Talk:Closing Time (TV story)

Baby

Craig's baby is no longer a myth, as he plays a part in the preview video on the bbc website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00kmzlm). Can this be changed already, or is this against the spoiler policy? I'm assuming the bbc site can be taken as an official source? Geek Mythology 18:34, September 23, 2011 (UTC)

Disambiguate

There's a Torchwood short story by the same name from TM 16 and 17. Please rename Closing Time (TV story). -- Tybort (talk page) 16:23, September 24, 2011 (UTC)

Sonic

Should we mention that the sound the sonic screwdriver made when deactivating the cybermat was the same sound the orginal Sonic Screwdriver used?

Cybermen

I know it wasn't directly referenced, though due to their behaviour and appearance (i.e. no Cybus logo), among other things, it's fairly safe to assume that these are in fact, Mondasian Cybermen. ProtoKun7 19:05, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

Speaking of Cybermen, has it been stated WHY Criag does not know what they are? --Confused

It's discussed under Continuity. Boblipton 02:13, September 26, 2011 (UTC)

Needless to say this discussion about Cybermen is nothing new. I for one don't see why it's often theorised that just because one small change to the Cybus design is made, the Cybermen are assumed to be Mondasian - I don't see why the Cybusmen couldn't change their designs too. But if any conclusion is to be made, it probably wont happen for a while yet. Hopefully I'm wrong in that assumption.

Date

I read somewhere that the date on the newspaper seen in this episode is April 19th, 2011. Since two days pass, The Doctor leaves on April 21st, 2011 and heads for America. This would imply that the Amy/Rory seen in the store are not the ones we just left in The God Complex, but the one that are just about to get the invitation's to go the America. --Future Companion

It would be nice if you could cite where you read it -- a screen grab would be nice. Alternate explanations include this is not the Doctor who dropped them off or that he actually dropped them off a considerable time earlier. Or that this adventure takes place a significant time in the future. If true it is probably significant, but just how is unclear. Boblipton 19:16, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

Here is a link -- Future Companion

There it is. Thanks. I checked for myself and it is dated 19 April 2011. Assuming it's not an oversight like the Rory namebadge controversy, it undoubtedly is significant. Hm. Maybe Rory is Flesh too. After all, the Doctor told him to stand away when he aimed the sonic at Ganger Amy to dissolve her. Come to think of it, how could he dissolve her as Flesh when the interior of the TARDIS had 'set' the gangers as 'real.' Boblipton 19:39, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

• It's still entirely possible that Amy was kidnapped and turned to Flesh in the months-long interim between The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon, especially since the Silence said that Amy had been there for some time... d ●●● 21:01, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

I don't think it is a mistake because the Doctor keeps saying he is running of time and he also says that tomorrow is the day he dies. -- Future Companion

Alfie as a companion

Can we add Alfie as a companion? I think he deserves it. MaGnUs 22:46, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

• There's no "deserving it", Craig hasn't done enough to be considered a proper companion. d ●●● 22:55, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

I disagree, but still; I'm talking about this episode in particular. Craig is listed as a companion for this episode, as well as for 'The Lodger', same as Astrid Perth or Christina de Souza, who were was listed as companions in a single episode. The "deserves it" is a joke; but I do think that Alfie, as a character, functions as a companion in this episode, taking part of the adventure with Craig and the Doctor. MaGnUs 23:01, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

An ally, surely.Boblipton 23:04, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought that to be considered a companion one must have traveled in (or been offered the chance to travel in) the TARDIS? -- Future Companion

If only it were so easy! There's a big article on Companions in this wiki that will leave you knowing as little going out as you did coming in, except as a source of fanwankery. Boblipton 23:24, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

If it worked that way, then Craig wouldn't be listed as companion in both his episodes. MaGnUs 10:15, September 26, 2011 (UTC)

The debate over what is a companion is probably more appropriate there, however Craig is just as qualified as Liz Shaw (who never travelled in the TARDIS either), and other one-off companions (officially recognized as such by the BBC) such as Lady Christina and Astrid Peth. Craig also has the edge that he is directly referenced on screen as being a companion. If in doubt, go with what the BBC says. If they say he's a companion, then he's a companion. Put another away, if this were a Christmas special, and the Doctor wasn't with regulars, Corden would have been billed in the opening credits. 68.146.80.110 14:04, September 26, 2011 (UTC)

Amy and Rory Timeline

• I added this. The fact it's post-God Complex is clear from the episode. I left "TBC" in the second column because Wedding of River Song hasn't aired yet and we don't know yet if it occurs before or after Amy becomes a fashion model in their couple's personal timeline. 68.146.80.110 14:04, September 26, 2011 (UTC)