Theory:Doctor Who television discontinuity and plot holes/Time and the Rani

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• The Doctor is wounded enough to regenerate during The Rani's TARDIS shoot-down, but Mel is barely stunned.

They are on different sides of the console, and he hit his head on the console; sometimes a car accident that barely scratches one person is fatal to someone sitting next to them.

• How can the Doctor not realise that Mel's face is different from the real Mel's face?

He is suffering from post regenerative trauma

• The Rani can check that the Doctor's hearts are beating simply by placing a hand on his chest.

Time Ladies may know of such a method.

• The Doctor is able to check Mel's pulse with his thumbs.

• Without appearing to make any adjustments to the TARDIS the Rani is able to patch Urak's vision straight into the TARDIS scanner.

• She is able to shoot down the TARDIS as one would any old passing spacecraft.

The Rani is a Timelady, and likely has Timelord technology capable of attacking Timelord vessels.

• In order to release the Lakertyans from the Rani's deadly bracelets, the Doctor and Mel use a fibre optic cable to complete an electrical circuit.

• Tetraps have eyes in the front, sides and back of their heads. Why, then, do they need to turn their heads when looking for something?

Maybe some eyes are better for looking then others.