Question about last night's Doctor Who

[andrewducker]

So, does the Doctor always carry two sonic screwdrivers? Or was that a massive cock-up on he behalf of the production/continuity people?

Comments

[miss_s_b]

I counted three. It was continuity cock-ups I think.

[andrewducker]

Where was the third?

[miss_s_b]

I'd have to watch it again, I just remember saying out loud last night "How many sonics has he got? That was the third!" and talking about how Gneil mentioned two but that was a decepticon to get Amy into the Tardis...

[mb2u]

He starts the episode with one, which he gives to goo!Doctor. He probably got the TARDIS to make a replacement once they got back on board, which is what he used to make goo!Amy go all 'splody.

[andrewducker]

Except that the one in the control room uses one while the other one is out there looking for Jenny.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

It was either a cock up, or it was something they didn't explain.

[skington.livejournal.com]

I need to rewatch it (again), but one theory is that the Ganger Doctor [i]also[/i] had a sonic screwdriver.

Another theory is that he knew he was going back to when the Flesh first started, and was always going to create a Flesh duplicate of himself, and therefore, yes, took two screwdrivers with him.

[marrog.livejournal.com]

Another theory is that he knew he was going back to when the Flesh first started, and was always going to create a Flesh duplicate of himself, and therefore, yes, took two screwdrivers with him.

Although I think it might have been a cock-up, I suspect this is what we'll be told.

[andrewducker]

Well, shooting has already finished for the entire season, so anything we're told in the season was shot already.

[marrog.livejournal.com]

I more meant if nothing is explained in the series and it was a mistake then that's what the writers will say.

The backing and forthing of that whole plot is pretty complicated, though - the more I think about it the more I think it must've been quite carefully put together. For example, presumably the Doctors were swapped over already by the time he had his 'why' headache - so does that mean that the Doctor had a worse headache than the Floctor?

[andrewducker]

I assume so. Presumably because he's sensitive to psychic stuff.

[tysolna]

I'm an adherent of the cock-up theory myself.

[heron61.livejournal.com]

Given that the jacket in Season 5 wasn't a mistake, there is at least a fair chance that this isn't either.

[cyprinella]

Given that the Flesh could replicate bodies and clothing, there's no reason it couldn't replicate machinery.

[opusfluke.livejournal.com]

If they can slip in clues like car number plates this will turn out to be a major clue that will be blindingly obvious at the reveal. And wasn't there some mention that "John Smith" could somehow reform?

[tysolna]

Hang on - car number plates?