Discussion and critique of The Day of the Doctor:

[Spoiler (click to open)]From 2005, Doctor Who has been the story of a man who did something terrible and lost everything, and learns to recover thanks to the friends he makes and by never giving up and saving lives and bringing peace where he can. In the 50th anniversary episode that was changed to be the story of a man ( Read more... )

I just came across this image on the Internet, apparently from an interview with Russell T Davies:

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When I first saw Doctor Who, I was struck (amongst many other things) by how fresh and wonderful the dialogue was, miles beyond other TV shows. Three things to note about RTD's dialogue:
1) witty, quippy dialogue that sounds natural and spontaneous
2) deeply emotional statements simply expressed
3) fitting and well-earned moments of lyricism

( Analysis and meta based on Russell T Davies' dialogue for the show,,, )