Theory:Doctor Who television discontinuity and plot holes/The Pirate Planet


 * Why do all of the soldiers have such terrible aim? They almost never hit anything.


 * Bearing in mind they have never faced any serious resistance before the Doctor's arrival (apart from the Mentiads, who are effectively bullet-proof in any case), they have had little cause or occasion for improving their skills. The intimidating black-visored helmets probably don't help much, either. A more puzzling question, perhaps, is how Kimus (a civilian) and Romana (a sheltered Time Lord academician) seem to be sharpshooters in comparison.
 * No idea about Kimus, but Romana's skills, are proberly down to time lords have better senses than most other species, after all on most occasions when we see time lords fire some sort of gun, they don't miss.
 * No idea about Kimus, but Romana's skills, are proberly down to time lords have better senses than most other species, after all on most occasions when we see time lords fire some sort of gun, they don't miss.


 * When the Captain announces a new age of prosperity, all the cheering people don't seem particularly excited.
 * It's pretty clear from the Doctor's discussions with the locals that a "new golden ages of prosperity" gets announced on a fairly regular basis.
 * Also, while it's pretty clear that most "new golden ages of prosperity" don't actually do much to improve the lot of the common person in practical terms, they still live in an oppressive society and so have to be seen to be going through the motions at least.


 * Wouldn't it take more energy for Zanak to mine other planets than the amount of energy it obtained from mining them?