Yes. They Are.

Yes. They are.

Here’s the thing. The original Doc who died in the first timeline may have never had any feelings for Marty. But the Doc who wore the bullet proof vest is a different man. Unlike the original Doc, who met Marty in 1982 when he was a teenager, this new paradox Doc had 30 years to pine over a whirlwind friendship with a clever, mysterious, vivacious time traveler who thought Doc walked on water. Marty is only in 1955 briefly, but his impact is obviously profound. Marty has so much respect, admiration and faith in Doc that it literally rubs off on him by the end of their time together. Doc begins to think more highly of himself and his capabilities.

Fast forward 30 years. Marty returns to a paradox of 1985. Some effects of his meddling are more obvious than others (ie his family), but the point is this is no longer the same Doc he left behind. At first glance he may appear similar. Their relationship may appear unchanged. But I’d be interested to discover how much of that is Doc’s own careful construction, having to hide the existence of time travel and his prior meeting with Marty in 1955. I imagine a Doc that has been hopelessly infatuated with the memory of Marty for three decades, but is unwilling to jeopardize their friendship and Marty’s understanding of reality to act upon it.

The question I keep coming back to is this: just how different is this paradoxical Doc who wore the bullet proof vest? How drastically did those thirty years of waiting alter him from the original Doc that Marty knew? And how will this change the trajectory of their relationship once they’re both on the same page?

This is all my meta musing of course, because I don’t think Marty would consciously “get” that this new Doc belongs to a paradox, and the original Doc really WAS shot to death in front of him by terrorists. Even if he could wrap his brain around it, he wouldn’t want to. Doc is Doc to him. No matter what time.

You can’t put a DeLorean in your pocket, Marty

Jack: *live with his own happy live after war*

Courtney: *Enters to Jack office with billions problems knowing that he will solve them in one day* Oh, hello honey! I missed you so much!

Jack: I can be happy seeing you, but not about the fact you bring something new, Shelly... And it's not good.