CHRISTMAS SPECIAL TRAILER | Joy to the World | Doctor Who

[@mspeter97]

The Doctor meeting himself, the same incarnation Immediately starts yelling at himself & can't stand himself. Yup, on point.

[@seamusburke639]

It's just rare to have the SAME Doctor doing it to themselves.

[@Caramiela]

​@@seamusburke639this will be so fun!

[@jasons2023]

Colin Baker did it first (see Big Finish "The Wrong Doctor").

[@CoreZeroPH]

And then realizes later on that his future self was right in keeping it shush. 💯

[@hartoz]

@@seamusburke639 Hahah, I see what you did there. You just called the Doctor a w4nk3r. Nice.

[@cairothetiefling_]

‘That’s why everyone always leaves you. That’s why you’re always alone.’ OUCH. DOCTOR.

[@GedUK]

apart from the ones that die, of course.

[@leeseth]

FROM HIMSELF, TOO

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Well, not ALWAYS... He did have a wife in River Song, and a granddaughter (inferring children as well)... ;-P

[@Showbites_]

Yh doesn’t seem as dark normally other series gets well dark

[@SkyG8889]

The Doctor last of the roasters

[@janf.2323]

"You'll find out" is the new "I'll explain later". 😂

[@queenieofdarkness]

I wish he said Spoilers!

[@cdname47]

"all the information is on the task"

[@iainhewitt]

But why do the Daleks have chairs on their space ships?

[@jessehammer123]

@@iainhewittTHEY WILL EXPLAIN LATER.

[@alansmithee419]

WAFO (Wait and find out)

[@SocialCirclesProductions]

"That's why everyone leaves you, that's why you're always alone" That hit hard

[@readsomebooks666]

Like the ratings.

[@SocialCirclesProductions]

@@readsomebooks666 lol

[@samfowler2073]

They're going for emotional damage this time.

[@thedoctorscompanionintheta7372]

Exactly my thought 💔

[@the_anime_nerd]

​@@SocialCirclesProductionslol like your non-existent life!

[@VidDuality]

No one knows where to poke a wound in The Doctor better than The Doctor. "That is why you are always alone" oooof Doctor 😭

[@chrisj617]

This is allegedly going to be Steven Moffat's last Doctor Who story he'll ever do...until the next one.

[@ClintBandito]

Well either way it's his 50th he's written.

[@Nicwizz]

There's already talk of him doing more episodes.

[@blasphemous9693]

Suuuuure.

[@M-Cherian]

😂😂😂

[@Popcultureguy3000]

Give him a week, by the end of it he’ll probably announce he’s going to take a crack at a writing a Big Finish audio!😂

[@TheScreamingLemon]

The Doctor’s version of this outfit looks better than the first time it appeared

[@bradbobhayhurst8604]

How does that work?

[@TheScreamingLemon]

This version of his outfit in his first episode, The Church on Ruby Road, had a yellow shirt and baggy pants. Which doesn’t really make it better, but it looks good in my opinion.

[@bradbobhayhurst8604]

@@TheScreamingLemon ah ok

[@edwardcatt2399]

I’d disagree. I mean, conceptually it’s great and the warm brown / yellow colour pallet works well on Ncuti but he’s too small a guy* to pull off high-waisted trousers in conjunction with a long coat. * and at 170 / 5’5” I’m even shorter then him so no height gloating on my part! Ncuti needs a dress shirt tucked into trousers that sit on his natural waist as he was attired in _Boom._

[@sggvulcan21yt61]

Lol the bit on the train gives huge The polar express vibes

[@TheMelonerProductions123]

It’s not Christmas without Doctor Who.

[@coolcreeper88]

True

[@ClockMaster-mq2hm]

@@coolcreeper88 Even in germany, we enjoy the Christmas Specials. I remember having enjoyed Fifteens very first Christmas Special. In fact, the first ever Episode of Doctor Who whose release I witnessed at originally showing interest in the show was Capaldis 2016 Christmas Special *The Return of Doctor Mysterio* 👍

[@ryandunphy60]

Very very true! Can’t wait for this! 😀😀😀

[@wardjunior1450]

Yeah maybe. Not had Christmas since 2017

[@lucasdolding6924]

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without one of Mrs Baddeley's plum puddings

[@WebofSpeedForceTS-FU]

0:33 *Credit card declined* My therapist:

[@JunksterBam]

DAMN, even the Doctor himself is roasting himself

[@kuggacouragegx6093]

Well they have always been doing that since the 3 doctors lol

[@WWalton1996]

@@kuggacouragegx6093 True, but usually to other incarnations, not the same incarnation.

[@mechakraken]

​@@kuggacouragegx6093 "looks like you redecorated, I don't like it.

[@kuggacouragegx6093]

@@mechakraken exactly. What is sad is how almost alot if fake fans that was just bigoted ppl(not talking about the op and their comment. Not talking about them but the bigoted ppl wishing for the show to die and being hateful towards ncuti and the season) act as if anything that happens in the new season is the first time or doesn't makes sense or is woke, when alot of these things happened since the older episodes too

[@kuggacouragegx6093]

@@WWalton1996 true agree

[@xavthesimmer725]

"what's the biggest mystery in the known universe?" How did the Doctor get that cup?

[@Lumibear.]

The cup of tea on Skaro?

[@unrealkibbles8996]

He’s the doctor, just accept it.

[@frolleincoco]

No, I'd say it's the Doctor's real name 😅

[@xavthesimmer725]

@@frolleincoco I was making a joke about the Skaro 2 parter in Season 9

[@michaeljoyce7683]

Will I ever get to see a Dalek singing "Silent Night"?

[@ClintBandito]

One day... One day

[@RicStorm616]

Nah it will be a Dalek in Drag singing "I feel like a woman" while the doctor cries like one

[@charlesboden7059]

​@@RicStorm616what does a dalek in drag look like? And how does one cry like a woman?

[@MJG206]

Sii... Lent... EXTERMI-NIGHT!!!

[@ClintBandito]

@@RicStorm616 dear god you actually think that was clear don't you?

[@aerelyamirart]

"What's the biggest mystery in the known universe?" The obvious oldest question hidden in plain sight. 😂❤️

[@thedarcbird]

42

[@saphcal]

Doctor Who?

[@RicStorm616]

The biggest mystery in the known universe is how this show is still going with less views than back in the 80s when it was cancelled for low ratings when today the population is 12m higher 🤣🤣

[@ModelsExInferis]

@@thedarcbird No, 42 is the AMSWER to the life, the universe and everything.

[@ModelsExInferis]

@@RicStorm616 If they keep making Ncuti cry it'll be one less. And that's coming from someone who actually likes The Trial of a Timelord!

[@RLH91]

Instead of snakes on a plane, it’s Doctors on a train

[@yogsothoth0115]

He's already been on a train as Capaldi

[@justanormalhumanbeing1903]

​@@yogsothoth0115 but not multiple at the same time

[@stephenbyrne2170]

I'm having polar express flashbacks right about now.

[@VonBek2009]

If your a Doctor who fan, and this is not to your taste...then iPlayer has all the old favs 😀

[@Seagull6819]

Well …. nearly all of them 🤔😉

[@VonBek2009]

@ True…some are lost and as much as I have watched some the animated restorations they are not the same.

[@GT3NB]

He’s definitely trying to shake the “Who” in “Doctor Who” by scolding himself like that. This is great. Fifteen could have one of the most interesting arcs if they explore this further.

[@messystudios8505]

That was the story arch for series 8 tho.

[@GT3NB]

@@messystudios8505it’s not. Series 8 was “am I a good man?” This is more “why do I need an aura of mystery?”

[@richardvinsen2385]

@@messystudios8505Arc.

[@nafro96]

Technically rain isn't wet. It makes things wet. Unlike you I reckon

[@Ellismead2602]

He's not the Doctor.!

[@ArcticYorkie]

I watch to much doctor who to the point I hear the TARDIS when I'm trying to sleep 😭

[@elliesteele2027]

0:20 Calling it now, the "thank you" is from the scene where she dies.

[@thetimeshadow6769]

And then inevitably gets brought back to life bc it's a Moffat script, lmao

[@biglollad6473]

This is a Moffat script so you could be on to something 😆

[@SocialCirclesProductions]

probably right

[@jazzguitar3441]

Noooo! Not on christmas, surely?! 😭😱 (I am new to DW, haven't got the first clue 😅)

[@MxShadow8]

@@jazzguitar3441 oh you sweet summer child

[@RandomPikachu69-fv3yf]

I was a bit disappointed when I watched it yesterday. I thought that for the most part, the new companion was kind of underused and we didn’t get enough time with her for me to actually care about her. It was too focusing on one subplot for one part of the episode as well.

[@Goodiesfanful]

I just watched it. It made a great change from the usual DW stories about monster menaces, old enemies, mad scientists, and technological or ecological disasters.

[@SockTheBop]

Biggest mystery in the universe? Easy. Doctor Who?

[@AHistoriographer]

Did You Know? Before wheels were invented the police had to chase criminals in stationary wooden boxes.

[@nateowen1064]

This episode’s gonna be fantastic

[@TreyMcDonaldAnimator]

First off, pink sonic screwdriver in full effect, I dig it. Second, seems like its the Doctor coming face to face with some buried truths about himself. My curiosity is highly peaked for this spcial, gotta say.

[@thehand130]

where is it pink??

[@deltawho8002]

My interest hasn't peaked yet. I'll let you know after the musical........sorry, the Christmas Special.

[@thehand130]

@@deltawho8002 how do you know there is a musical in the special?

[@TreyMcDonaldAnimator]

LOL.i low key kind of hope there's no music. But it's a Moffat penned script AND it's Christmas so... I guess we'll see. I'm curious so I'm all in. Happy holidays dude.

[@thehand130]

@TreyMcDonaldAnimator same, happy holidays, im also curious btw

[@NPCarlsson]

This bouta be the best DW Christmas special in 7 years.

[@charlesboden7059]

To be fair there's only been one Christmas episode in all that time - last year's 😂😂😂 The Chibnall era only had New Year's specials! You're not wrong though.

[@dearickangelonej.legaspi6686]

Christmas is never complete without the Doctor getting traumatized

[@nikolaspapanagnou2723]

I wonder if they'll do a twice upon a time style special with him.

[@Maothen]

0:35 if the doctor said a sad "Spoilers" either before or after "That’s why everyone always leaves you. That’s why you’re always alone" it would make me cry buckets but would be such a good homage.

[@starlite04]

He's as secretive as River and yet he hates it when people keep secrets from him.

[@JBish0]

I can see the "episode count since Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor last cried" will not be going up this christmas xD

[@vegtaprince]

It's impossible for Gaywa's Doctor to not cry. What a lame trait to ruin the character's aura.

[@garfreeek]

It's been...0...days since a workplace accident. And just an exasperated Unit member removing the 1 back into the basket..

[@ajay_omega8967]

Yup. Another dramatic crying scene for something that probably doesn't deserve it. This version of the Doctor lacks aura.

[@vegtaprince]

@@ajay_omega8967 Capaldi's Doctor would just be embarrassed seeing this version of himself and roll his eyes. Smith's Doctor would go along with him and match his energy, but will be flabbergasted seeing him cry.

[@Sparx632]

You don’t know that yet. The one in the trailer is a flashback.

[@sbi168]

This is why I like Christmas. Doctor on Christmas day IS CHRISTMAS

[@brewster_4]

Doctor Who and Christmas just belong together

[@CorporalFriendlyShark]

Moffat the absolute madlad at it again

[@silbertmcg]

So full of joy that the christmas specials are back!!!!!

[@lukijez]

"I'll explain later"

[@nathanpixelkid]

is it just me or does the audio sound wrong?

[@DalekCaanOfSkaro]

Yeah, I think they upload these trailers in mono audio making it sound a bit flat and tinny

[@xproflipscarab]

there's no way theres a shot in this trailer with him crying already xD Lord have mercy

[@NyxK3]

15 not dropping the constant crying allegations anytime soon it seems...

[@hotdog1214]

Seems to be obligatory now. 😁😁

[@richie7624]

It's a reused shot from Empire of death, hopefully he won't cry in this one

[@AmaranthOriginal]

​@@NyxK3good

[@JamesNixon-b7p]

I'm pretty sure that's a re-used scene from the finale.

[@leeseth]

I am SO HYPED for this.

[@Captain_Maeve]

Sad thing about Christmas on New Zealand is that I have to wait till boxing day for this episode.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@sergeifranson1636Nope. It’s simply timezones. (And that would be illegal and pointless anyway.)

[@judithstrachan9399]

Not really. It just seems later because we’re so far ahead of the rest of the world.

[@cdname47]

The important question: IS THERE A SONG THIS YEAR? It's not a Who Christmas special without a banging tune to go with it

[@DjOdyssey1971]

Why does the new sonic screwdriver look like a maxipad?

[@ayyo-kk4bq]

I mean it's more sonic-y than the glasses lol

[@Stradiwhovius963]

I don’t believe in Christmas but I believe in Steven Moffat who believes in Christmas for me

[@MxShadow8]

Sending this to my friend right now

[@SwiftFoxProductions]

Dang, I love Steven Moffat!! 🥰 He's the only one brave enough to really play with time travel stories in Doctor Who and I love it! Can't wait for Christmas! 🎄

[@DrPOssumFreAK]

RTD better than Moffat

[@barnowl2655]

Oh boy! We're in for a treat.

[@dylanburton4955]

@@DrPOssumFreAKThey both have their strengths, I tended to prefer Moffat’s Christmas specials to RTD’s with the exception of the Doctor, the widow and the wardrobe

[@barbarianvee]

@@DrPOssumFreAK They both have huge weaknesses, honestly I hate both of their work more than most of the time...but RTD is a slightly better human being. I straight up would not watch if Moffat took over again, tho.

[@stevendarrenholt1919]

​@@DrPOssumFreAKyou can't be serious Steven moffat is next level RTD is overrated

[@RuthAlber-o7t]

Doctor you're the biggest mystery in the known universe. Trust me on that 1. I've been trying to figure you out for 19 years ever since 2005. You're riddle now you're riddled in and you will always be a riddle. You like the biggest mecca of riddles

[@streaminguide]

The Doctor Who Christmas Special - Joy to the World will be available to stream for free on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on Disney+ in the US, Canada, Australia, and other regions worldwide.

[@steveom5479]

Hey yknow the way it says BBC iPlayer for the UK and Disney+ for Rest of World Can ireland please be included on one of those lists? Probably the rest of the world seeing as we're... A part of that one already

[@DrWhoFanJ]

RTÉ Player.

[@brewster_4]

THIS! Ireland shouldn’t have to wait so long after the rest of us to get it!

[@aarondowd7346]

The biggest mystery in the known universe: Doctor Who?

[@Sparx632]

According to Moffat it’s the biggest mystery in the known universe, not even just the Doctor Who universe.

[@DawnDianaDIYandStuff]

Joy to the World! The Doctor is coming!❤🎉

[@elliesteele2027]

The Doctor: "Wait, what's going on?" The Doctor: "You'll find out." The Doctor: "This is why no one loves you." Brilliant

[@Yabuturtle]

Someone with writing talent and actually having a love for Doctor Who is needed now more than ever. It can be saved and fans often make better work anyway, because they are fans and fans generally don't like to see their favorite franchise suck.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

It doesn’t suck, unlike your spelling and non-existent ability to state facts. L

[@Yabuturtle]

@@DrWhoFanJ What, are you 13 years old? Who talks like this? xD

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@Yabuturtle No, I’m 24. Humans speak like this.

[@derianimp]

Moffat and RTD are fans

[@autumbreeze1129]

So... does this count as a Multi Doctor story if it's the same incarnation?

[@mortal6134]

Yes.

[@Melt_d]

I mean all the past ones were technically the same person so yeah?

[@Acknowledgerofdoctorwho]

Kinda?

[@darconious524]

If Joy is the emotion personified, this is like a game called little miss fortune

[@THOMAS_VANN]

absolutely marvelous that coat at 0:33

[@judithstrachan9399]

Is it a dressing gown?

[@THOMAS_VANN]

@@judithstrachan9399looks like an alternative version of the one from dot and bubble

[@ryanwainwright6934]

Every time they say you find out take a shot

[@doc_1116]

"That's why everyone always leaves you. That's why you're always alone." To quote the 10th Doctor in Death and the Queen: "Hey, steady on..."

[@SaltySweetRen]

I actually cried watching this episode and I don't cry easily. God this was so good!

[@mourneswanderer1767]

I also cried my eyes out. More tears than ever before. The ending was so damn beautiful. 😢

[@joevictor53]

I love trains at Christmas

[@mortal6134]

Polar Express vibes

[@ayyo-kk4bq]

you're so real for that

[@aidanrivera4429]

Best Birthday gift, a DW trailer

[@MrsBJPalmer]

🎉Happy Birthday!🎁

[@Acknowledgerofdoctorwho]

Happy birthday

[@ryanlockhart9102]

Happy Birthday, dude!

[@sidwainhouse]

I think I'll go outside and touch the grass.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

Said no-one with a brain ever.

[@bradbobhayhurst8604]

You do that

[@Vadim_Morozov]

0:45 Love that they've joked about the error in poster.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

They haven’t. That was always deliberate, not an error.

[@joshsipe5216]

Seeing the two 15’s together, is everything I’m excited for this Christmas. Especially after being so close to them meeting in Empire of Death. 😂❤🎉

[@SheldonAdama17]

My favorite part was when the Doctor said “it’s doctorin’ time” and then doctored all over the place. Then everybody cried. Truly a moment.

[@LittleWeekendWarriors]

Mine was when he said "It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me" literally sent shivers down my spine.

[@thefriendlycar2nist836]

so excited for this special

[@Da-Yeeter]

Yay! Looking forward to this!

[@SkyG8889]

0:23 the Doctor is now Indiana Jones

[@bradbobhayhurst8604]

He nearly was in the movie

[@ossianb5089]

Didn't intent to write such a long rant, but after I started, I could not stop - need this out of my system Felt like a bit of a fever dream watching this: randomly introducing premises and characters, providing no time or reason to feel connected to them, then suddenly ending them whilst playing sad music, and a long explanation as to why it is sad... Joy for example - doctor spends two seconds with her in a hotel room, she gets mind controlled, he tells himself the code to free her, she then explains that despite her name and appearance she is sad because her mum died... and then, after little to no dialogue (outside of mind control), becomes one with a star - the star of Bethlehem, and then absorbs her mum. she does nothing the entire story, and then we are supposed to have a connection with her because the doctor stayed in the same hotel room and stared at a chair??? then there is Trevor who tells us he spent several million years inside a star all for the sake of a mission that the doctor duped him into taking on using a fake ID - and this loyalty and dedication to a man he knew for 10 mins is just brushed off as a perfectly normal thing? we also get to watch a montage of the doctor living a normal life for a year with a character we met 2 minutes earlier - and we are expected to feel something when he has to go... and then there is the setting of the show: a secret hotel that has unlocked the technology of time manipulation, and has sporadically taken in guests throughout all of human history: none of whom seem to think there is anything odd going on. do we know who is running the hotel? do we know why no one on earth knows about its existence? do we know why everyone seems to think its normal? do we know how they acquired the technology? I was initially intrigued by all the unanswered questions, and how the story might explore them. but the more I watched the more It seemed to just be a product of Lazy writing Been a Fan of the show since I was a kid, and I was excited when I heard of Moffat's return. But this was utterly insane

[@mrmaclovin255]

Shut up man it's Christmas

[@chiki7633]

@@mrmaclovin255based

[@chiki7633]

not based

[@jdc3860]

Yes I'm So Excited to See XMAS on Doctor Who.

[@Doctorsmg3]

Same!

[@Acknowledgerofdoctorwho]

Same, can't wait.

[@angelasaunders3558]

Oooh, looks good

[@ColinDalaska]

0:33 Is the Doctor wearing Arthur Dent's dressing gown?

[@AdaSoto]

If it's not exactly his dressing gown then it's stylistic nod that way.

[@packgrog]

Given the direct links between Doctor Who and HHGttG (Douglas Adams having been a script editor during Tom's era, and wrote a couple of great episodes like City of Death, Shada, and The Pirate Planet), this would be a fun little nod.

[@jeffbosch1697]

I hope he knows where his towel is. 😂

[@Drekal684]

@@packgrog Tenth Doctor made a rather explicit mention of Arthur Dent Christmas Invasion. Which did make my brain loop a bit. Makes me wonder if The Doctor ever read Dirk Gently and thought "Hang on..." If you know, you know. :)

[@The3rdjp1995]

Steven Moffat bout to deliver another banger Christmas episode 😭😭

[@ThatLegoGuy-10140]

Fr bro,I prefer him over RTD because of Capaldi and his banger eps like SITL/FOTD and Blink

[@Daldi564]

You know it's a Moffat episode when timey wimey shenanigans ensue and I'm here for it

[@annbarnhardt2146]

I cannot wait! Seems like the Doctor has met himself before, a few times. LOL

[@ursaltydog]

I'm SOOOO READY! need uplifting this season's end before the world goes up in flames!

[@ADifferentLens2345]

That would have happened even if Kamala had won. You dems never learn.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@ADifferentLens2345No, it wouldn’t. Idiots like you are proud to never learn.

[@ClintBandito]

... Why do you assume people are "Dems"... On an international sight... For a British show... Like sure it's possible, but it's just as likely they aren't even from your country.

[@ursaltydog]

@@ADifferentLens2345 No, it wouldn't have. Our rights would've been preserved. Our elderly not facing their investment into their SS retirement stripped away and given to both our overlords. Our children would still have education so that we as a species can continue humanity in a civilized manner, One party has always been more for uplifting others into higher classes while the other does everything they can to make us slaves. You know this! Trump is NOT your friend, not anyone's friend.

[@ursaltydog]

@@ClintBandito I think it's my reference to being uplifting... Right wing everywhere doesn't do that.. ;)

[@podel.archive]

why do you keep uploading videos with mono audio?

[@MaybeItsGas]

Can't wait to hear what Ellie has to say about this

[@tommyphillips-lr4xd]

When can we have matt smith back BBC? We all want him

[@guilhermerodrigues6551]

No. That's what you want.

[@IiteraIIysam]

@@guilhermerodrigues6551 nah man i want him ngl

[@MightyMarioBros378]

@IiteraIIysamme too

[@cameronmonaghan6883]

Not a multi-Doctor story I was expecting for but I'll take it. Looks epic and festive. Exactly what I look for in a Moffat Christmas special

[@AdaSoto]

FRENCHIE!!!!! (Joel Fry)

[@Tulf42]

Good to see the Fifteenth Doctor in his "core" costume again.

[@lbricks7631]

He's literally just roasting himself. "Why do you have to be so mysterious, this is why everyone leaves you"

[@Melt_d]

I dont get why people have a problem with someone crying, its a realistic form of affection and shows a realism that a person would have to seeing constant travesty

[@ianmac3469]

because some people are insecure with their feelings

[@Vadim_Morozov]

​@@ianmac3469 Real.

[@luisferriter2421]

Omg finally someone gets the point that the doctor has never been a stereotypical man and that he isn't supposed to be a macho man that that humans are able to learn their emotional body to communicate passively to reach people well why can't someone whoes lived for a billion years known that specially since he isn't supposed to be a warrior or like day of the doctor never cruel or cowardly, for years I didn't think that as ASD and ADHD person i would be able to learn how to show emotions properly but watching doctor who helped me with that and now it's something I'm really confident in. Say what you want about Russell's writing but nucti is one of those actual bad characters people say are woke he isn't moaning about being gay and having a tantrum about having to think for himself he is hard working actor Great with fans my favourite doctor and a lovely person

[@TheHullmet]

@@luisferriter2421 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn-xfISFf5aIjdE

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

Because a) it's become a ridiculously frequent occurrence that takes away from the emotional impact such scenes would otherwise have, b) because the Doctor as a character doesn't allow such trivial things stand in the way of getting to work and saving people, c) he's a 2,000+ year old Time Lord who's been through hell and back, so him being constantly shaken by the smallest thing is out of character, d) we've seen what he can withstand (despite wavering for a small period every cycle, not even 4.5 billion years of torture was enough to break the Doctor's spirit), and the few times the Doctor has cried are generally when it's a physical impossibility for him to make a move or solve a situation (e.g. after he's just watched a best friend die and has nothing to do _but_ focus on that tragedy), e) the Doctor often internalises his pain and uses it to bolster his own resolve, and f) as Twelve put it, he "doesn't have time for the luxury of outrage" whilst there are still people in danger.

[@nickdorenkamp959]

No better way to end and start a new year than with an episode of Doctor Who.

[@SinisterPixel]

It's awesome living through an era of Doctor Who where the production value has been so significantly ramped up. Nice to see some quality VFX while not losing that cheesy flair Doctor Who is known for

[@brewster_4]

I still dream that one day we’ll get a big theatrical Doctor Who movie

[@judithstrachan9399]

@@brewster_4, 50th felt like that.

[@paigehuse8856]

aw but the bad special effects are what makes it special (although yes I agree with you it looks great and the special effects team did a wonderful job)

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

Did you somehow miss Capaldi's run or, and I can't believe I'm saying this, Whittaker's?

[@ayyo-kk4bq]

honestly I love the bad special effects

[@temporaladvisor3958]

My calendar is already marked. Can't wait to see this special. Nicola Coughlan caught my eye in Derry Girls, so anything she's in, I watch.

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

Why do you need to mark _Christmas day?_

[@temporaladvisor3958]

@@Jackson-ub1uv I put the Dr. Who special in my calendar to remind me to watch it. Jotting reminders is a feature on calendars PS Not everyone revolves around christmas.

[@thelaughingrouge]

The weeping Doctor.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

No such thing.

[@nickloschen2717]

If this is really Moffat's last episode. He is going out with a bang and I am here for it!!

[@dylanburton4955]

Has he said this is his last?

[@nickloschen2717]

@@dylanburton4955 Yeah he has. But, I don't think it will be. I think either hes not allowed to say anything yet but as we get closer to April, Steven will be revealed as a writer for series 15. Or he will be involved in series 16. I will be surprised if he never comes back during RTD and Ncuti's run

[@ghostsurfer23]

"That’s why everyone always leaves you. That’s why you’re always alone." Yesssss, this is the kind of introspection and emotional storytelling/character work I want from Doctor Who. It shouldn't be mean and broody and awful all the time, or even most of the time; that would be awful. But it can get a little dark sometimes, darn it.

[@davidblyth6886]

You've already seen this character work thousands of times with different doctors, look for something new

[@boiwifeyasmr4U]

Christmas specials are back!

[@TheJPinder]

My only note on this Doctor is... LESS CRYING. Sheesh. There's no range if he's always teary-eyed.

[@dreemlite5950]

I was initially skeptical about Ncuti being the Doctor. I’m glad i was wrong

[@tyson4307]

You were wrong he’s just someone framed as the doctor so the show can push their gay ideology

[@dreemlite5950]

@ mate just say you’re in the closet

[@tyson4307]

@ and no amount of hormones or mastectomy actually make a person a man

[@ClintBandito]

​@@tyson4307🤨

[@notafanboy355]

Bigots crying i love it

[@AmaranthOriginal]

The Doctor telling himself off is amazing Looking forward to this

[@hollymatton474]

This looks amazing! So excited for the doctor who christmas special! ❤❤🔷🎄

[@aprildawnsunshine4326]

Why'd that guy look like he got hit by the flux?

[@octosalias5785]

Oh we multiversing now. Well this looks more fun than I initially thought, and I do enjoy a Silurian or two

[@ElectricNova15]

"How do I get to be you?" "I'll explain later."

[@Coroplocs-Chameleon]

We are SO Back Whovians!

[@steve-0493]

Hells 2 tha YEEEAH!!

[@hessflix]

Can we have one episode where The Doctor doesn't CRY! PLEASE!!!!!!

[@Mowingthefrontlawn]

It’s a flashback clip from Empire of Death. Still doesn’t rule it out for the whole episode, though.

[@mustyjaz4649]

At that point you’d be asking for an episode where he doesn’t act gay, which isn’t possible, unfortunately.

[@marcuswelby3116]

Ok. This looks peak: We are in for a treat, my fellow whovians.

[@masterxd9288]

I don’t care about the Doctor Who haters the show is gonna be a lot more special to me ❤

[@kuggacouragegx6093]

They will hate anything when they never saw the show

[@jeckjeck3119]

Yep, they don't have substantial criticism most of the time. Not that their viewers ever need any.

[@zakeden1353]

Agreed! For me since Nucti has taken over and RTD came back, this is the most excited I've been for new Doctor Who episodes since Smith left!

[@ADifferentLens2345]

​@@zakeden1353 It's better than anything Moffat did, but it's still up its own arse and the fans are unbearable shills who never adjusted well to the real world

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

​@@jeckjeck3119 I don't like the current era due to its poor characterisation of the Doctor (since when was the character known for standing around and impotently instead of knuckling down and working on solutions, did I miss the character development that allows him to abandon innocents in danger so he can make out with a complete stranger, and why is he now incapable of making compelling arguments and standing up to racism?), the idiotic retconning of things (it's been thoroughly explored that time heals small alterations to the timeline, so that butterfly scene is something that goes against the fundamental principles of the universe; also, Sutekh sitting on the TARDIS for well over a thousand years is stupid: why didn't the Time Lords detect him when they were on high alert during the Time War, why didn't the TARDIS herself mention anything, and what about those times when the TARDIS was dunked into the Crucible, blown up by the Silence, and shrunk by the Boneless?), and the terribly-executed and ill-thought out plots (why did old Ruby suddenly gain the ability to teleport and time travel, and why did Roger ap Gwilliam resign to avoid Ruby rather than simply have her fired? RTD himself has also stated that the series finale suffers from a "complete narrative breakdown," so that's confirmation that even _he_ thinks it's bad). I don't mind political messaging, but I start having an issue when it's hamfisted in at the cost of overall quality or trying to talk down to and lecture the audience about things (who the hell did Rose think she was when she told _the Doctor_ off for "assuming pronouns," and what was the whole "identifying as a woman means you can think of things that a 2,000 year old Time Lord can't, and that said Time Lord going from a woman to a man somehow takes that ability away" thing?).

[@dansplace8161]

0:43 ...Bilbo's door?!

[@TylerRaphael-sy1rq]

Who

[@Deathlygunn]

​@@TylerRaphael-sy1rqBilbo Baggins, a character from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings

[@jasondaniel3319]

​​@@TylerRaphael-sy1rqthe circular door in the shot looks like the interior of the door to Bag End, home to Bilbo and Frodo from The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings. The fact that there is a little set of steps in front of it also works. Haha

[@namehereandthere]

Good catch!

[@brewster_4]

I’m still baffled how we haven’t gotten a historical with JRR Tolkien yet. It be the perfect time to do it with Gatwa leaning into the idea of myths becoming real!