December 25th, 2014
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What Did You Think of The Special Last Christmas?
Now that the 2014 Christmas Special has aired what did you think? Was it everything you had hoped for or not what you expected…
The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? Santa Claus!
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CJ
December 28th, 2014 - 5:02pmIt definitley be August again
Dalek Supreme
December 28th, 2014 - 4:29pmFinally, a man of sense. Have a sticker.
THE ERGON
December 28th, 2014 - 3:32pmFor a start why does every Christmas special have to be so Christmassy. Lets have a story back on the death zone on gallifrey with old and new factions of cybermen and various other enemies. Peter capaldi has even said he,d like to do battle with axons, daemons or a cult of some sort. If they are running short of original ideas why don,t they source those countless doctor who novels or even nick a few ideas from the big finish stories. They did a good job with the paul cornell story ‘human nature.’
Benjit
December 28th, 2014 - 1:02pmI do love how all you “progressives” for want of a better word, are quick to label anyone who is critical as haters (I appreciate you didn’t specifically use that word but the whole well if you don’t like it then s*d off, is symptomatic of this type of fan) . Isn’t there room for contrasting debate?
I have been a MASSIVE fan of Moffat in the past, and was so excited when Capaldi was announced. But Moffs output since the 50th (one of the best episodes ever imo) has been really disappointing. The way that s8 finished left me feeling more disengaged as a fan than ever in my 30 plus years enjoying the show.
I haven’t managed to bring myself to watch this episode. Comments like yours make me less inclined to do so.
Writer’s Block
December 28th, 2014 - 7:12amQuick look:
The episode started almost like any other but shifted gears fast at about the halfway point. Dreams within dreams within dreams were fascinating – especially in how the Doctor could figure out what was real and what wasn’t. Having their subconscious trying to help them in the form of Santa Claus helped tie the movie to Christmas and I liked that.
This was a transformation episode for the Doctor. He went in like Ebenezer Scrooge and came out a reformed man the moment he took the reins to Santa’s sleigh and especially when he saw in his last dream what he thought had become of Clara. And they finally opened up and told the truth to each other for once. For me that pulled Season 8 out of the lava pit.
Quick point: Speaking of lava pits, anyone else notice where the Doctor woke up after his last dream? It looked conspicuously like the same spot where Clara thought she was destroying the Doctor’s Tardis keys. What was he doing there? Was this intentional? Does that mean that most of the two part finale never happened?
I think Danny’s still dead. I think.
Thumbs up for all the twists, turns and happy endings!
daleksean
December 27th, 2014 - 11:26pmAlso within the first 5 mins I wanted it to be finished
daleksean
December 27th, 2014 - 11:20pmThis was absolute rubbish the acting was awful especially that blonde girl and the elves added nothing to the episode apart from making it more christmasy.
the astronaut of death
December 27th, 2014 - 11:01pmAugust or September probably
And filming starts in january
philip
December 27th, 2014 - 10:24pmWell, as someone who has been watching Dr Who since its first broadcast way back when!
I haven’t been able to watch this incarnation of the Doctor..
sorry.. but I just can’t ..
Clara is great..even fabulous.. I really loved the Snowman Christmas episode a couple of years ago..
I really enjoyed the concept of the spiral staircase. I have read that Jenna Coleman also agrees.. .
I started to watch this particular Christmas special but I am afraid to say i couldn’t make it past the first five minutes…. I ended up tackling the planet with the vast amount of washing up to do..
I do appreciate that the franchise has/had to be stirred up, having read Mr Moffat’s recent comments on line.. but, as I said, I have watched this for half a century now and am not a Johnny Come Lately.. (even watching the filming of The Sea Devils at Portsmouth back in 1971 with the Master himself ).. something is not right and is not drawing me in to this.. which is a shame.. if the writer’s plan is to weed out viewers like me then c’est la guerre…. or even La Vie.. but I shall keep an eye open for a chance to return.. I hope so.
Anonymous
December 27th, 2014 - 10:17pmDoes anyone know when series 9 starts?
booboo
December 27th, 2014 - 4:00pmwe have been using these for 3 series and no one has wanted it any differently
DOCTOR WHO ONE
December 27th, 2014 - 3:57pmSeeing as it’s been claimed the Doctor may happen to take on the face of an person he has met at some point in his life, like the 10th Doctor looking like Peter Capaldi’s character in ‘The Fires of Pompeii’ and then ending up with that mans face as the new Doctor.
It could be that one of the first 8 Doctors saw John Hurt himself, either in person or perhaps a TV show or film, and they ended up looking like the actor himself for real as the War Doctor / real 9th Doctor.
Chaos Comics
December 27th, 2014 - 1:37pmIf Alien is a movie in the Dr who universe does that mean John Hurt is an actor in the Dr who universe and just by chance looks like the war doctor.
Anonymous
December 27th, 2014 - 1:32pmJust a general comment on the poll categories…
Isn’t “It was OK” and “Average at Best” essentially the same thing?
Also…the category of “Not what I was expecting at all” is ambiguous….For example, I though Last Christmas was going to be terrible but it was not what I was expecting at all….I though it was great….yet you could also select that category in the reverse scenario.
I think you should have…
Brilliant
Very Good
OK
Poor
Terrible
Anonymous
December 27th, 2014 - 12:54pmThey got it right the first time round…
Anonymous
December 27th, 2014 - 12:53pmHear hear…well said!
Dalek Supreme
December 27th, 2014 - 11:03amClara is terribly written, period. Coleman’s a good actress, but unfortunately she only has about 3 emotions. I love the Doctor, I love Danny, I hate the Doctor and now I’m going to cry.
If she would just leave/killed off or whatever, I would be happy. It’s just a dreadful character.
Btw, my hate for Tiime of the Doctor is just that it’s a complete mess, and kinda dumb. It’s definetly a better one of Moffat’s. It’s just…bad. Not terrible, just good ol’ bad.
Kevin
December 27th, 2014 - 9:58amPersonally I really liked this Christmas special, to all you “fans” who are still critical of Capaldi, Coleman & Moffat, when the series returns just grab your remote and watch some Simon Cowell rubbish instead.
Now to The Last Christmas, I give it 9/10, I may have given it full marks but there was no explanation as to how the “Dream Crabs (which were amazing) came to be where they were!!!
Anonymous
December 27th, 2014 - 9:46amOf course he said that in a dream, and if he was dreaming about the film alien he must have seen it or at least known about it
CG
December 27th, 2014 - 12:16amAll in all I loved the episode. I would have been really disappointed if Clara hadn’t stayed. Santa was okay. Aliens were different and I didn’t really like Danny coming back but I liked the way Clara and the Doctor told each other they were lying. If Clara had stayed as an old woman, the episode would have been ruined for me but it turned out well. It seemed like all the action happened in last 20 minutes.
matfav518
December 26th, 2014 - 11:26pmThe actors can only do and say what they are directed to “do and say”. All the actors in “WHO” are exceptional. Yes, it is up to the writers to get it right. It is up to all the writers to let the cast shine.
matfav518
December 26th, 2014 - 11:24pmThe actors can only do and say what they are directed to “do and say”. All the actors in “WHO” are exceptional. Yes, it is up to the writers to get it right. It is up to all the writers to let the cast shine.
matfav518
December 26th, 2014 - 11:22pmDid you notice the doctor saying “it is not often we are getting a second chance” at the end to clara, really saying to the audience give us a second chance to get it right.
Dalekparadigm2
December 26th, 2014 - 11:22pmI guess it could have gone
YOU ARE DYING
Clara has heart attack in the dream. end of story (written like moffat)
however she IS the best companion there’s been in a long time. The banter between the lead roles is great!
Dalekparadigm2
December 26th, 2014 - 11:18pmWas enjoying it until they basically said that Santa was imaginary. There were too many dreams in dreams in dreams etc. but apart from those 2 things I really liked it. Very Festive!
the astronaut of death
December 26th, 2014 - 8:54pmI loved it
It was funny , scary , weird , Christmas and magic . I felt the story was great the whole concept of waking up in dreams worked really well and I loved the monsters , they were a great invention by moffay and I really liked how they looked like crabs. It worked really well . nick frost as Santa was great too I thought the way he played was amazing I found loads of his libes funny and it was great how Santa was a bit of a gangsta , . and the sleigh ride was great I know whovians might find it silly but come on , its Christmas… And it was a dream
Doctor Rules
December 26th, 2014 - 8:48pmWell I personally loved it and judging by internet reviews, television critics and this site’s very own poll, the vast majority enjoyed it.
charlie
December 26th, 2014 - 8:17pmCouldn’t agree more, whole series is a complete flop, the cheesiest ever and crimbo special no surprise. Such a shame
Anonymous
December 26th, 2014 - 6:16pmWhy? Because the vast majority of us loved what he did.
Anonymous
December 26th, 2014 - 6:15pmI agree…I’ve loved Peter Capaldi’s portrayal of the Doctor and think Clara us such a string character…far more 3 dimensional than previous companions. ..Jenna Coleman is a truely wonderful and natural actress. Personally I have no problem with SM staying on but if he did go after S9 then it would allow him to end on the 10th anniversary of the show’s revival…and perhaps the discovery of Gallifrey. Regardles, I’m veryry excited about S9.