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Tag Archives: Amy
Amy Pond: Damaged Goods
Companion Tropes 25 I mentioned in a previous article how Amy is a strong example of a tsundere character. In fact, she’s probably the best example Doctor Who has ever given us, with the possible exception of Tegan, although she … Continue reading
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The Power of Three
Back in May I wrote an article about the significance of the number three in Doctor Who, and came to a conclusion that stated three reasons why the number three was important, one of which focussed on the Doctor, the … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Eleventh Doctor, Entertainment, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Amy, Brian, Kate Stewart, Matt Smith, Rory, The Power of Three, UNIT
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A Town Called Mercy
Doctor Who crashing into other genres can be a lot of fun, but every so often it crashes into a genre that is so vastly inferior that it runs the risk of being diminished by the effort. This happened with … Continue reading
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Tagged A Town Called Mercy, Amy, Matt Smith, Rory
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Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
The last time the word “dinosaurs” appeared in the title of a Doctor Who story things went awry, but special effects have moved on to an extent that dinosaurs can now be the selling point of an episode without embarrassment. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy, Brian, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, Matt Smith, Rory
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The Wedding of River Song
Russell T. Davies used to wrap up a season with a two-parter. Here Steven Moffat wraps up two seasons with a one-parter. The resulting episode is a bit of a muddle, and reprises a lot of things in slightly less … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy, Matt Smith, River Song, Rory, The Wedding of River Song
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Let’s Kill Hitler
Any article written about Let’s Kill Hitler is always going to end up not being about Hitler, as the episode has very little to do with him, so let’s at least give that part of the episode a passing mention … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy, Let's Kill Hitler, Matt Smith, River Song, Rory
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A Good Man Goes to War
This is something new: a mid-season finale. It functions in a very different way to a season finale because instead of bringing all the plot strands together and resolving them, it instead resolves some while creating others, but leaving the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Good Man Goes to War, Amy, Matt Smith, Paternoster Gang, River Song, Rory
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The Rebel Flesh
This article covers the episodes The Rebel Flesh and The Almost People, which together form a single story. Your appreciation of this one will probably depend on what it is that you want from a Doctor Who story. If you … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy, Matt Smith, Rory, The Almost People, The Rebel Flesh
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The Doctor’s Wife
To get the obvious remark out of the way, this is by Neil Gaiman, and it’s magnificent. Of course it is – Neil Gaiman is an incredible writer. He is also perfect for Doctor Who, especially if you like your … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy, Rory, The Doctor's Wife
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The Curse of the Black Spot
Just this once, everybody lives! This is the story of alien medical technology malfunctioning and creating terror in the process. There is also a young boy whose relationship to his parent needs to be healed. So, superficially we have the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy, Matt Smith, Rory, The Curse of the Black Spot
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