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This was also the first on-screen depiction of [[Movellan]]s since their debut in ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''. The episode introduces [[St Luke's University]], where the Doctor apparently has been lecturing for over fifty years, and begins a plot thread surrounding what he and [[Nardole]] are hiding in [[Vault (The Pilot)|a vault]] beneath the campus. This bears some similarity to the era of the [[Third Doctor]], who was likewise restricted in his travels and held a job as the scientific adviser of UNIT. | This was also the first on-screen depiction of [[Movellan]]s since their debut in ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''. The episode introduces [[St Luke's University]], where the Doctor apparently has been lecturing for over fifty years, and begins a plot thread surrounding what he and [[Nardole]] are hiding in [[Vault (The Pilot)|a vault]] beneath the campus. This bears some similarity to the era of the [[Third Doctor]], who was likewise restricted in his travels and held a job as the scientific adviser of UNIT. | ||
Some things were different with Bill as a companion; she was panicky when first travelling in the TARDIS, and took a long time to figure out that it was | Some things were different with Bill as a companion; she was panicky when first travelling in the TARDIS, and took a long time to figure out that it was "bigger on the inside". Continuing the unofficial theme of having the Daleks appear in each season of the Revived Series, the Doctor attempts to destroy the sentient oil with the deadliest fire in the universe, which turns out to the Daleks. | ||
By the Doctor's own admission, he has come to believe that if he encounters some kind of alien on Earth, it is likely going to be dangerous as most of the past aliens he's encountered on Earth have been. However, in a twist, the "threat" turns out to be a misunderstanding caused by a [[crush]]. | By the Doctor's own admission, he has come to believe that if he encounters some kind of alien on Earth, it is likely going to be dangerous as most of the past aliens he's encountered on Earth have been. However, in a twist, the "threat" turns out to be a misunderstanding caused by a [[crush]]. | ||
