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*Susan recognises the Cybermen when she sees them outside the TARDIS, yet she stopped travelling with the Doctor long before his first encounter with them. ''She sees them in this adventure when she is with Tegan who names them so she knows what they are called from there. She may also have become aware of the Cybermen while living on Earth in the 22nd century, from historical records of events such as the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] and other Cybermen incursions on Earth that may have become public knowledge by then. | *Susan recognises the Cybermen when she sees them outside the TARDIS, yet she stopped travelling with the Doctor long before his first encounter with them. ''She sees them in this adventure when she is with Tegan who names them so she knows what they are called from there. She may also have become aware of the Cybermen while living on Earth in the 22nd century, from historical records of events such as the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] and other Cybermen incursions on Earth that may have become public knowledge by then. | ||
*The First Doctor and Susan stop to rest in the Death Zone. Susan then points out the TARDIS with surprise and delight, though it is in an open space not ten metres before them ''[[Perception filter]] at work?'' | *The First Doctor and Susan stop to rest in the Death Zone. Susan then points out the TARDIS with surprise and delight, though it is in an open space not ten metres before them ''[[Perception filter]] at work?'' | ||
*If Borusa can use the time scoop to bring the Doctors into the Death Zone, could he not use it to take the Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti and Raston Robot out? ''He most likely took out most of the obstacles but no one can make it perfect. Plus there is no reason to think just because he can put them in, he can take them out. After all, a parachute only works one way. It is also possible, as implied by his becoming the baddie, that his most recent regeneration has left him mentally unbalanced, and so he is perversely amused at the idea of leaving enemies in the zone for the Doctor to face. As he remarks after being unmasked, slightly derangedly, 'It's a game... within a game.'' | *If Borusa can use the time scoop to bring the Doctors into the Death Zone, could he not use it to take the Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti and Raston Robot out? ''He most likely took out most of the obstacles but no one can make it perfect. Plus there is no reason to think just because he can put them in, he can take them out. After all, a parachute only works one way. It is also possible, as implied by his becoming the baddie, that his most recent regeneration has left him mentally unbalanced, and so he is perversely amused at the idea of leaving enemies in the zone for the Doctor to face. As he remarks after being unmasked, slightly derangedly, 'It's a game... within a game'.'' | ||
*If the transmat can take Borusa, the Fifth Doctor, Chancellor Flavia and her guards directly to the Tomb of Rasillon, why the elaborate plan to use the Doctors to find it?! ''The transmat could only take people to the tower after the force field was lowered.'' | *If the transmat can take Borusa, the Fifth Doctor, Chancellor Flavia and her guards directly to the Tomb of Rasillon, why the elaborate plan to use the Doctors to find it?! ''The transmat could only take people to the tower after the force field was lowered.'' | ||
*Despite the few, somewhat tame obstacles the Doctors encounter, they make their progress to the Tower with relative ease. ''Brousa most likely took most of them out. Plus many could have died off.'' | *Despite the few, somewhat tame obstacles the Doctors encounter, they make their progress to the Tower with relative ease. ''Brousa most likely took most of them out. Plus many could have died off.'' | ||
*The destruction of the Dalek, which was supposed 'to play the Game too well' not so much demonstrates the cunning of the Doctor as the stupidity of the Dalek. | *The destruction of the Dalek, which was supposed 'to play the Game too well' not so much demonstrates the cunning of the Doctor as the stupidity of the Dalek. | ||
*What is the structure the First Doctor and Susan encounter the Dalek in | *What is the structure the First Doctor and Susan encounter the Dalek in? Aside from the Tower, no ther structures are seen throughout the whole of the death zone. ''That doesn't mean there aren't any. It could be the remains of a downed dalek scout ship, dumped in the zone by Borusa.'' | ||
*When each of the Doctors are taken out of the Doctor's timestream, only the Fifth Doctor is affected. Why aren't the Second, Third and Fourth getting the same reaction when the First Doctor is taken out and so forth? ''They probably had the same reaction but it was not shown on screen or perhaps the previous Doctors were taken out of time at the same instance. Or perhaps only the Fifth Doctor felt the effects as he was at the time the "current" Doctor. Further, it's doubtful the other Doctors felt the effects as, like the Fifth, the other Doctors were among witnesses who would have asked the Doctor if he was alright when he yelled in agony (the Second Doctor was standing in front of the UNIT receptionist and the Fourth, putting aside the fact that he was in an insert from Shada was punting with Romana) or, in the case of the Third Doctor he was driving, and had he been affected, when we first saw him he wouldn't have been so pleasantly enjoying a drive in Bessie (in fact he'd be lucky if it didn't make him crash.)'' | *When each of the Doctors are taken out of the Doctor's timestream, only the Fifth Doctor is affected. Why aren't the Second, Third and Fourth getting the same reaction when the First Doctor is taken out and so forth? ''They probably had the same reaction but it was not shown on screen or perhaps the previous Doctors were taken out of time at the same instance. Or perhaps only the Fifth Doctor felt the effects as he was at the time the "current" Doctor. Further, it's doubtful the other Doctors felt the effects as, like the Fifth, the other Doctors were among witnesses who would have asked the Doctor if he was alright when he yelled in agony (the Second Doctor was standing in front of the UNIT receptionist and the Fourth, putting aside the fact that he was in an insert from Shada was punting with Romana) or, in the case of the Third Doctor he was driving, and had he been affected, when we first saw him he wouldn't have been so pleasantly enjoying a drive in Bessie (in fact he'd be lucky if it didn't make him crash.)'' | ||
*Why doesn't the Fifth Doctor remember the events already (likewise the Third, Second, etc.). ''This is an issue faced by every multi-Doctor story and requires suspension of disbelief from the audience. It can be rationalized that the memories of the interaction were suppressed by the Time Lords, which is supported by dialogue in [[School Reunion]] suggesting Sarah Jane and the [[Tenth Doctor]] have no memory of meeting during The Five Doctors. | *Why doesn't the Fifth Doctor remember the events already (likewise the Third, Second, etc.). ''This is an issue faced by every multi-Doctor story and requires suspension of disbelief from the audience. It can be rationalized that the memories of the interaction were suppressed by the Time Lords, which is supported by dialogue in [[School Reunion]] suggesting Sarah Jane and the [[Tenth Doctor]] have no memory of meeting during The Five Doctors. | ||
* | *When on the chess board, the Cyberman aims at the Master, when he falls over - The Master is nowhere to be seen! | ||
*The TARDIS is virtually indestructible. Why are Turlough and Susan so concerned about the ring of bombs the Cybermen have placed around the ship? | *The TARDIS is virtually indestructible. Why are Turlough and Susan so concerned about the ring of bombs the Cybermen have placed around the ship? | ||
*Who is controlling the Yeti and why? ''Either it is working on some kind of default setting to destroy all humans it sees, or the Great Intelligence (being spread out over the astral plane) has been drawn to this lone, active one of its servents and is taking | *Who is controlling the Yeti and why? ''Either it is working on some kind of default setting to destroy all humans it sees, or the Great Intelligence (being spread out over the astral plane) has been drawn to this lone, active one of its servents and is taking this chance it has to avenge itself on the Doctor and the Brigadier.'' | ||
*During Borusa'a initial unmasking and subsequent conversation with the Fifth Doctor, he holds the model of the Master from the board and says 'I gave you an enemy face', as if taking credit for the Master's prescence in the zone. However, he stated earlier in the story that the other | *During Borusa'a initial unmasking and subsequent conversation with the Fifth Doctor, he holds the model of the Master from the board and says 'I gave you an enemy face', as if taking credit for the Master's prescence in the zone. However, he stated earlier in the story that the other memebers of the High Council insisting on involving the Master did 'not please' him. | ||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||