The Runaway Bride 👰 Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Christmas Specials Who Cares? - Dr. Who Fans Talk TV

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… Continue reading →