Theory:Doctor Who television discontinuity and plot holes/The Time Meddler


 * After finding a wrist watch Steven questions how this could be in the twelfth century when he has already been told they are in the eleventh century.
 * People often get confused with dates, also Steven is from the future so he likely doesn't know much about this era of history.


 * The Viking helmet the doctor finds at the beginning was never worn by any real Vikings.
 * In the Whoniverse this Helmet may have been worn by Vikings although not in the Real World. Also time is in flux.


 * Why do the Vikings not only trust the monk but obey him, shortly after they meet?
 * As this is known to be a ability of Time Lords, the Monk may have used some slight hypnosis on the Vikings however in a more subtle way than the Master's "You Will Obey Me" routine.


 * The doctor seems to forget at the end that he has left a space age rocket launcher in 1066, isn't that dangerous?
 * He probably did know and since he has a Tardis he could easily leave with his companions then go back to 1066 for a little while to retrieve it later.


 * The monk must be mad if he thinks that his Viking friends won't stop him destroying their fleet.


 * Why doesn't the monks tardis have a lock? All other ones do (the master's, the rani's,ect).
 * Since the Monk is a renegade and a Time Meddler, he may have had his Tardis slightly damaged and his lock lost in a run-in with the Time Lords.