OK, so today’s semi-final is slightly cruel. We’re asking you to choose between husband and wife, Rory and Amy. In order to help with your decision, we’re also including five of the best moments each companion had during their time with the Doctor. (These moments may be biased towards tearjerking ones)
BBC Rory Williams
The Vampires of Venice – It’s the first time we see Rory after his original appearance in The Eleventh Hour, and he’s out on his stag do. But rather than thinking about the drinking, and the stripper supposedly about to arrive in a cake, Rory the dedicated is ringing his fiancé to tell her that he loves her. Because he hasn’t told her in the last seven hours.
The Big Bang – Erased from time, returned to life as a plastic man, Rory’s just had to deal with shooting Amy against his will. But then he proves that despite technically being Nestene, he’s still Rory Williams. After punching the Doctor when the Doctor claims Amy isn’t important in the grand scheme of things, Rory then risks his life by choosing to remain by the Pandorica to protect it for 2000 years. It’s the ultimate declaration of love, and there’s no-one else who’d be willing to make the same choice.
A Good Man Goes to War – Having found out that the Amy he’s been with has been replaced by a 'Ganger duplicate, and that the real Amy is being held captive and having his baby, it’s understandable that Rory might be a tad annoyed. But his crowning moment in this episode is when he finds Amy, bringing their daughter in to meet her. He starts off with a cool line (“Now, Mrs Williams, [Melody being taken away] is never, ever going to happen”), and then ruins it by sobbing at the baby. But that’s why Rory’s awesome – he might be the Lone Centurion, but equally, he’s just a human overwhelmed at the sight of his family (let’s ignore what happens next).
The Vampires of Venice – It’s the first time we see Rory after his original appearance in The Eleventh Hour, and he’s out on his stag do. But rather than thinking about the drinking, and the stripper supposedly about to arrive in a cake, Rory the dedicated is ringing his fiancé to tell her that he loves her. Because he hasn’t told her in the last seven hours.
The Big Bang – Erased from time, returned to life as a plastic man, Rory’s just had to deal with shooting Amy against his will. But then he proves that despite technically being Nestene, he’s still Rory Williams. After punching the Doctor when the Doctor claims Amy isn’t important in the grand scheme of things, Rory then risks his life by choosing to remain by the Pandorica to protect it for 2000 years. It’s the ultimate declaration of love, and there’s no-one else who’d be willing to make the same choice.
A Good Man Goes to War – Having found out that the Amy he’s been with has been replaced by a 'Ganger duplicate, and that the real Amy is being held captive and having his baby, it’s understandable that Rory might be a tad annoyed. But his crowning moment in this episode is when he finds Amy, bringing their daughter in to meet her. He starts off with a cool line (“Now, Mrs Williams, [Melody being taken away] is never, ever going to happen”), and then ruins it by sobbing at the baby. But that’s why Rory’s awesome – he might be the Lone Centurion, but equally, he’s just a human overwhelmed at the sight of his family (let’s ignore what happens next).
BBC Let’s Kill Hitler – Rory punches Hitler and puts Hitler in a cupboard. In the fictional history of the world, it’s probably only Captain America who can say he’s done a similar thing.
The Angels Take Manhattan – Earlier on this month, we spoke about how Rory kept on dying. In this episode, he dies multiple times. And yes, it’s another example of his love for Amy (Rory’s very much a family man). He and Amy flee to the roof of Winter Quay, and find no way to escape the future – Rory will be sent back in time by the Weeping Angels. So, Rory decides to throw himself off the roof. Either he creates a paradox, by dying early, and everything gets reset, or he dies without having to live a lifetime without his wife. It’s a heartbreaking speech as he tells Amy he would do anything to keep her safe, even jump off a building.
The Angels Take Manhattan – Earlier on this month, we spoke about how Rory kept on dying. In this episode, he dies multiple times. And yes, it’s another example of his love for Amy (Rory’s very much a family man). He and Amy flee to the roof of Winter Quay, and find no way to escape the future – Rory will be sent back in time by the Weeping Angels. So, Rory decides to throw himself off the roof. Either he creates a paradox, by dying early, and everything gets reset, or he dies without having to live a lifetime without his wife. It’s a heartbreaking speech as he tells Amy he would do anything to keep her safe, even jump off a building.
BBC Amy Pond
Amy’s Choice – By the time of this episode, we’ve seen Amy run away with the Doctor the night before her wedding, try to kiss him, and be put out by the Doctor picking Rory up. But in this episode, she finally makes her choice and realises that she loves Rory more than anything. After he dies (for the first time, albeit in a dream world), Amy makes the decision that the dream cannot be real, because she doesn’t want to live without Rory. It’s her definitive actions, killing herself and the Doctor, that allows them to escape and survive.
Vincent and the Doctor – Throughout this entire episode, Amy attempts to cheer the depressed van Gogh by bringing him flowers and talking to him. But even bringing him to the future to see that his work will be appreciated doesn’t stop him from committing suicide. Amy realises that not everyone can be saved, as the Doctor gives one of the best summations of depression ever to be committed to film.
The Big Bang – After the Doctor brings the universe back into existence, sealing up the cracks in time, he’s left outside the universe. But he’s left a bit of a hint inside Amy’s mind, telling her a story about his TARDIS. It’s left up to Amy to remember the story inside the new timeline, shouting about her Raggedy Doctor in the middle of her wedding reception, and thus pull the Doctor back into the real world.
Amy’s Choice – By the time of this episode, we’ve seen Amy run away with the Doctor the night before her wedding, try to kiss him, and be put out by the Doctor picking Rory up. But in this episode, she finally makes her choice and realises that she loves Rory more than anything. After he dies (for the first time, albeit in a dream world), Amy makes the decision that the dream cannot be real, because she doesn’t want to live without Rory. It’s her definitive actions, killing herself and the Doctor, that allows them to escape and survive.
Vincent and the Doctor – Throughout this entire episode, Amy attempts to cheer the depressed van Gogh by bringing him flowers and talking to him. But even bringing him to the future to see that his work will be appreciated doesn’t stop him from committing suicide. Amy realises that not everyone can be saved, as the Doctor gives one of the best summations of depression ever to be committed to film.
The Big Bang – After the Doctor brings the universe back into existence, sealing up the cracks in time, he’s left outside the universe. But he’s left a bit of a hint inside Amy’s mind, telling her a story about his TARDIS. It’s left up to Amy to remember the story inside the new timeline, shouting about her Raggedy Doctor in the middle of her wedding reception, and thus pull the Doctor back into the real world.
BBC The Girl Who Waited – Amy has always been the Girl Who Waited, and in the episode of the same name, she takes it to the extreme. Accidentally separated from Rory and the Doctor, Amy is living at a faster rate and must survive on her own. It’s a chance to see what Amy could be if pushed to the limit and left to her own devices, with all the hard, cynical and pragmatic parts of her personality coming to the fore.
The Angels Take Manhattan – Yes, OK, so we’ve already had this episode as one of the top Rory moments. But this is where Amy makes her final choice. With a short speech to say goodbye to the Doctor and River, she leaves her life of exploring the galaxy in the TARDIS for the chance to go back and find Rory. She knows she might not find him, but this again reminds us that for Amy, just as Rory, life isn't worth it without her other half.
The Angels Take Manhattan – Yes, OK, so we’ve already had this episode as one of the top Rory moments. But this is where Amy makes her final choice. With a short speech to say goodbye to the Doctor and River, she leaves her life of exploring the galaxy in the TARDIS for the chance to go back and find Rory. She knows she might not find him, but this again reminds us that for Amy, just as Rory, life isn't worth it without her other half.
OK, so, which moments did we miss off the list?
And which of the Ponds (that’s how it works) would you count as a better companion?
Let us know in the comments below!
And which of the Ponds (that’s how it works) would you count as a better companion?
Let us know in the comments below!
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