Talk:The Invasion of Time
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Great but puzzling
I think The Invasion of Time is one of the best Doctor Who stories. I am however, puzzled by what I consider to be a glaring inconsistency in the story. Why did the Doctor bring the Vardans to Gallifrey in the first place? There is some illusion to a plan to destroy the Vardans by pretending to befriend them, but this makes no sense. The transduction barrier would have rendered Gallifrey impenetrable. Perhaps the Doctor foresaw that the Vardans would sometime be strong enough to vanquish the Timelords even with the transduction barrier? Without an adequate explanation it seems that the misery brought to Gallifrey by the Vardans cand the Sontarans are a direct consequence of the Doctor's actions.There are also some unanswered questions, like, why did the Matrix reject the Doctor? No explanation was provided for this. Perhaps, if the Doctor was connected to the Matrix, the Vardans could see the Doctor's real intentions, and he feigned the attack on his mind?
Any thoughts?
