Mark: Yup. Pretty much my summation. Would have been a lot better if they didnt actually have the Master and were able to concentrate on the Doctor/Rani relationship
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It's better kept to quick little references like Time Crash
Yeah, I think you're right about that. Any longer and the time paradoxes mean that the plot either a) becomes inordinately complicated or b) starts developing gaping holes.
As for the death of Shockeye, I don't think it's very likely that children would actually be able to copy it. I'm pretty sure cyanide wasn't easily available even in the early '80s. By contrast with the acid bath in Vengeance on Varos, I was perfectly happy with it - as you say, it was a kill-or-be-killed situation after Shockeye had already killed one other character (Oscar) and tried to kill three others (Jamie, Peri and Six). And this time Six's profound sigh before he delivers his quip is very clear, so it doesn't seem out of character at all.
So what does the Discontinuity Guide say about the Sontarans at the end of Invasion of Time, then?
Taking the discontinuity guide from the BBC Dr Who Classic Site:
The Invasion of Time: Myths
Although three Sontarans are seen to enter the TARDIS, only two are killed, meaning that there is still a Sontaran lost in the TARDIS somewhere. (Only two Sontarans, Stor plus a trooper, are seen to enter. The trooper is killed with the de-mat gun, and Stor is also eventually killed with the same weapon, but outside the TARDIS.)
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Yeah, I think you're right about that. Any longer and the time paradoxes mean that the plot either a) becomes inordinately complicated or b) starts developing gaping holes.
As for the death of Shockeye, I don't think it's very likely that children would actually be able to copy it. I'm pretty sure cyanide wasn't easily available even in the early '80s. By contrast with the acid bath in Vengeance on Varos, I was perfectly happy with it - as you say, it was a kill-or-be-killed situation after Shockeye had already killed one other character (Oscar) and tried to kill three others (Jamie, Peri and Six). And this time Six's profound sigh before he delivers his quip is very clear, so it doesn't seem out of character at all.
So what does the Discontinuity Guide say about the Sontarans at the end of Invasion of Time, then?
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The Invasion of Time: Myths
Although three Sontarans are seen to enter the TARDIS, only two are killed, meaning that there is still a Sontaran lost in the TARDIS somewhere. (Only two Sontarans, Stor plus a trooper, are seen to enter. The trooper is killed with the de-mat gun, and Stor is also eventually killed with the same weapon, but outside the TARDIS.)
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