Circular logic will only make you giddy, Doctor!
The simple answer, as noted above, is that Doctor Who (the tv series) has not always followed its own canon... and of course, when the Daleks first appeared, in a story that saw them all die at the end, it was never thought they would appear again... except of course... they did... and again... and again... and -
And as they kept bringing them back, they had to keep ret-conning their history.
In a short film I wrote starring Doc10 and Ian, they talked about Susan... with the Doctor saying that she is "lost", as her time line has been split off due to the Daleks interfering with Time, by invading Earth again, before their original 2164 invasion...
The Sontarans also have a pretty complex timeline, but as their civilisation is singularly keyed towards their war with the Rutans, it's a lot easier to forgive the oddities involved therein.
The simple answer, as noted above, is that Doctor Who (the tv series) has not always followed its own canon... and of course, when the Daleks first appeared, in a story that saw them all die at the end, it was never thought they would appear again... except of course... they did... and again... and again... and -
And as they kept bringing them back, they had to keep ret-conning their history.
In a short film I wrote starring Doc10 and Ian, they talked about Susan... with the Doctor saying that she is "lost", as her time line has been split off due to the Daleks interfering with Time, by invading Earth again, before their original 2164 invasion...
The Sontarans also have a pretty complex timeline, but as their civilisation is singularly keyed towards their war with the Rutans, it's a lot easier to forgive the oddities involved therein.
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