When the Doctor eradicated Ganger Amy at the end of 'The Almost People' and the real Amy promptly woke up in a birthing chamber about to pop, jaws around the nation must have hit the floor. Not only was this a shock but also the ramifications of Amy not being Amy for the entire series were far reaching. Where is she and what could this mean!
Because of the speculation one could argue that this is the best cliffhanger ever. But is it? Well it is fantastic but here are some that would certainly give it a run for its money.
1) Part Three - Caves of Androzani. - The 5th Doctor is dying, his companion is dying, he has a gun staring at his face and he is about to crash land into a planet. The stakes have never been higher and the drama as Peter Davison heroically states to his enemies "I am not going to let you stop me now" is simply unforgettable.
2) Turn Left - When Donna conveys the two words Rose said to her as she lay dying in the road, "Bad Wolf", the Doctor realises the impending doom that is going to occur. The words Bad Wolf appear everywhere and the Tardis cloister bell is ringing. High octane stuff.
3) Part Three - Curse of Fenric - As a crippled Doctor Judson falls to the floor the 7th Doctor faces down his other enemies. But in the background Judson rises, now possessed by Fenric, to say " We play the game again Timelord". At that point we didn't even know what the game was but it was bloomin exciting!!
4) Part One - Earthshock - before the days of spoilers no one new that the Cybermen were returning. But as an Android focuses on the image of the 5th Doctor the camera pans back to reveal his masters. The silver menaces are back and bang we are into the credits. This ending has stayed with me since the age of five.
5) Part Four - The Keeper of Traken - The Master takes over Tremas's body. We thought the Master had died but not only did he trick the 4th Doctor but he is newly re-invigorated and ready to play his part in the demise of his mortal enemy in the very next story, Logopolis.
6) Part 2 - The Android Invasion - The Doctor has been trying to keep out of the Androids' way - until he turns nf Sarah, they struggle and she falls to the floor with her face rolling off, revealing her to have been an android for the entire episode.
7) Part 1 - The Mind Robber - The Tardis is under attack from an alien presence trying to take over the Docs mind. Before we know it the Tardis has blown up, the Doctor is revolving in space and Zoe (and her bum in Lycra) and Jamie are clinging to the console. Surreal and utterly magical. Black and white Who at its very best.
8) Army of Ghosts - The Void has opened and the ghosts come through revealing them to be Cybermen! That not enough for you? Well the Sphere has opened and the Daleks are here too!! The 10th Doctor has never been in more peril...apart from when he was regenerating at the end of 'The Stolen Earth'!
9) Part 3 - City of Death - The Doctor has just left Count Scarlioni (Scaroth) in Paris in 1979. And yet here he is having time travelled to Renaissance Italy and come across Captain Tancredi....who is also Scaroth. So simple, so effective and really an early example of timey wimey stuff!
10) Utopia- Although this cliffhanger lasts about 15 mins we have The Master returning, then re-generating and then escaping which not only has superb acting from Derek Jacobi and John Simm, but also has David Tennant showing his acting chops by coming to terms with the fact that he isn't the last of the Timelords but also showing his despair at knowing the Master is still rotton to the core.
Of course there are so many others such as the Dalek hovering up the stairs for the first time in Remembrance of the Daleks or The Timelords returning at the climax of The End of Time Part 1. This just goes to show the amazing pedigree Steven Moffat has to match when creating his cliffhangers.
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