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| doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]] | | doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]] | ||
| companions = <ul><li>[[Amy Pond]]</li><li>[[Rory Williams]]</ul> | | companions = <ul><li>[[Amy Pond]]</li><li>[[Rory Williams]]</ul> | ||
| enemy = <ul><li>The [[Dream Lord]]</li><li>The [[ | | enemy = <ul><li>The [[Dream Lord]]</li><li>The [[Ecnodeen]]</ul> | ||
| setting = <ul><li>Upper Leadworth, [[Earth]], [[2015]] (dream) </li><li>[[The TARDIS]] (Part Dream) | | setting = <ul><li>Upper Leadworth, [[Earth]], [[2015]] (dream) </li><li>[[The TARDIS]] (Part Dream) | ||
| writer = [[Simon Nye]] | | writer = [[Simon Nye]] | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
*The enemies the old folks play are a race known as the [[ | *The enemies the old folks play are a race known as the [[Ecnodeen]]. | ||
*The title was confirmed in [[Radio Times]]. [http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/episode-seven-title.html] | *The title was confirmed in [[Radio Times]]. [http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/03/episode-seven-title.html] | ||
*Amy will be pregnant. [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a217229/doctor-who-character-to-get-pregnant.html] | *Amy will be pregnant. [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a217229/doctor-who-character-to-get-pregnant.html] | ||
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[[File:TOBY JONES DREAMLORD.png|thumb|Toby Jones as The Dream Lord]] | [[File:TOBY JONES DREAMLORD.png|thumb|Toby Jones as The Dream Lord]] | ||
*The 'Dream Lord' is rumoured to pretend to be the Doctor because of a shot of him inside the TARDIS wearing the Eleventh Doctor's costume in the trailer. ''He wasn't pretending to be the Doctor, he was the Doctor or to be more specific, his dark side.'' | *The 'Dream Lord' is rumoured to pretend to be the Doctor because of a shot of him inside the TARDIS wearing the Eleventh Doctor's costume in the trailer. ''He wasn't pretending to be the Doctor, he was the Doctor or to be more specific, his dark side.'' | ||
*Aunt Sharon will appear. ''This was false'' | *Aunt Sharon will appear. ''This was false'' | ||
Revision as of 00:48, 16 May 2010
Amy's Choice is the seventh episode of Series 5.
Synopsis
It's been five years since Amy Pond last traveled with the Doctor, and when he lands in her garden again, on the eve of the birth of her first child, she finds herself facing a heartbreaking choice – one that will change her life for ever. They will have to choose which is the dream world and which is reality.
Plot
Amy travelled in the TARDIS with the Doctor five years ago. As she is just about to give birth, the Doctor returns and Amy has to make a life changing decision.
Cast
- Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
- Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
- Rory Williams - Arthur Darvill
- Dream Lord - Toby Jones
- Mr Nainby - Nick Hobbs
- Mrs Poggit - Audrey Ardington
- Mrs Hamil - Joan Linder
Production crew
to be added
References
- The Doctor reveals to Amy and Rory that he threw the TARDIS Manual at a Supernova because he 'disagreed' with it.
- The Dream Lord brings up the Doctor's relationship with Elizabeth I.
Story notes
- The enemies the old folks play are a race known as the Ecnodeen.
- The title was confirmed in Radio Times. [1]
- Amy will be pregnant. [2]
- Two strange pictures for this episode have been released, one showing several pensioners who appear to be trying to remove the TARDIS from a garden, and another one showing an old lady with an axe, as if ready to attack someone. http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/amys-choice-4876.htm
- The Dream Lord traps the Doctor, Rory and Amy in an alternative world and Amy has to decide what is the real world.
- Technically, the entire episode took place in the TARDIS.
File:Amy.jpg
The "Dream Lord" with the TARDIS
Ratings
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Rumours
File:TOBY JONES DREAMLORD.png
Toby Jones as The Dream Lord
- The 'Dream Lord' is rumoured to pretend to be the Doctor because of a shot of him inside the TARDIS wearing the Eleventh Doctor's costume in the trailer. He wasn't pretending to be the Doctor, he was the Doctor or to be more specific, his dark side.
- Aunt Sharon will appear. This was false
Filming locations
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Production errors
If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
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Continuity
- The Doctor mentions again that bow ties are cool. (DW: The Eleventh Hour)
- The Dream Lord refers to what happened between the Doctor and Queen Elizabeth I. (DW: The Shakespeare Code, The End of Time, The Beast Below)
- The Doctor initially assumes that the TARDIS has jumped a time track (DW: The Space Museum)
- The Doctor tries to jump start the TARDIS by kicking it. (DW: Rise of the Cybermen)
DVD and Blu-ray release
BBC Video - Doctor Who Series Five - Volume Three will feature Amy's Choice, The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood and Vincent and the Doctor. It will be released on Monday 2nd August 2010 (UK Only) on DVD and Blu-ray.[2]
See also
External links
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Footnotes
