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=== Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors === | === Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors === | ||
* Why does Rose say "What is that thing" even though she has seen it before - a Dalek out of the shell. ''It was acting oddly. She may have been speaking more rhetorically - she knew what a Dalek was, but she didn't know what Dalek it was.'' | * Why does Rose say "What is that thing" even though she has seen it before - a Dalek out of the shell. ''It was acting oddly. She may have been speaking more rhetorically - she knew what a Dalek was, but she didn't know what Dalek it was.'' | ||
* If any mention of the Doctor or the TARDIS would cause the Time Lord consciousness within Donna to reawaken and burn up her mind, isn't the Doctor taking a tremendous risk by letting Donna see him in the Nobles' house? ''Maybe the Doctor wishes to test the effectiveness of the memory wipe and also determine whether there are any negative effects on her. If the erasure didn't take, he could rectify the situation immediately. It's also possible he's imprinting himself on Donna as "just a guy who visited the house" in case any residual memories pop up, allowing Donna to dismiss them.'' | * If any mention of the Doctor or the TARDIS would cause the Time Lord consciousness within Donna to reawaken and burn up her mind, isn't the Doctor taking a tremendous risk by letting Donna see him in the Nobles' house? ''Maybe the Doctor wishes to test the effectiveness of the memory wipe and also determine whether there are any negative effects on her. If the erasure didn't take, he could rectify the situation immediately. It's also possible he's imprinting himself on Donna as "just a guy who visited the house" in case any residual memories pop up, allowing Donna to dismiss them.'' | ||
*If the Earth was one of 27 planets stolen, why in ''[[Turn Left]]'', where the Earth has not been stolen, the effects of the Reality Bomb are still seen anyway? ''The effects of the Reality Bomb in the Turn Left universe come from the hypothetical detonation of the reality bomb in ''our'' universe, emanating across universes through the Medusa Cascade.'' | |||
*If the Earth was one of 27 planets stolen, why in ''[[Turn Left]]'', where the Earth has not been stolen, the effects of the Reality Bomb are still seen anyway? | |||
* Why didn't Davros activate a holding cell on Donna when he did with everyone else? ''He may have assumed Donna to be unconscious or dead after having blasted her, and therefore no longer a threat.'' | * Why didn't Davros activate a holding cell on Donna when he did with everyone else? ''He may have assumed Donna to be unconscious or dead after having blasted her, and therefore no longer a threat.'' | ||
* The DoctorDonna immobilizes all the Daleks but yet the Supreme Dalek descends to the vault and destroys the Magnetron. ''The Supreme Dalek is twitching as it descends. It probably had a personal backup power source.'' | * The DoctorDonna immobilizes all the Daleks but yet the Supreme Dalek descends to the vault and destroys the Magnetron. ''The Supreme Dalek is twitching as it descends. It probably had a personal backup power source.'' | ||
* DoctorDonna incapacitates the Daleks by manipulating keys. Why are there keys that could only be manipulated by hands on a Dalek vessel? ''Davros has humanoid hands he could have used to keys. Some Daleks have claws instead of plungers. Also many of the keys look like they can actually be handled by Dalek plungers as well.'' | * DoctorDonna incapacitates the Daleks by manipulating keys. Why are there keys that could only be manipulated by hands on a Dalek vessel? ''Davros has humanoid hands he could have used to keys. Some Daleks have claws instead of plungers. Also many of the keys look like they can actually be handled by Dalek plungers as well.'' | ||
* When the Earth was returned to its rightful position, the moon is seen to be still in its place (did not travel with the Earth as we must assume the satellites and the rift did) and presumably resumed orbit. Wouldn't it have floated off toward the sun or another planet without the Earth's gravity to keep it in place? ''Earth perhaps wasn't gone long enough for this to become an issue. The Doctor acknowledges that the Earth is in for a period of unusual weather patterns, likely caused by the Moon reinstating itself. It's also possible that, off screen, the Doctor used the TARDIS to put the Moon back in its proper location.'' | * When the Earth was returned to its rightful position, the moon is seen to be still in its place (did not travel with the Earth as we must assume the satellites and the rift did) and presumably resumed orbit. Wouldn't it have floated off toward the sun or another planet without the Earth's gravity to keep it in place? ''Earth perhaps wasn't gone long enough for this to become an issue. The Doctor acknowledges that the Earth is in for a period of unusual weather patterns, likely caused by the Moon reinstating itself. It's also possible that, off screen, the Doctor used the TARDIS to put the Moon back in its proper location.'' | ||
*When the Doctor remembers those who have died because of him, he recalls characters from the [[Ninth Doctor]] era, so shouldn't he also remember individuals such as [[Adric]] and [[Sara Kingdom]], too? ''He is over 900 years old, so it would be hard for him to remember absolutely everything in his life. Also, from a storytelling perspective, it makes more sense to include flashbacks to recent guest stars rather than incorporating -- and licensing -- footage of individuals last seen decades ago.'' The people shown follow the Time War which changed the Doctor hugely and created his aversion to war which turn resulted in the creation of his 'secret army'. | *When the Doctor remembers those who have died because of him, he recalls characters from the [[Ninth Doctor]] era, so shouldn't he also remember individuals such as [[Adric]] and [[Sara Kingdom]], too? ''He is over 900 years old, so it would be hard for him to remember absolutely everything in his life. Also, from a storytelling perspective, it makes more sense to include flashbacks to recent guest stars rather than incorporating -- and licensing -- footage of individuals last seen decades ago.'' The people shown follow the Time War which changed the Doctor hugely and created his aversion to war which turn resulted in the creation of his 'secret army'. | ||
* When the DoctorDonna seals the vault how is the Supreme Dalek supposed to descend upon it? ''It probably overrode one of the locks.'' | * When the DoctorDonna seals the vault how is the Supreme Dalek supposed to descend upon it? ''It probably overrode one of the locks.'' | ||
* The Dalek sealed in the time bubble at Torchwood should not have been destroyed when the other Daleks were. It would have been insulated from all events occurring in time. ''We don't know exactly how the time bubble works. Perhaps the Dalek wasn't necessarily frozen in the strictest sense, just separated from the Hub proper. For all we know, the time bubble is in fact just a force field that freezes everything that would pass through (even light, which would explain the static image held there). Alternately, it's possible that the signal interacting with the Dalek broke the lock, allowing it to be destroyed.'' | |||
*The Dalek sealed in the time bubble at Torchwood should not have been destroyed when the other Daleks were. It would have been insulated from all events occurring in time. ''We don't know exactly how the time bubble works. Perhaps the Dalek wasn't necessarily frozen in the strictest sense, just separated from the Hub proper. For all we know, the time bubble is in fact just a force field that freezes everything that would pass through (even light, which would explain the static image held there). Alternately, it's possible that the signal interacting with the Dalek broke the lock, allowing it to be | |||
*If the Medusa Cascade has been taken a second out of synchronization with the rest of the universe (as stated in ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''), then how is the Reality Bomb detonation supposed to affect anything outside the Medusa Cascade? It may be possible for it to break through the Cascade's rift and into other universes, but it should not affect "our" universe. ''It may be that since the detonation of the Reality Bomb caused the walls between universes to break down, the detonation could break through the Cascade rift into the other universes, and then through the breaks in their walls back into our universe. Since the Reality Bomb caused these breaks (remember that at least [[Pete's World]] is ahead of our universe, and so felt the results of the Reality Bomb before it was actually detonated in our universe), this would be a kind of [[predestination paradox]]. Alternatively, perhaps the Cascade was "reset" before the detonation.'' | *If the Medusa Cascade has been taken a second out of synchronization with the rest of the universe (as stated in ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''), then how is the Reality Bomb detonation supposed to affect anything outside the Medusa Cascade? It may be possible for it to break through the Cascade's rift and into other universes, but it should not affect "our" universe. ''It may be that since the detonation of the Reality Bomb caused the walls between universes to break down, the detonation could break through the Cascade rift into the other universes, and then through the breaks in their walls back into our universe. Since the Reality Bomb caused these breaks (remember that at least [[Pete's World]] is ahead of our universe, and so felt the results of the Reality Bomb before it was actually detonated in our universe), this would be a kind of [[predestination paradox]]. Alternatively, perhaps the Cascade was "reset" before the detonation.'' | ||
*How can the TARDIS tow the Earth back home if the Medusa Cascade has been taken a second out of synchronization with the rest of the universe? ''Again, perhaps the Cascade was put back in with the rest of the universe before the Reality Bomb detonation. Or perhaps once the TARDIS had travelled through the offset synchronization, it could travel back without issue, and take the Earth with it.'' | *How can the TARDIS tow the Earth back home if the Medusa Cascade has been taken a second out of synchronization with the rest of the universe? ''Again, perhaps the Cascade was put back in with the rest of the universe before the Reality Bomb detonation. Or perhaps once the TARDIS had travelled through the offset synchronization, it could travel back without issue, and take the Earth with it.'' | ||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||