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What song was in doctor who last christmas?11/14/2022 ![]() ![]() The confusing and creepy nature of the episode continued where "Listen" left off, playing with all the unsettling concepts that Steven Moffat has come to love-our perception of time and space and what's real and what's not and whether that even matters-and he did so with an ambiguous villain slightly resembling the terrifying Silence. The episode's focus on Clara and the Doctor made "Last Christmas" feel like an extension of Season 8 rather than just a one-off themed special, and therefore it was the most enjoyable special after the great "A Christmas Carol." It capped off the characters' season-long journeys while setting us up for next season, and it did so in a way that felt like a warm and shiny present on a cold winter night-if your presents include villains who are only scary when you think about them. Plus it allowed the series to include the mythical figure it needed to accomplish its unbelievable tasks while steering clear of any religious territory (which is probably a good idea for a series so heavily steeped in science, even if it's often more magic than science). The decision to employ Santa gave the episode-which was actually pretty creepy and uncomfortable-a jolt of cheer and whimsy, which made for a purposefully unsettling adventure as the two opposing themes came into conflict. Is seeing believing? Or is believing seeing? Is it neither? Or is it both? This year's annual Doctor Who Christmas special tackled faith and the very essence of the Christmas celebration in typical Whovian fashion while also attempting to mend the fractured relationship between the Doctor and Clara in the wake of the events of "Death in Heaven." And because it's Christmas, they had a little help from Nick Frost's delightful Santa Claus and his two equally delightful and witty elves (I smell a new spin-off!). ![]()
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