"You Would Make A Good Dalek" | Dalek | Doctor Who | BBC 

“Where shall I get my orders now?” Probably the closest thing a Dalek has ever felt to grief.

It must be strange knowing that the most savage burn you can drop on an enemy is comparing them to yourself.

"...You would make a good Dalek." Ouch. I felt that burn.

The reason the Dalek killed himself at the end is because when he downloaded the entire internet he saw 4chan...

"You would make a good Dalek" is both a deep cut, one of the harshest insults the Doctor could be given, while also possibly being the truest statement a Dalek has ever spoken. That one wasn't the only Dalek who thought the Doctor would be a good Dalek, another one said 12 would be a good Dalek.

I still think this is the best representation of a fearsome Dalek nowadays they got turned into a bit of a joke

The worst thing you could ever receive from a dalek: A compliment. Edit: Bloody hell, I wasn't expecting this comment to blow up like this!!! XD Edit 2: can’t believe how much this comment has grown 3 years ago. What the hell?!?! 😂

Proof right here that Series 1 is seriously underrated!

Best Dalek portrayal ever, the last soldier without any orders therefore nothing to fight for making him redundant, other episodes make them seem pure monsters but this one makes them more human than ever

All his life, the doctor has hated the Dalek's, and they have hated him in turn. He couldn't stand them, and they despised him. He thought it was over, it cost him his species, but at last, the one thing he hated was gone from the universe...and now, he stands before the last dalek, one massive slap in the face. He committed genocide against his own race to wipe them out, and yet here, a single dalek survived, mocking him, mocking those he lost in the war. The doctor could not stand for that insult, and he wanted the dalek destroyed, not just because of the danger it represented, but because of the wounds it opened just by existing. That is why the doctor was so furious, not just because he hates them, not just because of what they are, but because of the audacity of this single dalek to survive, while his own race was condemned to extinction. Only in this scene did the doctor realize the gravity of what he had done. He knew he had wiped out his race, he knew he had committed dual genocide with what he had done, he knew that he had more blood on his hands, than what anybody could ever forgive him for... But until this scene, he never realized, that with his one action, no matter his intentions, no matter what lies he told himself...he didn't just become as bad as the daleks... He became worse than them...because not even the Daleks would condemn their race to extinction, to wipe out another race. Only one being in all the universe, was filled with so much hatred, to commit such an ultimate act of hate...not The Beast, not the Dalek Emperor, not the Cult of Skaro...none of them possessed such hatred... Only the doctor.

The Doctor really just told that Dalek "Kill yourself NOW" ⚡️

Eccleston was absolutely incredible in this episode. He’s probably the only actor to have played the doctor who could've pulled this story off as well as it deserved

There’s something about the way that line is delivered, something in the Dalek’s tone of voice. It’s more subdued then the usual screeching. It’s the sound of someone who KNOWS they’ve found the perfect way to push someone’s buttons.

Imagine looking into the eyes of your hated enemy, the embodiment of hatred and cruelty, and being told you would have done well as one of them

1:32 "Why don't you JUST DIE?!" I love how there is a bit of spit on his lip. Makes him look like a raving madman, possessed with anger and hatred with no reason that he is literally frothing at the mouth.

gonna need a few regenerations to heal that burn.

I see into your soul, Doctor. I see beauty, I see divinity, I … see … hatred!

You're gonna get *_rusty_*

Eccleston will always be the most human of the doctors. You can see his hate, his fears, his need to make life better and how he hates people dying. He wants people to live, to be happy but everywhere he goes, he brings destruction. It was even said at the first 2 episodes. Every time I see the 9th doctor, I feel it was cut short and he was amazing. All his life he wanted to help people, especially in that episode where he said, look rose, no one died.

Ninth Doctor: The Daleks have failed! Why don't you finish the job and make the Daleks extinct. Rid the Universe of your filth! Why don't you just die? Dalek: You would make a good Dalek. 'Years later' Twelfth Doctor: You looked inside me and you saw hatred. That's not victory. Victory would have been a good Dalek. Rusty: I am not a good Dalek. You are a good Dalek.

I love the Ninth Doctor. He can have a fun time, but he is more openly aggressive and ruthless than Ten and Eleven.

"Local time lord cyberbullies Skaro resident into suicide"

This is probably the deepest and coldest comeback ever uttered. In The Doctor's rage and hatred for the Daleks he is unaware of how far He is sinking to their level, until the last Dalek with impress makes him realize his hatred is turning him Into the very killers of his people. To have your mortal enemy applaud and praise you for becoming like them so well is the most Savage realization for any protagonist in a story.

"You would make a good Dalek" that line alone sums up all the darkness within the doctor awesome

Ten years later and it's still gives me chills: "you would make a good dalek"

the doctor truly did say "YOU SHOULD KILL YOURSELF NOW" lmao, it was even raining. truly the precursor to LTG.

If you think about it, he's got a point. The Doctor would make a good Dalek.

This entire scene sums up why the 9th Doctor was the best one. The other doctors from the new series have their dark moments for sure, but I don't recall any of them other than this one wishing death upon their enemy. Christopher Eccleston nailed this scene.

If you look closely you can see the exact moment his hearts break in two.

We haven't had a good Dalek story since this, really. This is possibly one of the best episodes of Doctor Who ever, but definitely at least one of the best of the New Series. Love it.

what kills me about this is how the Dalek seems genuinely conflicted about what to do. There are no other Daleks to give him orders, which means that there's no reason to even try an conquer the earth. It was born and bred to kill every other race in the universe to make his race supreme. But if he can't do that, if there's no reason to kill and no other Daleks to continue their primary function...what else is there for him?

That logo comes way too quickly. That line is supposed to sink in. I mean look at the way that scene plays out, with the close up of the Doctor as he gets more and more intense. The camera cuts to the forlorn Dalek who pays his ancient enemy a compliment of sympathy. Then it cuts back to the Doctor and not only his expression priceless, the background is almost completely black.

I used to hate this scene. I used to hate how entitled the Doctor was, to tell the last member of its species to kill itself. That his anger was unneeded and immature. Then I grew up. What he said, what he feels, it makes sense. He's a war vet. The only survivor from a broken empire. The last Timelord. Looking into the eye of the one that made him destroy it all. The one thing that justified him killing his species, his Family. He failed to kill the one thing that made him murder his family. Imagine that. A horrid monster is going to slaughter your baby, brother, wife, anyone and everyone close to you. And as soon as it's done bathing in their blood it's going for every last living thing it can and will see. The only way to kill it and save the world is to release a gas inside your home that will also kill everyone you love. You become a coward. You leave the house while you watch everyone die. But it's ok, the creature is dead. You saved the public by sacrificing your loved ones, it doesn't have to hurt as bad. Then as you turn around to begin your family's last wishes, the creature is sitting there. Right in front of you. You killed your family to save the world. But now the reason you pulled the trigger is loose. You failed. You killed everyone who you loved; everyone who ever loved you. For nothing. You can't ever get them back. You reasonably tell the thing who drove you to all of it to die. It hurt you beyond reason. It made sure there was no other option. Why can't it just die? Why can't it stop reminding you that you're a failure? You tell it to die. Kill itself. It calls you its brother. How angry would you be?

Series 1 was just awesome, I feared and pitied a Dalek at the same time

The Daleks in series 1 are the best out of the new series in my opinion, they havent been this ruthless and scary for a long time, especially in the latest episode where they manage to have artificial emotions. The Dalek in this episode has killed more people than every dalek in the later series.

In my humble opinion the greatest Doctor Who moment of all time.

This was the first time I had ever seen or heard of a Dalek in my life. Sure, I'd heard the all too famous exclamation "Exterminate" before, but I had no idea where it was from. Then I saw this. I heard its awful voice, saw its murderous rampage, and its soulless mentality. Just picturing there being an entire species of it was enough to make me cringe.

I like how there's a constant theme throughout the show of what a "good Dalek" is. A good Dalek isn't a morally good one, a good Dalek is just one that is pure to its mission of extermination, regardless of the target.

Everyone's talking about the Daleks final line, but the framing on the doctor is incredible for his reaction. Just him, in a black void, realizing that this Dalek is 100% correct. They framed that shot perfectly

2005: "YOU WOULD MAKE A GOOD DALEK." 2014: "I AM NOT A GOOD DALEK. _YOU_ ARE A GOOD DALEK."

I don't watch this show...but that was pretty powerful. He exclaims that his kind and his filth should die, and the Dalek recognizes it as what his own kind do, stating "You would make a good Dalek" clearly pointing out the Doctor's mental process and logic in that moment was not that different from the Daleks.

This episode is what got me into this show... XD This scene probably had something to do with it. It's great when an enemy can point out something about the protagonist like that.

in this scene The Doctor's rage really stands out so much anger in his eyes which I can understand he's just got over a war and seen thousands of his family,friends and fellow timelords get gunned down by Dalek fire power seeing that much death is enough to make anyone furious which makes The Doctor the most dangerous being in the Doctor who galaxy.

When I first saw the design of the Daleks years ago, I remember how unimpressed I was. They looked goofy, cheap, and not at all threatening. But after having watched just a few bits of their appearances on RU-vid, I understand why they make such a compelling antagonist for the series. The way they are portrayed is horrifying, soulless, and brutally efficient. It doesn't matter if they looked like overgrown, pimped-out roombas. It's their intent and personalities make them so incredibly intimidating.

9th Doctor: So you downloaded the internet? What’d ya find? Dalek: *I do not want to talk about it.*

The music from this scene always gave me the chills. But also sadness for the dalek. Struggling to accept he's the last.

This episode broke me. 9 was my first Doctor. For the first bit of the season he was a peppy, adventure loving hero who just loved exploring the galaxy! And then, this Dalek appears... And he turns into somebody else entirely. A friend of mine tried to explain the Dalek/Time Wars while we were watching the episode, but it still hit hard.

This scene just hits the right string in my heart the doctor just letting his emotions out cause his mercy cost so many lives especially of the people he cared for

I feel sorry for this dalek....

This is the moment the Doctor became LTG. Bravo Vince!

I feel sorry for the Daleks. I really do. I mean, they’re practically brainwashed from birth to behave as they do. When this Dalek asked the Doctor what it should do, it really sounded so lost. That’s the sound and look of a creature who’s lost everything, and the Doctor was so blinded by hatred that he couldn’t see himself in it. The Daleks operate based on what they were constantly told is right from their birth. The Doctor no different. Neither are we. The values and morals that we hold are different, but in the end, it’s all the same principle. For the Daleks, their concept of Dalek supremacy is all they’ve ever known. Through Rusty, we’ve already seen that Daleks can be different, and that it’s their shell’s programming that forces them to do what they do. Without it, they’re left lost and confused until they come to new conclusions on their own. Even without damage having been done to them, they can still recognise and feel loneliness, and liken themselves to other creatures who are in the same situation. That’s something akin to empathy, because they understand, and they can identify their own feelings in other people. That’s reason enough to pity them.

You can tell how much that hurt.

Series 1 was so good. I seriously miss it.

This scene gets to the human truth of war. You cannot win a violent war without becoming that which you oppose.

If this episode had been bad the show wouldn't have survived to this point now

the dalek's observation truly shook the doctor to the very core of his being.

"KILL YOURSELF" is my all time favorite doctor who quote

I feel like this scene doesn't get enough love. Eccleston's PTSD incarnation has an even worse taste for Daleks thanks to the Time War, and when he finds the "last" one he just wants it to be gone. It reminds him of the War Doctor. And then you can see it on his face. The existential crisis the Doctor has when his worst enemy, a Dalek, tells him he would be good at being a Dalek. I absolutely love this scene.

Dude, of all the enemies the doctor makes the daleks are the only ones he truly hates.

I get goosebumps every time when the Doctor has his outburst. This episode was absolutely brilliant. The writing was amazing.

You know who would make a good dalek? Davros. If anyone is good at making daleks, it's him.

The words that would burn in the heart of our hero for the rest of his life.

“Where shall I get my orders now?!?!” Always manages to make me laugh

The Dalek after downloading the internet: _"Explain! EXPLAIN!!!"_ 😬

Honestly daleks sound like someone having way too much fun with a voice changer

Doctor might need to regenerate after that one

Why do I get the feeling this how Nine would react in a crossover with Four Nine: "Why didn't you do the job and make the Daleks extinct. Rid the Universe of their filth. Why did wait so long?!" Four: (beat) "You sound just like a Dalek."

Must suck having this said to you twice.

"You're gonna get rusty." Did Steven Moffat make a callback to this scene in "Into the dalek". Both daleks are very similar, in fact i thought it was the same one at first and that maybe he teleported instead of killing himself. Who would've loved if Rusty turned out to be this Dalek, it would have been much more interesting than what we got instead.

9th - the man who remembers 10th - the man who regrets 11th - the man who forgets

What a chilling line.

"You would make a good Dalek." Still the best description of the Ninth Doctor, until Rose manages to bring out his humanity later in the series and he refuses to kill most of humanity to kill all the remaining Daleks.

1:10 I think this is a great moment, because it shows that the doctor is even less reasonable than the dalek. In this moment it really seems like the dalek has reached the end of its own directive and is willing to abandon its primary directive to accept the doctor's orders, but he isn't willing to do the same.

This is why I think Eccleston was the best Doctor for me (alongside Capaldi). I just loved his interactions with the Daleks. The tenth and eleventh doctors just seemed to completely forget that the Daleks were the reason that he is the last of his kind (or at least he thought). They always just seemed to shrug it off, like "meh, Daleks again. Nothing I can't handle, they're not even dangerous". With the Ninth Doctor, you can see his hatred of the Daleks, but also fear too, because he knows that they are the most feared creatures in the universe. Plus, I also liked how the Daleks were even fearful of him too, even just recoiling at the sight of him.

The delivery of that line is just perfect. The tone of the Dalek's voice, the quiet (lack of music), and the Doctor's reaction. Perfect.

"You. Would. Make. A good. Dalek." Ooooooh that cuts deep!

1:20 **THUNDER CLAP**

"I see beauty. I see divinity ! I SEE HATRED!!!!"

I think this is the only time I’ve seen him literally spitting mad

Christopher Eccleston was such an amazing Doctor. This is one of my favorite moments in the series, because you can see the pure hate and malice in his face, telling the Dalek to kill itself, and how quickly in changes. You can see just how much it hurts him being told he would make a good Dalek, realize what the Time War has done to him.

I can't believe the Doctor would tell the last of a species to kill itself.

We need a low tier edit of the Doctor in this scene.

this was probably one of my top 2 episodes..ever...the dalek is so chilling in this episode it captures them perfectly, plus the clear trauma that the Doctor still has from the Time War.

I love Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor. It was so dark, so fantastic, so wonderful (Tennant's still my favorite though). I mean you can see him literally foaming at the mouth when he tells the Dalek to die XD

"Okay, that was good Christopher. Now let's try again without the spit."

Still gives me chills hearing the Doctor suggest suicide, even to a Dalek. Even the Dalek was like "Damn bro, you better at this than me!"

“What did you find?” “Lots…of…pronography!!!!!”

1:23 the moment the doctor became low tier god

Doctor: You downloaded the internet. What did you find? Dalek: Porn of humans, wolves, cats, and oddly enough, us. I never thought about using our plunger for THAT. Humans are quite creative.

Bro said “kys”

The Daleks will never die

"One who lives his life for the sake of combating some enemy, has an interest in their enemy's survival." - Nietzsche

"You're gonna get rusty." Oh, I get it. Nice callback, Twelve.

" You are gonna get Rusty " Wow, now that brick joke flew for centuries.

9 was one hell of a gamer

The music is what really makes this scene. It's unbelievably underrated

Just watched "inside the Dalek" with Peter Capaldi's doctor, and it reminded me of this. The doctor was told the exactly same thing in that episode. I also noticed the Eccleston's doctor saying 'you're going to get rusty" which is what Capaldi's doctor called the 'good' dalek. Very interesting!

I don't know if the spittle was intentional or not, but it really shows the doctor's raw fury, desperation and fear. The 9th doctor was amazing; he had a wealth of different emotions and a depth to him. By contrast the 10th doctor had 'goofy' and 'french' and the 11th doctor just had 'goofy'. The assistants got worse too.

The way he shouts the word "die" with the head turn really sells it. Like he'd tear its throat out with his teeth if he could. (And if it had a throat.)

Dr: You downloaded the internet? What did you find? Dalek: T-H-E D-A-R-K-N-E-T Dr: .....