From Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho.moderated
From Address: stephen.wilson2004nospam{at}ntlworld.com
Subject: Re: Worst Cliffhangers

"Daibhid Ceanaideach"  wrote in message 
news:Xns9E799866FF012daibhidchenedelhaolc{at}130.133.4.11...
> On 22 Jan 2011, doctor{at}doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote:
>
>> One of the worst cliffhangers:
>>
>> Dragonfire PArt 1 :  What is the point of the Doctor hanging on from
>> his umbrella ?
>
> I read somewhere that it all gets explained in the novelisation. I don't
> know if this means there was always a reason, but it didn't come across on
> screen, or if an explanation was hastily added for the novelisation.

I think there was a reason in the script... something like the pathway 
coming to a dead end, and the only way to proceed was by going down a level. 
It just wasn't very well realised in the studio.

--- Synchronet 3.15a-Linux NewsLink 1.92-mlp
--- SBBSecho 2.12-Linux