1. Summed up in one sentence
The one in which you start out very scared and then end up crying like a little baby (or I do at least . . . .)
2. The Doctor
The Doctor solves two mysteries in this episode, the first one being that the villain isn't actually a villain, but just some nanogenes that were actually trying to help people, but got a little confused. But the ultimate mystery he solves is why the child is looking for his mummy: because Nancy isn't the older sister to Jaimie, but his mother. She lied to everyone, including her own son to probably make life a little better for the both of them.
But the Doctor helps her accept the truth, and urges her to tell the child that she is his mummy. When she does, and the nano bot things finally understand what to do to fix the child, the Doctor sends the nano bots to fix everyone else. I will talk more of this part in the last section, but the Doctor's excitement and tenderness when he's able to save everyone are overwhelming.
3. The Companions
In the previous episode, Captain Jack thinks he's quite the smooth criminal with all the angles figured out. What he realizes near the climax of this episode, however, is that his actions are what caused this mess to come about in the first place. You can see his "dancing through life" attitude start to crumble apart when the Doctor confirms that his actions will most likely cause the decimation of the entire human race. In the previous episode, Jack jokes that Pompeii is a lovely place to time travel to, but you gotta make sure to set your alarm clock for volcano day. The Doctor doesn't find this joke tasteful at all, and in the moment where Jack sensed the gravity of the situation, The Doctor throws his joke back in his face saying something like, "Is this a bit too close to volcano day for you?" Jack has just enough of a good heart to let that sink in and spur him to action to sacrifice himself so he can stop a German bomb from landing on everyone.
Of course the Doctor saves him at the end of the episode, and Jack thinks that he can cut in with Rose and the Doctor while they are dancing. But the Doctor asserts himself and claims the next dance with Rose. Jack's face is like, "Yeah, I know I deserve to be knocked a peg down, but I really don't like it."
4. The Villain
These episodes I think are quite rare, but when they happen, I find I can't control myself from bursting into tears: the episodes in which the perceived villain isn't actually a villain after all. In fact, they are trying to help. I can only think of one other time off the top of my head when that happens, but I won't name the episode just yet.
I really don't remember crying when I saw this episode for the first time. I do remember being deeply touched, but not shedding actual tears.
This rewatch was a different story however. The part I am referring to is when Nancy approaches the boy and finally tells him that she is his mummy. The gas mask boy doesn't get it at first, but once Nancy kneels in front of him and embraces him, that's when the nano bots finally get it and start fixing the boy for real this time.
This is me when that happens.
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