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*The Doctor proclaiming himself as "President Elect of the High Council" contradicts ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' in which he was named full president and ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' in which it was stated that he was deposed. ''Perhaps in an unchronicled adventure, he was reelected, or his deposition was reversed when it was discovered that the Trial had been orchestrated by enemy elements, or he might have been bluffing.'' | *The Doctor proclaiming himself as "President Elect of the High Council" contradicts ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' in which he was named full president and ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' in which it was stated that he was deposed. ''Perhaps in an unchronicled adventure, he was reelected, or his deposition was reversed when it was discovered that the Trial had been orchestrated by enemy elements, or he might have been bluffing.'' | ||
*Rachel Jesen uses the name Dalek without having heard it. | *Rachel Jesen uses the name Dalek without having heard it. | ||
*If it is 5:15 when the TV is playing then it should be dark. In addition, The Doctor asks the others to lunch after that on what appears to be the same day. ''Again, it's never stated exactly when during the year this story takes place. If it's mid-summer then it wouldn't be dark at 5:15.'' | *If it is 5:15 when the TV is playing then it should be dark. In addition, The Doctor asks the others to lunch after that on what appears to be the same day. ''Again, it's never stated exactly when during the year this story takes place. If it's mid-summer then it wouldn't be dark at 5:15. It could be argued that this isn't supported by Susan Foreman arriving at the junkyard after dark after going home from school (presumably late-afternoon) in ''An Unearthly Child'' but that story never indicates if she actually went ''straight'' home.'' | ||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||