Time field

The Time Field is a series of mysterious cracks in the fabric of time and space caused by an unidentified explosion that originates from 26/06/2010, and is the focus of the main story arc for Series 5. There are 2 types of cracks. One type of crack releases energy of "pure time" that can wipe individuals out of time itself and remove events from history (though time-travelers such as the Doctor still have the ability to remember them). This type of crack seemingly erased events such as the CyberKing walking over London in the Victorian era (DW: The Next Doctor) and the Dalek invasion of 2009, one of Earth's biggest invasions. (DW: The Stolen Earth/Journey's End). The other type of crack acts like a wormhole and can be opened to allow passage between the places on either side of the crack. One device known to be able to open this type of crack is a Sonic Screwdriver. One in Amy Pond's bedroom connected it to an Atraxi prison in Easter of 1996. (DW: The Eleventh Hour) Later appearances of the crack were on the Starship UK in the 33rd century (DW: The Beast Below) and the Cabinet War Room in 1941. (DW: Victory of the Daleks) The crack later opened to an incredibly large size aboard the Byzantium spaceship in the 51st century. It erased Crispin, Marco, Pedro, Phillip and many Weeping Angels from existence and subsequently closed. The Weeping Angels themselves had feared it, and attempted to escape. (DW: Flesh and Stone) The Field engulfed Saturnyne in darkness, as it did to Venice. (DW: The Vampires of Venice) It is possible that the Field also engulfed the planet of the Eknodine in the Dream Lord's dream reality.(DW: Amy's Choice)

Behind the Scenes

 * The Time Crack was inspired by a crack Steven Moffatt saw in his son's bedroom.


 * Moffat has confirmed that the Crack will appear in most episodes.


 * The Cracks arc is, like the previous series (excluding the Bad Wolf meme), foreshadowed in a previous series, in this case in "The Next Doctor" (though, perhaps unintentionally).