The Ghosts Of Cybermen | Army Of Ghosts | Doctor Who

[@NeilNadelman]

To this day, I love how the whole "How can this situation possibly get any worse?" is immediately followed by "And that's when the Daleks showed up."

[@bloodlover1987]

What could be worse than a giant bubble ! O I know TWO giant bubbles !

[@scsutton1]

I can think of Jeremy Clarkson saying "Still, could be worse." and Richard Hammond and James May then saying "And then, it was."

[@zachscarbrough2727]

Oh look! It CAN get worse!?

[@cron1807]

Always assume Darleks did it. You are either correct or pleasantly surprised

[@louiswindsor7334]

That's the tempting fate trope at work when you dare the universe yo do something than it does it

[@fluxl10]

I absolutely love the fear in the Doctors eyes when the cybermen say the sphere isn't theirs

[@medafan53]

Wanna bet he figured it out, after all it is a big gold sphere, like the ones on a Dalek.

[@avremirine8986]

You mean Dalek Bumps.

[@thegdpwhytea439]

Dalek Herpes

[@TGM_Productions]

Yes, it’s a sphere from the 2019 Wotw. That would had changed things.

[@LegoWormNoah101]

666 likes..

[@medafan53]

"This isn't an Invasion - It's a victory." 60 seconds later the Daleks show up. Shortes win in Cyber History.

[@r.s.2890]

It really shows how menacing the Daleks are when 4 of them showing up is worse than 5 million cybermen.

[@kingzilla9859]

Cybermen ( We win ). Daleks show up. Cybermen (.....Buger ).

[@darthlinathegreat7489]

medafan53 okay all hail the Daleks savior of our world!

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

whoever wins: WE LOSE.

[@hrzmann]

- This isn't a invasion - it's a victory - This is not a war - this is pest control

[@Pokeiggy]

I remember I first watched this on broadcast in 2006 - I remember the chill I felt when the Cyber Leader said it wasn't theirs, and I pretty much freaked out when the Daleks came out. It was the best feeling ever.

[@Luke-wr2lh]

Me too!

[@Charizarzar]

It was the coolest thing ever to think about the Daleks and Cybermen fighting against each other, I think that was the first time it'd happened.

[@Joworaka]

Pokeiggy When i saw how easy the Cybermen invaded and the sphere opened i knew that it couldn't be the Cybermen inside, but it also couldn't be someone new. It had to be an enemy we knew and it had to be someone terrifying. So the only ones i could think of was the Dalek. So when i saw them coming out i pretty much freaked out too. And yes, it was the best feeling ever

[@jtalbert78]

Pokeiggy I KNOW ME TOO

[@jtalbert78]

Pokeiggy I KNOW ME TOO

[@briang.2218]

OOOOOH this still gives me chills. That realization that it's not the Cybermen. And the way the music oh-so-sneakily transitions the Cybermen theme into the operatic epic chorus of the Daleks, and it all hits its crescendo when they actually come gliding down and start yelling that good ol' "exterminate" mantra. Epic. Plus I like the touch with the design of the Void Ship. At first we think, "Ooh, it's sleek and silvery. Doubtlessly it's Cybermen tech." Then the Daleks come out and you realize that it's modeled after the Dalek ball-things and you go "Oh my scheiße"

[@notnice-9623]

Personally I think they could have pulled it off better with the transition - they should have only played the Dalek theme when the Cult Of Skaro exited the Void Ship - it would have been a shock reveal otherwise.

[@S-Fan2006]

You could call the Dalek ball-things “Dalekanium Orb”, if you want.

[@SStupendous]

"Oh my sh*t"? That makes no sense lol

[@Iknowhowbadthisnameis8828]

MENSCHEN ENTDECKT, SIE MUSSEN VERNICHTEN WERDEN!

[@mack-attack-420]

@@SStupendous It does. It means "oh, my shit is escaping my bottom"

[@jumpcutfilms1958]

Cybermen: "We have conquered humanity." Daleks: *I'm about to end this whole man's career*

[@DisKorruptd]

This Cyberman's whole career*

[@jboydayz]

Jump Cut Films memez everywhere.

[@the-quiver]

you did it wrong!, it is "man's whole career"

[@FlagadossSupreme]

@@the-quivercyberman don’t have gender

[@operandwriter]

Dalek: One Dalek shall Exterminate Cyberman Victory

[@tyetnic]

It's amazing how Davies handled the Daleks. Moffat made a room full of them feel like a walk in the park, but this episode made 4 Daleks feel more terrifying than millions of Cybermen.

[@gentarofourze]

Nostalgia is a wonderful drug, RTD's Daleks appeared and were always defeated by a very simple plot device, Moffats Daleks felt like a genuine threat.

[@HARSA-gn1mp]

gentarofourze yes rainbow coloured daleks is a threat,asylum of the daleks was a complete joke just like all of Moffat Dalek stories stop sucking Moffat off he’s a great writer but he makes terrible Dalek stories and by your idiotic logic classic who fans should take their nostalgia glasses of also as its older than series 1-4 complete and utter moron as your a MCCoy fan probably as your videos show stop being nostalgic as his era wasn’t that great 👍

[@gentarofourze]

@@HARSA-gn1mp I'm actually a fan of all eras, it just so happened when I uploaded some clips BBC blocked most of them so I took them down. Actualluy I think RTD and Moffat are both flawed in modern Who, RTD's plots mostly consisted of 40 minutes of build up and Doctor sonic's away the threat or a similar deus ex machina, and in last 3 episodes of each series is the main plot, Moffats episodes were mostly world building and on a grander scale that had their own flaws. But are you denying that nostalgia doesn't play a part? Most people in their 20's now talk about how Tennant is their Doctor and RTD's episodes are the best. Its because its what they grew up with. And actually I was too young to watch Classic Who when it was new but watched a few repeats on UK Gold in the late 90's, mostly Pertwee and Davison episodes. I am a Sci Fi fan in general so when Nu Who started I managed to rent a few Classic dvds's. And you know what? My favourite Doctor is the 2nd despite my mum not even being a teenager when his run was on. But lets say this, in series 1 the Daleks were wiped out by a supernatural being, series 2 by simple technology, series 4 by their own technology (which was just a few button presses) The Daleks are just overused in general and overpowered so they have to be defeated by silly methods. I will also say that RTD's Daleks just felt they had overpowered tech i.e guns and shields and were themselves not that scary. Moffats Daleks felt like actual predators. By the way I never said I didn't like the 4 Daleks angle in the show I was responding to Daleks in general.

[@HARSA-gn1mp]

gentarofourze Moffat daleks weren’t scary at all they were rainbow coloured power rangers asylum of the daleks was idiotic, into the Dalek was a copy of series 1 Dalek and the Capaldi 2 parter was mediocre you call them nostalgic yet you have nostalgic memories of classic who how much of an idiot are you.You claim you don’t like the RTD era daleks for actually being threatening yet praise the Moffat era daleks for being literal plastic toys which are not scary how much of a moron are you don’t you also mention they have overpowered tech yet daleks are arguably the strongest villains in doctor who you want them to be week and unthreatening or something making daleks strong make them fearful clearly your not a fan if you never remember the deus ex machina Dalek episodes from the classic series

[@gentarofourze]

@@HARSA-gn1mp I never said Moffats Daleks were nostalgic, and I never said the stories were good. But what I was getting at is that RTD's Daleks are powerful "just because" which means the writers have to create some silly way to defeat them, its like Superman in comics can be cosmic level one minute then be beaten by a low level character the next. By the way I never mentioned anything about their design by the way. And I have seen most of the surviving Classic Who episodes and all Nu Who. Moffats Daleks went back to being a conquering empire with a large powerbase which is more threatening To me what you are describe is being scary, if you see a Dalek you would be scared as you knew you were basically dead if you knew the Daleks were out there building more power you would feel more threatened.

[@Raffospink]

This was the first time I'd ever seen the Daleks when I was a kid. These things that my mum had been telling me about that she remembered fondly from her childhood were actually real now. It was the start of an somewhat unhealthy obsession, and this cliffhanger still gives me feels and major chills to this day.

[@brandonwical3782]

Wow they even make the daleks look weak

[@Daicidus]

I want to see ambient (probably misspelled) cyber men against real cyber men. For those who don't know ambient cyber men are these ones created on earth in an alternate universe, and normal being the ones from the old DW made on another planet. Fun fact, the new cyber men from mat smith are the new versions of the original cyber men meaning your old cyber man toy from the David tenant series is still usable!

[@masonsykes2240]

Anyone who "fondly remembers" the Daleks from their childhood is either unscarable or secretly under Dalek mind control.

[@solaris9426]

@@Daicidus The "real" Cybermen come from the planet Mondas, and are thus called Mondasian Cybermen.

[@lyricbot8513]

"*sees ghost* a'ight *sees metal man* ahhhhhhhh" Seems legit

[@Eth1994]

Well, Jackie does mention that when the ghosts first appeared, "We all ran around, screaming".

[@cosmichobo4216]

Can we have another muitimonster story like this

[@thepartydontstoptilliwalkin]

DALEK CANN Of course we CAAN, but it will take a SEC

[@thee2724]

To be fair the ghosts have been around for a few weeks/months by this episode so they're pretty used to them iirc

[@JanAside]

Given how the Cybermen have invaded multiple times over the years people probably recognised them.

[@OmarAhmed-eg2uu]

"As far as we know, the increase in ghost activity is harmless." Ghosts turn into cybermen. "I urge you, stay in your homes!" Cybermen push down doors and break into houses.

[@boringperson-zb8vy]

Omar Ahmed It's like they're trolling him

[@damienferz2086]

That's the BBC for you. Can't trust them with the news or weather, let alone a cyber invasion.

[@torkoal1062]

Omar Ahmed "Harmless"

[@salliemason3131]

"To protect and serve"

[@MagicSecretsandMysteries]

I love how that family was huddled together by the front door in attempt to hide away from them.

[@ProphecyPhrase]

One of the best, if not the best plot twists in doctor who history.

[@tigorelloensil3676]

I dunno, the reveal that Professor Yana is the Master in Utopia is a really effective one. Not to mention the reveal of the Cybermen in Earthshock, the reveal of the Master, in the audio story - UNIT Dominion, and the revelation of how the Sixth Doctor dies, in the audio story - The Brink of Death.

[@beeguile6659]

SmeeshSmosh Smeesh I think the war doctor was the best

[@abnormallynormal4614]

Benedict Lastname that’s what “ONE OF THE BEST” means there’s MORE THAN ONE including that yana is the master

[@TheClarksonFan]

It’s definitely up there amongst the top ones, but World Enough and Time, with the hideous reveal of the Mondasian Cybermen plus the reveal of John Simm’s Master to Missy was absolutely vintage.

[@DittoGTI]

John Simms reveal in World Enough and Time would've been the best plot twist if it hadn't been spoiled

[@seanj565]

Got to love the fear from Rose too, the "oh god" sums it up perfectly, millions of Cybermen on earth but 4 Daleks are more terrorfying

[@AssassinIsAfk]

She had no idea of the cybermen but 4 daleks are more scary then 5 million cybermen even the doctors face of seeing one dalek talk to the cybermen was like "oh shit"

[@ConnorDGriffin]

My favourite part of this is how the music shifts at about 3:10 from the Cybermen theme to the Dalek theme

[@jamesgriffin7962]

Connor Griffin and that’s when you know it’s over for the episode and for the human race

[@ValpasKankaristo]

How is it possible that Daleks that are all colored the same are able to recognize each other? They. Jast. Caan.

[@OG_25]

By the tag underneath their eyestalk. When I say tag it's more of a unique line pattern. Every pattern is different, none are the same thats how they identify each other

[@galactic_nerd-sk4747]

You spelled "Thay" wrong. Tut. AND YOU COPIED THAT JOKE DIDN'T YOU!

[@ltranc]

*Thay Jast, Thay, and Caan had special symbols on them.

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

the software inside the dalek is showing it to him

[@billjohnson5117]

thay have name tags.

[@daleksvscybermen]

3:35 - The moment every child in Britain gasped at the exact same time.

[@MediaArchive2-z9f]

3:36: Oh yes. 😊

[@dalekbumps]

Arguably the best cliffhangar in Doctor Who history

[@Damar158]

LOCATION: EARTH! LIFEFORMS DETECTED! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINAAATE!

[@Hilda_ogden]

No.

[@liftlash98]

+Alex the Muffin YES

[@filbencs5098]

liftlash98 Season 8 cliffhanger, S10 cliffhanger and S5 cliffhanger sent a hug. Even S3 did.

[@aidanstead6069]

All I can say to that is: Y A N A

[@TomKazutara]

I am new in "Dr. Who" franchise, but I am yet so in love with this two words: The deep and cold "Delete!" and the energetic yelling "EXTERMINATE!"

[@edaviescarr]

+Tom Kazutara Cybermen surpress emotion, daleks channel it

[@AngelCakes1997]

+Ed And Lucas Gaming I've just realised that that basically describes the Jedi and Sith too XD

[@Cybermat47]

You belong to us. You shall be like us.

[@MuchWhittering]

Eeeexcellent.

[@thechickenisnotamused8663]

As a Star Wars fan I just realized that too!!!!!

[@still_guns]

Sec was the coolest Dalek, really wish he wasn't killed off

[@Whoami691]

He had to be. Otherwise the Franchise would lose their number 1 enemy for the Doctor. Without the Daleks, Doctor who would not be the same.

[@tomkenning5482]

still_guns They're literally all the same thats the point

[@ItsARandomDragon]

But he lost some of the things daleks have, like , ONLY HATRED, sec lost that

[@yodildee9803]

@@tomkenning5482 Sec had a personality you could tell that especially in his last episode in Manhattan those 4 daleks where unique to the rest and the point was for them to be different as well to create new ideas on how to survive.

[@darthlinathegreat7489]

still_guns he was the ONLY DALEK who had logic about the universe and humanity, I loved Dalek SEC, as for me in the Doctor Who universe Iam a Dalek (Madame Queen) was my code name and I was a Dalek Science Commando in the Dalek Hierarchy. 👍

[@cybersymes6590]

“This is not war. This is pest control…” Still one of the best lines in Who history!

[@domidium]

My heart sank with dread when I started hearing the Dalek's theme in the background, then it fell into a pit in my chest when I saw them emerge from the void ship.

[@dhooth]

"THIS IS NOT WAR! THIS IS PEST CONTROL!" They should upload that

[@DavidbarZeus1]

They have, look for that specific line and you'll find the scene, including Rose's epic burn to the Cult of Skaro

[@honestlyaccurate6571]

Doctor: "I don't understand, The Cybermen don't have the technology to build a Void Ship, that's way beyond you. How did you create that Sphere?" Cyberleader: "The Sphere is not ours." Doctor: "..What?" My heart actually stopped for a second when I heard that line for the first time, if the Doctor is confused, then we should all be scared~

[@seanj565]

I love that part!

[@venom_spy_chaosgod]

Yeah. When even THE DOCTOR is confused, when he just no idea what is happening, when he can't even presume.......I'm scared.

[@thunderspark1536]

​​@@venom_spy_chaosgodI personally think it's not confusion, the answer he got to the question of "You don't have the tech it's way beyond you" proves without a shadow of a doubt that it is either the Time Lords or the Daleks (or someone with their level of power), and someone/something like that makes him realize he's against something far, far more dangerous than the cybermen.

[@tomsullivan9668]

RTD didn’t have to write a cliffhanger that slapped this hard, and yet he did it anyway. He did it for all of us.

[@challenger2031]

The music that accompanies this episode is just absolutely brilliant. The joys of Murray Gold, what a composer. Holy and mighty. Then again that is what made this show. And the actors and crew that makes all the creations. What a show. May not be the same without Tennant or Ecleston but it will always be amazing part of our nation's entertainment

[@Mr.EintheMorning]

Let's see. If the Cybermen win, they'll turn everyone into robots. But if the Daleks win, they'll extinguish all life on Earth. ... ... being a robot doesn't sound so bad.

[@MeargleSchmeargle]

Unfortunately for people who want to be robots, Cybermen don't stand a chance against Daleks. All the proof you need is the next episode, where the Daleks were royally whooping the Cybermen.

[@DavidbarZeus1]

"We would destroy the Cybermen with ONE Dalek." Yeah, count me in on door number three

[@Garl_Vinland]

Realistically what would happen would be the Cybermen "Drafting" your organs into a cold metal shell to later me painfully obliterated by a Dalek beam.

[@Whoami691]

In one scene you can see humans and cyber men fighting together.

[@cesarvictoriano8072]

Garl Vinland so either way. Like the tag line for AvP, whoever wins, *we* lose.

[@Ultima72]

This may be one of the best episodes ever, this and possibly stolen earth. this for how it starts out with the Cybermen coming to earth and then the sphere opens to reveal the worst possible scenario, two of the most dangerous villains in doctor who at the same time, although it also shows the difference in power between Daleks and Cybermen. With stolen earth, it's when the unknown fleets have a message for the human race and the mic turns on and all you hear is "Exterminate, Exterminate, Exterminate" over and over, everyone knows that the Doctor has no way to find them, and the fear you see in every human who knows what they're up against.

[@SpiderkillersInc]

this was truly awesome. I still remember being a little kid, thinking there were Cybermen in the sphere, only for it to open, and Micky goes "Those aren't Cybermen," and LIFE FORMS DETECTED! EXTERMINATE!

[@jakemoffett1511]

From me being 5 years old and watching this live, to now being nearly 19 this is still one of the best cliffhangers in all New Who, it’s on par to the Stolen Earths , the Pandorica opens and End of time, easily. Cybermen invade the whole earth. Okay that’s huge and being 5 years old that was scary. Then having the daleks fly out of the void ship( knowing how powerful they were) that was something else back in 2006!!!

[@theranger7790]

By far, one of the best episodes of the Tenth Doctor.

[@kafan439]

One of the best moments in Dr. Who, but the whole, long history, all of the confrontations up until then really increased how dire the situation was. Thanks for sharing this. (and thank you for all those late Sunday night episodes on PBS growing up.)

[@ryanangelastro504]

Doctor Who was on PBS?

[@kafan439]

@ryanangelastro504 in the Chicagoland area it was on every Sunday night at 11pm. You never knew if it would run a half hour of a story, or 2 and a half hours. It was the last thing before school Monday morning for years.

[@bloke1182]

3:12 imagine being that brave to talk directly to one of those things

[@thethistlegunner]

Anytime there was a whole planet invasion in doctor who there was always the same shots of the Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal being invaded

[@MrRandomerz]

probably easy footage to reuse, free of copyright maybe

[@renegaderaida526]

Lool.

[@eternallylearning2811]

The employees like eh not again everyone to the bunkers

[@lesserwhovian6700]

I never really understood why people would think that the parallel earth Cybermen could stand against the Daleks. I mean, those Cybermen were created on earth in factories. Sure they used advanced technology, but the Daleks strike fear into all species across the universe, fighting until a stalemate with even the Timelords. The Cybermen wouldn't stand a chance. It was certainly built up in the publicity for this episode asking 'Who would win? The Daleks or the Cybermen?' The actual Cybermen from Mondas may have been able to deal a heavy blow against the Daleks, but not the ones made in a parallel Earth 21st century factory.

[@barraki6706]

At least we finally had a battle between Daleks & Cybermen on the show (even if there was human intervention).

[@surfczar]

+LesserWhovian Even the Mondas cyberman were considered primitive compared to the daleks. It would barely be a fight.

[@surfczar]

+LesserWhovian Oh and for you know it all rebooters. Mondas was the twin planet to Earth where the cybermen originally came from.

[@barraki6706]

+Larry Jamieson Technically this is a sequel.

[@surfczar]

More like a reboot

[@antonydandrea]

3:00 this reveal still gives me goosepimples. Just hearing the Dalek's theme in the background getting stronger and stronger before they finally are seen. What a cliffhanger.

[@SinisterPixel]

Lets be real, this is one of those moments in Doctor Who that's hard to match. The Doctor, Daleks, and Cybermen all in an all out war together was and remains one of the best Doctor Who moments in history.

[@dancingbanana168]

Correction, it is pest control for the Daleks perspective

[@echelon3282]

One of the best episodes of the whole series. Cybermen vs Daleks.

[@KJ-tz7vc]

This might be the best Doctor Who cliffhanger of all time.

[@Hopper89]

It IS the best Doctor Who cliffhanger of all time.

[@Ted_Curtis]

I'd say Pandorica Opens trumps it

[@TheWeepingDalek]

IDK. i think the tenth planet part 4 takes that.

[@emilybraswell4570]

I think Inferno Part 2 is one of the best, but there are so many brilliant ones to choose from!

[@Zneelsen]

Have you seen the Dragonfire part 1 cliffhanger?

[@TimeForTeletubbiesFAN]

I love the transition from the cyberman theme to the dalek theme. Works so well!

[@musicaluprising924]

I love how terrifying this period of the Cybermen was! They were so disturbing!

[@daleksvscybermen]

They don't make'em like this anymore....

[@koolboy895]

So true

[@cosmobane6995]

Kid friendly

[@koolboy895]

+abie pratama they shouldn't be

[@NotAHero98]

Manwell Face The Raven? Better?

[@NotAHero98]

Manwell At least this episode tried to be exciting!

[@kaizoisevil]

Just to think...this was all John Lumic's fault.

[@kaizoisevil]

Silver Eagle Davros was rescued by Dalek Caan, who was freed from the void ship by Lumic's cybermen.

[@NunofyaFB]

Actually it was torchwood's fault for finding the sphere

[@johnrobinson3382]

+kaizoisevil The Cybermen followed the void ship through the breach to see what caused it so they didn't free the daleks.

[@kaizoisevil]

But they hijacked the torchwood systems to open the breach to maximum, allowing the Daleks to come through.

[@gallifreyandefense]

kaizoisevil I believe the daleks could have come out whenever they wanted. I mean if they can build a shop the timelords thought to be impossible, I'm not so sure they needed the extra boost to get out. But they could have

[@NathanWubs]

Daleks when they were still more then a worf throwaway.

[@lordlossize]

the effects, storyline and actors are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better here than now

[@dprodutionsltd]

That is soooooooooooo true!!!!!

[@EightThreeEight]

Effects: While good, they're not better Story: Hell of a lot better Acting: Better, but not by far

[@Hilda_ogden]

Lol no

[@CommodoreMudkip]

Peter Capaldi is a far better actor than David Tennant, you can prefer the 10th doctor to the 12th doctor but to say Tennant is a better actor is unfair.

[@filbencs5098]

lordlossize GG Wtf? Hell no. Heaven Sent alone is better than S1 and S2 matched

[@donaghy77]

3:36 OH MY GOD!! well at least thing can't get any...... oh sh*t

[@jakest123]

Can't wait for another good old Dalek 2-parter. Screaming 'Exterminate' is always an awesome cliffhanger.

[@CuppaTeaExe]

We really need another villain crossover like this again

[@ThePathStrider]

Ice Warriors Vs Sontarens. Place your bets.

[@scottprime4301]

@@ThePathStrider dunno, depends on the amount on both sides, would make a cool story though

[@ThePathStrider]

@@scottprime4301 Assuming similar tech levels, Sontarens will still vastly outnumber the Ice Warriors, yet those Martians have less issue using WMDs than their clone adversaries.

[@scottprime4301]

@@ThePathStrider yeah, also gotta consider if the two sides would know the other was coming as the ice warriors would have a better chance with a surprise but the songarans would just march in there

[@AssassinIsAfk]

These Cybermen Vs the sontarons would be pretty awesome

[@callum110597]

Love that twist revealing the Daleks. It's like two of my favourite monsters in Doctor Who together!

[@ZainR]

It's so refreshing looking at David Tennant as the Doctor here after watching him as Kilgrave.

[@ToastedWafflez]

Notice the teeth of the Cyberman at 2:16 are lit up. I wonder if it was originally meant to say "delete," but the showrunners thought it was too dark to imply a child would be killed and cut the audio.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

That was exactly what happened. In the script, anyway.

[@ecthox-1mork909]

I doubt it was going to say "delete" under the circumstances, but it was probably meant to say "halt."

[@Emeraldnite-if7vo]

One of the greatest cliffhangers of all time. I would like to see a rematch between the Daleks and the more advanced Cybermen of the future.

[@DorianMichaelsIII]

"But I don't understand-- the Cybermen don't have the technology to create a void ship, that's *way* beyond you! How did you create that sphere?!" You're exactly right, Doctor...the Cybermen *don't* have the technology to create that sphere. But think for a moment who *does*, and it makes perfect sense; though to be fair, the Doctor couldn't have known that the psycho pepperpots were going to be the ones to come out of the sphere; and if you look at his face when the Daleks first show themselves as the inhabitants of the sphere, his expression is, if anything, resigned; 'Yeah, I didn't know it was *you* in there, but now that I DO know, I'm *hardly* surprised.' Though I always did wonder, how did the Daleks, even ones specialized as the Cult of Skaro, manage to create a void ship, when even the Time Lords couldn't? Or at least, I'm guessing they couldn't, since the Doctor mentions earlier that he thought that void ships were only a theory, that he never had heard of one actually being built before-- but then again, when the Genesis Ark is revealed later in the episode and the Doctor says he's never seen it, despite Dalek Sec specifically declaring it to be Time Lord technology the Cult stole, he says that "Both sides had secrets."

[@jakerockznoodles]

The notion that the Timelords wouldn't be able to do that seems bizarre considering Rise of the Cybermen was not even the first time the Tardis has accidently drifted into another universe. If the Timelords already have technology that could essentially do what this does by accident, I'm sure they'd be capable of actually building one. I'm not even go into the ridiculous leap in time travel technology the daleks seem to have undergone here. In earlier stories the daleks had time travel tech, but it was comparatively primitive to what the Timelords used. Hell, it's been implied that the Sontarans have had similar or even better time travel capability but they weren't allowed to enter the time war because.... there was a height restriction? I dunno.

[@DorianMichaelsIII]

jakerockznoodles Maybe the Daleks managed to capture (or flat-out steal) and reverse-engineer Time Lord technology? The Cult did it with that Genesis Ark-- maybe the other Daleks did too with Time Lord time travel technology (try saying THAT five times fast). It sounds like something they would do (maybe even it was the Cult that suggested it in the first place). Maybe THAT was why, by the Time War, the Daleks had technology comparable to the Time Lords (they probably would HAVE to be at least SOMEWHAT comparable, for them to give the Time Lords the fight that it is heavily implied that they did; else, why didn't the Time Lords just do something screwy with time and make sure that *Davros* never existed, let alone the Daleks he would create? It's been said that the Lords' power over time was so great, that they could erase whole *planets*, whole CIVILIZATIONS, from ever have existing-- surely one being wouldn't present the same challenge.) But then again, this is just my theory, and I admit, my knowledge of Who-lore isn't as strong as it could be, so I welcome any thoughts and/or corrections.

[@zj0ker208]

DorianMichaelsIII They tried it. They sent the Fourth Doctor to stop Davros from creating the Daleks. However, he made a different call, and decided that he didn't have the right to commit genocide.

[@zj0ker208]

DorianMichaelsIII Well, as it turns out, he made the same choice, only that time it was a group decision.

[@bridgeanimatorx6550]

Hahaha XD I don’t know why I found your comment funny, i think it’s because you always highlight a few words to bring out a few hints XD

[@SilentGAMER-c9r]

This was prime Doctor Who, the Cyberman and Daleks in the same episode was so cool

[@Gojirawars03]

Still the best plot twist/cliffhanger in a Doctor Who Episode ever.

[@Everie]

Cybermen: It is a victory Daleks: *shows up 60 seconds later* Cybermen: DeLeTe!

[@jsslayer7980]

Love the fact that people Aren't scared of paranormal but then as soon as they become robots Everyone is terrified

[@manofmercy1500]

Mainly cause they've gotten used to seeing the "ghosts" (they've been popping up for a few months before the Doctor first found out about them) by this point. Jackie does mention earlier in the ep that when the "ghosts" first started appearing everyone was scared of them initially, but when they end up doing nothing, disappear & reappear later, everyone just assumed that the "ghosts" were friendly or even the souls of deceased loved ones. Didn't help that it was also the main cover story used by Torchwood to hide their usage of the Void Breach caused by "The Sphere" (if only they knew what the ghosts actually were or what was actually inside the sphere).

[@Tokmurok]

@@manofmercy1500 yeah exactly.

[@p5ychojoe138]

I don't really watch Who, but do like seeing the clips from time to time and this is the first time this one popped in my feed. Love how the second the Police Chief says stay in your homes, a home immediately gets breached. That's some grim comedic timing and why if I was told to stay in my home when something this sideways went down, I'd be in the woods in under a minute.

[@decw2301]

2:15 is actually terrifying imagine being that kid if it was real. One of the best episodes of new who by far.

[@shaunflynn8314]

Still loving this... The "Oh god, now what?!" aspect drags you all over the place. RTD has a flair for panic scenes. The bit where it dawns on The Doctor pretty quickly that there's something else about the sphere yet to come in to play with the "What?" delivery really stuck with me - the flip from anger to surprise so quickly is a great bit of acting. Always stuck with me

[@scg7442]

Recently rewatched this episode and Rose's "oh my god" when the daleks come out of the sphere is so chilling. Reminds us that she truly is terrified of the daleks.

[@NewtonDKC]

Wow still gives me chills…back in the day when Doctor Who was mandatory viewing across the Northern hemisphere!!! Really hope RTD is able to recapture this sense of absolute earth-shattering importance and utterly thrilling story telling…I miss it terribly and really would enjoy having it back, or even something close to approaching this!

[@TED_Frames]

The Daleks theme music always makes me shiver! 😄

[@viridismonasteriense]

I still love this cliffhanger. Everybody thought they already did Daleks, so they won't be back, everybody assumed one monster per episode, then suddenly THIS. That feeling didn't happen again until Journey's End with all the companions in the TARDIS, it felt special because they were breaking the rules. Then that magic moment in Pandorica happened, and Daleks and Cybermen have been invading other episodes ever since. Cybermen got into 'Pandorica' while a Dalek got into 'Wedding of River Song', and now many different aliens are sharing the screen to kill the Doctor in 'Time of the Doctor'. It no longer feels like a crossover. It doesn't feel like they're breaking the boundaries or rules. It feels like a shared universe. I feel that is Moffat's greatest improvement of Russel T Davies series. An expansion of the universe he revived and recreated. He can even bring back Gallifrey without it feeling like a cheat. It felt earned. And it all started here.

[@jarednewman7823]

You do realize Daleks were there before this? As we're the Cybermen. Or did Age of Steel escape you? And they've been in multiple episodes with other Doctors as well. This isn't the first time. It's been happening since the Daleks first hit the screen in the 1960s.

[@SeanWheeler100]

Well, with the Doctor being in every episode, it's already a shared universe. And the show references previous episodes. They even made up the concept of regeneration to explain different actors playing the Doctor when they retire.

[@Darkels9]

I love the Doctor's face when the Cyberman says the void ship is not their x)

[@bamb1etta_basterb1ne]

When The Sphere Starts Opening You Hear A Faint Version Of "The Daleks" From Series One

[@pmalone4]

2:14 "Screw you guys! I wanna live!"

[@blueraccoon1088]

Iron giant?

[@tardiskeeper6]

I've seen these episodes many times but still gives me that thrill on the reveal there.

[@SilentGAMER-c9r]

This was a bombshell of an episode, I remember my sheer shock and I was fanboying so much, Cyberman and Daleks in one Episode

[@quote6013]

I remember watching this as a little kid, I remember seeing the cyber men and the daleks, and being afraid, I knew they where powerful, and it scared little me, years later and this scene still fascinates every fiber of my body. Well done.

[@Devil_Punch]

this my no.1 cliffhanger, things just got worst and worst. Find out there were cybermen in torchwood, found out the ghost were cybermen and position around the world, they didn't make the void ship and to top it all off, daleks came to the party..... BEST CLIFFHANGER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DalekTheSupreme]

I still prefer the cliffhanger in The Pandorica Opens when Doctor's companions are dying, his greatest enemies have allied against him, the TARDIS explodes, and the universe ends, with nothing he can do about it, but Daleks...and Cybermen. I was just nine at the time, but I was overjoyed, and immediately thought back to The Five Doctors, when the Daleks and Cybermen had both appeared, but never met, and made me enthusiastic to see the ultimate showdown the following week.

[@Devil_Punch]

DalekTheSupreme I agree

[@iHuzza]

DalekTheSupreme but then the following episode wasn't the best...

[@Devil_Punch]

true that

[@charliehinde1701]

Still by far the best moment in Dr Who HISTORY!!!

[@christhecollector9354]

Please make episodes like this again BBC!

[@randypandy13]

No matter how many times I watch this, I always get chills down my spine.

[@LeanneVlogzFilmz]

I remember this cliffhanger, it was shocking to see the daleks return after believing they were all destroyed 😨 Good old memories

[@TheGamersState]

I remember watching this episode at home thinking how bad the situation was....so when the Cyberman said "The Sphere is not ours" I got so many goosebumps. This was then followed by me jumping for joy when the Daleks showed up.

[@user-oj7ss4up1t]

Location Earth, Lifeforms Detected EXTERMINATE EXTERMINATE EXTERMINATE!! Love that line! I miss Russel T Davies

[@dragonzilla6482]

I was 14 when I first saw this episode and I remember screaming DALEKS! And getting super excited. I’m 31 now and it still gives me goosebumps to this very day.

[@laglordgaming]

1:18 Hang on... Did Jackie just say 'Zybermen'?

[@FoamHordikaGrapes]

xD Yes.

[@cybergamer496]

YEA

[@josefzalusky7307]

Zybermen, Slickeen, you know, it’s the copyright-free version she can tell people later.

[@Whoami691]

*Dalek theme plays* "LOCATION. EARTH! LIFE FORMS DETECTED! EX-TER-MIN-ATE!! EX-TER-MIN-ATE!! EX-TER-MIN-ATE!! EX-TER-MIN-AAAAAAAAAAATE!!" You can hear the fear in Roses voice, she knows them, she knows what they are and she is right to be afraid. The deadliest enemy in the universe. Brutal geniuses with the technology to defeat even the mighty Time Lords hell bent on conquest and systematic elimination of everything that is not a Dalek. Amazing.

[@d_9979]

i remember this in 2006 but it felt so real and scary, it feels old fashioned watching it now

[@liamjmw]

03:36 when the Dalek theme hits I get goosebumps every single time

[@TripleR250]

2:15 John Connor you must be terminated 😎😂

[@nejdalej]

It's only just now I noticed that in a few of the shots close up to the Cyber Leader, you can see the guy's eyes. I know it could be a goof but for me it adds more chills a la Mondasian Cybermen that are far more human than robot x

[@gremlinwc8996]

Any timestamps? Not saying that as like questioning or anything I just haven't noticed yet and want to see that

[@xjosna4485]

This my absolute favorite scene in the whole series. ITS. JUST. SO. EPIC!!!

[@bransolo9469]

It's cool that Murray Gold merged the cybermen theme with the dalek theme. Funny at first watch, no one noticed the soundtrack is giving the answer. When does that particular soundtrack plays in doctor who? Only when a Dalek threat is happening.

[@osmo2384]

The only cliffhanger that has lived up to this since is the World Enough and Time cliffhanger.

[@mrkid2451]

Is it just me or at 1:46 do the cyber men look like the classic ones for a few seconds

[@elliotttalksf1825]

3:10 the dalek theme begins...

[@MegaManDBZX]

This was the ultimate “we are so boned” moment. I mean an army of Cybermen is one thing. But then the Daleks coming out of nowhere. It’s like going to a party where everyone hates you. Which now that I say that, describes every social event I’ve ever been to. But still.

[@danielwood6833]

The Cybermen left their origin Earth to conquer one in a different dimension, only to be met by the Daleks upon conquering it. Must’ve smashed every mirror and stepped under every ladder to have received luck that bad.

[@arrowtt3364]

Cyberleader: "We have conquered this new world." *Daleks appear* Cybermen: "Nevermind then. We'll just head back to our own dimension."

[@tardisglitch547]

@@arrowtt3364 That's actually what happens in the next episode, towards the end of doomsday just before 10 & Rose open the void, the cybermen attempt to travel back to pete's world, only to be killed by Cyber Yvonne "We will retreat through the breach, regain the home world." Which is basically cyberman for: "Fuck this shit, we're out."

[@regidio5083]

Took them a few decades but I am glad Cybermen and Daleks collided in my lifetime!

[@TayoEXE]

Still the best walking sounds for the Cybermen.

[@oscarpersaud7650]

Cyber man: pushes open door Also cyber man: hands by its side

[@physicsimpossible73]

This was one of my favorite Doctor Who episodes ever!!

[@AndrewChapman]

Quite a connection with EastEnders here. Barbara Windsor makes a cameo as Peggy Mitchell in this episode. Both this episode and "Doomsday" feature Raji James who played Ash Ferreira and Tracy-Ann Oberman who of course played Chrissie Watts, wife and murderer of Den Watts played by Leslie Grantham. And of course Grantham himself appeared in the 1984 Doctor Who serial "Resurrection of the Daleks".

[@TED_Frames]

To think that everyday lives in Albert Square is fictional, but death battles between Cybermen and Daleks are in the real world!

[@gaylyvlogs9876]

ahhhhhh my introduction to doctor who was the best. I watched dalek and fell conpletely in love with the doctor and rose and had a massive fear of the daleks, I knew how powerful and dangerous they are. Then I forgot to tune in next time and didn't rewatch doctor who till the end of fear her where I saw the doctor and rose walking together hand in hand and saying about how a storm was approaching, then I saw the next time trailer and was completely drawn in. I knew the essentials going in, I still can't tell you how much I loved it when the daleks came out of the sphere... I was like ohhh my God rose is in so much danger... that week between army of ghosts and doomsday was too long haha

[@cannonfodderlord]

The part about the sound of Cybermen marching: satisfying.

[@garethowen9219]

I remember watching this all the way back in 2006, and just how exciting this cliffhanger was!

[@deanlawson3610]

The week following this episode was the very longest of my life.

[@alchemistfightinggunupstv5991]

2:07 cyberman Jehovah's witness

[@TheRealBorb]

*In cyber-voice* ||MAY I INTEREST YOU IN OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST?||

[@DanXile]

I could not believe this ending when i first saw it. This plus the Genesis Ark opening and the conflict between the Daleks and the Cybermen make this two part episode my favorite of current Doctor Who.