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'''''The Pandorica Opens''''' was the twelfth and penultimate episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | '''''The Pandorica Opens''''' was the twelfth and penultimate episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
It was the first of a two-part series finale. Its narrative concluded in [[The Big Bang (TV story)|the following episode]]. [[River Song]], [[Winston Churchill]], [[Vincent van Gogh]], [[Edwin Bracewell]] and [[Elizabeth X|Liz 10]] all made a reappearance in this episode, as did the [[Auton]]s, along with the stunning return of [[Rory Williams]], after losing his life and every trace of his existence, save one link that provided the means for his resurrection. [[Dorium Maldovar]] makes his first appearance in this episode. | It was the first of a two-part series finale. Its narrative concluded in [[The Big Bang (TV story)|the following episode]]. [[River Song]], [[Winston Churchill]], [[Vincent van Gogh]], [[Edwin Bracewell]] and [[Elizabeth X|Liz 10]] all made a reappearance in this episode, as did the [[Auton]]s, along with the stunning return of [[Rory Williams]], after losing his life and every trace of his existence, save one link that provided the means for his resurrection. [[Dorium Maldovar]] makes his first appearance in this episode. | ||
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* People who should have been credited are: [[William Emms]] for the Drahvins, [[Robert Holmes]] for the Autons, the Nestenes and the Sontarans, [[Malcolm Hulke]] for the Silurians and Draconians, [[Robert Banks Stewart]] for the Zygons[[Eric Saward|, Eric Saward]] for the Terileptils, [[Gareth Roberts]] for the Chelonians, [[Phil Gladwin]] for the Uvodni, [[Brian Minchin]] for the Haemogoths and [[Russell T Davies]] for the Slitheen, Roboforms, Sycorax, Hoix, Weeveils and the Judoon. | * People who should have been credited are: [[William Emms]] for the Drahvins, [[Robert Holmes]] for the Autons, the Nestenes and the Sontarans, [[Malcolm Hulke]] for the Silurians and Draconians, [[Robert Banks Stewart]] for the Zygons[[Eric Saward|, Eric Saward]] for the Terileptils, [[Gareth Roberts]] for the Chelonians, [[Phil Gladwin]] for the Uvodni, [[Brian Minchin]] for the Haemogoths and [[Russell T Davies]] for the Slitheen, Roboforms, Sycorax, Hoix, Weeveils and the Judoon. | ||
* In the fairy tale of the Pandorica, the Doctor is not the good wizard. Rather he is a "nameless, terrible thing soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos...[who would] just drop out of the sky and tear down your world". While the Doctor considers himself non-violent, his [[Aliases of the Doctor|name]] means "warrior" in the native tongue of the [[Gamma Forests]], and he is specifically referred to as such in the story of the Pandorica. "There was a goblin or a trickster. Or a warrior." ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | * In the fairy tale of the Pandorica, the Doctor is not the good wizard. Rather he is a "nameless, terrible thing soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos...[who would] just drop out of the sky and tear down your world". While the Doctor considers himself non-violent, his [[Aliases of the Doctor|name]] means "warrior" in the native tongue of the [[Gamma Forests]], and he is specifically referred to as such in the story of the Pandorica. "There was a goblin or a trickster. Or a warrior." ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | ||
* This is the first episode to feature an in-narrative use of the [[time vortex]] seen in the [[series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] title sequence. | * This is the first episode to feature an in-narrative use of the [[time vortex]] seen in the [[series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] title sequence. | ||
* The Weevils, Blowfish, and Uvodni are the first aliens originally from a spin-off series to appear in the main show. | * The Weevils, Blowfish, and Uvodni are the first aliens originally from a spin-off series to appear in the main show. | ||
* The Chelonians from the novels get their first mention in a TV episode. | * The Chelonians from the novels get their first mention in a TV episode. | ||
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* This episode marks the last appearance of the [[Eternal Dalek]] to date. | * This episode marks the last appearance of the [[Eternal Dalek]] to date. | ||
* The episode displayed that if someone is erased by a crack, at least some material proof of their existence still remains. For instance, a picture of Rory in Amy's book, ten years in the past from when he was taken by the cracks, still exists, as well as the ring he bought for Amy. | * The episode displayed that if someone is erased by a crack, at least some material proof of their existence still remains. For instance, a picture of Rory in Amy's book, ten years in the past from when he was taken by the cracks, still exists, as well as the ring he bought for Amy. | ||
* [[Russell T Davies]] had the [[Ninth Doctor]] use the phrase "I am talking!" when addressing an enemy in the [[Rose (TV story)|first story]] of his [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|first series]] as showrunner. Here, incoming showrunner [[Steven Moffat]] has the [[Eleventh Doctor]] use the same phrase when addressing enemies in the finale of his [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|first series]] (albeit in the first part of a two-part finale). | * [[Russell T Davies]] had the [[Ninth Doctor]] use the phrase "I am talking!" when addressing an enemy in the [[Rose (TV story)|first story]] of his [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|first series]] as showrunner. Here, incoming showrunner [[Steven Moffat]] has the [[Eleventh Doctor]] use the same phrase when addressing enemies in the finale of his [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|first series]] (albeit in the first part of a two-part finale). | ||
* Half of the scene with Liz 10 was filmed in advance on 22 October 2009 along with scenes of ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'' at an orangery at Margam Country Park, Port Talbot. | * Half of the scene with Liz 10 was filmed in advance on 22 October 2009 along with scenes of ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'' at an orangery at Margam Country Park, Port Talbot. | ||
* The story is set at Stonehenge and the episode broadcast just a few days before the real Summer Solstice. | * The story is set at Stonehenge and the episode broadcast just a few days before the real Summer Solstice. | ||
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* The Doctor himself is inside the Pandorica. ''At the climax of the episode, the Doctor is placed inside the Pandorica''. | * The Doctor himself is inside the Pandorica. ''At the climax of the episode, the Doctor is placed inside the Pandorica''. | ||
* The Slitheen would be among the villains mentioned by River approaching the Doctor. ''This was proven true; River says Slitheen whilst reading out the list''. | * The Slitheen would be among the villains mentioned by River approaching the Doctor. ''This was proven true; River says Slitheen whilst reading out the list''. | ||
* It was rumoured that either the Timoreen, the Ha'rik, or the Skarkish would appear – primarily because these were all listed as "new aliens" to appear in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] which had not already appeared. ''This was proven false''. | * It was rumoured that either the Timoreen, the Ha'rik, or the Skarkish would appear – primarily because these were all listed as "new aliens" to appear in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 5]] which had not already appeared. ''This was proven false''. | ||
* According to the ''Radio Times'', the Vincent van Gogh painting would be in Churchill's war bunker. ''This was proven true''. | * According to the ''Radio Times'', the Vincent van Gogh painting would be in Churchill's war bunker. ''This was proven true''. | ||
* It was believed that the enemies would form an alliance; this was supported by the screen-shots depicting many of the Doctor's enemies together but not fighting. ''This was proven true''. | * It was believed that the enemies would form an alliance; this was supported by the screen-shots depicting many of the Doctor's enemies together but not fighting. ''This was proven true''. | ||
