History Recap / DoctorWho2021NYSRevolutionOfTheDaleks

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Both Robertson and Patterson want to use the Defence Drone Daleks to create law and order, although they have self-serving intentions as well. Robertson wants to make more money to recover from his power plant scandal and Patterson aims to be Prime Minister. Nevertheless, Robertson designs the Defence Drone Daleks so that they have water cannons and soundwave weapons designed to induce pain, instead of laser guns, meaning that they are not designed to kill, but rather to serve as a repellent to break up protests. Unfortunately, those non-lethal weapons become much more lethal once the Reconnaissance Dalek hijacks the project.

"Revolution of the Daleks" is the 2021 ''Doctor Who'' holiday special, written by Creator/ChrisChibnall and filmed before the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic hit the world, with post-production done remotely from home during the first UK lockdown of 2020. It was released on New Year's Day, 2021.

* TimeSkip: Ten months for Yaz, Graham and Ryan since returning to Earth from Gallifrey and an unspecified amount decades for the Doctor in her prison.

-->'''Dalek Commander''': You will not escape us!\\
'''Doctor''': Yes, I will. Every time.

* BookEnds: Ryan's appearance at the end of the episode has him trying to learn how to ride a bike, with Graham helping, like their first scene in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]". They are also wearing the same clothing from that scene.

* TheBusCameBack: Both Captain Jack Harkness and Jack Robertson return, the former having last been seen in a guest appearance in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon Fugitive Of The Judoon]]", and the latter being from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E4ArachnidsInTheUK Arachnids In The UK]]".

** The Doctor once again comments that Jack's had some work done, only for him to respond with "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E11Utopia You can talk!]]"

** Ryan tells the Doctor that, since he previously saw the Doctor, he has been able to [[Recap/DoctorWho2019NYSResolution reconnect with his father more]].
** Graham's parting words to the Doctor are a nod to something he said in their [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth first meeting]], with him happily admitting that they ''do'' get aliens in Sheffield.
** Jack [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E12BadWolf once again]] smuggles something via AssShove.
** Robertson remembers his last encounter with the Doctor, and has increased his security since.
** The end of the episode shows Graham helping [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth Ryan learn to ride a bike. Graham is even wearing the same scarf as before.]]

--> [[AC: "DALEKS ARE NOT PETS OF THE DOCTOR!"]]

** Jack uses a squareness gun to destroy walls and kill Daleks at various points in the episode, a weapon he previously used in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E10TheDoctorDances The Doctor Dances]]".
** Rose and her fate are mentioned by Jack. He also tells Yaz he's from the Boeshane Peninsula and that the Daleks were responsible for his first death.
** Gwen gets mentioned at the end of the episode, apparently taking a Dalek out with a moped and her son's boxing gloves, with Jack staying on Earth.
** Ryan namedrops a number of alien races he and Graham have defeated over the course of the past two series, including the Skithra and the Morax.

** The Doctor is still reckoning with the revelation that [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E10TheTimelessChildren she's not a Gallifrey-born Time Lord]] and whole segments of her life have been hidden from her.
** A group of Skaro-bred Daleks gets into a battle with Daleks that were bred differently and use black casings. It's the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Imperials vs. the Renegades again!]]

* DramaticIrony: The audience knows--but Yaz, Ryan, and Graham don't--that in the ten months that passed for them since they last saw the Doctor, she was in prison for ''decades''. This makes their complaints about how long they've been waiting for her much harsher than they realize.

* ItsTheJourneyThatCounts: Yaz expresses anger over how the Doctor introduced her to the wonders of the universe, then suddenly disappeared from her life without any indication if she was alive or dead. Jack, who has been through this himself--but for centuries instead of the ten months that the Doctor was apart from Yaz--urges her to just enjoy her time with the Doctor while it lasts. In the end, Yaz chooses to stay with her instead of leaving with Graham and Ryan.

* TheStinger: After the credits, there is a brief scene that introduces the new companion Dan Lewis, who is told a horoscope that informs him that there will be surprises, with the colour blue and the letter 'D' being important to his future, the lucky number is 13, to be prepared for action, and whatever hurdles come it's not the end of the world.

** Robertson being granted an honorary Knighthood for apparently saving the world and talk of renewed Presidential ambitions could be a dig at New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani, who was granted one for his leadership during 9:11 and tried using it to spur a Presidential run, subsequently people have questioned how helpful he was and whether his questionable management of safety standards might have contributed to the level of deaths.

--> [[AC:"EXTERMINATE!"]]

** Jack uses a squareness gun to destroy walls and kill Daleks at various points in the episode, a weapon he previously used in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E10TheDoctorDances "The Doctor Dances"]].

** As in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]], Daleks are mass produced by the British government for national security reasons. Said Daleks then turn the tables on the government, only to be exterminated by other Daleks for being impure (though these Daleks aren't happy about it).

* OhCrap: The Doctor and Jack both have this reaction when they discover the TARDIS has brought them back to Earth ten months later than they intended; and again when the Doctor attempts to recover from the first moment by casually asking what's new on planet Earth, only to receive the answer, "Daleks."

* OutOfGenreExperience: The companions from the '''comparatively''' down to earth Chibnall era of the show are utterly baffled when Jack casually discusses some of the things he and the Doctor went through in the DenserAndWackier Creator/RussellTDavies era.

* OutOfGenreExperience: The companions from the comparatively down to earth Chibnall era of the show are utterly baffled when Jack casually discusses some of the things he and the Doctor went through in the DenserAndWackier Creator/RussellTDavies era.

-->'''Dalek Commander''': "You will not escape us!"\\
'''Doctor''': "Yes, I will. Every time."

''As the Thirteenth Doctor marks her days in prison, back on Earth the Daleks are presented on national television. They are the new Defence Drones, designed to protect the British public.''

''Left behind on Earth, Yaz, Graham and Ryan need their friend more than ever. Now with Daleks on the assembly line, and a familiar face behind their production... What would the Doctor do?''