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* Martha asks whether the Master is the Doctor's secret brother, to which the Doctor replies that she's been watching too much TV. It was originally rumoured that the Master would be revealed as the Doctor's brother in a story at the end of [[Season 10]]; however, this storyline was pre-empted by the unexpected death of [[Roger Delgado]]. An unfinished statement made by the Master at the end of ''[[Planet of Fire]]'' spoken by [[Anthony Ainley]] has also been interpreted as a possible reference to this. Also, in ''[[Smith and Jones]]'' the Doctor states (for the first time on screen) that he has a brother. | * Martha asks whether the Master is the Doctor's secret brother, to which the Doctor replies that she's been watching too much TV. It was originally rumoured that the Master would be revealed as the Doctor's brother in a story at the end of [[Season 10]]; however, this storyline was pre-empted by the unexpected death of [[Roger Delgado]]. An unfinished statement made by the Master at the end of ''[[Planet of Fire]]'' spoken by [[Anthony Ainley]] has also been interpreted as a possible reference to this. Also, in ''[[Smith and Jones]]'' the Doctor states (for the first time on screen) that he has a brother. | ||
* Assuming the American political system works the same in the Doctor Who universe as it does in the real world, the involvement of the American President-Elect indicates the events of this episode must take place between November 5, 2008 (the day after the US presidential election) and January 19, 2009 (the day before the inauguration of the new president). Also if Winters had use of Air Force One, then it is likely that Winter's had just won re-election. | * Assuming the American political system works the same in the Doctor Who universe as it does in the real world, the involvement of the American President-Elect indicates the events of this episode must take place between November 5, 2008 (the day after the US presidential election) and January 19, 2009 (the day before the inauguration of the new president). Also if Winters had use of Air Force One, then it is likely that Winter's had just won re-election. | ||
* The real life of ascension of Gordon Brown to Prime Minister of Great Britain took place days before the episode was broadcast, entirely by coincidence. This inspired many jokes within fandom and some fans still believe the episode is satirical towards Gordon Brown. However, this is extremely unlikely. | |||
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