Seeing Clara cling onto the dream world, embracing her belief in Santa Claus, before growing old in reality before the Doctor could rescue her, made for a satisfying and compelling ending to the story, and also to ClaraвЂ™s time on the show. Many of her moments had her sarcastically bouncing off the Doctor in much the same vein as any of his previous travelling partners, and her final scenes were far too specific to be an ending.ДЄll of which made the overall conclusion of the episode all the more frustrating. Faye Marsay, one of the stars of the fantastic Pride from earlier this year, has been the rumoured next companion for some time now, and her appearance as Shona in this episode did nothing to dispel this. Talking of whom, it felt like Clara was side-lined a bit in this episode, in a way that only served to fuel fan speculation. While the first half of that section felt far too much like fan service and not enough like character or plot progression, the second half gave us a true insight into ClaraвЂ™s thoughts. So too were the latter parts of ClaraвЂ™s dream scenes with Danny. The scene with the manuals, as each character read out a different word, from the same page as they remembered it, was marvellous. There were a fair few solid moments as the reality, or rather the lack thereof, of the dreamscape became apparent. Having said that, the execution was better. This isnвЂ™t to say вЂLast ChristmasвЂ™ was bad, just that it felt like a fairly heavy dose of dГ©jГ vu. And the idea of a polar base, which turns out to be a shared false reality? Black Mirror did that pretty well only a week ago. Then, the dream concept was introduced, and before long the Doctor was talking of вЂdreams within dreamsвЂ™, and the word вЂInceptionвЂ™ sprung to mind. First the episode tried to imitate Alien, both with the atmospheric style of ShonaвЂ™s entry into the infirmary, and with the none-too-subtle close ups on the salivating, wide, toothless mouths of the вЂdream crabвЂ™ hosts (before later trying to pass it off with oblique references). The problem was that it felt like there were a lot more references in play. Playing on this particular idea wouldвЂ™ve been fine, had it been the sole focus of the episode.

There's also Corrie's Christmas offering where Steve's issues with his mental health are set to come to an explosive conclusion.ДЄlso mark down Eastenders for what is typically one of their most explosive episodes of the year.With this being the 10 th Doctor Who Christmas Special, itвЂ™s a wonder that Santa Claus hasnвЂ™t been the focus before Stephen Moffat likes to take cultural references and make them the focus of episodes, and thereвЂ™s no concept more popular than Father Christmas. Check out ho-ho-how perfect this preview for 'Last Christmas' is.

What else is on?Д¬atch Downton Abbey later on Christmas Day evening, a heart warming one-off adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book Esio Trot and the final ever episode of Miranda. The Doctor Who Christmas special is coming up soon, and this trailer is only getting me more excited for the episode premiere. What time is it on?Дoctor Who's Christmas special, Last Christmas, airs on Christmas Day at 6.15pm on BBC One. 'And he has history with the Doctor it's not talked about explicitly but they have beef with each other from a way back.вЂќД«ut viewers who worry that Christmas spirit and festive sentiment may take away from the classic conventions of Doctor Who - you needn't worry, says executive producer Steven Moffat. He's got a little bit of Robert De Niro in Mean Streets. My Santa is cross, mean and curt as well as cheery and funny. Speaking about his take on Father Christmas, he said: вЂњFor a start, it's not all 'ho ho ho'. Nick - or not so jolly as the case may be - in this year's Doctor Who Christmas special, has hinted that there's a longstanding rivalry between Santa and the Time Lord that will play out in the episode. It's the feud to end all feuds: Santa Claus versus The Doctor. Nick Frost says his Santa won't be so jolly and has ''beef'' with the Doctor.

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