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Despite the out and out lie at Special:Diff/3386406 about Orson "somehow" being a descendant of Danny, Danny in fact dies paradox-free without children or a spouse. See Talk:Orson Pink#Behind the scenes and the entirety of the valid source Dark Water after about 2:07.
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(Despite the out and out lie at Special:Diff/3386406 about Orson "somehow" being a descendant of Danny, Danny in fact dies paradox-free without children or a spouse. See Talk:Orson Pink#Behind the scenes and the entirety of the valid source Dark Water after about 2:07.) Tag: 2017 source edit |
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'''Colonel Orson Pink''' was a [[human]] pioneer of [[time travel]] from the [[22nd century]]. | |||
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In [[2167]], shortly after the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]] of [[Earth]], [[Susan Foreman]] addressed the House of Commons in her bid for leadership, promising to invest in Orson Pink's [[time travel]] experiments. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[After the Daleks (audio story)|After the Daleks]]'') | In [[2167]], shortly after the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]] of [[Earth]], [[Susan Foreman]] addressed the House of Commons in her bid for leadership, promising to invest in Orson Pink's [[time travel]] experiments. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[After the Daleks (audio story)|After the Daleks]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* [[Samuel Anderson]], who plays both [[Danny Pink|Danny]] and Orson Pink in the television story ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'', was only credited for the former role. However, it is made clear in the episode that Orson is the spitting image of Danny and ''[[DWMSE 39|The 2015 Yearbook]]'' features a photo captioned: "Samuel Anderson (as Orson Pink) on the spaceship set in ''Listen''". | * [[Samuel Anderson]], who plays both [[Danny Pink|Danny]] and Orson Pink in the television story ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'', was only credited for the former role. However, it is made clear in the episode that Orson is the spitting image of Danny and ''[[DWMSE 39|The 2015 Yearbook]]'' features a photo captioned: "Samuel Anderson (as Orson Pink) on the spaceship set in ''Listen''". | ||
* Due to recycling props, the [[spacesuit]] Orson wears is identical to those from the [[42nd century]] [[Sanctuary Base 6]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]''/''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]''), one of which was kept by [[the Doctor]] and worn on several later occasions. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'', ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'') Unusually, the "SB6" patch on the suit is clearly seen despite the same prop used in previous episodes being without it. | * Due to recycling props, the [[spacesuit]] Orson wears is identical to those from the [[42nd century]] [[Sanctuary Base 6]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]''/''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]''), one of which was kept by [[the Doctor]] and worn on several later occasions. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'', ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'') Unusually, the "SB6" patch on the suit is clearly seen despite the same prop used in previous episodes being without it. | ||
* In [[DWM 481]], following Danny's death in ''[[ | * In [[DWM 481]], following Danny's death in ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dzrk Water]]'', [[Steven Moffat]] stated that one possible explanation is that Orson was a lateral descendant of Danny's. According to this theory, Clara contacted Danny's relatives after his death and told them of his sacrifice. In [[2020 (releases)|2020]], as part of the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' Tweetalong of the TV story, he [https://twitter.com/StevenWMoffat/status/1263172664312705024 elaborated] on this idea, stating, in answer to a fan's remark that "we are not going to mention the paradox of Orson Pink. We are just going to ignore it":{{quote|There is no paradox. Danny’s father had an estranged brother who also had a family.|[[Steven Moffat]]}} | ||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[R&J (audio story)|R&J]]'' implies the noise Orson heard was simply [[Jack Harkness]] and [[River Song]] playing a prank. Song's note about there also being a woman playing chess on the planet lines up with [[Ashildr]]'s actions at the end of time, implying the world Orson was on to be [[Gallifrey]]. | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[R&J (audio story)|R&J]]'' implies the noise Orson heard was simply [[Jack Harkness]] and [[River Song]] playing a prank. Song's note about there also being a woman playing chess on the planet lines up with [[Ashildr]]'s actions at the end of time, implying the world Orson was on to be [[Gallifrey]]. | ||
