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Summary: In a terraced home on a quiet street in Leadworth, behind a door of the bluest blue, Amy Pond and Rory Williams had a little family that no one knew about. It was somewhat broken, but it was still a very good family.
Story #10: Pond Family Kissing Club — Rory is initiated into a club he has no desire to be a part of at all — spoilers for “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.”
Why I think Moffat got the infertility issue right
Just a little meta because it’s on my mind.
When Amy told Rory that they did something to her on Demon’s Run that made her infertile, my husband slid me a look. “I’m waiting for you to start crying,” he said.
“No. I’m fine,” I said.
Not only am I fine, but I love how Moffat handled it with Amy and Rory.
Infertility is a horrible, horrible beast. There are days that you’re perfectly fine, that you can go “I’m OK with this. I’ve got a wonderful career and a husband who loves me and medical science that can do a lot. I’m under 35, I can do this.”
Then there are other days when you hate yourself. When you feel that your husband, who moved across an ocean for you, could do much better. You want kids, and he wants kids. But what you’re trying isn’t working. You go to the doctor. The drugs aren’t working. There’s more drugs you can take. Expensive procedures, but where do you draw the line? And even though you can and do live an fantastic life, surrounded by love, opportunities to travel and a fulfilling career, you feel like a failure — especially when you’re surrounded by a culture and social media that rubs it in your face. It is so hard to go on places like Facebook and see hundreds of photos of your peer’s newborn babies.
You’re also in mourning, dealing with this. You have to go through the grieving process, even if you never planned on having kids. Yes, Amy and Rory have River. It is obvious from “The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe” that Amy loves her daughter. Based on photos shot of shooting during episode 5, we see Amy act motherly toward River. She is proud of her. But it’s still different, and River is far more friend than daughter to either of her parents. Amy and Rory wanted a sibling for her, one they could actually raise. Now they can’t.
Different people react in different ways. I deal with mine by talking with my husband, by making this post. Based on “Pond Life” and the rapid deterioration between Amy and Rory, Amy got stuck in the anger stage of grieving. This is Amelia Pond, infamous for keeping her emotions bottled up. She handled the Melody/Mels/River situation by running and running and running until the Doctor was the one to make her stop in “The God Complex.” She even says this in the series 7 promo: “The traveling is starting to feel like running away.” Likewise, she ran from her wedding because she feared abandonment and commitment. But when Amy gets pushed into a corner enough, she will lash out. You will see her emotions. You see her tell Kovarian off about taking River away. You see her tell Rory about the infertility. Amy can’t go to a psychiatrist. First of all, Amy wouldn’t after childhood #1. Second, who would believe Amy and everything she’d went through?
Amy is so much a mirror of the Doctor emotionally. No wonder they get along so well. Amy handled the infertility issue in a way that was in-character for her and that mirroring of the Doctor. They both run away so much until forced to confront themselves by a catalyst: River for the Doctor and Rory for Amy. Then they act and grow. When you look at Amy now and the Amy we met in “The Eleventh Hour,” it’s such a brilliant story of growth. Amy then acted in such a selfish manner in running away. Now, she’s grown to where she loves Rory so damn much that she is willing to sacrifice everything for him to be happy. And that is gorgeous — and all Moffat.
Thanks to work, I’ve been updating the stories each day but was so busy that I was unable to do a post collecting them all. So, here’s the full Pond Life version of “Everyday Life with the Ponds.”
I should apologize for the last one … but I won’t.
Summary: In a terraced home on a quiet street in Leadworth, behind a door of the bluest blue, Amy Pond and Rory Williams had a little family that no one knew about. It was somewhat broken, but it was still a very good family.
Story #7: Morning Visit — There was an Ood on their loo. With a morning that started like that, Amy and Rory weren’t at all surprised by what happened next — spoilers for episode 3 of “Pond Life”.
Summary: In a terraced home on a quiet street in Leadworth, behind a door of the bluest blue, Amy Pond and Rory Williams had a little family that no one knew about. It was somewhat broken, but it was still a very good family.
Story #6: Midnight Call — After the Doctor’s unexpected visit, Amy decides to get some reassurance. Spoilers for episode 2 of “Pond Life.”
Summary:In a terraced home on a quiet street in Leadworth, behind a door of the bluest blue, Amy Pond and Rory Williams had a little family that no one knew about. It was somewhat broken, but it was still a very good family.
Story #3: 50 Shades of Something — “I was off to play a round golf with Jack Nicklaus. Ran into River while I was picking out my lucky putter. She said she was coming here to read a book with you,” the Doctor chirped as he all but bounced into Amy and Rory’s living room. He clapped his hands. “I love a good book reading!”
I’d been wanting to do a series of Pond family oriented short stories for awhile. With the BBC running “Pond Life” leading up to the series 7 premiere, I figured it was a good time to finally gather these stories together and post them. This is an ongoing collection of vignettes. Kudos to anyone who gets the summary!
Summary:In a terraced home on a quiet street in Leadworth, behind a door of the bluest blue, Amy Pond and Rory Williams had a little family that no one knew about. It was somewhat broken, but it was still a very good family.
Story #1: Midnight Snack — Amy and Rory want to sleep. Their daughter and son-in-law think sleeping is highly overrated.
Story #2: Homecoming — “River, take them all home,” the Doctor ordered as he swept into the TARDIS to find another version of the woman who’d revealed herself to be Melody Pond. Too bad, River thought, he didn’t mention what to do next.
Just a small video I managed to grab from the Bow Bridge filming yesterday. The camera didn’t pick it up, but the Doctor is reading from “Melody Malone” while Amy is dropping a stick in the water, then rushes over to the other side of the bridge to watch it come through the other side.
A FEMALE CHARACTER YOU HATED BUT GREW TO LOVE Amy Pond from Doctor Who
I had a love/hate relationship with Amy throughout series 5. I was thinking what she did with Rory at first was too much of a parallel to what Rose did to Mickey for me to be comfortable with it. It felt like Amy Pond could do no wrong, whereas Rose, Martha, and Donna all had to find their own way, which I felt was much better. But the best thing to ever happen to Amy is that she married Rory. She drops the crush on the Doctor and the events of series 6 mature her a lot. I found myself cheering Amy’s actions more and more until she faces down Madame Kovarian in “The Wedding of River Song.” “She didn’t get it all from you, sweetie,” is the Doctor Who equivalent of “Not my daughter, you bitch,” from Harry Potter, and it shows just how amazing Amy has become. And “The Girl Who Waited” is just spectacular.
