Board Thread:Whoniverse Discussion/@comment-24121492-20151225183241/@comment-19366571-20151225215349

The Christmas special was better than I expected with a fun episode and the obvious festive themes. However it was not great and will only be rewatched at Christmas time so it will not have that much of an appeal.

River would probably have gotten the answer out of the Doctor or went through the TARDIS database which would be something that River would do. There are plenty of ways for her to find out. Her ending was perfection with the last 15 minutes of the episode being far superior to the rest off it with a focus on emotional themes, Singing Towers of Derilium at last. The conversation was a particular highlight. A much better way of showing their ending than the minisodes or the conversation in The Name of the Doctor back in 2013. A good episode with the last 15 minutes being brilliant.