The Runaway Bride 👰 Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Christmas Specials

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Doctor-Donna genesis, lyrical lovesickness, character regressions, vindictive villainy, musical escalation, Racnoss drowning, Christmas imagery & more are discussed in this review of The Runaway Bride, Doctor Who's 2006 Christmas special. (00:00:00) Comparing RTD Christmas specials (00:04:27) Stakes + establishing Doctor/Donna bond (00:08:30) Lance representing insecurity (00:14:54) Actors across time (00:16:37) Empress of the Racnoss (00:20:02) Handling of Rose's absence (00:28:23) Love Don't Roam scene & lyrics (00:34:00) RTD & Christmas imagery (00:36:36) Orchestral & cinematic scale (00:42:28) The real core of the Earth (00:46:05) Spider web attack on London (00:48:47) 10 drowning the Racnoss (00:55:57) Introducing Gallifrey & wider universe (01:00:05) Vindictive villainy (01:03:31) 'You can stop now' (01:05:17) Donna imitating Rose's swing moment (01:09:55) Bookending Doctor/Donna relationship (01:12:16) Episode archaeology (01:15:37) How Lance became a companion (01:17:13) The Snake in the grass (01:23:36) The 1:50 AM Incident (01:25:09) Fan judgement & children's acceptance (01:30:16) Donna's wedding 'regeneration' (01:33:22) Sympathy for the Racnoss (01:40:35) Donna not joining the TARDIS (01:43:39) Staging of the ending scene (01:45:25) Cruelty & warmth in Donna's life (01:49:44) Retrospective thoughts & looking forward…

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