Talk:Mummy (The Rings of Akhaten)

Alarm Clock

The page says Akhaten was the "alarm clock" for the Mummy, but I thought that it was the Mummy who was the "alarm clock" for Akhaten. The way I saw it in the episode: When it became time for the Queen of Years to be sacrificed (a unique and unexpected situation breaking the pattern of singing the song to keep the Mummy, thought to be the "Old God" at least by the Doctor, asleep), the Mummy would awaken and snatch her, with the help of the Vigil if needed. When that didn't work, the Mummy awoke Akhaten, revealing who the "real" Old God was. Through the Mummy, Akhaten had and would absorb the memories of objects, letting him gain power and stay asleep, but the Mummy would wake him up if, at the appointed time, the Queen of Years couldn't be sacrificed, letting Akhaten use his backup plan of going after the Universe on his own. At least that's what I thought happened. —BioniclesaurKing4t2 - "Hello, I'm the Doctor. Basically, . . . run." 17:50, April 17, 2013 (UTC)

Well, the main problem with that interpretation is this quote:

Doctor: "I thought the Old God was Grandfather, but it wasn't. It was just Grandfather's alarm clock."

So Grandfather is the alarm clock for the Old God. The Doctor also says this after he realized his "semantics mixup", so who he thinks is who should be accurate. Akhaten was repeatedly referred to as the Old God (and by the Doctor himself two lines later when Clara asks who the "Old God" is). The Doctor points to the mummy when he says "Grandfather" in that bit of dialogue as well. I've also discussed this here and here, if you want to see me expalin it elsewhere. --SnorlaxMonster 12:22, April 20, 2013 (UTC)