NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 200: "The Pandorica Opens" Is Up!

 

"Hello, Stonehenge!  Who takes the Pandorica, takes the universe!  But bad news, everyone, 'cause guess who!  Ha!  Listen, you lot! You're all whizzing about, it's really very distracting. Could you all just stay still a minute, because I! AM! TALKING!  Now, the question of the hour is, who's got the Pandorica?  Answer: I do.  Next question: Who's coming to take it from me?  Come on!  Look at me!  No plan, no back-up, no weapons worth a damn!  Oh, and something else, I don't have anything to lose!  So, if you're sitting up there in your silly little spaceship with all your silly little guns, and you've got 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, and then, do the smart thing: Let somebody else try first."
-- The Eleventh Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Pandorica Opens"

Hello again, everyone!  My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast!  This time, we're celebrating our 200th episode as special guest companions Xan Sprouse, DJ Nik, John Takacs, and Christine Peruski help us discuss "The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang", the 12th & 13th episodes from Doctor Who Series Five in 2010, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and Alex Kingston as River Song!

In this episode, Jesse, Xan, Nik, John, Christine and I discuss things like bringing the band back together, This Is Spinal Tap, John hitting on Sophie Aldred back in the day, Sophie Okenedo as Alison Cheney in Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka, director Toby Haynes playing Raiders of the Lost Ark during the filming of the Pandorica scenes, the perfect amount of nostalgia, cameos from various Series Five characters, the language River Song wrote her message for the Doctor on the cliffs, Xan's love of the Autons, Rory having the most narrative arc in Series Five, Amy disrespecting Rory while constantly hitting on the Doctor, the alliance of Doctor Who alien villains, wondering why the alliance needed so many races to build the Pandorica trap for the Doctor, modern Whovians latching onto the Eleventh Doctor's fez like classic fans latching onto Tom Baker's long scarf, wondering why no one noticed Amelia Pond hiding out in the National Museum until after closing, Steven Moffat embracing the brain-melting aspect of time travel and swiping from Bill and Ted, Amy finally getting a mom and dad, the modern era trope of having the companions fall in love with the Doctor, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Paul from Australia, Holly Mac and Hannah Skorapa, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week, as Jesse and I discuss "The Space Museum", the seventh serial from Doctor Who Season Two in 1965, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, William Russell as Ian Chesteron, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, and Maureen O'Brien as Vicki!