My Review of Revenge's 2x01: "Destiny"

Written by Mike Kelley And Mark B. Perry
Directed by Kenneth Fink

Emily: “Some say that to believe in destiny is to dismiss the role of free will but self determination cannot prevail in the presence of fate.”

Yeah, when it comes to destiny, I do believe you have to make a lot of your own and seeing as Emily has been deciding the destinies of many of the people that have wronged her family, it seems that she must do as well to a degree.

Last season was all about avenging the father, this one seems to be more about avenging the mother. If this show gets a third run, it’ll be interesting to see who else in the Clarke family needs to be avenged but I did like the change in David flashbacks for ones of Kara Wallace Clarke.

First of all, the casting choice in Jennifer Jason Leigh is a pretty good one and while she didn’t especially have a lot to do, we were given enough to see why Emily will continue her path of vengeance for another 22 episodes. Also, I am not surprised that once again, the Graysons are responsible for someone’s undoing.

It might not have been them who placed Kara in the Angel Of Mercy hospital but it was certainly Victoria who was paying secret visits to Kara and also Victoria who more or less put Kara in the firing line around the same time that Conrad had placed David in it too. The Graysons really do know how to keep it in the family when it comes to ruining people.

I’m going to assume the possibility that Kara is perhaps alive somewhere, given that David definitely seems to be dead and that probably Victoria and our White Haired Man know her whereabouts. Emily and Nolan didn’t waste time in planting a bug in Victoria’s new digs and the ending at least gave Emily a heads up she previously didn’t have with WHM.

Victoria being alive was hardly that much of a shock to the system, especially given that the producers themselves didn’t make much of an effort in teasing it out but at least Lydia is no more and a case to undo Conrad is still being built against him while he does his best to gain control over Charlotte’s inheritance.

Victoria faking her death made sense to me, given what she’s currently attempting to accomplish but what I found interesting was the fact that she confided in Charlotte that she was alive and that the latter then mentioned it to Emily after being framed for taking drugs when she didn’t.

I kind of like a lot of the reversals in this episode compared to last season. For instance, Victoria confiding in Charlotte instead of Daniel is as interesting as Daniel and Conrad butting horns with each other over money, Victoria and women like Ashley and Emily and also how Emily is spending this season getting closer to Charlotte rather than Daniel. It’s all definitely very interesting to watch.

That being said, while Conrad’s campaign to keep Charlotte confined to rehab also makes a good amount of sense (given what he’s trying to achieve), it does seem a little too cold even for him. He’s usually been able to get Charlotte on side in the past – I guess with the world believing that Victoria is dead, it’s harder for him to do so anymore.

Another interesting aspect of the opening episode as well was Emily’s continued training with Takeda and new guy Aidan. While I wished they had kept the previous actor playing Takeda in the role, I do actually like Aidan enough as a character and I’m looking forward to seeing how his back story evolves over the course of the season as well as his motives for wanting to keep Emily on track with her own mission, changeable as that has become.

Of course, not everything in this episode worked well. My misgivings about the series perhaps becoming too conspiracy like for it’s own good aside, I can’t decide which couple I found more boring to watch – Jack and Amanda or Daniel and Ashley? It’s a boredom made more painfully obvious when all four characters have more spark with Emily than with each other as well (particularly as Emily/Amanda are slightly more hostile with each other). Hopefully their plots improve within the next few episodes.

Also in “Destiny”

Madeleine Stowe’s name was kept from the opening credits in order to surprise her return. I’m glad the show didn’t drag it out.

Jack: “Watch it.”
Declan: “I am watching it and I don’t like what I see.”

The episode opened with the Amanda boat being sunk and a dead body discovered. I guess we have this year’s Fire & Ice.

Charlotte (to Conrad): “What would be too much would be losing a second chance to honour her. I already missed mom’s funeral, don’t take this away from me too.”

Aidan: “Amanda.”
Emily: “Don’t call me that.”
Aidan: “I’m not the enemy.”

Declan doesn’t seem to like Amanda all that much and it seems that Takeda has been training her to be Emily’s ally. Emily might have made a mistake in planting the idea of Jack getting Amanda to do a paternity test though.

Conrad: “Five o’clock already?”
Daniel: “Somewhere, like you taught me.”

Emily: “Only two people can answer that question. I need to get close to the Graysons again.”
Nolan: “Good luck with that after you broke poor Spaniel’s heart.”

Conrad seemed to imply that Ashley is cheating on Declan while Charlotte’s doctor is also under his payroll and making Charlotte’s life impossible. He found the burner phone Victoria gave her.

Amanda: “I knew you wouldn’t stay away.”
Emily: “How could I when we have so much to talk about?”

Takeda (to Aidan): “If you fail, the mission is over for both of you.”

Nice echoes of the memorial service with Emily/Ashley’s meeting mirroring the same between Emily/Victoria from the “Pilot” as well as having Dominik’s Unfinished painting auctioned off.

Jack: “What do you want me to do?”
Declan (re Amanda): “Tell her you’re not in love with her.”

Victoria (to Emily): “What in the hell are you doing here?”

Nolan taking up boxing, weight training and karate to defend him was nice. Calling himself “Southpaw” made me laugh and he also has his own home in escrow, which kind of sounds suspicious. Plus, he planted a Clam Cam in Victoria’s cabin.

Jack: “If I could go back in time.”
Emily: “But you can’t. We can’t.”

Victoria: “I’m not sure I deserve this kindness from you.”
Emily: “I’m just so happy you’re alive.”

Standout music: “Into The Black” by The Chromatics at the end of the episode.

Emily (re Graysons): “What they did to my father, they did to my mother too.”
Nolan: “And now they’re coming for you.”
Emily: “Good, let them.”

Chronology: Months from the events of “Reckoning”, given that both Emily and Victoria have been regrouping for different reasons.

As an opening episode, “Destiny” certainly kicked things off to an interesting place. It’ll be interesting to see what other twists and turns this show can provide for Emily’s ongoing saga against the Graysons but it does need to make sure it doesn’t become too convoluted for it’s own good though.

Rating: 8 out of 10

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Amy & Rory's Top 10 Episodes

Now that The Angels Take Manhattan has aired, here are my 10 favourite episodes featuring Amy and Rory.

1: The Eleventh Hour

The debut of both Amy Pond and Rory Williams and not only was this the best debut for the 11th Doctor but also the best for these two companions. Both made a wonderful first impression and the ending where it was revealed that Amy was due to marry Rory on June 26th 2010 was an excellent ending moment.

2: The Angels Take Manhattan

It's only just aired but the Ponds last episode certainly made an impact. Moffat may have had his cake and eat it moment with the way Amy and Rory are taken out by a surviving Weeping Angel. Some excellent acting from Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, these two will seriously be missed.

3: The Girl Who Waited

Words cannot describe how much I adore this episode. The ultimatum story for Amy/Rory and ultimately, a love letter between the characters. A masterclass acting piece from Gillan and Darvill and a beautiful script from Tom MacRae. Plus, two Amys does actually work as well in this episode.

4: The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang

Amy and Rory's first finale involved the former having to remember the latter, the latter being an Auton and killing the former (and then waiting nearly 2000 years for her) while the former would then have to remember her own family, the Doctor and everything else back into existence. And they got married and resumed traveling with the Doctor. All in a matter of two episodes for these two.

5: The Power Of Three

The penultimate story for the Ponds and a great exploration on how Amy and Rory get on with their lives (if Pond Life wasn't enough for you) when they aren't traveling with the Doctor. Plus, we had the Doctor live with them for nearly a year with the slowest of Earth invasion and the duality the Ponds have between their real lives and Doctor life was nicely done.

6: A Good Man Goes To War

Not the most happy of episodes for Amy and Rory, considering that Madame Kovarian would success in stealing their baby but the tenderness between them in this one was a joy to watch and I did like the end reveal for them in relation to their child's future. Though it does seem obvious in retrospect.

7: The Impossible Astronaut/Day Of The Moon

An excellent two part opener for Series 6 and the starter of Amy's pregnancy plot but also a crucial episode in emphasising once again how much Amy loves Rory (even if she does give him some unflattering monikers) and certainly how much Rory loves her, given that gorgeous speech about always finding her.

8: Amy's Choice

One of the most underrated episodes in the Moffat era so far but another favourite of mine. Yes, the Dream Lord certainly tried to make Rory feel like a gooseberry in this episode but if a dream death of Rory's can prompt a strong response from Amy, then we certainly know how much he really does mean to her.

9: Asylum Of The Daleks

I'm the first to admit that perhaps Amy/Rory's marital problems/inability to have children probably should've been handled better in this episode but once again, Gillan and Darvill truly delivered with the dialogue and I was glad both Amy and Rory made up in the end.

10: The Wedding Of River Song

Another underrated episode but I loved this one for Amy and Rory being all bad ass and helping to stop the Doctor dying, even if in the end, they allowed him to do so. Great moments between the pair of them, especially with the Doctor pushing them together before Amy saved Rory from being Silenced forever.

Now those are my favourite episodes of the Ponds. What are yours and what are you hoping for Clara when she makes her debut at Christmas?

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My Review of Doctor Who's 7x05: "The Angels Take Manhattan"

Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Nick Hurran

Amy (to Rory): “Together, or not at all.”

Oh boy, I promised I wouldn’t weep when I saw this episode but given how attached I became to Amy and Rory over the last two and a half series, it was a promise I was never going to keep. It’s sadly sunk in that they’ve really gone as companion and in terms of an exit episode this one was an interesting one.

In the past we’ve had the likes of the Dalek, Cybermen, the Master and Davros as the villains that were part of the exits for Rose, Mickey, Jack, Martha and Donna and here, the Ponds found themselves falling victim to the Weeping Angels and it felt just as right for them to have that particular race as their final baddies to contend with.

I know some people have argued that Moffat has overused one of his most popular creations (then again, any creature that has showed up more than once seems to get that accusation) but the use of the Angels really did help to add a sense of occasion and finality to the Ponds and their epic storyline with the Doctor.

You could argue that New York really wasn’t needed as the backdrop for the final episode for Amy and Rory but I’ll give Moffat and director Nick Hurran their dues – they manage to incorporate the city that never sleeps in such a believable way that anywhere else probably wouldn’t have made sense for the story that was told here.

The Angels didn’t just take Manhattan. They focused their energies on the Winter’s Quay apartment block and used it as a battery farm, so they could keep feeding off their victims repeatedly. Garner was the first person that we saw this happening to and sadly for everyone else involved, Rory became the second person also to suffer this fate.

What actually made Rory’s fate all the more poignant was probably how mundane the day had started out for him. He was enjoying a trip in New York with Amy and the Doctor, teasing the latter about fancying a novel character named Melody Malone and when he went to get some coffees, a bunch of creepy Cherubs doomed him to his fate.

The idea of Rory’s fate being a fixed point in that the Angels would keep pursuing him no matter how much or where he ran to did sting for this fan of the character. Even going against the Doctor’s wishes about creating a paradox didn’t seem to help matters. Amy and Rory jumped off a bridge in order to kill the Angels and their battery farm and one of them had to go and survive.

I knew as soon as the gang had landed in the graveyard that they were doomed. We didn’t even need Rory seeing his own tombstone in order to predict that the surviving Angel was going to get him. Compared to the exits of Rose and Donna’s, Rory being sent back in time for the last time felt incredibly quick. Even more quick (but believable) was Amy then saying her goodbyes to the Doctor and River and sacrificing herself to the Angel to be with Rory.

It was around that scene that the floodgates did appear for me. I’ve loved Amy and Rory as companions and both Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill have consistently impressed and surprised throughout their time on the show but as an exit goes, this was both a painful and bittersweet ending for them that’s slightly more akin to the Classic Series exits for the companions than the previous era.

Of course with Amy and Rory now both dead (but in a part of time where they did live together happy until their deaths), it was interesting seeing the Doctor’s grief for them. I liked that with the afterward Amy had written in the book that the Doctor will probably travel with someone again but it was a shame that River didn’t immediately say yes to him either when he offered her the chance to travel with him.

As for River, I thought she was excellent in this episode but a little more subdued than usual. It was neat that she had used the Melody Malone novel as a means of helping the Doctor throughout the episode when it came to dealing with the Angels and even her parents fate but for the first time in a long while, this episode really wasn’t about her. Of course, given her connection to the Ponds, it would’ve been wrong not to have featured her nonetheless and this episode did nicely imply that we will be seeing her again, if not her parents ever again.

Also in “The Angels Take Manhattan”

Garner did the voiceover for this episode as collection gangster; Grayle had damned him into meeting with the Weeping Angels. Oh and the title sequence had hints of green in it this week.

Garner (re Statue Of Liberty): “You’ve got to be kidding me.”

The Statue Of Liberty as a Weeping Angel was something of a naff idea to be honest. The Smiling Angel and the Cherubs with their giggling was far more effective.

The Doctor (re Melody Malone): “You’ve read it?”
Amy: “No, you’ve read it, aloud.”

The Doctor (to Amy): “I hate endings.”

The call back we got to “The Eleventh Hour” was a reference to the scene where Amelia hears the TARDIS in her garden during the morning.

Grayle: “What are you doing?”
River: “Oh, you know, texting a boy.”

The Doctor: “You said I had gotten too big.”
River: “And now, no-one’s ever heard of you. Didn’t you use to be somebody?”

The Doctor and Amy took a short trip to China 221 BC in order to get a lock on where Rory and River were at the time. River also had to break her own wrist to free herself from an Angel and the Doctor used his regenerative abilities to heal her.

Amy: “Okay, why did you lie?”
River (re the Doctor): “Never let him see the damage and never, ever let him see you age. He doesn’t like endings.”

Rory: “Someone please tell me what is going on?”
The Doctor: “I’m sorry Rory but you just died.”

Both Rory and Garner saw older versions of themselves die in this episode. Also the gravestones read as Rory Arthur Williams, age 82 and Amelia Williams age 87.

Amy: “You think you’ll just come back to life?”
Rory: “When don’t I?”

Amy: “Raggedy man, goodbye.”

Standout music: Murray Gold’s music in the last ten minutes of the episode and the use of “Illegal Alien” at the start certainly stood out.

River: “What matters is this, Doctor, don’t travel alone.”
The Doctor: “Travel with me, then.”

Amy (to the Doctor): “Hello, old friend and here we are, you and me on the last page.”

Chronology: Both in 1930s and 2012 New York for the gang and also this episode is set after “Flesh And Stone” for River.

“The Angels Take Manhattan” was certainly an excellent but bittersweet way to end the journey of Amy and Rory as characters. In some ways, Moffat had his cake yet again with killing them off but making sure they died together and happy and that for me, was a satisfying way of ending their story, though I still feel bad for the Doctor, River, Brian, Augustus, Tabetha, Sharon and everyone else who mattered to the Ponds. Still from the brief look of the Christmas trailer we got, it does look like Clara will be able to fill the void in the Doctor’s life now that he’s two companions down.

Rating: 10 out of 10

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Soap Discussion - September 2012

And here's a soap blog ....

Coronation Street: Not the best month we've had. Still don't really care about Gary and Izzy's surrogacy storyline (which still seems rushed) and the arrival of Stella's overbearing mother Gloria hasn't proved too exciting but at least Kirsty has given birth to a baby she called Ruby and the storylines with her and Tyrone continue to be interesting as she struggles with motherhood and the return of her parents while turning everyone against Tommy and Tina.

EastEnders: Actually a pretty solid month for storylines. Carly briefly returned and took Shirley out of Walford with her, Kat's affair was revealed to Alfie (and her mystery shagger narrowed to a Branning, naturally), Sharon was revealed to have an addiction while continuing her flirty banter with Jack, we got a new character in Danny, giving Christian and Syed some storyline before their exit in November and of course, Janine's paranoia got the best of her and she left Michael and Scarlett as well. Already I miss her.

Emmerdale: I wish the writers would realise just how little chemistry both Laurel and Marlon actually have because their whole relationship has been mostly a source of tedium for the last month, especially with the merging of Marlon's destroyed friendships with Paddy and Rhona and well, basically, it's just rubbish to watch. At least Carl being back to his mercilessly scheming ways with Chas and Cameron provided some entertainment this month.

Hollyoaks: This year's Later finally pushed Brendan into darker territory than I think he can recover from but on the plus side, it also revealed more about his childhood and the inevitable war between him and Walker is looking good. It was also nice to see some more on Joel's backstory but did we really have to suffer the gormless idiots that are Bart, Jono and Neil and their boring antics in Amsterdam? It's just as bad as Maddie's pathetic campaign against Esther, Ally's myriad of lies and Doug's new found clingy attitude with Ste as well. On the plus side, the Rhys/Cindy tryst despite coming out of nowhere is fun to watch and Mercedes new levels of craziness in order to get back at Riley and Mitzeee has also been rather compelling to watch in it's own way.

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Catching Up

Not the most imaginative of titles but between actually catching up with one show before it's next season arrives and watching opening episodes, mid-season finales and actual finales, I've been well, catching up.

Downton Abbey: ITV1's ratings juggernaut may not have bagged many of the 16 Emmys it was nominated over the weekend (though congrats to Maggie Smith for her win) but it did manage to make Sundays back into must see TV once again. I'm not gonna pretend the writing for Series 3 is perfect but it's certain an improvement compared to last series. Granted, the finance problems of Downton and Bates jail time are both storylines that need to be clipped rather sharpish but it's nice to see Edith get some attention, Mary and Matthew quickly married and the fun banter between Violet and Martha as well. Overall, a few niggles aside, the new series is actually a lot of fun.

Glee: Sequels are rarely as good as their originals and for this show to do a second episode about Britney Spears (sorry, I mean Brittany S. Pierce), the point remains valid. The songs apart from maybe 3 and You Drive Me Crazy/Crazy mash up didn't click as well as they could've and while the balance between Kurt/Rachel's New York antics and the new(ish) McKinley lot are still good, I'm not yet sold on the triangle of Marley/Jake/Kitty and I really want to see more of Puck and Santana than the 30 seconds of both we managed to get in this episode. And no more Justin Bieber songs, show. I don't care how young your audience is, the older viewers don't need that torture.

Once Upon A Time: The last time I talked about this show, I had seen eight episodes. Now I've seen eighteen of them and I've gone through all the backstories of the likes of Sidney, Hansel/Gretal, Belle, Jefferson, Red/Ruby and now Regina and this show has still managed to impress me at every turn going. I'll admit there are times when the Mary Margaret/David storyline can drag a little and it does seem annoying that Emma is constantly outsmarted by both Regina and Gold but with four episodes left to watch of the first season, this has definitely become one of my new favourites in such a short space of time.

Sinbad: I've been dipping in and out of the last three episodes because while the show started off intriguingly enough, certain other episode did seem to lag a bit, especially the werewolf themed episode. The finale was decent though, giving us a believable enough backstory for all of Taryn's previous actions, so if the series does get a renewal from Sky1, hopefully it will improve on it's mistakes. It hasn't been a bad series but it could've been a lot better though.

White Collar: Okay, any excuse to post a picture of Matt Bomer in all his boxing glory but the last few episodes of the first half of Season 4 have been full of fun, haven't they? I did like the scenes with Neal and Peter together at the conference (though their partnership has always been the core of this show) and the reveal about Sam's real identity was pretty obvious but effective nonetheless. Just a few months until the second half but least this batch of ten episodes from the first have left us wanting more.

The X Factor UK: I've been watching both of the US and UK versions of this show and on both sides of the Atlantic, I can't help wondering if this franchise is really dying on it's arse. The ratings for either show aren't worrying but they're hardly spectacular either. I guess maybe, it's because at this rate we know this show isn't going to produce an international global superstar (and no, One Direction do not count). Still, it's judges houses in the UK version this weekend, so it'll be interesting to see who we're reduced to by the end of Sunday's episode.

- Annabeth Gish will be playing the role of Anita, a leader of a wolf pack in an upcoming episode of Once Upon A Time.
- NBC are planning a modern update for Wuthering Heights under the title of Napa. Oh Jesus - why?
- NBC have also renewed The Voice for two more season as well.
- Henry Ian Cusick will be appearing in an upcoming episode of Hawaii Five-0.
- Matthew Broderick will be appearing in an upcoming episode of Modern Family.
- White Collar and Covert Affairs have been renewed by USA Network for a further year.
- Bernadette Peters will be returning as Ivy's mother for the second season of Smash.
- Fans of Max Adler will be disappointed to learn that the producers do not intend to bring back Karofsky for the latest season of Glee.
- Although not yet confirmed, AMC are planning a fourth season of The Walking Dead.
- Andrew Leeds has signed on for a mysterious role in the upcoming season of Grey's Anatomy.

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My Review of Doctor Who's 7x04: "The Power Of Three"

Written by Chris Chibnall
Directed by Douglas Mackinnon

The Doctor: “You’re thinking of stopping, aren’t you? You and Rory?”
Amy: “No, I mean we haven’t made a decision.”

And what a difference two and a half years (or ten years on and off from another POV) can make. Could anyone have imagined back in Series 5 that Amy Pond would actually consider wanting to stop travelling with the Doctor? Rory, yes, to a certain extent but Amy, not quite as much but then again, things change.

I think what I really enjoyed the most about this episode was the duality of Amy and Rory’s dynamic with the Doctor and vice versa. Both of them were left back on Earth at the end of “The God Complex” and have effectively gotten on with their lives, even enjoying being normal again but at the same time, the Doctor is still a hard thing to give up.

I think this episode really highlighted that duality in several scenes, notably the one between the Doctor and Amy outside UNIT’s latest secret base where he openly brought up the discussion of her and Rory wanting to stop travelling with him altogether. Amy made the point about it feeling like running away but at the same time, it didn’t stop her and Rory have several adventures with the Doctor when they were supposed to be celebrating their wedding anniversary as well with family and friends.

This episode really was about the Doctor’s relationship with the Ponds and how it’s grown over the last two and a half years (or again, ten years on and off) and I found even delightful when in the middle of danger on a spaceship, even Rory was quick to quip about missing the running bit and defying the Doctor’s orders of staying back. That relationship between the Doctor and Rory has also developed beautifully in so much time.

And then there was the welcome return of Brian Williams. Mark Williams was pitch perfect in trying to help out the gang with the main problem of the week but I also liked him for actually asking the Doctor about the previous people who’ve travelled with him as well, before later encouraging Amy and Rory to keep doing so. Of course, Brian’s scenes did really lend to some foreshadowing about the events of “The Angels Take Manhattan” but they were effective scenes nonetheless at the same time.

Similarly effective wasn’t so much the return of UNIT (who were pretty underused in this episode) but more the introduction of the Brigadier’s daughter in Kate Stewart (for those of us who haven’t seen Downtime). Yes, it was one of those things that I knew about beforehand but the character’s addition to the episode was wonderful nonetheless.

I’ll admit that Kate arguably could’ve been given a lot more to have done than she did here but wasn’t Jemma Redgrave just brilliant as Miss Stewart regardless? Kate’s progressive (or more scientific) approach towards dealing with the invasion of the very small cubes might have been seen as a little too PC for some but I like that UNIT are shown to be a little more ask questions/study things rather than just blow it up nowadays, so overall it was a development that worked for me.

I’ll be really disappointed if Kate isn’t a character that returns at some point in the series as well. This episode was a nice introduction and while we don’t need to see UNIT all the time, I do hope it won’t be another three years until the series actually utilises them in an episode as well. Besides, the Doctor needs another Lethbridge in his life and Kate definitely seemed more than perfect for the role.

As for the main problem itself – I won’t lie. To be honest, more thought probably should’ve been put into the resolution of the cubes and the Shakri because their attempts of wiping out humanity and subsequent defeat did seem a little rushed but at the same time, just this once, I really will let it slide.

I’ll let it slide given the amusing subversion on the nature of invasion type stories this episode provided and the fact that this episode was more about the Ponds and the Doctor rather than the latest invasion on Earth.

Also in “The Power Of Three”

This episode’s title sequence is actually my favourite we’ve seen from the whole Moffat. I wouldn’t mind a permanent variation on it from now on.

Rory (to Amy): “We have two lives – real life and Doctor life.”

Rory seems to be some kind of an agency nurse who the hospital wanted to keep permanently and Amy has become a travel journalist.

Rory: “What do you think we do when we aren’t with you?”
The Doctor: “I imagine mostly kissing.”

Rory: “There are soldiers all over my house and I’m in my pants.”
Amy: “My whole life, I’ve dreamed of saying that and I miss it by being someone else.”

Because this episode played out like something from the RTD era, we actually got celebrity appearances with the likes of Alan Sugar and Brian Cox.

The Doctor (to Amy/Rory): “I hate being patient. Patience is for wimps. I can’t live like this, don’t make me. I need to be busy.”

I actually felt sorry for the Doctor that the cubes being so slow to do anything drove him mad (though he accomplished a lot in an hour) but the fact that he stayed for nearly a year because of Amy and Rory was lovely as well as them eating fish fingers and custard together.

Rory: “Did real life just get started?”
Amy: “I like it.”
Rory: “So do I.”

Brian: “What happened to the other people who travel with you?”
The Doctor: “Some left me, some got left behind and some, not many, but some died. Not them, not them, Brian, never them.”

Amy became a bridesmaid for her mate Laura and her girlfriend’s wedding while celebrating her own anniversary with Rory and the Doctor in 1890s Savoy (with Zygon) and accidentally marrying Henry the 8th too.

Kate: “Yes, I got officers trained in beheading. Also, ravens of death.”
Amy (to the Doctor): “I like her.”

The Doctor: “I’m running towards you and Rory before you fade from me.”
Amy: “Don’t be nice to me. I don’t want you to be nice to me.”
The Doctor: “Yeah, you do, Pond and you always get what you want.”

Even though I suppose they weren’t needed, it might have been nice to have seen Amy’s parents and River or had an update on Mickey and Martha as well. Plus we got to see Christmas and there was something else with light bulbs as well.

Shakri: “You’re too late, Doctor, the tally shall be met.”

The Doctor: “Run!”
Rory: “I’m gonna miss this.”

Standout music: Not the Birdie Song but definitely David Guetta/Sia’s “Titanium” and Murray Gold’s use of classics in relation to the Ponds.

Brian (re Amy/Rory): “Actually, it’s you they can’t give up, Doctor and I don’t think they should.”

Chronology: This episode took place within the confines of a year, but it’s been ten years on and off for Amy and Rory since they first started travelling with the Doctor.

The invasion storyline may not have been the strength of “The Power Of Three” but as a character piece for the Doctor, Amy and Rory and the impact they’ve had on each other’s lives (with some neat opening/closing narrations from Amy), this episode deserves a lot of respect. I really am going to miss Amy and Rory, maybe even more because of this episode.

Rating: 9 out of 10

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Being Human - Series 5 Update

A little bit of an update since the last time I posted about the show.

According to Twitter, it seems that half of Being Human's fifth season has been filmed with Damien Molony (Hal) tweeting a picture of the script for the finale. There's still another month and a bit to go on production of the new series and while we haven't gotten anything too spoilery over the last few weeks, I did remember reading something about two new characters called Vernon and Clara, though what their connection will be to our main characters shall be interesting to see.

Elsewhere former cast member Russell Tovey has recently been reported to have said that he wants a George/Nina spin-off with former co-star Sinead Keenan apparently backing him. Of course, Tovey has recently been doing some audio projects in relation to the show, so more than likely he was probably joking about a spin-off. Besides, George/Nina are both sadly dead, so I guess unless Toby Whithouse wants to do a show about ghost-werewolves, I guess we shouldn't hold our breaths.

Series 5 Filming Pictures: http://beinghuman-fans.livejournal.com/347443.html#cutid1
Russell Tovey Report: http://www.digitalspy.ie/tv/s116/being-human/news/a407263/russell-tovey-wants-being-human-spinoff-for-george-and-nina.html

Being Human's fifth series will air on BBC3 from 2013.

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