The Doctor arrives and meets up with Rory and Amy but, she's pregnant. But, it is revealed that they are actually dreaming in the TARDIS! They each had the same dream. Could it be a coincidence? Nah, they were dreaming about being in the TARDIS, or were they?! The Doctor realizes that this will be tricky to solve on what's going on. They wake up again in the TARDIS. The power turns off meaning that it's a dead time machine. Yet again, they're dreaming. The team TARDIS discovers that a bunch of old people is watching over them or it's just a coincidence. They wake up in the TARDIS. Too bad the heating is off. A random person appears in the TARDIS. The Dream Lord is played by Toby Jones. I love him, as he played Dr. Zola in Captain America: The First Avenger. The way he teleports around reminds me of the Valeyard when he was talking to the Doctor on the beach in The Trial of a Time Lord. Somehow, he knows the Doctor. Last of the Time Lords. The Oncoming Storm. They dream yet again. The Dream Lord disappears, the Doctor suspects that he has no physical form. The elephant jokes are funny. It gets me all the time. Once again, they wake up back in the TARDIS. The Doctor tries to fix the TARDIS' main power supply. The TARDIS screen pops up, revealing that they're near a "cold star" I'm sure that you would probably call that a black dwarf but, not really a black dwarf as it would give out heat, not cold. A "cold star" is hypothetical and hasn't been proven yet but, it might be possible. The team TARDIS dreams once more. A bunch of old people watches over them then approach them. I like the theme here. Well done, Murray Gold. Creatures pop up out of their mouths, possessing them. They attack a random young man, completely disintegrating him, terrifying. Rory picks up a piece of wood and knocks out the elderly woman. The Doctor is struggling to stay awake in the dream and enters a shop. The old people enters the shop thanks to the help of the Dream Lord.
They wake up in the TARDIS as it gets colder because they're approaching a cold star. Yet once more, they dream. (( How many times will I keep typing that? It's getting annoying now. )) Rory barrages the door. The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver against the old people and makes a run to save a young man's life like he always saves lives, saving more. At this point, the TARDIS' exterior is freezing, getting icy cold inside the TARDIS. The Doctor drops off a group of young people and drives fast to save Amy and Rory. (( Still, he saves a lot of people in a fake reality which I like, I can't explain. )) Rory uses scissors to cut out his ponytail, RIP. You looked fantastic, Rory. Rory gets sprayed on. The Doctor uses a lamp to knock out an old woman. Here, we begin the running gag where Rory always dies in almost every episode. It's sad when you watch this for the first time. You feel so bad. The Doctor and Amy get out of the house, the Doctor gives her the keys. Amy braces to crash into the house. At this point, it's inhospitable in the TARDIS. Amy chooses the right world. She didn't want Rory gone. The Dream Lord uses his power to warm up the TARDIS, being defeated and disappears out of nowhere. The Doctor flies the TARDIS to exit the cold star's system. After the adventure, The Doctor blows the remaining pieces of the specks into space. The Doctor figures out what was going on. The main problem was physic pollen, a mind parasite similar to that one in The Mind of Evil. We begin another running gag wherein a random moment, Amy would make out with Rory.
Next time, the Doctor will meet the Silurians again in 2020.
My thoughts on this episode? It's a weird one but, I still love it. I was pretty nervous about watching this one as I haven't watched this since 2016 or 2017 doing my re-watch as I waited for Twice Upon a Time. Toby Jones is a brilliant actor. He isn't in enough stuff. He pretty much was the highlight of Amy's Choice. I do like how they kept him mysterious like any Time Lord should be. It would be interesting if they brought him back which I would like to see. Eventually, one day. Terrific performances, a well-done emotional climax building up. The story redeems Amy after what she has done with her actions in Flesh and Stone. The dynamics are amazing.
8/10.
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