In this historical essay I will be analysing the extent to which Rasputeen was a cat that really was gone. I will also be evaluating the parameters by which it can be assumed he was a cat that really was gone based on the supporting evidence of the Moscow chicks thinking he was such a lovely dear.
@P3rsonL
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, thats what i was wondering about the most when i didn’t watch this episode
@brucesimmons5517
Жыл бұрын
As Dorothy explained during this episode, he was, in fact, only half cat.
@ftumschk
Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised Chibs didn't think about "Siberia" being the (sort-of) plural of "Cyberium", which could have explained the "Siberia 1916" bit, and why the Master was inspired to disguise himself as the _-Cyberian-_ Siberian Rasputin. It needn't have been forced, either - there's literally a line where "Masputin" tells Yaz that he'd ingested the Cyberium, so that was a natural place for him to make the Cyberia/Siberia joke.
@superdoctor14
Жыл бұрын
Question. I've been a fan of Doctor who my whole life. This was Duering the wilderness years of the 90s. I was really glad when the TV movie happend. I had no problem with the half human thing. Why do other people hate it with such veomance?
@ftumschk
Жыл бұрын
@@superdoctor14 For me, it's because it's a bit of a SciFi cliché, most famously exemplified by Spock in Star Trek. We'd already happily related to the Doctor as an alien for 33 years before the TV Movie, so humanising him seemed an unnecessary step. Furthermore, during those 33 years, there was no mention of him being half-human, despite spending so much time among humans... to whom he explicitly declared his alienness on many occasions. Then along came the TV Movie, which tried to make a grab for the US market, and it seems the creative team felt they needed to make it more appealing to that demographic. So, it was set in America with an almost entirely American cast, with some Hollywood-esque clichés thrown in for good measure... hence the love interest, the kiss, and the creation of "Spocktor Who". Now, instead of a "pure" alien who so often defended and rescued Earth entirely from the kindness of his heart(s), we had a "hybrid" human who, conscious of his heritage, seems almost duty bound to side with his people. It's not quite as noble or heroic, somehow.
@jameswait5340
Жыл бұрын
Would have been hilarious if Jodie regenerated into Colin instead "Expecting someone else?"
@AurumEtAes
Жыл бұрын
When Jodie didn’t come out of the machine playing the Master, with Sacha playing her Doctor, the whole thing felt pointless. The Master hasn’t changed his appearance so why couldn’t he have got one with lying about being the Doctor anyway? Sacha saying “I’m the Doctor now!” was so pathetic. Did he really need to go to all that bother just to steal the Doctor’s TARDIS and raid the wardrobe of old costumes.
@xxcoolxx2313
Жыл бұрын
I went mental when Paul McGann appeared. I wish we can get at least one episode with him again
@Audenius
Жыл бұрын
Same
@themoxcast
Жыл бұрын
A limited series linked to the current plot line between seasons is how I'd do it.
@Audenius
Жыл бұрын
@@themoxcast having him as the fourteenth could’ve been a thing, but having a more recognisable doctor was probably a priority
@joeeeee256
Жыл бұрын
if RTD goes along with these spinoffs, an 8th doctor mini series would legit actually make me regenerate on the spot i stg
@joelanderson4899
Жыл бұрын
>bring back McGann >give him seconds of screentime with cut-up lines shared with other actors Bravo Chibnall
@alunrundle162
Жыл бұрын
It set an official world record as well. William Russell as Ian Chesterton after 58 years. The longest gap between appearances of same actor as same character in Television history. And, as it was the BBC 100 celebrations, an appearance by a 97 year old was appropriate.
@dashafurrow7456
Жыл бұрын
Stuart is even more of a prophet because in one of the season 12 streams in 2020 with jay exci he gets bored and starts saying random stuff including “David Tennant is the 14th doctor”
@Stubagful
Жыл бұрын
Lol which one was that? I seriously forget everything I say the second if leaves my lips
@mattevans4377
Жыл бұрын
@@Stubagful Maybe that's by design? Then you can't take advantage of your own prophecies.
@IntergalacticSloth
Жыл бұрын
@@Stubagful from yours & Jay's podcast, the Nikola Tesla episode - v coincidentally I listened to it only yesterday and laughed aloud when you said it, ha!
@superthorc6894
Жыл бұрын
I laugh when that one dalek and cybermen look at each other having no idea why the master is dancing Hilarious
@jeckjeck3119
Жыл бұрын
Comedy gold!
@christianwise637
Жыл бұрын
I honestly would've been a lot more positive about this era if Chris had been writing demented shit like that since day one
@pcb1175
Жыл бұрын
@@christianwise637 It wasn't written in the script, it was improvised onset
@pious83
Жыл бұрын
I shared the sentiment. I thought that part was awful.
@DarthRushy
Жыл бұрын
I like how Chibnall forgot the only reason Ace can beat Daleks with a baseball bat is it got charged with Gallifreyan superpowers.
@nukirisame5298
Жыл бұрын
on the other hand remembrance of the daleks mustve forgotten that time the daleks got easily destroyed by a dracula carnival animatronic. smh
@carealoo744
Жыл бұрын
@@nukirisame5298 Or straight up fell off the Mary Celeste and broke into pieces in the ocean.
@DarthRushy
Жыл бұрын
@cannibalteddy6846 They have powerful advanced armor like tanks, and you think a regular baseball bat is gonna do the trick?
@carealoo744
Жыл бұрын
@@DarthRushy I mean that's what I thought too, but honestly I felt it kind of worked. In the original, she looks like she's about to knock off the plunger and the eye stock, but in this one she doesn't do nearly as much damage like that. She just kind of beats up its casing a bit. And honestly, I haven't actually listened to that many of her latest big finish stories, but maybe she's lived a life where she is unusually strong by this point. I don't know, I'm just speculating.
@DarthRushy
Жыл бұрын
@@carealoo744 That's probably because the Dalek prop is more durable now.
@sayachan6069
Жыл бұрын
Still miffed the time lords got killed off again for a pointless mystery box that went no where.
@Stubagful
Жыл бұрын
Fyi: cotent id keeps blocking this one, its been taking ages and will probably get blocked any minute, sooooo yeah that's fun.
@elidasilva5558
Жыл бұрын
Man KZitem being youtube
@Silver-rx1mh
Жыл бұрын
"This fandom is incapable of being happy: Jesus Christ ain't that the truth! lol
@pieman930
Жыл бұрын
It would have been so cool if Jodie got to play an evil version of herself as the master. She could have minpulated the companions and have them all turn on her
@RileyScarletSpiderGirl
Жыл бұрын
The 6th Doctor is my favourite Doctor so seeing him at all in a seires that has mainly ostracised him made me very happy though I'm also depressed he's the only one out of him 5,7 and 8 that we didn't see in full costume.
@calumofee2943
Жыл бұрын
At least he'll no longer have the indignity of Diemnsons in Time being his last on-screen appearance.
@paulflint6254
Жыл бұрын
he is highly underrated.
@robd9413
Жыл бұрын
Back around the time of the Doctor Falls, there was a fan theory on the loose (based partially of Moffat's River Song) that the Masters were not appearing in the same order as the Doctors. If you go down that rabbit hole, you can have fun trying to pull canon into all sorts of shapes to figure out an order based on things they say, do, know, don't know, etc. For example, it posited that because Sims Master "died" in a similar suit and missing a similar component to what the Delgado Master was after way back in his first appearance (Terror of the Autons), so that could mean that Sims regenerates into Delgado and not Missy at all. And, the line in here that Sasha Master says to Tegan about her Aunt's fate referenced something Ainsley Master did in Logopolis, so then Sasha is later than Ainsley at least, but we know Ainsley Master came after Deadly Assassin Master due to Keeper of Traken, but who predated the DA Master? And so on... have fun head-canoning that one
@MrGreaves
Жыл бұрын
Literally just thought to myself “I need something to watch” and here you come with another video. Perfect!
@charlestownsend9280
Жыл бұрын
"Until Russell pisses everyone off again." What like by bringing David Tennant back as the 14th doctor and hijacking the 60th anniversary to to an RTD era special instead where he undoes the consequences of stolen earth/journeys end? Yeah he already pissed me off. But I agree with the point about the fandom never being happy the doctor who fandom is as bad as the star wars one in that regard (I still have no idea what star wars fans actually want, I don't think they do either).
@magnusprime962
Жыл бұрын
To be fair, when it comes to bringing back David Tenant RTD was stuck between a rock and a hard place. There’s no way the BBC would let the 60th anniversary next year go uncelebrated after the commercial success of the 50th, so he had to do something. But with Ncuti Gatwa busy filming Sex Education and the Barbie movie, he didn’t have the time to film anything significant for the show. So that left RTD with the choice of either recasting Gatwa, or bringing in an older Doctor. He chose the latter as the lesser of two evils, and I think it was the right call.
@ladrok97
Жыл бұрын
If Tennant REALLY is 14th doctor and not just "inbetween" (i.e. because of this regeneration machine in which master done changes in the power of the doctor), then I will just count DW as dead thanks to fandom. (I don't think that providing something which SW fans want is too hard. Just don't piss off fans like sequel trilogy. Do some series which expand universe and some series which are focused on "and then everything explode". Like Star Wars Roque one is rather liked. Andor seems liked too. Mandalorian 1st season get mostly positive opinions. Hire screenwriters with experience instead of those with "I will insert myself to the story" like She-Hulk)
@theoutcastboi
9 ай бұрын
@@ladrok97I guess Doctor Who really is dead.
@ladrok97
9 ай бұрын
@@theoutcastboi Yeah it aged badly. Tennant being just 14th it's a weird fan fiction made by RTD, but next Doctor still seems interesting. Christmas special probably will be most important special of 2023 for many people (which is odd, when remaining 3 were labelled "60th specials", you know suggesting it celebrate 60 years of show and not just specific fan fiction about one doctor)
@TheJaviferrol
Жыл бұрын
Big problem with this story is that is has the same issues as any other Chibnall episode but it relies so much on nostalgia and fan-service that people are nice about it
@BH-98
Жыл бұрын
I agree with you to a point, though with the return of Ace & Tegan & them getting closure with their versions of the Doctor gives the fanservice some substance. Compare that to something like series 12 which consists of a lot of references to the past that aren't used to tell a good story.
@TheJaviferrol
Жыл бұрын
@@BH-98 Yeah those short scene were nice. Thing is. For a 90 minute episode, pretty much the Whole time It felt rushed. Somehow...
@EditedAF987
Жыл бұрын
But as Stu said, the Chibnall tropes are just kinda cute at this point. Especially as we already know that this is end and we’re hopefully moving onto better things.
@casualcraftman1599
Жыл бұрын
Doctor Who always rode it's reputation on Nostalgia. How else would the main popular villain would still be a peeperpot with a toilet plunger hand.
@alunrundle162
Жыл бұрын
As a story? Meh. As a celebration? Pretty good. Like Moffat, when Chibnall goes for just celebrating the series (Tegan and Ace's conversations with 'their' Doctors) it's better than just shoehorning more crap in.
@HiperPivociarz
Жыл бұрын
I wanted to point out another stupid thing about Master's plan: He's the Doctor now. And if he had his way, he would be the Doctor forever. But he's making the Doctor look bad, and making the whole Universe angry with them... So isn't he essentially just creating future problems for himself?
@firegirl26
Жыл бұрын
yep
@P3rsonL
Жыл бұрын
Holy shit, i’ve always wanted to see Micronesia in 1999
@alfje5492
Жыл бұрын
It was a mess, but an enjoyable mess. A bunch of stuff didn't make any sense, but the good parts outweighed the bad bits, so I was pretty satisfied with it in the end.
@ghosty2548
Жыл бұрын
You know what's a wasted potential with MasterDoctor... I wish He was 14th. Just the posibillty of an incarnation of Doctor be actually the Master and he has to learn how to be Doctor again. It would also explain why Yaz wouldn't come seeing the man behind it is Master.
@josgibbons6777
Жыл бұрын
"Surely functionally there's got to be some kind of sacrifice." When that scene aired, I thought, especially given 13's stumbling back to the TARDIS, her body's recent experiences had caused damage that would soon lead to regeneration. Chibnall obviously couldn't think of that.
@soarel325
Жыл бұрын
Honestly can't fault them for just pulling out all stops to revive the show's mainstream popularity and bringing back both RTD AND Tennant (+ all the Classic Doctors and companions in this). This is easily the worst period for Who in terms of mainstream cultural presence since Colin Baker took over, and they're really determined to avoid history repeating itself. Just brushing all the controversial stuff from the Chibnall era under the rug where they previously shoved "half human on my mother's side" is also the right move IMO, beats trying to hamfistedly untangle that mess. I totally expect to see Big Finish trying to convolutedly explain it away 5 year from now much like the late 90s BBC Books (and early Big Finish) tried explaining away the half-human bit.
@Myne1001
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. The last thing it needs is a new era weighed down by the previous era's baggage. Besides, The Timeless Child was made as a response to the convoluted plot points of Classic Who (i.e. The "Morbius Doctors" and The Cartmel Masterplan) so the last thing RTD & co need to do is compound on that mess.
@z9ey
Жыл бұрын
@@Myne1001 Timeless Child doesn't even explain those points though, the Doctor has no memories of previous doctors so how can they show up in his mind during a fight with Morbius, and how could the lines during Cartmel era be related if the Dr has no knowledge of the fact that they're not just another timelord
@gethinjenkins-jones8666
Жыл бұрын
I'd like to genuinely congratulate you sir, for finding the strength to see this era through.. Bravo!
@SnowWolfAlpha
Жыл бұрын
When they were in the booths, I thought that meant we were going to have two masters running around, possibly with the doctor trying to fight the personality thats been implanted in her and ultimately the two masters sabotaging each other because the Master hates himself. But then the Raspitan body never got out of his booth so that was a letdown. Before the regeneration gets undone, the Master says to himself in the booth, "please don't let me go back to being me" making me wonder if the Master's plan wasn't so much about becoming the Doctor as it was about him wanting to not be the Master anymore, but then he just does what he normally does so I'm not sure what the point was.
@TheGeorgeD13
Жыл бұрын
You completely missed that he went to try and kill the Doctor because "if I can't be the Doctor, then neither can you." It's very similar to the Missy and Master killing each other idea. That whole aspect worked wonderfully, I thought.
@jaysmall5586
Жыл бұрын
I thought when they reversed it, the Doctor's body would stay Sacha, and just as he was saying it didn't work, the other Master would get up and it would be Jodie in a false beard. And then they'd have to kill each other to force the other to regenerate back to normal. Though that would have meant that Sacha's Master was done, so I assume they didn't do this in case Russell wants to use him going forward.
@renegadetimelord9065
Жыл бұрын
"I miss me Nan" had me in stiches
@ThePonderer
Жыл бұрын
There’s a lot of *aspects* to Power of the Doctor that I like. I like that the Power of the Doctor itself *is* the companions, and everything about the Doctor/Companion relationship thematically is really smart and heartwarming. But all of the plot stuff just drags it down, and makes the episode as a whole feel less satisfying on a second viewing.
@P3rsonL
Жыл бұрын
Ryan still misses his nan 😢😢😢
@thatoneguy4452
Жыл бұрын
They packed so much into this episode that they had to outsource the "Doctor reconciles with old companions" scene to an AI.
@TheJaviferrol
Жыл бұрын
Chibnall surely remembers that the only way the baseball bat moment In Remembrance works is because the Doctor previously enhanced it with the Hand of Omega and then It gets destroyed, right...? RIGHT??
@josgibbons6777
Жыл бұрын
An altercation with Daleks destroys her tape deck, but the baseball bat is ultimately destroyed not when she breaks off a Dalek's eyepiece, but when the Doctor uses it to damage an Imperial transmat.
@notthemusewere
Жыл бұрын
The fans remember...but I'm willing to give it a ride for the sheer cool factor. Besides, there are far too many people who somehow slept through the bit with the hand in the first place and were whining about how UNIT soldiers couldn't defeat Daleks but a truant schoolgirl with a baseball bat could?
@SuperFunkmachine
Жыл бұрын
Well there was that time one got beaten to death in Death To The Daleks.
@pious83
Жыл бұрын
Chibnall didn't even remember that Mel wasn't even on Earth, the last time she was seen onscreen...
@benpage11
Жыл бұрын
@@pious83 WELLL big finish stuff has her back on earth so
@TheDarkWhovian
Жыл бұрын
Good touch on the ending statement, it's over guys, Chibnall's gone, leave him alone because we've now got a new show runner to bully
@peterthompson1989
Жыл бұрын
The episode entertained me and I enjoyed the nostalgia. It was like a rollercoaster but the fun stops when you get off. When I actually thought about what I saw I started to see a lot of issues. I've seen a few people talking about Chekhov's gun - the fact that Yaz is given a gun and yet it serves no purpose. I do think your idea of her having to kill the doctor would have made sense and worked as a great reason for her to leave, traumatised with what she had to do. The plan just didn't really make sense. I guess the master was just trolling. He could have easily have tried to ruin her reputation without any of this. It was weird seeing him in 13s clothes but the plan itself just felt flat. I don't really get the whole volcanic thing. Also as expected it's never explained what state the universe is in after flux. I would have liked to see the companions with the doctor more and it would have been interesting to see Ian and the doctor unite considering he was the first (well pre the timeless child). William Russell is obviously getting old.
@MerelyAFan
Жыл бұрын
Power of the Doctor is basically Chibnall distilled; a lot of jangling keys in the narrative to distract from the lack of exploration of its core ideas. Its a bit better than most of his run because as the last story of 13 the indulgence is a bit more forgivable and the old Doctors and Companions are able to give the episode some gravitas. Honestly recent Who so commonly moves on from whatever big lore shakeups/revelations if offers that one could easily not notice this story all too neatly getting its pat ending (to have a clean slate ready for RTD) because that's basically what the show was already doing consistently. (I'm also amused that BF has already done a Doctor and Master body swap plot and was smart enough to make it the focus of its story.)
@Thenesrookie
Жыл бұрын
I think Yaz leaving could've been solved a lot nicer with The Doctor asking Yaz to stay even though she was regenerating, and Yaz turning it down saying that she's her Doctor and doesn't want to loose her etc. That way you can have it be that Yaz is moving on from the Doctor and letting her feelings go with her Regeneration.... As opposed to getting kicked out 😅
@voltijuice8576
Жыл бұрын
But that would have taken thirty whole seconds! Where would we fit the Daleks playing in a volcano for some reason?
@PlatinumAltaria
Жыл бұрын
The problem is simple: Yaz and 13 had essentially zero characterisation, and no relationship building. They're basically just strangers. So when Chibnall had to come up with a reason to say goodbye, just dumping her off is exactly what you get.
@TheCrippledEgg
Жыл бұрын
The episode was like 80% nostalgic fanservice and 20% plot, which is weird given that is usually the anniversary specials' job.
@Stubagful
Жыл бұрын
It is an anniversary. It's the centenary special. 100 years since 1963
@creed8712
Жыл бұрын
But like...a hundred years would be 2063 right?
@TheSmart-CasualGamer
Жыл бұрын
@@creed8712 It's the Centenary of the BBC, not Doctor Who.
@creed8712
Жыл бұрын
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer a hundred years of tax payers television
@maxkennedy7430
Жыл бұрын
He Is The Messiah!! He is Here! He has given us a Sign! He has prophesied Tennent’s Return! Tell Us More! Speak to us, what will Happen Next?
@christianwise637
Жыл бұрын
Say what you will about the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors' regeneration stories, at least they (a) had their respective Doctors front and centre during the majority of the story, and (b) had the reasons for their regeneration be a representation of their character arcs (Ten is an arrogant selfish prick who has to put the life of a random unimportant nobody before his own; Eleven is an overactive manchild who is forced to stay in one place and grow old; Twelve started off unsure of who he is and ended by firmly living up to the promise behind his name). The Thirteenth Doctor meanwhile gets completely overshadowed by all the various fanservice elements and returning characters and goes out in an abrupt and anticlimactic way, like Chris suddenly remembered it was her regeneration story and had to find a way of killing her off. I'll admit her actual regeneration scene was a rather nice one, but for the most part this episode really didn't do this incarnation justice. Same goes for Yaz, who despite being the longest running companion since 2005 (possibly ever) just gets unceremoniously booted out for vague and ambiguous reasons. I definitely enjoyed the episode as a whole, but it's not a very good conclusion to this era or its characters' stories
@barney9456
Жыл бұрын
An easier way of transferring the Master into the Doctor's body and you could have Jodie play the Master in the Doctor's body, psychograft from new earth, but more refined, so then you have a new who reference, Jodie showing her acting ability and getting more screen time in her final episode and some emotional weight for Yaz as its the Doctor she loves and she knows she has to stop the master, possibly harming or killing the doctor. The cliff scene with old doctors and holograms still happen and the process gets reversed with the doctor and master, injuring them both in the process, episode them plays out as it does
@graphic-no_avail534
Жыл бұрын
I think the idea was that the Master wanted to become the Timeless Child.... as he previously went through "all" of gallifrey's secrets. However they never gave him a second stage to this plan... he becomes the doctor and then what? There's no post regenerative plan.
@ladrok97
Жыл бұрын
Yep. First half of special episode was great, then screenwriter was like "wait, we need this story to conclude? Why? Ok I will do it, chill"
@loganmackenzie5294
Жыл бұрын
Apparently the Rasputin master thing was cannibalised from a series 9 episode script we’re the doctor is call by the meddling monk to come to Russia where he was mucking around with time and is now disguise as Rasputin
@soarel325
Жыл бұрын
I want the Monk back (in TV) so bad man
@loganmackenzie5294
Жыл бұрын
That not he was going to be played by Matt Berry
@loganmackenzie5294
Жыл бұрын
Sorry my computer froze up
@zarrg5611
Жыл бұрын
@@loganmackenzie5294 The world needs this, RTD get on it.
@orangeaceproductions
Жыл бұрын
If this story were split into three specials, this probably would've been Chibnall's magnum opus (An Ace and Dalek one, a Tegan and Cybermen one, and top it all off with that gorgeous idea of the Master regeneration). Chibnall ditched the overly complicated lore threads, the heavy-handed messages, and his usual formulas to create something bombastic, wildly creative, and just plain fun. Seriously, this is the most fun a Chibnall story has been in years! This episode is better taken as an event, because if you take a closer look at the writing it will fall apart. Which, honestly is a fine way to end. With how well this story honors the past of the show, it will forever be special.
@HiperPivociarz
Жыл бұрын
Stuart: Wow, this 90s Doctor Who movie is so hacky, it gave Master EVIL DEMON EYES just so we know he's evil. No subtlety. Also Stuart: I'm gonna give Master Doctor EVIL RED EYES just so you know she's evil.
@pious83
Жыл бұрын
For all the problems of the episode (and the run in general) I think this was another case, akin to the 5th Doctor. That the 13th's last episode was their best one.
@whatsup4825
Жыл бұрын
My wife’s attention switched off 10 minutes into this story. She only looked back at the screen when David Tennant appeared. Says it all, really.
@brisklloydavator
Жыл бұрын
i can't decide if chibnall's worst crime is the timeless children or the countless really good ideas that were completely wasted because it's chris chibnall writing them
@soarel325
Жыл бұрын
The former is just a subset of the latter tbh, it's the Cartmel Masterplan in the hands of an idiot
@PlatinumAltaria
Жыл бұрын
@@soarel325 Pro-tip: Doctor Who does not need a "master plan" what it needs is good episodes and good characters. No grand schemes, just tell a good story.
@soarel325
Жыл бұрын
@@PlatinumAltaria I was just talking about what they planned to do back in Cartmel's era
@charligoesslowlyinsane
Жыл бұрын
i take it that the master wanted to be the timeless child
@Jedi_Spartan
Жыл бұрын
3:40 I'm surprised there wasn't a scene set in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Power of the Doctor... that's the obvious endpoint of Chibnall's place + year title card obsession/fettish. 14:40 And now a future showrunner will make them The Rani...
@soarel325
Жыл бұрын
They should go full Zagreus and have the Child be a Great Vampire.
@stuff31
Жыл бұрын
I liked this episode. A nice bit of warmness and fuzziness to cap off the chibnall age.
@Joeistheking
3 ай бұрын
I was fucking crying with laughter at you explaining the master becoming the doctor. I remember how thinking how stupid this was at the time 🤣
@LibraGamesUnlimited
Жыл бұрын
For me, the best parts were the stuff with the old companions and Doctors. I wish they had more time on screen and that the holograms had stayed like them longer. I hadn't watched the show since "Arachnids in the UK" but I made a point to see this one when I heard the classic characters/actors were in it.
@wheatleydl4642
Жыл бұрын
I feel like with this episode I at least found it extremely entertaining, even if I couldn't call it good. Part of that was because I watched it with friends but also I think I appreciate Chris for deciding to go so big and stupid it wraps back around to being entertaining again, even if it's completely nonsensical
@wheatleydl4642
Жыл бұрын
also it helps that they brought in people that aren't the core cast which pretty much universally were the best part of the episode
@DaveTh3Ninja
Жыл бұрын
Your favorite Classic Who Doctor and companion are also my favorite and a reminder why I am subscribed to your youtube channel.
@deeconstruction8163
Жыл бұрын
I want to know why Peri didn't show up to have a reunion scene with a holographic simulation of her Doctor like Tegan and Ace got. Kind of sucks that Baker didn't get the same opportunity as Davison and McCoy.
@pcb1175
Жыл бұрын
Because she's busy conquering galaxies with Brian Blessed
@voltijuice8576
Жыл бұрын
@@pcb1175 - That's the 80s spinoff we needed! Back then I read that JNT was hoping that Blessed would be the 6th Doctor.
@tombothompson
Жыл бұрын
Oh my... your alternative plot for Power of the Doctor is GENIIUS! That is becoming canon in my mind... I am so upset that isn't the real storyline!!!!!!!!!!!
@elidasilva5558
Жыл бұрын
Not even 3 seconds into the video and you already were right on the money a year ago hahaha
@PhilippeLizard
Жыл бұрын
Finally, the Acceptance stage.
@ydo222
Жыл бұрын
Hey stu, your face the raven review was taken down and I was wondering if you had any plans on reuploading it? Thanks for the reviews!
@LicencetoWho
Жыл бұрын
Patagonia 2022.... I miss me nan....
@Chamiliatic
Жыл бұрын
It's finally over now to actually look forward to something i might actually enjoy instead of watching out of fanboyism.
@alfiehnotts
2 ай бұрын
That companion support group would be a great spinoff
@MrBGS101
Жыл бұрын
The Brexit 6 video went in a completely different direction than I original thought.
@charlestownsend9280
Жыл бұрын
"For 40 bloody pounds a boxset." You haven't seen the price for big finishes 60th anniversary boxset have you.
@MrRjhyt
Жыл бұрын
Sadly for me, it was the Master's shrink ray weapon, that for all its decades of previous use was treated as having killed the individual. Including Tegan's relative, some Gallifreyan in that Assassin episode, and doubtless every other example in the show's history. Now! For reasons of plot contrivance and sheer laziness, it can re-animate and regrow a body, on a fucking timer! The Master doesn't even need to be present to make shit happen, now! I can't be angry or even disappointed at the incoherent story, that's just the standard for Chris' tenure.
@oz1701
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review, Stu. Tbh I forgot I had seen the power of the doctor. I had no investment in the story. It all felt a bit desperate to get the ratings. Bringing David back also feels like a cynical ratings grab. Your review seemed balanced and fair.
@roberts.2300
Жыл бұрын
I think Chibnall wanted to do the timeless child thing to explain why the master wanted to take the doctor's body (infinite regenerations apparently). However decided to drop it because someone told him "no," or he could not be bothered by that point.
@thedisusedyeti6981
Жыл бұрын
Best subtitle ever "I also think that now the Chipmunk layer is over..." Thank god that Chipmunk layer is over!
@bruce1947
Жыл бұрын
this might be the very first time i just about 100% agree with you on an episode on doctor who.
@cbhlde
Жыл бұрын
Crazy; you really watched it - thank you; I was so curious but didn't try to dare! :)
@CamPalinSmith
Жыл бұрын
Hey Stu, you ever gonna continue that retrospective of the Eighth Doctor BigFinish releases that vanished after you finished Doom Coalition? Would be great to hear your thoughts on 'Ravenous', 'Stranded' and the rest of 8's Time War shenanigans.
@johnnyjet3.1412
Жыл бұрын
I was so disappointed because of all of the volcanos near me: Mammoth Lakes, Shasta, and moving north: Rainer, Hood, Crater Lake, St Helens, and to the east YELLOWSTONE, the last time it blew ash covered 95% of continental US and significant portions of Canada and Mexico!
@RopeDrink
Жыл бұрын
If people "remember" Power of the Doctor as time goes by, it will be for (a) nostalgia and/or (b) regeneration story. I doubt anyone will remember the 'plot' that was stuck in the middle. As another person who favours 7+Ace above the rest, it felt great to see them in the main show together (possibly for the last time), just like others probably got a kick out of seeing past Doctors or companions - but that's the only thing I remember about the otherwise chaotic and nonsensical story. It was clearly trying to shove 20 million elements into a small bucket with no time to breath.
@mathieuleader8601
Жыл бұрын
Did you know that another time lord was meant to have the role of Rasputin an earlier incarnation of the Meddling Monk played by Matt Berry who remained earthbound under the alias of Roger in the 70's was meant to become Rasputin to avoid a time paradox this was an unmade story in the Capaldi era.
@carealoo744
Жыл бұрын
All I remember from his now no longer available 7th doctor retrospective is him opening the video with a surprise: "I f*****g love the 7th Doctor" before immediately acknowledging that exactly six out of his 12 stories are "complete a**e." I get that it's a pain, but I hope he one day uploads some of those videos again, because they were really-good.
@pcb1175
Жыл бұрын
I wasn't a fan of them personally. Back then he was overly negative, came off as a classic who snob & brought up some bizarre takes without elaborating (saying Terminus was good but the Sun Makers was shit). He's improved a lot over the past 10 years.
@carealoo744
Жыл бұрын
@@pcb1175 I agree, but at the same time I feel like it was part of the charm. Besides, without his older videos, there isn't really a way to see how much he's improved. But that's personally me just feeling that no piece of media that's ever made should ever truly be going forever. Maybe that's me just talking after learning so much about the Doctor Who missing episodes, but I felt the same way about unus annas. (The Markiplier channel that he deleted after a year for literally no reason) Most of my early videos involve a single take of my mom holding my low definition camera with no more than 12 minutes of room for videos, while I talk in my 12 year old high pitched voice- but they're fun to look back on🙃
@pcb1175
Жыл бұрын
@@carealoo744 I can see & kinda agree with you. What he could do is make the old videos (if they’re still uploaded) unlisted & put it in a playlist for those who are nostalgic for them or curious about the channel’s history. At the end of the day though it’s his channel & it’s his decision what’s public & what isn’t.
@carealoo744
Жыл бұрын
@@pcb1175 Exactly, the thing is though I think the reason they're not available is because they got copyrighted. There are still a select few videos that you can find of his early days that didn't get copyrighted, but most of them did.
@Stubagful
Жыл бұрын
Inclined to agree with that view. I was the type of fan I now take the piss out of on a regular basis. I probably still have copies somewhere but they're not worth bothering with to me cause I just cringe when I think about them
@chrispy3369
Жыл бұрын
Am I wrong in getting strange Big Finish vibes from this episode. Maybe it's the classic Doctors and companions coming back or the nostalgia factor or the fact that Jodie keeps explaining what's in front of her as if we can't see ourselves, I'm not sure. Maybe it's just because Paul McGann is in this who knows.
@naruto199797
Жыл бұрын
Either the timeless child and the fugitive doctor will be forgotten or big Finish will pick it up like the did with how missy survived the doctor falls and how the lumiate becomes Sasha's master
@bookwyvern5994
Жыл бұрын
I've come to the conclusion that this episode was fan service anyway.
@bohdan_lvov
Жыл бұрын
PATAGONIA 2022 is the greatest villain of Chibnall years
@DarthAzabrush
Жыл бұрын
Mel had no buisness being at the TARDISholics Anonymous scene at the end as we know she was left long after humanity's extinction in the very far future with Glitz. Hell their son even hung out with the 12th Doctor for a while only without telling him as revenge for all the fucked up mindgames McCoy's version played on his mum and her friend.
@srhvideo
Жыл бұрын
It would have been good for them to use Mel being a super geek to help solve something as I can't remember it particularly coming up in the show, Mel's purpose as far as I recall was to use Bonnie Langford's scream that's been famous since Just William.
@Blartyboy
Жыл бұрын
and Nick Briggs plays a future version of the doctor. who directs these recordings of their adventures, And sells them for forty bloody pounds a boxset
@fkez0510
Жыл бұрын
Sacha Dawan has been one of, if not the only highlight of this era. He puts his soul into every part and outperforms the people around him, even if his character is a bit meh at times
@Ben_Kirkham
Жыл бұрын
I’d be so happy if the Timeless Child thing is buried and forgotten.
@neondead2.0.15
Жыл бұрын
Well i was happy when 9 and 11 was a doctor since their stories were interesting to watch and gave me feeling that doctor is just a rebel time lord who want to do good things. They both hate themself that they coudn't save Galifrey.
@arlowho3844
Жыл бұрын
I think there was a line in the script about why yaz left but I wasn't included in the episode which is a poo
@phantomsidious2934
Жыл бұрын
You actually did say in a series 12 podcast with jay sarcastically that "David Tennant is the 14th Doctor" so you were right twice
@HEXdidnt
Жыл бұрын
Back when Davies first rebooted the show, when the Doctor started referring to himself as the last of the Time Lords, I had a chat with my best mate about how they might still bring back the Master. My thought was that he'd (naturally) escaped what destroyed Gallifrey and killed off all the other Time Lords and, believing (just as naturally) that the Doctor would have been at the forefront, and therefore very much dead and gone, had decided to take that name for himself. I couldn't quite decide whether he'd have done it to deliberately tarnish the Doctor's legacy, or if he was genuinely trying to turn over a new leaf, but the idea was that he'd end up causing havoc before disappearing... So, when the Doctor later arrives at the same place and introduces himself, whatever survivors - knowing through legends, word of mouth, etc. that the Doctor could change appearance - would instantly be on the alert. The Doctor would eventually catch up with the Master, for something like a 'Two Doctors' story, in which the Doctor would figure out that, regardless of any changes wrought by regeneration, this other Doctor - while certainly a Time Lord - was not a future version of him, with the Master eventually revealing himself. Perhaps the Doctor, relieved that he wasn't alone after all, might give him the benefit of the doubt and believe the Master had been trying to help all along, but made small miscalculations every time... but the Master, seeing the Doctor alive, would simply realise that he hadn't lost his nemesis after all, and go all-out evil again. There was definitely mileage in the Master masquerading as the Doctor during The Power of the Doctor... But Chibnall's story neither delved into WHY the Master would do that, nor how it was possible, nor adequately explore what he would do having claimed that identity... He just posted an intergalactic TikTok about being responsible for a couple of planets destroying each other (with zero evidence of any involvement, direct or indirect), and then got marooned on an asteroid for a few minutes... It was almost as if an entire serial got condensed down into the 90 minute special, losing most of the plot along the way.
@Henry-oj1oo
Жыл бұрын
Stu at 1:51 is that you at south end’s adventure island? Because I recognise it, also I sent you a gift on Pokemon Go, open it.
@destructor3152
Жыл бұрын
I was good seeing old Ian Chesterton make an appearance after 50 years
@Tardis_Treasures
Жыл бұрын
Don't Diss the vervoids..I love that design.
@peterjoyfilms
Жыл бұрын
It was as messy as any Chibnall episode but at least it was an enjoyable mess
@noahjohnson5603
Жыл бұрын
Damn that monkey’s paw.
@iceomistar4302
Жыл бұрын
Agree completely about this episode, it's a mess but a mess that is at least half interesting
@discoleumas6191
Жыл бұрын
So since I first watched this episode I have listened to more big finish audios and I have just realised that the best elements of the episode are all things big finish have done previously and better then Chibnall. Particularly Zagreus and the war master: Heart of Darkness box set.
@1015Elvis
Жыл бұрын
When we needed him the most
@nifralo2752
Жыл бұрын
Why was Ace still written like a kid when she is like 50 now?
@camelopardalis84
Жыл бұрын
Who (or what) is "he who moans"? I *may* have found out once and forgot.
@ealadubh4800
Жыл бұрын
Hooray, the video didn't have to forcibly regenerate this time.
@voltijuice8576
Жыл бұрын
My weird nostalgia is that the girl who was also a space jellyfish reminded me of Future Sound of London.
@adamsinclair1959
Жыл бұрын
I personally thought the whole story was a mess, a terrible end to Whittaker's era since 13 is overshadowed by pretty much everything else, and I didn't even like the continuity and fanwank all that much since I'm honestly over that kind of thing at this point. At the same time though, I really have to agree with this review; the era is over now, I can't bring myself to be upset about any of it. Hell, I actually had a pretty good time with the episode, if only because I didn't really care about any of it, so I could just enjoy it as pure schlock.
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