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*The Osterhagen key would destroy the Earth. The word, ''Osterhagen'', is an anagram of the phrase, ''Earth's gone''. | *The Osterhagen key would destroy the Earth. The word, ''Osterhagen'', is an anagram of the phrase, ''Earth's gone''. | ||
*This story augments the notion that Time Lords have some measure of control over the regenerative process. as seen in ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''. In truth, most regenerations have added at least a little to the general mythos about the process. From the notion that a particular physiognomy could be imposed upon the [[Second Doctor]] in ''[[The War Games]]'', details have been added about how the process works almost every time one has been depicted. In this case, writer Russell T Davies builds upon his earlier idea that a Time Lord can re-grow whole body parts during "the first 15 hours" following a regeneration (''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') Here he suggests that a Time Lord can stop the process prior to entering the final stage, provided that he has a matching genetic receptacle into which he can store the energy. | *This story augments the notion that Time Lords have some measure of control over the regenerative process. as seen in ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''. In truth, most regenerations have added at least a little to the general mythos about the process. From the notion that a particular physiognomy could be imposed upon the [[Second Doctor]] in ''[[The War Games]]'', details have been added about how the process works almost every time one has been depicted. In this case, writer Russell T Davies builds upon his earlier idea that a Time Lord can re-grow whole body parts during "the first 15 hours" following a regeneration (''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') Here he suggests that a Time Lord can stop the process prior to entering the final stage, provided that he has a matching genetic receptacle into which he can store the energy. | ||
*After the hand grows into a new doctor Donna notes that the clone doctor is naked. However careful frame by frame analysis of the scene shows that he (the actor) is actually wearing shorts. | |||
*When the newly created Doctor discovers he's "part Time Lord, part human" he is shocked and refuses to admit it, meaning he has never been a half-human, though [[Eighth Doctor]] said so in the TV Movie. This has confirmed ''Doctor Who's'' official website. | *When the newly created Doctor discovers he's "part Time Lord, part human" he is shocked and refuses to admit it, meaning he has never been a half-human, though [[Eighth Doctor]] said so in the TV Movie. This has confirmed ''Doctor Who's'' official website. | ||
*The scene where the Daleks are speaking German is possibly a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that Terry Nation based the Daleks on the Nazis. | *The scene where the Daleks are speaking German is possibly a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that Terry Nation based the Daleks on the Nazis. | ||