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* TheGrinch: The Doctor is a temporary, downplayed example as the story begins. He usually loves the Christmas season, but in the wake of all the heartache he's been through since what turned out to really be his "Last Christmas" with Clara, he isn't up for the usual hijinks of AVeryBritishChristmas this year.
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* TheGrinch: The Doctor is a temporary, downplayed example as the story begins. He usually loves the Christmas season, but in the wake of all the heartache he's been through since what turned out to really be his "Last Christmas" with Clara, he isn't up for the usual hijinks of AVeryBritishChristmas this year. Though it takes less time than it took Eleven to get over it.
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* ItAmusedMe: According to WordOfGod, the Doctor decides not tell River who he is until late into the episode, [[spoiler: and in the meantime, he acts like a random citizen who got involved in River's antics, including faking his own "BiggerOnTheInside moment" when they both enter the TARDIS,]] simply to amuse himself.
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* ItAmusedMe: According to WordOfGod, the Doctor decides not tell River who he is until late into the episode, [[spoiler: and in the meantime, he acts like a random citizen who got involved in River's antics, including faking his own "BiggerOnTheInside moment" when they both enter the TARDIS,]] TARDIS, simply to amuse himself.himself.
* IdiotBall: While River is under the impression that the Eleventh Doctor is the last and as a result does not have a picture of Twelve it takes her a lot longer than you would think to realize who the Doctor is.
* IdiotBall: While River is under the impression that the Eleventh Doctor is the last and as a result does not have a picture of Twelve it takes her a lot longer than you would think to realize who the Doctor is.
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* NoodleIncident: This is apparently not the first time River has taken the TARDIS without the Doctor knowing and returned it before he realized it was missing.
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* LosingYourHead: When Hydroflax's robot wants to question someone, it removes their head and attaches it to its own body.
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* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When River threatens the next person that uses her name with [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment having their organs removed in alphabetical order]] the Doctor asks "Which alphabet?"
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* BiTheWay: River had at least two wives, one of which was Cleopatra.
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* TeleFrag: The TARDIS has a safeguard in place to avoid the doors engaging and dematerializing if it detects a lifeform as being inside the TARDIS and outside at the same time. This prevents River and the Doctor's immediate giveaway until Hydroflax's body enters the TARDIS.
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* TeleFrag: The TARDIS has a safeguard in place to avoid avert this by preventing the doors from engaging and the TARDIS dematerializing if it detects a lifeform as being inside the TARDIS and outside at the same time. This prevents River and the Doctor's immediate giveaway getaway until Hydroflax's body enters the TARDIS.
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* BittersweetEnding: The episode ends with the Doctor taking River to dinner at [[spoiler:the Singing Towers of Derillium, the location of the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E9ForestOfTheDead last night they spend together before her death]]]]. On the other hand, [[spoiler:a night on Derillium is twenty-four years long]]
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* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Before River works out who the Doctor is, she brings him into the TARDIS and he excitedly fakes his own "Bigger on the inside" moment because he's always wanted it done properly.
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* VictoriasSecretCompartment: At one point the diamond MacGuffin is falling through the air and River catches it in her dress.
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* BreatherEpisode: Promised to be one. After everything that happened in the last series, which had ''no'' breather episodes for the Twelfth Doctor, it's probably warranted.
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* BreatherEpisode: Promised to be one.a story that's mostly fun with a few poignant moments. After everything that happened in the last series, which had ''no'' breather episodes for the Twelfth Doctor, it's probably warranted.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: The Twelfth Doctor suffered horrifically in the final stretch of Series 9 -- he really needs a break and there's no new companion until Series 10, so how about a BreatherEpisode escapade with River Song?
* TheXOfY: '''The''' Husbands '''of''' River Song. The 126th episode of Doctor Who to bear this naming scheme overall, and the second involving River.
* TheXOfY: '''The''' Husbands '''of''' River Song. The 126th episode of Doctor Who to bear this naming scheme overall, and the second involving River.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: The Twelfth Doctor suffered horrifically in the final stretch of Series 9 -- he really needs a break and there's no new companion until Series 10, so how about a BreatherEpisode escapade with River Song?
* TheXOfY: '''The''' Husbands '''of''' River Song. The 126th episode of Doctor Who to bear this naming scheme overall, and the second involving River.
* TheXOfY: '''The''' Husbands '''of''' River Song. The 126th episode of Doctor Who to bear this naming scheme overall, and the second involving River.
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* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: With the Doctor keeping his identity secret, he ends up becoming a companion to River herself, who has to deal with the Doctor having too much fun during their shenanigans.
-->'''River:''' Stop laughing, this is a serious mission.\\
'''Doctor:''' But we're being threatened by a ''bag!''
-->'''River:''' Stop laughing, this is a serious mission.\\
'''Doctor:''' But we're being threatened by a ''bag!''
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* HistoryRepeats: Another Christmas special set after the loss of the Doctor's companion(s), when he's alone and not in the mood for heroics...
* ItAmusedMe: According to WordOfGod, The Doctor decides not tell River who he is until late into the episode, [[spoiler: and in the meantime, he acts like a random citizen who got involved in River's antics, including faking his own "BiggerOnTheInside moment" when they both enter the TARDIS,]] simply to amuse himself.
* ItAmusedMe: According to WordOfGod, The Doctor decides not tell River who he is until late into the episode, [[spoiler: and in the meantime, he acts like a random citizen who got involved in River's antics, including faking his own "BiggerOnTheInside moment" when they both enter the TARDIS,]] simply to amuse himself.
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* HistoryRepeats: Another Christmas special set after the loss of the Doctor's companion(s), when he's alone and not in the mood for heroics...
heroics.
* ItAmusedMe: According to WordOfGod,The the Doctor decides not tell River who he is until late into the episode, [[spoiler: and in the meantime, he acts like a random citizen who got involved in River's antics, including faking his own "BiggerOnTheInside moment" when they both enter the TARDIS,]] simply to amuse himself.
* ItAmusedMe: According to WordOfGod,
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* TheXOfY: '''The''' Husbands '''of''' River Song. The 126th episode of Doctor Who to bear this naming scheme overall, and the second involving River. You usually have to be the Daleks or the Cybermen to get that kind of consideration...
* TheXOfY: '''The''' Husbands '''of''' River Song. The 126th episode of Doctor Who to bear this naming scheme overall, and the second involving River. You usually have to be the Daleks or the Cybermen to get that kind of consideration...
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* ThrowTheDogABone: The Twelfth Doctor suffered horrifically in the final stretch of Series 9 -- he '''really''' really needs a break and there's no new companion until Series 10, so how about a BreatherEpisode escapade with River Song?
* TheXOfY: '''The''' Husbands '''of''' River Song. The 126th episode of Doctor Who to bear this naming scheme overall, and the second involving River. You usually have to be the Daleks or the Cybermen to get that kind of consideration...
* TheXOfY: '''The''' Husbands '''of''' River Song. The 126th episode of Doctor Who to bear this naming scheme overall, and the second involving River.
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* TheXOfY: '''The''' Husbands '''of''' River Song. The 126th episode of Doctor Who to bear this naming scheme overall.
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* TheXOfY: '''The''' Husbands '''of''' River Song. The 126th episode of Doctor Who to bear this naming scheme overall.overall, and the second involving River. You usually have to be the Daleks or the Cybermen to get that kind of consideration...
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* BreatherEpisode: Promised to be one. After everything that happened in the last series, which had no breather episodes for the Twelfth Doctor, it's probably warranted.
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* BreatherEpisode: Promised to be one. After everything that happened in the last series, which had no ''no'' breather episodes for the Twelfth Doctor, it's probably warranted.
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* ChristmasEpisode: It's a Christmas special.
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* ChristmasEpisode: It's a Christmas special.special!
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* HaveWeMetYet: While River Song knows full well who the Doctor is by this point in her timeline, she's never met ''this'' incarnation, apparently has no knowledge of his existence, and can't recognize her sweetie in him. This might be because Eleven was supposed to be the last Doctor of all.
* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is coming off of a TraumaCongaLine in Series 9 that included Clara's senseless death and his own people betraying him, which drove him to the DespairEventHorizon. He wound up going too far to save her and this led to him getting his memories of her appearance, etc. wiped, though not his adventures with her, so he's currently alone and broody.
* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is coming off of a TraumaCongaLine in Series 9 that included Clara's senseless death and his own people betraying him, which drove him to the DespairEventHorizon. He wound up going too far to save her and this led to him getting his memories of her appearance, etc. wiped, though not his adventures with her, so he's currently alone and broody.
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* HaveWeMetYet: While River Song knows full well who the Doctor is by this point in her timeline, she's never met ''this'' incarnation, apparently has no knowledge of his existence, existence since Eleven was supposed to be the last Doctor, and can't recognize her sweetie in him. This might be because Eleven was supposed to be the last Doctor of all.
him.
* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is coming off of a TraumaCongaLine in Series 9 that included Clara's senseless death and his own people betraying him, which drove him to the DespairEventHorizon. He wound up going too far to save her and this led to him getting his memories of her appearance, etc. wiped, though not his adventures with her, so he's currently alone and and a bit broody.
* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is coming off of a TraumaCongaLine in Series 9 that included Clara's senseless death and his own people betraying him, which drove him to the DespairEventHorizon. He wound up going too far to save her and this led to him getting his memories of her appearance, etc. wiped, though not his adventures with her, so he's currently alone and and a bit broody.
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* ItAmusedMe: According to WordOfGod, The Doctor decides not tell River who he is until late into the episode, [[spoiler: and in the meantime, he acts like a random citizen who got involved in River's antics, including faking his own "BiggerOnTheInside moment" when they both enter the TARDIS,]] simply to amuse himself.
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* ButHeSoundsHandsome: Inverted. River shows the Doctor her diary (which is almost filled up by this point), and says that he was the sort of man who’d know exactly how long a diary you were going to need. The Doctor replies, "He sounds awful."
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Just like [[DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen his last post-companion period]], the Doctor is in solitary mourning only to be yanked back into action.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Just like [[DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen [[Recap/DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen his last post-companion period]], the Doctor is in solitary mourning only to be yanked back into action.
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* AccidentalAdultery: River has a new husband... she [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated thinks the Doctor is dead]], having used up all his regenerations... but of course he isn't, so... whoops.
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* AccidentalAdultery: River has a new husband... husband; she [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated thinks the Doctor is dead]], having used up all his regenerations... regenerations, but of course he isn't, so... whoops.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Just like [[DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen his last post-companion period]], the Doctor is in solitary mourning only to be yanked back into action.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Just like [[DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen his last post-companion period]], the Doctor is in solitary mourning only to be yanked back into action.
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* TheXOfY
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* TheXOfYTheXOfY: '''The''' Husbands '''of''' River Song. The 126th episode of Doctor Who to bear this naming scheme overall.
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There is a difference between Put On A Bus and simply not appearing. If she wasn\'t Put On A Bus, she\'s not The Bus Came Back.
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* TheBusCameBack: River Song returns after more than two years of absence from the show. This story will take place sometime between "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E5TheAngelsTakeManhattan The Angels Take Manhattan]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E8SilenceInTheLibrary Silence in the Library]]"/"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E9ForestOfTheDead Forest of the Dead]]" in her timeline.
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* ChristmasEpisode
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* ChristmasEpisodeChristmasEpisode: It's a Christmas special.
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->'''The Doctor:''' So what do you think?\\
'''River:''' Of what?\\
'''The Doctor:''' Of my new body.\\
'''River:''' I don't know, I've only seen the face!
'''River:''' Of what?\\
'''The Doctor:''' Of my new body.\\
'''River:''' I don't know, I've only seen the face!
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* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is coming off of a TraumaCongaLine in Series 9 that included Clara's senseless death and his own people betraying him, which drove him to the DespairEventHorizon; he just barely came back from the edge.
* HistoryRepeats: Another Christmas special set after the tragic loss of the Doctor's companion(s), when he's alone and not in the mood for heroics...
* HistoryRepeats: Another Christmas special set after the tragic loss of the Doctor's companion(s), when he's alone and not in the mood for heroics...
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* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is coming off of a TraumaCongaLine in Series 9 that included Clara's senseless death and his own people betraying him, which drove him to the DespairEventHorizon; he just barely came back from the edge.
DespairEventHorizon. He wound up going too far to save her and this led to him getting his memories of her appearance, etc. wiped, though not his adventures with her, so he's currently alone and broody.
* HistoryRepeats: Another Christmas special set after thetragic loss of the Doctor's companion(s), when he's alone and not in the mood for heroics...
* HistoryRepeats: Another Christmas special set after the
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* ThrowTheDogABone: The Twelfth Doctor suffered horrifically in the final stretch of Series 9 and was left a HeartbrokenBadass -- he '''really''' needs a break and there's no new companion until Series 10, so how about a BreatherEpisode escapade with River Song?
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* OracularHead: King Hydroflax is a head atop his robot bodyguard, the former ending up stolen by River and the Doctor.
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* AccidentalAdultery: River has a new husband... she thinks the Doctor is dead, having used up all his regenerations... but of course he isn't, so... whoops.
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* AccidentalAdultery: River has a new husband... she [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated thinks the Doctor is dead, dead]], having used up all his regenerations... but of course he isn't, so... whoops.
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* AccidentalAdultery: River has a new husband... she thinks the Doctor is dead, having used up all his regenerations... but of course he isn't, so... whoops.
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* TheGrinch: The Doctor is a temporary, downplayed example as the story begins. He usually loves the Christmas season, but in the wake of all the heartache he's been through of late isn't up for the usual hijinks of AVeryBritishChristmas this year.
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* TheGrinch: The Doctor is a temporary, downplayed example as the story begins. He usually loves the Christmas season, but in the wake of all the heartache he's been through of late since what turned out to really be his "Last Christmas" with Clara, he isn't up for the usual hijinks of AVeryBritishChristmas this year.
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* ChristmasCarolers: Referenced; the Doctor has a sign on his TARDIS door that says "Carol Singers Will Be Criticised".
* TheGrinch: The Doctor is a temporary, downplayed example as the story begins. He usually loves the Christmas season, but in the wake of all the heartache he's been through of late isn't up for the usual hijinks of AVeryBritishChristmas this year.
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* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is coming off of a TraumaCongaLine in Series 9 that included Clara's senseless death and his own people betraying him.
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* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is coming off of a TraumaCongaLine in Series 9 that included Clara's senseless death and his own people betraying him. him, which drove him to the DespairEventHorizon; he just barely came back from the edge.
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* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is coming off of a parade of horrors in Series 9 that included Clara's senseless death and his own people betraying him.
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* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is coming off of a parade of horrors TraumaCongaLine in Series 9 that included Clara's senseless death and his own people betraying him.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: The Twelfth Doctor suffered horrifically in the final stretch of Series 9 and was left a HeartbrokenBadass -- he '''really''' needs a break and there's no new companion until Series 10, so how about a BreatherEpisode escapade with River Song?
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* BreatherEpisode: Promised to be one. After everything that happened in the last series to the Twelfth Doctor, it's probably warranted.
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* BreatherEpisode: Promised to be one. After everything that happened in the last series to series, which had no breather episodes for the Twelfth Doctor, it's probably warranted.
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* HistoryRepeats: Another Christmas special set after the tragic loss of the Doctor's companion(s), when he really isn't in the mood for heroics...
* HistoryRepeats: Another Christmas special set after the tragic loss of the Doctor's companion(s), when he really isn't in the mood for heroics...
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* HaveWeMetYet: While River Song knows full well who the Doctor is by this point in her timeline, she's never met ''this'' incarnation, apparently has no knowledge of his existence, and can't recognize her sweetie in him. This might be because Eleven was supposed to be the last Doctor of all.
* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor isstill grieving the loss coming off of companion Clara Oswald as this story begins.
a parade of horrors in Series 9 that included Clara's senseless death and his own people betraying him.
* HistoryRepeats: Another Christmas special set after the tragic loss of the Doctor's companion(s), whenhe really isn't he's alone and not in the mood for heroics...
* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is
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''It's Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from carols and comedy antlers. But when the Time Lord's help is requested he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy! King Hydroflax (Greg Davies) is furious and his giant robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole (Matt Lucas) survive? And when will River work out who the Doctor is?
All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and at a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time…''
All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and at a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time…''
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''It's Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from carols and comedy antlers. But when the Time Lord's help is requested he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy! King Hydroflax (Greg Davies) is furious and his giant robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole (Matt Lucas) survive? And when will River work out who the Doctor is?
is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and at a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time…''
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''It's Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from carols and comedy antlers. But when the Time Lord's help is requested he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy! King Hydroflax (Greg Davies) is furious and his giant robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole (Matt Lucas) survive? And when will River work out who the Doctor is?
All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and at a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time…''
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* BreatherEpisode: Promised to be one. After everything that happened in the last series to the Twelfth Doctor, it's probably warranted.
* TheBusCameBack: River Song returns after more than two years of absence from the show. This story will take place sometime between "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E5TheAngelsTakeManhattan The Angels Take Manhattan]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E8SilenceInTheLibrary Silence in the Library]]"/"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E9ForestOfTheDead Forest of the Dead]]" in her timeline.
* ChristmasEpisode
* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is still grieving the loss of companion Clara Oswald as this story begins.
* HistoryRepeats: Another Christmas special set after the tragic loss of the Doctor's companion(s), when he really isn't in the mood for heroics...
* TenMinuteRetirement: Just like [[DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen his last post-companion period]], the Doctor is in solitary mourning only to be yanked back into action.
* TheXOfY
''It's Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from carols and comedy antlers. But when the Time Lord's help is requested he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy! King Hydroflax (Greg Davies) is furious and his giant robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole (Matt Lucas) survive? And when will River work out who the Doctor is?
All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and at a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time…''
!!Tropes:
* BreatherEpisode: Promised to be one. After everything that happened in the last series to the Twelfth Doctor, it's probably warranted.
* TheBusCameBack: River Song returns after more than two years of absence from the show. This story will take place sometime between "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E5TheAngelsTakeManhattan The Angels Take Manhattan]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E8SilenceInTheLibrary Silence in the Library]]"/"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E9ForestOfTheDead Forest of the Dead]]" in her timeline.
* ChristmasEpisode
* HeartbrokenBadass: The Doctor is still grieving the loss of companion Clara Oswald as this story begins.
* HistoryRepeats: Another Christmas special set after the tragic loss of the Doctor's companion(s), when he really isn't in the mood for heroics...
* TenMinuteRetirement: Just like [[DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen his last post-companion period]], the Doctor is in solitary mourning only to be yanked back into action.
* TheXOfY
