I confess that I was lost in confusion for the first 10 or so mins. I've seen many of the classic episodes and all of the reboot episodes but A Good Man Goes to War still seemed very scattered and fast-paced (at least towards the beginning). When they slowed down the episode, I enjoyed it more, I think. The dialogue was great, the music was awesome. Lots of familiar faces too. Not the best episode of the series but an impressive effort, all the same.
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Posted : June 11, 2011 9:48 pm
I'm hoping the second half of the season will show exactly
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when Amy was taken, more about the people behind it, etc...
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Posted : June 13, 2011 12:44 am
A Good Man Goes to War:
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Since it's fairly clear that Rory is the good man the title speaks of, I'm really worried that he's going to be the man River kills. I really hope that's not the case, because that would be the absolutely worst way to end the Amy/Rory run, with Amy going home with her husband dead at the hands of their daughter. Even what happened to Donna wasn't as bad as that.
I wasn't terribly surprised by the River=Melody reveal. I knew going in that Amy named the baby Melody Pond. It seemed fairly obvious. But I am happy that my previous theory that River was a Time Lady somewhat proved true. Since we've seen Melody regenerate way back in the second episode, I'm now wondering why River didn't regenerate in the Library. I guess it's possible that the Alex Kingston River is the last regeneration and that's why she didn't. If this is the case, I'm hoping we don't run into River in a different form for awhile since Alex and Matt have absolutely fantastic chemistry.
I'm guessing that the Silence are not the ones behind all of this plotting, that they're just working for the true Big Bad who will be revealed in the finale in the fall.
Posted : June 14, 2011 8:57 am
RE: River and the Library:
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I thought it was fairly obvious why River didn't regenerate; for the same reason why the Doctor wouldn't have regenerated. "It would stop both your hearts at once". And we don't even know that River has two hearts....she might have the Timelord DNA, but not the physical makeup. She is a hybrid, after all.
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Posted : June 15, 2011 6:55 am
Trivia note: I've received email reminders from amazon for the DVD set for Series 5, and announcing the release of Series 6, part 1 on July 19. My, that was fast. 
Booky, I quite agree with your first spoilered paragraph.
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It was fun seeing "Rory the Roman" go to war early in this episode. As Gymfan observed earlier, Rory has died enough times already. I don't really like the idea of killing him off again. I like the different dynamic that having a married couple along brings. Sure, Amy can be intrigued by the Doctor -he is a Timelord, after all. But I'd prefer that her true allegiance and love be for her husband instead.
Having said that, I can see the attraction if they've come up with some death scene for Rory that they just can't resist using (something like the one written for Spock at the end of Wrath of Khan. At least they were able to get him back in the next movie).
But all night, Aslan and the Moon gazed upon each other with joyful and unblinking eyes.
Posted : June 16, 2011 10:55 am
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Posted : June 24, 2011 5:23 am
Thanks jo.
One last thought...an earlier post mentioned that the reruns on BBC America are shortened so more commercials can be added. (I noticed this during the Memorial Day marathon - some of the more interesting tidbits from series 5 (such as Amy remembering the stars) were omitted.
A way around this, at least for those who have it, is that Series 5 and series 6 to date are available On Demand from some cable providers (like Comcast) - uncut and commercial-free.
But all night, Aslan and the Moon gazed upon each other with joyful and unblinking eyes.
Posted : June 24, 2011 6:05 am
I thought it was made pretty clear that
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the "best man she's ever known" was the Doctor - she's his killer. That's why she was kidnapped in the first place. To be trained to be a killer and murder him.
Or was that just me?
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Posted : June 26, 2011 6:52 pm
Just you.
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The "best man she's ever known" could also be her father.
"Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror."
- C.S. Lewis
"There was a man called Clive Staples Lewis, and he almost deserved it."
- E.C. Scrubb
Posted : June 27, 2011 3:43 am
...aaaaand Doctor Who is back! 
Doctor Who, Series 6, Part 2, will be returning with Let's Kill Hitler this Saturday. Anyone else excited?
So, what have you been keeping up with during the long break in between halfs? Have you had time to finally digest and absorb the incredible events of the first half season? How do you think this series is going to end?
I can't wait.
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Posted : August 24, 2011 6:48 pm
Yay, it's kinda ironic because right after this thread closed, my friend finally got through to me and I started watching Doctor Who... I kinda watched all 5 seasons of the new series in the time the SF went on break
I'm trying to get to watch the first part of season6 before Saturday, but so far I've only been able to find the 'Impossible Astronaut' online, for free, and didn't come from a sketchy-looking website (I'm too impatient for it to come in at the library ). However, I know the spoilers of 'A Good Man Goes to War' so I might just try and watch the next episode on saturday
Apart from that I've been giving the spin-off shows and the classic series a try. I'm in the middle of 'the three doctor's' at this point, but I gotta finish it soon cuz the library wants it back. As for Torchwood and the Sarah-Jane Adventures, I kinda got turned off from Torchwood when the first scene I watched was
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Martha stitching back together sorta-dead-Owen's hand 
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Posted : August 25, 2011 6:55 am
Ha! I knew
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River was the Doctor's killer!
I thought "Let's Kill Hitler" would involve a lot more....Hitler.
"Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you!"
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Posted : August 28, 2011 10:58 am
I am so
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relieved that the man River kills is not Rory. The Doctor cheats death all of the time; if Rory died, it would probably be permanent.
I have some structural issues with this episode:
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Nazi Germany was basically just an excuse for to have Rory being awesome punching people and the whole Amy-and-Rory-have-a-best-friend-who's-totally-been-there-all-along-but-no-one-bothered-to-mention-her thing grated a little. On another site, someone commented that they thought Moffat came up with the "You named your daughter ... for your daughter." line first and bent the plot to fit it. I kind of agree.
River:
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I should have seen the Mels=River/Melody thing coming since I said "That's River!" as soon as we saw the sports car barreling across the field toward the TARDIS. I suspect other people more clever than I probably spotted that twist easily, considering Mels acted exactly like River, complete with the snarky attitude and love of weaponry.
I was pleasantly surprised by just how much info we got on River in this episode. Now we know who taught her to fly the TARDIS, who she kills, why she didn't regenerate in Library, and even why/how she became an archeologist.
Anyway, I don't think it's humanly possible for me to love a character more than I do River right now and I really wish they would give Alex Kingston her own spinoff. It'd be more fun than what they're doing with Torchwood this year. 
And Matt Smith remained equally as awesome. To think I was actually skeptical about his casting. I'm quite ashamed of myself. Karen and Arthur were fantastic as well. I think the duo of Rory and Amy are quite quickly becoming my favorites of all the NuWho companions.
Posted : August 28, 2011 6:48 pm
I watched my first Doctor Who episode today. Two episodes, actually -- Rose and The End of the World. I'm watching them in order.
I saw those same episodes (in part) a long time ago and didn't like them at all, then. But now I'm loving them. I can't wait to watch more. And I'm especially excited for when I finally get to see the Tenth Doctor. I've never seen David Tennant act before, but have heard that many people love him.
Since I'm new to this show, I had a question. How is it for content? I saw stateofgreen had some objections to it which she made a few pages ago, but she wasn't specific. And how bad is the... How do you say it? Freakiness? Keep in mind, this question is coming from the same girl who still isn't quite sure if she's okay with reading Harry Potter (Because of the Wizardry/Magic in it). I'm not sure where I personally draw the line morally when it comes to content in stories, so everything is kind of up in the air for me when it comes to any show or book. And I was wondering what kind of stuff Dr. Who has in it.
~Riella 
Posted : August 29, 2011 2:15 am
Doctor Who's content? It has some violence, mild language, a few adult themes and some creepy moments. That's about it. It's a very weird show though - but good!
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Posted : August 29, 2011 2:20 am
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