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|writer = [[Jody Houser]] | |writer = [[Jody Houser]] | ||
Revision as of 16:52, 19 December 2019
Holiday Special was the story published in the Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Holiday Special comic series.
Publisher's summary
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Plot
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Characters
- Thirteenth Doctor
- Graham O'Brien
- Ryan Sinclair
- Yasmin Khan
- Krampus
- Friffle
- Baxter
- Minion of Krampus
- Toy guards
References
The Doctor
- The Doctor believes in children's dreams, laughter, general jolliness, and bringing joy to others through space and time despite impossible odds.
- The Doctor uses a fez to protect herself from the mind traps.
Christmas
- Graham says that he and Ryan have a Christmas dinner to get to.
- The Doctor notes the "festive" appearance of her neurological trackers.
- "Mr Henderson" is dressed like Santa Claus.
- Children all over the world believe in Santa, and write him letters and send him their wishes.
- Baxter is an elf, sent by "Jeff".
- The Doctor wonders if the list of children's names is a naughty or nice list.
- Names on the list include Dylan Fry, age seven, Jordan Fry, age four, and Lily Jenkins, age ten.
- The Doctor hangs a wreath on her TARDIS door.
- The Doctor leaves a mince pie and a carrot for her "old friend".
- Ryan calls Krampus the "anti-Santa".
Leisure
- Ryan suggests the Doctor take them to Disneyland, or "cool, future, other planet Disneyland".
- The Doctor recalls how Graham lost a Bevivian game of chance at the amusement park they'd previously visited.
- Graham, Ryan, and Yaz each have conflicting memories of what happened at the amusement park:
- Graham recalled that Ryan had gone into an "alien haunted house" full of "actual ghosts", where he was in danger of becoming one.
- Ryan remembered encountering an "alien clown", with a trick flower that sprayed Yaz with a dangerous substance that they "barely" found the antidote for in time.
- Yaz's version of events saw the Doctor play a test of strength carnival game, which led to her being put in their gladiator games.
Popular culture
- Ryan says calls the use of the mind trap on the workers "very Dark Crystal of 'em".
- Ryan calls Krampus a "regular Grinch".
Miscellaneous
- The Doctor acted as a gladiator at some point, but "decades" before the scenario that Yaz remembered.
- Ryan wonders if Yaz would be okay with wearing the festive-looking neurological tracker because of her Muslim faith.
- Ryan previously had a maths teacher called Ms. Henderson.
- A human's sense of smell is linked to their memory, as are a Time Lord's.
Notes
Original print details
- Part 1:
- PREVIOUSLY...
- Whirling through time and space, the Doctor and her friends - Yaz, Ryan and Graham - took some time off from thwarting nefarious alien plots to enjoy some well-earned leisure time. But theme parks on distant planets aren't always what they seem, and the gang were soon saving victims of a crooked carnival con. Everything is right in the universe again - or so they think...
- NEXT TIME!
- The Doctor and friends gain an unexpected ally. Together they must stop Mr. Henderson - but who exactly is he? And what is he really up to?
- Part 2:
- PREVIOUSLY...
- Having been plagued by false memories of an alien amusement park, the Doctor and the gang went on the hunt to discover the truth. On a curiously colourful planet, perturbed alien named Friffle reveals his people are being taken by the mysterious the mysterious Mr Henderson - a man who bears a striking resemblance to Santa Claus! Taken as prisoners in his grotto-like lair, the Doctor resolves to find out exactly what he's plotting...
- NEXT TIME!
- The threat of two deadly enemies - the Weeping Angels and Autons - forces the Doctor to bend the rules and get help from none other than... the Tenth Doctor!
Continuity
- The Doctor recalls the events of COMIC: Meet the Fam!, but Graham, Ryan, and Yaz all have differing memories of the stories' events.
- Graham wonders if the culprit may be that "hoarder fellow we keep running into". (COMIC: A New Beginning, Old Friends)
- Ryan suggests going to Disneyland. He previously asked the Doctor if her psychic paper could get them into the park. (COMIC: Meet the Fam!)
- Yasmin's Muslim faith is brought up. (TV: Rosa, Demons of the Punjab)
- The Doctor wears her rainbow-coloured scarf. (TV: Resolution)
- The Doctor and Baxter refer to Santa as "Jeff". (TV: A Christmas Carol)
- Ryan mentions the Corsair. (COMIC: Old Friends)
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