Doctor Who 7x5 The Angels Take Manhattan

In the UK by this point it was functionally impossible for major events like cast changes to occur unspoiled, so they decided to lean into it and instead let people luxuriate in the inevitable dread of knowing what was coming.

At the beginning of the episode you were so happy I wanted to reach into the screen and be like 'No don't watch the episode it'll destroy you!' lol I'm jealous of reactors who don't see this coming, when the episode aired in the UK they told us it was end of Amy and Rory...yeah great, thanks! Still doesn't mean rewatching this doesn't bring back all the trauma lol

Juliette, if you haven't already seen this, you need to watch this minisode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWU6XL9xI4k It provides a little more closure for Amy and Rory. It is mostly narrated script since they never filmed it, but it is narrated by Rory. I've watched this a few times over the years. At first I really wished they had filmed it. But now, my mind has changed, and I actually think this is better, i.e. it has even more impact. Then, there is this final sort of minisode done by Arthur Darvill (written by Neil Gaiman) that was done during the COVID lockdown enttitled "Rory's Story": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVqW4XjZwC8

Stay safe, hope the weather doesn't last long but take your time and do whatever you need to do.

So... here we are then. Having seen these seasons of Doctor Who more than a few times, I knew going in that there were certain moments that were going to break you, because they broke the rest of us too. Great stuff as always Jules. <3

So the reason the Doctor can go back and put little Amelia to bed again is because the previous time he did it was in the universe before it was reset by the second big bang

You know why people don't think the Statue of Liberty moves? No one has ever seen it moved because there is always someone looking at it.

Stay safe.

Great reaction! Just watching the clips still makes me tear up! Highly recommend checking out a short video called “PS”. It’s very sweet and gives a little more info about what happened afterwards.

Extreme weather conditions? I hope you are safe. Take all the time you need

Yes, they did live together happily, they weren't send back into the Winter Quay "farm", because Rory destroyed it with his paradox. Btw, have you already watched the short minisodes "P.S."? If not, you should, here's a YouTube link to it: watch this short minisode: https://youtu.be/XWU6XL9xI4k

Yeah, I have been DREADING this episode coming around. I was broken for like...3 weeks after this aired. Excellent reaction. This is to date, the second time I have watched this episode. Whenever I re-watch Doctor Who, I always skip this episode because I can't bear it lmao

Amy waited 12 years so he had ALOT of opportunities

I wish we could have had 11, Amy, and Rory forever. Both the characters, and the actors that portrayed them, were absolutely amazing. Thanks for another excellent reaction Juliette, and hopefully you'll be nice & safe and the weather conditions won't hit you too hard (or ideally at all).

Hopefully you'll be safe with the weather! Loved the reaction can't wait for whats next ❤️

Oh good. A nice happy episode of Doctor Who. I wonder what adventure they'll go on this time................. 😔 End of an ERA!!!!!! (Loved the reaction).

I'll be watching this with a tub of Mint Choc Chip Ice Cream that I bought today, as per my tradition of watching your DW reactions lol. I had a feeling you'd be in tears with this one lol. PS. Don't worry if you need to take a break or miss some time. All that matters is you stay safe!

I've been bracing myself for this one for a while knowing the effect it would have on you, actually it still hits me hard to watch just as it did when I first watched it in 2012 (when it originally aired). I think what's particularly hard hitting about it is that it seems like everything is OK before it suddenly hits you with the angel grabbing Rory and everything that follows. I'm sure sales of tissues in Australia have shot up since you started watching the show thanks to episodes like this ;) It's not surprising that the Doctor hates endings (and I can definitely relate) given how many he's endured with friends and companions over the centuries (in fact you touched upon the issue of having to deal with his human friends aging), and this one is bound to hit hard. Actually even though Amy and Rory's actors left by choice it was still hard for everyone and from what I've read things got very emotional when the were filming the final scene as the had gotten pretty close during their time on the show.

Just think how powerful these angels are. Not only do they send people back constantly but they send you back the perfect amount of time so that you die just after your past self sees you. They can calculate exactly how long you'll live and send you back the appropriate amount of time. As for your question at the end. The only time he went to see her when she was waiting in the garden was during The Big Bang when he was going back on his own timeline. But that now never happened. So Amelia would've been waiting all night for the Doctor who ended up being 12 years late. That smile from Amelia with the TARDIS sounds was originally when it transitioned to Amy in bed and it was meant to be her dreaming of that night (and dreaming wrongly that the Doctor did turn up). But I'm guessing that now, it isn't a dream anymore.

I love how you completely forgot that the angels send people back in time 🤣

When you say you haven't edited Doctor Who 7x6, do you mean the Christmas Special (as there is one before 7x6)? The Snowmen is before The Bells of Saint John.