Are you as cold blooded as a Silurian.

So who is this Rory chap then?

The ending to Cold Blood was fantastic and I am going to start here. Within the final ten minutes we get to see Rory permanently erased from time but the cause of the crack in time that has been haunting the Doctor and Amy. The destruction of the Tardis.

I have said over the last few weeks that Rory’s inclusion in the stories have felt right and not forced as some have been. For example Donna’s Mother Sylvia and grandfather Wilf in series 4 Sontaran double episode the Sontartan Stratagem and the Poison Sky. You can land anywhere on Earth and your within a quick driving distance of your Mum and Dad.

Rory’s death brought him into a small group of 4 companions who have died. Katerina, Sara Kingdom (Both in the 12 part Dalek masterplan) and Adric (Earth Shock). Rory died well; being a hero by saving the Doctor. Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill played the scene and my heart cried out when Amy sat up and had forgotten poor Rory.

Finding the fragment of the Tardis was a beautiful thing. The Tardis is the one thing you know will survive and we now have an agonising four week wait to find out what causes it and will the Doctor will be able to wait.

The ending of the episode was great, however the main body of the story was a bit of a let down. Though all of the cliff hangers from last week were nicely resolved the episode seemed to contain all of the talking that was missing from last week episode.

The concept of the Doctor trying to negotiate between the two races has happened in all of their encounters. However this was the main point of the story whilst last week was pure action, action, action. I think spreading the action over the two parts would have helped as it would have made some of the themes more lasting and character driven than an immediate response.

Stephen Moore, better known as Marvin the paranoid android, was superb as the leader of the Silurians. However both his and the Leader of the Warrior Caste seem a late addition to the cast and left me a confused as where their motives are coming from.

However this story still contains moment of brilliance. Matt Smith is still playing the Doctor exactly right. A bizarre mix of Alien mystery and human kindness (considering his parentage this is apt). The Silurian city looked fantastic and I, for one, would love to visit there.

All in all this half of the story was enjoyable but could have been better. A solid 7/10 for this story and a 7/10 out for the story as a whole.