A Good Man Goes to War

A Good Man Goes to War
by Steven Moffat
Originally Broadcasted: June 4th, 2011

After discovering that the Amy in the TARDIS was in fact a Ganger, The Doctor proceeds to gather up all those who owe him a favor to retrieve the real Amy from Demon's Run. Good and bad will come, as a good man goes to war...

If there's one thing that Steven Moffat is good at, it's amazing cliffhangers and revelations. This is the story where we finally figure out who River Song is, and my god is it clever. Turns out she's the daughter of Amy and Rory, that they didn't even know they were having until this episode! Melody Pond=River Song. My mind was blown when I first realized that. The story simply ended with that, and we had to wait about 3 months to see the story continue (and then get my mind blown all over again!). Not only did this story have a great cliffhanger, but it also had a great pre-title sequence. Rory delivers a message from The Doctor and a question from himself to the Cybermen. He asks: "Where is my wife!?" and behind him appears the message from The Doctor: all the Cyberships blowing up. Rory then says "Should I repeat the question?" Roll title. Chills. Aside from those two fantastic moments, this actually is a pretty darn good episode. It's your typical season finale (or in this case, mid-season finale) extravaganza. The Doctor is on the top of his game here, but as River notes at the beginning of the episode, he rises as high as he's ever been, and then comes tumbling down. There's also some nice humor here between the Silurian Madame Vastra, Human Jenny, and Sontaran Strax. Moffat must have liked them, as he's bringing them back for The Snowmen! A wonderful story, but sadly, overshadowed by the brilliant episode that follows it in part two of Series 6...

Luke's Rating: 9/10