Board Thread:The Panopticon/@comment-26975268-20130407222910/@comment-6433721-20130415043938

Imamadmad -> I agree, I think that if the Doctor meant that the planets were sentient, he would have drawn attention to that, as he usually does.

I want to draw attention to the song sung by Merry - She's clearly singing to "Akhaten" in the lyrics. The rings are clearly around Akhaten, a planet, and from the Doctor's statement, the planet where the Sun Singers believe life began.

However, it's by no means clear that the seven worlds are IN the rings. It's likely seven planets that form this system with the gas giant Akhaten, and the star (which is likely called Akhete).