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*When the Weeping Angel reveals itself and Larry turns his back briefly to see it move up to him, he looks into the Angel's eyes. So why doesn't he become infected like in flesh and stone? | *When the Weeping Angel reveals itself and Larry turns his back briefly to see it move up to him, he looks into the Angel's eyes. So why doesn't he become infected like in flesh and stone? | ||
:: Either it's an ability that a Weeping Angel can choose to activate, or he didn't ''acually'' look into the eyes, and it was just the camera. | |||
*Why didn't Sally and Larry simply keep one eye open thus allowing them to keep an eye on the Angels whilst at the same time giving them the opportunity to rest the closed eye and switch eyes when needed? | *Why didn't Sally and Larry simply keep one eye open thus allowing them to keep an eye on the Angels whilst at the same time giving them the opportunity to rest the closed eye and switch eyes when needed? | ||
::They are clearly scared, and the thought of using one eye at a time probably wouldn't have occurred to them. It's also more physically challenging than it sounds, given the automatic aspect of blinking. | ::They are clearly scared, and the thought of using one eye at a time probably wouldn't have occurred to them. It's also more physically challenging than it sounds, given the automatic aspect of blinking. | ||
::I can vouch, it's extremely hard, I've tried. In the end, it just doesn't clean your eyes enough. | |||
::Interestingly, this is the first thing Amy tries. Because she's amazingly clever, or because Moffat hadn't thought of that a few years ago but has since then, or because some fan asked him in the intervening time. From observing Amy, you can see how difficult it is. | ::Interestingly, this is the first thing Amy tries. Because she's amazingly clever, or because Moffat hadn't thought of that a few years ago but has since then, or because some fan asked him in the intervening time. From observing Amy, you can see how difficult it is. | ||
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::::Try it out, you can alternate eyes for a pretty long time without blinking. It's difficult, and eventually you will fail (exactly as we saw with Amy), but it does at least give you more time between blinks. | ::::Try it out, you can alternate eyes for a pretty long time without blinking. It's difficult, and eventually you will fail (exactly as we saw with Amy), but it does at least give you more time between blinks. | ||
:::::I tried, and I only lasted about half a minute. | |||
*With DI Billy Shipton zapped back to 1969 and dying in 2007, wouldn't it have been possible for his older and younger versions to run into each other between 1969 and 2007? | *With DI Billy Shipton zapped back to 1969 and dying in 2007, wouldn't it have been possible for his older and younger versions to run into each other between 1969 and 2007? | ||
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*Why does Kathy contact Sally only after her disappearance, rather than sending the message sooner to try to prevent the disappearance? The Doctor warns Billy not to contact Sally at the wrong time, but how does Kathy know? | *Why does Kathy contact Sally only after her disappearance, rather than sending the message sooner to try to prevent the disappearance? The Doctor warns Billy not to contact Sally at the wrong time, but how does Kathy know? | ||
::Kathy needed someone to deliver the message. For the messenger to be younger than 75 by the time of Kathy's disappearance but older than 10 when the message was issued, Kathy would have to wait at least until 1942 to send the message. By this time she was happily married with children in her new era, and wouldn't have wanted to undo that. | ::Kathy needed someone to deliver the message. For the messenger to be younger than 75 by the time of Kathy's disappearance but older than 10 when the message was issued, Kathy would have to wait at least until 1942 to send the message. By this time she was happily married with children in her new era, and wouldn't have wanted to undo that. | ||
::Besides, it would cause a paradox. Don't ask me why that would cause a paradox but not the thing with the transcript; time is wibbly-wobbly. | |||
*If Sally has several months - possibly a year - to put her notes together, why does the Doctor act like he is missing big parts of the story, such as what happens after Larry stops writing the transcript? | *If Sally has several months - possibly a year - to put her notes together, why does the Doctor act like he is missing big parts of the story, such as what happens after Larry stops writing the transcript? |