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I did say this series would include the occasional TV show, right?

I’ve kind of lost touch with Doctor Who over the years. Not only because of the various life problems that have messed me up lately but while I don’t hate it, the show lacks some of the charm of the original. Sure the sets and special effects are better, but they dropped the serial format in favor of season long subplot arcs and while I’ve liked some TARDIS consoles better than others I’m just too nostalgic for the original look. I once saw a really good fan-designed update that retained the classic feel with a modern look but the site doesn’t seem to have any pictures anymore. I also don’t like that every showrunner has their own theme that runs through their rendition since in the past it took a number of different styles with one director at most choosing to be darker or more gothic, a shared tone rather than a shared theme, if you understand what I mean. I still like the new show and it’s still Doctor Who in many aspects but I’m not as drawn to it as I am the old stuff.

So I didn’t see the actual episode where Peter Capaldi’s Doctor got whatever was making him regenerate. However I had to catch this one because it was the first time since “The Five Doctors” that someone playing the first incarnation would show up on the show, interacting with the 12th or 13th or whatever Capaldi’s Doctor is supposed to be. Steven Moffat confused things with Matt Smith’s regeneration episode. So even though it’s Summer I’m reviewing a Christmas episode. It’s my site and I can do what I want. 🙂

This is the part where I usually put a lot of movie credits, but since this is an episode of a TV show I’m not going to bother. Plus I don’t know if IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes rates single episodes or not and I’m writing this close to deadline considering how messed up my schedule is this week. Or as of late really.

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