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== References == | == References == | ||
* Grazie means | |||
=== Language === | |||
* "Grazie" means "thank you" in [[Italian]]. | |||
=== Locations === | |||
* Jack says that the British [[consul]]ate arranged his travel through the [[embassy]] in [[Rome]]. | * Jack says that the British [[consul]]ate arranged his travel through the [[embassy]] in [[Rome]]. | ||
* Jack | * Jack waits for a boat to [[Manhattan]], while Angelo is imprisoned and waiting for a boat back to [[Italy]]. | ||
* Vera was from [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]]. | |||
* Angelo comes from a tiny village on the [[Amalfi Coast]], right on the edge of a clifftop. The village contained around 200 people. | |||
* Jack and Angelo have a room in [[Little Italy]] in [[1927]]. | |||
* In 1927, Jack and Angelo visit [[Blessed Saints' Cathedral]]. | |||
* A [[Brainspawn|mysterious box]] is located at [[Gallaco Wharf]], Bay Five. | |||
* Someone above Maranzano found a weapon and told him to hold it until after the state [[election]] and then ship it to [[Albany]]. | |||
* [[Sing Sing Prison]] was founded in [[1826]]. | |||
* Gwen and Jack travel to [[Mesa, California|Mesa]], [[California]]. | |||
=== Individuals === | |||
* Jack questions whether he looks like a [[bureaucrat]]. Angelo replies that he looks like a [[soldier]]. | * Jack questions whether he looks like a [[bureaucrat]]. Angelo replies that he looks like a [[soldier]]. | ||
* Angelo | * Angelo had a [[teacher|schoolmaster]] in his village who taught him [[English]]. | ||
* Random people are setting up memorial services for [[Vera Juarez]]. | * Random people are setting up memorial services for [[Vera Juarez]]. | ||
* Gwen says that she wants to show Jack [[souvenir]]s from back home. She then [[taser]]s him. | * Gwen says that she wants to show Jack [[souvenir]]s from back home. She then [[taser]]s him. | ||
* Angelo has [[scar]]s. | * Angelo has [[scar]]s. | ||
* Jack confesses to having [[sex]] with triplets. | * Jack confesses to having [[sex]] with triplets. | ||
* Jack | * Jack is sent to the church by [[Timothy (Immortal Sins)|Father Timothy]]. | ||
* Maranzano calls Jack and Angelo a pair of [[finocchi]]. | * Maranzano calls Jack and Angelo a pair of [[finocchi]]. | ||
* Angelo ask if Jack is working for the [[English government]]. | * Angelo ask if Jack is working for the [[English government]]. | ||
* Jack and Angelo are working as [[bootlegger]]s. | * Jack and Angelo are working as [[bootlegger]]s. | ||
* [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] is due to be elected [[Governor of New York]] in [[November]] [[1927]]. | * [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] is due to be elected [[Governor of New York]] in [[November]] [[1927]]. | ||
* While in the [[Giardano's Butchers Shop]], Jack is shot and slashed with various [[knife|knives]] and [[meat hook]]s. | * While in the [[Giardano's Butchers Shop]], Jack is shot and slashed with various [[knife|knives]] and [[meat hook]]s. | ||
* Giardano is asking for [[US dollar|$10000]] for Jack. | * Giardano is asking for [[US dollar|$10000]] for Jack. | ||
* | |||
* A [[Firebird (species)|Firebird]] is a bird made of fire. | === Technology === | ||
* Jack uses [[Jack Harkness' vortex manipulator|his vortex manipulator]] to change the name on the visa. | |||
* Jack states that [[magic]] and [[technology]] can sometimes appear indistinguishable. This is known as [[Clarke's Law]]. | |||
=== The Miracle === | |||
* The [[overflow camp]]s have been paused following Vera's death. The [[politician]]s are denying everything. | |||
=== Culture === | |||
* A girl is seen smoking a [[cigarette]]. | |||
* It is the [[Fourth of July]] when Jack and Angelo become lovers. Angelo thinks that the [[firework]]s are [[bomb]]s. | |||
=== Religion === | |||
* Angelo is a [[Christianity|Christian]]. | |||
* Jack says he hears Angelo's [[prayer beads|beads]] clicking at night. | |||
* Angelo and [[Mr Giardano]] believe Jack to be "[[satan|il diavolo]]" after he learns Jack can resurrect and by how he "seduces with confidence". | |||
=== Law === | |||
* The [[Volstead Act]] is mentioned. | |||
=== Substances === | |||
* [[Ammonia]] refrigeration is being practised in [[1927]]. | |||
=== Species === | |||
* Jack calls the parasite a species of [[Brainspawn]] which tastes like [[oyster]]s. The head of the parasite drills into the brain of the host and deposits larvae, turning the host insane. | |||
* A [[Firebird (species)|Firebird]] is a bird made of fire. | |||
=== History === | |||
* Had the [[Trickster's Brigade]] succeeded, they would have had America pulling out of [[World War II]] and the triumph of [[Germany]] and the [[Third Reich]]. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* Jack explains that the [[Brainspawn|brain parasite]] would rewrite history by enabling the [[Third Reich]] to win the [[World War II|Second World War]]. One week and a day after this episode was broadcast in the US and only two days after it was broadcast in the UK, the ''Doctor Who'' episode ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'' featured [[Adolf Hitler]] in a cameo role and was set in [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] in [[1938]]. In this episode [[Melody Pond]] expressed an interest in killing Hitler. | * Jack explains that the [[Brainspawn|brain parasite]] would rewrite history by enabling the [[Third Reich]] to win the [[World War II|Second World War]]. One week and a day after this episode was broadcast in the US and only two days after it was broadcast in the UK, the ''Doctor Who'' episode ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'' featured [[Adolf Hitler]] in a cameo role and was set in [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] in [[1938]]. In this episode [[Melody Pond]] expressed an interest in killing Hitler. | ||
* This is the first time that Jack is killed onscreen during Series 4. He is killed at least seven times in this episode, including being shot, being stabbed, being disembowelled, having his throat slashed, and falling from a | * This is the first time that Jack is killed onscreen during Series 4. He is killed at least seven times in this episode, including being shot, being stabbed, being disembowelled, having his throat slashed, and falling from a great height. | ||
* Writer [[Jane Espenson]] cites ''Immortal Sins'' as her favourite thing she's written.<ref>http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/the-write-stuff#.knGpmYoyR</ref> | * Writer [[Jane Espenson]] cites ''Immortal Sins'' as her favourite thing she's written.<ref>http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/the-write-stuff#.knGpmYoyR</ref> | ||
