I think it's one of those things that I'm not sure if there's a real name for. Circular causality, ie. there's event A which causes B, which causes A. Which is ruled out by relativity, and always carries the *potential* for paradox, if someone deliberately breaks the chain. But need not *actually* cause a paradox, and may be likely or unlikely to do so depending on the way your universe works.
In Doctor Who's universe I think this sort of thing falls in the big category of "can be done sometimes, if you're a timelord and know what you're doing, but cannot be done reliably"
I think there could be potential for something circular with the sonic screwdriver in the next episode.
I hadn't thought of that. I don't think it's necessary, but it would definitely fit very well.
In my view River did not behave as a timelord.
Where was that quote from, I can't remember the context? Anyway, being Jenny definitely didn't feel right to me either. However, the other likely possibilities seemed to be lover, companion, or friend, and lover felt right to me, but is a big break with tradition, companion would imply travelling with him, and TV shows can never let people just be friends without some other link. So it seemed like it could be any.
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Date: 2008-06-02 10:54 pm (UTC)In Doctor Who's universe I think this sort of thing falls in the big category of "can be done sometimes, if you're a timelord and know what you're doing, but cannot be done reliably"
I think there could be potential for something circular with the sonic screwdriver in the next episode.
I hadn't thought of that. I don't think it's necessary, but it would definitely fit very well.
In my view River did not behave as a timelord.
Where was that quote from, I can't remember the context? Anyway, being Jenny definitely didn't feel right to me either. However, the other likely possibilities seemed to be lover, companion, or friend, and lover felt right to me, but is a big break with tradition, companion would imply travelling with him, and TV shows can never let people just be friends without some other link. So it seemed like it could be any.