Talk about horrible pulp fiction
openings, but that was the level of writing back in the late 30's and
the 40's, before TV there was radio and books written cheap and quick
and published on pulp stock were the biggest entertainment and what
better genre, than the one that gave us both the “hardboiled
detective” and lots of good old Sci-fi to use as inspiration for
this story. If you'd like to read up on pulp fiction head here: http://www.vintagelibrary.com/pulpfiction/introduction/What-Is-Pulp-Fiction.php
For a long time now we have been
prepared for the departure of Amy and Rory, as we have been prepared
for the departures of Doctor 9, Doctor 10 and all of the companions,
but damn it, even though I knew this would be a tear jerker, I wasn't
prepared for how much of a tear jerker it would be. I say that and
it's not really that it was Rory and Amy, the story could have been
about two characters that we had just met and invested a lot in. I
have to give props to Mister Moffatt, even though most will not.
WHAT I LOVED
Kudos to all three of our main
characters, they did an amazing job.
Amy's reading glasses – she looked
hot!
WHAT I LIKED
Nice slightly ironic use of Sting's
“Englishman In New York” with its lyric "I'm a legal alien" the opening titles, was kind of cute.
Might have been even more interesting had they used his “When the
Angels Fall” near the end, maybe as Amy and Rory fell off of the building and the angels were zapped by the paradox. Anyway - for your entertainment, the complete "Englishman in New York".
We have seen The Doctor mad enough to
kill, or at least cause others to be killed, as seen in “Dinosaurs
on a Spaceship”, saddened whenever anyone gives their lives for his
quests for good, but Amy's choice to join her one true love and have
somewhat of a “normal” life with him and The Doctor's anguish was
incredible. His emotion was born out of pure selfishness, to be
sure, but it was true. There was no way he was going to “figure
something out”, in my opinion, he just wanted that first face that he saw with his
current face to be there all the time, or at least available to him
all the time.
The flipping Statue of Liberty as a
Weeping Angel – too funny – but it made sense since it is the ultimate statue in both New York and the United States.
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Killing off the Weeping Angels, or so
it seems, except for that last annoying one in the cemetery They
were great for 2 stories, this and their birth in “Blink”, but
their time had come and gone, but you'd have to explain to me how one
could have survived the paradox to still be there, hanging around a
grave yard 74 years later (1938 to 2012), just waiting for Rory??? I mean what was so special about him that the Angels had to get him out of the way??
Matt Smith's party scar on his head was
pretty prominent. Maybe I had missed it before, actually I do
remember it from earlier, just noticed it more this time for some
reason.
“One psychopath per TARDIS.” Great
line!
Bouncing off of 1938 – very cool. If there was a year worth bouncing off of it was 1938!
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WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
OK – I have been to New York and
there is no way for the Doctor and Amy to have travelled from Times
Square (sight of the ONLY New Year's celebration that matters) to where the TARDIS was parked in the time it took The Doctor
to answer Amy's question about how Rory could be in a book – it
takes 17 minutes in a car – I know The Doctor travels through time
and all that, but he ain't that good. Pretty crummy to keep Amy waiting an hour, or more, for an answer to her Times Square question (approximate walking time).
“The TARDIS can never come back to
New York, the time lines are too scrambled,” said The Doctor.
But then he goes back and gets Amy's “Afterward” from the book –
hmmmmmmm. Maybe it was just going back to 1938 he was referring to.
A friend of mine brought this up and I
am not really sure if I don't like it or it's just a nit pick.
Bringing in Brian Williams for 2 episodes, setting up the importance
of Rory's family and what might happen to anyone traveling with The
Doctor, and not one mention of Brian or even Amy's family for that
matter, not even a “Tell our families we love them.” from Amy
before she backed into the angel. Maybe a bit nit picky, but I saw
my friend's point.
I know New York City is a pretty
international kind of place, but nowhere is there a Winter Quay
(pronounced “key”) - or anywhere else pronounced that way in NYC.
Last but not least - with all of this talk about paradoxes and such, The Doctor goes back to Amelia in her back yard to tell her of all of the adventures Amy had with him??? I realize that people do weird things when in mourning - and he was in mourning - but we already know that Amy had no idea what happened to The Doctor after he left her in the back yard. I know it was a nice qway to bring her story full circle, but it kind of made no sense, ut then it you're REALLY picky, you could argue that her entire story made no sense.
Last but not least - with all of this talk about paradoxes and such, The Doctor goes back to Amelia in her back yard to tell her of all of the adventures Amy had with him??? I realize that people do weird things when in mourning - and he was in mourning - but we already know that Amy had no idea what happened to The Doctor after he left her in the back yard. I know it was a nice qway to bring her story full circle, but it kind of made no sense, ut then it you're REALLY picky, you could argue that her entire story made no sense.
WHAT I HATE
Having to wait for the "official" debut of Jenna-Louise Coleman at Christmas. I get why Moffatt and The Beeb split the season in two - 1) to compartmentalize "The Departure of the Ponds" and 2) so Moffatt could work on his other cash cow, "Sherlock", but I still hate waiting until Christmas and then still not knowing when the rest of the season will be broadcast (shakes fist at Moffatt and the BBC).
