The Eleventh Doctor’s Ten Best Moments
So long, raggedy man.
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The Speech (“The Rings of Akhaten”)
And while I’m heaping praise on Smith’s acting chops, we come to this: not one of the show’s finest episodes by any stretch, but one of Smith’s most impressive performances. We rarely see the Doctor with his walls down, his emotions raw and not hiding behind a barrier of silliness or frenetic motion. Here, stuck in the middle of an unquestionably goofy concept, Smith digs his heels in and gives it everything he’s got. I mentioned earlier that the dude can rock an epic speech like few others, and this is perhaps his most passionate. His monologue opens up the wounds of traveling for so long and losing so many, and perfectly exposes the fact that, for all his wisdom and power, the Doctor is very, very human…and that’s why we connect with him so. He’s the best parts of us, but his soul is no more immune to pain than we are.
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