Advent Calendar Day Twenty-Four: A Christmas Carol

So, here it is. My Huge Adent Calendar Amibition has finally reached its end. I've donewhat I really didnt expect and managed one poer day (pre-posting is my god!) and merry Christmad. But first...here's my traditional preview of this episode, on Christmas eve in case you don't visit websites on the day itsef.

Christmas Eve, the darkest part of winter, the exact midpoint - only halfway out of the dark, and sevral thousand people are on board a crashing spaceship, unable to land safely because of the fog on the surface of the planet. Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, has the power to save them - but he won't. The Doctor's only chance is to fisit him several times in his life and try to change him for the better - with the help of Abigail Pettigrew.

And that's your lot. Goodbye!

Cold Blood

Story: 209

Starring: Matt Smith (the Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams)

Writer: Chris Chibnall

Enemy: The Silurians(!)

Quotable Line of the Week: THE DOCTOR: The first meeting between humans and homa reptillia has begun. That's exciting, never said that before.

Best bits:

Rory! NOOO!

Blooper of the Week: The Doctor holds his sonic at one point up at the ceiling, from another angle at the Silurians, and then back again!

References: These new Silurians have weaponary and armour very similar to the Sycorax (2005).

The Hungry Earth

Story: 209
Starring: Matt Smith (the Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams)
Writer: Chris Chibnall
Enemy: The Silurians(!)
Quotable Line of the Week: THE DOCTOR: It doesn't do wood. RORY: Well that's rubbish. THE DOCTOR: Oi! Don't diss the sonic!
Best bits:
As always, the cliffhanger...
The Silurians appear!
Amy gets sucked into the ground...
Not to complain, but...
That cliffhnager's getting a bit old now. After 5 years of it.
References: These new Silurians have weaponary and armour very similar to the Sycorax (2005).

The Eleventh Hour

Hello, I'm the Doctor. Basically, Run.

The Doctor is crashing - to Leadworth in 1996!
Story: 203
Starring: Matt
Smith (the Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams)
Writer: Stevan Moffat
Enemy: The Atraxi, Prisoner Zero
Quotable Line
of the Week: Hello, I'm the Doctor. Basically, run.
Best bits:
The
opening scene! (And, with a new writer, Big Ben is saved, for once!)
Matt
Smith steps out an image of his predesscesor!
Blooper of the Week: Just
where did the Doctor get that bow tie and that jacket from?
Story arc: Well,
the cracks, obviously, but also the little things like Amelia hearing the TARDIS
for the second time, and the shadow falling across the wall. And what does
'silence' mean when not in the classroom?!