DW 5.09. Cold Blood.

[elisi]

First of all, two fics recs. Both very, very short, very, very spoilery, and very, very good:

a shift in the universe by such_heights.

(he wasn't there again today) by lizbee.

ETA: And another one: Just a Moment. (Time-wise set before the other two, so read it first.)

First of all, a clip of the cut part of 'The Hungry Earth', because I love it.

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Actually I think there's a bit missing where Amy asks the Doctor what he thinks of Rory, 'cause his 'I like him' comes sort of out of the blue. BUT. He likes him. A lot. I'll get back to this.

I'm not sure I have all that many thoughts on the episode itself, but let's try...

- Disliked that all the 'bad guys' were women, liked that Nasreen and Amy were awesome, and thought that the 'in a thousand years time' resolution was just lovely. (And I don't care how heavy handed it was: 'This planet is to be shared' is a great message.)

- The Doctor's 'Tell me you didn't do this!' when they brought in Aleya's body once more confirmed Eleven's role as the grandfather of the universe. Not surprised, just so, so disappointed... ('Nobody human has anything to say to me today!') 'Not again', his face said, and 'Why do you keep doing this...' (And this just after he'd been so deliriously happy that he'd got them to sit down and negotiate. Poor Doctor.)

- Rory. Oh Rory. First of all, it was a good death. He was brave and saved the Doctor's life, and the whole thing was just utterly heartbreaking. And even if we never see him again, that is something. Of course I hope we do see him. As everyone has remarked, that little red box was very prominent (the second macro in this post!), and I hope and wish that the finale will have something to do with the Doctor trying to get Rory back (which, combined with parts-of-the-universe-that-should-never-have-touched, and TARDIS going boom (??? NO!!!!!), and the Moff's MAGIC writing will mean that the very end will be Amy and Rory's wedding. (THIS WILL HAPPEN, YOU HEAR ME?) Also, if you're going to kill off A Big Major Character, then you save it for the end, as it were, for that extra gut-punch. (See Doomsday and Journey's End) So the fact that he died now, and in such a low-key, 'let's-move-on' way, indicates (to me) that he'll be back. (Of course it was the Doctor's fault that Rory died, what with wanting to get a piece of debris. Which makes it all so much sadder. He liked him. A lot. *sniff*. And also helps my theory of the Doctor tearing down the walls between dimensions to get him back...)

And that's all, I think. Life is sadly very busy...

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(possibly crazy) fannish theory

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i hope you don't mind my posting this here. i lurk a lot but don't have an lj account.

your idea about the doctor trying to get rory back (plz plz plz let this happen!!!) made me think, and this is what i came up with:

amy's marriage seems to be a key point in time. in "flesh and stone", the doctor found out that the event that causes the cracks happens on amy's wedding day. then, in the final scene of the episode (while amy is trying to come on to him) the doctor seems to have a great big realization moment immediately after amy's marriage is mentioned - "it's you, it's all about you. everything, it's about you... amy pond, mad impossible amy pond. i don't know why, i have no idea, but quite possibly the single most important thing in the history of the universe is that i get you sorted out right now." he then sends her off on a date in venice with rory to "sort out" their relationship. i think it can be assumed that the doctor has realized that amy's wedding is the important event that causes the cracks.

in "cold blood", the doctor talks about events being fixed or in flux when talking to amy, nasreen, and the homo-reptilia leader guy. i'm going to assume that amy's wedding is fixed, since it seems to be so pivotal to the entire universe. i'm also going to assume that the cause of the cracks is that the wedding did not go the way it was supposed to, which put the universe all out of whack - similar to the way rose preventing her dad's death in "father's day" caused the reapers to swallow up all the people in sight. In the case of amy's wedding, the cracks take the place of the reapers, swallowing people whole in an effort to clean up the universe's mess.

but what went wrong with amy's wedding that caused the cracks? is it that the wedding HAD to happen and somehow didn't, or that it COULDN'T happen and somehow did? if it couldn't happen, then rory's death would fix everything - no more wedding, no more cracks. however, this would mean that both major plot points that the writers have brought up over and over throughout the season would be gone. As this would cut the plot of the final four episodes of the season off from the previous nine, i'm going to say that the wedding had to happen - and, by not happening, caused the cracks.

if amy's wedding not occurring caused the cracks, then the only way to prevent the cracks from swallowing up the entire universe would be to bring rory back (unless she were to end up with either the doctor or jeff - but i doubt moffat is going to go there, especially after having spent so much time on rory). and there's no way the doctor's going to let the universe get devoured. therefore, rory HAS TO come back. the doctor said in "flesh and stone" that "it's all about [amy]," but after the events of "cold blood," it's now all about rory.

(also, if this theory is correct, it creates an interesting paradox: by swallowing rory, the cracks caused their own existence.)

not sure if that made any sense...

-nori

Re: (possibly crazy) fannish theory

[elisi]

I have absolutely NO time to give you the response you deserve, but this:

also, if this theory is correct, it creates an interesting paradox: by swallowing rory, the cracks caused their own existence.
is pretty much my thoughts exactly!!! So yes, you make perfect sense! :D