Comments on: Review: DOCTOR WHO 4.5 – “The Poison Sky” http://www.televisionzombies.com/2008/05/30/review-doctor-who-45-the-poison-sky/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:44:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: james http://www.televisionzombies.com/2008/05/30/review-doctor-who-45-the-poison-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-477 james Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:27:20 +0000 http://www.televisionzombies.com/?p=349#comment-477 I don't tihnk the Doctor was trying to manipulate Rattigan; as Martha said, he could have teleported the converter up to the ship by itself. Besides, he didn't need to manipulate Rattigan anyway, Rattigan probably would have gone voluntarily in the first place if the Doctor had just asked him, considering the state he was in at the time. I think he really did intend to give them the choice - he's done that time and again in the new series (almost always knowing the choice will be refused - the Rachnoss, the Family of Blood, the Krillitanes, etc.). I don’t tihnk the Doctor was trying to manipulate Rattigan; as Martha said, he could have teleported the converter up to the ship by itself. Besides, he didn’t need to manipulate Rattigan anyway, Rattigan probably would have gone voluntarily in the first place if the Doctor had just asked him, considering the state he was in at the time.

I think he really did intend to give them the choice – he’s done that time and again in the new series (almost always knowing the choice will be refused – the Rachnoss, the Family of Blood, the Krillitanes, etc.).

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