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|image = Amy'sChoiceLineup.jpg | |image = Amy'sChoiceLineup.jpg | ||
|series = | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = Series 5 (Doctor Who) | |season number = Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005) | ||
|series episode number = 7 | |series episode number = 7 | ||
|story number = 208 | |story number = 208 | ||
|scripturl = http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/doctor-who-s5-ep7-amys-choice.pdf | |||
|scripturl2 = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-5-episode-7-amys-choice-goldenrod-revisions-01032010.pdf | |||
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | |companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | ||
|enemy = [[Dream Lord]] | |enemy = [[The Dream Lord]] | ||
|setting = Upper [[Leadworth]], [[2015]]<br />[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] | |setting = Upper [[Leadworth]], [[2015]]<br />[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Simon Nye | ||
|director = [[Catherine Morshead]] | |director = [[Catherine Morshead]] | ||
|producer = [[Tracie Simpson]] | |producer = [[Tracie Simpson]] | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 15 May 2010 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC One | ||
|confidential = Arthurian Legend (CON episode) | |confidential = Arthurian Legend (CON episode) | ||
|format = 1x45 minute episode | |format = 1x45 minute episode | ||
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|clip3 = Rory Dies - Doctor Who - BBC | |clip3 = Rory Dies - Doctor Who - BBC | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Amy's Choice''''' was the seventh episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' | '''''Amy's Choice''''' was the seventh episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
It focused on Amy's relationship with the Doctor and Rory as well as [[Dream Lord|the darker side of the Doctor]]. It brought up absurd possibilities of the universe as well, with a star burning cold being the danger in the TARDIS dream. No reference to [[the Silence]] or an appearance of [[Time | It focused on Amy's relationship with the Doctor and Rory as well as [[Dream Lord|the darker side of the Doctor]]. It brought up absurd possibilities of the universe as well, with a star burning cold being the danger in the TARDIS dream. No reference to [[the Silence]] or an appearance of [[Time field|the Cracks]] occur during this episode. Although the appearance of the Dream Lord brought up the darkness within the Doctor, it was something that would be expanded upon in [[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|due time]]. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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In [[Upper Leadworth]], [[2015]], a [[pregnant]] [[Amy Pond]] is in her kitchen, baking, when she hunches over in pain. A pony-tailed [[Rory Williams]] returns home on his [[Bicycle|bike]], and rushes inside when he hears Amy screaming his name, believing her to be in labour; however, it is merely a false alarm and he finds her sitting on the kitchen floor, happily eating from the bowl of cake batter that she has just prepared with a cake spatula. They are about to resume their activities as normal, when they suddenly hear [[the TARDIS]] [[Dematerialisation circuit|materialising]] in the garden outside their window; Rory at first thinks it's the sound of a leaf blower. | In [[Upper Leadworth]], [[2015]], a [[pregnant]] [[Amy Pond]] is in her kitchen, baking, when she hunches over in pain. A pony-tailed [[Rory Williams]] returns home on his [[Bicycle|bike]], and rushes inside when he hears Amy screaming his name, believing her to be in labour; however, it is merely a false alarm and he finds her sitting on the kitchen floor, happily eating from the bowl of cake batter that she has just prepared with a cake spatula. They are about to resume their activities as normal, when they suddenly hear [[the TARDIS]] [[Dematerialisation circuit|materialising]] in the garden outside their window; Rory at first thinks it's the sound of a leaf blower. | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] steps out of the TARDIS | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] steps out of the TARDIS and is greeted first by Rory, then by Amy, who ambles out of the house at a slower pace. He comments on how happy they both look after five years, commenting Amy's weight gain multiple times, despite being told repeatedly that she is pregnant; apparently not listening, the Doctor asks if she's pregnant. | ||
The couple takes him on a tour of Upper Leadworth, explaining that most of the people in the village are elderly; hence, they live a quiet life. Sitting down on a bench, the Doctor fails to hide his exasperation with the dull tedium of the village: "How do you fight off the self-harm?" They tell them the boring things they do as birdsong chimes in the background, and they all slowly fall asleep. | The couple takes him on a tour of Upper Leadworth, explaining that most of the people in the village are elderly; hence, they live a quiet life. Sitting down on a bench, the Doctor fails to hide his exasperation with the dull tedium of the village: "How do you fight off the self-harm?" They tell them the boring things they do as birdsong chimes in the background, and they all slowly fall asleep. | ||
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Fleeing to their home, Rory is forced to whack an elderly woman who is waiting for them outside the house with a piece of [[wood]]. Inside, Amy rests on the stairway while Rory barricades the door. Amy feels bad that, after having gone so long without seeing the Doctor, she has let him sacrifice himself to save them; Rory is less concerned, assuring her that the Doctor will be fine. "He's Mr Cool!" | Fleeing to their home, Rory is forced to whack an elderly woman who is waiting for them outside the house with a piece of [[wood]]. Inside, Amy rests on the stairway while Rory barricades the door. Amy feels bad that, after having gone so long without seeing the Doctor, she has let him sacrifice himself to save them; Rory is less concerned, assuring her that the Doctor will be fine. "He's Mr Cool!" | ||
However, the Doctor — dazed by drowsiness — stumbles through the streets of the village as an army of senior citizens pursues him. He is about to fall asleep as birdsong is heard. He enters a butcher shop and searches madly for a means of escape; however, the "proprietor" of the shop is the Dream Lord, who allows the senior citizens to come in while simultaneously putting the Doctor to sleep. Unwilling to leave himself for the Eknodines, the Doctor uses the [[sonic screwdriver]] to unlock a back freezer, closing himself inside before allowing sleep to take him. | However, the Doctor — dazed by drowsiness — stumbles through the streets of the village as an army of senior citizens pursues him. He is about to fall asleep as birdsong is heard. He enters a butcher shop and searches madly for a means of escape; however, the "proprietor" of the shop is the Dream Lord, who allows the senior citizens to come in while simultaneously putting the Doctor to sleep. Unwilling to leave himself for the Eknodines, the Doctor uses the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to unlock a back freezer, closing himself inside before allowing sleep to take him. | ||
[[File:Panchos.jpg|thumb|The Doctor, Amy and Rory in the cold]] | [[File:Panchos.jpg|thumb|The Doctor, Amy and Rory in the cold]] | ||
The trio awake in [[the TARDIS]], and argue about which of the worlds is real. The Doctor believes it's time to choose. He personally believes the TARDIS world is real: "It's a big [[universe]]; [[star]]s can [[Cold star|burn cold]], sofas can read". Rory, however, insists the Leadworth world is real, prompting the Doctor to angrily wonder whether they're really disagreeing or competing. Amy wonders what they're competing over and both give her a look. Annoyed, Amy retrieves some blankets from a lower storage area of the TARDIS and turns them into ponchos, which according to Rory is "the | The trio awake in [[the TARDIS]], and argue about which of the worlds is real. The Doctor believes it's time to choose. He personally believes the TARDIS world is real: "It's a big [[universe]]; [[star]]s can [[Cold star|burn cold]], sofas can read". Rory, however, insists the Leadworth world is real, prompting the Doctor to angrily wonder whether they're really disagreeing or competing. Amy wonders what they're competing over and both give her a look. Annoyed, Amy retrieves some blankets from a lower storage area of the TARDIS and turns them into ponchos, which according to Rory is "the biggest crime against fashion since leaderhosen". The Doctor decides if they split up in each world, the Dream Lord will have a harder time putting them back to sleep. The Dream Lord materialises, thinking "[[Vegetarian|Veggie]]'s" idea is good; with that, he sends the Doctor and Rory back to Leadworth and keeps Amy awake in the TARDIS. Before falling asleep, the Doctor promises Amy that he will come back. | ||
Rory wakes to find the house under siege. He quickly pulls the unconscious Amy upstairs to their unborn child's nursery, locking the door behind him. The Doctor, meanwhile, calmly primes his sonic screwdriver and opens the freezer door, supercharging the lightbulb to blind the Eknodines and enable his escape. He then commandeers a van, saving a man from attack, and drives through the town, picking up various citizens along the way. After dropping them off at the town [[church]], he goes off to find his friends. The Dream Lord materialises in the backseat of the van and taunts the Doctor's waning relationship with his past companions as they mature after their adventures with him, never to see him again; a good friend would stay in contact, but the Doctor is an "old man" who "prefers the company of the young". The Doctor ignores him, prompting the Dream Lord to see that he can no longer affect the Doctor; he vanishes to taunt another of the trio. | Rory wakes to find the house under siege. He quickly pulls the unconscious Amy upstairs to their unborn child's nursery, locking the door behind him. The Doctor, meanwhile, calmly primes his sonic screwdriver and opens the freezer door, supercharging the lightbulb to blind the Eknodines and enable his escape. He then commandeers a van, saving a man from attack, and drives through the town, picking up various citizens along the way. After dropping them off at the town [[church]], he goes off to find his friends. The Dream Lord materialises in the backseat of the van and taunts the Doctor's waning relationship with his past companions as they mature after their adventures with him, never to see him again; a good friend would stay in contact, but the Doctor is an "old man" who "prefers the company of the young". The Doctor ignores him, prompting the Dream Lord to see that he can no longer affect the Doctor; he vanishes to taunt another of the trio. | ||
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She and the Doctor make their way outside, past the suddenly docile Eknodines, and approach the van; the Doctor explains that if they're in a dream, their attackers know what they're about to do. Before giving her the keys, the Doctor asks her if she's sure of what she's about to do; Amy replies that she is and that even if it is real, she doesn't want to live in a world without Rory. As the Dream Lord watches, the two drive the van straight into the house, [[kill]]ing themselves and several Eknodines in the process. | She and the Doctor make their way outside, past the suddenly docile Eknodines, and approach the van; the Doctor explains that if they're in a dream, their attackers know what they're about to do. Before giving her the keys, the Doctor asks her if she's sure of what she's about to do; Amy replies that she is and that even if it is real, she doesn't want to live in a world without Rory. As the Dream Lord watches, the two drive the van straight into the house, [[kill]]ing themselves and several Eknodines in the process. | ||
The Doctor, Amy, and Rory awake in the TARDIS, almost frozen, but alive. The Dream Lord appears, congratulating them on their success; in a show of benevolence, he steers the TARDIS away from the [[cold star]] and turns the power back on before vanishing. The Doctor, however, is not convinced and | The Doctor, Amy, and Rory awake in the TARDIS, almost frozen, but alive. The Dream Lord appears, congratulating them on their success; in a show of benevolence, he steers the TARDIS away from the [[cold star]] and turns the power back on before vanishing. The Doctor, however, is not convinced and prepares to blow up the TARDIS despite Amy and Rory's protests. The Doctor explains that the Dream Lord would have had no power in the real world; he was offering them a choice between two dreams. Amy asks him how he could know that, to which the Doctor replies, "Because I know who he is". A blinding white light floods the control room. | ||
The three wake up in [[the TARDIS]] once more. The Doctor presents his companions with a speck of [[psychic pollen]] from the candle meadows of Karass don Slava; it had fallen into the [[time rotor]] and heated up, creating the [[dream]] state. After blowing the pollen into [[space]], the Doctor reveals that the Dream Lord was a manifestation of the dark side of his personality. He sets the TARDIS on a new course. Rory asks Amy what stopped the Leadworth dream, having forgotten his "death"; Amy tells him, confessing that she did not know which world was real, but that no matter what, she could not live without him. The couple share a kiss; Rory, when asked by the Doctor where they'd like to go next, tells him it's Amy's choice. | The three wake up in [[the TARDIS]] once more. The Doctor presents his companions with a speck of [[psychic pollen]] from the candle meadows of Karass don Slava; it had fallen into the [[time rotor]] and heated up, creating the [[dream]] state. After blowing the pollen into [[space]], the Doctor reveals that the Dream Lord was a manifestation of the dark side of his personality. He sets the TARDIS on a new course. Rory asks Amy what stopped the Leadworth dream, having forgotten his "death"; Amy tells him, confessing that she did not know which world was real, but that no matter what, she could not live without him. The couple share a kiss; Rory, when asked by the Doctor where they'd like to go next, tells him it's Amy's choice. | ||
[[File:Dream Lord's Reflection in TARDIS Console.jpg|thumb|right|The Doctor sees the Dream Lord's reflection taunting him.]] | [[File:Dream Lord's Reflection in TARDIS Console.jpg|thumb|right|The Doctor sees the Dream Lord's reflection taunting him.]] | ||
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* [[Hamill|Mrs Hamill]] - [[Joan Linder]] | * [[Hamill|Mrs Hamill]] - [[Joan Linder]] | ||
* [[Poggit|Mrs Poggit]] - [[Audrey Ardington]] | * [[Poggit|Mrs Poggit]] - [[Audrey Ardington]] | ||
=== Uncredited === | |||
* Pensioners - [[Huw Rees]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2016/09/doctor-who-10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-family-of-blood|title='Doctor Who': 10 Things You May Not Know About 'The Family of Blood'|author=McAlpine, Fraser|date of source=September 2016|website name=BBC America|accessdate=20 October 2018}}</ref>, [[Joan Williams]] | |||
* Teacher - [[Channon Jacobs]] | |||
* Postman - [[Andy Jones]] | |||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The [[Dream Lord]] brings up the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s relationship with [[Elizabeth I]]. | * The [[Dream Lord]] brings up the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s relationship with [[Elizabeth I]]. | ||
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=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* The [[Eknodine]] are an old race which hid | * The [[Eknodine]] are an old race which hid themselves in elderly [[human]]s. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* A working title for this story was ''The Dream Lord''<ref>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/doctor-who-s5-ep7-amys-choice.pdf</ref>. | |||
* Technically, the entire episode took place in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], however, it doesn't meet the requirements for a bottle episode as it uses locations and sets other than those already standing for production. | * Technically, the entire episode took place in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], however, it doesn't meet the requirements for a bottle episode as it uses locations and sets other than those already standing for production. | ||
* The box under the TARDIS console the Doctor opens has the words: "TARDIS. Time And Relative Dimension In Space. Build Site: Gallifrey Blackhole Shipyard. Type 40. Build date: 1963. Authorised for use by qualified Time Lords only by the Shadow Proclamation. Misuse or theft of any TARDIS will result in extreme penalties and permanent exile." written on it. This is also written on a plaque on the console itself, as shown in the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/episodes/b00rs6t7/videos/p00765jg TARDIS tour] on the BBC website. | * The box under the TARDIS console the Doctor opens has the words: "TARDIS. Time And Relative Dimension In Space. Build Site: Gallifrey Blackhole Shipyard. Type 40. Build date: 1963. Authorised for use by qualified Time Lords only by the Shadow Proclamation. Misuse or theft of any TARDIS will result in extreme penalties and permanent exile." written on it. This is also written on a plaque on the console itself, as shown in the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/episodes/b00rs6t7/videos/p00765jg TARDIS tour] on the BBC website. | ||
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* The sign outside the old peoples' home reads "''Sarn'' Residential Care Home". The planet [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]] was the setting for [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' and [[Sarn (Time and the Rani)|Sarn]] was also the name of a character in [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. (However, there is no on-screen evidence to suggest that there is any significance in this.) | * The sign outside the old peoples' home reads "''Sarn'' Residential Care Home". The planet [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]] was the setting for [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' and [[Sarn (Time and the Rani)|Sarn]] was also the name of a character in [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. (However, there is no on-screen evidence to suggest that there is any significance in this.) | ||
* This is the only episode of Series 5 that is not referred to in any way later in the series. | * This is the only episode of Series 5 that is not referred to in any way later in the series. | ||
* This episode aired on the same day as the ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' episode ''[[The Cambridge Spy (TV story)|The Cambridge Spy]]'' was first broadcast on Disney XD in Britain. It also aired on the same day that ''[[The Fall of the House of Gryffen]]'' was first broadcast on Network Ten in Australia. | * This episode aired on the same day as the ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' episode ''[[The Cambridge Spy (TV story)|The Cambridge Spy]]'' was first broadcast on Disney XD in Britain. It also aired on the same day that ''[[The Fall of the House of Gryffen (TV story)|The Fall of the House of Gryffen]]'' was first broadcast on Network Ten in Australia. | ||
* This episode is the first since [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' to feature the given name of the companion in its title. | * This episode is the first since [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' to feature the given name of the companion in its title. | ||
* In the dreams, the Doctor wears both variations of his outfit. He wears the teal version in Upper Leadworth and his maroon version in the TARDIS. | * In the dreams, the Doctor wears both variations of his outfit. He wears the teal version in Upper Leadworth and his maroon version in the TARDIS. | ||
* This episode | * [[Karen Gillan]] had to wear a latex prosthetic stomach bump for the scenes which depicted Amy as pregnant. She claimed it made her feel more mature and act ridiculously, and cited it as her favourite part of filming the series. | ||
* The Eknodine was inspired by [[Simon Nye]]'s childhood fear of old people. However, he made clear that he did not intend to make children scared of their grandparents. | |||
* [[Arthur Darvill]] wore a wig for the aged Rory, which was trimmed to look "more masculine" and pulled back in a ponytail. | |||
* The Eknodine were CGI and the scenes were simply filmed with the actors opening their mouths. | |||
* Nainby was the surname of one of [[Simon Nye]]'s contemporaries at Collyer's School, Horsham. | |||
* The scene in which Rory hits Eknodine-inhabited Mrs Hamil with a plank was filmed first of all with [[Arthur Darvill]] missing [[Joan Linder]], and then again with Linder's stunt double, whom he was allowed to hit. There was only one prop of the plank, and fortunately all the necessary shots were completed before Darvill accidentally broke it. | |||
* [[Simon Nye]] was best known for creating ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Behaving_Badly Men Behaving Badly],'' which was produced by [[Steven Moffat]]'s mother-in-law [[Beryl Vertue]]. | |||
* Since [[Simon Nye]] was skilled at writing interpersonal relationships, [[Steven Moffat]] asked him to devise a story which would examine the complex interplay between the Doctor, Amy and Rory. | |||
* In the Eknodines, [[Simon Nye]] conceived monsters which could be straightforwardly realised, although there was some indecision as to whether it should be one eyeball or two which would emerge from the mouths of the possessed senior citizens. | |||
* This episode formed Block Seven of season five, along with ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]].'' It was the last episode of the season to be filmed and the editing finished the week it aired. | |||
* [[Simon Nye]] and [[Catherine Morshead]] had previously worked together on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Railway_Children_(2000_film) The Railway Children].'' | |||
* Given the nature of the episode, [[Catherine Morshead]] spent more time than usual recording on the TARDIS set. Indeed, the first three days of filming were spent there. | |||
* Early drafts had scenes take place in the TARDIS corridors, but it was ultimately decided that they would be an unnecessary expense. | |||
* The scene where the children visit Skenrith Castle on their school trip was originally set in a primary school playground. | |||
* The frozen console room was achieved using a spray of wax and plastic. | |||
* [[Simon Nye]] attended read-throughs of previous episodes to capture the character and "voice" of the Doctor and Amy. | |||
* [[Simon Nye]] admitted to restraining himself in the change from comedy to science fiction, but said it was "fun" and "hugely liberating". | |||
* [[Steven Moffat]] originally gave [[Simon Nye]] the premise of the episode for it to fit in the series arc, which was to challenge the Doctor and Amy's relationship. | |||
* [[Simon Nye]] stated that Rory's "death" scene is essentially where Amy realises her feelings for Rory. Nye wanted to prove that Amy really loved Rory, and he was "not just a cypher boyfriend or fiancé". | |||
* [[Steven Moffat]] suggested the idea of the dream split to [[Simon Nye]], who was also influenced by his own dreams and sometimes wondering if they were real. Nye believed that the dream world was consistent with other alternate universes within the series. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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* When Rory and Amy are running from the Eknodine, there is clearly no mud on Rory's back, but he was thrown on his back into some mud a minute before. | * When Rory and Amy are running from the Eknodine, there is clearly no mud on Rory's back, but he was thrown on his back into some mud a minute before. | ||
* The studio ceiling can be glimpsed briefly in the upper right-hand corner when the Doctor says that he threw the TARDIS manual in a supernova. | * The studio ceiling can be glimpsed briefly in the upper right-hand corner when the Doctor says that he threw the TARDIS manual in a supernova. | ||
* When the Dream Lord is talking to Amy, snow brushes off of her and bounces off of him, even though it should go through his arm (as shown when the Doctor threw a pen through the Dream Lord). | * When the Dream Lord is talking to Amy, snow brushes off of her and bounces off of him, even though it should go through his arm (as shown when the Doctor threw a pen through the Dream Lord). | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Dream Lord teleports around much as [[the Valeyard]] did in [[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]''. | * The Dream Lord teleports around much as [[the Valeyard]] did in [[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]''. | ||
* The Dream Lord refers to the Doctor as the "last of the Time Lords" and "[[the Oncoming Storm]]", two of his epithets. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'' et al.) | * The Dream Lord refers to the Doctor as the "last of the Time Lords" and "[[the Oncoming Storm]]", two of his epithets. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' et al.) | ||
* The Doctor mentions again that bow ties are cool. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') | * The Doctor mentions again that bow ties are cool. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') | ||
* The Dream Lord refers to what happened between the Tenth Doctor and Queen Elizabeth I. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | * The Dream Lord refers to what happened between the Tenth Doctor and Queen Elizabeth I. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor initially assumes that the TARDIS has jumped a [[time track]], as it did in [[TV]]: ''[[The Space Museum]]''. | * The Doctor initially assumes that the TARDIS has jumped a [[time track]], as it did in [[TV]]: ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]''. | ||
* The Dream Lord says, "I'm surprised you haven't got a little purple space dog", an oblique reference to [[K9]]. | * The Dream Lord says, "I'm surprised you haven't got a little purple space dog", an oblique reference to [[K9]]. | ||
* The Doctor tries to jump start the TARDIS by kicking it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') | * The Doctor tries to jump start the TARDIS by kicking it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
* The Doctor refers to throwing the [[TARDIS Instruction Manual]] into a supernova because he "disagreed with it". The [[Fourth Doctor]] had an instruction manual in [[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'' and disagreed with it, with him even tearing a page out of it. | * The Doctor refers to throwing the [[TARDIS Instruction Manual]] into a supernova because he "disagreed with it". The [[Fourth Doctor]] had an instruction manual in [[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'' and disagreed with it, with him even tearing a page out of it. | ||
* The Doctor's TARDIS has been captured before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'', ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | |||
* The Dream Lord accuses the Doctor of abandoning his companions in favour of younger friends, echoing remarks by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] about the [[Tenth Doctor]] and his relationship with [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | * The Dream Lord accuses the Doctor of abandoning his companions in favour of younger friends, echoing remarks by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] about the [[Tenth Doctor]] and his relationship with [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | ||
* The Dream Lord, once alone with Amy, echoes a conversation [[Jackie Tyler]] had with the [[Ninth Doctor]] that "anything could happen". ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | * The Dream Lord, once alone with Amy, echoes a conversation [[Jackie Tyler]] had with the [[Ninth Doctor]] that "anything could happen". ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | ||
* After Rory dies in the dream, Amy asks the Doctor, "Then what is the point of you?". [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] asks the same of [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] after [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] dies. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of Days]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] asks the same of a [[Metaltron|Dalek]] with no orders. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | * After Rory dies in the dream, Amy asks the Doctor, "Then what is the point of you?". [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] asks the same of [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] after [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] dies. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] asks the same of a [[Metaltron|Dalek]] with no orders. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | ||
* The swimming pool is referenced, and apparently has turned up; the Doctor said that "it'll turn up" in [[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''. [[Leela]] swam in the pool in the [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]''. | * The swimming pool is referenced, and apparently has turned up; the Doctor said that "it'll turn up" in [[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''. [[Leela]] swam in the pool in the [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]''. | ||
* The Dream Lord taunts the Doctor with, "I bet you're a [[vegetarian]]!" in a butcher's shop and then by calling him "veggie", perhaps referring to his failed vegetarianism. This originated at the end of [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', but he has since been seen many times to have lapsed, even ordering steak in [[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]''. | * The Dream Lord taunts the Doctor with, "I bet you're a [[vegetarian]]!" in a butcher's shop and then by calling him "veggie", perhaps referring to his failed vegetarianism. This originated at the end of [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', but he has since been seen many times to have lapsed, even ordering steak in [[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]''. | ||
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== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
[[File:Series-5-volume-3-dvd-cover1.jpg|thumb|Series 5 Volume 3 DVD Cover]] | [[File:Series-5-volume-3-dvd-cover1.jpg|thumb|Series 5 Volume 3 DVD Cover]] | ||
=== DVD & Blu-ray releases === | |||
* Series 5, Volume Three was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in region 2/B on [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]] and region 4/B on [[2 September (releases)|2 September]] 2010. The volume features ''Amy's Choice'', ''The Hungry Earth'' and ''Cold Blood'', and the featurette ''The Monster Diaries''. | |||
* The episode was later released in the Complete Fifth Series boxset on both DVD and Blu-ray, in region 1/A on [[9 November (releases)|9 November]] 2010, in region 2/B on [[8 November (releases)|8 November]] 2010 and in region 4/B on [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 2010. | |||
* A DVD-only release of Series 5, Part Two, containing the latter seven episodes of the series, was released in region 1 on [[26 July (releases)|26 July]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. | |||
=== Digital releases === | |||
* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]]. | |||
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