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*The version supplied for broadcast in the United States and Australia is the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' to have a voiceover introductory sequence before the main titles, with the voice of Amy explaining her relationship with the Doctor. | *The version supplied for broadcast in the United States and Australia is the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' to have a voiceover introductory sequence before the main titles, with the voice of Amy explaining her relationship with the Doctor. | ||
*While the local date and time when the [[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor]] is killed is the evening of the 22nd April, 2011, the local date and time in Britain (a 7-hour difference from Utah) would be two minutes after midnight on 23rd April, as [[DW]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'' establishes the point of death as 5:02pm local time. Thus, this is the third story in the revived series whose airdate coincides with in-story events (the first being [[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' on December 25, 2009, and the second being [[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'' on June 26, 2010). | *While the local date and time when the [[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor]] is killed is the evening of the 22nd April, 2011, the local date and time in Britain (a 7-hour difference from Utah) would be two minutes after midnight on 23rd April, as [[DW]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'' establishes the point of death as 5:02pm local time. Thus, this is the third story in the revived series whose airdate coincides with in-story events (the first being [[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' on December 25, 2009, and the second being [[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'' on June 26, 2010). | ||
*The attempted [[regeneration]] in this episode occurs in front of six witnesses, the greatest number in the revived series ([[Amy Pond]], [[Rory Williams]], [[River Song]], [[Canton Delaware]], the [[Astronaut]], and a [[Silent]]). | *The attempted [[regeneration]] in this episode occurs in front of six witnesses, the greatest number in the revived series ([[Amy Pond]], [[Rory Williams]], [[River Song]], [[Canton Delaware]], the [[Astronaut]], and a [[The Silence (species)|Silent]]). | ||
*This is the first episode of the revived series to feature a regeneration (albeit an unsuccessful one) outside the TARDIS. | *This is the first episode of the revived series to feature a regeneration (albeit an unsuccessful one) outside the TARDIS. | ||
*The sequence with the Doctor inserted into the Laurel and Hardy clip is a reference to the 1992 American Academy Awards. Host Billy Crystal was digitally added into the same clip and was depicted dancing alongside Laurel and Hardy. In this version, the Doctor begins to dance with Laurel and Hardy at the end of the clip, standing in the same spot that was occupied by Crystal. | *The sequence with the Doctor inserted into the Laurel and Hardy clip is a reference to the 1992 American Academy Awards. Host Billy Crystal was digitally added into the same clip and was depicted dancing alongside Laurel and Hardy. In this version, the Doctor begins to dance with Laurel and Hardy at the end of the clip, standing in the same spot that was occupied by Crystal. | ||