The Pandorica Opens (TV story)

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The Pandorica Opens will be the twelfth episode, and first in a dramatic two-part finale of Series 5.

Synopsis

A van Gogh painting ferried across thousands of years, communicating a disturbing prophecy to the Doctor, a message on the oldest cliff-face in the universe and a love that lasts a thousand years. In 102 AD England, Romans receive a surprise visit from Cleopatra. Nearby, Stonehenge conceals the Pandorica, a prison-box of legend. As it slowly unlocks from the inside, terrible forces gather in the heavens above. The fates are drawing close around the TARDIS. United, the Doctor's friends send him a warning, he deals with a message on a cliff, a mysterious box and a love story which spans over millennia. The Pandorica, which contains the most dangerous threat in the Universe, is opening. Only one thing is certain: "The Pandorica will open... silence will fall".

Plot

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Story Notes

Ratings

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Rumours

  • Many fans believe Omega will return. This was proven false.
  • The Doctor himself is inside the Pandorica. At the climax of the episode, the Doctor is placed inside the Pandorica (although he was not in it originally).
  • It is rumoured that either the Timoreen, the Ha'rik, or the Skarkish will appear – primarily because these were all listed as "new aliens" to appear in Series 5 and have not appeared yet meaning one of them could be inside the Pandorica. This was proven false.
  • According to the Radio Times, the Vincent van Gogh painting will be in Churchill's war bunker.[source needed] This was proven true.
  • If the Doctor's "Friends who unite to send him a terrible warning" are some characters seen through the series then it's possible that they are the following:
  1. Amy Pond (Who will appear)
  2. Rory Williams (Has been seen in trailers and pictures wearing a Roman uniform).
  3. Jeff and Mrs. Angelo
  4. Liz 10 (Who will appear in part 1 or 2, according to an interview with Karen Gillan)
  5. Winston Churchill (Who will appear in part 1 or 2, according to an interview with Karen Gillan)
  6. River Song (Who will appear)
  7. Father Octavian and the Clerics (This was proved false.)
  1. Eldane (Since he knows that the Doctor has greater losses to come)
  2. Tony, Nasreen, Mo, Elliot and Ambrose
  3. Vincent van Gogh (Who will appear, according to an interview with Karen Gillan)
  4. Craig Owens and Sophie. (This has been proved false.)
  • It is believed that the enemies will form an alliance; this is supported by the screen-shots depicting many of the Doctor's enemies together but not fighting.

Filming locations

  • Stonehenge, England

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Production errors

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Continuity

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Home video releases

BBC Video - Doctor Who Series Five - Volume Four will feature The Lodger, The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang. It will be released on Monday 6th September 2010 (UK Only) on DVD and Blu-ray.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. DWM 421, Page 18

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