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The Return of Doctor Mysterio – Doctor Who

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The Doctor, a journalist and a superhero team up to save New York City.
Doctor Who — The Return of Doctor Mysterio

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"The Return of Doctor Mysterio" is a welcome return of Doctor Who after a year's absence, with the added fun of seeing Steven Moffat take a heroic swing at his version of a Superman story.

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Ross Ruediger New York Magazine/Vulture The poetic way it rolls off his tongue is reason enough for it to become an established part of Doctor Who canon. Rated: 5/5 Nov 9, 2018 Full Review Michael Hogan Daily Telegraph (UK) Wonderfully witty, just festive enough and perfectly pitched between spills, thrills and scares, this was the time-travelling franchise's best and most family-friendly Christmas special for five years. Rated: 5/5 Dec 27, 2016 Full Review Nivea Serrao Entertainment Weekly This year's Christmas special makes up for last year's tear-fest by giving us a lighthearted superhero romp -- while still shining a spotlight on the Doctor, of course. Dec 27, 2016 Full Review Patrick Mulkern Radio Times The Return of Doctor Mysterio is a delicious mash-up of Doctor Who, Christopher Reeve's Superman and Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man, condensed into an hour that never drags. Rated: 5/5 Nov 12, 2018 Full Review Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez Tom & Lorenzo The Return of Doctor Mysterio was surprisingly fun and ... we don't know any other word to describe it but "palatable," which sounds like a backhanded compliment but isn't meant as one. Jun 19, 2018 Full Review Jef Rouner Houston Press Here we are with The Return of Doctor Mysterio, and while I'm not ready to add it to the regular set in my house, it's decidedly not bad. May 9, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Asf A Not Great but also not bad Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/12/23 Full Review JinzoCrash A bit cheesy, even though Capaldi's strong character / acting pulled it up out of the "this is what the Brits think Americans are" silliness. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/06/23 Full Review Erik J Although this is my second least favorite of the DW Christmas Specials (only slightly better than The Husbands of River Song), it is by far superior to any of the dreck that us DW fans have had to suffer through since 2017. RIP, Doctor Who (1963-2017) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Wolfgang B Bordering on completely unwatchable Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/02/23 Full Review Audience Member While not the best episode of Doctor Who, I liked the idea of the doctor encountering a super hero. It was a neat idea and done rather well. Mix this with the hilarious "interrogation" session the doctor has to endure, and I thought this was a worthwhile episode. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member If it was a Marvel X BBC crossover maybe it've been saved from being THAT bad XD Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Peter Capaldi

The Doctor

Matt Lucas

Nardole

Justin Chatwin

Grant

Charity Wakefield

Lucy

Aleksander Jovanovic

Dr. Sim

Steven Moffat

Executive Producer

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Season Info

Synopsis The Doctor, a journalist and a superhero team up to save New York City.
Director
Edward Bazalgette
Executive Producer
Steven Moffat
Screenwriter
Steven Moffat
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Dec 25, 2016