And the death of the Doctor. Not the eleventh Doctor, the Doctor. In general. As in no more Doctors. But there’s supposed to be 13 of them, so we know something will happen during the series (or at least before the end of Matt Smith’s role) that will counteract this.
So we’re in on one of River’s spoilers finally. Feels good to be in-the-know about something for once. We know how it ends, now we just have to get there. The universe has already been blown to smithereens, so I’m not sure what punishment remains for messing with space and time.
On the topic of River, DEAR GOD, the flirting in this series! I love it! They’re overly blatant and yet still manage to make it their own amazingly hot, comedic romance – without leaving either too happy. The Doctor’s like a preteen, not sure of what he’s getting himself into and leaves room for the unhappy point of view River’s coming from.
The current villains (the Silence, as we’ll find out) are Dementors. They are literally Dementors in suits. And a terrifying thought: Everyone would be screwed if there were ever to be a cross-bred offspring of Silence and Weeping Angels. Angels with the ability of the Silence to be forgotten when you can’t see them. Great good gods.
A couple things to think about, mostly concerning hints picked up from the second episode:
-The girls said a couple things that might be some pretty heavily shaded foreshadowing:
Amy: “Maybe it’s a clone or duplicate.”
Clone. I haven’t seen it myself (working on that, I’m only missing three Doctors), but I know the Doctor has a daughter/clone. Either she was in the suit or she will be the answer to the Doctor’s death. Or both.
River: “A Timelord’s body is a miracle.”
My thoughts immediately went to Amy and her pregnancy issue. Perhaps she’s going to need some sort of intervention from the Doctor to be able to carry to term and/or survive, seeing as impending death is an excellent plot point.
-At the end of the episode, we see the little girl in the suit (we’ll ignore she looks CG). That suit is shot by Amy and is later found with a bullet hole in the upper right of the helmet. The suit present at the Doctor’s death does not have a bullet hole; therefore it’s not the same suit, destroying the connection to the little girl. It shoots green light. Whomever is in it seems to know about the Doctor and his regeneration. The Doctor seems to know who it is and seems to be filled with sorrow, regret or guilt concerning them.
-Finally, River: “The Doctor’s death doesn’t frighten me, neither does my own. There’s a far worse day coming for me.” At Rory’s prompting, she explains a day will come when the Doctor won’t know her and because she lives for him, that prospect might kill her. Obviously, it’s River and this isn’t the whole truth (if it’s the truth at all) because that would be spoilers.
Onward!
