History Recap / DoctorWhoS29E4DaleksInManhattan

"'''I...am a huuumannn...'''''''DAAALEK...!!'''''"

'''Original air date:''' April 21, 2007

'''Production code:''' 3.4

Written by Helen Raynor.

To his horror, the Doctor finds that the DNA from the blob is Dalek. As Tallulah goes on stage, Martha sees a pig-slave watching the performance from the shadows. She chases after it, but a different pig-slave captures her, so the Doctor and Tallulah chase her into the sewers. They find the pig-slave who was watching Tallulah. It's Laszlo, horribly mutilated but still of his right mind, having managed to escape before the Daleks could finish converting him. Doctor and friends spy on the Daleks, who separate Martha and the other prisoners: the less intelligent ones become pig-slaves, smart ones are sent to the lab. Laszlo, concerned for her safety, tells Tallulah to go home, then he and the Doctor slip in line behind Martha unnoticed. Once in the lab, they witness the results of the Final Experiment: Dalek Sec has become a Dalek-Human hybrid. A new life form is born. ToBeContinued...

The one with an uppity showgirl whose boyfriend is a literal pig. Not to be confused with a [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Spider]][[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie pig]].

** The Doctor says that New York City is "so good they named it twice", something Rose jokingly mentioned when they visited New New York.

* CallBack: [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E8TheChase Daleks in the Empire State Building.]] The more things change, the more they stay the same.

The TARDIS materialises beneath the Statue of Liberty. The Doctor and Martha walk out and take in the view of Manhattan, and Martha notes that the Empire State Building is still a work in progress. They find a newspaper and identify the date as November 1[-[[superscript:st]]-], 1930. The front cover also describes people going missing in the local Hooverville, leading the Doctor to investigate. Arriving in Central Park's Hooverville, the Doctor and Martha come across two people fighting over a loaf of bread. The fight is broken up by Solomon, the leader of the village. As if the symbolism wasn't obvious enough, [[JudgmentOfSolomon he breaks the loaf in half and divides it among the two people]]. The Doctor and Martha introduce themselves to Solomon, who describes the plight of the people there in Hooverville.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[Series/TheMuppetShow PIIIIIIIIIIGS IN MANHATTAAAAAAAAN!]]'']]

* OnlyOneName: Tallulah, Laszlo, Frank, Solomon and Diagoras.

* BiTheWay:
-->'''Martha:''' I'm so glad to see you!\\
'''The Doctor:''' Yeah, well, you can kiss me later. You too, Frank, if you want.\\
'''Frank:''' ''[smiles and shakes head in bemusement]''

* ArmourPiercingQuestion: The other members of the cult insist that Daleks are supreme, while humans are weak. Sec then asks why, if Daleks are supreme, they haven't been victorious? None of the other Daleks can answer.
-->"[[AC:If we are supreme, then ''why are we not victorious''?]]"

The one with an uppity showgirl whose boyfriend is a literal pig. Not to be confused with a a [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Spider]][[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie pig]].

-->'''The Doctor:''' ''[TranquilFury]'' They survived. They always survive, while I lose everything.

The one with an uppity showgirl whose boyfriend is a literal pig.

In Hooverville, the Doctor asks Solomon about the disappearing people mentioned in the newspaper; he explains how people disappear during the night and that the police aren't interested so long as it's just homeless people. Mr. Diagoras arrives in the village and offers $1 a day that involves clearing out a collapsed tunnel in the sewers. The Doctor, suspecting something is up, volunteers, causing Martha, Solomon and [[Creator/AndrewGarfield a kid named Frank]] to do so as well.

** Tallulah's line, "I know some guys are just pigs, but not my Laszlo." As it turns out, Laszlo was captured and was being turned into a pig-slave, until somehow he managed to escape partway through.

* HandGagging: The Doctor does this to Tallulah to shut her up as they hide from a Dalek on patrol in the tunnels, so it doesn't hear her.

* NoPeripheralVision: One Dalek goes straight past within a few feet of the alcove where the Doctor and Tallulah are hiding and completely fails to notice them. Guess that's a downside to eyestalks.

* PoliceAreUseless: Enough people have gone missing that it is on the front page of the newspapers, yet the police are nowhere to be seen. According to Solomon, they went to the police, but the cops don't care if "another deadbeat goes missing".

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A foreman threatens a work stoppage to Mr. Diagoras because of the speed he demands they work at and the dangerous working conditions. For his trouble, Mr. Diagoras turns him over to the Daleks and is presumably converted into one of the human Daleks or a pig-slave.

On the Empire State Building, construction is being managed by [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Mr. Diagoras]], who is a pretty harsh boss who demands that his workers go faster, despite the fact that they're on schedule and utterly exhausted. After a foreman protests that the men won't be able to meet his unrealistic deadlines, Diagoras directs him toward his masters from "out of town". As the elevator opens to reveal who they are, we see a Dalek flanked by two pig-slaves. Diagoras explains how the worker is refusing to work any faster, causing the Dalek to order him taken away for "the Final Experiment" by the pigs.

As the worker is taken downstairs by the pigs, the Dalek speaks with Diagoras and tells him that the Empire State Building must be completed in time for the "Gamma Strike".

In Hooverville, the Doctor asks Solomon about the disappearing people mentioned in the newspaper; he explains how people disappear during the night and that the police aren't interested so long as it's just homeless people. Mr. Diagoras arrives in the village and offers work to the people there for a dollar a day that involves clearing out a collapsed tunnel in the sewers. The Doctor, suspecting something is up, volunteers, causing Martha, Solomon and [[Creator/AndrewGarfield a kid named Frank]] to do so as well.

The scene cuts back to the construction site in the Empire State Building, where Mr. Diagoras tells his workers that they are to attach three panels, pieces of Dalek casing, to the mast of the building. Again, he demands that they work unreasonably fast. The workers say that they can't work at night for fear of losing their grip from the cold and falling to their deaths, but Diagoras simply threatens to fire and replacem them if they refuse. After the workers have climbed up to fasten the panels to the mast, the Dalek from earlier arrives to speak with Diagoras. Diagoras reassures the Dalek that the mast will be finished on schedule. As the two look out at Manhattan the Dalek notes that, despite its perceived weakness, humanity has succeeded in building so much. After the Dalek mentions losing its planet in a great war, Diagoras says he is a war veteran himself, how he swore he would survive, no matter what, and that he would claim the city no matter what it takes.

"[[AC:You think like a Dalek!]]" is the response of the Dalek, whom we learn in the next scene is Dalek Caan of the Cult of Skaro. The scene cuts down to a laboratory in the basement, attended by pig-slaves working for the Cult of Skaro, who have arrived in 1930s New York after escaping via [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday Emergency Temporal Shift during the Battle of Canary Wharf]]. Dalek Sec orders Dalek Caan to bring Diagoras down to the basement. There, Diagoras attempts to thank Dalek Sec, but Sec orders him to cease talking and has the pig-slaves take him away as he protests that he's on their side.

The Doctor, Martha, Solomon and Frank continue their search until they find a pigman sitting in a corner sadly. The Doctor promises to help him, but more violent pig-slaves chase them to the surface, all but Frank making it. They emerge from a manhole in the theatre and Tallulah holds them at gunpoint. But surprise, it's just a prop, and after she explains that Laszlo is one of the people who've disappeared. The Doctor rigs a DNA scanner for the green blob, Solomon goes back to Hooverville to organize a militia and Tallulah and Martha engage in girl talk. Martha reveals that she's attracted to the Doctor.

To his horror, the Doctor finds that the DNA from the blob is Dalek. As Tallulah goes on stage, Martha sees a pig-slave watching the performance from the shadows. She chases after it, but a different pig-slave captures her, so the Doctor and Tallulah go after her into the sewers. They find the pig-slave who was watching Tallulah, who turns out to be Laszlo; he may be a pigman but he escaped before the Daleks were able to destroy his mind. Doctor and friends spy on the Daleks, who separate Martha and the other prisoners: stupid ones become pig-slaves, smart ones are sent to the lab. Laszlo, concerned for her safety, tells Tallulah to go home, then he and the Doctor slip in line behind Martha unnoticed. Once in the lab, they witness the results of the Final Experiment: Dalek Sec has become a Dalek-Human hybrid. A new life form is born. ToBeContinued...

* CallBack: [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E8TheChase Not the first time]] we've seen Daleks in the Empire State Building.