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*The map of the US shown on Van Statten's monitor is missing the upper peninsula of Michigan. | *The map of the US shown on Van Statten's monitor is missing the upper peninsula of Michigan. | ||
::This is 2012. Perhaps in the future the upper peninsula of Michigan had been destroyed or eroded. | ::This is 2012. Perhaps in the future the upper peninsula of Michigan had been destroyed or eroded. | ||
:::...or maybe he had a bad experience there and | :::...or maybe he had a bad experience there and deleted it from his map. He's shown to be quite cavalier. Also, maybe there was a yoopie (slang for denizen of the Michigan upper peninsula) on his staff that deleted it and he never noticed. | ||
*The Dalek can find no trace of his race on the Internet. Has no one recorded the events involving any Human and Dalek ? | *The Dalek can find no trace of his race on the Internet. Has no one recorded the events involving any Human and Dalek ? | ||
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:: It is mentioned by the Eleventh Doctor that a Time Crack erased the events of these episodes. | :: It is mentioned by the Eleventh Doctor that a Time Crack erased the events of these episodes. | ||
:: Yes but it is implied that the erased events (at the very least the ones preceeding Series 5) were restored to their rightful place in time. Having said that it is likely that, as you say, the constant state of flux that time exists in compensates for this discontinuity and in deed many other across Dr Who's history (e.g. the Loc Ness Monster attacking London) | :: Yes but it is implied that the erased events (at the very least the ones preceeding Series 5) were restored to their rightful place in time. Having said that it is likely that, as you say, the constant state of flux that time exists in compensates for this discontinuity and in deed many other across Dr Who's history (e.g. the Loc Ness Monster attacking London) | ||
:::Actually it's stated later on that some things were not the same. We never saw if the events of [[The Stolen Earth (TV story)]] were restored or not. | |||
*The Dalek begs the Doctor for pity. It was established in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and other stories that the Daleks cannot feel pity, having no concept of it. | *The Dalek begs the Doctor for pity. It was established in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and other stories that the Daleks cannot feel pity, having no concept of it. | ||
::The Dalek had began to take on Human emotions when Rose touched it, hence why it eventually killed itself. | ::The Dalek had began to take on Human emotions when Rose touched it, hence why it eventually killed itself. | ||
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*How is the Doctor the absolute last of the Time Lords if many Time Lords fled Gallifrey? | *How is the Doctor the absolute last of the Time Lords if many Time Lords fled Gallifrey? | ||
::Perhaps they chose to return to help fight the war. Given it was a war fighting the Daleks for the entirety of creation, it would involve them whether they wished it to or not. | ::Perhaps they chose to return to help fight the war. Given it was a war fighting the Daleks for the entirety of creation, it would involve them whether they wished it to or not. | ||
::Plus he would sense any other timelords in his mind | ::Plus he would sense any other timelords in his mind. | ||
:::They established a general recall to Gallifrey to assist in the war effort before the war was time locked. | |||
*Rose states that in 2012 she would be 26. She would have to be 19 in 2005 to be 26. She would actually be 25 in 2012. | *Rose states that in 2012 she would be 26. She would have to be 19 in 2005 to be 26. She would actually be 25 in 2012. | ||
