silence will fall
I've avoided spoilers like the plague. I've tried to keep from theorizing (but haven't much succeeded). I've watched ahead despite not knowing if I really wanted to, so I could be watching this now. I've mostly just prayed to not be completely disappointed. So okay. Here we go.
....ohmyGod. I didn't know Vincent was coming back! I'm glad I didn't know. I love not knowing things. But augh love for Vincent. Ahhh, it's all continuity; they're all important. I see what you're doing here, show. Hey River Song lookin' kinda pretty! hahaha stick figure. Oh, show. OH COME ON SHOW ME THE PAINTING. ...THE WRIST OF A HANDSOME TIME AGENT, DID HE JUST MENTION JACK!?!?
Mmmf, the ring. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh Amy. Oy, "hello sweetie." Oh, River.
!!!!!!! That was worth waiting to see. Thx, show. guysthisissointense! (Also, The Writer's Tale has taught me that that was a crazy long pre-titles sequence. Trivial? Naw...) "Hello sweetie" count: 2. Aw, I want the Doctor to be riding a white horse. HAI STONEHENGE!!!!! ILU. "Spoilers" count: 1. Also it should be mentioned that Amy's hair is lookin' great in this episode. ...adlhuawlguelguf!!! I'm pretty over Cybermen and the little bzzt was still pretty frightening. As is the arm! Scariest is the Doctor's reaction, though. He's so scared. Well played Matty and co. I'm extremely uncomfortable when something frightens the Doctor.
"I hate good wizards in fairy tales. They always turn out to be him." Hahaha. Well said River. Oooh, Amy's favorites. This is so intense. Last minute theory: somehow the Doctor traps the Doctor inside? No theory is too crack, guys. fa.afr.afedhkul, they're all so palpably scared. This is what Moffat does best. I'm not gonna say I'm too confident...but for this kind of finale, I might be glad we've got the Moff around. I'm definitely glad we've got Matty and Karen. Their eeeeyes. And it occurs to me, these two really care about the show. It's important to them. That's important to me.
WHO IS THE VOLUNTEER SOLDIER BOY!?!? SUSPENSE, SHOW. (I want it to be Rooooory.)
Ohhhh "are you proposing to someone" here we go. Come on Amy. Please. NO AMY. (This would so be Rose flashbacks if it wasn't Rory flashbacks.) ...Cyberman arm shooting made me literally jump a mile. I was too busy thinking about Amy's life not making sense. Now I feel stupid. THANKS MOFF. Lol double thumbsup. What're the Cyberman parts doing here, though? Oh geez the head's got her. Oh geez it fried him. LET GO OF AMY!!! ....oh, my geez, that's frightening. Did it just SHOOT her? WHAT is Eleven DOING? That's our girl, though, taking care of herself.
I expected something through the door and it still made me jump. YESSSSSSSSSSS. RORY. RORY. YESSSSSS. I KNEW IT. YES. ROOOOOOOOOOOOOORY. I squealed like a baby and Mom gave me this Look but it was WORTH IT. ROOOOORY YEEEEEES. Ahahahaha not one to miss the obvious!!! I AM SO HAPPY. ROOOORY. ADLAS;LASR;LFAHU;LLHUFSALKHUEF My heeeeeart, you guys. It's soooo haaaappy. I don't even care he's not supposed to be here. I don't care even a little bit.
Please hug. "I died and turned into a Roman. It's very distracting." Haaa. Oh man, "did she miss me," ow. I just wanted one little Doctor/Rory man hug! But nooo, always hung up on how the universe is probably ending, meeehh. Oh wow, it's opening with so much time left in this episode? Bet it's not really. "Helloooo Stoooneheeenge!" Cutie. HEY GUYS, RORY'S HERE!!!!
Ohhh, Doctor. There you are. What a speech. I love you.
Are some of the Romans the clergy from the Angels episodes? I wouldn't recognize them enough to know. But I mean, are they all Romans after the crack eats them? That would be...something.
Oh, oh my God. My heart hurts. Oh Amy. I AM WAY TOO DISTRACTED BY AMY/RORY ANGST TO CARE ABOUT YOUR TARDIS DRIVING PROBLEMS, RIVER. SRY. Ohhh, no, I see. RIVER COME BACK. faafh,laelhaet ...so, Dream Lord back, maybe? "The universe is big; it's vast and complicated and ridiculous and sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles. That's the theory. 900 years, never seen one yet. But this would do me." Doctor. Shoooow.
CRACK INSIDE THE TARDIS. THE OVERLY NOTICEABLE CRACKS ARE OFFICIALLY NOT FUNNY ANYMORE, GUYS. NOW THEY'RE RLY RLY RLY SCARY. RIVER WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, YOU'RE THE GIRL IN THE HORROR MOVIE WHO FOLLOWS THE SCREAMS INTO THE DARKENED HOUSE. ONLY NOW IT'S AMY'S HOUSE. I'M SCARED.
I don't understand. Why is it all of Amy's favorite stories? Why is it Amy's fiance? And why on this day? (And will those questions actually get answered?)
Oh my God, she's crying again. My heart is aching. I don't understand what's happening. She's happy because Rory's back? Mm. Sweet but...it scares me. Wait. Is this...Amy's imagination? But why Amy? Wait a second. If Rory isn't real I'm going to weep for weeks. Oh Amy please remember him. Please. And don't let him be a trap, or not real.
Whose voice is that?
Oh damn it, why is Rory a robot. MOFF. I'm about to cry. Maybe he's just...a fake version of real Rory, yeah? Fight it fight it fight it fight it fight it my Rory go go go go go go. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE END OF THE UNIVERSE. (Inappropriately placed side note: Murray Gold, you're a god.)
Rory Williams from Leadworth. Oh please. Please. Yeah yeah, they're going to trap him inside, the Daleks are here, the Cybermen are here, everyone is here. well done, fandom, they can't trick us!
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what the hell. what the hell.
They're saving the universe from him? That doesn't make any sense. And it breaks my heart. Oh Matty, you're breaking my heart. He's so incredible. I can't imagine anyone else playing this scene. My heart is broken.
oh...oh Amelia. I don't understand. It hurts.
Oh wow, the music stopping was the scariest thing in the world.
That hurt. I'm aching. And I just don't understand. It's all based on Amy's memories, is that what we're to believe? But how can she remember this happening, as clearly she...wasn't there for it? And just...oh my God, it hurts.
But honestly, I think this reaction is the right one. I think I loved this episode. I mean, I hate it, it's killing me, but I think (barring something going horribly wrong in 5x13) this is unbelievable. I can't think about it any more right now. Off to find a happy distraction. Weigh in when you're done crying, flist.
....ohmyGod. I didn't know Vincent was coming back! I'm glad I didn't know. I love not knowing things. But augh love for Vincent. Ahhh, it's all continuity; they're all important. I see what you're doing here, show. Hey River Song lookin' kinda pretty! hahaha stick figure. Oh, show. OH COME ON SHOW ME THE PAINTING. ...THE WRIST OF A HANDSOME TIME AGENT, DID HE JUST MENTION JACK!?!?
Mmmf, the ring. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh Amy. Oy, "hello sweetie." Oh, River.
!!!!!!! That was worth waiting to see. Thx, show. guysthisissointense! (Also, The Writer's Tale has taught me that that was a crazy long pre-titles sequence. Trivial? Naw...) "Hello sweetie" count: 2. Aw, I want the Doctor to be riding a white horse. HAI STONEHENGE!!!!! ILU. "Spoilers" count: 1. Also it should be mentioned that Amy's hair is lookin' great in this episode. ...adlhuawlguelguf!!! I'm pretty over Cybermen and the little bzzt was still pretty frightening. As is the arm! Scariest is the Doctor's reaction, though. He's so scared. Well played Matty and co. I'm extremely uncomfortable when something frightens the Doctor.
"I hate good wizards in fairy tales. They always turn out to be him." Hahaha. Well said River. Oooh, Amy's favorites. This is so intense. Last minute theory: somehow the Doctor traps the Doctor inside? No theory is too crack, guys. fa.afr.afedhkul, they're all so palpably scared. This is what Moffat does best. I'm not gonna say I'm too confident...but for this kind of finale, I might be glad we've got the Moff around. I'm definitely glad we've got Matty and Karen. Their eeeeyes. And it occurs to me, these two really care about the show. It's important to them. That's important to me.
WHO IS THE VOLUNTEER SOLDIER BOY!?!? SUSPENSE, SHOW. (I want it to be Rooooory.)
Ohhhh "are you proposing to someone" here we go. Come on Amy. Please. NO AMY. (This would so be Rose flashbacks if it wasn't Rory flashbacks.) ...Cyberman arm shooting made me literally jump a mile. I was too busy thinking about Amy's life not making sense. Now I feel stupid. THANKS MOFF. Lol double thumbsup. What're the Cyberman parts doing here, though? Oh geez the head's got her. Oh geez it fried him. LET GO OF AMY!!! ....oh, my geez, that's frightening. Did it just SHOOT her? WHAT is Eleven DOING? That's our girl, though, taking care of herself.
I expected something through the door and it still made me jump. YESSSSSSSSSSS. RORY. RORY. YESSSSSS. I KNEW IT. YES. ROOOOOOOOOOOOOORY. I squealed like a baby and Mom gave me this Look but it was WORTH IT. ROOOOORY YEEEEEES. Ahahahaha not one to miss the obvious!!! I AM SO HAPPY. ROOOORY. ADLAS;LASR;LFAHU;LLHUFSALKHUEF My heeeeeart, you guys. It's soooo haaaappy. I don't even care he's not supposed to be here. I don't care even a little bit.
Please hug. "I died and turned into a Roman. It's very distracting." Haaa. Oh man, "did she miss me," ow. I just wanted one little Doctor/Rory man hug! But nooo, always hung up on how the universe is probably ending, meeehh. Oh wow, it's opening with so much time left in this episode? Bet it's not really. "Helloooo Stoooneheeenge!" Cutie. HEY GUYS, RORY'S HERE!!!!
Ohhh, Doctor. There you are. What a speech. I love you.
Are some of the Romans the clergy from the Angels episodes? I wouldn't recognize them enough to know. But I mean, are they all Romans after the crack eats them? That would be...something.
Oh, oh my God. My heart hurts. Oh Amy. I AM WAY TOO DISTRACTED BY AMY/RORY ANGST TO CARE ABOUT YOUR TARDIS DRIVING PROBLEMS, RIVER. SRY. Ohhh, no, I see. RIVER COME BACK. faafh,laelhaet ...so, Dream Lord back, maybe? "The universe is big; it's vast and complicated and ridiculous and sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles. That's the theory. 900 years, never seen one yet. But this would do me." Doctor. Shoooow.
CRACK INSIDE THE TARDIS. THE OVERLY NOTICEABLE CRACKS ARE OFFICIALLY NOT FUNNY ANYMORE, GUYS. NOW THEY'RE RLY RLY RLY SCARY. RIVER WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, YOU'RE THE GIRL IN THE HORROR MOVIE WHO FOLLOWS THE SCREAMS INTO THE DARKENED HOUSE. ONLY NOW IT'S AMY'S HOUSE. I'M SCARED.
I don't understand. Why is it all of Amy's favorite stories? Why is it Amy's fiance? And why on this day? (And will those questions actually get answered?)
Oh my God, she's crying again. My heart is aching. I don't understand what's happening. She's happy because Rory's back? Mm. Sweet but...it scares me. Wait. Is this...Amy's imagination? But why Amy? Wait a second. If Rory isn't real I'm going to weep for weeks. Oh Amy please remember him. Please. And don't let him be a trap, or not real.
Whose voice is that?
Oh damn it, why is Rory a robot. MOFF. I'm about to cry. Maybe he's just...a fake version of real Rory, yeah? Fight it fight it fight it fight it fight it my Rory go go go go go go. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE END OF THE UNIVERSE. (Inappropriately placed side note: Murray Gold, you're a god.)
Rory Williams from Leadworth. Oh please. Please. Yeah yeah, they're going to trap him inside, the Daleks are here, the Cybermen are here, everyone is here. well done, fandom, they can't trick us!
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what the hell. what the hell.
They're saving the universe from him? That doesn't make any sense. And it breaks my heart. Oh Matty, you're breaking my heart. He's so incredible. I can't imagine anyone else playing this scene. My heart is broken.
oh...oh Amelia. I don't understand. It hurts.
Oh wow, the music stopping was the scariest thing in the world.
That hurt. I'm aching. And I just don't understand. It's all based on Amy's memories, is that what we're to believe? But how can she remember this happening, as clearly she...wasn't there for it? And just...oh my God, it hurts.
But honestly, I think this reaction is the right one. I think I loved this episode. I mean, I hate it, it's killing me, but I think (barring something going horribly wrong in 5x13) this is unbelievable. I can't think about it any more right now. Off to find a happy distraction. Weigh in when you're done crying, flist.