Talk:Solonian

Mutts in Morbius are the same as Mutts in Mutants
Shannon's Sullivan's site, the DVD info text, and the DVD commentary reveal that the Mutt in The Brain of Morbius (Kriz) was indeed meant to be the same race that we'd seen in The Mutants, at director Christopher Barry's suggestion. Even without the behind-the-scenes info, the simple fact that we have the same costume being referred to, on-screen, by the same name in both stories should end the debate. Even if there were alterations to the costume as the article currently say, it's irrelevant to whether these two instances depict the same species. After all, we accept the term "Cybermen" as meaning any number of different designs.

Whatever implications are in Terrance Dicks' novelization should be viewed as secondary, contradictory information and that this contradiction should be stressed in a behind-the-scenes comment. As it stands, the Dicks' novelization is being used as as "proof" that they weren't the same creatures. This is an instance where two versions of the story are in conflict, and the televised production should be considered "correct". It's almost like this article is trying to prove that our eyes and ears are wrong when we watch The Brain of Morbius after having seen The Mutants.

I'd also dispute the article's assertion that "Mutt" was a pejorative used by the Overlords, as the Doctor says in episode six of The Mutants that it's a local term. Varan uses the term as well in Episode 3. Even the most pro-Solonian of the cast, Ky, doesn't seem to mind the term. It simply refers to Solonians at a certain stage in their development. It's rather like the terms "child" and "adult". Both can be use to harmlessly describe humans, but there's a meaningful difference between a "child" and and an "adult". Episode 6 also seems to imply that Mutts are Solonians who have developed too early — as the Doctor says, "rather like butterflies that hatch out on a cold spring day". Basically, the term can't be considered a pejorative if no one in the narrative is seen to take offense.  Czech Out  ☎ | ✍  19:30, 21 April 2009 (UTC)