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* The novels ''[[Last of the Gaderene (novel)|Last of the Gaderene]]'' and ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'' explain how the Master became how he appears. However, in terms of televised adventures, there is no indication whether or not the Master seen here is necessarily the same incarnation of the Master as last seen portrayed by [[Roger Delgado]] in ''[[Frontier in Space]]''. The 2017 ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip story [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doorway to Hell (comic story)|Doorway to Hell]]'' follows on from this by depicting the Delgado version of the Master regenerating. | * The novels ''[[Last of the Gaderene (novel)|Last of the Gaderene]]'' and ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'' explain how the Master became how he appears. However, in terms of televised adventures, there is no indication whether or not the Master seen here is necessarily the same incarnation of the Master as last seen portrayed by [[Roger Delgado]] in ''[[Frontier in Space]]''. The 2017 ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip story [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doorway to Hell (comic story)|Doorway to Hell]]'' follows on from this by depicting the Delgado version of the Master regenerating. | ||
* Part three's cliffhanger of the Doctor being drowned quickly became infamous for its terrifying nature, which caught the attention of media watchdog [[Mary Whitehouse]] and led to her lambasting the show. Because of intense negative reactions from the public, Philip Hinchcliffe was replaced as producer the following season and the BBC wiped the offending cliffhanger from the master 625 line PAL colour videotape; consequently, all home releases and reruns simply use in part three the reprise seen at the beginning of part four. | * Part three's cliffhanger of the Doctor being drowned quickly became infamous for its terrifying nature, which caught the attention of media watchdog [[Mary Whitehouse]] and led to her lambasting the show. Because of intense negative reactions from the public, Philip Hinchcliffe was replaced as producer the following season and the BBC wiped the offending cliffhanger from the master 625 line PAL colour videotape; consequently, all home releases and reruns simply use in part three the reprise seen at the beginning of part four. | ||
* Part of the disturbing nature of the drowning scene at the end of part three came from the fact that Tom Baker suffers from aquaphobia and thus was experiencing a real fear of drowning during filming. Baker was reportedly so worried of the cliffhanger scaring | * Part of the disturbing nature of the drowning scene at the end of part three came from the fact that Tom Baker suffers from aquaphobia and thus was experiencing a real fear of drowning during filming. Baker was reportedly so worried of the cliffhanger scaring kids that he visited a random family to watch part three with them and hear their responses. | ||
* This serial introduces the fact that a [[Time Lord]] has a [[regeneration]] cycle of only twelve regenerations for thirteen lives. This becomes a major plot point for the character of [[The Master]] in particular in later serials as he has reached the end of his regeneration cycle by the events of ''The Deadly Assassin''. Following his [[resurrection]] to fight in the [[Last Great Time War]] as depicted in the revived series, the Master has a new regeneration cycle as seen in ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'' and ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'' which feature the Master suffering injuries that require regeneration though only the regeneration in ''Utopia'' is seen on-screen. [[The Doctor]] himself also suffers from this limitation: though he claims to [[Clyde Langer]] in the serial ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'' from ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' to have 507 regenerations, this is proven to be a lie in ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'' where the Doctor receives a new cycle at the end of his [[Eleventh Doctor|final incarnation]]. | * This serial introduces the fact that a [[Time Lord]] has a [[regeneration]] cycle of only twelve regenerations for thirteen lives. This becomes a major plot point for the character of [[The Master]] in particular in later serials as he has reached the end of his regeneration cycle by the events of ''The Deadly Assassin''. Following his [[resurrection]] to fight in the [[Last Great Time War]] as depicted in the revived series, the Master has a new regeneration cycle as seen in ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'' and ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'' which feature the Master suffering injuries that require regeneration though only the regeneration in ''Utopia'' is seen on-screen. [[The Doctor]] himself also suffers from this limitation: though he claims to [[Clyde Langer]] in the serial ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'' from ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' to have 507 regenerations, this is proven to be a lie in ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'' where the Doctor receives a new cycle at the end of his [[Eleventh Doctor|final incarnation]]. | ||
* This is Halloween serials of Doctor Who | * This is Halloween serials of Doctor Who | ||
