I dont know if it was the 1 Dalek that scared him, it was what it represented, the survival of the Daleks, and a reminder of his actions in the Time War, a reminder of the end of his people.
Shell shock, PTSD, that kind of thing
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Shell shock, PTSD, that kind of thing
I think you're correct... his little collapse against the TARDIS wall after he chats to the Emperor in Parting of the Ways and can hear the Daleks outside screeching EXTERMINATE! conveys this quite well - he's back in the dark days of the Time War again. Except he's not - the Daleks are back, whether one or a million doesn't matter. It means he failed. And it means people are going to die.
Yeah, I loved that about him - but then, I don't give a fuck what the "Seventh Doctor" could or could not do, either.
also looking back, when its been the millions of Daleks, its been the companion which stops them, not the Doctor.
Rose/TARDIS/Bad Wolf stops them in Party of the Ways, and DoctorDonna in Journeys End.
Infact it was Rose that stopped the Dalek in "Dalek"
Evolution of the Daleks is maybe the one time when the Doctor himself stopped the Daleks, he out smarted them, turned their own weapons against them, but he only stopped 3 true Daleks, at that point Dalek Sec was in chains, and the real threat was Dalek Cann, Dalek Jast & Dalek Thay.
Rose/TARDIS/Bad Wolf stops them in Party of the Ways, and DoctorDonna in Journeys End.
Infact it was Rose that stopped the Dalek in "Dalek"
Evolution of the Daleks is maybe the one time when the Doctor himself stopped the Daleks, he out smarted them, turned their own weapons against them, but he only stopped 3 true Daleks, at that point Dalek Sec was in chains, and the real threat was Dalek Cann, Dalek Jast & Dalek Thay.
I enjoyed End of Time, but that bugged me a bit. It sort of muted the blow of Gallifrey being gone.
You could argue the Dalek in "Dalek" stopped himself because he couldn't live with the stinking humnity Rose had bequeathed him!
as you said yourself " Rose had bequeathed him!"
yes but not on purpose!
The thing I loved about the Dalek in "Dalek" was just how conniving and manipulative he was. He could have killed everyone one at a time, but no he thought it more effective to electocute loads at once!
Its a real shame keeping secrets is so difficult in the internet age, beca\use how cool would that scene have been if the episode hadn't been called Dalek, and we didn;'t know.
"Doc-Tor? The Doc-tor?"
Anyone else think they should get someone other than Nick Briggs to do the voices by the way? I'm not saying get rid of Briggs, but don't let him be the only Dalek voice. That's the other annoying thing about the lack of different daleks, not only do they all look alike they all sound alike.
If I was Moffat I'd bring back Zippy...(Skelton's still alive isn't he?)
The thing I loved about the Dalek in "Dalek" was just how conniving and manipulative he was. He could have killed everyone one at a time, but no he thought it more effective to electocute loads at once!
Its a real shame keeping secrets is so difficult in the internet age, beca\use how cool would that scene have been if the episode hadn't been called Dalek, and we didn;'t know.
"Doc-Tor? The Doc-tor?"
Anyone else think they should get someone other than Nick Briggs to do the voices by the way? I'm not saying get rid of Briggs, but don't let him be the only Dalek voice. That's the other annoying thing about the lack of different daleks, not only do they all look alike they all sound alike.
If I was Moffat I'd bring back Zippy...(Skelton's still alive isn't he?)
So the different colored covers weren't just a political perference.
until the Doctor kills all the blue ones, and is accused by the Daily Mail of sending out a subliminal message.
So the different colored covers weren't just a political perference.
However given that the over riding message would be that all the parties are Daleks, im not sure the subliminal message means much.
It reminds me of the Schumacher treatment that was given to Batman in those couple of films in the 1990s. The Dalek's you've just seen are not just promotional photoshop'd images for the magazine, they actually will appear in the episode as confirmed by this image:
Funny, I wasn't ware the next power rangers would be daleks.
EDIT: Ignore that, didn't see the other five pages...
I don't like them. Much prefer to other design.
Hopefully they only appear in this story and none other. Just like the Human-Dalek Sec.
Then again, it'll probably happen within the story. Daleks are inherently racist. They'll see the original Daleks and destroy them, then realise they're all different colours and destroy each other.
I don't like them. Much prefer to other design.
Hopefully they only appear in this story and none other. Just like the Human-Dalek Sec.
Then again, it'll probably happen within the story. Daleks are inherently racist. They'll see the original Daleks and destroy them, then realise they're all different colours and destroy each other.
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I'm not an expert on the original series, but it was certainly the only time in the revival a Dalek demonstrated an understanding of emotional manipulation and psychological warfare. "Have pity!" "I am glad I met a human who did not fear me. Please pat me on the head with your arton-energy-soaked hand." "What use are emotions if you will not save the woman you love?"
Compare that to "Bad Wolf," when the Daleks attempted to coerce the Doctor by threatening to kill his "associate." I suppose buttering up the businessman in "Daleks in Manhattan" sort of counts, but that was the Cult of Skarro, who are supposed to be more perceptive about these things. Even the Supreme Dalek in "Journey's End" was pretty ham-fisted in his attempts to twist the knife with the Doctor ("Do you feel sorrow? Rage? Then if emotions are so important, surely we have enhanced you!"), especially compared to how Davros was able to make him cry later.
Instead of I am your servant we have I am your soldier.
Given the images of 'new' Daleks above, I think this'll be more than just a nod to Power of the Daleks.
Given the images of 'new' Daleks above, I think this'll be more than just a nod to Power of the Daleks.
The only thing that concerns me a bit is trying to squeeze the 6x25 min episodes of Power.. into one 45 minute episode.
Not to mention how long into the episode before they're revealed to the Doctor, having at least some of the WW2 storyline, the 'new' Dalek storyline and then the space battle.
Gonna be a busy episode.
Oh wait; isn't it 65 minutes? Or was that a typo in a publication?
I truly meant no disrespect. I appreciate fan theories on Dalek evolution and admire the fan art work relating to alternate Dalek designs. I also recognise that logically the Daleks would have evolved so that they could operate in any environment and accomplish any tasks associated with "ruling" the galaxy and this would suggest that there are multiple forms that they may take. On reflection I personally would not mind seeing variations as long as they stayed true to the template of Dalek design and asthetics. This means that any Dalek variants would have to have hemis (aka Dalek balls), eye stalk, dome and lights to indicate when they are talking (a must in Dalek design). And they must of course carry a Khaled mutant.
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