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* {{Slurpasaur}}: That giant rat is played, at least in part, by a perfectly normal rat in a model sewer.
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* EvilLaugh: Greel gets an amazing one in the episode 4 cliffhanger.
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* CallBack: A rather sneaky one: The Doctor mentions he hasn't been to China for [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E4MarcoPolo about 400 years.]]
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The characters of Jago and Litefoot, along with a few others from the serial, now have [[http://www.bigfinish.com/Jago-and-Litefoot their own Big Finish spinoff.]]
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* TheButcher (of Brisbane): Magnus Greel
* ChangedMyJumper: Averted
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* TheButcher (of Brisbane): MagnusGreel
Greel.
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* CyanidePill: Li H'sen Chang slips a scorpion venom pill to a member of the Black Scorpion Tong who has been captured by the police, who then commits suicide to avoid revealing anything under interrogation
* DemonicDummy: Mister Sin is presumed to be one at the beginning of the episode
* DisappearingBox: Li H'sen Chang uses this in his act
* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner: Leela's response to an imminent and agonizing death at the hands of Magnus Greel shows a marked difference in attitude to that of previous female companions
* DemonicDummy: Mister Sin is presumed to be one at the beginning of the episode
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* InstantSedation: Possible subversion - the title villain uses an unspecified knockout drug on a cloth to capture Leela, and she goes down fast ... but she has enough time to [[NightmareFace tear the villain's mask off
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** Given the time period, it was probably either chloroform oretherether.
** Given the time period, it was probably either chloroform or
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Doctor Who goes all ''SherlockHolmes''[[XMeetsY -Meets-]]HammerHorror in this tale set in VictorianLondon. Police pathologist Professor Litefoot is investigating a body found floating in the Thames, and determines that hairs found on the body come from a giant rat.
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Doctor Who goes all ''SherlockHolmes''[[XMeetsY -Meets-]]HammerHorror in this tale set in VictorianLondon. Police pathologist Professor Litefoot is investigating a body found floating in the Thames, and and, with help from the Doctor, determines that hairs found on the body come from a giant rat.
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*** Though that one may be more a plain anachronism, as the tune predated "Hitler has Got.." and is officially known as "The Col. Bogey March" or today as "that song from ''TheBridgeOverTheRiverKwai''...
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Doctor Who goes all ''SherlockHolmes''[[XMeetsY-Meets-]]HammerHorror ''SherlockHolmes''[[XMeetsY -Meets-]]HammerHorror in this tale set in VictorianLondon. Police pathologist Professor Litefoot is investigating a body found floating in the Thames, and determines that hairs found on the body come from a giant rat.
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Doctor Who goes all ''SherlockHolmes''-Meets-HammerHorror ''SherlockHolmes''[[XMeetsY-Meets-]]HammerHorror in this tale set in VictorianLondon. Police pathologist Professor Litefoot is investigating a body found floating in the Thames, and determines that hairs found on the body come from a giant rat.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: A giant floppy cloth rat chases the Doctor and menaces Leela in the sewer.
** [[WildMassGuessing Maybe that'll be addressed in the Revisitations boxset]].
** [[WildMassGuessing Maybe that'll be addressed in the Revisitations boxset]].
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** At the beginning of part 3, the Doctor is whistling "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball".
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Though it's a strong finish to a strong season and a perennial fan favourite, "Talons" is seldom repeated these days, as its villain is a textbook YellowPeril stereotype- although it should be noted there is a lot of anti-racist stuff in there. However, it is fondly remembered by fans (Outpost Gallifrey voted it "best story ever" in 2003, it was notably the first story that ChristopherEccleston watched after he was cast as the Ninth Doctor and RussellTDavies waxed lyrical about the dialogue in 2007).
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Though it's a strong finish to a strong season and a perennial fan favourite, "Talons" is seldom repeated these days, as its villain is a textbook YellowPeril stereotype- stereotype - although it should be noted there is a lot of anti-racist stuff in there. However, it is fondly remembered by fans (Outpost Gallifrey voted it "best story ever" in 2003, it was notably the first story that ChristopherEccleston watched after he was cast as the Ninth Doctor and RussellTDavies waxed lyrical about the dialogue in 2007).
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar -- Leela has a WetTShirt moment just after the giant rat sequence that apparently has not been edited out in over 30 years...
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* InstantSedation: Possible subversion - the title villain uses an unspecified knockout drug on a cloth to capture Leela, and she goes down fast ... but she has enough time to tear the villain's mask off
** Given the time period, it was probably either chloroform or ether
** Given the time period, it was probably either chloroform or ether
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* WorldWarIII: Greel is described as having almost caused World War Six
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* CreepyDoll: Mister Sin is presumed to be one at the beginning of the episode
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* EverythingsMessierWithPigs: the Peking Homunculus is a murderous midget robot made from the cerebral cortex of a pig and several spoonfuls of NightmareFuel.
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--> "When we are both in the Great Hereafter, I will hunt you down, Bent-Face! And put you through my agonies a thousand times!"
--> "When we are both in the Great Hereafter, I will hunt you down, Bent-Face! And put you through my agonies a thousand times!"
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* EverythingsMessierWithPigs: the Peking Homunculus is a murderous midget robot made from the cerebral cortex of a pig and several spoonfuls of NightmareFuel.
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* OpiumDen
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* CyanidePill: Li H'sen Chang slips a scorpion venom pill to a member of the Black Scorpion Tong who has been captured by the police, who then commits suicide to avoid revealing anything under interrogation
* DisappearingBox: Li H'sen Chang uses this in his act
* DisappearingBox: Li H'sen Chang uses this in his act
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Doctor Who goes all ''SherlockHolmes''-Meets-Hammer-Horror ''SherlockHolmes''-Meets-HammerHorror in this tale set in VictorianLondon. Police pathologist Professor Litefoot is investigating a body found floating in the Thames, and determines that hairs found on the body come from a giant rat.
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*MagiciansAreWizards: Li H'sen Chang is a StageMagician...and a bit more
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*NiceHat: The Doctor, Leela, and Greel each have one; Chang has two.
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*NiceHat: The Doctor, Leela, Chang's thugs, and Greel each have one; Chang has two.
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**[[WildMassGuessing Maybe that'll be addressed in the Revisitations boxset]].
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