Talk:Hell Bent (TV story)

Question
Someone better versed into Doctor Who History might want to verify this, but is it the first time the Doctor kills someone with a weapon? I don't recall either 9, 10, 11 of War Doctor ever do this...TzarBorisII ☎  03:30, December 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, considering that there are eight other Doctors, plus when you take comics, audio, and prose into account, there have probably been several instances. It also depends on how you define weapons. As one of many examples, the Second Doctor plants the Dominators' bomb-like device on their ship and it explodes, killing them. Shambala108 ☎  03:38, December 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification. But still, it was strange to see the Doctor actually shoot someone with a gun. TzarBorisII ☎  05:58, December 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * On screen, but remember he was the War Doctor. So this is not necessarily unusual. He also points out that he saw this more as disabling than killing. Had the Time Lord indicated he was on his final life, the Doctor might not have fired. 68.146.52.234talk to me 16:39, December 6, 2015 (UTC)

If you want an example of him gunning folk down, there's Attack of the Cybermen.-- 13:05, December 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * And just to be 'that guy', he didn't actually kill him as he asked the general about his regeneration number, and got the answer "tenth". He knew the general would regenerate. He probably wouldn't have done it if he was on his last incarnation. --DCLM ☎  16:45, December 6, 2015 (UTC)

Time and space query
I have a few comprehension questions: Did the 4.5 billion years just passed inside the confession dial? Because otherwise it's difficult to align this timeline with Gallifreys position in time. Or is Gallifrey time frozen at the End of the Universe? Or is "end of the universe" in this case to be understood spatial rather than chronological? How did it get there? I think the last question wasn`t answered in the episode. --Neshen ☎  13:01, December 6, 2015 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure that they are at the end of the universe if it is only 4.5 billion years as the end of the universe is the year 100 trillion as shown in Series 3's "Utopia" episode. It therefore must have only been 4.5 billion years in the dial. That or Moffat disregarded plot continuity. Snivystorm ☎  14:04, December 6, 2015 (UTC)

Memory Wipe
The memory wipe scene is clearly a reference to the Christmas crackers in both Time of the Doctor and Last Christmas, isn't it?

Spacecraft name? and article?
I cannot find any name or reference for those amazing looking space craft the timelords sent after the Doctor, however they should defiantly be included as an article

Ashildr's nose piercing
I took the Story Note out about Ashildr's nose piercing and moved it to the article on Face the Raven because it's actually visible in that episode. 68.146.52.234talk to me 16:18, December 6, 2015 (UTC)