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- From: Dave Horlick <drh2@cornell.edu>
- Subject: Re: Limits on TARDIS travel (Was Re: The Doctor is...)
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- In article <1992Nov15.173747.1815@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Elena A
- Christofides, echristo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu writes:
- >> If the Timelords are only allowed to travel back to Gallifrey in their
- "now"
- >time space, then how is it that in the episodes "The Trial of the
- Timelord," a
- >future regeneration of the Doctor was able to come back in time to be
- the
- >adjudicator at the Doctor's trial? This especially violates the rule
- that
- >different regenerations of Timelords are not allowed to cross each
- others paths
- >in the same space-time continuem. Would someone please tell me how this
- is
- >possible? By the way, I'm a new Whovian, so don't burn me on this
- question -
- >I'm only trying to catch up to the rest of you.
- >
- > Thanks, Elena
-
- I think you bring up a good point. Presumably, the Valyard, with all his
- experience as the Doctor, has managed to devise some scheme to evade
- Gallifrey's defense system. I don't think there is supposed to be a
- natural, physical reason that TimeLords can't cross their own paths.
- (Although if ordinary folks do, there's some sort of flash, like with the
- two Brigs in Mawdryn Undead, due to some weird effect that I can't spell.)
-