consult@uwmacc.UUCP (07/02/84)
I have a question for avid Whovians:
In the early part of the Tom Baker era, we were told that
TARDISs are isomorphic. (1-1) They will only respond to the
will of their "owner." (Or "appropriator" in the Doctor's case.)
Now, in the early part of the Peter Davidson era, I have seen
Adric, the Master, and his stewardess friend pilot the TARDIS.
Did John Nathan-Turner forget?
Signed,
Difficult Sleeping in Madison
(Um, Rob DeMillo...)matt@oddjob.UChicago.UUCP (Matt Crawford) (07/04/84)
In the episode where the Doctor said that his TARDIS was `isomorphic', it was perfectly obvious that it was a bluff. ___________________________________________________________ Matt University ARPA: crawford@anl-mcs.arpa Crawford of Chicago UUCP: ihnp4!oddjob!matt
5863mp11@sjuvax.UUCP (mccann) (07/04/84)
Apparently, this error can be attributed to the fact that each show is written by a different author. In the Pyramids of Mars, the doctor told Sutec(sp.) that only he could pilot the tardis, but, as was pointed out, later in the series, other people have piloted the tardis. The idea of the isomorphism would also create a bit of a problem concerning how the doctor appropriated the tardis in the first place. On several occasions, the tardis has been shown to possess artificial intelligence, and has acted on its own (in The Time Monster, the tardis rescued the Doctor when the Master trapped him in the space-time vortex, it also helped in the second regeneration of the docotor, when he was too weak to get help) and perhaps this is what the doctor meant (i.e. it would have recognized sutekh as an enemy and shut itself down). In any event, it seems that this most likely occured because the authors didn't remember the actions of past shows.
jjsk@ihuxn.UUCP (jim kent) (07/06/84)
Look I don't need five hundred words to answer this one. It had nothing
to do with the authors. The Doctor was LYING to Sutekh. The TARDIS isn't
and never was isomorphic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doctor T.5863mp11@sjuvax.UUCP (mccann) (07/08/84)
If you think about it, since Sutekh was so very powerful (able to destroy planets, etc.) and since he was able to quite readily control the Doctor, it is logical to conclude that he must be able to read the doctors mind (how else could he, controling the doctor, pilot the tardis?). Therefore, one is able to assume that Sutekh would have known it was a bluff and wouldn't have gone to all the trouble of taking over the good doctor, and instead would have used him for a bit of amusment while what's his name(the archeologist) took the tardis and went to the pyramids. Of course, this is just my opinion, others are intitled to theirs (incorrect though they may be)