User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-24894325-20170121220436/@comment-1272640-20170124185530

Thefartydoctor wrote: I don't think there's anything wrong with doubting the TARDIS crew. I don't doubt for a second that they're the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Compassion. I know these companions. I've read their stories. I know their characters. And this sounds like them. But this is nothing like Strax's Field Reports. That's told through the medium of visual images. They can see the Doctor and the monsters, so Strax doesn't need to provide further details. It's the same reason as for why audio stories needs more detail in speech... because we can't see what's going on.

I think we're pretty much there. If someone can provide a quote or two that just concretes this, I'm happy. The War in Heaven is the key, in my opinion. If there's a quote that puts the Doctor's timeline in the context of "an upcoming War in Heaven" then I'll happily step aside. I agree that these characters are most probably who they say they are, but I like doing things properly. That means being provided with physical evidence. :) The Pilot went forward and time and discovered who the enemy were. Then he erased his memory of it. The war hasn't happened yet.