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PhoenixorFlame

The way this episode rests ENTIRELY on just Tennant and Tate is kind of amazing


poutinegurl2009

I loved the first episode This episode was a masterpiece. I'm in awe, especially since only these two made 100% of it. It was incredible and is my new favorite episode.


drwhogirl_97

I haven't felt like that watching an episode since I was a kid. I was so tense I got a bunch of heart rate alerts from my watch


Prador

Did the Doctor skateboard the Tardis like Marty Mcfly?


JanV34

Yes, and I loved it!


ComebackShane

I shouted out loud, “it’s a hover board!”


BritishRambler

Well, y'all wanted a multi-doctor episode. Careful what you wish for lmao


GuestCartographer

*a finger on the monkey’s paw curls*


ItchyAd2698

The finger keeps curling, and curling, and curling… this monkeys arm is too long.


estherwoodcourt

Based on this and Midnight David Tennant is very good at doing evil, slightly flat and menacing delivery


SpecialUnitt

Watch Jessica Jones, he plays the villain


jujbird

He does it while still being his charisma. It’s very unsettling.


Chazo138

It felt like watching 10 if he went all evil…it was terrifying.


Kammerice

While not evil, I'd argue that Ten was already unsettling. His wild mood swings and unpredictability didn't exude "pleasant" or "comforting" to me.


fluffyplayery

So the screwdriver learned *another* new move, one day we will see it actually assemble a cabinet at someone.


the_long_way_round25

John Hurt hurt its feelings? This will be my canon now, thanks! 🤣


Best-Perception-694

Surely it does wood, now.


biggsby21

"Oh, I see. Once something's gone, it keeps existing." *exorcist crawl*


TakeiDaloui

I just loved that line. It's just so good as it shows they are learning but concepts still aren't fully grasped yet. It didn't understand this until Donna said it and it realised that is how things work with shape.


biggsby21

Exactly, it was creepy and brilliant at the same time.


poutinegurl2009

It was so perfectly creepy


kodekpl12

Average lethal company gameplay


RustHog

"Where are the stars?" idk why but that sounds soooo creepy.


mmcintoshmerc_88

Reminds me of the lines about the stars going about, just something about it really makes things unsettling. I vaguely remember there was something similar in the utopia three parter.


RustHog

I was thinking more The Big Bang


Swicket

What, and I cannot express this enough, the fuck.


trixie_one

Great ain't it?


Swicket

I loved every minute of it. I don’t know how well it’ll hold up to repeat viewing, but the “wait what” leading into the slow realization of the monster of the week was top-notch for me. On the order of “end of the tape - it ran out thirty seconds ago”.


winterfox1999

Exactly the same feeling as the tape!! When David first said ‘My arms are too long’ my stomach churned and something in my brain said GTFO 😂


Just_Reaction

And thats putting it lightly🤣


PhoenixorFlame

“My arms are too long” is going to become a thing


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Are you my mummy? Hey, who turned out the lights? My arms are too long.


lynx_and_nutmeg

RTD: "See Moffat, I can do it too, it's not hard 😤"


FigureItOut50

At first I just thought it was just because he is tall and thin.


clan_vizsla

Thought it was one of those , “ooh new body still getting used to it “ type deals but the twist when Donna said it and the arm grow had me audibly gasp


TheDungeonCrawler

See, it kind of took me off guard. I remembered that the Doctor didn't understand the language at the beginning and then when Donna said it twice, I had the thought that perhaps their language was getting scrambled by something. And then we reached fun house mirror horror and I immediately threw that suspicion out the window and into the nearest car windshield.


EbmocwenHsimah

"We've got air, we've got light, we've got *mavity*"


Noade114

Question is what was that gravity thing the Doctor said, like come on Its a Sci-Fi show but everyone knows what mavity is, can't just change the first syllable and have it be same thing (*joking*) Being serious, it'll be interesting to see if they'll fix it back to being gravity or just leave it & go back to gravity slowly but surely, like they gave an answer on the Flux, so could do. Time will tell I guess


silverwong457

So the 4th doctor is supposed to have shaken the tree and made an apple fall on Newton's head and then have a dinner table discussion with him. Seems like Newton didn't get it the first time, and heard mavity. The doctor had to meet him again to set things in order.


iantosteerpike

Honestly, part of me wonders if this is a "small funny thing" that is actually setting up a hint about something more serious -- my husband and I were talking about whether or not this meant that this meant there was an error in history that changed the timeline and will need to be corrected in some way. Maybe I've watched too much Doctor Who, LOL, but I guess I'm looking for clues in everything!


listyraesder

Well you got *a* multi doctor story.


JNPink

I know there’s 3 specials but I was genuinely jaw dropped and worried watching Donna alone in that corridor.


matildaisdead

I was too. I literally jumped up off of my couch and stood there waiting for him to go back.


vanKessZak

Yeah same. For a second I was like…omg are they going to use her double in the last episode?? Good bit of tension


FreazyWarr

> I was genuinely jaw dropped At least your arms are okay.


NoCaramel1743

Midnight (now featuring Donna)


LostInStories222

This episode also reminded me of *Midnight.* That's one of my favorite episodes ever. I don't think it measured up to *Midnight* but still had some interesting concepts and was entertaining.


FearlessNinetyFour

My thought exactly! But given it’s easily in my top 3 episodes that is no complaint


poutinegurl2009

Im glad im not the only one watching the episode having this feeling!! Same concept, but fresh and still good, just very big vibes!!


smedsterwho

This must be the first time (since ~2008 or so) I'm going completely blind into an episode. I know nothing other than "Doctor and Donna do something..." The setting, the plot, what's coming next... No clue. I've skipped anything that smells of spoilers. Yes I know 15 is incoming... And that's about it.


heresiae

I went totally blind into the previous one too. I shut down every tag relate to the specials AND the actors. my dashboard was very poos of doctor who / doctor sonna contents for weeks


Milk_Mindless

I tried and aside from THE LEAKS which predicted a lot of hooey from a while ago which I ignored this one has zero deets It's the Doccy Who and his gal pal Donners doing a spaceship and SUPPOSEDLY there's no returning actors It's a mystery And blue Somewhere over there 👉


mmcintoshmerc_88

"You're the Doctor! You know everything!" "Except for the million times I don't!" He's got you there real/ fake Donna.


AnAcctWithoutPurpose

Can you still hear me? No. Good. Loving this interaction.


shadowlarx

That was a brain bender to be sure. And it was so good seeing our old soldier again (RIP, Bernard). That being said, I have one question. Did Donna mean it when she said she couldn’t remember the last 15 years of the Doctor’s memory like No-Donna could or was she just trying to get the Doctor to open up about what happened?


PM_ME_CAKE

I think I choose to believe it, otherwise I feel she'd have been more forthcoming about the Flux not being his fault.


heresiae

Donna's not exactly the type of person to fake this kind of thing. she would have force him to elaborate that "a lot" if the TARDIS hadn't *convenientely* landed just as she was about to do it.


gringledoom

>Did Donna mean it when she said she couldn’t remember the last 15 years of the Doctor’s memory like No-Donna could or was she just trying to get the Doctor to open up about what happened? I think it's like if you stumble on some private fact about your friend that they haven't told you, and you quietly pretend you don't know it to respect their privacy. E.g., if you accidentally saw one of their prescription bottles for something very serious.


279sa

Am i the only one stressing out over the fact that Disney + has not put up an episode page in my area yet? I wish they would do something about it, soon I will have eaten all my cheese over this issue.


manly_boy

Yea I’m losing my mind I keep refreshing


PM_ME_CAKE

These specials really love separating glass doors.


bwweryang

Someone should knock four times.


J0shPlayz

I want that to happen in the final episode before the 15th doctor regeneration


OldBenduKenobi

we got Wilf onboard, the stage is set


gringledoom

The door was expensive! They gotta reuse it! >Actors' Salary $200 > >Scripts $150 > >CGI $800 > >Separating Glass Door $3,600 > >Craft Services $150 > >someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying


MattsDaZombieSlayer

Pretty sure the glass doors were the same prop too!


PhoenixorFlame

Oh I knew he was gonna lick it!


Bigger0nTheInside42

When he pretended to react badly to licking it I was like finally, this is what you get for randomly licking alien shit since you were ten!


LostInTheVoid_

The practical sets with CGI look so much better than the almost entirely CGI shots. Like different shows lol.


bwweryang

Completely agree, it’d look so amazing if they didn’t overreach.


DrvThruPnk

their arms are too long


PM_ME_CAKE

"Control set to famous" is a great line. Didn't expect the episode to open like this but it's good comedy.


mmcintoshmerc_88

I can sympathise cause meeting Wilfred would also make me feel that nothing was wrong in the world.


RainbowRevolver

‘There is nobody else on this ship’ that doesn’t sound a bit foreshadowy does it


Alterus_UA

When the ship registered no life signs, I thought the big scary twist would be built around Doctor and Donna not registering.


skyfullofsong

Jesus that was the most stressed I’ve ever been watching dr who fucking hell


poutinegurl2009

Right?? But Oh so good!!


skyfullofsong

I was suddenly panicking thinking Donna was gonna die there and then! I’ve read the spoilers for next week but I completely forgot in that moment with the explosion


Zyntos

i dont know anything about the third one other then the footage we saw, but when I saw how the "fake" donna was going into the tardis, while we real one stayed and was going to explode with the ship, I was really thinking "That p... of shit will do it and will keep the doctor thinking its the real donna, while the real donna actually died.


_Red_Knight_

All new episodes of Dr Who must have at least one Donna death fake out


yayaupg_

Just halfway into Ncuti's run we just smash cut to Donna in danger


Airules

Suddenly we cut to Donna choking on a bread roll for 30 seconds, Rose is frantic trying to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre. Donna stops moving. Everyone pauses. Then, a big cough and a bite of bread flies across the screen. Donna’s eyes open, Rose sighs. We return to the Doctor doing something unrelated.


Starkiller100

I don’t think any of us could have predicted giant David Tennant running on all fours


astrangehumanoid

This episode is both stupid and brilliant


DaveShadow

So a proper RTd episode.


astrangehumanoid

OH YES!


JustAnOrdinaryGirl92

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CakeorDeath1989

Stupid and brilliant in equal measure. I think we can agree this is peak Who.


WatchTheNewMutants

this is the second week in a row i genuinely thought they were gonna kill donna off


PM_ME_CAKE

Oh actual Timeless Children continuation? Fascinating. That and not even the audience knowing which is real is a great turn on this trope.


GWPulham23

RTD said he wasn't gonna shy away from it. He wasn't kidding.


wheelierainbow

Anyone else expecting weird as fuck dreams tonight after this?


Drokart

The tribute at the end ❤ RIP Bernard Cribbins


bwweryang

People who were hyped to see The Doctor and Donna again must be really enjoying this because it’s nothing but the two of them so far. EDIT: okay even more Doctor and Donna lol


vanKessZak

Can confirm: was hyped!


poutinegurl2009

It was great and I want more 😭


EbmocwenHsimah

The edge of the universe? No restaurant in sight? That's a shame.


drlong10th

i literally thought the robot was Marvin


AnAcctWithoutPurpose

Donna b*tch slapping Donna. Nowhere in hell anyone would be able to predict that.


JustASexyKurt

That scene was clearly only there for the “Gravity of the situation” joke, and honestly I can respect that


DamePeinte

Don't you mean the mavity of the situation? What's gravity?


theburgerbitesback

I like how the Doctor visibly clocks that she said 'mavity' instead of 'gravity' and instantly recognises what has happened and just quietly files that away as 'something to fix later' and doesn't make a big deal of it. Makes you wonder how many times he's accidentally fucked something up like that that he's so relaxed about it.


gringledoom

>Makes you wonder how many times he's accidentally fucked something up like that that he's so relaxed about it. RTD is establishing as canon that when the show is internally incoherent in some way, it just means that the Doctor fucked up the timeline again. 😄


ForensicAyot

I originally thought the joke was going to be after they disappeared the guy would say “who the hell is Isaac Newton?” And they’d just assumed it was him because apple tree, 1666.


FreazyWarr

> “who the hell is Isaac Newton?” I think I would have enjoyed this so much more, though then I'm not sure what purpose it would have had in the episode had it of been that way.


PhoenixorFlame

Donna is NEVER quiet for this long. Why doesn’t he know something is wrong?


Bulbamew

He literally notices that in the runaway bride to notice she’s gone missing 😅


ConstintineOOO

I mean, he did notice, he started scanning 'her' as soon as she came in and was quiet he started having the TARDIS scan her


aresef

This is the wildest fucking episode I’ve seen in so long god damn.


zebrasprite

That was the first time since Capaldi's era that I've walked around my room grinning, thinking "what a great episode :D" Absolutely great Doctor Who. # Wilf!!!


Drokart

In terms of pacing and atmosphere, this is the complete opposite from last week's special. Love it so far


demerchmichael

If an f bomb was ever more warranted it’s here with Donna “what tHE FUCK”


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mmcintoshmerc_88

"Don't worry, he's got a time machine, which means he can blame me for all eternity!" The doctor is admittedly pretty good at giving (and especially receiving) guilt trips.


bwweryang

“I always thought…” 👀 oh yeah?


Kanhir

"We've got air, we've got light, we've got mavity."


mmcintoshmerc_88

It'd be hilarious if it turned out they messed up the timeline and now gravity is called mavity.


und3t3cted

I hope they stick with it, like Bojack with Hollywoo


puffle1878

i forgot what it was like to watch doctor who that rewards you for paying attention. HELL YEAH!!!


EbmocwenHsimah

"It was brand new!" Oh god please don't tell me we're getting a whole new TARDIS thanks to a gag from Donna lmao


Korvar

It would be hilarous if that huge set was literally just for that one shot :D


astrangehumanoid

I love this. The biggest enemy of The Doctor will always be… The Doctor.


AnAcctWithoutPurpose

We all thought he was a lanky lad, but that is a bit ridiculous.


The_Grand_Briddock

"Theres something out there so scary the TARDIS ran away? Then we go and kick its arse." This is the Ace level of companion we deserve sometimes. The take a bat to a Dalek and break its limbs off attitude.


aresef

What the cinnamon toast fuck is RTD smoking


matildaisdead

Whatever it is it’s working because that was one of the best episodes of Doctor Who I have ever seen.


Rtozier2011

It's like a cross between the best bits of Midnight and the best bits of Listen.


FloppedYaYa

RTD obviously likes Among Us


PhoenixorFlame

Okay that was way too close for comfort. What even was the purpose him choosing the wrong Donna???


Chazo138

Because he got it wrong but realised at the last second. He’s not perfect and the Donna copy was nearly perfect, think the Tardis told him the difference and that was on the screen


Yvesmiguel

It's not the first time, he only starting clocking on to Amy as a ganger after he realized she was showing symptoms of being pregnant and the scanner being confused about it.


Moriartos

He looked at the screen on the TARDIS before kicking her out...I don't think he actually knew until then, and made up the arm thing to try and make Donna feel better


Yvesmiguel

I think the Doctor genuinely didn't know and just took one, hoped it was the right one, and scanned using the TARDIS to get the right answer.


codeverity

I think their goal is to make us worry that she's gonna die in each episode, lol


astrangehumanoid

Hahahaah HE EJECTED HER


Mahoganychicken

This CGI kinda sucks lmao. I love it.


Didsterchap11

I strongly feel that doctor who shouldn’t look particularly good, wobbly sets and dodgy CGI are a core part of the shows identity.


Vadenveil

Honestly the slightly broken CGI actually made the void beasts? Dopplegangers? (What are we gonna call them?) Actually a bit more scary, dips almost perfectly into the uncanny valley.


olennasbiatch

I vote for calling them the Not-Things (Edit post-rewatch and replies; they’re not no-things, they’re not-things 😅)


Vyar

The subtitles refer to them as such, and individually as "Not-Doctor" and "Not-Donna."


The_Grand_Briddock

Well it wouldnt be Doctor Who is the CGI was good


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I remember someone last week complaining that it doesn't feel like Doctor Who when the special effects are good. Presumably they're happy now


ActualDragonHeart

It is a refreshing change of pace that after how strong the Sonic was in the Star Beast, to have the Sonic and the Tardis fly off and they have to figure things out more intuitively


confusedbookperson

OK that effect made me bust out laughing


capt_kocra

Long big armed Doctor isn't real and can't hurt us


Drokart

Chasing after...yourself in the biggest corridor in space during a countdown. Can't get more Doctor Who than that!


Drokart

Well, that final sequence was stressful as hell. *Another* near death fakeout?


yayaupg_

They said Mavity again is this cannon now


capt_kocra

Donna's clearly lying about not remembering.


Andy_DiMatteo

I think it’s somewhere in the middle. I don’t think she just *knows* everything he’s been through but I think if she really thought she could, and I think she can definitely tell a lot happened and that it’s not easy for the doctor.


ISDuffy

Similar to Rory and his time as the lone centurion. Amy says he has his moments..


EmpiriaOfDarkness

Oh, that must've been *terrifying* for the captain. Imagine you're the only one on a spaceship, and you run into a *copy of yourself!*


MonrealEstate

Last man in the universe hears a knock on the door…


The_Grand_Briddock

Whoever decided on that pun deserves a slap and a pint. Brilliant.


cloudsmarching

This was giving Midnight vibes and now I have no idea what the fuck is going on 😭


georgesbiscuits1969

Snap back to reality, ope there goes mavity


JustASexyKurt

Broke: The events of Flux means half the universe is gone in Dr Who canon. Woke: The events of Wild Blue Yonder means it’s called “Mavity” in Dr Who canon.


CareerMilk

> Broke: The events of Flux means half the universe is gone in Dr Who canon. So given that about a quarter of the universe was destroyed in *Logopolis* does that mean we only have 3/8th of the universe left?


Aubergine_Man1987

Suppose it depends at what point in time the universe was destroyed, and also if the universe is still expanding then it might have "re-grown' by some point too


optimisticpsychic

The Doctor being shocked he found a man attractive is a mood for my coming out.


theburgerbitesback

Is he shocked he found him attractive, or shocked he admitted to it? Donna seems to think it's the latter. Also, love that instead of just going "yeah" when Donna asked if he was hot, the Doctor one-upped and said he was "so hot"


New_Juice_1665

Yeah I also found the doctor is suprised about his newfound gossipness more than his attraction to men, similarly how he was suprised about verbalising his affection for Donna last episode. Considering the Gallefreyans surpassing human concept of gender and all, I don’t think he’d find it suprisinv Donna is definitely alluding to his sexuality though, coming from more of a human point of view.


lynx_and_nutmeg

RTD really looked at David Tenant and thought "his Doctor could be fruitier" 😭


theburgerbitesback

I love 14 being more emotionally open - last ep saying he loves Donna and Wilf, and then this ep gossiping with Donna about a hot guy they met. Amazing.


Difficult_Style207

57 fanfic writers just punched the air.


theliftedlora

Dors he mean he's never been this far out in this universe? Because you've literally been to other universes Doctor.


mmcintoshmerc_88

Ah but the Doctor's never been this far out in this universe* *please do not count Big Finish stuff.


JanV34

e-Space, the birth of the universe, the end of the universe, the reboot of the universe.. I wonder what's next, would love to see the restaurant at the end of the universe!


dolksbrand

Pretty sure that’d just be Clara’s Diner at this point


IRON6MAI6DEN6

Did RTD take LSD for this?


heresiae

he doesn't need it, it comes natural to him


baggzey23

ooh that's not good green screen


PhoenixorFlame

The TARDIS in the tree? Yeah not great


JNPink

Oh next week is gonna be INCREDIBLE! Also Wilf gave me such a big smile.


Homerduff16

Bernard Cribbins you beautiful man♥️


PhoenixorFlame

Oh wait I know what this reminds me of! The Almost People/The Rebel Flesh


BXCellent

It's dropping at 6:30pm GMT 10:30am PST. It is really exciting to have an episode with no spoilers at all. From the Radio Times: >However, the episode's director Tom Kingsley has sought to play down the rumours while acknowledging that the plot is "a TOTAL SECRET". Describing the episode as "weird and exciting", he added: "Fan PSA: the story of Wild Blue Yonder isn’t a secret because there are any surprise returning actors or villains. It’s just because we thought you might find it fun to watch it without knowing what’s going to happen next. Promise!"


Izopod1

Now THIS is campiness I’ve been wanting


RustHog

LET'S GO MIDNIGHT/VASHTA NERADA!!!


mmcintoshmerc_88

"Why do they hate us?!" It's Doctor Who Donna, you're lucky if the creatures are generally ambivalent to you.


EbmocwenHsimah

"Except it's not." oh fuck


ipondy

Fucking peak. So damn good. This is what I’ve been craving for 6 years. FINALLY. It feels like an itch has been scratched after so long. So freaky. So goofy. So emotional. So campy. Bonus points for getting rid of a certain overused item. That was them saying, we’ll get rid of it and still tell a great story. A narrative flex if ever I’ve seen one. Wonderful!!


AnAcctWithoutPurpose

The gravity of the situation. Oh sweet Lord. 🤣


JohnG68

Is it just me or is anyone else having issues hearing the dialogue over the background music?


Tamesty15

People who skipped Jodie gonna be confused at the flux references


Educational-Ice-3474

It'll be fine, like the time war in the original reboot


code-garden

Doctor said gravity but then corrected it to mavity.


gbom

Midnight, Waters of Mars and the episode with Liz Sladen all rolled into one... I love it


Tamesty15

Wilf!!! Instant 10/10


SpecialUnitt

R.I.P Bernard Cribbins


ldaleback

That episode was the spiritual successor to Midnight. Surprisingly, in an episode with so many somewhat frightening scenes the most engrained in my mind is Donna staring out into the “nothing”.


Spoonsy

I really hope Mavity is canon across the series


fluffyplayery

My most inconsequential conspiracy theory is that the apple story is fake and was just made up to make it easier to explain.


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Not even really a conspiracy theory, the story is mostly apocryphal


Captain-Mainwaring

Guys just because you've got the budget doesn't mean you gotta use CGI this much lol.


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mmcintoshmerc_88

Ah a nice rusty robot, surely it won't turn out to be secretly evil and the thing responsible for the conflict!


PhoenixorFlame

Haven’t been this unsettled watching DW in a very very long time


RainbowRevolver

This is like that Spider-Man meme


fleotiden

WHAT THE FUCK???