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== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* ''Everything Changes'' was transmitted back to back with the next episode ''[[Day One (TV story)|Day One]]'' on its UK premiere.
* ''Everything Changes'' was transmitted back to back with the next episode ''[[Day One (TV story)|Day One]]'' on its UK premiere.
* This story had two working titles: ''The Valley of Death'' and ''Flotsam And Jetsam''. The former was the earliest title.{{fact}}
* As the first post-watershed production of the ''Doctor Who'' franchise, the episode features several firsts, including the first use of the F-word in a televised ''Doctor Who'' franchise production, along with a few other strong expletives. The frequency and intensity of swearing on ''Torchwood'' would be dialled back in its later seasons.
* As the first post-watershed production of the ''Doctor Who'' franchise, the episode features several firsts, including the first use of the F-word in a televised ''Doctor Who'' franchise production, along with a few other strong expletives. The frequency and intensity of swearing on ''Torchwood'' would be dialled back in its later seasons.
* A pre-credits sequence of Gwen and Jack on top of the Millennium Centre in a flash forward to the end of the story was cut from the finished programme but appears on the deleted scenes of the series one box set.
* A pre-credits sequence of Gwen and Jack on top of the Millennium Centre in a flash forward to the end of the story was cut from the finished programme but appears on the deleted scenes of the series one box set.
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* A scene showing [[John Tucker]] being chased and murdered was shot but was eventually dropped.
* A scene showing [[John Tucker]] being chased and murdered was shot but was eventually dropped.
* Two alternative scenes were shot showing Gwen being retconned — the one in a traditional bar was dropped in favour of the Buffalo Bar that was used for transmission.
* Two alternative scenes were shot showing Gwen being retconned — the one in a traditional bar was dropped in favour of the Buffalo Bar that was used for transmission.
* Retcon is a tongue-in-cheek reference to retroactive continuity, a means of covering up plot discrepancies used in many sci-fi shows. Other names considered for Retcon were Goldfish or Scooter.{{fact}}
* Several scenes were trimmed from the episode for broadcast on the [[CBC]] in Canada, including a scene in which Owen, using the pheromone spray, also seduces the blonde's angry boyfriend.
* Several scenes were trimmed from the episode for broadcast on the [[CBC]] in Canada, including a scene in which Owen, using the pheromone spray, also seduces the blonde's angry boyfriend.
* It has been suggested that Owen's use of the [[perfume (Everything Changes)|pheromone spray]] was effectively "date rape".<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a84181/cult-spy-catching-up-with-torchwood.html Cult Spy: Catching Up With 'Torchwood'] Accessed on 11th October 2008</ref>
* It has been suggested that Owen's use of the [[perfume (Everything Changes)|pheromone spray]] was effectively "date rape".<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a84181/cult-spy-catching-up-with-torchwood.html Cult Spy: Catching Up With 'Torchwood'] Accessed on 11th October 2008</ref>
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