Doctor Who Theories

I haven't posted on here in FOREVER!!!! Oh well better late then never. Well seeing as next week is the Fall Finale of Doctor Who and the goodbye to the Ponds, I thought I would make a list of some theories I have on what is going to happen in this episode and what is still to come.

First of on the episode next week. Yesterday I read an interview where Matt Smith said a scene from the Eleventh Hour is going to come back and be important in Angels Take Manhattan. So of course I went back to watch. In the chat rooms a lot of people seem to think that it has to do with either the duck pond with no ducks, the staircase that leads to a third floor in a two story house, Rory getting confused in the hospital, Rory's name tag that was issued in 1990, the continuous mention of fairytales or something about a broach worn by the old women in this episode that was also worn by River in another episode. Personally I think they are all wrong. On the matter of the Ducks. Yes it was weird that was never explained and it bothered me too so I did some digging. Turns out Moffat has said he meant to show the ducks returning to the pond at the end but logistically there was not time. The whole point of the duck pond was to show things had disappeared through the cracks and that Amy could still kind of remember these things anyways. So the chances that this is what Matt was referring to seems unlikely. Next the staircase. This I actually like and was something I hadn't noticed before. There is no denying it is a two story house with a stair case to a third floor. Could this perhaps be something similar to what happened in the lodger episode? Perhaps but either way I do not think it is the scene Matt is referring to. I think the Silence story line is far bigger then just the Ponds and is going to be addressed later. As for Rory being confused in the hospital. There are actually a few cases of similar things happening throughout the series, but especially this particular season. The first shot with the Doctor in this episode where he is hanging out of the TARDIS and looks inside as if he sees something or someone has always puzzled me. Also in the lodger episode Amy acts as if someone is in the TARDIS with her when we know she is alone (or is she). Again there are tons of these examples and its super creepy. I think it has something to do with the Silence and if not is just strange moments that mean nothing (but I hope not). Either way I think that is just something much bigger then the ponds. As for Rory's name tag, and the broach while we are on the subject, I feel that is just a costume error. For one thing the name tag can barely be seen and the broach is something you would have to be paying SUPER close attention to notice. While this could turn out to be something, really i think its just costume logistical stuff. Lastly the continues mention of fairy tales. I will admit it is weird, though I can find few references to it in other episodes. In the most recent episode however Amy makes a comment about bed time stories that I thought might be connected but who knows. If you really want to get into it, perhaps it is all a fairy tale in some way. After all Amy was able to dream up Rory into a centurion, perhaps she dreamt up the whole town. What leads me to believe there may be some merit to this theory or to the idea that the mention of fairy tales is important, is the town itself. Its not a real town. Why use a made up town? Whats more strange is the name of the town, Leadworth is an anagram for Dr. Who Late (or Late Dr. Who, whatever way you want). Perhaps amy created this whole town and named in,perhaps even subconsciously, after her sadness of the Doctor leaving her. This is a bit out there but who knows could come back. Still not the scene I think Matt is referencing. So what is the scene you ask. Well at the end of the episode before the Doctor comes back for Amy, we see young Amelia waiting with her suitcase for the Doctor. We hear the sound of the TARDIS and she looks up and smiles. Now I suppose this could be a dream, seeing as the next shot is of older Amy waking up to the sound of the TARDIS, but I don't think it is. I never thought it was a dream actually, the thought never crossed my mind until I read someone saying it online. No I always figured the Doctor had gone back for her but I never put much thought into this scene or how that made any sense, it was just a fact that the Doctor kept his promise and went for her. I think in this last episode that is exactly what he is going to do. Why and when, I don't know but I have a lot of faith in this theory. Its similar to how there was a strange scene of the Doctor talking to Amy in his jacket even though his jacket had been taken by angels (or something like that). Later we find out its a future doctor, traveling back in time as the crack shuts. I guess however we will just have to wait until saturday to see!

A few other things I do not think will be addressed in this upcoming episode but I do not think Moffat will forget, starting with the Silence. Was anyone else unsatisfied by how the silence story line was tied up? Perhaps thats because it is not. Dorium told the Doctor that Trenzalor and the end of eleven still await him. That silence will fall when the question is asked (or is it answered). i think that in Matt's final episode (which hopefully is NEVER) he will travel to the Forest of Trenzalor to face off with the silence once more and perhaps his real name will be revealed. Perhaps that is how River knows it because even though it looked like he told her at the end of last season, really we learn he was just telling her he was in a robot suit.

Another smaller theory I have is this idea of the Doctor being erased from history.  Perhaps it even goes back into my last point. Moffat had said this was going to be a focus now, the Doctor trying to make people forget him because he has obviously gotten too popular if all these people want to kill him.  We see this already right away in the first episode of these season where Oswin erases the Doctor from the Dalkes memory. Later in the Dinosaur episode, Solomon scans the Doctor to find out who he is but nothing comes up. Coincidence, i think not.

Lastly on a fun note, did anyone notice the genius that is Moffat in the last three episodes. In the Dinosaur episode Queen Nefertiti asks Amy if she is a Queen too and she says yes, which I thought was just a funny line and Amy's way of saying she is in charge. Later in the town of Mercy Rory makes a comment that the electricity is only a few years early and the Doctor says that is the same thing he said when he left his phone charger with Henry IV. Funny throw away lines or sheer GENIUS? I am going to go with GENIUS because in this most recent episode, the Doctor take Amy and Rory on a 7 week adventure during their anniversary party. During this trip the threesome have a run in with Henry IV where Amy accidentally marrys him, making her a Queen, and Rory leaves his phone charger behind. Now whether or not this will actually be of huge importance I don't know. But it was really cool! It also means at least those two episodes happened during the cube episode. Whether or not that is important again I don't know. Only time (wish I had a TARDIS now) will tell!!!