You know, this isn't nearly as bad as it looks. - Doctor Who 6x01 "The Impossible Astronaut"

"Doctor Who" is back! And you have no idea how happy I am about this. I've been so excited for weeks now and yesterday I couldn't wait till I finally got to watch the new episode.

The Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen made me happy and sad at the same time. I still find it hard to get over losing her, but it's nice that she was honoured by the show she did so much for.

But still...



When the episode started I thought it was gonna be good. Real good. Like... Oh, I might have to give Steven Moffat a little more credit for his brilliance.
But seriously, now I think I might never love and feel about Moffat's "Doctor Who" as I did with Russell T. Davies' "Doctor Who".

Don't get me wrong, I still love this show, but I don't FEEL as much when watching it anymore.

I love the Ponds. I think Amy and Rory are one of the cutest couples ever, and I'm really glad they got together and Amy is not another companion pining after the Doctor. Also, Rory's love for Amy is just wonderful.

I also really loved the idea of the Doctor staying in touch with them via making history: showing up in history books, bouncing around (in a fez) on their telly screen.

But really: act paintings of the Doctor and him hiding under women's skirts... I don't think I approve. I mean, the series got sexier with its renewal in 2005, and we know that the Doctor had his fair share of ladies (it's probably thanks to him the Elizabeth I wasn't quite the "Virgin Queen" and we all saw Ten snog Madame de Pompadour). but he was never depicted as overtly sexy - although that painting really wasn't that sexy IMO.
The topic of sexiness only got frequently mentioned since Moffat took over in series 5. Before that, it was never much of an issue, the Doctor's relationship was mainly based on friendship, except for his obvious love for Rose, but that was really chaste and kind of platonic as well. And when there was snogging, than it was mostly for comic reasons, someone in someone else's body (Lady Cassandra), not the real Doctor (Human!Ten), or with some special agenda (like saving the world, saving himself, saving his companion etc). Yes, we did have Captain Jack Harkness, but he's Captain Jack and not the Doctor. I really don't mind one or the other sexy innuendo - whoever knows me, I'm always up for those - but I like them better when they don't come as often, it makes them more special.

But away from the sexiness and back to the episode.

I loved the idea of the Doctor sending our TARDIS-blue letters to his friends to invite them to a certain place. If that place has to be America... well, ok. He travels in time and space after all, and cannot always end up in London.
I also loved the whole scene with the Doctor in his stetson (Stetsons are cool), sitting on that really nice vintage car, I loved River shooting the hat from his head. I don't love her "Hello Sweetie", it's annoying as hell.
The idea of having a picnic was great. Loved it.

And that was about it. Afterwards this episode just went downhill.

Really, the Doctor only gets to live another 200 years before he will get shot by an Apollo astronaut from 1969 that came out of a lake? And he will die in his eleventh regeneration?
What I disliked the most was that there was absolutely no emotion in this scene. I didn't feel anything when he died. I cried when Nine and Ten regenerated knowing that there would be another regeneration of the Doctor. This time he died for good and I didn't feel a thing.
I mean, Amy was shocked and sad and cried but River and Rory just talked about his burial. There was nothing from them. Really, how can the Doctor's death be that... blah?!

And I know that time can be rewritten this is probably not how the Doctor is really gonna die.

I mean, I guess that's the reason why he sent out those invitations to his companions and that FBI guy and his younger self.

Another thing I didn't particularly like was the reunion of younger Eleven (909) and the companions. Again: kind of emotionless although it was funny how Rory poked the Doctor just like the Doctor poked Roman!Rory in "The Pandorica Opens"/"The Big Bang" to make sure he was alive and real, and how River slapped him. I would have expected a bit more anger from Amy though.

OMG I'm really bashing this episode, aren't I?

All that the Doctor has to trust River and Amy and Rory and not ask questions and travel to 1969 was... annoying. And again, it lacked a certain kind of dramatic feeling I would have liked to see/feel. Amy swearing on fishfingers and custard was very cute though.

Invisible!TARDIS: yup, that was a good one, Moffat.

Also the Doctor meeting President Nixon was kind of cool.

 "It's a police box. Can't you read? I'm your new undercover agent. On loan from Scotland Yard. Code named The Doctor. These are my top operatives. The Legs, The Nose and Mrs. Robinson."

Yup, Amy does have great legs, and we all know that the Doctor loves Rory's nose but calling River "Mrs. Robinson": genius! I loved this part.

What I don't love is all the flirting going on between the Doctor and River, not only from her side anymore!!!! I don't want this!

The Silence: Scary. Really, these things don't look that scary too me (ugly, yes, but not scary) but that fact that you forget that you saw them: scary as hell.

In hindsight there have been hints already in series 5, moments when characters thought they saw something, looked confused but didn't mention anything. Also: dark figures in the museum in "The Big Bang".
I think that's Moffat's evil plan.

I don't like that River is showing up more and more. She does have her moments of win, but I still don't like her as a character. Maybe I'd like her if we finally got to know who she is (this "spoilers!" thing is getting really annoying) and if there wasn't a chance that she will become the Doctor's wife or anything.

Rory: What did you mean— what you said to Amy? There's a worse day coming for you?
River: When I first met the Doctor—a long long time ago. He knew all about me. Think about that. Impressionable young girl and suddenly this man just drops out of the sky. He's clever and mad and wonderful. And knows every last thing about her. Imagine what that does to a girl.
Rory: I don't really have to.
River: Trouble is, it's all back to front. My past is his future. We're travelling in opposite directions. Every time we meet I know him more, he knows me less. I live for the days when I see him. But I know that every time I do he'll be one step further away. The day's coming when I'll look into that man's eyes—my Doctor—and he won't have the faintest idea who I am. And I think it's going to kill me.

That was kind of nice and touching, especially considering that River will indeed die the day the Doctor meets her for the first time ("Silence in the Library"/"The Forest of Dead").
OMG I just realized that River first showed up in "Silence in the Library" - *shakes fist* Moffat!

What I hated Moffat most for in this episode:

Amy is pregnant!? What the fuck?!

That's a move not worthy for "Doctor Who". This is not a soap opera!!!
But maybe River is gonna turn out to be Amy's and Rory's child?
If it's Rory's at all. Maybe it's the Doctors. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if Moffat planned a dick move like that.

Oh, and Amy shot the little girl in the astronaut's suit to save the older Doctor's life. She really shouldn't have done that.
Now I guess that Amy will have to make up for that mistake and turn out to be the astronaut from the beginning of the episode, the one that shot the Doctor.

I'm kind of dreading next week's episode.



Yeah, well, that wasn't very Moffat-friendly now, was it?
Sorry.