History Recap / DoctorWho2022NYSEveOfTheDaleks

-->''"It will kill everything not within its own image!"''

* ClosedCircle: If the time loop wasn't bad enough, the cast are confined to the storage unit by SomeKindOfForcefield.

** The Doctor, while examining the stockpiled fireworks in the basement of the storage unit, quips that she hasn't seen so much gunpowder since 1605, referencing [[Recap/DoctorWhoTAGE05TheGunpowderPlot "The Gunpowder Plot"]].
** The Daleks tracked the TARDIS's faulty presence on Earth and are looking for revenge for what the Doctor did to them in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS39E6FluxChapterSixTheVanquishers "The Vanquishers"]]. The Doctor protests that she only hijacked a plan that the Sontarans enacted, but to no avail.
** Karl, the construction worker first seen in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth "The Woman Who Fell to Earth"]], makes a return appearance to enjoy the fireworks at episode's end. He quips that the fireworks must just be for him, referencing the self-esteem tapes he was listening to.

* GiveGeeksAChance: Even though he's a stalker who hoards stuff left behind by his ex-girlfriends, Nick ends up with Sarah, who seems to think that a good hearted weirdo is worth keeping.

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'''Nick:''' [[AC:Ex... Terminate?]]
** It seems that even the Dalek found that one painful, since not only does it immediately shoot him, but [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness it doesn't even say anything while doing so]]!
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Sarah expects Nick to emerge from the lift, only for a Dalek to appear and say, "I am not Nick". This is ironic considering that the actor saying the line is Creator/NicholasBriggs.

-->'''Dalek:''' [[AC:THE INFERIOR HUMAN IS CORRECT.]]
-->'''Dan:''' Oi! Who are you calling inferior?
-->'''Dalek:''' [[AC:[[BluntYes YOU.]] ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN MADE.]]
-->'''Yasmin:''' Pretty smart, Daleks.

* SignsOfDisrepair: The reason that the business is called "ELF Storage"; It used to be called "SELF Storage", but the first 'S' fell off the sign and Sarah never cared enough to fix it.

* ShoutOut: When the Doctor figures out why she's experiencing so much deja vu, she and Yaz declare "time loop", while Dan quips "''Film/GroundhogDay''."
* SomeKindOfForceField: A forcefield made of HighTechHexagons blocks the front doors; it glows brighter when touched, and apparently that hurts a lot. It's what keep everyone from simply leaving once the time loop begins; fortunately, it doesn't cover the basement door.

* SomeKindOfForceField: What keeps everyone from simply leaving through the front doors, once the time loop begins. Fortunately, it doesn't cover the basement door.

"Eve of the Daleks" is the 2022 ''Doctor Who'' holiday special, serving as the first in a trilogy of specials set after Series 13 that act as the home stretch of Creator/JodieWhittaker's tenure. It was written by Creator/ChrisChibnall and was released on New Year's Day, 2022 and is the final New Year's Day special for ''Doctor Who''.

"Eve of the Daleks" is the 2022 ''Doctor Who'' holiday special, serving as the first in a trilogy of specials set after Series 13 that act as the home stretch of Creator/JodieWhittaker's tenure. It was written by Creator/ChrisChibnall and was released on New Year's Day, 2022.

-->'''Doctor and Yaz:''' "Time loop."\\
'''Dan:''' "''Film/GroundhogDay''." ''[{{beat}}]'' "Same difference."

-->'''Dalek:''' "EX-TER-MI-NATE!"\\

'''Nick:''' "Woo! Thanks for the therapy!"\\
'''Dalek:''' [visibly confused]\\
'''Nick:''' "Ex... Terminate?"

-->'''Dalek:''' "THE INFERIOR HUMAN IS CORRECT."
-->'''Dan:''' "Oi! Who are you calling inferior?"
-->'''Dalek:''' "[[BluntYes YOU.]] ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN MADE."
-->'''Yasmin:''' "Pretty smart, Daleks."

* WrongLineOfWork: Sarah feels so little sense of investment in the storage business that she'd rather change the name from "Self Storage" to "Elf Storage" than [[SignOfDisrepair fix the damaged sign out front]]. She actually gets a new lease of life out of the Doctor blowing up the premises at the end of the episode.

"Eve of the Daleks" is the 2022 ''Doctor Who'' holiday special, serving as the first in a trilogy of specials set after Series 13 that serves as the home stretch of Creator/JodieWhittaker's tenure. It was written by Creator/ChrisChibnall and was released on New Year's Day, 2022.

* ArtisticLicenceGunSafety: Two Daleks who have trapped Nick both make the rookie error of firing on him despite the fact that the three of them are in a straight line, causing them to kill each other when he drops to the ground.
* TheAtoner: After her harsh words cause Nick to sacrifice himself in one loop, Sarah becomes dedicated in future loops to try to keep him from being killed (or at least postponing it until after the time that the next loop would start).

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: {{ZigZagg|ingTrope}}ed. Nick is killed by the Daleks in the pre-titles sequence, the first character to die so. However, after everyone else in the warehouse is killed before the opening titles start, they all come back to life including Nick. In almost all the subsequent time loops, Nick is the first to die, so much so that Sarah notes that he is always dead by 23:55 and is worried that if he dies before that time on the last time the time loop starts that early, he won't come back. However, he does ultimately come back to life each time and survive the story to go travelling round the world with Sarah.

** Karl, the construction worker first seen in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth "The Woman Who Fell to Earth"]], makes a return appearance to enjoy the literal fireworks at episode's end. He quips that the fireworks are just for him, referencing the self-esteem tapes he was listening to.

** This isn't the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E2Meglos First time]] the Doctor has been caught in a time-loop.

* DeadlyDodging: In one loop, Nick gets pincered by two Daleks, but baits them into shooting him and ducks at the last second, causing them to blow each other up. Unfortunately the Daleks learn from this; in the next loop they send only one Dalek after Nick, and note that the two who shoot Yaz and Dan are slightly offset to avoid making the same error.

* EvilGloating: In the second loop Sarah is horrified to find the Dalek has anticipated her, and it waits while she rambles on about it, noting that her fear levels are rising before killing her.

* TheGhost: Jeff, the absent Elf Storage employee who's storing all kinds of forbidden materials in various storage units.
* GiveGeeksAChance: Even though he's a stalker who hoards stuff left behind by his ex-girlfriends, Nick ends up with Sarah who seems to think that a good hearted weirdo is worth keeping.

-->'''Doctor and Yaz:''' Time loop.\\
'''Dan:''' ''Film/GroundhogDay''. ''[{{beat}}]'' Same difference.
* HeroicSacrifice: Multiple times, either some or all of the TARDIS crew / Nick and Sarah will place themselves between someone that they care about and a Dalek weapon, or will distract the Daleks to waste their time.
* HypocriticalHeartwarming: When Sarah asks why Dan is even talking, Yaz says that nobody talks like that to her mate, that's her job. She then immediately tells Dan to shush.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: The cast remembers each loop, but so do the Daleks. As the heroes make plans and try to hide, the Daleks anticipate their actions and adapt, including sending in ''more'' Daleks. The Doctor's final plan involves deliberately acting contrary to the plan in the second-to-last loop and make the Daleks think that they're trying to pull something else entirely, so that they retread ''false'' steps, ''THEN'' pull off the real plan.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: The Daleks can't manage to hit a moving target to save their lives, quite literally in one case, particularly when they’re only a few feet apart in areas with little to no cover.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sarah is very short-tempered and annoyed to be working on New Year's Eve, is extremely blunt when she hears the explanation as to why Nick has a bunch of stuff from previous ex-girlfriends in his storage unit (calling him a weirdo, and then a stalker when he later confesses to having a crush on her), and screws over the Doctor in one loop to try to get herself and Nick to safety. That said, she is also devastated when Nick pulls a HeroicSacrifice in one loop because she blamed him for getting her into this situation, and is very insistent in later loops to try to save his life. She also loves her mom, despite also finding her phone calls exasperating.

-->'''Dalek:''' EX-TER-MI-NATE!\\

'''Nick:''' Woo! Thanks for the therapy!\\

'''Nick:''' Ex... Terminate?
** It seems that even '''the Daleks''' found that one painful, since not only do they immediately shoot him, but ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness they don't even say anything while doing so]]''!

* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Thirteen flirts with her TARDIS again, calling her beautiful when she's been reset and thanking her for saving them from the Daleks. She likes her "mysterious" old girl.

* MythologyGag: Sarah says "No time to explain!" to Nick and briefly pulls him along by the hand like the Doctor with a companion.
* NonResidentialResidence: One of the containers that Jeff has commandeered is done up like a bedsit, and the characters speculate that he may actually live there.

* ObliviousToLove:
** Dan explains to the Doctor that Yaz ''likes'' her... and the Doctor doesn't understand what Dan's getting at. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E12TheSoundOfDrums Some things never change, eh?]] Although Dan thinks that she ''does'' understand, she just pretends that she doesn't to avoid dealing with it.
** Also Sarah, who takes a LONG time to clue in on Nick's obvious crush on her.
* OhCrap: The Doctor's face when she discovers that the Daleks have ''sonic-proofed their weapons systems''.
* OutOfTheFryingPan: Just when it seems like they've got a handle on one Dalek, a second signal is detected. This means that defeating the Daleks inside the loop is useless, as they can send reinforcements.

-->'''Dalek:''' THE INFERIOR HUMAN IS CORRECT.
-->'''Dan:''' Oi! Who are you calling inferior?
-->'''Dalek:''' [[BluntYes YOU.]] ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN MADE.
-->'''Yasmin:''' Pretty smart, Daleks.

* RunningGag:
** Jeff, one of Sarah's employees, seems to be trying to violate as many of the rules of the unit as possible with his use of the space.
** The Doctor rambles on about the sentient beaches of San Munrohvar where they are going to relax while the TARDIS repairs itself. It's no surprise (except to Dan, who's new at this) when they end up in a self storage unit in Manchester with a Dalek instead.
* SignsOfDisrepair: The reason that the business is called "Elf Storage"; It used to be called "Self Storage", but the first 'S' fell off the sign and Sarah never cared enough to fix it.
* ShipTease: Dan gets Yaz to ''finally'' admit that she has feelings for the Doctor.
* ShipperOnDeck: Dan for Yasmin and the Doctor.
* ShoutOut: When the Doctor figures out why she's experiencing so much deja vu, she and Yaz declare "time loop" while Dan quips "''Film/GroundhogDay''. Same difference."

* WeaksauceWeakness: Dan at one point is able to evade a Dalek simply by circling it faster than it can turn to shoot him. He does eventually stop and let himself get shot, and it wasn't a sustainable tactic in any case.
* XRaySparks: Played straight and subverted as bipeds and ''Daleks'' are both hit with death rays, showing glowing bones and the internal workings of travel machines, respectively.

The one that's Film/GroundhogDay... [[TheXOfY of the Daleks]].

* IncrediblyLamePun: When Nick is taking refuge behind a wall of his ex-girlfriends' belongings:

* ItOnlyWorksOnce: The Doctor tries to jam the Dalek's weapon with her sonic screwdriver, only for it to explain that they've adapted before jamming her sonic screwdriver in turn. This serves as their introduction to the loop.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sarah is very short-tempered and annoyed to be working on New Year's Eve, is extremely blunt when she hears the explanation as to why Nick has a bunch of stuff from previous ex-girlfriends in his storage unit (calling him a weirdo, and then a stalker when he later confesses to having a crush on her), and screws over the Doctor in one loop to try to get herself and Nick to safety. That said, she is also devastated when Nick pulls a HeroicSacrifice in one loop because she blamed him for getting her into this situation, and is very insistent in later loops to try to save his life. She also loves her mom, despite also finding her phone calls exasperating.

"Eve of the Daleks" is the 2022 ''Doctor Who'' holiday special, serving as the first in a trilogy of specials set after series 13 that serves as the home stretch of Creator/JodieWhittaker's tenure. It was written by Creator/ChrisChibnall and was released on New Year's Day, 2022.

* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Two Daleks who have trapped Nick both make the rookie error of firing on him despite the fact that the three of them are in a straight line, causing them to kill each other when he drops to the ground.

* DramaticIrony: The Daleks announce they are exterminating the Doctor for her crimes against the Dalek race. Turns out the crime is using the Flux to destroy them, [[NotMeThisTime which was actually a Sontaran plot]].

* HypocriticalHeartwarming: When Sarah asks why Dan is even talking, Yaz says that nobody talks like that to her mate, that's her job.

The one that's Film/GroundhogDay... [[TheXOfY of the Daleks]]

The one that's Film/GroundhogDay... [[XOfY of the Daleks]]

The one where our heroes are trapped in a GroundhogDayLoop... [[FromBadToWorse with some very familiar pepperpots]].

* AmbiguousDisorder: Nick's tendency to hoard his ex-girlfriends' leftover property "in case they ask for it back one day", coupled with his difficulty expressing his crush on Sarah, suggest that he may be affected by some kind of disorder.

* TheComicallySerious: The Daleks are usually this trope, but they take it UpToEleven here, with hilarious lines such as: