Doctor Who: P.S.

[such_heights]

So the BBC have released a short video of an unfilmed scene that Chris Chibnall wrote as a coda to 705, with Brian. Storyboards with narration by Arthur Darvill, it's lovely and totally a tearjerker.

Spoilers for the video follow.

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FEELINGS. asldjkas *cries*

I imagine that as this is happening, River is doing the very same thing at Amy's parents' house. Yes.

Oh, god. I'm sort of glad this wasn't filmed because it fixes canon a little more absolutely and leaves less wriggle room, but it is a lovely idea, that Brian gets some closure, and a grandson to boot. It also makes the Ponds' happily ever after feel a bit more real, with Rory's letter here as well as Amy's letter to the Doctor. They really, really did get to do the things they wanted - build a life together, raise a child together, grow old together. I'm still completely not okay that they're gone, but I am glad to know that.

Also, wow, can you imagine what a child they brought up from scratch must be like? How completely amazing he must be? If Melody is their superhero daughter out among the stars, then I hope that Anthony is their superhero son down here on Earth, carrying on their legacy of stories and bravery and love.

And in conclusion, this:

Comments

[snorkackcatcher]

FTR (make of it what you will) her line is "OK, this book I've got to write. Melody Malone. I presume I send it to Amy to get it published?"

[pocketmouse]

Thanks, I don't have a transcript and I'm at work. So it's ambiguous as to how River gets the manuscript to Amy, but I don't see her as the type to send package to wait 20 years. It's all too ambiguous for me, in a way that reads to me as sloppiness as opposed to leaving an opening.