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|range = The Wintertime Paradox (anthology) | |range = The Wintertime Paradox (anthology) | ||
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|enemy = [[Sacristan]]s | |enemy = [[Sacristan]]s | ||
|setting = [[13 Paternoster Row]] | |setting = [[13 Paternoster Row]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Dave Rudden | ||
|read by = [[Sophie Aldred]] | |read by = [[Sophie Aldred]] | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = The Wintertime Paradox (anthology) | ||
|release date = | |release date = 15 October 2020 | ||
|series = ''[[The Wintertime Paradox (anthology)|The Wintertime Paradox]]'' | |series = ''[[The Wintertime Paradox (anthology)|The Wintertime Paradox]]'' | ||
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* [[Same (Canaries)|Boy with iron mask]] | * [[Same (Canaries)|Boy with iron mask]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Henry Wainwright]] is a 12-year-old | * [[Henry Wainwright]] is a 12-year-old neighbour to Madame Vastra, living at Number 12. | ||
* To demonstrate the seriousness of her statement, Vastra refers to Jenny as "Jennifer". | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be | * The events depicted in ''A Perfect Christmas'' are repeatedly stated to be taking place at Christmas 1885. However Vastra and Jenny did not meet Strax, or participate in the Battle of Demons Run, until 1888, as depicted in ''A Good Man Goes to War''. As the Paternoster Gang have already celebrated Christmas together at least once, in ''The Red-Eyed League'', the earliest that ''A Perfect Christmas'' can take place is 1889. Nevertheless, ''The Red-Eyed League'' indeed dated itself to 1884, in spite of the 1888 forging of the Paternoster Gang and this story's hints at adventures post-''The Snowmen'' which would date it even later. Though there have been various dating controversies in the Whoniverse, this is the first known to be related to the Paternoster Gang. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Vastra recalls [[Kisimos]] trying to lure her away from Jenny and Strax the previous Christmas. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[ | * Vastra recalls [[Kisimos]] trying to lure her away from Jenny and Strax the previous Christmas. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Red-Eyed League (short story)|The Red-Eyed League]]'') | ||
* Vastra knows the [[Papal Mainframe]] have a vendetta against the | * Vastra knows the [[Papal Mainframe]] have a vendetta against the Paternoster Gang, due to their part in the [[Battle of Demons Run]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | ||
* [[Tasha Lem]] died at [[Christmas (town)|Christmas]] during the [[Siege of Trenzalore]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | * [[Tasha Lem]] died at [[Christmas (town)|Christmas]] during the [[Siege of Trenzalore]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:10, 30 January 2024
A Perfect Christmas was the ninth short story in The Wintertime Paradox.
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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Henry Wainwright is a 12-year-old neighbour to Madame Vastra, living at Number 12.
- To demonstrate the seriousness of her statement, Vastra refers to Jenny as "Jennifer".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The events depicted in A Perfect Christmas are repeatedly stated to be taking place at Christmas 1885. However Vastra and Jenny did not meet Strax, or participate in the Battle of Demons Run, until 1888, as depicted in A Good Man Goes to War. As the Paternoster Gang have already celebrated Christmas together at least once, in The Red-Eyed League, the earliest that A Perfect Christmas can take place is 1889. Nevertheless, The Red-Eyed League indeed dated itself to 1884, in spite of the 1888 forging of the Paternoster Gang and this story's hints at adventures post-The Snowmen which would date it even later. Though there have been various dating controversies in the Whoniverse, this is the first known to be related to the Paternoster Gang.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Vastra recalls Kisimos trying to lure her away from Jenny and Strax the previous Christmas. (PROSE: The Red-Eyed League)
- Vastra knows the Papal Mainframe have a vendetta against the Paternoster Gang, due to their part in the Battle of Demons Run. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War)
- Tasha Lem died at Christmas during the Siege of Trenzalore. (TV: The Time of the Doctor)
