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a giant leap! or something like that.
Oh my god what. WHAT.
I am not sure I can make this even mildly coherent and organized. Sorry.
I ... go back and forth on whether I like the scope of these episodes. On the one hand, I love that there is scope, that a lot of the adventures we hear about are happening onscreen a little bit -- solving a global alien crisis takes months, not days. On the other hand, I'm a bit worried that Moffat's juggling too much. Maybe I'm trained in my Doctor Who watching to have a horrible sinking feeling when threads are left dangling; I mostly do trust Moffat to pick up all those threads, and to close off answers as he opens up new questions, but I'm still worried, because there's just SO MUCH.
The three major questions, as far as I know, are [1] what are the Silence? [2] what's the deal with the Doctor's death, and [3] what's the deal with the little girl? On the surface we do have the answer to [1] cos we know how the Silence work, why they're a threat, how the Doctor defeated them, &c &c. But it seems deceptively simple! What the hell is the deal with the Silence Will Fall thing? Why the fuck do they have the pseudo-TARDIS from The Lodger? What do they want from the little girl? So presumably this isn't the last of them, which I'm quite happy with, because these are questions that I trust have interesting answers.
This of course ties into [3] which is that presumably the little girl will turn up again. And she is ... Amy's quantum Time Lord daughter? Because Amy is quantum pregnant? And the little girl REGENERATED OMG THAT WAS UNEXPECTEDLY AWESOME? I am tentatively in favor of all this cos it's fascinating. Also, what's with the bit where Amy first finds the little girl's room, and in the door there's a hatch thing and a grown cyborg-esque woman looks out and says "No, I think she's just dreaming"? That was indeed delightful and dreamlike! And makes no sense with everything else! And I'm sure it will by the end. Meanwhile I am anxious about Amy's quantum Time Lord daughter because, well, I don't mind if she's the Doctor's but only if Eleven and Amy and Rory are all okay with that. Which I kind of doubt.
Meanwhile [2], the question of the Doctor's death, is the only thing really bothering me. I mean, I suppose technically older!Doctor sent himself an invitation because he worked out that he'd sent himself an invitation and that's how they all got around to defeating the Silence, and if River worked that out too, she'd be fine going back to Stormcage. And I suppose Amy has come to accept it? And of course Moffat presumably has some way of writing around it and getting to Twelve when it comes time, or even of explaining it beforehand. But that was the only thing that felt really odd to me sans resolution.
Let's see! I have already seen some people being very uncomfortable with the Doctor's solution to the problem of the Silence, but I think it's all right? Presumably if Silence stay out of human sight and human affairs, no one will go around killing them. So he's not condemning them all to death, he's just making them behave. I think this is quite Doctorish, and it is a very ... Ten solution, isn't it, albeit with less begging them to listen first. (I also admit to being charmed by how Eleven finds River shooting things hot, even though he shouldn't. Because it IS hot, goddamn, River Song, be my girlfriend.)
Speaking of, RIVER. I love her habit of jumping off buildings or out airlocks or whatever because she knows the Doctor will catch her! I laughed when she splashed into the swimming pool. Oh, and then I might have screamed a lot and gone "OH MY GOD YES" and other embarrassing fangirl things when the Doctor/River kiss happened. WHEN DID I START SHIPPING THEM LIKE BURNING. And my heart cracked a little when River realized it was probably the last time she'd get to do that. Oh River.
Other things I ship like burning: Amy/Rory! I was so anxious when I, like Rory, wondered if Amy was talking about the Doctor instead. I suppose she could've realized Rory was listening and lied when he asked, but since she spends most of her time begging the Doctor to rescue her, it would make sense for her to also admit to him that it's Rory's stupid face she loves. I kind of love Rory's stupid face too! I love that he still kind of has his Roman self's memories and damages, though only sometimes. And I love that, even when he was afraid that Amy'd just admitted she loved the Doctor more, he sat and talked with the Doctor. Actually, I am pretty much all about the Eleven/River/Amy/Rory Team TARDIS. They are all so lovely and delightful together.
The Silence were still scary, by the by, although I suppose that now I am programmed to kill them on sight, so they should be less alarming. I don't care, man, the entire abandoned orphanage sequence was pure nightmare fuel.
And lastly, I may have also screamed with joy when Canton wanted to marry someone black, and, PS, a man. We were two for three in our guesses! And I am always delighted to see the Return of the Gay Agenda. CANTONNNNN. <3
Next week: arrr. And a romp, presumably, which we are well due for.
I am not sure I can make this even mildly coherent and organized. Sorry.
I ... go back and forth on whether I like the scope of these episodes. On the one hand, I love that there is scope, that a lot of the adventures we hear about are happening onscreen a little bit -- solving a global alien crisis takes months, not days. On the other hand, I'm a bit worried that Moffat's juggling too much. Maybe I'm trained in my Doctor Who watching to have a horrible sinking feeling when threads are left dangling; I mostly do trust Moffat to pick up all those threads, and to close off answers as he opens up new questions, but I'm still worried, because there's just SO MUCH.
The three major questions, as far as I know, are [1] what are the Silence? [2] what's the deal with the Doctor's death, and [3] what's the deal with the little girl? On the surface we do have the answer to [1] cos we know how the Silence work, why they're a threat, how the Doctor defeated them, &c &c. But it seems deceptively simple! What the hell is the deal with the Silence Will Fall thing? Why the fuck do they have the pseudo-TARDIS from The Lodger? What do they want from the little girl? So presumably this isn't the last of them, which I'm quite happy with, because these are questions that I trust have interesting answers.
This of course ties into [3] which is that presumably the little girl will turn up again. And she is ... Amy's quantum Time Lord daughter? Because Amy is quantum pregnant? And the little girl REGENERATED OMG THAT WAS UNEXPECTEDLY AWESOME? I am tentatively in favor of all this cos it's fascinating. Also, what's with the bit where Amy first finds the little girl's room, and in the door there's a hatch thing and a grown cyborg-esque woman looks out and says "No, I think she's just dreaming"? That was indeed delightful and dreamlike! And makes no sense with everything else! And I'm sure it will by the end. Meanwhile I am anxious about Amy's quantum Time Lord daughter because, well, I don't mind if she's the Doctor's but only if Eleven and Amy and Rory are all okay with that. Which I kind of doubt.
Meanwhile [2], the question of the Doctor's death, is the only thing really bothering me. I mean, I suppose technically older!Doctor sent himself an invitation because he worked out that he'd sent himself an invitation and that's how they all got around to defeating the Silence, and if River worked that out too, she'd be fine going back to Stormcage. And I suppose Amy has come to accept it? And of course Moffat presumably has some way of writing around it and getting to Twelve when it comes time, or even of explaining it beforehand. But that was the only thing that felt really odd to me sans resolution.
Let's see! I have already seen some people being very uncomfortable with the Doctor's solution to the problem of the Silence, but I think it's all right? Presumably if Silence stay out of human sight and human affairs, no one will go around killing them. So he's not condemning them all to death, he's just making them behave. I think this is quite Doctorish, and it is a very ... Ten solution, isn't it, albeit with less begging them to listen first. (I also admit to being charmed by how Eleven finds River shooting things hot, even though he shouldn't. Because it IS hot, goddamn, River Song, be my girlfriend.)
Speaking of, RIVER. I love her habit of jumping off buildings or out airlocks or whatever because she knows the Doctor will catch her! I laughed when she splashed into the swimming pool. Oh, and then I might have screamed a lot and gone "OH MY GOD YES" and other embarrassing fangirl things when the Doctor/River kiss happened. WHEN DID I START SHIPPING THEM LIKE BURNING. And my heart cracked a little when River realized it was probably the last time she'd get to do that. Oh River.
Other things I ship like burning: Amy/Rory! I was so anxious when I, like Rory, wondered if Amy was talking about the Doctor instead. I suppose she could've realized Rory was listening and lied when he asked, but since she spends most of her time begging the Doctor to rescue her, it would make sense for her to also admit to him that it's Rory's stupid face she loves. I kind of love Rory's stupid face too! I love that he still kind of has his Roman self's memories and damages, though only sometimes. And I love that, even when he was afraid that Amy'd just admitted she loved the Doctor more, he sat and talked with the Doctor. Actually, I am pretty much all about the Eleven/River/Amy/Rory Team TARDIS. They are all so lovely and delightful together.
The Silence were still scary, by the by, although I suppose that now I am programmed to kill them on sight, so they should be less alarming. I don't care, man, the entire abandoned orphanage sequence was pure nightmare fuel.
And lastly, I may have also screamed with joy when Canton wanted to marry someone black, and, PS, a man. We were two for three in our guesses! And I am always delighted to see the Return of the Gay Agenda. CANTONNNNN. <3
Next week: arrr. And a romp, presumably, which we are well due for.
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(I am so sneaking into my kids' rooms tonight and marking their arms up with Sharpies.)
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