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In the Day of the Doctor, is the Curator (Tom Baker) the Doctor or just another person?

Unless he wasn't playing as the 4th Doctor (which is unlikely as the 12th Doctor- Matt Smith- says he doesn't forget a face when he saw him) how did the 4th Doctor's cameo fit in at the end of the episode? It can't be the 4th Doctor in his own time stream as this one was aware of the events that had taken place. But Matt Smith's Doctor said he never forgets a face, which suggests that it was the 4th Doctor. But this would make no sense as the 4th Doctor doesn't fit in to the Day of the Doctor? So how does he fit in then? My friend said that that asthmatic girl who wore the scarf was Tom Baker and he said that was an Easter Egg, but I don't understand how that would be possible. Answer Matt Smith's character had just said : I could be a curator here. I could retire and be THE Curator Then Tom Baker's character said I really think you might He then went on to talk about The Doctor Revisiting some old faces in the future, just the favourite ones. I...

star wars - Why did Finn and Kylo's fight not end sooner?

We know Kylo wasn't at his best when he fought Finn and Rey. We know from questions like this: Why doesn't Kylo Ren simply Force Push his way to victory? ; and this: How could the trained, physically stronger person lose this lightsaber fight? that there are reasons for him being defeated by Rey . ... Before fighting Rey, however, who seems to be eons ahead of Finn in the Force and combat abilities - Kylo fought Finn. We can overlook the fact that he chose to engage in a lightsaber duel instead of Force Pushing due to his physical and mental handicaps at the time — psychologically, he was a wreck. Why, however is Finn able to last more than 1 second against Kylo and injure him? Finn is some type of Stormtrooper who worked in sanitation detail. Why and how is he able to take on the likes of Kylo? Answer Because he was underestimating Finn AND basically playing with him. Once he got serious about it , it DID last about a second. From the Foster novelization: Despite his fear,...

Which short story was about aliens thinking soccer was a form of worship?

I read a collection of short stories a while back. One story, I think it was the final one in the book, was about aliens visiting a sports event (I think it was a football (soccer) match). They completely misunderstood it and thought it was some form of worship, with the stadium being a temple, players being priests, the spectators being worshippers, etc. That aliens were viewing from inside a spectator, if I remember correctly, like possession. Does anyone know which story it was? Answer I think you are thinking of " Offside " by Adrian Cole which appeared in the anthology " Space 5 " edited by Richard Davis. Unfortunately I read a library copy many years ago, so don't have the means to confirm this. While online references are scant, the author's website provides a one-line summary of the story: Offside , which describes a football match as seen through the eyes of an alien invader

harry potter - In what year does the epilogue of Deathly Hallows happen?

The Epilogue is the last chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . It shows an episode when Harry's children and Ron's children meet on a railway station to board the Hogwarts Express. The very first sentence of the epilogue says the Epilogue happens on the 1st of September. But what year is it? I know this should be easy to tell, because the book says “Nineteen years later” and we know all the dates, but I've computed it three times already and always got a different answer. So now I'm confused and think it's better to clear this up once and for ever, so that if other people are confused about the dates too, they can just find this answers here. Answer It takes place on Friday, September 1, 2017. The Battle of Hogwarts took place on May 2, 1998 . We get the year from Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party in Chamber of Secrets : Halloween in their second year takes place in 1992, then the battle takes place sometime during what would have been their sevent...

video games - Why do Zombies eat plants in "Plants vs. Zombies"?

AFAIK, Zombies aren't vegetarians. They usually have a special interest in eating living human brains. Why do they eat the Plants then? Answer from popcap Plants vs. Zombies readme : Nobody knows exactly what eldritch force or demented science allowed the dead to rise from their graves and walk. What we do know is that the resulting creature, popularly termed a "Zombie," is a restless, mindless, tireless being driven by nothing other than its hunger for brains. Your brains, to be precise. In order to get those brains, zombies are willing to chew through any plants in their way. Though slow, zombies are persistent, and if even a single zombie gets past your defenses and into your house, he will eat your brains.

story identification - Book in which children escaping London get sent to an alternate reality

I'm looking for the title of this book I read, at least 10 years ago. It had a siblings escaping London during WW2 and instead of reaching the countryside they enter this odd alternate reality. In this reality the people there decide to take care of these kids, and they have some sort of credit belt system. I remember a few specific details, one of their new friends loves butter pies, and steals one of the characters credits, and then gets pretty sick when he eats his way through dozens of them. The plot revolved around some sort of caskets, arranged in some sort of order, silver, gold, and lead. I don't entirely recall what happened, but they locate these caskets? or egg things? but near the end there is a scene where the bad guy who has been collecting these devices is walking towards a big clock, and the kids are trying to restrain him somehow. If he succeeds then the city will be destroyed etc. Obviously the kids save the day. I don't remember if they make it back to th...

marvel - Why is the Hulk's skin green?

I know that the original Hulk was originally supposed to be grey, and real life printing issues and decisions caused him to eventually be portrayed as green (and then grey again). However, is there any in-universe/canon explanation as to why, in addition to causing extreme size and strength increase, the gamma-radiation that turned Bruce Banner into the Hulk also caused his skin color to change? I realize that the origins of the decisions regarding the color of his skin during his change are rooted in the original comic, but any "officially sanctioned" source that gives an in-universe explanation would be welcome. Answer I'm not sure if this article would best answer this question for you but according to marvel the grey and green hulk's were brought about by different stimuli. The grey Hulk came from when Bruce was first transforming and could only transform at night. The green Hulk came from when Bruce's adrenaline caused him to change.