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locker_monsterHuh, wasn't expecting that. You go in thinking this is just one of their usual standalone episodes and you come out with, well, I don't know yet. Things are still being written.
But rarely do you have the Doctor saying to a Companion, "Leave." Leave while you still have your sanity and your life. Normally it's the other way around. The Companion realizes that life with the Doctor isn't all sunshine and puppies. The Doctor knows this himself, but I don't think he can ever bring himself to say it. Until now, at any rate. It wasn't just Amy's nightmare in Room 7; I think it was partly the Doctor's, too. He keeps meeting these people who become utterly devoted to them and it's not fair to either party.
I didn't expect the episode to end with the Doctor leaving Amy and Rory back in Leadworth (at least he got the place right this time). He was trying to be kind, but it still sucks. And Amy was trying to be nice about it, too, but you know she's not completely happy. If we do see Amy and Rory in the next episode, it'll be nice to see how she's coping. We all know Rory wants a quiet life, but that's not Amy. And we all know that this isn't permanent. Karen Gillan signed on for another season so we at least know that Amy's going to come back. It's just the how and why that will be the interesting part.
The episode itself was all right, but it just felt like the entire story was made up just so the Doctor could realize that he was dooming Amy's life, thus getting us to the end scene. It was all just set-up for something else yet to come.
So let's just look at the episode as a standalone. Creepy hotel with scary things inside the rooms. It kind of reminded me of "Paradise Towers", just with the endless corridors and the cheesy looking rooms and the random people wandering around and the strange monster roaming about. Also got a bit of "The Horns of Nimon" in there with the minotaur like creature and a bit of "Battlefield", too, with the Companion having faith in the Doctor and the Doctor shattering that faith to save the day. Most stories involving fear and faith is always a good chance to take a look at the characters. Obviously, Amy has faith in the Doctor so that was nothing new. The interesting bit was Rory. He has no faith, not in the Doctor and not even spiritually. So did Rory lose faith in the Doctor after "The Girl Who Waited"? It seems like. He totally seemed ready to leave but was only staying because of Amy. And Rory didn't have a room because he didn't have faith, right? Why have a room for someone when you can't feed off of them? So Rory doesn't have faith in Amy? That seemed a bit strange. He wasn't even shown when the Doctor was breaking Amy's faith. The minotaur breaks in, slams Rory into the wall and then nothing. But anyway...
It's interesting that the Doctor has a room. What's his faith? Faith in people, I think. As much as he insults people, he has a great respect for everyone, too. He knows what people are capable of. That's my theory anyway. I don't think the Doctor prays to any one thing when it looks like things are really bad. But what about the Doctor's room? We hear the Cloister Bell, but what did he see? I'm glad we didn't see anything. Keeps a certain mystery about the Doctor, like his name. But maybe he saw the TARDIS, full of everyone he's ever let down? That sort of fits with his arc with Amy. Or maybe he saw himself? I'm going to have to watch this episode over, listen to the dialogue more carefully.
Love that the title had a double meaning. Obviously, it's a complex, a building, for a god like creature. The God Complex. But Rita also mentions the other meaning. The Doctor has a god complex. He needs to save everyone. Maybe that was his room. All the people he failed to save.
I don't know why we need an episode without Amy and Rory. I mean, I know why, for logistical reasons. Looks like next week's episode was being filmed at the same time as "The Girl Who Waited". But how will spending time apart affect the Doctor and Amy's relationship. With the last episode being called "The Wedding of River Song", you know Amy and Rory will have to be involved somehow. So will they force their way onto the TARDIS? Or does something else happen? Will Rory die (again)? Because it hasn't been mentioned whether Arthur Darvill signed up for another season. The only way Amy would leave Rory was if he died. So she throws the rest of her life away and goes with the Doctor because it's not worth living on Earth. But we'll see.
Random: This episode took corridor acting and running to a new level. The entire thing was practically corridor acting and running. :-) The character of Gibbis was cute; it was the guy from Little Britain. The idea behind his planet and people was pretty funny, too. You'd think Earth was the most invaded planet in the universe. We got to see little Amelia again; Caitlin Blackwood's got a steady gig going on. Nice that Amy mentions River. Any discussion about Melody/River has been totally absent since "Let's Kill Hitler". Next week looks interesting. Craig from "The Lodger" is back. The thought of the Doctor working in a shop just cracks me up.
We're getting close to the end of the season and that makes me sad. Though, I suppose the wait for the Christmas episode is slightly shorter this year. Good to know that one good thing came out of the split season.
But rarely do you have the Doctor saying to a Companion, "Leave." Leave while you still have your sanity and your life. Normally it's the other way around. The Companion realizes that life with the Doctor isn't all sunshine and puppies. The Doctor knows this himself, but I don't think he can ever bring himself to say it. Until now, at any rate. It wasn't just Amy's nightmare in Room 7; I think it was partly the Doctor's, too. He keeps meeting these people who become utterly devoted to them and it's not fair to either party.
I didn't expect the episode to end with the Doctor leaving Amy and Rory back in Leadworth (at least he got the place right this time). He was trying to be kind, but it still sucks. And Amy was trying to be nice about it, too, but you know she's not completely happy. If we do see Amy and Rory in the next episode, it'll be nice to see how she's coping. We all know Rory wants a quiet life, but that's not Amy. And we all know that this isn't permanent. Karen Gillan signed on for another season so we at least know that Amy's going to come back. It's just the how and why that will be the interesting part.
The episode itself was all right, but it just felt like the entire story was made up just so the Doctor could realize that he was dooming Amy's life, thus getting us to the end scene. It was all just set-up for something else yet to come.
So let's just look at the episode as a standalone. Creepy hotel with scary things inside the rooms. It kind of reminded me of "Paradise Towers", just with the endless corridors and the cheesy looking rooms and the random people wandering around and the strange monster roaming about. Also got a bit of "The Horns of Nimon" in there with the minotaur like creature and a bit of "Battlefield", too, with the Companion having faith in the Doctor and the Doctor shattering that faith to save the day. Most stories involving fear and faith is always a good chance to take a look at the characters. Obviously, Amy has faith in the Doctor so that was nothing new. The interesting bit was Rory. He has no faith, not in the Doctor and not even spiritually. So did Rory lose faith in the Doctor after "The Girl Who Waited"? It seems like. He totally seemed ready to leave but was only staying because of Amy. And Rory didn't have a room because he didn't have faith, right? Why have a room for someone when you can't feed off of them? So Rory doesn't have faith in Amy? That seemed a bit strange. He wasn't even shown when the Doctor was breaking Amy's faith. The minotaur breaks in, slams Rory into the wall and then nothing. But anyway...
It's interesting that the Doctor has a room. What's his faith? Faith in people, I think. As much as he insults people, he has a great respect for everyone, too. He knows what people are capable of. That's my theory anyway. I don't think the Doctor prays to any one thing when it looks like things are really bad. But what about the Doctor's room? We hear the Cloister Bell, but what did he see? I'm glad we didn't see anything. Keeps a certain mystery about the Doctor, like his name. But maybe he saw the TARDIS, full of everyone he's ever let down? That sort of fits with his arc with Amy. Or maybe he saw himself? I'm going to have to watch this episode over, listen to the dialogue more carefully.
Love that the title had a double meaning. Obviously, it's a complex, a building, for a god like creature. The God Complex. But Rita also mentions the other meaning. The Doctor has a god complex. He needs to save everyone. Maybe that was his room. All the people he failed to save.
I don't know why we need an episode without Amy and Rory. I mean, I know why, for logistical reasons. Looks like next week's episode was being filmed at the same time as "The Girl Who Waited". But how will spending time apart affect the Doctor and Amy's relationship. With the last episode being called "The Wedding of River Song", you know Amy and Rory will have to be involved somehow. So will they force their way onto the TARDIS? Or does something else happen? Will Rory die (again)? Because it hasn't been mentioned whether Arthur Darvill signed up for another season. The only way Amy would leave Rory was if he died. So she throws the rest of her life away and goes with the Doctor because it's not worth living on Earth. But we'll see.
Random: This episode took corridor acting and running to a new level. The entire thing was practically corridor acting and running. :-) The character of Gibbis was cute; it was the guy from Little Britain. The idea behind his planet and people was pretty funny, too. You'd think Earth was the most invaded planet in the universe. We got to see little Amelia again; Caitlin Blackwood's got a steady gig going on. Nice that Amy mentions River. Any discussion about Melody/River has been totally absent since "Let's Kill Hitler". Next week looks interesting. Craig from "The Lodger" is back. The thought of the Doctor working in a shop just cracks me up.
We're getting close to the end of the season and that makes me sad. Though, I suppose the wait for the Christmas episode is slightly shorter this year. Good to know that one good thing came out of the split season.
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