Ya' know, for a moment at the end there, with OldClara, I really thought something emotional- about the Doctor and Clara and regrets- was going to at least end the episode on a high note. Something akin to School Reunion..
Nope. They're off through time and space. Again.
So this episode was an Alien/Inception/Christmas mash-up. And that's all that happened, I knew the ending before it came on screen, I knew the story without really watching it. And I was left with the deepest, most genuine wish that I was watching David Tennants first episode over this tripe.
You might ask why, if I dislike the current run of Who so much, I keep watching it.
Well it's complicated. I loved Doctor Who, and there are many who really like where Moffat has taken the series. And he can turn out an interesting and emotional story- albeit infrequently at the moment- for me.. And I don't want to have to go back to the era of no Who. They were dark times. Plus there aren't many sci-fi/fantasy shows that are home-grown, and so it feels a bit disloyal to stop watching.
But I can't escape the fact that I'm still not enjoying the show as much as I used to.
I will say this. Nick Frost made a top-notch Santa. Maybe not a Who Santa. But next year, if the role in a different format were to be given to him again, I would definitely (probably?) watch it.
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