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==Story Notes== | ==Story Notes== | ||
* Some fans have noted | * Some fans have noted some stories which share similar ideas: | ||
:*Mary Shelley's novel ''[[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]'', in which a scientist attempts to create new life by joining together the organs of a number of deceased bodies. | :*Mary Shelley's novel ''[[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]'', in which a scientist attempts to create new life by joining together the organs of a number of deceased bodies. | ||
:*Curt Siodmak's 1942 novel ''[[Wikipedia:Donovan | :*Curt Siodmak's 1942 novel ''[[Wikipedia:Donovan's_Brain|Donovan's Brain]]'', in which a scientist tries to keep the disembodied brain of an evil billionaire alive. | ||
:*H. P. Lovecraft's ''Herbert West - Reanimator'', in which a chemist and his fearful assistant attempt to resurrect the dead. | |||
*At the end of Part Four the TARDIS dematerialises instantaneously, with a flash and a puff of smoke, rather than fading away gradually, and the dematerialisation sound is played at a higher speed than usual. | *At the end of Part Four the TARDIS dematerialises instantaneously, with a flash and a puff of smoke, rather than fading away gradually, and the dematerialisation sound is played at a higher speed than usual. | ||
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===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ||
*Morbius' globe head falls apart when he tumbles over the cliff edge, and the camera bounces. ''He's just been through a fight and is falling off a cliff. He's entitled to a structural defect after that. The camera bounce can simply be indicative of the dramatic nature of his falling.'' | *Morbius' globe head falls apart when he tumbles over the cliff edge, and the camera bounces. ''He's just been through a fight and is falling off a cliff. He's entitled to a structural defect after that. The camera bounce can simply be indicative of the dramatic nature of his falling.'' | ||
*Why doesn't Solon just put the brain into the Doctor's head? ''Because Solon wanted to give Morbius various other biological advantages in his new body. However, a simple transplant would have likely given Morbius the ability to regenerate again, so Solon's decision is still suspect.'' solon does not know how many bodies the doctor has left and he proberly does not want to risk the possiblity that he is on his last. | *Why doesn't Solon just put the brain into the Doctor's head? ''Because Solon wanted to give Morbius various other biological advantages in his new body. However, a simple transplant would have likely given Morbius the ability to regenerate again, so Solon's decision is still suspect.'' solon does not know how many bodies the doctor has left and he proberly does not want to risk the possiblity that he is on his last. | ||
*Sarah calls the Doctor "Tom" at one stage (during the mindbending sequence). ''It's very questionable what she's uttering during most of that sequence. But she does manage to utter/mutter a portion of "Tom" but relises her mistake and stops before it becomes audible to the audience'' | *Sarah calls the Doctor "Tom" at one stage (during the mindbending sequence). ''It's very questionable what she's uttering during most of that sequence. But she does manage to utter/mutter a portion of "Tom" but relises her mistake and stops before it becomes audible to the audience'' | ||
