Tohtorin joulutarina (S05E14)

Though the fifth season in itself sufficiently indicated the possibilities of a new personality of the central hero, it was only during A Christmas Carol that I definitively understood that I will like the Doctor with Matt Smith's face. That's because this eternal story of past Christmases is not only magically mysterious, charmingly romantic, and perfectly nostalgic, but it also deeply touches the heart. It may not just be my favorite special, but after a moment of contemplation, also my favorite standalone story of this unruly traveler of time and space . His (so typical for this regeneration) thin line between a wise pilgrim and easily irritable child was never as clear as in moments with the tactless Sardick. (26.12.2015)

How did boredom even get invented? The only Christmas special where Christmas is not just a necessary component, but it is completely integral to it. The atmosphere, the magic, the emotions and the joy of Christmas oozes from this so intensely that this full-blooded, fairytale through and through Doctored variation on Dickens’ Christmas classic has gained a status of a movie without which Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas. And if you think that this review is too un-Christmassy, you can just Christmas off. (02.01.2014)