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** [[spoiler:The character of Oswin as a whole, as the actress is scheduled to return later in the season as a new companion, who may or may not be the same character.]]

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** [[spoiler:The character of Oswin as a whole, as the actress is scheduled to return returned later in the season as a new companion, who may or may not was revealed to be the same character.character. Kind of.]]
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* VisualPun: Astonishingly, this is the first time in 49 years that televised ''DoctorWho'' has acknowledged the resemblance between a Dalek gun and an egg whisk. Oswin's obsession with soufflés [[spoiler: turns out to be a subconscious way to deal with having aforementioned gun.]]
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* ReedRichardsIsUseless: [[spoiler: In the end, Oswin the super-hacker writes the Doctor right out of the Dalek's minds. Not, however, instructing them to live a life of peace or stop bothering other species. Necessary though, because this is a TV show and [[StatusQuoIsGod we can't do without]] the show's most iconic enemies.]]


* HandWave: Skaro was [[EarthShatteringKaboom clearly destroyed]] in ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' by the Hand of Omega. According to NicholasBriggs explaining its not-quite-total destruction [[https://twitter.com/BriggsNicholas/status/242010196052946944 on]] {{Twitter}}, "It actually hit the Space Tescos next to Skaro by accident..." Of course, according to the Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures, it wasn't actually the ''real'' Skaro we saw blown up...

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* HandWave: Skaro was [[EarthShatteringKaboom clearly destroyed]] in ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' by the Hand of Omega. According to NicholasBriggs Creator/NicholasBriggs explaining its not-quite-total destruction [[https://twitter.com/BriggsNicholas/status/242010196052946944 on]] {{Twitter}}, "It actually hit the Space Tescos next to Skaro by accident..." Of course, according to the Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures, it wasn't actually the ''real'' Skaro we saw blown up...
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-> Written by Steven Moffat
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* VerbalTic: "Eggs. Eggs..stir...Eggs-stir-minate! [[OhCrap EXTERMINATE!]]
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** [[MaeWest "Come up and see me sometime."]]

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** [[MaeWest [[Creator/MaeWest "Come up and see me sometime."]]
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Removing Nightmare Fuel potholes. NF should be on YMMV only.


* BodyHorror: The Dalek eyestalk punching its way out of the forehead. The sickening ''[[HellIsThatNoise crunch]]'' is the evil cherry on the NightmareFuel sundae.

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* BodyHorror: The Dalek eyestalk punching its way out of the forehead. The sickening ''[[HellIsThatNoise crunch]]'' is the evil cherry on the NightmareFuel terror sundae.
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* ManchurianAgent: Dalek puppets look human, and don't have any idea of their Dalek-ness... that is, until they're needed.
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** She did tell him she was infertile at some point prior to the episode (when she says "I can't have them!" about kids during their argument, Rory whispers "I know.")
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** Or The Doctor, for that matter. [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame This sickens him.]]

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** Or The Doctor, for that matter.why they seem unable to kill the Doctor. [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame This sickens him.]]
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** [[MaeWest "Come up and see me sometime."]]
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** Oswin barricading the door and playing loud music to drown out the monsters outside. Then she comments, "They only come out at night. [[Film/TheLastManOnEarth maybe they're vampires]]".

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* Fridge Horror: The Doctor doesn't even have a pretense of putting up a fight. When Amy asks him what they are going to do, he tells her "make them remember you"
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* Fridge Horror: The Doctor doesn't even have a pretense of putting up a fight. When Amy asks him what they are going to do, he tells her "make them remember you"
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* DivorceIsTemporary: It only takes one episode to reunites Amy and Rory.
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Then it\'s not arc words.


* ArcWords: Only one episode long, but they matter: Eggs. Stir. Mix. Bake. [[spoiler: Exterminate!]]
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* ArcWords: Only one episode long, but they matter: Eggs. Stir. Mix. Bake. [[spoiler: Exterminate!]]
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** Daleks are considered psychotic by normal standards. These are Daleks considered psychotic by ''other Daleks''.
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A genius human hacker, Oswin Oswald (JennaLouiseColeman), has been stuck on the crash-landed ship for a year. She's been keeping busy by making soufflés and playing ''Theatre/{{Carmen}}'' at a very loud volume to keep out the nightmarish Dalek voices. She's almost impossibly successful in warding off the renegade Daleks: being the best hacker the world has ever known, she effortlessly destroyed the Dalek's security system and kept them away from her base. But the rest of her crew were killed in the crash, and -- as they're horrified to find out -- turned into humanoid Dalek zombies by the Asylum's automated system.

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A genius human hacker, Oswin Oswald (JennaLouiseColeman), has been stuck on the crash-landed ship for a year. This is a bit of a surprise for the audience, since StevenMoffat had stated that [[LyingCreator she wouldn't be appearing until Christmas]] -- then again, the Doctor tells the Daleks "it's Christmas!", so that's alright then. She's been keeping busy by making soufflés and playing ''Theatre/{{Carmen}}'' at a very loud volume to keep out the nightmarish Dalek voices. She's almost impossibly successful in warding off the renegade Daleks: being the best hacker the world has ever known, she effortlessly destroyed the Dalek's security system and kept them away from her base. But the rest of her crew were killed in the crash, and -- as they're horrified to find out -- turned into humanoid Dalek zombies by the Asylum's automated system.



** Also, at the beginning of the episode the Doctor tells the Daleks that "it's Christmas!". Not long after that, we get the first appearance of JennaLouiseColeman, who Steven Moffat had told fans wouldn't be appearing until... Christmas.

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** Also, at the beginning of the episode the Doctor tells the Daleks that "it's Christmas!". Not long after that, we get the first appearance of JennaLouiseColeman, who Steven Moffat had [[LyingCreator told fans fans]] wouldn't be appearing until... Christmas.

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Daleks believe that hatred is beautiful, the purer the better. It's why they hadn't tried to kill the [[TheUnfettered Asylum]] [[AxCrazy Daleks]] before this episode.

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Daleks believe that hatred is beautiful, the purer the better. It's why they hadn't tried couldn't bring themselves to kill the [[TheUnfettered Asylum]] [[AxCrazy Daleks]] before this episode.episode.
** Or The Doctor, for that matter. [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame This sickens him.]]
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*MoralDissonance: No one ever calls Amy out for not telling Rory she was infertile, or for assuming he valued having kids over being with her
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** FridgeHorror: [[spoiler: The Doctor spent the entire episode trying to break it more gently. While he didn't realize the exact nature of what happened to Oswin, he knew all along her story couldn't have been true.]]
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* ArmourPiercingSlap: Rory gets two, courtesy of Amy. The first is played for laughs ("Amy it's me. Do you remember me?" ''slap'') and the second is played for drama during their argument ("Give me your arm. AMY!" ''slap'').
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* TooDumbToLive: Not only did Rory stick around when some insane Daleks started waking up--did he seriously think a bunch of glitched-out Daleks were saying "eggs" and not just the first syllable of "[[CatchPhrase exterminate]]"?
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** [[spoiler:"Run, you clever boy, and remember." These are repeated in ''[[Recap/DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen The Snowmen]]'', which becomes critically important to the plot.]]
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*** The spinning Dalek is almost certainly the one that the Daleks tested the Thal anti-rad meds on waaay back in The Daleks. It caused the Dalek to spin around constantly and moan.
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* KnuckleTattoos: Amy has the [[NightOfTheHunter familiar]] "love" and "hate" on her knuckles for the fashion shoot, although it's almost certainly ballpoint.

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* DrivenToMadness: ''Every'' Dalek in the Asylum technically qualifies, but the Daleks in "Intensive Care" are mentioned as being some of the ''worst''. These are the Daleks who survived an encounter with [[TheDreaded The Doctor]].
** It could be argued that this applies to [[spoiler:Oswin]] too.

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* DrivenToMadness: ''Every'' Dalek in the Asylum technically qualifies, but Asylum, particularly the Daleks who are in "Intensive Care" are mentioned as being some of the ''worst''. These are the Daleks who survived after surviving an encounter with [[TheDreaded The Doctor]].
** It could be argued that this applies to [[spoiler:Oswin]] too.
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* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Oswin]]

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