DW 713: "The Name of the Doctor"

What an interesting finale. It ended on one heck of a cliffhanger, but our cold open was stellar, featuring all the other doctors. It raises as many questions as it answers, and for once, Moffat didn't use his timey wimey tricks to get through storytelling. The great intelligence led the doctor to where he must never go, his grave, on Trenzalore. There, the GI tries to destroy the doctor, and Clara enters the doctor's time stream to save her, explaining how she's the impossible girl. But quite a few questions are raised.

River: we know she's dead, stored in the library. But the doctor didn't quite face her death before, and we last saw her with Amy's exit. Why the big issue about him saying goodbye to her, and all that? Is she not coming back to the show? And how does she know his name? Still a mystery.

The secret: who is John Hurt playing? It says the doctor, but who is he? The real nature of the doctor? The ninth doctor forgotten as rumors have stated? Very curious, and an interesting way to show him, too. November 23rd can't come fast enough.

The silence: is this what they wanted to stop? Someone entering the doctors tomb and messing up the galaxy?

Overall, Moffat pulled off a good finale, leaving us with many questions. Plus, it's be nice to know his name, but perhaps that should remain unknown. I didn't like that the GI was the big villain, as he never played into the newer series. But seeing the grave and all that, very interesting. It feels open-ended though, so for the finale we wait.

November: who is the doctor?

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