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* Before the Ood were created to fill the role, the production team had originally considered [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]]s for the servants on Sanctuary Base 6, having been [[slave|enslaved]] by humanity at some point in their history. They were to have been revealed to secretly believe that the planet being explored was actually the dwelling place of their god, who would free them from this servitude. It was decided to use a new race when it emerged that the cost of repairing the [[Slitheen]] costumes was just as much as if the crew created new alien costumes from scratch. [[Head writer]] and [[executive producer]] [[Russell T Davies]] was also concerned that they would take over the plot. Specifically, that the presence of the returning monsters was detracting from the humans whose pioneer spirit he felt was at the heart of the tale.([[TCH 53]]) | * Before the Ood were created to fill the role, the production team had originally considered [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]]s for the servants on Sanctuary Base 6, having been [[slave|enslaved]] by humanity at some point in their history. They were to have been revealed to secretly believe that the planet being explored was actually the dwelling place of their god, who would free them from this servitude. It was decided to use a new race when it emerged that the cost of repairing the [[Slitheen]] costumes was just as much as if the crew created new alien costumes from scratch. [[Head writer]] and [[executive producer]] [[Russell T Davies]] was also concerned that they would take over the plot. Specifically, that the presence of the returning monsters was detracting from the humans whose pioneer spirit he felt was at the heart of the tale.([[TCH 53]]) | ||
* The [[Ood]] would be later revealed in ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'' to come from a region of space near the [[Sense Sphere]], thus suggesting a genetic relationship between them and the [[Sensorite]]s. Interestingly, the Sensorites are introduced in "[[Strangers in Space]]" in a very similar way to how the Ood are in this episode. Both races at first appear to threaten the Doctor and his companions before they finally reveal their more benign intent. | * The [[Ood]] would be later revealed in ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'' to come from a region of space near the [[Sense Sphere]], thus suggesting a genetic relationship between them and the [[Sensorite]]s. Interestingly, the Sensorites are introduced in "[[Strangers in Space]]" in a very similar way to how the Ood are in this episode. Both races at first appear to threaten the Doctor and his companions before they finally reveal their more benign intent. | ||
* This episode is the first to feature the [[Sanctuary Base 6]] space suits, which become a regular fixture in the revived era of Doctor Who, having been worn by the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]] and [[ | * This episode is the first to feature the [[Sanctuary Base 6]] space suits, which become a regular fixture in the revived era of Doctor Who, having been worn by the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]], [[Twelfth Doctor]], and [[Thirteenth Doctor]]s and their companions on a number of occasions. | ||
*The planet was originally named Hell. | *The planet was originally named Hell. | ||
*[[Russell T Davies]] chose the name of the Ood rather than [[Matt Jones (writer)|Matt Jones]]; he intended it to be a play on the word "odd". | *[[Russell T Davies]] chose the name of the Ood rather than [[Matt Jones (writer)|Matt Jones]]; he intended it to be a play on the word "odd". | ||