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* This episode pays tribute to [[Nicholas Courtney]], who died in February. The Doctor learns his character, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], died peacefully in his sleep, fulfilling the prophecy made by the [[Seventh Doctor]] in the 1989 episode ''[[Battlefield]]''. The episode also contains scenes in which "everybody was wearing an eyepatch"; this is a reference to an anecdote Courtney recounted frequently at ''Doctor Who'' fan events, about an incident while recording of the 1970 serial ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' ([[DWMSE 31]]). Furthermore, Amy says to the Doctor "We'll be in Cairo soon", Cairo being Courtney's place of birth. | * This episode pays tribute to [[Nicholas Courtney]], who died in February. The Doctor learns his character, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], died peacefully in his sleep, fulfilling the prophecy made by the [[Seventh Doctor]] in the 1989 episode ''[[Battlefield]]''. The episode also contains scenes in which "everybody was wearing an eyepatch"; this is a reference to an anecdote Courtney recounted frequently at ''Doctor Who'' fan events, about an incident while recording of the 1970 serial ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' ([[DWMSE 31]]). Furthermore, Amy says to the Doctor "We'll be in Cairo soon", Cairo being Courtney's place of birth. | ||
* A [[Prequel (The Wedding of River Song)|prequel]] to this episode was released online.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00kn2y6</ref> | * A [[Prequel (The Wedding of River Song)|prequel]] to this episode was released online.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00kn2y6</ref> | ||
* [[Meredith Vieira]], co-host of the American morning news/chat programme ''Today'', filmed her cameo during a visit to the Upper Boat Studios as part of a profile of ''Doctor Who'' produced for {{wi|Today (NBC program)|Today}}. The profile aired on 9 May 2011, contained several minor spoilers for this episode. It revealed the cameo appearance by [[Richard Hope]] as [[Malohkeh]] and the return of [[Ian McNeice]] as [[Winston Churchill]]. Appearances by several [[Cybermen]] served as a "false flag" spoiler suggesting they might also appear in the episode. They did not. | * [[Meredith Vieira]], co-host of the American morning news/chat programme ''Today'', filmed her cameo during a visit to the Upper Boat Studios as part of a profile of ''Doctor Who'' produced for {{wi|Today (NBC program)|Today}}. The profile aired on 9 May 2011, contained several minor spoilers for this episode. It revealed the cameo appearance by [[Richard Hope]] as [[Malohkeh]] and the return of [[Ian McNeice]] as [[Winston Churchill]]. Appearances by several [[Cybermen]] served as a "false flag" spoiler suggesting they might also appear in the episode. They did not. | ||
* This is the first series finale of the revived series not to be a multi-part episode. In fact, it is the first series finale ever to only be one episode, though it can be seen to be completing the multi-part story started in [[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]''. It was also the first-series finale of the revival series not to feature a "classic series" adversary as the main antagonist, even though it featured a cameo of a [[Dalek]]. | * This is the first series finale of the revived series not to be a multi-part episode. In fact, it is the first series finale ever to only be one episode, though it can be seen to be completing the multi-part story started in [[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]''. It was also the first-series finale of the revival series not to feature a "classic series" adversary as the main antagonist, even though it featured a cameo of a [[Dalek]]. | ||
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* This is the first series finale of the revived series in which the final scene is set outside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | * This is the first series finale of the revived series in which the final scene is set outside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | ||
* This is the first series finale of the revived series that is only a single episode and not two or three episodes. | * This is the first series finale of the revived series that is only a single episode and not two or three episodes. | ||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
