Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015 Christmas Special) (2015)

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Critic Consensus: With "The Husbands of River Song," Doctor Who delivers a Christmas special that perfectly balances silliness and heart.

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The Husbands of River Song (2015 Christmas Special)
Air date: Dec 25, 2015

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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

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All Critics (19) | Top Critics (6)

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
Top Critic

Conviviality served to represent something of a new start for the Doctor -- a chance to wash away the gloom of series (season) nine... and have a well-deserved laugh.

Dec 28, 2015 | Full Review…
Catherine Gee
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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

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

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

'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

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
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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

"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

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
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