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Originally Posted by Next Big Thing
I think that's the gift and curse of this entire storyline. The lead up to River being revealed as Amy's daughter was great, but now that we know and can assume she grows up safe and sound to become River, the thought of the Doctor tearing through the galaxy to find her isn't as intriguing to me. Hearing Amy or Rory pester on about finding their baby could get old after awhile too.
The only thing remotely suspenseful will have to do with how they explain away River killing the Doctor, which also isn't as suspenseful since we know Matt Smith has signed on for another season.
Not saying it won't be interesting or that I won't watch, it just seems like this season of Doctor Who was really front loaded in terms of reveals and suspenseful storylines and this second half is mostly going to be about tidying up loose ends and details until the last couple of episodes.
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Yeah, I've been preaching the same since the big "reveal." It's kind of anti-climactic, since we know River grows up. They could play with the "History can be rewritten" thing, but she's such a focal point, I don't see that working. And we really know in the end, even that's not a threat.
Also, we knew they had to have a way out of the Doctor dying, period. Even if Matt Smith didn't sign on for another season, the Doctor being killed mid-regeneration ends the line unless they get out of it. It's not Doctor Who without the Doctor. At the very least, they'd have to find away to allow him to regenerate instead of truly dying and getting a Viking funeral.
Fortunately, there's only six episodes left, so I'm assuming the suspense and drama will be held to a minimum and resolved.
For the argument of "It's the journey, not the destination," I didn't get that from the last episode pre-break.