Indeed, that's why the Doctor says that the Dalek would rather be dead than "contaminated", as these Space Nazis take their "genetic purity" very seriously.
Billy Piper started off as an identikit pop singer, and everyone was very dubious how she'd do in Dr. Who, fearing that she'd only been cast due to her pop culture profile. She quickly showed, in episodes like this, that she could act her socks off, and went on to have a a very successful acting career including some really challenging stuff.
The pop-singer phase was actually a temporary side-track from her acting, which she'd been doing for a couple of years. (I've seen her in one tiny bit part from that time.)
@@funnylilgalreacts Oh, there is so much story, pain, tears and emotions ahead of you. Can't wait to see you experience it😈 And I'm a bit jealous that you will get to experience it for the first time😏
@@funnylilgalreacts It makes a little more sense in context, this creature has been a running thing since the second ever episode in the 60s. It was an allegory for nazi germany, it just kills anything different to itself. Every doctor has come across them and never in a good way. Then in this new era they are responsible for the death of his race. I honestly cant wait until you get to matt smiths era, hes the best one imo
@@funnylilgalreacts lily you should go back and watch the 4th doctors encounter with the Daleks in Genesis of the Daleks, I think it would give you perspective on how significant they are in the Doctors history and how the time war changed him.
Ecclestone really gets to show his acting chops here. The reveal scene with the Dalek never fails to give me chills, the way he goes from terror, to mockery, to towering rage, switching emotional gears without a hitch or a moment of feeling forced. Just perfection.
It's sad that he doubted his acting skills after doctor who, and felt like he wasn't a good doctor, but loyal fans to Christopher helped him and Christopher is thankful for the fans. He said they made the show what it is, and made him feel whole again as a doctor actor , and is now attending events again, and celebrating his role as the doctor, and is happy that people want to talk to him about his work and offer him a handshake. It's a shame his personal issues with the writers and BBC made him quit
That's crazy because I vividly remember this scene as being one of the first times when I was younger that I was consciously aware of how impressed I was by an actors performance.
Yeah, Christopher doubted himself, and after his issues with the writers the BBC, he doubted himself, but loyal fans to his portrayal of the doctor made him happier and now he's celebrating his role as the doctor and is glad he had the chance to do it, and is now attending conventions, and still says that the fans are the people who make a show for what it is
@@thegamingcook785 do you know anything more about the problems he had with the writers? I adore David Tenet but it would have been nice to have at least one more season with Eckleston.
@@matthewzeller5026 it's not really knowing, but he said he would consider coming back as long as certain writers aren't involved, and also complained about the work space, and environment, maybe it's why he didn't like the writers specifically. But his main gripe is with the BBC since his political views weren't liked by BBC and BBC already has their fair share of controversies lol. BBC did also say he was replaced since he wasn't a good fit so they say. But he actually loves doctor who it self, and has never talked bad about the Role, and even is aware of how much it did wonders for his career, and enjoyed his time on the show. I wish I knew more, since some people think Christopher was a rude person who bashed doctor who, but it's the complete opposite. It was the fans of his role as the doctor that helped him and he said that the fans healed him, and he's always so happy when he meets fans who say he was their favourite and want to shake his hand, it makes him really happy to know he has a loyal fan base and not always hating on him
This is absolutely the episode where the fun turns serious. This happens in Doctor Who. It's far from the last time it will happen. It's one of the strongest points of the show that it can be fun and camp but also tackle serious issues, address heavy topics, and really put the emotional screws to you.
exactly, this is what Dr Who used to be. Thats why it had substance and weight. Its such a shame everything changed from Jodie Whitaker onwards. The latest is just awful
@@JohnSmith-wl8ts i watched Jodie up until the Timeless Child stuff. I think Jodie could have been a great Doctor but was hamstrung by horrible writing. I stopped watching after all that.
It's the worst thing anyone could possibly say to the Doctor, yet it only cuts as deep as it does because he knows it's true in a way. When his hatred bests him, he laughs and cheers at a genocide, just as a Dalek would
Just for context: the Dalek is THE doctor who monster. Dating back to the second ever story. Alongside Beatlemania the UK had Dalekmania where the daleks were everywhere and immensely popular. The Daleks were written in a post WW2 society to be a Nazi allegory. they’re the manifestation of the Nazis fake race science, with everything that isn’t Dalek (including humans) being seen as sickness to them (That’s what makes the Daleks evolution at the start of this episode so bold). They were also created with the fear of nuclear war in mind (hence why the Daleks are mutants). This episode was also a great exploration of the Doctors dark side. The fury of the time lord is a key part of the doctor’s character as the survivor of the war. “You would make a good Dalek”.
Fun Fact: The Daleks (as intellectual property) aren't entirely owned by the BBC and RTD/the producers didn't know if the estate of Terry Nation would let them use Daleks in this revival of Doctor Who.
Eccleston is so amazing, his acting showing a completely different person than the doctor we know, the change the daleks make in him i love this episode
@@HuntingViolets it's not a spoiler. She knows the war just ended and it's fresh for him. In fact, had you not said anything she probably would have said. Oh yeah so it really was that fresh the war it really did just happen but since you guys said spoilers now she's going to think there's more to it. So good job!
the absolute WHIPLASH you get going from the Slitheen to the Dalek in the space of an episode lmao, that's what makes Doctor Who!! one minute it's camp buffoonery and the next you're having an emotional breakdown
@@funnylilgalreacts There is A LOT more to come of that, especially when you get into the next couple of seasons, you're going to need an entire crate's worth of tissues
*_"I can... feel... so many ideas... So much... darkness"_* Imagine living your life as a Dalek - a hateful, remorseless killing machine - only to be contaminated with emotions like compassion, fear, love and empathy. Imagine realising for the first time what kind of THING you actually are and the horrors you've committed during your whole existence in the Universe. *_"This is not life... This is sickness."_* No wonder it wanted to die.
I don't even think it got as far as self reflection, I think it just recognised the nature of the feelings it was experiencing and every fiber of its being was going THIS IS WRONG THIS IS WRONG THIS IS WRONG. Imagine if you suddenly realised your skin felt wet on the inside.
As an old school Whovian, it was a trip to see someone react to Daleks from a position of having no clue what they are (not how to pronounce the word, or that the thing on her shirt was one of them!)
It's such a rare experience, very interesting! I doubt anyone watching at the time went in without knowing. "TARDIS = bigger on the inside" and "Dalek = Exterminate!" are **the** two things you just assume everybody knows about Doctor Who even if they have never seen a single episode. I had never even stopped to think about how this episode might read if you didn't know the Daleks beforehand.
@@SNMG7664 Yeah. It is like seeing it for the first time again.. Also that older fans knew all this BEFORE other sci-fi shows used similar ideas or even before sci-fi became a common genre. If Star Trek is the Grand-daddy of modern science fiction then Dr. Who is his older slightly eccentric brother.
The fact that Doctor Who can be funny and camp one minute, and in the next it's angry, dark, tragic, sad, and a little bit scary - that's what makes Doctor Who truly special. It's all things to all people. This episode is still a favourite of mine to this day! And Christopher Eccleston truly *shines* as the Doctor. His ability to capture the rage and pain beneath the Doctor's fun exterior is nothing short of magical.
As some others have already mentioned; the Daleks are the oldest and most popular villain of Doctor Who, first appearing in the show's second ever serial way back in 1963. They were one of the reasons that the show found success. Also the whole 'Dalek deafeated by a flight of stairs' bit is a playful nod to classic who as many fans made jokes about a Dalek's inability to climb stairs.
The success of the Dakeks with that first serial probably changes the course of Doctor Who. It was originally intended to be "edutainment", but they abandoned that pretty quickly.
Christopher Eccleston is *phenomenal* here. Granted, all of Doctors are very good during these huge emotional moments, but there's something about him to me... He's so raw, the way he balances anger and vulnerability is very impactful, there's a real sense of tragedy to him.
The only issues i have sometimes with that is I feel David Tennant overdoes it and Ncuti cries too much that it takes away the alieness of the character it works with Eccleston because he's the PTSD Doctor but I feel they should be getting passed that now.
What is great about this story is that you don't need to know about the Daleks for it to have a massive impact - your reaction shows that. The episode did everything it needed to do.
As someone who started with New Who this was a wonderful introduction to the Daleks. I remember feeling like Rose, wondering why the Doctor could feel this justified in his anger. And worrying what it meant that he was so psychotic towards the Dalek. And now, I can look back - actually knowing Davros and the Daleks - and truly understand his reaction. I can see it and think, "yeah, that fear is justified."
The first time we saw a Dalek levitating to climb stairs was in the 1988 episode "Remembrance of the Daleks" with the seventh doctor Sylvester McCoy and his companion Ace (Sophie Aldred ). A flying Dalek had though been seen earlier in the sixth Doctor Colin Baker episode "Revelation of the Daleks" in 1985 and all the way back in 1965 in the first Doctor (William Hartnell) episode "The Chase" a Dalek is seen levitating up through a pile of sand. So the joke had been put to bed by the mid 1980s and should really have died in 1965 though because of the sand being there (necessary to obscure how the Dalek was actually being levitated since there were no CGI or other advanced special effects techniques) it is perhaps unsurprising that that levitation was not really remembered.
@@Llanchlo And it was clear in that episode that the Doctor expected the stairs to work that time too. The look on his face when the Dalek started flying...
Christopher Ecclestone played the bad guy in "Gone in 60 Seconds" with Nicolas Cage, and in a scene where Chris's character is supposed to yell at Nic threateningly, the director told him to be scarier. Nic Cage interjected and said they should see it from his side, he was scared sh!tless. The man can seriously act, and when he gets his scary on, he REALLY gets it on!
Unfortunate that Malekith was such a boring villain; if they went with the comics’ characterisation where he’s a “jolly elf”, a sadistic monster of a ruler that even his amoral people feared… Chris Eccleston would have absolutely *killed* it in such a role! The limits of the makeup didn’t help; all that and his role being cut, and no wonder he didn’t enjoy his role there.
Knowing the history of the Daleks vs the Doctor makes Eccletons' performance in this episode insanely well delivered. The amount of guilt, anger and fear that the Doctor has reguarding the Daleks is insane and Eccleston embodies every last ounce of it.
Having an actor of Christopher Eccleston’s calibre as the Doctor was a huge sign of intent when they brought the show back. He elevates this already brilliant episode with his performance here, a truly fantastic actor👏🏻
I once heard someone describe the Doctor as 'dancing on the line between Sherlock and Moriarty'. This is the first episode where he went a few steps over the line.
It’s why he travels with humans. To keep him from straying towards either of these two extremes. Both of which can be just as indifferent, certain of their superiority. Especially the Moffat versions of these characters.
@@aarongunstone6579 I only know of him from a single review, but considering all the carnage wrought by him in that, yeah, he certainly did some damage.
As a boy of 7 in 1963 I was running around the playing field opposite my home with a sink plunger playing dalek and shouting exterminate - great days to be a kid.
Trivia, another famous Doctor Who villain originally said resistance is useless which is often thought to of influenced the borg phrase (I think people will know what I'm talking about without spoiling).
The thing about the Daleks is that they never get the praise they deserve as a design. (And they do get a lot of praise for that). People always underestimate how terrifying they are IRL. I was taken as a child to an event for the 30th anniversary and there were of course some prop Daleks, and it's all fun and games until one of them turns it's eystalk to look directly at you....😱
Love how this episode works for both new and old fans in two separate ways. For new fans, they’re with Rose, sympathetic for this creature that’s the last of its race. For old fans, they’re with the Doctor, understanding the threat and wanting to kill it.
A Dalek's extermination ray is absolutely horriffic. It could instantly vaporise you. Clean, painless, efficient. Instead, it chooses to dial the power back a bit, and instead scrambles your internal organs causing you to die slower and in sheer agony.
@@stumblepuppy606 Back on 2005, I was dating someone who worked in BBC subtitling. They asked my opinion (as well as a few others') on how to caption the dalek weapon. I was advocating for 'Death Ray'.
Just a quick general head-sup about the show: Between each two seasons, there is a "Christmas Special", those are full fledged episodes and are part of the story line. Some are even plot critical, so make sure you watch them as well.
something people dont talk about is how good billie also did in this episode. i think she was just fantastic, and lots of people dont realize that rose was depressed and unhappy with her life before meeting the doctor, but hides it with a sunshine personality as best she can just like the doctor does. but they show eachother love ❤
The thing to remember about the Daleks is that they basically function on a binary system: is it Dalek? If not, it's bad. Simple as that. This Dalek was mutating, becoming more human, developing wants and desires outside of just 'exterminate'... and for a Dalek, that is WRONG. Daleks shouldn't want anything more than total extermination of other life-forms. A Dalek daring to dream and want and imagine is nothing more than a betrayal of what the Daleks ARE. It could FEEL itself changing, and it HATED itself for it.
Daleks were an alien menace from the original series that became super popular. Basically their popularity saved the series when it was almost cancelled. People loved them as baddies. The rating shot up when they appeared.
@@theshades5702 you're probably right. The firepower is less, and I don't know how well most of them can do interstellar/time travel without external machinery. Edit: we do see handheld weapons damage Daleks, so maybe not actually, in terms of durability? Hard to judge these things
If we're using startrek as a comparison here their exosuit and demeanor is more akin to the Borg in that they see themselves as superior and are practically indestructible. Their exosuit can self repair just like the borg vessels can and any type of weaponry can be adapted to or in the case of the daleks don't do damage at all to its dalekanium shell ( although they are sucepable to explosives)
This. This was the episode that finally cemented my love of the New Who project. It made me feel sympathy for The Doctor’s most villainous enemies. I was both crying and applauding at the end. And Eccleston’s delivery of the line “I win” broke me. So much tragedy and regret in those two simple words.
Its always so amazing watching people fall in love with this episode. Chris and Billie are incredible in this one. When a lot of Who fans dont put Chris as one of their favorite Doctors, its really like trying to pick one of our favorite kids 😅 Chris plays the Doctor as a PTSD war survivor so well
When the Doctor says that Daleks are the ultimate in racial cleansing, it’s very much the case that they were written back in 1963 (less than 20 years after then end of WWII) to represent Nazis. This is even more explicitly shown in a 4th Doctor story called Genesis of the Daleks, which I strongly recommend you check out sometime. By the way, the head on display which the Doctor looks at in the opening scene was another Classic DW villain called a Cyberman (think the Borg, but actually conceived of in the mid 60s before Star Trek). If you’re looking for other things Eccleston has featured in, there is quite a lot, but I can strongly recommend The Second Coming (2003), Lennon Naked (2010) in which he plays John Lennon, and Fortitude (2015).
The daleks were a _very_ long running recurring villain in Classic Who. It's arguable that without the daleks we wouldn't have Doctor Who today. The first storyline when Doctor Who premiered in 1963 was kind of meh, and not really pulling in viewers (back then a story would run over multiple half hour episodes). It wasn't until the daleks showed up in the second story (starting with the fifth episode) that people really started tuning in. They were so popular for a while that the UK news outlets actually referred to "Dalekmania" in similar terms to "Beatlemania". When the new series started, it wasn't certain that the daleks would be in it. Thanks to a weird copyright situation, the daleks are partly owned by the BBC and partly by the estate of the writer of that first dalek story, Terry Nation. There was uncertainty in whether they could negotiate a deal for their use, and the writer had to write an alternate version of the script in case they couldn't. Not sure how long it took, but I'm pretty sure they were in production (of the series, not the episode) before they secured the rights.
Try not to think too much about the rules of time travel in this show. They're wibbly wobbly. LOVE the shirt. It would be hilarious to troll some people at conventions with it! 😂😂
A great introduction to the Daleks for viewers that didn't have nightmares about them as far back as 1974. Funny story: My parents made me stop watching the Doctor when I was about 5 because it was giving me nightmares, I was pissed! I loved the Doctor - totally worth the nightmares, so I made a lot of noise until they folded and let me start watching again. 😝
Another answer to the "Does the Tardis do what the doctor wants?" question is "sometimes", sometimes he can land it in the exact right moment at the exact right place, sometimes it lands where it wants.
Classic Who says the TARDIS is broken since it's not a state of the art TARDIS. Virgin New Adventures says a TARDIS needs 8 pilots to fly it, which is why there are 8 places around the console, and that is why the Doctor is always running around. Nu Who says the TARDIS is wearing the trousers in the relationship. I love the unreliable narrative of this series.
I think at the point of this episode the doctor isn't "in love" with Rose, but there is a certain infatuation he has with her. She constantly exceeds his expectations for humanity. Rose gives The Doctor hope, and the Doctor gives Rose wonder and excitement.
Also, when the Dalek refers to Rose as "the woman you love", bear in mind it's only just absorbed the entire internet of a weird, emotional and imaginative species called "humans". It's probably having some trouble distinguishing the fanfic from the canon. =;o}
As someone who has known Doctor Who since the 70s it is refreshing to see someone starting fresh. Catching some details and clues of things to come that I missed the first time also.
Welcome to the Fandom. Now that you've met The Doctor's most iconic enemy, you're truly one of us. Daleks look a little goofy at first, but it's an unforgettable character once you see how deadly and evil they are. They reintroduced them beautifully for modern Who. Also keep in mind that they have a Time machine, almost nothing is ever truely extinct to The Doctor. Events never come in exactly the right order for both groups.
The Daleks were designed in 1963, Dr Who was low budget the Daleks were cheap to build out of plywood and glass fibre with Mini car indicator lights on top that lit up when they spoke. There were castor wheels underneath, the operator sits on a plank inside and shuffles about. Gay male ballet dancers were often selected as Dalek operators. As soon as the Daleks began giving orders ans threatening to Exterminate people you suspended disbelief. Don't call them goofy, they were the latest thing in 1963.
One of the best Dr Who episodes/stories imho. Christopher's acting really sells the Doctor's backstory and his survival/guilt issues he is still facing. What a performance in this. Rose is grounding him, and preventing him from going over the edge with his PTSD. Loved your reaction to this one.
Yes, Daleks were the Bad Guys of the classic Doctor Who almost from the beginning. I liked this episode very much because it "muddied" the point-of-views quite a bit while still being very true to the original representation. Exactly those emotions you flip-flopped between through the episode. It was very well written. You could equally well enjoy it whether you were familiar with the classic Daleks or not. ...and don't you worry, Steven Moffat came up with a Very Iconic Monster of his own for the modern Doctor Who. Hope you have avoided all spoilers for those because we are all waiting for you to react to that particular future episode where they make their first appearance. 🙂
Don't ever feel bad for calling The Doctor "Doctor Who". There's precedent enough in the classic series and even later in the revival that it's not technically wrong... and real fans will never shame you for it 😊
How wrong you are. LOL Seriously though. It really doesn't matter.... It's just that he's rarely called Doctor Who in the show so it sounds weird. No big deal really.
I was enjoying new Who when it came out, but this episode was what made me realise it was going to be fantastic. The reintroduction of Daleks was handled beautifully. And the museum had another old foe in there. Loved your reactions, you got everything you needed to. Eccleston is a fabulous actor. I first saw him in the series Cracker, which starred Robbie Coltrane. Knew he would make a great Doctor. Can’t wait to see you watch more!
I was 16 years old when I first saw this episode back in 2005, coming from the old Doctor Who series from the 60s to the 80s, I knew what the Dalek's were and what they could do, this episode was so powerful that it made me sob like a child for something that had previously scared the living crap out of me.
Yeah, I grew up with watching the classics on UK Gold, and serials like Resurrection of the Daleks and Remembrance of the Daleks were my absolute favourites. The Daleks were always terrifying, but this episode took that concept and turned it into something truly ridiculously great. Seeing their rebirth, and the crazy upscaling of their power for this series. You can see how far they have some since Remembrance. Great stuff
I understand why you would want to sympathize with the Dalek, but since I know about them, I can’t help but chuckle every time you say you feel sorry for it
The Dalek design is a leftover from the original 60s series, so don't blame the current showrunners on the execution. But you can't have Doctor Who without a Dalek!
Thank you Angela, and Xander too. The producers of the show did a fantastic call-back job with these early episodes, and introduced some incredible new lore for old fans. The old series stopped BEFORE the Time War, so ALL fans are in the dark as to what actually happened. The show-runners then gave us the call-back to what had become a cliche - bad-guys in rubber suits. THEN they gave us this. Daleks that were truly terrifying. Old Who Daleks (no cgi back then!) COULD have been defeated by stairs, and that's what saved us from nightmares... now?! Holy Moly. The grumpy pepper-pots of old have been re-booted along with The Doctor. There are some moments in this episode that stand out from ALL of Who. The Doctor simply never, ever, uses weapons. To not only pick up a weapon but be pleased at the opportunity to use it, is antithetical to who The Doctor is. Christopher Eccleston's acting is outstanding here - to be told by a Dalek that HE would make a good one, we SAW that break something in The Doctor. The Daleks are defined by hate. Breathtaking acting that is responsible for the success of New Who. Without Christopher Eccleston we would never have had more.
I am so glad that you are not dismissive of Jackie Tyler and are showing concern toward her. Jackie Tyler deserves all the love, she is an incredibly underrated character.
The Daleks have been sound since 1963, almost from the very start. They've shown up many, many times in the last sixty years. This is one of the really good Dalek stories.
One thing I can say about previous Dr. Who's and etc. Companions do not have full plot armor. I actually haven't seen a lot of the new ones and etc, but the whole "well obviously ____ isn't gonna die" is not 100% fool proof in this franchise. So every time I see a scene like this one I'm like "Oh noooooo.... phew"
1) I love the shirt 2) This is what drew me into the modern Who - Both Mr. Eccleston's acting and Robert Sherman's writing. 3) I like that modern Who isn't afraid to go dark, sometimes. Nor is it a show that feels like it needs to be edgy. They appeared with the first Doctor and late into the new Who. They have been a staple of the entire run.
Reacting to your comments as the video began: It was a spoiler for someone to tell you the TARDIS goes where the Doctor is needed, that's not said until several seasons further along. When the series began in 1963, the Doctor simply couldn't navigate the TARDIS at all: he never knew where he'd landed until he went out and looked. This meant that any companion who joined him did so knowing they'd probably never get home. They either joined him accidentally (and he'd keep TRYING to get them home) or they joined him because they had no family or ties that they were leaving behind. The uncontrolled TARDIS was also a narrative convenience: the question of "Why not go back in time and fix things?" didn't arise because using the TARDIS would mean abandoning the adventure altogether. Later, as the Doctor gradually got control of his ship, they had to introduce the idea of not being able to use the TARDIS because it would cause a paradox, or history can't be changed except when it can, or some other handwave. One of my favorites was when the Third Doctor was asked why not use a time machine to just go back and try again, he said it was impossible because of the "Blinovich Limitation Effect." What's that? Oops, the monster of the week interrupted before he could explain.
Comic sans, the glitter of the font world… seemingly ending up everywhere and often used inappropriately. Though yes, for here it indeed very much fits.
SPOILERS I really like how in series 3 Dalek Sek's arc kinda pays off the arc from the Dalek from this episode. Both were exposed to human emotions and empathy and changed for the better, but while Drone (how i call the dalek from this episode) can't handle the change and prefers dying than living with it, Sek embraces the change, dying FOR his new beliefs instead of against them
The Doctor becomes part of whatever time he lands in and cant (or wont) cross his own time stream (change his own past by going back). So if the Doctor lands at this moment, he cant then go back 10 seconds before... because he wasnt there... didnt go... otherwise universe goes boom. Stuff. Daleks are the oldest villains in Doctor Who, going back to the second serial of the first season in 1963. Very iconic. Kids were known to hide behind sofas when they came on screen.
It’s not so much that he becomes part of whatever time he lands in, but more so about him meeting Jackie in that time. When she said that they hadn’t been there for a year, that became a part of established events and fixed that event in time. Her saying that made it impossible for the doctor to meet her with rose any sooner than a year after the tardis dematerialized in front of Jackie and Mickey.
Wow! I have only gotten to 14:10, but you slowly starting to lose your composure from 13:50 - 14:08 was hard. I was already starting to hurt due to the intense acting from Chris Eccleston in this scene but seeing you starting to break really pushed me over the edge and even I need a break before I go back to watching your reaction. Not that that’s a complaint, I really appreciate the earnest emotion there.
FYI Craig Ferguson had one of the best late (late) shows that came on after the CBS Late Show with David Letterman (before the establishment suckup Colbert came on I think). He is a Doctor fan and would talk about it, reference it, and did an awesome cold open musical scene (look up on TH-cam). He is friends with Capaldi from back in his 20s when they were in a band together. He had Smith, Tennant, and Capaldi on the show.
Ferguson once did a live comedy show in Glasgow, broadcast on local radio. Capaldi was in some of the sketches. One of them had Ferguson bemoaning that there hadn’t been a Scottish Doctor Who, and that he could be Doctor Who. The sketch that followed also had a Scottish Dalek.
Daleks were a reoccurring adversary of the original series, so for old time fans, all it took was the glow of it's eye and those two dome lights to bring back the memories
Amazing to see your reaction to the Dalek. Those of us familiar with the history of the Dalek were not prepared for it to show any emotion other than anger. You were able to sympathize with it.
I'm not often one for reacters, but seeing your breakdowns, your understanding of the characters so far, is a wonder. Also seeing Farscape in your portfolio is wonderful, I look forward to your future videos on both!
There’s also a great visual moment in this episode where the Doctor stands in front of the enemy in the glass case, it being reflected on to him. It very much foretells his cold, inhuman attitudes he’ll later display.
Honestly the most beautiful part of this video was when you saw the dalek inside the 'tin robot' and you just had this expression of awe and wonderment like you'd just seen something truly beautiful for the first time.
Oh man, ive been waiting for you to get to this episode! The "i can feel the turn of the earth" speech got me hooked on this show, but the normally infinitely compassionate doctor literally frothing at the mouth screaming at the enemy he thought long dead is when i realized this show was going to be something special
"What is a dalek? Is it a friend, can it be a friend. Is it an enemy?"
Me: "space nazi."
Indeed, that's why the Doctor says that the Dalek would rather be dead than "contaminated", as these Space Nazis take their "genetic purity" very seriously.
Even worse! No Dalek ever tried to say "I didn't wanna do it, they made me!"
@@TheDylls as the doctor says to Van Staten - "at least a dalek is honest".
@@TheDylls”I’ll f*ckin’ do it again!” -Dalek
"There are good people on both sides"
"Exterminate? Noooo! I thought you were going to be a friend!" Oh, you sweet summer child.
"You would make a good Dalek" is the line that hit me hardest.
A line that takes on multiple meaning over later seasons.
Or carries much deeper meaning from past seasons/series.
R2D2 is so mean!
It's the worst possible thing anyone could ever say to the Doctor, this Doctor specifically, so fresh from the Time War
@@miller-joel Or RTD?
"Daleks? Are they friendly?"
This is going to be rough
BE CAREFUL with that screwdriver. You pointed it at your camera and 2 of my shelves fell down.
If they are wood shelves, you're lying!
Wood shelves don't hold themselves up.
@@kevenpinder7025 What about the force field around the wood? Huh? Huh?
I've got battery issues...
@@kevenpinder7025 Have you tried reversing the polarity?
Billy Piper started off as an identikit pop singer, and everyone was very dubious how she'd do in Dr. Who, fearing that she'd only been cast due to her pop culture profile. She quickly showed, in episodes like this, that she could act her socks off, and went on to have a a very successful acting career including some really challenging stuff.
The pop-singer phase was actually a temporary side-track from her acting, which she'd been doing for a couple of years. (I've seen her in one tiny bit part from that time.)
"I watched it happen, I MADE IT Happen!" Such a powerful delivery, and realization after.
I was is such shock at how callus the Doctor was in this episode. Which means there is such a deep painful back story there. I can’t wait.
@@funnylilgalreacts Oh, there is so much story, pain, tears and emotions ahead of you. Can't wait to see you experience it😈 And I'm a bit jealous that you will get to experience it for the first time😏
@@funnylilgalreacts Buckle up buttercup it only gets wild from here.
@@funnylilgalreacts It makes a little more sense in context, this creature has been a running thing since the second ever episode in the 60s. It was an allegory for nazi germany, it just kills anything different to itself. Every doctor has come across them and never in a good way. Then in this new era they are responsible for the death of his race. I honestly cant wait until you get to matt smiths era, hes the best one imo
@@funnylilgalreacts lily you should go back and watch the 4th doctors encounter with the Daleks in Genesis of the Daleks, I think it would give you perspective on how significant they are in the Doctors history and how the time war changed him.
Ecclestone really gets to show his acting chops here. The reveal scene with the Dalek never fails to give me chills, the way he goes from terror, to mockery, to towering rage, switching emotional gears without a hitch or a moment of feeling forced. Just perfection.
It's sad that he doubted his acting skills after doctor who, and felt like he wasn't a good doctor, but loyal fans to Christopher helped him and Christopher is thankful for the fans. He said they made the show what it is, and made him feel whole again as a doctor actor , and is now attending events again, and celebrating his role as the doctor, and is happy that people want to talk to him about his work and offer him a handshake. It's a shame his personal issues with the writers and BBC made him quit
That's crazy because I vividly remember this scene as being one of the first times when I was younger that I was consciously aware of how impressed I was by an actors performance.
Yeah, Christopher doubted himself, and after his issues with the writers the BBC, he doubted himself, but loyal fans to his portrayal of the doctor made him happier and now he's celebrating his role as the doctor and is glad he had the chance to do it, and is now attending conventions, and still says that the fans are the people who make a show for what it is
@@thegamingcook785 do you know anything more about the problems he had with the writers? I adore David Tenet but it would have been nice to have at least one more season with Eckleston.
@@matthewzeller5026 it's not really knowing, but he said he would consider coming back as long as certain writers aren't involved, and also complained about the work space, and environment, maybe it's why he didn't like the writers specifically. But his main gripe is with the BBC since his political views weren't liked by BBC and BBC already has their fair share of controversies lol. BBC did also say he was replaced since he wasn't a good fit so they say. But he actually loves doctor who it self, and has never talked bad about the Role, and even is aware of how much it did wonders for his career, and enjoyed his time on the show. I wish I knew more, since some people think Christopher was a rude person who bashed doctor who, but it's the complete opposite. It was the fans of his role as the doctor that helped him and he said that the fans healed him, and he's always so happy when he meets fans who say he was their favourite and want to shake his hand, it makes him really happy to know he has a loyal fan base and not always hating on him
This is absolutely the episode where the fun turns serious. This happens in Doctor Who. It's far from the last time it will happen. It's one of the strongest points of the show that it can be fun and camp but also tackle serious issues, address heavy topics, and really put the emotional screws to you.
exactly, this is what Dr Who used to be. Thats why it had substance and weight. Its such a shame everything changed from Jodie Whitaker onwards. The latest is just awful
@@JohnSmith-wl8ts i watched Jodie up until the Timeless Child stuff. I think Jodie could have been a great Doctor but was hamstrung by horrible writing. I stopped watching after all that.
The latest series is amazing. That's just copium
Yeah when Doctor Who was amazing, now is just a shadow of it former self!
It's all equally valid. Not everything has to be dark and gritty.
"You would make a good Dalek" is, I think, the line that finally had me sold on this series. It's just so perfect for that moment.
It's the worst thing anyone could possibly say to the Doctor, yet it only cuts as deep as it does because he knows it's true in a way. When his hatred bests him, he laughs and cheers at a genocide, just as a Dalek would
Just for context: the Dalek is THE doctor who monster. Dating back to the second ever story. Alongside Beatlemania the UK had Dalekmania where the daleks were everywhere and immensely popular. The Daleks were written in a post WW2 society to be a Nazi allegory. they’re the manifestation of the Nazis fake race science, with everything that isn’t Dalek (including humans) being seen as sickness to them (That’s what makes the Daleks evolution at the start of this episode so bold). They were also created with the fear of nuclear war in mind (hence why the Daleks are mutants).
This episode was also a great exploration of the Doctors dark side. The fury of the time lord is a key part of the doctor’s character as the survivor of the war. “You would make a good Dalek”.
Really nicely put !!!!
,,Now we know the fury of a Time Lord" (don't know the exact quote) - That line describes this episode too so well.
I have been watching/rewatching Doctor Who for almost 2 decades & I never knew this. Thank you for sharing!
Fun Fact: The Daleks (as intellectual property) aren't entirely owned by the BBC and RTD/the producers didn't know if the estate of Terry Nation would let them use Daleks in this revival of Doctor Who.
yet, his fury mostly sprouts from his pain......
You know something is bad when the DR.'s First response is, kill it!
Eccleston is so amazing, his acting showing a completely different person than the doctor we know, the change the daleks make in him i love this episode
Yeah he expressed the regret and hate fresh off the war doctors regeneration excellently
@@strawberrylotlizard*mumbles* Spoilers.
@@strawberrylotlizard Might want to SPOILER and hit enter a few times at the top of this comment if the reactor doesn't want spoilers.
@@HuntingViolets it's not a spoiler. She knows the war just ended and it's fresh for him. In fact, had you not said anything she probably would have said. Oh yeah so it really was that fresh the war it really did just happen but since you guys said spoilers now she's going to think there's more to it. So good job!
Dalek weapon can vaporize whatever they fire at. They tone it down, on purpose, just so their victims feel excruciating agony as they are dying.
😅 Fun
the absolute WHIPLASH you get going from the Slitheen to the Dalek in the space of an episode lmao, that's what makes Doctor Who!! one minute it's camp buffoonery and the next you're having an emotional breakdown
I truly thought I was in for a really super fun episode. I did not expect to be emotionally torn apart like that. I was almost in shock.
@@funnylilgalreacts Just wait.
@@funnylilgalreacts It was new for a lot of the audience, too.
@@funnylilgalreacts "be emotionally torn apart" you ain't seen nothing yet, trust me!!!
@@funnylilgalreacts There is A LOT more to come of that, especially when you get into the next couple of seasons, you're going to need an entire crate's worth of tissues
*_"I can... feel... so many ideas... So much... darkness"_*
Imagine living your life as a Dalek - a hateful, remorseless killing machine - only to be contaminated with emotions like compassion, fear, love and empathy.
Imagine realising for the first time what kind of THING you actually are and the horrors you've committed during your whole existence in the Universe.
*_"This is not life... This is sickness."_*
No wonder it wanted to die.
I don't even think it got as far as self reflection, I think it just recognised the nature of the feelings it was experiencing and every fiber of its being was going THIS IS WRONG THIS IS WRONG THIS IS WRONG. Imagine if you suddenly realised your skin felt wet on the inside.
Now, if only we could find a way to make conservative politicians feel empathy and compassion . . .
Interesting; I thought it meant "this is sickness....I'm not a PURE Dalek anymore, and being im-pure is the worst thing I can imagine."
Interesting; I thought it meant "this is sickness....I'm not a PURE Dalek anymore, and being im-pure is the worst thing I can imagine."
Sounds like the last remaining Tory on July 5th
At this point in his life the Doctor was suffering from PTSD and survivor's guilt following the Time War. That's why he's so angry at the Dalek.
summary of reaction: "if dalek not friend, why friend-shaped"
Christopher did such an amazing job in this episode
"DALEKS HAVE NO CONCEPT OF ELEGANCE!"
It's a tiny, one-squid battletank. What else do you need? 😆
As an old school Whovian, it was a trip to see someone react to Daleks from a position of having no clue what they are (not how to pronounce the word, or that the thing on her shirt was one of them!)
Same. I can't wait for more !
It's such a rare experience, very interesting! I doubt anyone watching at the time went in without knowing. "TARDIS = bigger on the inside" and "Dalek = Exterminate!" are **the** two things you just assume everybody knows about Doctor Who even if they have never seen a single episode. I had never even stopped to think about how this episode might read if you didn't know the Daleks beforehand.
@@SNMG7664 Yeah. It is like seeing it for the first time again.. Also that older fans knew all this BEFORE other sci-fi shows used similar ideas or even before sci-fi became a common genre. If Star Trek is the Grand-daddy of modern science fiction then Dr. Who is his older slightly eccentric brother.
The fact that Doctor Who can be funny and camp one minute, and in the next it's angry, dark, tragic, sad, and a little bit scary - that's what makes Doctor Who truly special. It's all things to all people. This episode is still a favourite of mine to this day!
And Christopher Eccleston truly *shines* as the Doctor. His ability to capture the rage and pain beneath the Doctor's fun exterior is nothing short of magical.
As some others have already mentioned; the Daleks are the oldest and most popular villain of Doctor Who, first appearing in the show's second ever serial way back in 1963. They were one of the reasons that the show found success. Also the whole 'Dalek deafeated by a flight of stairs' bit is a playful nod to classic who as many fans made jokes about a Dalek's inability to climb stairs.
The success of the Dakeks with that first serial probably changes the course of Doctor Who. It was originally intended to be "edutainment", but they abandoned that pretty quickly.
As is the “what are you gonna do, sucker me to death”
Which is funny as even in some early classic who they had flying darleks to beat the stairs. Still a funny weakness like needing charging.
Frightening children because 'scary monster', but also frightening the parents because of what they represented.
It did climb stairs in a later Classic episode.
The "awooga" the sound effect when you blew your nose caught me completely off-guard. It was way funnier to me than it should have been. Lol. 😂
Same 😂
Eccleston's ptsd Doctor is underrated. Great acting moments.
He is my 2nd most favorite Doctor.
"I thought you were going to be a friend!" might be the funniest thing anyone's ever said about a Dalek, new to the show or not. Love it!
"I thought this was gonna be fun."
Yeah, well... live and learn. 😅
All jokes aside... *Fantastic* performance by Ecclestone, here. 🤩
Christopher Eccleston is *phenomenal* here. Granted, all of Doctors are very good during these huge emotional moments, but there's something about him to me... He's so raw, the way he balances anger and vulnerability is very impactful, there's a real sense of tragedy to him.
Comparable to tennant in waters of mars
The only issues i have sometimes with that is I feel David Tennant overdoes it and Ncuti cries too much that it takes away the alieness of the character it works with Eccleston because he's the PTSD Doctor but I feel they should be getting passed that now.
"You would make a good Dalek"
Chills everytime
What is great about this story is that you don't need to know about the Daleks for it to have a massive impact - your reaction shows that. The episode did everything it needed to do.
As someone who started with New Who this was a wonderful introduction to the Daleks.
I remember feeling like Rose, wondering why the Doctor could feel this justified in his anger. And worrying what it meant that he was so psychotic towards the Dalek.
And now, I can look back - actually knowing Davros and the Daleks - and truly understand his reaction. I can see it and think, "yeah, that fear is justified."
Before the stairs scene there was a massive joke in the UK about Daleks being defeated by stairs, as they couldn't climb them in the classic series.
Only for the first 25 years!! They first showed this ability in 1988 - Remembrance of the daleks with the 7th Doctor - Sylvester McCoy.
@@Llanchlo I know. And they were technically shown flying way earlier than that, too. But it was still a major joke until 2005.
The first time we saw a Dalek levitating to climb stairs was in the 1988 episode "Remembrance of the Daleks" with the seventh doctor Sylvester McCoy and his companion Ace (Sophie Aldred ).
A flying Dalek had though been seen earlier in the sixth Doctor Colin Baker episode "Revelation of the Daleks" in 1985 and all the way back in 1965 in the first Doctor (William Hartnell) episode "The Chase" a Dalek is seen levitating up through a pile of sand.
So the joke had been put to bed by the mid 1980s and should really have died in 1965 though because of the sand being there (necessary to obscure how the Dalek was actually being levitated since there were no CGI or other advanced special effects techniques) it is perhaps unsurprising that that levitation was not really remembered.
@@Llanchlo And it was clear in that episode that the Doctor expected the stairs to work that time too. The look on his face when the Dalek started flying...
“Real Daleks don’t climb stairs, they level the building”
Christopher Ecclestone played the bad guy in "Gone in 60 Seconds" with Nicolas Cage, and in a scene where Chris's character is supposed to yell at Nic threateningly, the director told him to be scarier. Nic Cage interjected and said they should see it from his side, he was scared sh!tless. The man can seriously act, and when he gets his scary on, he REALLY gets it on!
He was great fun, and practically unrecognizable, in the series Heroes
No spoilers, but his acting in Shallow Grave was amazing. The intensity! 😮
He was also the leader of the military group in 28 Day Later.
Also portrayed the leader of the Dark Elves in Thor: The Dark World.
Unfortunate that Malekith was such a boring villain; if they went with the comics’ characterisation where he’s a “jolly elf”, a sadistic monster of a ruler that even his amoral people feared… Chris Eccleston would have absolutely *killed* it in such a role!
The limits of the makeup didn’t help; all that and his role being cut, and no wonder he didn’t enjoy his role there.
Knowing the history of the Daleks vs the Doctor makes Eccletons' performance in this episode insanely well delivered.
The amount of guilt, anger and fear that the Doctor has reguarding the Daleks is insane and Eccleston embodies every last ounce of it.
That whole exchange with the dalek is what cemented Eccleston as my absolute favorite doctor.
The measure of any Doctor is their first Dalek episode IMHO. He passed.
@@UnhandyCandy280 And Jodie failed.
Gatwa might pass though when he has his first Dalek episode. Hopefully.
The Daleks are to Dr. Who as Lex Luthor is to Superman, as Joker is to Batman. They are deep in the Drs. history.
Having an actor of Christopher Eccleston’s calibre as the Doctor was a huge sign of intent when they brought the show back. He elevates this already brilliant episode with his performance here, a truly fantastic actor👏🏻
I once heard someone describe the Doctor as 'dancing on the line between Sherlock and Moriarty'. This is the first episode where he went a few steps over the line.
It’s why he travels with humans. To keep him from straying towards either of these two extremes. Both of which can be just as indifferent, certain of their superiority. Especially the Moffat versions of these characters.
Definitely not the *first* time. Sylvester McCoy's Doctor in particular could be really pretty dark, callous and sinister at times.
@@aarongunstone6579 I only know of him from a single review, but considering all the carnage wrought by him in that, yeah, he certainly did some damage.
As someone who has watched Doctor who for 40-plus years, I still can't get teary over the death of a dalek.
Another pop culture moment in history, "EXTERMINATE" is super famous, like the Borg's "Resistance is futile" line. You'll begin to see it everywhere!
As a boy of 7 in 1963 I was running around the playing field opposite my home with a sink plunger playing dalek and shouting exterminate - great days to be a kid.
Trivia, another famous Doctor Who villain originally said resistance is useless which is often thought to of influenced the borg phrase (I think people will know what I'm talking about without spoiling).
The Borg didn't come up with that line.
@@flaggerify No, but they assimilated it and made it their own for all time, as they are wont to do.
Eggs! Stir! Mix! Bake!
I liked that you've picked up on the "Bad Wolf" repeats :)
no spoilers though :)
Welcome to your first experience of one of the most enduring, iconic, terrifying words in all of sci-fi.
"EXTERMINATE!"
The thing about the Daleks is that they never get the praise they deserve as a design. (And they do get a lot of praise for that). People always underestimate how terrifying they are IRL.
I was taken as a child to an event for the 30th anniversary and there were of course some prop Daleks, and it's all fun and games until one of them turns it's eystalk to look directly at you....😱
Love how this episode works for both new and old fans in two separate ways. For new fans, they’re with Rose, sympathetic for this creature that’s the last of its race. For old fans, they’re with the Doctor, understanding the threat and wanting to kill it.
Cold Dalek
Hard Dalek
Little Can Of Hate
Evil Dalek
Angry Dalek
EX-TER-MIN-ATE!!!
A Dalek's extermination ray is absolutely horriffic. It could instantly vaporise you. Clean, painless, efficient. Instead, it chooses to dial the power back a bit, and instead scrambles your internal organs causing you to die slower and in sheer agony.
Bravo !!! I love that !!!!
@@stumblepuppy606 Back on 2005, I was dating someone who worked in BBC subtitling. They asked my opinion (as well as a few others') on how to caption the dalek weapon. I was advocating for 'Death Ray'.
Love it 😂
Totally sang that in a soft kitty way. My soft kitty lying next to me was not impressed 😂
There are many moments where this campy little british sci-fi show shows it knows how to hire some goddamned ACTORS
Just a quick general head-sup about the show: Between each two seasons, there is a "Christmas Special", those are full fledged episodes and are part of the story line. Some are even plot critical, so make sure you watch them as well.
‘The Doctor’s always so mean to the boys.’
He does have a bit of a jealous streak 😅
The little metal head that the Doctor saw at the beginning, a very nice nod to another Classic Who villain.
something people dont talk about is how good billie also did in this episode. i think she was just fantastic, and lots of people dont realize that rose was depressed and unhappy with her life before meeting the doctor, but hides it with a sunshine personality as best she can just like the doctor does. but they show eachother love ❤
The thing to remember about the Daleks is that they basically function on a binary system: is it Dalek? If not, it's bad. Simple as that.
This Dalek was mutating, becoming more human, developing wants and desires outside of just 'exterminate'... and for a Dalek, that is WRONG. Daleks shouldn't want anything more than total extermination of other life-forms. A Dalek daring to dream and want and imagine is nothing more than a betrayal of what the Daleks ARE.
It could FEEL itself changing, and it HATED itself for it.
"Daleks aren't great, they're not great!" such a wonderful first time reaction to the Doctor's greatest threat.
Daleks were an alien menace from the original series that became super popular. Basically their popularity saved the series when it was almost cancelled. People loved them as baddies. The rating shot up when they appeared.
It helps to think of each Dalek's "vehicle" as a personal battleship with the computing capacity and durability of the Enterprise
I'd say Dalek's surpass The Enterprize in both respects
@@theshades5702 you're probably right. The firepower is less, and I don't know how well most of them can do interstellar/time travel without external machinery.
Edit: we do see handheld weapons damage Daleks, so maybe not actually, in terms of durability? Hard to judge these things
@@abedrayton6398 Dalek possess the epitome of plot armor. They're indestructible except when they can be beaten by sticks.
If we're using startrek as a comparison here their exosuit and demeanor is more akin to the Borg in that they see themselves as superior and are practically indestructible.
Their exosuit can self repair just like the borg vessels can and any type of weaponry can be adapted to or in the case of the daleks don't do damage at all to its dalekanium shell ( although they are sucepable to explosives)
@@gork8468or *SPOILERS*
River's phase pistol.
This. This was the episode that finally cemented my love of the New Who project. It made me feel sympathy for The Doctor’s most villainous enemies. I was both crying and applauding at the end.
And Eccleston’s delivery of the line “I win” broke me. So much tragedy and regret in those two simple words.
Its always so amazing watching people fall in love with this episode.
Chris and Billie are incredible in this one. When a lot of Who fans dont put Chris as one of their favorite Doctors, its really like trying to pick one of our favorite kids 😅 Chris plays the Doctor as a PTSD war survivor so well
I laughed out loud when you expected the Dalek to be a friend. 😂 The Dalek har oen of the classic types of ailens from old Doctor Who. 🙂
Ditto
"Spoilers!" That's the Eleventh Doctor's screwdriver*. Ours doesn't look like that yet. ;-]
(*used by Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor)
I had food poisoning when I first say this episode and now I have a nauseous Pavlovian response to daleks
When the Doctor says that Daleks are the ultimate in racial cleansing, it’s very much the case that they were written back in 1963 (less than 20 years after then end of WWII) to represent Nazis. This is even more explicitly shown in a 4th Doctor story called Genesis of the Daleks, which I strongly recommend you check out sometime.
By the way, the head on display which the Doctor looks at in the opening scene was another Classic DW villain called a Cyberman (think the Borg, but actually conceived of in the mid 60s before Star Trek).
If you’re looking for other things Eccleston has featured in, there is quite a lot, but I can strongly recommend The Second Coming (2003), Lennon Naked (2010) in which he plays John Lennon, and Fortitude (2015).
The daleks were a _very_ long running recurring villain in Classic Who. It's arguable that without the daleks we wouldn't have Doctor Who today. The first storyline when Doctor Who premiered in 1963 was kind of meh, and not really pulling in viewers (back then a story would run over multiple half hour episodes). It wasn't until the daleks showed up in the second story (starting with the fifth episode) that people really started tuning in. They were so popular for a while that the UK news outlets actually referred to "Dalekmania" in similar terms to "Beatlemania".
When the new series started, it wasn't certain that the daleks would be in it. Thanks to a weird copyright situation, the daleks are partly owned by the BBC and partly by the estate of the writer of that first dalek story, Terry Nation. There was uncertainty in whether they could negotiate a deal for their use, and the writer had to write an alternate version of the script in case they couldn't. Not sure how long it took, but I'm pretty sure they were in production (of the series, not the episode) before they secured the rights.
The replacement aliens for the Daleks were the Taclophanes and they eventually appear at the end of season 3.
This is one of the best episodes ever made, in my opinion. Eccleston's acting in this is stunning, and the writing of the dialogue is so good.
Try not to think too much about the rules of time travel in this show. They're wibbly wobbly.
LOVE the shirt. It would be hilarious to troll some people at conventions with it! 😂😂
A great introduction to the Daleks for viewers that didn't have nightmares about them as far back as 1974. Funny story: My parents made me stop watching the Doctor when I was about 5 because it was giving me nightmares, I was pissed! I loved the Doctor - totally worth the nightmares, so I made a lot of noise until they folded and let me start watching again. 😝
Another answer to the "Does the Tardis do what the doctor wants?" question is "sometimes", sometimes he can land it in the exact right moment at the exact right place, sometimes it lands where it wants.
...but it always takes him where he *needs* to go
When and where he needs to be.
Classic Who says the TARDIS is broken since it's not a state of the art TARDIS.
Virgin New Adventures says a TARDIS needs 8 pilots to fly it, which is why there are 8 places around the console, and that is why the Doctor is always running around.
Nu Who says the TARDIS is wearing the trousers in the relationship.
I love the unreliable narrative of this series.
Like Dirk Gently. His navigation may not get him where he wants to go but it always gets him where he needs to be
@@vincegameriirc at least some of Dirk Gently's plot was originally intended for Doctor Who, so that concept may have been borrowed as well.
The Daleks were introduced in the second ever Doctor Who story in 1963! And returned a lot after then!
I think at the point of this episode the doctor isn't "in love" with Rose, but there is a certain infatuation he has with her. She constantly exceeds his expectations for humanity. Rose gives The Doctor hope, and the Doctor gives Rose wonder and excitement.
Also, when the Dalek refers to Rose as "the woman you love", bear in mind it's only just absorbed the entire internet of a weird, emotional and imaginative species called "humans". It's probably having some trouble distinguishing the fanfic from the canon. =;o}
As someone who has known Doctor Who since the 70s it is refreshing to see someone starting fresh. Catching some details and clues of things to come that I missed the first time also.
Welcome to the Fandom. Now that you've met The Doctor's most iconic enemy, you're truly one of us. Daleks look a little goofy at first, but it's an unforgettable character once you see how deadly and evil they are. They reintroduced them beautifully for modern Who. Also keep in mind that they have a Time machine, almost nothing is ever truely extinct to The Doctor. Events never come in exactly the right order for both groups.
The Daleks were designed in 1963, Dr Who was low budget the Daleks were cheap to build out of plywood and glass fibre with Mini car indicator lights on top that lit up when they spoke. There were castor wheels underneath, the operator sits on a plank inside and shuffles about. Gay male ballet dancers were often selected as Dalek operators. As soon as the Daleks began giving orders ans threatening to Exterminate people you suspended disbelief. Don't call them goofy, they were the latest thing in 1963.
"He's British, I bet he lives in Cardiff." Cue sooooo many upset Welsh. 😁
Well it's Doctor Who they're always in Cardiff no matter where in the universe they pretend to be 😂
Welsh are British, but not English
except when they are in Swansea - Silurians, Newnewnew York, Dot and Bubble
One of the best Dr Who episodes/stories imho. Christopher's acting really sells the Doctor's backstory and his survival/guilt issues he is still facing. What a performance in this.
Rose is grounding him, and preventing him from going over the edge with his PTSD.
Loved your reaction to this one.
Haha ... the subtle shift in your expression when it exclaims "THE Doctor?!" ... I think the odds of friendly were shaved in half in that moment.
Yes, Daleks were the Bad Guys of the classic Doctor Who almost from the beginning. I liked this episode very much because it "muddied" the point-of-views quite a bit while still being very true to the original representation. Exactly those emotions you flip-flopped between through the episode. It was very well written. You could equally well enjoy it whether you were familiar with the classic Daleks or not.
...and don't you worry, Steven Moffat came up with a Very Iconic Monster of his own for the modern Doctor Who. Hope you have avoided all spoilers for those because we are all waiting for you to react to that particular future episode where they make their first appearance. 🙂
Don't ever feel bad for calling The Doctor "Doctor Who". There's precedent enough in the classic series and even later in the revival that it's not technically wrong... and real fans will never shame you for it 😊
How wrong you are. LOL Seriously though. It really doesn't matter.... It's just that he's rarely called Doctor Who in the show so it sounds weird. No big deal really.
Real fans?
I was enjoying new Who when it came out, but this episode was what made me realise it was going to be fantastic. The reintroduction of Daleks was handled beautifully. And the museum had another old foe in there.
Loved your reactions, you got everything you needed to. Eccleston is a fabulous actor. I first saw him in the series Cracker, which starred Robbie Coltrane. Knew he would make a great Doctor.
Can’t wait to see you watch more!
I was 16 years old when I first saw this episode back in 2005, coming from the old Doctor Who series from the 60s to the 80s, I knew what the Dalek's were and what they could do, this episode was so powerful that it made me sob like a child for something that had previously scared the living crap out of me.
Yeah, I grew up with watching the classics on UK Gold, and serials like Resurrection of the Daleks and Remembrance of the Daleks were my absolute favourites. The Daleks were always terrifying, but this episode took that concept and turned it into something truly ridiculously great. Seeing their rebirth, and the crazy upscaling of their power for this series. You can see how far they have some since Remembrance.
Great stuff
I can't believe they satirized Elon Musk this early
I understand why you would want to sympathize with the Dalek, but since I know about them, I can’t help but chuckle every time you say you feel sorry for it
The Dalek design is a leftover from the original 60s series, so don't blame the current showrunners on the execution. But you can't have Doctor Who without a Dalek!
Christopher Eccleston is an astonishing actor and an astonishing Doctor.
Thank you Angela, and Xander too.
The producers of the show did a fantastic call-back job with these early episodes, and introduced some incredible new lore for old fans. The old series stopped BEFORE the Time War, so ALL fans are in the dark as to what actually happened. The show-runners then gave us the call-back to what had become a cliche - bad-guys in rubber suits. THEN they gave us this. Daleks that were truly terrifying. Old Who Daleks (no cgi back then!) COULD have been defeated by stairs, and that's what saved us from nightmares... now?! Holy Moly. The grumpy pepper-pots of old have been re-booted along with The Doctor.
There are some moments in this episode that stand out from ALL of Who. The Doctor simply never, ever, uses weapons. To not only pick up a weapon but be pleased at the opportunity to use it, is antithetical to who The Doctor is. Christopher Eccleston's acting is outstanding here - to be told by a Dalek that HE would make a good one, we SAW that break something in The Doctor. The Daleks are defined by hate.
Breathtaking acting that is responsible for the success of New Who. Without Christopher Eccleston we would never have had more.
Never uses weapons... except for all the times when he does! The Doctor can be a bit of a hypocrite, sometimes.
I am so glad that you are not dismissive of Jackie Tyler and are showing concern toward her. Jackie Tyler deserves all the love, she is an incredibly underrated character.
And this was just one Dalek. One piece of an entire race of billions. Just imagine what a whole fleet could do.
It's a good job they're all dead and can never come back ...
I loved Eccleston's run as the Doctor. Really wish he had done a second season.
The Daleks have been sound since 1963, almost from the very start. They've shown up many, many times in the last sixty years. This is one of the really good Dalek stories.
I loved when Luke Skywalker used the Sonic Screwdriver on the Cylons 😀
LOL !!! Not Cylons.... I thought they were Klingons !
@@UnhandyCandy280 since she's deep in the midst of BSG I thought the reference more appropriate 🤟😎
@@rodentnolastname6612 Good point. I got lost in the moment. Apologies. 🤐
One thing I can say about previous Dr. Who's and etc. Companions do not have full plot armor. I actually haven't seen a lot of the new ones and etc, but the whole "well obviously ____ isn't gonna die" is not 100% fool proof in this franchise. So every time I see a scene like this one I'm like "Oh noooooo.... phew"
1) I love the shirt
2) This is what drew me into the modern Who - Both Mr. Eccleston's acting and Robert Sherman's writing.
3) I like that modern Who isn't afraid to go dark, sometimes. Nor is it a show that feels like it needs to be edgy.
They appeared with the first Doctor and late into the new Who. They have been a staple of the entire run.
Reacting to your comments as the video began: It was a spoiler for someone to tell you the TARDIS goes where the Doctor is needed, that's not said until several seasons further along.
When the series began in 1963, the Doctor simply couldn't navigate the TARDIS at all: he never knew where he'd landed until he went out and looked. This meant that any companion who joined him did so knowing they'd probably never get home. They either joined him accidentally (and he'd keep TRYING to get them home) or they joined him because they had no family or ties that they were leaving behind. The uncontrolled TARDIS was also a narrative convenience: the question of "Why not go back in time and fix things?" didn't arise because using the TARDIS would mean abandoning the adventure altogether.
Later, as the Doctor gradually got control of his ship, they had to introduce the idea of not being able to use the TARDIS because it would cause a paradox, or history can't be changed except when it can, or some other handwave. One of my favorites was when the Third Doctor was asked why not use a time machine to just go back and try again, he said it was impossible because of the "Blinovich Limitation Effect." What's that? Oops, the monster of the week interrupted before he could explain.
I'm an old doctor who fan, this is probably in my top 5 faves of all time, I am delighted that you're loving Eccleston, and loved this episode.
that is 1 heck of a shirt. added comic sans font and everything lol
Comic sans, the glitter of the font world… seemingly ending up everywhere and often used inappropriately. Though yes, for here it indeed very much fits.
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I really like how in series 3 Dalek Sek's arc kinda pays off the arc from the Dalek from this episode. Both were exposed to human emotions and empathy and changed for the better, but while Drone (how i call the dalek from this episode) can't handle the change and prefers dying than living with it, Sek embraces the change, dying FOR his new beliefs instead of against them
The Doctor becomes part of whatever time he lands in and cant (or wont) cross his own time stream (change his own past by going back). So if the Doctor lands at this moment, he cant then go back 10 seconds before... because he wasnt there... didnt go... otherwise universe goes boom. Stuff.
Daleks are the oldest villains in Doctor Who, going back to the second serial of the first season in 1963. Very iconic. Kids were known to hide behind sofas when they came on screen.
Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey, "fixed points in time" stuff...
It’s not so much that he becomes part of whatever time he lands in, but more so about him meeting Jackie in that time. When she said that they hadn’t been there for a year, that became a part of established events and fixed that event in time. Her saying that made it impossible for the doctor to meet her with rose any sooner than a year after the tardis dematerialized in front of Jackie and Mickey.
Wow! I have only gotten to 14:10, but you slowly starting to lose your composure from 13:50 - 14:08 was hard. I was already starting to hurt due to the intense acting from Chris Eccleston in this scene but seeing you starting to break really pushed me over the edge and even I need a break before I go back to watching your reaction. Not that that’s a complaint, I really appreciate the earnest emotion there.
FYI Craig Ferguson had one of the best late (late) shows that came on after the CBS Late Show with David Letterman (before the establishment suckup Colbert came on I think).
He is a Doctor fan and would talk about it, reference it, and did an awesome cold open musical scene (look up on TH-cam).
He is friends with Capaldi from back in his 20s when they were in a band together.
He had Smith, Tennant, and Capaldi on the show.
Probably the best Doctor Who content from his show: th-cam.com/video/062W4erLTd0/w-d-xo.html
Ferguson once did a live comedy show in Glasgow, broadcast on local radio. Capaldi was in some of the sketches. One of them had Ferguson bemoaning that there hadn’t been a Scottish Doctor Who, and that he could be Doctor Who. The sketch that followed also had a Scottish Dalek.
Daleks were a reoccurring adversary of the original series, so for old time fans, all it took was the glow of it's eye and those two dome lights to bring back the memories
Amazing to see your reaction to the Dalek. Those of us familiar with the history of the Dalek were not prepared for it to show any emotion other than anger. You were able to sympathize with it.
I'm not often one for reacters, but seeing your breakdowns, your understanding of the characters so far, is a wonder. Also seeing Farscape in your portfolio is wonderful, I look forward to your future videos on both!
There’s also a great visual moment in this episode where the Doctor stands in front of the enemy in the glass case, it being reflected on to him. It very much foretells his cold, inhuman attitudes he’ll later display.
A Powerful episode.... you are a beautiful soul... BLESS YOU
Also props to Nicolas Briggs who voiced the Dalek (as well as a number of other roles on Doctor Who), he was on fire in this episode.
Honestly the most beautiful part of this video was when you saw the dalek inside the 'tin robot' and you just had this expression of awe and wonderment like you'd just seen something truly beautiful for the first time.
Oh man, ive been waiting for you to get to this episode! The "i can feel the turn of the earth" speech got me hooked on this show, but the normally infinitely compassionate doctor literally frothing at the mouth screaming at the enemy he thought long dead is when i realized this show was going to be something special
I saw your shirt in the thumbnail, I swear to god back in 2005, when they showed a teaser for this episode, my friend screamed "It's R2D2!"