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==Story Notes== | ==Story Notes== | ||
* Some fans have noted some stories which share similar ideas: | * Some fans have noted some stories which share similar ideas: | ||
:*Mary Shelley's novel ''[[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]'', in which a scientist attempts to create new life by joining together the organs of a number of deceased bodies. | :*Mary Shelley's novel ''[[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]'', in which a scientist attempts to create new life by joining together the organs of a number of deceased bodies. | ||
:*Curt Siodmak's 1942 novel ''[[Wikipedia:Donovan's_Brain|Donovan's Brain]]'', in which a scientist tries to keep the disembodied brain of an evil billionaire alive. | :*Curt Siodmak's 1942 novel ''[[Wikipedia:Donovan's_Brain|Donovan's Brain]]'', in which a scientist tries to keep the disembodied brain of an evil billionaire alive. | ||
:*H. P. Lovecraft's ''Herbert West - Reanimator'', in which a chemist and his fearful assistant attempt to resurrect the dead. | :*H. P. Lovecraft's ''Herbert West - Reanimator'', in which a chemist and his fearful assistant attempt to resurrect the dead. | ||
*At the end of Part Four the TARDIS dematerialises instantaneously, with a flash and a puff of smoke, rather than fading away gradually, and the dematerialisation sound is played at a higher speed than usual. | *At the end of Part Four the TARDIS dematerialises instantaneously, with a flash and a puff of smoke, rather than fading away gradually, and the dematerialisation sound is played at a higher speed than usual. Also when Sarah Jane enters the tardis doors that look like a police box, instead on seeing the corner of the tardis room you see the police box mirrors, this happens at the end of world war three Series one of the new 2005 series. | ||
*Colin Fay, who played Condo, was an opera singer. | *Colin Fay, who played Condo, was an opera singer. | ||
*Many of the faces in the mental battle between the Doctor and Morbius are members of the crew who worked on this story. | *Many of the faces in the mental battle between the Doctor and Morbius are members of the crew who worked on this story. | ||
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===Myths=== | ===Myths=== | ||
*Episode 4 of this story is the source of the long running speculation that there are incarnations of the Doctor that precede the [[First Doctor|first]]. While the identity of the other faces in the mind battle are never ''explicitly'' stated, it's far more likely that they are other incarnations of Morbius, also a Time Lord. In fact during the Mind Bend, we see the present day faces of Morbius and the Doctor switching back and forth, giving further credibility to the idea that the unknown faces were incarnations of Morbius, not the Doctor. The myth persists to this day, despite ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' (also written by Terrance Dicks), ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'', [[Doctor Who (1996)|the 1996 TV movie]], ''[[The Next Doctor]]'', and other episodes stating clearly that all of the Doctors' incarnations have been accounted for in the TV series. | *Episode 4 of this story is the source of the long running speculation that there are incarnations of the Doctor that precede the [[First Doctor|first]]. While the identity of the other faces in the mind battle are never ''explicitly'' stated, it's far more likely that they are other incarnations of Morbius, also a Time Lord. In fact during the Mind Bend, we see the present day faces of Morbius and the Doctor switching back and forth, giving further credibility to the idea that the unknown faces were incarnations of Morbius, not the Doctor. The myth persists to this day, despite ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' (also written by Terrance Dicks), ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'', [[Doctor Who (1996)|the 1996 TV movie]], ''[[The Next Doctor]]'', and other episodes stating clearly that all of the Doctors' incarnations have been accounted for in the TV series. | ||
:''[[MA]]: ''[[Cold Fusion]]'' suggests that one of these "Morbius Doctors" was the incarnation who was active at the time of [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]'s birth. It is possible that the "Morbius Doctors" were a reincarnation of [[the Other]] before becoming the Doctor. However, [[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'' further muddies the waters by claiming that Gallifreyans such as the Other weren't capable of regeneration, and that, while the Doctor was a sort of "second coming" of the Other generated by the [[Loom]], he was not the same person. Of course, no reference to the Other, the Looms, or Lungbarrow has appeared onscreen, so [[wikipedia:Occam's Razor|Occam's Razor]] would disregard that entirely and simply conclude that the other faces in the mind battle are Morbius's prior incarnations.'' | :''[[MA]]: ''[[Cold Fusion]]'' suggests that one of these "Morbius Doctors" was the incarnation who was active at the time of [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]'s birth. It is possible that the "Morbius Doctors" were a reincarnation of [[the Other]] before becoming the Doctor. However, [[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'' further muddies the waters by claiming that Gallifreyans such as the Other weren't capable of regeneration, and that, while the Doctor was a sort of "second coming" of the Other generated by the [[Loom]], he was not the same person. Of course, no reference to the Other, the Looms, or Lungbarrow has appeared onscreen, so [[wikipedia:Occam's Razor|Occam's Razor]] would disregard that entirely and simply conclude that the other faces in the mind battle are Morbius's prior incarnations.'' | ||
*Implying that the Doctor had earlier incarnations may have been the production team's intent, although this was never followed up on. The [[Cartmel Masterplan]] would not come until much later. | *Implying that the Doctor had earlier incarnations may have been the production team's intent, although this was never followed up on. The [[Cartmel Masterplan]] would not come until much later. | ||