clockworkstop:

The Amy Pond of series five had agency. She had a narrative that wasn’t damaging to her as a character. She had strengths, she had flaws, and she had the ability to make choices. 

In comparison, the Amy Pond we see in series six is a remarkably different creature. 

Oh, sure, we still see flashes of the original flavor in there – donning pirate gear to defend herself when her boys are rendered useless, her determination in “The Girl Who Waited,” her insightfulness when it came to the Doctor in “The Doctor’s Wife” – but those moments were outweighed by a new Amy.

She’s Amy Williams now, a change that brought along a lot of gross patriarchal implications that, to fully grow up and become an adult, you take on your husband’s name because not to do so is childish and idealistic. That moment from “The God Complex” was all about getting Amy to accept her new role as a wife and mother, because this is what grown-ups do. It’s a problematic kind of symbolism that takes over that whole episode for me. Just compare Amy’s hesitant, even fearful, expression as she looks towards her home with Rory’s absolute elation at receiving his dream car, dream home, and newly domesticated dream wife. In fact, he’d never been so happy throughout all of his travels with the Doctor as he was during this moment and that certainly says something. (x)

After reading a slew of reactions about those Doctor Who spoilers (and having a reaction of my own), I realized I had a lot of thoughts and feelings about this show still. Strange, right? So I sat down and wrote up a post at my blog to let those feelings out. The prospect of Amy Pond’s future terrifies me, to be honest. Everything started off in such a good place and then, well, series six happened. I twiddle my thumbs nervously about the heinous possibilities Moffat could bring (and most of the spoilers coming out are doing little to dissuade my doubts, as much as I laughed over today’s meltdown and tweeted #freeamypond earlier), but on the flip side, a part of me is relieved her time is almost at an end because it means he won’t ruin her further. Watching series five is almost painful now knowing everything that followed. But yet I cannot help but still love Amy Pond and wish the best for her outcome. 

I just climbed out the Byzantium. You were there. So young. Didn’t have a clue who I was. You’re funny like that.

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