I can understand most of RTD’s thinking but replacing Gravity with “Mavity” sounds so weird. I know it is a science fiction show, but it should show like an accurate history within the past.
As the first doctor said, “you can’t rewrite history, not one line”
I think he’s lost the ball on the second go.
@Sclera1 their is literally a cult which rewrites time all the well time.
They are called Faction Paradox and they may or may not or may not have never been founded by the Doctor (and many other temporal tenses of May and May not)
Exactly. History being messed with is like the whole premise of time travel story telling lol
@JustinKranj That's not entirely true. When The Aztecs was written (and aired) there was no precedent for what we might now recognise as a "pseudo-historical" story. The historical ones were intended to fulfill the BBC's educational remit, and they tend to be celebrated for that these days as well. Hartnell's performance in The Aztecs is extraordinary, particularly when he says the iconic "Believe me. I know." I assume we're meant to infer from that that he's tried it in the past, with terrible consequences. It's quite stirring. And then there's something like Rosa, where rather than the whole point being to change history, the whole point is in fact trying to keep it on track.
Sometimes I say Doctor Who needs a sense of realism to work, which isn't true, because the show can do anything. But it's always better when it does have one. Apart from just thinking it's not terribly funny, my issue with "mavity" is that it puts up a barrier between the audience and what's happening on-screen. It's like we're watching a parallel universe, in which case why care?
All valid. I wasn’t really saying that the first doctor always changed history. I am saying the show has always adjusted what was “allowed” this way depending on the story and the goal being achieved. It’s ok not to like mavity I’ve said that a lot. It’s just to say that to argue this change to history is not at all within the who MO is not strictly true.
@FH2104 as I have said there is a whole cult dedicated to messing with Time called Faction Paradox. And whilst they are immoral they prove that time can be changed. And compared to all but one other major temporal power during the War in Heaven they are much more moral. (I am excluding the Enemy as they may or may not be moral. The only more moral group in the war in my opinion is the Remote however they are still deeply flawed)
"But the 1st doctor had a memorable quote when he was having a heartfelt talk to Barbara in The Aztec."
Atlantis, which is historical in the context of the show, was destroyed three different ways.
@FH2104 Gotta be honest, that argument is the first time anyone's made me care about this whole thing. Well done.
Yes, but it was said Atlantis was destroyed in parts in some sources
And in others it contradicts this. So history is being rewritten either way.
Just throwing this out there but the folks at UNIT, in The Magician's Apprentice, allude to there being something like six Atlantises.
What do you think?
