Apologies for my delay in updates, but busy schedules and studies can take their toll on the best of us. But seeing as I haven't done a top ten in a while, why not do one for one of the most endearing elements of the Sci/Fi drama, those heart breaking moments. Everyone has different opinions of what their favourite tear-jerker moments are, but I am sure we will be able to come to a compromise.
10. Angels from Hell
OK, OK...so I have said multiple times, Amy is not my favorite companion. She was clingy sometimes, bit of a two-timer (OK most of them are) and she didn't contribute a whole lot more than heart. But in seeing what she and Rory have gone through, only for it to end like this. I won't deny that even I was left in tears. But what never struck me was how Brian, Rory's dad, felt of this outcome. In a sketch display with voice over from Arthur Darvill, it was even more touching the message Rory had to tell him from the past. And it's all the Doctor's fault.
9. Rings of Akhaten speech
OK, so we went from the death and reaction of those deaths, to a speech. But my god it is one of the best monologues in all of Doctor Who. Standing before the mass of swirly power that is a God, the Doctor stands unfazed as he delivers his resume of the strange and wonderful to this sentient being of energy. I found a quote recently that suits this scene strangely enough: "An rud is annamh is iontach". What is strange is wonderful! I do believe the power behind the speech is slightly hampered when it falls to Clara to save the day, as it sounded like Matt Smith was pouring his heart and soul into so great a delivery it brings tears to the eye. And let us not forget that fantastic symphony of voices to the song 'Rest now my warrior'.
8. A...good Dalek?
Really...a Dalek that just want's to be loved! C'mon, this is kind of pushing it. I mean let's see, he was captured, tortured...subjected to humiliating position of answering and living of the DNA of a human and understood human wants and desires better than the man who has everything and want's more. Heck, even the Doctor is totally disregarding of the Dalek, yet shows it only an iota of respect relative to Van Statten. He is so willing to kill this Dalek even if it destroy's him on the inside. It's an interesting dynamic that made the episode one of my favorites, as well as trying a different spin on the deadliest creatures in the universe.
7. Heart of Steel-broken
Well a Dalek giving up life for what it's become is sad, but what about a Cyberman (or Woman?) who dies but has so much to live for. It catches the viewer off guard as the episode progresses, with the Cybermen being shown to be ruthless, cold and calculated, they do everything in their power to destroy them all. But then it slowly dawns on them that it's the technology attached that makes them what they are and these Cybermen are not the same as they once were. Let us never forget (insert name of cyberman converted human) ever!
6. Forgotten all.
Some may like her, some...not so much. I myself liked Donna's quick wit and sometimes gentle nature. She came from nothing, did everything, lost everything and gained nothing. A brutal cycle for a temp from Chiswick. It is true, for one shinning moment, she was the most important person in the universe, she was the funniest character in a long time and potential for so much more at the conlusion of "Journey's end". But the fatal blow was suddenly struck, with the audience shocked into a certain numbness, not knowing whats going on. She has lost her memories. What really made this sad was a Tumblr post that I saw some time ago, where the Doctor visits an aged Donna on her death bed, but she doesn't recognize him. He places his hands on her head and as all the memories flood back into her, she smiles as her head lays down.
5. Susan leaves the Tardis
Surprised? I'm not, because I made this list. But in hindsight, a companion leaving the Tardis will always be sad, but what about the first one to ever drop out. When fans saw this they were no doubt shocked and saddened to see that cheeky, pretty daughter of the Doctor step out those door's into a whole new life. But why stop there with the tears, when after re-watching the entire first series available to me, I suddenly see an end in sight marked with the delivery of one of the most moving speeches given by the Doctor. This is made all the more hard to bare with the reluctance of William Hartnell to see his friend leave the show.
4. 11th final monologue
Have you seen Blade Runner, if so, then this scene should ring a few bells. As I said before, leaving is always hard, it has the best of memories and the best of times. Dying again after so long a sacrifice and knowing his friends will be left with someone who doesn't understand who he is. Added to that is his legacy of always running, always fun and always wild, instead we get a solemn, stationary and provoking Smith who tugs at our heart strings and drew out his swan song to it's inevitable climax. Thrown in a surprise cameo and the final moral, stir in the spectacular score of Akhaten and Matt Smith leaves with stunning diction and flow.
3. The Doctor doesn't want to go
I think we all remember this one. The moment that made not only fans and adults cry, but critics too. A moment foreseen coming and yet we were not prepared. Taking his own life to save Wilfred, a choice not so easily made, the Doctor realizes his time runs short and from here begins one of the saddest montages ever. Yeah...It's not the death that gets me, it's the goodbye's being made to each of his companions of days gone past. The final utterance of Tennant is just the rotten cherry on the top. What really breaks down my resolve is Wilfred's final salute to the Doctor, the one thing he always hated, yet what he most deserved.
2. Vincent at the Gallery
If only, if only. You know, a lot of people ask what would you do if you could time travel. Oh, some might say manipulate the stock market or kill an evil dictator (never mind the paradoxes they would create). But me, just to see the look on their face when I show them, all this is what you become. Not just a man, but a symbol, an icon. When the Doctor started climbing those steps, the tension built and built, until, in a beautiful flurry of emotion, we know what that feeling is like. Hope, joy, denial, acceptance, humour and sadness. If only it weren't so tragic an end. Time may not be able to be re-written, but we can damn well try.
1. The Doctor and Rose part ways
Voted the number one greatest moment in Science fiction, the number one way to leave your lover and No. 1 goodbyes in TV. And hey, who am I to disagree with a certain degree of tradition (usually first in line!). But all I can remember about this scene was the blurriness of the characters and how I could make them out...probably the tears or the adrenaline crash of seeing Daleks and Cybermen duke it out. The scene has everything, from comfort, closure of how they will carry on, heartbreak of a separating celebrity couple and all fused with clever science of trans-dimensional messaging. I have made it no secret how much I dislike Rose with hindsight, but at the time, this was downright heartbreaking as I loved Rose and her chemistry with the 10th Doctor. Maybe this was the best way for the two to part without pesky continuity, while keeping the character alive. BUT IT'S SO SAD!
10. Angels from Hell
OK, OK...so I have said multiple times, Amy is not my favorite companion. She was clingy sometimes, bit of a two-timer (OK most of them are) and she didn't contribute a whole lot more than heart. But in seeing what she and Rory have gone through, only for it to end like this. I won't deny that even I was left in tears. But what never struck me was how Brian, Rory's dad, felt of this outcome. In a sketch display with voice over from Arthur Darvill, it was even more touching the message Rory had to tell him from the past. And it's all the Doctor's fault.
9. Rings of Akhaten speech
OK, so we went from the death and reaction of those deaths, to a speech. But my god it is one of the best monologues in all of Doctor Who. Standing before the mass of swirly power that is a God, the Doctor stands unfazed as he delivers his resume of the strange and wonderful to this sentient being of energy. I found a quote recently that suits this scene strangely enough: "An rud is annamh is iontach". What is strange is wonderful! I do believe the power behind the speech is slightly hampered when it falls to Clara to save the day, as it sounded like Matt Smith was pouring his heart and soul into so great a delivery it brings tears to the eye. And let us not forget that fantastic symphony of voices to the song 'Rest now my warrior'.
8. A...good Dalek?
Really...a Dalek that just want's to be loved! C'mon, this is kind of pushing it. I mean let's see, he was captured, tortured...subjected to humiliating position of answering and living of the DNA of a human and understood human wants and desires better than the man who has everything and want's more. Heck, even the Doctor is totally disregarding of the Dalek, yet shows it only an iota of respect relative to Van Statten. He is so willing to kill this Dalek even if it destroy's him on the inside. It's an interesting dynamic that made the episode one of my favorites, as well as trying a different spin on the deadliest creatures in the universe.
7. Heart of Steel-broken
Well a Dalek giving up life for what it's become is sad, but what about a Cyberman (or Woman?) who dies but has so much to live for. It catches the viewer off guard as the episode progresses, with the Cybermen being shown to be ruthless, cold and calculated, they do everything in their power to destroy them all. But then it slowly dawns on them that it's the technology attached that makes them what they are and these Cybermen are not the same as they once were. Let us never forget (insert name of cyberman converted human) ever!
6. Forgotten all.
Some may like her, some...not so much. I myself liked Donna's quick wit and sometimes gentle nature. She came from nothing, did everything, lost everything and gained nothing. A brutal cycle for a temp from Chiswick. It is true, for one shinning moment, she was the most important person in the universe, she was the funniest character in a long time and potential for so much more at the conlusion of "Journey's end". But the fatal blow was suddenly struck, with the audience shocked into a certain numbness, not knowing whats going on. She has lost her memories. What really made this sad was a Tumblr post that I saw some time ago, where the Doctor visits an aged Donna on her death bed, but she doesn't recognize him. He places his hands on her head and as all the memories flood back into her, she smiles as her head lays down.
5. Susan leaves the Tardis
Surprised? I'm not, because I made this list. But in hindsight, a companion leaving the Tardis will always be sad, but what about the first one to ever drop out. When fans saw this they were no doubt shocked and saddened to see that cheeky, pretty daughter of the Doctor step out those door's into a whole new life. But why stop there with the tears, when after re-watching the entire first series available to me, I suddenly see an end in sight marked with the delivery of one of the most moving speeches given by the Doctor. This is made all the more hard to bare with the reluctance of William Hartnell to see his friend leave the show.
4. 11th final monologue
Have you seen Blade Runner, if so, then this scene should ring a few bells. As I said before, leaving is always hard, it has the best of memories and the best of times. Dying again after so long a sacrifice and knowing his friends will be left with someone who doesn't understand who he is. Added to that is his legacy of always running, always fun and always wild, instead we get a solemn, stationary and provoking Smith who tugs at our heart strings and drew out his swan song to it's inevitable climax. Thrown in a surprise cameo and the final moral, stir in the spectacular score of Akhaten and Matt Smith leaves with stunning diction and flow.
3. The Doctor doesn't want to go
I think we all remember this one. The moment that made not only fans and adults cry, but critics too. A moment foreseen coming and yet we were not prepared. Taking his own life to save Wilfred, a choice not so easily made, the Doctor realizes his time runs short and from here begins one of the saddest montages ever. Yeah...It's not the death that gets me, it's the goodbye's being made to each of his companions of days gone past. The final utterance of Tennant is just the rotten cherry on the top. What really breaks down my resolve is Wilfred's final salute to the Doctor, the one thing he always hated, yet what he most deserved.
2. Vincent at the Gallery
If only, if only. You know, a lot of people ask what would you do if you could time travel. Oh, some might say manipulate the stock market or kill an evil dictator (never mind the paradoxes they would create). But me, just to see the look on their face when I show them, all this is what you become. Not just a man, but a symbol, an icon. When the Doctor started climbing those steps, the tension built and built, until, in a beautiful flurry of emotion, we know what that feeling is like. Hope, joy, denial, acceptance, humour and sadness. If only it weren't so tragic an end. Time may not be able to be re-written, but we can damn well try.
1. The Doctor and Rose part ways
Voted the number one greatest moment in Science fiction, the number one way to leave your lover and No. 1 goodbyes in TV. And hey, who am I to disagree with a certain degree of tradition (usually first in line!). But all I can remember about this scene was the blurriness of the characters and how I could make them out...probably the tears or the adrenaline crash of seeing Daleks and Cybermen duke it out. The scene has everything, from comfort, closure of how they will carry on, heartbreak of a separating celebrity couple and all fused with clever science of trans-dimensional messaging. I have made it no secret how much I dislike Rose with hindsight, but at the time, this was downright heartbreaking as I loved Rose and her chemistry with the 10th Doctor. Maybe this was the best way for the two to part without pesky continuity, while keeping the character alive. BUT IT'S SO SAD!
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