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My time as a Doctor Who blogger is sadly at an end for now, so I thought I'd leave you with some of my favourite elements of what I thought was a consistent and rather brilliant series. I may even be back in December to share my thoughts about the Christmas special - who knows?
Special mentions go to "All right, it's a jammy dodger, but I was promised tea!" and "Tell me the whole plan! One day, that'll work." But when my friend asked me the other day what my favourite line of the series was, I didn't even have to think before I answered: "Hello everyone! I'm Amy's imaginary friend, but I came anyway." It sums the whole series and the Doctor and Amy's relationship so perfectly that it makes me smile with contentment every time I think about it.
I loved Sophie Okonedo's gun-toting Liz Ten in 'The Beast Below' and Bill Nighy being Bill Nighy in a bow-tie in 'Vincent and the Doctor'. But, for me, the best of a brilliant bunch was Toby Jones in 'Amy's Choice', at his malevolent, creepy best as the personification of the darkness inside the Doctor.
While there were many options for this, the winner was never in doubt in my mind: Octavian's death in 'Flesh and Stone'. The language of the scene is stripped down and minimal: the Doctor tells Octavian, "I wish I'd known you better" and the priest powerfully replies, "I think, sir, you know me at my best." Moffat clearly had great faith in the actors, trusting their class to match the simple beauty of the language. And thus, the death of a minor character became one of the most affecting things I've seen in a long time.
While by no means terrible, 'Victory of the Daleks' failed to deliver on the potential promised by a Mark Gatiss script and acting turns from Ian McNeice and Bill Patterson. It's a shame, as it does have some great moments, but the whole thing doesn't really gel. And I still can't get over the fact that a character diffuses a bomb by feeling.
Having a second companion can be a bit hit-and-miss - Captain Jack worked a treat, but Mickey Smith didn't really come into his own until he left the TARDIS - so I was a bit apprehensive when Rory joined the TARDIS team mid-series. But I needn't have worried: Rory was sweet, funny, noble and more than worthy of his place at Amy's side, watching over her for 2000 years despite being, you know, plastic. Arthur Darvill was nothing short of a marvel, and I really do hope he's around for the next series.
Despite some great episodes along the way, my favourite was the finale, 'The Big Bang'. Epic in scale and emotion, the whole thing was weaved together masterfully by the king of clever plots himself, Steven Moffat. It had a lovely fairytale tone, an intriguing look at the Doctor's dark side and brilliantly intricate plotting, coupled with wonderful performances from Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Matt Smith: 'The Big Bang' was this series at its best, and I loved it.
Anyone who's read any of my blog posts will know that will one above all has consistently thrilled me about this series of Doctor Who: Matt Smith's amazing, gloriously odd face. Every episode had at least one brilliant close-up that had me itching to get screencapping, but one moment especially used his face to all its potential: the Doctor, about to be erased from history, sits at the bedside of young Amelia Pond and tells her about the wonderful dreams she'll have of their adventures that never were. Smith's face never looked so old, so magical, so majestic as it did in those moments. The Eleventh Doctor was truly here, and I couldn't be more delighted.
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