That was an... episode. Yep, it was an episode all right. Huh... need to sit and have a think about that for a while...
The bulk of the story isn't that interesting. The Doctor finds a way to defeat the Silence, ho hum, just as clever as flicking a switch, use them against themselves, yadda yadda. The whole post-hypnotic suggestion is neat and tidy... but, as I feared, does undercut the threat of the Silence in one fell swoop. Big build up last series, they have this amazing ability to delete themselves out of memories, and then... oh look, they're defeated and shot and even the Doctor is happy with their mass slaughter. Um... okay... why bother?
However, it's the rest of it that's really interesting. That little girl... okay, who here leapt to the obvious conclusion of "Amy's daughter"? Although... regeneration? Um... the Doctor's proper daughter then? Or did the TARDIS change the baby? It does look like the Amy/Rory connection is more established, however...
And just what is the deal with River Song? Can we get on with that, please, and stop with the teasing? Just reveal the big surprise... although the kiss does cut out some options (unless they have a very unusual relationship...).
More questions than answers. And what of the 'she's just dreaming' moment? Anyone no longer trust anything they are seeing? Steven, you've created a fascinating arc, just pay it off properly...
Next time: Oh, she's a swordfighter now, is she? Convenient Companion strikes again.
[END]
Monday, 2 May 2011
DW: 6.2
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I've spent the whole week thinking on this and about the only thing I have to comment on is the fact that I didn't see Badger's male paramour being black, I don't know if the fact that I did guess "gay" but didn't guess "black" is a step forward in sensibilities or just blinkered vision to what concerns us now.
Oh, and the fact that the Doctor used Humanity as a weapon to commit genocide, that kind of makes me think it might not be Dr Who anymore.
(And Rory, Amy and River never watched the Moon Landing before this point?)
They probably had seen the moon landing, but the Doctor hadn't infiltrated the signal with the image of the Silence by that point. Whereas now, they did watch the recording with the Silence image.
So we ignore cause and effect?
Why was Badger there with a bucket o'gas if they hadn't already done the deed?
Well, it's happened in his timeline, but not in theirs.
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