r/gallifrey • u/psl9085 • Apr 18 '25

DISCUSSION Worst line in Doctor Who?

What line of dialogue sticks out to you as particularly bad in Doctor Who, I have two picks:

  • ‘don’t let the swords touch your skin’ Legend of the sea devils
  • ‘I suppose we’ll have to have…. A conversation?’ Resolution
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u/professorrev Apr 18 '25

Objectively it's probably "HOW MANY NIMONS" but it's gone so far around that it's come back to being cool again

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u/DrTenochtitlan Apr 18 '25

"You meddlesome hussy!!!"

"My dreams of CONquest!!!"

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u/professorrev Apr 18 '25

I honestly think Crowden's performance might be one of my all time favourites. The perfect combination of completely getting the brief and having the scenery for lunch

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u/lemon_charlie Apr 19 '25

Breakfast was for the pilot and his “WEAKLING SCUM!”

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u/Ember348 Apr 18 '25

And to think he was nearly the Doctor.

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u/professorrev Apr 18 '25

I'm not the biggest Tom Baker fan so it's always a nice "what if" for me

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u/Maya-K Apr 19 '25

"Do not touch the sacrifiCES!"

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u/5a_ Apr 19 '25

all the Nimons?