(24 hours to 20 seconds, before even realizing the rift had been opened) with no explanation
Hee. Good point. The Doctor could at least have taken Martha out for dinner, but no, he was too busy trying to run away from Jack. I am tempted to think it was all a tease - the Doctor knowing where Jack was, and coming by to taunt him with a "Catch me if you can!" - and then dashing away. Did he really need fuel? Did he really get any?
I think you're right, it was added in at the last minute as a "Hey, what about *this* wouldn't that be great?" without giving a second thought to the huge inconsistencies it created.
Yes. It looks like one of those crazy impulses that a writer gets and wants to try on for size, though any kind of good sense goes out the window.
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Date: 2007-10-19 06:40 pm (UTC)Hee. Good point. The Doctor could at least have taken Martha out for dinner, but no, he was too busy trying to run away from Jack. I am tempted to think it was all a tease - the Doctor knowing where Jack was, and coming by to taunt him with a "Catch me if you can!" - and then dashing away. Did he really need fuel? Did he really get any?
I think you're right, it was added in at the last minute as a "Hey, what about *this* wouldn't that be great?" without giving a second thought to the huge inconsistencies it created.
Yes. It looks like one of those crazy impulses that a writer gets and wants to try on for size, though any kind of good sense goes out the window.