Doctor Who Companions: Amy Pond

It's a difficult task deciding which companion to do next, so I thought why not the latest, Amy Pond, the first companion to have a child or be married if I'm not mistaken. But then again Amy is nothing like any companion that came before her. First lets recap her beginning...

The TARDIS was spiraling out of control when it crashed into the backyard of seven-year-old Amelia Jessica Pond. The Doctor, still in the midst of his eleventh regeneration, bonds with the little girl over dinner, finding his new favorite meal... Fish sticks and custard. But little Amelia has a problem, an unusual crack in her bedroom wall. The Doctor must attend to the TARDIS which is going to blow, and promises to return in five minutes. Of course in true Doctor style he's late, by twelve years. Little Amelia is now Amy, a nineteen-year-old Kissagram-girl. Amy, dressed as a sexy police-woman, and the Doctor save the town, but the TARDIS was still unstable, forcing the Doctor to leave her once again and not returning until another two years later. This time he wastes no time asking her to go with him. Amy accepts, but must be back by morning. Unknown to the Doctor she is to be wed the following day.

Amy Pond is played by Karen Gillan, a twenty three-year-old actress/model originally from Inverness, Scotland. Here's a little trivia for you, Karen's cousin, Caitlin Blackwood portrayed the young Amy Pond, and Amy Pond was not the first character Karen Gillan portrayed on Doctor Who. She first appeared on the show the 2008 episode titled "The Fires of Pompeii" as the Soothsayer.

I wouldn't say that Amy (Karen Gillan) is my personal favorite companion, but she is definitely in the top five, and has to be one of the most complex companions ever.

Torchwood: Miracle Day, Episode 9

Episode 9 opens with Gwen busting into a pharmacy by driving a car through the front window. Why? Meds for her category 1 father that they have hidden away behind a fake wall in their basement. After the police arrive, looking for her father, finding nothing, the story takes an unusual turn. A delivery man arrives at Gwen's home. But it's no ordinary delivery, or delivery man, and here's one I didn't see coming at all. The delivery man is none other that Oswald Danes.

After Gwen beats the crap out of him with a pot for touching her daughter, he tells them he wants to trade information. What he said is enough for Gwen to call Jack, and soon he arrives. Of course as they work things out the police burst in the door once again, only this time they find her father, and take him away to the overflow camp.

After piecing the information from Oswald and the news reels of the stories that he mentioned, all fixed by Jillie, they believe that the Blessing is somewhere in Shanghai, China. But a little more info comes through, and they are forced to look at Buenos Aires, Argentina as well. But it is Gwen's husband, Reece, That puts two and two together. That they are not looking at one point, but two points that are one, Antipodes. It had been staring them in the face the entire time in the Phicorp logo. So the team splits up... Jack, Gwen, and yes Oswald head for China, while Ester and Rex meet in Buenos Aires. As the team heads out Gillie arives in China and is led to her destiny or fate which ever it may be. For the "Blessing" can kill as well as enlighten.

Jack isn't in Shanghai long before his gunshot starts bleeding again. A single drop of blood falls to the floor, unseen by Jack or Gwen, but it's actions draw Oswald's attention quickly. The blood, Jack's blood moves across the floor as if being pulled from a fixed point... The "Blessing" is calling to Jack, or at least his blood.

Doctor Who: Night Terrors

Wondering what happened on episode 9? Well here it goes...

The Doctor makes a house call. Yep a house call, or should I say an apartment call. He receives a cry for help from a young boy on Earth, and with out hesitation put the TARDIS on course. The Boy, poor little George has monsters in his bedroom cupboard. Or is it George that's the monster? As the Doctor tries to figure things out, Rory and Amy take a wild elevator ride to the other side of reality, where after running for their lives Amy is turned into a living doll made of wood. Soon the doctor realizes what he has been missing, and we learn that George isn't a monster, nor is he a little boy, well not a human boy anyway. George is a lost, terrified, and lonely alien child, wanting nothing more than to be loved. When his unknowingly adopted father shows the boy that he loves him, and always will, the alternate world he had created out of fear dissolves, restoring everyone within it to their proper state.

Not one of the best episodes I have seen, and a let down after "Lets Kill Hitler", but at least the moral is clear... Love conquers all, even in the Doctor's universe.

Haven and Stephen King References

Syfy's original series Haven, which is based off of his novel "The Colorado Kid" is full of references to the horror master. Some samples of this such as in last weeks episode "Audrey's Day Off" is Anson Shumway. Shumway the troubled person in this episodes was named after Julia Shumway, one of the main characters in Stephen King's novel "Under the Dome." Both characters play a critical role in the resolution.

In the episode titled "Roots", the trouble involves plants coming to life and killing people. This was inspired by Stephen King's short story "Weeds" also known as "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill." The Verrill story was a segment of the Stephen King and George Romero film "Creepshow."

One more example was the episode "Sparks and Recreation." Like Chris Brody in this episode, Stephen King also coached a little league team, including a team with his son Owen on it, and winning a Maine state title. In addition to that, One of the two Haven baseball teams, the "Sea Dogs," is named after the character of the same name, Sea Dog, in Stephen King's "Under the Dome."

So now that you know, it gives you something else to watch for during the show, not that it's not entertaining enough already. The only thing else to watch for is Stephen himself showing up in the show, not that anything has been said about him doing so, but why not. When it comes to Haven you never know what might happen.