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* This story marks the first time in the revived series that a companion's associates have successfully deduced the person's time-travelling affairs with the Doctor's on their own, along with the Doctor's ability to time-travel, without questioning the Doctor directly or getting a firsthand experience of the TARDIS. [[Artie Maitland|Artie]] and [[Angie Maitland]] discovered pictures of Clara's travels from [[TV]]: ''[[Cold War]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Hide]]'', and a picture of Clara during her Victorian life ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen]]'') on the [[Internet]], which exposed her secret. | * This story marks the first time in the revived series that a companion's associates have successfully deduced the person's time-travelling affairs with the Doctor's on their own, along with the Doctor's ability to time-travel, without questioning the Doctor directly or getting a firsthand experience of the TARDIS. [[Artie Maitland|Artie]] and [[Angie Maitland]] discovered pictures of Clara's travels from [[TV]]: ''[[Cold War]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Hide]]'', and a picture of Clara during her Victorian life ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen]]'') on the [[Internet]], which exposed her secret. | ||
* Likewise to the above, Clara sees herself in a past life for the first time by looking at the Victorian era photo of herself in London ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen]]''), cluing her in that she really has lived more than one life, which the Doctor confronted her over in their last adventure, [[TV]]: ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]''. | * Likewise to the above, Clara sees herself in a past life for the first time by looking at the Victorian era photo of herself in London ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen]]''), cluing her in that she really has lived more than one life, which the Doctor confronted her over in their last adventure, [[TV]]: ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]''. | ||
* Although Jenny and Vastra both question the Doctor concerning how Clara is alive, he neither explains anything to them, nor is she ever present. Thus despite having met, Vastra and Jenny do not know that this is a different person and not the same one revived in some manner, and Clara gains no knowledge of her past life from the pair. | * Although Jenny and Vastra both question the Doctor concerning how Clara is alive, he neither explains anything to them, nor is she ever present for these questions. Thus despite having met, Vastra and Jenny do not know that this is a different person and not the same one revived in some manner, and Clara gains no knowledge of her past life from the pair. | ||
* This story marked the 100th Doctor Who episode since the programme's revival in 2005. | * This story marked the 100th Doctor Who episode since the programme's revival in 2005. | ||
* Diana Rigg is credited as "Dame Diana Rigg", the first time such an honorific has been included in a ''Doctor Who'' screen credit (by contrast, Sir [[Michael Gambon]] was not identified as such in [[TV]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]''). | * Diana Rigg is credited as "Dame Diana Rigg", the first time such an honorific has been included in a ''Doctor Who'' screen credit (by contrast, Sir [[Michael Gambon]] was not identified as such in [[TV]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]''). | ||