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Pandora Moon
Pandora Moon
Skins character
	File:Pandoraskins.jpg Lisa Backwell as Pandora Moon
First appearance	"Effy" (episode 2.07)
Created by	Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain
Portrayed by	Lisa Backwell
Centric episode(s)	"Pandora" (episode 3.04)
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Occupation	Student

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Pandora Moon is a fictional character in the television series Skins played by Lisa Backwell.

Characterisation

Pandora is initially shown to be naive and a bit immature, as a result of her over-protective mother's attempts to keep her safe from the world. She also often describes herself as "useless" to others and often (willingly) takes a backseat to her best friend Effy. Pandora is described as having "a sweet tooth for naughtiness"^[1] and lies to her mother about her activities with Effy and their friends.

Character history

Series 2

Pandora is first introduced in the seventh episode "Effy" as a new student in Effy Stonem's art class. Although Effy is reluctant to get to know her, they later become friends. Pandora is not seen again until Series 3, in which she becomes a main character.

Series 3

In "Everyone," Pandora and Effy enroll at Roundview college, and meet their new acquaintances. Pandora doesn't like her class (hair and beauty) and changes to Effy's, where she suggests she's interested in learning philosophy. In "Cook" Pandora decides she "loves drugs", much to Effy's surprise, and ends up eating a small bag of drugs at a party. Cook asks her if she wants to have sex, and although she thinks he's "beautiful", declines. In "Thomas," she meets Thomas, a boy from the Congo, at a bus stop, who offers her doughnuts (subsequently making her ill, in which he carries her back to Effy's). They later begin a relationship after she invites him over to her aunt's house for tea, and later on offers to have sex with Thomas, but are soon interrupted by the abrupt arrival of his mother who -- shocked at his behavior -- decides to send him back to Africa.

In "Pandora," heartbroken over Thomas' departure, Pandora awaits for his return. She throws a pajama party that, initially, would only involve her, her mother, Effy, Emily, Katie, Naomi, but it soon turns into a rowdy affair after Katie spikes a batch of Brownie with drugs. Upset that the party is not what she had wanted (which would have been made up of Twister and "teaching" her about sex) -- and her mother's intoxication (high after the affects of the brownies) -- she locks herself into the bathroom for the entire night, stepping out only once to lash out at Effy about her behavior.

When the party ends, she discovers Cook rummaging through leftover alcohol, and reveals her disappointment regarding the party. When Cook asks her how to play Twister, she teaches him and the two have a fairly enjoyable time, but eventually their innocent encounter turns sexual when Cook offers to "teach" her about sex. The next morning, Effy goes to Pandora's house to apologize about the previous night, but is shocked to see Pandora kissing Cook as he departs, and they soon have a confrontation. Pandora tells Effy that although she's made an attempt to understand her and her family as a friend, Effy doesn't know anything about her, and Effy morosely agrees. Moments later, Pandora and Effy are both shocked when Thomas returns from the Congo. Pandora cries in his arms as he embraces her.

References

^ http://www.e4.com/skins/the-gang/series3.html

External links

Pandora Moon on the official E4 Skins site

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 ==Character history==
 ===Series 2===
-In "Effy," Pandora is introduced as a schoolmate of Effy whom she later befriends. She is not seen again until Series 3, in which she becomes a main character.
+Pandora is first introduced in the seventh episode "Effy" as a new student in Effy Stonem's art class. Although Effy is reluctant to get to know her, they later become friends. Pandora is not seen again until Series 3, in which she becomes a main character.
 ===Series 3===
+In "Everyone," Pandora and Effy enroll at Roundview college, and meet their new acquaintances. Pandora doesn't like her class (hair and beauty) and changes to Effy's, where she suggests she's interested in learning philosophy. In "Cook" Pandora decides she "loves drugs", much to Effy's surprise, and ends up eating a small bag of drugs at a party. Cook asks her if she wants to have sex, and although she thinks he's "beautiful", declines. In "Thomas," she meets Thomas, a boy from the Congo, at a bus stop, who offers her doughnuts (subsequently making her ill, in which he carries her back to Effy's). They later begin a relationship after she invites him over to her aunt's house for tea, and later on offers to have sex with Thomas, but are soon interrupted by the abrupt arrival of his mother who -- shocked at his behavior -- decides to send him back to Africa.
-In "Everyone," Pandora and Effy enroll at Roundview college, and meet their new aquaintances.
+In "Pandora," heartbroken over Thomas' departure, Pandora awaits for his return. She throws a [[Sleepover|pajama party]] that, initially, would only involve her, her mother, Effy, Emily, Katie, Naomi, but it soon turns into a rowdy affair after Katie spikes a batch of Brownie with drugs. Upset that the party is not what she had wanted (which would have been made up of [[Twister]] and "teaching" her about [[sex]]) -- and her mother's intoxication (high after the affects of the brownies) -- she locks herself into the bathroom for the entire night, stepping out only once to lash out at Effy about her behavior.
-In "Thomas," she meets Thomas, a boy from the Congo, at a bus stop, and offers her doughnuts. They later begin a relationship that almost becomes sexual when she offers to "surf and turf" with him, but they are soon interrupted by the abrupt arrival of Thomas' mother and shocked at her son's behavior, she sends him back to Africa.
-In "Pandora," heartbroken over his departure, Pandora awaits for Thomas' return. Later, she throws a pajama party that, initially, would only involve her, her mother, Effy, Emily, Katie, Naomi, but it soon turns into a rowdy affair after Katie spikes a batch of Brownie with drugs. Upset that the party is not what she had wanted (which would have been made up of [[Twister]] and "teaching" her about [[sex]]), she locks herself into the bathroom for the entire night, stepping out only once to lash out at Effy about her behavior. When the party ends, she discovers Cook rummaging through leftover alcohol, and rants about her disappointment regarding the party. Cook offers to play Twister with her, but eventually, their sexual encounter turns sexual. The next morning, Effy goes to Pandora's house to apologize about the previous night, but is shocked to see Pandora kissing Cook and they soon have a confrontation. Moments later, Pandora and Effy are both shocked when Thomas returns from the Congo.
+When the party ends, she discovers Cook rummaging through leftover alcohol, and reveals her disappointment regarding the party. When Cook asks her how to play Twister, she teaches him and the two have a fairly enjoyable time, but eventually their innocent encounter turns sexual when Cook offers to "teach" her about sex. The next morning, Effy goes to Pandora's house to apologize about the previous night, but is shocked to see Pandora kissing Cook as he departs, and they soon have a confrontation. Pandora tells Effy that although she's made an attempt to understand her and her family as a friend, Effy doesn't know anything about her, and Effy morosely agrees. Moments later, Pandora and Effy are both shocked when Thomas returns from the Congo. Pandora cries in his arms as he embraces her.
 ==References==