such_heights: amy and rory looking at a pile of post (who: amy/eleven/rory [ahoy!])
Amy ([personal profile] such_heights) wrote2011-05-21 08:27 pm

Doctor Who 6x05

Ooh! Ooh! What is happening?!

So, mostly setting the plot and guest character stuff aside for the moment because I am reserving judgement until next week - I like base under siege plots and 'omg the clones are alive!' plots, but am hoping the resolution will be more interesting than usual - let us talk characters and arc stuff.

+ Everyone felt off this week, yes? Which I hope is deliberate - Rory and the Doctor, particularly, both seem to have Shenanigans going on of various kinds. The first scene with the darts in the TARDIS was ADORABLE OMG, but after that everyone seemed off-kilter.

+ Clearly the Doctor knows more about what's going on than he's letting on and is somewhat distracted from Amy and Rory by whatever that is.

+ RORY, DARLING, WHAT ARE YOU DOING. You are not usually one to run recklessly into danger, as you yourself say at the beginning of the episode! But as has been pointed out to me, well, he's going to be particularly invested in this situation. Rory, after all, knows exactly what it's like to be a plastic copy of yourself. So I hope that this is all deliberate and that's where they're going with his arc in this story, because that is very cool and sad. And in general I thought this was a really interesting episode for Rory, how he's not a natural one for heroism and adventure but is so strongly motivated by people needing him. <3

+ Needed Moar Amy. I am happy for Rory to get some story of his own, but all three of them should get cool storylines every week, and also I want a pony!

+ TWO DOCTORS OMG. Is the ganger!Doctor going to stick around and be the one who dies in 6x01? What does the Doctor know that he isn't letting on? What is WITH Amy's Schroedinger baby and the cyborg door lady? Etc etc.

+ Is it next Saturday yet?
miarrow: (BH : Annie is cute as pie)

[personal profile] miarrow 2011-05-21 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
But as has been pointed out to me, well, he's going to be particularly invested in this situation. Rory, after all, knows exactly what it's like to be a plastic copy of yourself.

That's what I felt it was? But I feel like it's weird that he didn't say that to Amy or the Doctor at some point. So maybe it's a line for the next episode.

I also feel like this season is exploring Rory a lot more (thank god) and he needs to fix/protect things in a Nursey type way. Which I really enjoy.

I do hate two-parters though. I hope next weeks proves why it was necessary to split these two.
pocketmouse: Centurion Rory, looking determined (rory)

[personal profile] pocketmouse 2011-05-22 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
He had that line about 'I know you understand why I have to do this,' which I assumed was referencing that, but the line felt like it was delivered more to the Doctor than Amy. That said, if they don't make the Centurion reference clear in the next half, I will kill them.