Stories Television Doctor Who Series 5 Doctor Who S5 Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Amy’s Choice 1 image Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews 3 Statistics Quotes 2 Transcript + Script Overview First aired Saturday, May 15, 2010 Production Code 1.7 Written by Simon Nye Directed by Catherine Morshead Runtime 45 minutes Time Travel Present, Alternate Reality Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Consequences, Mind Control, Pregnancy Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England, Leadworth, Space UK Viewers 7.55 million Appreciation Index 84 Synopsis It has been five years since Amy Pond last travelled with the Eleventh Doctor. However, when he arrives by accident and they have a reunion, Amy is left questioning what is real. Is she actually living with her husband Rory in Leadworth, 2015, or is she still travelling with Rory and the Doctor in the TARDIS? Which is real and which is fake? Dream or reality? Only one thing is clear: it's Amy's choice. Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith Amy Pond Karen Gillan Eknodine Dream Lord Rory Williams Arthur Darvill Show All Characters (5) How to watch Amy’s Choice: Watch on iPlayer Doctor Who Confidential Blu-Ray The Complete Fifth Series [Steelbook] The Complete Fifth Series DVD The Complete Fifth Series Blu-Ray Series 5: Volume 3 DVD Series 5: Volume 3 Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 3 reviews 2 April 2025 · 29 words Review by CptnOfTheYellowSub 1 Bring back The Dream Lord! So maybe it is meta and Inception-esque but I understood the plot just fine. Rory's stupid ponytail. "Ah! You've swallowed a planet!" XD CptnOfTheYellowSub View profile Like Liked 1 10 March 2025 · 62 words Review by gothichotchreid 1 This genuinely confused me and was definitely too smart for my brain to understand. Embarrassed to admit that I thought that the Dream Lord was the Master. I like how it fleshed out more of Amy and Rory's relationship because Vampires in Venice had me kind of doubting them. I'm happy that I (hopefully) won't have to deal with more of that. gothichotchreid View profile Like Liked 1 24 April 2024 · 180 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers 6 This review contains spoilers! A gorgeous and funny episode with real emotional weight. Its a shame Simon Nye never returned because I think he proves himself as highly capable (assuming this didn't get a healthy Moffat script edit) at reflecting realistic relationship dynamics in dialog as well as realising pleasing, tight, sci-fi concepts. 90% of the jokes here hold up to modern day scrutiny, which is an impressive hit rate for an aging piece of comedy. The only drawback is that one of the worlds (Rory's world) is a lot more interesting than the other (The Doctor's world). There are also far more reasons to believe that The Doctor's world is the real one. I know they both turn out to be a dream but I think there would have been a more satisfying tension if both worlds were more equally unbelievable. The idea of the Dream Lord being a malevolent aspect of The Doctor's psyche is genius. I hope we see this again one day. It suits The Toymaker vibe we've seen more recently - a tone which is rarely visited in Doctor Who. 15thDoctor View profile Like Liked 6 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating767 members 3.92 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating1,206 votes 4.03 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 1594 Favourited 183 Reviewed 3 Saved 3 Skipped 0 Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite DREAM LORD: You can't fool me. I've seen your dreams. Some of them twice. Amy. Blimey, I'd blush if I had a blood supply-- or a real face. DOCTOR: Where did you pick up this cheap cabaret act? DREAM LORD: Me? Oh, you're on shaky ground. DOCTOR: Am I? DREAM LORD: If you had any more tawdry quirks you could open up a Tawdry Quirk Shop. The madcap vehicle, the cockamamie hair, the clothes designed by a first-year fashion student. I'm surprised you haven't got a little purple space dog just to ram home what an intergalactic wag you are. — Amy’s Choice Show All Quotes (2) Open in new window Transcript + Script Needs checking [Kitchen] (In the quiet countryside, a cockerel crows. A very heavily pregnant Amy is mixing ingredients in a bowl, when she suddenly puts it down and gasps.) AMY: Rory! [Outside the house] (Long haired Rory returns home on his bicycle.) Show Full Transcript Open in new window View Script (PDF)