May 2/2010 :: Doctor Who 5x05

Day 100!!
Mood: n_n
Weather: mediocre
Quote of the Episode: The Doctor: Anyway, that's not the plan. River Song: There's a plan? The Doctor: I don't know, I haven't finished talking yet.

Here we have a conclusion to the awesome two-part story of the Weeping Angels. I was very impressed!! Moffat sure knows how to weave a story into a series with expert precision.

So let's dive into what I liked about the story, and spoilers be aplenty!


So we have the angels coming after our heroes in the ship. It's terrifying when you realize that Amy has been counting down without realizing it. Turns out the image of the angel in her mind is becoming a real angel and coming out of her. And the solution is this: close your eyes. When fighting against an enemy that you must look at in order to keep yourself alive...closing your eyes seems like a terrifying thing!! And it is!!


And we also have the return of the crack from her bedroom wall. We've seen it in every episode but here the Doctor really sees it and recognizes it. We now know what caused it, an event so big that it cracked the fabric of time and space! And the Stone Angels are scared of it because once you enter the light...you never existed.

Ever.

People forget you existed completely. You were never around. Ever.

Terrifying!!

The Doctor took much more charge in this episode and he was the hero I've been looking for. Amy couldn't solve the problems this time, he did. He solved all of them. Even when Amy had to walk to find him with her eyes closed he was the one in charge. He was guiding her. It was brilliant.


There was a scene that confused me. It was when Amy was returning to find the Doctor and she came across angels...frozen. And the Doctor told her to pretend she could see and they'd leave her alone. What? I thought angels ceased to exist when you saw them and came to life when you closed your eyes. I didn't know this was a game of 'What time is it Mr. Wolf?'. But I can forgive this because you finally get to see the angels move for real and it was freaky as hell!!

We save the day and there's something else I don't like. River Song admits to killing a man, the greatest man she's ever known. Wouldn't that be the Doctor? I swear to god Moffat, if this is the case you will have pissed off every Doctor Who fan in existence, including me! Let's hope it's not the case. You already angered me with the Tardis noise thing.

Now we finish off my plot synopsis with the best thing. I've finally fallen for the 11th Doctor. I am in love with him!!

They return to Amy's time, the night before her wedding. The Doctor realizes that there must be something significant about her wedding. The cracks follow her around through time and space. There's something going on. Why did she know the pond was a duck pond when there weren't any ducks? Why couldn't she remember the Daleks?

But THEN Amy makes a move on the Doctor. Not just a kiss, she's trying to get in his pants. It's the most hilarious scene ever! He's so flustered, trying to resist her. He can defeat Daleks and Stone Angels but when a girl wants into your pants...he's miffed on what to do.

Overall, great development!!

One of the best ones!! I love how Moffat has weaved the story line of the series throughout every episode. While I loved many episodes from the old series and they're near and dear to my heart...this series seems to have a much better flow.

Btw...a neat little note...the 'base code of the universe' is seen to be Amy's time. But it's a specific date: 26/06/2010. The air date for the finale for Season 5.

Also the episode ends with River Song commenting: "You, me, handcuffs... must it always end this way?", unknowingly referencing her own death in Forest of the Dead when she handcuffs David Tennant's Doctor.

:: Julianne ::