The Pandorica Opens is almost the inverse of the previous season finale, Journey's End. The latter story featured several old companions teaming up to save the universe from the Daleks. This time around, it is the old monsters who have teamed up to face a single Doctor/Companion team. The Pandorica of the title serves as a trap, an ultimate prison for the Doctor. 'The Pandorica Opens' did not refer to something getting out but the Doctor getting locked in. It was a nice bit of wordplay from Moffat.
Matt's Doctor is brilliant. This episode afforded him some great loud moments and also some great quiet moments. The loud moment highlight was his speech to the monsters from Stonehenge like a rockstar. I can imagine fans quoting that one for years. The quieter moment was when he contemplated the idea of miracles in the universe.
Amy Pond is a bit more likeable now that she has been reunited with Rory. She gets a good encounter with the husk of a Cyberman. It is good that her memory has come back. Her death was more funny than sad though.
River Song is back again and she had a cool introduction, pretending to be Cleopatra and manipulating a group of Romans into doing her bidding. She ends the episode trapped on an exploding Tardis but there is no doubt it is not the end. Could her final line 'I'm Sorry my love' mean that she is sorry she couldn't escape or was she sorry because she set off the explosion herself?
Another character return was Rory who is great as ever as the defender of Amy. He also has great chemistry with Matt's Doctor. He is revealed to be an Auton but I really hope that nex episode is not the end for the character.
The Pandorica Opens also boasted good set design. The underhenge was a good design. Overall Toby Haynes did a good job directing this episode.
Things certainly ended in a bad way for our heroes. With Amy dead, the Tardis exploding and the universe destroyed. Is there any hope? I will certainly be watching to find out.
7/10
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