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* The Weevils, Blowfish, and Uvodni are the first aliens originally from a spin-off series to appear in the main show. | * 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. | * The Chelonians from the novels get their first mention in a TV episode. | ||
* When River starts mentioning the aliens that are approaching Stonehenge, the [[Cyber-Leader ( | * When River starts mentioning the aliens that are approaching Stonehenge, the [[Cyber-Leader (The Pandorica Opens)|Cyber-Leader]] and the [[Supreme Dalek (The Pandorica Opens)|Supreme Dalek]] are heard talking about their plan for the Doctor. | ||
* [http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/06/20/ten-thoughts-about-doctor-who-the-pandorica-opens/ At least one reviewer] thought the message on the cliff of [[Planet One]] was not unlike a scene 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. | * [http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/06/20/ten-thoughts-about-doctor-who-the-pandorica-opens/ At least one reviewer] thought the message on the cliff of [[Planet One]] was not unlike a scene 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 ''[[Indiana Jones (film series)|Indiana Jones]]'' franchise. River's scene at [[the Maldovarium]] is a gag drawn directly from the teaser sequence of ''{{iw|indianajones|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}''. The use of flambeaux in the cavernous "[[under Henge]]" was directly inspired by the teaser to ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. Finally [[director]] [[Toby Haynes]] [[playback|played back]] a cue from ''Raiders'' while filming the sequence of the Doctor, River, and Amy entering the "under Henge" to give the sequence appropriate tempo. ([[CON]]: ''[[Alien Abduction (CON episode)|Alien Abduction]]'') | * This episode deliberately evoked the feel of the ''[[Indiana Jones (film series)|Indiana Jones]]'' franchise. River's scene at [[the Maldovarium]] is a gag drawn directly from the teaser sequence of ''{{iw|indianajones|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}''. The use of flambeaux in the cavernous "[[under Henge]]" was directly inspired by the teaser to ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. Finally [[director]] [[Toby Haynes]] [[playback|played back]] a cue from ''Raiders'' while filming the sequence of the Doctor, River, and Amy entering the "under Henge" to give the sequence appropriate tempo. ([[CON]]: ''[[Alien Abduction (CON episode)|Alien Abduction]]'') | ||