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Joy to the World ✨ Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Christmas 2024
Who Cares? - Dr. Who Fans Talk TV
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Joy to the World ✨ Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Christmas 2024
Digital ghosts, emotional logic, character regression, James Bond, four-point stars — how does Steven Moffat's fiftieth episode of Doctor Who hold up?
(00:00:00) Moffat's fiftieth episode
(00:03:28) Vignette structure + recalling past eras
(00:09:37) Joy's hotel room
(00:12:51) COVID confrontation + Joy's characterisation
(00:19:38) Repeating themes & development across the show
(00:28:37) Regression intentionality
(00:37:01) Many companions + James Bond
(00:42:32) Anita
(00:48:28) Time Hotel premise
(00:52:42) Same writers + digital ghosts
(01:04:20) AI inspiration + four point star
(01:11:50) Endings & Dracula
(01:18:12) Religion's role in the episode
(01:24:11) Music of the episode + big emotions
(01:37:30) Direction of the episode
(01:46:15) Romance, wood, heaven, mortality… Continue reading →
Who Cares? - Dr. Who Fans Talk TV
Discussions about Doctor Who, its three showrunners, and more! Notes, sources, and YouTube versions linked at www.whocares.fun
