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:: Although it's minor, the Doctor refers to this problem near the end of ''Smith and Jones'', when he goes back in time to remove his tie and convince Martha he really can travel in time. From memory, what he says is something like: "Crossing into established events is strictly forbidden -- except for cheap tricks." It may be that the Doctor's seemingly casual attitude is because, as a Time Lord, he knows what he can and can't get away with. --[[Special:Contributions/89.242.67.61|89.242.67.61]] 14:30, August 12, 2011 (UTC) | :: Although it's minor, the Doctor refers to this problem near the end of ''Smith and Jones'', when he goes back in time to remove his tie and convince Martha he really can travel in time. From memory, what he says is something like: "Crossing into established events is strictly forbidden -- except for cheap tricks." It may be that the Doctor's seemingly casual attitude is because, as a Time Lord, he knows what he can and can't get away with. --[[Special:Contributions/89.242.67.61|89.242.67.61]] 14:30, August 12, 2011 (UTC) | ||
:: Bingo! | :: Bingo! Well put. [[User:Boblipton|Boblipton]] 14:51, August 12, 2011 (UTC) | ||
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::: I guess that works. All four possibilities are dangerous, but the Doctor does them all anyway. (The only thing that's missing is the classic-series explanation, when he wasn't the only Time Lord—but that one's easy; he's more casual about it than them because he's spent centuries testing the boundaries of the rules while the rest of them sat around listening to speeches.) So, the fact that he talks about them inconsistently doesn't mean anything except that he's not always consistent. | |||
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::: I can buy that. Especially after going back and skimming the relevant part of ''Legacy of the Daleks''—he's remarkably flippant about breaking the rule and meeting the Master out of order, he only gets away with it in the end because he was incredibly lucky, and he doesn't spare even a second to worry about that. --[[Special:Contributions/173.228.85.35|173.228.85.35]] 02:34, August 13, 2011 (UTC) | |||