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And according to our very ownDoctor Who 2024 Christmas special review, the episode was an absolute treat.
Or as the Doctor puts it “you just microwaved a star”.
He apologizes saying he had to make Joy angry to “wake [her] up”.
The dinosaur eats the briefcase but the pair are able to escape.
The only problem is though, the Doctor severed the link between her and the case.
We then see Joy rise up becoming a star in our night sky.
Because of course she is!
Who dies in the Doctor Who 2024 Christmas special?
What happens to Joy?
Coughlan’s Joy has quite the arc in ‘Joy to the World’.
At the end of the episode she sacrifices herself, choosing to become part of the star.
Joy then shoots off into the night sky, exploding to become a star.
What is the Star Seed?
Is Ruby Sunday in the Doctor Who 2024 Christmas special?
Yes, Millie Gibson’s companion Ruby Sunday is indeed in ‘Joy to the World’.