No more worries about spoiler tags, SoM. I like the episode. The little prequel from earlier this week helped abate my fear of it being to "piratey" going into it. Swashbuckling Amy was .

Agreed on the Rory thing. Still, I wonder if it all the death/near-death experiences might be related to him being a "miracle." Still so many questions this season and very few, if any, answers (for example, the lady with the eyepatch from this episode and day of the moon).

Barring a change in the line-up like with this episode, Gaiman episode is slated for next week. I can't wait.