December 25th, 2011
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What Did You Think Of The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe?
Now that 2011 Doctor Who Christmas special, The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe is over what did you think of it? Was it the best of worst yet.
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McGann is the Doctor.
December 26th, 2011 - 8:38pmSeries 7 is still in the workings, it will be awhile yet before the Doctor returns t oour screens, but they are getting into the wirting and production soon ! 😀
Andrew Hall
December 26th, 2011 - 7:48pmHow can you say Moff has taken the show back to its roots? Cant remember Hartnell/Troughton era ever having stories or story arcs that were so hard to follow as they have been under Moff. Missing RTD!
The Tardis
December 26th, 2011 - 6:58pmI mean it was the best yet.
Admiral Icktheus
December 26th, 2011 - 5:51pmNo I don’t want RTD back. Moffat has taken the show back to it’s original roots. Whilst the story arcs may annoy some, there will be a resoloution to them eventually and even if they are sometimes predictable they are acted out well. The only Moffat story I properly hate is Lets Kill Hitler due to the potential it could have had.
The Tardis
December 26th, 2011 - 5:13pmI thoght that the Doctor Who Christmas specil was good I like it when the Doctor Had the spacehelmit on the wrongway round and at the end when Amy Pond hand a waterpistel when the doctor Came round.
I hope Season 7 will be good
The Tardis
December 26th, 2011 - 5:05pmI theink that it was a good christmas specil I like it when the Doctor had the spacehelmit on the wongway round and at the end when Amy Pond had a waterpistel when the Doctor came
Lets hope that season 7 is better
The Moffat Paradox
December 26th, 2011 - 4:22pmThat’s because Moffat dosen’t really do plot coherence and internal logic in storytelling and if that’s said his defenders say we “dont get it”.
I think we get it all too well which is why many a casual viewer dismisses it as utter tosh whatever the viewing figures say.
Yes come back RTD! All is forgiven!
You would think it would be understood that fans would just like to see the Doctor save universe (and Christmas)from foes like the Daleks/Cybermen.
AS in the Next Doctor 2008 Christmas special which I think has been the only one that’s been really any good.
sheepinafez
December 26th, 2011 - 3:19pmi loved it i think the forest with those 2 wooden people would make a great character building set but i think its pretty sad that the doctor didnt save the forest and it was sold for profit whats up with that :/
tim
December 26th, 2011 - 2:05pmIt was the worst dr who, are they going to paint the policebox green in 2012 ?
Admiral Icktheus
December 26th, 2011 - 12:49pmOh my old usename was posted. Sorry about that 🙂
Harold Saxon
December 26th, 2011 - 12:22pmthought it was good but not the best not as good as last years but still good,it was moving at times and had a nice ending,matt smith and claire skinner were excellent.
Admiral Icktheus
December 26th, 2011 - 12:06pmNo. Moffat has taken the show back to it’s original roots and he’s doing well with it! I’ve only disliked one or two of his episodes since he joined last year.
PandoricaOwner(New Name Later..)
December 26th, 2011 - 11:52amDissapointing , really it was basically eco ”monsters” , I thought monsters/aliens were mainly suppost to be evil in someway and tbh I thought there shuold of been some sort of cliffhanger e.g a silent looking at the doctor with the ponds through a glass window or something…Anyway it was a good day I only got octor Who wise The enemies of the 3rd doctor set and a bump-n-go cybermat:D! = Episode 2/10
king of the whoniverse
December 26th, 2011 - 11:20amrubbish just like last year.BRING DAVIS BACK GIVE MORFATT THE SAC
King of the weevils
December 26th, 2011 - 11:17amI think the reason I wasn’t so keen on the story was because I thought there should have been an extra 10-15 minutes. I am gonna watch it again and should hopefully enjoy it a little more this time. I think might like it more actually, it’ll most likely grow on me each time I watch it.
gary
December 26th, 2011 - 9:33amI think it was a great Christmassy story and was a great story with a nice ending for everyone! Best Christmas Ever!!
booboo
December 26th, 2011 - 9:13amthe voting suggests most people enjoyed it even though the majority of comments are negative
Moosey
December 26th, 2011 - 9:04amI’m really sorry everyone, but why do you hate this story? My whole family loved this story because Matt Smith was finally able to be himself again. In Series 5, he was funny and eccentric. But last year he was mysterious and annoying. The stories didn’t even make SENSE last year (including “A Christmas Carol”). This story shows that Steven Moffat is trying to go back to how the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory were originally like. It was an amazing story; it made my family laugh but it also made us cry. Amazing acting from the whole cast, and whats more an AMAZING story.
biggest dr who fan
December 26th, 2011 - 9:00amBest special yet!
Feeling worried that it was easy to follow as the moff wrote it
RATING: 10/10
crazy guy
December 26th, 2011 - 8:52ambest christmas special ever it had everything in it my Favorite bits was the beginning with the doctor going down the fire corridor and the ending with Amy and Rory
Jason doctorwhoone
December 26th, 2011 - 8:18amBetter then last years. No trailer thou for Series 7 which would normally be shown at the end of a Christmas special to show what’s to come in the new year.
Mark T
December 26th, 2011 - 8:14amAnother festive stinker. Derivative, mawkish and dull. Next time please can we have:
1 A plot that does not involve the notion that there is something so special about human relationships that threats of planetary proportions are thereby overcome. This is lazy, patronising and predictable.
2 A story that is not populated by insecure children.
3 No facile eco-message. This episode made even The Green Death seem subtle by comparison.
4 Proper monsters?
2/10
Cyberking281
December 26th, 2011 - 8:11amWasn’t That Good But Was Better Than Last Year’s Christmas Special
Arjan
December 26th, 2011 - 7:48amThe tradition of a Christmas story kills itself. Because it has to have a Christmas feeling it,s too predictable. It was real bad.
Tina Kershner
December 26th, 2011 - 4:43amI absolutely loved the special. Bawled my eyes out LOL! I felt better when I saw the Doctor cry. Haha! Great job on the special!!!
John Locke
December 26th, 2011 - 4:32amIt was pretty good, not as good as the last special, but enjoyable. Nice little end.
John Locke
December 26th, 2011 - 4:31amlol, you want the Ponds out?
TARDIS
December 26th, 2011 - 2:36amlove that nod to the binary vascular system and how it can hold without air as seen in four to doomsday
Gordon
December 26th, 2011 - 2:33am@Fishy Frank:Not the best xmas special but to call it wost episode ever is a huge diservice to it. It is nowhere near as bad as twin dilema four to doomsday love and monsters end of time etc. People seem to forget the xmas special is more about entertaining the whole family than having a perfect story and it did a damm good job of it. Every xmas special there has been plotholes and regardless of who is in charge there will be holes when entertaining a family comes before telling a perfect story.
TARDIS
December 26th, 2011 - 2:26amone bad ep and gone?