On the left, there’s a deleted scene from Cold Blood, found in The Brilliant Book Of Doctor Who. (There’s some pictures of it floating around too, so I think they did actually film it.) I really, really wish they’d kept it in, because not only is it a nice bit of character development, but it makes The God Complex even more tragic- Rory had faith once and then he lost it. Did he lose it the day he lost his daughter? Probably.
Rory did have some faith, the non-religious kind…he had faith in Amy after all. But I think after he lost Melody, he never believed in the greatness of the universe again.
Now. Amy tells Rory she can’t have children- that’s the big awful secret that drove their relationship almost to breakdown- and he says he knows. He knew all along she couldn’t have children!? Wait, what?
So…I think Rory did know, he knew perfectly well she couldn’t have kids- but he thought she meant psychologically. After having one child under such terrible circumstances, and pretty much having to give it up, Rory would probably understand perfectly well that another kid wasn’t a good option for Amy. He knew, he’d accepted it a long time ago.
Watch his face in the last gif, when Amy starts talking about Demon’s Run. That’s a look of realisation and horror. He thought he knew what was going on- maybe that was even the reason for the earlier I love you more than you love me; a case of I tell you important things but you don’t extend me the same courtesy, I want to help you but I have to guess at your secrets!
These videos are region-locked, and I know people wanted to see them, but I can’t work out how to download them off of the BBC site, woe. So I transcribed them instead, and took some screencaps.
I don’t think they’re ‘official’ videos as such, they’re just a fun thing for kids, but still! It’s Amy and Rory talking to the audience and it’s darn cute.
[Amy is typing something on the TARDIS console. Then she sighs and looks up.] Okay kid, this is where it gets complicated.
I’m writing a blog about all of my adventures- best blog ever! – but anyway. Not like my friend Lisa’s, who blogs about working in a sweet shop, which you’d think would be pretty impressive, but it’s all about this guy called Brian who’s ignoring her. Probably because he’s read her blog and is terrified.
Whereas mine, mine is all about Daleks and Ood and Weeping Angels. Well, it would be, if I ever got round to writing any of it. Too many things get in the way, y’know, like…Daleks, and Ood, and Weeping Angels.
I tried getting Rory to do it, but he said no, which was very brave of him. And the Doctor offered to do some of it, but it was all written in maths, and then he got distracted and started designing himself a hat-
Anyway, so this is where you come in. I’d love you to write one of my adventures for me, pretending to be me for my blog, as me, so I can keep my blog up to date. So come on, write it up and send it to me!
And then I’ll have a really cool blog, and the Doctor and Rory will think I did it all by myself.
[gives knowing look to camera, cut to DW logo]
[TARDIS console, Rory suddenly pops up from the floor. He’s wearing a plaid shirt with, er, another plaid shirt over that]
Whoa! Woo! What just happened? No, really, can’t remember. Uh… [breathes out] …no, nothing. I hate it when that happens. You see, there’s something in the TARDIS that keeps stealing my memories but I can’t remember what it is. The Doctor says it’s a fault with the telepathic circuits and he’ll fix it someday but he keeps forgetting.
You see, there’s something in the TARDIS that keeps stealing my memories, and… [pause] …have I just said that?
[looks confused for a second]
Listen, I don’t suppose you could fill me in on what I’ve been up to since yesterday, could you? Where I’ve been, who I’ve met, all my adventures, that sort of thing? If you could write it pretending to be me, that would really help.
Then I’ll read it and think that I wrote it. [smiles]
Cos it’s not like I’ll remember, is it? You see, there’s something in the TARDIS that keeps stealing my memories
