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In all honesty, I would love to tell you that this year's Christmas special is a return to form for Russell T. Davies after the debacle of Journey's End. In fact, I can honestly say that 85% of The Next Doctor is nearly pitch-perfect, mixing equal parts pathos, comedy, and with a really creative premise that I doubt the original series proposed (unless there has been a Cyberman story set in the past that I've never seen)...in fact, if the sequence that happens 25 - 30 minutes in doesn't break your heart, it means either you're jaded, and/or you have no heart.
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...and most of the episode works beautifully. David Morrisey hits the right tone - almost as if he were next in line to take over from David Tennant. (No, I'm not speculating at all. I'm letting the rumors fly freely) It's a great takeoff on a classic Victorian adventurer, and Morrisey handles the role with aplomb, even with the script complications. For most of this episode, it's an almost pitch-perfect mix, probably the best since The Christmas Invasion (and definitely much stronger than last year's Voyage of the Damned).
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If you get a chance to see it, do so. Just don't mind the wonky bits 47 minutes in.
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