Doctor Who - Spoilers!

[JonWes]

I don't usually read spoilers, but I read those, thinking they'd probably be general enough. It's all plausible, certainly. Like what I'm hearing about episodes 9&!0.

 

[Matt S]

Finished watching the xmas episode......WOW....did not see that coming myself.

 

[guyverfan]

I thought this was Jenna's last episode.

 

[Matt S]

I thought this was Jenna's last episode.

Spoiler

Yup; I think most people did

 

[S. Griffin]

I thought this was Jenna's last episode.

Spoiler

Supposedly it almost was. Word is that Clara was going to die an old woman after the Doctor got the dream crab off of her, and that Shona would have become his next companion in the "Magician's Apprentice," but Jenna Coleman changed her mind while they were filming (or shortly before), and the ending was rewritten and reshot.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

I thought that was a cracking story, even though it felt like a few of the ideas were recycled from previous episodes. Glad Clara's sticking around, Jenna and Peter have great chemistry.

 

[S. Griffin]

They really do. I feel like the Clara haters out there just haven't been able to get past what her character was while Smith was still around and recognize what she's become over the course of this last season with Capaldi.

 

[ChaserFan]

Thought the episode was alright. Doctor Who/Alien/Inception...there's a combination

Spoiler

Clearly we're going to see more of Shona, what with that mysterious ticking off "forgive Dave" moment. If it's true that she was originally supposed to go on to be the next companion, hopefully with Jenna returning, all plans for that have been scrapped and not just delayed. Definitely don't want to see her replace Clara

 

[Matt S]

Clara is my fav companion ever....she really brings a certain flavor to the show that I think would be sorely missing without her....

 

[BagginsOfBagEnd]

Enjoyed last night's episode...I'm glad that Clara will be around for a bit longer too, along with Capaldi's Doctor they make a great team.

 

[Doctor Who]

I really enjoyed the special. Nick Frost was awesome as Santa. Glad Clara's staying a bit longer aswell but I do hope they won't keep her to the point of it becoming The Clara Oswald Show like what happened with Amy Pond in her final season.

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I loved the Alien reference and how Shona's to-do list had "Alien DVD" on top.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

I really enjoyed the special. Nick Frost was awesome as Santa. Glad Clara's staying a bit longer aswell but I do hope they won't keep her to the point of it becoming The Clara Oswald Show like what happened with Amy Pond in her final season.

Spoiler

I loved the Alien reference and how Shona's to-do list had "Alien DVD" on top.

The Thing From Another World was also on there which is about an alien attacking a group of scientists at an arctic base, and Miracle on 34th Street which, of course, is about Santa Claus, so we know who was driving that dream world.

 

[Kamandi]

The episode had its moments but it also had too many fake-out endings.

 

[MegaPrime33]

I thought it was just ok. My theory is that the ending where Clara is in her 70s-80s was suppose to be the real ending until Jenna Coleman decided she was going to stay on the show, so they just filmed another ending where she's not old and the two of them go off together again.

 

[pixletwin]

I thought it was just ok. My theory is that the ending where Clara is in her 70s-80s was suppose to be the real ending until Jenna Coleman decided she was going to stay on the show, so they just filmed another ending where she's not old and the two of them go off together again.

I agree. But I actually found this the most enjoyable Xmas special since Runaway Bride.

 

[Kamandi]

I agree the ending feels like it was written with Coleman's contract negotiations in mind.

 

[jrice73]

I absolutely loved the X-Mas episode but it could have been made even greater if it had ended with Clara's death of old age. And let me assure you--I have fallen in love with Clara as a companion. But that ending could have been the perfect mirror to Matt's departure from last year but with no regeneration. It would have been incredibly sad but profound considering the circumstances. I wished they had been that ballsy but Jenna wanted to return at the last minute apparently so its still good to see her coming back for next season.

 

[pixletwin]

I was excited to learn that the guy who did the episode posters last series is doing them again (Stuart Manning?):

 

[cmiller99]

Just realised that I never watched the last Christmas special... maybe I should look into that...

 

[BagginsOfBagEnd]

I was excited to learn that the guy who did the episode posters last series is doing them again (Stuart Manning?):

Nice! I do like these posters!