DW 09-05: The Girl Who Died (Part 1)

A Guide to Classic Who references in new Who.

Doctor Who series 9 episode 5 - Clara & the Doctor meet the Vikings.

References

[OLD] - Things that first appeared in the classic series (or the film.)  Episode List.

For context, the following are also covered:

[1ST] -  The first appearance of things in Doctor Who series.

[NEW] - Things that first appeared previously in the new series.

[TW] - Things that first appeared previously in Torchwood.

Ongoing References...

• [OLD] The Doctor - The main character.  Real name: unknown; actual age: unclear.  Status as a Medical Doctor:  Undetermined.  He is a Time Lord from the Planet Gallifrey.

• [OLD]  The TARDIS - The Doctor's time and space travel vechicle.  TARDIS stands for Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space.  Like a lot of Time Lord technology it is "bigger on the inside."  The Doctor stole his Tardis when fleeing Gallifrey.  It is an older model ("Type 40") and unreliable, often ending up in the wrong location and the chamleon circuit - designed to make the Tardis appear inconspicuous in any surroundings it appears has failed so it always appears as a police telephone box from 1960s England.   It is often implied to have a personality, which was given form in "The Doctor's Wife" and previously disliked Clara (who later entered the Doctor's time scar) and refused to visit Tranzelor (which had the Doctor's time scar and also had a future version of the TARDIS).

• [NEW] Sonic Sunglasses - A sonic device that replaced the Doctor's famed Sonic Screwdriver and first appeared in "The Magician's Apprentice."

• [OLD]  The cloister bell - A TARDIS warning which sounds when the TARDIS, the universe or both are in danger.

This episode...

• [NEW] Spacesuit - The Sanctuary Base ("The Impossible Planet"/"The Satan Pit") style spacesuit that the now seems to be standard issue on the TARDIS.  The Doctor, Clara and Courtney wore them in "Kill the Moon."

• [1ST] The Spider mines - First mention of this location.

• [1ST] Love sprites - First mention of this creature.

• [1ST] Velosians - First mention of this race.

• [OLD] Vikings - Historical Scandinavian seaborne raiders, a group of Vikings appeared in the Season 2 serial "The Time Meddler" important to the Monk's plans to disrupt the Battle of Hastings.  Another group of Vikings hid a cursed vase in England, causing the events of the Season 26 serial "The Curse of Fenric."

• [OLD] Yo-Yo - A favourite toy of the Doctor.  Often used to test gravity.

• [NEW] Speaks Baby - The Eleventh Doctor revealed this ability in "A Good Man Goes to War" and "Closing Time."

• [1ST] The Mire - First appearance of this race.

• [1ST] Two Thousand Year Diary - Although he previous had a Five Hundred Year Diary (Season 4's "The Power of the Daleks.") and a Nine Hundred Year Diary (the Doctor Who telemovie.)  He also had a diary dedicated to his encounters with River Song.

• [OLD] The Big Bang - The Fifth Doctor speculated that the ship Terminus had time-jumped and initiated the Big Bang with its discarded fuel in the Season 20 serial "Terminus."  The Eleventh Doctor rebooted the decaying universe he was in by travelling back to recreate the Big Bang in "The Big Bang."

• [OLD] Reversing the Polarity of the Neutron Flow - The catchphrase of the Third Doctor, which he used (or variations of) regularly.  It is also often used by later Doctors, often has a reference.

• [OLD] The Doctor's Face - The Twelfth Doctor's face appeared previously in "The Fires of Pompeii" a fact that he was was on the verge of remembering in "Deep Breath."  Scenes from those episodes appear here.  The face also appeared in Torchwood's "Children of Earth".  See "The Doctor's Face" for others who shared the Doctor's face in classic Who.

• [NEW] A hybrid - Accordimg to "The Witch's Familiar" there is a prophecy of a hybrid between two warrior races.  Davros speculated that the Doctor fled Gallifrey because of his role in the creation of the hybrid.

~ DUG.

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The Time Crash blog was created to help New Who fans understand Classic Who references - and to know if something isn't a reference but a new idea.  If there's a reference I missed or a subject that you feel needs more explaining, please comment.