Dr Who - The Pandorica Opens

Now that was an intriguing one. Various things come to mind:

Rory was a far more convincing Auton than Mickey was, maybe the technology has improved. Still a shock that love couldn't win him over, maybe Dr Who is growing up and realising that love cannot conquer all. Although as Rory shoots Amy and Amy is in the next series I assume a way will be found...

Always nice to see Dr Who giving a nod to other SciFi. The Maldovarium bar scene was Star Wars light, the Chalmun's Cantina hinted at through a beaded curtain. Also the words cut into the cliff at the beginning of time was a little Hitch-hikers Guide to the Universe.

Having wondered who's in the Pandorica and hoping it was another Doctor, it finally struck me about 30 seconds before it struck the Doctor that it was to be a prison for him, sqwee... Wasn't convinced by the alliance of the enemies though, can't really see Daleks and Cybermen allying for any reason.

So an episode ending with Amy shot by an Auton from about six inches away, RiverSong in an exploding Tardis behind a wall of stone and the Doctor being locked away by his worst enemies into an unopenable box; hmmm looks tricky!


So what's the way out? Obviously Amy is the answer; although she was the trap set for the Doctor, I feel she may also be the key to his escape. Rory and RiverSong seem likely to survive; Rory for sure, he cannot die twice in a few weeks and I fear Professor RiverSong will be around to annoy us for quite a while yet.