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

“I’m looking for a blonde in a Union Jack. A specific one, mind you, I didn’t just wake up this morning with a craving.”

Russell T. Davies brings us The Blitz, people turning into monsters, Rose stranded on Big Ben, and Captain Jack. Not to mention the creepiest repeated line in Who history: “Are you my mummy?” I talked about motif and metaphor in this story in the lecture I gave the McDaniel students, but there’s so much more. This double-episode makes just about every Best of Who list out there: creepy, heart-breaking, funny, and romantic. Plus, Captain Jack. I wish I could write like this.