Doctor Who is back on Christmas Day. RTD writes his first festive episode since 2009 and once again there is simplicity in his wiring in Ncuti Gatwa's first adventure. The 15th Doctor meets Ruby Sunday. A child abandoned on Christmas Eve. Now a teenager Ruby has been suddenly plagued with bad luck. A new baby fostered by her mother has attracted the attention of evil goblins. They certainly are making a song and dance about their Christmas dinner, a freshly seasoned baby. RTD has gone for fantasy to complement the last adventure with the Toymaker. Gatwa gets to show off his singing skills. All of a sudden there is a switch to coldness when Ruby disappears. Her foster mother living a life of misery, only fostering a few kids here and there for the money. The warmth the Doctor encountered earlier has vanished. It is an adventure aimed for all the family on the festive day. Although the Goblin song that is all about eating a baby is darkly comic. It was sung by Janis Goblin with help from Gob Dylan.

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