It was further notable for giving readers a glimpse into Mickey's post-Christmas Invasion life. This was useful for contemporaneous readers. Since DWM 368 came out at the start of the broadcast of series 2, rumours abounded about Mickey actually joining the TARDIS crew. This story served as a reminder of Mickey's past with the Doctor and Rose and foreshadowed some of the tensions between the Doctor and Mickey that played out over the course of the second series.