I've read dozens of DW/Narnia crossovers, but didn't think the show would ever actually go there!

there's no mention at all about Amy and Rory...

going to Narnia

Ok, just to clarify, I watched the episode on youtube, so I missed somewhere about 5-10 minutes in the middle because some of it got deleted (haha, since it's a cybermen episode? ok nevermind )

Maybe it was just that though, the fact that I missed some of the episode in the middle, but the cybermen just didn't feel as threatening or scary, or anything as their previous episodes. Their whole storyline just felt unbelievable that they haven't commandeered a way to conquer earth yet... Defeating them by the power of love and emotions felt a little overused as well, but reminded me of previous encounters with and the tenth Doctor so I was meh with that

The humor was so funny. "Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All"? The Doctor and Craig getting mistaken as partners?

Amy and Rory appearances! I'm already missing them Somehow I have extreme difficulty picturing the eleventh Doctor without the two of them...

The ending also felt kinda funny with River tacked on at the end. I thought it would have been better to have that bit as a prequel to the finale instead...

Loved the fact that we got to see Craig again. And Stormaggedon Dark Lord of All was adorable. The Cybermen weren't much of a threat though or very scary. The creepiest moment was easily the River scene at the end. The Silence still freak me out. Anyway, a fun, fluffy episode that was pure filler without being obnoxious about it. And Matt managed to have fantastic chemistry with a baby. Seriously, the dude could have a conversation with a rock and it'd be the most interesting conversation with a rock you'd ever seen.

I am confused by the timeline now. This episode takes place over the weekend before the Doctor's death way back at the start of the season. So we're left to assume the Amy and Rory that the Doctor spotted was the post-Christmas special pre-series 6 couple. Yet neither of them knew what the word petrichor meant until they met Idris, several episodes later in their timeline than Amy apparently modeling for Petrichor perfume. So continuity error or did the Doctor drop them off before they left?

Sorry, but I didn't like Closing Time very much (lame episode). I liked The Lodger loads better. Craig and Stormy/Alfie were cute, but if Alfie and Sophie had just gone off on their trip and left the Doc and Craig to themselves....Craig may have been to do more action / adventure stuff with the Doctor...

Or if they even had Sophie join them this time as the comical opposite of Amy and Rory I would have loved that!

I thought the whole episode an exercise in comical overload....which isn't a bad thing, but it was done better in The Lodger and The Lodger also seemed to flow better as a story.

Plus I still don't like the River part of this whole series....I like River as a mysterious standalone character that is not Rory and Amy's daughter.......

I think this series would have been better if River was not even connected to the Ponds because the way Moffat built it up in 'Time of Angels' and 'Flesh and Stone' it was looking to be much more complex and intriguing than it's turning out to be.........so very sad.

The finale only has the ability to either redeem this season or completely seal that it's been a dud/hackneyed overall this year compared to last.

I enjoyed the fluffy filler with Craig and Alfie and the Doctor, and the humor, but felt the River segment at the end - creepy as it was with the Silence and the song and the Impossible Astronaut - was kind of tacked on rather than receiving a more extended treatment I think it deserved.

And isn't the Doctor 200 years older than he is now, when he actually dies? Even if the dates match in the current timeline?

Ok, so the finale played out more or less as I expected. Granted, I do read spoilers, but I'm not sure I wouldn't have figured it out even if I'd gone spoiler free. The Doctor marries River! Yay, but not really a surprise. The Doctor cheats his death. DUH. We all knew he would, we just weren't sure how.

While the Tesserecta (sp) playing a role was definitely a viable resolution that I knew was possible, I have to say, I think I prefer another one that I saw poffered around on the spoiler forums quite a lot. It had to do with the Flesh. Given the significance that their episodes were given, a lot of people thought they had a much larger role to play than just explaining what was wrong with Amy Pond. Since the show writers had taken such pains to make sure that we knew that the Flesh copies were just like the real people, we thought they were involved with the Doctor cheating death. Not that a Flesh Doctor would die, since we've been assured over and over and over again that the Doctor that dies IS THE REAL DOCTOR. No, we thought that, maybe, just maybe, the real Doctor DOES die. And a Flesh Doctor, the one that we've been watching ever since the series split, goes on and takes over. He'd still be THE DOCTOR. He'd even get some extra (or much needed) regenerations from a willing River Song, just to seal the deal. Since we'd already have been watching the "fake" Doctor several episodes before the reveal, we wouldn't mind as much. And the show would go on.

I think it would have been a fitting way to end the series; certainly a lot less complicated then the incredibly random and sometimes ridiculous stuff given to us in the finale. *shrugs* Anyway, the finale wasn't bad, and I am happy that the original Doctor is still kicking and breathing.

I am a little exasperated that the Silence storyline seems determined to carry on over to yet another season. So what if we know what the question is (DOCTOR WHO. Hidden in plain sight. Nice one, writers. ), and we probably know what the answer is (his name; his legacy, etc.). It still doesn't explain why it is so important why it must never be revealed. And why Rory keeps dying (when the Silence mentioned it, I was like YES! Answers! And then Amy shot them all. Not that the Silence killing Rory would have made a lick of difference, because he'd STILL be alive in the original timeline!). And...other questions.

I'm a little weary of the Silence plot line, but on the other hand, all these things had BETTER be resolved in the next season. If they sweep it under the rug and forget about it, I'm going to be so mad. We spent the whole of Series 6 one one plot point, and we STILL don't know why SILENCE WILL FALL!

Overall, I think the first half of the season was much tighter than the second half. Great set up, but not as much of a payoff as I'd hoped. But I can't be too unhappy, because I'm thrilled that the Doctor finally has a missus. And I hope we get random River encounters in the next season, now that we know they are married. Love all the lovey doveyness, haha.

I've complained in the past about the frequently ridiculous ways they resolved the previous seasons, but I really almost felt underwhelmed by this one that had a more standard resolution. I'd suspected the Flesh Doctor was the one who died, so the revelation that it was the Teselecta robot that took his place didn't surprise me terribly. I'm honestly irritated that the arc is being drug on into a third season. And considering the fact that it seems the whole question thing won't be resolved until Eleven's death, we could very will be waiting until season 9 since Matt has a five year contract, though the last two are apparently optional.

So is Madam Kovarian dead?

Interesting to see a more hardcore Amy in this episode. Definitely see where River gets the awesome from, between Amy and Rory. Still facepalming at the incredible stupidity inherent in trying to lock the Silence up.

If anything, the revelation that the question is "Doctor who?" makes the plotline even more confusing. Why would his real name mean anything universe-shaking? What, are we going to find out he's Jesus in addition to Space Gandalf. /sarc

Anyway, I did love the fact that we got to see River and the Doctor get married. I was wondering if they'd pull some kind of offscreen marriage like they did with Ten and Elizabeth I. Interesting thing is, if he didn't tell her his name there, he must have done it at some other point. The River in the library certainly did know.