The Pandorica Opens is the twelfth episode of the fifth series of
British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, first
broadcast on 19 June 2010 on BBC One. It is the first in a two-part
finale; the second part, "The Big Bang", aired on 26 June. The episode
was written by head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat and
directed by Toby Haynes.In the episode, the time-travelling
archaeologist River Song (Alex Kingston) summons alien time traveller
the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companion Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) to
Roman Britain in 102 AD, where underneath Stonehenge lies a fabled
prison called the Pandorica that legend tells holds the most fearsome
being in the whole universe. However, it is discovered that the Doctor
has been put in a trap by an alliance of his greatest enemies to save
the universe from cracks in time that were caused by the Doctor's
space-time vessel the TARDIS. Amy's fiancé, Rory (Arthur Darvill),
who had previously been erased from existence from one of the cracks
in the universe, makes a return, though he is revealed to be an Auton
duplicate outfitted with his consciousness.Moffat wanted the episode
to be "big" and "mad". Filming was done at the real Stonehenge and at
a replica in early February 2010. The "Underhenge" set was the largest
built on Upper Boat Studios and Haynes helped get the actors into the
mood by playing music from the Indiana Jones franchise. The alliance
of enemies was the first time such an assembly had been seen in the
show, and the production team made sure they used the most iconic
monsters that they had in good condition. "The Pandorica Opens" was
seen by 7.57 million viewers in the UK and received an Appreciation
Index of 88. The episode was well-received by critics and the two-part
story won the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short
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