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*The Master seems to be a Scissor Sisters fan. He's singing along to "[[I Can't Decide]]" from their ''Ta-Dah'' album on the flight deck of the Valiant. This segment is absent from the iTunes version of the episode (likely for music licensing reasons). The episode is also cut between the opening credits and the "One year later" subtitle on the iTunes version, for unknown reasons. | *The Master seems to be a Scissor Sisters fan. He's singing along to "[[I Can't Decide]]" from their ''Ta-Dah'' album on the flight deck of the Valiant. This segment is absent from the iTunes version of the episode (likely for music licensing reasons). The episode is also cut between the opening credits and the "One year later" subtitle on the iTunes version, for unknown reasons. | ||
*The sound of the Master's laugh can be heard while a finger with a red painted finger nail picks up the Master's ring. The character who picked up the ring is seen in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. | *The sound of the Master's laugh can be heard while a finger with a red painted finger nail picks up the Master's ring. The character who picked up the ring is seen in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. | ||
*Since the programme's revival, this is the | *Since the programme's revival, this is the only series finale so far not to feature the [[Dalek]]s (discounting the [[2009 Specials]]). By the same token, every finale up to this point since the series' revival has involved either [[Dalek]]s ''or'' [[the Master]], but never both. Even the series 6 finale featured a cameo appearance from a Dalek. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]'') | ||
*The Doctor trying to redeem the Master and the funeral pyre at the end could be a reference to ''Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi''. Additionally, the Master's ring getting picked up by a laughing, unseen figure is reminiscent of the end of the film ''Flash Gordon''. | *The Doctor trying to redeem the Master and the funeral pyre at the end could be a reference to ''Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi''. Additionally, the Master's ring getting picked up by a laughing, unseen figure is reminiscent of the end of the film ''Flash Gordon''. | ||
*The Doctor states a desire to take Martha to meet [[Agatha Christie]], foreshadowing ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'' in which he follows through with this wish, only with Donna Noble. | *The Doctor states a desire to take Martha to meet [[Agatha Christie]], foreshadowing ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'' in which he follows through with this wish, only with Donna Noble. |