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DW Don't Blink
Season 10, Episode 264, The Return of Doctor Mysterio

DW Don't Blink

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018


Our time travelers Krysten and Anthony take a break from the past and watch the 2016 Christmas Special before their next trip back to 1965. So this time instead of black and white slideshow missing episodes, they are treated to full color HD resolution having seen this episode in the movie theater through the special events that fathomevents.com put on. Keep an eye there for other Doctor Who theater events! We join the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) as he goes back to New York to deal with the paradoxes caused by the Angels Take Manhattan. His visit unintentionally creates the superhero The Ghost when the boy Grant eats a wish granting stone. When the Doctor with his companion Nardole (Matt Lucas) return to keep an eye on The Ghost he joins them in thwarting the invasion plans of a race of alien brains (where is Barbara with her stick when you need her!). Don't worry, next week we're back to 1965 and William Hartnell!Original Posting Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017

Time and Space: A Doctor Who Podcast
Episode 21 - They All "Die" (Psych!)

Time and Space: A Doctor Who Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 40:18


Twelfth Doctor's Companions OverviewChange isb't easy, but in "Doctor Who," we often have companions who help us transition to a new Doctor. The arrival of the 12th Doctor (Peter Capaldi) meant that Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) had to serve as the audience surrogate and help the transition from bow ties & fezzes to a no hugging magician. Clara's relationship with 12 is different from her interactions with 11, and after she left, audiences got to meet Nardole (Matt Lucas) and Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie). Jessica and Phillip talk about the unique aspects of these companions to the 12th Doctor and how they relate to companions past and future.In their look into the TARDIS library, the couple visit "The Power of the Daleks," as Ben and Polly must cope with the first regeneration of the Doctor ever. How do these companions help the audience with this first change in the Doctor?Who was your favorite 12th Doctor companion and why?

Time and Space: A Doctor Who Podcast
Episode 01 - Sock Moneys with Flashlights

Time and Space: A Doctor Who Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2017 45:54


"The Doctor Falls" ReviewIn this inaugural episode, married co-hosts Jessica and Phillip introduce their respective entries into the Doctor Who franchise. They then dive into an in-depth review of "The Doctor Falls," the Twelfth Doctor's (Peter Capaldi) final episode, prior to the Chrismas special. They say goodbye to Nardole (Matt Lucas), see Bill (Pearl Mackie) turned into a Cyberman, fight two Masters (John Simm and Michelle Gomez), and watch the Doctor begin to regenerate.In their trip into the TARDIS archives, they revisit the first appearance of the Cyberman in the First Doctor adventure, "The Tenth Planet."What did you think of the episode? What timey-wimey topics do you want "Time & Space" to tackle in the future?

TARDIS blend
TARDISblend 109: World Enough and Time

TARDIS blend

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2017 44:09


Attempting to help bring about the redemption of Missy (Michelle Gomez), the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) recruits his friends Bill(Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) to help with the reconciliation process. But the test becomes fatal very quick, and will place the Doctor against the faces of enemies long since past. During TARDISblend 109, we enter the final chapter of Series 10 with an optimistic outlook, examine the return of John Simm, and critically analyze the return of the Classic Mondas Cybermen. All this and more on the latest TARDISblend! Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The Heavy Metal Historian Podcast) and geek journalist Tom Cheredar, TARDISblend is a podcast that takes a look at the ongoing adventures in the Doctor Who Universe – as Peter Capaldi concludes his journey as the Doctor!       Our Episode Ratings This Season 00. The Return of Doctor Mysterio 8 out of 10 01. The Pilot 10 out of 10 02. Smile 10 out of 10 03. Thin Ice 8 out of 10 04. Knock Knock 7 out of 10 05. Oxygen 9 out of 10 06. Extremis 9 out of 10 07. The Pyramid at the End of the World 8 out of 10 08. The Lie of the Land 10 out of 10 09. Empress of Mars 7 out of 10 10. The Eaters of Light 7 out of 10 11. World Enough and Time Listen to find out! TARDISblend Show Links and Sources Brian Minchin Talks World Enough And Time – The Aftershow Reddit World Enough and Time Discussion Thread TARDIS Data Core: Series 10 TARDIS Data Core: Genesis of the Daleks TARDIS Data Core: The Tenth Planet TARDIS Data Core: World Enough and Time The Doctor Falls – Next Time Trailer – Doctor Who: Series 10 – BBC TV Review: Doctor Who 10.8 “The Lie of the Land” Wikipedia: Doctor Who Series 10 Wikipedia: Genesis of the Daleks Wikipedia: The Tenth Planet Wikipedia: World Enough and Time Doctor Who music and clips: copyright BBC – used under Fair Use Intro Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Theme – Metal Version by Beyond The Epilogue – listen here Closing Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Meets Metal by Eric Calderone – view here  

TARDIS blend
TARDISblend 108: The Eaters of Light

TARDIS blend

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2017 38:53


After chasing the Monks from Earth, and bringing the Ice Warriors back to the galaxy, The Doctor (Peter Capaldi), with companions Bill(Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas), arrive in ancient Scotland, right in the middle of where the Picts and the invading Romans are supposed to be. But everyone seems to have disappeared… and something sinister is roaming the land. During TARDISblend 108, we discuss the final one-parter of the season, the return of Rona Munro from Classic Doctor Who with her first writing effort for Nu Who, and look towards the finale with questions and predictions. All this and more on the latest TARDISblend! Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The Heavy Metal Historian Podcast) and geek journalist Tom Cheredar, TARDISblend is a podcast that takes a look at the ongoing adventures in the Doctor Who Universe – as Peter Capaldi concludes his journey as the Doctor!       Our Episode Ratings This Season 00. The Return of Doctor Mysterio 8 out of 10 01. The Pilot 10 out of 10 02. Smile 10 out of 10 03. Thin Ice 8 out of 10 04. Knock Knock 7 out of 10 05. Oxygen 9 out of 10 06. Extremis 9 out of 10 07. The Pyramid at the End of the World 8 out of 10 08. The Lie of the Land 10 out of 10 09. Empress of Mars 7 out of 10 10. The Eaters of Light Listen to find out! TARDISblend Show Links and Sources Peter Capaldi Stepping Down As The Doctor Rebecca Benson Talks The Eaters of Light – The Aftershow Reddit Eaters of Light Discussion Thread TARDIS Data Core: Series 10 TARDIS Data Core: Survival TARDIS Data Core: The Eaters of Light TV Review: Doctor Who 10.8 “The Lie of the Land” Wikipedia: Doctor Who Series 10 Wikipedia: Homosexuality in Ancient Rome Wikipedia: Survival Wikipedia: The Eaters of Light World Enough And Time – Next Time Trailer – Doctor Who Doctor Who music and clips: copyright BBC – used under Fair Use Intro Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Theme – Metal Version by Beyond The Epilogue – listen here Closing Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Meets Metal by Eric Calderone – view here  

TARDIS blend
TARDISblend 107: Special Double-Feature Episode - "The Lie of the Land" and "Empress of Mars"

TARDIS blend

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2017 57:51


In Part One of our episode: The Monks have taken the planet, and it seems that only Bill (Pearl Mackie) remembers the truth, as humanity believes the invaders have been there forever. Reuniting with Nardole (Matt Lucas), the pair try to discover what’s going on. And where is The Doctor (Peter Capaldi)? In Part Two of our episode: we re-enter the universe of the Ice Warriors, as writer Mark Gattis delivers a daring and significant chapter into the history of the species in Doctor Who. During TARDISblend 107, we close out The Monk trilogy where we discuss the mixed reactions from fans online, examine the return of the Ice Warriors, and look towards what we can expect in the coming episodes. All this and more on the latest TARDISblend! Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The Heavy Metal Historian Podcast) and geek journalist Tom Cheredar, TARDISblend is a podcast that takes a look at the ongoing adventures in the Doctor Who Universe – as Peter Capaldi concludes his journey as the Doctor!       Our Episode Ratings This Season 00. The Return of Doctor Mysterio 8 out of 10 01. The Pilot 10 out of 10 02. Smile 10 out of 10 03. Thin Ice 8 out of 10 04. Knock Knock 7 out of 10 05. Oxygen 9 out of 10 06. Extremis 9 out of 10 07. The Pyramid at the End of the World 8 out of 10 08. The Lie of the Land Listen to find out! 09. Empress of Mars Listen to find out! TARDISblend Show Links and Sources Empress Of Mars – Next Time Trailer – Doctor Who: Series 10 Matt Lucas and Mark Gatiss – The Aftershow – Doctor Who Millenium FX’s Gary Pollard Talks Series 10 Monsters Peter Capaldi Stepping Down As The Doctor Reddit Empress of Mars Discussion Thread Reddit Lie of the Land Discussion Thread TARDIS Data Core: Cold War TARDIS Data Core: Series 10 TARDIS Data Core: Empress of Mars TARDIS Data Core: The Curse of Fenric TARDIS Data Core: The Curse of Peladon TARDIS Data Core: The Idiot’s Lantern TARDIS Data Core: The Lie of the Land TARDIS Data Core: The Monster of Peladon The Eaters of Light – Next Time Trailer – Doctor Who: Series 10 TV Review: Doctor Who 10.7 “The Pyramid at the End of the World” TV Review: Doctor Who 10.8 “Empress of Mars” Wikipedia: Cold War Wikipedia: Doctor Who Series 10 Wikipedia: Empress of Mars Wikipedia: The Curse of Fenric Wikipedia: The Curse of Peladon Wikipedia: The Idiot’s Lantern Wikipedia: The Lie of the Land Wikipedia: The Monster of Peldaon Doctor Who music and clips: copyright BBC – used under Fair Use Intro Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Theme – Metal Version by Beyond The Epilogue – listen here Closing Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Meets Metal by Eric Calderone – view here  

TARDIS blend
TARDISblend 106: The Pyramid at the End of the World

TARDIS blend

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2017 32:08


Seemingly prepared for the invasion of the Monks, The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) unites with Bill (Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas), along with UNIT and the United Nations to face the new threat to Planet Earth, and the future has never been so unclear… During TARDISblend 106, we continue the midpoint of the season and begin discussing the intense character development during this episode, the unique elements of the episode and the clues that preceded it, along with new characters introduced during this episode. All this and more on the latest TARDISblend! Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The Heavy Metal Historian Podcast) and geek journalist Tom Cheredar, TARDISblend is a podcast that takes a look at the ongoing adventures in the Doctor Who Universe – as Peter Capaldi concludes his journey as the Doctor!     Our Episode Ratings This Season 00. The Return of Doctor Mysterio 8 out of 10 01. The Pilot 10 out of 10 02. Smile 10 out of 10 03. Thin Ice 8 out of 10 04. Knock Knock 7 out of 10 05. Oxygen 9 out of 10 06. Extremis 9 out of 10 07. The Pyramid at the End of the World Listen to find out! TARDISblend Show Links and Sources A Brief History of Time Travel: The Tenth Planet COMING SOON – Doctor Who Series 10 Trailer Doctor Who: Official Series 10 Trailer – BBC One Gallifrey Base: Star Monks Peter Capaldi Stepping Down As The Doctor Rachel Denning and Jamie Hill – The Aftershow – Doctor Who Reddit Pyramid at the End of the World Discussion Thread TARDIS Data Core: Pyramids of Mars TARDIS Data Core: Series 10 TARDIS Data Core: The Pyramid at the End of the World The Lie of the Land – Next Time Trailer – Doctor Who: Series 10 TV Review: Doctor Who 10.6 “Extremis” Wikipedia: Doctor Who Series 10 Wikipedia: Pyramids of Mars Wikipedia: The Pyramid at the End of the World Doctor Who music and clips: copyright BBC – used under Fair Use Intro Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Theme – Metal Version by Beyond The Epilogue – listen here Closing Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Meets Metal by Eric Calderone – view here  

TARDIS blend
TARDISblend 105: Extremis

TARDIS blend

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2017 34:57


After returning from space, The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) must face a new challenge, one he has never encountered before. But before coping with his new circumstances, he is sought after by the Pope, who needs him to translate a mysterious text called Veritas. Recruiting Bill (Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) on the mission, the trio quickly find out that not everything is what it seems to be… During TARDISblend 105, we enter the midpoint of the season and begin discussing the secret of the Vault and the return of a familiar villain. We also examine the writing style of this episode, both the highs and the lows. All this and more on the latest TARDISblend! Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The Heavy Metal Historian Podcast) and geek journalist Tom Cheredar, TARDISblend is a podcast that takes a look at the ongoing adventures in the Doctor Who Universe – as Peter Capaldi concludes his journey as the Doctor!       Our Episode Ratings This Season 00. The Return of Doctor Mysterio 8 out of 10 01. The Pilot 10 out of 10 02. Smile 10 out of 10 03. Thin Ice 8 out of 10 04. Knock Knock 7 out of 10 05. Oxygen 9 out of 10 06. Extremis Listen to find out! TARDISblend Show Links and Sources COMING SOON – Doctor Who Series 10 Trailer Doctor Who: Official Series 10 Trailer – BBC One Michelle Gomez and Nick Lambon – The Aftershow – Doctor Who Peter Capaldi Stepping Down As The Doctor Reddit Extremis Discussion Thread TARDIS Data Core: Oxygen TARDIS Data Core: Series 10 TARDIS Data Core: The Deadly Assassin The Pyramid At The End Of The World – Next Time Trailer TV Review: Doctor Who 10.5 “Oxygen” Wikipedia: Assumption of Mary Wikipedia: Doctor Who Series 10 Wikipedia: Extremis Wikipedia: Pope Benedict IX Wikipedia: The Deadly Assassin Doctor Who music and clips: copyright BBC – used under Fair Use Intro Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Theme – Metal Version by Beyond The Epilogue – listen here Closing Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Meets Metal by Eric Calderone – view here  

TARDIS blend
TARDISblend 104: Oxygen

TARDIS blend

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2017 27:54


Taking Bill (Pearl Mackie) for a trip into space, The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) is also followed by Nardole (Matt Lucas) where they find themselves on a seemingly abandoned space station. But after investigating a little, the trio find themselves in a precarious situation, that could have severe consequences… one breath at a time… During TARDISblend 104, we celebrate writer Jamie Mathieson‘s return to Doctor Who delivering one of the strongest (and creepiest!) stories of the season. We also examine THAT plot twist (Spoilers, Sweetie!), and drill down into the acting force of Capaldi, Mackie, and Lucas. All this and more on the latest TARDISblend! Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The Heavy Metal Historian Podcast) and geek journalist Tom Cheredar, TARDISblend is a podcast that takes a look at the ongoing adventures in the Doctor Who Universe – as Peter Capaldi concludes his journey as the Doctor!     Our Episode Ratings This Season 00. The Return of Doctor Mysterio 8 out of 10 01. The Pilot 10 out of 10 02. Smile 10 out of 10 03. Thin Ice 8 out of 10 04. Knock Knock 7 out of 10 05. Oxygen Listen to find out! TARDISblend Show Links and Sources COMING SOON – Doctor Who Series 10 Trailer Doctor Who: Official Series 10 Trailer – BBC One Extremis – Next Time Trailer – Doctor Who: Series 10 – BBC Jamie Mathieson, Mimi Ndiweni & Kieran Bew – The Aftershow Peter Capaldi Stepping Down As The Doctor Reddit Oxygen Discussion Thread TARDIS Data Core: Oxygen TARDIS Data Core: Series 10 TARDIS Data Core: The Wheel in Space TV Review: Doctor Who 10.4 “Knock Knock” Wikipedia: Doctor Who Series 10 Wikipedia: Oxygen Wikipedia: The Wheel in Space  

Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast
TDP 634: Doctor Who - The Return of Doctor Mysterio

Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2017 16:11


"The Return of Doctor Mysterio" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. First broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2016, it is the twelfth Christmas special since the show's revival in 2005. It is written by Steven Moffat and directed by Ed Bazalgette. The episode stars Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor and Matt Lucas as Nardole, the latter reprising his role from the preceding episode, "The Husbands of River Song". The episode is set in New York City, and involves the Doctor and Nardole linking with journalist Lucy Fletcher (Charity Wakefield) and a superhero called The Ghost (Justin Chatwin) to combat brain-swapping aliens. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 1.1 Continuity 1.2 Outside references 2 Promotion 3 Broadcast 3.1 Cinemas 4 Reception 4.1 Critical reception 5 Home media 6 References 7 External links Plot[edit] In New York City on Christmas Eve of 1992, an 8-year-old boy named Grant wakes to find the Doctor dangling outside the window of his family's apartment, and helps him come into his bedroom. Taking the boy to the rooftop, the Doctor reveals he accidentally set off a trap for a device he was building, and enlists him to help complete it. However Grant mistakenly swallows a wish-granting gemstone needed for the device, believing it to be medicine, effectively being granted his wish to be a superhero. Abandoning the device, the Doctor makes Grant promise to not use his new superpowers before he leaves. Returning to New York in 2016 with Nardole, whom he rebuilt from Hydroflax's body, the Doctor conducts an investigation into Harmony Shoals, a multinational research company, discovering a news reporter named Lucy Fletcher performing a similar investigation. The group discover that it is being secretly run by a group of living alien brains that transplant themselves into any living creature they need for their plans, killing the company's owner, Mr Brock, for his body. Tracked down by Dr Sims, an employee the brains already took over, the group suddenly are rescued by a masked superhero named the Ghost, who transports Lucy close to her home. Returning to her apartment before her, Ghost transforms back into Grant, who works for Lucy as a nanny, only to be shocked to find the Doctor and Nardole waiting for him, having tracked him down via the gemstone fused to him. When Lucy returns and sees the Time Lord, the Doctor reveals to her that the alien brains colonise planets by taking control of their prominent leaders, with Earth being their next target. Leaving Lucy to prepare for an interview with Grant's alter ego, the Doctor and Nardole track down the alien's ship in a low orbit and board it via the TARDIS. On board, they discover that the ship's reactor is in a critical state, and realise from Dr Sims that he intends to drop it on New York. Remembering an observation made by Nardole, the Doctor realises the city would be vaporised except for the Harmony Shoals building, and that the world leaders would take shelter in the company's other buildings within each capital city on the belief that Earth was under attack, effectively allowing the brains to take them over. After Dr Sims lets slip the ship is to be dropped at a designated time, the Doctor reprogrammes it to begin descending ahead of schedule. Attending his interview, Grant and Lucy become captured by the brains who intend to transplant themselves into Ghost's body. Breaking free and secretly returning as himself, Grant picks up a message from the Doctor requesting his help to stop the alien's ship from crashing into the city after being unable to change its course during its descent. Revealing himself as the Ghost to Lucy in stopping the ship on the rooftop, Grant finally manages to win her over and takes her in tow as he disposes of the ship, while the Doctor alerts UNIT, who subsequently shut down Harmony Shoals, unaware that the alien brain in Dr Sims has escaped within one of their soldiers. Back at Lucy's apartment, Grant informs the Doctor he will no longer use his powers, though as the Time Lord leaves, Lucy asks him why he is sad. Not giving a straight answer as he leaves, Nardole reveals he is still mourning the loss of River Song but will hopefully recover, leaving with the Doctor to aid him further. Continuity[edit] At the beginning of the episode, the Doctor is constructing a device to reverse the paradoxes created during his previous visit in "The Angels Take Manhattan".[1][2] The Doctor mentions that he usually gets "an invasion" every Christmas, a reference to the different invasions of Earth taking place during most Doctor Who Christmas specials.[3] The unnamed brain-swapping aliens last appeared in the 2015 Christmas special "The Husbands of River Song", where they were servants of King Hydroflax. Their main agent, Scratch, stated that they represented "the Shoal of the Winter Harmony."[2] The Doctor tells Lucy that he works for Scotland Yard, which he also did in "The Woman Who Lived". Previously, the Tenth Doctor told the guests at Lady Eddison's manor he was a chief inspector from Scotland Yard in "The Unicorn and the Wasp, while the Eleventh Doctor told President Richard Nixon he was an undercover operative from Scotland Yard (code-named "The Doctor") in "The Impossible Astronaut".[2] A movie theater across from Lucy's apartment features a film called The Mind of Evil, the name of a Third Doctor serial.[4] Nardole mentions that the Doctor cut him out of Hydroflax's body, referring to off-screen events following the "The Husbands of River Song" where he was decapitated and his head was placed inside the artificially intelligent robotic body of King Hydroflax.[5] When the Doctor complains that Grant promised him never to use his powers, Nardole brings up the Time Lord policy of never interfering with other peoples or cultures, first mentioned in the Second Doctor serial The War Games.[4] When clearing out the headquarters of Harmony Shoal, a UNIT officer prepares to contact Osgood, referring to Petronella Osgood who previously appeared in "The Day of the Doctor", "Death in Heaven" and "The Zygon Invasion" / "The Zygon Inversion".[3] Both the Doctor and Nardole refer to the final 24-year night the Doctor spent with River Song ("The Husbands of River Song") and her eventual death in the Library ("Forest of the Dead").[2] Outside references[edit] The character of "The Ghost" is a pastiche of the comic book superhero Superman, with several references to the character being made throughout the special: Superman's creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, are referenced when Mr Brock suggests to the gathered reports to direct further questions to ""Miss Shuster and Ms. Siegel".[6] Grant has roughly the same standard powers of Superman, including flight, super-strength, super-speed, being bulletproof, and possessing X-ray vision,[7] along with other unconventional powers.[1][7] He gains his power from a stellar-powered object (a gemstone made from a star, in the episode), much as Superman gains his from Earth's yellow sun.[1][7] The Harmony Shoals building in New York featured in the episode has a large globe on top of it, making it resemble the Daily Planet building, a major setting of Superman stories.[1] Grant prefers being called "mild-mannered", as Superman's alter ego is often characterized. He also follows the same moral code as Superman when operating as the Ghost,[7] and transforms in a similar fashion by tearing open his shirt to reveal his superhero costume underneath.[1] The special features a number of elements that mimic those from Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie. One scene involves the Ghost voicing his hope that Lucy's close call at Harmony Shoal hasn't put her off journalism, paralleling the same scene in the film in which Superman hopes Lois is not put off from flying after he rescues her from falling out of a helicopter.[7] Lucy also conducts a rooftop interview with the Ghost reminiscent of Lois' interview with Superman in the film.[8] Lucy Fletcher is named after Lois Lane's sister Lucy.[1] Her character is similar to Lois' in that she does not realize that her old high school friend and current nanny is the superhero Ghost.[5] The initials "L.L." used by several characters of the Superman comics (Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, Linda Lee) is used in Lucy's married name: Lucy Lombard.[1] Several characters from Marvel Comics line the walls of the young Grant's bedroom.[1] The Doctor questions Spider-Man's unusual origin of being bitten by a radioactive spider; he opines that radiation poisoning would be the likely result.[1] A "Joe's Pizza" is shown within the city, which is where Peter Parker worked at briefly in the movie Spider-Man 2.[2] The Doctor counsels Grant that "with great power comes great responsibility," an adage associated with Spider-Man.[7] Batman is briefly referenced after the Ghost drops Lucy off at her apartment building. When the baby monitor he is carrying goes off, Lucy mistakes it for a signal device and asks if the Bat-Signal is now an app.[1] The Doctor uses the viral mobile game Pokémon Go to create a distraction at Harmony Shoal's Tokyo headquarters.[9][10] Promotion[edit] The episode was revealed and the first trailer was shown at the 2016 New York Comic Con on 7 October 2016.[11] A preview clip was shown as part of the Children in Need broadcast on 18 November 2016.[12] Broadcast[edit] Cinemas[edit] The episode will receive cinema screenings in Australia and New Zealand on 26 December 2016,[13][14] in Canada on 26 and 28 December 2016,[15] and in the United States on 27 and 29 December 2016.[16] Reception[edit] The episode had an official rating of 7.83 million viewers in the UK, making it the 6th most watched show on Christmas Day 2016.[17] The overnight rating was 5.68 million, a share of 27.1% of the total TV audience.[18] The episode received an Appreciation Index score of 82.[19] It also received 1.7 million viewers on BBCA, was BBC America's top telecast of the year across all key demographics, and was the most talked about Christmas day television program on Facebook and Twitter.[20] Critical reception[edit] The Telegraph gave a positive review of five out of five stars and summarized that the episode was "a romp with a classic feel and cross-generational appeal".[9] Andrew Billen writing in The Times gave the programme four stars out of a possible five. Billen said that Capaldi was at his warmest and that Nardole (Matt Lucas) "added panto brio to an already exuberant episode".[21] The Guardian gave a positive review of The Return of Doctor Mysterio saying "Capaldi takes Manhattan!" ... "Cosmic baddies are inserting alien brains into world leaders' heads in the Christmas special. It's timely, top-of-the-tree fun – and Peter Capaldi and Matt Lucas are a pantomime treat".[22] IGN said "“The Return of Doctor Mysterio” is a pretty lightweight entry in the Twelfth Doctor's oeuvre, which considering the events of last season isn't necessarily a bad thing. But the different elements of the episode don't come together as smoothly as they could, and the emotional through line for the Doctor is treated mostly as an afterthought" but gave it 7/10.[23] A.V. Club gave a mixed review saying that "Doctor Who takes a jolly detour to superhero goofiness".[24]