We get to meet the first-ever version of The Doctor, played by William Hartnell originally but since he sadly passed away, David Bradley stepped in to fill the role as the first Doctor.īoth versions of The Doctor meet, and both are resisting regeneration. The end of Season 10 and the end of Capaldi’s brilliant version of The Doctor. Used to highlight the relationship between Song and The Doctor, this special gives viewers closure in some way that the impossible couple got one last, beautiful, 24-year-long night together on an alien planet. This Christmas episode once again doesn’t really revolve around the holidays, but the snow and the singing we hear at the end of the episode echo Christmas throughout your home, and the joy the relationship between these characters give you (including Matt Lucas!) Song is The Doctor’s wife, but she thinks he is dead and has not seen his new face – but once she realises who he is, they are back to their mischievous ways, together. The Doctor is once again feeling miserable as he has lost yet another companion, but he bumps into the one person that he would never get tired of seeing – River Song (Alex Kingston). Now with Peter Capaldi as the brooding and dry-humoured Doctor, and without a companion, he goes on a solo mission responding to a crashed ship’s cry for help – all while trying to avoid Christmastime. Thus, The Doctor is given another life and regenerates into a new Doctor – Peter Capaldi. However, perhaps the most Christmassy part of this episode is when a miracle happens.Ĭlara saves the day by asking the Time Lords (whom The Doctor is protecting the town from) to “save him”. The Doctor ages while defending Christmas for over 300 years, and has grown tired and is ready to go, as he is on his final body. The Doctor, sending Clara (a different version than the one mentioned, now from modern times) away and living in a town called Christmas in order to protect it, gets old. This special focuses on Smith’s Doctor for the final time. These specials are also used to portray significant parts of The Doctor’s life, to highlight a regeneration, or something that has come out of his past to haunt him.
This Christmas special is slightly sadder than you would expect for an episode like this – but festive specials don’t always serve as a simple adventure for The Doctor.