what do you think caused the crack

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johnnysaucepn

03-06-2010

Originally Posted by Bobsir:
“IMO, it hasn't happened yet. In Flesh and Stone, the dcotor says something about The Big Bang on the 26th of June causing the crack and we all know now that the The Big Bang is the title of the series finale which is on the 26th of June. So whatever causes the crack hasn't happened yet but we can see the effects because of the whole wibbly wobbley time wimey scenario. Like someone already said above, it happens in the future but the effects can be felt in the past. So it's retrospective or do I mean the opposite of retrospective?

Either way, hasn't happened yet.”

There's two ways of looking at it. Firstly, like you said, the actual event hasn't taken place in the Doctor's timeline yet. But it has happened at some point in time and space.

The second way is to consider what sequence of events caused the explosion to exist at all. The previous timeline had no explosion and no cracks, now there is an explosion due to happen. What caused that change in the timeline?

tomnookwillkilu

03-06-2010

Call me crazy...

But could we be being led in the wrong direction? What if the Crack was actually a minor plot point to a far more potent, but less obvious, recurring theme?

Bobsir

03-06-2010

Originally Posted by tomnookwillkilu:
“Call me crazy...

But could we be being led in the wrong direction? What if the Crack was actually a minor plot point to a far more potent, but less obvious, recurring theme?”

Like what? What do you think we've missed?

sebbie3000

03-06-2010

You're crazy...

tomnookwillkilu

03-06-2010

Originally Posted by Bobsir:
“Like what? What do you think we've missed?”

I'm just saying it as a crackpot theory, I haven't spotted any subtle recurring themes which will shock everyone... yet.

Originally Posted by sebbie3000:
“You're crazy...

”

You, my good friend, are a master of the understatement.

Last edited by tomnookwillkilu : 03-06-2010 at 18:16

allen_who

03-06-2010

I think it's quite telling that one of the clues (as mentioned on another thread) is that the Dr doesn't know who Amy really is.

Which suggests that we (as the audience) already know who she is.... edit -> just checked my facts -> the statement is: 'he doesn't know about her'.... Mmm

I have no answers by the way! I haven't the foggiest

alphonsus

03-06-2010

Originally Posted by Ja88ed:
“I think we have yet to see any kind of explanation of why the Tardis suddenly decided to explode. Which in and of itself is odd and a bit annoying. I suppose because there was no companion present to receive expository dialogue we have had to wait.

Still, Tardis exploding simply due to a Time Lord regenerating would be one hell of a design flaw ”

Plus it's not the first time regeneration has happened in the Tardis. Or even the third!

allen_who

03-06-2010

Just read in another thread that DT appears again during this series...

Maybe the crack is caused by his regeneration because the 'split' version of him wasn't present (i.e. Doc 10.5 should have realigned with 10 to regenerate into 11)..... Two points in time that meet but don't belong together Mmmmm

Yes, by gods, I think I'm onto something there. You heard it here first ...

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