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[shobogan]

So I’m caught up on Doctor Who! Fun and interesting and emotional, but…

The last two-parter really crystallised my issues with Amy’s writing this season, and this episode only compounded them.

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[airie_fairy]

"Apparently only one companion can be active and impressive at a time, and it's going to be the man."

I think it has something to do with them being married. Apparently we can't have a couple on the TARDIS without being constantly reminded of this like we'd forgotten. Everyone seems to be so busy driving Rory's characterization toward proving he's a good husband that Amy has to be driven into helplessness so that he can take care of her. And Amy seems only to get two settings: glib and victim. And if she is taking action, it's usually because she's worried about Rory. Who in turn you don't ever need to worry about because nothing ever happens to him that can't be undone, he is the magic man. When the wedding was happening last year, I was worried Amy's story would end up defined by the Grow Up Settle Down cliche, but I thought it meant she'd leave the TARDIS to be domestic, and that pissed me off. Turns out the same thing's happening anyway, but she's still around for me to have to watch. *sigh* As a personal dynamic, they're doing a lot better this year with them, but even so the arrangement is suffocating the character potential.