The Eleventh Doctor’s Ten Best Moments
So long, raggedy man.
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“You know I really think you might.” (“The Day of the Doctor”)
This lovely coda to the anniversary special served up the one thing long-time fans were eager to see: the return of one of the classic Doctors. Sort of. As is only appropriate for a show about crazy adventures through time and space, the cameo by Tom Baker takes great joy in winking at the audience without actually nailing down what’s happening here. Is the elder Tom Baker truly the Doctor at the end of his long life, revisiting his old faces and enjoying retirment as “the Great Curator.” Well, that’s certainly the implication, but neither Moffat nor Baker’s character are so straightforward as to definitively say so. Either way, it’s a great moment that honors the legacy of the show, and a comic gem watching Baker and Smith play off each other (“Congratulations.” “Thank you very much.”). Smith’s performance is also wonderful here, looking like an excited kid at Christmas as the Great Curator gives him a bit of hope, and a new guiding focus. It is, quite simply, perfect.
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