Tuor wrote:
But ya, a recap would be stellar.
Riiiight, let's see if I can explain this...
Basically...you know what, screw it, I can't explain it very well, so I'm going to give you the synopsis from wikipedia (Spoilered for the sake of the people who haven't watched the episode yet and don't want to know the plot):
Wikipedia wrote:
After a two-month break from their travels with the Doctor (Matt Smith), Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and husband Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) receive a "TARDIS blue"-coloured envelope providing a time, date and set of coordinates leading them to Utah. They arrive to meet River Song (Alex Kingston), who also received an envelope, and the Doctor, now 1,103 years old, nearly 200 years older from when he last saw them. He takes them to a picnic at a nearby lake, telling them he is taking them on a trip to "Space 1969". Amy catches a glimpse of a mysterious figure from a distance, but appears to immedietely forget about it after she looks away. Later, a figure in a space suit emerges from the lake; the Doctor approaches it but warns his companions not to interfere. His companions are horrified to witness the astronaut killing him before he can fully regenerate. The three are met by Canton Everett Delaware III (William Morgan Sheppard) who also received an envelope and was intructed to bring a can of fuel to give the Doctor a water-bourne Viking-style funeral.
Regrouping at a diner, Amy, Rory and River dicuss the sender of the envelopes when they are shocked to see the Doctor walking in, 200 years younger again. He reveals he too was given an envelope, but does not know who sent it to him. Reluctently his companions decide not to tell the Doctor about his death and that it was his future self who sent the envelopes. The four do a search on Delaware and "Space 1969." The TARDIS ends up cloaked in the Oval Office, where President Richard Nixon (Stuart Milligan) converses with a younger Delaware (Mark Sheppard) about a series of phone calls he received from a young girl asking for help. The Doctor quickly gains Delaware's trust, convincing Nixon to give him a few minutes to locate the girl.
While the Doctor works, Amy sees the mysterious figure again, and excuses herself to the restroom. There, the figure, a member of a species known as the Silence, waits for her and destroys an innocent woman despite Amy's pleas. Realising the alien is wiping her memory of their encounter, Amy takes a picture of it. When she leaves however, she yet again forgets the encounter. By then the Doctor finds the girl's location, a building near Cape Canaveral, Florida at the intersection to streets named Jefferson, Adams, and Hamilton. The Doctor and his companions leave in the TARDIS, followed closely by a curious Delaware.
Upon arrival, they find pieces of a space suit and alien technology. River and Rory explore a vast network of tunnels that have apparently spread across the planet for centuries, unnoticed by the human population. The two find a control room with a similar design to one seen in "The Lodger" but are unaware they are surrounded by the Silence. Meanwhile, Delaware hears the screaming girl and gives chase. As Amy and the Doctor follow, Amy tells him she is pregnant. When they find Delaware unconscious an astronaut appears. Without thinking Amy picks up Delaware's gun and shoots at the suit. However, she realises too late that the visor opened to reveal the girl.
