TEXT: SPACE We see the stars explode as AMY does a voice-over. AMY: (V.O.) Life with the Doctor was like this -- We are bombarded with scenes of AMY and RORY'S travels with the DOCTOR. AMY: (V.O.) Real life? Was like this -- INT. POND/WILLIAMS HOUSE, KITCHEN, JULY, DAY RORY is sorting laundry as AMY goes through the refrigerator. The answer machine clicks on. ANSWER MACHINE: It's Lens Opticians. Just to remind you your reading glasses are ready for collection. Bye! AMY: Milk, two months out of date. Yogurt. (takes container out and opens it) Aah! (drops it to the floor) Don't ask. RORY: (sniffs shirt before standing) We've run out of washing tablets. (tosses box over his shoulder) EXT. POND/WILLIAMS HOUSE, BACK GARDEN, JULY, DAY AMY and RORY are sitting in the garden having tea. RORY: We have two lives: Real life and Doctor life. It doesn't feel like real life gets much of a look-in. AMY: What do we do? RORY: Choose. The TARDIS engines sound and AMY and RORY turn around. AMY: Not today, though. RORY: Nah, not today. We get more flashbacks to their travels with the DOCTOR, some of the slower, more emotional times. AMY: (V.O.) Every time we flew away with the Doctor, we'd just become part of his life, but he never stood still long enough to become part of ours. Except, once... INT. POND/WILLIAMS HOUSE, MASTER BEDROOM, NIGHT AMY and RORY are asleep in bed. A small, black cube appears in midair and floats over to rest on a side-table. AMY: (V.O.) The year of the slow invasion. The time the Doctor came to stay. [SCENE_BREAK] Matt Smith [SCENE
SUMMARY:
Amy and Rory begin to wonder whether they should choose between normal life and "Doctor life". Many black cubes appear around the world and the Doctor stays with the Ponds to investigate but the cubes are inactive and the Doctor leaves UNIT in charge. A year goes by and the cubes suddenly begin activating random features before stopping the hearts of one third of humanity. The Doctor eventually tracks the cubes to the Shakri, who plan to eliminate humanity before they can colonise in space, believing them to be an infestation. The Doctor reverses the electric pulse used to stop people's hearts and destroys the Shakri ship. At Brian's urging the Doctor takes Amy and Rory back as full-time companions.