I've often wondered about this, because it comes across as Rory never had any doubts about Amy. Even after the fact that the Doctor pops out of a cake the night 'before' their wedding and tells Rory that Amy just tried to kiss him. I mean I understand that no time had passed for Rory after Amy left with the Doctor, but it just seems rather ridiculous that he was fine with everything that happened.
As for Amy in TDW, I have wondered if that's simply her guilt at having run off on him, or whether it's a hint at something we didn't see. Honestly, I'm still not sure.
That said, between them I think they both have doubts about whether they deserve the other. Rory sometimes comes across as thankful that he has Amy. I think Amy's doubts don't come til later, when she actually realises how much Rory loves her.
I don't think he was 'fine' at all, but Rory also was, as another poster said, mature enough to understand that competition with the Doctor, on the magic carpet/imaginary friend level was not possible. Rory understood that in the end it was Amy's choice whether she wanted life with the Doctor or life with him. But he doesn't seem to have ever had any other rival for her love, so I think he was concerned, and felt some uncertainty about why she choose him, or if he was turly her real and only choice.
The trouble is, that I would doubt Rory is fine at all, but we never seem to see anything on the show that suggests Rory is anything but fine. With the exception of that small scene in TDW, which is from Amy's mind not Rory's.
I'd agree that Rory is mature enough to understand that cmpetition was not a realistic possibility. But even so, I think it would have been more realistic to see Rory at least have some kind of doubt.
Even after the fact that the Doctor pops out of a cake the night 'before' their wedding and tells Rory that Amy just tried to kiss him. I mean I understand that no time had passed for Rory after Amy left with the Doctor, but it just seems rather ridiculous that he was fine with everything that happened.
Well, he wasn't fine with it; he was very hostile to the Doctor, right up until the Doctor ordered Amy back to the TARDIS, treating her more like a daughter or niece than a potential romantic interest. He doesn't really warm up to the Doctor until after "Amy's Choice."
If you're asking why Rory never got more than mildly annoyed at Amy (in "The Eleventh Hour")-I suspect it has something to do with his feelings going unrequited for so long. We know he has self-esteem issues, that he thinks of himself as far more unremarkable than he actually is. It seems to strike him as rather natural that Amy would prefer the Doctor to him, such an obvious choice that he can't even resent it. (Or, at least, he can't resent Amy for choosing the
( ... )
Comments 16
As for Amy in TDW, I have wondered if that's simply her guilt at having run off on him, or whether it's a hint at something we didn't see. Honestly, I'm still not sure.
That said, between them I think they both have doubts about whether they deserve the other. Rory sometimes comes across as thankful that he has Amy. I think Amy's doubts don't come til later, when she actually realises how much Rory loves her.
Reply
Reply
I'd agree that Rory is mature enough to understand that cmpetition was not a realistic possibility. But even so, I think it would have been more realistic to see Rory at least have some kind of doubt.
Reply
Well, he wasn't fine with it; he was very hostile to the Doctor, right up until the Doctor ordered Amy back to the TARDIS, treating her more like a daughter or niece than a potential romantic interest. He doesn't really warm up to the Doctor until after "Amy's Choice."
If you're asking why Rory never got more than mildly annoyed at Amy (in "The Eleventh Hour")-I suspect it has something to do with his feelings going unrequited for so long. We know he has self-esteem issues, that he thinks of himself as far more unremarkable than he actually is. It seems to strike him as rather natural that Amy would prefer the Doctor to him, such an obvious choice that he can't even resent it. (Or, at least, he can't resent Amy for choosing the ( ... )
Reply
Leave a comment