10 Times Doctor Who Wanted You To Hate It

4. Amy And Rory’s Departure (The Angels Take Manhattan)

During his time on Doctor Who, Steven Moffat earned a reputation for never really keeping his characters dead.

But when it came to Amy and Rory’s exit, Moffat was in agreement with Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill that their ending should be final, with no possibility of a return.

He also sought to make it as devastating as possible, tweeting the following during the writing process:

“See what I'm writing now? People are going to cry. CRY!!”

He's also said that one of his main aims with their departure was essentially to make viewers feel as sad and depressed as possible, which is a really lovely sentiment so thanks for that Steven!

The Angels Take Manhattan certainly lived up to this promise, with an ending that hurts on multiple levels. Because if there’s one thing that’s crueller than taking the Ponds away from us, it’s constantly keeping us guessing as to whether they’re going to live or die. 

First there’s the scene on the rooftop, which pretends to be Amy and Rory’s final scene, despite the fact that there’s still another seven minutes before the credits roll.

Their joint ‘death’ proves to be a fakeout, with the pair reappearing alive and well in a New York graveyard. But then Moff pulls the rug from under our feet again by having the pair picked off by a rogue Weeping Angel.

It's an ending that made the entire fanbase cry in unison that they hated Steven Moffat, all the while he was probably sat there in his office cackling at the response.