History Heartwarming / DoctorWhoNewSeries

[[folder: Series 14 / Season 40]]

* The fact that it takes Paul McCartney and John Lennon working together to compose the counter tune to banish Maestro, considering how tumultuous their relationship became near the end of the 60s.

*** His farewell to Sarah Jane. The last heroic act the Tenth Doctor ever performed was to ''save her son'' from being hit by a car. That's a really big deal. And no words are exchanged between the Doctor and Sarah. No words are needed. The way he smiles at her and waves and the knowing look on her face....it just speaks volumes about the chemistry those two have. Even more so when you consider that, among all the people he visited (at least the ones shown on screen), she was probably one of the only ones who actually realized what was about to happen.
*** The episode of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', "Death of the Doctor", turned that whole sequence into an even bigger moment of heartwarming. The Doctor tells Jo Grant that he didn't just revisit all the companions from his tenth incarnation. He revisited all of them, every single one, from his first life to his tenth. And given that he visited the descendant of someone who wasn't even a companion, who knows how many people important to him he may have appeared to...

*** When the Doctor and the cacti rush to the bridge, Wilf stays at the window, staring in wonder at the Earth. Instead of yelling like he normally does, the Doctor jogs back in and gently takes Wilf by the shoulders to steer him toward the bridge.

** When Rassilon is about to destroy the Master, the Doctor holds him ''at gunpoint'' with a look that ''screams'' "I will kill you if you touch him."

* In the opening narration, the Doctor calls Donna his best friend, and shows that fifteen years later (well over a billion from the perspective of the Doctor's timeline), he still thinks fondly of her. The cut-ins show that Donna does seem genuinely happy with her husband Shaun and daughter Rose, even if she does feel a tad unfufilled.

'''Wilfred:''' I never thought I'd see you again, after all these years!

* The Children of Time flying the TARDIS the way it's meant to be flown, towing Earth home, and then everybody hugs. The music playing over it just makes it feel perfect.
** Once upon a time, every one of them travelled in the TARDIS as a subordinate to the Doctor. Now? They're flying the TARDIS with him, as equals.

* Also, the Doctor's "just trust me for twenty minutes" speech, and giving Amy back the apple.[[FridgeBrilliance When you think about it]], that scene was virtually shot in real time. So it wasn't just Amy who had to believe in this Doctor for twenty minutes, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall it was the audience]], some of whom had yet to be won over by Tennant's replacement. We were asked to believe for just that short time, that this guy was up to the task. He was.

* Wilf's cheering and little happy dance when Donna flies off with the Doctor in. Really, any of Donna and Wilf's interactions. It's a DaddysGirl like relationship. Particularly since Donna's actual father has since passed away.

-->'''Donna:''' Would you rather be on your own?"

[[AC:[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature Human Nature]]]] [[AC:[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood The Family of Blood]]]]

** A meta example: this scene was (posthumously) Creator/BernardCribbins' last-ever TV appearance, and after it was broadcast, Creator/RussellTDavies posted [[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0XS8XNtlDP/ a touching tribute to him on Instagram]].
--->'''RTD''': Farewell, old soldier. That’s goodnight and goodbye to our beloved Bernard. Wilf is mentioned in dispatches next week, all safe and sound, don’t worry, but that's the only scene Bernard was able to film. We had a wonderful time! We'd never lost touch, in all these years, so I phoned him up and asked him to come back. He sniffed and said, 'Let me see the script.' We had a wonderful readthrough with 120 people at which he was adored by one and all. A lovely dinner in Cardiff where he regaled us with tales galore, twinkling as ever. Then the shoot in Camden - you can see in Unleashed and read in next week's [[Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine DWM]] how much he enjoyed that. And then... [[WhatCouldHaveBeen we had a little more written, but it wasn’t to be;]] at 93 years old, the old soldier had given us his best, and stepped away. Night, Bernard, and thank you. I love you.

--> '''Wilfred:''' Oh my goodness... Donna!
--> '''Donna:''' Gramps! ''(she hugs Wilf, then looks towards the Doctor)'' [[CallBack I said so!]]
--> '''The Doctor:''' Wilfred Mott... oh, now I feel better! ''(he also hugs Wilf) ''Now nothing is wrong, nothing in the whole wide world! Hello, me old soldier!
--> '''Wilfred:''' I never thought I'd see you again, after all these years!
** A meta example: this scene was (posthumously) Bernard Cribbins' last ever TV appearance, and after it was broadcast, Russell T Davies posted [[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0XS8XNtlDP/ a touching tribute to him on Instagram]].

* In the opening narration, the Doctor calls Donna his best friend, and shows that fifteen years later (almost a thousand from the perspective of the Doctor's timeline), he still thinks fondly of her. The cut-ins show that Donna does seem genuinely happy with her husband Shaun and daughter Rose, even if she does feel a tad unfufilled.