Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey...
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...this was a funny and clever line when it was used. I notice they only used it in the one episode though. They probably realised that if it was endlessly repeated it would quickly become tired, boring and just not very funny.
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I don't mind the phrase being used in its proper place - when it's describing events in the Doctor Who timeline that are very difficult to explain and put into words, but which DO theoretically make sense - it's just hard to explain them.
In those cases, Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey is the perfect way of simplifying it.
However, it has become way too over-used and is now posted by people to explain plot holes, mistakes, and things that DON'T actually make sense. That in itself doesn't bug me (if they want to overlook plot holes that's their choice), what bugs me is that they don't even understand the difference in how they are using it, and how it's supposed to be used.
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Great line!
"I wouldn't worry about any of that Austin. Just sit there and enjoy the story *turns to camera* and the same goes for you"
I disagree. The quote from Austin Powers is a fun way of saying "None of this really makes sense, but just sit back and enjoy" ( Which I completely AGREE with, btw).
"Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey," on the other hand, is not a way of papering over plot holes or bad continuity - it's more a simplified way of saying "it DOES make sense, trust me, but it's too complicated to explain."
The only thing I didn't like about Time Crash was how they turned Five into a complete thickwit. I mean, how dim is someone who has someone shouting "I'm you!" in his face in the middle of an unrecognisable TARDIS after a crisis of two TARDISes mergin, but still doesn't realise until Ten says "Sorry mate, you still haven't"? :eek: It was funny and everything, but if they ever do another one I'd like to see Five actually be able to do something rather than just looking like an idiot.
I mean in Time Crash - it was basically that a nod back to blink and the huge uasge of that line on the net.
Although the episode was just a bit of fun , I wondered whether that had anything to do with the timelords not being around anymore. Even so , 10 did realise Yana was the master once the FOB watch was opened in Utopia.
That's all very well, but he was shouting "I'm you, I'm you!", not to mention Five himself said "It's as if two TARDISes have merged".
But yup, I know it was just a bit of fun.
Perhaps it was a form of denial from Doc5 , that he didn't want to end up like Jarvis Cockers Manic brother!
LOL
In all fairness there wasn't a bit where the 5th Doctor openly said...."Oh yes, you must be me...." he just carried on....so yep I would go for the whole denial thing
However, it has become way too over-used and is now posted by people to explain plot holes, mistakes, and things that DON'T actually make sense. That in itself doesn't bug me (if they want to overlook plot holes that's their choice), what bugs me is that they don't even understand the difference in how they are using it, and how it's supposed to be used.
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Seconded. Once was funny, twice was bloody annoying and smug.
Pertwee only said "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" in The Sea Devils, and later on his return in The Five Doctors!