Doctor Who 1x09 The Empty Child | Full Reaction
Yay, I remembered to schedule it this time!
So, we have a new friend called Captain Jack and at this point, I'm not sure how I feel about him! He's VERY flirty and suave and a bit of a Jack of all trades, it seems! Maybe he will grow on me more as we go along 😅
This episode was a bit spooky, but it mostly just made me feel sad for the little boy. I can happily say that I don't really want to see a gas mask again. Ever, really. Nightmares!
Another wonderful episode, but when are they not 🥰
have a lovely day leading into a nice weekend! This week has gone WAY too quickly!!
Youtube edit: https://youtu.be/BnZozAjJpPw
Comments (12)
I’ve been a fan of Doctor Who for a long time. I was three years old when I first started watching the series in 1965. I remember watching the first regeneration of the original Doctor played by William Hartnell into the Second Doctor played by Patrick Troughton. Became a Whovian immediately.
Captain Jack is a mystery. In the classical period, there are some non-human, non-Gallifreians who time travel. But as far as I can remember he is the first modern day human(oid) that we have seen who can.
Four words that strike terror into the heart of every Whovian -“Are you my mummy?” 😱😱 This is such a great story, and gets even better in part 2. It demonstrates that you don’t need massive special effects and sets to create a sense of horror and dread - just a child in a gas mask repeating the same phrase over and over. They also did a wonderful job recreating London during the Blitz with minimal resources. Nancy is a great character - smart and resourceful in looking after the homeless kids, and just a little mysterious. The actress does a great job. I certainly hope she survives into part 2! As for Captain Jack, we’ll time will tell just how reliable he is, but he certainly oozes charisma🙂.
He absolutely oozes charisma! It's no wonder Rose was a little smitten at first sight. I think anyone would find it hard to resist his charms 🤣
The future's a pretty big place, so it's not surprising if the Doctor doesn't know Jack.
That is true, Paul! I guess I wondered due to them both being able to time travel.
Your first story penned by this particular writer for Who. Perhaps they will creep you out again in the future, or the past, or what ever wobbly way you'd like to interpret time.
As long as they don't include more gas masks 😅
After Season 2, I suggest you jump into a spin-off series in the DW universe - TORCHWOOD. I, being a dumb person, watched TORCHWOOD before DW. Which actually led to a whole lot of 'Holy SH#T!' moments.
I was considering Torchwood, but I might do a community poll closer to the time. The problem with reacting to Torchwood after season 2, is that there would be a break of about 3 months of Doctor Who so I can watch Torchwood, and I don't know if people would be okay with that! Unless I just watch it by myself, which I can get through much quicker 😸
My mum was a child during the Blitz. Kids poking around bomb sites was just something that happened.
It was a different world back then 😥