Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

I had seen some DW here and there for years but finally got into it Summer 2015 after breaking my ankle playing sports. I watched Episode 1 Series 1 from 2005 all the way to current. While I deeply enjoy so much of it the way they've done River's timeline to me has been the pinnacle even more so than the search for Gallifrey. The way the Husbands of River Song was done not only was an amazing episode and not only made me happy by bringing her character back but what Capaldi brought to the episode was great. The only downside is the fear that is the last we have seen of River. I've already purchased all the Series 1-9 box sets but if they made a River Song box set that included every single episode with even a mention or reference to River with an option to watch it either from the Doctor's perspective or hers I would not only buy it for myself but for others.

Cheap unimaginative plot full of holes. What did happen to Dr Who ? Over the years the stories got progressively worse. Or maybe most of the money has been funneled from "script" to "special effects" ? On this season, only the "Heaven Sent" episode was okay-ish (ruined by a stupid ending)Is there any writer out there that want to keep the protagonists "in character", respect the lore and write consistent plots base on anything else than cheap feelings?It's a bit sad that Capaldi got served such bad stories. The few good scenes showed he was perfect for the role.In any event, avoid.

The first 35 minutes of this episode are so so. As the episode goes, it improves until about the 36-37 minute mark where things begin to really look up in terms of quality. This all builds to a marvelous, brilliant, and tear-jerking finale. Hearing music from Silence in the Library, the doctor gifting River the screwdriver from the aforementioned episode, and the implied sentiments at the conclusion, create an amazing end to what would have otherwise been a mediocre episode. It leaves me wishing that the rest of the episode had been as brilliant..... If it had, it would have been one for the ages. The episode was well scored, filmed, and the dialog was, for the most part, great. All in all, one of the better Christmas specials.

... gets away with it.To be clearer: Scibe Moffat has recently started up the "acronym staircase" that ultimately results in a Knighthood.Now, in 99% of all TV productions, there is a hierarchy, a pecking order. Before the writer gets to write, before the scribe gets to scribble, somebody higher in the pecking order (than the writer) has to sign off on the script, has to make sure the script is consistent with the guidelines and plot arcs etc.However where the writer is almost-Sir Steven, the rules change. If almost-Sir Steven wakes up one frosty morning in a bit of a mood, and fancies that, for a change of pace he will do a X-Mas script that harks back to his days as a writer of Brit Sit-Coms and RomComs, then by George that is exactly what he gets to do.So here we have a Dr. Who X-Mas special starring an actor many believe to be the weakest Dr. Who in recent memory and featuring a story line that seems to be lacking only the canned laugh track.Do I sound harsh? I have been a Dr. Who fan since I was in knee-socks and generally LOVE the modern iteration. I have seen almost every X-Mas special -- some were absolute jewels,, remember the Opera Singer? -- and this one is clever and frothy and interesting BUT OVERALL ONE OF THE WORST DR. WHO X-MAS EVENTS EVER.But that is OK, because next year we can have a jolly do-over and by then almost-Sir Steven might be feeling better.