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It's still Manhattan. There are still Daleks. They attempt to create a race of Daleks in human bodies, using the Empire State Building as a lightning rod. Dalek Sec is now part human, which the other Daleks ''really'' don't like.
It's still Manhattan. There are still Daleks. They attempt to create a race of Daleks in human bodies, using the Empire State Building as a lightning rod. Dalek Sec is now part human, which the other Daleks ''really'' don't like.


The Doctor throws himself in the way of the lightning and, in what will be a continuing theme throughout this series, screams in absolute agony. His plan works, and the resulting Daleks in human corpses become Time Lord / Dalek hybrids in human corpses instead. The Doctor is delighted at having created a new species. He also notices that Dalek Sec is developing human emotions, and offers to find some way to heal him and help him overcome his Dalek-ness forever.
The Doctor throws himself in the way of the lightning and, in what will be a continuing theme throughout this series, screams in absolute agony. His plan works, and the resulting Daleks in human corpses become Time Lord / Dalek hybrids in human corpses instead. The Doctor is delighted at having created a new species. He also notices that Dalek Sec is developing human emotions, and offers to find some way to heal him and help him overcome his Dalek-ness forever.


The new hybrid species and Dalek Sec are killed off by the rest of the Cult, and two of the remaining pure Daleks die in the process. Dalek Caan escapes to series 4. Laszlo is kept alive by the Doctor using the Daleks' genetics lab, although he'll be half pig forever. Talullah doesn't mind too much.
The new hybrid species and Dalek Sec are killed off by the rest of the Cult, and two of the remaining pure Daleks die in the process. Dalek Caan escapes to series 4. Laszlo is kept alive by the Doctor using the Daleks' genetics lab, although he'll be half pig forever. Talullah doesn't mind too much.


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=== Tropes ===
* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]
* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]
* [[Big Applesauce]]: Tallulah says that "if aliens had to come to Earth, no wonder they came here" while looking breathlessly at the Manhattan skyline. Of course, the funny thing is that many, many more have targeted London and [[Aliens in Cardiff|Cardiff]].
* [[Big Applesauce]]: Tallulah says that "if aliens had to come to Earth, no wonder they came here" while looking breathlessly at the Manhattan skyline. Of course, the funny thing is that many, many more have targeted London and [[Aliens in Cardiff|Cardiff]].
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]: The Doctor standing on the backs of the theatre seats, staring straight at the Daleks who are inexplicably not shooting him despite the fact that he more or less asked them to, could be the poster image for this Trope.
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]: The Doctor standing on the backs of the theatre seats, staring straight at the Daleks who are inexplicably not shooting him despite the fact that he more or less asked them to, could be the poster image for this Trope.
* [[Close Knit Community]]: The Hooverville
* [[Close-Knit Community]]: The Hooverville
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Although they don't use the terms 'the Dalek/Human Factor', the plot concept of the Daleks wanting to imbue humans with the Dalek nature and the Doctor wanting to imbue Daleks with the human nature is very reminiscent of "[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S4 E9 The Evil of the Daleks|The Evil of the Daleks]]".
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Although they don't use the terms 'the Dalek/Human Factor', the plot concept of the Daleks wanting to imbue humans with the Dalek nature and the Doctor wanting to imbue Daleks with the human nature is very reminiscent of "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S4/E09 The Evil of the Daleks|The Evil of the Daleks]]".
* [[Disney Death]]: The Doctor.
* [[Disney Death]]: The Doctor.
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]
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* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|From Dalek Sec, of all people.}}
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|From Dalek Sec, of all people.}}
* [[Humanity Is Infectious]]: Dalek Sec.
* [[Humanity Is Infectious]]: Dalek Sec.
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: Cited as Dalek Sec's motivation for combining himself with a human--now he can feel man's hatred, ambition, and propensity for war.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Cited as Dalek Sec's motivation for combining himself with a human—now he can feel man's hatred, ambition, and propensity for war.
* [[Humans Are Special]]: The Doctor's counter argument to Dalek Sec by pointing out the human mind has so much more potential than simply destroying other forms of life. This leads to [[Humanity Is Infectious]].
* [[Humans Are Special]]: The Doctor's counter argument to Dalek Sec by pointing out the human mind has so much more potential than simply destroying other forms of life. This leads to [[Humanity Is Infectious]].
* [[Landmarking the Hidden Base]]
* [[Landmarking the Hidden Base]]
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* [[The X of Y|X of the Daleks]]: First time the classic title format for Dalek episodes shows up in the new series.
* [[The X of Y|X of the Daleks]]: First time the classic title format for Dalek episodes shows up in the new series.


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Latest revision as of 17:55, 23 October 2023


It's still Manhattan. There are still Daleks. They attempt to create a race of Daleks in human bodies, using the Empire State Building as a lightning rod. Dalek Sec is now part human, which the other Daleks really don't like.

The Doctor throws himself in the way of the lightning and, in what will be a continuing theme throughout this series, screams in absolute agony. His plan works, and the resulting Daleks in human corpses become Time Lord / Dalek hybrids in human corpses instead. The Doctor is delighted at having created a new species. He also notices that Dalek Sec is developing human emotions, and offers to find some way to heal him and help him overcome his Dalek-ness forever.

The new hybrid species and Dalek Sec are killed off by the rest of the Cult, and two of the remaining pure Daleks die in the process. Dalek Caan escapes to series 4. Laszlo is kept alive by the Doctor using the Daleks' genetics lab, although he'll be half pig forever. Talullah doesn't mind too much.

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