Amy Pond
Happiness: The truth is the Doctor and Rory made Amy happy. Her Poncho Boys. So as she got to travel through all of space and time with her favorite chaps, Amy was quite in her element. Jumping into giant space wales mouths, running from monsters, exploring and getting into all kinds of trouble – Could there be anything that makes us happier?
Heartbreak: We might surprise you with our choice here, but hopefully you’ll agree with us after we make our case. Because there’s a special kind of heartbreak that comes from seeing a friend in pain and knowing there is nothing you can really do to fix it. We all know Vincent Van Gogh’s story; Amy included. But seeing the man behind the legend… The person struggling to see the beauty in life – and knowing it doesn’t end with a happily ever after. Well, that’s a very grownup and challenging sort of heartbreak to live with. It’s a heartbreak that Amy and the audience will remember for a long while.
Rory Williams
Happiness: Well this one is pretty obvious right? We cheered when Roman Soldier Rory stood guard by the woman he loved, we believed in him when he chose his wife over alternative universe Amy, and when he came to rescue Melody Pond there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. But even with all of those brilliant moments of happiness to show, the wedding of the Ponds is an easy choice. A happy Rory doesn’t exist without Amy. And their wedding was the first in a long line of memories they’d share.
Heartbreak: Rory died a lot. Like – even a lot in Doctor Who standards. So it’s hard to say WHICH of his deaths were the most heartbreaking. Because there were plenty. Thankfully, his final ‘death,’ the one that exiled him back in time, was relatively painless. He had Amy and he got to spend out the rest of his days with her. But one must wonder how heartbreaking it was for him to lose not only the Doctor in that moment, but his family as well. It’s pretty damn sad to think about Brian never seeing his son again.
River Song
Happiness: “Hello Sweetie.” Yeah, that’ll never get old. There’s plenty of mixed reviews on River Song and what she does or doesn’t bring to the show. But her flirty and fun attitude brings a very specific kind of happiness. Gun toting, TARDIS flying, older woman from the future. It’s hard not to love that or find it joyful. River lives her life as if she’s in one giant amusement park. And lucky for us, we get to tag along for the fun from time to time.
Heartbreak: In typical timey-wimey fashion, River Song’s introduction to the Doctor was also her goodbye. And what a goodbye it was. Even before we knew what would unfold between the two characters, it was understood that she knew the Doctor. She knew him in a way that we never would. And that mystery and gravitas – It was something to behold.
Clara Oswald
Happiness: The Impossible Girl. And quite an adorable little thing as well. We’re going to pull another little cheat here because… Well because this is one of the best moments in new Who history, and it doesn’t matter that it wasn’t technically from the show!! The prequel from ‘The Bells of Saint John’ is Doctor Who at it’s best. Just a young Clara Oswald meeting a strange man on a park swing. Of course neither character knows who the other is yet, but they still share the most heartwarming moment between two kind souls.
Heartbreak: It’s hard to know if we’ve even seen Clara’s most heartbreaking moment yet. And it’s worrying to think about what’s in store for her during “The Day of the Doctor.” So we’ll leave this open ended for now. But we suspect something is building. Something bad and something we can expect to be very heartbreaking indeed.
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