The Pandorica Opens
- Episode aired Jul 17, 2010
- TV-PG
- 49m
River Song returns to deliver The Doctor a serious warning from his allies: the mythical Pandorica, said to contain the most feared creature in the entire Universe, is opening.River Song returns to deliver The Doctor a serious warning from his allies: the mythical Pandorica, said to contain the most feared creature in the entire Universe, is opening.River Song returns to deliver The Doctor a serious warning from his allies: the mythical Pandorica, said to contain the most feared creature in the entire Universe, is opening.
- Dorium
- (as Simon Fisher Becker)
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Did you know
- TriviaRiver's main costume in this story was deliberately designed to evoke both Princess Leia and Han Solo from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), so that she looked like, according to Toby Haynes, a "female Han Solo".
- GoofsWhen River is reading out the names of the ships surrounding the Earth, she says Slitheen. While the Slitheen are not a race but a family, River is not listing races but known antagonists of the Doctor, and the Slitheen do fall into that category.
- Quotes
The Doctor: [transmitting to the alien fleet at and using Stonehenge with the local effect as though through a loud speaker] Sorry, sorry, dropped it. Hello, Stonehenge! Who takes the Pandorica takes the Universe! But, bad news everyone, 'cause guess who! Ha! Except, you lot, you're all whizzing about, it's really very distracting. Could you all just stay still a minute because
[shouts louder]
The Doctor: *I* *am* *talking*!
[all ships stop]
The Doctor: Now, the question for the hour is, "Who's got the Pandorica?" Answer: I do. Next question: "Who's coming to take it from me?"
[the Doctor gestures widely to all of the ships]
The Doctor: Come on, look at me! No plan, no backup, no weapons worth a damn, oh, and something else I don't have: anything to lose! So, if you're sitting up there in your silly little space ships with all your silly little guns, and you've got any plans on taking the Pandorica tonight, just remember who's standing in your way! Remember every black day I ever stopped you, and then, *and then*, do the smart thing!
[pause]
The Doctor: [with normal tone but still amplified] Let somebody else try first.
[all ships flee]
Rory Williams: [impressed] Phew!
The Doctor: [tosses communicator to Rory] That'll keep 'em squabbling for half an hour.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (2013)
- SoundtracksDoctor Who Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales
First test for Steven Moffat, it's all about the finale, they had so far been a little hit and miss, The Stolen Earth was rather fantastic, The Master story a little off.
So many little elements are brought together, there is so much going on at the same time. Alien invasion pending, Romans, Pandora's box, Amy's ring, disembodied Cyberman, Amy's empty rooms.
We had been spoiled in previous finales with huge effects, but as I mentioned in my review for Vincent and the Doctor I've never needed to be overwhelmed with effects and stars, sometimes it's all about the story. I actually love the Pandorica opens, it just works, there is mystery, suspense, fear, tension and lots of surprises. The cliffhanger is totally amazing. The alliances at the end were a little dubious.
So many mentions of the show's mythology, talk of daleks, cybermen, sontarans, nestenes, attraxi, drahvin, zygons, slitheen, sycorax had me thinking we were in for something enormous!! It felt like they were building up for a huge finale.
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Sep 1, 2015
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- Runtime49 minutes
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- 16:9 HD