1. Farewell Ponds
Saying goodbye to companions is always difficult and Amy Pond and Rory Williams seem set to be no different. Though it does help that weve seen Rory die a few times already, so I suspect were used to saying goodbye to him by now. The Angels Take Manhattan will apparently see the pair leave in a heart breaking way. Ive purposefully avoided the spoilers because I want to be surprised, but my pick is for Amy to die rather than Rory, purely because Rory dying has been a bit overdone and frankly if he died, wed all expect him to come back regardless of what Moffat wrote. However I have to stress that I have no idea what is going to happen, suffice to say Ill probably need a bundle of Kleenex, as after The Girl Who Waited I had something stuck in my eyes. Itll be tough to see Karen and Arthur leave the series, as their chemistry with the Doctor has been flawless. It will also be interesting to see the effect this has on River Song, who also appears in the episode and seems poised to lose one of her parents. So there you go, 10 reasons to be excited for Saturday night. And spare a thought for me, my gratification will be delayed until late on Sunday night as the BBC inconsiderately decided to air the debut episode on the weekend Im going to Belgium for the Formula 1. Ill be placing myself inside a self-imposed Doctor Who Pandorica until I get back home.
Gwynn Compton
Working in public relations, the place where writers and creative people go to die, Gwynn maintains an eclectic mix of interests that range from long-distance running and writing through to Latin dancing and science fiction. As a child he once tried to turn his tricycle into a Dalek using sticky tape and A4 paper. His Dad didn’t appreciate his creative use of all the printer paper as much as Gwynn did.
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