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*The clothes found in a box in the farmhouse fit the travellers perfectly. | * The clothes found in a box in the farmhouse fit the travellers perfectly. | ||
::There may have been many more, unseen, outfits of different sizes elsewhere in the farmhouse that the travellers do not mention. Furthermore, if this is a safe-house, then clothing of various sizes to dress people that have been helped to escape is a very prudent consideration. | ::There may have been many more, unseen, outfits of different sizes elsewhere in the farmhouse that the travellers do not mention. Furthermore, if this is a safe-house, then clothing of various sizes to dress people that have been helped to escape is a very prudent consideration. | ||
*The dying Webster tells Ian of 'Le Chien Oris' and Jules Renan, but he remembers him talking of 'The Sinking Ship' and Barrass. | * The dying Webster tells Ian of 'Le Chien Oris' and Jules Renan, but he remembers him talking of 'The Sinking Ship' and Barrass. | ||
::We didn't hear the entire conversation Ian had with the dying man, obviously. | ::We didn't hear the entire conversation Ian had with the dying man, obviously. | ||
*Renan has made a rule that the escape line works on first name only terms, yet he knows two of the people on it as Rouvray and D' Argenson. | * Renan has made a rule that the escape line works on first name only terms, yet he knows two of the people on it as Rouvray and D' Argenson. | ||
::It may be Renan's personal rule (desire) but he can't prevent others from sharing their surnames if they want to. | ::It may be Renan's personal rule (desire) but he can't prevent others from sharing their surnames if they want to. | ||
*The involvement of Robespierre and Napoleon in this story is historically inaccurate. | * The involvement of Robespierre and Napoleon in this story is historically inaccurate. | ||
::Both Robespierre and Napoleon were in France in 1794 | ::Both Robespierre and Napoleon were in France in 1794 | ||
:::The issue here is that the story appears to suggest that Robespierre was overthrown in the same coup that brought Napoleon to power. These were actually separate coups, five years apart. | :::The issue here is that the story appears to suggest that Robespierre was overthrown in the same coup that brought Napoleon to power. These were actually separate coups, five years apart. | ||
*The physician Susan is taken to after falling ill doesn't seem to notice Time Lord anatomy differences. | * The physician Susan is taken to after falling ill doesn't seem to notice Time Lord anatomy differences. | ||
::He does act suspicious of them, but that seems to be purely about what side of the conflict they're on. | ::He does act suspicious of them, but that seems to be purely about what side of the conflict they're on. | ||
::Do we know for certain that Susan is a Time Lord? Is she really the Doctor's grandaughter? He might have adopted her when her family was killed, and called her his grandaughter to avoid suspicion. (That would explain why he was willing to leave Susan on Earth at the end of ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth''.) Even if she is his blood-grandaughter, she could be as little as 1/4 Time Lord. | ::Do we know for certain that Susan is a Time Lord? Is she really the Doctor's grandaughter? He might have adopted her when her family was killed, and called her his grandaughter to avoid suspicion. (That would explain why he was willing to leave Susan on Earth at the end of ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth''.) Even if she is his blood-grandaughter, she could be as little as 1/4 Time Lord. | ||
