Talk:The Invasion of Time
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Great but puzzling
I think The Invasion of Time is one of the best Doctor Who stories. I am however, puzzled by what I consider to be a glaring inconsistency in the story. Why did the Doctor bring the Vardans to Gallifrey in the first place? There is some illusion to a plan to destroy the Vardans by pretending to befriend them, but this makes no sense. The transduction barrier would have rendered Gallifrey impenetrable. Perhaps the Doctor foresaw that the Vardans would sometime be strong enough to vanquish the Timelords even with the transduction barrier? Without an adequate explanation it seems that the misery brought to Gallifrey by the Vardans cand the Sontarans are a direct consequence of the Doctor's actions.There are also some unanswered questions, like, why did the Matrix reject the Doctor? No explanation was provided for this. Perhaps, if the Doctor was connected to the Matrix, the Vardans could see the Doctor's real intentions, and he feigned the attack on his mind?
Any thoughts?
The doctor's initial and unsettling deception doesn't make much sense, I agree. If they couldn't cross the transduction barrier why lower it to tempt them in for destruction? If that Vardans have so much power and knowledge already then why haven't the Time Lords heard of them and why should the Vardans need to use their technology anyway? The serial is largely remembered for the tame way Louise Jameson left. Leela should have died heroically in battle, instead of being married off. If it was being made today then of course she'd have opted to stay because she was clearly in love with Rodan! Nick mallory 10:23, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
Indeed. Perhaps the explanation is quite simply that it was written quickly to replace another, more expensive script, and there was no time to refine the plot. Even so. Never mind. The Doctor is mysterious I suppose. Yes, Leela dying in battle would have been the way to go. But no companion of the Doctor had at that time been killed off.--Gazzster (talk) 11:45, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
- What about Katarina and Sara Kingdom? (AndrewAnorak (talk) 19:44, 16 May 2008 (UTC))
