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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* After escaping the [[ | * After escaping the [[Cybermen]] troop in the London Underground, there are several survivors discussing the events at-hand. Among the things they mention are references to previous events in the show's history. | ||
** "Where is [[Torchwood]] when you need them?" is a question asked by one of the survivors ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'',[[Everything Changes (TV story)| ''Everything Changes'']]) | ** "Where is [[Torchwood]] when you need them?" is a question asked by one of the survivors. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'',[[Everything Changes (TV story)| ''Everything Changes'']]) Initially an organisation intended to deal with alien threats without the public knowing, the events of [[TV]]: [[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|''Army of Ghosts'']] / [[Doomsday (TV story)|''Doomsday'']] left their name in the public eye. As established in the Torchwood episode [[TV]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'', Torchwood are well known in even their smallest operations. | ||
** One of the survivors asks if they will be on the television "like when that hospital went to the moon" ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') | ** One of the survivors asks if they will be on the television "like when that hospital went to the moon". ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') | ||
** One of the survivors asks "Will they take the children again?", a reference to either a previous appearance of the Cybermen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'' in which the Cybermen kidnapped children in Victorian London to power the [[CyberKing]] warship, or to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)|Children of Earth]]'' in which the armed forces of the world were forced to take 10% of the world's child population in trade to be spared from a war with the [[456 ambassador|456]]. | ** One of the survivors asks "Will they take the children again?", a reference to either a previous appearance of the Cybermen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'' in which the Cybermen kidnapped children in Victorian London to power the [[CyberKing]] warship, or to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)|Children of Earth]]'' in which the armed forces of the world were forced to take 10% of the world's child population in trade to be spared from a war with the [[456 ambassador|456]]. | ||
** One of the survivors reassures the others that they will be safe and that he has a cousin who works for [[UNIT]] ([[TV]]: [[The Web of Fear (TV story)|''The Web of Fear'']], [[Aliens of London (TV story)|''Aliens of London'']] et al.) who are likely to be in London already. At this point in the timeline, UNIT is yet to undergo the massive redevelopment in their operations helmed by [[Kate Stewart]] ([[TV]]: [[The Power of Three (TV story)|''The Power of Three'']]) and would be as they were last seen in TV: ''[[Planet of the Dead]]'', ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'' | ** One of the survivors reassures the others that they will be safe and that he has a cousin who works for [[UNIT]] ([[TV]]: [[The Web of Fear (TV story)|''The Web of Fear'']], [[Aliens of London (TV story)|''Aliens of London'']] et al.) who are likely to be in London already. At this point in the timeline, UNIT is yet to undergo the massive redevelopment in their operations helmed by [[Kate Stewart]] ([[TV]]: [[The Power of Three (TV story)|''The Power of Three'']]) and would be as they were last seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]''. | ||
* While avoiding [[Dalek]]s in the ruins of future London, there is a wrecked double decker bus with signs indicating it is [[the 200]] running service to London Victoria station. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | * While avoiding [[Dalek]]s in the ruins of future London, there is a wrecked double decker bus with signs indicating it is [[the 200]] running service to London Victoria station. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | ||
* While | * While travelling through the construction site, an officer from UNIT mobile command can be heard over a loudspeaker. They advise any citizens to evacuate the area, and those in need of assistance contact a [[Carol Bell|Captain Bell]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | ||
* [[Amy Pond]] is referenced in [[River Song's diary|River's diary]]: [[River Song]] believes Amy bought the clothes left for her after River left the [[Sisters of the Infinite Schism]], as there were "too many short skirts". ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') | * [[Amy Pond]] is referenced in [[River Song's diary|River's diary]]: [[River Song]] believes Amy bought the clothes left for her after River left the [[Sisters of the Infinite Schism]], as there were "too many short skirts". ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[Bitey]] when seeing the [[Cybermat]]s. This places this story after [[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'' and also the story that directly followed that one, [[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''. The Daleks still know who [[the Doctor]] is, setting this before [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''. River is still imprisoned for killing the Doctor, placing this before [[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'' from her point of view. | * The Doctor mentions [[Bitey]] when seeing the [[Cybermat]]s. This places this story after [[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'' and also the story that directly followed that one, [[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''. The Daleks still know who [[the Doctor]] is, setting this before [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''. River is still imprisoned for killing the Doctor, placing this before [[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'' from her point of view. |