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*The Slitheen scheme is also what the Dominators were intending to do to the planet Dulkis in the [[Second Doctor]] serial, [[DW]]: ''[[The Dominators]]''. | *The Slitheen scheme is also what the Dominators were intending to do to the planet Dulkis in the [[Second Doctor]] serial, [[DW]]: ''[[The Dominators]]''. | ||
*The fact that the UN is the caretaker for the codes to launch a nuclear strike harkens back to | *The fact that the UN is the caretaker for the codes to launch a nuclear strike harkens back to [[DW]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', where the UK was the guardian of the "destructor codes" that could launch the world's nuclear arsenals. | ||
*10 Downing Street is also destroyed in the [[U.N.I.T. (audio series)]]: ''[[The Longest Night]]''. | *10 Downing Street is also destroyed in the [[U.N.I.T. (audio series)]]: ''[[The Longest Night]]''. | ||
*The "World War Three" of the episode's title is averted by the Doctor's plan. However, ''a'' World War Three may be presumed to occur at some point in the ''Doctor Who'' universe, since the Doctor has referred to World War Five (in [[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'') and the almost-starting of World War Six (in [[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''). | *The "World War Three" of the episode's title is averted by the Doctor's plan. However, ''a'' World War Three may be presumed to occur at some point in the ''Doctor Who'' universe, since the Doctor has referred to World War Five (in [[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'') and the almost-starting of World War Six (in [[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''). | ||
*As well as a reappearance in [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'', the Slitheen | *As well as a reappearance in [[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'', the Slitheen family returned in [[NSA]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside]]''. They appeared in [[SJA]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen]]'' and [[SJA]]: ''[[The Lost Boy]]''. | ||
*Harriet Jones reappears in [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' | *Harriet Jones reappears in [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
*The Doctor tempts Rose to return to the TARDIS by vividly describing a plasma storm in the [[Horsehead Nebula]]. This echoes the method by which the [[Third Doctor]] initially convinced [[Sarah Jane Smith]] to become his companion during ([[DW]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''). The [[Tenth Doctor]] would later unsuccessfully attempt a similar thing with [[Martha Jones | *The Doctor tempts Rose to return to the TARDIS by vividly describing a plasma storm in the [[Horsehead Nebula]]. This echoes the method by which the [[Third Doctor]] initially convinced [[Sarah Jane Smith]] to become his companion during ([[DW]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''). The [[Tenth Doctor]] would later unsuccessfully attempt a similar thing with [[Martha Jones]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'') and needlessly do so with [[Donna Noble]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Strategem]]''). | ||
*Although the Doctor asked Mickey to erase his presence from the Internet, Mickey's website, http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk, indicates that he may not have done so. In [[DW]]: ''[[Love & Monsters]]''-set a year after this story-reference is made to a "Bad Wolf" virus that deleted all mention of Rose Tyler; whether this is somehow related to the Doctor's virus is unclear. | *Although the Doctor asked Mickey to erase his presence from the Internet, Mickey's website, http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk, indicates that he may not have done so. In [[DW]]: ''[[Love & Monsters]]''-set a year after this story-reference is made to a "Bad Wolf" virus that deleted all mention of Rose Tyler; whether this is somehow related to the Doctor's virus is unclear. | ||
