The Greatest Doctor Who Christmas Special Of All Time
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2023
- Last Christmas is the best Doctor Who Christmas Special and here's why.
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Hey guys, I'm sorry this video is such a mess, the BBC were really strict with copyright for some reason and it took about 15 re-edits to finally get it cleared. I wish this didn't have to happen but it was the only way to get it out this week. You can see the video in its original intended form on my Patreon :)
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You shouldn't have bothered.
Honestly, it makes for great unintentional comedy. No need to apologize.
As a wheelchair user, I don't think the end reveal was ableist. During dreams, it's rare we bring the disabilities with us. It's a sort of escape. I usually hear the people make claims like this and its never someone whose actually in a wheelchair. Taking offense on behalf of someone else is one of the worst types of ableism in my opinion.
One of my favorite lines ever.
“There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you”. 😅😂
I love that line! 😂😂
And ironic as like the first character we see in alien, he’s the first to die
“Every Christmas is Last Christmas” that line alone sums up why this special is so special. It’s beautiful.
It followed up in the next Christmas special “nothings sad til it’s over, then everything is”
It's also meaningless.
@@magicamadeye More meaningless Moffat twaddle 😅
@@CardiffOneOne only if you believe it is
"Santa does not do the scientific explanation" is my favourite 12th doctor line that I never knew I wanted until I saw it, this episode was amazing
I loved the scene where the doctor asks him how so many presents fit in his ride and Santa replies "it's bigger on the inside"
Doctor's reaction was hilarious
"I'm never going to complain about getting more Clara Oswald."
SAME
Eh, personally I find that the show obsessed over her too much and that her personality left something to be desired, she's not the worst companion though.
all of capaldi’s christmas specials are bangers tbh
You are not wrong
Yes they are! Wish the same could be said for Matt Smith, but at least his acting made them good. Matt saved many of bad episodes.
"...sucking her dry, just like the 11th doctor wished he could..." goddamn it Harbo lmao
Anyhow, I agree that this is a great DW Christmas episode! Part of me kinda wishes this was Clara's final episode, even though I love Jenna and Peter's on screen chemistry. Proper closure to a companion's story is rare in DW so it would've been a beautiful exit.
If she had left we would have never got heaven sent...
@@ogpandamonium Technically speaking yes, but Heaven Sent could have been written with a different character than Clara that the Doctor is fighting for/grieving over. Clara works very well, but it's not an impossible story to tell without the impossible girl. Regardless, I'm happy with the version of events that happened.
Me alegra que decidio quedarse para la serie 9. Nose que le dijo Peter para convecer a Jenna y lo hizo muy bien de hecho.
@@MeridaEdhytSanwheyLosd I'm glad too! I really like series 9. That said if this was Clara's sendoff it would've been a great ending for her.
@@OkMakuTree pero nunca hubiera sido lo mismo sin ella la serie 9.
En ella Clara y 12th desarrollaron mas su historia.
Her being ageless to him feels like a reference to Deep Breath and the conversation between Clara and Madame Vastra about appearances and him being the same man.
And love
Weird coincidence how Pegg and Frost both appeared in Doctor Who but (almost) a decade apart.
Going back to Shaun of the Dead, we also several (well, three I can recall) other actors from that film appear in Doctor Who.
That is a british production, there are only about 15 actors in Britan, so there is no sence in making it a coincidence
There’s a Horror movie called Alien? That’s *really* offensive, no wonder everyone keeps on invading you. >:(
I've always deeply appreciated Last Christmas' exploration of Clara's grief AND 12's love for/deep connection with her, even past the initial "go to hell" scene. These things don't just go away, and it's a nice reminder of that. It was important to TELL us these things in Death in Heaven/Dark Water, but now it's time to SHOW it, and it does this spectacularly.
I think Peter Capaldi wanted Jenna to stay. And knowing Moffat, he probably begged her to stay. Like you, I’m so glad she did.
Y lo consiguio de hecho, no hubiese sido lo mismo sin ella la serie 9.
Agradezco a Peter por eso.
SANTA: I got three words, Shona.
SHONA: What three words?
SANTA: My. Little. Pony. 🦄
Faye Marsay is also great in Andor
Also I love the joke about the doctor being offended by Alien as a movie, Capaldi nailed it with that one
One of my favorite lines haha
Faye was also in GOT as the waif. A girl is no one
It's crazy how good Shona's actress is, considering she's also in Andor and is PHENOMENAL, yet plays such a different character that even though she looks no different, I didn't believe she was the same actress.
The conversation 12 had with Clara was one of the most emotionally charged few minutes that I have seen in the show.
People complaining about ableism in this episode are missing the point - the Dream Crabs don't just catch you in a dream - they bait a trap - they offer you something you want, and you do the work of trapping YOURSELF, willingly. Whether that be offering you the ability to walk, or to have friends, or to be with someone you lost... Everyone is creating their OWN lure and their own chains.
Dude, I was so convinced that Shona was going to be the next companion that I legit made a Top 5 on DW Tumblr (yes I was that kid) on why she's most likely going to be the Series 9 companion. And we already know how that went. I do in my heart of hearts hope that she returns in some form or capacity in the next new couple of seasons.
I'm glad Clara stayed on after this special. that original ending that was described would have been wonderful to see, but it's even better to have these two platonic soulmates have more adventures together in the TARDIS. As a special I rank it up there with The Snowmen, also because that one introduced us to the Victorian version of Clara. Santa was a snarky treat, and the play on Alien and The Thing somehow work even in a festive episode like this. It's a must see every holiday season. ❄🎄🎅
I wouldn't call it ableist. It's fully believeable that she'd dream of being able to walk again - it's not ableist, it's human.
So, these monsters can only move when you think about them?
Finally, a practical use for ADHD.
Santa is a time lord that is how he can get around the planet in one night, and his sack is bigger on the inside
This Episode is one of the very few of the Capaldi Era I missed on airing and didn't come back to until years later. I was as surprised to have missed something so good as I was happy to be watching it at last. Weirdly enough my experience is the same with Heaven Sent of all Episodes.
On the disabled woman being able to walk reveal, I think it works, because: Dream! I'm terminally ill and have dreams walking, in my chair, being carried, flying etc. I personally think that had the 'ITS A DREAM' revelation not occurred at the end, and it wasn't such a whimsical episode (Dead Danny last Christmas with Clara anyone?) it would be yet another annoying reveal that disabled people dream of walking and ALSO dreaming of working, because SO MUCH MEDIA shows this to be the one desire of disabled people, when... many of us work. Many of us don't. Many of us do sometimes and don't at others. I wouldn't trade my life. I've done more whilst terminally ill than I would've in 80 (I haven't uploaded to my channel in two years but have recorded content... it isn't my main job anyway, incase someone looks). On another note, its such a trope that disabled people want to not be disabled... Whilst there is no choice involved, I'm not unhappy because I'm disabled. Have you seen my wheelchair!? It's got a 30kilometre range and tilts, rises, contracts etc. I am always comfy (bar my disease pain) in that thing and love it; but that doesn't mean my disease doesn't suck and I would give anything to stop the pain).
Also, as someone on lots of morphine for palliative care reasons, dreams really do become this whacky, glossy, other worldly thing.
CONCLUSION/ TLDR? If it weren't so well executed, and it weren't a dream which was massively far fetched, I'd think it ableist. But maybe it's just high as a kite dreaming? Regardless, within dreams we can be and do anything, gravity isn't always a thing within dream states! And the 'it's a long story' thing helps so much with this because your emotion in dreaming is palpable as you wake up. Reality is reality until you know otherwise. And 'every Christmas is last Christmas' makes me sob. Because yup, I'm dying of a disease - but anyone could die like Danny Pink did. In fact is very common. Thats another thing I loved about the nature of his death. It was so shocking because it was so ordinary. It hit a nerve with audiences because of how realistic it is. We aren't likely to die of dream bugs, but cars? Yup. It grounded the show - danger isn't just the Doctor's constant companion. It belongs to everyone.
Loved this episode. My fave Christmas special. Also the exploration of Clara's grief, and her denial literally nearly killing her - as it kills many - look up 'broken heart syndrome' is a real thing.
This episode was just fabulous (and your review!). Brilliant writing with complex whimsy.
This took my Christmas number one spot from Christmas carol. It seems like the least Christmassy and the most Christmassy episode at the same time.
This episode really is just the perfect example of what Doctor Who at its best looks like. You do a good job showing how everything adds up to somehow be even greater than the sum of its parts. This episode is so dear to me. Not only is it just phenomenal, I watched it for the first time about a week after a grandparent had died on Christmas. "Every Christmas is Last Christmas" has never lost its power to immediately make me tear up after that. Incredible episode, incredible video :)
I'm just typing this off the bat whilst I remember so apologies if you say something similar, but "Every Christmas is last Christmas" is just one of the Moffatiest lines to ever Moffat.
I really wish the doctor had taken 'old' Clara, with all her lived experience. In the next season she could have made some quip about finding a miracle-working space moisturiser and plenty of us would have gone along with it.
I think Capaldi's era Christmas Specials maybe the best of all.
Nick Frost as Santa. Brilliant.
this is the best christmas special of all time to me -- it not only manages to get more christmas vibes in it than most of them (santa claus!) but is character-driven and ties up so many loose ends from season eight, while still also being an excellent contained story in of itself. giving clara closure with danny and allowing her and the doctor to reunite and be honest with each other for once really sets them up perfectly for season nine. it's honestly such a lynchpin episode for the clara and twelfth doctor storyline, and i love it so much!
22:20 Well I am qualified: It's fine, we all dream of being able to run and jump, especially if we weren't always crippled. I lucid dream often, a learned ability, and not once have I been crippled in the dream too.
As well as it being a great episode, this special has always stuck with me because this episode came out on my last Christmas with my granddad. He also had MS, so I had to help him pull his cracker like the Doctor helps Clara in this episode. Always think of him when I watch this special ❤
Harbo: tells viewers Shona was considered to be the next companion.
Me (and probably others): really? How did that plan fall through?
Harbo: *refuses to elaborate*
Because Jenna Coleman decided to stay on for series 9 so shona’s character was dropped
Took me ages to realise that Shona is the waif from Game of Thrones. Every second she was on screen I was thinking “where do I know her from?”
Watched it again recently and finally wasn’t too lazy to grab my phone and find out! She was great
Honestly one of my favourite specials, it's so magical and perfect
22:45 that was timed perfectly
I enjoy the banter between the doctor and Santa Claus .Great one liners by Capaldi.
I really liked Shona, wish she’d got a chance to be a companion.
Out of all the Christmas specials I’ve only ever revisited a handful. This one, The Christmas Invasion, Resolution and A Christmas Carol. I think out of them they’re some of the more entertaining than the others.
i absolutely LOVED the cinematography of this episode
It’s funny how the doctor doesn’t believe in Santa but in Matt smiths Christmas episode he shows a picture of him with santa
I agree it's the best and most rewatchable special
Glad you did not give up on the edits
One of the few Xmas episodes that I revisit. Great one.
I once got to meet Nick Frost at comic con. He mentioned at the time Last Christmas came out all his son's friends thought he was legit Santa.
Totally agree. I watched this episode again recently, and was blown away all over again how well it's aged.
HELL YES I love this Christmas special it’s for sure in my top 3
FINALLY someone agrees this is the best special
I'd only seen this once, probably when it was first broadcast - definitely going to revisit it now
Dang, you needed 15 attempts for the BBC to let you post this?? I knew they were hard, but I didn't know they were THAT hard!
Good review of Last Christmas! This Doctor Who story is my last Doctor Who story in High School. When I first watched this, I loved it. I remember when I first saw Santa, I was like oh yeah! And I thought he might be the villain. I do like the line Every Christmas is last Christmas and this was my last Christmas in High School. I do think the dream crabs were scary and they are a really scary Doctor Who monster. I will admit the story had good twists and turns I did not see coming.
Now here's something I didn't expect!
If it were me I'd bring these monsters back for a story where the topic is Assisted Suicide, Essentially have the fear of the enemy we know for the first half and this "hospital" using them and people but then the realisation comes that everyone's using them consentually and have the doctor struggle between whats right and wrong eventually woefully accepting the patients choices and this new symbiotic relationship of two races.
“ Why do you have a movie called aliens? That’s Racist!”
I remember when this episode came out I watched it 3 or 4 times I loved it so much lol
i really thought i was the only one who loved this one. awesome
When i was young i really didnt like this episode, but rewatching it recently it was actually super enjoyable
I would have loved Shona as a companion 🥲
I wanted to say, there are multiple reality checks in our world, simplest one is count the fingers, in dreams there are rarely five or five consistently
So both of Troughton’s oldest sons at the point of this airing have been in Doctor Who have any other Doctors children (other than Davidson’s obviously) been in the show?
Sylvester McCoy's sons were extras in "The Curse of Fenric."
I definitely prefer Husbands of River Song personally.
Yessss oh my days when I saw the review was coming I was thinking oh boy lets get ready for this episode to get roasted because so many people dont seem to like it but its literally the best christmas special (thats coming from someone who at least likes but mostly loves every festive special)
this episode I actually thought was boring when I first watched it. I was actually not having a good time of it that day and in general at that time, so I'm not surprised. I'm glad I grew up, essentially, and realised just how good it was.
All i'm going to say is #.bringbackshona
Would I agree that it is the best Christmas special, no. But is it the second best, oh lord yes.
As much as I hate watching Clara's death from being stupid and not consulting the doctor or thinking it through, I also love Clara's character the most out of the companions because she's one who thinks of ideas and acts on them, even if her smart idea ends up being stupid and getting her killed
Honestly, this is one of two contestants for best Christmas special DW with voyage of dammed (that was name, right?). But both are really different in so many ways, that they doesn't fit to same category. VoD is more special and this is more Christmas centric, so both are winners for me!
This is just like last year when Harbo Wholmes 'The Snowman' video came out
Also, Shona is The Waif in GoT and stabs Arya/Ashildr in the stomach. So her point of having a Thrones marathon is just gold.
Y'know, I'm starting to get the feeling that this is attempt 15 of
I think the doctor should visit baby Jesus next. I can't see what could possibly go wrong.
Bullshit, That Christmas Carol episode was the bomb.
Last Christmas is brilliant! I watched it again yesterday and right after saw the new Who Xmas special. The differences were beyond glaring. The new Who Christmas special was outright terrible.
Shona would have been an interesting companion. I think it's a shame she didn't replace Clara, especially with the way she went out.
This is Attempt 15 of this video. Blame the BBC’s archaic copyright enforcement for these blanks and mirrored footage.
This special has an interesting concept but I personally wouldn’t call it a “masterpiece”. It works better in Amy’s Choice, showing the characters doubts, their fears and having their hearts desire. The Dream Lord was a good antagonist, so much mystery surrounded him.
This special (in my opinion) is kinda forgetful, like no one nowadays talks about and even remembers it too well, it’s not bad it’s just forgetful.
I feel like this was a nice way to send off Clara had jenna gone and I would have loved Shona become the new companion for a series before they introduced Bill in series 10.
Yes!!!!! I'm still in primary school according to my dreams
Sped-up Capaldi took me out 😭😭😭
I really believe in Nick Frost
My favourite Christmas special (regeneration stories aside)
I think what is missed is that the Dreamcrabs survival strategy seems to be flawed. In this case only one survives.
However, maybe this is only due to it being Christmas. People blur the lines between fantasy and real, fact and fiction, and those dreams were all fueled by movies and the season.
Therefore Dr Who and Clara who lived lives like movies, would seem to Crabs as being realistic anchors to the others.
Everyone has a sense of longing mingled with satisfaction and the movies in their mind. So they meld.
Nonetheless its weakens the crabs and in a very real sense, Santa enables a fightback due to the season we hold in the originals honour. Hope abides.
I mean, none of them would have realised they were in the dream if not for the Doctor
Do we know why they didn’t go with Shona as the next companion?
Was it just because they were going to keep Clara, or was it actor availability issues, or was it just fan observations?
If it’s the former they could’ve done two companions, or like a reoccurring companion where they aren’t a full time companion but go on an adventure every now and then.
Because Jenna Coleman decided to stay so Shona was droppped
idk man, getting heaven sent is a massive W
bad news for you: i'm 38 and still occasionally have dreams about being back in high school.
It snowed today at my city lmao
Its soooo fucking good
I haven't seen this episode but I have seen Faye Marsay in Andor and she was fantastic in that, stealing a lot of the scenes she was in (which is saying a lot considering the first 3 episodes she is featured in contain some of the best new characters in Star Wars) so I think she really would have made a fantastic companion, she certainly has the acting skills for it.
I much prefer this ending to the open one for Clara later on. Like, I'm happy with getting more Clara, but can you imagine having this kind of end with the staircase and splinters merging, followed by something similar to heaven's sent as a follow up special revealing the return of the time lords? I just prefer the feels and imagery of this to 'face the raven'
The runaway bride is my favourite and after you review series 8 it will be series 9
Hey Internet, let's discuss. With Harbo mentioning that Shona seemed so much out of place, may that have been a parallel to Ace? The young energetic woman somewhere she should not be, be it a frosty space station or an arctic research station?
Huh. And all this time I've been internally pronouncing your name as Harbo Holmes. I'm going to keep doing that.
22:44 yo wtf hahah
The "able-ist" comments are ridiculous. I'm disabled, and I can relate to the character's dream. People should stop being so touchy. Though I'd take a bet that the majority of moaners were not disabled but do-gooders.
memorable lines but i felt it was kind of an alright story.
Was Potential New Companion in Game of Thrones? Because she looks like the girl that kept hitting Arya with a stick.
i personally really disliked this episode, not because it was silly, or anything like that, but because i thought the monster was kind of a tired concept, and the way the deaths are treated so flagrantly upset me. definitely one of my least favorite specials.
Clearly its a Christmas Carol but u may continue to be wrong
Woooo