13 Greatest Doctor Who Running Gags

By Dan Butler /

8. The Lives And Deaths Of Rory

First it was sad, then it was confusing, and then it was just plain predictable. Rory Williams popped his clogs so much that it was more of a surprise when he actually made it through an entire episode alive. Hell, even he was joking about it in the end, and that's when you know it's all gone too far.