It has been five years since Amy Pond
last travelled with the Doctor, and when he lands in her garden again, on the
eve of the birth of her first child, she finds herself facing a
heartbreaking choice – one that will change her life forever. They will
have to choose which is the dream world and which is reality.
Plot
Leadworth, 2015. Amy Pond is stirring some custard in a bowl but
starts to feel pain in her pregnant body. Rory immediately arrives on
his bike (with a pony tail on his head) and Amy screams Rory's name so
he can get inside thinking the baby is coming. Amy's pain then subsides
and both of them are about to resume their daily lives, when the TARDIS
materializes outside their kitchen window. The Doctor exits the TARDIS
whilst Rory and Amy hurry to him and the TARDIS before hugs are
exchanged and the Doctor stating how happy they look five years after
they last travelled with him.
Cast
Production crew
to be added
References
Story notes
- The enemies the old folks play are a race known as the Eknodine.
- The Dream Lord traps the Doctor, Rory and Amy in an alternative
world and Amy has to decide what is the real world.
- Technically, the entire episode took place in the TARDIS.
- The box under the TARDIS console the Doctor opens has the
words: "TARDIS. Time And Relative Dimension In Space. Build Site:
Gallifrey Blackhole Shipyard. Type 40. Build date: 1963. Authorised for
use by qualified Time Lords only by the Shadow Proclamation. Misuse or
theft of any TARDIS will result in extreme penalties and permanent
exile." written on it.
- There is no indication of how much time has passed since DW: The Vampires of Venice.
- The sign outside the old peoples' home reads "SARN Residential
Care Home". Sarn
was the setting for DW: Planet of Fire.
- This is only the second episode of the series (after Time of
the Angels) not to feature a Crack in time but is the first non 2 part
story to not feature a crack.
Ratings
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Rumours
- The 'Dream Lord' was rumoured to pretend to be the Doctor
because of a shot of him inside the TARDIS wearing the Eleventh Doctor's
costume in the trailer. He was, in fact, the Doctor himself - at
least, his dark side.
- Aunt Sharon will appear. This was false
Filming locations
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Production errors
- When Rory and Amy are running from the Eknodine you can clearly
see no mud on his back, but he was thrown on his back, into mud, a
minute before.
It concerns a dream, that puts things in
perspective.
DVD and
Blu-ray release
BBC Video - Doctor Who Series Five - Volume
Three will feature Amy's Choice, The Hungry Earth, Cold
Blood and Vincent and the Doctor. It will be
released on Monday 2nd August 2010 (UK Only) on DVD and Blu-ray.[1]
External links
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Footnotes