Yup, Ed is broken. Amy Pond is adorable! Her character was somewhat two dimensional during much of the season, but I think that was intentional showing her past was missing (i.e. parents erased from history). I believe if this had been the first season of Doctor Who (rather than the fifth), Amy would have been as insanely popular as Rose was with the fans.
I didn't even mind Rory, he's WAY better than Mickey. In fact, by the end of the finale I was thrilled to see the three of them off on another adventure. We've seen the 1 Doctor/1 Companion relationship for 5 years (with the occasional extra person). It's about time to mix things up and have a regular 1 Doctor/2 Companion relationship. I hope both Amy and Rory hang around.
I also thought both parts of the finale were pretty good. My suspicion about the Pandorica was that it was the Doctor's tomb (from the future after he's dead). I'm glad it was otherwise. I'll concede that you really just have to accept what you're watching when it comes to Season Finales on Doctor Who. They plot points really are ridiculous (i.e. All the bad guys teaming-up; Remembering the Doctor returns him to existence. Really?) I will say my favorite two lines of the season come from the finale, "It's a fez. I wear a fez now. Fezzes are cool." and "Raggady Man, I remember you, and you are late for my wedding!"
Overall the season had some high points (Eleventh Hour, Lodger, Vincent and the Doctor, Amy's Choice, The Pandorica Opens, Big Bang) and some low points (Vampires of Venice, Victory of the Daleks). I think it was a good start for Moffat and I look forward to further adventures.
The Irredeemable Shag
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Subject: [The Unique Geek] Dr. Who season and season finale discussion
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From: "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, July 19, 2010 10:26 am
To: "TUG" <[email protected]>
Even though BBC America aired part 1 of the season finale this past
weekend, my household couldn't wait until this coming Saturday for part 2
so we watched it this past Saturday night. Although it wasn't that great a
season finale it was still much, much better than all the Davies season
finales combined. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this season finale but I
didn't think it was fantastic.
Overall, again, I was a bit disappointed with the entire season. I
absolutely love Matt Smith's Dr. Who but I felt the entire season was a
bit of a let down due to high expectations that Moffat was going to bring
us some really great episodes. One major annoyance for me is Amy Pond. I
did NOT like this character at all. As a matter of fact one of the best
episodes in the entire season was the episode The Lodger mainly because
she was barely in it. As the season finale progressed from part 1 to part
2 I was really hoping she would get killed off and we would not see her
next season. Even though she did not get killed off I am still hoping she
doesn't come back next season.
Okay, so let the Ed bashing begin (you don't count, Serv).
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