Yeah, it was just so damn bland. More of a paint-by-numbers Doctor Who episode than an actual effort at telling a story. It hit all the right notes in the right order and probably reads fine on paper, but on screen it was a total blah-fest.
And yeah, I agree, the writer probably thought of the hook first -- "what if the thing they think is trying to kill them is actually trying to save them? Oh that is GENIUS" -- and then tossed in some pirates, cause everything's better with pirates, and . . . bleh.
Nothing's ever really explained either. Why were they becalmed? Why did the siren take the TARDIS? How did the siren take the TARDIS? If they were stuck on a rift how did they get the spaceship and the TARDIS out? How the hell did Rory come back to life after Amy's crapass CPR? Why was it so important that Amy do the CPR? He'd have stood a better chance with someone stronger doing the compressions since Amy was totally pants at it. How did Avery know how to fly the spaceship? I mean I know they had the bit in the TARDIS about "a ship's a ship" but he's from the 17th century and that's a spaceship, mate. How much does it suck for the little kid cause now he can never leave the ship or he'll die from typhoid fever? We're supposed to assume that a bunch of pirates from the 17th century are like "YEAH MATE LET'S GO!" and not "WHAT SORT OF MUMMERY IS THIS?" when they're told they're actually on a spaceship that goes into space? How the hell did they get to Sirius so quick or was that meant to be in the future? Argh.
Apparently this one was supposed to run later in the season, after the mid-season break, which explains why we have back to back Rory deaths (okay, one was faked), why he reminds Amy he's a nurse again, and why that end scene where we confirm, yup, still Schroedenpregnant, was so awkwardly tacked on.
My understanding is that the TARDIS moved itself because it was confused about there being two ships in one point in space and had to pick one.
Also I've seen a theory that it's deliberate and a plot point that Rory keeps almost dying/fake-dying. Like, either he's supposed to be dead/non-existent so the universe keeps trying to erase him, or he's supposed to be alive and so basically immortal or something. I'm interested to see how that plays out.
Yeah I would be kinda pissed if I was the rest of the crew. No one asked their opinion.
My understanding is that the TARDIS moved itself because it was confused about there being two ships in one point in space and had to pick one.
Man, shows how much attention I was paying by that point. I figured the TARDIS had indigestion because of the two ships on one point in space and so the Siren took her because she was sick.
Also I've seen a theory that it's deliberate and a plot point that Rory keeps almost dying/fake-dying. Like, either he's supposed to be dead/non-existent so the universe keeps trying to erase him, or he's supposed to be alive and so basically immortal or something. I'm interested to see how that plays out.
I think I've seen that theory too and was intrigued by it. I'm just not sure how to make it work because I'm not sure when he was supposed to have died. True, he died in the crack in the universe, but that was undone, Amy's parents are proof of that. The theory I saw went on to speculate that that was why Amy was Schrodenpregnant: because it was Rory's, and he was flipping between Auton Rory (plastic, can't have kids) and Human Rory (human, can have kids). Hence why he remembers his life as Plastic Rory, because he is Plastic Rory, sometimes.
"It's not his time yet so he can't die" is interesting though. It would definitely explain why Amy's crappy CPR saved him AFTER she'd given up on compressions.
Re TARDIS: It wasn't really clear, but that was what I assumed happened. Might have to watch it again.
that was why Amy was Schrodenpregnant: because it was Rory's, and he was flipping between Auton Rory (plastic, can't have kids) and Human Rory
Hm, I didn't hear that theory. I was assuming there were two competing futures and it hadn't been decided yet which timeline was going to end up happening. Either way, cool. I want to see what happens!
And yeah, I agree, the writer probably thought of the hook first -- "what if the thing they think is trying to kill them is actually trying to save them? Oh that is GENIUS" -- and then tossed in some pirates, cause everything's better with pirates, and . . . bleh.
Nothing's ever really explained either. Why were they becalmed? Why did the siren take the TARDIS? How did the siren take the TARDIS? If they were stuck on a rift how did they get the spaceship and the TARDIS out? How the hell did Rory come back to life after Amy's crapass CPR? Why was it so important that Amy do the CPR? He'd have stood a better chance with someone stronger doing the compressions since Amy was totally pants at it. How did Avery know how to fly the spaceship? I mean I know they had the bit in the TARDIS about "a ship's a ship" but he's from the 17th century and that's a spaceship, mate. How much does it suck for the little kid cause now he can never leave the ship or he'll die from typhoid fever? We're supposed to assume that a bunch of pirates from the 17th century are like "YEAH MATE LET'S GO!" and not "WHAT SORT OF MUMMERY IS THIS?" when they're told they're actually on a spaceship that goes into space? How the hell did they get to Sirius so quick or was that meant to be in the future? Argh.
Apparently this one was supposed to run later in the season, after the mid-season break, which explains why we have back to back Rory deaths (okay, one was faked), why he reminds Amy he's a nurse again, and why that end scene where we confirm, yup, still Schroedenpregnant, was so awkwardly tacked on.
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Also I've seen a theory that it's deliberate and a plot point that Rory keeps almost dying/fake-dying. Like, either he's supposed to be dead/non-existent so the universe keeps trying to erase him, or he's supposed to be alive and so basically immortal or something. I'm interested to see how that plays out.
Yeah I would be kinda pissed if I was the rest of the crew. No one asked their opinion.
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Man, shows how much attention I was paying by that point. I figured the TARDIS had indigestion because of the two ships on one point in space and so the Siren took her because she was sick.
Also I've seen a theory that it's deliberate and a plot point that Rory keeps almost dying/fake-dying. Like, either he's supposed to be dead/non-existent so the universe keeps trying to erase him, or he's supposed to be alive and so basically immortal or something. I'm interested to see how that plays out.
I think I've seen that theory too and was intrigued by it. I'm just not sure how to make it work because I'm not sure when he was supposed to have died. True, he died in the crack in the universe, but that was undone, Amy's parents are proof of that. The theory I saw went on to speculate that that was why Amy was Schrodenpregnant: because it was Rory's, and he was flipping between Auton Rory (plastic, can't have kids) and Human Rory (human, can have kids). Hence why he remembers his life as Plastic Rory, because he is Plastic Rory, sometimes.
"It's not his time yet so he can't die" is interesting though. It would definitely explain why Amy's crappy CPR saved him AFTER she'd given up on compressions.
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that was why Amy was Schrodenpregnant: because it was Rory's, and he was flipping between Auton Rory (plastic, can't have kids) and Human Rory
Hm, I didn't hear that theory. I was assuming there were two competing futures and it hadn't been decided yet which timeline was going to end up happening. Either way, cool. I want to see what happens!
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