Dr who a christmas carol 20 things from sfx

The episode is a tour de force for Matt Smith. Amy and Rory are pretty much sidelined as Smith explodes like a force of nature from the screen. He is magnificent

• It’s fantasy, through and through. It’s a Christmas whimsy that pays mere lip service to science fiction. This is Moffat’s vision of the show as a dark fairy tale taken further than ever before. We’re predicting some people will have a problem with this. Your enjoyment may be in relation to your ability to suspend disbelief
• Two articles of clothing from the Doctor’s past make cameo appearances
• There’s an unexpected continuity reference to the Tom Baker story “Pyramids Of Mars”
• The Doctor is asked for some advice that he cannot give
• The Doctor gets married
• Katherine can act. You might be worried about a singer who’s never acted before taking on such a major role, but she’s really very good.
• There are more witty, quotable lines per minute than ever before
• Some of the FX are outstanding, but a couple are, well, shall we just say… over-ambitious
• The production design is stunning
• It’s not the most action-packed of Christmas special. There are some great, exciting set pieces, but mostly it’s a character piece
• Michael Gambon is, of course, amazing.
• The names in the opening titles are all Christmas-ed up
• It’s fish and ships for Christmas!
• It’s very, very, very Christmassy, and quite emotional
• There’s a trailer for next season at the end (roll over for spoilery info: the Utah shoot looks incredible, we think we spotted an Ood, and there is a mention of Jammy Dodgers!)
• Two of the Doctor’s trusted aides aren’t quite so reliable
• Parents may hope that children won’t ask them to explain one gag
• The final shot would make a good Christmas card
  

• The Doctor has one major costume change (other than ones involving putting Father Christmas hats on)
  

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