First of all I would like to let you know that I was unaware until recently that this Christmas special counts towards series 9 rather than series 10, in which it would usually be included in. Therefore I will do an updated list of series 9 scores at the end of the review. Also my new Series 9 average will be down at the bottom as well.
This episode marks the return of River Song and the mention of Jim the Fish. This is also is likely to be the last to feature that character.
I thought I would hate this episode but it was a lot better than expected. Here are my Pros and Cons of the episode.
Pros
The Humour - The humour wasn't the greatest but it was good and I did laugh.
No Kissing - This shouldn't count but I was really worried that River and the Doctor would kiss but they did not
Wrapping up River - Another thing that I was worried about was the fact that River was back even though they had finished off before in a pretty weird way. I thought that if she would have returned she would have appeared in series 8 so as she didn't I thought that we definitely said goodbye to her in series 7. But they did finish her in a good way.
Cons
The Story - The story isn't great but it can be ignored as is Christmas.
Doctor Rating
12th Doctor - 8/10
He way very good at the end so I would move it up but as he was saying silly jokes before that suited out of character.
Companion Rating
River Song - 8/10
I thought I certainly wouldn't like her but she was good.
Enemy Rating
King Hydroflax - 6/10
Scratch - 7/10
Flemming - 8/10
Total: 21/30
King Hydroflax isn't great as he is just a head but his body was alright. Scratch didn't do much so I can't give him high credit. I did like Flemming.
Story Rating
Story: 6/10
Seriousness: 5/10
Scariness: 6/10
Humour: 10/10
Continuity: 8/10
Total: 31 /50
Rest of Cast
Nardole: 10/10
Ramone: 7/10
Total: 17/20
Total: 85/120
Series 9 - Episode Ranking1. The Zygon Inversion (Peter Harness and Steven Moffat) = 82.73%
2. The Zygon Invasion (Peter Harness) = 82.50%
3. Hell Bent (Steven Moffat) = 80.63%
4. Before the Flood (Toby Whithouse) = 80.00%
~ Heaven Sent (Steven Moffat) = 80.00%
6. Under the Lake (Toby Whithouse) = 79.23%
7. The Witch's Familiar (Steven Moffat) = 79.00%
8. Last Christmas (Steven Moffat) = 78.24%
9. The Magician's Apprentice (Steven Moffat) = 76.47%
10. Face the Raven (Sarah Dollard) = 76.16%
11. The Woman who Lived (Catherine Treganna) = 75.38%
12. The Girl who Died (Steven Moffat and Jamie Mathieson) = 70.83%
~ The Husbands of River Song (Steven Moffat) = 70.83%
14. Sleep No More (Mark Gattis) = 68.46%
Series 10 - Story Ranking
1. The Zygon Invasion/The Zygon Inversion (Peter Harness and Steven Moffat) = 82.61%
2. Under the Lake/Before the Flood (Toby Whithouse) = 79.62%
3. Face the Raven/Heaven Sent/Hell Bent (Steven Moffat and Sarah Dollard) = 78.93%
4. Last Christmas (Steven Moffat) = 78.24%
5. The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's Familiar (Steven Moffat) = 77.74%
6. The Girl who Died/The Woman Who Lived (Steven Moffat, Jamie Mathieson and Catherine Treggana) = 73.20%
7. The Husbands of River Song (Steven Moffat) = 70.83%
8. Sleep No More = 68.46%
Score: 6/10
Series 9 Average: 70.25%
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