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1->''[the Master walks into his first cabinet meeting]''\
2'''The Master:''' A glorious day! Downing Street rebuilt. The cabinet in session. Let the work of government begin! ''[throws dossiers in the air, the contents scattering all across the table; the cabinet ministers are unimpressed]'' Oh go on, crack a smile! It's funny, isn't it? Albert? Funny? No? A little bit?\
3'''Albert Dumfries, MP:''' Very funny, sir. But if we could get down to business, there is the matter of policy, of which we have very little.\
4'''The Master:''' No-no-no-no-no. Before we start all that, I just wanted to say: thank you. Thank you, one and all, you ugly, fat-faced bunch of wet, snivelling ''traitors''.\
5'''Albert Dumfries, MP:''' Yes, quite. Very funny, but I think...\
6'''The Master:''' ''[stands up]'' No. No. ''That'' wasn't funny. Hmmm, you see, I'm not making myself very clear. Funny is like this. ''[exaggerates a grin]'' Not funny is like this. ''[exaggerates a frown]'' And right now, I'm not like ''[grins again]'', I'm like ''[frowns again]'', because you are ''traitors''. YES, YOU ARE!! As soon as you saw the votes swinging ''my'' way, you abandoned your parties and you jumped on the Saxon bandwagon! So ''[sits down]'', ''this'' is [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves your reward]]! ''[dons a facial gas mask]''\
7'''Albert Dumfries, MP:''' Excuse me, Prime Minister, but do you mind my asking, what is that?\
8'''The Master:''' ''[muffled]'' A gas mask.\
9'''Albert Dumfries, MP:''' I beg your pardon?\
10'''The Master:''' ''[lifts gas mask up]'' It's a gas mask. ''[smiles pleasantly, chuckles, and lowers the mask over his face]''\
11'''Albert Dumfries, MP:''' Yes, but, um, why are you ''wearing'' it?\
12'''The Master:''' ''[muffled]'' Well, because of the gas.\
13'''Albert Dumfries, MP:''' I'm sorry?\
14'''The Master:''' ''[lifts up his mask]'' Because of the gas! ''[lowers mask]''\
15'''Albert Dumfries, MP:''' What gas?\
16'''The Master:''' ''[leans back in his chair — muffled]'' This gas.\
17''[the speakers on the two desk phones pop up and spray toxic gas into the room]''\
18'''Albert Dumfries, MP:''' ''[spluttering]'' [[YoureInsane YOU'RE INSANE]]!\
19''[the Master [[InsultBackfire grins and gives a double thumbs up]]; after a few seconds, Albert drops dead, as do the other Cabinet members; the Master drums out a count of four on the table]''
20-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E12TheSoundOfDrums "The Sound of Drums"]]
21
22->''"Now who says politics is boring?"''
23-->-- '''Rico''', ''Film/JudgeDredd''
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25->'''President Morty:''' ''[to the Barber Rick]'' Little more off the top. ''[to the Board]'' You were saying, Garment District Rick?\
26'''Garment District Rick:''' We were saying, "President" Morty, that we don't care who sits in that seat — a Rick, a Morty, a goddamn Jerry, doesn't matter. We've been running the Citadel since before the Council, and you'll find [[TheConspiracy we're still running it now!]]\
27'''President Morty:''' Does he really speak for everyone here?\
28''[Murmurs of assent from around the table]''\
29'''President Morty:''' Well, I think it's important to be clear. Raise your hand if he speaks for you.\
30''[All but two of the Ricks raise their hands. President Morty snaps his fingers, and as one, his guards shoot and kill all seven dissenting Ricks]''\
31'''Barber Rick:''' ''[nervously]'' Is that enough [[DeadlyEuphemism off the top?]]\
32'''President Morty:''' I don't know. ''[[ImpliedDeathThreat Is it?]]''\
33''[The surviving Ricks hastily agree]''\
34'''President Morty:''' Good. This seems like a good time for a drink, and a cold calculated speech with sinister overtones. A speech about politics. About order, brotherhood, power. But speeches are for campaigning. Now, is the time for action.
35-->--''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS3E7TheRicklantisMixup The Ricklantis Mixup]]"

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