Board Thread:Inclusion debates/@comment-4028641-20171124185300/@comment-1789834-20180105023834

And in regards to The Five Doctors not bearing any influence on whether this is valid- I do understand that every story is judged on its own merits. That, I agree entirely with. For every positive continuity reference, there will always be a negative one trying to overwrite it. However, if I understand the Eighth Doctor audio Shada correctly, the Eighth Doctor does mention the events of The Five Doctors to explain why the original event did not take place and thus why he's had to return in his eighth form.

So, while it's not mega important to mention, I think we should bear it in mind rather than ignore it. If the audio story hadn't made reference to it, then I wouldn't have included it in my response. This is just me justifying myself haha.