Who's Thoughts: Joy to the World
The typo is intentional; this will be the title for the short(?), spoilery Doctor Who reviews that I guess I'm doing for next year's Season Two/Series 15/Season 41 (don't ask). Those will be Patreon-exclusive, but this one will be going up on the site. Happy holidays! Nicola Coughlan got shafted by the marketing, let's make that clear. All the promos sold this as a spotlight piece for one of the beloved stars of Derry Girls, a Doctor Who Christmas Special in the vein of The Runaway Bride , The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe , or The Return of Dr. Mysterio , where the Doctor crashed into a guest actor's story. Instead, we have a special in the vein of The Waters of Mars or The Time of the Doctor , which are ultimately character pieces with the Doctor at the center. With Coughlan's Joy only present for around half the episode, she remains largely an unknown quantity until late in the game. She nails all of her big moments, especially her building rage and g...