The End of Series 6.1

Three years of build-up on a character's origin and background is hard to deliver on, but Steven Moffat and team delivered on the reveal of River Song's true identity. Despite it seeming telegraphed the emotion was intense and the acting was fantastic.  There should not have been a doubt in anyone's mind after Rory went to River for help and she said it was her birthday.  River Song's place has been cemented and I very much look forward to seeing what else develops with her character and her interactions with Rory and Amy now that they know who she is.

Rory Williams, The The Last Centurion, is a character who far exceeded my original expectations.  In the monologue that Amy tells Melody in the beginning about the man coming to help leading to Rory's appearance on the Cybership and the determination with which he carries himself, you can see why the Doctor has come to value his friendship so much.  Rory has much in common with the Doctor and while I originally saw him as another Mickey Smith who would ultimately lose the girl to the Doctor, but instead he's proven to be worthy of standing beside the Doctor.

Although we have the reveal of who Melody and River are, we are still left with not knowing how her kidnapping resolves.  Is her being a weapon what they encountered when they first met the Silence?  And how did the Doctor knowing who she was make him know where to go find her all of a sudden, when just moments prior he did not know. Because he's heading to Florida in 1969 to put on a space suit.

Another lingering mystery is the death of the Doctor 200 years into his future.  I wonder if that was the Doctor's flesh avatar, as he did say it was possible for him to survive.  The real Doctor could have been in the space suit.

I am a big fan of the end of the series reunion of people the Doctor has helped or befriended, it shows how much of an impact he has and how many people he has profoundly affected.  With a new twist on that device we were treated to some friends and allies we have not seen before.

My theory is the Doctor, in order to save young Melody/River, recruits his ganger to help.  The ganger sacrifices himself so that events can be set in motion and the Doctor will save Melody.  Because if you recall when she talks to President Nixon in the prequel to 'The Impossible Astronaut' she says, "The Spaceman told me" when he asked how she got the number.  I think the Doctor was there with her when she called the White House and that he is the one that made the calls go through to wherever Nixon was.  You can almost feel him shrugging it off when the president asks "what spaceman?"  Guess we'll find out in a few months.