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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
*The [[Slitheen]] family previously appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'', ''[[World War Three]]'', [[ | *The [[Slitheen]] family previously appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'', ''[[World War Three]]'', [[NSA]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]''. | ||
*This is the second time Sarah Jane has investigated schools with alien teachers (the first being [[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]''). In both cases the leader of the alien group is depicted as impersonating the school's headmaster. | *This is the second time Sarah Jane has investigated schools with alien teachers (the first being [[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]''). In both cases the leader of the alien group is depicted as impersonating the school's headmaster. | ||
*The Slitheen's tendancy to flatulate while wearing a person's skin is featured more prominently here than in the previous ''Doctor Who'' appearances. | *The Slitheen's tendancy to flatulate while wearing a person's skin is featured more prominently here than in the previous ''Doctor Who'' appearances. | ||
*The [[Blathereen]] are mentioned, and they are a rival family which appeared in [[ | *The [[Blathereen]] are mentioned, and they are a rival family which appeared in [[NSA]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside]]''. | ||
*The events of [[DW]]: ''[[World War Three]]'' are mentioned. The Slitheen also state that they are attempting to wipe out Earth in revenge for the loss of family members in that episode. | *The events of [[DW]]: ''[[World War Three]]'' are mentioned. The Slitheen also state that they are attempting to wipe out Earth in revenge for the loss of family members in that episode. | ||
*Sarah Jane recalls the phrase "Slitheen in Downing Street", which is a direct quote from [[Rose Tyler]] in [[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]''. | *Sarah Jane recalls the phrase "Slitheen in Downing Street", which is a direct quote from [[Rose Tyler]] in [[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]''. | ||
*Sarah Jane refers to [[School Reunion]] when talking to Maria's dad. | *Sarah Jane refers to [[School Reunion]] when talking to Maria's dad. | ||
*Much as she did in the pilot episode, Sarah Jane describes | *Much as she did in the pilot episode, Sarah Jane describes the Doctor to Clyde and explains how she used to travel with him. | ||
*The American newsreader [[Trinity Wells]] (aka Mal Loup), who appears in numerous ''Doctor Who'' episodes, makes her first SJA appearance. | *The American newsreader [[Trinity Wells]] (aka Mal Loup), who appears in numerous ''Doctor Who'' episodes, makes her first SJA appearance. | ||
*UNIT are mentioned as handling the other Coldfire and Slitheen sites, and Maria is familiar with them. The script also uses Maria to refer to the Whoniverse trope of UNIT and other army groups going in guns blazing only to get slaughtered or worsen the situation. | *UNIT are mentioned as handling the other Coldfire and Slitheen sites, and Maria is familiar with them. The script also uses Maria to refer to the Whoniverse trope of UNIT and other army groups going in guns blazing only to get slaughtered or worsen the situation. | ||