Spoiler Alert!: The conclusion of this episode, and the massive twist, is given away in this review.
"The Pandorica Opens" is the penultimate episode of this year's Doctor Who. The episode begins with Vincent creating a strange, unseen-by-the-audience painting that finds its way to Winston Churchill, who then tips off Dr. Song, who steals in from Liz 10. Dr. Song, using her knowledge of where the Doctor is in time, leaves him a message of the oldest of planets, Planet One, which sends the Doctor and Amy to Roman conquered-Britain, sometime after the death of Cleopatra, where they discover, indeed, that the Pandorica exists. Now they just have to figure out what's inside, why every great villain is showing up to meet it, and how to stop some unstoppable villain.
It's brilliant that they were able to wrap around various plotlines from earlier in the season to this. They also brought in Stonehenge, answering, at least for the Whovians, what's down there. What a great way of integrating Rory back into the mix as a Roman solider. (Poor Rory, not being remembered by Amy.)
And the revelation at the end of the episode, that the Doctor himself was the ultimate weapon, was a great twist, though one that makes a lot of sense, given the trajectory of the last few seasons.Also, props for bringing back the most beloved guest characters, Dr. Song and Liz 10. Too bad we didn't get to see more of Liz 10, who they should really consider for a companion.
The not so brilliant bits? Bringing the normal group of villains back, like the Daleks and the Cybermen. I've already mocked this most recent brand of Daleks by calling their leader White Chocolate Dalek. It's too bad that this show always has to use the same villains, instead of inventing new, and less grandiose, antagonists.
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