This theory, which I have, and which is mine....

[captainsblog]

(actually it's Pete's- whyaduck- but I somehow don't think he'd mind):

So in "Eleventh Hour," which in its Grown Up Amy Pond sections is clearly implying it's set present-day or perhaps slightly earlier or later?

What, then, is with this?



Nevermind the 30/11 part. He's clearly not been working there for almost 20 years, unless signed on right quick after leaving the maternity unit.

So. What say you?

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Comments

[whyaduck.livejournal.com]

If it was just a prop error, you'd think that they wouldn't do such a close-up of it.

Although I do like the "watch that guy" theory. If he's an alien who's meddling - and they dropped such a tiny clue - that's pretty obscure. Although having an alien/alien sympathizer almost marry a red-headed companion - again - would be too much.

But Moffat seems to enjoy playing with the linearity of time - more so than normal for Dr. Who - and time stretching of some sort may be going on.

Or he's just messing with us.

[erinpuff]

I've been resistant to thinking it Means Something because they've established that he and Amy were childhood friends, but I'm coming around. We'll see.

[platypus]

Moffat knows fan geeks. He made a TARDIS window size joke in Blink, for heaven's sake. He is either cackling maniacally because it means nothing, or it means something -- but I don't think he'd do a big closeup with an obvious error by accident. I think there are limits to what he'd do just to tweak fanboys, and he does like his messed-up-time stuff... so I'm hoping it ends up being significant somehow.

[lisaofdoom.livejournal.com]

One theory I read was that it somehow is actually the mid-90s in Amy's town. This would explain why the doctor (in the hospital) didn't get why Rory's phone had a camera. The new tech somehow slipped through the crack? idk, it wasn't a particularly well-fleshed-out theory. o_O

[baseballchica03.livejournal.com]

I actually don't watch the show or know what you're going on about. I just wanted to mess with you. :)

Most of the time, though, I think that shows with a continuous plotline make choices for a reason. Sitcoms, not so much, but regular shows, yes. That's just my opinion.

[whyaduck.livejournal.com]

Little did I know when I came across this that there are already many pages and forum posts devoted to this mystery.

[bill_sheehan.livejournal.com]

Please! The rest of us BBC America types have to wait for the 17th!