The Doctor's Daughter (TV story): Difference between revisions
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*It ''appears'' that Jenny regenerates as a substance similar to the vortex energy or the terraforming gas escapes from her mouth. However her body does not change. ''She did not actually regenerate. The Doctor regrew his hand in ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', as a Time Lord has great capacity for self-repair shortly after a full regeneration. It is more likely Jenny internally healed herself as she was probably within the first fifteen hours of her life. The writers purposely left her revival unanswered to allow the viewers to decide what happened. See also the aborted regeneration in [[Journey's End]]'' | *It ''appears'' that Jenny regenerates as a substance similar to the vortex energy or the terraforming gas escapes from her mouth. However her body does not change. ''She did not actually regenerate. The Doctor regrew his hand in ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', as a Time Lord has great capacity for self-repair shortly after a full regeneration. It is more likely Jenny internally healed herself as she was probably within the first fifteen hours of her life. The writers purposely left her revival unanswered to allow the viewers to decide what happened. See also the aborted regeneration in [[Journey's End]]'' | ||
*When Donna listens for Jenny's heart beat with the stethoscope she has two. Time Lords only grow a second heart after regeneration. ([[MA]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'') ''It may be because she was created from a Time Lord who has already regenerated (I.E. The Tenth Doctor would have had the DNA of someone with two hearts.)'' | *When Donna listens for Jenny's heart beat with the stethoscope she has two. Time Lords only grow a second heart after regeneration. ([[MA]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'') ''It may be because she was created from a Time Lord who has already regenerated (I.E. The Tenth Doctor would have had the DNA of someone with two hearts.) Moreover the canonty of the two hearts speculation is questionable.'' | ||
*During one scene in the tunnels of Messaline, the UNIT logo can be seen in the background.''Possibly UNIT is still operational at this time. The Torchwood Institute was briefly mentioned in the far future in [[DW]] [[The Impossible Planet]] '' | *During one scene in the tunnels of Messaline, the UNIT logo can be seen in the background. ''Possibly UNIT is still operational at this time. The Torchwood Institute was briefly mentioned in the far future in [[DW]] [[The Impossible Planet]] '' | ||
*Jenny's clothes appear to have changed after Cobb shoots her. '' | *Jenny's clothes appear to have changed after Cobb shoots her. ''It is likely they changed Jenny's clothes for her funeral. Or as RTD suggested in the commentary, in the future they have self-healing fabrics.'' | ||
*Some would argue that it is improbable that the Hath would so quickly come to trust Martha, given that she is the same species that they are at war against. ''However Martha had helped Peck whereas most of the other humans could have killed him. Therefore they quickly identified that she was different. It also was necessary from a narrative standpoint, to allow the audience to quickly grasp that the Hath are different to the monsters General Cobb makes them out to be.'' | *Some would argue that it is improbable that the Hath would so quickly come to trust Martha, given that she is the same species that they are at war against. ''However Martha had helped Peck whereas most of the other humans could have killed him. Therefore they quickly identified that she was different. It also was necessary from a narrative standpoint, to allow the audience to quickly grasp that the Hath are different to the monsters General Cobb makes them out to be.'' | ||
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*Near the end of the episode, a softbox light can be seen inside the TARDIS, lighting the set.''That could be explained in-universe as the way the doctor likes to light the TARDIS but the point is valid nonetheless.'' | *Near the end of the episode, a softbox light can be seen inside the TARDIS, lighting the set.''That could be explained in-universe as the way the doctor likes to light the TARDIS but the point is valid nonetheless.'' | ||
*If the Hath are half fish, why did [[Hath Peck]] die in the tar pit? ''Because the Hath naturally breath the green fluid in their masks, tar would kill Peck as it would Martha | *If the Hath are half fish, why did [[Hath Peck]] die in the tar pit? ''Because the Hath naturally breath the green fluid in their masks, tar would kill Peck as it would Martha.'' | ||
*Immediately after Jenny was 'progenated', the soldiers ignore the Doctor, Martha and Donna - and don't bother cloning them. It's as if they know automatically that the Doctor is the only one who should be cloned. It would make more sense if the Doctor was cloned and as Jenny stepped out, the band of attacking Hath attacked immediately. | *Immediately after Jenny was 'progenated', the soldiers ignore the Doctor, Martha and Donna - and don't bother cloning them. It's as if they know automatically that the Doctor is the only one who should be cloned. It would make more sense if the Doctor was cloned and as Jenny stepped out, the band of attacking Hath attacked immediately. ''They were preparing for an attack just before the Hath attacked, suggesting that they knew an attack was coming and had no time to process Donna or Martha. Moreover Cline appeared to prompt Jenny to see if she knew what she was doing just before the attack. All these factors probably distracted them from the processing of Donna and Martha.'' | ||
*Why are the clones 'born' with clothes? ''Because this is a family programme. There may also be a large set of clothes in the progenation machine as there was time to quickly dress. | *Why are the clones 'born' with clothes? ''Because this is a family programme. There may also be a large set of clothes in the progenation machine as there was time to quickly dress. It may have also just been a choice made by the director. Although the human Doctor was "born" without clothes it was a moment for comic relief. ([[DW]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'') The appearance of Jenny was focusing more on the impact of the Doctor gaining a daughter. Therefore lack of clothing might distract people from the point the scene is trying to get across.'' | ||
*The Doctor has previously said that he can feel in his mind whether other Time Lords exist still, so why doesn't he feel Jenny still being alive? She is a Time Lord, and is very closely related to the Doctor. | *The Doctor has previously said that he can feel in his mind whether other Time Lords exist still, so why doesn't he feel Jenny still being alive? She is a Time Lord, and is very closely related to the Doctor. ''The Doctor has been known to be wrong in the past about things, including his ability to recognise Time Lords, and therefore his ability to sense other Time Lords may not be as good as he claims.'' | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
