Doctor Who: The Snowmen

2012 "This Christmas, carnivorous snow meets Victorian values."
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Released: 25 December 2012 Released
Producted By: BBC Wales
Country: United Kingdom
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Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011gpsb
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The Doctor has retired to 1892 London. Despite the protests of his allies, he is determined to keep out of mankind's affairs. However, a governess named Clara has stumbled upon a plot which only the Doctor can unravel, involving the death of her predecessor in ice and the sinister Dr. Simeon, who controls monsters made of sentient snow. And there is another mystery afoot: Clara is the spitting image of Oswin Oswald, whom the Doctor saw die in the Dalek asylum...

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Saul Metzstein

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Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
theofficeman The Snowmen is another great Doctor Who episode. Jenna Coleman is a very good actress, and her interactions with the Doctor were very good. The special effects were great, too. I loved when she first went inside the TARDIS, the music was great and the direction was also on point. The script was very good, and I was shocked when she died. I really enjoyed this episode. One thing is that the snow villain and the Great intelligence weren't that threatening. Otherwise it was a great episode. 10/10 Very enjoyable- (funny, dramatic, and emotional all-in-one.)
laura-bonaventura1 I was really disappointed by Moffat/Smith version of Doctor Who, but I finally found this episode entertaining and not completely senseless as the previous ones. The new companion introduction is almost brilliant, I'm amazed.Now, the bad things. I believe that if you cannot manage decent visual effects you should partially give up on the script, in my opinion this was the case. I always enjoy Sir Ian McKellen, I don't know what actually happened, but if I had the chance to have him in my show I wouldn't just use half of him (his voice). I see there are still some problems in the script, mostly time problems (which is ironic). Some things are rushed, some others tend to be extremely boring, this affects especially the funny side: it's really easy to fall from "funny" to "stupid" and lately it happened a lot.I gave a 7/10 because I see signs of an improvement, the willing to be fresh without destroying the whole show logic, but the episode itself it 's far from excellence.
JerrockTV I always look forward to the Christmas episodes and found this one ultimately disappointing. I found it even more disappointing when it was written by Steven Moffat.The weakest part about this episode, was that it reverted to a stale, classic Doctor Who formula we have seen so many times before. This formula is as follows: Strange alien appears on Earth>Plan to destroy earth with magic is revealed>Everything is completely hopeless>Some random magic fixes the problem. Here are just a few examples of episodes that have applied this extremely overused formula: Partners in Crime, The Poison Sky, The Lodger, and more recently The Power of Three.Moffat has always broken the mold with interesting plots but this episode was an exception. One thing he did right was add some new twists to the fascinating overarching plot and a very interesting new Character, Clara Oswin Oswald.
John Green Since Steven Moffat has taken the helm after RTD left producing the show, I have been repeatedly disappointed in the direction of the series. Of all actors that have played the Doctor, I find Matt Smith on the same level as Colin Baker in "entertainment value." I should clarify my favorite actors as the Doctor were Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison and David Tennant in that order. The scripts are also hit or miss as well. That said; I enjoyed this episode more than others from the past season. First, the opening credits are FANTASTIC! The orchestration is wonderful coupled with a return of the image of the Doctors' face in the very well done graphics! The story was okay although I expected Clara to say "Spit Spot" to the kids at some point and pull a tall lamp out of her bag. Also, using a Sontaran as comic relief seemed a bit silly. Killer Smowmen from outer space with a floating spaceship (TARDIS) in the clouds seems like a bad B-Movie plot from the 1950's and the conclusion to the episode is a bit confusing. And if we must have a villain, I don't think the "cute, sexy and lick-the-mirror handsome" Doctor Richard E.Grant was the best choice.I am sure there was an intent of a cliff hanger but it was more of a "what in the heck just happened" moment (IMHO). There was good action, great music and Clara (Oswin) is really a perfect companion for the Doctor. Hopefully, she can hang on for a regeneration and a better Doctor will be cast in the role...soon! I long for the days when RTD brought excellent stories every week, or even when John Nathan Turner was in charge. I should clarify that Steven Moffat has had some good episodes such as "Blink" but nothing consistent.Doctor Who is something I look forward to on Christmas Day, and I am hopeful that future episodes will improve. I would not want to see the Doctor go back on the shelf like it did in 1989.