Next Who Sunday: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances: Steven Moffat

We’re skipping three episodes this time, “Dalek,” “The Long Game,” and “Father’s Day,” (I know, I know, but there are seven seasons to skim through, so we’re going to be skipping some good stuff), but we can’t skip “The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances.” If you forced me to pick the best Who story it would be this one, a blend of horror and comedy, heartbreak and jubilation, Who at its best. You’ll never hear the word “Mummy” again without shivering, so one thing to look at is the way Davies never undercuts the horror with the comedy but balances the two to create just the right amount of tension. Also metaphor: there’s a lotta talk about dancing going on here.