How will the Ponds depart?

Mitty · September 25 2012, 10:57 PM

Some theories?

Guy Gardener · September 25 2012, 11:02 PM

Do a Charlie.

The Doctor thinks she's dead, heads off feeling sad, but she's alive and determined to wait for him to come back and rescue her... But he doesn't.

Well that's not exactly what happened to Charlie...

Wereghost · September 26 2012, 12:02 AM

Looks like the Angels will get them and they'll die of old age in the same kind of closed-loop scenario as that guy in Blink, with the Doctor unable to intervene and therefore unable to bring himself to see them again. Best of all worlds, in a sense. Also, if they get zapped back into the past to die on the day they leave, then most likely the tables will be turned and Amy will wait for Rory, as she could be expected to live a few years longer than him and so should turn up earlier. Almost a Hachikō situation. Of course, it would be funny if they ended up only a short time in the past and got so uptight about the implied violent death that they end up getting knocked down and killed on the due date. Or not.

I like the Bessie idea too.

C.E. Evans · September 26 2012, 12:29 AM

It could be that after saving them from an originally terrible fate, the Doctor decides to just stop returning to the Ponds and allows them to get on with their normal lives. The last scene, however, ends with Amy once again being the girl who waits patiently for his return...

Wereghost · September 26 2012, 01:54 AM

^ Moffat is going to totally rip off Jurassic Bark.

The Mirrorball Man · September 26 2012, 02:42 AM

Brian will die, the Ponds will then ask the Doctor never to visit them again.

Emh · September 26 2012, 03:08 AM

Thanks for spoiling Big Finish stories, Guy.

Starkers · September 26 2012, 09:00 AM

Scrawny71 wrote:

Looks like the Angels will get them and they'll die of old age in the same kind of closed-loop scenario as that guy in Blink, with the Doctor unable to intervene and therefore unable to bring himself to see them again. Best of all worlds, in a sense.

That's my guess as well.

RevdKathy · September 26 2012, 09:32 AM

Amy will discover she's pregnant (having been cured by the miracle doctor in "A Town Called Mercy"). She won't want to travel in the TARDIS in case this baby also develops a "Time Head". They'll go home and live happily ever after.

River will get sent back in time by the Angels, set up home with Casanova and neatly avoid all that inconvenient prison stuff. She reckons this is a better deal than living in jail and 'dying' in the library.

The Doctor will be forced to accept their choices, finally realising that companions are people with independent will rather than toys to be played with. He may actually do a bit of growing up and become more of a Time Lord and less of a ADHD kid (or at least more like he was in other regenerations).

RoJoHen · September 26 2012, 09:33 AM

In fire.

Trubinator · September 26 2012, 11:09 AM

I still like the idea of The Doctor saying goodbye for a time and pledging to return but botching the time period and coming back after they've died of old age. It would be different than any of the other conventional DW send-offs and thematically appropriate because it would make Amy still "the girl who waited."

Starkers · September 26 2012, 11:12 AM

^But it would be a bit The Girl in the Fireplace...

Haggis and tatties · September 26 2012, 11:15 AM

The Dr is in peril for his life and has been tied to a missle that will head into the sun, .......only Amy and Rory can save him by reaching a master switch remote that has fallen onto a collapsing bridge, they both hold hands and jump onto the bridge, just reaching the remote and pressing the button and releasing the doctor, just as the bridge collapes with them on it sending them plummeting to their deaths.....oh and the impact of the fall is so intense that it actually liquefies there bodies, so all that's left of them would be a two small red PONDS. ..(Drumroll).

Its original and its a cliff hanger all in one and i am quite sure its never been done before.

Guy Gardener · September 26 2012, 11:27 AM

Emh wrote:

Thanks for spoiling Big Finish stories, Guy.

It's been 5 years since that happened!

And it's just a tiny bit of the middle of her story.

Emh · September 26 2012, 11:43 AM

But this isn't even a Big Finish thread and I would say that's probably a pretty important turning point (one I had been curious about how it all went down).

View Poll Results: How will the Ponds Depart?
One of them dies	8	18.60%
They both die	2	4.65%
They get shot back into time by the angels	22	51.16%
They end up in the library with their daughter	1	2.33%
They slip on a banana peal	2	4.65%
The TARDIS ejects a room they're sleeping in	0	0%
They choke on fish fingers and custard	0	0%
the Doctor backs over them with Bessie	2	4.65%
The TARDIS leaves them behind... IN SPACE	1	2.33%
other...	5	11.63%
Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

September 25 2012, 10:57 PM	#1
Mitty Vice Admiral Location: RIP Lis Sladen.	How will the Ponds depart? Some theories? __________________ I'm being extremely clever up here and there's no one to stand around looking impressed, what's the point in having you all? - The Doctor, interrupting a very important conversation.

September 25 2012, 11:02 PM	#2
Guy Gardener Admiral Location: In the lap of squalor I assure you.	Re: How will the Ponds depart? Do a Charlie. The Doctor thinks she's dead, heads off feeling sad, but she's alive and determined to wait for him to come back and rescue her... But he doesn't. Well that's not exactly what happened to Charlie... __________________ "Glitter is the herpes of arts and craft." Troy Yingst. My Life as Liz

September 26 2012, 12:02 AM	#3
Wereghost Commodore Location: Ireland.	Re: How will the Ponds depart? Looks like the Angels will get them and they'll die of old age in the same kind of closed-loop scenario as that guy in Blink, with the Doctor unable to intervene and therefore unable to bring himself to see them again. Best of all worlds, in a sense. Also, if they get zapped back into the past to die on the day they leave, then most likely the tables will be turned and Amy will wait for Rory, as she could be expected to live a few years longer than him and so should turn up earlier. Almost a Hachikō situation. Of course, it would be funny if they ended up only a short time in the past and got so uptight about the implied violent death that they end up getting knocked down and killed on the due date. Or not. I like the Bessie idea too. __________________ "As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular." Oscar Wilde

September 26 2012, 12:29 AM	#4
C.E. Evans Vice Admiral Location: Saint Louis (aka Defiance)	Re: How will the Ponds depart? It could be that after saving them from an originally terrible fate, the Doctor decides to just stop returning to the Ponds and allows them to get on with their normal lives. The last scene, however, ends with Amy once again being the girl who waits patiently for his return... __________________ "Shout, shout, let it all out..."

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September 26 2012, 01:54 AM	#5
Wereghost Commodore Location: Ireland.	Re: How will the Ponds depart? ^ Moffat is going to totally rip off Jurassic Bark. __________________ "As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular." Oscar Wilde

September 26 2012, 02:42 AM	#6
The Mirrorball Man Vice Admiral Location: Switzerland	Re: How will the Ponds depart? Brian will die, the Ponds will then ask the Doctor never to visit them again. __________________ Check out my deviantArt gallery!

September 26 2012, 03:08 AM	#7
Emh The Doctor Location: Japan	Re: How will the Ponds depart? Thanks for spoiling Big Finish stories, Guy. __________________ "Eccleston was a tiger and Tennant was, well, Tigger. Smith [is] an uncoordinated housecat who pretends that he meant to do that after falling off a piece of furniture." - Lynne M. Thomas "I'm in Hell and it's full of Avons!" - Vila

September 26 2012, 09:32 AM	#9
RevdKathy Kid with a limp Location: Throwing snowballs at RevdKathy	Re: How will the Ponds depart? Amy will discover she's pregnant (having been cured by the miracle doctor in "A Town Called Mercy"). She won't want to travel in the TARDIS in case this baby also develops a "Time Head". They'll go home and live happily ever after. River will get sent back in time by the Angels, set up home with Casanova and neatly avoid all that inconvenient prison stuff. She reckons this is a better deal than living in jail and 'dying' in the library. The Doctor will be forced to accept their choices, finally realising that companions are people with independent will rather than toys to be played with. He may actually do a bit of growing up and become more of a Time Lord and less of a ADHD kid (or at least more like he was in other regenerations). __________________ "God bless us, every one"

September 26 2012, 09:33 AM	#10
RoJoHen Awesome Location: Wherever life takes me	Re: How will the Ponds depart? In fire. __________________ I am the Quintessential Admiral. Get ready to grow your EQUINOX BEARD!

September 26 2012, 11:09 AM	#11
Trubinator Rear Admiral Location: Chico, Calif.	Re: How will the Ponds depart? I still like the idea of The Doctor saying goodbye for a time and pledging to return but botching the time period and coming back after they've died of old age. It would be different than any of the other conventional DW send-offs and thematically appropriate because it would make Amy still "the girl who waited." __________________ "Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." --Arthur C. Clarke

September 26 2012, 11:12 AM	#12
Starkers Admiral Location: Behind enemy lines...	Re: How will the Ponds depart? ^But it would be a bit The Girl in the Fireplace... __________________ Werewolves on the Moon Now with Star Trek Into Darkness review The Devils of Amber Street

September 26 2012, 11:15 AM	#13
Haggis and tatties Rear Admiral Location: Glasgow	Re: How will the Ponds depart? The Dr is in peril for his life and has been tied to a missle that will head into the sun, .......only Amy and Rory can save him by reaching a master switch remote that has fallen onto a collapsing bridge, they both hold hands and jump onto the bridge, just reaching the remote and pressing the button and releasing the doctor, just as the bridge collapes with them on it sending them plummeting to their deaths.....oh and the impact of the fall is so intense that it actually liquefies there bodies, so all that's left of them would be a two small red PONDS. ..(Drumroll). Its original and its a cliff hanger all in one and i am quite sure its never been done before. __________________

September 26 2012, 11:43 AM	#15
Emh The Doctor Location: Japan	Re: How will the Ponds depart? But this isn't even a Big Finish thread and I would say that's probably a pretty important turning point (one I had been curious about how it all went down). __________________ "Eccleston was a tiger and Tennant was, well, Tigger. Smith [is] an uncoordinated housecat who pretends that he meant to do that after falling off a piece of furniture." - Lynne M. Thomas "I'm in Hell and it's full of Avons!" - Vila