Synopsis
A young bride in the midst of her wedding finds herself mysteriously transported to the TARDIS. The Doctor must discover what her connection is with the Empress of the Racnoss's plan to destroy the world.
A young bride in the midst of her wedding finds herself mysteriously transported to the TARDIS. The Doctor must discover what her connection is with the Empress of the Racnoss's plan to destroy the world.
me for the entire episode, unable to let it go: he was burning up a sun just to say goodbye
My Dream TARDIS Team would always include Donna.
She takes no shit and holds them accountable. There would be none of this Timelord Victorious or I'm a God malarkey if she was around.
the amount of chaotic dumbass energy that david tennant and catherine tate exude whenever they work together is enough to power a thousand suns
an extra half-star because i miss the tenth doctor and donna noble so much. allons-y!
Catherine Tate as Donna Noble was one of the best things to ever happen to this show.
Like so many of the Doctor Who Christmas specials the actual central plot isn't as good as the smaller more intimate parts of the story.
The Runaway Bride introduces us to Donna Noble as played by Catherine Tate. At the time i thought it was a horrendous choice of actor for the role but how quickly my thoughts changed. Tate is superb. She has real screen chemistry with David Tennant, not sexual chemistry but a wonderful matey chemistry which ends up being really refreshing, especially in her full series of stories screened a couple of years later. Yes, Tate was that good they brought her back.
The Runaway Bride has a couple of superb set pieces, the best being the…
7/10
My second watch I think?
I've just been going through some of my favorite episodes of the show and for some reason chose to see this one again even though it's never really been a big favorite of mine. I hadn't seen this in years but I remember that it struck me as weird at the time, and it still kind of does. I do like it quite a lot though because it explores essential dimensions of the show, plus that last scene makes me cry.
The perfect kind of Doctor Who Christmas special. Goofy fun, and Tennant and Tate have terrific chemistry.