such_heights: amy and rory looking at a pile of post (who: river is a badass archaeologist)
Amy ([personal profile] such_heights) wrote2010-05-01 10:46 pm

Doctor Who 5x05

Wow! That was something!

Plot things I loved:

+ ROBOT FOREST OMG THAT IS SO AWESOME.

+ The whole concept of Amy turning into an angel and having to shut her eyes and walk through a forest and the GENERAL TERRIFYINGNESS.

+ The fact that this actually was the Crash of the Byzantium as per Silence in the Library. (Yes, I'm slow.)

+ The cracks in time theme being noticed and developed this early on.

And some other stuff, probably, but moving on!

RIVER SONG OMG

+ She is so completely awesome and hot and mysterious and eeeee I love her.

+ Given that it's been really obviously hinted that at some point she kills the Doctor, and given that I'm sure most people are assuming it's for a Good Reason of some kind, I am very much hoping that it is more complicated than that. Or that, if it isn't, that's not really the point. But OOOH. How exciting.

+ In the Confidential, Moffat talked about how we're going to see how the whole story plays out. a;lskdjas \o/ I am hoping that means not just this season! Recurring characters ftw, especially River-shaped ones.

AMY POND OMG

+ Amyyyyy! I am glad River was around to provide cuddles and arm-stroking.

+ She is so smart and intuitive and great, and keeps asking questions and not letting the Doctor bullshit her. <3

+ She's a time traveller now! Time travellers are special! Squee!

THAT END SCENE OMG

+ Rationally, I am worried about how this will pan out, for Amy's character arc. Worried, but not yet despondent. Do it right, Moffat!

+ I'm glad it's not being played as total unrequited tragic love omg. I also completely and totally buy that Amy would have the hots for the Doctor, especially given the second two-year gap in The Eleventh Hour. We know she's impulsive, we know she has her doubts about getting married, we know she's just been through something really horrendous, etc.

+ All of which I say because I can see the wank forming right now, to which my cultivated and intellectual response will be 'lol shut up, Amy Pond > you'.

+ All the above aside, my lizard brain demands HOT ELEVEN/AMY/RIVER OT3 FIC RIGHT NOW. So someone should get on that for me.
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[personal profile] gandaki 2010-05-01 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I was so cheering for Amy in that last scene. GO AMY. HE'S HOT, YOU'RE HOT, YOU JUST SURVIVED A SCARY EXPERIENCE, HAVE FUN! \o/ I don't know where it'll end up, but I do love how it's playing right now. The chemistry they have together is OFF THE CHARTS.

And the preview for next week makes me LOL so much.