Doctor Who: Asylum of the Daleks
When [SPOILER] happened I actually literally SCREAMED you guys SCREAMED
Oswin
(Wait, I thought her name was Clara…) Wasn’t she BRILLIANT? But where does it go from here? Does he pick her up in the past? Is the woman we’ve seen in set photos actually an ancestor or a descendant of hers? And as people have said…the Doctor doesn’t even know what she looks like! He could meet her, and not realise til much later who she really is. Oh my god…
Did you notice her little glance to camera, before she died?
Amy and Rory
I don’t know, it seems quite in-character for Amy to not tell Rory what was really going on, to push him away instead. People grieve in different ways…and after her first terrible loss, that of Melody, she barely mentioned her for ages, not even to Rory. And not only did she have to go through that, but now the prospect of another child has been taken from her too. (God, I bet she’s secretly so glad she killed Kovarian, now.)
If she’d ever sat down and talked to Rory about it, it would have brought the terrible experiences on Demon’s Run (which are now even more terrible) crashing right back into what was supposed to be a new life. She should have talked to him, not pushed him away, but I understand her actions perfectly…
Poor old Rory seems to be the innocent in this, but I wonder what exactly they argued about before they split. Did he ever fling his 2000-yr wait back in Amy’s face, like he almost did aboard the ship? I always hoped he’d never do that, but he’s only human after all.
The Doctor
THE DALEKS DON’T KNOW HIM AGAIN!
September 1, 2012 @ 8:11 pm
Not looking because I haven’t seen it yet. But was it a good scream or a bad scream? *hopes for only good things*
September 1, 2012 @ 8:16 pm
It was a good scream! A very unexpected one too. And later there was a good cry…
September 1, 2012 @ 8:23 pm
*flailing* So did your “everything will be okay” spoilers hold up?
September 1, 2012 @ 8:29 pm
Things weren’t as clear-cut as they seemed…that’s all I’m saying. ;)
September 1, 2012 @ 8:38 pm
Ok…will keep that in mind! :P
September 1, 2012 @ 8:37 pm
I have to confess that I loved Oswin but…she sort of reminded me of a female Tony Stark which I’m totally cool but that’s what I thought of, lol. And then I wanted fanfic where she was descended from Tony Stark…
September 1, 2012 @ 10:44 pm
That would be REALLY awesome! (You should write it. :D)
September 2, 2012 @ 2:28 am
Have watched the episode and am back! AHHHHHH it was fantastic. Agreeing with everything. I think you deconstruct the Pond relationship drama really well. I wish the show had spent, like, five more minutes on it though. Well, maybe I don’t and what I really want is fic of it. Or maybe that would just make me cry my eyes out. OSWIN WAS AMAZING. How will they get her back?
September 2, 2012 @ 9:11 pm
Aw thanks. :D I don’t know! Maybe she’s an descendant or a clone? But DAMN Moffat wasn’t kidding about her story being ‘not the usual boy meets girl’.
September 2, 2012 @ 4:59 am
I’m really hoping for more about Amy and Rory’s relationship, because – absent some of the thoughtful contemplations on it by folks like you and elsewhere on the web – I didn’t see it in what Moffat wrote. And I’m very afraid he’s going to leave it at this. I hope I’m wrong. Not everything should have to wait for the great fanfic writers out there to explicate. Ah, well. We have Who back, and that counts for a great, great deal.
September 2, 2012 @ 9:17 pm
I really hope he gets them right as well. I suspect he doesn’t go as deep into to them as we would like because, well, he needs to keep the younger audience happy with robots and explosions and stuff. (Not that I’m against robots and explosions and stuff…) I’d LOVE a whole episode just about the Ponds… It really does. I’m delighted to have it. ;)