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In the end, the Doctor DID find his worst fear there - losing Amy and Rory and remembering all his other companions that were lost to time... but most of all the ones he lost to death. He had to break Amy's faith in him to save her, but I truly believe he left her and Rory behind because he couldn't deal without her having that faith in him anymore.
SPOILER FOR JAY I do still wish that this had been the ponds last episode and that the Nurse had survived and been the companion for the start of season 7.
same (spoilers) with Amy and Rory, although people tend to romanticize the era, I don't. I feel like the Doctor's obsession with them was kinda out of character. not because I believe he doesn't get attached to his companions, but because at this point, he especially with his previous incarnation, had witnessed how much he can be harmful to his companions and how ultimately he always had to leave them and prevent some tragic ending for them which will be on his shoulders. Ten tortured himself by this knowledge and didn't want anyone to get hurt because of him again, but with Eleven and Ponds, he seems like he has completely forgotten the past and how much Ponds aren't going to stay with him forever either and if he keeps coming back to their lives, their ending might be worse than what was expected. with them, he seems to completely forget the kind of effect he has on people and their lives. and it's really not ok. Amy and Rory got their happy ending either way, but if they had departure in this episode, at least they had chance to come back at some point in the future without the Doctor losing them forever
23:52 The hotel is inspired by The Shining (Kubrick's 1980 version, vs the later remade TV mini-series), with its corridors and rooms that don't make sense and the underlying, pervasive psychological and metaphysical issues. (Even the idea of the minotaur imagery/concept, as well as the maze both literally and figuratively, is one of the allusions that Kubrick used in the movie.)
I love that in this episode that doctor has to realize that what he’s doing to his companions isn’t fair. He is literally taking them from their lives and actively and constantly putting them in danger. Amy has to realize that it’s her complete and total faith in him that puts her in danger bc the Doctor cannot save the companion everytime, and doesn’t. The Doctor and May setting up established boundaries hurts but it protects them both.
Jay, there's a lot of background noise in this video - it is distracting. I am hoping it is a one-time thing. if not, please look into it, because it really takes away from the enjoyment of watching you suffer ;)
