It’s as picturesque as any fairytale, which this story absolutely is. In the midst of a face-hugging nightmare, in the Arctic, Clara and Danny are able to have their final Christmas together, and he, ever the soldier, saves her life once again, because she knows he would. Thankfully, a loophole is built-in to this episode’s logic which allows for a proper farewell to Danny Pink (Samuel Anderson), something we never saw in the finale. The Dream Crabs and their psychic powers, which allow for Moffat’s mind-bending logic to run free, aren't terribly original or dissimilar from monsters/powers we’ve seen the Doctor face in past reality-bending episodes. The isolated, snowy research base at the North Pole is the perfect setting to pull off a survival adventure with Santa, while still making it eerie enough to give children something terrifying to think about when they go to sleep tonight. This episode carries no responsibility it just has to be fun - which it very much is! This is exactly the type of episode Doctor Who fans dream about, really. “Last Christmas” is as if you went up to a proverbial Doctor Who jukebox and, while nobody was looking, put your money in and mashed down all of Steven Moffat’s many hits at the same time and made sure to lean extra hard on the “Danny Pink” button (because last time you felt like you missed it, somehow). There’s also a bit of “whimey," which never hurts.
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It’s alright he has two elves, Ian (Nathan McMullen) and Wolf (Dan Starkey “Strax”). Joining them in this Alien-inspired battle is cult film favorite Nick Frost ( Shawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), who suits up as the iconic Claus. This year, the Doctor and Clara (Jenna Coleman) find themselves stranded at the North Pole with a group of scientists and they’re under attack. Now it’s time for showrunner Steven Moffat to have some holiday fun with him.
#DOCTOR WHO LAST CHRISTMAS FULL EPISODE SERIES#
The series has seen quite a few changes since the Battle of Trenzalore, and Capaldi has finally settled in to the role he is the Doctor. Doctor Who returns with its Christmas Day special, marking the one year anniversary of Peter Capaldi taking over for Matt Smith and becoming the Twelfth Doctor.