“A Christmas Carol”
In this episode: Eleventh Doctor (5), Young Kazran (3)
Ah, yes, blimey, sorry. Christmas eve on a rooftop, I saw a chimney... my whole brain just went... “What the hell?” Don’t worry. The fat fella will be doing the rounds later. I’m just scoping out the general... chimney-ness. Yes. Nice size. Good traction. Big tick.
Fat fella?
Father Christmas. Santa Claus. Or, as I’ve always known him, Jeff.
[Pointing to frozen Abigail Pettigrew] Who's she?
Nobody important.
Nobody important? Blimey, that's amazing. You know, that in nine hundred years of time and space, and I've never met anybody who wasn't important before.
Hi, I'm the Doctor. I'm your new babysitter!
Where's Mrs. Mantebarney?
Oh, you'll never guess, clever ol' Mrs. Manters! She only went and won the lottery!
[watching on a projector] There isn't any lottery!
There isn't any lottery.
I know! What a woman!
If you're my new babysitter, why are you climbing in the window?
Because if I was climbing out of the window, I'd be going in the wrong direction. Pay attention.
Right, so what are we gonna do? Eat crisps and talk about girls? I've never done that, but I bet it's easy. Girls, yeah? [gestures excitedly]
Are you really a babysitter?
I think you'll find that I'm universally recognized as a mature and responsible adult. [shows him the psychic paper]
...It's just a lot of wavy lines.
[looks at the paper] ...Yeah, it shorted out. Finally, a lie too big. Okay, no, not really a babysitter, but this Christmas Eve, you don't want a real one. You want me.
Why? What's so special about you?
Have you ever seen Mary Poppins?
No.
Good, because that comparison would have been rubbish.
Why are you here?
Because I'm not finished with you yet. You've seen the past, the present... and now you need to see the future.
Fine, do it. Show me. I'll die cold, alone, and afraid. Of course I will. We all do. What difference does showing me make? Do you know why I'm going to let those people die? It's not a plan. I don't get anything from it. It's just that I don't care. I'm not like you. I don't even want to be like you! I don't – and never, ever will – care!
And I don't believe that.
Then show me the future. Prove me wrong.
I am showing it to you. I'm showing it to you right now. So what do you think? [looks over Kazran's shoulder] Is this who you want to become, Kazran?
[Kazran turns to see his younger self watching them]
...Dad?
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