Christmas Special: The Christmas Invasion

Summary:
The Doctor lands the Tardis in London before he faints. Rose puts him into bed at her Mum's flat and the only thing she, Jackie and Mickey can do is to wait until he wakes up again. It is Christmas and Rose and Mickey go out to do some Christmas shopping but they aren't able to spend some time together because strange figures dressed as Santa start to shoot at them. When they are back at Rose's place there is a different Christmas tree standing in the living room. The tree suddenly gets alive and Rose can wake the Doctor who saves them but they have woken him too soon and he is unconscious again. Then an alien ship turns up and hovers above London. Rose and the other hide with the Doctor in the Tardis and Rose has to play the ambassador of the human race because the Doctor is not awake yet. On the ship she meets Harriet Jones again and soon they notice that the Doctor is awake again. Can he send the aliens back to where they came from?

The first ever Christmas Special of New Who and we already have to get used to a new Doctor. You don't see that much of the Doctor in this episode because he often lies somewhere and is unconscious but in my opinion that's a good way to introduce him. Rose doesn't know what she thinks about this new Doctor and she doesn't know if he still wants to travel with her, which gives the episode an exciting edge. It is so great to see Harriet Jones again and I'm glad that they brought her back into the show. It's a bit like a running gag when she still shows her ID to everybody and even the aliens know who she is. One moment I really like is the fight scene between the Doctor and the Sycorax leader when his hand grows back because he is still in his regeneration phase. When Rose watches him sleep, you just want to tell her that everything will be alright. I can understand why Harriet told Torchwood they should destroy the retreating ship but I can also understand the Doctor who doesn't want to kill someone who capitulated. This must have been Torchwood London, which is destroyed later and it wasn't Jack who fired this weapon because he is the leader of Torchwood Cardiff. It's a bit sad that the snow at the end of the episode is no snow but ash but it's nice to know that the Doctor still wants to have Rose as a companion.

Quotes from "The Christmas Invasion"

It's not Christmas but today you'll get some quotes from the first Christmas special "The Christmas Invasion".

Rose: Both working.
Jackie Tyler: What do you mean, both?
Rose: Well, he's got two hearts.
Jackie Tyler: Oh, don't be stupid.
Rose: He has.
Jackie Tyler: He has.Anything else he's got two of?

Jackie Tyler: I'm gonna get killed by a Christmas tree!

The Doctor: My head, argh, I'm having a neuron implosion. I need...
Jackie Tyler: What do you need?
The Doctor: I need...
Jackie Tyler: Just say! Tell me, tell me.
The Doctor: I need..
Jackie Tyler: Painkillers? Aspirin?
The Doctor: I need...
Jackie Tyler: Codeine, paracetamol? Oh, I don't know, Pepto-Bismol?
The Doctor: I need...
Jackie Tyler: Liquid paraffin? Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E!
The Doctor: I need...
Jackie Tyler: Is it food? Something simple. Bowl of soup? Nice bowl of soup? Soup and a sandwich? Oh, soup and a little ham sandwich?
The Doctor: I need you to shut up.
Jackie Tyler: Oh, he hasn't changed that much, has he!?!

The Doctor: We haven't got much time. If there's pilot fish then... why is there an apple in my dressing gown?
Jackie Tyler: Oh, that's Howard's, sorry.
The Doctor: He keeps apples in his dressing gown?
Jackie Tyler: He gets hungry...
The Doctor: What, he gets hungry in his sleep?
Jackie Tyler: Sometimes.

Harriet Jones: Harriet Jones, Prime Minister.
Danny Llewellyn: Well, yes, I know who you are.

Daniel Llewellyn: You seem to be talking about alien lifeforms as a matter of fact.
Harriet Jones: There's an Act of Parliament banning my autobiography.

Danny Llewellyn: But if they're not from the surface, then they might not be from Mars itself. Maybe they're not actual Martians.
Major Blake: Of course not. Martians look completely different.

Major Blake: The President is insisting that he takes control of the situation.
Harriet Jones: You can tell the President, and please use these exact words; he's not my boss and he's certainly not turning this into a war.

Mickey Smith: Tea. Like we're having a picnic while the world comes to an end. It's very British.

Alex Klein: (translating) "The yellow girl, she has the clever blue box. Therefore she speaks for your planet."
Harriet Jones: But, she can't!
Rose: Yeah, I can.
Mickey Smith: Don't you dare.
Rose: Someone's got to be the Doctor.
Harriet Jones: They'll kill you!
Rose: It never stopped him. I, um...I address the Sycorax... according to... article fifteen of the Shadow Proclamation. I command you to leave this world with all the authority of... the Slitheen Parliament of Raxicoricofallapatorius and, um... the Gelth Confederacy... as, uh, sanctioned... by the Mighty Jagrafess and... ooh, the Daleks! Now, leave this planet in peace!

The Doctor: Now, first things first. Be honest. How do I look?
Rose: Umm... different.
The Doctor: Good different or bad different?
Rose: Just... different.
The Doctor: Am I...ginger?
Rose: No, you're just sort of brown.
The Doctor: (disappointed) Oh, I wanted to be ginger. I've never been ginger! And you, Rose Tyler, fat lot of good you were. You gave up on me. Oh, that's rude. Is that the sort of man I am now? Am I rude? Rude and not ginger.

The Doctor: Look at these people. These human beings. Consider their potential. From the day they arrive on the planet and, blinking, step into the sun, there is more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than... no, hold on. Sorry, that's The Lion King. But, the point still stands. Leave them alone!

The Doctor: Not bad for a man in his jim-jams. Very Arthur Dent. Now, there was a nice man.

The Doctor: (quietly to himself; after killing the Sycorax leader) No second chances. I'm that sort of man.

The Doctor: Don't challenge me, Harriet Jones! 'Cause I'm a completely new man! I could bring down your government with a single word.
Harriet Jones: You're the most remarkable man I've ever met, but I don't think you're quite capable of that.
The Doctor: No, you're right. Not a single word. Just six.
Harriet Jones: I don't think so.
The Doctor: Six words.
Harriet Jones: Stop it.
The Doctor: Six. (He walks over to Alex) Don't you think she looks tired?

Jackie Tyler: Well, I reckon you'r mad. The pair of you. Its like you go looking for trouble.
The Doctor: Trouble's just the bits in between! It's all waiting out there, Jackie. And it's brand new to me. All those planets, creatures, and horizons, I haven't seen them yet. Not with these eyes. And it is gonna be... fantastic!