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* In the original script, the Doctor was sent to the House of (rather than “Hospital for”) Correction alongside Medok, and it was after the brainwashing attempts there failed that he was sent to the pithead. | * In the original script, the Doctor was sent to the House of (rather than “Hospital for”) Correction alongside Medok, and it was after the brainwashing attempts there failed that he was sent to the pithead. | ||
* The Macra were originally giant spiders and then insects before becoming crabs. Despite this, dialogue referring to them as insects made into the final story (the decision to make them crabs was made after the scripts were delivered). | * The Macra were originally giant spiders and then insects before becoming crabs. Despite this, dialogue referring to them as insects made into the final story (the decision to make them crabs was made after the scripts were delivered). | ||
* With the 2019 announcement that ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'' would be receiving an animated reconstruction, this serial marks the start of a | * With the 2019 announcement that ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'' would be receiving an animated reconstruction, followed by ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' in 2021, this serial marks the start of a 17-episode run of animated reconstructions. The previous consecutive run was 7 episodes, starting with episode 4 of ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' and running through to the end of ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* Polly sports a shorter hairstyle in this episode as a result of her makeover in the colony's Refreshing Department. Although some reports have suggested that this reflected [[Anneke Wills]]' decision to restyle her own hair (resulting in her wearing extensions during the episode's early scenes), Wills herself has indicated that she donned a pixie-cut wig to hide her (uncut) long hair. | * Polly sports a shorter hairstyle in this episode as a result of her makeover in the colony's Refreshing Department. Although some reports have suggested that this reflected [[Anneke Wills]]' decision to restyle her own hair (resulting in her wearing extensions during the episode's early scenes), Wills herself has indicated that she donned a pixie-cut wig to hide her (uncut) long hair. | ||
* Frazer Hines described the Macra as "rubbish". | * Frazer Hines described the Macra as "rubbish". | ||