StuOz Doctor Who (Peter Capaldi) and the lovable lady called River Song team up.This episode is the perfect example of why Capaldi is better than all other Doctor Who actors before him. In a nutshell: I watched this episode last night and now all I remember is the wonderful comedy of it all (between Capaldi and River Song). All I remember about the plot was that big red thing that looked like the Robinson robot in the Lost In Space movie of 1998. Everything else was comedy, comedy and it was very funny! If the previous Doctor Who actors tried to do a show like this the hour they would not have been as effective. Only Capaldi could pull this off so well. I am not saying the other Who actors were unfunny, just that their humour could never carry a whole episode like this.So this hour is perfectly matched to a bright Christmas Day, it is highly recommended!

subwmn At first i was wondering where Moffat was going with this episode because next to Amy/ Rory, River Song is my favorite character. I understand she does not know his new body and is trying to find him in his old body, but as his wife, she should know him no matter what body he is in. I am surprised it was not written that way being everything they went through. As a half human, half time lady, anything is possible and should wonder if he changed since he cannot be found. I did get misty when they finally met again because Alex Kingston does a remarkable job making the scenes tender and memorable for fans. It clicks in her head that he is there because he always comes when she is in trouble. She is a beautiful woman in everything she wears and I was very happy the episode was made. It does not work when Capaldi says hello sweetie. It is all in the delivery and it doesn't work for him. Anyone cannot say it, just like Tennant's allons y.

John Smith I can't get over how great the Husbands of River Song was. The humor was nice, and the beginning was a fun romp; but when it finally got down to business, The Husbands of River Song was one of the most emotional and well made hours of television of the year. I am amazed at how the writers called back to Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead (some of my favorite episodes) 5 series after they aired. Even the music was a throwback to that two parter. Alex Kingston was as always amazing as River Song, and Capaldi gave another stellar performance. The Special Effects were great too, and the music was just beautiful. The ending is the 100% perfect conclusion to the Doctor's and River Song's love story, and it really is emotional. Overall, 10/10. One of the best episodes of series 9

jc-osms Well I suppose Christmas is a time for remembering absent friends and getting all nostalgic, so given that the Doc is currently companion-less, it must have seemed like a good idea to bring back someone from his past. However having largely used up that cache in the 50th anniversary special with guest appearances by a previous Doctor and Rose, from the recent past, Steven Moffat decided to revive the character of River Song. Unfortunately she is one of my least favourite characters of the last ten years and I didn't warm to her any the more in this seasonal special.Besides which, we get the becoming-traditional guest-appearances by modern day comedians, on this occasion Matt Lucas and Greg Davies but in truth they added little to the story and their parts could have been played by anyone.I found I just couldn't get involved with the plot, the situation the Doctor and Song found themselves in lacked any edge or sense of danger while the moral decision made to sacrifice the lives of the cruise-ship, all of whom are genocidal terrorists, still seems like a grey area morally. In its favour Capaldi was again excellent in the title part but it's strange writing this review a couple of days after I watched it that so little of the story is coming back to me.It had its odd moments of excitement and humour, but overall, this episode, when compared to Moffat and Gatiss's marvellous Christmas special for "Sherlock" failed to rise to the occasion.