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@Downbad9771

Жыл бұрын

Why don’t you review any Peter capaldi?

@tangytim6699

Жыл бұрын

@@Downbad9771 I imagine that's for the future

Diana Rigg is sooo much fun in this. The wrong hands line gets me every time, she knows exactly what sort of role she's in

@Not_An_EV

Жыл бұрын

16:47 it's the way she says it. Just so full of Glee!

@lexwithbub

Жыл бұрын

She's perfect in the role isn't she?

@ZemplinTemplar

Жыл бұрын

Precisely. I think none of the cast and crew took the episode overly seriously, and that's because it definitely isn't a serious episode, but a pulpy comedy episode.

@unityedits3722

Ай бұрын

I had to rewind that shit lol rare opportunity when the hero is giving the "in the wrong hands" speech for the listener to reveal "buddy, you're not gonna believe this-"

i actually loved this episode as a kid, i don’t know if it was the investigative feel or it being a fun episode, i am also a sucker for a flashback and diana rigg is great

@gussyt1761

Жыл бұрын

Same did enjoy this when I was younger

@foxross

Жыл бұрын

I loved it actually. The villain was so funny. “The wrong hands!”

I must admit, I do admire the audacity of the Thomas Thomas joke. It's so bad, it's always been so bad, and yet it's so bold. Can't help respect that 🤣

The sad thing is the “Company Town” idea is coming back in an attempt to help workers with all the economic issues. In theory, worker’s paychecks go farther shopping at lower price company stores. Workers who have fewer worried about non work life are less stressed & have company loyalty which usually means harder workers. Win win right? In actuality you’re trapped. It gets to a point where you’re entirely dependent on the company. If things are bad you can’t afford to go elsewhere. The company knows this & begins to take advantage. Soon it turns into indentured servitude. Good intentions corrupted by greed of humanity

@meatrace

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's not to help workers, it's to exploit them.

@gremlinwc8996

Жыл бұрын

We love capitalism

@ZemplinTemplar

Жыл бұрын

I don't know about anglophone countries, but in interwar Czechoslovakia, businessman Tomáš Baťa actually built company towns that were pleasant to live in, treated employees with great respect and ensured they'd be independent citizens who wouldn't be at the mercy of his or any other company. Baťa was a very forward-thinking man, not only by Czechoslovak standards, but also by European standards and the standards of his time. He didn't want to build a successful business at the expense of employees, customers or society, or obsess over making dough and nothing else, he wanted to create a company worthy of interwar democratic Czechoslovakia (one of the model democracies of the continent, holding onto its principles even until the breakout of WWII, when many even established democracies acted far more cynically). I don't dispute that many previous or later experiments with company towns have been far more cynical, far less humane, and far less properly democratic. Baťa was an exception, and he's still held up in Europe even to this day as a model businessman who cared about the long-term picture and human decency, not about short-term profits.

@jerryhorn4697

Жыл бұрын

Company towns in the U.S.A. were nothing more than corporate slavery. American citizens could no longer own slaves after 1865, but American big businesses (such as mining industries) could own their employees and their families. Slavery in the U.S.A. never died after Abraham Lincoln.

@ankoku37

8 ай бұрын

@@ZemplinTemplar well now I'm just even more depressed now that I have a frame of reference of what we could be having instead

"Almost everything about this is pulled from other stories" Oh no, that makes it like.... literally every story in existence. Seriously, basing a monster on one line of dialogue that's never elaborated upon in a Sherlock Holmes novel isn't derivitive, it's a deep cut.

I have to disagree with you here. This is one of my favourites from series 7. It feels very classic who and is a lot of fun all round.

@jacknotwest1200

Жыл бұрын

I agree I think it’s also the best appearance and use of the paternosta gang

@Not_An_EV

Жыл бұрын

@Sic Semper Tyrannis you want... a take? Fear her isn't as bad as everyone makes out it's a decent episode based on a really interesting premise let down with a bad ending because the country was proud of hosting the Olympics.

@Not_An_EV

Жыл бұрын

@Sic Semper Tyrannis oh no that's Chib-Who you're thinking off!

@Not_An_EV

Жыл бұрын

@Sic Semper Tyrannis ty ty Also I'm not one to comment on them usually but nice PFP. Garak is the man

@NVAntipuna

Жыл бұрын

Ik I'm late but I loved this episode too

the Crimson Horror is one of my favorite episodes because it's so amazingly stupid. Although i wouldn't call it dull, for me it's more chaoticly terrible. I think the 'final confrontation' is just such a great scene, not because it's good, but because mrs gillysomthing just Dies and everyone is like oh.. ok well yeah she's just dead. what do we do about mr sweet? and then eda Kills him violently without any hesitation. I had no context for the thomas thomas joke so that added to the chaotic stupidity of the episode, like Who is this siri google maps child its so stupid i love it

At least this time the Doctor and his companion aren't forcing an abused child to forgive his abusive father like Rose did in The Idiot's Lantern.

@alexl3500

Жыл бұрын

Much as I'm generally warmer on RTD's era than you yeah that scene was horrible. The Rose/10 dynamic in general was the worst part of RTD's era

@mrdr0161

Жыл бұрын

Looks like Gatiss learned his lesson

@gremlinwc8996

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was more so to show him a bit of kindness before he's gone forever, but yeah that's still kinda unnecessary cuz like fuck that guy

@Freezer28528

Жыл бұрын

Most of the RTD era sucks now I think about it. My favourite episodes from that era weren't even written by RTD.

@Jeff-qk7jj

4 ай бұрын

I completely agree. Series 2 is almost unbearable for me just because of how awful Ten and Rose are. They really do bring out the worst of each other, particularly with Rose's selfishness. Plus, I just didn't buy the chemistry between them at all, so any "romantic" moments between them just came off as obnoxious and cringe.

I actually enjoyed this episode a lot but I can see why others may not. The thing I love about the ending a lot is it’s the picture of Victorian London Clara that catches her out because this is an echo of she is yet to live so would be confused to see but us as the audience are not

I’ve always really liked this episode. I don’t know what it is about it, but it was nice to see what kind of adventures The Paternoster Gang gets up to when the doc isn’t around, and can even be seen as a back door pilot to their audio series. While not perfect, I’ll always have a sweet spot for it.

I have a sweet spot for this episode. While by no means is it an amazing episode, it's still a really fun one. Diana Riggs was absolutely amazing in it

@gremlinwc8996

Жыл бұрын

A Mr. Sweet spot

Well quite a few people seem to agree in the comments that they really kind of liked this episode. I feel the same tbh. I'll be rewatching this episode more than most Chibnall stories

Saltaire was actually pretty utopian compared to the Bradford slums Titus Salts's workers had been living in before he moved his mill out of the city. Sure, some of his rules were a little controlling (no alcohol, no gatherings of more than 8, no painting doors any colour other than brown etc.) but he provided quality housing that was far more spacious than that in the city, he built a hospital, a school for the workers' children and a park so people had access to green space they would never have seen in the city. He was also one of the first employers to offer sick pay. Living in a town owned by your employer may seem grizzly today and Salt was most likely in it as much for long-term profit as he was to genuinely help his workers, but the town still drastically increased the standard of living for the mill workers and their families all the same. Apologies for the history essay... Great video as always though!

The “I hate myself” with the smile and thumbs up killed me😂

I've not even watched yet but just want to say that I know this is unpopular but this is actually my favourite season 7 episode

@joeeeee256

Жыл бұрын

agreed!

In relation to Matt Smith's northern accent, his Dad is actually from Darwen, so it was probably a bad accent on purpose

@alexinitalics188

Жыл бұрын

Probably although practically my whole family is from up north and I am absolutely terrible at accents

List of doctor who Victorian stories we had. Evil of the daleks The talons of wen chiang Ghost light The unquiet dead Tooth and claw A Christmas carol The snowmen The crimson horror Deep breath Thin ice And next up nightmare in sliver

@obi501

Жыл бұрын

A Christmas carol isn't Victorian, it's in space!

@thomasjohnson8391

Жыл бұрын

@@obi501 didn’t know

@obi501

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasjohnson8391 also you forgot the next doctor

@thomasjohnson8391

Жыл бұрын

@@obi501 true thanks for that

@HUNDOLOS

Жыл бұрын

@@obi501 It almost doesn't matter, still looks the same.

I like the Crimson Horror, but it's like a Doctor Who B movie. I don't think it's great or a masterpiece but I think it's a fun, lighthearted adventure and I have a soft spot for the Paternoster Gang

@mayotango1317

10 ай бұрын

Doctor Who is a B Movie.

An aunt of mine was a big SF fan back in the 80s and I'd talked so much about classic WHO so she tracked it down...only to catch one of Tom Baker's worst stories. So I told her to give it another shot...and she caught one that was even worse than the first one. When you made the point "...someone who knows little about DOCTOR WHO, this may be what they think the entire series is like..." that immediately came back to me.

Damn, this might be one of my favourite season 7b episodes. Your points are defiantly valid, but I think the highs of the episode drown out most of the lows. The (patasomthing) gang are great and I can't stay mad at a comically stupid character and I really liked Ida's character as she has been trapped under the hysteric ideological views of her mother for as long as she can remember, making her the most devout follower and twisting he view (no pun intended) of reality. That final realisation that her life has been a lie and her snapping and mumsie always gets me and she might be one of my favourite supporting characters. And A or B tier for me but I understand where you are coming from. p.s. Eve of the daleks is a good episode. Justice for Eve of the Daleks!

I was introduced by friends to Doctor Who through this and the next episode. So this is may not be the best episode but still is kinda special to me. I’m wondering to this day why my friends choose this episode

A story having many references in itself doesn't make it bad. It depends whether the writer makes something out of those references, something new while still allowing the viewer to identify the references. Many great films and TV series actually did this like Stranger Things for instance. This episode here doesn't and that's the failure.

@Lia-uf1ir

Жыл бұрын

@Sic Semper Tyrannis if it is, it succeeds in it far better for four seasons that The Crimson Horror does for the entire episode.

The reason I remember The Crimson Horror was because we only recorded the first half of it back when it first aired. (Back in the day where you had to record TV Shows as they happened to rewatch them later. Now I feel old, and I'm only 20...)

I can’t believe that this is an unliked episode! I loved this episode on first watching it and still enjoy rewatching it today. There is so much humour, the ‘northern’ jokes are great!

Nah this episode rocks. Everything except the whole kissing scene (unnecessary) is pure genius.

Clara, Jenny, Lady/ Madame Vastra and Strax! Any episode with them is always awesome.

I love this episode. I really enjoy the oddness of the paternoster gang. Love Mrs "the wrong hands" gilliflower, and especially Aida, the way she cared for her "monster", and her revenge at the end.

I love the ending because it's one of those moments where there's consequences to time travel.

"Do you know what these are? The wrong hands!" Is flat out the best line in doctor who ever

I remember this was one of my favourite episodes when I first watched it and I could only remember the red lobster thingy, I still love this episode even from my latest rewatch

I won’t lie, this episode NEVER sat well with me for all these years. I never even gave it a proper chance but I rewatched it this morning because I knew you were going to drop a video on it today and thought “hmm lemme give it a chance..” I sat through it and I must say I really really enjoyed it. I love 11 in this episode and the plot was fun. Hate the gang though. I really really don’t like them they’re so annoying and SONTARANS SHOULDNT BE ACTING LIKE THIS. IDC.

@Grahamthephotoguy

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I m happy I gave the episode a second chance too.

@WaitWhatWho

Жыл бұрын

I honestly hate the doctor in this episode. Him kissing HIS KNOWN GAY FRIEND JENNY after he married River is just... Really weird. It's so bizarre to me how he became more sexual after marrying River

@NileSWPhotography

Жыл бұрын

@@WaitWhatWho yeah I preferred it when 11 was awkward and clumsy with zero clue how to flirt or be romantic with women.

@jumbojaba1235

Жыл бұрын

I love it too, don't get why people hate strax tho, yes the sontarens are worriers, but they are a species capable of thinking and feeling for themselves, so why shouldn't someone like strax exist? Shows that not all species in the show are evil

@dominickeijzer5844

Жыл бұрын

Aren't we told that Sontarans, upon their "birth", are given a set time to examine objects and find out their personality? Who's to say that some don't end up stupid?

Honestly confused why Torchwood didn't show up in this episode they should exist duding this time. Am I wrong? I get that Dr. Who cut out the Torchwood institute after Doomsday in favor of the spin off but come on Torchwood would have been all over Sweetville and the Patanosta gang

I thought the purpose of freezing people with the crimson horror was to revive them later after the rest of the world is destroyed...

Okay, the Thomas Thomas joke was something I had to ask about to understand when the episode was released so it's naturally not got any longevity. Edit: I too am glad to see Mr Sweet high as a kite. At least someone is enjoying themselves.

One thing o learned about the doctor who community is that everything they don’t like, I like.

@NVAntipuna

Жыл бұрын

Basically

I wish this episode was just 45 minutes of Amos going up to people and saying "The krimzin haurah". He just gets such a glee out of it.

Coming from Bradford, I really cringed at how you pronounced Saltaire. It's Salt as in Salt and Pepper.

@HarboWholmes

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I'm a filthy southerner

It may be because this episode is fresher in my mind because I’m in the midst of a rewatch, but I really enjoyed this episode! It was creepy, it really helps to further establish Clara and the Doctor’s affinity for each other, I thought Gillyflower and Ada’s relationship was very interesting. All that said, I’ve really been enjoying your recaps as I’ve been rewatching and catching up on episodes I’ve missed out on!

I love This one personally - a cheesy but fun romp which is an episode I love to revisit, love Victorian slang - one of Gatiss best.

I find this very interesting because the Crimson horror is so different its one of my favorites.

Personally, I don't mind the "Blind lady compared to monster" thing. I see it as Ada seeing herself as a monster (most likely due to her mother's eugenicist mindset).

Nah, this one is a gem. One of the best guest casts ever, a morbid sense of humour and the best use of the Pastronomer gang ever. One of my favirotes.

I actually rather liked it -- Of the two outright-Comedic episodes of Season 7, I'd say this is easily the better of the two

This episode has the same problems most of the Paternoster Gang appearances have. That being, we don't really care about them. They basically showed up out of nowhere, and 90% of their interaction with the story is: Vastra is the Alien Dommy Mommy, Jenny is the smart cute one, Strax is the dumb comic relief. I can't think of a single episode of theirs where replacing them would've significantly affected anything.

I loved this episode so much as a kid. The amazing campiness of the villain and the fun of the episode made it one of my favorites.

I have a big nostalgia for this episode I don't know why Does anybody else feel nostalgia?

8:05 never heard anyone call a kiss 'sexual assault' before ngl.

I have actually worked with The actor of tom tom, he is hella tall now, in fact he was cast as my dad.

I think that the reveal that ada was poisoned woulda fallen flat if she didn't immediately call her mom a perfidious hag, a virago, *and* a harpy.

I disagree, i personally liked the TomTom joke, and I got the feeling Ada was searching to kill the leech at the end. This episode has given me odd feelings, but it's fine to me.

@Jansenbaker

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it's because it's these characters that it's kinda ok.

@Sk8rToon

Жыл бұрын

I never took it as a TomTom joke. In the US we had paper maps called Thomas Guides that you’d use to get around town before things went digital. They were awkward to use but accurate & could store a lot in a map under the seat of your car. But then maybe it’s both jokes (or a happy accident). I didn’t get why he was called Thomas for both his names.

if it wasnt for the strange yet horrifying image of a red smurf Matt Smith I would not remember this episode

I still don’t get the ending to this episode with Angie and Artie. How do they blackmail Clara into taking them with her? What is their dad going to do if he finds out Clara is a time traveller? Even if he believes them then what if he exactly going to do? When they hired her did they say ‘you can disappear for days on end but you absolutely must not time travel, and if we find out you did then you’re fired’? Because that seems like strange rules for a simple nanny job.

I suppose the 1 dimensional nature of the paternoster gang could have been expanded on in a spin off. By making them the focus rather then more sidekicks for the Doctor, they could make them stronger characters

I don’t know. I actually chuckled at the Thomas Thomas joke

Why are so many of the victorian themed episodes forgettable with the exception of Thin Ice.

I love this episode. I love your takes bc you actually go deep and explain the videos which is why I've been watching them all night. But man this one hurts my heart. Not all episodes have to be crazy serious. This one i feel was made to be fun and it's just a good filler

This is another rare instance where I share your opinion, this is probably my least-favourite episode of Season 7. The only things I really like about it are the Tegan reference and the "wrong hands" gag. I'm so perplexed that it was given a novelisation, unless it was specifically so that Gatiss could have a shot at improving it.

Would have like It better is mr sweet was the great intelligence

I considered this an entirely tongue-in-cheek episode. Reminded me of the late 1970s film Adele Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (look it up), a similarly farcical, pulpy, steampunk-y comedy with a bit of horror on the side and a boo-hiss over-the-top villain. I didn't take the episode seriously at all, because I knew what I'm getting, and I personally don't have an issue with all the stylization. I'm torn on whether the extra runtime afforded to the Paternoster Gang is a positive or not. It gives them some extra room to shine as a trio, but it also turns the episode into an almost Doctor-lite ep, with the Eleventh and Clara being there only about half the time.

I’ll never forget it because the “Gobby Australian.” comment.

Honestly I remember enjoying this episode, so I’m interested in seeing how you break it down (especially since I don’t remember much about this episode)

Matt Smith looks good in that bowler hat

Ok but since you mention it, the villain's plan in this ep is literally splatoon 3 and I have no idea how to feel about that.

I always enjoyed this episode. Kinda feel that the potpourri of "homages" was kinda the point, too. Not every episode has to be a great constructed opus of grandeur and this was ... just a whole sweet mess of fun (with some budget) and yet, within itself, coherent. The part about the Doctor being (red and) immobilized was if anything the main thing I did not enjoy and was glad it was resolved quickly. But the banter, the twists and turns, the comedy even in the face of the era and situation...~ And I do like the Paternoster Gang, always wanted more of them, so this gave at least more hints of what and who they could be to spur my imagination further (e.g.: Jenny, despite the bad choreography, being a capable fighter, in a way elevating her from the previous sort of helpless and *mostly* "obedient" servant/wife-of-the-reptile-woman status). Suppose, I gotta wait for Harry's review on this episode? ^_-

The Tom Tom joke goes over most Americans' heads. It isn't well-known in the U.S., to my knowledge.

11's outfit is pretty fire tho

@zrc1514

2 ай бұрын

So was Clara’s!

I think an E rank is too harsh personally

this would have been a good 9th doctor adventure

@unityedits3722

Ай бұрын

I liked it with 11, but yeah, this was a 9th Doctor adventure for sure

I remember watching this when I was a kid, back when it first came out. I had never seen or heard of TomTom, so my uncle had to explain the joke. It was the only part of the episode that stuck in my memory

So are you reviewing nightmare in silver again, or skipping to the next one?

I always kind of liked this episode. I think it comes from my love of period drama's. I just like the vibe and the setting and stuff. 7 out of 10

Harbo: Not something you want to see whilst eating. Me: No, not really, in fact im eating right now... Harbo: *Proceeds to start showing tapeworms instead* Me: And we're done with that food! Cheers Harbo! 🤣

I admit, I completely forgot this episode existed and when I saw the review, I remembered nothing. Not a single scene. It's like I never saw it. But I did see it. I know I did. I saw every episode of New Who up to Series 11. I even saw some of Series 11 and 12 (none of 13, tho) so I absolutely agree, this is totally forgettable.

Those boxes that turn the doctor and Clara back to normal are what Mrs Gilliflower would use to turn those that she preserved back to normal after she wiped out the rest of the world. So that do have a purpose. As for why it worked on the Doctor he had his sonic with him so using the 'Point and think' things already setup with the sonic he was implied to have tweaked it to suit himself.

I really enjoyed watching this episode. And watching these reviews make me realise how good Season 7B actually is. I used to drag S7B, but most of the episodes (except hide) are pretty good.

~4:15 American company towns would like to introduce themselves. Work for the company, get paid in company credit, buy from the company store, and live in company housing paid for with a company loan.

I live in Yorkshire so this episode was amazing as most are very London centric.

@ZemplinTemplar

Жыл бұрын

That's an aspect I appreciate as well. ;-) While I'm not British, I'm from a region in my country that might have a "wacky" reputation like the North might have in more southern regions of England.

I completely understand ur arguments but I actually enjoyed the episode

I loved this on first watch and rewatched it last month. Still fantastic! For all its faults its a fun run around with an interesting setting and link to earth pre human AND the religious aspect is really well done as is the dramatic moments between Mrs Gilliflower and her daughter

I loved this one! I think it would have been cool to have more of it filmed in sepia.

I don't get the fact it draws from other sources being a problem, it can be done poorly yes but I don't think it is here they crafted their own story out of the parts. Another good example would be the newly released emesis blue, they drew from all kinds of other sources even making lots of direct references but still crafted their own story with the pieces.

This is one of my favourites 🙈🙈🙈 Gonna check out your review and then watch again 😎

I have tried to get through this episode many times, but I can’t 😩. I’ve tried fast-forwarding it, but that didn’t even work! It’s my deep, personal shame 😭.

Gatiss is from County Durham? That's where I live 😊

To be honest, me and my mum were TRYING to watch the episode the other day because we were just rewatching nu-who from Christopher Eccleston to Peter Capaldi (maybe Jodie but who knows) and we switched to watching something else not even 15 minutes into the episode! It was that slow and dull, you’re right. 🤣

@Not_An_EV

Жыл бұрын

Dont bother with Jodie. It's a shame but the worst episode of nu-who (not including Jodie) is better by FAR than the best episode of Jodie's who. And God damn it's such a shame because I had such high hopes for Jodie as the doctor.

@zacbob1149

Жыл бұрын

@@Not_An_EV I recently rewatched Jodie’s era as well and it was fairly good but the writing is a bit rubbish and there is way to much dialogue! 🤮 I do still like Jodie’s era though

@Not_An_EV

Жыл бұрын

@@zacbob1149 eh the writing is trash. The settings are bad. And the dictor never feels like the doctor. It doesn't even feel like Dr who

I enjoyed this episode.

Nah the Thomas Thomas joke was pretty funny and I think it fits the tone for Doctor Who

Honestly this is my favourite series 7 episode by far, it’s got such a unique feel to it and a fantastic balance of whimsical campiness and unexpected darkness.

The flashback is actually my favorite part of the episode!

RTD photoshopped the pics in Rose himself and it was Mark Gatiss who mocked him for how bad it was!

How many times did you need to change the title omg

Sweetville is based on the real-world model village of Saltaire, Yorkshire, founded in 1851 by wool industrialist Titus Salt. ...geddit? Sweet vs Salt.

Run of the mill filler story. Not bad, but forgettable. Wish we got a second part of Nightmare in Silver instead

God forbid Mark Gatiss becomes show runner. Not because he would make the show actively bad, like with he who shall not be named, but because the show would become actively forgettable. With the 13th Doctor, the writing is bad, but at least it’s memorable for how bad it is.

Also by the way pince-nez is French sound it sounds more like purse-nay than pince nez :)

Well, Mr Sweet was not the only thing we saw got pummeled in this video. The episode itself also suffered that fate 😂

Always forget this episode. Still enjoy it, but never remember what happens.

I love the paternoster gang in this episode

Before this story, the Patternoster gang felt like actual characters, and like Dr. Who has always been very good at doing, Jenny and whatever the fuck the lizard dom is called seemed like normal-ish individuals who just so happened to be lesbian. After this? Well... Let me just say you can tell exactly how many years have gone by since we had Capitan Jack just casually and unobtrusively being a bi icon by how many jokes which revolve around either or both use 'and we're lesbian!' as a punchline.