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* We see Horg leave to go and capture the travellers at the end of episode three, but at the beginning of episode four he is back with other members of the tribe, waiting for the rest to come back. | * We see Horg leave to go and capture the travellers at the end of episode three, but at the beginning of episode four he is back with other members of the tribe, waiting for the rest to come back. | ||
* Whatever happens to the Doctor's bag? It's recovered by his fellow travellers after he gets captured, yet they clearly lose access to it when they too are caught. But why did they not ask for it back? The Doctors matches were in it, thus it would make their fire-making much easier. Not to mention leaving it in the tribe's possession could prove disasterous to history. | * Whatever happens to the Doctor's bag? It's recovered by his fellow travellers after he gets captured, yet they clearly lose access to it when they too are caught. But why did they not ask for it back? The Doctors matches were in it, thus it would make their fire-making much easier. Not to mention leaving it in the tribe's possession could prove disasterous to history. | ||
* Susan's claim to have made up the name TARDIS is not supported by later stories that indicate that it's a term in widespread use on [[Gallifrey]]. '' | * Susan's claim to have made up the name TARDIS is not supported by later stories that indicate that it's a term in widespread use on [[Gallifrey]]. ''Some names catch on quite quickly. Presumably she thought of it on their planet and others heard it and liked it.'' | ||
* Susan states that 5 dimensions have to be used to solve a simple math equation, with the fourth, [[Time]], and the fifth, [[Space]], in addition to the length, width, and height that she was given. However, space is not the fifth dimension according to physics, but is made up of the first three.'' | * Susan states that 5 dimensions have to be used to solve a simple math equation, with the fourth, [[Time]], and the fifth, [[Space]], in addition to the length, width, and height that she was given. However, space is not the fifth dimension according to physics, but is made up of the first three.'' Maybe time lords have different names for things than we do''. | ||
*The door closes behind the travellers as they leave - how did it know to do this, and why doesn't it do it in other stories? | *The door closes behind the travellers as they leave - how did it know to do this, and why doesn't it do it in other stories? | ||
*If Kal and Hur can barely move the great stone, how did the old woman get in - surely she couldn't be that strong? ''As is explained clearly in the episode, she knew a secret entrance to the cave, which Kal later discovers and places a guard in front of.'' | *If Kal and Hur can barely move the great stone, how did the old woman get in - surely she couldn't be that strong? ''As is explained clearly in the episode, she knew a secret entrance to the cave, which Kal later discovers and places a guard in front of.'' | ||
