Doctor Who Episode Review: The Church on Ruby Road (2023)
Synopsis: After being abandoned on the steps of a church as a newborn and later adopted by her foster mother, Ruby Sunday ( Millie Gibson ) is ready to celebrate her 19th birthday on Christmas Eve as well as her foster mother, Carla's ( Michelle Greenidge ) 33rd foster child, an infant that also was born on Christmas Eve. However, those celebrations are interrupted when the baby is abducted by goblins. As she is chasing after them, she receives help from a stranger ( Ncuti Gatwa ) calling himself "the Doctor." Review: After watching the three Doctor Who specials leading up to the Fifteenth Doctor being introduced, my wife and I decided to watch The Church on Ruby Road to learn a bit more about the Gatwa-played character. After watching it, we still hadn't formed an opinion about the new Doctor. However, we both agreed we weren't huge fans of the episode. Christmas episodes from this series are always a little goofy, especially when new characters are being int...