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i honestly didn’t mind this episode i thought it was really good every time i watched it just bc i love the idea that a kids terror can be so strong to conjure a message to the doctor. it really did something to my child mind to make the doctor more of a hero. i love the doctor forever

I mean Rory was absolutely the best part of the Moffat era

“Horror flop” everyone I know who watched this was scared shitless of this episode as kids

When i was like 7 and this came out, it was the first episode of doctor who I had to turn off (and yes i HAD watched all of the RTD era) and because of that, it's now my favourite episode.

Honestly, I love this episode. Yes, a lot of the horror themes could have been explored a lot more and a lot better and could have tied into the overall plot more, but aside from that I always liked how creepy the episode was as a kid and the Doctor's whole interaction with George was very interesting to see. I do wish, however, that they hadn't simply brushed aside the fact that George can apparently bend the laws of reality to the point that he throws people into pocket dimensions and turns them into dolls.

Hi, during the "Claire can't have kids" part in the episode, the dad states that they tried everything, so it's most likely that they already had the income to support a child at the very least

Considering Gatiss’ usual output I think this episode is fairly decent. Matt Smith and the director do a great job with the script and keep it engaging throughout. I wouldn’t go out of my way to rewatch it, but I also wouldn’t skip over it like some of the more embarrassing Doctor Who episodes.

for some reason as child when this episode aired i was absolutely obsessed, thought it was the pinnacle of horror and was just enthralled by it. i memorised the script and would write it out in my primary school story time(we would make like our own miniature stories into folded paper so it looked like a book and apparently i was just like cool let’s plaglorize) so to me it will hold a special place in my heart but like that’s embarrassing

I really love the set design for this episode. It's kind of stuck in the past, the way the flats are very retro, and it feels like time has been passing differently.

Honestly, as much as I like a lot of Gatiss' other Who works, even considering him vastly underrated, Night Terrors I haven’t seen since broadcast. This review definitely has me curious to revisit it again, even if I remember it quite well already. Also gotta love Daniel Mays in this story.

Nice to Matt Smith being reviewed as the Doctor again after watching him as the villain of Morbius last weekend. 🧛‍♂🦇 Sure, the movie itself was a mess, but for me it was a fun mess, and Smith's performance was part of said fun. 🥰

My niece was 14 when she watched this. She watched slenderman and other stuff on YouTube. But this episode caused her nightmares!

While I appreciate that the whole "power of love/family/etc" thing can be utter trite at times, I feel it was pretty sweet in this episode.
Also loved the scene with 11 talking to the kiddo, waving the sonic around like a magic wand.

My first experience with Doctor Who was when I was when I was 7 and my friend introduced me to the doctor who website and there was a picture of a wooden hand reaching around a door (from this episode). From only that I couldn't sleep.

I really love when doctor who turns into an all out horror, even when they don’t land the attempt makes me like the episodes that much more

I don't think the kid should have been an alien. I think it would be more interesting if it was an alien parasite that latches onto a host and feeds on their fears. And, since children have lots of fears, those are the hosts they latch onto. I don't know. That's just my opinion.

£350 for a two bedroom flat, unrealistic? Lol - paid 550 a month for a room, rent goes nuts down south

The idea of the kid being an alien that just inserted himself into their lives may have been inspired by the idea of changlings which are like fey creatures that would swap themselves with human babies (even if he didn't necessarily swap with an existing child). If that's the case it would fit with the idea of the moffat era being more fairytale based.

I always liked Night Terrors. Same goes for The God Complex and The Girl Who Waited. I like the one-off stories more a lot more than several of Moffat's convoluted multi-part stories. Mark Gatiss is not the greatest writer, but his heart is in the right place and his stories are usually decent, though never classic.