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*On Earth, the Doctor tells the Supreme Dalek that its home is a trillion miles away. The Milky Way galaxy is approximately 100 quadrillion miles in diameter and over 5 trillion miles thick, and it seems likely from [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' (in which the Daleks enlist the aid of civilisations in the Fifth Galaxy in order to invade the [[Sol]] system) that Skaro is not in the Milky Way. Therefore, either the Doctor is wrong, or Skaro is in the Milky Way. ''It is possible that the Doctor is not exactly wrong, but is being poetic - "a trillion miles away", while untrue, flows better than "a hundred quadrillion miles away". If the Doctor is in the business of being economical with the truth, it is possible that his placing of Skaro's destruction 1000 years in the past or future (i.e. around 963 or 2963) is also inaccurate. This would mean that Skaro could still exist by the time of ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' in the year 4000, as well as during any stories set after ''Master Plan''. Of course, things change if you believe the [[Dalek Prime]] in ''[[War of the Daleks]]'' that it was in fact [[Antalin]] which was destroyed in ''Remembrance'', as Antalin could have been destroyed in 2963 (or 963, but that date seems less likely) with Skaro surviving beyond 4000.'' | *On Earth, the Doctor tells the Supreme Dalek that its home is a trillion miles away. The Milky Way galaxy is approximately 100 quadrillion miles in diameter and over 5 trillion miles thick, and it seems likely from [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' (in which the Daleks enlist the aid of civilisations in the Fifth Galaxy in order to invade the [[Sol]] system) that Skaro is not in the Milky Way. Therefore, either the Doctor is wrong, or Skaro is in the Milky Way. ''It is possible that the Doctor is not exactly wrong, but is being poetic - "a trillion miles away", while untrue, flows better than "a hundred quadrillion miles away". If the Doctor is in the business of being economical with the truth, it is possible that his placing of Skaro's destruction 1000 years in the past or future (i.e. around 963 or 2963) is also inaccurate. This would mean that Skaro could still exist by the time of ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' in the year 4000, as well as during any stories set after ''Master Plan''. Of course, things change if you believe the [[Dalek Prime]] in ''[[War of the Daleks]]'' that it was in fact [[Antalin]] which was destroyed in ''Remembrance'', as Antalin could have been destroyed in 2963 (or 963, but that date seems less likely) with Skaro surviving beyond 4000.'' | ||
*When the Doctor and Ace are driving the van, they fleetingly pass some 1980's style graffiti in the background, although the programme is set in 1963. | *When the Doctor and Ace are driving the van, they fleetingly pass some 1980's style graffiti in the background, although the programme is set in 1963. | ||
*One of Radcliffe's work-crew is dark-skinned and clearly a member of an ethnic minority status - i.e. just the sort of person you would imagine Radcliffe would not what to employ, given his political views. | *One of Radcliffe's work-crew is dark-skinned and clearly a member of an ethnic minority status - i.e. just the sort of person you would imagine Radcliffe would not what to employ, given his political views. | ||
*In the Dalek fight on the streets, they keep missing each other? Why don't they re-aim their guns? ''(Since it is Daleks fighting Daleks, they know where each other is likely to fire and have developed some defences against the weaponry of the other side.)'' | *In the Dalek fight on the streets, they keep missing each other? Why don't they re-aim their guns? ''(Since it is Daleks fighting Daleks, they know where each other is likely to fire and have developed some defences against the weaponry of the other side.)'' | ||
*Since when were Daleks so cowardly that they retreated when one Dalek gets killed? | *Since when were Daleks so cowardly that they retreated when one Dalek gets killed? | ||
