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:::The episode is set immediately after Death of the Doctor, given the fact the Doctor arrives from elsewhere. | :::The episode is set immediately after Death of the Doctor, given the fact the Doctor arrives from elsewhere. | ||
*When the two Kazrans touch, this should result in a paradox due to the [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]]. ([[ | *When the two Kazrans touch, this should result in a paradox due to the [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'', ''[[Father's Day]]''). | ||
::Yes, and that's a valid point. However, several possible explanations have been given above. The Doctor may have taken precautions to prevent this. We know Time Lords can do so, and note that the TARDIS door is distinctly open while the two Kazrans interact. | ::Yes, and that's a valid point. However, several possible explanations have been given above. The Doctor may have taken precautions to prevent this. We know Time Lords can do so, and note that the TARDIS door is distinctly open while the two Kazrans interact. | ||
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::It seems like it is possible in the Whoniverse for there to be two "endpoints" in time which are joined together. One endpoint moves through time at the normal rate, whereas the other end moves at a faster rate (e.g The Girl in the Fireplace, Prisoner Zero). So perhaps Timelords have some ability to control this. The Doctor creates two endpoints, one in Kazran's "present", the other in his past, and links them, perhaps by means of the "movie projector". The endpoint in Kazran's present moves forward at a normal rate, so he can be aware of changes being made in his past. The other endpoint moves forward at a faster rate. The Doctor is changing Kazran's past, but in such a way that it only affects Kazran and Abigail. Another way to think of this might be: - when the Doctor travels into Kazran's past and starts changing things, this creates an alternate universe version of Kazran. Over the course of the episode, the original version of Kazran is gradually replaced by the alternate universe version of him, whilst everyhting else - e.g. the controls, remain in their original universe state. | ::It seems like it is possible in the Whoniverse for there to be two "endpoints" in time which are joined together. One endpoint moves through time at the normal rate, whereas the other end moves at a faster rate (e.g The Girl in the Fireplace, Prisoner Zero). So perhaps Timelords have some ability to control this. The Doctor creates two endpoints, one in Kazran's "present", the other in his past, and links them, perhaps by means of the "movie projector". The endpoint in Kazran's present moves forward at a normal rate, so he can be aware of changes being made in his past. The other endpoint moves forward at a faster rate. The Doctor is changing Kazran's past, but in such a way that it only affects Kazran and Abigail. Another way to think of this might be: - when the Doctor travels into Kazran's past and starts changing things, this creates an alternate universe version of Kazran. Over the course of the episode, the original version of Kazran is gradually replaced by the alternate universe version of him, whilst everyhting else - e.g. the controls, remain in their original universe state. | ||
:::The episode dialogue explains why they can touch. The Doctor changed Kazran so much that he is "not the same man". He has changed to the point where the isomorphic controls no longer recognize him. Therefore he can easily touch his younger self because he has basically regenerated. The same argument can be used to explain how Amy Pond is able to touch her younger self, and Rose Tyler her infant self, because they are no longer the same people once they travel with the Doctor (physically, too, since an episode of ''Torchwood'', [[ | :::The episode dialogue explains why they can touch. The Doctor changed Kazran so much that he is "not the same man". He has changed to the point where the isomorphic controls no longer recognize him. Therefore he can easily touch his younger self because he has basically regenerated. The same argument can be used to explain how Amy Pond is able to touch her younger self, and Rose Tyler her infant self, because they are no longer the same people once they travel with the Doctor (physically, too, since an episode of ''Torchwood'', [[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'', establishes that the Doctors' companions are physically altered by travelling in the TARDIS). | ||
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::::This isn't actually correct, as Rose touching her infant self ''does'' create a paradox. I propose a different explanation: the TARDIS can alter or stabilise paradoxes that are expected (presumably, the Doctor has taken active precautions for this). The main support for this theory is that the Doctor is actively messing around with Kazran's timeline, but there are no side effects of this (the changing of Kazran is intentional, thus not a side effect). The interior of the TARDIS is not present for most of episode in [[ | ::::This isn't actually correct, as Rose touching her infant self ''does'' create a paradox. I propose a different explanation: the TARDIS can alter or stabilise paradoxes that are expected (presumably, the Doctor has taken active precautions for this). The main support for this theory is that the Doctor is actively messing around with Kazran's timeline, but there are no side effects of this (the changing of Kazran is intentional, thus not a side effect). The interior of the TARDIS is not present for most of episode in [[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day]]'', after an unexpected timeline change when Rose prevents her father's death. In [[TV]]: ''The Big Bang'' the two versions of Amy have a different personal history with the lack of stars (it's implied that Young Amy can still see them but she is questioned by psychiatrists about them, which doesn't occur in the original timeline; also, it's not known whether her original meeting with the Doctor occurs in this timeline), this is why she can touch her younger self (because they are people with the same genetic makeup, but different personal histories. This also explains why the Blinovitch Limitation Effect does occur with the Sonic Screwdriver, as it's an inanimate object, it does not have an alternate timeline. | ||
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::::When the two Brigader's touch the effect is an explosion. When the two sonic screwdrivers touched in the previous episode it created a small spark. Therefore the effect seems to vary so it is possible the discharge is so small it is hard to see. | ::::When the two Brigader's touch the effect is an explosion. When the two sonic screwdrivers touched in the previous episode it created a small spark. Therefore the effect seems to vary so it is possible the discharge is so small it is hard to see. | ||
