Rate & Discuss: The Impossible Astronaut
The Doctor, Amy, Rory and River Song are reunited in the middle of the Utah desert, where a strange summons unveils a terrible secret that the Doctor’s friends must never reveal to him.
The last time we saw the Doctor, Amy and Rory (not including the Comic Relief special), they were decking the halls with boughs of holly on a festive quest to show lonely old miser Kazran the true meaning of Christmas. Now they’re back, and this time they’ve swapped the snow and ice of Sardicktown for the baking hot plains of the Utah desert!
The weather wasn’t the only thing heating up, as it didn’t take long for the drama to reach boiling point too! As our heroes were becoming reacquainted, they were thrown head first into yet another mystery, one which took them to the most powerful city on the planet, specifically to the desk of a Richard M. Nixon. You may have heard of him!
The President of the United States enlisted our time travelling heroes on a mission to save a terrified little girl from an impossible astronaut, and to help them along the way they were joined by the enigmatic Canton Everett Delaware the Third, a former FBI agent. Tensions soon began to rise in the TARDIS, as Amy, Rory and River discovered a terrible secret. With the Doctor left in the dark, he was forced to put his own life solely into the hands of his companions. But Amy Pond was harbouring another secret too, and as his friends all held heir tongues, the Doctor was about to encounter another Silence…
So, at long last the TARDIS has reopened its doors, but what did you make of its first Series 6 outing? Was it an American dream, or do you feel disappointed? Did the new monster send you shivering behind the sofa? Were you impressed by the story’s scale?
We now declare our first new series discussion officially open, so let us know what you thought of tonight’s opener in the comments! Tell us what you loved/hated about part one of the US adventure, and don’t forget to share anything you picked up on that might hold relevance to future episodes. The most important question: Are Stetsons cool!?
As with last year’s discussions, you can also give the episode a star rating out of five.
@Kane
Here here. An excellent start to Series 6
I thought that episode was amazing and that it really left a big guessing game to all the viewers for episode 2 tomorrow.
Since Eccleston regenerated DW I think it’s established itself as one of the major tv events of the year, but PLEASE, they need to stop making too many changes. The characters are becoming a little to glib and almost a pastiche of themselves (I hesitate to say 3 Stooges, but…). Also, why does Amy need to remind us now what the concept is about through that irritating narration at the start. The intro’s on DW generally create a tension that then explodes into the best music ever created, but now it pauses so Amy can tell us she’s still running (WHAT??)and the tension disappears. PLEASE lets not let them change a brilliant creation just to suit an American audience.
@Chris
i agree i think they r trying to americanise it to much and the same goes for torchwood and im not happy about it as its a british show through and through the last time america tryed this with the paul mc cann film it was a big flop i belive they were goin to make a series outta it if it was succsesful but didnt as it wasnt thats my rant over lol
this episode is filmed like a movie. witch i love
@Chris
That’s just for the BBC America broadcast, I think. All I can say is that there is no introduction from Amy for the British broadcast.
I don’t know if anyone here has spotted it, but there is a mysterious figure in the first epidsode of Series 6, the Impossible Astronaut.
Look beside the wooden shack beside the bright red car