Doctor Who: Matt Smith’s 11 Best Understated Moments

By Rebecca Kulik /

7. €œI said you were the most beautiful thing I€™d ever know.€

Don€™t worry: this one€™s much lighter than the last one. The Doctor is having the second conversation of his life with the Tardis, and he€™s having trouble believing it€™s her. Until he finishes one of her sentences, without even realizing he€™s doing it. He says the line, and then what€™s just happened€”the fact that he knew the end of that sentence, and so did she€”sort of settles on him. Smith brilliantly portrays this run of emotions, of shock and a bit of fear and realization. In the background, the Tardis just smiles and keeps going, pushing his realization along. It€™s a very fun moment between the Doctor and his Tardis, which is, after all, really the great love story of Doctor Who.