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* This is the first episode of ''Doctor Who ''to air on a Sunday. | * This is the first episode of ''Doctor Who ''to air on a Sunday. | ||
* David Tennant is credited as "The Doctor", as opposed to [[Christopher Eccleston]] who was credited as "Doctor Who". The change in the credit was done at Tennant's request. | * David Tennant is credited as "The Doctor", as opposed to [[Christopher Eccleston]] who was credited as "Doctor Who". The change in the credit was done at Tennant's request. | ||
** This occurrence parallels [[Peter Davison | ** This occurrence parallels [[Peter Davison]]'s request for an identical change in credit when he succeeded [[Tom Baker]]. Like Tennant, [[Castrovalva (TV story)|Davison's first episode]] would begin this new billing. | ||
** This story was effectively the first since 1989's ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' to credit the role as "The Doctor". | ** This story was effectively the first since 1989's ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' to credit the role as "The Doctor". | ||
* The "middle eight" section of [[Doctor Who theme|the theme tune]] is restored in this episode and is heard for the first time in the revived series. | * The "middle eight" section of [[Doctor Who theme|the theme tune]] is restored in this episode and is heard for the first time in the revived series. | ||
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* Besides being the name of the invading [[alien]]s, [[Sycorax]] is also the name of the [[witch]] in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] play, {{wi|The Tempest}}. In the later [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]] episode, ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'', the Doctor accidentally gives Shakespeare the name "Sycorax" when he sees an animal skull which reminds him of one of the aliens. | * Besides being the name of the invading [[alien]]s, [[Sycorax]] is also the name of the [[witch]] in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] play, {{wi|The Tempest}}. In the later [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]] episode, ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'', the Doctor accidentally gives Shakespeare the name "Sycorax" when he sees an animal skull which reminds him of one of the aliens. | ||
* The Sycorax, with their curse-like blood control technology and bone-motif costumes, are slightly similar to [[Faction Paradox]], a time-travelling voodoo cult created by [[Lawrence Miles]] that were recurring villains in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novels. | * The Sycorax, with their curse-like blood control technology and bone-motif costumes, are slightly similar to [[Faction Paradox]], a time-travelling voodoo cult created by [[Lawrence Miles]] that were recurring villains in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novels. | ||
* Harriet Jones's decision to destroy the Sycorax spaceship, despite the fact it was leaving Earth, echoes [[Margaret Thatcher | * Harriet Jones's decision to destroy the Sycorax spaceship, despite the fact it was leaving Earth, echoes [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s decision to sink the Argentinian ship ''Belgrano'' in the 1982 Falklands War, even though evidence suggests it was actually leaving British waters. | ||
* ''[[Guinevere One]]'', the name of the probe that Earth sends to [[Mars]], references the myths of [[King Arthur]]. In those stories, Guinevere was Arthur's Queen Consort. Her name is an old French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, which can be translated as "white shadow". Her adulterous affair with Arthur's chief knight, [[Lancelot]], and betrayal of her husband lead to the downfall of their kingdom. When the [[Seventh Doctor]] was recognised as [[Merlin]], Arthur's advisor, he assumed that he would later find himself in this role. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | * ''[[Guinevere One]]'', the name of the probe that Earth sends to [[Mars]], references the myths of [[King Arthur]]. In those stories, Guinevere was Arthur's Queen Consort. Her name is an old French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, which can be translated as "white shadow". Her adulterous affair with Arthur's chief knight, [[Lancelot]], and betrayal of her husband lead to the downfall of their kingdom. When the [[Seventh Doctor]] was recognised as [[Merlin]], Arthur's advisor, he assumed that he would later find himself in this role. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | ||
* [[The Doctor]]'s sword duel with the Sycorax leader, particularly when his hand is cut off, suggests the lightsaber duel between {{iw|starwars|Luke Skywalker}} and {{iw|starwars|Darth Vader}} in ''{{iw|starwars|Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back}}''. | * [[The Doctor]]'s sword duel with the Sycorax leader, particularly when his hand is cut off, suggests the lightsaber duel between {{iw|starwars|Luke Skywalker}} and {{iw|starwars|Darth Vader}} in ''{{iw|starwars|Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back}}''. | ||
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* The Doctor regrows his severed hand, suggesting an explanation for [[Romana II]]'s ability to change her appearance several times during her [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor regrows his severed hand, suggesting an explanation for [[Romana II]]'s ability to change her appearance several times during her [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor's severed hand is later retrieved by [[Jack Harkness]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') Much later, it would return to the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') After the Doctor used it as a receptacle for regeneration energy, something compelled Donna to touch the hand, enabling it to grow into the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]] (and also turning Donna into the [[Doctor-Donna]]). The real Tenth Doctor subsequently took the Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor to [[Pete's World|a parallel universe]], leaving him to live out his life there with [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | * The Doctor's severed hand is later retrieved by [[Jack Harkness]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') Much later, it would return to the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') After the Doctor used it as a receptacle for regeneration energy, something compelled Donna to touch the hand, enabling it to grow into the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]] (and also turning Donna into the [[Doctor-Donna]]). The real Tenth Doctor subsequently took the Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor to [[Pete's World|a parallel universe]], leaving him to live out his life there with [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | ||
* In the TARDIS' wardrobe, various articles of clothing are visible, including one of [[Steven Taylor]]'s shirts ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''), what may be the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s waistcoat ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') the [[Second Doctor | * In the TARDIS' wardrobe, various articles of clothing are visible, including one of [[Steven Taylor]]'s shirts ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''), what may be the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s waistcoat ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') the [[Second Doctor]]'s trousers, the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s panama hat, and a [[Fourth Doctor]]-like outfit. | ||
* During Rose's improvised speech to the Sycorax, she resorts to name-dropping several creatures from her previous travels with the [[Ninth Doctor]]: | * During Rose's improvised speech to the Sycorax, she resorts to name-dropping several creatures from her previous travels with the [[Ninth Doctor]]: | ||
** [[Slitheen-Blathereen family|The Slitheen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]''/''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'') | ** [[Slitheen-Blathereen family|The Slitheen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]''/''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'') | ||
