All Things Doctor: God, I Love Series Five!

By FORCH F. FORTIER
I pledge allegiance to Steven Moffat, and to the awesomeness for which he represents!

In just five week, Moffat, the Producer of my personally favorite television show, Doctor Who, has re-affirmed my faith in all that is Whovian.

After watching the BBC hit series’ latest offering, Flesh and Stone, I take back any reservations [albeit little ones] that I had about Moffat helming the series, but more so, the casting of Matt Smith.

Now, I have gone on record once already, that I like Smith’s portrayal of our favorite Gallifreyan Time Lord, but each week, I grow to love his incarnation of the Doctor that much more.

The storylines that have been unveiled thus far have been nothing short of brilliant, and like the series before them, stand alone as individual parts, but also join together in one larger story. The “Crack in Time” theme that has been evident from the very beginning is not only one that I cannot wait to see the end results, and I am sure that geeks such as myself are speculating with great anticipation.

Karen Gillan, as well, is another masterstroke in casting. The character of Amy Pond is one that not only am I enjoying her sassiness, and her dynamic with the doctor, but I can’t help but just fall madly in love with her whenever I watch her on the screen. She’s gorgeous, and Scottish [a combination that I just love!]

Steven Moffat, at this point in time, is the perfect man to helm Doctor Who. Not only is he a brilliant storyteller, but also he is a fan, first and foremost. So you know that when he makes changes to time honored traditions in the series, you know that there is some sort of relevance. Look at the explanation that River Song gives the Doctor when she stabilizes the TARDIS and it does not make the classic “Vworp, vworp” sound. For almost 50 years, The Doctor has been travelling with the brakes on.

But then again, so have The Master and The Rani.

Last night’s installment made so excited while watching it. Throughout the show, a ton of clues and questions were just popping into my head. First off, did anyone put together that 06-26-2010 [which gets revealed as the date that Amy first started to travel with the Doctor] as also the date of the series finale?

Did anyone else also notice that when River Song was repairing the teleport, that every so often an eye appeared on the screen?

I’m starting to think that Amy is the reason for the crack in time and space. Last night’s episode once again asked the question why Amy did not remember the Daleks. My original suspicion was that The Doctor started travelling with her before the Dalek invasion, but of course, that theory is moot. Growing up around that crack in her wall may have made her a non-event in time and space, but that can’t be that simple.

And what about the people disappearing into the cracks? What is happening to them, other than them being erased from existence. Who is causing the crack? What grand villain is going to have some sort of masterstroke for the finale?

And just who the hell is River Song, anyway?

And how come after every episode, I grow impatient waiting for the next one?

Now that is the hallmark of a great television program. A lot of the writers in television can take a cue from the people who write for Doctor Who.