Doctor Who: The Angels Take Manhattan
Oh god I’m so sorry guys but I found that disappointing
It’s just, I was getting increasingly invested in the Amy/Rory/River relationship, despite the lack of it- she’s their daughter and yet they’re always so ‘meh’ about her. I’m sure that’s not the intention, but…Amy and Rory barely even reacted when they saw her. Okay, maybe that’s because they see her all the time, and I like that so I’ll go with that, but…I just wanted one moment. We sort of got one with Amy and River, but not Rory and River, and not them all together, and I’m just…damn, would anything at all have changed throughout series six and seven if River wasn’t their daughter? It wouldn’t! So why do it?
Also, I was really hoping the Ponds would go on to raise little Melody, still growing up in a plothole somewhere in Sixties New York. Except that never happened, thus destroying the chance to FINALLY FILL THAT BLOODY plothole. Although, I suppose it never said they didn’t, so…
Sigh. It was alright, better than I’m making it sound, I’m just sad that there were SO MANY loose ends from all throughout the Pond’s series that never got filled. What will Brian do now? And Amy’s parents? What was with Amys picture at Melody’s orphanage? And…er…why, exactly, can’t the Doctor and River still visit them in the TARDIS? I’m so confused. And sad. And annoyed. Bah.
Other stuff:
-River’s out of prison kicking ass and being all independent, yay
-Amy apparently is Amy Williams after all (should have guessed from the divorce papers, really), although she still refers to herself as Amy Pond so I suppose it’s just an official thing.
-Oh Rory. You went all Sherlock on us.
-I wish they’d spent more time on the Ponds and not wasted five pre-credits minutes on some random guy
-Amy outlived Rory by about five years. So she ended all alone. :(
-I’m not quite sure I follow the ending. So, the Doctor appeared briefly back to Amelia and told her what was to come? So…did he tell her the bad parts? “Hi, little Amelia! You’re going to grow up be duplicated and give birth not knowing you were pregnant and a evil woman will steal your baby and DEATH SO MUCH DEATH”
I am sad and yet confused. Maybe I’ll like it better as time goes on.
September 29, 2012 @ 8:00 pm
I think Amy does have a nice mother-daughter moment with River right before she lets the Angel take her. Her goodbye to River is actually longer and more meaningful to her goodbye to the Doctor. They could have done a bit more with Rory and River’s interactions, though. I thought they were going to get to raise Melody, too! Although I couldn’t work out how that was going to happen, because I thought she would then go to Leadworth after they died, and I couldn’t figure out how she would be as immature as that still if she’d already had one childhood with them raising her. And what time have they been sent back to? The thirties again? The sixties? It didn’t say when they died, just how old they were when they did, so they lived like 50 years wherever they got sent…. I do think that living in the past will be a nice end for Amy and Rory. I expect they’ll be happy wherever they’re together. They will finally be able to settle down without always being waiting for the TARDIS, and maybe now they’ll get to adopt some kids or something. And living in past NYC is sort of a nice compromise between adventure and a normal life. But it is sad for the Doctor, and for their parents. I hope River goes and explains what happened. Then they don’t have to see the Doctor and be angry at him, and they’ll finally get to meet their granddaughter without wondering why she’s older than her parents. Also, randomly, have you read A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeleine L’Engle? The author wrote another series of books about a family called the Austins, probably the most famous of which is A Ring of Endless Light. I am now hoping really hard that Amy and Rory got sent back to the 70s so that they could be in New York roughly around the time the Austin family was living there, so that they could meet, because Doctor Who/Madeleine L’Engle crossovers are AMAZING. Amy apparently is Amy Williams after all Well, admittedly Rory is also Rory Williams, but that seems to be largely a formality at this point as well. :P I wish they’d spent more time on the Ponds and not wasted five pre-credits minutes on some random guy On the one hand, I agree, but also it was really well done in a creepy noirish sci-fi way, so I’m not too upset. Amy outlived Rory by about five years. So she ended all alone. Well, maybe the Angel didn’t bring her back to exactly the same time, and so Rory had a few years alone before she found him? Or anyway, yeah, that is sad, but I think it would be too much to expect they died right at the same time. I’m not quite sure I follow the ending. Oh, I’m sure he didn’t tell her horrible things like that. I think it was just meant to be a chance for him to say goodbye and to inspire Amy’s dreams at the same time. And we had seen Amelia in the new universe hear the TARDIS at the end of I think it was “The Big Bang,” so this was I guess the explanation of that.
September 29, 2012 @ 11:10 pm
I think Amy does have a nice mother-daughter moment with River right before she lets the Angel take her. Her goodbye to River is actually longer and more meaningful to her goodbye to the Doctor. They could have done a bit more with Rory and River’s interactions, though. I just wanted a father-daughter moment so much. :( Also, randomly, have you read A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeleine L’Engle? The author wrote another series of books about a family called the Austins, probably the most famous of which is A Ring of Endless Light. I am now hoping really hard that Amy and Rory got sent back to the 70s so that they could be in New York roughly around the time the Austin family was living there, so that they could meet, because Doctor Who/Madeleine L’Engle crossovers are AMAZING. I haven’t read that book, but you should definitely write that fic! Oh, I’m sure he didn’t tell her horrible things like that. I think it was just meant to be a chance for him to say goodbye and to inspire Amy’s dreams at the same time. And we had seen Amelia in the new universe hear the TARDIS at the end of I think it was “The Big Bang,” so this was I guess the explanation of that. I did like that very last shot of little Amelia in the garden. Oh it’s so sad. :(
October 1, 2012 @ 5:09 am
Ok have there been other Doctor L’Engle crossovers? She’s the one that did a Wrinkle in Time right? Because if there is fic out there crossing my favorite time lord with my favorite old women, I MUST read it.
October 1, 2012 @ 1:22 pm
They are pretty rare, but they do exist. This is the main one I know of, and it’s amazing, although there is also this one that I’ve not gotten a chance to finish and so I don’t know how good it is.
October 1, 2012 @ 6:58 pm
Thank you ever so.
September 29, 2012 @ 8:24 pm
I was just a bit disappoint because it was so obvs what would happen in terms of them being sent back.
September 29, 2012 @ 11:13 pm
Woe!