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* The idea of the Second Doctor being operated on with the intent of removing a unique Time Lord genetic trait was part of Holmes' aborted script for ''The Six Doctors''. In the script, the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] planned to extract a unique organic mechanism from the Doctor and place it in themselves, becoming "Cyberlords". | * The idea of the Second Doctor being operated on with the intent of removing a unique Time Lord genetic trait was part of Holmes' aborted script for ''The Six Doctors''. In the script, the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] planned to extract a unique organic mechanism from the Doctor and place it in themselves, becoming "Cyberlords". | ||
* Originally, this story was set in [[New Orleans]] and the Androgums, with their obsession with cooking and eating, were created with the city's culinary reputation in mind. | * Originally, this story was set in [[New Orleans]] and the Androgums, with their obsession with cooking and eating, were created with the city's culinary reputation in mind. | ||
* [[Laurence Payne]] (Dastari) also supplies the voice of the [[Space Station Chimera]] computer but was uncredited on-screen. He had previously played [[Johnny Ringo]] in [[ | * [[Laurence Payne]] (Dastari) also supplies the voice of the [[Space Station Chimera]] computer but was uncredited on-screen. He had previously played [[Johnny Ringo]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'', a role for which Troughton had been considered, and [[Morix]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]''. | ||
* [[Clinton Greyn]] (Stike) previously played [[Ivo]] in [[ | * [[Clinton Greyn]] (Stike) previously played [[Ivo]] in [[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay]]''. | ||
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* [[Victoria Waterfield]] is mentioned as off studying [[graphology]], but the Doctor and Jamie will return for her after their mission is complete - though the novel ''[[World Game]]'' posits that Jamie's memories of Victoria have in fact been doctored by the [[Time Lord]]s at the Doctor's behest. | * [[Victoria Waterfield]] is mentioned as off studying [[graphology]], but the Doctor and Jamie will return for her after their mission is complete - though the novel ''[[World Game]]'' posits that Jamie's memories of Victoria have in fact been doctored by the [[Time Lord]]s at the Doctor's behest. | ||
* In the opening sequence, the Doctor and Jamie are standing in the 'old' console room, not seen since ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]''. | * In the opening sequence, the Doctor and Jamie are standing in the 'old' console room, not seen since ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]''. | ||
* The scene where the Sixth Doctor poisons Shockeye is one of the few times that the Doctor has deliberately taken a life face-to-face. Other examples have included the killing of [[Mehendri Solon]] (also using cyanide) in [[ | * The scene where the Sixth Doctor poisons Shockeye is one of the few times that the Doctor has deliberately taken a life face-to-face. Other examples have included the killing of [[Mehendri Solon]] (also using cyanide) in [[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'', shooting an [[Ogron]] in ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'', extinguishing the [[Primords]] of [[Bromley]] and [[Stahlman]] in ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', shooting several Sontarans with the [[De-mat Gun]] in ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' and the shooting of the [[Cyber-Leader (Mondas)|Cyber-Leader]] in ''[[Earthshock]]''. In all cases, these were in self-defence (he also swaps a bomb over blowing up the [[Graff Vynda-K]] in ''[[The Ribos Operation]]''); the First Doctor once mentioned that he only took life when his own was sufficiently threatened. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has previously mentioned going fishing. ([[ | * The Doctor has previously mentioned going fishing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* When the Second and Sixth Doctors come face-to-face, they both say "Snap!", referring to the {{w|Snap (card game)|children's card game}} in which players must say "Snap!" when two of the same card are played. Later, the [[Tenth Doctor]] says "Snap!" to the [[Fifth Doctor]] when he puts on his "brainy specs" and [[River Song]] says "Snap!" to the Tenth Doctor when she shows him her [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[ | * When the Second and Sixth Doctors come face-to-face, they both say "Snap!", referring to the {{w|Snap (card game)|children's card game}} in which players must say "Snap!" when two of the same card are played. Later, the [[Tenth Doctor]] says "Snap!" to the [[Fifth Doctor]] when he puts on his "brainy specs" and [[River Song]] says "Snap!" to the Tenth Doctor when she shows him her [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') | ||
== Home video and audio releases == | == Home video and audio releases == | ||
