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Parody of Justice

By:Earle DL Foster, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date:Monday 23 January 2017
Rating:   8

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster apparently didn't conceive the pop-cultural character admiringly known as Superman.

The real genesis was made responsible by the Twelfth Doctor misplacing an alien gemstone.

Well, that's the initial premise for Steven Moffat's latest Christmas special, a genuine tongue-in-cheek parody cum homage to the equally wayward Kryptonian (he makes a cameo appearance, via the print medium!), now a masked vigilante recognized as "The Ghost".

Throw in a British version of Lois Lane, some evil brain-swapping alien invaders with a Lex Luthor-like spokesperson, the surprise reappearance of Nardole (having regained his headpiece, virtually!), and you have a decidedly different but nonetheless culturally and humorously appropriate homage to the Metropolis scene. There is even a festive mention with the Doctor being mistaken for Santa Claus and being rewarded with milk and cookies!

The 2016 television event was topped off with an upcoming Season Ten preview, complete with the eventual introduction of newest female companion Bill Potts, and more of the bumblingly likeable Nardole (possibly a subtle reference to the animated Shalka instalment?). Actual judging of the content material aside, it looks like Steven Moffat's last official season will certainly commence with all creative paradoxical guns blazing.



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