BBC is gearing up big time for the holiday with the Doctor Who Christmas Special set to air on December 25th. We have seen a darker new look for Matt Smith’s Doctor, and were treated to the trailer to the annual special, titled The Snowmen.
We also now have a short warm-up in the form of a prequel mini-sode set in Victorian-era England. The Great Detective, which made its broadcast debut during BBC’s Children in Need Special, follows the tragic events of October’s mid-season finale, The Angels Take Manhattan. The shattered Doctor is dealing with the terrible loss of the Ponds, and to continue on without his companions is not on his priority list. We are witness to a broken Time Lord here, and the darker turn for Smith’s eleventh Doctor is not a complete surprise, with heavy hints dropped throughout the last season and a half of his other side.Whether his old friends Vastra, Strax, and Jenny can convince him to come out of retirement remains to be seen, but its safe to assume the TARDIS will be hopping about again when Jenna-Louise Coleman makes her long awaited debut as the Doctor’s new companion Clara on December 25th.
Check out this early Christmas gift for Whovians, which also has a special intro by Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman.
SOURCE: BBC
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