Was it assumed that the audience watching in 1966 would have been easily able to put two and two together? If so it implies that the (largely) child viewership must have been very historically literate. It’s only when he realises the date and the year that it suddenly becomes clear to him just how much trouble they’re in (and also for those at home with a decent knowledge of French history). This is something of a plot-flaw – bad enough that the Doctor decided to head off on his own, but it’s even worse that he now swans back without a care in the world. He doesn’t explain where he’s been, only mentioning that he was unavoidably delayed. To begin with though, Steven is convinced that the Doctor is dead – so his sudden reappearance comes as something of a shock. History continues to proceed in an inexorable fashion, with Steven and the Doctor caught in its flow.
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