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:: 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. | :::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. | ||
::: It makes no sense to say the time crack erased the events of the episode. Think about what that means: The crack eating up The Doctor, Rose, the Dalek, Van Statten, everyone. If the crack ate up the events of the episode, The Doctor and Rose would simply cease to exist, including his past and future regenerations. If the cracks took the whole planet, it would also cease to exist. If it spread further, maybe the whole universe, then there would be nothing left. If it's simply a case of time in flux, the events would catch up and Van Statten would know what it is. Then again, he'd still likely want to keep it down there and get it talking, so maybe the events wouldn't be such a paradox after all. | :::: It makes no sense to say the time crack erased the events of the episode. Think about what that means: The crack eating up The Doctor, Rose, the Dalek, Van Statten, everyone. If the crack ate up the events of the episode, The Doctor and Rose would simply cease to exist, including his past and future regenerations. If the cracks took the whole planet, it would also cease to exist. If it spread further, maybe the whole universe, then there would be nothing left. If it's simply a case of time in flux, the events would catch up and Van Statten would know what it is. Then again, he'd still likely want to keep it down there and get it talking, so maybe the events wouldn't be such a paradox after all. | ||
:::::How about this: The Doctor travels in time but he is himself a creature that dwells in a linear timeline. Once events have resolved for him, later changes will not make a paradox unless he attempts to revisit them and invalidates an action of his own or that of another time traveller. | |||
*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. | ||
