Time (TV story)

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Time is a Doctor Who television story written by Steven Moffat for Comic Relief 2011. It is the second half of a two-part story that begins with DW: Space.

Synopsis

The Doctor, Amy, and Rory are stuck in a space loop, trapping them in the TARDIS forever. Only one person can save them: another Amy Pond?

Plot

Continuing from the end of DW: Space, the second Amy explains that she stepped into the "exterior" TARDIS, which is now slightly in the future and it sent her into the "interior" TARDIS, which is now slightly in the future. The first Amy is confused and is told it's only what the second Amy was told when she was in the first Amy's place. Future Amy tells past Amy that she enters the interior TARDIS after slapping Rory. Rory wonders why he must be slapped and the Doctor tells them this timeline must be maintained or they would end up stuck with two Amys forever. Rory begins thinking about it. Amy, catching on to his train of thought, slaps him for the idea.

The Doctor rushes Amy to the police box, but Amy stops to speak with her future self. The Doctor thinks they're doomed and says "Oh, this is how it ends: Pond flirting with herself. True love at last." He apologises to Rory in case he has hurt his feelings, but Rory has no problem with it as he was distracted by the two versions of his wife. The past Amy enters the box. Amy wonders if things are okay now, but the Doctor tells them that they are still trapped.

Another second Amy appears through the regular TARDIS door again, with a second Rory in tow. The Doctor asks them why they entered and Rory tells him that they were told to do so by him and jumbles up his words explaining that he's about to tell the past Amy and Rory to enter the police box. Amy flirts with herself again, but the Doctor tells her to stop and forces Amy and Rory into the police box. Amy then wonders what they should do now, but the Doctor tells her and Rory to stay where they are to stave off further complication.

Rory asks the Doctor what he is doing and the Doctor explains that he is setting up a controlled temporal implosion to reset the TARDIS, but since he doesn;t know which lever to pull, the enitre TARDIS could explode. Amy then chastise him for not knowing what to do, but the Doctor tells her that though he doesn't know now, he will in a moment. A second Doctor walks through the doors and tells the current to pull the wibbly lever. The Doctor thanks himself and does so, entering the police box to take his place as it dematerializes.

The Doctor explains that everything is back to normal and there is no longer any danger of the localised time feild imploding and destroying all causality. He then says, "but just in case.. Pond, put some trousers on" before returning to work on the console. Amy glares at Rory, who can't find anything to say in his defense and walks off. Amy then smiles and walks off to comply with the Doctor's demand.

Cast

Crew

Credited on episode as broadcast

Uncredited

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References

  • Amy says "I'm just repeating this too...and this...and this.", referencing the Tenth Doctor's recording in Blink.
  • The Doctor pulls the "wibbley lever", echoing the phrase "wibbley-wobbly timey-wimey" from Blink, which is used to describe the non-linear nature of time in the series. This phrase is also used in DW: Time Crash by the Fifth and Tenth Doctors.

Story notes

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Ratings

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Myths

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Filming locations

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Production errors

As the Doctor begins to tell Amy and Rory to enter the Police Box, Amy's hand can be seen on the TARDIS door handle as she smiles at her double. The scene cuts to a wide shot in the middle of the Doctor's line, and Amy's hand is suddenly at her side.

Continuity

Home video releases

DVD releases

This episode was released in the Series 6 box set.

Blu-ray releases

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iTunes Releases

This episode was released on iTunes in the Series 6 set (series only purchase).

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