Doctor Who 1x06 Dalek | Full Reaction

As I said on YouTube, I am enjoying your reactions to the episodes and love that you're getting passionate about the show.

A bit of Dalek history (from GENESIS OF THE DALEKS): the Daleks were created on the planet Skaro to serve in a war between two city-states, Thal and Kaled. A Kaled scientist, Davros, wanted a perfect soldier, one who sought to kill anything that wasn't perfect. Unfortunately for the Kaleds (and everything else in the universe, including Davros,) the Daleks (an anagram of 'Kaled') took their instructions too literally and started killing everything that wasn't Dalek. The Doctor, along with his companions Sarah Jane and Harry, sealed the Daleks away. But not for long. Thank you for coming to my TED talk, ;0)

Hi Juliette you have been saying that you are wondering if you will like future Doctors. While each new actor brings there own style to the Doctor, there is only 1 Doctor. I know that sounds confusing but it is true. when the Doctor changes the new Doctor retains all of the memories of the previous Doctors. The basic personality and ideals of The Doctor remain the same. while each new actor brings there own style to the role, like dressing in a different style of clothing, like for example changing into a skinny pin stripe suit, the core of the Doctor remains the same. The passions, and warmth that you see in Chris you will see in your "future" Doctors. I remember that it took me a few episodes to get used to Chris playing the Doctor when he grabbed Rose's hand and said to run, that was my introduction to Chris. By the time of the Slytheen episodes I had enough of an understanding of Chris's take of The Doctor to get me liking what I saw and by the end of the third world war, he had me happy that he was The Doctor

I know the Daleks are supposed to be terrifying but personally, I just can't get over how dumb they look (I'm sorry Who fans). That's not to say I don't like them, just that I wish they could update the design to a new & improved version. Still, that was a great episode that showed a side of the Doctor I hadn't seen up till now. I'm with you on the age gap issue Juliette. When we're talking about shows such as Doctor Who and Buffy that are totally unrealistic in nature, I think we can look past certain things that would otherwise be strange/wrong if they occurred in a more realistic show. Not everyone feels the same way though, unfortunately, as I had to remove a comment on a Buffy video the other day when one commenter basically called another "a P-word sympathiser who couldn't be trusted around kids" just because they weren't condemning the Buffy/Angel relationship.

A couple of fun facts about the origin of Daleks. As I mentioned, they were the featured antagonists of just the second story of classic DW in 1963, and the first alien species encountered on the show. That story was written by Terry Nation, who went on to write some of the best stories for Doctor Who in the 60s and 70s. Their somewhat art-deco design has remained very much the same since they first appeared on TV. The original concept drawings, though, had them with a mechanical claw at the end of their right arm (and the gun on the left), however the BBC art department didn’t have the funds, t I’m me or expertise to create the claw, so they just stuck a plunger on their arm instead, and it’s stayed that way ever since. But as demonstrated here, they are very capable of using that plunger to deadly effect! Terry Nation very much conceived of the Daleks as facials or “space Nazis”, with their insistence for racial purity and the extermination of anything and anyone that was different to them. Remember, this was in 1963, only 18 years after the end of WWII, and the horrors of racism were still very much in living memory. People sometimes make fun of Daleks, but they were a brilliant and daring creation for the time, especially for what was a fledgling children’s TV show.

My first Dalek episode from the classic series was GENESIS OF THE DALEKS. A classic among classics, from the Tom Baker era of DW. BTW, Tom Baker is MY Doctor.

Oh man. I just want you to binge through all the seasons. So much I want to say, but can't because it could be spoilery. The episodes just keep getting better and better.

Congrats you reached the “I can’t think of a better doctor then him” been there myself all the time

I don't know if you missed this, but I don't consider it a spoiler since it is in the episode. But did you notice what The Doctor said regarding the end of the time war and the destruction of the Time Lords and Daleks? "I watched it happen. I made it happen!"

Please post dr who more regularly I love your reactions

I will say one thing - DW fans always go through several emotional states when a new Doctor comes along: sadness at losing the old, hope and/or anger at the new, grudging praise and/or criticism, and finally acceptance. And then it starts ALL OVER AGAIN.

It's like you went in thinking that you know what Doctor Who is all about and then this one delivered something else. You could be in for a few surprises with this show. I'm not sure on your particular policy is on what constitutes spoilery things. Some things in the first two comments that I'd have refrained on venturing into myself. I respect we aren't all the same in this regard. Pointing out what and why would only add to it, so I won't go there.

"You would make a good Dalek"... *chills* every time!

For Christmas a while back, my girlfriend bought me a DW salt and pepper shaker set. The pepper shaker, of course, was shaped like a Dalek.

THIS is the first episode where prior knowledge enhances the experience. When I first saw the twin headlamps come on during my first viewing, I damned near Shatnered myself!

Hi! I just joined your journey through Doctor Who, and I absolutely love how you have empathy towards everyone. (Fellow empath here 😁) This episode... in the whole Doctor Who fandom and universe, Daleks are the scariest thing ever. And as you saw, they're like that to the Doctor too. Here's a little fact about this episode: Christopher Eccleston actually said that his father had been diagnosed with a really terrible illness, I can't remember if it was dementia or cancer, so he kind of poured his emotions to the scenes and his acting on this episode. Yeah, Chris leaving so early was... it was heartbreaking for me and many others because he was my first Doctor and I absolutely adore him, as an person and as the Doctor. He just doesn't hold back and tells things exactly as they are, he gives credits to where it's meant to go, and he's such a beautiful soul. (I feel like almost everyone in Doctor Who is but still~) I remember watching an interview that happened like a week ago, and he got asked a question about if he could travel with anyone else, he stopped the question and said, no. It's Rose. Rose in my Rose. And my heart just about melted at that. And Billie, who was doing an interview later said that she would love to have Nine and Rose back, so I hope and pray that we'll get that someday. BUT! Let me tell you, the next Doctors do an incredible job. The next Doctor, I would have to say, would be my very very close second favorite after Chris. It needs some time getting used to, but once you open your mind and heart to the others, they'll just win you over 🙏 I actually won't be able to comment much after this, I have a fractured wrist at the moment, but I'll comment again once I'm better 😇 Sending you much love and positive vibes from Finland~

One of my all time favorite episodes! Christopher Eccleston is outstanding in this - you really feel his anger and pain when confronted with the Dalek. When trapped in the room with it at first he goes from abject terror (not something you expect from the Doctor) to joy when seeing it is helpless, to bitter rage. When the Dalek later says that the Doctor “would make a good Dalek” you see the horror in the Doctor’s face at the thought that maybe his anger is not so far removed from the existential hate that is bred into his mortal enemy. The story also makes you realize just how dangerous the Daleks are. If just one of them is a real threat to everyone on the planet, imagine what an army of them could do! The Daleks first appeared way back in 1963 in the second serial used story of Doctor Who, and are credited in part with ensuring the show’s continuation. DW wasn’t at first meant to go for more than one season, but the popularity of that first Dalek story ensured its continuation. By the way, the “robot” head in the glass cabinet at the start was another classic enemy of the Doctor, a Cyberman. Not really robots, Cybermen we’re once human, who augmented their bodies with mechanical cyborg parts, removing all emotions in the process. Their aim was to convert all other humans to a cyborg state.