10 Crazy Facts You Just Have To Accept To Enjoy Doctor Who
10. There Are Very Few Scientific Explanations
Apart from a brief period towards the end of Tom Bakers run where it leaned towards it, Doctor Who has never been anywhere close to hard sci-fi. If you take the general idea of sci-fi as being scientific explanations applied to fictional concepts with attention paid to detail of how the fictional universe would work, then Doctor Who is closer to science-fantasy than science-fiction. Some things do get slight explanations like how the Tardis is bigger on the inside but a lot of the time there is no scientific detail given. We might get a few techno-babble explanations rattled off at top speed that are complete gibberish, or a vaguely cool sounding name like Nuclear Storm Drive but most of the time the approach is Heres a good concept. Never mind how it works. This approach is best summed up by a scene in the 2010 Christmas Special where a flying fish bites the Doctor when he tries to come up with a science-y explanation for how they can fly and how sound affects the atmosphere of their planet. So when you watch Doctor Who, its best to just take all the science stuff on the chin. The really important stuff (especially when it comes to time travel) will get some consideration but usually youll just be left to take all the bizarre stuff that Doctor Who throws at you as it comes.
JG Moore is a writer and filmmaker from the south of England. He also works as an editor and VFX artist, and has a BA in Media Production from the University Of Winchester.
