Talk:The Power of Three (TV story)

Date

Looks like there's some confusion as to the dating of this episode.

"It is ten years since the events of The Eleventh Hour, dating this story to be set in 2018."

"By 2020, Kate had dropped the name "Lethbridge" when she became the head of scientific research to UNIT so as to avoid favours." (from Kate Stewart)

As far as I remember, Amy says that it's been 10 years for her, counting both real life and travels with the Doctor. In her and Rory's "real life", a much shorter time has passed. 78.8.2.156^{talk to me} 00:15, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

This isn't the only proof we have that the story is set in 2020. OS25 (talk to me, baby.) 01:10, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

I thought they said they had been married for 10 years. Since they were married in 2010, it is 2020. --Desariella 02:10, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

Look, will someone just go and get a direct quote? We're all arguing over what was said! OS25 (talk to me, baby.) 03:11, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

Chronologically, "The Power of Three" takes place for the Amy, Rory, and Brian after "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship." Rory states that he is 31-years-old in DoaS. We know from "Let's Kill Hitler" that he and Amy are approximately the same age and Amy was born in 1989, making her seven in 1996 during "The Eleventh Hour." 1989+31=2020. Therefore, "The Power of Three" has to take place in 2020 at the earliest. 75.141.237.131^{talk to me} 03:19, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

It is clearly stated by Amy both that it has been ten years for her and that it has NOT been ten years for the rest of the world meaning that it must have been significantly sooner that 2020. Also, the Ponds earlier mentioned that they were aging significantly faster than their friends. It is most likely that this story is meant to take after 2012 but well before 2020.