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 == Continuity ==
-* The Doctor's speech to PM Harriet Jones about how "[[Earth]] is drawing attention to itself" recalls a similar statement made by [[the Brigadier]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]''. Jones's destruction of the Sycorax ship and the Doctor's angry reaction are similar to the conclusion of [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', in which the Brigadier uses explosives to seal off the [[Silurian]] hibernation chambers even as the Doctor departs to begin peace negotiations.
+* The Doctor's speech to PM Harriet Jones about how "[[Earth]] is drawing attention to itself" recalls a similar statement made by [[the Brigadier]] when recruiting [[Liz Shaw]] to UNIT. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'')
-* [[United Kingdom]] had manned missions to [[Mars]] previously featured in [[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]''.
+* Jones's destruction of the Sycorax ship and the Doctor's angry reaction are similar to the Brigadier using explosives to seal off the [[Silurian]] hibernation chambers even as the Doctor departs to begin peace negotiations. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
-* The [[Ice Warrior]]s are actual Martians. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'')
+* [[United Kingdom]] had previous missions to [[Mars]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]''.
-* The Robotic Santas reappear in [[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]''.
+* The [[Ice Warrior]]s are actual Martians - which, as stated, look "completely different". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'')
-* The Doctor regrows his severed hand, establishing a notable new twist to the mechanics of [[regeneration]] and, in part, suggesting a rationale for [[Romana II]]'s ability to change her appearance several times during regeneration in [[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]''. The Doctor's severed hand, last seen falling to earth in this episode, is later retrieved by [[Jack Harkness]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') Much later, it would return to the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'') After the Doctor used it as a receptacle for regeneration energy, something compelled Donna to touch the hand, enabling it to grow into the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]] (and also turning Donna into the [[Doctor-Donna]]). The real Tenth Doctor subsequently took the Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor to [[Pete's World|the parallel universe]], leaving him to live out his life there with [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'')
+* The Robotic Santas reappear, under control of the [[Empress of the Racnoss]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'')
-* This is actually the second time the Doctor has lost a hand in combat, as the [[First Doctor]] sported a bioengineered replacement hand for most of his adventures. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Big Hand for the Doctor (short story)|A Big Hand for the Doctor]]'')
+* The Doctor regrows his severed hand, suggesting an explanation for [[Romana II]]'s ability to change her appearance several times during her [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
-* In the scene inside the TARDIS' wardrobe room near the end of the episode, various articles of clothing worn in earlier episodes are visible, including one of [[Steven Taylor]]'s shirts (worn in [[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''), what may be the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s waistcoat from ''[[The Two Doctors]]'', the [[Second Doctor|Second Doctor's]] trousers, and the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s panama hat, as well as what appears to be the [[Fourth Doctor]]-like costume that the [[Seventh Doctor]] wore in [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]''.
+* The Doctor's severed hand is later retrieved by [[Jack Harkness]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') Much later, it would return to the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') After the Doctor used it as a receptacle for regeneration energy, something compelled Donna to touch the hand, enabling it to grow into the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]] (and also turning Donna into the [[Doctor-Donna]]). The real Tenth Doctor subsequently took the Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor to [[Pete's World|a parallel universe]], leaving him to live out his life there with [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')
+* In the TARDIS' wardrobe, various articles of clothing are visible, including one of [[Steven Taylor]]'s shirts ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''), what may be the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s waistcoat ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') the [[Second Doctor|Second Doctor's]] trousers, the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s panama hat, and a [[Fourth Doctor]]-like outfit that.
 * The ramifications of the destruction of the Sycorax vessel, including the impact on a group of female (and presumably related) Sycorax, is explored in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Widow's Curse (comic story)|The Widow's Curse]]''.
 * This is one of the few instances in which the TARDIS isn't stationary as it materialises, due to the Doctor speeding it up to breakneck speeds in the time vortex; ([[TV]]: ''[[Children in Need Special]]'') in most other episodes, the TARDIS stays in one spot as it de- and rematerialises. A similar "materialisation in motion" occurs on two occasions during the next Christmas special, [[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]''.