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== References == | == References == | ||
* Ace is no longer traveling with the Doctor and hasn't been for some time. | |||
* There are several references to 90s popular culture as well as being important to the story. | |||
* The Doctor knows a man who had a ferret in his trousers. | |||
* Ace compares the secret tunnel in Rufus' story to the [[Batcave]]. | * Ace compares the secret tunnel in Rufus' story to the [[Batcave]]. | ||
* Ace cheekily calls Rufus [[Mel Gibson]] while in the pub. | * Ace cheekily calls Rufus [[Mel Gibson]] while in the pub. | ||
* The Doctor plays the spoons at the dinner reception and also does some balloon animals. | |||
* Rufus manages to follow Ace because the has [[Artron energy]] emanating off of her due to having travelled in the TARDIS. | * Rufus manages to follow Ace because the has [[Artron energy]] emanating off of her due to having travelled in the TARDIS. | ||
* Rohesia and Raymond mention being acquainted with actor [[Christopher Lee]]. | * Time Lords and Vampires are ancient enemies. | ||
* Rohesia and Raymond mention being acquainted with actor [[Christopher Lee]] and mock Ace's naive assumptions about vampires. Christopher Lee famously played [[Count Dracula]] in the 1958 movie of the same name and its sequels. | |||
* The spare TARDIS key stored in the cubbyhole above the "P" on the "Police Public Call Box" sign is used. | |||
=== Music === | === Music === | ||
* When Mags tells Ace about her uncontrollable transformations, Ace says it's a bit like the wolf from the music video for the [[Michael Jackson]] song | * When Mags tells Ace about her uncontrollable transformations, Ace says it's a bit like the wolf from the music video for the [[Michael Jackson]] song [[Thriller|''Thriller'']]. | ||
* Raymond comments that the waiting staff are dressed like women in a [[Robert Palmer]] music video. | * Raymond comments that the waiting staff are dressed like women in a [[Robert Palmer]] music video; Ace makes the same comparison when she and Mags wear the outfits to disguise themselves and sneak into the dinner reception. | ||
* Janet mentions to Mags she heard the Australian porter for the hospital whistling the famous song with something about a [[Vegemite]] sandwich. | * Janet mentions to Mags she heard the Australian porter for the hospital whistling the famous song with something about a [[Vegemite]] sandwich. This is a direct reference to the famous song ''Down Under'' by the Australian band "Men at Work". | ||
* When Janet and Mags, with no other way out of St. Gart's use the elevator to escape, Janet humorously references the 1980s song ''The Only Way is Up ''by George Jackson, Johnny Henderson and Otis Clay. | |||
* When Mags and Janet first see the moon, Janet references the song ''Clouds Across the Moon'' by RAH Band. | |||
* When Janet approaches Ace and the others with the stolen [[Helicopter|chopper]], Ace jokingly says "Here comes a chopper to chop off your head," quoting the [[nursery rhyme]] ''[[Oranges and Lemons]].'' | * When Janet approaches Ace and the others with the stolen [[Helicopter|chopper]], Ace jokingly says "Here comes a chopper to chop off your head," quoting the [[nursery rhyme]] ''[[Oranges and Lemons]].'' | ||
=== Technology === | |||
* Drone cameras owned by the Feratu allow the cmaeras free movement, while most security cameras in the 1990s were stationary mounted devices with a limited field of view. | |||
* Janet uses a sonic trigger to destroy the elevator to stop her and Mags from being pursued. | |||
* Rufus plans to use a satellite to expose the population to Gamma-two-five radiation to activate the dormant Feratu genes that have been spread to them. | |||
=== Weapons === | === Weapons === | ||
* Mags uses Ace's [[Nitro-10]], which is said to be "one louder" but Mags doesn't understand the reference. | * Mags uses Ace's [[Nitro-10]], which is said to be "one louder" but Mags doesn't understand the reference. This weapon is, of course, a variation of Ace's well-known home-made explosive she developed called [[Nitro-9]]. | ||
* Ace knocks Janet out with a tranquilizer dart containing chemical constituents such as ''S''-allylcysteine and diallyl polysulfide (poly referring to di and tri-sulfide among others) which are components of garlic. Vampires are well-known to be weak to garlic. | |||
=== Architecture === | |||
* The Doctor mentions that he had convinced his good friend Robert Smythson to install many of the secret passages used in the old buildings throughout the story. The Doctor hints that it was not without purpose. | |||
=== Locations === | === Locations === | ||
* The Doctor and Mags arrive in Camden market, London. | |||
* The Doctor uses the [[Smithwood Manor|the house on Allen Road]] and [[107 Baker Street]] as a base of operations. | * The Doctor uses the [[Smithwood Manor|the house on Allen Road]] and [[107 Baker Street]] as a base of operations. | ||
* Mags is found covered in mud after passing out from her transformation on the [[M25 motorway|M25]] motorway. | * Mags is found covered in mud after passing out from her transformation on the [[M25 motorway|M25]] motorway. | ||
* Janet points out [[Canary Wharf]] as the current position of the moon to Mags while on the hospital rooftop. | * Janet points out [[Canary Wharf]] as the current position of the moon to Mags while on the hospital rooftop. | ||
=== Food and Drink === | |||
* The Doctor keeps some fresh oranges in his pockets, which he uses to make Orange juice for him and Mags. | |||
* Ace uses chemical compounds ''S''-allylcysteine and diallyl polysulfide (poly referring to di and tri-sulfide among others) from garlic to knock out the Janet. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
