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Doctor Who Special 3: The Giggle

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The third Disney + special featuring The Doctor was dropped on the streaming service. We have seen the return of David Tennant as the Doctor. I had not been a viewer of Doctor Who over the years with just a few exceptions here and there. I liked the first special and loved last week’s special and so I was anticipating the next special.

Without spoiling anything, I loved this ending and the resolution was absolutely amazing and changed the mythology of the Doctor for now on. I don’t want to spoil anything, but it has been known that the next Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa was scheduled to appear in this special. How it came about was great.

Neil Patrick Harris is playing the villain of the special and, once again, I do not intend on spoiling what villain since I believe it is an important Doctor Who character (at least I think it was). Harris is always great and I did enjoy his over-the-top performance of that actor.

There were some real emotional moments in the special, especially between Tennant and Catharine Tate. I do believe that there are some other fun faces that reappear from the history of The Doctor’s adventures.

These three specials have made me a fan of this version of the Doctor. There is a Christmas special still on the horizon and I am excited to see it.

4.5 stars

Doctor Who Special 2: Wild Blue Yonder

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I am not a long time viewer or fan of Doctor Who. My knowledge of the character and the shows are limited. Last week’s special was fun. This week’s second special, Wild Blue Yonder, was unbelievably awesome.

The Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna (Catherine Tate) crash landed the out-of-control Tardis on a seemingly deserted spaceship at the end of time. The Tardis then dematerialized, sensing a danger, stranding The Doctor and Donna on the ship to face the mystery of what had happened.

I do not want to spoil anything here. Let me just say that this was one of the best science fiction stories I have seen in ages. The cleverness of this episode and the creativity of the situation that The Doctor and Donna found themselves in is steeped in sci-fi history yet provided some much originality and pay off for those who have watched the franchise.

The only thing that I would criticize about this special would be that someone like me who has just come to the franchise now, with a very limited amount of Who knowledge, would not understand as much as those who have watched them all. That is not a bad thing and I do not think it is required viewing to watch this special. I just think that it would have made this a richer experience.

However, I thought the last 25 minutes of this special was just spectacular and I was completely thrilled with the story. The cliffhanger made me ready to see the thrid sepcial next week.

4.6 stars