Not necessarily. I assumed at the time that the WWIII stuff was a red herring, but when writing this I was thinking why create both a red herring and a countdown clock? Surely better to wait until the end is visibly nigh in some sense than fake an end is nigh, signpost the end is nigh and then point to the fake version... it really sort of makes no sense outside fairytale logic.
I don't mind the Doctor being President of the World in that it provides a simple way to get him to the centre of the action if needed and it is pretty clear the position is far from all powerful and he will be ignored and over-ruled if those around him feel like it.
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Not necessarily. I assumed at the time that the WWIII stuff was a red herring, but when writing this I was thinking why create both a red herring and a countdown clock? Surely better to wait until the end is visibly nigh in some sense than fake an end is nigh, signpost the end is nigh and then point to the fake version... it really sort of makes no sense outside fairytale logic.
I don't mind the Doctor being President of the World in that it provides a simple way to get him to the centre of the action if needed and it is pretty clear the position is far from all powerful and he will be ignored and over-ruled if those around him feel like it.