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* Dan initially believes Karvanista is wearing a [[Halloween costume]].
* Dan initially believes Karvanista is wearing a [[Halloween costume]].


==Story notes==
== Story notes ==
* Elements in ''The Halloween Apocalypse'' were teased in [[TV]]: ''[[Welcome to the TARDIS... (TV story)|Welcome to the TARDIS...]]'' and [[WC]]: ''[[The Flux is Coming... (webcast)|The Flux is Coming...]]''.
* Elements of ''The Halloween Apocalypse'' were teased in ''[[Welcome to the TARDIS... (TV story)|Welcome to the TARDIS...]]'' and ''[[The Flux is Coming... (webcast)|The Flux is Coming...]]''.
* The start of this episode offers a brief glimpse at the dynamics of [[Yasmin Khan]]'s solo travels with the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. In the interim period, the short story ''[[Black Powder (short story)|Black Powder]]'', the first chapter of the comic ''[[The Forest Bride (comic story)|The Forest Bride]]'', the framing device to ''[[Knock! Knock! Who's There? (novel)|Knock! Knock! Who's There?]]'', and the two webcasts associated with the ''[[FindTheDoctor (series)|#FindTheDoctor]]'' mystery ARG; ''[[A Message from Yaz (webcast)|A Message from Yaz]]'' and ''[[A Message from the Doctor (webcast)|A Message from the Doctor]]'', also featured this pairing.
* The start of this episode offers a brief glimpse at the dynamics of [[Yasmin Khan]]'s solo travels with the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. In the interim period, the short story ''[[Black Powder (short story)|Black Powder]]'', the first chapter of the comic ''[[The Forest Bride (comic story)|The Forest Bride]]'', the framing device to ''[[Knock! Knock! Who's There? (novel)|Knock! Knock! Who's There?]]'', and the two webcasts associated with the ''[[FindTheDoctor (series)|#FindTheDoctor]]'' mystery ARG; ''[[A Message from Yaz (webcast)|A Message from Yaz]]'' and ''[[A Message from the Doctor (webcast)|A Message from the Doctor]]'', also featured this pairing.
* This was the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story to be set on [[Halloween]], and the first sort-of "Halloween special".
* This was the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story to be set on [[Halloween]], and the first sort-of "Halloween special".
** Relatedly, ''The Halloween Apocalypse'' is set on the same day it was broadcast: [[31 October]] [[2021]]. This makes it one of only five episodes in the revived series to do so. The other four instances were ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'' for [[22 June]] [[2010]], ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'' for [[22 April]] [[2011]], part one of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' for [[25 December]] [[2009]], and ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'' for [[1 January]] [[2019]].
** Relatedly, ''The Halloween Apocalypse'' is set on the same day it was broadcast: [[31 October]] [[2021]]. This makes it one of only five episodes in the revived series to do so. The other four instances were ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'' for [[22 June]] [[2010]], ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'' for [[22 April]] [[2011]], part one of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' for [[25 December]] [[2009]] and ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'' for [[1 January]] [[2019]].
* When trying to release herself from the vocally locked [[handcuffs]], the Doctor claims that her failure to open them might be to do with the fact that she was [[Scottish]] when she set them up, and proceeds to attempt a [[Scotland|Scottish]] accent. According to the [[BBC America]] subtitles, she first attempts to copy the voice of the [[Twelfth Doctor]] ([[Peter Capaldi]]) and then the [[Seventh Doctor]] ([[Sylvester McCoy]]).
* When trying to release herself from the vocally-locked [[handcuffs]], the Doctor claims that her failure to open them might be to do with the fact that she was [[Scottish]] when she set them up, and proceeds to attempt a [[Scotland|Scottish]] accent. According to the [[BBC America]] subtitles, she first attempts to copy the voice of the [[Twelfth Doctor]] ([[Peter Capaldi]]) and then the [[Seventh Doctor]] ([[Sylvester McCoy]]).
* The transmission of the episode was dedicated to the memory of ''Doctor Who''s former [[Foley]] artist [[Julie Atkinson]], who passed away on [[28 July (people)|28 July]] [[2021 (people)|2021]].<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-julie-ankerson-tribute-newsupdate/?fbclid=IwAR3UKgJfLzjU6UnOGJnTDdNPlAH7Snnih_Hl-ho4i4tikDT0Nf1CTvFKTfg Radio Times]</ref>
* The transmission of the episode was dedicated to the memory of ''Doctor Who''s former [[Foley]] artist [[Julie Atkinson]], who passed away on [[28 July (people)|28 July]] [[2021 (people)|2021]].<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-julie-ankerson-tribute-newsupdate/?fbclid=IwAR3UKgJfLzjU6UnOGJnTDdNPlAH7Snnih_Hl-ho4i4tikDT0Nf1CTvFKTfg Radio Times]</ref>
* The beginning of this episode marks the first time in a televised story that the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] has an all-female crew.
* The beginning of this episode marks the first time in a televised story that the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] has an all-female crew.
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