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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Doctor Who 6x2 "Day of the Moon"

I'm not sure if blogging episode by episode is going to work out so well for me; I might go back to doing a bunch at a time like I did when I was getting caught up.  I don't know.  Last week it was alright, but I don't feel like I have a lot to say about this episode.

I mean... it was just a mindfuck.  The list of things it left hanging would contain... gee, everything that happened in this episode, a lot of what happened last week, and some of what happened last season.  There just isn't a whole lot to say about it unless you're one of those crazy theorists.  I look forward to seeing how this all wraps up, though.

Okay, I've seen about a million of these today, but here's my version of 'the list of questions in need of answers.'

Who kills the Doctor?  Is the Doctor really dead?  Does it get undone?  How does it get undone?
Who blows up the TARDIS/why/why specifically on the Ponds' wedding day?
Why does River remember the Doctor after the universe resets?  And why doesn't her memory bring him back?
Why was last year's "silence will fall" motif presented as so... sinister, if it's actually supposed to be a good thing?
How does old!Canton know that it definitely is the Doctor and he definitely is dead, and how did he know to be there without opening his letter?
Is Amy pregnant?  Why is the TARDIS unsure?  Most importantly: Does her baby have a time head?
Why are the Silence (or at least one Silent) still around in 2011?
Who is the little girl?  Why is she a Time Lord?  There seem to be a few options: 1) she's somehow a future-doctor, 2) she's the master, 3) she's Jenny, 4) she's the child of Amy/Doctor or River/Doctor or Rose/Doctor (lolwhut) or some other female and the Doctor, or 5) she's someone we haven't met.  I'm guessing 4 or 5, hoping for 5.
Who is the lady with the eye patch?  Who was she talking about?  Who was she talking to?  Why did she disappear?
What happened after Amy went into that room?  How did the girl get out of the space suit?  Why did the Silence capture Amy?
Why did the Silence want the little girl, anyway?  What are they doing with the TARDIS-thing?
And of course, the usual River Song mysteries, but I'm going to write a whole post about her soon, so I'll address those there.

Oooh and the one thing I want to say, because everyone on tumblr is all "awww the Doctor is Amy's best friend!" is that all that line did was remind me of Donna, which made me sad.  I'm glad he didn't say it back to Amy.  I like to think his best friend is still Donna.  I don't even care.

Also:  I like to think Amy does love Rory.  I mean.  How could anyone not love Rory?  She has to love Rory.

I'm kind of glad that they decided to go have other adventures and not figure out the little girl right away.  That seems like a totally illogical decision, but I suppose when you have a time machine and can come back to that exact instant, it doesn't matter.  Even though it means it will be even longer before I get any answers, it will be easier to wait if I'm not expecting any answers... especially when they're giving us episodes like this one that don't give you any of the answers you're expecting.

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