Doctor Who Hide and Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS

[calapine]

I thought Hide was smashing, and possibly that Neil Cross had delivered his script and said "look guys, I'm REALLY SORRY, but I kind of forgot we're making Doctor Who in the twenty-first century and wrote a top-notch seventies adventure featuring UNIT instead. THAT'S OKAY, RIGHT?" and Moffat said, "Yes, of course, I shall make one or two

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[apple_pathways]

Any idea why being burned by the Eye of Harmony would turn people into manic, flesh-hungry, future time zombies instead of just...killing them? Or is this something I shouldn't question?

So much love for the last couple episodes! I love it when Doctor Who gets proper creepy.

[spiffynamehere]

P. sure that was just echoes of the moments they were burning/falling apart, not a new life state.... thing.

[stick_poker]

But echoes of moments don't chase and attack people, and these things did. (This was bothering me too.)

[spiffynamehere]

I dunno. :|a I saw them as less attacking as being in agony and reaching out to whoever was closest. Maybe whatever happened to them was catching?

...It didn't make much sense all around, let's be honest. Especially since they were apparently supposed to be dying within a minute in the Eye and then hung out there for like, five minutes.

[radiantbaby]

I like the theory that they were trying to kill the earlier versions of themselves as a way to try to prevent being burned in the first place, thus breaking the time line.

It's a dark idea, but it would stop it from happening, if successful. And I doubt if I were somehow still alive after being so horribly burnt I'd be thinking rationally, so trying to prevent it (and thus popping out of existence as a means to ease the pain/suffering) would seem like a really good plan.

Plus, the Eye of Harmony is known to make people a bit crazy if they didn't have the Sash of Rassilon on, IIRC.

[apple_pathways]

Ooh, I like that theory, too! Whoever came up with it should totally be writing for the show.

Plus, the Eye of Harmony is known to make people a bit crazy if they didn't have the Sash of Rassilon on, IIRC.
This is what I wondered! I've only seen a tiny bit of classic Who, so I don't know the history of the Eye of Harmony's canon. From what the Doctor says in this episode, they were supposed to be horribly burned: one would assume to death? So why the animated crispy corpses bent on blood and revenge? :P I just wanted a little background to explain what happened. Thanks!