Theory:Doctor Who television discontinuity and plot holes/The Reign of Terror


 * The clothes found in a box in the farmhouse fit the travellers perfectly.
 * There may have been many more, unseen, outfits of different sizes elsewhere in the farmhouse that the travellers do not mention. Furthermore, if this is a safe-house, then clothing of various sizes to dress people that have been helped to escape is a very prudent consideration.


 * The dying Webster tells Ian of 'Le Chien Oris' and Jules Renan, but he remembers him talking of 'The Sinking Ship' and Barrass.
 * We didn't hear the entire conversation Ian had with the dying man, obviously.


 * Renan has made a rule that the escape line works on first name only terms, yet he knows two of the people on it as Rouvray and D' Argenson.
 * It may be Renan's personal rule (desire) but he can't prevent others from sharing their surnames if they want to.


 * The involvement of Robespierre and Napoleon in this story is historically inaccurate.
 * Both Robespierre and Napoleon were in France in 1794


 * The physician Susan is taken to after falling ill doesn't seem to notice Time Lord anatomy differences.
 * He does act suspicious of them, but that seems to be purely about what side of the conflict they're on.