Doctor Whoraises many questions.
What is the Doctors real name?
What would he have said to Rose on that beach?
And most important of all, who is it that designs hats for the Daleks?
The Robomen in that story were humans converted into slaves and fitted with large helmet/neck-brace combos for mind-control purposes.
In 1984sResurrection Of The Daleks, the Daleks hire mercenaries who wear helmets designed to look like little Daleks.
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Tantalising questions like this are never answered onscreen.
Yet there are so many of them, if not needing answers, then at least inviting them.
Sometimes theyre plotholes, sometimes theyre just unexplained story elements, sometimes theyre just people designing weird headgear.
Gallifrey-set stories seem to bring out something in costume designers.
This is not an article about plot holes and weird hats though.
The writing maxim Enter the scene late, and leave early is basically how the Doctor operates.
Or What sort of ceremony needs a Koquillion costume?.
Or Why is Meglos only spiky up to his wrists?
Why does Meglos only have spiky bits up to his wrists?
This is the version ofDoctor WhoI carry around in my head.
Lets not be embarrassed talking about headcanons.
Weve all got them.
This is just something that happens in long running series.
So much about them asks questions.
Why is the target on their target range a dummy Cyberman?
What are the handles actually for?
Thus, from one rubbish monster costume, we find a world of pathos.
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