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So, I seem to have forgotten to react to the last three weeks.

It's been a while, so I will just sum up:

River Song is the Rani.

Rory is win.

And now, for this week, as always, in no particular order:

No one in the whole universe hates the Doctor as much as he hates himself? Really? I think that might be the most self-indulgent, whiny thing I've ever heard come out of his mouth. 'Cause he's not all that incompetent, so you think he'd be doing better at attacking himself if that were true. I am unpersuaded.*

Speaking of Evil!Doctor, the Valeyard did it better. Please to not be putting evil!Doctor in my Who unless he does it at least that well.

I also think the episode would have worked better if both dreams had seemed equally plausible to the audience, because as it is, the reverse at the end felt kind of cheap, but whatever. Is a small nitpick.

And I'm not even going to discuss how messed up is the thought that Amy's marrying Rory and has never mentioned to him that she loves him.

Though, given that she hasn't, why are they getting married? It seems fairly clear that they don't want at all similar things out of life, which they really ought to talk over.

Though all of that may just be a factor of how this series is shitty about relationships in general. And by that, I mean: portraying them. This whole episode was premised on a relationship between the Doctor and Amy much deeper and closer than any I've seen them having. Actually, their relationship in general remains a total blank slate to me. I couldn't tell you a thing about how they see each other, other than that she seems to have an on-again-off-again pseudo-sexual attraction to him. Couldn't tell you what he thinks of her.

Speaking of continuity. I get that it's not Moffat's strong point --boy do I get that-- but what was he *thinking* with this entire season?! It has an incredibly heavy-handed over-arching plot... which the Doctor is ignoring. I mean, the universe appears to be ending. We already have no emotional continuity or character growth that I can see going on, so why insert the destruction of all things just to have the Doctor do something else?I mean, Doctor Who can work perfectly well as an episodic show, so...

And how did the Doctor know the little old lady was an ancient evil thingy again? Did he at any point indicate how he'd worked that out before everyone starting spitting up eyeballs?

Rory kind of annoyed me this episode, I fear. Can't put my finger exactly on why, but suspect it will come down to how dismissive he was of Amy's interests/wishes for her life. I would really like to see her develop some kind of interest in something that isn't a man, actually.

In conclusion: I didn't really care for this episode, but the past few weeks were at least amusing, so I shall carry on for now.

*The Master wants it to be known that he ~~loves~~ hates the Doctor most of all.

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