Doctor Who: 5 Great Ninth Doctor Stories

1. The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances (Story 160, 2005)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTQhBNCqKQ4 So it ends as you probably knew it would, with Steven Moffat€™s first Doctor Who story since €œThe Curse of Fatal Death€. Known primarily as a comedy writer, most of us had no idea what to expect from him when he tried to write science fiction. Luckily we were in for a hell of a ride. This story has everything we€™ve come to expect from new Who. It gives us Captain Jack, gives us a truly frightening adversary in the form of a child wearing a gas mask, tells us something about the Doctor€™s recent history, creates an aura of fear and dread, has wonderful historical elements and, amazingly, a heart-warming ending that somehow manages to hit it out of the park despite being, under other circumstances, nothing but glurge. Eccleston€™s time as the Doctor was way too brief. From what I€™ve heard and read from him, I€™m fairly sure that, had all his stories been as well written as Moffat€™s was, he probably would have stayed in the role longer than he did. It€™s a pity he left, but at least we have 13 episodes to remember him by. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOu7sKcIJCQ