doctor who season 8 episode 1 [full length]
Added 2025-08-02 13:00:08 +0000 UTChi everyone!!
WOWWWW season 8????? i can't believe it!!!
here is my timed reaction to doctor who season 8 episode 1 "deep breath"
so far, the new doctor has made a great impression on me!! im really excited to see where this season goes.
thank you for watching with me!
Comments
When I first watched this one I HATED it because in my head The Doctor would NEVER willingly leave someone behind, and it took me a long time and many years to view Capaldi as The Doctor
Hallogenex #7494
2025-10-06 07:31:28 +0000 UTCi LOVE this episode because it has so many moments that were for the fans as much as Clara, some think its a bit unfair to clara as they dont think should would react that way, which i can see, but i think it was the perfect way to show the transition, and IMO helped show clara's strengths with how she overcame it at the end, and that phone call, stoke of briliance, once again, as much for us as it was for clara, "im not on the phone im right here, just see me, why cant you just see me" still gets me every time, buckle in, season 8 is a wild ride :P
Tesh
2025-08-25 23:53:22 +0000 UTCThe Doctor has always loved humans? Perhaps. But he has never been hesitant to criticize them. Does the term “stupid apes” ring a bell? Nine was never one to mince words. His personality may vary from intense to mellow depending upon his current regeneration. Nine loved cats. Ten, not so much, etc etc. I mean Eleven positively gushed over humanity, but when he was angered he would not hesitate to loudly state the things he disliked about them as well.
StealthMomo
2025-08-11 03:34:53 +0000 UTCOh... and the reason why accents vary in such a small island is because it's an ancient nation. It has Latin influence from the Romans, ancient British Celts, northern European Saxon (a Germanic language), the various Danish and Norwegian (Viking) invasions, which certainly influenced Northern English and of course French from the Norman invasion of 1066. Of course the word "English" comes from the Angles, a northern European tribe - the original name for this country would have been something like "Angle-land". The US English accent is also possibly closer to how standard British English would have sounded when the first colonies arrived from England.
David O'Brien
2025-08-07 09:47:45 +0000 UTCDoctor Who is a good way of learning British English accents. For example in a general sense, Ecclestone's Doctor had a Northern English accent (he's from Salford in Greater Manchester). Whereas although Billie Piper herself has a standard British (received pronunciation) accent, Rose Tyler is a Londoner and does a pretty good accent. Sometimes she'll say "fink" instead of "think" and more non-pronunciations of the letter "t" in certain words - such as bo'lle instead of "bottle" , whereas Ecclestone might use a harder "t". The most noticeable difference between southern and northern English (in a general sense) is that Northern accents are more likely to pronounce the "a" sound more like an American. So the word "past" will sound shorter, whereas southern English (including London) will sound more like "ah" in the same word. Ecclestone also pronounces the letter “l” closer to how Americans would. So when he says the word “London”, he pronounces the “l” by curling his tongue from the back of his mouth, whereas Rose pronounces the same letter with her tongue touching the back of her teeth. Some Northern accents and definitely Scottish accents will roll their "r" especially at the beginning of a word. That's also usually found in older film and TV where it's associated with old fashioned posh English. The first four Doctors in particular would roll their “r”. Interestingly, the Deep Breath episode has various accents: The Doctor has a mild Glasgow Scottish accent; Clara has a North West accent. Jenna Coleman and the character Clara are both from Blackpool, a seaside town in the North West of England. If you listen to how she pronounces the letter “a” and to a lesser extent “l”, it’s closer to Ecclestone’s. Both Coleman and Ecclestone also pronounce the “o” in London differently to Strax and Jenny who both pronounce the first “o” more like a “u”. If you listen to a scene where all the characters are speaking you will notice this more. Both Capaldi and Neve McIntosh (who plays Madam Vastra) are Scottish and although the actress playing Jenny is Welsh, she is doing a pretty good “cockney” London accent. Strax’s accent is closest to received pronunciation – you may notice that like Capaldi, he also rolls the letter “r”. This a very general description as accents vary within a few miles of each other. I live in the County of Essex, but I’m in the far north of Essex – a different accent to South Essex, although only about 60 miles apart. Travel another hundred miles north of my town to Nottingham (yes, the Robin Hood Nottingham) and the accent is completely different. Although Doctor Who is filmed in Cardiff in Wales, they usually pretend it’s London. However, if you listen to the accents in Torchwood, which is actually set in Cardiff, there are obviously a lot more Welsh accents. Gwen has what I would consider a pretty strong Welsh accent. Wales also has it’s own non English language. You’ll sometimes see translations on signs in Torchwood. For example, you’ll see “Heddlu” alongside the word “Police”. Heddlu is Welsh for Police and Cymru is the Welsh word for Wales.
David O'Brien
2025-08-07 09:36:18 +0000 UTCDroids / robots not speaking with contractions is a fascinating question. Of course it maybe has a clear and unremarkable answer. There's not really technical reason, as surely that's just down to programming. The mundane answer is it's often a writing choice. To make them sound more robotic and less organic in all senses.
Death Lego
2025-08-04 19:41:45 +0000 UTCagreed, he is so funny. definitely has me laughing out loud a lot
Emme
2025-08-04 17:51:05 +0000 UTCi can actually DEFINITELY understand that. i was part of the supernatural fandom on tumblr and that place was a weird place at times! i always heard about the superwholock fans and they were certainly dedicated but a lot were hyperfans that i could see were resitant of this. this is so interesting to know!!! (also glad to know another supernatural fan, lol i'm currently rewatching it!) i did watch sherlock too but never really got into it unfortunately
Emme
2025-08-04 17:50:25 +0000 UTCA bit of fandom lore for you. All the fair-weather Tumblr girlies left in droves when the doctor was no longer young and hot. Teen girls used to thirst over the doctor, Sherlock (benedict cumberbatch), and Dean/Sam from Supernatural and it created a triad fandom that called itself “superwholock.” I’ll admit I was in it. In 2014 Sherlock went on extended hiatus, Doctor Who switched to Capaldi, and Supernatural was entering its 10th season and viewership was naturally falling off. It may also be relevant that Tumblr was sold to Yahoo the year before and usership shrank rapidly, being nearly halved by 2016. The entire landscape of what it meant to be a stan (as we would say today) and how we gathered shifted almost overnight for everyone, not just those shows. But the triad completely collapsed and now it’s mostly viewed as an embarrassing chapter of whovian history. I went to a panel at a convention a few years ago and one of speakers called it “a dark time we don’t talk about.” Lol. All of that is to say that they were very much talking to the fans in this episode. That yes, the doctor is a grumpy old man now but he’s still the doctor. As you saw in the movie, the doctor started as a grumpy old man! Basically saying, “please stay on board, it’s a change but it’ll all be good.” It did not work for some lol. There was still an active fan base but there was a massive tone shift. The thirst gifs and crossover memes were no more, what remained was the content-focused fan discussion. All for the best in the end.
Katie Niekamp
2025-08-04 00:21:22 +0000 UTCI’m so excited for this era! Capaldi is so funny, it’s just acerbic and witty now rather than slapstick and goofy. Capaldi was actually on a very funny British political satire called “The Thick of It” so he has a comedy background. I’m really relieved you’re on board already. Some people take a bit of adjustment to acclimate to his more jagged demeanor which is fine but it’s great when people are receptive. He’s my favorite doctor so obviously I want you to grow to love him in time, too!
Katie Niekamp
2025-08-04 00:19:46 +0000 UTCEleven loved Amy so much he turned Scottish too 🥲
Isaiah Bryant
2025-08-03 12:43:46 +0000 UTC"Times like this I miss Amy" is a reference to her famously long legs being able to better reach the sonic.
D Scott Howard
2025-08-03 04:18:19 +0000 UTCHe also used to be a rockstar too.
Jack Mingle
2025-08-02 23:26:21 +0000 UTCI will forever love Capaldi trying to figure out where he’s seen the droids before! They are the same type of Clockwork droids from The Girl in the Fireplace! And what does Capaldi have in his hand while reading out “Sister ship of the Madame de Pompadour”? What does he immediately put to his face and give a good sniff when trying to remember his time as the 10th Doctor? A bouquet of BLONDE ROSES!!! AND HE STILL CAN’T CLOCK IT!!!!!! 😂
Ash Davis
2025-08-02 19:03:03 +0000 UTCThere was a lot of backlash that an "old man" was cast as the Doctor. A lot of new fans had gotten hooked with Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, and Matt Smith and had never gone back to watch any of the Classic shows, so an older Doctor seemed like the worst thing in the world. There were even petitions to bring back Tennant as the Doctor, which I'm sure the 50th added fuel to the fire. I'm not sure about production time with the show, but I bet Moffat had anticipated the "fan" reactions and written it into the script, along with Matt Smith's parting phone call. But I'm glad they did, it's not only a message to Clara, but to all the "fans" who were freaking out that the Doctor wasn't young and hot: The Doctor is still The Doctor. There's a theory that the Doctor regenerates based on past experiences and traits he thinks he needs to cover past weaknesses. His confusion and questions about why he chose the face that he has now kind of lends into this theory. I also think he went Scottish because of Amy and how much of an impact she had on 11. And older because...well, maybe the War Doctor was right and it was time to stop pretending how young and carefree he is. I also think, right off the bat, his and Clara's dynamic clicked. 12 is a lot snarkier and grumpy, which she is more than capable of matching. The exchange when they meet in the restaurant is my favorite: Clara has a very cut-the-bullshit "No" when the Doctor tells her he bought the coat, and, to me, she starts to grow more in confidence and self assurance when faced with the master droid/robot/reverse-cyborg/whatever. Also, these are the same type of robots that were stalking Madame de Pompadour waaaaay back in Season 2's The Girl in the Fireplace. Still wish Reinette could have joined as a companion...
Tony Sanson
2025-08-02 18:21:04 +0000 UTCMay have already been mentioned but Peter Capaldi was a lifelong Doctor Who fan, a real one, there's an interview where they show letters he wrote into the show when he was like ten years old lol So he is a legit lifetime fan so him getting this role was major for him and it shows in the details he puts into the role. He was also quite well known in the UK at the time as he was the lead in a political sitcom called 'The thick of it', which later in life got an American version you may know as 'Veep', so he wasn't brand new for British audiences as much at the time. And yeah, that phone call scene is such a cold bucket of water over the head isn't it lol ... Just, see me... :(
Martin
2025-08-02 16:11:36 +0000 UTC
