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From: mom@sfmag.UUCP (M.Modig)
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Subject: Re: Doctor's powers
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Date: Sun, 2-Mar-86 23:45:31 EST
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> 
> 	I noticed in Four to Doomsday that the Dr.(#5) could
> not understand the Australian aborigine and that Tegan had
> to translate for him.  But in the Masque of Madragora, the
> Dr.(#4) explained to Sarah Jane that the reason she could understand
> the French(?) she was hearing, was because of a gift he shared
> with her.(this of course was how he knew she was in a trance)
> 
> 	Now, is this bacause the Dr. (now Peter Davison) is
> still weak from his regeneration, or has he just lost the
> capability to understand all the languages of the Universe?

No, the scriptwriters have lost the capability of understanding
simple concepts like "continuity".  Actually, the show tends to get
itself into a lot of trouble with little asides like the exchange
between Sarah and the Doctor, so writers who come along afterward
tend to ignore little inconveniences that get in the way of their
plot.

Mark Modig
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