Doctor Who 2024 Christmas Special: Writer on fun moments
We know that there are a lot of questions to think about entering the Doctor Who 2024 Christmas Special, but let’s start off with this: It’s not going to bum you out. We know that this is a time of year where you don’t want to be depressed, but rest assured — the goal of this story is not to throw you into this place.
Rather, “Joy to the World” is going to have some fun and imaginative moments throughout — even if there are at least a couple of emotional scenes sprinkled in.
Speaking in a new interview with SFX, writer Steven Moffat had the following to say about the special, which may be his final episode of the show after a lengthy run where he previously served as showrunner. He also references a classic episode of his along the way:
It’s got your Christmas whimsy in there, so I suppose it leans toward the slightly more humorous end, to a degree. But actually it gets quite emotional, and there’s also the fun element that within the context of the wider series the Doctor has just lost one of his mates … That puts the Doctor in a particular place, and in the modern show we’ve always honored that. So it’s the Doctor alone – which makes it sound sombre, and it’s really not. It’s whimsical and heartwarming and emotional. It’s not ‘Blink’. That’s how they review all my episodes – it’s not ‘Blink’!
The good news here is that eventually, we know that The Doctor is not alone, as he is going to be spending a little bit of time with Nicola Coughlan’s character — who is, of course, fittingly named Joy. We don’t imagine that this is some long-term partnership, so we will simply enjoy it however long we possibly can.
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