Theory:Doctor Who television discontinuity and plot holes/Earthshock (edit)
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*Why didn't the Doctor take some troopers with him to talk to the Captain rather than trying to convince her with a pretty suspicious-sounding story? | *Why didn't the Doctor take some troopers with him to talk to the Captain rather than trying to convince her with a pretty suspicious-sounding story? | ||
:He couldn't see that far ahead. | |||
*When the Cybermen are deactivated or 'asleep', they are placed in large metal cannisters. When the Cybermen are woken up in Episode 3, they rip the canisters apart to get out, so why are none of the cannisters seen ripped open and instead seen in a normal state throughout Episode 4? | *When the Cybermen are deactivated or 'asleep', they are placed in large metal cannisters. When the Cybermen are woken up in Episode 3, they rip the canisters apart to get out, so why are none of the cannisters seen ripped open and instead seen in a normal state throughout Episode 4? | ||
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*When Kyle falls onto the rocks from exhaustion, they shift and move around, as though made of lightweight material. | *When Kyle falls onto the rocks from exhaustion, they shift and move around, as though made of lightweight material. | ||
:This is more likely a production oversight. | |||
*As Scott prepares to gun down the two Cybermen, the emotionless creatures seem to be gossiping, complete with hand gestures. | *As Scott prepares to gun down the two Cybermen, the emotionless creatures seem to be gossiping, complete with hand gestures. | ||
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* During the cliffhanger, it's obvious that the three columns of Cybermen are mirror images: watch the middle one's right hand disappear | * During the cliffhanger, it's obvious that the three columns of Cybermen are mirror images: watch the middle one's right hand disappear | ||
:It's a directorial trick, not intended to be believed in the first place. The director just did it to look cool, he wasn't implying that it actually looked like that. | |||
* The steel bulkhead the Cybermen destroy flaps around as thought made of cardboard — the pieces of door also look like cardboard. | * The steel bulkhead the Cybermen destroy flaps around as thought made of cardboard — the pieces of door also look like cardboard. | ||
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*The Cyber Leader says the sentence "Your technology is primitive next to ours, mistakes will not be made." in a distinctly sing-song type of voice. | *The Cyber Leader says the sentence "Your technology is primitive next to ours, mistakes will not be made." in a distinctly sing-song type of voice. | ||
*Why does the guy reading the scanner pick up only the Doctor as an alien? Nyssa is a Trakenite, is she not? | |||
:where did the Cybermen get copies of Doctor Who clips from? | :where did the Cybermen get copies of Doctor Who clips from? And why do they show one from Wheel in Space, when describing the events of Tomb of the Cybermen? |