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Episodes 1 The Husbands of River Song (2015 Christmas Special) Air date: Dec 25, 2015 It's Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. King Hydroflax is furious, and his giant Robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole survive? And when will River Song work out who the Doctor is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time. -- (C) BBCA More Tv Season Info It's Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. King Hydroflax is furious, and his giant Robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole survive? And when will River Song work out who the Doctor is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time. -- (C) BBCA Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Network: BBC America Premiere Date: Dec 25, 2015 News & Interviews for Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015 Christmas Special) 9 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This January TV to Comics: 5 Successful Comic Book Series Born From Television Worst to Best Doctor Who Regenerations View All Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015 Christmas Special) News Episodes 1 The Husbands of River Song (2015 Christmas Special) Air date: Dec 25, 2015 It's Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. King Hydroflax is furious, and his giant Robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole survive? And when will River Song work out who the Doctor is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time. -- (C) BBCA More Critic Reviews for Doctor Who The Husbands of River Song (2015 Christmas Special) All Critics (19) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (1) This year, instead of giving us a Christmas-themed story, the writers instead decided to give us all a Christmas present: the missing final chapter in the love story of the Doctor and River. Dec 27, 2015 | Full Review… Noam Cohen Observer Top Critic "The Husbands Of River Song" ends up being fun, even when it's flawed, because even its clunkiest music cues can't overwhelm Peter Capaldi's performance. Dec 28, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review… Alasdair Wilkins AV Club Top Critic If "The Husbands of River Song" is less Christmasy than most of the previous specials, it is a splendid gift to fans nonetheless. Dec 30, 2015 | Full Review… Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times Top Critic The entire affair felt a delightfully fun romp with some lovely emotional resonance in the third act. It's Christmas. It's Doctor Who. What more do you need? Nov 9, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Ross Ruediger New York Magazine/Vulture Top Critic 'The Husbands Of River Song' acts as a fitting coda to the Doctor and River's relationship while still giving hope that this isn't the last we'll see of her. Jan 4, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Steve Wright SciFiNow The Husbands of River Song, contrary to its predecessors, actually carries all the hallmarks of being a substantial installment, rather than a bit of festive fluff. Dec 31, 2015 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review… Craig Owen Jones PopMatters This story is pure sentimentality, and I mean that as a compliment. It's about who we love and how we love them and why we need people and when. Jan 8, 2019 | Full Review… Emily Asher-Perrin Tor.com Additionally, in one fell swoop, that final scene gave the viewers something we honestly never thought we'd see or even thought we should ask for: a true marriage between the Doctor and River. Jun 19, 2018 | Full Review… Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez Tom & Lorenzo Really, though, the strength in this episode was in the interplay between Peter Capaldi and Alex Kingston. Nov 12, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Kathleen Wiedel TV Fanatic "The Husbands of River Song" feels more akin to a Davies-era Christmas installment-it bounces along carelessly like a hyper child on a sugar high only to suddenly swerve into an emotional conclusion. Dec 30, 2015 | Rating: 8.2/10 | Full Review… Mark Rozeman Paste Magazine As far as goodbyes go, it managed to be one of the sweetest in modern Who history. Dec 30, 2015 | Full Review… Jordan Alsaqa TV Equals "The Husbands of River Song" dumbed River down because the story needed her to be ignorant, something that doesn't line up with the woman we know. Dec 30, 2015 | Full Review… Kaitlin Thomas TV.com View All Critic Reviews (19) Audience Reviews for Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015 Christmas Special) Dec 31, 2018 Annoying characters and a poor plot, this story is only good if you enjoy cringing. Daniel C Dec 22, 2018 Had some .not so great moments, but at least we know how River got that sonic screwdriver back in "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead". James W W Dec 16, 2018 My favorite Christmas episode! Capaldi and Kingston were terrific. I laughed and I cried. It was just a great episode to me. Aurora%20 A Dec 15, 2018 One of my favorite Christmas specials. Both funny and heartbreaking. Capaldi and Kingston had amazing chemistry. I just love watching and rewatching this one. Bea N Dec 11, 2018 This is an amazing conclusion to Rivers character and loved it how she didn't recognise the doctor connor m Oct 11, 2018 LOVE THIS EPISODE! It's hilarious and may include the most truly romantic scene ever aired on television. Romana T Sep 18, 2018 THIS SHOW HAS GONE DOWNHILL FAST ... Konrad D Jul 25, 2017 The Doctor's long awaited reunion with River Song is excellently portrayed by Capaldi and Kingston. Moffat's writing brought the River Song storyline that he began during Tennant's era to a bittersweet but triumphant ending. Samuel W Jun 12, 2017 Fun episode, not quite as good as the last special episode. William%20 O Mar 05, 2016 Capaldi and Kingston have great chemistry in a more-than-average episode. Samuel T See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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