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This episode saw the [[Twelfth Doctor]] describe the immense pain he felt while fighting in the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. It also revealed that there are two [[Osgood Box]]es, and their design is based on that of [[the Moment]]; this symbolizes how [[the Doctor]] nearly destroyed his entire race with a box, just as [[Kate Stewart|Kate]] and [[Bonnie (The Zygon Invasion)|Bonnie]] were about to destroy theirs.  
This episode saw the [[Twelfth Doctor]] describe the immense pain he felt while fighting in the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. It also revealed that there are two [[Osgood Box]]es, and their design is based on that of [[the Moment]]; this symbolizes how [[the Doctor]] nearly destroyed his entire race with a box, just as [[Kate Stewart|Kate]] and [[Bonnie (The Zygon Invasion)|Bonnie]] were about to destroy theirs.  
 
It was also one of the first episodes to explore the idea of sympathy for an alien race, with [[Etoine|one particular Zygon]] openly committing suicide.
 
== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==


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=== The Doctor ===
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor claims to Osgood that his [[Aliases of the Doctor|real first name]] is "Basil".
* The Doctor claims to Osgood that his [[Aliases of the Doctor|real first name]] is "Basil".
* The Doctor nicknames Bonnie "Zygella".
* The Doctor jokes that as he is over 2000 years old, thus he is old enough to be a [[Jesus Christ|Messiah]].
* The Doctor jokes that as he is over 2000 years old, thus he is old enough to be a [[Jesus Christ|Messiah]].
* The Doctor calls London a "dump." When Osgood says he goes there often, he says that does not mean he has to like it.
* The Doctor escapes the plane in a parachute with a [[Union Jack]] on it. Similarly, [[James Bond]] used a parachute with a Union Jack on it to sky-dive in the movie "The Spy Who Loved Me".
* The Doctor escapes the plane in a parachute with a [[Union Jack]] on it. Similarly, [[James Bond]] used a parachute with a Union Jack on it to sky-dive in the movie "The Spy Who Loved Me".
* The Doctor once created an [[The Doctor's invisible watch|invisible watch]], which had the terrible design flaw of being invisible.
* The Doctor once created an [[The Doctor's invisible watch|invisible watch]], which had the terrible design flaw of being invisible.
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=== Clara ===
=== Clara ===
* Clara has enough authority within UNIT that she can access the [[Black Archive]] without question. She is one of only four individuals who can access the Osgood Boxes (the others are Osgood, her Zygon double, and the Doctor).
* Clara has enough authority within UNIT that she can access the [[Black Archive]] without question.  
* In the TARDIS, Clara fiddles with the console's settings. The Doctor does not appear to object, suggesting Clara knows what she is doing.
* The newspaper in Clara's dream that she checks to ensure she's dreaming, which reads gibberish (meaning it wasn't meant to have a role in her dream) is called [[KMA ORUAS]].
* The newspaper in Clara's dream that she checks to ensure she's dreaming, which reads gibberish (meaning it wasn't meant to have a role in her dream) is called [[KMA ORUAS]].


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*The Doctor recalls the intense pain of his experiences in the [[Last Great Time War]]. Furthermore, the Osgood Boxes are directly based off [[the Moment]] to reflect the way his [[War Doctor|wartime self]] struggled not to use its destructive potential. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
*The Doctor recalls the intense pain of his experiences in the [[Last Great Time War]]. Furthermore, the Osgood Boxes are directly based off [[the Moment]] to reflect the way his [[War Doctor|wartime self]] struggled not to use its destructive potential. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
*[[Bonnie (The Zygon Invasion)|Bonnie]], having taken the form of Osgood, wears a facsimile of the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s costume, with a duffel coat. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'')
*[[Bonnie (The Zygon Invasion)|Bonnie]], having taken the form of Osgood, wears a facsimile of the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s costume, with a duffel coat. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'')
*The Doctor mentions the [[Last Great Time War]] when Bonnie accuses him of not understanding war, telling her he has fought in a bigger war than she will ever know.
*Clara performs a "dream check" to gauge the state of her reality when she wakes up. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'')
*Clara performs a "dream check" to gauge the state of her reality when she wakes up. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'')


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
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