Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Played for laughs early on, the line is the Doctor's whole relationship with Amy in four syllables: impatient, fond, and treating her surname like a pet name. After the Manhattan graveyard it can never be heard the same way, because it becomes a plea instead of a summons. Fans use it as a joking invitation to anyone dawdling, and as a quiet ache when a favourite character leaves.
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In context
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The Eleventh Doctor's way of calling Amy Pond to the TARDIS door runs through her whole time as his companion: it is already heard in series 5's "Victory of the Daleks" (2010) and "The Time of Angels", usually as a cheerful summons to adventure. Its most famous use comes at the end of "The Angels Take Manhattan" (series 7, episode 5, 2012). In a New York graveyard, Amy has chosen to let a Weeping Angel send her back in time to Rory, knowing the Doctor can never see her again. He pleads with her to step back into the TARDIS: "Come along, Pond, please."
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- Springfield! Springfield!: Doctor Who s07e05 transcriptGraveyard farewellReference checked
- Springfield! Springfield!: Doctor Who s05e03 transcriptNear the start of the episodeReference checked
- Springfield! Springfield!: Doctor Who s05e04 transcriptTARDIS arrival sceneReference checked
- Tardis Wiki: The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)PlotReference checked
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