10 Doctor Who Deleted Scenes You Need To See

8. Dressed For Rio

Doctor Who Series 2 deleted scene
BBC Studios

The Eleventh Doctor's relationship with Amy Pond got off to an iffy start, to put it mildly.

He turned up when she was a child, promised her the world, and then flew off and abandoned her for over a decade. He then came back, whisked her away again, and completely disrupted plans for her wedding!

Awkward.

Amy brings up some of these issues to the Doctor in a deleted chat from Series 5's The Hungry Earth. She mentions her nerves about getting married to Rory, which have been exacerbated by the night before her wedding "dragging on for months."

She also complains about the cold, saying that she was "dressed for Rio". And yes, this episode is set in chilly Wales, which is about as far away from Rio as it's possible to get.

The scene helps settle Amy and Rory's relationship by indicating that Amy definitely does love her fiancé. Their relationship was on the ropes at this point due to Ms. Pond's dalliances with her Raggedy Man, so this would've been a nice addition.

It's also great to hear the Doctor state that he really likes Rory, "a lot".

A massively important scene? No. But a worthwhile one nonetheless.

 
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