The Husbands of River Song

Episode aired Dec 25, 2015
TV-PGTV-PG
56min

8.5/10

S9.E13

Adventure Drama Family

When a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a chase across the galaxy.When a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a chase across the galaxy.When a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a chase across the galaxy.

8.5/10

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Director
- Douglas Mackinnon
Writers
- Steven Moffat(showrunner)
- Toby Whithouse(characters: "Kahler")
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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Doctor Who Christmas Special 2015

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Doctor Who Christmas Special 2015 (Trailer 1)

Alex Kingston and Phillip Rhys in Doctor Who (2005)

Alex Kingston and Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who (2005)

It's Christmas Day on a remote human colony, and the Doctor is hiding from carols and comedy antlers. But when the Time Lord's help is requested, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy! King Hydroflax (Greg Davies) is furious and his giant robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole (Matt Lucas) survive? And when will River work out who the Doctor is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and at a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time...

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Trivia
Among the items River Song removes from her bag to make room for the head is a red fez.

Goofs
If River had already dug up the wreckage of the spaceship 400 years later, why is she surprised when she recognizes what planet it is crashing on?

Quotes
River Song: When you love the Doctor, it's like loving the stars themselves. You don't expect a sunset to admire you back. And if I happen to find myself in danger, let me tell you, the Doctor is not stupid enough, or sentimental enough, and he is certainly not in love enough to find himself standing in it with me!
[River glances back at the Doctor, who offers a small smile... and then falls into a stunned silence as she finally realizes who he truly is]
The Doctor: [whispers] Hello, sweetie.

Crazy credits
Changes to the opening credits were made for this Christmas time episode. There are added snowstorm effects that the Tardis flies through and in addition the circling 'planets' (visible just after the Alex Kingston credit) are in fact Christmas ornaments.

Connections
Referenced in How my Christmas Went (2015)

Soundtracks
Doctor Who Theme( Series 8)
(uncredited)
Performed by Murray Gold

Top review

10/10

Hello Melody Pond

At first i was wondering where Moffat was going with this episode because next to Amy/ Rory, River Song is my favorite character. I understand she does not know his new body and is trying to find him in his old body, but as his wife, she should know him no matter what body he is in. I am surprised it was not written that way being everything they went through. As a half human, half time lady, anything is possible and should wonder if he changed since he cannot be found. I did get misty when they finally met again because Alex Kingston does a remarkable job making the scenes tender and memorable for fans. It clicks in her head that he is there because he always comes when she is in trouble. She is a beautiful woman in everything she wears and I was very happy the episode was made. It does not work when Capaldi says hello sweetie. It is all in the delivery and it doesn't work for him. Anyone cannot say it, just like Tennant's allons y.

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