{"id":41462,"date":"2023-12-09T20:03:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T19:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1941229"},"modified":"2023-12-10T02:51:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T01:51:12","slug":"doctor-who-brutally-references-amy-pond-and-more-companions-in-the-giggle","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-brutally-references-amy-pond-and-more-companions-in-the-giggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who brutally references Amy Pond and more companions in The Giggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> A devastating moment. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 09 December 2023 at 19:03 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><strong>Warning: Spoilers ahead for Doctor Who\u2019s final 60th anniversary special, The Giggle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/\">Doctor Who\u2019s<\/a> final 60th anniversary special, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-giggle-preview\/\">The Giggle<\/a>, proved it was nothing to laugh about as the menacing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-toymaker-neil-patrick-harris-explained\/\">Toymaker<\/a>, this time brought to life by Neil Patrick Harris, returned.<\/p>\n<p>With David Tennant\u2019s Doctor and Catherine Tate\u2019s Donna Noble caught in his trap, the pair were forced to listen to a taunting puppet show about the Doctor\u2019s companions \u2013 and their fates.<\/p>\n<p>The Toymaker brings up Amy Pond (played by Karen Gillan) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-arthur-darvill-amy-pond-rory-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">how she met her demise with the Weeping Angels<\/a>, as well as Clara Oswald\u2019s (played by Jenna Coleman) death. He goes on to speak about Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie), who was converted into a Cyberman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/450936-e30182d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/450936-e30182d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/450936-e30182d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=899%2C599 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/450936-e30182d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1199%2C799 4x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" 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Patrick Harris in Doctor Who\" title=\"David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Neil Patrick Harris in Doctor Who\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Neil Patrick Harris in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC Studios 2023,Alistair Heap<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Doctor corrects the Toymaker, telling the villain that Amy died of old age, that Clara was resurrected and remains between one heartbeat and the next, and that Bill\u2019s consciousness remains \u2013 to which the Toymaker sarcastically replies: \u201cWell, that\u2019s alright, then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a heartbreaking moment, with the Doctor forced to see the worst moments of his life played 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