Stories Television Doctor Who Series 5 Vincent and the Doctor 2 images Back to Story Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 6 reviews 18 April 2025 · 50 words Review by Jonathan_ Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! One of the most emotional episodes in all of Doctor Who This one is very similar to The Girl in the Fireplace, though i think this one is a bit worse. The story with the monster isn't all that interesting, the real payoff of this episode is just with Vincent Jonathan_ View profile Like Liked 1 13 April 2025 · 31 words Review by gothichotchreid This is just as beautiful as everyone has said it is. I loved it and I love Vincent Van Gogh so very much. I need to kiss whoever suggested this idea. gothichotchreid View profile Like Liked 0 10 January 2025 · 59 words Review by Qw0 Spoilers 3 This review contains spoilers! To me, vincent and the doctor is the finest episode of them all, certainly the most popular episode of season 5, they transformed the pain and mental illnes vincent faced and turned it into a big chicken, no one had ever done it before and perhaps no one ever will again! 10/10 masterpiece episode definitely worth watching at least 1 million times :) Qw0 View profile Like Liked 3 23 November 2024 · 30 words Review by Bongo50 2 Vincent and the Doctor is a solid story elevated to excellence by a few incredible scenes near the end. Those scenes never fail to bring a tear to my eye. Bongo50 View profile Like Liked 2 23 November 2024 · 32 words Review by Five_Hundredth_Drax 2 A masterpiece. Watch it right now. Also, turns out it is written by the same man who directed "The Boat that Rocked" - great movie, no wonder this episode is so good. Five_Hundredth_Drax View profile Like Liked 2 24 April 2024 · 244 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers 4 This review contains spoilers! I had the biggest cry I've ever had to any episode of Doctor Who watching this yesterday. Seeing Vincent understand the true scale of his legacy, followed by the gentle report of his death from Bill Nighy might be the most profound thing the show has aired over its 60 years. Amy and The Doctor improved the end of Vincent Van Gough's life immensely - but his depression was not something that could be so easily fixed. Managing to deliver this message in a child appropriate way is no small achievement. The overwhelming focus of this story is Vincent, Amy and The Doctor's conversations with each other an Vincent's personal emotional journey as they explore his demons. The misunderstood, mostly invisible alien "menace" of the week takes a back seat, and quite right too. It is very strange to have nearly everything wrap up 2 thirds of the way into a script, then get to dedicate all of that focus onto character moments. The continuing drama of the missing Rory is played very well here and subtly, not interrupting proceedings for anyone who missed last week. I would love to see Richard Curtis come back and have a second go at this little show. He has had such a huge impact for a one off writer. Moffat was very good at getting celebrity writers involved in the show during his early seasons (also see: Simon Nye and Neil Gaiman). I'd like to see more of this. 15thDoctor View profile Like Liked 4