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*In pre-broadcast publicity interviews, Michelle Ryan described her character as a one-off companion, though like most other one-offs, such as (initially) [[Donna Noble]], and [[Jenny]] the door has been left open for a future return. Prior to the announcement that [[Karen Gillan]] had been cast a the new ongoing companion, Ryan was listed among possible candidates. | *In pre-broadcast publicity interviews, Michelle Ryan described her character as a one-off companion, though like most other one-offs, such as (initially) [[Donna Noble]], and [[Jenny]] the door has been left open for a future return. Prior to the announcement that [[Karen Gillan]] had been cast a the new ongoing companion, Ryan was listed among possible candidates. | ||
* When discussing Easter, the Doctor claims to "remember the original". It's unclear whether this means he was present at the crucifixion and/or resurrection of Jesus -- the events the Easter season commemorates -- or the first actual celebration. If the former, this bookends an earlier statement made by the Doctor in ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'' suggesting he was present at the birth of Christ. | * When discussing Easter, the Doctor claims to "remember the original". It's unclear whether this means he was present at the crucifixion and/or resurrection of Jesus -- the events the Easter season commemorates -- or the first actual celebration. If the former, this bookends an earlier statement made by the Doctor in ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'' suggesting he was present at the birth of Christ. | ||
* Although the Doctor has had invitations to join him turned down by potential companions in the past ([[Grace Holloway]] in [[Doctor Who (1996)|the 1996 TV movie]] and, initially, [[Donna Noble]] in ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'', for example), this is one of the few occasions in which the Doctor has outright refused to take on a companion of his own volition, despite clear indications of compatibility. This also occurred with [[Bayldon Copper]] in ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'', and for much the same reason the Doctor gives Christina. | * Although the Doctor has had invitations to join him turned down by potential companions in the past ([[Grace Holloway]] in [[Doctor Who (1996)|the 1996 TV movie]], Mickey Smith at the end of World War Three and, initially, [[Donna Noble]] in ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'', for example), this is one of the few occasions in which the Doctor has outright refused to take on a companion of his own volition, despite clear indications of compatibility. This also occurred with [[Bayldon Copper]] in ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'', and for much the same reason the Doctor gives Christina. | ||
* This story went through several drafts. These included a space opera about a giant war (possibly featuring the [[Chelonian]]s); a bizarre story about time-freezing centaurs in a deserted hotel; a ''Star Trek'' pastiche; and a story about a outer space hotel where guests were disappearing-taken down to the planet below in order to be implanted with alien eggs.<ref name="Writer's Tale">[http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=20_things_we_learnt_from 20 Things We Learnt from The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter]</ref> | * This story went through several drafts. These included a space opera about a giant war (possibly featuring the [[Chelonian]]s); a bizarre story about time-freezing centaurs in a deserted hotel; a ''Star Trek'' pastiche; and a story about a outer space hotel where guests were disappearing-taken down to the planet below in order to be implanted with alien eggs.<ref name="Writer's Tale">[http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=20_things_we_learnt_from 20 Things We Learnt from The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter]</ref> | ||
* This is the first ''Doctor Who'' episode in which series producer [[Russell T Davies]] shares co-writing credit, and the first episode since the show's return in 2005 to credit two writers. The last televised story to credit two writers was the 1993 mini-episode ''[[Dimensions in Time]]''. | * This is the first ''Doctor Who'' episode in which series producer [[Russell T Davies]] shares co-writing credit, and the first episode since the show's return in 2005 to credit two writers. The last televised story to credit two writers was the 1993 mini-episode ''[[Dimensions in Time]]''. | ||
