User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-1827503-20141023232658/@comment-1827503-20151029072833

Where exactly was it established that "to be continued" unambiguously meant it was joined to the next episode? As has been repeatedly pointed out, the 2010 thread is labelled as not having a clear resolution.

Also, counting "the Doctor will return" as a clear indication of a two-parter would result in various series finales and Christmas specials being joined to the preceding and/or following episodes, with "Utopia" through "Voyage of the Damned" being a four-parter, "The Stolen Earth" through "The End of Time" being a seven-parter, and "The Rebel Flesh" through "Let's Kill Hitler" being a four-parter.

So here's my personal opinion: anything that does not place "A Good Man Goes to War" as standalone is not an option. There is absolutely no source within production that states AGMGTW is anything other than standalone, and the only way to join it to another episode is to interpret an unresolved policy thread from 2010 in a manner it was never intended to be interpreted.