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*For the first time the Doctor states that he is 900 years old, contradicting the last on-screen reference to his age, 953, in ''[[Time and the Rani]]''. Although initially rationalized as the Doctor lying about his age, or "rounding down" or perhaps only counting his years of travelling in the TARDIS, the later ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'' muddies the waters by having the Doctor give an exact number - 903 - which tallies with the number of seasons/years since this episode. ''Other suggested rationales are that the Doctor is counting time differently than done on Earth, or that for some reason as yet unchronicled (perhaps due to the Time War) he has forgotten some years of his life. ''[[The Ribos Operation]], among others, also established that the Doctor was not adverse to lying about his age.'' | *For the first time the Doctor states that he is 900 years old, contradicting the last on-screen reference to his age, 953, in ''[[Time and the Rani]]''. Although initially rationalized as the Doctor lying about his age, or "rounding down" or perhaps only counting his years of travelling in the TARDIS, the later ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'' muddies the waters by having the Doctor give an exact number - 903 - which tallies with the number of seasons/years since this episode. ''Other suggested rationales are that the Doctor is counting time differently than done on Earth, or that for some reason as yet unchronicled (perhaps due to the Time War) he has forgotten some years of his life. ''[[The Ribos Operation]], among others, also established that the Doctor was not adverse to lying about his age.'' | ||
*Dr. Sato seems to be reluctant about the concept of aliens, and scared of the "Pig". However, by this point, she is supposedly already working for Torchwood, therefore something like that should be a common occurrence for her. Also, in the later series she is not a doctor. ''[[Exit Wounds]] explains that she was covering for Dr. [[Owen Harper]] and working undercover, hence the disguise as a doctor. As for her attitude regarding aliens, at this point Torchwood was a more secret organization than later established and knowledge of alien life forms by the general populace had yet to be established; she was likely just playing dumb.'' | *Dr. Sato seems to be reluctant about the concept of aliens, and scared of the "Pig". However, by this point, she is supposedly already working for Torchwood, therefore something like that should be a common occurrence for her. Also, in the later series she is not a doctor. ''[[Exit Wounds]] explains that she was covering for Dr. [[Owen Harper]] and working undercover, hence the disguise as a doctor. As for her attitude regarding aliens, at this point Torchwood was a more secret organization than later established and knowledge of alien life forms by the general populace had yet to be established; she was likely just playing dumb.'' | ||
*It's stretching belief a little that no higher minister than Jospeh Green can be found to be acting Prime Minister. | *It's stretching belief a little that no higher minister than Jospeh Green can be found to be acting Prime Minister. ''maybe he was just there at the right time. Downing Street was panicking and maybe they just grabbed the first MP they could. remember the slitheen had been planning this for a while so they would have people everywhere who would be pushing for a rushed descision involving Joseph Green'' | ||
*When the TARDIS doors are wide open, even though it is night, only darkness can be seen outside, despite the fact that the TARDIS lights and the street lights would probably highlight the outside area. | *When the TARDIS doors are wide open, even though it is night, only darkness can be seen outside, despite the fact that the TARDIS lights and the street lights would probably highlight the outside area. | ||
