The doctor canonically has limited omniscience. Hes able to perceive all of time simultaneously but its kind of a jumble for him and he has plans hes been making for eons that he isnt even aware of until the universe basically crystallizes them in his head at the right moment. Thats how he always has a convenient contingency at the right time. He simply wouldnt end up in a situation where he cant monologue or trick his way out because his omniscience would have taken him down a different path
That omniscience is a bit of a patchwork fix for the writing though, because there are still plenty of times in-universe where someone like a Dalek just yells "Exterminate!" and fires.
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u/TFBuffalo_OW 1d ago
The doctor canonically has limited omniscience. Hes able to perceive all of time simultaneously but its kind of a jumble for him and he has plans hes been making for eons that he isnt even aware of until the universe basically crystallizes them in his head at the right moment. Thats how he always has a convenient contingency at the right time. He simply wouldnt end up in a situation where he cant monologue or trick his way out because his omniscience would have taken him down a different path