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[@saint1944]

JUST LOOK AT ECCLESTON when the Dalek says "we are the same" his face completely changes and he even manages to make his mouth twitch in pain. Phenomenal acting, and some of the best ever seen in the show.

[@jakea-person6295]

Don’t some people call it the worst doctor I can’t see it he was an amazing actor and doctor really showed the dark side of the doctor

[@jakea-person6295]

Malus Phillips yeah also where do you watch doctor who because I really want to watch it again

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

@@jakea-person6295 I do something called buying the DVDs and not using Streaming Services, which don't actually let you own a bit of the product. You only own a licence, so yeah, buy the DVDs.

[@jakea-person6295]

Malus Phillips oh ok thank you

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

@@jakea-person6295 No probs bud.

[@annam3243]

The acting of Christopher was phenomenal in this scene. I didn't know the daleks before this episode, but I was already scared of them because of the Doctor's Reaction.

[@jamieolberding7731]

Same here. I first saw this episode at home here in North America.

[@Yesica1993]

Eccleston was my was my introduction to DW. He had me from the first episode on!

[@jamieolberding7731]

@@Yesica1993 Same here too. Christopher Eccleston was also my introduction to Doctor Who.

[@Yesica1993]

@@jamieolberding7731 I need to rewatch it!

[@jamieolberding7731]

@@Yesica1993 I've rewatched this episode a lot over the years, but I mostly watch Star Trek, Babylon 5, and Stargate: SG-1. Ever watched/or heard of those shows. I still watch Doctor Who, but usually my Dad is the one who is interested in watching it, along with my younger brother depending on their moods. My Mom isn't that much into Doctor Who as she wants to watch something a little less brainy, less dark/scary, less shooting, stabbing, less bloody, and less violent. She prefers watching Mythbusters for example. I still prefer my shows and movies to have a ton of action packed scenes and jump scares too like in movies like for example Battle: Los Angeles (2011 film), Independence Day (1996), War of The Worlds (1953 version produced by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin War of The Worlds version and also the 2005 Steven Spielberg War of The Worlds version), War of The Worlds: Goliath (2012), Jaws (1975), Jaws 2 (1978), The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991), Toy Soldiers (1991), Disney's Tom and Huck (1995), The Goonies (1985), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Predator (1987), Die Hard (1991), Die Hard 2 (1992), Air Force One (1997 film), Stargate (1994 film), Disney's The Rocketeer (1991), Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001 film), Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (2007), Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), Godzilla (1998), Godzilla (2014), Jumanji (1995), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005 film), Disney's Mulan (1998), and also Reign of Fire (2002 film, that's one of the best Dragon movie's) for example. Have you watched any of these movies or even heard of them?

[@drunkphilosopher9575]

Back when daleks weren't literal stormtroopers

[@ejoarkhamgamer567]

Drunk Philosopher they technically always where. They changed from the OG stormtroopers to Hollywood stormtroopers,

[@fear_cheetah2079]

The daleks aren’t stormtroopers. They can hit their shots

[@mrjekyllandhyde9941]

@@fear_cheetah2079 the cybermen have had more upgrades than windows 7

[@natem4850]

FeaR_CheetaH At least two shots land per fight on screen I feel lol. Since it’s instant death, good enough for me. Run!

[@VadersFist95]

You never saw the classic series xD

[@Im-LP]

Christ, makes you realize how the acting can make everything in a series

[@something6165]

There acting isn't bad in this series it's the writing I mean good actor helps but if you dont have a good script then it's just gonna be bad

[@Im-LP]

Dalek Sec, you're telling me you could see Jodie pulling off this same Dalek scene with the same anger and fury as Eccleston?

[@Im-LP]

ObiWan Kenobi, I think Moffat could deffinatly pick good doctors, if we're rating based on acting ability I would defiantly put Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi above David Tennant

[@Im-LP]

I understand lots of people like David, including myself as he's miles above Jodie. But the range of his acting was not a good as Matt's or Capaldis, all Tennant could do was regular talking, sadness and shouty

[@mayotango1317]

@@obiwankenobi687 Sorry but Tennant is so overrated, he is like form a CW soap opera show.

[@mrjekyllandhyde9941]

4th Doctor - "but do I have the right" 9th Doctor - "I watched it happen I MADE it happen"

[@annam3243]

12th Doctor - Well...

[@FahadAyaz]

I was thinking the same!

[@OmarM626]

7th Doctor - Blows up Skaro.

[@mrjekyllandhyde9941]

@@OmarM626 7th Doctor - "unlimited rice pudding ?"

[@fear_cheetah2079]

Umer Mahmood He didn’t blow up skaro.... he tricked Davros into doing it

[@benwasserman8223]

You can tell the Doctor has been through one too many Dalek encounters to not avoid gloating over this one’s... impotence.

[@narsilthefreak6171]

"HAVE MERCY!" Now, that's what I like to call irony.

[@jdtcskate]

"Why don't you just DIE!" - the last Time Lord in the universe. "You Would Make A Good Dalek" - the last Dalek in the universe.

[@NICKatronMC]

I really love how even though the Dalek are artificially breed to have no emotion except for hatred, it still manages to stand out as a character with interesting character traits. Sympathetic or otherwise

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

There are exceptions.

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

Eccleston’s best performance.

[@sci-fiwhovian-doctorwho5885]

Yess

[@skin2925]

I love this scene it actually makes the Daleks scary which is what I love about the RTD era the killing machines were back on form

[@DrKnockers05]

This episode is not just a testament to how scary the Daleks can truly be in the right hands, but also a testament to how good Chris was as the Doctor. The guy did just ONE series and yet is regarded as one of the best. This scene is just one of the many examples that prove that. Fantastic.

[@philiptucker7590]

This version of the Doctor was filled with so much Rage, Regret, Hatred, and Bitterness….all the emotion he had been holding in all this time thinking he actually destroyed every last Time Lord….Oh Doctor if only you knew, you saved them all 😭

[@LoremasterLiberaster]

Legendary scene. A brilliant performance by Christopher Eccleston and a brilliant reintroduction of the Daleks. I started watching Doctor Who two years ago, and this fantastic episode made me realize how good this show can be.

[@mrjekyllandhyde9941]

2 years ago ? damn you missed a lot man (I grew up in the 80's with this show)

[@LoremasterLiberaster]

@@mrjekyllandhyde9941 I am 18.

[@mrjekyllandhyde9941]

@@LoremasterLiberaster okay, still got time to catch up then ( ;

[@kdmedia1534]

I’ve been watching since 2005 when I was like 4.

[@mrjekyllandhyde9941]

@@kdmedia1534 okay, how much of classic who have ya' seen ?

[@TheObsessedWhovian95]

One of the best scenes in the revived series from one of the best stories. 'Dalek' is well written, acted and Directed. This is the one which introduced me to the Daleks on this day 15 years ago. This and their later appearance in series 1 made them the ultimate threat again. How I wish for this to happen again one day...

[@TheObsessedWhovian95]

Benjamin Davis true. It was the best we’ve seen in years. Hopefully we get something more.

[@reeceburgess6162]

EXTERMINATE!!! EXTERMINATE!!! EXTERMINATE!!!! sends chills down me everytime.... but I love it!

[@rcaldwell7255]

This is the first time we saw the 9th doctor really angry and spiteful towards anything and its what really showed the depth of his character And then to see him change so quickly after he realises he really destroyed everything is really good writing

[@medexamtoolscom]

No not really, the first time the 9th doctor was angry and spiteful was to the guy in the 2nd episode who downloaded the stock market data and tried to give it to his earlier self and got punished vindictively by the doctor for ultimately what, trying to secure prosperity for his family as if that was such a big freaking crime. That was not a good episode and a very childish response from the doctor. This however, is not so petty.

[@jamesbown8948]

@@medexamtoolscom that was the episode after this one

[@christopherkidwell9817]

@xahstExcept who is to say that you are changing something? That is the problem with Doctor Who, it assumes that there is only 'one specific path' when there is actually a bunch of rules lawyering going on.

[@phoenyx.21]

​@@christopherkidwell9817youre talking about the show that had said and shown time to be a big ball of wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff

[@NICKatronMC]

I read somewhere that in order for there to be a good villain, they have to make the hero look good. Well the irony is that any other villain makes the Doctor look good, but here… *The Daleks made the Doctor look Bad, and THAT’s what made them good villains*

[@mrjekyllandhyde9941]

the 7th Doctor said something like "you can judge a man by the league of his enemies"

[@medexamtoolscom]

That's definitely not true. Baal from stargate SG1 was a good villain too, and what made him a good villain was that he wasn't really all evil, he was reasonable even, and understandable, and showed the "heroes" weren't all good too. THAT is what makes a good villain. A villain that simply makes the hero look good is a bad villain, as bad as a mary sue is a bad hero. So wherever you read that, they could literally not have been more wrong.

[@RogueShadows]

“And the coward survived.” I may be an outlier…but I don’t think the Dalek was referring to the Doctor here. That’s certainly how the Doctor interpreted it, but I genuinely believe that the Dalek was talking about itself. That three days of burning and fifty years of isolation and torture had actually driven the Dalek into such a state that it actually, genuinely was trying to reach out to the Doctor here, even if the Dalek itself didn’t realize it.

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

He was insulting the Doctor. The Doctor ran away from the war and activated the moment. Both hate each others guts.

[@RogueShadows]

@@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475 The Dalek couldn't know that - it comes from before the war's end.

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

@@RogueShadows The Doctor ran away during the end of the war mate. I'm sure some of the Daleks and Time Lords witnessed him abandoning battlefield after he found out about the Final Sanction.

[@RogueShadows]

@@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475 Right, but we don't know from when this Dalek originates. Perhaps it fled from the jaws of the Nightmare Child or was fighting the Could've-Been-King and his armies of Meanwhiles and Neverweres. It was a _long_ conflict with many theaters. There is no reason to assume that this Dalek knew about the Doctor fleeing the Time War.

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

@@RogueShadows There is hints in the dialogue between both. Read between the lines and you can uncover a whole lot.

[@mannofdober873]

Cool little detail I've just noticed. When the Doctor and the Dalek are speaking, the Doctor's face is in the centre of the Dalek's view, as it's playing attention to him. When Van Statten tries to talk to it, he's very much out of centre, with over half his face outside the main circle, since the Dalek's just pointing towards him, not actually looking AT him.

[@nathanieltose7653]

The moment the doctor saw the head lights flash made me get chills

[@ProjectPowerPoint]

This is the level of writing we expect from Doctor Who. The complexity, and interesting thoughtful themes rather than common, out-of-the-box ones. Chilling dialogue, music (although Segun Akinola's music is actually pretty good) and set design, as well as realistic (rather than stylised) VFX and a heart-pumping pace. I'm not saying all of Chibnall's Who is bad (Kerblam! and Spyfall are some fun examples) but I just wish Chibnall would at least bring back some of the older writers, especially Shearman.

[@medexamtoolscom]

No, that's the level of writing I expect from doctor who in 2005. Only then though. That was their year. They quickly jumped the shark, and descended, and descended, and descended further, and now the level of writing I expect from doctor who is a continual stream of barbs against males and white people and especially especially white males.

[@TheXCNote]

medexamtoolsdotcom ahhh shut it

[@Markiplier2]

@@obiwankenobi687 The writing _is_ bad, but it's moreso about the one-sidedness and lack of subtlety than anything else (although they have made quite a few sexist "jokes" aimed at men over the years ("Dear Lord, how do you cope with all that ego?" "The universe is full of testosterone - trust me, it's unbearable," etc.) without any aimed at females to balance them out, so what he said wasn't entirely untrue - it's certainly not "very, very, very, very wrong and stupid". That's just rude). I'd say that an interesting video to watch on the subject is one by The Closer Look: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5e2pK2eob-Jpbc

[@Markiplier2]

​@@obiwankenobi687 Christ - it must be wrong if you've added an extra "very". Joking aside, now that you mention it, I do remember those instances, but there is a definite difference between the ones I mentioned and the ones you mentioned: when he's insulting Clara, his rudeness isn't explicitly directed towards an entire group of people - he is just saying rude things to _her_ , and imo it succeeds in being funny. He also is very direct to everyone, regardless of who they are. In my examples, the rude comment is generalised and directed at every member of that group (which just so happens to be men, and there happen to be men watching, too! What excellent use of subtlety). Since these are going after about half of the people watching, it's understandable that the reactions from that portion of the audience will range from cringing (which is understandable) to being genuinely upset (which means you should grow up), whereas if anybody is getting upset at the Doctor for saying something specifically to one person who doesn't even exist on their behalf, they probably have some insecurities to work on (a bit like the people who get genuinely upset over the show's obsession with white men - yeah, it sucks, but who cares what the writers of a show thinks? You do you).

[@OrangeKyle91]

This scene shows how well it can work when an actor has a good sense of who his character is and makes his own decisions based on that. The script said for him to be flippant toward, but obviously Eccleston knew it would make more sense for him to be filled with rage and despair over the Time War.

[@MythicFox]

Looking back, reviving the series starring with the Ninth Doctor was a brilliant choice. Eccleston's Doctor is very unlike the original series' Doctors, especially in the beginning. It gave the show room to build something up on its own before slowly easing back into something like the rhythms of the original show. Even when it feels like the classic series -- "End of the World" and "The Unquiet Dead" stand out in this regard -- there's an anger and sadness within this Doctor like you didn't see before. And then, over time, with a proper companion by his side and able to experience the universe through her, we see the Doctor slowly remember who he was, so by the time he regenerates into David Tennant, we've got someone more akin to the classic Doctors leading the show. And while I've got no issues with the cast of Chibnall's era, I really wish his writing had been anywhere close to competent. One of his biggest failings is in treating the companions like sidekicks the Doctor brought along for company, as opposed to someone the Doctor *needs* to have with them, to keep perspective on the universe. The Ninth Doctor needed Rose. And while the other Doctors don't necessarily need their companions in the same way, they still need that presence. I've never gotten the feeling that Thirteen needs anyone that same way, except for someone to talk to.

[@purpseatpeeps8641]

I’m glad everyone sort of has the same view of the post Moffat era, it’s not Jodie’s fault at all, her acting was anywhere between sizable and pretty good, but her period really sucked because of Chris.

[@MythicFox]

@@purpseatpeeps8641 Certainly. The cast did the best they could, and the companions in particular got utter dogshit material. There's a part of me that wants to argue that he was a competent showrunner in the grand scheme of things, but a competent showrunner would have understood that he shouldn't have kept trying to write the whole show himself. Chris insisted on writing or co-writing almost every episode, and while I'm not exactly a brilliant writer myself, I could go on about what I think he does wrong because most of it's the same stuff I did wrong when I was writing as a teenager. The sorts of stuff I would have come up with in high school and not showed to anyone because I knew it was bad and just didn't want to hear it. I really hope Big Finish gets Jodie to come and record some audio plays, because I'd love to see what she can do without Chibnall's clumsy writing.

[@Yesica1993]

Eccleston was my introduction to Doctor Who. He captivated me from the moment he came onscreen. He never let me down throughout the entire series! (I wish I'd never learned any of the backstage drama. I just want to remember his fantastic performance and the wonder that was Nine.) As much as I ended up loving Ten as a character and DT, in the role my first experience with DW regeneration was so difficult!

[@Cybermat47]

The backstage drama doesn’t sound like it was Eccleston’s fault, though. Sounds like he was troubled by the way the cast and crew were being treated by the higher-ups and was uncomfortable with the culture of the production. The fact that Noel Clarke has since been accused of sexually harassing women on the set of series 1, and the fact that he was given a larger role in series 2 and returned for series 4, would seem to vindicate Eccleston’s concerns.

[@TheArticulatingAnoraksPodcast]

No Doctor Who scene featuring a Dalek has come close to replicating how great this scene is

[@thegrimmretails3777]

That I will agree with.

[@algrant5293]

Fear,hatred,revenge,sarcasm, bloody good acting, Chris we miss you 😯

[@Valkrim]

I can only imagine how classic who fans reacted seeing a dalek after all those years after the original series ended

[@dancingmonkey08]

DOC-TOR....THE DOCTOR....EXTERMINATE...the minute a whole new generation fell in love with the Daleks

[@DanteBrian]

“...the end of the Last Great Time War...everyone lost.”

[@silverbullet1620]

Such a powerful and strong Doctor. How real he is. Eccleston, Tennant, Smith, Capaldi and Hurt were real Doctors. Jodi does good with what she's been given. It's not her fault the stories aren't that good. But I enjoy her acting.

[@neptune04]

Thank you that's what I've been saying for a while Jodie has the potential just needs better writing.

[@silverbullet1620]

@@neptune04 I'm more than willing to give her credit. But not Chibnall. He's a terrible writer and show runner.

[@neptune04]

@@silverbullet1620 Oh I agree I meant Jodie has alot of potential when given better written scripts (judging by some of the other shows I've seen her in)

[@wackywaa1458]

Hey! Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee, Tom, Davison, Colin, Sylvestor and Paul were real doctors too.

[@silverbullet1620]

@@wackywaa1458 hell yeah they are. I'm just pointing out New Who Doctors. I love all the Doctors. Jodi's ok, but I don't have the love because I don't feel she's a real Doctor yet.

[@cdname47]

"I have saved your life now recognise me!" "Not yet you haven't, they haven't turned it off yet....check that before you start grandstanding!"

[@kuroneco-j4n]

I just love how the 9th doctor tries to act like a villain despite him being a hero, it shows how 9 can easily reach breaking point while still trying to convince someone that he's doing the right thing.

[@narsilthefreak6171]

3:13 Just through the soundtrack, this scene managed to convey the sheer horror that this expressionless trashcan is feeling upon realizing his worst enemy's about to do to it what it and its kind have done to countless others. Really impressive, indeed.

[@TheCucuyo9779]

I'm trying to put myself in the shoes of a fan who survived the Wilderness Years, having gone for so long without seeing any new Who content, let alone a Dalek. What was it like? Seeing those blinking lights and hearing that iconic choppy mechanical voice screeching that equally iconic word and realizing that...THEY were back? What must've that been like?

[@AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH]

The episode being called 'Dalek' kinda gives it away

[@Squicx]

Imagine how scared and angry he must have been post Time War. Although The Doctor saved Gallifrey I can't imagine how terrified he must have been remembering how many were slaughtered and murdered by the Daleks both Gallifreyan and of all creatures of the universe. Biggest massacre in the cosmos .

[@paulbowler5345]

Dalek was such a brilliant episode. This face-off between the Dalek and 9th Doctor is one of the new series' most iconic moments!

[@bmvthemoviefanatic7282]

HAPPY 15TH BIRTHDAY "DALEK"! One of the best scene in DW, tied with "You would make a good Dalek".

[@JScott-md6dv]

I loved this scene so much, the second “Fantastic!” that he yelled was so indescribably powerful.

[@jeremiah7407]

This was the first episode of Doctor Who I ever watched, can’t believe it’s been 15 years since this episode aired 😍😍😍

[@Luke-bg4uk]

Such an incredible performance from Ecclestone. Especially considering that he wasn’t the biggest fan of working on the show

[@masterbeo8475]

The doctor is not the kind of man to torture or execute a creature Yet here he is. Making an exception for a Dalek. This is why I love Chris. He really portrayed a war tortured soul, something that unfortunately defined his emotionally perspective.

[@linomorales7621]

Now this is DOCTOR WHO!

[@bendover2649]

I love the way the camera moves back as if it's about to show the Doctor facing the Dalek down, only to swing to the right to show him banging on the door pleading to escape. I bet even classic Who fans were thrown in a loop by that.

[@ameliawade78]

Legendary

[@hiddenkitty675]

He's always been my favorite Doctor!

[@rjmcallister1888]

Dalek: "I am alone" Doctor: "Yes". Dalek: "Don't worry. We'll make more!"

[@natek4488]

How?

[@JayExci]

Oh hey I remember when this show was good

[@FahadAyaz]

@@tinykemper2561 Well, to be fair, he's allowed to say how much he dislikes it as much you can say that you do like it. I know neither of you though so I'll just run away.. 🏃

[@GargusSCP]

Go away Jay

[@nightowl8477]

0:37 that shot was just the crew messing around, but the editor kept it in anyway.

[@nightowl8477]

@MrDalekEmperor2 - Joe Aherne. The director.

[@nightowl8477]

@MrDalekEmperor2 - I appreciate your skepticism tho, these kind of rumours are usually made up (like David improvising "Are you my mummy?" in The Poison Sky.)

[@natek4488]

I do love the shot. You can tell the Dalek is thinking, "Well, shit."

[@SpectrumStorms]

Tied with Remembrance for my favourite televised Dalek story.

[@mrjekyllandhyde9941]

@Benjamin Davis Yeah Genesis has got to be at number 1

[@bruhfeld9600]

It's funny to think about, because Dalek was the third episode of Doctor I ever watched (behind the Slitheen two-parter), but despite having never watched much of Classic Who, I knew that the Daleks had to have appeared in the series before

[@apocalypsesurvivor5207]

One of my favourite scenes from the 9th Doctor. A classic!

[@doctorwhumour1105]

The fury of a Timelord 🔥

[@mrjekyllandhyde9941]

when a good man goes to war

[@NearlyH3adlessNick]

@@mrjekyllandhyde9941 demons run!

[@Gangerworld]

Mmmmm now that's good Who.

[@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8]

Are you hinting at a return of Christopher Eccleston in Timelord Victorious?

[@vegansoylentgreen732]

15th anniversary since broadcast

[@fear_cheetah2079]

That’s already confirmed

[@autumnmatthews3179]

That would be fantastic

[@kdmedia1534]

Probably not on TV. Hopefully on Big Finish though as it’s not run by BBC.

[@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8]

@@kdmedia1534 Most definitely not on TV. Timelord Victorious won't be on television, it's just novels, comics, and audio dramas.

[@thomasraines1396]

The Dalek looking down when its gun won’t fire is so funny.

[@ThatOneDalekLucy]

I can quote this scene word for word. One of the greatest.

[@TornadoTwisterYT]

Teacher: moves around Me: 1:09

[@LSween7573]

Wow just wow

[@medexamtoolscom]

9th doctor is the only doctor, and this is the best episode among that.

[@lasercatsproductions]

Scenes like these are why Nine is my favorite

[@jesusg9325]

3:38 he looks like The Dr.Phil M&M

[@jakecain-roser7736]

Still the best Dalek moment in the series besides their debut in 1963.

[@ninje3512]

It’s a shame that he was only in for one season. His acting is brilliant

[@jamisonmelchi761]

When I first watch doctor who on Netflix I didn't know what a Dalek was and now there my favorite alien.

[@Vortex-ps6sv]

This is why I never judge a doctor until they meet a Dalek they solidify the personality of the doctor and show their character

[@AnnabillsRevenge]

0:18 When I saw it first time (Ninth Doctor is my first Doctor) I must so laugh xD I don't know why he is afraid. But now I know.

[@pepe_s1lvia]

*This show reminds me of Inspector Spacetime...*

[@authenticautistic2151]

Crazy how Daleks look and sound ridiculous yet are so powerful in what they say.

[@karenconnor6682]

I love this scene - what a wonderful piece of acting from Chris Eccleston - so much passion...

[@lisaharrison8970]

Man..I actually feel bad for this dalek..

[@jumpcutfilms1958]

I never understood the proper context of this scene when I was a kid, but on a rewatch as an adult I understand fully how the Doctor must be feeling here. He did the unthinkable to his own people to rid the universe of an enemy only for that enemy to resurface and be standing before him must have been soulcrushing, and most likely made the Doctor question if what he did was even worth it

[@benjpope6949]

This episode was sooooooooo written for Eccleston! His acting was phenomenal! Not even Tennant, Smith or Capaldi could have done a better Job (as much as I love them!) Tennant and Smith are too Goofy, Capaldi is too sarcastic!

[@jakehola]

Fantastic!!!

[@MultiYogibear]

I love the RAGE of the doctor so much in this

[@VeryPeeved]

Just think: this was a Dalek at its most vulnerable. Utterly crushed by the hopelessness of its situation, cut off from everything that gave it purpose. And then he meets The Doctor. Someone in that very same situation. Someone utterly alone in the universe. And for perhaps the first time in Dalek history, it genuinely seems to empathize with him. Before it became a mutant, before Rose infected it with humanity, its actions were to reach out in a plaintive voice, looking for... what? A purpose? Companionship? Maybe even just the slightest tendril of empathy that he could latch onto. But, in the end... The Doctor had none left to give.

[@djscottdog1]

I remember when i was a kid the whole serise was on tv one after the other and i had never seen dr who before. Must have 2005 so i was still at primary school

[@aidanlynn]

IMO this is the best acting in the entirety of the revival.

[@julianaylor4351]

The deadly dustbins are back!🤓

[@johngurnhill8743]

Bring Christopher back he's amazing I want him to meet Jodie and ten and mat and Peter for the 60 anniversary. Make it happen, thanks for christopher for bringing the show back.

[@reneeluerailikedesigningcr8355]

The darlek are my favorite. I remember them from older shows.

[@B-Dawgg]

The best scene in Doctor Who.

[@timetrnr7380]

The best scene, nay, best episode, in all of Doctor Who.

[@davidcremin3837]

Still the best scene in the show

[@alistairrae9807]

The Daleks are my favourite Doctor Who villains sorry to any Cybermen, The Master, Davros, Weeping Angels and Sontaran fans out there but the Daleks are in my opinion the best and big reason apart from a lot of their stories and how they interact with the Doctor is Nickolas Briggs the Voice of the Daleks he does a fantastic job happy he comes back all the time to do it and can’t wait for the Daleks to be back for Christmas or New Year

[@KnightsRealm98]

Agreed. Love the Master and the Cybermen, but the Daleks are my favourites. The only beings that even the Doctor feels no pity for.

[@fear_cheetah2079]

Is it weird that I don’t have one particular favourite doctor or monster? I really like the cybermen, the master and the daleks but I can’t personally compare them. I hate thinking “which ones better” bc they’re all incredible in their own way, same with the doctors (although I can narrow them down to my 2 favourite)

[@alistairrae9807]

FeaR CheetaH that is a good I think you can’t choose what villain is better or Doctor

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

@@fear_cheetah2079 I think you can by which ones have the better writing.

[@leonradfield9014]

the best episode of that season. I miss these kinds of episodes. well written. no holes in the script. everything well explained.

[@mayotango1317]

You probably like the Chibnall era very much for how simple it is.

[@fear_cheetah2079]

He’s literally saying this is better than Chibnall

[@agentc7541]

Mayo Tango131 r u thick

[@morganbailey3231]

Dalek: AGHHHHHHHHH! HAVE PITY!

[@nullfloofyboi8254]

hearing a darlek PLEAD for life is the most horrifying thing

[@thatfellow7556]

This is why I wish Christopher should've come back for Day of the Doctor. You could definitely tell that the Time War ended most recently for him due to his outlook and demeanor.

[@mekhimays9599]

Ninth Doctor is the true war Doctor

[@Tumbleflop]

"WHAT YOU GONNA DO TO ME?!" *"I CAN PROVIDE PLUMBING SERVICES FOR A VERY REASONABLE PRICE!!!"*

[@NICKatronMC]

Still one of if not the best Dalek stories since 2005

[@ethancarson6054]

3:13 best scene ever lol

[@Djayscratcher98]

This episode made new who fans question the doctor, he is portrayed as the monster in this episode

[@bigcat7508]

I love the first 15 seconds of this video.

[@thehorrorcounselors4747]

Yeah this scene was amazing

[@Ettrick8]

This scene shows that Mr Eccleston was the best Doctor of the relaunch.

[@stephenmurphy2212]

Henry Van Statten was the real villain of this episode.

[@fear_cheetah2079]

This was the first example of rtd making a character very hated and made the audience want him to die before leaving him alive. Really makes you think that life ain’t fair

[@thatvarietyguy3304]

i love how the dalek is just as scared of the doctor as the doctor is afraid of it when the dalek says 'KEEP BACK' 00:50

[@harrisont2004]

The hatred in Eccleston’s eyes is unparalleled

[@glas-reiniger2016]

I think this rusty dalek is the most beautiful one

[@randompepe6927]

Fantastic!

[@kiorili]

one of the best scene of eccleston !