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*The afterword Amy wrote in [[River Song|Melody Malone]]'s book was a message for the Doctor, which made reference to various adventures the Doctor and Amy had had together: saving a [[Star whale|whale]] in space ([[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below]]''), fighting [[pirate]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot]]''), inspiring [[Vincent van Gogh|a great artist]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]''), and falling in love with [[Rory Williams|a man]] who would wait [[Rory Williams (Auton)|two thousand years]] for her. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'')
*The afterword Amy wrote in [[River Song|Melody Malone]]'s book was a message for the Doctor, which made reference to various adventures the Doctor and Amy had had together: saving a [[Star whale|whale]] in space ([[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below]]''), fighting [[pirate]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot]]''), inspiring [[Vincent van Gogh|a great artist]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]''), and falling in love with [[Rory Williams|a man]] who would wait [[Rory Williams (Auton)|two thousand years]] for her. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'')
* The Doctor returns to meet a young Amelia Pond the morning after he left her waiting in the garden in [[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]] to tell her about the adventures they will have together. The older Amy was dreaming about that morning when the Doctor came back to pick her up the night before her wedding at the end of [[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]. Steven Moffat said of the scene, "After showing Amelia Pond in the garden as a young girl in The Eleventh Hour, Karen's first episode, the final shot in Saturday's The Angels Take Manhattan is a punchline I have been waiting to tell for two and a half years."
* The Doctor returns to meet a young Amelia Pond the morning after he left her waiting in the garden in [[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]] to tell her about the adventures they will have together. The older Amy was dreaming about that morning when the Doctor came back to pick her up the night before her wedding at the end of [[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]. Steven Moffat said of the scene, "After showing Amelia Pond in the garden as a young girl in The Eleventh Hour, Karen's first episode, the final shot in Saturday's The Angels Take Manhattan is a punchline I have been waiting to tell for two and a half years."
* River mentions that she was pardoned from prison because the man she killed never existed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]'') Oswin erased the Doctor from the Daleks' memories in [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''. However, it is unclear how exactly the Doctor was erased from other networks and memories.
* River mentions that she was pardoned from prison because the man she killed never existed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]'') Oswin erased the Doctor from the Daleks' memories in [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''. However, it is unclear how exactly the Doctor was erased from other networks and memories. The conversation between River and the Doctor implies the Doctor is responsible for the other erasures, as he was "getting too big".
* River says that she is a professor now. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]'')
* River says that she is a professor now. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]'')
* While on the roof contemplating suicide, Rory makes a reference to his history of having died multiple times and coming back to life each time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice]], [[Cold Blood]], [[The Curse of the Black Spot]], [[The Doctor's Wife]]'')
* While on the roof contemplating suicide, Rory makes a reference to his history of having died multiple times and coming back to life each time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice]], [[Cold Blood]], [[The Curse of the Black Spot]], [[The Doctor's Wife]]'')


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The Angels Take Manhattan was the fifth episode of the seventh series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales. It featured the departure of Amy Pond and Rory Williams as Companions, and the return of River Song.

Synopsis

A simple trip to New York City goes horribly wrong when Rory is zapped back to 1938 by the Weeping Angels. There he finds that River is investigating the angels and they are hunting. The Doctor and Amy must find Rory before it is too late but they soon find that not every point in time can be changed and the Doctor must do the one thing he has been dreading - say a final farewell to Amelia Pond.

Plot

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Cast

Crew

General production staff

Script department

Camera and lighting department

Art department

Costume department

Make-up and prosthetics

Movement

Casting

General post-production staff

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Sound



Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.


References

Buildings

Foods and beverages

  • Rory goes to get and is taken through time whilst holding 3 coffees.

TARDIS

  • River tells Rory that the TARDIS Translation Circuit 'sticks around' when he sees writing on ancient Chinese vases being translated.

Theories and concepts

  • By changing his future and creating a paradox Amy and Rory's actions wipe out the Angels' Winter Quay building.

Time

Timeline

  • The year the Doctor visits in ancient China, 221 BC to have a message placed on a vase to alert River.

Story notes

  • The title of the book River Song writes is The Angel's Kiss. An e-book version of the novel will be released on 4th October 2012.[1][2]
  • This is the first episode to feature River Song that is not a two-parter or is at least following a cameo appearance by River in the previous episode.

Ratings

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Rumours

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Continuity

Home video releases

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Blu-ray releases

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External links

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Footnotes