FEW TV SERIALS DO ‘GOODBYE’ as well or as often as the BBC’s Doctor Who.  It’s a built-in reality, with either Doctor or companions leaving every season or two.  The midpoint of the current season ended with the farewell of Amy Pond and Rory Williams, who have been with the eleventh Doctor from the beginning.  A few episodes before the couple’s exit, Rory’s father was introduced.  Played perfectly by David Williams, Rory’s dad added some nice humor and humanity.  Unfortunately, he was left out of any “goodbye scenarios” when Amy and Rory left.  To make up for that, the BBC posted the script and sketches for the proposed “goodbye” scene, one that was sixty years in the making.  Check it out, and try not to cry too much.

The Doctor returns sans Amy and Rory on Christmas Day.  Hopefully, you already knew that.