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|series= [[Virgin Decalogs]] | |series = [[Virgin Decalogs]] | ||
|main character=[[Arthur Candy|Professor Candy]] | |main character=[[Arthur Candy|Professor Candy]] | ||
|setting= [[Birmingham]], [[1996]] | |setting = [[Birmingham]], [[1996]] | ||
|writer= [[Steven Moffat]] | |writer = [[Steven Moffat]] | ||
|anthology = ''[[Decalog 3: Consequences]]'' | |anthology = ''[[Decalog 3: Consequences]]'' | ||
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'''''Afterword''''' was the final story in the anthology ''[[Decalog 3: Consequences]]''. It was written by [[Steven Moffat]] and served as a sort of comical epilogue to ''[[Continuity Errors (short story)|Continuity Errors]]'', enlightening the reader about [[Arthur Candy|Professor Candy]]'s fate. | '''''Afterword''''' was the final story in the anthology ''[[Decalog 3: Consequences]]''. It was written by [[Steven Moffat]] and served as a sort of comical epilogue to ''[[Continuity Errors (short story)|Continuity Errors]]'', enlightening the reader about [[Arthur Candy|Professor Candy]]'s fate. | ||
Revision as of 06:55, 18 March 2023
- You may be looking for the short story "Afterwords".
Afterword was the final story in the anthology Decalog 3: Consequences. It was written by Steven Moffat and served as a sort of comical epilogue to Continuity Errors, enlightening the reader about Professor Candy's fate.
Summary
Professor Candy dictates to one Steven Moffat an afterword to a book of fiction about the Doctor. After explaining to the reader that when they become too involved in the history of a planet, the Doctor has been known to use some sort of "panic button" to retcon all recordings of their activities there into fiction of some sort, Candy appeals to the Doctor — who he know will be reading the book — to finally return him to his home time.
Characters
References
- The Intelligent Tree Spores of Xandar 6 are among the cultures who nearly discovered the Doctor's existence, only to have him go back in Time and introduce himself into their popular culture as a fictional character, one of their most enduring bark carving characters.
Notes
- The clear metafictional implication is that Decalog 3: Consequences itself is the book created by the Doctor, with the Doctor having applied the "panic button" to Earth itself.
Continuity
- The Doctor decided to punish Professor Candy. (PROSE: Continuity Errors)
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