Dr. Who 9/29

[cjeanette]

I really loved this episode. I think it was a great way to say goodbye to Amy and Rory.

DD now wants to visit the Statue of Liberty ;D

[evans]

I will break this up into two parts.
First: Goodbye Ponds. How very sad leaving is. How very fitting they went together. Twice. The part with Rory on the ledge was more than I could handle. So brave. His "Great, the one time you can't mange it" and "who else could manage that" about dying. And asking for help? And saying "to save you, I could do anything"? Just about killed me. Brave Amy in this one. Love the final letter to the Doctor at the end.

Second: Hello Professor Song. Writing the book? Calling the Doctor husband? Breaking her own freaking wrist to get out of the angel's grasp? Brilliant. And how sad was the part on the stairs about hiding the damage? I love that she said he's got the face of a 12 year old. And when Amy called her Melody in the graveyard, it was so very moving.

Other points- The Doctor being erased from from all the databases. Thanks Oswin for that. Guess we know why River is running around freely now and later (or earlier in Who). The little girl at the beginning was creepy. The house where the TARDIS landed is the same one that Jacky and Pete lived in in the alternate universe. The rooms reminded me of the God-Complex episode.

I am sure I have more thoughts but I need to watch it again when I'm not overwhelmed by the feelings.

[Lissa]

I was wondering if anyone was going to post about Dr. Who.

The Weeping Angels freak the hell out of me. I jump every time! (I can't handle scary movies). The little cherubs were creepy too!

I'm very sad to see Rory & Amy go. I started watching with this doctor, so I'm a little attached to them. I loved that they got to grow old together and that Amy was able to say goodbye. I confess it brought me to tears.

[cjeanette]

Oct 1, 2012 14:09:38 GMT -5 evans said:

I will break this up into two parts.
First: Goodbye Ponds. Second: Hello Professor Song. Writing the book? Calling the Doctor husband?

I cracked up when she called Rory dad.

I loved how the Dr. ripped the last page out. At first I was worried that meant something mysterious was going to happen to the Ponds and we would never know where they went.

[cjeanette]

Oct 1, 2012 14:50:51 GMT -5 Lissa said:

IThe Weeping Angels freak the hell out of me. I jump every time! (I can't handle scary movies). The little cherubs were creepy too!

I know! My daughter is 4 and loves them. I worry about her

[mfluder]

Oct 1, 2012 14:50:51 GMT -5 Lissa said:

I'm very sad to see Rory & Amy go. I started watching with this doctor, so I'm a little attached to them. I loved that they got to grow old together and that Amy was able to say goodbye. I confess it brought me to tears.

This is me too. The 11th is my doctor. These are my first companions. I'm dying still at the concept of watching Doctor Who without them.

I'm a little irrationally annoyed Mr. mfluder called it. Yes, probably just because he was right. I'm five. I'm glad they got to live on with each other, and I truthfully hope we run into stories with them, even indirectly (come on, those two stay out of trouble?), but so sad neither Amy nor the Doctor get to see each other, again. At least it was more of a Rose ending than a Donna ending!

Hearing her called Professor now though made me sad - it means her end is near. I keep getting afraid the episode that he gives her a sonic screwdriver will show up.

Whose reading the Melody Malone book when it comes out (digitally)?

[evans]

You know I will have that book in my hands the second it comes out!

Yes, this is true. Professor is getting closer to the end. I rewatched that a few weeks ago and it is even sadder now.

[mfluder]

Oct 1, 2012 13:27:38 GMT -5 cjeanette said:

DD now wants to visit the Statue of Liberty ;D

Oh, and this made me far more interested in Statute of Liberty too lol.

I feel wrong saying this: but I didn't like the double goodbyes. I just... I don't know. I can't put my finger on it - but I was annoyed when they made it only to be zapped away. It seemed to sudden to be fully believed. I don't know why - and it's not like I didn't know this was coming.

Perhaps I'm too strongly holding on to the version I wanted, where she got pregnant somehow and had to leave because of that - a happy reason. Actually, that's it, it was a lot like the beginning of the season when they are divorcing and suddenly back together. I felt like I was missing steps.

I will fully admit that I might be too cranky about my companions leaving too .

[Pom]

I have only been watching since the last doctor. I admit this is H's thing and I only sort of watch and I get lost sometimes, but this was a good episode. The angels and the creepy laughter was freaking me out. H has been watching this since he was a kid. He was crying at the end.

[Deleted]

I got so drunk before watching this because I didn't feel like I could deal with it sober. Then I sobbed like a baby even though I knew what was coming.

I am going to miss them so much (see screenname, lol). But I really love Rory, he might be my favorite companion ever. It was a great episode for both of them and for River.

I do feel a bit smug that I guessed that the angels would get Rory and Amy would follow him as soon as they announced who the bad guys were in their final episode. Take that Moffat!

[evans]

Oct 1, 2012 16:45:52 GMT -5 mfluder said:

Oct 1, 2012 13:27:38 GMT -5 cjeanette said:

DD now wants to visit the Statue of Liberty ;D

Oh, and this made me far more interested in Statute of Liberty too lol.

I feel wrong saying this: but I didn't like the double goodbyes. I just... I don't know. I can't put my finger on it - but I was annoyed when they made it only to be zapped away. It seemed to sudden to be fully believed. I don't know why - and it's not like I didn't know this was coming.

Perhaps I'm too strongly holding on to the version I wanted, where she got pregnant somehow and had to leave because of that - a happy reason. Actually, that's it, it was a lot like the beginning of the season when they are divorcing and suddenly back together. I felt like I was missing steps.

I will fully admit that I might be too cranky about my companions leaving too .

After Rose, I can pretty much take anything. Her standing on the beach alone was just about the saddest thing ever.

Amelia- yes, I think that it was building to that very well. I love Rory too. He really came into his own.

[nsl]

Another Rory fan over here. I think the only thing I can say that hasn't already been covered is how unbelievably sad I think it was that he and River didn't get a chance to say goodbye. At least Amy had the chance to tell her something, even if it was mostly about the Doctor.

[Lissa]

I do have to wonder how River gets the manuscript to Amy though. Does she use her vortex "watch" to deliver it? So does that mean she could potentially see them again?

Also, I hope Amy & Rory weren't sent to that building where they'd be confined. I wish that we're explained more.

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Oct 2, 2012 15:31:29 GMT -5 Lissa said:

Also, I hope Amy & Rory weren't sent to that building where they'd be confined. I wish that we're explained more.

Rory & Amy jumping off the building created a paradox, so the building & angels disappeared like they never existed. Except the one that escaped and zapped them back in time.

[dr.girlfriend]

Oct 3, 2012 21:11:36 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

Oct 2, 2012 15:31:29 GMT -5 Lissa said:

Also, I hope Amy & Rory weren't sent to that building where they'd be confined. I wish that we're explained more.

Rory & Amy jumping off the building created a paradox, so the building & angels disappeared like they never existed. Except the one that escaped and zapped them back in time.

Am I the only one who had "A paradox, a paradox, a most convenient paradox..." stuck in their head for the next few days?

I'm glad the Ponds lived a good life, but I think there was all sorts of timey-wimey nonsense to explain why they couldn't do a bunch of things, like see the Doctor again, have the doctor just go back a few weeks earlier or even a year earlier to drop Amelia, etc. And I wish they had something like "loving parents" on the tombstone to show they got those kids they always wanted. But overall, it was a good way to resolve the Ponds without killing them off or making it seem like the Doctor abandoned them deliberately.