Susan was the Doctor's granddaughter and first companion when the original series began in 1963.

The stuff with the Toymaker and the Pantheon is being carried over from the 60th Anniversary Specials. The third of those was where Ncuti first appeared.

I apologize for potentially sounding one of those other guys..., but for a deeper understanding of this episode, I recommend watching this year's entire three-part Christmas special (The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder, and The Giggle). Your channel has been a fortunate discovery for me, and I'm grateful for yet another exceptional reaction and consistently fantastic content!

I'm loving your perspective. Given how much this era was advertised as a good starting point for new viewers, It's cool to see how well it actually works. I was especially curious about this episode, given how much it references older stuff

You really just need to watch Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle from the David Tennant 60th Anniversary Specials last year to catch up on the back story for this one (and then re-watch this, it'll make more sense). They are both fun episodes and worth a watch anyway, Neil Patrick Harris is excellent as the diabolical Toymaker (Maestro's father). The reference to parking in the junkyard with his granddaughter is a callback to the very first Doctor Who episode way back in actual 1963.

Toy Maker is a god. And answer to a question of: What if all infinity stones were a one person.

Every time the Doctor transforms into the next actor, there's personality shakeup. So far Ncuti's is more in touch with his emotion - but that seems to be a double edged sword when it comes to fear

There is alot of history in this show Susan was the Doctor's granddaughter and his one of his original companions when the show first started in 1963. The Toymaker first appeared in 1966 in a serial called "The Celestial Toymaker" which was a 4-parter during the First Doctor (William Hartnell) tenure the Toymaker only appeared once in Classic Who and had appeared recently late last year in one of the 60th specials "The Giggle".

Great reaction! So cool seeing someone watch DW from Ncuti’s era and be completely blind to everything that came before.

A few links with 20th-century 'Doctor Who' worth noting here... The composer at the start is played by Jeremy Limb, the son of Roger Limb, who was a member of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and composed music for the show in the early 1980s. Also, the old lady who played the piano was June Hudson, who designed costumes for late 70s / early 80s stories. And the billboard on the roof is advertising Chris Waites & The Carrollers, a fictional music group mentioned in the very first episode in 1963...

You should know. The TARDIS is alive. And sentient. She also has quite the mouth on her- when she actually HAS a mouth. The thing with her doors was her getting in on the act.

It was definitely an odd ball two episodes but I’m kinda here for it. ❤

I adore this episode! It is still more over the top than most of Doctor Who, but this season is special because The Doctor invoked Superstition at the end of the universe (just go with it) a couple of episodes prior to where I had you start. So this season is more fantastical than prior series and is sooo much fun! Apparently, the Doctor is up against a "Pantheon" of deities rather than the usual aliens and other antagonists. You missed meeting the Celestial Toymaker in charge of Games (I'm sorry for not having you start with Specials 1 - 3) and this episode you met the Maestro (child of the Toymaker and devourer of Music) and the Harbinger. I'll leave others to share more (HOPEFULLY WITHOUT SPOILING YOU) Hugs from Colorado!

You had such a fun and honest view on this I was laughing halfway through. Good job

THANKS for this!!!!! I think that Susan scene was done for a reason.... :)

That was a fun reaction! Thanks~

Should've made the DW theme the music that gets them banished 😂

You should definitely watch, at least, the 3 60th specials in order to follow this new season properly, you are already missing things. Great reaction anyway.

The Toymaker episode was 3 episodes earlier. It sounds to me like you have missed last year's specials. Its not surprising as Disney+ has messed up the ordering. They are listed seperately as the specials.

Look it up. Music of the Spheres was a bonus scene for Night of the Proms with David Tennant's Tenth Doctor. It all comes together.

If you want to see the toy maker you can by watching the previous specials i do believe they are also on disney plus For other villians of the show i hope some show up really but i do understand having different new villians in the show is important too

I'm calling it Ruby Sunday is either Susan but something happened in her regeneration and she forgot everything. Or she's Susan's daughter or descendant, and if not that her storyline might make her a his daughter or his daughter's descendant from Tenant's episode when the ship just made new generations of ppl by processing their dna

I've heard there was a secret chord that david played, and it pleased the lord

Thanks. Loved your reaction ❤❤

🙏🙏🙏 wonderful reaction, thank you 🙏🙏🙏

Since there's no upcoming New Who... I kind look forward your reaction starting 2005 At this point, since the showrunner really wanted to make this like a fresh start for newcomers, I guess you should continue on watching it~ But I feel like at the same time, you can watch thh 2005 one, heck even the 1963 one if you want more adventures! 60 years of adventures, and it's still ongoing, and you would not regret it~ :)

Doctor Who has been described as British One Piece by lots of people. Don't worry about starting here as when the show goes on hiatus you'll have so many good stories to fall back on.

Shame you didn’t get introduced to psychic paper

Anyone else notice how the maestro knocked on the piano 3 times Also if you dont understand maestro just think why would a celestial god have a gender

I’d watch the three episodes that end with “the giggle” it will explain a few things

I have very much enjoyed your reactions to Dr. Who. One of my earlier posts said that you started in a good spot to pick up the story, but now I am thinking that maybe you should go back and pick up the three specials that have David Tennant as the 14th doctor and are where Ncuti first appeared. This season seems to be building in some way on both the Christmas special and the episode called "The Giggle" where the Toymaker comes back to cause havoc. The Toymaker's appearance (and potentially all the rest of these villains) may have been made possible by something the 14th doctor did during "Wild Blue Yonder." Of course, there are back stories to those specials that you won't understand, but I am starting to think that at least "The Giggle" may be essential to understanding the current doctor. He is not acting "normal" for a doctor - the fear thing is very, very new and not usually a part of his personality. Also in "The Giggle" the Toymaker said something about The One Who Waits. So you probably want to at least check out The Giggle as it is starting to look more and more important to this season's storyline. All three might be fun.

Doctor Who does not usually break the Fourth Wall this much, if at all.

I enjoyed the episode but thought ending wasn’t quite correct, once the doctor has worked out how to defeat maestro he should have taken ruby , Paul & John back to 1925 just after the piano teacher died and defeated maestro there , then Paul & John from no music 1963 disappear , then they go back to proper 1963 & then musical number

Yeah now he's worried about Susan. Where was that worry when he just left her. Oh child you met this nice young man. Time to settle down get married and pop out some half gallifrayan babies 😂. She screamed grandpa grandpa but he just left 😢

I disagree with people saying to watch all of the specials. The Star Beast has too many major spoilers. I would say it is okay to watch The Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle, though.

Oh my god please watch 2005 doctor who. Im enjoying this season of doctor who but nothing is better than 2005 doctor who. I hate how theyve re started the seasons because peopoe are starting with this!? I cant imagine watching these with no context

Just FYI. Dr. Who is rarely this good.

it was shite

You should start with 2005 man.