Doctor Who: EVERY Steven Moffat Episode Ranked Worst To Best

Unlike most Doctor Who Christmas specials, The Return of Doctor Mysterio steps away from an inherently festive setting but still provides a fun outing for Christmas Day.

Though it feels more trite today than it did on release, the idea of a Doctor Who episode centred around a superhero immediately sparked intrigue back in 2016, before superhero saturation truly set in.

Throw in an alien gemstone and some tongue-in-cheek comments about the inaccuracies of superhero comics and the result is an enjoyable sci-fi spin on a genre that was ruling the box-office at the time. With the MCU in full swing, Moffat was smart to cash in on the popularity of superhero stories while dialling up the Who-ness and putting it on telly at the biggest time of the year.