I...liked what was there, but it was a story in desperate need of a middle. Like all the River Song one-parters. I did love the mood and look, though, and for some reason the perpetual cutting back to that neon sign on the roof felt very Lynchian.
They never explained why the Doctor couldn't pick Amy and Rory up in, say, 1940s Washington or 1940s Boston as opposed to the mysteriously off-limits 1940s New York, but at least now they can raise infant River for a bit, when she shows up and regenerates there in 1969. (Except they won't. Slightly sad they ended up having no children; especially now that I strongly suspect that River and the Doctor are not only going to have a child but specifically a daughter - named Summer - and which of those nutters can look after a kid?)
Yes, that's a good way of putting it. Or maybe--it would be better if they switched to doing episodes in four part serials.
They never explained why the Doctor couldn't pick Amy and Rory up in, say, 1940s Washington or 1940s Boston as opposed to the mysteriously off-limits 1940s New York
I thought about that, too. There are actually an extraordinary number of plot holes in this episode. If River can tell Amy to write an afterward, why can't the Doctor be in contact with her? The review on io9 also points out its hard to imagine the Statue of Liberty walking through the city without anyone looking at it.
I strongly suspect that River and the Doctor are not only going to have a child but specifically a daughter - named Summer
Wow, how did you come to that? It sounds like you noticed some specific hints. Personally, I'll never stop hoping Romana will show up and take the Doctor away from River.
Yes, that's a good way of putting it. Or maybe--it would be better if they switched to doing episodes in four part serials.
Or three-parters at least. Three 25 minute episodes is still the length of a decent movie.
I just think a couple of extra characters and storylines would've made the setting come to life - and, if all those extra characters died, satisfyingly funereal. Plus, with extra runtime we get a) more of River as a private detective, and b) a few bonus scenes of Amy and Rory meeting up again in the past (and, while they decide what they're going to do with their lives, bumping into some of their dead friends from the aborted timeline, alive and well).
If River can tell Amy to write an afterword, why can't the Doctor be in contact with her?
Yeah. Even if River's doing it all by post, that's something. And if she can still zap herself in and out of timeproof New York, why can't the Doctor just borrow her wheels?
The review on io9 also points out its hard to imagine the Statue of Liberty walking through the city
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They never explained why the Doctor couldn't pick Amy and Rory up in, say, 1940s Washington or 1940s Boston as opposed to the mysteriously off-limits 1940s New York, but at least now they can raise infant River for a bit, when she shows up and regenerates there in 1969. (Except they won't. Slightly sad they ended up having no children; especially now that I strongly suspect that River and the Doctor are not only going to have a child but specifically a daughter - named Summer - and which of those nutters can look after a kid?)
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Yes, that's a good way of putting it. Or maybe--it would be better if they switched to doing episodes in four part serials.
They never explained why the Doctor couldn't pick Amy and Rory up in, say, 1940s Washington or 1940s Boston as opposed to the mysteriously off-limits 1940s New York
I thought about that, too. There are actually an extraordinary number of plot holes in this episode. If River can tell Amy to write an afterward, why can't the Doctor be in contact with her? The review on io9 also points out its hard to imagine the Statue of Liberty walking through the city without anyone looking at it.
I strongly suspect that River and the Doctor are not only going to have a child but specifically a daughter - named Summer
Wow, how did you come to that? It sounds like you noticed some specific hints. Personally, I'll never stop hoping Romana will show up and take the Doctor away from River.
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Or three-parters at least. Three 25 minute episodes is still the length of a decent movie.
I just think a couple of extra characters and storylines would've made the setting come to life - and, if all those extra characters died, satisfyingly funereal. Plus, with extra runtime we get a) more of River as a private detective, and b) a few bonus scenes of Amy and Rory meeting up again in the past (and, while they decide what they're going to do with their lives, bumping into some of their dead friends from the aborted timeline, alive and well).
If River can tell Amy to write an afterword, why can't the Doctor be in contact with her?
Yeah. Even if River's doing it all by post, that's something. And if she can still zap herself in and out of timeproof New York, why can't the Doctor just borrow her wheels?
The review on io9 also points out its hard to imagine the Statue of Liberty walking through the city ( ... )
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Yeah, particularly when its not where its supposed to be.
It still managed to be creepy-absurd and not silly-absurd, which takes some doing.
That's true. I did love the idea.
Wild, wild guessing.
Interesting idea, though. I'm sort of vaguely hoping it'll be Summer Glau.
After she just walked out one day, and left him with their kid and their dog? Not easily, she won't.
Ah, she took the dog. And, in fairness, who would want Adric?
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