Dr. Who

[Jester]

No, his last name is still Williams, and he and Amy even argued about their baby's name in "When a Good Man Goes to War." Remember? Any said that Melody Williams is a school teacher, Melody Pond is a superhero. Or something like that.

The Doctor simply calls them the Ponds, and Rory deals with it.

By the way, speaking of noticing things, anyone else notice that, while The Doctor did, in fact, find Amy and Rory's child, he never did return her to them? They never got to raise their own baby, and the people who took her from them seem to have won, having brainwashed her and trained her to kill The Doctor.

And yes, I know, there is probably more to this story that we will see later in the season....but my thing is, why are Amy and Rory just suddenly so okay with that? After all, The Doctor did find their child, but did NOT find their baby.

Just a thought.

[Jay 2K Winger]

The Doctor simply calls them the Ponds, and Rory deals with it.

From "The Big Bang"

Amy: "You may absolutely kiss the bride."
Doctor: (stopping her) "Amy, from now on, I will be delegating all kissing duties to the new Mister Pond!"
Rory: "...no! No, see, that's not how it works--"
Doctor: "Yes it is."
Rory: (glances at Amy) "...yeah, it is."

[dalesys]

That sounds about right, but I guess they just decided Pond sounded better!

Of course it does.

(descendant of Charles & Mina Pond, builder/owners of Ponds Lodge in Island Park, ID.)

[BeenThereDoneThat]

Of course it does.

(descendant of Charles & Mina Pond, builder/owners of Ponds Lodge in Island Park, ID.)

Very nice!

Jester, I guess I forgot that part of that episode. I'm not surprised...I'm not very focused to begin with and I'm usually watching the show with my husband and we're talking the whole time. I'll have to just collect all the episodes on Blu-Ray eventually and watch them over and over...it's a darn shame, innit

[Jay 2K Winger]

Anyone who follows my Twitter knows that I will periodically write a Haiku, often Who-related.

For the benefit of those who don't use Twitter... I bring you... my Dr. Who Haiku.

The Tardis
The blessed blue box
Can see disaster coming
Aah! The cloister bell!

Daleks
Daleks are coming
Alas, they cannot be stopped
E'en by BBC

Weeping Angels
Quantum locked statue
Wants to eat your sweet lifespan
Don't you f***ing blink

Stone angel statue
Will swallow your lifespan now
Oh bollocks, you blinked.

Are they quantum locked?
Or are they just tricking you?
Just blink and find out.

The Silence
Look out, behind you!
Evil proselytizers!
...What was I saying?

Sontarans
Greatest Warriors
Send Rutan Host running scared
Sontar Ha, b****es!

Marching through fire
Explaining why you are weak
Shouting "Sontar-HA!"

Haiku of Rassilon
The Lord President
Hoards all of his possessions
And puts his name on them.

The Lord President
Owner of a shiny glove
Plus he's James Bond too

Time Lord President
Controls all of Gallifrey
And has a cool glove.

Time Lord President:
The Most Important Time Lord
(Eff you, Omega.)

[BeenThereDoneThat]

Nice job, Jay.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Nice job, Jay.

Thank you. When I did #FF (Follow Friday) today, I decided-- on a whim-- to only do #FF tweets if I could come up with a haiku. The one exception was the #FF tweet I did for all of the various Dalek accounts I follow or that follow me.

[Jester]

Let me try my hand at this....

Amelia Pond
A redhead with attitude-
Damn, she's a hottie!

Hmmm...probably best if I leave such things to Jay....

[Jay 2K Winger]

I decided today that I'll do a haiku for every episode of nuWho. From "Rose" all the way up to the current episodes.

I haven't had time to do this yet, but I will do it, and I'll post my efforts in this thread when I get them done.
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ETA: Here's Series One done:

“Rose”
Rose Tyler: shopgirl.
She gets to meet the Doctor.
The running starts here.

“The End of the World”
Rose visits future.
And the Doctor saves the day
While Earth burns away.

“The Unquiet Dead”
The dead walk the earth,
To see Charles Dickens on stage.
(Don’t pity the Gelth.)

“Aliens of London”
Meanwhile, back at home,
Earth’s in danger again,
Fat bastards usurp.

“World War Three”
Slitheen nuke the Earth?
Not while the Doctor’s in town.
Downing Street gets bombed.

“Dalek”
The last of its kind,
Survived the Last Great Time War,
Shouts, “EX-TER-MIN-ATE!”

“The Long Game”
In the far future,
We all have holes in our heads.
Simon Pegg’s evil.

“Father’s Day”
Rose painfully learns
Why paradoxes are bad.
Meet the clock-roaches.

“The Empty Child”
Creepy gas mask kid,
Stalks wartime London, asking,
“Are you my mummy?”

“The Doctor Dances”
Doctor comes calling,
And just this once, for today,
Everybody lives.

“Boom Town”
Blon Slitheen still lives.
And now she’s mayor of Cardiff.
Tsk, politics, eh?

“Bad Wolf”
Doctor Who Crossover!
Doctor, Rose, Jack, on game shows!
Suddenly-- Daleks!

“The Parting of the Ways”
The Bad Wolf arrives.
Deletes all Daleks. (For now.)
Goodbye, Nine. Hi, Ten!

[monolayth]

And yes, I know, there is probably more to this story that we will see later in the season....but my thing is, why are Amy and Rory just suddenly so okay with that? After all, The Doctor did find their child, but did NOT find their baby.

I am glad I was not the only one who is disturbed by this.


Also the last episode was not as good IMO...

[BeenThereDoneThat]

I think there are always going to be "filler" episodes that aren't that exciting...I can't think of a single great TV show that was stellar every single week. Coming up with great storylines is surely a long process!

I would definitely have a problem with not being able to raise my own baby to adulthood...maybe Amy and Rory are just hoping they will still get that chance, and trusting in The Doctor because they have no other choice. I think they're feeling pretty lost at this point, and even Amy, the one who is usually never afraid to speak out or fight back, really is still in shock over everything. Maybe I'm reading too much into a TV show but Amy and Rory have definitely taken a back seat lately.

[Rine]

And yes, I know, there is probably more to this story that we will see later in the season....but my thing is, why are Amy and Rory just suddenly so okay with that? After all, The Doctor did find their child, but did NOT find their baby.

YES. You know, I was seriously irked by that. I was not happy at all with that episode. I was so "turned off" by that that I didn't watch last Saturday's episode. I just thought there would be more emotion involved. For instance, when fake-Melody dissolved in Amy's arms, that was probably the most heart wrenching scream I've heard in DW in a long time. What happened to all that emotion? I don't get it.

So, the last episode was a filler episode? I suppose I should get around to watching it some time.

[BeenThereDoneThat]

Well, it was somewhat of a filler. I'm sure most Doctor Who episodes have at least minor elements that carry over into future episodes, but this last one was much less tied into this season's main theme than the opener, that's for sure.

[Jester]

GAH! Is it just the cable company down here, or does anyone else have this same issue with BBC America's broadcast of Doctor Who:

I'll be watching an episode, and at some point during a commercial break, they'll have a "Doctor Who Insider," and about halfway through it, it will simply cut off, and go to the next commercial, without the Insider finishing, sometimes not only in mid-stream, but sometimes in mid-sentence.

It is frustrating the hell out of me! And I know it can't just be me, and probably isn't even just my cable company. Anyone? Anyone?

GAAAAHHHH!!!!!

[monolayth]

Last nights episode I could not totally mesh with. Sorry if something horrid happened and I got left alone for 36 years, then had a chance to prevent it. I would. Plain and simple. I would forgo the hurt and isolation even if the reality of me stopped to be. I logically cannot comprehend someone wanting to hurt for 36 years.