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| At the end of "]", Amy witnesses Rory become fatally wounded, taking a shot intended for the Doctor. The time energy from the crack envelopes Rory's body, causing him to be erased from existence altogether; because he is part of Amy's own timeline, she ceases to remember him.<ref>BBC Programme : Dr Who Confidential episode - What Goes on Tour ...</ref> In the episode "]", Rory, who remembers suddenly becoming a Roman soldier in ] A.D., is able to make Amy remember him. Just as she does, it is revealed he is an ]; Rory's consciousness tries to fight his programming, but the hand falls away, revealing a gun inside his robotic hand, and he shoots Amy. Meanwhile, the TARDIS explodes on their wedding date in the future, erasing the universe, with Earth the only remnant until the erasure takes complete effect. | At the end of "]", Amy witnesses Rory become fatally wounded, taking a shot intended for the Doctor. The time energy from the crack envelopes Rory's body, causing him to be erased from existence altogether; because he is part of Amy's own timeline, she ceases to remember him.<ref>BBC Programme : Dr Who Confidential episode - What Goes on Tour ...</ref> In the episode "]", Rory, who remembers suddenly becoming a Roman soldier in ] A.D., is able to make Amy remember him. Just as she does, it is revealed he is an ]; Rory's consciousness tries to fight his programming, but the hand falls away, revealing a gun inside his robotic hand, and he shoots Amy. Meanwhile, the TARDIS explodes on their wedding date in the future, erasing the universe, with Earth the only remnant until the erasure takes complete effect. | ||
| In the following episode, 'The Big Bang', the Doctor travels back in time from the future and with the help of Rory, releases himself from the Pandorica and places Amy's body in it instead. For about the next 2000 years Rory guards the box and Amy, and the Doctor leaves messages for Amelia to find the box at a museum exhibit in 1996. By touching it, she provides a DNA sample, thus reviving the adult version of herself. As the Doctor prepares to fly the Pandorica into the heart of the exploding TARDIS - the source of the temporal explosion - to "reboot" the vanished universe, he explains to Amy why he asked her to go with him, and reminds her of her house which is too big for her. Amy then realises that she has forgotten her family due to their erasure by the crack in her home and the Doctor encourages her to remember them, just like she did with Rory. The Doctor pilots the Pandorica into the TARDIS and in a rewind of his life tells Amelia, on the night she waited for him, the story about how he borrowed the TARDIS, and how it is old and new and very, very blue. The Doctor then steps through the crack, sealing himself off from reality. Amy awakes on her wedding day and is surprised to have her parents restored, with her adventures with the Doctor only stories in her mind. Despite this, she feels her memories are incomplete, although Rory does not experience this. At their reception, ], who gives Rory her diary, which is now blank as the Doctor never existed. With the help of the book, Amy remembers the Doctor and his story about the TARDIS being something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue, thus restoring the Doctor to the universe. |
In the following episode, 'The Big Bang', the Doctor travels back in time from the future and with the help of Rory, releases himself from the Pandorica and places Amy's body in it instead. For about the next 2000 years Rory guards the box and Amy, and the Doctor leaves messages for Amelia to find the box at a museum exhibit in 1996. By touching it, she provides a DNA sample, thus reviving the adult version of herself. As the Doctor prepares to fly the Pandorica into the heart of the exploding TARDIS - the source of the temporal explosion - to "reboot" the vanished universe, he explains to Amy why he asked her to go with him, and reminds her of her house which is too big for her. Amy then realises that she has forgotten her family due to their erasure by the crack in her home and the Doctor encourages her to remember them, just like she did with Rory. The Doctor pilots the Pandorica into the TARDIS and in a rewind of his life tells Amelia, on the night she waited for him, the story about how he borrowed the TARDIS, and how it is old and new and very, very blue. The Doctor then steps through the crack, sealing himself off from reality. Amy awakes on her wedding day and is surprised to have her parents restored, with her adventures with the Doctor only stories in her mind. Despite this, she feels her memories are incomplete, although Rory does not experience this. At their reception, ], who aided them during the two-parter, gives Rory her diary, which is now blank as the Doctor never existed. With the help of the book, Amy remembers the Doctor and his story about the TARDIS being something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue, thus restoring the Doctor to the universe. Afterwards, she and Rory resume their travels. | ||
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Template:Doctor Who character Amelia Jessica "Amy" Pond is a fictional character portrayed by Karen Gillan in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Amy is the current companion of series protagonist the Doctor, in his eleventh incarnation.
The executive producers of Doctor Who have confirmed that Gillan will remain as Amy for the next series, again with Matt Smith.
Biography
An orphan, Amy Pond meets The Doctor in the first episode of the 2010 series, "The Eleventh Hour". Fresh from his regeneration and having crashed the TARDIS into the Ponds' back garden, the Doctor is dressed in the torn and soiled remains of the Tenth Doctor's attire and spits out each of the many food items he requests from Amy. The Doctor promises to return in '5 minutes', but due to an erratic, malfunctioning TARDIS, does not reunite with her until 12 years later when she is 19. In the intervening time, she had been to four psychiatrists as a result of her insistence on the reality of the "raggedy Doctor" (and bit each of them). After their reunion, in which Amy helps the Doctor save the earth from the Atraxi, it is 2 years (for Amy, how long for the Doctor is not specified) before the Doctor returns for her, and invites her to travel with him—totaling 14 years total between their first meeting and her first trip in the TARDIS at age 21. The night she left with the Doctor was the night before her wedding. Amy made the Doctor promise to bring her back the next morning but she didn't tell him she was getting married.
Amy referred to herself as Amelia as a child, and grew up living with her aunt though often home alone. She was capable of cooking for herself at the age of seven. When met again at nineteen, she was working as a kissogram, considering the job 'a laugh'. She picked up other skills along the way, such as lockpicking. During the episode "Victory of the Daleks" the Doctor refers to the events of "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End" when talking to Amy about the Daleks and is concerned when Amy does not remember these events. In "Flesh and Stone", she reveals to the Doctor her upcoming wedding and attempts to seduce him, which he turns down. It is also revealed that the cracks in the universe may revolve around her and that the cracks are originating from a temporal explosion that takes place on 26 June 2010, the date of Amy's wedding to Rory Williams.
At the end of "Cold Blood", Amy witnesses Rory become fatally wounded, taking a shot intended for the Doctor. The time energy from the crack envelopes Rory's body, causing him to be erased from existence altogether; because he is part of Amy's own timeline, she ceases to remember him. In the episode "The Pandorica Opens", Rory, who remembers suddenly becoming a Roman soldier in 102 A.D., is able to make Amy remember him. Just as she does, it is revealed he is an Auton; Rory's consciousness tries to fight his programming, but the hand falls away, revealing a gun inside his robotic hand, and he shoots Amy. Meanwhile, the TARDIS explodes on their wedding date in the future, erasing the universe, with Earth the only remnant until the erasure takes complete effect.
In the following episode, 'The Big Bang', the Doctor travels back in time from the future and with the help of Rory, releases himself from the Pandorica and places Amy's body in it instead. For about the next 2000 years Rory guards the box and Amy, and the Doctor leaves messages for Amelia to find the box at a museum exhibit in 1996. By touching it, she provides a DNA sample, thus reviving the adult version of herself. As the Doctor prepares to fly the Pandorica into the heart of the exploding TARDIS - the source of the temporal explosion - to "reboot" the vanished universe, he explains to Amy why he asked her to go with him, and reminds her of her house which is too big for her. Amy then realises that she has forgotten her family due to their erasure by the crack in her home and the Doctor encourages her to remember them, just like she did with Rory. The Doctor pilots the Pandorica into the TARDIS and in a rewind of his life tells Amelia, on the night she waited for him, the story about how he borrowed the TARDIS, and how it is old and new and very, very blue. The Doctor then steps through the crack, sealing himself off from reality. Amy awakes on her wedding day and is surprised to have her parents restored, with her adventures with the Doctor only stories in her mind. Despite this, she feels her memories are incomplete, although Rory does not experience this. At their reception, River Song, who aided them during the two-parter, gives Rory her diary, which is now blank as the Doctor never existed. With the help of the book, Amy remembers the Doctor and his story about the TARDIS being something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue, thus restoring the Doctor to the universe. Afterwards, she and Rory resume their travels.
Character creation
Doctor Who executive producer and head writer Steven Moffat came up with the name for the character. In an interview with Kat Angus of Dose magazine, Doctor Who writer Russell T. Davies commented on the character, "So when the new series starts next year with the new Doctor, you don’t just get Matt Smith coming on, you also get Karen Gillan as his new companion. I think Amy Pond will be hugely welcomed, because ... I think he does need someone. A lot of these stories prove that. There’s been a huge, empty space on the TARDIS for a long time now and I think her arrival will be every bit as big as Matt’s. It’s really exciting, and everything I’ve heard about Karen is that she’s brilliant. It’s one of our plans that I’m most pleased with, actually. We’ve held off on companions for a long time, so you’ll get rewarded with a great, big, strong character in Amy Pond, when she arrives. I think that plan’s been good." Gillan revealed in an interview with the Radio Times that she is to play Amy Pond with her natural Scottish accent, though she auditioned for the part in both her natural accent and with an English one. Gillan has commented that she feels using her Scottish accent better fits the character.
Casting and initial filming
Gillan, like three of her predecessors in the role of the Doctor's companion (Cribbins, Tate, and Agyeman), had already appeared on Doctor Who in a smaller role. Karen portrayed a soothsayer in the episode "The Fires of Pompeii", which aired in 2008. As of 8 May 2010, no suggestion has been made on-screen of a familial relationship between the two characters, unlike Agyeman's characters having been identified as cousins in "Smith and Jones" and the unspecified relationship between Eve Myles' characters implied in "Journey's End".
Steven Moffat said of the casting for the character, "We saw some amazing actresses for this part. But when Karen came through the door, the game was up - she was funny, clever, gorgeous and sexy. Or Scottish, which is the quick way of saying it. A generation of little girls will want to be her. And a generation of little boys will want them to be her too." Doctor Who executive producer and drama chief at BBC Wales Piers Wenger concurred, "We knew Karen was perfect for the role the moment we saw her. She brought an energy and excitement to the part that was just fantastic."
Gillan commented she was happy to have been cast in the role, and stated, "I am absolutely over the moon at being chosen to play the Doctor's new companion. The show is such a massive phenomenon that I can't quite believe I am going to be a part of it. Matt Smith is an incredible actor and it is going to be so much fun to act alongside him – I just can't wait to get started." A young Amelia was played by Gillan's real-life relative, 10-year-old Caitlin Blackwood. The actresses met for the first time on the set of the show after Gillan urged producers to let her cousin play the part, though Blackwood still had to undergo auditions.
In October 2009, scenes with the character were shot in Cardiff alongside the Eleventh Doctor; with the character portrayed in a police costume. These were the first scenes shot including the character. In early December 2009, scenes were filmed including the character, with shooting taking place on location in Croatia. The actors were dressed in period costume from a few centuries ago. "The scripts are brilliant and working alongside Karen and the rest of the crew is an inspiration because their work ethic and passion for the show is so admirable," said the actor for the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, on working on the new series. It has been confirmed that an action figure of Amy will be released, Karen Gillan noting "They have been very generous. I love it."
Reception
With the premiere of "The Eleventh Hour", two viewers anonymously quoted in the Telegraph complained that Amy's character was too "sexy" for a family program like Doctor Who. Executive producer Piers Wenger stated that Amy was intended to be "feisty and outspoken and a bit of a number. Amy is probably the wildest companion that the Doctor has travelled with, but she isn’t promiscuous."
See also
- Companion (Doctor Who)
- List of Doctor Who supporting characters
- List of companions in Doctor Who spin-offs
References
- ^ "The Beast Below". Doctor Who. 10 April 2010. BBC. BBC One.
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- ^ Holmwood, Leigh (29 May 2009). "Doctor Who's new companion unveiled as 21-year-old Karen Gillan". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- Parker, Robin (19 March 2010). "Matt Smith confirmed for more Doctor Who". Broadcast. EMAP. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- DWM#420
- "Doctor Who star Matt Smith on sonic screwdrivers, Steven Moffat and following David Tennant". The Telegraph. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 2010.
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- "Northampton's Dr Who enjoying 'excellent adventure'". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. Johnston Press. 20 July 2009.
- ^ "The Eleventh Hour". Doctor Who. 3 April 2010. BBC. BBC One.
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- "The Name's Pond. Amy Pond - Details emerge about new companion!". BBC News. BBC. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- Angus, Kat (15 December 2009). "More with Doctor Who's Russell T. Davies". TV Casualty. Dose magazine. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ EJD (2010), The New Companion (3–9 April 2010 ed.), Radio Times, p. 20
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - "Doctor Who assistant is unveiled". BBC News Online. news.bbc.co.uk. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- Young, Fiona (6 December 2009). "Drama coach on how Doctor Who's Karen Gillan went from teacher to the Tardis". Scottish Daily Record. www.dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- English, Paul (21 March 2010). "New Doctor Who star Karen Gillan meets cousin for the first time.. on set of the show". Daily Record. Glasgow, Scotland: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- BBC Programme : Dr Who Confidential episode - Call Me the Doctor
- Lewis, Tim (6 October 2009). "Doctor Who new girl is spotted on the beat". Western Mail. Cardiff, Wales: Western Mail & Echo Ltd.
- "She fits the bill: Dr Who's new assistant makes an impression in police uniform". Hello magazine. www.hellomagazine.com. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- Roche, Elisa (6 October 2009). "Who's the pretty new assistant, Doctor?". The Express. Express Newspapers.
- ^ "Dr Who and his glam assistant battle evil forces in the Balkans". Hello magazine. www.hellomagazine.com. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- Doctor Who Action Figures - Amy Pond
- Viewers think new Doctor Who is 'too sexy' - Telegraph
External links
- Amy Pond on the BBC's Doctor Who Series 5 website
- Amy Pond on Tardis Wiki, the Doctor Who Wiki
- The Name's Pond. Amy Pond, BBC
- Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, BBC America
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