Theory:Doctor Who television discontinuity and plot holes/The Mind of Evil


 * The Doctor fears Koquillion and War Machines yet in their featured episodes, he had no or little fear of them.
 * There is a difference between not showing fear, and not feeling it on some level.


 * The destruction of the 'deadly' Thunderbolt missile at the climax of this story seems to do surprisingly little damage to the surrounding area.
 * Destruction of the missile itself doesn't automatically mean detonation of the payload, especially with nuclear missiles. At any rate, Thunderbolt has a poison gas warhead, and a nuclear-powered rocket engine. The explosive contents of the actual warhead / detonator are not mentioned, but presumably they are only sufficient to ensure widespread distribution of the poison gas and not massive ground-level destruction (Indeed, it sounds like a weapon designed to kill people and leave buildings and property mainly unharmed).


 * How does the water get into the drowned man's lungs if he's only killed by his fear of drowning.
 * The fears are physically manifested as well, as explained in the story.


 * During a fight sequence in which water is spilled, the Master twice slips in the puddle.
 * This may have been intentional on the actor's part.
 * How would it be a plot hole that someone would slip on a wet floor? Seems perfectly normal.


 * Is it normal military procedure to simultaneously transport a missile, the missile's warhead, and the missile's fuel in the same convoy? That seems like an unnecessary security risk.
 * Budget cuts?
 * Probably not, but as it was being transported through your own country, and the risk of anyone stealling it seemed next to nil (as they were unaware of the master's plans) its possible it was desided, it was not worth the extra cost to transport them seperatly.