If you tuned in for the season premiere of Doctor Who Saturday evening, you may have noticed a change in the relationship of the Doctor and Amy Pond. (And if you didn’t tune in, stop reading and go watch it immediately!)
Actress Karen Gillan says that the dynamic between the two has changed from last season to this season, in large part because Amy is now married to Rory.
“Amy’s relationship with The Doctor is going to have a few ups and downs and changes in this new series, particularly because Rory’s on board,” Gillan tells MTV News. “It adds a whole new dimension to it. I think having him on the TARDIS really emphasizes the relationship [between Amy and The Doctor] and makes it slightly clearer.”
According to Gillan, the pair’s flirtatious relationship is a thing of the past now that she’s a married woman — but that doesn’t mean Amy’s any less close to The Doctor. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.
“There’s this one moment where Amy realizes that [she] and The Doctor are best friends — really weird, unhealthy best friends — but I think from the last series with Amy kissing The Doctor and things like that, it’s moved on,” she explained. “It’s something much deeper than that.”
“She’s not trying it on anymore,” she laughed. “It’s something far deeper and it’s kind of an emotional connection of two people who are best friends.”
Come on Amy, wake up and smell the polyamory!