History Recap / DoctorWhoNSS3E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks

* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: An unusual case with Dalek Sec, as he speaks in a breathy near-whisper, but still utilises the Dalek in''flec''tion.

* BondVillainStupidity: The Doctor standing on the backs of the theatre seats, staring straight at the Daleks who are inexplicably not shooting him despite the fact that he more or less asked them to, could be the poster image for this Trope.

* AssimilationBackfire: [[spoiler:Hybrid-Sec finds himself developing human values and emotions as a result of absorbing human DNA, which eventually causes [[AbsoluteXenophobe the other Daleks]] to execute him in disgust.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Less pertaining to the episode specifically and more to the series as a whole, [[spoiler:"I am Dalek Sec, and you will obey me!"]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After becoming a HalfHumanHybrid, Dalek Sec changes his plans for Earth, and instead opts to recreate the Daleks all as half-humans instead of full Daleks in human form. He convinces the Doctor to prepare for the gamma storm that will give the new race life and pleads for use of his TARDIS to take them to a planet so they can begin anew.]] Sadly [[spoiler:It doesn't work as Dalek Caan and the other two betray him at the last minute, switch the transformation to full Dalek and capture and kill Sec.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:From Dalek Sec, of all people - when Thay fires at the Doctor, Sec (who has been crawling on all fours like a dog) gets up and is hit by the shot instead.]]

* OminousLatinChanting: During the [[spoiler: attack]] on Hooverville.

* ImprovisedLightningRod: The Doctor uses ''himself'' as one.

The Doctor throws himself in the way of the lightning and, in what will be a continuing theme throughout this series, screams in absolute agony. His plan works, and the resulting Daleks in human corpses become Time Lord / Dalek hybrids in human corpses instead. The Doctor is delighted at having created a new species. He also notices that Dalek Sec is developing human emotions, and offers to find some way to heal him and help him overcome his Dalek-ness forever.

* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: An unusual case with Dalek Sec, as he speaks in a breathy near-whisper, but still utilizes the Dalek ''inflection''.

* BigApplesauce: Tallulah says that "if aliens had to come to Earth, no wonder they came here" while looking breathlessly at the Manhattan skyline. Of course, the funny thing is that many, many more have targeted London and [[AliensInCardiff Cardiff]].

* UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish: American born Laszlo uses the word "lift" instead of "Elevator". Maybe being turn into a pig-slave gave him a desire to use British slang.

** Or maybe he ''did'' say "elevator" and the [=TARDIS's=] TranslatorMicrobes were just going slightly further than was really necessary

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After becoming a HalfHumanHybrid, Dalek Sec changes his plans for Earth, and instead opts to recreate the Daleks all as half-humans instead of full Daleks in human form. He convinces the Doctor to prepare for the gamma storm that will give the new race life and pleads for use of his TARDIS to take them to a planet so they can begin anew.]] Sadly [[spoiler:It dosen't work as Dalek Caan and the other two betray him at the last minute, switch the transformation to full Dalek and capture and kill Sec.]]

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Cited as Dalek Sec's motivation for combining himself with a human--now he can feel man's hatred, ambition, and propensity for war.
* HumansAreSpecial: The Doctor's counter argument to Dalek Sec by pointing out the human mind has so much more potential than simply destroying other forms of life. This leads to HumanityIsInfectious.

* [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice Job destroying the last of your race, Dalek Caan.]]

* AssimilationBackfire: In an experiment designed to save the Daleks from extinction, Dalek Sec absorbs human DNA and mutates itself into a human/dalek hybrid. The new hybrid-Sec finds himself developing human values and emotions, which eventually causes the other Daleks to execute him in disgust.

!!Tropes

* Foreshadowing: Less pertaining to the episode specifically and more to the series as a whole, [[spoiler:"I am Dalek Sec, and you will obey me!"]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After Becoming a half human hybrid, Dalek Sec changes his plans for earth, and instead opts to recreate the Daleks all a half humans instead of full daleks in human form. He convinces the Doctor to prepare for the gamma storm that will give the new Race life and pleads for use of his TARDIS to take them to a planet so they can begin anew.]] Sadly [[spoiler: It dosen't work as Dalek Caan and the other two betray him at the last minute, switch the transformation to full Dalek and capture and Sec.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: From Dalek Sec, of all people - when Thay fires at the Doctor, Sec (who has been crawling on all fours like a dog) gets up and is hit by the shot instead.]]

* HumansAreBastards: Cited as Dalek Sec's motivation for combining himself with a human--now he can feel man's hatred, ambition, and propensity for war.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: From Dalek Sec, of all people.]]

* BritishEnglish: American born Laszlo uses the word "lift" instead of "Elevator". Maybe being turn into a pig-slave gave him a desire to use British slang.

* DrivenToSuicide / SuicideByCop: The Doctor right after Solomon's death. He actually dares the Dalek that just killed Solomon to go ahead and kill him next...and there's absolutely nothing in the story or Tennant's performance to indicate that he's bluffing or has some kind of brilliant plan up his sleeve. It seems that watching a good man the Doctor had grown to like and respect get killed right after [[SedgewickSpeech appealing to a better nature]] [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Daleks just don't have]] was the very last straw. [[BerserkButton Daleks just seem to bring out all the Doctor's darker emotions]], even the ones that cloud his desire for self-preservation.

The new hybrid species and Dalek Sec are killed off by the rest of the Cult, and two of the remaining pure Daleks die in the process. Dalek Caan escapes into season 4. Laszlo is kept alive by the Doctor using the Daleks' genetics lab, although he'll be half pig forever. Talullah doesn't mind too much.

The new hybrid species and Dalek Sec are killed off by the rest of the Cult, and two of the remaining pure Daleks die in the process. Dalek Caan escapes. Laszlo is kept alive by the Doctor using the Daleks' genetics lab, although he'll be half pig forever. Talullah doesn't mind too much.

The new hybrid species and Dalek Sec are killed off by the rest of the Cult, and two of the remaining pure Daleks die in the process. Dalek Caan escapes. Laszlo is kept alive by the Doctor using the Dalek's genetics lab, although he'll be half pig forever. Talullah doesn't mind too much.

The Doctor throws himself in the way of the lightning and, in what will be a continuing theme throughout this series, screams in absolute agony. His plan works, and the resulting Daleks in human corpses become Time Lord / Dalek hybrids in human corpses instead. The Doctor is delighted at having created a new species. He also notices that Dalek Sec is developing human emotions, and offers to find some way to heal him and remove the Dalek part of him entirely.

The new hybrid species and Dalek Sec are killed off by the rest of the Cult, and two of the remaining pure Daleks die in the process. One escapes. Laszlo is kept alive by the Doctor using the Dalek's genetics lab, although he'll be half pig forever. Talullah doesn't mind too much.

The Doctor throws himself in the way of the lightning and, in what will be a continuing theme throughout this series, screams in absolute agony. His plan works, and the resulting Daleks in human corpses become Time Lord / Dalek hybrids in human corpses instead. The Doctor is delighted at having created a new species. He also notices that Dalek Caan is developing human emotions, and offers to find some way to heal him and remove the Dalek part of him entirely.

It's still Manhattan. There are still Daleks. They attempt to create a race of Daleks in human bodies, using the Empire State Building as a lightning rod. Dalek Caan is now part human, which the other Daleks ''really'' don't like.

The new hybrid species and Dalek Caan are killed off by the rest of the Cult, and two of the remaining pure Daleks die in the process. One escapes. Laszlo is kept alive by the Doctor using the Dalek's genetics lab, although he'll be half pig forever. Talullah doesn't mind too much.

It's still Manhattan. There are still Daleks. Dalek Caan is now part human, which the other Daleks ''really'' don't like. They attempt to create a race of Daleks in human bodies, using the Empire State Building as a lightning rod.