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* This episode is one of several that were not featured in the official Series 4 trailer. | * This episode is one of several that were not featured in the official Series 4 trailer. | ||
* According to the book ''[[Doctor Who: Companions and Allies]]'', it was the Source that brought Jenny back to life. | * According to the book ''[[Doctor Who: Companions and Allies]]'', it was the Source that brought Jenny back to life. | ||
* This is one of the few televised story titles to incorporate the name "The Doctor" (not counting two early occasions where the name "Doctor Who" was used). The only other times "The Doctor" appeared in an ''individual'' episode title was "A Holiday for the Doctor", episode 1 of the 1966 serial, ''[[The Gunfighters]]'', ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'', ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]<nowiki>, '</nowiki>[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''', '''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'',''''' '''''and | * This is one of the few televised story titles to incorporate the name "The Doctor" (not counting two early occasions where the name "Doctor Who" was used). The only other times "The Doctor" appeared in an ''individual'' episode title was "A Holiday for the Doctor", episode 1 of the 1966 serial, ''[[The Gunfighters]]'', ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'', ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]<nowiki>, '</nowiki>[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''', '''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'',''''' '''''and''''' '''''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]].'' | ||
* Donna's surprise aptitude with mathematics foreshadows her later transformation to [[DoctorDonna]]. | * Donna's surprise aptitude with mathematics foreshadows her later transformation to [[DoctorDonna]]. | ||
* The humans' weapons used are modified real-life weapons. The Hath use weapons that may possibly be modified real weapons, but may also be fakes. For example, Jenny enters the episode and is given a modified P90 with a long silencer and a longer butt stock. | * The humans' weapons used are modified real-life weapons. The Hath use weapons that may possibly be modified real weapons, but may also be fakes. For example, Jenny enters the episode and is given a modified P90 with a long silencer and a longer butt stock. | ||
* It is unclear whether Martha gradually begins to understand Peck and the other Hath by interpreting body language and expressions, or if the TARDIS communication circuits are translating for her (but not for the audience). | * It is unclear whether Martha gradually begins to understand Peck and the other Hath by interpreting body language and expressions, or if the TARDIS communication circuits are translating for her (but not for the audience). | ||
* Jenny's story arc throughout this episode is | * Jenny's story arc throughout this episode is reminiscent of the Biblical story of Christ. She is conceived from the one parent, though the supernatural element is removed in lieu of the progenitor machine. She is also shown to possess physiological attributes reminiscent of her father, namely two hearts and advanced intellect. She sacrifices herself and is ultimately resurrected. The frequent references to the Doctor as the "lonely god" help this representation as his daughter as Christ. | ||
* The [[First Doctor]] was travelling with his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]], who is to date the only relative of the Doctor to be seen on screen. The Doctor's other two grandchildren, [[John and Gillian]], also appeared in some of the comic strips, although their canonicity is questioned. | * The [[First Doctor]] was travelling with his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]], who is to date the only relative of the Doctor to be seen on screen. The Doctor's other two grandchildren, [[John and Gillian]], also appeared in some of the comic strips, although their canonicity is questioned. | ||
* At the end of this episode Jenny escapes from Messaline in a stolen spacecraft to travel the universe. This mirrors [[First Doctor|her father's]] actions. Stylistically, the interior walls of the craft Jenny steals is reminiscent of the TARDIS' interior throughout the original series. | * At the end of this episode Jenny escapes from Messaline in a stolen spacecraft to travel the universe. This mirrors [[First Doctor|her father's]] actions. Stylistically, the interior walls of the craft Jenny steals is reminiscent of the TARDIS' interior throughout the original series. | ||