Why does Doc ask Marty “Never?” when Marty tells him George had never stood up to Biff?
In the first movie of the Back to the Future trilogy, when Marty comes back from the "Enchantment under the Sea" to get sent back to the future by Doc, he tells Doc that his father stood up for himself and punched Biff, and that he had never done this before.
To which Doc replies "Never?" while looking at the photo of the three McFly kids.
Marty: He laid out Biff in one punch. I never knew he had it in him. He
never stood up to Biff in his life.
Doc: Never?
Marty: No, why, what's a matter?
Why is it hard for Doc to believe it?
Is it because he looks at the picture, and sees Linda McFly looking a little shorter and chubbier than the two other kids, that he assumes Biff raped Lorraine?
This theory claims something somewhat similar, but I think maybe even the way things happen in the first film, that Biff might have had time to impregnate Lorraine.
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In the first movie of the Back to the Future trilogy, when Marty comes back from the "Enchantment under the Sea" to get sent back to the future by Doc, he tells Doc that his father stood up for himself and punched Biff, and that he had never done this before.
To which Doc replies "Never?" while looking at the photo of the three McFly kids.
Marty: He laid out Biff in one punch. I never knew he had it in him. He
never stood up to Biff in his life.
Doc: Never?
Marty: No, why, what's a matter?
Why is it hard for Doc to believe it?
Is it because he looks at the picture, and sees Linda McFly looking a little shorter and chubbier than the two other kids, that he assumes Biff raped Lorraine?
This theory claims something somewhat similar, but I think maybe even the way things happen in the first film, that Biff might have had time to impregnate Lorraine.
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asked Oct 4 '15 at 2:37
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He's concerned, because it suggests that Marty's actions have changed the timeline, as indeed they did.
– Harry Johnston
Oct 4 '15 at 3:44
Maybe he was testing Marty to see if he shared his love of Gilbert and Sullivan: Marty: He's never stood up to Biff in his life! Doc: What, never? Marty: No, never. Doc, What, never? Marty: Well, hardly ever... </joke>
– Wallnut
Jun 24 '16 at 8:33
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In the first movie of the Back to the Future trilogy, when Marty comes back from the "Enchantment under the Sea" to get sent back to the future by Doc, he tells Doc that his father stood up for himself and punched Biff, and that he had never done this before.
To which Doc replies "Never?" while looking at the photo of the three McFly kids.
Marty: He laid out Biff in one punch. I never knew he had it in him. He
never stood up to Biff in his life.
Doc: Never?
Marty: No, why, what's a matter?
Why is it hard for Doc to believe it?
Is it because he looks at the picture, and sees Linda McFly looking a little shorter and chubbier than the two other kids, that he assumes Biff raped Lorraine?
This theory claims something somewhat similar, but I think maybe even the way things happen in the first film, that Biff might have had time to impregnate Lorraine.
back-to-the-future
asked Oct 4 '15 at 2:37
MicroMachineMicroMachine
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In the first movie of the Back to the Future trilogy, when Marty comes back from the "Enchantment under the Sea" to get sent back to the future by Doc, he tells Doc that his father stood up for himself and punched Biff, and that he had never done this before.
To which Doc replies "Never?" while looking at the photo of the three McFly kids.
Marty: He laid out Biff in one punch. I never knew he had it in him. He
never stood up to Biff in his life.
Doc: Never?
Marty: No, why, what's a matter?
Why is it hard for Doc to believe it?
Is it because he looks at the picture, and sees Linda McFly looking a little shorter and chubbier than the two other kids, that he assumes Biff raped Lorraine?
This theory claims something somewhat similar, but I think maybe even the way things happen in the first film, that Biff might have had time to impregnate Lorraine.
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He's concerned, because it suggests that Marty's actions have changed the timeline, as indeed they did.
– Harry Johnston
Oct 4 '15 at 3:44
Maybe he was testing Marty to see if he shared his love of Gilbert and Sullivan: Marty: He's never stood up to Biff in his life! Doc: What, never? Marty: No, never. Doc, What, never? Marty: Well, hardly ever... </joke>
– Wallnut
Jun 24 '16 at 8:33
add a comment |
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He's concerned, because it suggests that Marty's actions have changed the timeline, as indeed they did.
– Harry Johnston
Oct 4 '15 at 3:44
Maybe he was testing Marty to see if he shared his love of Gilbert and Sullivan: Marty: He's never stood up to Biff in his life! Doc: What, never? Marty: No, never. Doc, What, never? Marty: Well, hardly ever... </joke>
– Wallnut
Jun 24 '16 at 8:33
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He's concerned, because it suggests that Marty's actions have changed the timeline, as indeed they did.
– Harry Johnston
Oct 4 '15 at 3:44
He's concerned, because it suggests that Marty's actions have changed the timeline, as indeed they did.
– Harry Johnston
Oct 4 '15 at 3:44
Maybe he was testing Marty to see if he shared his love of Gilbert and Sullivan: Marty: He's never stood up to Biff in his life! Doc: What, never? Marty: No, never. Doc, What, never? Marty: Well, hardly ever... </joke>
– Wallnut
Jun 24 '16 at 8:33
Maybe he was testing Marty to see if he shared his love of Gilbert and Sullivan: Marty: He's never stood up to Biff in his life! Doc: What, never? Marty: No, never. Doc, What, never? Marty: Well, hardly ever... </joke>
– Wallnut
Jun 24 '16 at 8:33
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Because if it never happened in Marty's experience, then Marty didn't completely fix the timeline.
Doc was envisioning what might have happened to the timeline now due to Marty's interference. He wouldn't know exactly, not knowing Marty as well as Doc would in 1985, but he'd know something was up. George would now be a different person, and make different choices, and that could thrown any number of variables out of whack.
After a moment's consideration though, since he's looking at the restored photo, I imagine his brain simply goes, "Close enough." Marty's not going to disappear again, and any future he gets back to he's just going to have to deal with. They have a lightning storm to catch, and nothing more can be done about 1985 with the time they have.
answered Oct 4 '15 at 4:10
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Awesome answer, so good, thanks! Been asking myself the question for years!
– MicroMachine
Oct 4 '15 at 7:42
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Couldn’t have been rape, all of them disappeared from the picture. Plus by what your saying you think the daughter would be biffs, I think that’s what your saying I may be wrong, but the brother is the oldest. They all disappeared even after Biff was in the car with her she was still off the picture. Lastly, on the original time line Biff was never with Loraine, because Gorge at the dance and Biff never would have gotten the chance to, you know. So that’s why that thorey is...well impossible
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Because if it never happened in Marty's experience, then Marty didn't completely fix the timeline.
Doc was envisioning what might have happened to the timeline now due to Marty's interference. He wouldn't know exactly, not knowing Marty as well as Doc would in 1985, but he'd know something was up. George would now be a different person, and make different choices, and that could thrown any number of variables out of whack.
After a moment's consideration though, since he's looking at the restored photo, I imagine his brain simply goes, "Close enough." Marty's not going to disappear again, and any future he gets back to he's just going to have to deal with. They have a lightning storm to catch, and nothing more can be done about 1985 with the time they have.
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Awesome answer, so good, thanks! Been asking myself the question for years!
– MicroMachine
Oct 4 '15 at 7:42
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Because if it never happened in Marty's experience, then Marty didn't completely fix the timeline.
Doc was envisioning what might have happened to the timeline now due to Marty's interference. He wouldn't know exactly, not knowing Marty as well as Doc would in 1985, but he'd know something was up. George would now be a different person, and make different choices, and that could thrown any number of variables out of whack.
After a moment's consideration though, since he's looking at the restored photo, I imagine his brain simply goes, "Close enough." Marty's not going to disappear again, and any future he gets back to he's just going to have to deal with. They have a lightning storm to catch, and nothing more can be done about 1985 with the time they have.
answered Oct 4 '15 at 4:10
RadhilRadhil
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Awesome answer, so good, thanks! Been asking myself the question for years!
– MicroMachine
Oct 4 '15 at 7:42
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Because if it never happened in Marty's experience, then Marty didn't completely fix the timeline.
Doc was envisioning what might have happened to the timeline now due to Marty's interference. He wouldn't know exactly, not knowing Marty as well as Doc would in 1985, but he'd know something was up. George would now be a different person, and make different choices, and that could thrown any number of variables out of whack.
After a moment's consideration though, since he's looking at the restored photo, I imagine his brain simply goes, "Close enough." Marty's not going to disappear again, and any future he gets back to he's just going to have to deal with. They have a lightning storm to catch, and nothing more can be done about 1985 with the time they have.
answered Oct 4 '15 at 4:10
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28.8k397137
Because if it never happened in Marty's experience, then Marty didn't completely fix the timeline.
Doc was envisioning what might have happened to the timeline now due to Marty's interference. He wouldn't know exactly, not knowing Marty as well as Doc would in 1985, but he'd know something was up. George would now be a different person, and make different choices, and that could thrown any number of variables out of whack.
After a moment's consideration though, since he's looking at the restored photo, I imagine his brain simply goes, "Close enough." Marty's not going to disappear again, and any future he gets back to he's just going to have to deal with. They have a lightning storm to catch, and nothing more can be done about 1985 with the time they have.
answered Oct 4 '15 at 4:10
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answered Oct 4 '15 at 4:10
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Awesome answer, so good, thanks! Been asking myself the question for years!
– MicroMachine
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Awesome answer, so good, thanks! Been asking myself the question for years!
– MicroMachine
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Awesome answer, so good, thanks! Been asking myself the question for years!
– MicroMachine
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Awesome answer, so good, thanks! Been asking myself the question for years!
– MicroMachine
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Couldn’t have been rape, all of them disappeared from the picture. Plus by what your saying you think the daughter would be biffs, I think that’s what your saying I may be wrong, but the brother is the oldest. They all disappeared even after Biff was in the car with her she was still off the picture. Lastly, on the original time line Biff was never with Loraine, because Gorge at the dance and Biff never would have gotten the chance to, you know. So that’s why that thorey is...well impossible
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Couldn’t have been rape, all of them disappeared from the picture. Plus by what your saying you think the daughter would be biffs, I think that’s what your saying I may be wrong, but the brother is the oldest. They all disappeared even after Biff was in the car with her she was still off the picture. Lastly, on the original time line Biff was never with Loraine, because Gorge at the dance and Biff never would have gotten the chance to, you know. So that’s why that thorey is...well impossible
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Welcome to SciFi.SE! This is a rebuttal of the theory mentioned in the question, but it doesn't answer what's actually being asked.
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Couldn’t have been rape, all of them disappeared from the picture. Plus by what your saying you think the daughter would be biffs, I think that’s what your saying I may be wrong, but the brother is the oldest. They all disappeared even after Biff was in the car with her she was still off the picture. Lastly, on the original time line Biff was never with Loraine, because Gorge at the dance and Biff never would have gotten the chance to, you know. So that’s why that thorey is...well impossible
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Couldn’t have been rape, all of them disappeared from the picture. Plus by what your saying you think the daughter would be biffs, I think that’s what your saying I may be wrong, but the brother is the oldest. They all disappeared even after Biff was in the car with her she was still off the picture. Lastly, on the original time line Biff was never with Loraine, because Gorge at the dance and Biff never would have gotten the chance to, you know. So that’s why that thorey is...well impossible
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Welcome to SciFi.SE! This is a rebuttal of the theory mentioned in the question, but it doesn't answer what's actually being asked.
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11 mins ago
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Welcome to SciFi.SE! This is a rebuttal of the theory mentioned in the question, but it doesn't answer what's actually being asked.
– F1Krazy
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Welcome to SciFi.SE! This is a rebuttal of the theory mentioned in the question, but it doesn't answer what's actually being asked.
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Welcome to SciFi.SE! This is a rebuttal of the theory mentioned in the question, but it doesn't answer what's actually being asked.
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He's concerned, because it suggests that Marty's actions have changed the timeline, as indeed they did.
– Harry Johnston
Oct 4 '15 at 3:44
Maybe he was testing Marty to see if he shared his love of Gilbert and Sullivan: Marty: He's never stood up to Biff in his life! Doc: What, never? Marty: No, never. Doc, What, never? Marty: Well, hardly ever... </joke>
– Wallnut
Jun 24 '16 at 8:33