Wild Blue Yonder

Episode aired Dec 2, 2023
54m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

7.1K

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Catherine Tate and David Tennant in Wild Blue Yonder (2023)

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Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake.The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake.The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

7.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

Trivia
The computer the Doctor is holding while the Tardis is on top of the tree with Isaac Newton is an Amstrad CPC 464.

Goofs
When the Doctor and Donna meet the robot, it takes a step, moving forward its left foot. Immediately after that, when the shot is taken from the back of the robot, the left foot is again backwards and the right is forward.

Quotes
The Doctor: Wilfred Mott! Ohhh, now I feel better. Now nothing is wrong, nothing in the whole wide world! Hello, me old soldier!
Wilfred Mott: I never thought I'd see you again after all these years. Oh, Doctor, that lovely face! It's like springtime.
The Doctor: And Donna's got her memory back.
Donna Noble: Without dying, which I recommend.
Wilfred Mott: Yeah, well, I knew it. I never lost faith. I said, "He won't let us down. He'll come back and save us."
The Doctor: Save us from what?
Donna Noble: And where's the family? Where's Rose? Are they alright?
Wilfred Mott: Yeah, they're fine. They're safe. I've told them to bunker down. "I'll keep watch," I said. "You save yourselves."
The Doctor: Why? Is there something wrong? What's going on?
Donna Noble: What is it? What's happening?
Wilfred Mott: It's everybody. It's everything. They're all going mad. Listen, you've got to do something, Doctor. The whole world's coming to an end!

Connections
Featured in Doctor Who: Unleashed: Wild Blue Yonder (2023)

Soundtracks
Doctor Who Theme
Written by Ron Grainer
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Featured review

8/10

A nice (and quite creepy) adventure

To start this off, I didn't have high hopes for this special. While I'd originally been ecstatic to hear that Russel T Davies was returning, along with both David Tennant and Catherine Tate reprising their roles, the first special "The Star Beast" didn't click well with me. The story was rough, its characters even rougher. And while it was pushing for a genuinely positive message at heart, it sadly came at the cost of drastically hurting the show's characters and plot (A feat that made my interest in the show wane heavily during the time Chibnall was in the director's chair).

It was disheartening to say the least, and quite bittersweet to see just how quickly people online tore into it right after its release. I simply just wanted to see that "spark" of Doctor Who I'd grown to love again, but that special didn't have it.

"Wild Blue Yonder" however, did have it (to a degree at least). While this special still has its fair share of flaws, it felt far more like the show I fell in love with than the previous special (and the Doctor Who seasons before it) ever did.

The plot is alright (albeit quite a bit creepier than I'd imagined), if not fairly good for "Doctor Who". The characters were written fairly well, and they're portrayed absolutely wonderfully by the cast. The heavy usage of CGI took a bit to get used to, but it thankfully didn't subtract much from my experience.

It still has areas I didn't like, and a few stylized choices that made me scratch my head in confusion. But those moments were few and far in-between, making the experience far more enjoyable than the previous special. It was creepy, freaky, interesting, creative, heartfelt at times, and most certainly Doctor Who.

Overall, while that original Doctor Who "spark" I'd been hoping for is far dimmer than I'd been wishing for, it's still very much present in this special. And for me, that's all I can really ask for. I'm just glad I was able to find some enjoyment from this one.