Honestly the most unsettling and uncanny valley episode I’ve seen since I was younger watching Midnight, I had horrible chills when the fake doctor was just looking motionlessly at Donna and said “My arms are too long” UGH CHILLS.

Great to see a new episode with a true mavity in the storytelling.

I was so happy to see Wilf at the end. It's been over a year since he passed, but I'm overjoyed that he was able to come back for this, with all the whimsy and emotion of his prior performances too. I think we'll miss him a whole lot, but if this is gonna be his last role, I think we can say he went out with a bang. RIP Bernard Cribbins 1928-2022

the chills i got when donna was left behind, unmatched

This episode was David and Catherine’s “Heaven Sent”. A WHOLE episode of just the Doctor (and in this case Donna) carrying the entire story by themselves. FANTASTIC story. Easily one of my favorite episodes of all time. Instant classic. Molto bene!!!

I was so impressed by the fact that RTD was able to get us a full halfway through the episode without us knowing what the heck was going to happen. That actually takes some skill, even if it risks the audience being let down by the rest.

The fake donna legitimately got me a few times, really nice storytelling and a testament to how scary the unknown universe and beyond can and could be

Seeing Bernard Cribbins at the end was so bittersweet. I'm so glad they were able to include him before he passed.

I just love the sheer sense of mavitas David Tennant brings to the role Great to have him back!

The Star Beast felt like an okay return. This on the other hand felt like a call back to RTD’s kind of writing that pulled me into Doctor Who back in the days of Tennant’s first run. Brilliant episode.

Such a creepy episode. Gave me Midnight/Flatline vibes

The editing in this one was fantastic. Slowly realizing what was happening was absolutely brilliant. Great concept. I'm glad doctor who is allowed to be experimental again!

I can already tell this is gonna be one of those episodes you just regularly watch because it’s so compelling and interesting and everything about it came together just like the olden days. I’m so happy

Best episode of the show in years. Very much had a Midnight sort of vibe about it which is definitely a good thing.

The sudden realization that the Doctor and Donna weren’t alone and the unnerving vibes of the two monsters really goes a long way in making this special so special.

Doctor Who going into abstract directions often tell some of the best tales of the Whonivese and that's absolutely the case here!! Creepy and heartfelt is my favorite flavor of Who!!

The Star Beast was great, but this was an instant classic. Absolutely brilliant.

RIP Bernard Cribbons 💙💙

It's absolutely insane how much work goes into an hour of television!! Hats off to the cast and crew!!

Wow Bernard was so lively even shortly before his death. At least we got to see him one last time as Wilf.

I almost broke down in tears when Bernard appeared. And that dedication in the credits, the perfect tribute. Wilfred Stanley Mott will always be one of the Doctor's greatest friends in the Whoniverse, same with the late Bernard Cribbins, who we dearly miss.

This is what an RTD episode should be 9.5 out of 10. Bravo

I could listen to Russell T. Davies talk about breaking down story structure in depth for hours.

This was BY FAR the best doctor who episode I have watched in YEARS, just WOW WOW WOW!!!

This episode feels like flatline/midnight/silence in the library

Had my worries with the first one, but this was absolutely brilliant

They got me with the jaw drop. Lobe that it's still possible to catch me off guard. Amazing job. Cried and smiled, seeing Wilf/Bernard.

What a beautiful episode. It's very Midnight-esque, which I think is brilliant on RTD's part, paying homage to one of the greatest episodes of his first run. And the screentime given to the legends Tennant and Tate, incredible. And the "mavity" thread throughout leaves me more curious than ever for the next special

I enjoyed this special immensely, especially considering the Doctor was without his Tardis or screwdriver, exploring the unknown. That and being at the edge of creation with aliens from absolute nothing coming into form shaped emotionally by what they've absorbed from the Universe. RTD you are coming back strong. I need the 3rd special now! Also, that ending though, from a huge smile on my face for seeing Donna's grand, Wilfred, to WTF is going down. I like that, I really do. What felt like 84 years for new Who was well worth it. Alons y!

The elongated jaw and David crawling backwards had me in stitches 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Absolutely delighted by the horror of this one. The Scherzo vibes were unmatched ❤

Oh Russel you’ve reimagined my child hood I feel like I was in early childhood which is what I needed particularly through a difficult period of my life. This gives me hope and the ending of the episode was such a heartwarming welcome home DOCTOR WHO IS BACK

Wondrous episode. Truly. Ranking up there with “Blink”, “Amy’s Choice”, and even “The Empty Child”/“The Doctor Dances” for me. This episode offered the kind of mystery that I had hoped Jodie Whittaker would have been able to experience during her time as the Doctor. I’m stunned by the incredible work of the art and puppeteering teams here as well. I was almost certain the robot was CGI, and I’m glad it was not. Practical effects like that and the doors on the walls that the Doctor and Donna end up getting spun around by are so much more convincing than CGI will ever be.

Sorry, I teared up when Wilf showed up, knowing the actor passed away not long afterwards though, I thought perhaps he was going to be skipped over these next episodes. Seeing his character. I'm very teary.

RUSSELL IS BACK!! Loved this episode, could see some of the set up of the next episode from the very beginning with ‘mavity’. For me it was a step up from Star Beast (I did love Star Beast). Gave me flatline and rebel flesh mashup. Really felt the best friend relationship between Donna and the doctor too!!

This is one of the best Doctor Who stories of all time. Up there with Silence in the Library, Midnight, The Waters of Mars and Heaven Sent.

Probably the most BONKERS episode of DOCTOR WHO EVER! It was also great to see Wilf back too!❤❤❤

I think this might be one of my new favorite episodes, it was fantastic I find it interesting that they changed an event, really truly changed it, I wonder if it’ll be something the Doctor fixes or because it was so subtle that that’s just how it is now

The special was great, just phenomenal! You can tell RTD gkt back into the swing of things with this episode. It was tense, thrilling, and made the viewer feel clever for figuring out the twist. Cannot wait for The Giggle!

this is the closets the show has gotten to one of those really experimental early 2000s Big Finish audios, like Zagreus or something

The robot reminds me of Marvin The Robot from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy movie. But smaller and beat up and does talk about his depression 😅

Cried when I saw wilf at the end though 😢 RIP Bernard you absolute legend!! Can’t believe it’s been over a year so clearly getting close to 2 years since this was filmed.

I was so moved and happy to see Bernard Cribbons once again, a.k.a Wilfred Mott. God bless this man, you will be missed by the entire community, RIP old soldier 😢

What a contrast to last weeks episode, this was absolutely awesome

Couldn’t take my eyes of the evil ones, it was just odd watching the normally good characters have terrible versions which was somewhat hypnotic, the way they managed to act like shapeless beings in a shape.

This was absolutely a fantastic story and David and Catherine were phenomenal. This felt like such a pure doctor who story with heavy science fiction and really interesting villains which reminded me of Adam from torchwood that existed outside of the universe.

This was the best episode of Doctor Who in a very long time! I haven't felt amazed, scared, and excited about Who since Blink or Midnight. RTD and the cast and crew were amazing

Rest in peace, Bernard. Thanks for this one last gift.

An absolutely brilliant special! Enjoyed this much more then that first! 💙

Episodes like this is why we started watching in the first place. I love these two together. Nearly had a stroke when the real Donna was left behind, but had a feeling the Doctor would figure it out. And he did! It was scary, suspenseful , funny and left you on the edge of your seat. More like this please and thank you! ❤

It was such a fun ep. I'll rewatch it 100% You could truly feel the love put into every second of it

love all the behind the scenes with the different departments. takes a village

The reveal with the robot was awesome, albeit devastating. 😭

When he left the real Donna behind, omg the fear on her face 😭

Seeing Wilfred at the end brought me an unimaginable amount of joy.

This was so much fun to watch :) The only bit i was confused at is when the doctor said something about “i’ve never been out this far before” despite as far as i know that happening twice, Matt Smith - the living planet thing that eats tardis’ And Jodie Whitaker - in division Edit: i also especially love how after the start bit where isaac says Mavity that both Donna and Doctor keep saying it, except as mavity

Really enjoyed that, it was like a less convoluted Moffat story.

So good. This episode was just brilliant. We were all completely sucked in. Just so much fun to watch.

I really can appreciate the mavity of the situation now after seeing tonight’s episode and the work that went into it behind the scenes. My jaw was on the floor thanks to mavity and a cup of coffee in the TARDIS. On a serious note though, RIP Bernard Cribbins, you were an incredible actor and I hope you know that, I sobbed my eyes out seeing Wilf at the end, I’m so glad he made it into tonights 60th anniversary special ❤️.

Really loved this episode, eerie at times, thrilling in others. Just the two for the whole episode! So fun

I enjoyed this episode because willferd Moffat came back I'm excited for next week

I adored this episode so much, the more villainous 'Doctor' was really impressive. The smirk when they were exchanging heated words through the glass door, WOW! And those teeth, BUY, those TEETH were probably one of the the best parts of this episode. That fake Doctor was REALLY GOOD!

God I haven’t had a Doctor Who episode be so disquieting since Midnight. Kudos to RTD for writing the episode so well that I couldn’t figure out what was going on until it was explained to me in the episode itself! I really want a figure of the Jimbo robot! He’s so cute!!

Beautiful, complex-appearing set with fun cgi-enhanced creatures! I loved it!

I’ll admit the design of the aliens (particularly when deformed) occasionally took me out, but damn was this a masterpiece of tension building.

if there’s one takeaway from this episode it’s that ‘gravity’ is now canonically spelt like ‘mavity’

That being a stopmotion style puppet is so awesome

This episode comes close to Midnight, well done.

This episode is a MASTERPIECE! Absolutely up there with the best of all Doctor Who episodes.

Loved this episode. Though people keep saying it's "unlike any Doctor Who episode or TV episode". I disagree. This reminded me of Midnight (in a good way). This episode felt like Midnight meets the 2016 film Passengers. And any story involving imposters like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Secret Invasion, etc. In fact, it reminded me of a lot of Doctor Who episodes involving landing in spooky mostly empty ships and places (The Girl in the Fireplace, 42, Silence in the Library, Under the Lake, Sleep No More, Heaven Sent, Smile, Oxygen, World Enough & Time, etc). This one was just particularly interesting. Come to think of it, this would have made a really cool Capaldi episode.

Definitely the creepiest episode yet. I can’t wait for next week

Gonna miss Bernard so much. Fly High man.

I gotta say, this episode brought me back to my 13 year old self watching empty child, midnight, impossible planet, and all the scariest episodes. I KNEW the moment the Doctor entered the room silently and squatted down in a weird way. Something was off. But then David’s big eyes made me question my initial suspicions. The moment they switched to the other room, I knew something was up. Fantastic episode. Can’t wait to rewatch lol

The no-thing with their too long arms and how they moved and ended up squished in the hallway visually gave me strong Ghibli vibes. I'm not keen for body horror but the abstractness and Ghibli vibes made it watchable for me. Jimbo was awesome! Brave, not so little, robot. I wanted to give him a good repair job to get rid of all the rusty spots. Poor thing! But he fulfilled his duty marvelously. It's good to see that the vibes of "Midnight" brought up again. The no-things trying to copy humanoids physically and down to their memories seemed just like a different approach to what the Midnight Creature did by trying to copy,,ng their consciousness into a humanoid. And it's also wonderful to see quite some familiar faces from behind the scenes again, like Dan Hargraves.

RTD knows how to scare me like no other. Please, more scary episodes! They get my anxiety up in a really good way lol

0:37 that was a practical effect! No wonder that was so creepy. Also, BERNARD CRIBBIIIIIIINS! Fantastic to see him back.

OH MY GOD I loved the Star Beast, but this was just unbelievable! Incredible writing, team tardis have outdone themselves.

Might have to watch this episode again tomorrow, because I was in a crowded room and couldn't hear a thing, but from what I saw, it looked really...interesting. I originally thought they were going to end with the Doctor leaving with the wrong Donna and the real Donna dying, which would have been an interesting cliffhanger (and I would've like to see it, because it's my kind of ending). But on the other hand, we might have lost the Wilf ending, which would've also been a terrible shame.

So good! Should’ve linked it to ‘Midnight’ for sure, but keeping it focused on Tennant & Tate was totally the right call 💙💙

I love the look and visual effects done on the specials it looks amazing and take me right back to what Doctor Who feels like to watch. Something that is impossible but yet I'm seeing it.

I can't stop thinking of this epiosde. I was screaming through out the whole thing. I dont normally like horror but Doctor Who horror is great for me. This epiosde reminda so much of Midnight. It like sister epiosde to it. So far 2 out 2 great epiosdes. I can't wait for the 3rd even more. I was already excited because of NPH is in it. Also seeing Donna's grandfather was emotional. RIP to the actor.

This week's special episode was fantastic! Love it from start to finish. Wilf, forever in our hearts 🫡

Love seeing Bernard one last time! Very pleasant surprise

This episode was to quote 10/14, Brilliant Felt like Heaven sent but with only a companion, and David and Catherine were excellent in it

Phenomenal episode, everyone did such a great job!

Felt like we were right back in Season 4 with the sort of crazy wacky Doctor and Donna adventure we'd expect - but with a lot better effects overall. But also some super funky campy effects that make it Doctor Who. Lovely episode. Starbeast was a lot of fun, but this was truly Doctor Who at its best.

I loved this episode so much! Thank you!!

5:58 - gravity? you mean MAVITY It's such a bittersweet moment seeing Bernard back in this universe and hearing his interview here. ❤

Very well written character story

I had a feeling we'd see Wilf at the end. Vale Cribbo 😥 💗 Still doesn't feel like we're celebrating 60 years, just 15 years since series 4.

Love the depth of this BTS, great work!

Bernard returning for one last scene, was the biggest tribute they could to him...👍🤘❤️

I really really liked the first special, but I LOVED this one! Brilliant work!

great use of mavity

This episode was so awesome. I love episodes that leave it up to the cast to carry it because DW has such a great cast and they ALWAYS kill it. I also love the concept of taking away everything, and i mean everything, that makes the Doctor powerful. Obviously the TARDIS and the Sonic took off so hes left with his greatest weapon which is of course his mind... and he literally cant use it because it gives his enemy power. Genius.

Watched this earlier this evening. FANTASTIC! Well written, shot, produced, and acted. Love these two. Great imagery.

It was a surprisingly good episode! 🙋🏻‍♂️ Keep up the good work. 😌

Good bye, Bernard Cribbins. You will be missed by countless people, all grateful that you made the world, not limited to but including this show, a better place. Thank you.

Dude, these specials are magnificent.

The writing in here was perfection! Russell still got it after all those years!