Ending was gut-wrenching ... but totally necessary
- Publication: The Doylestown Intelligencer
- Date: 2012-10-04
- Author: Emily Dunbar
- Page: D2
- Language: English
'Doctor Who' season finale review
By EMILY DUNBAR GEORGE SCHOOL
As soon as I saw that little, white "TV-PG" pop up in the top corner, and the gray "BBC AMERICA" appear in the bottom of my TV screen, I clutched my pillow a little tighter.
"Oh, my god," I whispered to no one in particular.
As the first half-of-Season 7 "Doctor Who" finale began (the second half will air in 2013), I knew what I was in for. Amy and Rory were going on their last mission with the Doctor, their all-of-time-and-space-travelling, timey-wimey, alien best friend. (By the way, this isn't a spoiler. BBC America has been blasting the fact that this was The Ponds' last adventure with the Doctor all over Twitter, Facebook and its channel.) The only question was: Why, why, why are they leaving?
I watched the entire episode through my pillow, as I smashed my face into it once every five minutes. As the final credits rolled, I was in complete and utter shock.
What?
I still have not recovered. It's Sunday evening, and I still want to roll around on the floor, sobbing.
I won't tell you exactly what happened. (Imagine how River Song would react to me revealing the spoilers!)
But I can tell you it was a necessary ending. No matter how much I want to flail and scream at Steven Moffat for ruining my weekend (in the sense that I just want to cry and blog about Amy and Rory Pond/Williams instead of doing my homework), the ending was absolutely necessary.
The Doctor, Amy and Rory all find themselves in New York City, relaxing in the park. Things occur (spoilers!) and, soon enough, it is clear the weeping angels (aka the actual most terrifying monsters ever to be created in the history of science fiction) are taking over Manhattan.
This is a problem, because the weeping angels are merciless stone statues that can only move when you're not looking. No one pays attention to the statues in fountains or outside of buildings ... just think of the damage those babies could do to a city!
More things occur.
And then it was all over.
Amy and Rory said their final farewell, and the Doctor was left without companions. Part of me left along with Amy and Rory, I think. They were my first companions, since I started watching at Season 5.
It may take a little time for me to finish grieving their leaving, but I will find a way to get through it. I can still look back on two-and-a-half seasons worth of wonderful Amy-and-Rory-and-The-Doc-tor-in-the-TARDIS memories and just keep telling myself: The Doctor. Amy and Rory The ending was necessary.
Caption: Amy and Rory will be missed.
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