The Christmas special was brilliant and Gatwa is fantastic as the Doc. Real energy from his performance.
Most importantly, it was fun and touching.
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I never knew I wanted a musical interlude with goblins on a wooden airship singing about eating a baby on Christmas Day but that whole sequence, topped by the Doc and Ruby's response, was just so joyful to watch. Other than being about baby-eating, obviously.
I reckon RTD could have got away with killing Candidate National Treasure Davina but it's ok and in the spirit of the things that the timeline requires her to live.
Going to be a long time until May!