9. In Addition To The Blitz, Londoners Had To Worry About A Phantom Child Roaming The Capitals Streets...
As if Germany bombing the living crap out of us wasnt bad enough, Moffat decided to introduce the notion of an undead zombie child, (with an organic gasmask instead of a face, no less) that wandered the war-torn streets of London and relentlessly asked passers-by the question, Are you my mummy? ...Before infecting the poor buggers with a nanovirus that turned them into gas-mask zombies like him. Riiiiight. The season one Two-Parter The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances holds the distinction of being the first hiding behind the sofa moment for a brand new generation of fans. As much as it cannily handled contemporary themes such as bisexuality, teen pregnancy and war as an investment opportunity, the thing most viewers remember about the story is that creepy little kid, softly stepping along the shattered city streets in search of his missing mother. Remember the bit where he was knocking at the door and the Doctor let him in, only to find that he had vanished into thin air? That bit was so goddamn scary that it may have actually added to the rash of Black Eyed Children sightings in the US (look that one up if you dont much fancy sleeping tonight). ...Also, lets not forget the bit where Victor Meldrews face morphed into a gas mask. This Moffat guy has got to be sniffing something.