The Goblins are not puppets, they are actors with makeup filmed on a small scale, just like in the film The Hobbit. The actress who sings talked about the makeup and filming process on social media.

"She's gonna have such expensive health insurance now" I am reminded that there are countries without universal healthcare and my day is ruined.

“Is it just three goblins in a trench coat?” I’d like you to know you almost killed me. I took a drink and choked. 😂

I hope they keep mavity for the entire time he's the doctor. It might be the best joke Dr. Who has done in years. I love it

I don't know how widely known Davina McCall is internationally, but here in the UK she is a National Treasure so saving her life is a Huge Big Deal. Wishing a Happy and Prosperous New Year to you and yours!

That damn Goblin song has been stuck in my head for the last two weeks!

Find me a serious, gritty Doctor Who Christmas special. They have flying sharks. It’s a camp fest with an emotional nougat center, that’s what the Christmas Specials are for. This was about meeting Ncuti and Millie, who are both incredible for their roles. It’s not supposed to be deep beyond that.

I have found myself singing the Goblin Song many times since watching this episode. Really glad you enjoyed it.

The Mavity line is a setup for something bigger, a good old fashioned RTD multi series arc leading to something

By-the-way - the Guest star 'Davina' appeared way back during the Chris Eccleston season and voiced a droid version of herself in the futuristic "Big Brother" segment. - The Music Loving Klingon

Mrs flood isnt an old companion. She is one of the upcoming mysteries... Pond - River - Flood?

Watched this with my niece who’s never wanted to watch Dr who. She loved it. She’s excited for this season. So I think it’s done what it needed for the soft reboot for a new audience. I loved it. I’m excited to see this dr and companion. Love their energy and enthusiasm.

"Is that Missy? Is Ruby the daughter of the Master?" Well, that was random. I propose a couple of different, equally valid theories: "Is Ruby the daughter of Jackie Tyler and captain Jack Harkness? Is Ruby the daughter of Sally Sparrow and Nardole? Might be! Who knows?" 😅

I loved this episode and how the TARDIS opened the door for Ruby. I'm thrilled with the new Doctor and Ruby and looking forward to the season. So much fun watching with y'all!

Personally i do not think Mrs Flood can be River Song, Missy, the Rani or any of the old companions*, or old ruby due to the fact she did not recognise the Tardis at the beginning (accusing her neighbour of putting it there), plus her expression of bewilderment (dropping her shopping) when it dematerialises in front of her near the end of the episode. Having excluded all those I am stumped ... *Mrs Flood says she has not seen a police box on the streets of london since the 1960's, maybe she just has not seen the Tardis for a very long time ... maybe she is the very first companion, Susan, the Doctors granddaughter (originally played by Carole Ann Ford). ....Probably not lol

The lady who plays Mrs Flood is so delightful, and I loved finding out that she is married to Sir Brian May, the guitarist for Queen.

Anita Dobson (Mrs Flood) is the wife of Brian May, an astrophysicist who played guitar in a small band called Queen She's a prolific actress who was in EastEnders, a long lasting show which made a crossover episode with Doctor who in 1993 That might be the connexion, but we'll not know it soon, as RTD said the mystery around her will be a slow burn plot through the season

The Goblin Song was released a week before the episode aired, and by then it was #1 on Apple Music UK. :D An addition fun thing is one of the goblins is Po from Teletubbies. There's an interview around that shows them in makeup etc... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jaunnrGinKe0doE.htmlsi=4nXUYlxFDTubJ482

Love ncutis Scottish accent and he's incredible in this episode and gets the doctor already

I really liked the Church on Ruby Road. It was just fun! I loved Ncuti. I love that the sonic screwdriver has more capabilities. The standout line for me was “I’m learning the vocabulary of rope!”I loved Millie as Ruby. Ncuti and Millie have excellent chemistry. Ruby actually feels like a real three-dimensional person. I miss Russell's writing companions. I will say, it felt like Ruby was just totally okay with everything going on. I was waiting for her “WTF is going on” freakout. But that looks like that’s coming at the beginning of the next episode. She did say that it's all been so manic she hasn't had time to process and at the end of this episode she did do the “it’s bigger on the inside‽” without actually saying it. And it was awesome! Also, Ruby is the same age as Rose Tyler. I loved her mother and grandmother. I thought the song was a lot of fun and I loved that Fifteen improvised on the spot. However, once again, Ruby did not lose it at what was happening threw me for a bit. I honestly thought this was going to end with the doctor calling for Ruby’s bio mom’s attention like Twelve did with Bill’s mom. Kind of glad he didn’t. I figured there was something up with Mrs. Flood because of her reaction to the Doctor going in and out of the TARDIS but that fourth wall break really shocked me! And she mentions way back in her first scene that she hasn’t seen one in 50 years. They brought back “mavity” and I’m wondering if that’s a puzzle piece in the mystery box. I hope we see more of Ruby’s friends. And did anyone else really like that cop character? Fun fact: the snowman scene was added at the request of Disney because they did some scene tests and people said that there wasn't enough of Ncuti in the quarter of the episode. And I think the scene really works. Reminded me of both the Doctor introducing himself in "The Waters of Mars" and the line "I'll just step into this police box and arrest myself from the episode "Planet of the Dead." Questions: Who are Ruby’s parents? Who is Mrs. Flood? Why does she drop the bags in shock in the dark timeline if she knows what a TARDIS is? Is Mrs. Flood connected to Ruby’s parents? Is all of this connected to The One Who Waits?

You definitely both gunna sing the goblin song all the time now haha

Christmas specials are usually one offs - Davina is a presenter on multiple shows including one about finding long lost relatives . I think they chose goblins as gremlins is a comparatively new invention ( ww2) .I enjoyed it , a lot of fun and I'm liking Ncuti and Millie as a pairing . Lots of energy and a few clues and pointers for the future . Mrs Flood is played by Anita Dobson , wife of Queen guitarist Brian May .

Arnold Schwarzenegger exasperated voice "it's NOT a *River Song(*tumor)...." 🙃

Would it change your opinion to know the singer's (character) name is Janis Goblin? Sure the sequence is odd, but the bit I love is the Doctor using the song against them because they never cut to the band whilst Doctor/Ruby are singing and I'm just imagining them going "How dare you compel us with our own methods?"

I wanted to hate the Goblin Song But it was such a banger

My Mrs Flood theory is that she is Ruby's mother (or at least was the woman that left Ruby at the church). She didn't seem to know what the Tartis was when she was arguing with the other neighbor, even going as far to accuse him of putting it on the sidewalk to impede her. Then she's shocked when she sees it disappear. then the Doctor parks right next to this woman literally walking away from a newborn baby she placed at the church steps. No matter what emotional state she was going through she probably noticed it but couldn't stop since she didn't want to be called back for her baby. Heck she might have seen the whole ship in the sky. So seeing this she then goes on to have a different life than she did in the original timeline, learns about the Doctor and the Tartis just by asking around enough since that is possible. Then by coincidence she ends up living below the baby she abandoned and gets to literally see that same Doctor and Tartis go back to do the thing she had witness all those years ago. Its literally that entire discussion about how one chance coincidence at the right time can completely change a person since Mrs Flood seems to be a much kinder and happier person after the Doctor goes back to save Ruby.

There's no reason the Doctor shouldn't bring Ruby back to just after they left, so her foster mother would never know she'd been gone. Admittedly this didn't quite work when David Tennant's Doctor tried it with Rose - they arrived a year later than planned - but he can at least try.

The goblins were people with goblin head prosthetics who were then digitally shrunk down

it's a very faaar reach here but i think the old lady is a being that transcends the 4th wall. talking to us. like how you never see the weeping angels move. there were times that all characters looked away from he angels yet they didn't move, then the lights turn off and we can't see them either, then they move. since it happened ages ago it might've just been an oversight during production but i like to think that the producers are including us as part of the story like 4th dimensional viewers watching everything and our eyes count as viewing to the angels.

You two were on fire with the jokes this episode. 😂

Your so right about Ncuti Gatwa energy and vibe he's definitely the Doctor I'm really looking forward to new series.

It was a wet weekend with Harry Houdini when it was the Thirteenth Doctor.

A comment about expensive health insurance, definitely american😂

Great doctor you just broke the most basic of never tamper with history and this reminds me of a wonderful

12:40 “How long until there’s some rule 34 art of the singer?” 1) Approximately 30 seconds 2) Whyyyy did you have to go there 🤣🤣🤣

Ready to be blown away? In the bar an older woman calls out. That's the SAME women who met Issac Newton at the beginning of that episode. And that's significant. No spoilers but there's an indication she is going to show up again.

So he for sure created those gloves because of what happened with Rose yes? Good good... good.

well she did ring the bell when the baby was there, she was close the baby was in winter clothes there was no risk for the baby so the "fuck you lady" is a bit harsh. if you cant raise the baby urself its absoluty better to give it away, as someone who was adopted i am absolutly for it its just better for the baby but jaeh if its possible in the country of course people should use anonymous "baby hatches" where you can depot your baby safe and it will be taken care of directly from doctors obviously, i just imagine they did church for the "cinematic" effect because a baby hatch isnt as cinematic, so i forgive this as kind of a "tv" adaptation xD

2:23 Uh... no she wont get expensive health insurance cause she's british lol. We have nationalised healthcare it's based on tax and given she doesnt seem to be particularly wealthy shes unlikely to even be in the lowest tax bracket so literally none of the financial burden has any way of falling on her.

Is it too late to start a petition for this to be the musical doctor?

You're the first reactor I've seen make the same off hand theory I did, that Missy is the mother of Ruby. I'm sure others have, I just haven't seen it yet. Guess we will see in time if it pans out. There are definitely some other good ideas out there, that was just the first that came to mind for me.

The Mrs. Flood actress is Brian May's wife!

17:08 was looking forward to your reaction to this moment. It was so unexpected. Your reaction didn’t disappoint 18:20 my first guess is it’s Ruby dropping off herself. Or Flood dropping her off. It will all circle back with a timey wimey thing. Didn’t like the singing thing. Not a fan of the sonic remote but I’ll give it time to grow on me. Love 15 and Ruby’s energy and chemistry. Looking forward to more of them.

I was injured in 2005 and that was 15 years

Health insurance? NHS pet!!!

One of the most asked questions since Christmas is who is Mrs flood lol

You definitely should do a react or rewatch for _My Fair Lady._

Davina macall hosts a show called long lost family where she helps orphaned people find their real families

its not his worst park job either lol

LOVE THIS REACTION!❤‍🔥

Yall are crazy, mavity is the best joke in the specials.

So are you guys reacting to the new series? There's only 3 episodes left.

Great vid

I love the snowman and if you were to ask do you want to build a snowman yes I like to build a snowman doesn't have to be a snowman by we prefer it if it was

The goblins were actually real people in costumes and the goblin king was a practical effect puppet bits were CGI in but they were definately real people. The old neighbour Mrs. Flood is definately a totally we think new character but my theory is she's a Time Lord otherwise how does she have the knowledge of the name "TARDIS" and shes says "Never seen "a" TARDIS before" not "the" TARDIS so this highly implies she's a Time Lord but is she friend or foe? That's the question. This is a great start to the Ncuti Gatwa era liking Ruby as well so far but i loved the goblin song but i'm abit mixed on The Doctor and Ruby singing it feels very Disney that's all i can say at the moment.

I'm I've loved the Church of Ruby road and of course get rocket to your pocket cuz I like that

It was a very doctor who encountered Houdini not ncuti

I'm honestly so torn about the musical number in this! Like, on the one hand, I'm a big theatre nerd who loves musicals, and I love that the show (which has always been fantastical and weird) is swinging big with some ambitious new stuff. But on the other hand, I felt like the whole sequence was kinda awkward, dumb, and pointless-feeling. Catchy song, sure - but it still felt somehow out of place? Maybe it's because the goblin singing voice sounded like some normal human pop star, rather than an appropriately goblin-like voice. Dunno! :)

Wait. What? No, that can't be right. Why wouldn't they just play music while filming?

My biggest problems with Jodys Doctor was not her but mainly that companian team. They were just boring and had no realy personalties for me. Hell i don't even know there names. I also think Bill was maybe the worst companion before those 3, but maybe that was just because i was such a big Clara fan and i really missed her. Whatever Ruby Rose (for whatever reaon i have that name in my head for her) seems to be finally again a great companion and the episode was fun and i'm really interested to see more.

What kind of mother abandoned her own at

Pp where was that conversation when David Tennant's doctor didn't tell Rose that he loved her and I didn't need saying I wanted to slap the

I was not a chipmunk well I was when he was on broadchurch but when he came to Doctor who he just f***** things up worse than Stephen

Loved y’alls reactions and commentary. Please consider watching Good Omens! Thanks!

i love this episode some haters gonna hate and scream (its so fun if u watch the hate videos they literally scream xD) but overall the ratings for this episode are REALLY good and then u have this 8% bottom. The Doctor was amazing, Ruby was fantastic. I loved how the doctor directly realised the singing as a way to interact with them and ruby having no idea what to sing and sing absolutly rubberish xD i rly did not like the last season but wow it feels like for me it has the old doctor who magic, the last seasons felt so .. generic and this feels so goody doctorish again xD

This was a weird episode. The stakes are surprisingly dark for how light-hearted the episode felt, but I absolutely loved the performances by Ncuti and Millie

Although i do wish they'd gone with something other than baby-eating goblins - the story started out as a blood libel against Jews - I did enjoy the story.

I think I would rather prefer orbital Jesus that's

hey would you continue reactions about attack on titan s4? be cause there is new last episode

Love Ncuti

OI a dingo ate my baby is really offensive to australians , please apologise

Don't take the lord's name again