Simon Brew Dec 15, 2016
Here's our spoiler-free look at this year's Doctor Who Christmas special...
A delight, this. The Return Of Doctor Mysterio is that rarest of Doctor Who Christmas specials, in that Christmas is barely in it. It certainly takes place at Christmas, but this time around it’s more a background feature. The lashings of snow, the assorted Santas and snowmen, and the jingly Yuletide music are notable by their absence. A fun gag near the start, and the festive stuff is pretty much done with.
In place of overt Christmassy stuff? A Doctor Who homage of sorts to comic book movies, and plenty of them. Its cards are laid on the table pre-credits with some hand-drawn panels, and within ten minutes, you can start notching up the nods to Iron Man and Ninja Turtles, and the clear love that Steven Moffat – on scripting duties for his seventh festive...
Here's our spoiler-free look at this year's Doctor Who Christmas special...
A delight, this. The Return Of Doctor Mysterio is that rarest of Doctor Who Christmas specials, in that Christmas is barely in it. It certainly takes place at Christmas, but this time around it’s more a background feature. The lashings of snow, the assorted Santas and snowmen, and the jingly Yuletide music are notable by their absence. A fun gag near the start, and the festive stuff is pretty much done with.
In place of overt Christmassy stuff? A Doctor Who homage of sorts to comic book movies, and plenty of them. Its cards are laid on the table pre-credits with some hand-drawn panels, and within ten minutes, you can start notching up the nods to Iron Man and Ninja Turtles, and the clear love that Steven Moffat – on scripting duties for his seventh festive...
- 12/15/2016
- Den of Geek
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