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* The title of the episode was revealed on the [[Official Doctor Who Twitter|official ''Doctor Who'' Twitter account]] on [[31 March (releases)|31 March]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].<ref name="Legend" /> | * The title of the episode was revealed on the [[Official Doctor Who Twitter|official ''Doctor Who'' Twitter account]] on [[31 March (releases)|31 March]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].<ref name="Legend" /> | ||
* In his ''[[Letter from the Showrunner]]'' column in [[DWM 584]], [[Russell T Davies]] said the first line of the episode's script was "INT. [[Coffee|COFFEE]] BAR, [[USA]] - DAY, [[1947]]".<ref name="DWM 584">[[DWM 584]]</ref> | * In his ''[[Letter from the Showrunner]]'' column in [[DWM 584]], [[Russell T Davies]] said the first line of the episode's script was "INT. [[Coffee|COFFEE]] BAR, [[USA]] - DAY, [[1947]]".<ref name="DWM 584">[[DWM 584]]</ref> | ||
** This scene was ultimately not in the episode. | ** This scene was ultimately not in the episode. [[DWM 605]] revealed it to be part of a cut sequence where the Doctor and Ruby would have encountered three more alternate Susan Triads: a [[nanny]] in [[1946]] [[Pennsylvania]], whom the Doctor would have focused on while ignoring the presence of [[Albert Einstein]] and {{W|Paul Robeson}}; a [[blue]]-[[skin]]ned "100% Sloogma" [[Server|waitress]] serving the Doctor and Ruby in an alien [[diner]]; and a human [[astronaut]] greeting the [[Zarbi]] of [[Vortis]] on behalf of "the Earth Imperium of the Emperor Horatio".<ref name="Den of Geek">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-doctor-who-series-14-finale-susan-twist/|title=Doctor Who's Series 14 Finale Originally Had a Lot More Susan Twist(s) at the End|author=Louisa Mellor|date of source=2024-06-20|website name=Den of Geek|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620185004/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-doctor-who-series-14-finale-susan-twist/|archivedate=2024-06-20}}</ref><ref name="RT Susan Twist">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-susan-twist-cut-scene-newsupdate/|title=Doctor Who showrunner cut Susan Twist scene from 2-part season finale|author=James Hibbs|date of source=2024-06-20|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620185643/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-susan-twist-cut-scene-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-06-20}}</ref> | ||
* In his ''Production Diary'' column in [[DWM 592]], [[Scott Handcock]] said VFX supervisor [[Arran Glassar]] "mistakes our villain for Poirot".<ref name="DWM 592">[[DWM 592]]</ref> [[David Suchet]], whose surname is similar to Sutekh, is known for playing [[Hercule Poirot]]. | * In his ''Production Diary'' column in [[DWM 592]], [[Scott Handcock]] said VFX supervisor [[Arran Glassar]] "mistakes our villain for Poirot".<ref name="DWM 592">[[DWM 592]]</ref> [[David Suchet]], whose surname is similar to Sutekh, is known for playing [[Hercule Poirot]]. | ||
* Davies told ''[[Radio Times]]'' that there were aspects of the story he had been "thinking of for 40 or 50 years".<ref name="50 years">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-finale-fifty-years-newsupdate/|title=Doctor Who boss says finale contains scenes he's been planning for 50 years|author=Morgan Jeffery|date of source=2024-04-30|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430202350/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-finale-fifty-years-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-04-30}}</ref> | * Davies told ''[[Radio Times]]'' that there were aspects of the story he had been "thinking of for 40 or 50 years".<ref name="50 years">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-finale-fifty-years-newsupdate/|title=Doctor Who boss says finale contains scenes he's been planning for 50 years|author=Morgan Jeffery|date of source=2024-04-30|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430202350/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-finale-fifty-years-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-04-30}}</ref> | ||
* On [[22 May (production)|22 May]], UK cinematic screenings of this episode and ''[[Empire of Death (TV story)|Empire of Death]]'' were announced for the night of [[21 June (releases)|21]] and [[22 June (releases)|22 June]], with tickets going on sale on [[23 May (production)|23 May]].<ref name="Cinema">{{cite_web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-season-14-finale-cinema-screening-newsupdate/|title=Doctor Who's final 2 episodes of season 14 to be screened in UK cinemas|author=David Craig|date of source=2024-05-22|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522183625/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-season-14-finale-cinema-screening-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-05-22}}</ref> | * On [[22 May (production)|22 May]], UK cinematic screenings of this episode and ''[[Empire of Death (TV story)|Empire of Death]]'' were announced for the night of [[21 June (releases)|21]] and [[22 June (releases)|22 June]], with tickets going on sale on [[23 May (production)|23 May]].<ref name="Cinema">{{cite_web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-season-14-finale-cinema-screening-newsupdate/|title=Doctor Who's final 2 episodes of season 14 to be screened in UK cinemas|author=David Craig|date of source=2024-05-22|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522183625/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-season-14-finale-cinema-screening-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-05-22}}</ref> | ||
* This episode marks the return of [[Sutekh]] to televised ''Doctor Who'' for the first time since {{cs|Pyramids of Mars (TV story)}} in [[1975 (releases)|1975]], an absence of 49 years. [[Gabriel Woolf]]'s name was omitted from the cast announcement to avoid spoiling his surprise return. | * This episode marks the return of [[Sutekh]] to televised ''Doctor Who'' for the first time since {{cs|Pyramids of Mars (TV story)}} in [[1975 (releases)|1975]], an absence of 49 years. [[Gabriel Woolf]]'s name was omitted from the cast announcement to avoid spoiling his surprise return. | ||
*The episode's working title was "Chrysalis".<ref name="Den of Geek" /> | |||
=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
