OH. MY. GOD. OH. MY. GOD!!! Cyber Men, Silence, Weeping Angels, Daleks! OH. MY GOD!!

^ Is that the Capaldi stare already starting?

Last edited by Michele (December 12, 2013 4:10 am)

Yes and yes! 
Also awesome little blurb from Steven about Matt as the Doctor and Christmas - http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/moffat-teases-christmas-last-lines-and-peter-capaldi   (seriously… nearly all his major enemies and threat of Trenzalore in one xmas trailer!?)

I found something awesome, "Sherlock meets the Doctor":




A full movie like this would be wonderful!

Soooooooo......who watched it? I did but my lips are sealed! It was brilliant though and I laughed and I cried!

I did too, of course!   
For a Doctor Who Christmas *plus* Farewell, more than enough fun story twistiness, Christmas-ness, heartbreaking mixed with enough exhilaration, "what the..?!" moments, and laughs.  Wonderful job on Matt's part, and insanely creepy delight with Peter's first moment.  A little puzzled in what state the pair left things in with seeming to suddenly launch the Tardis away, if any of you got a better sense of?  But great starting point for his next journey.   Can't wait….. :



      

sj4iy wrote:

Pretty sure the TARDIS was crashing into something and the (new) Doctor doesn't remember how to fly it, anymore.

 
Yup… of course!  At least… temporarily.    But… the battle was going on.  Doctor still trying to save Christmas (hee. ).  Clara wonderfully appealed to his people and they both saved him.  He retreated to the TARDIS to change, then…. ?  I just missed if something was said, if anything, why they launched away from there.  He accidentally hit the wrong buttons and/or fleeing for temporary safety, then started crashing?  Awesome line to leave it on, at any rate, and launching point!  Look forward to seeing them work together...

I think the episode was very good, but the best part of it began a dozen or so minutes by the end. The Doctor blowing up the Daleks fleet, it looked awesome.
Only one thing seemed to me somewhat too simple, I mean how Time Lords listened to an ordinary girl and helped the Doctor at once. You know, one word of Clara and the Doctor is saved, in a way.  
And the regeneration scene took me by surprise, it happened sooo quick

Last edited by Deilenn (December 27, 2013 12:06 pm)

Personally I will always take story over special effects any day.

kete wrote:

Not a Who-fan and not even a regular viewer here. For me it's always hit and miss. Some eps I like very much, others are just too confusing for me. This one was more of the latter.

Found this review online: http://www.dailydot.com/fandom/doctor-who-christmas-special-disappointment/

I think it's being unfairly criticized.  People are acting as if it should have been a one-off that anyone should be able to watch because it's a Christmas special.  But it was the last episode of Matt Smith's era...there was no way for it to be an 'everyone can get this' episode.  Plus they just did that a month ago for "Day of the Doctor".  This episode was wrapping up the past 4 years of the show, bringing it full circle and connecting the very first episode to the very last, as well as plugging all of the holes in between.  I won't say it was perfect, but very few episodes ever are.  But it was a really good episode that gets better on rewatching and did everything it needed to do.  I would say that it probably could have been helped by having about 15-30 more minutes, but they didn't have the luxury- and I liked that they made the Doctor the focus of the episode.