10 Things That Make No Sense In Doctor Who
Remember when the Doctor was missing one of his hearts?
Former Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat once said "it is impossible for a show about a dimension-hopping time traveller to have a canon", and though it probably would be possible if enough attention was devoted to the task, he's more or less right.
It's unrealistic to expect that everything will add up across 60 years of history, and there are few things in the show that can't be waved away by saying "Time War", "universe reset", "cracks in time", "showrunner bad", or "because Doctor Who."
However, these quick and easy explanations don't necessarily excuse the show's inconsistencies, and they certainly don't mean we can't have fun pointing them out!
From the earliest classic stories to the most recent modern blockbusters, there's so much stuff in Doctor Who that just doesn't make sense, whether it's an admittedly minor nitpick, or a glaring plot hole that pulls you out of the episode.
We're talking the unusual abilities of the Weeping Angels, the Fourth Doctor's strange biology, a weird moment in The Lodger that everybody missed, or the one single line that contradicts the show's entire history. Buckle up.
10. Pete Avoids The Void (Doomsday)
Though Ten and Rose's separation in Doomsday is an emotional tour-de-force, the mechanics of the sequence don't really hold up if you stop and think about them.
The episode's finale revolves around "Void Stuff" (you read that in David Tennant's voice, didn't you?), a material that the Daleks and the Cybermen are saturated in, causing them to be pulled into Void when the Doctor opens it up.
Crucially though, the Doctor and Rose are also covered in Void Stuff, so they have to cling to some magnetic clamps to ensure they aren't pulled in too. This works at first, but when Rose's clamp fails, the Void sucks her in, sending her spiralling towards her death... until Pete materialises, grabs her, and whisks her away to safety.
But hang on a second. An earlier scene showed that Pete - like the Daleks and the Cybermen - is also drenched in Void Stuff, so when he materialised and snatched Rose, why wasn't he pulled in too?
Well, the answer is... there is no answer. Fans have been questioning this one for years, and though Doomsday is an effective episode overall, it is a little odd that such an important moment has this huge hole right through its centre.