Doctor Who Series 6 Episode 7: A Good Man Goes to War

River Song = Melody Pond! So now we know who River finally is.... aside from the fact that we don't know why she's in jail, if she's married to the doctor, and why she died in "Forest of the Dead" if she can regenerate.

And who exactly was that army, with eye patch lady? Why were they trying to fight the doctor?

So, we start with a rapid pace, as the doctor gather people who owe him favors to join him in battle. No blood is shed, but in the end, good people die, and a baby is lost. Lost to the orphanage, somehow linked to the silence. A baby who can regenerate, and who becomes River Song. This threw the whole River storyline into something totally different. Does she kill the doctor in the end, as the astronaut? Ah, the questions.

I found the episode to be somewhat odd. It's as if I missed something beforehand, as the doctor gathered for war. I'm not exactly sure where this came from, but it seemed rather sudden. Still, the pregnancy was a major plot point this season, and that part of it was resolved. But where did the doctor go? Why so fast?

Melody will likely be raised by the silence in the creepy orphanage, but I wonder if she will ever be raised by Rory and Amy. And some speculation online is whether the "good man" River kills is actually Rory, her father. So much is left up to speculation at this point.

Remember a year ago, when Moffat said the cliffhanger involved a decision Rory made based on the doctor's relationship with Amy? Guess not.

On a first viewing, I don't think this is Moffat's finest story. Of course, we have to see where it goes from here. But it felt as if the plot was somewhat rushed, River just appeared out of thin air at the end, and she had to reveal who she was. Maybe there's a reason. Also, she said she had a promise to keep, in "Day of the Moon," which is why she is in prison supposedly. Answers again for another day. But I don't think that Octavian's line from "The Time of Angels," that the doctor wouldn't help River is he knew who she was, referred to the fact that she has some gallifreyan DNA, or is Amy's child. There's something else we just don't know yet. Can't wait to find out!

Next time: Let's kill Hitler! In September :(