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[[File:Confrontation.jpg|left|thumb|The Doctor confronts the Silents.]]The launch of Apollo 11 goes off without a hitch. On the day of the moon landing, the Doctor tracks the signal from Amy's nanorecorder to her location, landing the TARDIS there. He brings a television with him and sets it on the console, warning the Silence that although he is not violent, River would not hesitate to shoot any of them. He asks the Silence why the little girl is so important to them; they do not answer. He gets the television set working in time for the live broadcast of the moon landing and uses the device he placed in the command module to hack the broadcast signal just as Neil Armstrong's foot touches the lunar surface. The image is replaced with the video Canton took on Amy's phone -- the Silence saying that humans should kill them all on sight. This seals the fate of the Silence, as every human in history will see this famous broadcast at some point in their lives; through their power of post-hypnotic suggestion, the Silence have just ordered their own execution. People who watch the live broadcast begin to act on this order, shooting the Silence without thinking. Enraged by the Doctor's victory, the Silence begin the attack. Rory goes to free Amy, but she orders him to get his "stupid face" to safety; with the Doctor's assistance, they manage to get her to the TARDIS, where they wait as River kills each alien in the room. | [[File:Confrontation.jpg|left|thumb|The Doctor confronts the Silents.]]The launch of Apollo 11 goes off without a hitch. On the day of the moon landing, the Doctor tracks the signal from Amy's nanorecorder to her location, landing the TARDIS there. He brings a television with him and sets it on the console, warning the Silence that although he is not violent, River would not hesitate to shoot any of them. He asks the Silence why the little girl is so important to them; they do not answer. He gets the television set working in time for the live broadcast of the moon landing and uses the device he placed in the command module to hack the broadcast signal just as Neil Armstrong's foot touches the lunar surface. The image is replaced with the video Canton took on Amy's phone -- the Silence saying that humans should kill them all on sight. This seals the fate of the Silence, as every human in history will see this famous broadcast at some point in their lives; through their power of post-hypnotic suggestion, the Silence have just ordered their own execution. People who watch the live broadcast begin to act on this order, shooting the Silence without thinking. Enraged by the Doctor's victory, the Silence begin the attack. Rory goes to free Amy, but she orders him to get his "stupid face" to safety; with the Doctor's assistance, they manage to get her to the TARDIS, where they wait as River kills each alien in the room. | ||
The group returns to the TARDIS, with Rory finally certain of Amy's love for him. They return Canton to the Oval Office. Nixon, who has been told that the Doctor is from the future, wonders if the American people will remember him; the Doctor replies that he will never be forgotten. He informs Nixon that all Canton wants to do is get married, and insists that Nixon should give his permission and allow Canton to return to the FBI as a parting favor. As the TARDIS disappears, Nixon realizes that Canton's girlfriend must be black, and explains that he's sure he can help, as he is really more liberal than most people | The group returns to the TARDIS, with Rory finally certain of Amy's love for him. They return Canton to the Oval Office. Nixon, who has been told that the Doctor is from the future, wonders if the American people will remember him; the Doctor replies that he will never be forgotten. He informs Nixon that all Canton wants to do is get married, and insists that Nixon should give his permission and allow Canton to return to the FBI as a parting favor. As the TARDIS disappears, Nixon realizes that Canton's girlfriend must be black, and explains that he's sure he can help, as he is really more liberal than most people think; however, Canton corrects him -- "she" is actually a "he." Nixon tells him the moon is far enough for now. | ||
River is returned to prison, where the Doctor offers her a chance to travel with him. She declines, having made a promise to serve her sentence in full, and that he'll soon understand. As the Doctor turns to leave, River pulls him into a lingering kiss; responding to the Doctor's confusion, she realizes that, from the Doctor's perspective, this is their first kiss -- meaning that, from her perspective, it will be their last. | River is returned to prison, where the Doctor offers her a chance to travel with him. She declines, having made a promise to serve her sentence in full, and that he'll soon understand. As the Doctor turns to leave, River pulls him into a lingering kiss; responding to the Doctor's confusion, she realizes that, from the Doctor's perspective, this is their first kiss -- meaning that, from her perspective, it will be their last. | ||
