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*At the end of Part 2, Sarah falls outside the gantry: in episode three's resolution, she falls onto a platform inside it. ''It was not an absolutely straight fall - perfectly reasonable, given that she did not jump straight down.'' | *At the end of Part 2, Sarah falls outside the gantry: in episode three's resolution, she falls onto a platform inside it. ''It was not an absolutely straight fall - perfectly reasonable, given that she did not jump straight down.'' | ||
*Will it really take the Daleks 1000 years to get through a blocked tunnel? ''The 1000 years refers to the time it will take to recreate Davros' work following the destruction of the incubators.)''' | *Will it really take the Daleks 1000 years to get through a blocked tunnel? ''The 1000 years refers to the time it will take to recreate Davros' work following the destruction of the incubators.)''' | ||
*How is it that blowing up the incubator room will supposedly destroy the whole dalek race right up until the Doctor actually ''does'' blow it up (just having said "I'm going to destroy the daleks forever"). Then, as soon as it's blown up, it's just a 1000 year delay. | *How is it that blowing up the incubator room will supposedly destroy the whole dalek race right up until the Doctor actually ''does'' blow it up (just having said "I'm going to destroy the daleks forever"). Then, as soon as it's blown up, it's just a 1000 year delay. ''(Davros' plans had progressed in the interim. So far as the Doctor knew, all potential future Dalek genetic material was contained in the incubator room when he initially wired it to blow up. Later, the Daleks were clearly out and moving around and therefore destruction of the room only set them back.)'' | ||
*Why is everyone so scared of the completely motionless clams? You (or Harry) have to stick your foot right into them before they are the slightest menace, and even then they just nibble your trousers, judging by Harry's lack of so much as a limp after being "attacked". | *Why is everyone so scared of the completely motionless clams? You (or Harry) have to stick your foot right into them before they are the slightest menace, and even then they just nibble your trousers, judging by Harry's lack of so much as a limp after being "attacked". ''(They were not completely motionless, as evidenced by their movement. When they grabbed you, their intention was to drag the victim off and attempt to devour them. Whether or not they would be successful, most people would not be interested in finding out first hand.)'' | ||
*The Daleks shown in this story are supposed to be the earliest and most primitive of the species however they are shown to be more advanced than those shown in ''[[The Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''. They have the solar panels on their mid-sections that were first seen in ''[[The Chase]]'' and are able to travel off of metal, an ability that was only first shown to be possible in The Dalek Invasion of Earth. ''Since this story takes place, chronologically, before these earlier episodes, maybe since then the war on Skaro had had many changes to the Daleks, and lost them many resources, so when they made more Daleks and more casing, they couldn't access the specific material or technology to create the solar panels. Being entombed, solar panels would soon become useless and would be discarded as such. Needing an alternate form of power - and not travelling outside due to being confined to the bunker, static electricity emerged as an alternative energy source.'' | *The Daleks shown in this story are supposed to be the earliest and most primitive of the species however they are shown to be more advanced than those shown in ''[[The Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''. They have the solar panels on their mid-sections that were first seen in ''[[The Chase]]'' and are able to travel off of metal, an ability that was only first shown to be possible in The Dalek Invasion of Earth. ''Since this story takes place, chronologically, before these earlier episodes, maybe since then the war on Skaro had had many changes to the Daleks, and lost them many resources, so when they made more Daleks and more casing, they couldn't access the specific material or technology to create the solar panels. Being entombed, solar panels would soon become useless and would be discarded as such. Needing an alternate form of power - and not travelling outside due to being confined to the bunker, static electricity emerged as an alternative energy source.'' | ||
* Why is there a switch which will effectively kill Davros located on his console in the most obvious of locations? Under what circumstances would he want his life support system to be so easily terminated? At the very least, the switch should have been concealed. ''Just in case, he been taken as prisoner of war.'' | * Why is there a switch which will effectively kill Davros located on his console in the most obvious of locations? Under what circumstances would he want his life support system to be so easily terminated? At the very least, the switch should have been concealed. ''Just in case, he been taken as prisoner of war.'' | ||
* What would Davros have done if someone had actually pressed the Big Red Destruct Button (or put a box file or cup of tea down on it accidentally for that matter)? Judging by his own attempt to press it in the finale, it seems to be the real thing. In fact, why ''didn't'' someone press it when he offered it? As he has a Litttle Black Destruct Button on on his chair as well, as noted in the previous bullet-point, maybe that's what the little spheres all over daleks are, too. | * What would Davros have done if someone had actually pressed the Big Red Destruct Button (or put a box file or cup of tea down on it accidentally for that matter)? Judging by his own attempt to press it in the finale, it seems to be the real thing. In fact, why ''didn't'' someone press it when he offered it? As he has a Litttle Black Destruct Button on on his chair as well, as noted in the previous bullet-point, maybe that's what the little spheres all over daleks are, too. | ||
* Surely the creation of the Daleks would be a fixed point in history, meaning that the Doctor would have drastically changed history.''The Doctor has the full backing of the Time Lords on this adventure. It's likely that the entire Time Lord government working together would be able to stabilize history after this. After all, the Time Lord in the beginning of the episode said that destroying them before they were ever created was acceptable.'' | * Surely the creation of the Daleks would be a fixed point in history, meaning that the Doctor would have drastically changed history.''The Doctor has the full backing of the Time Lords on this adventure. It's likely that the entire Time Lord government working together would be able to stabilize history after this. After all, the Time Lord in the beginning of the episode said that destroying them before they were ever created was acceptable.'' | ||
* Sarah-Jane's loses her yellow trousers from ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'' and gained a dark coloured skirt in the transmat beam. | * Sarah-Jane's loses her yellow trousers from ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'' and gained a dark coloured skirt in the transmat beam. ''(Look again. She has on precisely the same out fit at the end of ''The Sontaran Experiment'' as she does at the beginning of ''Genesis of the Daleks''. The only yellow piece of clothing is her coat, which she has in both stories.'' | ||
*There's no clear explanation for why Sarah-Jane changes outfit in the later episodes. ''It's been several days at least running around in the same clothes. The change of clothes she finds is undoubtedly very welcome.'' | *There's no clear explanation for why Sarah-Jane changes outfit in the later episodes. ''It's been several days at least running around in the same clothes. The change of clothes she finds is undoubtedly very welcome.'' | ||
*The Doctor suddenly starts wearing his overcoat and hat again in Part 6 despite not having worn them for at least the three previous parts. ''He knows that they will be leaving shortly, so he clearly retrieved them from where the Kaleds had stowed them.'' | *The Doctor suddenly starts wearing his overcoat and hat again in Part 6 despite not having worn them for at least the three previous parts. ''He knows that they will be leaving shortly, so he clearly retrieved them from where the Kaleds had stowed them.'' | ||