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===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ||
*Mawdryn Undead has the unfortunate distinction of contributing to one of the biggest and most widely discussed contradictions in the ''Doctor Who'' universe: the "[[UNIT dating controversy]]". | *Mawdryn Undead has the unfortunate distinction of contributing to one of the biggest and most widely discussed contradictions in the ''Doctor Who'' universe: the "[[UNIT dating controversy]]". | ||
*The Brigadier states that he has seen the Doctor regenerate twice. In fact, he has only seen him regenerate once, in ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' The former might refer to ''[[The Touch of the Nurazh]]'' or his thoughts on that the Third Doctor had changed back to the Second in ''[[The Three Doctors]]''. ''Alternatively, he might simply have chosen his words poorly and been referring to his knowledge of the Doctor's regeneration from Second to Third, even though he did not physically witness it. Also, his actual words are that he has 'seen <u>it</u> twice' which could just as easily refer to the after effects of regeneration (amnesia, disorientation, etc) and not the process itself.'' | *The Brigadier states that he has seen the Doctor regenerate twice. In fact, he has only seen him regenerate once, in ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' The former might refer to ''[[The Touch of the Nurazh]]'' or his thoughts on that the Third Doctor had changed back to the Second in ''[[The Three Doctors]]''. ''Alternatively, he might simply have chosen his words poorly and been referring to his knowledge of the Doctor's regeneration from Second to Third, even though he did not physically witness it. Also, his actual words are that he has 'seen <u>it</u> twice' which could just as easily refer to the after effects of regeneration (amnesia, disorientation, etc) and not the process itself.'' | ||
*With a whole cosmos to choose from, couldn't the Black Guardian have selected a more reliable assassin to deal with the Doctor than Turlough? ''He is limited to picking someone who will come in contact with the Doctor, having no power to directly influence what happens within the universe. Turlough is the most likely candidate of who he has to choose from.'' | *With a whole cosmos to choose from, couldn't the Black Guardian have selected a more reliable assassin to deal with the Doctor than Turlough? ''He is limited to picking someone who will come in contact with the Doctor, having no power to directly influence what happens within the universe. Turlough is the most likely candidate of who he has to choose from.'' | ||
*If Mawdryn and his associates really wanted to die, couldn't they simply have rigged the engines of their ship to explode (as we see happen at the end of the story). The explosion would surely have been enough to scatter their molecules across space, making further regeneration impossible. The same would, after all, certainly kill a Time Lord. ''Their journey was in part meant to be a punishment. The engines might have been designed to be tamper-resistant.'' | *If Mawdryn and his associates really wanted to die, couldn't they simply have rigged the engines of their ship to explode (as we see happen at the end of the story). The explosion would surely have been enough to scatter their molecules across space, making further regeneration impossible. The same would, after all, certainly kill a Time Lord. ''Their journey was in part meant to be a punishment. The engines might have been designed to be tamper-resistant.'' | ||
