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The programme loves to use Asimov’s Three Laws by placing Three-Laws-compliant robots in situations

in which they must violate the laws, from killing humans to leave the robots no choice but to destroy themselves.

#Inspector Spacetime #Three Laws Compliant (trope) #Three Laws Compliant #Isaac Asimov (author) #Asimov's Three Laws #robot must not harm a human #robot must obey orders from humans #robot must protect its own existence #the programme #loves to use the Three Laws #placing robots in situations #where they must violate said laws #killing humans #robots must destroy themselves #no other option #can artificial intelligence go mad

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It’s a bit difficult to explain how in ‘Brooke Rhapsody Gets Hitched’ that

the Inspector tried to cause his own death, only to intervene to attempt to prevent it, only to apparently cause it. (Yeah, a bit hard to keep that all straight.)

#Inspector Spacetime #Mind Screw (trope) #Mind Screw #Brooke Rhapsody Gets Hitched (episode) #difficult to explain #how it happened #the Inspector (character) #tried to cause his own death #only to intervene #to attempt to prevent it #only to apparently cause his own death #difficult to keep that all straight

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One thing Lyman Spong never explained was how Brooke Rhapsody ended up back in time as a child, growing up with her own parents.

Did Ms. Patch and/or the Loudness teleport her back then as part of their plot to destroy the Inspector or what?

#Inspector Spacetime #Mind Screw (trope) #Mind Screw #unanswered questions #one thing #Lyman Spong (show runner) #never explained #how did Brooke end up #in the past #Brooke Rhapsody (character) #ended up back in time #growing up alongside her parents #Angie Lake (character) #Aidan Davies (character) #Ms. Patch (character) #the Loudness #teleportation #teleport her then #part of their plot #plot to kill #the Inspector (character)

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Sometimes, it’s like the writers didn’t do their due research before writing about things that they didn’t truly understand.

‘I’m about to FTP a software patch!’

#Inspector Spacetime #A Spacetime Musical (episode) #Ninth Inspector #the Inspector (character) #Critical Research Failure (trope) #Critical Research Failure #didn't do their research #before writing about things #they didn't truly understand #quotable Inspector Spacetime #I'm about to FTP a software patch #almost right #still a bit off

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Always remember, if you see mountains in the background,

the characters aren’t really in Norfolk.

#Inspector Spacetime #The Mountains of Illinois (trope) #The Mountains of Illinois #Norfolk #if you can see #mountains #mountainous terrain #in the background #the characters aren't really in Norfolk #incredibly flat land #when the programme films #somewhere that isn't the actual location

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Even though most of the programme has been filmed on sets,

the scripts rarely call for the Inspector to find him/herself underground (even in the Tube).

#Inspector Spacetime #Beneath the Earth (trope) #Beneath the Earth #filming location #on sets #filmed on sets #the scripts #rarely call for #the Inspector (character) #to find himself/herself #underground #even in the Tube #London Underground

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Anytime a map is displayed,

be prepared for it to be out-of-date and, therefore, useless.

#Inspector Spacetime #Level Map Display (trope) #Level Map Display #anytime a map is displayed #the map #digital map #be prepared for #it to be out of date #out of date #old map #dated data #useless map #the routes have all changed since then #maps are useless

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Why is it that the Thirteenth Inspector

so frequently made friends with everyone she met?

‘You’ve met my mate … What’s your name?’

#Inspector Spacetime #Insistent Terminology (trope) #Insistent Terminology #No Sense of Personal Space (trope) #No Sense of Personal Space #the Inspector (character) #Thirteenth Inspector #had no boundaries #everyone's a mate #especially strangers #Drinking Game #Inspector Spacetime Drinking Game #made friends #made mates #with everyone #everyone she met #you've met my mate #what's your name

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Which intoxicants would the inspector engage in, if any?

Since Infinity Knights find nutmeg to be an intoxicant (it has similar effects on their physiology as magic mushrooms do on humans), I'm pretty sure the Inspector goes full bore on nutmeg-laced egg nog.

#Inspector Spacetime #the Inspector (character) #intoxicants #magic mushrooms #nutmeg #kinda spicy #egg nog

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Some say that episodes like ‘Night of the Capybaras’

are actually funny whilst one is high on some intoxicant.

#Inspector Spacetime #Watch It Stoned (trope) #Watch It Stoned #Night of the Cabybaras (episode) #it's actually funny #whilst one is high #high on weed #whilst using some intoxicant #easier to enjoy

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Mary Sue Watson effectively takes on the Inspector’s role as the protector of Earth

in her spin-off ‘The Mary Sue Predicaments’.

#Inspector Spacetime #The Mary Sue Predicaments #Distaff Counterpart (trope) #Distaff Counterpart #Spin-Off (trope) #Spin-Off #Mary Sue Watson (character) #effectively takes on the role of #the Inspector (character) #in her own programme #protector of Earth

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The title of the episode ‘Night of the Sun’ stems from the old joke:

‘We plan to land a man on the sun. Don’t worry, we’ll send him up at night.’

#Inspector Spacetime #Night of the Sun (episode) #episode title #stems from #an old joke #we plan to land a man on the sun #don't worry we'll send him up at night #as if the sun wouldn't atomise him at night

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Constable Reggie once mentioned he had a fear of rats,

which contributed to his being abandoned on Vorlon VII.

#Inspector Spacetime #Why Did It Have To Be Snakes (trope) #Why Did It Have To Be Snakes #Constable Reggie (character) #Reggie Wigglesworth (character) #Chekov's Phobia (trope) #Chekov's Phobia #mentioned in one episode #fear of rats #musophobia #contributed to #his being abandoned #on Vorlon VII #Vorlon VII (planet)

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Given how powerful the Inspector is (and all Infinity Knights are),

it’s a bit surprised that he/she has nihiliphobia and leporiphobia (the latter of which is shared with Associate Dynamo).

#Inspector Spacetime #Why Did It Have To Be Snakes (trope) #Why Did It Have To Be Snakes #the Inspector (character) #Theodora 'Dynamo' McRae (character) #given how powerful #he/she is #his/her fellow Infinity Knights are #Infinity Knights #bit surprising #he/she has any fears at all #nihiliphobia #Fear of Nothingness #leporiphobia #Fear of Rabbits #the latter of those fears #shared fear #with Dynamo #Dynamo (character)

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Would the show runner have ever explained how Captain James ended up with the identity of a man who didn’t exist yet,

if that fact hadn’t been revealed in the episode ‘Captain James Haggard’?

#Inspector Spacetime #Peacemist: Nicer Post #Peacemist #Captain James Haggard (episode) #The Reveal (trope) #The Reveal #Captain James Haggard (character) #Captain James (character) #would we have ever learnt #how Captain James ended up with #a dead man's identity #if that fact hadn't been revealed

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How many people actually believe that Captain James would have forced Brennan to take the chron-ret pill in ‘Nothing Ever Changes’?

#Inspector Spacetime #Peacemist: Nicer Post #Peacemist #Nothing Ever Changes (episode) #Red Pill Blue Pill (trope) #Red Pill Blue Pill #Captain James (character) #Captain James Haggard (character) #Brennan Foster (character) #how many people actually believe #Captain James would have forced #his second in command #to take the chron-ret pill #chron-ret #amnesia pill

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The fact that his/her own people consider the Inspector a rogue

sort of tells the audience that the Infinity Knights aren’t exactly good people.

#Inspector Spacetime #Lovable Rogue (trope) #Lovable Rogue #the Inspector (character) #Infinity Knights #his/her own people #the fact that they consider #a rogue agent #sort of tells us #they aren't exactly good people