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[[Athens]], [[BC#5th century B.C.|421 BC]]. An ancient civilisation of philosophers and poets and the birthplace of theatre. [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] has decided to show [[Ace]] and [[Hex|Hector]] how it all began, with help from the great comedian [[Aristophanes]]. | [[Athens]], [[BC#5th century B.C.|421 BC]]. An ancient civilisation of philosophers and poets and the birthplace of theatre. [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] has decided to show [[Ace]] and [[Hex|Hector]] how it all began, with help from the great comedian [[Aristophanes]]. | ||
But life in Athens is no laughing matter. There’s the ever-present threat of invasion from the [[Sparta]]n horde. The [[plague]] that turns people into the walking dead. The [[slavery]]. The tyrannical rule of the paranoid, malicious Cleon and his network of informers. And the giant flying beetle with knives for wings that stalks the city streets at night. | But life in Athens is no laughing matter. There’s the ever-present threat of invasion from the [[Sparta]]n horde. The [[plague]] that turns people into the [[zombie|walking dead]]. The [[slavery]]. The tyrannical rule of the paranoid, malicious Cleon and his network of informers. And the giant flying beetle with knives for wings that stalks the city streets at night. | ||
What Athens needs is a hero. And who better to be a hero in ancient [[Greece]] than a man called Hector? | What Athens needs is a hero. And who better to be a hero in ancient [[Greece]] than a man called Hector? | ||
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* Ace refers to herself as "[[Germaine Greer]]". | * Ace refers to herself as "[[Germaine Greer]]". | ||
* The Doctor refers to [[Wham!]] and [[One Direction]]. | * The Doctor refers to [[Wham!]] and [[One Direction]]. | ||
* He says he's never seen a horror movie because he's never had the time. | |||
* Aristophanes and [[Cleon]] knew each other when they were children. | * Aristophanes and [[Cleon]] knew each other when they were children. | ||
* Tyrgius is a [[xenopsychosurgeon]]. | * Tyrgius is a [[xenopsychosurgeon]]. | ||
* In 422 BC, Aristophanes wrote a play entitled ''[[The Wasps]]'' in which he mocked jurors, accusing them of being corrupt and in Cleon's pay. | * In 422 BC, Aristophanes wrote a play entitled ''[[The Wasps]]'' in which he mocked jurors, accusing them of being corrupt and in Cleon's pay. | ||
* The Doctor | * The Doctor says he's lived [[The Doctor's age|900 years]]. | ||
* Psychic overflow from the mask impinges on the troposphere, causing the sunrise to last longer. | |||
* After the Doctor changes history slightly, he comments that he will have to edit [[Wikipedia]] to reflect the change. | * After the Doctor changes history slightly, he comments that he will have to edit [[Wikipedia]] to reflect the change. | ||
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* At some point prior to his seventh incarnation, the Doctor saved two of Aristophanes' plays from the burning of the [[Library of Alexandria]] in the [[5th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | * At some point prior to his seventh incarnation, the Doctor saved two of Aristophanes' plays from the burning of the [[Library of Alexandria]] in the [[5th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | ||
* Athens and Sparta are at war. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oracle of Delphi (audio story)|The Oracle of Delphi]]'') | * Athens and Sparta are at war. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oracle of Delphi (audio story)|The Oracle of Delphi]]'') | ||
* The Doctor uses a handful of [[metebelis crystal]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'') | |||
* The Doctor says, "When I say 'run', run." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') | * The Doctor says, "When I say 'run', run." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
* Ace refers to her numerous encounters with [[Great Old One|evils]] from the [[Pre-universe|dawn of time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]'', ''[[Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge (audio story)|Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge]]'', ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'', ''[[Black and White (audio story)|Black and White]]'', ''[[Gods and Monsters (audio story)|Gods and Monsters]]'') | * Ace refers to her numerous encounters with [[Great Old One|evils]] from the [[Pre-universe|dawn of time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]'', ''[[Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge (audio story)|Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge]]'', ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'', ''[[Black and White (audio story)|Black and White]]'', ''[[Gods and Monsters (audio story)|Gods and Monsters]]'') |
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