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* The Doctor initially believes that he and his former companions are trapped in an artificial construct which has been created by the Master. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'') | * The Doctor initially believes that he and his former companions are trapped in an artificial construct which has been created by the Master. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
* Nyssa would later encounter the Fifth Doctor in her mind shortly before his regeneration into the [[Sixth Doctor]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Winter (audio story)|Winter]]'') Later still in her personal timeline, she would meet the [[Fourth Doctor]] in [[35th century|3488]] ([[PDA]]: ''[[Asylum (novel)|Asylum]]'') and subsequently re-joined the Fifth Doctor as one of his companions <span style="font-style: normal; ">(</span>[[BFA]]<span style="font-style: normal; ">: </span>''[[Cobwebs]]''<span style="font-style: normal; ">)</span>. From the Doctor's perspective, both of these events have already happened. | * Nyssa would later encounter the Fifth Doctor in her mind shortly before his regeneration into the [[Sixth Doctor]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Winter (audio story)|Winter]]'') Later still in her personal timeline, she would meet the [[Fourth Doctor]] in [[35th century|3488]] ([[PDA]]: ''[[Asylum (novel)|Asylum]]'') and subsequently re-joined the Fifth Doctor as one of his companions <span style="font-style: normal; ">(</span>[[BFA]]<span style="font-style: normal; ">: </span>''[[Cobwebs]]''<span style="font-style: normal; ">)</span>. From the Doctor's perspective, both of these events have already happened. | ||
* This is the Doctor's first encounter with each of his companions since they left the TARDIS. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Savages]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[Terminus]]'') With the exception of Nyssa, they do not know that the Doctor is a [[Time Lord]] nor are they familiar with the concept of [[regeneration]]. Even Polly, who witnessed the Doctor's regeneration into his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]], remains uncertain of the process. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'') | * This is the Doctor's first encounter with each of his companions since they left the TARDIS. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Savages]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'') With the exception of Nyssa, they do not know that the Doctor is a [[Time Lord]] nor are they familiar with the concept of [[regeneration]]. Even Polly, who witnessed the Doctor's regeneration into his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]], remains uncertain of the process. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells Ian that he had recently intended to visit him. This is a reference to the original plans for [[DW]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'' which had envisaged Ian taking the part ultimately allocated to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | * The Doctor tells Ian that he had recently intended to visit him. This is a reference to the original plans for [[DW]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'' which had envisaged Ian taking the part ultimately allocated to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | ||
* Ian has gone out of retirement to take up teaching again and is married to [[Barbara Wright]]. Polly is married to [[Ben Jackson]]. This would appear to contradict [[ST]]: ''[[Mondas Passing]]'', in which they are said to have both married other people, as well as [[CC]]: ''[[The Forbidden Time]]'', in which Polly states that they saw each other only occasionally. | * Ian has gone out of retirement to take up teaching again and is married to [[Barbara Wright]]. Polly is married to [[Ben Jackson]]. This would appear to contradict [[ST]]: ''[[Mondas Passing]]'', in which they are said to have both married other people, as well as [[CC]]: ''[[The Forbidden Time]]'', in which Polly states that they saw each other only occasionally. | ||
