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:::Another explanation is offered by ''[[The Poison Sky]]'', in which the [[UNIT dating controversy]] is referenced in-narrative, and thus becomes a part of the narrative continuity of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The implication is that, because the Doctor can't make sense of the UNIT timeline, neither should we. | :::Another explanation is offered by ''[[The Poison Sky]]'', in which the [[UNIT dating controversy]] is referenced in-narrative, and thus becomes a part of the narrative continuity of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The implication is that, because the Doctor can't make sense of the UNIT timeline, neither should we. | ||
::The Brigadier's reference to "the King" is probably just a figure of speech. After all, Lethbridge-Stewart is old enough to remember the last time there was a male monarch on the throne. | ::The Brigadier's reference to "the King" is probably just a figure of speech. After all, Lethbridge-Stewart is old enough to remember the last time there was a male monarch on the throne. | ||
::Incidentally, these perceived discontinuity problems should really be attributed to the later episodes, not this one. That being said... Since no date is really given on this story, the relative aging of the Brigadier doesn't present a problem. Reference to "the King" is easily explained by either of the above scenarios (figure of speech, or time being altered). | |||
*Why would Bessie's licence plate read WHO7 if they don't know if the Doctor regenerated? | *Why would Bessie's licence plate read WHO7 if they don't know if the Doctor regenerated? | ||
::Obviously intended as an in-joke, as far as in-universe it's possible it was simply a coincidence that the update licence coincided with the then-present incarnation. Since the Virgin New Adventures establishes that the Brigadier actually met the Seventh Doctor prior to Battlefield but had his memory erased, it's possible some spark of recollection remained and he might have unconsciously chosen the licence number. | ::Obviously intended as an in-joke, as far as in-universe it's possible it was simply a coincidence that the update licence coincided with the then-present incarnation. Since the Virgin New Adventures establishes that the Brigadier actually met the Seventh Doctor prior to Battlefield but had his memory erased, it's possible some spark of recollection remained and he might have unconsciously chosen the licence number. | ||
*The Brigadier mentions that UNIT has gold bullets for "you-know-what", which is implied to be [[Cybermen]]. However, when UNIT faced the Cybermen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'', there was nothing to suggest that they had learned about the cyborgs' weakness. | *The Brigadier mentions that UNIT has gold bullets for "you-know-what", which is implied to be [[Cybermen]]. However, when UNIT faced the Cybermen in [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'', there was nothing to suggest that they had learned about the cyborgs' weakness. | ||
: The Doctor could have mentioned it during his years working for UNIT, there may have been an untelevised encounter, and at the very least UNIT would certainly have dissected the many Cyberman corpses left in the wake of "Invasion". As we find out in "Terror of the Autons", UNIT has an R&D department for investigating alien technology, and given the poor performance of UNIT weapons against Cybermen, they would have been interested in looking for more effective weapons in the event of a second encounter. | :: The Doctor could have mentioned it during his years working for UNIT, there may have been an untelevised encounter, and at the very least UNIT would certainly have dissected the many Cyberman corpses left in the wake of "Invasion". As we find out in "Terror of the Autons", UNIT has an R&D department for investigating alien technology, and given the poor performance of UNIT weapons against Cybermen, they would have been interested in looking for more effective weapons in the event of a second encounter. | ||
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