 The Doctor , unable to leave the TARDIS due to the plague , gives Rory the lens , his sonic screwdriver , and a pair of glasses through which the Doctor can see and communicate with Rory . Rory explores the complex , and runs into a group of Handbots . The robots are quickly defeated by an older and bitter Amy , who is now a vigilante with the aid of Interface , but has otherwise been unable to escape . She is angry with the Doctor , telling him she has been waiting 36 years for rescue . She has been alone except for a reprogrammed Handbot called " Rory " . The Doctor realises they have mistakenly latched onto the wrong time stream , and urges the older Amy to help find her younger self . She refuses , knowing that if the younger Amy is rescued , she will cease to exist . Though Rory considers saving the older Amy , the Doctor warns him that by taking her aboard the TARDIS , they will forgo any chance of rescuing the younger Amy . The Doctor discovers evidence of younger Amy nearby , and instructs Rory to use the lens to communicate with her , hoping that seeing the younger , crying Amy will convince the older one to help with the rescue . The older Amy remembers this discussion from when she was younger Amy and had failed to convince the older Amy to help . However , this time the younger Amy convinces the older Amy to change her mind by asking her to consider Rory . The older Amy agrees to help if the Doctor would take her too ; the Doctor promises to do so despite the difficulty in completing the action since the TARDIS will be unable to handle the paradox of having two Amys from different timestreams aboard together . 
