Named after the third of three 60th anniversary specials of Doctor Who because xe was born in the week between the second and third ones and my brain is very much special-interesting right now and they're a litter of three so it just seemed perfect.
Episode aired on the 9th of December 2023 at 6:30pm GMT
Main cast of the episode:
The Doctor- David Tennant
Donna Noble- Catherine Tate
Melanie Bush- Bonnie Langford
Here's some quotes from the episode :)
"You think life is a balance between order and chaos. But the universe is not binary. Far from it. There is order and chaos... and there is play."
Ok so it's not a quote exactly, but picture this. The protagonists are all in UNIT's fancy new headquarters discussing the threat of the Toymaker, the episode's villain. Out of nowhere, Spice Up Your Life by The Spice Girls starts playing. They look around, confused. And then the Toymaker just appears out of nowhere, does a full on dance routine. Everyone else is watching like what on earth is going on. He manages to remain threatening even while dancing to The Spice Girls. It's obvious he's doing it to catch them off guard and it's working. It's hilarious and mildly terrifying. (You don't question how a being from another dimension knows about The Spice Girls. He just does.)
"Well, that's alright then!"
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"Well, that's alright then!!!"
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"WELL, THAT'S ALRIGHT THEN!!"
(In a deliberately bad American accent)
The fifteenth Doctor hugs the fourteenth Doctor it is the most beautifully emotional moment. Imagine being at a low point in your life and then your future self gives you a hug and tells you it's going to be okay. That'd be such a healing moment.
"We're Time Lords, we're doing rehab out of order." (Good for you, Doctor, get that timey-wimey therapy)
I love some found family. And you don't get much more found family than the Doctor and Donna. He calls Rose his niece, Shaun his brother-in-law, Wilfred "granddad", Sylvia "the evil stepmother". And that means he sees Donna as a sister which is so lovely. He also calls Mel "mad auntie Mel"
"I've never been so happy in all my life."