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*Dr. [[Salinger]] is depicted as at least somewhat romantically attracted to Grace, offering to take [[Brian (Doctor Who)|Brian's]] place in her life. | *Dr. [[Salinger]] is depicted as at least somewhat romantically attracted to Grace, offering to take [[Brian (Doctor Who)|Brian's]] place in her life. | ||
*Nurses [[Wheeler]] and [[Curtis]] are described somewhat in opposition to how they were actually cast. In the movie, Curtis is obviously older, and she has more lines in the final cut. In the book, Russell describes Wheeler as the "senior" nurse. | *Nurses [[Wheeler]] and [[Curtis]] are described somewhat in opposition to how they were actually cast. In the movie, Curtis is obviously older, and she has more lines in the final cut. In the book, Russell describes Wheeler as the "senior" nurse. | ||
*The final cut of the movie never quite explains how Chang Lee knows the ambulance driver's name is [[Bruce]], or why he would have been allowed to travel in the ambulance with the Doctor. There's not even a hint that Lee looked at Bruce's name tag. The novel, however, suggests a scene may have ended up on the cutting room floor. In it, the police who arrive at the scene of the shooting interrogate Lee and then determine he he might be of help to the paramedics. A policeman introduces Lee to the paramedic, who introduces himself as "Bruce Gerhardt". | *The final cut of the movie never quite explains how Chang Lee knows the ambulance driver's name is [[Bruce]], or why he would have been allowed to travel in the ambulance with the Doctor. There's not even a hint that Lee looked at Bruce's name tag. The novel, however, suggests a scene may have ended up on the cutting room floor. In it, the police who arrive at the scene of the shooting interrogate Lee and then determine he he might be of help to the paramedics. A policeman introduces Lee to the paramedic, who introduces himself as "Bruce Gerhardt". Bruce's last name is never revealed on screen. | ||
*When the Doctor says to Grace, "it was a child's dream that made you want to be a Doctor", the movie leaves the audience to wonder what that dream might have been. The book shows us a flashback to Grace's youth in Sacramento. There, we witness her mother dying at a very early age, and Grace dreaming of finding a way to prevent other kids having to endure the pain of their parent's premature death. | *When the Doctor says to Grace, "it was a child's dream that made you want to be a Doctor", the movie leaves the audience to wonder what that dream might have been. The book shows us a flashback to Grace's youth in Sacramento. There, we witness her mother dying at a very early age, and Grace dreaming of finding a way to prevent other kids having to endure the pain of their parent's premature death. | ||
*Russell envisaged something a bit different for the scene in which the the Eye of Harmony projected the images of the old Doctor and the new Doctor. He posits that Lee and the Master don't just see the [[Seventh Doctor]], but ''all seven'' previous Doctors. | *Russell envisaged something a bit different for the scene in which the the Eye of Harmony projected the images of the old Doctor and the new Doctor. He posits that Lee and the Master don't just see the [[Seventh Doctor]], but ''all seven'' previous Doctors. | ||
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**Finally, at the end of the adventure, the Doctor hears ''Auld Lang Syne'' rising up from the city of [[San Francisco]]. Grace says she hates the song, but the Doctor claims to have "slways had a soft spot for all things Scottish", whereupon he produces the hat again, smiling to himself. After he gives Grace a final kiss, he hands her the hat, apparently parting with his former self as well. | **Finally, at the end of the adventure, the Doctor hears ''Auld Lang Syne'' rising up from the city of [[San Francisco]]. Grace says she hates the song, but the Doctor claims to have "slways had a soft spot for all things Scottish", whereupon he produces the hat again, smiling to himself. After he gives Grace a final kiss, he hands her the hat, apparently parting with his former self as well. | ||
*During the final battle between the Master and the Doctor, the Master leaves Bruce's body and becomes a bleached silhouette of a man. | *During the final battle between the Master and the Doctor, the Master leaves Bruce's body and becomes a bleached silhouette of a man. | ||
*The book does not end with TARDIS mechanical failure. Instead the Doctor ponders over where to go next, hoping for somewhere exciting | *The book does not end with TARDIS mechanical failure. Instead the Doctor ponders over where to go next, hoping for somewhere exciting —or at least a place with a good pot of tea. | ||
==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes== | ==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes== | ||
