Last Christmas (S08E13)

Awakening. The eighth season was full of hints of possibilities of a twelfth, but at the last moment, it always flinched and Peter Capaldi remained in the position of a bigger or smaller grump whom it is not difficult to like, but not exactly with a loved regeneration. Only at Christmas, he becomes the Doctor I need, and thanks to a few sincere laughs, he remains the second-favorite face of the beloved traveler, right after David Tennant. That it happens in a very clever spectacle spiced with graduated surprises for the viewer and with the assistance of pleasantly frosty enemies, is just another reason for the highest rating. This was surely not the last Christmas, but if it actually was, I could hardly be more fulfilled. (27/12/2015)

A Christmas special that, through Sandman-like facehuggers, attempts something quite similar to an episode of Amy's Choice back in the day. However, despite the undeniable qualities of this Holiday Alien Beginning, it managed to do it better; and more subtly. (26/12/2014)