Last Christmas – like most Moffat festive specials – is more intrinsically linked to the events of the show then the stand-alone, one-off companion glitzy affairs of the Russell T Davies era. But for better or worse, the Doctor Who Christmas special has become a festive tradition, something that has now lasted an impressive 10 years. Setting the story at Christmas works for the day of broadcast but then runs into the danger of seeming twee and out of place when you re-watch the episode in the summer. They need to be stand alone enough to attract the passing festive audience but still have enough relevance to the events of the previous series. Alien meets The Thing meets Inception meets Miracle on 34th Street…the Twelfth Doctor era takes on Christmas for the first time!ĭoctor Who Christmas specials are a tricky affair.
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