Moffat wrote this story likely knowing he was going to take over from RTD and wanted to pre-start his story arc with River Song. But I don't think he knew that DT was leaving at the time because he wrote it as if DT's doctor was supposed to have had one more encounter with her before he regenerated, but we never saw it.
@getefix3 Yeah. They should have said the people of the Gamma forests address each other by surname first, like the Chinese do. River Song (the name) would have made more sense.
@martha368 fyi it is not exactly backwards. You have to actually begin with "The impossible Astronaut", following her life as a little girl. Then go to "Let's kill hitler". Then go to "closing time/wedding of river song". Then "Impossible Astronaut/Day of the moon" Then "Pandorica Opens/Big Bang" Then the angels episode. Between that and the library episode, there is still one more adventure to come, the singing towers. So we have to wait for that episode.
I just can't help to think that somehow "The silent" have something to do with this episode. I know how the whole two parter pans out and stuff... but i find it a bit of a coincedence that Moffat wrote this story and that "Silence" is mentioned in the episode title. Probably not but it would be a neat plot point if some kind of connection from series 6 is made eh?
First ever scene I seen of Doctor Who. I didn't even know I was watching Doctor Who till the huge emblem started to spin onto screen... and now this is my favourite thing amongst anything that ever got onto the TV screen.
@KennGirl89 "he doesn't have the right look for the part" You realise that this is the eleventh version of The Doctor we're talking about, right? He changes every time, so where does your "right look" come from? Did Tom Baker have the "right look"? Did Patrick Troughton? "He can't pull it off". Yes, he can. He pulls off the idea of an old man in a young man's body extremely well.
@plaidxmyheart Right on, Deadringers! "Don't believe him when he says you're going into the EuroTunnel because really you're going into the vortex of the black hole of Alzarius..." Love it... ^ ^
David Tennat is the best doctor
EpicRooster115 1 week ago
quick question only need one person to answer but which doctor is this?
firestarter3d 1 month ago
@firestarter3d number 10 if im right
MayuriUrahara 1 month ago
the beginning of this episode reminds me of alice: madness returns SO HARD.
marethari 1 month ago
why does the video have to buffer in the theme music >:( Grrrrrr... youtubee....
LightDarkNinja 1 month ago
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ImTotallyDrawn 2 months ago
he likes to go to planets other worlds and MINDS dont mind this comment im just bored
wadyati1 3 months ago
the silence were supposed to be in this episode, but everyone forgot about them. ;) lol
thespiderrat1 3 months ago 6
Moffat wrote this story likely knowing he was going to take over from RTD and wanted to pre-start his story arc with River Song. But I don't think he knew that DT was leaving at the time because he wrote it as if DT's doctor was supposed to have had one more encounter with her before he regenerated, but we never saw it.
upchuck69 4 months ago
Swimming pool in the library?
MasterAnchovie 4 months ago 4
Best show on tv
RV3D 4 months ago
Ya the docter is in your mind lol so is danna
FredWeasley123 5 months ago
god doctor who used to make so much more sense than it does now :(
MissAchiever 5 months ago
i love that they establish a character then you learn about her backwards, only a show like doctor who could pull this off
AidansVlog 5 months ago
it's weird to think that this happened AFTER crash of the bizantium, death of the doctor, finding out about amy being her mum and everything else.
secretspacewoman 5 months ago 2
Don't close yours ayes and it will be ok! :)
Ms82215 6 months ago
sometimes i wish youtube has subtitles
afterlifeismine 7 months ago
@afterlifeismine The little "cc" button with the pause/volume/maximize buttons on the video will give you (sometimes incorrect) subtitling.
SpaceInvader42359 4 months ago
@SpaceInvader42359 .....you are now my best friend
afterlifeismine 3 months ago
I miss David Tennant. He was a great Doctor.
thegmanator 7 months ago 6
river song is the most mysterious doctor who character ever we finally know who she is
TheNathan345 7 months ago 10
@TheNathan345
isnt it song river and not river song?
getefix3 7 months ago
@getefix3 Yeah. They should have said the people of the Gamma forests address each other by surname first, like the Chinese do. River Song (the name) would have made more sense.
LadyHeathersLair 7 months ago 3
@TheNathan345 i kinda almost wish they hadnt told us and kept it more as like a running joke
princessyrandom1214 5 months ago
one of my favorite episodes
princessyrandom1214 8 months ago
Ahhhh the old opening *Old doctor who flashbacks* hmm ^_^
LeBlondebean 8 months ago
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its the guy from the matrix!
pokezionzook 8 months ago
its the guy from the matrx!
pokezionzook 8 months ago
@pokezionzook
haha i noticed that when i first watched it XD
LeBlondebean 8 months ago
@pokezionzook If Dr. Moon looks familiar then it's probably because he's the fireteam leader in the first Resident Evil movie.
Mareritt 7 months ago
Dr. *MOON*. OMGZ. Relation to Day of the Moon????
CharSpartikus 9 months ago 5
After the newst series of DW im going to watch it all backwards to get river's perspective. xx
martha368 9 months ago 25
@martha368 same here
jackdavenportsbaby11 9 months ago
@martha368 fyi it is not exactly backwards. You have to actually begin with "The impossible Astronaut", following her life as a little girl. Then go to "Let's kill hitler". Then go to "closing time/wedding of river song". Then "Impossible Astronaut/Day of the moon" Then "Pandorica Opens/Big Bang" Then the angels episode. Between that and the library episode, there is still one more adventure to come, the singing towers. So we have to wait for that episode.
kaizoisevil 2 months ago
@kaizoisevil Please note; i wrote that comment before these episodes came out... i am now already aware of this, but thnx. xx
martha368 2 months ago
@kaizoisevil Hang on a second, there's still the Picnic at Asgard and the Bone Meadows!
blackyoshi1230 1 month ago
I just can't help to think that somehow "The silent" have something to do with this episode. I know how the whole two parter pans out and stuff... but i find it a bit of a coincedence that Moffat wrote this story and that "Silence" is mentioned in the episode title. Probably not but it would be a neat plot point if some kind of connection from series 6 is made eh?
neothe100 9 months ago
@neothe100 the silence* and yes i do think so, with the space suits and all that, there porably is a conneection
landof101dreams 9 months ago
@landof101dreams **The Silent
:P I reckon those new creatures were somewhere in that episode.... The Silent I mean... no one would know cuz you forget the second you look away :P
neothe100 9 months ago
@neothe100 they are called the silence aren't they? even the dr who website says so
landof101dreams 9 months ago
care if we stop here a bit
47Spacedog 9 months ago
*Conducts along to the theme tune*
Oh admit it, everyone does it.
FenrirStrife1 9 months ago
@FenrirStrife1 Not everyone knows how to conduct.
JonathanBones 9 months ago
this person is too fantastic to create multiple account and dedicate each one to a different episode each time. thank you dr.whobaddalek!
Bobbiegel 9 months ago
BEST. EPISODE. EVER.
Dstorm20xx 10 months ago
anybody know where i can find the unicorn and the wasp by drwhobaddalek
afterlifeismine 11 months ago
@afterlifeismine i think the BBCs idiots have removed it :-( the BBC sucks eh
ThePlanetchild 10 months ago
The beginning is always my favourite part.
saturnstargirl 1 year ago
Steven Moffat has always made up the most amazing monsters
theoctograms 1 year ago
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Kuku1123 1 year ago
First ever scene I seen of Doctor Who. I didn't even know I was watching Doctor Who till the huge emblem started to spin onto screen... and now this is my favourite thing amongst anything that ever got onto the TV screen.
CastChaos 1 year ago 3
by wishing- wishful thinking?
DoctorWhoStar100 1 year ago
The thyrapist is the guy from Resident Evil!!!
TheBookworm97 1 year ago 2
anyone know were we can watch the to be continued one ?? x
mishfulxx 1 year ago
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KennGirl89 1 year ago
@KennGirl89 agreed.
slogirl666 1 year ago
@KennGirl89 Not agreed. They're both excellent in their own ways.
iammrmonkey 1 year ago
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KennGirl89 1 year ago
@KennGirl89 "he doesn't have the right look for the part" You realise that this is the eleventh version of The Doctor we're talking about, right? He changes every time, so where does your "right look" come from? Did Tom Baker have the "right look"? Did Patrick Troughton? "He can't pull it off". Yes, he can. He pulls off the idea of an old man in a young man's body extremely well.
iammrmonkey 1 year ago 2
Seriously can anyone tell me if the tune at the beginning is a real song if so what's the name and if not WHERE can I download the full tune? :{
BeingJade 1 year ago
does anybody know where i can get the music at the very beginning of this clip?
palebluedot 1 year ago
That. Is. So. Cool. lol
GirlVash 1 year ago
I watched this at Midnight....wow...
MakeitIound 1 year ago
i really wouldn't mind having David and Donna in my mind =]
greenie1113 1 year ago 3
this one reminds me of christmas
MrNig1 1 year ago
This two-part story is one of my favourites.
1forall0allfor1 1 year ago
This episode always scared me
CheeseQueen200 1 year ago 3
What the devil is the doctor wearing.
funkypopcornpopped 1 year ago
@funkypopcornpopped His blue suit of course,he wears it when,...well,I don't know, his stripped suit is,...um...uh,...dirty?
yonama2 1 year ago
@yonama2 it is his blue suit- although... it's a little bluer than usual and the buttons are different...
tensandtens 1 year ago
Why isn't this beginning theme available on the 4th Doctor Who soundtrack?
VictoriaWinters1991 2 years ago
if you listen to the string backing to the theme tune on this its the masters drums
epiphonearecool 2 years ago
he travels in space and time... and libraries... XD
CaptainFootos 2 years ago 120
@CaptainFootos yeh lol =)
davidswaffles7890 2 years ago
@CaptainFootos haha 'I travel through space and time... and trains.'
DeadRingers? Tom Baker(not real one obviously but..still)? :D
plaidxmyheart 1 year ago
@plaidxmyheart Right on, Deadringers! "Don't believe him when he says you're going into the EuroTunnel because really you're going into the vortex of the black hole of Alzarius..." Love it... ^ ^
CaptainFootos 1 year ago
@CaptainFootos
Referring to series 5:
It's how he keeps score :)
asgardlegacy 1 year ago
@CaptainFootos he like museums too (just to keep score)
lv2draw1 9 months ago
@CaptainFootos LOL
primevel2 6 months ago
@CaptainFootos clearly he is a master of L-space.
albertjester 3 months ago
lol did you really expect anyone else? they turn up everywhere :p
freek0fnature 2 years ago 2
Brilliant intro Steve Moffat!
moonsafari200 2 years ago
wow i thought there was an alien coming in or something but no... ITS THE DOCTOR AND DONNA!!! =D
thekillerstick13 2 years ago 5
He IS an alien. :P
orbital151 2 years ago 55
@orbital151 True dat
primevel2 6 months ago
@orbital151 lol.
orbital151 3 months ago
One of the best parts!
Maltechess 2 years ago
this is great quality thank you so much!!!
FutureMrsDoctorWho 2 years ago 2
You rock more than lemon flavored socks!
McFuzzles1 2 years ago 2
Lmao
killlerkan08 2 years ago
@McFuzzles1 ok...kind of creepy but ok
boneslash55 2 years ago