The Crack in the Wall
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The Crack in the Wall is a mysterious, universe-threatening fissure in space-time that recurs as a central plot element in the Eleventh Doctor’s era of Doctor Who.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Crack in the Wall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4192183 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Crack in the Wall Context triple: [The Time of the Doctor, featuresCharacter, The Crack in the Wall]
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A.
Behind the Walls
"Behind the Walls" is a monumental outdoor sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, depicting an elongated female head covering her eyes with her hands.
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B.
The Cool Wall
The Cool Wall was a recurring Top Gear segment where the hosts humorously debated and ranked cars on a wall according to their perceived “coolness” rather than performance.
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C.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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D.
The Wall
The Wall is a colossal ice fortification in the Game of Thrones universe that separates the Seven Kingdoms from the dangerous, supernatural threats of the far North.
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E.
The Wall
The Wall is the towering left-field wall at Fenway Park in Boston, famously known for challenging hitters and shaping the ballpark’s unique character.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Crack in the Wall Target entity description: The Crack in the Wall is a mysterious, universe-threatening fissure in space-time that recurs as a central plot element in the Eleventh Doctor’s era of Doctor Who.
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A.
Behind the Walls
"Behind the Walls" is a monumental outdoor sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, depicting an elongated female head covering her eyes with her hands.
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B.
The Cool Wall
The Cool Wall was a recurring Top Gear segment where the hosts humorously debated and ranked cars on a wall according to their perceived “coolness” rather than performance.
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C.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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D.
The Wall
The Wall is a colossal ice fortification in the Game of Thrones universe that separates the Seven Kingdoms from the dangerous, supernatural threats of the far North.
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E.
The Wall
The Wall is the towering left-field wall at Fenway Park in Boston, famously known for challenging hitters and shaping the ballpark’s unique character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional phenomenon
ⓘ
plot device ⓘ space-time fissure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
the crack in time
ⓘ
linked to:
The cracks in time
the cracks in the universe ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode |
"Flesh and Stone"
ⓘ
linked to:
Flesh and Stone
"The Beast Below" ⓘ
linked to:
The Beast Below
"The Big Bang" ⓘ "The Eleventh Hour" ⓘ
linked to:
The Eleventh Hour
"The Impossible Astronaut" ⓘ
linked to:
The Impossible Astronaut
"The Lodger" ⓘ
linked to:
The Lodger
"The Pandorica Opens" ⓘ
linked to:
The Pandorica Opens
"The Time of Angels" ⓘ
linked to:
The Time of Angels
"The Time of the Doctor" ⓘ
linked to:
The Time of the Doctor
"The Vampires of Venice" ⓘ
linked to:
The Vampires of Venice
"The Wedding of River Song" ⓘ
linked to:
The Wedding of River Song
"Victory of the Daleks" ⓘ
linked to:
Victory of the Daleks
|
| appearsInSeries | Eleventh Doctor era ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctor | Eleventh Doctor ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Amy Pond
ⓘ
the Pandorica ⓘ
linked to:
Pandorica
the Silence ⓘ the TARDIS explosion ⓘ |
| createdBy | exploding TARDIS ⓘ |
| effect |
erases events from history
ⓘ
erases people from history ⓘ rewrites reality ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Doctor Who episode "The Eleventh Hour" ⓘ |
| franchise |
Doctor Who franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Doctor Who expanded universe
|
| linkedTo |
the Doctor's rebooting of the universe
ⓘ
the end of the universe ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | mystery arc ⓘ |
| nature | fissure in space-time ⓘ |
| origin | outside the normal universe ⓘ |
| property |
can absorb matter and energy
ⓘ
can act as a doorway in time ⓘ emits bright white light ⓘ |
| recursAs | central plot element ⓘ |
| setting |
the Doctor Who universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Doctor Who expanded universe
|
| showrunnerEra | Steven Moffat era ⓘ |
| symbolism |
fragility of reality
ⓘ
hidden dangers in ordinary places ⓘ |
| threatLevel | universe-threatening ⓘ |
| visualForm | crack-shaped fracture in walls and surfaces ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Crack in the Wall Description of subject: The Crack in the Wall is a mysterious, universe-threatening fissure in space-time that recurs as a central plot element in the Eleventh Doctor’s era of Doctor Who.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
Doctor Who episode "The Time of the Doctor"