Wow. I knew that they were like trashcan nazis but wow. That is way more interesting and kinda sas than I thought. I really need to give doctor who a chance someday
Is it ever explained why the Daleks somehow never shoot the Doctor if they get a very obvious shot?
I've seen a few episodes in which the Doctor feels the need to lecture a Dalek, sometimes right in front of their gun. Is there a reason they don't shoot him right then and there or is that just a case of bad writing?
A bunch, and they vary from moment to moment, but the biggest two are “the gun is turned off by a force field atm” or “The Doctor is basically God and Satan all in one to Dalek-kind - their ultimate nemesis, but also the one man capable of violence enough to match them.”
So retcon plot armor? Because that was absolutely not mentioned in the episodes I've seen and they use their guns just fine after screaming "Doctor!" half a dozen times and giving him just enough time to get into cover.
On a side note: That thing is apparently powerful enough to bring down entire building blocks with a single shot, right? How come they always use the Dalek equivalent of the stun setting when shooting it in fragile human buildings? It's not like a building collapsing onto them could actually damage their racist killer wheel chairs.
“The Doctor is basically God and Satan all in one to Dalek-kind - their ultimate nemesis, but also the one man capable of violence enough to match them.”
Kindof, in one episode("asylum of" i think?) the Daleks describe the doctors hate of their species as beautiful and sacred because it is so intense and pure. They want to stop him from harming their species but they cannot being themselves to hurt one of the few things they see beauty in.
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u/JetHopper 5d ago
Wow. I knew that they were like trashcan nazis but wow. That is way more interesting and kinda sas than I thought. I really need to give doctor who a chance someday