魔法特:
Can you give us an introduction to the episode you’ve writtenthis year?
TheDoctor is an all new man and has been for a while. It may have slipped his mindthat out there, in a very tangled and complicated way, is his wife that hasnever seen this face before and doesn’t even know about this incarnation. We’reabout to stand with the Doctor and see what River is like when she doesn’t knowhe’s looking. We’re about to see what River thinks of Matt Smith turning intoPeter Capaldi.
What made you wantto write this episode?
RiverSong meets the Capaldi Doctor, that’s got to be fun – I’d like to write that.That’s what made me want to write. I knew it had to be a big romp for Christmasday and there’s nothing like River Song to make that evident – River brings awhole storm of camp glamour to it.
Is it any differentwriting a Christmas episode of Doctor Who?
Yes, youneed to have a bit of Christmas in it, but that’s never felt to me like atremendous impediment, it’s a hook to hang it on. Sometimes we go veryChristmassy – ‘A Christmas Carol’ was incredibly Christmassy, so was ‘The Doctor,the Widow and the Wardrobe’ and ‘The Snowmen’ had the appearance of Christmaswithout being very Christmassy. Last Christmas is actually the leastChristmassy episode we’ve ever done, except for the fact it actually had SantaClaus in it – I rather loved last Christmas. This year’s episode startsChristmassy and has a comedy romp!
Do you enjoy writinga Christmas episode?
I likeChristmas specials – I know some people don’t. Some friends of mine don’t likeChristmas specials very much and they’re always complaining about all thetinsel, the goodwill and the twinkly stars, and the lovely snow on therooftops. I love all that, I love Christmas as a day and as a festival. I lovethat it’s dark, twinkly and rich red, all those things I adore so it’s no hardshipfor me at all.
Who is KingHydroflax?
KingHydroflax is a very bad King, who as it turns out is mostly cyborg – in factonly his head has remained. He’s a vicious, terrible and deeply stupid man anda dreadful tyrant.
魔法特:
你能对今年你写的这集做一个介绍吗?
博士是一个全新的人已经有一段时间了。他可能想过在不知道什么地方,因为一种很复杂的原因,他的老婆大人还从没见过这张脸,还并不了解这个新的人。我想要写博士和不认识这张脸的River的故事。我想看看River对于马婶脸变皮卡脸的看法。
你为什么想写这样一集?
River遇见皮卡的博士,肯定很欢脱——我愿意写这样的故事,所以我写了。我知道圣诞特辑要欢乐一点(时之终结、博士之时躺枪_(:з)∠)_),没有人比River更合适了——她带来了女性魅力的风暴。
写圣诞特辑和其他剧集有什么区别?
当然有,你得加一点圣诞元素在里面,但这对我并不会有太大妨碍,就像身上多带了个小钩子一样。有时候我们会做的很有圣诞风格——圣诞颂歌就是如此,博士、寡妇、魔衣橱也是,雪人就不那么圣诞风了。事实上最后的圣诞是我做过最没圣诞风的一集,除了真的有圣诞老人——我更喜欢最后的圣诞。今年又回归了圣诞风格,而且是个欢脱的喜剧。
你喜欢写圣诞特辑吗?
我喜欢圣诞特辑——我知道一些人并不。我的一些朋友就不是特别喜欢那些闪光的装饰、满满的善意、一闪一闪亮晶晶的星星和屋顶上魅力的雪花。这些我全都喜欢,我喜欢圣诞作为普通的一天,也喜欢它是个节日。我喜欢它黑色、闪亮又充满红色的氛围。我那么爱它所以写一集一点也不难。
KingHydroflax是谁?
他是个很坏的国王,几乎是机械形态——事实上他只剩脑袋了。他是个恶毒的、糟糕的、十分愚蠢的人,他是个暴君。