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** I'm pretty sure the only way to escape is not to click on the Wi-Fi connection in the first place, or at least that's what the opening scene implied to me (apart from the blatant Apple [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh MacBook]] Air placements all over the scene, which imply that that scene was just an Apple advert instead). Once you've clicked, it's over, I presume.

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** I'm pretty sure the only way to escape is not to click on the Wi-Fi connection in the first place, or at least that's what the opening scene implied to me (apart from the blatant Apple [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh [[Platform/AppleMacintosh MacBook]] Air placements all over the scene, which imply that that scene was just an Apple advert instead). Once you've clicked, it's over, I presume.
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** The way it is worded sounds similar to how I have heard women word it who had some issue in childbirth that meant the could not get pregnant in the future.

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** The way it is worded sounds similar to how I have heard women word it who had some issue in childbirth that meant the they could not get pregnant in the future.
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** The way I see it, it's kind of like the cybermen. Trapped, no actual body, etc. The cybermen actually ''blow up'' when they realize what happened to them; that's how bad it is. I think the people in the cloud would rather die than be stuck there. Also, it seems something's going on with their minds as well? They all keep repeating "I don't know where I am." It's possible the mind deteriorates after awhile in the cloud as well. As for taking a third option, I don't really see how the Doctor could. He can't simply build people new bodies, otherwise he would have done it for the people turned into cybermen. Regarding the flesh, don't you actually need to dip the person in the [[BuffySpeak flesh-liquid-stuff]] to make flesh bodies? That wouldn't work considering the their bodies are dead and decaying.

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** The way I see it, it's kind of like the cybermen. Trapped, no actual body, etc. The cybermen actually ''blow up'' when they realize what happened to them; that's how bad it is. I think the people in the cloud would rather die than be stuck there. Also, it seems something's going on with their minds as well? They all keep repeating "I don't know where I am." It's possible the mind deteriorates after awhile in the cloud as well. As for taking a third option, I don't really see how the Doctor could. He can't simply build people new bodies, otherwise he would have done it for the people turned into cybermen. Regarding the flesh, don't you actually need to dip the person in the [[BuffySpeak flesh-liquid-stuff]] to make flesh bodies? That wouldn't work considering the their bodies are dead and decaying.
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** The way it is worded sounds similar to how I have heard women word it who had some issue in childbirth that meant the could not get pregnant InThe future.

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** The way it is worded sounds similar to how I have heard women word it who had some issue in childbirth that meant the could not get pregnant InThe in the future.

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** Why wouldn't there be? Between Winter and Summer, there's an Olympics ever even-numbered year.

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** Why wouldn't there be? Between Winter and Summer, there's an Olympics ever every even-numbered year.


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*** How hyped the Winter Olympics are depends where one lives. Yes the Winter Olympics are a smaller event, but in some countries they are a bigger deal, especially if winter sports are more popular in that country.
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** The way it is worded sounds similar to how I have heard women word it who had some issue in childbirth that meant the could not get pregnant InThe future.


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**** So the answer is, Yes.
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**** Even if he hadn't called himself 'the Doctor' in the episode, he still is the Doctor. That would not have been contradictory to the title.
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** One interpretation: The insane Daleks were beautiful, but it's like animals in a zoo. You might appreciate their beauty but only when there is a barrier (e.g. a cage, a forcefield) between you and them. If they escape they'd quickly turn from beautiful to terrifying and possibly even a threat to visitors in a few seconds flat and self preservation takes over. Case in point: Look at Rusty from the episode "Into the Dalek", just one series later, who exterminated many Daleks. That may be what the sane Daleks were scared of, homicidal mini tanks who might not discriminate between Daleks and non-Daleks.
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** The Doctor and River are both time travelers and not exclusive.
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** We're in the TARDIS where anything can and has happened. It wouldn't be outside of her abilities for Clara(s) to experience several days in the space of seconds to an outside observer.
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*** She also mentions in ''Angels Take Manhattan'' that they've been traveling with the Doctor long enough that their friends are noticing that they're aging faster than everyone else. So did Rory start out that much older, or have they been traveling back and forth through time for a decade and his father is completely aware that his son has been gone for months or years at a time only to return shortly after he left?
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** In the clip that appears to take place between seasons, we see Rory leaving the house, throwing his hands up in frustration, and Amy screaming "get out!" While the fertility issue might have been the underlying reason, they definitely said some other less than kind things to each other up to the split.
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*** From what I've seen (elsewhere on TV Tropes...), they wanted Clara as a companion this Season, and Oswin was a ExactWords teaser: "You'll see her on Christmas"-- and the (internal) date of this episode ''was'' Christmas.... And, it helps set up the mystery of the next time Eleven meets her.
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*** ''[[InsistentTerminology They're not breasts, they're Dalek bumps]]''. [[LameExcuse They can detect ion-charged emissions and operate as aetheric beam locators]]... and everything.

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*** ''[[InsistentTerminology They're not breasts, they're Dalek bumps]]''. [[LameExcuse They can detect ion-charged emissions and operate as aetheric beam locators]]...locators... and everything.
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** The better questions are: A) how did Edmund even get up to the Doctor's cell, accessible only via staircase, while dying of leech venom? B) how did the Doctor's presence in the cell remain undetected by Mrs. Gillyflower and her minions despite Edmund having burst in, since it seems unlikely that Ada would be able to remove his body on her own?
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* [[Headscratchers/DoctorWhoS33ShortClaraAndTheTardis "Clara and the TARDIS"]]
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* It's implied that the TARDIS screws with Clara over the course of ''at least'' a day, as the first duplicate she sees says she's from "tomorrow night". The number of doubles that then appear, some of whom sound quite deranged, suggests this occurred over the course of, at least, several nights. Where was the Doctor during all of this? Although a past series of mini-episodes, "Night and the Doctor" had established that the Doctor ''does'' go on solo adventures while his companions sleep, you'd think by now he'd have shown up, especially given the fact none of the Clara's appear concerned about his absence (though to be fair the later ones may well be too tired to care).
* The series has never been consistent with depicting what happens when a person from a point in time meets himself from another point in time. Several episodes, such as 1983's "Mawdryn Undead", indicated that physical touching can be catastrophic. Other episodes, such as 2005's "Father's Day" (when Rose holds herself as a baby) suggest nothing happens. We see one Clara double brush by the "original" Clara, and two others state they shared a bed, so presumably this falls into the latter category, but it's still an inconsistency.
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** Only pure Daleks are sent to the Asylum, and even then only when it isnt inconvenient.

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** This is listed as a production error on the Doctor Who wiki... so, yeah, apparently they couldn't find the right leaf.

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** This is listed as a production error on the Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' wiki... so, yeah, apparently they couldn't find the right leaf.
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* In "Hide", what was the purpose of the cold spot? After the Doctor marked it with chalk, it seemed like it became totally irrelevant.

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* In "Hide", what What was the purpose of the cold spot? After the Doctor marked it with chalk, it seemed like it became totally irrelevant.



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*** As of "The Name Of The Doctor", [[spoiler: it can be assumed that it is because his name ''isn't'' the "biggest secret in the universe." His name is merely the key to his tomb. His biggest secret, however, is the existence of the "lost" Doctor played by John Hurt.]]

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*** As of "The Name Of The of the Doctor", [[spoiler: it can be assumed that it is because his name ''isn't'' the "biggest secret in the universe." His name is merely the key to his tomb. His biggest secret, however, is the existence of the "lost" Doctor played by John Hurt.]]
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* From the exchange from The Wedding of River Song, for reference:
--> '''The Doctor''': ''I need to know about The Silence.''
--> '''Dorium''': ''Oh. They're a religious order. Great power, discretion. The sentinels of history, as they like to call themselves.''
--> '''The Doctor''': ''And they want me dead?''
--> '''Dorium''': ''No. Not really. They just don't want you to remain alive''
--> '''The Doctor''': ''That's okay then. I was a bit worried for a minute there.''
--> '''Dorium''': ''You're a man with a long and dangerous past. But your future is infinitely more terrifying. The Silence believe it must be averted.''
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--> '''The Doctor''': ''What's so dangerous about my future?''
--> '''Dorium''': ''On the Fields of Trenzalore, at the Fall of the Eleventh, where no living creature can speak falsely or fail to answer, a Question will be asked. A Question that must never, ever be answered.''
--> '''The Doctor''': ''"Silence will fall when the Question is asked."''
--> '''Dorium''': ''"Silence must fall" would be a better translation. The Silence are determined that the Question will never be answered, that The Doctor will never reach Trenzalore.''

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'''Dorium''': ''No.No. Not really. They just don't want you to remain alive''
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'''The Doctor''': ''That's That's okay then. I was a bit worried for a minute there.''
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** The last person to try and fight them (Strax) almost got the [[{{Series/OnceUponATime}} Cora treatment]]. The others were probably too hurt/dazed/scared to try anything.

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** The last person to try and fight them (Strax) almost got the [[{{Series/OnceUponATime}} [[Series/OnceUponATime Cora treatment]]. The others were probably too hurt/dazed/scared to try anything.
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* In "A Good Man Goes To War", the Doctor has a baby's cot on board the TARDIS, which he says was originally his. But in "The Name of the Doctor" we see the Doctor and Susan stealing the TARDIS, and they don't have any luggage -- certainly nothing as big as the cot. When and how did it get on board?

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\n* In "A Good Man Goes To to War", the Doctor has a baby's cot on board the TARDIS, which he says was originally his. But in "The Name of the Doctor" we see the Doctor and Susan stealing the TARDIS, and they don't have any luggage -- certainly nothing as big as the cot. When and how did it get on board?












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*** Humans weren't allowed on Gallifrey back then, as the Tenth Doctor said in "School Reunion" to Sarah Jane. Not until "The Invasion of Time" when he left Leela there.
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* You know the ironic thing about "The Snowmen"? In the Great Intelligence's first appearance, he controlled a race of robotic yetis; "Abominable Snowmen," anyone?
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* Can anyone else hear the Master's drumbeat when the Doctor goes especially off the deep end in this episode?
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*** The Doctor brings this up in the series eight premiere, looks like it's going to become a larger plot point. [[spoiler: It seems at this point is was Missy, the creepy woman in "Paradise" in series eight who calls the Doctor her boyfriend.]]

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*** ** The Doctor brings this up in the series eight premiere, looks like it's going to become a larger plot point. [[spoiler: It seems at this point is was Missy, the creepy woman in "Paradise" in series eight who calls the Doctor her boyfriend.]]
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** It wasn't established he wasn't there, just that Clara didn't see him there. He could go back in time and, for example, just peak from behind a corner or use a hidden camera to find out who gave the number to Clara without her noticing him, thus avoiding any paradox.
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** Plus, while none of those may have been particularly nice, the point the Great Intelligence isn't making the case that the Doctor's an evil kitten murderer who only preys on the innocent. He's making the case that the Doctor has a pronounced tendency to solve his problems by eradicating large numbers of sentient beings and thus has a lot of blood on his hands, not that any of these beings were necessarily innocent.

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** Plus, while none of those may have been particularly nice, the point the Great Intelligence is making isn't making the case that the Doctor's an evil kitten murderer who only preys on the innocent. He's making the case that the Doctor has a pronounced tendency to solve his problems by eradicating large numbers of sentient beings and thus has a lot of blood on his hands, not that any of these beings were necessarily innocent.
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*** The Doctor passed it off as an actual wardrobe that he'd painted to look like a police box. Which was actually one of the more plausible things he'd said so far, so Madge just hand-waves it.
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*** He called himself that when he first welcomed them to the house, along with that crack about how "Get off our planet" probably isn't ''technically'' a name.

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