everyone assumes this event is the death of the doctor but it is not and never was

Although the resolution annoyed me, I actually would be happier with a plot where time or the universe or entropy or whatever actually required the Doctor to die but was faked out by the teselecta than one where the requirement was that a *fake* Doctor die!

If the actual doctor had shown up and actually died the effect on time would doubtless have been worse.

Sorry, still have my doubts :->