Apollo's Rebellion

Okay, that was shocker wasn't it? Probably one of the most packed episodes of Doctor Who in the entire series, I would say. My tea was cold, my sandwich was left abandoned and my eyes were transfixed on that screen for a full 45 minutes. If there was anything I missed I don't know how I did. Kindly look away now if you want to avoid any spoilers.

Honestly, I don't know what I was expecting from the finale. I didn't want to ruin it by speculating things or generally talking about what happened. But I did anyway. Previously, I had posted two articles about who Clara Oswald may be which you can find here and here, but I was pleasantly surprised that all those theories weren't right because the real truth was perfect. In true Moffat style we got the timey-wimey end of the stick and worked back to the beginning. Having Clara seem like an impossible person, but have her turn out to be ordinary and be impossible by meeting the Doctor made her more like the older companions and made all those people who complained about it happy. I loved the fact that Clara did what she did because she wanted to save him, because she knew what saving him will do to the entire universe. In a sense Clara didn't only save the Doctor, she helped him save countless lives and planets and galaxies andI stand by my word in saying that she is my favourtie companion.

How about that cliffhanger, eh? That was a surprise, too. John Hurt had mentioned that he was playing the Doctor in a sort of Doctor trilogy in the fiftieth, but I did not expect to see him in the finale. How many secrets does this man have? I'm not sure how he fits into the Doctor's timeline, but I think that each Doctor still retains their number placing as in Matt is the still the Eleventh and so on until William Hartnell being the First. And John Hurt was the Doctor somewhere between all this or after all this or before (take your pick), but not properly considered as the Doctor, because he chose to use his own name, by the other incarnations. That would sort out the order thing and mess with people's heads. Although, Doctor Who does have a tendency to mess around with people's heads, anyway. It's going to be a long wait till November, but at least I have exams to keep my mind busy.

Lastly, what about that River story line? I was almost on the verge of tears. I honestly, didn't know what to say I was just sitting trying to wrap head around everything and just trying not to cry or scream or move. Steven Moffat really does know how to write something heartwarming and sad. Just like the Doctor, I hate endings and that's why liked the fact that she said that the best type of goodbye is the one where he will see her later, saying that her story hasn't ended yet.

This is possibly one of the better episode of the series, if not then the best. I'm still in awe of how Steven Moffat managed to fit everything into one episode, as a writer myself I can tell is must have been hard for him to pick the best scenes and bits to add and what scenes to miss out. The subtle humour in it was perfectly done at the right time seeing as the entire episode was shrouded in darkness. Most of the loose ends were tied and it left me considerably satisfied. And the throwback to the past Doctors was wonderfully done.