 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 <unk> aboard together . 
