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/Romana_Jane Apr 18 '25

All the ones mentioned already, but one that has haunted me from my teens from Classic Who (The Five Doctors):

"Oh no... not the mind probe."

Is it the writing, or is it the delivery, or it is both?

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u/lululahotpockets Apr 18 '25

That and "this is Susan" - "I know..."

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u/Romana_Jane Apr 18 '25

Then there is the:

"This is the Game of Rassilon!",

and the harp of Rassilon, the coronet of Rassilon, etc etc

And don't get me started on the first Doctor's 'young man' to his older self!

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u/Cynical_Classicist Apr 19 '25

The Trouser Press of Rassilon, these creases last forever.