Editing The Pandorica Opens (TV story)

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|story name = The Pandorica Opens
|series = [[Doctor Who]] - [[List of Doctor Who television stories|Television stories]]
|number = [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]]
|story number = 212a
|doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]]
|companions = <ul><li>[[Amy Pond]] (dies) </li><li>[[River Song]] (guest) </li><li>[[Rory Williams (Auton)|Auton Rory]]/[[Rory Williams]]  (re-introduced)
|enemy = <ul><li>[[Time Field]]</li><li>[[The Alliance]]</li><li>[[The Silence]] 
|setting = <ul><li>[[France]], [[1890]]</li><li>[[London]], [[England]], [[1941]]</li><li>[[Stormcage Containment Facility]], [[5145]]</li><li>[[Royal Collection]], 5145</li><li>[[The Maldovarium]], 5145</li><li>[[Stonehenge]], [[Earth]] [[Early human history|102 AD]]</li><li>[[Leadworth]], [[Earth]], [[26th June]] [[2010]]</li><li>[[Planet One]]
|writer = [[Steven Moffat]]
|director = [[Toby Haynes]]
|producer = [[Peter Bennett]]
|broadcast date = 19th June 2010
|format = 1 x 50 minute episode
|production code = 1.12
|previous story = [[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]
|next story = [[The Big Bang]]
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:''You may be looking for the [[The Pandorica Opens|painting of the same name]].''
'''The Pandorica Opens''' was the twelfth episode of [[series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] of the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the first part of a two part series finale. Its narrative concluded in [[The Big Bang|the following episode]].

At the time of its release, it was unique amongst BBC Wales series finales for a number of reasons. It was the first series-ender that had significant [[principal photography]] outside of [[Wales]]. It was also the first to have been the ''Doctor Who'' debut of its [[director]] and [[cinematographer]]. It was the first finale to have used major guest actors — aside from [[companion]]s —that had featured in previous single episodes of the series. Finally, it featured the largest number of individual alien species seen in a single episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' since the programme began in [[1963]].

== Synopsis ==
A [[Vincent van Gogh|Van Gogh]] [[The Pandorica Opens|painting]] ferried across thousands of years, communicating a disturbing prophecy to the Doctor, a message on the oldest cliff-face in the universe and a love that lasts a thousand years. In 102 AD England, Romans receive a surprise visit from Cleopatra. Nearby, [[Stonehenge]] conceals the [[Pandorica]], a prison-box of legend. As it slowly unlocks from the inside, [[The Alliance|terrible forces gather]] in the heavens above. The fates are drawing close around the TARDIS. The Pandorica, which contains the most dangerous threat in the Universe, is opening. Only one thing is certain: ''"The Pandorica will open... silence will fall"''.

== Plot ==
''France, 1890''<br />
[[Vincent van Gogh|Van Gogh]] lies in bed, screaming. His doctor, [[Gachet]] and Madame Vernet are at his side. The woman comments on one of his paintings, saying it's worse than the usual ones.

''Cabinet War Rooms, 1941''<br />
[[Edwin Bracewell|Professor Edwin Bracewell]] carries a rolled-up sheet under his arm. With [[Winston Churchill]] looking, Bracewell confirms the canvas to be a Van Gogh original, and Churchill is advised to get a message to [[The Doctor|the Doctor]] about it. Churchill makes a phone call.

''Stormcage Containment Facility, 5145''<br />
A phone call is received. A young prison guard, only on his first day, answers, and says that there is no Doctor at the facility. [[River Song]] is in the cell, and demands that she talk to the person on the end. Having received the phone she is informed by Churchill of Van Gogh's painting and it's message, until the guard takes it away. River realises he is new, and kisses him, using a hallucinogen in her lipstick to make him delirious, and she escapes.

[[File:Maldovarium_Bar.jpg|thumb|left|River Song in the Maldovarium Bar]] ''The Royal Collection, 5145''<br />
River Song walks among the paintings in the Royal Collection gallery and finds the one she is looking for. However, on her way out she trips an alarm, and is attended to personally by the Queen - [[Elizabeth X|Elizabeth the Tenth]]. River tells her that this is for the Doctor, and Liz recognizes the name. Song shows her the picture - it is an impression of an exploding [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]].

''[[The Maldovarium]], 5145''<br />
River talks to a salesman at a bar, asking for a [[Vortex Manipulator|vortex manipulator]] from a Time Agent in return for a device for deactivating micro-explosives from up to 20ft - micro-explosives similar to those she had planted in the salesman's drink.

''The TARDIS''<br />
The Doctor and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] are in the TARDIS, and the Doctor has decided to go to the oldest cliff faces in history, made of pure diamond, to decipher the writings on the face that up until now have not been translated. When the TARDIS lands, however, the writing simply says "HELLO SWEETIE" and a set of temporal coordinates are written underneath.

The TARDIS lands in Roman Britain in the 2nd century AD, to be greeted by a guard. Amy comments on how the Romans, given that they were her favourite history topic at school, are unlike what she had been expecting languagewise. The guard takes them to "Cleopatra" - who actually turns out to be River Song in disguise. River shows the Doctor the painting, which given that he had retrieved a fragment of the TARDIS from a [[Time Field]] in the Silurian city in 2020, concerns the Doctor. River's previous warning to the Doctor, from her future self, that the [[Pandorica]] would open, also concerns him, and the Doctor decides to look for it. [[File:The_pandorica_opens-van_gogh.jpg|thumb|left|Van Gogh's Painting]] He looks at the Roman maps, since if someone had built such a device, they would want to remember where they left it.

The trio arrive at [[Stonehenge]] to look for the Pandorica. The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to search, and River uses a device from the 52nd century. The Pandorica is tracked to the underground, and they find the opening by night - also, by which time, nobody had noticed the Cyber-head on the ground, which begins to reactivate.

The Doctor finds the Pandorica, much more than just a legend, a large cube-shaped device with mechanics on the sides. There are many levels of security to this machine, and they are being de-activated one by one from the inside out. [[File:Pandorica.png|thumb|right|The Pandorica]]The Doctor speculates on what it could have been designed to contain, and Amy says how similar it is to Pandora's box, her favourite childhood book. River detects a signal coming from the area - six pillars lining the entrance are transmitting outwards, and she detects at least ten thousand ships in orbit - she cannot detect any more since signals overlap and confuse her scanner - potentially there could be a million objects above the sky, among which are a [[Dalek Flying Saucer|Dalek saucer]], a [[Cyber Ship]], a [[Sontaran flagship]], a [[Slitheen vessel]], a [[Judoon Rocket]] and an [[Atraxi]], all presumably after whatever the Pandorica contains.

The Doctor decides to call on the Romans to help, and River goes back to use her influence as "Cleopatra" to talk them into helping. However, the legion commander has arrived with news that Cleopatra is in Egypt - and dead. River attempts to talk the commander into helping, eventually resorting to using her disintegrator pistol to demonstrate her power. However, before the commander can react, a volunteer arrives.

Back at Stonehenge, a Cyber arm on the floor of the chamber has reactivated, sending bolts of energy from its gun around the room. The Doctor tries to pick it up, but the electronic grip function on the arm incapacitates the Doctor. By now, the head has also worked its way down using tentacle-like wires from the neck section and a sleeper dart from one of the pipes hits Amy. The head opens - it is a type-2 upgrade, with the parts grafted directly onto the body. The skull of the previous occupant is ejected, and the body attempts to assimilate Amy. Amy manages to shake off the head, which the body of the Cyberman - missing an arm - replaces the head. Amy takes cover in a side room, but before the Cyberman can get to her, it is killed by the volunteer Roman, who is actually [[Rory Williams (Auton)|Rory]].

The Doctor wakes and notices Rory, hardly reacting, and begins his speculations again. However, after a few minutes, he notices and they go through an awkward phase. The Doctor decides to address the fleet of ships in orbit, while River goes to fetch the TARDIS for some technology. The Doctor gives a speech on how he had defeated most of those aliens at some point, and the fleet falls back, giving them about half an hour to think things through.
[[File:The_Pandorica_Imprisonment.jpg|thumb|The Pandorica closes, with the Doctor helpless to escape]]
[[File:Explosions 2.png|thumb|left|Explosions all across the universe]] 
Once River is in the TARDIS, she attempts to go back to Stonehenge, but instead is thrown to 26th June 2010 - the date of the explosion that caused the cracks, [[Flesh and Stone|as the Doctor previously discovered]]. She leaves the TARDIS just before an ominous warning is broadcast on the speakers - "''Silence will fall''", and then the screen at the centre console [[Time Field|cracks]]. There are scorch marks on the ground, and River enters the house nearby, which has been broken into. By some of the things she finds, she deduces that this is Amy Pond's house, and finds a book on Roman Britain and Pandora's Box - things are exactly the same as they were where the Doctor is working - even the soldiers look identical. She attempts to return, but is instead thrown uncontrollably around the Time Vortex. She phones the Doctor to get help, who tells her to shut off the engines once he learns the date she is at - 26th June 2010. She can't deactivate the engines, so he tells her to shut them off automatically by landing and leaving the TARDIS. She lands, but the doors are locked.

The Romans begin falling asleep, but remain standing. Even Rory, who is talking to Amy and is not being recognized, begins to fail, but he resists. The Romans suddenly look up, and their hands fall away to reveal guns - they are in fact [[Auton]]s, under the control of the [[Nestene Consciousness]]. The Doctor is escorted to the Pandorica, where he is greeted by the [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]], [[Eternal Dalek|Eternal]] and a single [[Drone Dalek|Drone]], who have teleported in, and they state that the Doctor is responsible for the end of the universe. The [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] arrive and their [[Cyber-Leader (Pete's World)|Cyber Leader]] states that all evidence correlates - the Doctor is to blame. Various other species - [[Silurian]]s, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Judoon]] and [[Sycorax]] included - arrive and the Doctor realises that they have formed an [[The Alliance|alliance]] to save the universe from him. The alliance had built a perfect trap, using Amy's memories as building blocks. They believe that the TARDIS exploding will cause the end of the universe.

The Auton Rory is still fighting, but inadvertently shoots Amy while trying to resist the Consciousness' control. She supposedly dies in his arms. The Pandorica finally opens and inside is a holding cell, designed for a humanoid. The Daleks say that it is for the Doctor. The Doctor tries to protest, saying that it is the TARDIS that is the threat, not him, but the Daleks state that he is the only person who can fly it - since they are unaware of River's presence - and have him strapped into the holding cell. With the Doctor held firmly in place, the Cyber Leader orders the Pandorica to be closed but before it does, the Daleks say he will be prevented, he yells ''"[[Total Event Collapse|Total event collapse]]! Every sun will supernova, at every moment in history! THE WHOLE UNIVERSE will never have existed, PLEASE LISTEN TO ME!"'' River manages to open the TARDIS door, but in front of her is a wall of stone. She says that she is sorry, and the TARDIS console explodes. There are thousands of explosions across the sky, and Earth is left in the middle of a void. Silence falls.

== Cast ==
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]]
*[[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]]
*[[River Song]] - [[Alex Kingston]]
*[[Rory Williams (Auton)|Auton Rory]] - [[Arthur Darvill]]
*[[Edwin Bracewell|Bracewell]] - [[Bill Paterson]]
*[[Winston Churchill]] - [[Ian McNeice]]
*[[Elizabeth X|Liz 10]] - [[Sophie Okonedo]]
*[[Vincent van Gogh]] - [[Tony Curran]]
*[[Gachet|Dr. Gachet]] - [[Howard Lee]]
*[[Vernet|Madame Vernet]] - [[Chrissie Cotterill]]
*[[Guard (The Pandorica Opens)|Guard]] - [[Joe Jacobs]]
*[[Dorium]] - [[Simon Fisher Becker]]
*[[Claudio]] - [[Marcus O'Donovan]]
*[[Commander]] - [[Clive Wood]]
*[[Marcellus]] - [[David Fynn]]
*[[Dalek Operator]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
*[[Cyber-Leader (Pete's World)|Cyber-Leader]] - [[Ruari Mears]]
*[[Stark (Sontaran)|Commander Stark]] - [[Christopher Ryan]]
*[[Judoon]] - [[Paul Kasey]]
*[[Dalek]]s/[[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] (voice) - [[Nicholas Briggs]] (Uncredited)

== Crew ==
''to be added''

==References==

===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]===
*[[Vincent van Gogh]] has nightmares/visions about the destruction of the Doctor's TARDIS.
*[[Winston Churchill]] attempts to contact the Doctor after [[Edwin Bracewell]] shows him Van Gogh's painting.
*[[River Song]] steals ''[[The Pandorica Opens]]'' from [[Elizabeth X]]'s [[Royal Collection]].

===[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]===
*The [[Pandorica]] is located under [[Stonehenge]] on [[Earth]]. ''Which the Doctor called "Underhenge".''
*River Song is in prison in [[Stormcage Containment Facility]] in [[5145]].
*The Doctor's TARDIS takes River to [[Amy Pond]]'s house.

===[[:Category:Planets|Planets]]===
*[[Planet One]] is the oldest planet in the universe, it has "Hello Sweetie" written into one of its cliff faces.

===[[:Category:Races and species|Races and species]]===
*[[The Alliance]] consists of:
:*[[Atraxi]]
:*[[Blowfish]]
:*[[Chelonian]]s
:*[[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]]
:*[[Dalek]]s
:*[[Draconian]]s
:*[[Drahvin]]s
:*[[Hoix]]
:*[[Judoon]]
:*[[Nestene Consciousness]]
:*[[Roboform]]s
:*[[Silurian]]s
:*[[Slitheen family]]
:*[[Sontaran]]s
:**[[Stark (Sontaran)|Commander Stark]]
:*[[Sycorax]]
:*[[Terileptil]]s
:*[[Uvodni]]
:*[[Weevils]]
:*[[Zygon]]s

===[[:Category:TARDIS|TARDIS]]===
*[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] can re-route calls to the vortex.

===[[:Category:Technology|Technology]]===
*The individual who sells River a [[vortex manipulator]] says he got it off the wrist of a "handsome [[Time Agent]]".

==Story notes==
*This episode was incorrectly entitled ''Silver Sentence''.{{fact}}
*Amy Pond appeared to die in this episode.
*Almost every major enemy since the beginning of the new Doctor Who series are mentioned though not all appeared. The list of enemies include the [[Dalek]]s, the [[Cybermen (Pete's World)|Cybus Cybermen]], the [[Slitheen|Slitheen]], the [[Sontaran]]s, the [[Judoon]], the [[Hoix]], the [[Weevil]]s, the [[Uvodni]], the [[Sycorax]], the [[Silurian]]s, the [[Auton]]s, the [[Roboform]], the [[Nestene]], the [[Chelonian]]s, the [[Drahvin]]s, the [[Atraxi]], the [[Zygon]]s, the [[Terileptil]]s, and the [[Draconian]]s. They formed an alliance, but some of them were unseen. The Weevils, Roboform and Uvodni are very hard to spot, but can be seen amongst the others shortly before the Pandorica closes; it is thought that they will make a more notable appearance in the second part, as a promo picture shows two Weevils very clearly together. The Slitheen were mentioned but not seen. River also mentions the [[Haemogoth]]s, who briefly appeared in [[NSA]]: ''[[The Forgotten Army]]''.
*This is the first episode to feature an in-narrative use of the [[time vortex]] seen in the [[series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] title sequence.
*The Weevils, Blowfish and Uvodni are the first aliens originally from a spin-off series to appear in the main show.
*The Chelonians from the novels get their first mention in a TV episode.
*When River starts mentioning the aliens that are approaching the Doctor you can hear the [[Cyber-Leader (Pete's World)|Cyber-Leader]] and the [[Supreme Dalek]] talking about their plan for the Doctor.
*The writing on the cliffs reads "HELLO SWEETIE ΘΣ Φ ΓΥΔϟ". ΘΣ (Theta Sigma) is a [[Aliases of the Doctor|nickname used by the Doctor]] in the Time Lord Academy. However, since the the script quite clearly indicates the [[Greece|Greek]] letters are actually the co-ordinates to River's location in [[early human history|102 AD]] [[England]], it is possibly more instructive to view this as a sequence of [[wikipedia:Greek numeral|Greek numerals]].<br /><br /><center>Translating them non-additively, the numbers would be: '''Θ''' (9) '''Σ''' (200) '''Φ''' (500) '''Γ''' (3) '''Υ''' (400) '''Δ''' (4) '''ϟ''' (90)<br />An additive translation — the usual way Greek numerals work — would be: 9, 200, 503, 404, 90.</center><br />This gives co-ordinates in five dimensions, which corresponds to the number of dimensions [[Susan Foreman]] once told [[Ian Chesterton]] were necessary to calculate locations. ([[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'')
*[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/06/20/ten-thoughts-about-doctor-who-the-pandorica-opens/ At least one reviewer] thought this message on the cliff of [[Planet One]] was not unlike a scene in in [[Douglas Adams]]' book, ''So Long And Thanks For All The Fish'', which featured the last message of [[God]] to his creation lit in flames on a cliff face. 
*This episode deliberately evoked the feel of the [[w:c:indianajones:Indiana Jones (franchise)|''Indiana Jones'' franchise]]. River's scene at [[The Maldovarium]] is a gag drawn directly from the teaser sequence of ''[[w:c:indianajones:Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''. The use of flambeaux in the cavernous "[[under Henge]]" was directly inspired by the teaser to ''[[w:c:indianajones:Raiders of the Lost Ark|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. Finally [[director]] [[Toby Haynes]] [[Playback (terminology)|played back]] a cue from ''Raiders'' while filming the sequence of the Doctor, River and Amy entering the "under Henge" in order to give the sequence appropriate tempo. ([[CON]]: "[[Alien Abduction]]")
*The method River Song used to get the time vortex manipulator was similar to what was used to get an artefact from [[w:c:indianajones:Indiana Jones|Indiana Jones]] in the pre-titles sequence of [[w:c:indianajones:Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom|''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'']]. 
*The disembodied Cyberman head tells Amy, "You will be assimilated." Though modern viewers might think this a line borrowed from the [[memoryalpha:Borg|Borg]], a ''[[Star Trek]]'' cybernetic species similar to Cybermen, in fact the line is in ''[[The Tenth Planet]]''.
* Amy Pond describes her deep interest in Roman culture. Karen Gillan's original appearance on Doctor Who was that of a [[soothsayer]] from Pompeii in ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]''.
*The story is set at Stonehenge and the episode broadcast just a few days before the Summer Solstice.
*When River begins having problems flying the TARDIS, the Doctor tells her she's not flying it right, to which she promptly quips, "I'm flying it PERFECTLY. You taught me!". In their previous meeting (from the Doctor's POV), River mocked the Doctor for not being able to properly fly the TARDIS, namely, always leaving the brakes on when it lands. She also implied that the Doctor might not have been the one who had taught her.
*This story marks at least the fourth time in televised ''Doctor Who'' that the fate of every universe is at stake. ([[Logopolis (TV story)|''Logopolis'']], [[Journey's End|''Journey's End'']], ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
*Amy doesn't know who the Cybermen are, despite meeting them in ([[VG]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen]]'').
*It is interesting to note that to prevent an event in the year '''2010''' AD, [[the Alliance]] fabricates a series of events to trap [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] in the year '''0102''' AD.
*River's main costume in this story was deliberately designed to evoke both [[starwars:Princess Leia|Princess Leia]] and [[starwars:Han Solo|Han Solo]], such that she looked like, according to Toby Haynes, a "female Han Solo". ([[DCOM]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'')
*According to Toby Haynes, this episode had no bigger budget, "and maybe even a little less", than other episodes in the series. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'') 

===Ratings===
'''7.57 million '''''(according to TV magazine)''

===Rumours===
*Many fans believed [[Omega]] would return. ''He does not appear in the episode, though as [[The Big Bang]] did not reveal the identity of the mysterious voice, it is possible he did''.
*The Doctor himself is inside the Pandorica. ''At the climax of the episode, the Doctor is placed inside the Pandorica''.
*The Slitheen were among the villains mentioned by River approaching the Doctor. ''This was proven partially true. River says Slitheen whilst reading out the list, however one does not appear only a Slitheen Vessel appears''.
*It was rumoured that either the Timoreen, the Ha'rik, or the Skarkish would appear – primarily because these were all listed as "new aliens" to appear in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] which had not already appeared. ''This was proven false''.
*According to the Radio Times, the Vincent van Gogh painting will be in Churchill's war bunker. ''This was proven true''.
*It was believed that the enemies would form an alliance; this was supported by the screen-shots depicting many of the Doctor's enemies together but not fighting. ''This was proven true''.
*Many fans believed Rory would reappear. ''This was proven partially true, however he was an Auton duplicate''.

===Filming locations===
*Stonehenge, England
*Margam Park, Wales

===Production errors===
{{discontinuity}}
* The 1890 scene is set after Van Gogh famously cut his left ear in 1888, but the actor's unharmed left ear is briefly visible.
* The Cyber-Leader's mouth glows blue when it isn't speaking, twice.
* The Supreme Dalek lights were flashing when it isn't speaking.
* When the damaged [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cyberman]] enters the room where the [[Pandorica]] is, the "missing" arm can be seen in a shadow.
* When River says the words, "And it's got something to do with your TARDIS exploding," as the Doctor bends down to examine the painting, a brief view of River's face shows that her lips aren't moving.
* When the Doctor, Amy and River enter Stonehenge, the Doctor's fringe is on the right of his face. During the close-up of him, it's on the left.
* When Amy is pushing against the Pandorica and discussing the Cyberarm the Pandorica bends inwards slightly.

==Continuity==
*Roman soldiers previously appeared on screen in [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]''.
*Vincent van Gogh was last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]''.
*Liz Ten previously was last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Beast Below]]''.
*Winston Churchill, Bracewell and the Daleks were last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]''.
*River Song was last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]/[[Flesh and Stone]]''.
*Rory and the Silurians were last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth]]/[[Cold Blood]]''.
*The Judoon, Sycorax, and Sontarans were last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''.
*Autons and the Hoix were last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[Love and Monsters]]''.
*Roboform were last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]''.
*Cybermen were last seen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]''. However, the presence of a spacefleet and the existence of a ''skeleton'' inside a Cyberman (the [[Pete's World]] versions normally only have brains) imply these could be the original, [[Mondas]] versions. The contemporary ''[[Blood of the Cybermen]]'' also had Cybus-looking Cybermen being treated like the Mondas Cybermen.
*River Song wrote "Hello Sweetie" previously on a home box in [[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'', from the Doctor's perspective.
*The [[Uvodni]], [[Blowfish]] and [[Weevils]] were amongst the creatures at the end of the episode, but they were seen very briefly among the other aliens.
*The Doctor says to Rory "Hello again.", just as he did when he re-encountered [[Jack Harkness]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''.
*While communicating to the alien fleet, the Doctor shouts "I AM TALKING!", similar to the [[Ninth Doctor]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] addressing the Nestene Consciousness in [[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' and [[Eddie Connolly]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]] ''respectively''. ''
*The idea that an event will happen on a specific day in time (''in this case 26/06/10)'' is similar to [[DW]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)]]''.
*Sentient Autons last appeared in [[BFA]]: ''[[Brave New Town]]''.
*The explosion of all the stars in the universe bears a resemblance to the night's sky as viewed by Vincent van Gogh (and, by extension, the painting "Starry, Starry Night") at the end of [[DW]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]''.
*When Amy questions River about her mentioning the Pandorica at the end of [[DW]] ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'', River replies, "Maybe I did...but I haven't yet...but I will have." This is similar to a scene in in [[DW]] ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' when [[Sarah Jane Smith]] tells the [[Third Doctor]] she has already witnessed him regenerate. "Maybe I did...but I haven't yet."
*One of the ships in the alliance fleet, although it was never identified as a Cyber-ship, resemble the Cyber-ships from [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion]]''.

== Home video releases ==
[[BBC Video]] - Doctor Who Series Five - Volume Four features [[Vincent and the Doctor]], [[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]], The Pandorica Opens and [[The Big Bang]]. It was released on Monday 6th September 2010 (UK Only) on DVD and Blu-ray.<ref>DWM 421, Page 18</ref>

[[File:Doctor Who - Series 5, Volume 4 -DVD- -2010-.jpg|thumb]]

== See also ==
''to be added''

==External links==
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