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There's commotion above them before the Doctor can answer, and the sky above Stonehenge is filled with all kinds of alien spaceships. They're surrounded. The Doctor tells River to get the TARDIS to him, while he grabs the scanner and shouts into it. He addresses each and every single one of the starships: could they all stop whizzing about please, because "'''[[Large Ham|I!]] [[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S2 E7 The Idiots Lantern|AM!]] [[This Is Sparta|TALKING!]]'''". Who's got the Pandorica? He does, next question. Who's coming to take it? Look at him:
There's commotion above them before the Doctor can answer, and the sky above Stonehenge is filled with all kinds of alien spaceships. They're surrounded. The Doctor tells River to get the TARDIS to him, while he grabs the scanner and shouts into it. He addresses each and every single one of the starships: could they all stop whizzing about please, because "'''[[Large Ham|I!]] [[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S2 E7 The Idiots Lantern|AM!]] [[This Is Sparta|TALKING!]]'''". Who's got the Pandorica? He does, next question. Who's coming to take it? Look at him:


{{quote| "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S1 E13 The Parting of the Ways|No plans, 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 with your silly little spaceships and your silly little guns and you've 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, [[Chewing the Scenery|AND THEN]], do the smart thing. [[[Beat]]] Let somebody else try first."}}
{{quote|"[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S1 E13 The Parting of the Ways|No plans, 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 with your silly little spaceships and your silly little guns and you've 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, [[Chewing the Scenery|AND THEN]], do the smart thing. [[[Beat]]] Let somebody else try first."}}


And the aliens must have dropped the [[Villain Ball]], because [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|they all get the hell out.]] Well, for half an hour, anyway. To decide who gets to take the first shot.
And the aliens must have dropped the [[Villain Ball]], because [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|they all get the hell out.]] Well, for half an hour, anyway. To decide who gets to take the first shot.
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* [[Landmarking the Hidden Base]]: Stonehenge
* [[Landmarking the Hidden Base]]: Stonehenge
* [[Large Ham]]: The Doctor's [[Badass Boast]] speech. And it is ''awesome''.
* [[Large Ham]]: The Doctor's [[Badass Boast]] speech. And it is ''awesome''.
{{quote| '''The Doctor:''' Could you lot just stay still for a minute cause [[This Is Sparta|IIIII! AAAAAAAMM! TAAALKIIIIING!]]}}
{{quote|'''The Doctor:''' Could you lot just stay still for a minute cause [[This Is Sparta|IIIII! AAAAAAAMM! TAAALKIIIIING!]]}}
* [[Legion of Doom]]: The Daleks, Cybermen, the Sontarans, the Judoon, the Hoix, [[Torchwood|the Weevils and the Blowfish]], [[The Sarah Jane Adventures|the Uvodni]], the Sycorax, the Silurians, the Autons and Nestenes, the Atraxi, the Terileptils, the Draconians, the Roboform, Slitheen, the [[Doctor Who/Recap/S3 E1 Galaxy 4|Drahvins]] and the Chelonians (from the [[Doctor Who Expanded Universe]]) have all joined forces to attempt to prevent the explosion of the TARDIS and thus [[The End of the World as We Know It]] by imprisoning the Doctor in the Pandorica. "Attempt" being the keyword here. Also counts as an [[Enemy Mine]] for the Daleks and Cybermen in regards to "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S2 E13 Doomsday|Doomsday]]".
* [[Legion of Doom]]: The Daleks, Cybermen, the Sontarans, the Judoon, the Hoix, [[Torchwood|the Weevils and the Blowfish]], [[The Sarah Jane Adventures|the Uvodni]], the Sycorax, the Silurians, the Autons and Nestenes, the Atraxi, the Terileptils, the Draconians, the Roboform, Slitheen, the [[Doctor Who/Recap/S3 E1 Galaxy 4|Drahvins]] and the Chelonians (from the [[Doctor Who Expanded Universe]]) have all joined forces to attempt to prevent the explosion of the TARDIS and thus [[The End of the World as We Know It]] by imprisoning the Doctor in the Pandorica. "Attempt" being the keyword here. Also counts as an [[Enemy Mine]] for the Daleks and Cybermen in regards to "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S2 E13 Doomsday|Doomsday]]".
** Of note is that the Atraxi, Weevils, Uvodni and the Blowfish are merely easily-missed extras in crowd shots whereas the Terileptil, Draconians, Drahvins, Chelonians and Slitheen only "appear" as name-checks by River.
** Of note is that the Atraxi, Weevils, Uvodni and the Blowfish are merely easily-missed extras in crowd shots whereas the Terileptil, Draconians, Drahvins, Chelonians and Slitheen only "appear" as name-checks by River.
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* [[Tears of Joy]]: Amy, once Rory names himself to her. And she has no idea why.
* [[Tears of Joy]]: Amy, once Rory names himself to her. And she has no idea why.
* [[This Is My Boomstick]]: River awes the Romans this way.
* [[This Is My Boomstick]]: River awes the Romans this way.
{{quote| '''River:''' When you fight Barbarians, what must they think of you?<br />
{{quote|'''River:''' When you fight Barbarians, what must they think of you?
'''Roman Commander:''' Riddles now?<br />
'''Roman Commander:''' Riddles now?
'''River:''' Where do they think you come from?<br />
'''River:''' Where do they think you come from?
'''Roman Commander:''' (draws sword) A place more deadly and more powerful and more impatient than their tiny minds can imagine.<br />
'''Roman Commander:''' (draws sword) A place more deadly and more powerful and more impatient than their tiny minds can imagine.
'''River:''' (pulls out a blaster and disintegrates a table) [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Where do I come from?]] }}
'''River:''' (pulls out a blaster and disintegrates a table) [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Where do I come from?]] }}
* [[Time Travel Tense Trouble]]:
* [[Time Travel Tense Trouble]]:
{{quote| '''Amy:''' Okay, this Pandorica thing. Last time we saw you, you warned us about it, after we climbed out of the ''Byzantium''.<br />
{{quote|'''Amy:''' Okay, this Pandorica thing. Last time we saw you, you warned us about it, after we climbed out of the ''Byzantium''.
'''River:''' Spoilers!<br />
'''River:''' Spoilers!
'''Amy:''' No, but you told the Doctor you'd see him again when the Pandorica opens.<br />
'''Amy:''' No, but you told the Doctor you'd see him again when the Pandorica opens.
'''River:''' Maybe I did. But I haven't yet. But I will have. }}
'''River:''' Maybe I did. But I haven't yet. But I will have. }}
* [[Title Drop]]: ''The Pandorica Opens'' is the title of Vincent's painting.
* [[Title Drop]]: ''The Pandorica Opens'' is the title of Vincent's painting.
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* [[Iron Woobie]]: Poor, sword-wielding, Roman Rory.
* [[Iron Woobie]]: Poor, sword-wielding, Roman Rory.
* [[Preemptive Declaration]]:
* [[Preemptive Declaration]]:
{{quote| '''Salesman:''' What kind of microexplosives?<br />
{{quote|'''Salesman:''' What kind of microexplosives?
'''River:''' The kind I just put in your wine. }}
'''River:''' The kind I just put in your wine. }}
* [[You Will Be Assimilated]]: A Cyberman head to Amy, word-for-word.
* [[You Will Be Assimilated]]: A Cyberman head to Amy, word-for-word.
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