Howling:If the doctor never existed... (view source)
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Except they haven't left the backstories alone. They're ripped big chunks of them out so that their lives don't make sense. Now Ianto's girlfriend is Cyberised for no reason, Harriet Jones dies for no reason, and the Byzantium crashed for no reason. This is not good story-telling. [[Special:Contributions/82.2.136.93|82.2.136.93]] 22:03, November 28, 2011 (UTC) | Except they haven't left the backstories alone. They're ripped big chunks of them out so that their lives don't make sense. Now Ianto's girlfriend is Cyberised for no reason, Harriet Jones dies for no reason, and the Byzantium crashed for no reason. This is not good story-telling. [[Special:Contributions/82.2.136.93|82.2.136.93]] 22:03, November 28, 2011 (UTC) | ||
Sorry, 82, these things didn't happen for no reason. We, the audience, were told what the reasons were. We have also been told why, '''to some characters within the story''', these things might seem to have no reasons. It's the characters' pasts that have been affected, not ours. You're right, however, that there's a (potential) problem with the backstories -- it's just not that problem. The golden anniversary is only 2 years away. It's very likely that recent (i.e., revived series) former companions will return and that means the writer(s) involved will need to know what those characters' backstories now are, '''so far as the characters themselves know'''. --[[Special:Contributions/89.241.76.22|89.241.76.22]] 22:43, November 28, 2011 (UTC) | |||