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Have Peter Capaldi's previous acting roles in the Doctor Who universe ever been addressed?
As of Series 9, yes.
At the end of series 9 episode 5, The Girl Who Died, after Ashildr
the Doctor argues with himself and talks himself into saving her:
DOCTOR: I can do ... anything. There's ...
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What happened to Captain Jack in Turn Left?
We don't know.
Since this version of reality only appeared in the single episode Turn Left, we have basically no knowledge about it other than what's stated explicitly in that episode. All we know ...
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When was "Retcon" (amnesia pill) first used in the Doctor Who universe?
Retcon was introduced in Torchwood, and first appeared in the first episode, "Everything Changes"; Jack spikes Gwen's drink with it:
Jack: How's your drink?
Gwen: Have you poisoned me?
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Are the Fisher King in Doctor Who and the 456 in Torchwood: CoE the same monster?
No.
The 456, voiced by Simon Poland, had
three "heads", connected to one body via three long necks, possibly a conjoined triplet species. It resembled a large, plucked, three-headed swan.
The ...
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How did the Beast have a child?
Taking into account the wibbly-wobbly nature of time and the wibbly-wobbly nature of the Doctor Who canon, it's worth noting that according to the BBC webcomic "The Beast is Back in Town" the Beast ...
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Does Jack Harkness "need" to eat?
No, but he'll have to die and return to life if he doesn't.
From Doctor Who series 3 episode 10, Utopia (not Torchwood, but same character and same universe):
DOCTOR [behind door]: When did you ...
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Have Peter Capaldi's previous acting roles in the Doctor Who universe ever been addressed?
Speaking at the Doctor Who Festival, Moffat explained that, "When I first cast Peter Capaldi as the Doctor I remembered that Russell had said to me that he had a plan to account for the fact that ...
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Does John Barrowman use British pronunciation on purpose?
He's a Time Agent from hundreds of years in the future. Whatever state the English language is in, it isn't the same as it is today. Maybe British pronunciations became more common - or maybe the ...
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Is Ianto gay in Torchwood?
This is directy addressed by Ianto in Torchwood: Children of Earth - Day One.
IANTO: It's weird. It's just different. It's not men, it's just him. It's only him. And I don't even know what it is, ...
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Is the Face of Boe’s death linked to the destruction of Earth?
The Blessing did not give Jack immortality. Jack's immortality stemmed from Rose being unable to control her powers and reviving him but accidentally making him immortal. All The Blessing did was ...
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Who or What Are The 456?
We (currently) know nothing additional about The 456, aside from what was revealed in the Children of Earth. We've not seen them again in any of the Doctor Who shows, spinoffs, novels, etc.
They do ...
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