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When [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] told the [[Second Doctor]] that "you just can't cut through [[hyperoxide]]", the [[Second Doctor]] remarked that "the '''Gordian Knot''' couldn't be untied, either". | When [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] told the [[Second Doctor]] that "you just can't cut through [[hyperoxide]]", the [[Second Doctor]] remarked that "the '''Gordian Knot''' couldn't be untied, either". Zoe was immediately perplexed, and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], trying to impress the newly-met girl genius, stumbled around for a definition, whereupon the Doctor revealed that it meant "there's always a solution". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Unremarked in the story is any sort of context for the phrase, which is based on a real [[knot]] [[Alexander the Great]] was once challenged to untie. | Unremarked in the story is any sort of context for the phrase, which is based on a real [[knot]] [[Alexander the Great]] was once challenged to untie. It seemed impossible, but the problem was easy as long as it was examined from all angles. Essentially, when one invokes the "Gordian Knot", one is saying, "Think outside the box and you'll find a solution." | ||
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[[Category:Knots]] | [[Category:Knots]] | ||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | [[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | ||
Revision as of 03:06, 5 June 2013
When Zoe told the Second Doctor that "you just can't cut through hyperoxide", the Second Doctor remarked that "the Gordian Knot couldn't be untied, either". Zoe was immediately perplexed, and Jamie, trying to impress the newly-met girl genius, stumbled around for a definition, whereupon the Doctor revealed that it meant "there's always a solution". (TV: The Wheel in Space)
Behind the scenes
Unremarked in the story is any sort of context for the phrase, which is based on a real knot Alexander the Great was once challenged to untie. It seemed impossible, but the problem was easy as long as it was examined from all angles. Essentially, when one invokes the "Gordian Knot", one is saying, "Think outside the box and you'll find a solution."
