hehehe, I'm glad it isn't just me who tends to bang on and on when I get going!
The Eighth Doctor's claim to be half-human is one of those details I try to pretend never happened, since it doesn't jibe well with anything else in the show - but if true, it would mean that there's no reason Susan couldn't be compatible with David and have a family. So far as rates of aging go, since Gallifreyan/Time Lord mythology developed after her departure from the show, we have no way of knowing how she fits into it, so she's a character ripe for re-visitation and exploration...but I can see how complicated that would be.
Like I said, I'm not really keen on the expanded media and the directions it takes the mythnology of the show - the books especially. I'd rank the audios way above the books in terms of canon authenticity, but for me, if it's on the telly then it's real, if it isn't then it's glorified fanfic and can be taken or left at will.
Oh I do understand your point of view on the expanded media. I was just adding a touch of detail with examples really. I generally prefer the books but in the instance of Legacy of the Daleks saying what it says I just don't buy it. I don't care how much he thought that she was in love with David. I cannot believe that the Doctor who loved Susan so much would ever leave her in a situation where she just had to watch as everyone around her whithered away and died and with the Doctor unsure of whether or not he could ever go back for her. The Doctor loves Susan to much to condemn her to that IMHO
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Oh, I reserve the right to be inconsistent in my attitude toward an inconsistent canon! For example, if Sarah Jane claims to come from 1980 when every other scrap of evidence says she's from the mid-70s, I'll handwave the detail that doesn't fit rather than strain my brain trying to reconcile them all. This is a show where it pays to be flexible and not get too invested in trying to prove or disprove particular details.
Sorry, I've realised I'm replying from the wrong account but I can't be bothered logging back out and in again - this is still me, whatinthewho, just posting from my other account!
I've seen some of your other replies from that account, so I know who you are.
To me trying to reconcile the details is part of the fun although I will say that if someone from '77 or so says "I'm from 1980" I'd consider that just rounding. I've never seen the issue with that particular statement. I know that you were just using it as an example but that's one where even in the real world people like using round numbers all of the time. I know this because I'm often told not to be so precise all of the time. :-)
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The Eighth Doctor's claim to be half-human is one of those details I try to pretend never happened, since it doesn't jibe well with anything else in the show - but if true, it would mean that there's no reason Susan couldn't be compatible with David and have a family. So far as rates of aging go, since Gallifreyan/Time Lord mythology developed after her departure from the show, we have no way of knowing how she fits into it, so she's a character ripe for re-visitation and exploration...but I can see how complicated that would be.
Like I said, I'm not really keen on the expanded media and the directions it takes the mythnology of the show - the books especially. I'd rank the audios way above the books in terms of canon authenticity, but for me, if it's on the telly then it's real, if it isn't then it's glorified fanfic and can be taken or left at will.
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Sorry, I've realised I'm replying from the wrong account but I can't be bothered logging back out and in again - this is still me, whatinthewho, just posting from my other account!
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To me trying to reconcile the details is part of the fun although I will say that if someone from '77 or so says "I'm from 1980" I'd consider that just rounding. I've never seen the issue with that particular statement. I know that you were just using it as an example but that's one where even in the real world people like using round numbers all of the time. I know this because I'm often told not to be so precise all of the time. :-)
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