exposed from the inside..

My headcanon is the Toymaker, after coming back into the universe, retroactively manipulated the Tardis malfunction to bring 14 and Donna to the space station, so they’d encounter the Not-Things, and 14 would unknowingly release the Toymaker. Toymaker ensured his own timeline.

Things tend to be more vulnerable on the inside, so it makes sense.

Yeah it often does sound creepy as fuck when a grown ass man giggles.

@@ohmaigod2:/

yeah jinkx is one of those ru girls with such a distinct laugh that she could just play herself in parts

@@ohmaigod2why are you afraid of men having giggles teehee 🤭

@@ohmaigod2 Babes. Your username is ohmaigod2. What happened to ohmaigod and ohmaigod1? Were they taken? Are you... Unoriginal? Generic even? Basic? ❤

RIGHT?!

Agreed. I did a spit-take involving hot tea.

That’s what I was saying!!! Chills!!

Ditto on the tea spit.

Intimidating? RuPaul would make a more Intimidating villain than that fruitloop.

@@AlvinEarthworm Yeah you say that but if you encountered Maestro in person you would be cowering on the floor because of their god like power.

@@chazo1367 I would say because of their godlike *presence*! More specifically, it seems Maestro can do anything music can, and that includes manipulating emotion. The usually-brave Doctor fled from Maestro - just as the Bogeyman scared him through more physical means.

Have you not seen AJ and the queen? Rupaul can barely act.​@@AlvinEarthworm

definitely. it also helps that jinkx has got some insane pipes on her😂

Jinx is the first Drag Queen to win Rupaul's drag race twice! She is the winner of season 5 and the winner of the 'all winners season' in all stars 7! I believe they were in the Broadway musical Chicago for a bit too!

That's Jinkx Monsoon for you. Amazingly talented and charismatic and, given the right direction, a little bit creepy haha. I adore her

It left me wanting more. Which at my age is hard to do.

Surely it was, right?

OMG IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS MAESTRO IS A JOJO VILLAIN!!!

Jinx is IMHO the most talented performer to ever come out of the Drag Race franchises. Look up their season (i think its 5) as well as All Stars 7. They're Broadway fam too, so watch for them in the West End. To tell you anything more would be Spoilers, Sweety.

HE is absolutely not amazing, cringe, a bit gross and stupid, and also nothing like doctor who, it’s a sci fi show not some fringe drag thing🤮

And the Doctor asking if the music was diegetic!

The 4th wall break into the intro music was pure genius!!!

Yeah, we can take it 2 ways. (1) Canon, in-universe, as the lingering but temporary effects of Maestro's reality warping (similar to the Toymaker's State of Play). (2) Non-canon, out of universe, more akin to behind-the scenes stuff or charity sketches, that is a treat for the audience from the production. It works either way and doesn't really matter. Enjoy it or don't, but it doesn't change the show. I personally thought it was fun, but wouldn't miss it otherwise. The episode itself was great.

I took it as pure euphoria to finally be able to sing and dance again i would be if i could do both again after basically living in fear of being consumed by a celestial entity

@@dirrdevil see, I read it as 'Maestro was defeated, but not actually destroyed." there was the little kid that ran behind the door that looks a lot like the start of the episode after all.

@@dirrdevil i choose to believe it’s because of maestro, if they’re anything like the toymaker then it’s most likely the lingering effects. either works though! i just think the first option would be pretty neat

The entire show now feels out of place with the show. *Not genuine Doctor Who.*

Honestly, as soon as I read that Jinkx had been cast, I immediately knew which episode was going to be my favorite this season. I also love that they left it a bit open ended to where they could bring Maestro back

It was so perfect, like the role had been written just for them. Jinkx deserves every bit of success they’ve gotten recently. I mean, Doctor Who and 2 Broadway musicals? If you haven’t seen their new performance of ‘Somewhere That’s Green’ from Little Shop of Horrors go check it out. Absolutely brilliant. Queen of queens indeed. 👑💙

@@JamesJennisonI really hope they come back!

@@StLProgressive this one? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gMuji62grJrTqYk.html ?

DO not care

@@paularc1899 you obviously cared enough to comment dorkus.

She’s the queen of all queens

@@paularc1899 You care so much man

Tough to argue with that!

They will. People think they are the master. Maestro translates to master so...

@@CringeharvesterHowever RTD did set the record straight they are not the master.

@@amyahlquist3436 hmmm... I have a feeling he might be lying

I give it 2 seasons

@@Cringeharvester The Master needs a long break. Since Capaldi the Master has been very much everywhere. I think letting the Master breathe will work better before throwing them into it again.

For what???

@@tl1110 probably for what they did, dingus

​@tl1110 for a stand out performance.

Love their performance. They really embodied the same deranged and meniacle attitude their father (toymaker) did in the last special. Loved it.

stand out performance hgaagaggagahahahahahahhaha

And with all the camp to match! 💚 Jinkx is so perfect for the role!

For idiots who have never watched genuine Doctor Who in their lives.

@@The_Cosmic_Yog-Sothoththe golden age of DW had a villain that was a stretched out piece of skin with a face on it and everyone loved it, don’t piss me off.

@@Adri_Unsung You call that "The golden age"?? Haha. NO. I never accepted post 2005 as genuine Doctor Who, never mind as a golden age. The Golden age was Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker in the 70s. All genuine Whovians know this. Reboot Doctor Who is a pale, Americanised imitation of what the classic series was, why it was great, and why fans kept it loved for so long. I hated the reboot from the start...and it's only gotten worse since it went politically woke during the Capaldi days. *An absolute travesty.*

@@The_Cosmic_Yog-Sothothokay so watch the old ones and shut up

@@Adri_Unsung It's the fact I'm forced to pay for this woke fabrication of Doctor Who via the licence fee that leads me to speak out. If your entire counter argument is just "Shut up" then you really are the loser. *Shrugs*

Did not like the space babies episode at all, ugh. This one, though, was brilliant. Maestro’s costumes were just stunning. What else could you do for a drag queen though? 😂💙

Agreed!! I'm loving this so far!! Ncuti and Millie have such an awesome joyful, energetic energy!! The cast is superb!

@@juli859 exactly. I’m enjoying the chemistry and more explorative, even bond they’re sharing rather than the doctor feeling like this omnipotent presence. This balance is going to open so many doors and experiences we wouldn’t have seen otherwise with a bond that relies on each other rather than Just on the doctor

sadly there are so many people hating this season, saying its the worst ever. I REALLY enjoy this season so much. Ncuti and Millie are just AWESOME together. They have so much chaotic and happy energy that I enjoy every second they are on screen. Space Babies was a little weird, but still enjoyable. and Maestro was just FANTASTIC. sure, some things were really silly but in my opinion, these are things that just makes doctor who as special as it is

hard disagree, it's back to JNT levels of panto

Dr who is fanfic at this point.

It just really has me curious about what sort of evil is going to pop up next!! Loving this! NPH as Toymaker....now Maestro. Just completely awesome!

Same tho, I straight up paused xD In the Toymaker special all the characters were unsettled by the arpeggio without knowing why, and now that we know what the Toymaker can do, the same arpeggio makes us go 'Oh, oh no'. The parallel is wild

YESSS!!!! I paused it too, to explain to my hubby why I was freaking out! It was a fantastic and unexpected connection that the Maestro was actually the Toymaker’s child- not what I expected the Legions to be!

No way captain obvious they totally didnt say that in the episode

I want The Queen of Time to come back- The Toymaker's cousin

What else or who else is out there? 😱

Harbinger popped up again during the final number. The Toymaker clearly said that his own form is unlimited, his physical body was just for fun- so Harbinger might actually be more powerful than he looks.

@@julianaylor4351probably maestro’s mother and siblings if they have any

Can you elaborate? Who is the trickster?

​@@julcanda A pansimensional being that feeds off chaos, always trying to manifest into reality. It's is/part off/the embodiment of the Pantheon of Discord. It tends to appear to people at the moment of their death, asking for their consent to save them. If they agree, the timeline changes slightly they get to live (but it means something catastrophic will now happen for the Trickster to feed on, allowing it to break into the universe, which you DON'T want) if you refuse, you're left to die, the same when breaking your contract with it. It's the main villian of "The Sarah Jane Adventures", where it also encountered the 10th Dr. It's brigade/minions are also responsible for the orwellian dystopia in "Turn Left".

If they are, it's a VERY distant relation. It's possible that they are both decendants of Fenric the first evil (who I've got as my prediction as the one who waits), but unlike Lady Time and Meastro, I don't think they will be close to the Toymaker. It's probably a different pantheon, like the cast of Guardians or the Eternals. There's also the rights issue with the Trickster. It's one of those weird situations where It's owned by the writer, not the BBC - And the writer is a bigoted trans/homophobe that's fallen out with everyone, so don't expect the villian to return anytime soon.

​@julcanda A monster from the Sarah Jane Adventure serie which is a spin off of Dr Who.

@@enima4500 And mentioned in Doctor Who and Torchwoood.

I think everyone would have liked to hear som Beatles but the copyright was too expensive.

@@MostlyBritish_Gaming yeah, the copyright would be half their budget lol

The copyright would be my life savings

@@joclark4619 And if anything went wrong they'd have to spend more money editing the episodes and removing the songs and references to them, it's not worth the money it could cost.

Because all the comments ripping into this turd have been deleted.

@@AlvinEarthworm nah more like they're not getting any likes because y'all have bad taste

Take another look love. The show's production is alright, but let's face it, the writing in these episodes is downright awful. And don't get me started on how Disney and the BBC are teaming up to make it overly woke and completely unrecognizable from the original Doctor Who.

@@Janiqz nah

@@phlippy Compelling argument.

Missy was part of Jinkx's inspiration for the role

Couldnt agree more. Fantastic episodes altogether, but im good without another "twist at the end"

I think the episode was meant to come right before the finale episodes originally, so "Twist at the End" would have made a lot more sense ( on top of Ruby saying it'd be June 2024 for her, which is when the final episodes will air ). But I guess they reshuffled it so that the stakes of the season and overarching threat would be established sooner.

it seems like when bad wolf kept appearing but in a physical appearance could be susan spread across time or the one who waits

She's Susan Twist. And you know...there's always a _twist_ in the end. 🤫

i played the duel part a few times hoping to hear a chord or two of the devil went down to georgia.

It was such a missed opportunity 😭

Yes, when Maestro played the violin as a fiddle I thought it was a reference to the Devil Went Down to Georgia. (I know a violin is a fiddle, but it's how you play it.) Possibly even a subtle reference to the composer, because the devil's fiddle was Gold.