Doctor Who 7x4 The Power of Three
Added 2025-02-26 20:00:07 +0000 UTCThere are probably some of you who already know I LOVED THIS EPISODE!
It has so many things I adore, but one of my favourite Doctory Woctory things ever is seeing him do normal things πππ so this just gave me SO much happiness! There were also tears, emotional moments, funny moments....
Look, I didn't find the ending perfect. I will admit. But my love for 95% of the rest of the episode more than makes up for it!
I hope you enjoy π
youtube edit: https://youtu.be/sJI5nfkOCbY
(p.s. I think I've found an easy way to upload this version here without blurring. I will try and do it this way from now on! My process is edit the YT reaction, add the logo, render it, remove the logo for here, render it. But if I copy and paste the layer style of a NON blurred layer across the video for here, it seems to be an easy solution to make the clean videos here even better!)
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General Trivia about this episode: This was the last episode filmed with Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. The last scene shot was of their characters entering the TARDIS with The Doctor. When the doors closed behind them, all three actors hugged each other and began to cry.
Larissa Reimer
2025-03-25 03:33:33 +0000 UTCI'm glad you enjoyed this one. I'm not a fan... BITCHER WARNING I am a fan of the idea of it. That's the tropes, 'a day in the life' or 'a view from the gallery'. These focus on background characters and we see the story from their perspective. I love this idea for how it opens up inspiration and ambition for good writers of character and dialogue. Compare this story with 'The Lodger' or its sequel which have very similar premises, and with this trio it should have written itself. It should be laden with classic Amy and Rory dialogue. These days are not typical Amy and Rory days: they have to make A Big Choice. The changes in their lives are all Big Changes, and there's little nuance or subtlety. Everything is written Large. The regular cast are great but the dialogue is so on the nose, all feels the same tonally as if each line ends with four exclamation marks. You talk about wanting to see boring stuff and I felt it wasn't boring enough. It's sabotaged IMO by piling a dozen more ideas on top of the basic premise of 'The Doctor lives with Amy and Rory'. The truth of the cubes is deflating and the countdown is drama for its own sake. In summary I should have written this episode. Someone with deep pockets give me a contract please. On the bright side: Brian Cox, Kate Stewart, Rory's dad. When I'm showrunner I'll get them back.
Andy Luke
2025-03-06 02:17:36 +0000 UTCOn that, you probably should detour at some point into the excellent YA series, The Adventures of Sarah Jane. It's light in tone and strong in substance and there may just be a familiar face or two pop up that you'll be delighted to see. Maybe when you run out of Docceroo or when Buffy comes to an end?
Andy Luke
2025-03-06 01:19:56 +0000 UTCI'll be honest, this episode wasn't my favorite. First time I watched it years ago, it wasn't very exciting. And yes, I know that was kind of the point, but as a teenager I enjoyed the action. The "Shakri" or however you spell it, felt like just another "villain of the week". But I failed to take into account the moments between the Doctor and the Ponds. The dialogue was excellent, and really moved me far more than the first time I watched it. Interesting how your perspective on things like that can change with time.
Molto_Benny
2025-02-28 00:20:14 +0000 UTCThat's very nice to hear Juliette π (ditto, by the way)
Neil Hanson
2025-02-27 22:29:02 +0000 UTCThere's no hope for meeeee haha
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-27 22:13:44 +0000 UTCHEHE! Neil, you always give me the biggest smiles π
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-27 22:13:13 +0000 UTCAgain, never heard of that! Will check it out ππ
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-27 22:12:50 +0000 UTCYou probably know this already, but just in case - after the next episode is another Christmas special!
Trey Moore
2025-02-27 21:49:37 +0000 UTCIf you like Brian Cox, podcasts, serious science discussions mixed with comedy, may I suggest the Infinite Monkey Cage which contains all of the above
Spikle
2025-02-27 18:01:43 +0000 UTCThere's a link to it in my comment from yesterday, if you want avoid spoilers while searching.
Oliver
2025-02-27 12:34:47 +0000 UTCJust a tip: after next episode, there is a minisode called "P.S.", which can be found on YouTube (just search for "P.S. Doctor Who"). Be sure to watch it, as it's really great!!
Ahsim Nreiziev
2025-02-27 10:35:42 +0000 UTCDespite hating the conclusion, this is one of my favourite episodes. Sadly the actor who played the Shakri was deliberately an ass on set. He purposefully messed up every take, so they eventually had to call it and try to salvage what they had. The actually rewrote that ending just to make the most of the terrible footage they had.
SeeJay
2025-02-27 08:41:12 +0000 UTCAh, now I understand. You just have to explain it to me like I'm a child! π
Neil Hanson
2025-02-27 06:40:09 +0000 UTCWasn't it perfection π
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-27 03:21:00 +0000 UTCTune in next week, same bat-time, same bat-channel!
Nebraska
2025-02-27 01:15:46 +0000 UTCYou forgot Martha. Batman AND Superman will be really annoyed!
Chris Green
2025-02-27 00:12:07 +0000 UTCAHH yes, I forgot to put the link!! Thank you, Neil! What would I do without you?! I mean with the patreon edit is that I have now removed the blurred parts in the edit here, so there's now no blurring as well as the Doctor Who logo! I still have to have that on the YT edit as the copyright is a nightmare, but at least here it can be nice and clean π₯°
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-27 00:07:33 +0000 UTCNO WAY NO WAY NO WAY!! I did NOT KNOW THAT! I'm actually in SHOCK hahahahaha I loved that song, I was 13 then!! Brian Cox is SO COOL for his science stuff but this has just elevated him to a different planet for me! OMG!
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-27 00:05:21 +0000 UTCIβm off next Wednesday, canβt wait. Hope you can handle the editing process. πΌ
Diljabar
2025-02-26 23:15:07 +0000 UTCBrian Cox - the guy that you love at 01:49 - is a National Treasure here in the UK as a science educator. He was also in a band back in the 90's call D:Ream. He was the keyboard player and their best known single 'Things Can Only Get Better' got to No 1 in the UK and No 9 in Australia in 1993
Spikle
2025-02-26 22:54:52 +0000 UTCThe 95% of the Episode really almost make up for the rushed ending, but the humans just becoming alive after having no heartbeats for at least minutes is just too badly written. I mean, they are humans , they are dead, no Willow magic around, come on! But the intimate dialogues are really beautiful. Btw, after the next episode, you should DEFINITELY watch this short minisode: (It's called P.S.) https://youtu.be/XWU6XL9xI4k
Oliver
2025-02-26 22:44:03 +0000 UTCMy previous, longer comment seems to have vanished so I'll just quickly sum it up. Good episode, bad ending. Liked the mystery of the cubes, the Doctor spending time in Amy & Rory's world, seeing Rory's dad again, and of course the scene with the Doctor & Amy where he talks of running toward them before they fade away from him. By the way, your p.s. has me feeling very dumb. I've read it twice and still don't understand what you mean (also, is there supposed to be a link to the YouTube edit?). Loved the reaction Juliette. Have a great day!
Neil Hanson
2025-02-26 22:41:07 +0000 UTCNope. π
Oliver
2025-02-26 21:51:41 +0000 UTCI'm glad the character stuff in this episode was so great, because that villain was... yikes. Still its a testament to the show that even the worst episodes have a lot of great moments
Wojo
2025-02-26 21:46:05 +0000 UTCedit: wow, so many typos. 7:40am, I really am NOT awake yet for some reason π€£
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-26 21:40:52 +0000 UTCYes, I do try to keep 2-3 episodes ahead for many reason! Mostly, in case anything happens to me (sick or family emergency or whatever!), it means that I will likely not have to miss a week uploading here. I don't want to let anyone down, and recording ahead can prevent that! The editing is another story though. I haven't edited next week's episode yet, so that it at the top of my to-do-list!
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-26 21:40:07 +0000 UTCThat speech about running to Amy & Rory before they fade from The Doctor is some of the most beautiful lines I think Chibnall had ever written (obviously to this point) One of my very favourite scenes with Amy & Matt π
Jason
2025-02-26 21:36:16 +0000 UTCso if you're wondering why the solution was so simple, its because the actor playing the Sharkri was incredibly difficult to work with, and ended up refusing to continue to work on the episode. The production team had to work with what little of him they had filmed
Casterborous
2025-02-26 21:21:00 +0000 UTCAnd to think I was so smug, going back to watching Eleven's first episodes. There was NO WAY I'd get emotionally attached. I was safe, finally. No more tears. Ah well. Maybe next Doctor, eh?
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-26 21:12:09 +0000 UTCOMG haha poor Martha π€£
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-26 21:10:42 +0000 UTCWow, you totally forgot Martha when listing off 10's companions! Kate is the daughter of Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart, a close friend of the third and fourth doctors, and a staple of classic who, all the way to the very end. The actor, Nicholas Courtney, passed away in 2011, which is what that phone call that the Doctor gets in the TARDIS in The Wedding of River song was about. I really wish they had worked in a tribute to Sarah Jane in the same way (at the time.)
Boone Bluemel
2025-02-26 20:49:42 +0000 UTCShe's already seen it, these are done weeks in advance
Boone Bluemel
2025-02-26 20:49:14 +0000 UTCWhen I was watching this episode during its initial airing I thought it was going to turn into a 2-parter before they rushed the ending, not helped by the actor playing the Shakri being impossible to work with so they had to salvage something workable from what they had managed to get. I agree that it's a lot of fun otherwise, with the added emotions of the Doctor's chat with Amy and the Doctor touching on what happened with all the other companions (of which there had been a lot even before Rose, as well as those coming in the future). That's probably my favourite bit actually alongside UNIT storming the Ponds house and Kate apologising for it all. It was interesting that you confessed that you didn't notice Eleven in his debut scene because you were in tears over Ten's regeneration and that was pretty clear to me watching at the time ;) I can only imagine what you'll be like when Eleven eventually regenerates as that's the hardest hitting for me personally however much I watch it.
Alice Summers
2025-02-26 20:42:12 +0000 UTCI had so much fun with the episode itself that the quick ending didn't bother me too much, but that's really fun to know!
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-26 20:31:11 +0000 UTCNO WAY?! That is crazy!! I did not know that haha
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-26 20:30:34 +0000 UTCI always have tissues ready, no matter the show! Even SCREAM HAHA
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-26 20:30:09 +0000 UTCYes, this same time next week!
Juliette Gaming
2025-02-26 20:29:49 +0000 UTCAny idea when the next ep will come out? x
DSJ.
2025-02-26 20:23:07 +0000 UTCI suggest before you watch the next episode make sure you have plenty of tissues for it cos I feel you are going to need them
Mark Milwain
2025-02-26 20:15:35 +0000 UTCIt's interesting that you mentioned the ending. A common and legitimate comment. Basically the actor who was playing the Shakri was not enjoying the process and refused to be as cooperative as some guest actors might be. They ended up not filming everything that was required to complete the story. So what we have was a cobbled together ending from what they had. Fun, but with quite a sudden off the cliff ending.
Daryl
2025-02-26 20:09:28 +0000 UTCThere was some real life complications with the hologram actor or something which made the ending very rushed and reworked after most of the filming had already been done. That's why the ending just doesn't make much sense
OverWims
2025-02-26 20:04:44 +0000 UTC
