We all knew that it would be a VERY tall order to create an episode that would be as great as the first part (which was amazing). This episode went in an entirely different direction, and while it wasn't bad, it couldn't quite stand up.
Part 1: Amy shoots at the girl in the spacesuit. Part 2: It is revealed that ........ she missed. Come on, I understand that this is a realistic conclusion, but who is watching Doctor Who for "she missed".
The episode itself was very confusing, but I cannot say it was completely illogical until I ask somebody who better understands. The biggest logic error of the episode, in my opinion is how the crew knows that the marks mean that they have seen the Silence. Part 1 showed that after seeing the Silence, you have NO MEMORY of them. It's not that you can't remember how they looked. It's that you can't remember seeing them. In part 2, the doctor explains that "all information (about the Silence) is erased". This means that you cannot record a message saying "the marks mean that I have seen the Silence" because it is instantly erased! There is no way to inform the outside world while you are seeing the Silence because any information is ERASED! And you don't know that the Silence exist if you are not seeing them! If all information about the silence is forgotten when you are not seeing them, then YOU CANNOT KNOW THAT THE SILENCE EXIST WHEN YOU ARE NOT SEEING THEM. If you could, it would defeat the entire purpose of being unable to be remembered. There was much more confusion in this episode, but it could take hours to explain all of it. Still, if anybody has ever seen (insert ridiculous Doctor Who finale here), they know that Doctor Who doesn't always make perfect sense.
The episode was a bit annoying to watch because you can see Amy's face clear of marks at one point, then a second later she looks in the window and you see that there are marks all over her face. It is impossible to figure out what is going on when the camera skips around time without so much as a cut. When they are analyzing the hologram of the Silence in the TARDIS, you cannot figure out for the life of you whose perspective you are seeing because it is nobody's perspective. Nobody in the TARDIS would be able to see Delaware's hand beeping before seeing the hologram of the Silence, but this is the visual that we were given. These time skips seem like cheap tricks to keep viewers confused.
Despite the confusion and the trickery, the episode was very exciting, and very scary. There were some good cliffhangers in part 2, but many of the cliffhangers from the part 1 still need to be resolved. It was awkward to hide long-term mysteries in the first of a two-parter, as the act builds false hope for part 2. Adding insult to injury, the Doctor (for some reason) basically says, "Who cares about figuring out who this girl is, or finding the origin of the living space suit, or figuring out why the Silence needed it? Lets go to random places, probably until the finale!"
*May Contain Spoilers* Response to ebman07: I am fairly familiar with Doctor Who and perception filters. The reason I made the note regarding the crews awareness of the Silence was because I was fed contrary information in part 1. When Amy leaves the White House bathroom, she recalls that she "must tell the Doctor something". This recollection has only to do with the Silence's ability to plant thoughts in people's minds. Other than this memory, she has no recollection whatsoever. Unless the Silence implanted the idea that they exist into the minds of the crew, the crew would be unable to recall the Silence's existence.
Yes, many intermediary episodes will reference main story arcs, but usually only a small portion is revealed before the finale.
You are correct to question my statement about the Doctor explaining his disinterest with the current situation at the end of part 2. I didn't have any reliable information regarding the crew's next actions, but I personally didn't get the Doctor's sarcasm, so I assumed that his desire to go adventuring was simply a way to transition into episodes that don't very much relate to the introduced story arc. Now I must see the beginning of the next episode!
Part 1: Amy shoots at the girl in the spacesuit. Part 2: It is revealed that ........ she missed. Come on, I understand that this is a realistic conclusion, but who is watching Doctor Who for "she missed".
The episode itself was very confusing, but I cannot say it was completely illogical until I ask somebody who better understands. The biggest logic error of the episode, in my opinion is how the crew knows that the marks mean that they have seen the Silence. Part 1 showed that after seeing the Silence, you have NO MEMORY of them. It's not that you can't remember how they looked. It's that you can't remember seeing them. In part 2, the doctor explains that "all information (about the Silence) is erased". This means that you cannot record a message saying "the marks mean that I have seen the Silence" because it is instantly erased! There is no way to inform the outside world while you are seeing the Silence because any information is ERASED! And you don't know that the Silence exist if you are not seeing them! If all information about the silence is forgotten when you are not seeing them, then YOU CANNOT KNOW THAT THE SILENCE EXIST WHEN YOU ARE NOT SEEING THEM. If you could, it would defeat the entire purpose of being unable to be remembered. There was much more confusion in this episode, but it could take hours to explain all of it. Still, if anybody has ever seen (insert ridiculous Doctor Who finale here), they know that Doctor Who doesn't always make perfect sense.
The episode was a bit annoying to watch because you can see Amy's face clear of marks at one point, then a second later she looks in the window and you see that there are marks all over her face. It is impossible to figure out what is going on when the camera skips around time without so much as a cut. When they are analyzing the hologram of the Silence in the TARDIS, you cannot figure out for the life of you whose perspective you are seeing because it is nobody's perspective. Nobody in the TARDIS would be able to see Delaware's hand beeping before seeing the hologram of the Silence, but this is the visual that we were given. These time skips seem like cheap tricks to keep viewers confused.
Despite the confusion and the trickery, the episode was very exciting, and very scary. There were some good cliffhangers in part 2, but many of the cliffhangers from the part 1 still need to be resolved. It was awkward to hide long-term mysteries in the first of a two-parter, as the act builds false hope for part 2. Adding insult to injury, the Doctor (for some reason) basically says, "Who cares about figuring out who this girl is, or finding the origin of the living space suit, or figuring out why the Silence needed it? Lets go to random places, probably until the finale!"
*May Contain Spoilers* Response to ebman07: I am fairly familiar with Doctor Who and perception filters. The reason I made the note regarding the crews awareness of the Silence was because I was fed contrary information in part 1. When Amy leaves the White House bathroom, she recalls that she "must tell the Doctor something". This recollection has only to do with the Silence's ability to plant thoughts in people's minds. Other than this memory, she has no recollection whatsoever. Unless the Silence implanted the idea that they exist into the minds of the crew, the crew would be unable to recall the Silence's existence.
Yes, many intermediary episodes will reference main story arcs, but usually only a small portion is revealed before the finale.
You are correct to question my statement about the Doctor explaining his disinterest with the current situation at the end of part 2. I didn't have any reliable information regarding the crew's next actions, but I personally didn't get the Doctor's sarcasm, so I assumed that his desire to go adventuring was simply a way to transition into episodes that don't very much relate to the introduced story arc. Now I must see the beginning of the next episode!