Doctor Who (Peter Capaldi) and the lovable lady called River Song team up.This episode is the perfect example of why Capaldi is better than all other Doctor Who actors before him. In a nutshell: I watched this episode last night and now all I remember is the wonderful comedy of it all (between Capaldi and River Song). All I remember about the plot was that big red thing that looked like the Robinson robot in the Lost In Space movie of 1998. Everything else was comedy, comedy and it was very funny! If the previous Doctor Who actors tried to do a show like this the hour they would not have been as effective. Only Capaldi could pull this off so well. I am not saying the other Who actors were unfunny, just that their humour could never carry a whole episode like this.So this hour is perfectly matched to a bright Christmas Day, it is highly recommended!

I can't get over how great the Husbands of River Song was. The humor was nice, and the beginning was a fun romp; but when it finally got down to business, The Husbands of River Song was one of the most emotional and well made hours of television of the year. I am amazed at how the writers called back to Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead (some of my favorite episodes) 5 series after they aired. Even the music was a throwback to that two parter. Alex Kingston was as always amazing as River Song, and Capaldi gave another stellar performance. The Special Effects were great too, and the music was just beautiful. The ending is the 100% perfect conclusion to the Doctor's and River Song's love story, and it really is emotional. Overall, 10/10. One of the best episodes of series 9

... gets away with it.To be clearer: Scibe Moffat has recently started up the "acronym staircase" that ultimately results in a Knighthood.Now, in 99% of all TV productions, there is a hierarchy, a pecking order. Before the writer gets to write, before the scribe gets to scribble, somebody higher in the pecking order (than the writer) has to sign off on the script, has to make sure the script is consistent with the guidelines and plot arcs etc.However where the writer is almost-Sir Steven, the rules change. If almost-Sir Steven wakes up one frosty morning in a bit of a mood, and fancies that, for a change of pace he will do a X-Mas script that harks back to his days as a writer of Brit Sit-Coms and RomComs, then by George that is exactly what he gets to do.So here we have a Dr. Who X-Mas special starring an actor many believe to be the weakest Dr. Who in recent memory and featuring a story line that seems to be lacking only the canned laugh track.Do I sound harsh? I have been a Dr. Who fan since I was in knee-socks and generally LOVE the modern iteration. I have seen almost every X-Mas special -- some were absolute jewels,, remember the Opera Singer? -- and this one is clever and frothy and interesting BUT OVERALL ONE OF THE WORST DR. WHO X-MAS EVENTS EVER.But that is OK, because next year we can have a jolly do-over and by then almost-Sir Steven might be feeling better.

This Christmas, Doctor Who gives us something we all need; a good, hearty laugh, and this terrific story, from Steven Moffat, about a diamond, and is a diamond.Every appearance of River, embodied by the terrific Alex Kingston always leads to a fu adventure, and this time, the Doctor and River certainly do not disappoint.This Christmas gift, is the first one the 12th Doctor's been without a companion, but, this time, River - who is the Doctor's wife, comes to a bittersweet ending, which beautifully closes the story of River, and I wish all viewers will find this gift a special one, indeed, this year. Merry Christmas.