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[fan_eunice]

I was gonna post last night after I watched the latest Doctor Who, but then I had too many thoughts! So many thoughts! I still have too many, but I reckon I will post incoherence now and sort it all out later.



AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHOMG. Okay, I'm not particularly surprised by the reveal of River being Amy's daughter since it has been high on random speculations in my head for awhile now, but I am EXCITE because it was one of my favorite theories despite the fact that it trashes one of my favorite girl pairings. 'Cause it also lends a different eye and weight to their earlier interactions that is really fun to go back and look at.

And with Rory. Suddenly I have a whole new eye for that scene where River confesses her fears about the day the Doctor won't know her anymore in the first ep this season. I did think it was a little weird at the time for her to go all soul baring to a near stranger while looking for scary aliens in a basement. But. A daughter wanting to unload some of her fears and anxiety on her daddy when it was getting clearer she was moving to the end of her time with the Doctor? PERFECT SENSE. Also, in my head the amazing display of shooting the crap out of the Silents wasn't just to impress the Doctor (or save the day). It was also a little bit of 'Mom, Dad! LOOK WHAT I CAN DO!' The grown up version of macaroni art, only with explosions.

So, yes, that happened and I am pleased. Especially pleased at the Doctor's weirdly giddy reaction to discovering that he's basically dating Amy and Rory's daughter. HE STRAIGHTENED HIS BOW TIE after making kissy faces. <3 <3 <3 forEVER.

Plot. Right. There was a plot, right? And it set up important stuff and things happened, and the Doctor still has his Oncoming Storm issues which we are dealing with, and baby River did explode into goo and is out there somewhere being trained for war against the Doctor and..and...no, these thoughts are not coalescing yet so I'll just sit here and wait impatiently for hiatus to end and for the rest of the season to ride it out.

In conclusion, I still love my show so much.

Comments

[such_heights]

Oooh, I hadn't thought about that River-Rory scene! Yes! Awww!

ALL THE HEARTS. OUR SHOW IS THE BEST. <333333

[fan_eunice]

I have a thing for parent and child relationships in my fiction. A BIG THING. Especially complicated ones.

So while I am a bit sadface to lose one of the hottest potential girl pairings around, it's like they gave me back a different gift I LOVE JUST AS MUCH.

And ass kicking interspecies lesbians in the same episode. IT IS LIKE THEY KNOW ME.

[fannishnonsense]

Amy and Rory are the Doctor's in-laws! I loved pretty much everything about the episode, but I think that's my favorite bit.

And now I want to go back and watch everything all over again and see how it looks with that new information.

[fan_eunice]

As noted above I have a thing for parent/child issues. And in a weird timey wimey, only on Doctor Who way...Amy and Rory's relationship with the Doctor has shifted that way as well since they are essentially his mother and father in law.

Just. GLEE

[fannishnonsense]

Oh, I hear you about the parent/child issues thing. Especially the whole "mysterious child from the future meets his/her parents before even being born" thing. I mean, I watched a whole 2 extra seasons of Charmed because of that, and that show was terrible, so to have it on Doctor Who is like a special gift.

Also, I just realized I need a River icon that says "Melody Pond is a superhero." I wonder if anyone's made that yet...

[sapote]

I thought about that! With the Rory and River talking in the basement; I thought it was a good and affecting scene at the time, but now it makes sense. And is all subtexty; River's talking to one person who she knows who doesn't know her about another! I see what it did there!

Until the next big plot twist, the Doctor has a family after a fashion, which is ... odd and novel, for him! I think I like it.

[fan_eunice]

I think he likes it too! The look on his FACE. Not just about River, but the way he glanced back at Amy and Rory. IT WAS DELIGHTFUL!

[marymac]

*hands*
I already loved River confiding in Rory (because you would, he's that person, everyone talks to him) but now. Oh. Oh River.

In lieu of actual coherent comment on other matters, I'll be over here drawing hearts and flowers round Rory going to get his girls.

[fan_eunice]

*draws hearts and flowers with you*

Rory would so be the best dad ever.

[marymac]

I was quite enough in love with Rory as it was, Rory-with-the-baby...oh my heart.

He really would. He's so sensible, yet aware that the crazy will happen and sometimes you just have to roll with it, and as long as everyone is fed and watered and nobody dies that's fine.

[fan_eunice]

*nodnod*

And he's the one you would go to for hugs! When it's time to build the tree fort in the backyard and swing off it, Amy is the parent that would write you a fake sick note for school so you could spend the day doing just that and pretending to be pirates. When you fell *off* the swing it's Rory who would be waiting with the bandaids and the cuddles.

<3 <3 <3 <3

[marymac]

Yes. And when it comes down to really important stuff Amy would say 'What did your dad say?' and you'd have to say 'No' and she'd say 'Did you make your point properly?' and you'd try again and Rory'd still say 'No' and she'd say 'Well, then' because some things Rory is right about and she doesn't argue with him on those.

I suspect the Amy & Rory parenting model would be quite good, actually.

[phoenix64]

The grown up version of macaroni art, only with explosions. One of many examples of why I think you are Coolness on Toast.

The bow-tie straightening was THE BEST, yes. Also the whole conversation about when Melody was conceived: OH NOES SEXING ON THE TARDIS. Just put your head between your knees and breathe, Doctor.

And HOW AWESOME were Vastra and Jenny?!

[mresundance]

HOLY SHIT.

I didn't see the ending coming and I . . . sat around saying HOLY SHIT at the TV for awhile.

SHOW, HOW YOU SO ORSOME?