An interesting episode: lots of old characters returning (a touch of The Pandorica Opens), wisecracks galore (the Sontaran, Commander Strax, was especially good at this), one nice lesbian oral sex joke and some decent acting from Matt Smith.
Amy Pond was rather too wimpy in this episode for my tastes, maybe the leather catsuit would have helped.
Referring back to my previous quick post on this episode; watch the episode on iPlayer and when The Doctor brings out the cot doesn't Amy say "What's this... River" Listen very carefully at 29:02, if you pause the video isn't there an odd smile on Amy's face; did she realise her (deliberate) mistake?
So what do we have in this episode? A touch of Star Wars, a reprise of previous episodes, the final explanation that Pond and River are not accidentally closely related and the feeling that Stephen Moffat tried to outdo Russell T Davies in cramming as much into a season ending episode as possible.
Some questions arising:
If Melody/River is part timelord then we know she cannot regenerate as The Doctor wondered in this episode, after all we saw her die in The Library.
If we know who River is then why the panic about her being a force for evil; baby Melody seems not to have become the fiercest foe of The Doctor?
Why could River tell Amy and Rory who she is now but not in previous episodes? Obviously after conception would make more sense.
And most intriguingly how will Amy and Rory feel now they know that The Doctor has had sex with their daughter?
ADDENDUM:
'Let's Kill Hitler' - the very short preview seems to show a skeleton holding onto a gently blinking sonic screwdriver... Roll on the autumn.
Amy Pond was rather too wimpy in this episode for my tastes, maybe the leather catsuit would have helped.
Referring back to my previous quick post on this episode; watch the episode on iPlayer and when The Doctor brings out the cot doesn't Amy say "What's this... River" Listen very carefully at 29:02, if you pause the video isn't there an odd smile on Amy's face; did she realise her (deliberate) mistake?
So what do we have in this episode? A touch of Star Wars, a reprise of previous episodes, the final explanation that Pond and River are not accidentally closely related and the feeling that Stephen Moffat tried to outdo Russell T Davies in cramming as much into a season ending episode as possible.
Some questions arising:
If Melody/River is part timelord then we know she cannot regenerate as The Doctor wondered in this episode, after all we saw her die in The Library.
If we know who River is then why the panic about her being a force for evil; baby Melody seems not to have become the fiercest foe of The Doctor?
Why could River tell Amy and Rory who she is now but not in previous episodes? Obviously after conception would make more sense.
And most intriguingly how will Amy and Rory feel now they know that The Doctor has had sex with their daughter?
ADDENDUM:
'Let's Kill Hitler' - the very short preview seems to show a skeleton holding onto a gently blinking sonic screwdriver... Roll on the autumn.
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