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It also marked the return of the [[CyberMondan|Mondasian Cybermen]] on television for the first time since they were introduced in [[1966 (releases)|1966]]'s ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', and the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]'s first significant appearance since [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|series 8]]'s ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]''. The episode depicted a fourth alternative account of the [[Genesis of the Cybermen|genesis]] of the Mondasian Cybermen - different origins have been shown in the comics ''[[The World Shapers (comic story)|The World Shapers]]'' and ''[[The Cybermen (comic story)|The Cybermen]]'', and the audio story ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]''. This was, however, explained in ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'' with a reference to "[[parallel evolution]]". | It also marked the return of the [[CyberMondan|Mondasian Cybermen]] on television for the first time since they were introduced in [[1966 (releases)|1966]]'s ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', and the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]'s first significant appearance since [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|series 8]]'s ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]''. The episode depicted a fourth alternative account of the [[Genesis of the Cybermen|genesis]] of the Mondasian Cybermen - different origins have been shown in the comics ''[[The World Shapers (comic story)|The World Shapers]]'' and ''[[The Cybermen (comic story)|The Cybermen]]'', and the audio story ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]''. This was, however, explained in ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'' with a reference to "[[parallel evolution]]". | ||
In 2023, despite ''World Enough and Time'' together with ''The Doctor Falls'' ranking as the most popular [[Twelfth Doctor]] TV story ahead of ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'' in a poll by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'',<ref name="dwm 594">[[DWM 594]]</ref>{{note|Polls by DWM are statistically invalid, as they do not feature a random sample of people. Respondents choose to participate on their own initiative, and are made aware of the poll because they subscribe to or at least frequently buy DWM. Thus, the poll is clearly weighted towards ''Doctor Who'' fans who are also residents of the United Kingdom. The views reflected almost certainly do not represent the "casual" viewer of ''Doctor Who'', non-English speaking fans, or other groups of fans who simply don't read or have access to DWM.}}, a later ''DWM'' poll that year with a shortlist of 37 finalists including the two aforementioned stories declared ''World Enough and Time''/''The Doctor Falls'' the second most popular TV story of the first 60 years of ''Doctor Who'', behind the winner, ''Heaven Sent''.<ref name="dwm 597">[[DWM 597]]</ref> | In 2023, despite ''World Enough and Time'' together with ''The Doctor Falls'' ranking as the most popular [[Twelfth Doctor]] TV story ahead of ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'' in a poll by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'',<ref name="dwm 594">[[DWM 594]]{{which}}</ref>{{note|Polls by DWM are statistically invalid, as they do not feature a random sample of people. Respondents choose to participate on their own initiative, and are made aware of the poll because they subscribe to or at least frequently buy DWM. Thus, the poll is clearly weighted towards ''Doctor Who'' fans who are also residents of the United Kingdom. The views reflected almost certainly do not represent the "casual" viewer of ''Doctor Who'', non-English speaking fans, or other groups of fans who simply don't read or have access to DWM.}}, a later ''DWM'' poll that year with a shortlist of 37 finalists including the two aforementioned stories declared ''World Enough and Time''/''The Doctor Falls'' the second most popular TV story of the first 60 years of ''Doctor Who'', behind the winner, ''Heaven Sent''.<ref name="dwm 597">[[DWM 597]] - ''Magnificent Heaven'', Page 26</ref> | ||
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