Oh, do not even worry. I'm so divided and distracted I'm missing so much . . .
That apology was really just for you ; ) But let us be honest with ourselves: Rory and River are on this show as the love interests. It's nice when they get to stretch outside that for a bit and claim a bit of subjectivity in their own right, but at the end of the day their claim to being on the show at all is through another character, and as such they are easier to put into the background. I once proposed a sort of Bechdel test for them: we shall know that River and Rory are truly primary characters when they have 1) a conversation 2) between themselves that 3) isn't about Amy or the Doctor. Though I think I'd have to give partial credit for a conversation that was only about Amy.
I find it somewhat bizarre that Amy and Rory are returning just because I think they did sideline them so much and I can't see where they can take them from here. Yes, this is how I'm feeling about it too. Which is kind of disappointing. Part of me wants MORE PONDS FOREVER (of course), but part of me also feels like the best (only) thing to do at this point is to just leave it and move on. Plus I don't think I can take another season of getting jerked around. Like, I am just scared at this point.
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Date: 28 Jun 2012 02:33 am (UTC)That apology was really just for you ; ) But let us be honest with ourselves: Rory and River are on this show as the love interests. It's nice when they get to stretch outside that for a bit and claim a bit of subjectivity in their own right, but at the end of the day their claim to being on the show at all is through another character, and as such they are easier to put into the background. I once proposed a sort of Bechdel test for them: we shall know that River and Rory are truly primary characters when they have 1) a conversation 2) between themselves that 3) isn't about Amy or the Doctor. Though I think I'd have to give partial credit for a conversation that was only about Amy.
I find it somewhat bizarre that Amy and Rory are returning just because I think they did sideline them so much and I can't see where they can take them from here.
Yes, this is how I'm feeling about it too. Which is kind of disappointing. Part of me wants MORE PONDS FOREVER (of course), but part of me also feels like the best (only) thing to do at this point is to just leave it and move on. Plus I don't think I can take another season of getting jerked around. Like, I am just scared at this point.