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Post by nucleusofswarm on Feb 19, 2022 0:29:59 GMT
What was the scene when, as you were watching it, it just hit you hard. Really hard, and it's stuck with you ever since?
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Feb 19, 2022 2:32:45 GMT
“They’re going to forget me, aren’t they?”
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Post by shallacatop on Feb 19, 2022 7:39:36 GMT
Donna’s departure. Really haunted me on original transmission and has left an impression on me ever since.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Feb 19, 2022 9:08:41 GMT
Donna’s departure. Really haunted me on original transmission and has left an impression on me ever since.
An English mate of mine doesn't like Catherine Tate's comedy style, she was convinced her arc would be bad.. She cried the hardest at her departure. It was br00taly emotional. Great television.
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Post by bonehead on Feb 19, 2022 9:14:05 GMT
Two spring to mind. First, Rose leaving at the end of Doomsday. I watched this with a group of friends who liked Doctor Who, but weren't necessarily fans.
As the tears flowed onscreen and the realisation came that this really was Billie's last regular involvement with the series - and especially the Doctor's declaration of love being cut off - it's fair to say we were all in pieces.
"This is too much," someone said, wiping their eye.
The other one would be Jo leaving the Third Doctor in The Green Death. She'd been gravitating towards the Eighth Doctor-like Professor Jones throughout this six-parter, and the Doctor had done his best to stifle this; but it was clear she'd made her choice. The subtle relationship between the Doctor and Jo was far more than avuncular, and her tiny glance back as he left the party spoke volumes.
Watch this scene with the DVD commentary on, and I guarantee leaky eyes.
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Post by shallacatop on Feb 19, 2022 10:27:34 GMT
Donna’s departure. Really haunted me on original transmission and has left an impression on me ever since.
An English mate of mine doesn't like Catherine Tate's comedy style, she was convinced her arc would be bad.. She cried the hardest at her departure. It was br00taly emotional. Great television.
Funnily enough I think the comedic actors tend to make the best companions! Donna, Wilf, Graham & Dan are some of my favourites. Nardole could’ve been too if it wasn’t for a lack of screen time. |
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Feb 19, 2022 12:05:21 GMT
An English mate of mine doesn't like Catherine Tate's comedy style, she was convinced her arc would be bad.. She cried the hardest at her departure. It was br00taly emotional. Great television.
Funnily enough I think the comedic actors tend to make the best companions! Donna, Wilf, Graham & Dan are some of my favourites. Nardole could’ve been too if it wasn’t for a lack of screen time. Absolutely they do! Even some comedians make great dramatic actors. |
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Feb 19, 2022 13:26:13 GMT
“What about me? Am I real?”
“Of course you’re real.”
Every time. Right in the feels.
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Post by elkawho on Feb 20, 2022 21:15:56 GMT
So many: Modern Who: - "Just this once, everybody lives!" This one sticks with me in a good way. And that's seems harder to do.
- Rose leaving in Doomsday
- Donna has so many of these moments: "Just save one" from The Fires of Pompei; watching her world fall apart in Turn Left. But of course her departure was
just heart and gut wrenching.
- Vincent at the museum.
Classic Who: Susan leaving, Jo leaving. I actually think Tegan's decision to leave is pretty emotional. And I'm surprised no one has mentioned Adric's death.
And I know this is thread is supposed to be about TV Who, but To The Death is one of the most emotional DW stories ever.
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Post by Kestrel on Feb 21, 2022 4:37:02 GMT
Too many to count. RTD and Moffat are certainly responsible for a lot. Like... god, pretty much the entire episode of The Doctor Falls, Donna's departure, the 12th Doctor's regeneration sequence, the whole "I don't want to go thing. I especially love the last scene in Family of Blood where the Doctor shows up to the WWI memorial, and is recognized in the distance. I adore that kind of surreal anachronism. But on audio? Also a lot. Highlights for me would be Evelyn's scene with the 7th Doctor, the bit in Afterlife (IIRC) where the 7th Doctor describes his perception of life and death--that everyone he has ever known or ever will know is always, perpetually, both alive and vibrant and long dead. The final scenes in A Life in the Day, the whole denouement in House of Kingdom, the quiet melancholy of Valhalla, the Doctor's apology in The Death of Jo Grant and so many, many more. The whole intransigence of Asking For A Friend. The unspeakable cruelty in A Quiet Night In, which was so deeply unsettling I still haven't finished it's set. I could go on all day, limited only be my inability to remember story titles. But one comes to mind above all others. I assume it's probably safe to get into spoilers here, given the topic, but just in case I'm gonna hide the rest. If you haven't listened to Doctor Who and the Pirates yet, please stop reading this post and correct that deficiency posthaste. {Spoilers for MR 043: Doctor Who and the Pirates}
The way the story slowly transforms from a silly adventure to a deeply serious, dramatic and affecting exploration of depression, grief and suicide. The way Evelyn's girl-like Hero warship of the Doctor comes crashing down, and the "romantic adventure" suddenly becomes very real. The way the story shifts between tones and slowly teases out its mysteries and themes is just... masterful. Utterly masterful. |
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Post by constonks on Feb 21, 2022 5:28:32 GMT
A few that really hit me, though by no means a comprehensive list:
Vincent and the Doctor, the second and third trips to the gallery.
Listen, when you see the War Doctor walking towards the barn.
Doomsday, the Doctor alone when all his friends have gone.
Various moments in Demons of the Punjab but nothing hits me harder than the theme song at the end.
The last scene of Monsters in Metropolis, so quiet and sad.
Sock Pig, which is devastating.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Feb 21, 2022 7:53:54 GMT
Ooh..Another one.. When "11" calls for The Brigadier and he is told the news, he was told he "waited for you".
OMG..that kills me. The look on his face...
:-(
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You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on Feb 22, 2022 13:09:16 GMT
School Reunion - the moment Sarah realises it is the Doctor
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Post by Kestrel on Feb 23, 2022 5:14:51 GMT
School Reunion - the moment Sarah realises it is the Doctor That music. Fffffff-- And the way the scene is shot--almost like a horror movie. It's such a chilling scene. And it works extremely well even for new fans who have no idea who SJS even is. |
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Post by elkawho on Feb 23, 2022 12:18:25 GMT
School Reunion - the moment Sarah realises it is the Doctor That music. Fffffff-- And the way the scene is shot--almost like a horror movie. It's such a chilling scene. And it works extremely well even for new fans who have no idea who SJS even is. Yep. At the time, I had no idea who SJS was, and it was a brilliant moment anyway. That one episode made me start to search out classic Doctor Who. |
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Post by Kestrel on Feb 24, 2022 0:15:40 GMT
That music. Fffffff-- And the way the scene is shot--almost like a horror movie. It's such a chilling scene. And it works extremely well even for new fans who have no idea who SJS even is. Yep. At the time, I had no idea who SJS was, and it was a brilliant moment anyway. That one episode made me start to search out classic Doctor Who. Same. It was just such a creepy, haunting moment, it made me really want to know more about the show's past. And I think it's really all down to that one scene, because the rest of School Reunion, while good, doesn't exactly hint at anything special happening in the past. Cut that scene, and I don't know that I'd've ever been interested in Classic. Well, at least back then. |
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Post by Chakoteya on Feb 24, 2022 9:45:56 GMT
When the Doctor locked his granddaughter Susan out of the Tardis...
A great speech, but... right thing? wrong thing? I still can't decide.
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