7. The Other Ponds
Papa Pond Speaking of those we would like to have seen more given their long history with a character, let us deal with the whole Pond Family. We immediately sympathize with young Amelia Pond because she is a redheaded orphan and who doesn't love those? Not only was she an orphan, but she was a displaced orphan with a seemingly apathetic guardian. Of course she trusted the next person who genuinely cared about her well-being. Then Amelia grew up, bit four psychiatrists and woke up one morning to find that she was no longer an orphan. We know that she shares her sense of humor with her mother, while her father relies on a joke book to measure up. We see them for less than half an episode and other than the webisode "Good Night" from "Night and the Doctor," in which Amy confides the conundrum of having a nonsensical life, we don't hear much about them. Since Season 7 allows Rory and his father to share adventures, it is difficult to not feel that the Ponds got the short end of the stick. Now that the Ponds are safe and sound and the universe has been rebooted, why not pop around to see the Ponds?
Kaki Olsen
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That's Kaki pronounced like the pants, thank you very much, my family nickname and writing name. I am a Red Sox-loving, Doctor Who-quoting, Shaara-reading walking string quartet of a Mormon writer from Boston. I currently work 40 hours at a stressful desk job with a salary that lets me pick up and travel to places like Ireland or Philadelphia. I have no husband or kids, but I have five nephews to keep me entertained. When not writing, working or eating too much Indian food, I'm always looking for something new to learn, whether it's French or family history.
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