Planet of the Dead (TV story): Difference between revisions
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*How exactly does Nathan phone the Doctor? the Doctor has only given free roaming to Barclay's phone. ''In [[Journey's End]] all the phones in England call the Doctor with only a few of them having free roaming capabilities. Obviously, if the Doctor enhances a phone, it can be contacted anywhere in the universe from any phone. A similar situation occurred in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Strategem]]'', when Martha calls her old mobile phone on the TARDIS from a different phone on Earth.'' | *How exactly does Nathan phone the Doctor? the Doctor has only given free roaming to Barclay's phone. ''In [[Journey's End]] all the phones in England call the Doctor with only a few of them having free roaming capabilities. Obviously, if the Doctor enhances a phone, it can be contacted anywhere in the universe from any phone. A similar situation occurred in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Strategem]]'', when Martha calls her old mobile phone on the TARDIS from a different phone on Earth.'' | ||
*Why wasn't the [[Tritovore]]'s language translated into english by the [[TARDIS]]? ''It is common belief among fans that the [[TARDIS | *Why wasn't the [[Tritovore]]'s language translated into english by the [[TARDIS]]? ''It is common belief among fans that the ''[[TARDIS]] can only translate an alien language if it is close (in distance) to the alien whose language needs to be translated. In this episode, the [[TARDIS]] was back on [[Earth]], whereas the Tritovore were in entire different galaxy on the planet of [[San Helios]]''. It was, the scene was from Christina's point-of-view, who had not travelled in the TARDIS. No, it wasn't. The Tritovores used their own translator to understand The Doctor, which would not have been required had the TARDIS been translating.'' | ||
*Why did the [[Tritovore]]s have ear pieces? They clearly don't have ears. ''Not that we know of. Plus they may have used them through some other part of their body. Plus we don't know if the Tritovores had members aboard their ships who were humanoid in form and had ears.'' | *Why did the [[Tritovore]]s have ear pieces? They clearly don't have ears. ''Not that we know of. Plus they may have used them through some other part of their body. Plus we don't know if the Tritovores had members aboard their ships who were humanoid in form and had ears.'' | ||
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*The bus is seen to take on damage as it travels through the worm hole, but on its way back to Earth, no more damage to the bus is sustained. ''On the way the wormhole was very small. When they return it was much bigger. The bus was obviously affected on the way there due to the size of the wormhole.'' | *The bus is seen to take on damage as it travels through the worm hole, but on its way back to Earth, no more damage to the bus is sustained. ''On the way the wormhole was very small. When they return it was much bigger. The bus was obviously affected on the way there due to the size of the wormhole.'' | ||
*Surely companions like [[Jack Harkness]] or [[Martha Jones]] aren't exactly "lost"? ''The Doctor may be referring to his companions generally. ''They are lost to the Doctor as they now have their own lives. It may | *Surely companions like [[Jack Harkness]] or [[Martha Jones]] aren't exactly "lost"? ''The Doctor may be referring to his companions generally. ''They are lost to the Doctor as they now have their own lives. It may mean loss of his friends that he was closest to and cannot risk that again. | ||
*Why did Carmen not see that they were going to survive? ''Because, like with time itself in the show, certain events are in flux, rather than fixed. Perhaps the Doctor saving them was in flux. Also, Carmen cannot see everything as shown by her only winning £10 in the lottery everyday instead of millions.'' | *Why did Carmen not see that they were going to survive? ''Because, like with time itself in the show, certain events are in flux, rather than fixed. Perhaps the Doctor saving them was in flux. Also, Carmen cannot see everything as shown by her only winning £10 in the lottery everyday instead of millions.'' | ||
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*Police cars can't be opened at the back from the inside, so how did Christina escape? ''The handcuffs may not have been the only thing the Doctor unlocked with his screwdriver.'' | *Police cars can't be opened at the back from the inside, so how did Christina escape? ''The handcuffs may not have been the only thing the Doctor unlocked with his screwdriver.'' | ||
*Why didn't the Doctor just ask UNIT to send an all terrain vehicle or helicopter through the wormhole to pick up the survivors? Or other supplies for that matter? | *Why didn't the Doctor just ask UNIT to send an all terrain vehicle or helicopter through the wormhole to pick up the survivors? Or other supplies for that matter? ''A hellicopter's blades could get damaged on the way. '' | ||
*Why is this the first episode to mention the recession, the episode is set in 2010, the recession should have been mentioned on the episodes [[DW]]: [[Voyage of the Damned]], [[Partners in Crime]] and the two parters [[The Sontaran Stratagem]] / [[The Poison Sky]] and [[The Stolen Earth]] / [[Journey's End]], which were set in 2009 (except for ''Voyage of the Damned'', which was set in 2008)? ''How many movies made during the Great Depression make direct reference to it, especially when it isn't relevant ot the plot? People in these other episodes likely had something else on their mind (like the whole world being choking to death in noxious smoke or being invaded by muderous robots) than overshadowed their concerns about the recession''. "It could also be stated that this episode could technically be set in 2009 as well, seeing as there was no christmas special set in the present day in 2008 to create another one year time gap, so it could also be set in 2009". | *Why is this the first episode to mention the recession, the episode is set in 2010, the recession should have been mentioned on the episodes [[DW]]: [[Voyage of the Damned]], [[Partners in Crime]] and the two parters [[The Sontaran Stratagem]] / [[The Poison Sky]] and [[The Stolen Earth]] / [[Journey's End]], which were set in 2009 (except for ''Voyage of the Damned'', which was set in 2008)? ''How many movies made during the Great Depression make direct reference to it, especially when it isn't relevant ot the plot? People in these other episodes likely had something else on their mind (like the whole world being choking to death in noxious smoke or being invaded by muderous robots) than overshadowed their concerns about the recession''. "It could also be stated that this episode could technically be set in 2009 as well, seeing as there was no christmas special set in the present day in 2008 to create another one year time gap, so it could also be set in 2009". | ||
