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* HilariousInHindsight: There was originally going to be a scene in which the Doctor was mistaken for Sneed's new cleaner. Someone would have stated, "I thought you'd be a woman" to which the Doctor replies "No, not yet". In 2017, [[Creator/JodieWhittaker that came to pass]].

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There was originally going to be a scene in which the Doctor was mistaken for Sneed's new cleaner. Someone would have stated, "I thought you'd be a woman" to which the Doctor replies "No, not yet". In 2017, [[Creator/JodieWhittaker that came to pass]].pass]].
** When Sneed was written as much younger, Gatiss considered Creator/DavidTennant for the role. Barely a few months later, [[Characters/DoctorWhoTenthDoctor who was the Doctor’s next reincarnation?]]
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The Gelth - evil conquerors with no regard to sanctity of other life, or just one of many beings driven mad by the Time War, trying desperately to cling to life themselves?

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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The Gelth - evil conquerors with no regard to sanctity of other life, or just one of many beings driven mad by the Time War, trying desperately to cling to life themselves?
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* UnfortunateImplications: This episode caused [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150827194115/http://www.philipsandifer.com/2013/05/attacked-by-this-little-man-unquiet-dead.html major controversy]] when first broadcast, as its depiction of the Gelth as malevolent conquerors posing as harmless refugees was considered to be a metaphorical echo of contemporary racist accusations against real-world immigrants to Britain.
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* UnfortunateImplications: This episode caused [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2013/05/attacked-by-this-little-man-unquiet-dead.html major controversy]] when first broadcast, as its depiction of the Gelth as malevolent conquerors posing as harmless refugees was considered to be a metaphorical echo of contemporary racist accusations against real-world immigrants to Britain.

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* UnfortunateImplications: This episode caused [[http://www.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20150827194115/http://www.philipsandifer.com/2013/05/attacked-by-this-little-man-unquiet-dead.html major controversy]] when first broadcast, as its depiction of the Gelth as malevolent conquerors posing as harmless refugees was considered to be a metaphorical echo of contemporary racist accusations against real-world immigrants to Britain.
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* HoYay: The Doctor calles Charles Dickens Charlie...

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* HoYay: The Doctor calles Charles Dickens Creator/CharlesDickens Charlie...



* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The episode is often read as an allegory for how war refugees should be treated with suspicion and can never assimilate into society. It just happened to come out at a time when asylum seekers were featured heavily in the news.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The episode is often read as an allegory for how war refugees should be treated with suspicion and can never assimilate into society. It just happened to come out at a time when asylum seekers were featured heavily in the news.news.
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* HoYay: The Doctor calles Charles Dickens Charlie...
--> '''Dickens:''' No one calls me Charlie.\\
'''The Doctor:''' The ladies do.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The Gelth - evil conquerors with no regard to sanctity of other life, or just one of many beings driven mad by the Time War, trying desperately to cling to life themselves?
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* HilariousInHindsight: There was originally going to be a scene in which the Doctor was mistaken for Sneed's new cleaner. Someone would have stated, "I thought you'd be a woman" to which the Doctor replies "No, not yet". In 2017, [[Creator/JodieWhittaker that came to pass]].
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* UnfortunateImplications: This episode caused [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2013/05/attacked-by-this-little-man-unquiet-dead.html major controversy]] when first broadcast, as its depiction of the Gelth as malevolent conquerors posing as harmless refugees was considered to be a metaphorical echo of contemporary racist accusations against real-world immigrants to Britain.

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* UnfortunateImplications: This episode caused [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2013/05/attacked-by-this-little-man-unquiet-dead.html major controversy]] when first broadcast, as its depiction of the Gelth as malevolent conquerors posing as harmless refugees was considered to be a metaphorical echo of contemporary racist accusations against real-world immigrants to Britain.Britain.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The episode is often read as an allegory for how war refugees should be treated with suspicion and can never assimilate into society. It just happened to come out at a time when asylum seekers were featured heavily in the news.
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* AccidentalAesop: The episode was perceived in some quarters as an attack on immigration (since the episode features aliens who come to Earth on the pretence of finding a new home after their planet was blown up, but are actually attempting to invade), even though the subtext was entirely unintentional.
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* DevelopmentGag: The RunningGag about Cardiff being a FateWorseThanDeath is an affectionate little jab, since they film in Cardiff.
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* DevelopmentGag: The RunningGag about Cardiff apparently being a FateWorseThanDeath is probably an affectionate little jab, since they film in Cardiff.

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* DevelopmentGag: The RunningGag about Cardiff apparently being a FateWorseThanDeath is probably an affectionate little jab, since they film in Cardiff.
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* DevelopmentGag: The RunningGag about Cardiff apparently being a FateWorseThanDeath is probably an affectionate little jab, since they film in Cardiff.
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* UnfortunateImplications: This episode caused [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2013/05/attacked-by-this-little-man-unquiet-dead.html major controversy]] when first broadcast, as its depiction of the Gelth as malevolent conquerors posing as harmless refugees was considered to be a metaphorical echo of contemporary racist accusations against real-world immigrants to Britain.

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