Doctor Who’s Cheerful Christmas Carol

The Doctor (Matt Smith) and a child stand in the snow. Kazran Sardick (Michael Gambon) and Abigail (Katherine Jenkins) stand in the snow. Poor Amy Pond being attacked by lens flares on the shiny bridge of a doomed starliner.

The best Doctor Who episodes take a wholly unbelievable premise and work it into an enjoyable story. Steven Moffat proves himself more than up to the task, in Doctor Who’s “A Christmas Carol” with a relentless barrage of sharp dialogue and improbable scenarios that merge to form an unforgettable tangle of classic Dickens, classic Doctor Who, and a bit of J. J. Abrams.

Matt Smith seems well at ease as the …read more

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