Spoilers!

So that is the end of the first part of the sixth series of Doctor Who and its been rather twisty and turny to say the least.  If I'm being honest I don't think I've enjoyed this series quite as much as the last one, but there is still much to like about it, despite its infuriating lack of sense.

The most impressive episodes so far of the series have been the two parter "The Rebel Flesh" and "The Almost People" with the Doctor, Amy and Rory coming across a group of humans in the future who have cloned themselves, but the clones have mutated flesh and they have been outcast.  So the clones (or gangers as they are called) and humans both are out to fight each other, but of course the Doctor gets involved and it all gets more sticky and weird.  This story also featured one of the more surprisingly creepy and scary monsters in the show so far, as one of the gangers mutates into a monster and chases them through the corridors.  The gangers themselves also will prove quite frightening for kids, and this series certainly has seen some more creepy monsters than in the previous season. 

But I do have to say Matt Smith really has grown into his role as the Doctor very well indeed.  He is also starting to show more of the Doctor's vulnerability, little moments of emotion creeping in nicely to his performance.  And despite his dancing and rattling off his dialogue, he has nailed the Doctor's compassion, quick temper and humour without actually overdoing too much.  Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill have also nicely adapted to their roles.  Karen as Amy Pond brings a level of complexity to her character as we know there is always something going on with her, and Arthur Darvill's Rory is no longer the stuff of weasels, he shows himself to be quite a strong character in the face of danger (well ok he is still a bit weasly, but he shows he has some baws!  Well not literally!).

So to recap the very good finale mid-season episode, A Good Man Goes to War, it sees the Doctor trying to rescue Amy, who is pregnant and has been captured by Madame Kovarian who want Amy's baby for some reason or other.  In order to help rescue Amy, the Doctor recruits, a female Sherlock Holmesian Silurian (who is Scottish no less!) and her friend Jenny, also a Sontaran nurse (yep that's right a nurse, that's not Jenny by the way), and a black marketeer (a big blue guy!).  But there are further complications afoot and as the episode progresses we learn what they are. 

So to cap it off at the end we learn River Song's true identity, and yes ok it certainly isn't one I was expecting, so get this.... River Song is Amy's daughter.  Yep.  Weird one.  But of course its Doctor Who and its all about time travel so it makes sense, also of course the Doctor and River also are romantically involved which is pretty obvious anyway, with her "sweetie" "my love" etc, not to mention her wenching him earlier in the series!  But that's all waiting to happen.  The romantic element though to Doctor Who has been recurring throughout the new series so far, it does add a new element to the show, the Doctor obviously in the past having been a grandfather must have had a family of his own, a wife and kids.  But its a part of his life that has been buried, and perhaps with River they can dig it up again, but its all waiting to happen again.

So with that bombshell, its going to be intruiging to see how the next part of the sixth season turns out.  It will be September I think before the second part begins, so until then keep the breath baited, or better yet invent a time machine and skip forward to September and find out.

And on that thingy I will say adieu.