E58: The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang & personhood

We've made it to the end of season five. River Song returns to deliver The Doctor a serious warning from his allies: the mythical Pandorica, said to contain the most feared creature in the entire Universe, is opening. Once it does, silence falls, and Earth is left alone in the universe. Jumping through time, the Doctor must figure out a way to bring back those who never were and save his friends from the collapse of reality.

Crucially, Rory returns as what is essentially a manifestation of Amy's imagination, and this made us ask at what point someone becomes a person, and how do you define your own experience of personhood. It's a big topic that we barely touch but an interesting thing to consider!

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