The Giggle (S14E03)

The weakest of the birthday specials, but only because it could easily have merited a proper two-hour film. Because it has everything. Little winks from the distant past, from a sinister enemy, in whose skin Neil Patrick Harris enjoys every line, tears, joy, and of course it wouldn't be a final episode without bending firmly established rules and surprises in ways that leave me just staring at the screen in amazement, pleased that Russell T. Davies is teasing me and the audience's expectations with a knowing smile. But the most relieving feeling comes from the last ten-minute stretch, from finding unexpected peace, from reconciliation that never should have come and yet is here nonetheless. Therefore, the chuckle at the end is not only a relaxing and familial experience, but almost therapeutic. Thank you for this trifecta for happiness. I never thought The DoctorDonna would appear on the screens again, so I'm just blissfully smiling that I have been able to witness it. I've never been so happy in my life. (05/15/2024)