# Doctor Who Series Five: UK pace thread \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 3, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851 "2010-04-03T21:23:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 47
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/921 "2010-07-01T12:46:57Z")
> [@Galwegian](#): > > 1. **Why did Amy have no prior knowledge of the Daleks**? > > Every other gap in her memory can be explained the time crack swallowing up the ducks, or her parents, or whatever, but it’s like the Dalek invasion just never happened. > > Did we ever find out if the whole Earth had forgotten about the Daleks or just Amy, or for that matter just the village? And for that matter, did she, or anyone else, remember about Sontarans, Cybermen, Titanics over Buckingham Palace and all the rest? Damn, that was going to be MY clever observation. We know that Amy doesn’t remember the Daleks (and maybe other stuff), but since he hasn’t ASKED anyone else, for all we know all of Earth has forgotten the Daleks (at least). -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/922 "2010-07-01T12:55:59Z")
> [@Galwegian](#): > > Did we ever find out if the whole Earth had forgotten about the Daleks or just Amy, or for that matter just the village? And for that matter, did she, or anyone else, remember about Sontarans, Cybermen, Titanics over Buckingham Palace and all the rest? And a giant Cyberking stomping on 19th-century London, to boot. I’m guessing it’s the whole world. > [@](#): > > 1. Who are the silence? It’s the ducks! Eeeeeevil ducks! ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/923 "2010-07-01T12:57:04Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > …oh what a beautiful wedding! Have you seen the photos? > > [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/episodes/b00sxfc7/galleries/wedding](http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/episodes/b00sxfc7/galleries/wedding) And people said they didn’t understand why I find Rory attractive! …I’ll be in my bunk. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/924 "2010-07-01T13:31:45Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > It’s the ducks! Eeeeeevil ducks! …and whose quack doesn’t echo? That’s right, a DUCK’s! They ARE the silence! -Joe ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/925 "2010-07-01T13:48:11Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > That’s the real-world explanation, but there’s no reason for the silence to care about the BBC’s broadcast schedule. Besides, at about the 52-minute mark the Doctor says: “Something drew the Tardis **to this particular date** and blew it up. Why? **And why now**?” If the Doctor considers it an unresolved issue worthy of further investigation, I’m going to have to agree! The date isn’t just Amy’s wedding. It’s the date that the Doctor was/will be drawn from nothingness by memory, too. That’s fairly significant. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/926 "2010-07-01T13:51:56Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > The date isn’t just Amy’s wedding. It’s the date that the Doctor was/will be drawn from nothingness by memory, too. That’s fairly significant. And I imagine that The Doctor would work that out, seeing as he’d just experienced it. But, again, that’d already been resolved. It was over an done with. No reason for him to wonder about it. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/927 "2010-07-01T17:15:36Z")
> [@Electric\_Warrior](#): > > And people said they didn’t understand why I find Rory attractive! > …I’ll be in my bunk. Nobody doesn’t understand why I find Amy attractive. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/928 "2010-07-01T20:01:55Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > Nobody doesn’t understand why I find Amy attractive. Funny. My wife and I were talking about this last night, and I mentioned that she was attractive. Her response: “Really, I don’t see it.” …huh? Okay, lady. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/929 "2010-07-01T20:33:44Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > . . . It’s the ducks! Eeeeeevil ducks! [Evil.](http://www.poolandspa.com/catalog/images/acc-10676.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/930 "2010-07-01T20:40:12Z")
> [@bonzer](#): > > Am I the only one who, while I enjoyed the episode, thought it rather sad - simply in general, never mind the two thousand year wait - that Rory wound up with pretty much the most shitty wedding imaginable. It really wasn’t quite his day, was it? Congratulations, Mr. Pond. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/931 "2010-07-01T20:42:24Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > And I imagine that The Doctor would work that out, seeing as he’d just experienced it. But, again, that’d already been resolved. It was over an done with. No reason for him to wonder about it. I’m glad you’re here. I was beginning to wonder if the finale I saw, in which the Doctor stopped _just_ short of saying “This is an unresolved issue that will be addressed next year,” was an alternate version. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/932 "2010-07-01T21:08:12Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Congratulations, Mr. Pond. We don’t know his full name, do we? ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/933 "2010-07-01T21:10:13Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > We don’t know his full name, do we? Rory Williams. It’s mentioned toward the end of episode 12, if not earlier. ETA: It’s probably on his badge in the first episode, but we know _that’s_ not reliable. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/934 "2010-07-01T21:50:43Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Congratulations, Mr. Pond. Yeah…I think some things are worth waiting for 2000 years. Probably. And if anything is…it’ll be her. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/935 "2010-07-01T21:51:44Z")
NM ---
**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/936 "2010-07-12T14:41:02Z")
I have to say that contrary to my earlier negativity about the new series, I have started buying the DVDs as they are released and am enjoying most of the episodes immensely. By the way can anyone help with [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=570489) please? I am having difficulty with one of the BBCs Doctor Who games. ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/937 "2010-07-12T14:50:01Z")
The BBC is now giving some information about the 2010 Christmas Special. It’s going to have a Charles Dickens “Christmas Carol” theme. The hour-long show will join Doctor’s assistant Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and new husband Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) as they venture off on their honeymoon. Guest stars are Michael Gambon and Katherine Jenkins. Steven Moffat is quoted as saying "“We’re going for broke with this one. It’s all your favourite Christmas movies at once, in an hour, with monsters. And the Doctor. And a honeymoon.” ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/938 "2010-07-12T18:34:57Z")
Oh, dear. I was really, really hoping they weren’t doing [yet another Christmas Carol](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YetAnotherChristmasCarol). ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/939 "2010-07-12T21:43:44Z")
> [@Rayne\_Man](#): > > The BBC is now giving some information about the 2010 Christmas Special. It’s going to have a Charles Dickens “Christmas Carol” theme. But they did that already - well, subverted it - with ‘The Next Doctor’. > [@](#): > > Steven Moffat is quoted as saying "“We’re going for broke with this one. It’s all your favourite Christmas movies at once, in an hour, with monsters. And the Doctor. And a honeymoon.” Hmm… Can we **please** have a Halloween horror special? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851/940 "2010-07-13T09:06:25Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s \*\*all your favourite Christmas movies \*\*at once, in an hour, with monsters. Really? Will the Doctor get an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle? Will he shoot someone’s eye out with it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-five-uk-pace-thread-edited-title/534851.md?page=48)