Doctor Who: 10 Most Poetic Moments
Ten times the Time Lord brought us to tears.
Doctor Who has been gracing our screens for well over five decades now, although 2005 saw it given a much needed face-lift in the form of a revival series.
In the fifteen years since, we've seen some of the Time Lord's most iconic moments, and been presented with something remarkably different in tone than the kitschy sci-fi show of the '70s and '80s. Doctor Who is a show that now boasts complex and season-spanning story arcs, rewarding character development, and writing so clever that even the most hardcore fan will still be on the edge of their seat.
Something that has come to define Doctor Who since its revival is its ability to make us feel. With powerfully written monologues, unexpected moments that brought tears to our eyes and a carefully planned exploration into just what it means to be human, there are plenty of moments that took our emotions and ran with them.
While each and every episode has something to love, there are some with scenes that are just impossible to put behind you, and here are ten of Doctor Who's most poetic.
10. Finding Love (Human Nature/The Family Of Blood)
Hiding from the Family of Blood, who want to harvest his life force, the Doctor transforms himself into a human and places all of memories into a fob watch for safe keeping until the Family have died out.
The Doctor's logic is sound, especially as he has Martha on standby, posing as a maid to ensure that he will know when it's time to take his memories back. Busying himself with teaching at a boy's school in 1913, The Doctor (or John Smith, as he believes his name is), encounters an unexpected hiccup: love.
Joan Redfern, the school's nurse, quickly becomes a romantic interest for John Smith, and she takes a marked interest in his dreams of his life as a Time Lord - making it feel as though we're being prepared for Joan to travel alongside the Doctor as his new companion.
Upon realising that John Smith is the Doctor, the Family of Blood take Martha and Joan hostage, and force him to choose between giving himself over to them or watching the women die.
Just before the Doctor resumes his Time Lord mantle, he shares a vision with Joan of what their life could have been had he remained human. Seeing the Doctor in this light was a first for many, and although the build up to the moment they share was relatively short, it was still incredibly bittersweet.