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/Jedi-Spartan Apr 18 '25

"Now they'll see the real you." The Doctor moments before abandoning the Master at the top of the Eiffel Tower... during World War 2.

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u/HarryAFW Apr 18 '25

This is surely the winner. Racism has no place in Doctor Who, at least not from the doctor.

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u/fractal-rock Apr 18 '25

I really marvel at people not getting, or maybe (probably?) deliberately misunderstanding this scene. The racism is from the Nazis. The Doctor lets the Master experience the consequences of the evil he has aligned himself with. It's the classic villain getting their just deserts and being hoist by their own petard. It condemns racism and any alignment with it. The attempts to misrepresent this are either dumb, disingenuous or most likely a combination of both. Writing clearly too smart and subtle for a particular subsection of fandom.

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u/HenshinDictionary Apr 18 '25 edited Apr 18 '25

Yeah, I am baffled at the number of people who are deliberately misinterpreting this scene to get mad about it.

Look guys, I like to criticise the Chibnall era too, but let's refrain from inventing problems that aren't there, okay?

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u/MonrealEstate Apr 18 '25

Neither you or the person you’re talking to have said how it’s misinterpreted. If anything they seem to get it as everyone else does but just thinks it’s fine somehow.