I have recently been watching Doctor Who (after 2005 series). I have finished season 6 and the platform I am watching it on doesn't have the special, "The Doctor, The Widow, and the Wardrobe". Can I just skip the special if it is not important to the story arc in next series? No spoilers please as I'm watching it for the first time.
Does "The Doctor, The Widow, and The Wardrobe" tie into the overall storyline, or can it be skipped?
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1Story arc? No. But it does have some character beats at the end, related to his choices at the end of series 6.– RadhilAug 29, 2020 at 16:47
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@Radhil, If I skip it, would it have any major effect at my viewing experience? Also, if it would have, would reading the plot only suffice?– Devansh KamraAug 29, 2020 at 16:50
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2If they're missing this one, then they may be missing other specials, too - such as the five episodes with David Tennant between series 4 and 5. Those are incredibly valuable story episodes.– HorusKolAug 29, 2020 at 22:24
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@HorusKol, Actually those specials were also available on youtube and I have watched those, but I couldn't find this one anywhere else.– Devansh KamraAug 30, 2020 at 5:45
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You can yes. It doesn't affect anything– Lily_Potter_1234lNov 26, 2020 at 21:18
1 Answer
Yes, you can freely skip all the main storyline of this episode. It's a classic one-off Christmas special, involving characters that never appeared in any other episode. There's no recurring villains like Daleks or Cybermen, and no worldbuilding or scene-setting that's used later.
The only scene which does fit into a (sort of, to the extent there is one) overall series arc is the very last scene, after the main adventure with the one-off characters is over, when
the Doctor goes to visit Amy and Rory. This is the first time they meet after he apparently died in the Series 6 finale "The Wedding of River Song".
Even that's not really important - just a bit of emotion, no big reveals or character development - but it's only 2 minutes long and you can easily watch it on Youtube:
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@Verdan Something old, something new, something borrowed, ...– Rand al'Thor ♦Aug 29, 2020 at 22:27
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