Why everyone addresses ME about “It’s about time”!? It was MadVillain mentioned it first. To MadVillain: Sorry, pal. I just don’t want to be the focus of fire alone. ;-D
@Frustration in Excelsis
The problem is the idea of stable time loops itself. It assumes that time is a direct line you can travel back and forth. Problem is, that the nature of time is still a myth and literally could break in different timelines if something changes. It has something to do with the fact, that some events aren’t predictable in quantum physics. I’m no expert and my English is not good enough to make a scientific debate out of this. And I’m not a Doctor Who fan. ;-)
But at least let me say, that their is always an alternative if it comes to time travel. I agree with you, that I never thought about “It’s about time” before MadVillain mention it. And I haven’t rewatch it yet. Even if I do, the problme will be the same:
Twilight wishs to go back in time. She has some kind of device (in this case magic) to do so. She travels back in time. Without any proof that time is a direct line. Results?
Possibility A.) Twilight travels back in any timeline and talked to another Twilight. The spell ends and she jumps back in any time. Nothing changes.
Possibility B.) Twilight travels back in any timeline and talked to another Twilight. The spell ends and she jumps back in here time. Nothing changes.
Possibility C.) Twilight travels back in her own timeline and talked to herself. The spell ends and she jumps back in her time. Past Twilight reacts as she is supposed to do. Everything is fine. The plot of “It’s about time”.
Possibility D.) Somewhre in the future a Twilight travels back in
any timeline and talked to another Twilight. The spell ends and she jumps back in
any time. Future Twilight is lost. The other Twilight thinks it was herself and reacts like in “It’s about time”. She also use the spell, meets herself in
another timeline, travels back, thinking it was her
original timeline. Everything moves on. Still the plot of “It’s about time”.
Sorry, I hope you can understand my line of thought.