Who thoughts... and Pond/Song thoughts...
So, I am still trying to wrap my head around the final episode for the Ponds. It normally takes me a while to process stuff like this. For all the other Companions, I knew that they would leave eventually (as I started watching Dr Who with 5.1) and I guess I knew Amy and Rory would leave as well, but its still... unexpected so to speak (yes, yes, I was spoiled, I knew it was the last one). Anyhoo
Rather than comment on the Angels take Manhattan, lets talk River Song and Amy. I went back and watched 5.4 and 5.5, where Amy meets River Song for the first time and two things struck me. One, I hope SM had the whole Pond story line plotted out already, because that's awesome. Because Two - River does not react to Amy at all... really. Just kinda accepts her, like she was always there. No hello, no... oh, you're Amy. Because, if SM was brilliant (which I like to think he is) then River knew (at that point) at least that Amy was her mother. She may not know (depending on when in her timeline 5.4 occured) that Amy and Rory would end up in 1930s, but she knew the mother thing. And it just adds so much complexity.
Love those episodes too
I considered watching Blink next, but thought nah, lets continue the River Song theme. So off the Library episodes. And wow, I miss Donna. She doesn't sound right not, after hearing Karen for so long, but it was just fabulous see Donna and Ten. And then River arrived and... wow. Again. If SM is brilliant and had it all planned, just wow. That River, the first one we as viewers see is not 'quite' the River we know now, but she's damn close enough. With 'Sweetie' and knowing the Doctor and Donna and just... so hard. SO hard, knowing that maybe, maybe, this was River's last moment with the Doctor. Its a great two part episode in and of itself, but River and Donna just break your heart. I hope it's not River's last Doctor moment. But... *sigh*. I kinda love SM for doing a proper timey whimey reverse relationship character like River Song. That's how time travel stories should unfold. *loves*
next on the rewatch list is Blink. But I have gone back to 5.1 as well and ... Amy and Rory with lots of hearts around them. They say your first Doctor and first companion will always be your fav. Donna and Ten rival Eleven and Amy for me, so its a tough one. But I have a real soft spot for The Girl Who Waited and the MadMan in the Box.