When The Doctor arrives in Victorian London, he finds a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions.
Who is the new Doctor and will Clara’s friendship survive as they embark on a terrifying mission into the heart of an alien conspiracy? The Doctor has changed. It’s time you knew him.
In his confusion, the Twelfth Doctor thinks Clara is the regeneration of Handles. He also thinks that Strax is one of the seven dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, calling him “Sneezy”, “Bashful”, “Dopey” and “Grumpy”.
Clara asks the Twelfth Doctor to buy coffee. A similar scene occurred in The End of the World where Rose Tyler asked the Ninth Doctor to buy chips. In both scenes, The Doctor stated that he has no money.
The Doctor enhances the TARDIS control room with furnishings such as a chalkboard, bookshelves, and a recliner. He also changes the cold blue neon piping in the time rotor to a warmer amber, adding an ambient feel to the console room.
Vastra claims she hasn’t seen dinosaurs since she was a little girl.
The Doctor once again confirms that he does not see the human race as “small” (The End of Time, Hide)
The Fourth Doctor had previously fought in Victorian London, the war criminal Magnus Greel, who came from the 51st century as did the Half-Face Man. (The Talons of Weng Chiang)
The Doctor remembers that he wore a scarf once. (Robot)
