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Theory:Doctor Who television discontinuity and plot holes/Logopolis (edit)
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*If the Watcher is the in-between point of the Doctor's regenerations and has foreknowledge of what will happen to Doctor #4, then why didn't he warn the Doctor against going to Logopolis in the first place? Knowing that the Master is stalking the Doctor and indulging in a totally random killing spree, and that the Master will follow the Doctor to Logopolis and set in motion a chain of events that will erase a portion of the universe and kill countless beings....why doesn't he try to prevent this from happening? | *If the Watcher is the in-between point of the Doctor's regenerations and has foreknowledge of what will happen to Doctor #4, then why didn't he warn the Doctor against going to Logopolis in the first place? Knowing that the Master is stalking the Doctor and indulging in a totally random killing spree, and that the Master will follow the Doctor to Logopolis and set in motion a chain of events that will erase a portion of the universe and kill countless beings....why doesn't he try to prevent this from happening? | ||
The third part of the Blinovitch limitation effect, prevernts time travelers from messing around with their own history. | ::The third part of the Blinovitch limitation effect, prevernts time travelers from messing around with their own history. | ||
:::So what is the point of the Watcher following the Doctor around and going so far as to help his companions? | |||
*The lock on the Master's TARDIS changes place in part 1. | *The lock on the Master's TARDIS changes place in part 1. | ||
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*In Part 4, the Master's TARDIS materialises just before the worker leaves the room, Surely the worker would have heard it? | *In Part 4, the Master's TARDIS materialises just before the worker leaves the room, Surely the worker would have heard it? | ||
A TARDIS is meant to blend in, and we now know that they can also have perception filters. Additionally, we don't know how loud the materialisation sound was at that moment, how good the worker's hearing was, or if he would have dismissed such a sound as something else (such as a piece of equipment). | ::A TARDIS is meant to blend in, and we now know that they can also have perception filters. Additionally, we don't know how loud the materialisation sound was at that moment, how good the worker's hearing was, or if he would have dismissed such a sound as something else (such as a piece of equipment). | ||
<p style="margin-left: 40px">The worker is wearing headphones.</p> | <p style="margin-left: 40px">The worker is wearing headphones.</p> | ||
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*Why does the Doctor have a flashback of the Decaying Master when he's just met the new one? | *Why does the Doctor have a flashback of the Decaying Master when he's just met the new one? | ||
He is having memories of various moments of his incarnation's life. Why shouldn't that include the version of the Master which he encountered on Gallifrey? | ::He is having memories of various moments of his incarnation's life. Why shouldn't that include the version of the Master which he encountered on Gallifrey? | ||
*Why is there a litter bin next to the 'Take Your Litter Home' sign in episode one? | *Why is there a litter bin next to the 'Take Your Litter Home' sign in episode one? | ||
Such signs are common in some places as a reminder that you shouldn't be depositing large amounts of trash into such bins if possible. | ::Such signs are common in some places as a reminder that you shouldn't be depositing large amounts of trash into such bins if possible. | ||
*Exactly WHY are Block Transfer Computations spoken aloud? | *Exactly WHY are Block Transfer Computations spoken aloud? | ||
It's probably helps the Logopolitans focus their minds on the computations by speaking them. Sort of the same rationale for why some people think better by talking to themselves. | ::It's probably helps the Logopolitans focus their minds on the computations by speaking them. Sort of the same rationale for why some people think better by talking to themselves. | ||
*When Tegan and her aunt are near the car and the Tardis materializes, they dont seem aware of this, but in [[The Christmas Invasion]], Mickey heard the Tardis, although the radio was on. | *When Tegan and her aunt are near the car and the Tardis materializes, they dont seem aware of this, but in [[The Christmas Invasion]], Mickey heard the Tardis, although the radio was on. | ||
[[Category:DW TV discontinuity]] | [[Category:DW TV discontinuity]] | ||