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* OminousObsidianOoze: Once harvested from the giant squids and refined, the ink is identical to the Black Water. Also, harvesting it is a good way of enraging even bigger squid...
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* AdmiringtheAbomination: Moments before being eaten by a giant squid of over 140 meters, Professor Aranax is in awe of the creature and dubs it with a Latin name.

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* AdmiringtheAbomination: AdmiringTheAbomination: Moments before being eaten by a giant squid of over 140 meters, Professor Aranax is in awe of the creature and dubs it with a Latin name.
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* InsideAComputerSystem: The Doctor figures out at the end that they must have travelled into a computer simulation game that is glitching and incorporating aspects of other games.

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* InsideAComputerSystem: The Doctor figures out decides at the end that they must have travelled into a computer simulation game that is glitching and incorporating aspects of other games. [[spoiler: (He's completely wrong.)]]
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* WholePlotReference: To ''Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan'' by Morgan Robertson, a novella published in 1898 which proved eerily prescient of the sinking of the Titanic fourteen years later.

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* WholePlotReference: To ''Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan'' ''Literature/FutilityOrTheWreckOfTheTitan'' by Morgan Robertson, a novella published in 1898 which proved eerily prescient of the sinking of the Titanic fourteen years later.
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* PublicDomainCharacter: John Rowland and Myra Selfridge from ''Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan.'' Also, [[Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea Captain Nemo.]]]]

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* PublicDomainCharacter: John Rowland and Myra Selfridge from ''Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan.'' ''Literature/FutilityOrTheWreckOfTheTitan''. Also, [[Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea Captain Nemo.]]]]Nemo]].
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* AmericanAccents: Mrs. Selfridge has a very nasal NEW YAHK accent.

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* AmericanAccents: UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Mrs. Selfridge has a very nasal NEW YAHK accent.
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** When the Doctor is introduced to Captain Nemo he quips back that he is "[[Literature/JANEEYRE Jane Eyre]]".

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** When the Doctor is introduced to Captain Nemo he quips back that he is "[[Literature/JANEEYRE "[[Literature/JaneEyre Jane Eyre]]".
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* WhiteVoidRoom: The Doctor and Jamie find themselves stuck in one at the end.

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** The Doctor mentions he was once [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E2CarnivalOfMonsters miniaturized by Drashigs]].

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** The Doctor mentions he was once [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E2CarnivalOfMonsters miniaturized by Drashigs]].and met Drashigs]].
** The Doctor recalls the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E2TheMindRobber Land of Fiction]].
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** The Doctor mentions he was once [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E2CarnivalOfMonsters miniaturized by Drashigs]].
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* NobodyPoops: Actually a key to the Doctor figuring out the plot.
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* AdmiringtheAbomination: Moments before being eaten by a giant squid of over 140 meters, Professor Aranax is in awe of the creature and dubs it with a Latin name.
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* CallBack: The submersible has a refinery of [[[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho133CityOfSpires Black Water]].

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* CallBack: The submersible has a refinery of [[[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho133CityOfSpires [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho133CityOfSpires Black Water]].
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* EatenAlive: Professor Aranax gets eaten by a giant squid. Vessel and all.


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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Professor Aranax makes a getaway in a smaller vessel, which got coated in squid ink, and then the Nautilus manages to scare off the giant squid that was attacking it, it goes for smaller prey...

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* {{Dramatization}}: The Doctor believes this to be the case.

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* CombatTentacles: The giant squid.
* {{Dramatization}}: The Doctor believes this to be the case.case of why he and Jamie are on the Titanic. A holographical or android re-enactment of historical events.
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** The Doctor mentions his "ship" once withstood the attack of a [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E5ThePowerOfKroll giant squid creature]].


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* GiantEyeOfDoom: When the Doctor has the submarine cut the lights to hide them from a squid, Mrs. Selfridge turns on her cigarette lighter and is eye to eye with one.
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** When the Doctor is introduced to Captain Nemo he quips back that he is "[[Literature/JANEEYRE Jane Eyre]]".
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* CallBack: The submersible has a refinery of [[[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho133CityOfSpires Black Water]].
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* ShoutOut: The Doctor says the amount of soap opera elements is quickly making the events turn into an episode of ''[[Series/TheWaltons The Waltons]]''.
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* OminousPipeOrgan: The captain of the submarine plays one.


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* StandardSnippet: Symphony No. 3 in E flat Major is played on the pipe organ.
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* TemptingFate: The Doctor, moments before he falls flat on his arse, says to John that "Even his grandma" could stroll down the lower slope of the iceberg.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: The Doctor mentions that small events can change the course of history, such as putting jam on your scone before cream, and that averting a gigantic disaster can create an AlternateTimeline.
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* AmericanAccents: Mrs. Selfridge has a very nasal NEW YAHK accent.
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* {{Dramatization}}: The Doctor believes this to be the case.
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* SherlockScan: The Doctor pulls apart all the details about Lieutenant Truman regarding his marital status, his career and his weapon of choice.
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* InsideAComputerSystem: The Doctor realizes at the end that they must have traveled into a computer simulation game that is glitching and incorporating aspects of other games. [[spoiler:It's another red herring.]]

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* InsideAComputerSystem: The Doctor realizes figures out at the end that they must have traveled travelled into a computer simulation game that is glitching and incorporating aspects of other games. [[spoiler:It's another red herring.]]
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* PublicDomainCharacter: John Rowland and Myra Selfridge from ''Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan.'' [[spoiler:Also, [[MobyDick Captain Nemo.]]]]

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* PublicDomainCharacter: John Rowland and Myra Selfridge from ''Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan.'' [[spoiler:Also, [[MobyDick Also, [[Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea Captain Nemo.]]]]
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* BluntYes:
--> '''Jamie''': You knew I'd jump to the wrong conclusion! You just wanted me to make a fool of myself!
--> '''The Doctor''': Oh, come on, would I do a thing like that?
--> '''Jamie''': ''Yes''.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The Doctor tries to convince Jamie of the joys of using his ears while blindfolded:
--> '''The Doctor:''' ... Besides, sight is a deeply overrated sense.

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