DanaK April 19 Share April 19 Quote Premiering Saturday April 26 2025 at 8am in the UK streaming on BBC iPlayer and Disney+ internationally (In the US that would be 3am ET Saturday morning) and then broadcast on BBC One in the UK at 7:20pm UK time Synopsis: Far in the future, on a tough, brutal planet, a devastated mining colony has only one survivor. To discover the truth, the Doctor and Belinda must face absolute terror. Writers: Russell T Davies & Sharma Angel Walfall Director: Amanda Brotchie Runtime: 47 minutes Full production listing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002bl53 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/
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DanaK April 26 Author Share April 26 (edited) Well that was scary and tense. I liked it and Rose and the lady playing the Trooper leader were great guest stars. I give it a 9 out of 10 Edited April 26 by DanaK 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646187
PurpleTentacle April 26 Share April 26 The second they said that the planet was covered in diamonds I said out lout "Oh my god it's midnight!" Love these callbacks, especially to such a good episode and such an iconic monster. Very good episode. Russel is always best when he goes small and into a confined space. So Mrs. Flood is also 400.000 years in the future. Either she is a time traveler or something very powerfull. Since we had the later already last season, I would like to see the former. To mix things up. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646407
Starchild April 26 Share April 26 Two points: Shaya continues a long tradition of strong and interesting characters who would work great as a companion, but instead we keep getting bland ones I thought I was imagining it when Shaya ordered two soldiers into the airlock with Aliss, but the panel showed 4 occupants -- so clearly at the end, something is indeed behind her 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646426
DoctorAtomic April 27 Share April 27 I do hope there's changes of costume every episode. I have no idea why all the Doctor always wear the same thing. I like when Doctor Who goes scifi horror. This reminded me of Event Horizon, if anyone has seen that movie. Did they say how old Belinda is? She seems older than recent Companions. I'm not really a fan of 'companion/mystery/secret/special' and all that. I think it's totally fine that the Doctor just picks up friends because they're always just flitting about Earth. I do like that Belina has skills though. Not that the companions aren't capable in their own way, but Belina comes in more skilled than usual. Did the Doctor not see all the Earth debris floating around after the robot revolution? He was looking out from the TARDIS at it, no? I had to go look up Midnight, but I liked that episode. Good callback. Though, if there's always something behind her, then just back up against the wall? Relieving command over a motion and a second seems too easy. You'd think they would have to hold a vote. Roberts Rules don't get 500,000 years into the future? It's an 800 page book. I wasn't clear on how the monster escaped. The commander clearly heard it behind her. How would it get out in time from the shaft? This was very old school. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646558
DanaK April 27 Author Share April 27 28 minutes ago, DoctorAtomic said: Did they say how old Belinda is? She seems older than recent Companions. I believe Belinda is supposed to be in her early 30s. In the first episode, the flashback to Alan giving her the star certificate was 17 years ago and she was maybe 16 or 17 in the flashback 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646570
DoctorAtomic April 27 Share April 27 That's quite older than the usual companions. Graham has been the oldest recently, and then Donna. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646600
Lantern7 April 27 Share April 27 Well, that sucked. Great story, and the Doctor tearing up came from the memory dredged up by the Ghost of Unimaginable Horrors Past. It’s just . . . there were no winners. Except maybe the unseen entity that’s probably going to run amok in that time period. 7 hours ago, PurpleTentacle said: The second they said that the planet was covered in diamonds I said out lout "Oh my god it's midnight!" I was too focused on (looking up review) Aliss being deaf to pick up on that. “Oh, it’s something that feeds on sounds and drives hearing people insane.” When the planet’s old name came up, THAT was when the alarms started going off. The Doctor barely survived “Midnight,” so of course he’d shed a tear. It wouldn’t be fitting for a Time Lord to wet himself, let alone an incarnation of the Doctor. Hence the single tear. This is in contrast to an entity that need a form to be menacing, like Mr. Ring-a-Ding. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646609
DanaK April 27 Author Share April 27 35 minutes ago, DoctorAtomic said: That's quite older than the usual companions. Graham has been the oldest recently, and then Donna. She’s definitely brings a different dynamic than the much younger Ruby 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646611
Starchild April 27 Share April 27 4 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said: I wasn't clear on how the monster escaped. The commander clearly heard it behind her. How would it get out in time from the shaft? I was confused around that bit. When the Doctor was talking to the thing behind Aliss, I thought he mentioned something about there being something behind it as well. Like there were two of them. Maybe one went up to the ship, and the other got dragged down the well. And the Doctor thought they both did? But if someone else understands better what happened, please do tell. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646648
DanaK April 27 Author Share April 27 Overnight numbers: 1.86 million viewers (up from last week), 4th for the night Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646669
Llywela April 27 Share April 27 11 hours ago, Starchild said: I was confused around that bit. When the Doctor was talking to the thing behind Aliss, I thought he mentioned something about there being something behind it as well. Like there were two of them. I was confused at first, but he wasn't describing something being behind the creature, he was wondering out loud what would happen if the creature got behind itself - forming his plan to use the mercury to create a mirror behind it. I thought this was an excellent episode. I had my 9yo niece with me, and she hasn't wanted to watch this season since the cat was killed right at the start of episode one (she literally turned the TV off to avoid seeing any more) so I wasn't sure about putting it on with her in the room. But she was playing happily on her tablet, so I put the episode on - and it sucked her in, she turned her game off and was glued to the screen. When it was over, we had to put Midnight on so she could see that one, too (she's only watched parts of the show so far) - and then she remembered the Sarah Jane Adventures so we spent the rest of the weekend watching that, too! 3 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646839
Starchild April 27 Share April 27 44 minutes ago, Llywela said: I was confused at first, but he wasn't describing something being behind the creature, he was wondering out loud what would happen if the creature got behind itself - forming his plan to use the mercury to create a mirror behind it. Oh thanks for the clarification. But I'm still confused. There seems to have been two creatures then. One that went up to the ship (4 in the airlock = 3 humanoids + 1 creature) and was possibly seen by the crewmate. The other stayed with the Doctor's group. They seemed to hear the whispering, so it appears they weren't imagining it. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8646854
Llywela April 28 Share April 28 I think the ambiguity was deliberate. Midnight is a mysterious planet. No one actually knows what the creature is or the limits of what it can do. Is it just one creature? Are there many creatures? Is it one creature that can project itself into multiple places at one time? We don't know. That's what makes it so creepy and scary. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8647516
sugarbaker design April 29 Share April 29 I loved Midnight when it first aired, I literally gasped when Shaya said the former name of the planet was Midnight. I still marvel at Lesley Sharp's performance as that poor woman that was possessed by the entity ("RoseTylerMarthaSmithDonnaNoble") The Well is easily the best episode of series 1 and 2, thus far. A dark, powerful, and very mysterious big bad, excellent supporting actors, excellent use of the show's history add up to a very solid episode. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8648737
jah1986 April 29 Share April 29 Episode creeped me out almost as much as the original Midnight. Really such a classic Dr. Who episode and so well done. I wonder if we will get follow up down the line. Belinda was so good, I'm liking her more as a companion, she's a great balance for him. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8648798
John Potts May 2 Share May 2 (edited) "They mostly come on Saturday nights. Mostly." OK, they do say "Good writers copy, great writers steal," and at least they didn't try and hide it (the psycho second in command outright said they needed to "Take off and nuke the place from orbit") and while I don't mind the Doctor losing, I'd like to see him achieving at least a partial victory (like "Midnight", he only got out because somebody else sacrificed themselves - and didn't defeat the monster either). So Miss Flood is either immortal (or at least, very long lived) or a Time traveller. A Time Lord then? And is the Earth under quarantine (or whatever) because the monster escaped here? Edited May 2 by John Potts Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8651202
DoctorAtomic May 2 Share May 2 None of the characters outside of the Doctor and Belinda had heard of Earth in this episode. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8651351
DanaK May 2 Author Share May 2 7 minutes ago, DoctorAtomic said: None of the characters outside of the Doctor and Belinda had heard of Earth in this episode. That is clearly part of the arc for the season. It added chills to the episode 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8651356
Llywela May 3 Share May 3 19 hours ago, John Potts said: And is the Earth under quarantine (or whatever) because the monster escaped here? Earth isn't under quarantine. The season so far has implied that it was completely destroyed on 24 May, or whatever the date is that the Doctor and Belinder can't reach (which just happens to coincide with the penultimate episode of the season, which implies a two-part finale!) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8652130
DanaK May 6 Author Share May 6 +7 day consolidated numbers: 3.234 million viewers, 23rd for the week Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8654673
tv-talk May 23 Share May 23 Love this type of episode, always have, much prefer to the stories set on Earth and this was a good one. Have not seen the Midnight ep so will have to check it out. Unfortunately I really dont think this Doctor does it for me, yet another episode with the crying. He just doesnt seem like the Doctor, they've really made him too modern Earth for my taste. The actor is energetic and good though so not all bad and Belinda is growing on me too. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8669627
tennisgurl June 2 Share June 2 Now that we've seen Mrs. Flood in space in the future, my theory is that she's The Ronnie, back again after decades. She can travel through time and space, she has some connection with the Doctor, Flood=Rain=Ronnie, and we have had a lot of references to old stories and appearances by classic Who characters, The Ronnie seems like the next classic Who character we could meet again. I gasped as soon as they said the name of the planet, it was a real "oh fuck" moment for me and for the Doctor. That was a great episode, so tense and creepy, they brought back that creeping dred and paranoia of Midnight, now with the extra tension of everyone being well armed. I am glad that they kept the Midnight entity so mysterious, its what makes it so scary. Why do they attach themselves to people and create havoc? What do they look like? How do they do the things they do? Is there just one or is a species? What makes it so scary is that we never know. We had a great guest cast, Shaya was really cool and it sucks that she had to die, especially because it looks like that damn entity is still around. We got another tear! Drink! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/153064-s02e03-bbcd-the-well/#findComment-8677080
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