I'LL BE COHERENT EVENTUALLY
WELL FUCK ME TEN WAYS TO TUESDAY, THAT WAS THE BEST FUCKING FINALE I HAVE SEEN FOR ANYTHING EVER IN A REALLY REALLY REALLY REEEEEEALLY LONG TIME.
IS IT CHRISTMAS YET? OH MY GOD. HOW AM I GOING TO WAIT THAT LONG.
ETA: Okay, okay, let's see if I can type out real thoughts and opinions:
Things I Liked:
» UM, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? FUCKING EVERYTHING.
» ...Okay! I'll be more specific.
» Wee Amelia! I was spoiled for her return (thanks, uncut spoiler folks! Love ya! And by love I mean HAAAAAATE); but I guess it isn't much of a spoiler because we all pretty much figured she'd be back, right? Still adorable! Still awesome!
» The Pandorica opening, FREAKIN' AMY POND INSIDE, "Okay, this is where it gets complicated," opening credits -- BEST. TEASER. EVER. I already commented to arcadiaego that I didn't cry a bit during this ep, which is rather unusual for me because I tend to cry through absolutely everything that I find emotionally resonant, even if it isn't necessarily in sad way. But here, man -- I felt, seriously, just like a little kid waiting to go on a magical adventure, and I was literally bouncing on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happened next. :D :D :D :D Perhaps this can be classified as a flaw of writing that I never once felt, "Oh no, the universe ended!" "Oh no, time is being erased!" "Oh no, Amy died! The Doctor died! Rory isn't real! And now the Doctor's dying again!" because I was just 100% confident that it would all work out -- so, umm, I guess it's bad that it had no real stakes for me? And yet I seriously 100% DO NOT CARE because I love having something I can watch where I know I'll still be in love with everybody at the end of it. ♥ ♥ (From the end of the episode, though, I am starting to worry for River. Oh dear!)
» And speaking of -- RIVER. RIVERRRRRRRR. HOW SO BADASS? I'm in the middle of watching Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead right now and, man, why is she not in every episode ever? Then again, of course I don't want her to be because half the charm is that she comes and goes as she pleases, but... yay. SO SO SO SO SO GLAD that she will apparently be back for S6. :D
» SPACE FLORIDA. This is hilarious to me because I was JUST today wishing that there would be an episode that somehow involved beaches/bathing suits (testament to how totally lame my life is -- but during my wait for the finale today, I hung out on our beach and soaked in the water for a while and though, "Man, when are we going to get some bikini fanservice on Who? IT COULD HAPPEN"); and then earlier, for purely selfish reasons, I also expressed a desire for a Who-in-Florida episode; BUT SPACE FLORIDA IS EVEN BETTER. Even if we didn't actually get to see it. And even if there weren't any actual bathing suit shots. The Doctor wears one of these, obviously.
» ...I've stalled out again! I don't know what to say except for EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHINGGGGG. Okay, I need to let things settle for a bit and then I'll go at it again.
...Back!
» The bit where the Doctor steals Amelia's drink to give to Amelia. FUCK I LOVE TIME LOOPS (even though I hate them because they're confusing BUT I STILL LOVE THEM WHEN THEY'RE CHEEKY AND FUN).
» RORRRRRRY. ♥ ♥ ♥ The Lone Centurion! UGGGGHHHH I'M CRUSHING SO HARD. He waited 2,000 years for her! RORY HOW ARE YOU SO ADORABLE AND KIND OF HOT NOW, too?
» "Gotcha." If I had cried during the episode, it would have been at that line. (Or Amy's "SHUT UP" to Rory right before.) CALLBACKS. LOVE IT.
» AMY'S FAMILY IS SO CUTE. HER ENTIRE WEDDING IS. SO. CUTE. (She's wearing a little apple necklace, eeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.) SHE IS SO CUTE, SO PRECIOUS, SO AMAZING AND FULL OF LIFE AND LOVE AND MEMORY AND DREAMS AND WISHES AND POTENTIAL. SHE DOES THE "I DO BELIEVE IN FAIRIES, I DO I DO" RESUSCITATION FOR THE DOCTOR, BUT WHEREAS IT MADE ME ROLL MY EYES FOR ETERNITY AND KIND OF WANT TO BARF A LITTLE BIT IN 3.13, HERE IT MADE ME WANT TO DANCE ON TABLES BECAUSE OF THEIR EPIC LOVE AND TIMELESS CONNECTION. AMY POND, YOU'RE MY HEROOOOOOOOOOO. Somebody stop me before I start reading for haters and ruining my squee, but I saw a post earlier today where somebody had Amy on their "worst of" list of S5 because, and I paraphrase, "She has too much to do! She saves the day in her second episode! If you didn't know anything about Doctor Who, you'd think that she was the protagonist." WELL NO FUCKING SHIT, OF COURSE AMY POND IS THE PROTAGONIST. OR RATHER A PROTAGONIST. I CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE STILL BITCHING ABOUT AMY BEING "TOO" CENTRAL OF A COMPANION. WTF, SHE'S A COMPANION, WHAT IS SHE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING? NOT BEING AWESOME? GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK. POND 4 LIFE.
» I love the writers for actually giving Amy and Rory their wedding day, for not Mickey-ing out. Amy keeps both of her relationships because, go figure, THEY'RE BOTH IMPORTANT TO HER. Yes, growing up is about making choices and hard decisions, but not every decision has to be either-or. Amy's grown up with both of them, and even though I NEED AMY/ELEVEN ADVENTURES TO CONTINUE FOREVER, I would never ever want her to permanently ditch Rory in order to facilitate that. HE'S MR. POND NOW. ♥
» But... that said... I am so glad that Amy/Eleven emerged intact from this episode. HELL TO THE YES. I guess part of the reason I'm gratified that Amy got to keep both her boys is that I as a viewer would never want to see one or the other left behind, so I'm glad that she as a character has a way to not to do that. And... I mean... okay, I guess things are slightly complicated now that she's no longer running away from commitment with Rory, but at the same time I think it's perfect that they still own up to her feelings for the Doctor. She's married, but, I mean... she's still Amy, JFC! Of course she's going to ask the Doctor to make out with her in the bushes at her own wedding reception, and she'd probably invite Rory along. And of course the Doctor is going to sweep her off on an intergalactic adventure on her wedding night, and it's going to be perfectly understood that the adventure is for her and Rory, and for the three of them together, AND DID I MENTION YET THAT IT'S THEIR WEDDING NIGHT AKA SUPPOSEDLY ONE OF THE MOST ~ROMANTIC~ NIGHTS EVER? BOW-CHICKA-BOW-WOW. EEEEE OT3.
» But, errr, okay, on an OT3s-are-still-complicated-even-when-they-fill-me-with-joy note, oh god, my heeeart at his face as he watches Amy and Rory dance. :( :( :( :( I've said it before and I'll say it again, but -- dear people who say, "Ewww, Eleven/Amy, he just doesn't look at her that way": HE TOTALLY DOES. END OF.
» God, Amy is so gorgeous. Picspam imminent.
» Stalling out again... too much joy... cannot compute...! Here, have a vid rec:
And some matching macros: one and two.
ETA part whatever, I've already edited this entry like ten times tonight: Okay, now screencapping because that's just how I choose to deal with thing, and GAWD I SHIP IT ALL SO MUCH:
...And in capping that I noticed that right afterward he wipes his finger off on Rory's lapels, ahahahaha COULD I LOVE THEM MORE???!?!
(And, right, even though I warned myself about it I did still kind of seek out hater posts but, honestly, I just absolutely do not care in the slightest and it's such an AMAZING, FREEING FEEEEEEEELING.)
...Except now I'm watching the dance scene again, and 1) MATT, I LOVE YOU AND YOUR RIDICULOUS, RUBBERY SELF; and 2) ELEVEN, YOU BREAK MY GODDAMN HEART WATCHING THEM DANCE, and now I'm listening to the whole song and dying slightly at the lyrics:
I never thought that I'd love someone
That was someone else's dream.
'Cause you give me something
That makes me scared, alright
BAWWWWWW, ETC.
IS IT CHRISTMAS YET? OH MY GOD. HOW AM I GOING TO WAIT THAT LONG.
ETA: Okay, okay, let's see if I can type out real thoughts and opinions:
Things I Liked:
» UM, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? FUCKING EVERYTHING.
» ...Okay! I'll be more specific.
» Wee Amelia! I was spoiled for her return (thanks, uncut spoiler folks! Love ya! And by love I mean HAAAAAATE); but I guess it isn't much of a spoiler because we all pretty much figured she'd be back, right? Still adorable! Still awesome!
» The Pandorica opening, FREAKIN' AMY POND INSIDE, "Okay, this is where it gets complicated," opening credits -- BEST. TEASER. EVER. I already commented to arcadiaego that I didn't cry a bit during this ep, which is rather unusual for me because I tend to cry through absolutely everything that I find emotionally resonant, even if it isn't necessarily in sad way. But here, man -- I felt, seriously, just like a little kid waiting to go on a magical adventure, and I was literally bouncing on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happened next. :D :D :D :D Perhaps this can be classified as a flaw of writing that I never once felt, "Oh no, the universe ended!" "Oh no, time is being erased!" "Oh no, Amy died! The Doctor died! Rory isn't real! And now the Doctor's dying again!" because I was just 100% confident that it would all work out -- so, umm, I guess it's bad that it had no real stakes for me? And yet I seriously 100% DO NOT CARE because I love having something I can watch where I know I'll still be in love with everybody at the end of it. ♥ ♥ (From the end of the episode, though, I am starting to worry for River. Oh dear!)
» And speaking of -- RIVER. RIVERRRRRRRR. HOW SO BADASS? I'm in the middle of watching Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead right now and, man, why is she not in every episode ever? Then again, of course I don't want her to be because half the charm is that she comes and goes as she pleases, but... yay. SO SO SO SO SO GLAD that she will apparently be back for S6. :D
» SPACE FLORIDA. This is hilarious to me because I was JUST today wishing that there would be an episode that somehow involved beaches/bathing suits (testament to how totally lame my life is -- but during my wait for the finale today, I hung out on our beach and soaked in the water for a while and though, "Man, when are we going to get some bikini fanservice on Who? IT COULD HAPPEN"); and then earlier, for purely selfish reasons, I also expressed a desire for a Who-in-Florida episode; BUT SPACE FLORIDA IS EVEN BETTER. Even if we didn't actually get to see it. And even if there weren't any actual bathing suit shots. The Doctor wears one of these, obviously.
» ...I've stalled out again! I don't know what to say except for EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHINGGGGG. Okay, I need to let things settle for a bit and then I'll go at it again.
...Back!
» The bit where the Doctor steals Amelia's drink to give to Amelia. FUCK I LOVE TIME LOOPS (even though I hate them because they're confusing BUT I STILL LOVE THEM WHEN THEY'RE CHEEKY AND FUN).
» RORRRRRRY. ♥ ♥ ♥ The Lone Centurion! UGGGGHHHH I'M CRUSHING SO HARD. He waited 2,000 years for her! RORY HOW ARE YOU SO ADORABLE AND KIND OF HOT NOW, too?
» "Gotcha." If I had cried during the episode, it would have been at that line. (Or Amy's "SHUT UP" to Rory right before.) CALLBACKS. LOVE IT.
» AMY'S FAMILY IS SO CUTE. HER ENTIRE WEDDING IS. SO. CUTE. (She's wearing a little apple necklace, eeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.) SHE IS SO CUTE, SO PRECIOUS, SO AMAZING AND FULL OF LIFE AND LOVE AND MEMORY AND DREAMS AND WISHES AND POTENTIAL. SHE DOES THE "I DO BELIEVE IN FAIRIES, I DO I DO" RESUSCITATION FOR THE DOCTOR, BUT WHEREAS IT MADE ME ROLL MY EYES FOR ETERNITY AND KIND OF WANT TO BARF A LITTLE BIT IN 3.13, HERE IT MADE ME WANT TO DANCE ON TABLES BECAUSE OF THEIR EPIC LOVE AND TIMELESS CONNECTION. AMY POND, YOU'RE MY HEROOOOOOOOOOO. Somebody stop me before I start reading for haters and ruining my squee, but I saw a post earlier today where somebody had Amy on their "worst of" list of S5 because, and I paraphrase, "She has too much to do! She saves the day in her second episode! If you didn't know anything about Doctor Who, you'd think that she was the protagonist." WELL NO FUCKING SHIT, OF COURSE AMY POND IS THE PROTAGONIST. OR RATHER A PROTAGONIST. I CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE STILL BITCHING ABOUT AMY BEING "TOO" CENTRAL OF A COMPANION. WTF, SHE'S A COMPANION, WHAT IS SHE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING? NOT BEING AWESOME? GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK. POND 4 LIFE.
» I love the writers for actually giving Amy and Rory their wedding day, for not Mickey-ing out. Amy keeps both of her relationships because, go figure, THEY'RE BOTH IMPORTANT TO HER. Yes, growing up is about making choices and hard decisions, but not every decision has to be either-or. Amy's grown up with both of them, and even though I NEED AMY/ELEVEN ADVENTURES TO CONTINUE FOREVER, I would never ever want her to permanently ditch Rory in order to facilitate that. HE'S MR. POND NOW. ♥
» But... that said... I am so glad that Amy/Eleven emerged intact from this episode. HELL TO THE YES. I guess part of the reason I'm gratified that Amy got to keep both her boys is that I as a viewer would never want to see one or the other left behind, so I'm glad that she as a character has a way to not to do that. And... I mean... okay, I guess things are slightly complicated now that she's no longer running away from commitment with Rory, but at the same time I think it's perfect that they still own up to her feelings for the Doctor. She's married, but, I mean... she's still Amy, JFC! Of course she's going to ask the Doctor to make out with her in the bushes at her own wedding reception, and she'd probably invite Rory along. And of course the Doctor is going to sweep her off on an intergalactic adventure on her wedding night, and it's going to be perfectly understood that the adventure is for her and Rory, and for the three of them together, AND DID I MENTION YET THAT IT'S THEIR WEDDING NIGHT AKA SUPPOSEDLY ONE OF THE MOST ~ROMANTIC~ NIGHTS EVER? BOW-CHICKA-BOW-WOW. EEEEE OT3.
» But, errr, okay, on an OT3s-are-still-complicated-even-when-they-fill-me-with-joy note, oh god, my heeeart at his face as he watches Amy and Rory dance. :( :( :( :( I've said it before and I'll say it again, but -- dear people who say, "Ewww, Eleven/Amy, he just doesn't look at her that way": HE TOTALLY DOES. END OF.
» God, Amy is so gorgeous. Picspam imminent.
» Stalling out again... too much joy... cannot compute...! Here, have a vid rec:
Click to view
And some matching macros: one and two.
ETA part whatever, I've already edited this entry like ten times tonight: Okay, now screencapping because that's just how I choose to deal with thing, and GAWD I SHIP IT ALL SO MUCH:
...And in capping that I noticed that right afterward he wipes his finger off on Rory's lapels, ahahahaha COULD I LOVE THEM MORE???!?!
(And, right, even though I warned myself about it I did still kind of seek out hater posts but, honestly, I just absolutely do not care in the slightest and it's such an AMAZING, FREEING FEEEEEEEELING.)
...Except now I'm watching the dance scene again, and 1) MATT, I LOVE YOU AND YOUR RIDICULOUS, RUBBERY SELF; and 2) ELEVEN, YOU BREAK MY GODDAMN HEART WATCHING THEM DANCE, and now I'm listening to the whole song and dying slightly at the lyrics:
I never thought that I'd love someone
That was someone else's dream.
'Cause you give me something
That makes me scared, alright
BAWWWWWW, ETC.