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=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor refers to himself as the [[Eighth Man Bound]] and "the guy with [[Binary cardiovascular system|two hearts]]". | * The Doctor refers to himself as the [[Eighth Man Bound]] and "the guy with [[Binary cardiovascular system|two hearts]]". | ||
=== Religion === | |||
* When coronated, the British monarch agrees to serve [[Jesus Christ]]. Unaware of Christianity, an enraged Xznaal believes he's being offered joint sovereignty. | |||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
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=== Cultural references from the real world === | === Cultural references from the real world === | ||
* Benny looks at a [[John Smith and the Common Men]] album when she and the Doctor are searching Todd's flat. | * Benny looks at a [[John Smith and the Common Men]] album when she and the Doctor are searching Todd's flat. | ||
* The BBC cancels ''[[The X-Files]]'' (a joke on the BBC cancelling shows that accidentally resemble a recent tragedy). | |||
* Rebellious cities in the north are called Royalist | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* When Xznaal is seen from the point of view of Greyhaven, the Doctor, or Benny, the pronoun Parkin uses for Xznaal is "he". From anyone else's point of view, Parkin refers to Xznaal as "it". When viewed from the Ice Warrior's point of view, the human names are written in Ice Warrior pronunciation, such as Gerayhavun/Greyhaven, Xztaynz/Staines. | * When Xznaal is seen from the point of view of Greyhaven, the Doctor, or Benny, the pronoun Parkin uses for Xznaal is "he". From anyone else's point of view, Parkin refers to Xznaal as "it". When viewed from the Ice Warrior's point of view, the human names are written in Ice Warrior pronunciation, such as Gerayhavun/Greyhaven, Xztaynz/Staines. | ||
* [[Philip Segal]] reportedly stated that a big alien invasion couldn't be done on the TV movie's budget because of the cost of multiple prosthetic costumes and the cost of ''showing'' a full alien invasion. ''The Dying Days'' features an alien invasion with three Ice Warriors; there are never more than two Ice Warriors in a room together throughout the book. | * [[Philip Segal]] reportedly stated that a big alien invasion couldn't be done on the TV movie's budget because of the cost of multiple prosthetic costumes and the cost of ''showing'' a full alien invasion. ''The Dying Days'' features an alien invasion with three Ice Warriors; there are never more than two Ice Warriors in a room together throughout the book. | ||
* In his notes, Parkin says an original idea in the story was that the humans would routinely talk about how the Ice Warriors had a noble warrior culture but the Ice Warriors themselves would all be sadistic thugs. | |||
* The book's concluding chapter ends with Benny initiating a [[sex|sexual encounter]] with the Doctor, a first for the franchise in any licensed media. The event was again referenced in the Big Finish audio drama ''[[Benny's Story (audio story)|Benny's Story]]''. | * The book's concluding chapter ends with Benny initiating a [[sex|sexual encounter]] with the Doctor, a first for the franchise in any licensed media. The event was again referenced in the Big Finish audio drama ''[[Benny's Story (audio story)|Benny's Story]]''. | ||
* The book did not feature the ''Doctor Who'' logo anywhere on its cover, spine, or interior. Since the Seventh Doctor's logo was thought to be inappropriate for an Eighth Doctor book, but [[BBC Books]] had exclusive rights to the new Eighth Doctor logo, the Virgin Publishing logo was used on the spine instead. In addition, the title ''Doctor Who'' appeared nowhere on the back cover or interior pages before the copyright page. There is also a brief mention on an acknowledgements page. | * The book did not feature the ''Doctor Who'' logo anywhere on its cover, spine, or interior. Since the Seventh Doctor's logo was thought to be inappropriate for an Eighth Doctor book, but [[BBC Books]] had exclusive rights to the new Eighth Doctor logo, the Virgin Publishing logo was used on the spine instead. In addition, the title ''Doctor Who'' appeared nowhere on the back cover or interior pages before the copyright page. There is also a brief mention on an acknowledgements page. | ||