History Recap / DoctorWhoS4E3ThePowerOfTheDaleks

'''Dalek:''' ''talking over the Doctor with slowly increasing volume'' [[BrokenRecord I am your servant. I am your servant. I am your servant. I am your servant. I am your servant. I am your servant.]]

'''Production code:''' EE

Written by Creator/DavidWhitaker. This six-episode serial first aired from November 5 to December 10, 1966.

-->'''Lesterson:''' You know, it's amazing. You have an almost human interest and curiosity.
-->'''Dalek:''' '''A Dalek is bet- is not the same as a human.'''

'''The Doctor:''' Renewed? Have I? That's it, I've been renewed. It's part of the TARDIS. Without it I couldn't survive.[[note]]The show would backpedal on that "part of the TARDIS" stuff repeatedly in the future. [[WatsonianVersusDoylist Alternatively]], one could chalk it up to RuleNumberOne: [[UnreliableNarrator the Doctor lies]].[[/note]]

'''The Doctor:''' Renewed? Have I? That's it, I've been renewed. It's part of the TARDIS. Without it I couldn't survive.[[note]]The show would backpedal on that "part of the TARDIS" stuff repeatedly in the future. [[WatsonianVersusDoylist Additionally]], don't forget RuleNumberOne: [[UnreliableNarrator the Doctor lies]].[[/note]]

'''The Doctor:''' Renewed? Have I? That's it, I've been renewed. It's part of the TARDIS. Without it I couldn't survive.[[note]]The show would backpedal on that "part of the TARDIS" stuff repeatedly in the future. Additionally, don't forget RuleNumberOne: [[UnreliableNarrator the Doctor lies]].[[/note]]

'''The Doctor:''' Renewed? Have I? That's it, I've been renewed. It's part of the TARDIS. Without it I couldn't survive.[[note]]The show would backpedal on that "part of the TARDIS" stuff repeatedly in the future.[[/note]]

* LastSecondWordSwap: A Dalek nearly gives their evil plan away to Valmar in Episode Five.

* ApeShallNeverKillApe: A Dalek asks a human why they kill each other. It is genuinely incomprehensible to a Dalek why you would murder one of your own kind[[note]][[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceoftheDaleks For now, at least]][[/note]], though they have [[MasterRace very high standards]] of what counts as "your own kind".

* ApeShallNeverKillApe: A Dalek asks a human why they kill each other, genuinely not understanding it. (Of course, in later stories, Daleks would be seen killing each other too, but only because they saw those they were killing as "impure": it is genuinely incomprehensible to a Dalek why you would murder one of your own kind[[note]][[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceoftheDaleks For now, at least]][[/note]], they just have very high standards of what counts as "your own kind".)

* ApeShallNeverKillApe: A Dalek asks a human why they kill each other, genuinely not understanding it. (Of course, in later stories, Daleks would be seen killing each other too, but only because they saw those they were killing as "impure": it is genuinely incomprehensible to a Dalek why you would murder one of your own kind[[note]][[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1"RemembranceoftheDaleks" For now, at least]][[/note]], they just have very high standards of what counts as "your own kind".)

* AllPlanetsAreEarthLike: His companions are alarmed when the Doctor goes to walk out the door without checking the atmosphere. The Doctor raises a finger as if checking wind direction and reels off the planet's characteristics. {{Justified}} because Vulcan is actually a human colony anyway (so obviously they would choose an Earth-like planet to colonise in the first place), and {{Downplayed}} because the actual atmosphere outside of the colony proper is toxic and dangerous to humans- except for short periods of time- without a safety suit.
* ApeShallNeverKillApe: A Dalek asks a human why they kill each other, genuinely not understanding it. (Of course, in later stories, Daleks would be seen killing each other too, but only because they saw those they were killing as "impure": it is genuinely incomprehensible to a Dalek why you would murder one of your own kind, they just have very high standards of what counts as "your own kind".)

* AllPlanetsAreEarthLike: His companions are alarmed when the Doctor goes to walk out the door without checking the atmosphere. The Doctor raises a finger as if checking wind direction and reels off the planet's characteristics.