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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search 225 – "Asylum of the Daleks" Doctor Who episode The unique logo from the title sequence, mimicing the Daleks' distinct bodywork. Cast Doctor Matt Smith (Eleventh Doctor) Companions Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) Others Jenna-Louise Coleman – Oswin Anamaria Marinca – Darla von Karlsen David Gyasi – Harvey Naomi Ryan – Cassandra Nicholas Briggs – Voice of the Daleks Barnaby Edwards – Dalek 1 Nicholas Pegg – Dalek 2 Zac Fox – Photoshoot PA (uncredited) Production Writer Steven Moffat Director Nick Hurran Producer Marcus Wilson Executive producer(s) Steven Moffat Caroline Skinner Series Series 7 Length 48 minutes Originally broadcast 1 September 2012[1][2] Chronology ← Preceded by Followed by → "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" (episode) Pond Life (mini-serial) "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" "Asylum of the Daleks" is the first episode of the seventh series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This episode marks the return of the Daleks. It was broadcast on BBC One, BBC America and Space on 1 September 2012, and will be on ABC1 in Australia on 8 September 2012. The episode features the alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith) being captured by the Daleks, along with his companions Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill), who are about to divorce. They are sent by the Daleks to the Asylum, a planet where insane Daleks are exiled, to enable the Asylum to be destroyed before the insane Daleks can escape. The Doctor is helped along the way by Oswin (Jenna-Louise Coleman), a woman who lives on a spaceship that crashed on the planet a year ago and has been trapped there since then. Coleman makes her first appearance in Doctor Who in this episode, before returning as the Doctor's new companion in series 7's Christmas episode; her appearance was successfully kept a secret from the general public prior to the episode's broadcast.[3] Contents 1 Plot 1.1 Prequel 1.2 Synopsis 1.3 Continuity 2 Production 3 Broadcast and reception 3.1 Critical reception 4 References 5 External links Plot Prequel A prequel was released to iTunes, Zune, and Amazon Instant Video on 2 September, 2012 for US subscribers for the series.[4][5] As the Doctor has tea, a hooded messenger informs him that a woman, Darla von Karlsen, requests his help in freeing her daughter. The messenger provides space-time coordinates to the planet Skaro. Pond Life is a different five-part mini serial prequel to this episode, which was released serially in the week leading up to the premiere.[6][7] The fifth part hints at Amy and Rory's divorce.[8] Synopsis The Doctor is lured to the ruins of Skaro, original homeworld of the Daleks, by a humanoid Dalek "puppet", Darla, who teleports him to the Parliament of the Daleks. There he is reunited with Amy and Rory, who have been similarly kidnapped from present-day Earth, just after Rory has delivered Amy their divorce papers. Within the Parliament, the Prime Minister of the Daleks explains to them that the Daleks have a planet known as the Asylum, where they keep Daleks which have gone insane; the Daleks are unwilling to engage with the inmates themselves, as destroying such pure hatred face-to-face would contravene their sense of "beauty", much to the Doctor's revulsion. The Parliament has received a transmission of the "Habanera" from Carmen from a woman, Oswin Oswald. She is on board the Alaska, a ship which has crashed into the Asylum, and claims to have been fending off Dalek attacks for a year. The crash of the Alaska has ruptured the planet's force-field, thus risking the escape of the planet's inmates. The Parliament now wishes to destroy the planet remotely to prevent this, but the force-field is not ruptured sufficiently to allow that. The force-field can only be deactivated from the planet itself but, afraid to face such a mission themselves, the Daleks of the Parliament task the Doctor, Amy and Rory with doing so. The three are given bracelets to protect them from the planet's nanogene cloud, which would convert them into Dalek puppets to serve the facility's security systems, before being dropped through the force-field breach via a gravity tunnel onto the surface of the planet. The Doctor and Amy land close to each other and are discovered by Harvey, another survivor from the Alaska. Rory, however, is dropped to the bottom of a long shaft into the Asylum—there he accidentally awakens some of its inhabitants, but is saved and guided to a safe room by Oswin, who has accessed the computers. Meanwhile Harvey is revealed to be a Dalek puppet, converted by the nanogene cloud. A similar fate has befallen the corpses of other Alaska survivors, who re-animate and attack the Doctor and Amy, stealing her nano-field bracelet just before the pair are saved by Oswin and guided to Rory. Now unprotected from the nanogenes, Amy begins to be converted into a Dalek puppet and begins experiencing memory loss and hallucinations. The Doctor guesses that the Daleks will destroy the planet as soon as he deactivates the force-field, before he and his companions can escape. However, he realises that Rory's hideout is a telepad via which they can teleport onto the Dalek Parliament ship. Oswin agrees to deactivate the force-field in return for the Doctor coming to save her. While the Doctor is gone, Rory tries to give Amy his bracelet. The Doctor explained that love slows the Dalek puppet conversion, and Rory justifies that by "coldly and logically" asserting that he has always loved her more than she loves him, thus he would be converted more slowly, invoking his 2000-year vigil "The Pandorica Opens". Amy angrily replies that she loves him equally, but gave him up since she is infertile as a result of the events of "A Good Man Goes to War" and thus unable to bear the children she knows that he has always desired. They then realise that the Doctor has already given Amy his own nano-field bracelet but didn't tell them, in order to allow the two to converse and reconcile. The Doctor makes his way to Oswin, venturing through the 'intensive care section', containing Daleks who survived encounters with him. They begin to re-activate, but he is saved from them by Oswin, who deletes the Doctor from the Daleks' collective, telepathically shared knowledge, leaving them with no memory of him. The Doctor enters Oswin's chamber only to discover to his horror that she has been fully converted into a Dalek. Unprotected from the nanogenes for nearly a year, she could not prevent herself from being converted in order to preserve her genius-level intellect for Dalek use. Unable to cope with her conversion, her mind retreated into a fantasy of survival as a human, which was picked up as the Carmen transmission. Oswin is nearly overcome by a Dalek personality at this revelation, though she still possesses human emotions and is unable to kill the Doctor. Oswin fulfils her promise of deactivating the force-field, on the condition that the Doctor remember her as the human she once was. The Doctor returns to Amy and Rory and teleports them back to his TARDIS, which is on board the Parliament ship, as the planet is destroyed. The Daleks fail to recognise him due to his removal from their hive intelligence. He leaves the ship and drops the reunited Amy and Rory back home. He then departs alone, delighting in the Dalek Parliament's closing question to him: "Doctor who?". Continuity In her opening speech, Darla refers to the Doctor fighting in the Time War and then dying. The Doctor appears to die in the episodes "The Impossible Astronaut" and "The Wedding of River Song". The nanogenes are mentioned in the two-parter "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances", also written by Moffat.[9] In the closing exchange in the Parliament, the Doctor refers to one of his nicknames as "The Oncoming Storm", first mentioned in the episode "The Parting of the Ways".[10] The final question of "Doctor who?", besides being an obvious callback to the programme's title, is the "question that must not be answered" that Dorium asks at the end of "The Wedding of River Song".[11] Some of the Daleks are survivors of previous encounters with the Doctor on Spiridon (Planet of the Daleks), Kembel ("Mission to the Unknown" and The Daleks' Master Plan), Exxilon (Death to the Daleks),[12] Aridius (The Chase), and Vulcan (Power of the Daleks).[citation needed] Production "Asylum of the Daleks" contained many variations of Daleks from the programme's 50-year history, and was intended to make them appear scary again. "Asylum of the Daleks" contains every kind of Dalek that has ever faced the Doctor, including the Special Weapons Dalek from the 1988 story, Remembrance of the Daleks.[13] Executive producer Steven Moffat announced in 2011 that he intended to give a "rest" to the Daleks.[14] The reason for the rest was that Moffat felt their frequent appearances made them the "most reliably defeatable enemies in the universe".[14] Moffat recalled that the Daleks were remembered for being scary, but due to their legacy as British icons they had become "cuddly" over the years and their true menace forgotten;[15] with "Asylum" he intended to make them scary again, reminding the audience of their intentions.[15][16] He thought the best way to do this would be to show Daleks that were considered even madder than usual.[15] Gillan admitted that she had not been scared of the Daleks before working on the episode.[17] It is also the first Dalek story Moffat has written for the show; he stated that he "couldn't resist" the opportunity.[18] In March 2012, it was announced that Jenna-Louise Coleman would replace Gillan and Darvill as the next companion, first appearing in the 2012 Christmas Special.[19] It was Moffat's idea to have her appear in "Asylum of the Daleks" as the character of Oswin.[20] He intended to keep it a secret, and thanked the press and fans that it was not leaked.[3] Whether Coleman's later character is the same as Oswin has yet to be confirmed.[9][21][22] According to The Daily Telegraph, the production team located the remaining models of the various versions of the Daleks and shipped them to the studios in Cardiff Bay. This included a Dalek owned by Russell T Davies, Moffat's predecessor.[23] Executive producer Caroline Skinner knew Davies well and asked to borrow his replica. She stated that he was "thrilled" that it was canonised.[24] The total number of different Daleks was around 25, with models from 1963 to 2010; Skinner said that "there was just a real magic and sense of history about having them".[25] Many of the props were built from scratch.[26] The snow scenes on the asylum planet were filmed during the production of "A Town Called Mercy" when the production team realised they were near the snow resort in Sierra Nevada.[9] Broadcast and reception "Asylum of the Daleks" was preview screened at BFI Southbank on 14 August,[27] and at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival during 23–25 August.[28] On 25 August it was also screened in New York City[29] and Toronto.[30] "Asylum of the Daleks" was broadcast on 1 September 2012 on BBC One in the United Kingdom,[2] BBC America in the United States,[31] and on Space in Canada,[32] and on 2 September on the ABC iView service.[33] It will premiere on 8 September 2012 on ABC1 in Australia,[34] and on 13 September on Prime TV in New Zealand.[35][36] Overnight viewing figures for the UK showed that it was watched by 6.4 million viewers, the lowest overnight figure for a premiere episode of the revived series; however, viewing patterns indicate that fewer people watch Doctor Who live, and it won its timeslot.[37] It was also the most-viewed episode on BBC's online iPlayer the day that it aired.[37] It achieved an Appreciation Index of 89, the highest for a series opener of Doctor Who.[38] Critical reception "Asylum of the Daleks" received positive reviews from critics. Dan Martin of The Guardian praised Moffat's "script packed with ace curveballs and zappy dialogue" and Nick Hurran's direction. He also was pleased that the asylum setting could explore the Daleks while making it reminicent of the classic series.[9] The Daily Telegraph reviewer Gavin Fuller gave it four out of five stars, describing it as a "confident opener" and highlighting the concept and set design of the asylum. He particularly praised Coleman, who he called "the star of the episode".[39] Michael Hogan, also writing for The Telegraph, gave "Asylum of the Daleks" a slightly higher rating of four and a half stars out of five, also commending Coleman as well as many details of the script.[40] Neela Debnath of The Independent commented positively on the show's continuing exploration of the Daleks and the more "adult tone", praising the peformance of the three leads.[21] Radio Times writer Patrick Mulkern stated that it "ticks all [his] boxes as a Doctor Who fan of more than 40 years standing", describing it as "clever, fast, funny, eerie, surprising and tearjerking".[41] Nick Setchfield of SFX gave the episode five out of five stars, calling it a "strong, cinematically-minded series opener" which succeeded in making the Daleks scary. He also praised Coleman's debut, Smith's performance, the special effects, and Amy and Rory's emotional subplot.[12] io9 reviewer Charlie Jane Anders noted that the plot "is mostly just an excuse to explore the Doctor's ongoing relationship with the Daleks, and to show how sad it's gotten".[42] Digital Spy's Morgan Jeffery also awarded it five stars, though he felt Amy and Rory's breakup was "a little difficult to buy" as it was resolved quickly, even if the situation was "sensitively handled" and "deftly performed".[43] Keith Phipps of The A.V. 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• Welcome to Mostly Harmless Cutaway Eighty-Three featuring Eric, Josh, Cat, and Sean! Join us as we dive into the Series 7 premiere, Asylum of the Daleks. Let the banter begin!
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4 days until Dinosaurs on a Spaceship!

EGGS:

• Welcome to Mostly Harmless Cutaway Eighty-Three featuring Eric, Josh, Cat, and Sean! Join us as we dive into the Series 7 premiere, Asylum of the Daleks. Let the banter begin! 
• A little bit of recap on Pond Life and AotD prequel.
• Special thanks to @LinkinPhoenix, @HollyGoDarkly, @TARDISTimeWarp, and @abby_queenofall  for the feedback!
  

WARNING:

• This discussion contains miscellaneous, Sherlock, Torchwood, new WHO, and Classic SPOILERS pertaining to Doctor Who. If you are 100% spoilerphobic to New & Classic epsiodes not yet seen, do not complain to us. This episode is MOSTLY HARMLESS & contains EXPLICIT terms and as always expect strokes of innuendo throughout.

LINKS:

• Cornell Society of Whovians: facebook.com/groups/250459904988028/?ref=ts
• Skaromatic Comedy by @freyburg: youtu.be/IaHox8FoqtI
• At time of posting, you may find all parts 1-5 of Pond Life on the MHC tumblr page: doctorwhomhc.tumblr.com
• Asylum of the Daleks Prequel: doctorwhomhc.tumblr.com
• @theoodcast
  
• Please tweet all feedback (to be read and derided on future eps) to @DoctorWhoMHC

DISCLAIMER:

• Features an excerpt of Carmen by Lana Del Ray.
• Obviously a certain 'other song' from a certain movie soundtrack was utilized because it was performed by Eric Carmen.
  
• This episode was recorded September 3, 2012.
• COMING SOON: MHC #84 Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
  

 

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Okay, well, so much for this episode coming out on Tuesday... Last week! In this episode, I shall review the last 3 episodes of the first season of Classic Doctor Who! Also, be sure to get your thoughts about Asylum of the Daleks in via "tardisvoyagers@gmail.com"!

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Somewhere outside space and time waits the Celestial Toymaker, an enigmatic being who ensnares unwary travellers into his domain to play out his dark and deadly games. If they lose, they are condemned to become the Toymaker’s playthings for all eternity. For in the malevolent wonderland that is his toyroom, nothing is just for fun…

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Evening guys, covert op's podcasting at it's finest. Had the family rouynd for dinner this evening and managed to make an excuse to leave the table. Shorter than usual, but lots of news and podcast listings as usual. Phew... mission complete!

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It’s finally here! The return of Doctor Who to our televisions. But first, we get one more Dalek story out of the way. This week, our review of Day of the Daleks featuring The Third Doctor and Jo Grant.

Then, the episode we’ve all been waiting for. Our thoughts on Series Seven, Episode One, Asylum of the Daleks, with The Eleventh Doctor and the Ponds. Warning there are spoilers in this review, so if you haven’t watched the episode yet, beware.

Also, a look at this week’s news…wait what news? DOCTOR WHO IS BACK ON!

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This week, after some news, Stylin' Steve takes a look at Issue 4 of IDW's Assimilation2, there's a Krynoid vs. A Weeping Angel in The Death Zone and finally Steve gives a review of Asylum Of The Daleks. I can be found at http://thewhostorian.ca by searching The Whostorian in iTunes On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheWhostorian On Twitter: @TheWhostorian Email: thewhostorian@gmail.com

This week, after some news, Stylin' Steve takes a look at Issue 4 of IDW's Assimilation2, there's a Krynoid vs. A Weeping Angel in The Death Zone and finally Steve gives a review of Asylum Of The Daleks.

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We’re sorry for delay. It’s about time, because we’ve been need some of that to rest after this epic adventure. Of course it is time to review “Asylum of the Daleks”. Hope, it was useful. Thanks!

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This week, we attended the fantastic Whooverville 4. So, here we present our initial reactions to the series opener "Asylum of the Daleks", and an interview with Lawry Lewin (Rossiter in The End of Time) and Will Barton (Midge in Survival).

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This week, we attended the fantastic Whooverville 4. So, here we present our initial reactions to the series opener "Asylum of the Daleks", and an interview with Lawry Lewin (Rossiter in The End of Time) and Will Barton (Midge in Survival).

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Ian, Mike and Dave observe some odd goings on at a local tearooms and later at the beach, thinking they might be going mad the decide to sit down and do this weeks Commentary: Doctor Who - Asylum of the Daleks

An introduction to the Sixth Doctor! The Rani! More on the Master (because you haven't had your fill of THAT lately...)! Lots of petty bickering! And... Ewoks?

Ian, Mike and Dave observe some odd goings on at a local tearooms and later at the beach, thinking they might be going mad they decide to sit down and do this weeks Commentary: Doctor Who - Asylum of the Daleks

Ian, Mike and Dave observe some odd goings on at a local tearooms and later at the beach, thinking they might be going mad they decide to sit down and do this weeks Commentary: Doctor Who - Asylum of the Daleks

Ian, Mike and Dave observe some odd goings on at a local tearooms and later at the beach, thinking they might be going mad they decide to sit down and do this weeks Commentary: Doctor Who - Asylum of the Daleks

Welcome to Playing Doctor SPOILERS! If you haven't watched all of Doctor Who through the first episode of series 7, "Asylum of the Daleks", you don't want to listen to this episode. If you are caught up but don't want to hear rumors and spoilers about the upcoming series, you don't want to listen to this episode.

Each week during the current season of Doctor Who we will be presenting this bonus episode each week where we will discuss the new 7th season of Doctor Who. Join us every Monday as we talk about the episode that just aired Saturday night and rumors about the episode coming up next week.

All of the links, news items and rumors mentioned in the podcast can be found after the break. Just select “more” to see all of the notes, but be warned there are SPOILERS.

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Has anyone seen Scott or Ken or Sacha at Dragon*Con yet? I hear they've been all over the place. If you're like me, and didn't make it to the Con, you can live vicariously through this report on Scott's Day 2.

So Doctor Who is back on our televisions at last! Caleb Woodbridge and Sarah Burrow bring you their thoughts on episode one of series 7 along with brand new guest contributor Emma Sandrey

Are the Daleks still an effective villain? What happened to all the different Daleks we were promised? Just how did Amy and Rory get to the point of divorce? We discuss this and more in this weeks commentary and of course we consider the impact of Jenna-Louise Coleman’s early appearance – and that twist!

Souffle anyone?

The most enjoyable fun podcast of the series yet! As well as the latest news and podcast announcements, I'm joined by local listener and film blogger Nixxi Winter in which we discuss the Russell T Davies era vs the Steven Moffat era as well as discussing The Asylum Of The Asylum Of The Daleks from a film & television critic's point of view. I also managed to persuade Nixxi to use Twitter more and you can now follow her @nixxiwinter. Enjoy guys, I know I did!

At last!!  After 8 months Phil and Paul have new Doctor Who to review in the shape of Asylum Of The Daleks!  And with the new series, they introduce a new ratings system to the podcast (though how long this will last is anyones guess).  What do they think of the series opener?  Are the Daleks truly scary again or they just the same old easily beaten dustbins?  And why does Phil bring Sir Digby Chicken Caesar into the conversation?

Also, in this week news the tabloids get it wrong again and in Omega's Tat Corner the discussion turns into a question of width (ooer!).

At last!!  After 8 months Phil and Paul have new Doctor Who to review in the shape of Asylum Of The Daleks!  And with the new series, they introduce a new ratings system to the podcast (though how long this will last is anyones guess).  What do they think of the series opener?  Are the Daleks truly scary again or they just the same old easily beaten dustbins?  And why does Phil bring Sir Digby Chicken Caesar into the conversation?

Also, in this week news the tabloids get it wrong again and in Omega's Tat Corner the discussion turns into a question of width (ooer!).

New Doctor Who! Yes, Asylum of the Daleks marked the return of the good Doctor and his erstwhile companions for the first time since last Christmas, and in high style with quite literally EVERY DALEK EVER making an appearance. What did the Three Who Rule think of Asylum? You'll just have to tune in and find out, but suffice it to say their opinions were less than uniform. All this and Pond Life, an entirely too long rant about the BBC America specials, the universally beloved viewing figure recitation, and much more on this episode of RADIO! FREE! SKARO!

Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

New Doctor Who! Yes, Asylum of the Daleks marked the return of the good Doctor and his erstwhile companions for the first time since last Christmas, and in high style with quite literally EVERY DALEK EVER making an appearance. What did the Three Who Rule think of Asylum? You'll just have to tune in and find out, but suffice it to say their opinions were less than uniform. All this and Pond Life, an entirely too long rant about the BBC America specials, the universally beloved viewing figure recitation, and much more on this episode of RADIO! FREE! SKARO!

Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

At last!! After 8 months, Phil and Paul have new Doctor Who to review in the shape of Asylum of The Daleks! And with the new series, they introduce a new ratings system to the podcast (though how long this will last is anyones guess). What do they think of the series 7 opener? Are the Daleks truly scary again or are they just the same old easily beaten dustbins? And why does Phil bring Sir Digby Chicken Caesar into the conversation?
Also, in this weeks news the tabloids get it wrong again and in Omegas Tat Corner the discussion turns into a question of width (ooer!).

New Doctor Who! Yes, Asylum of the Daleks marked the return of the good Doctor and his erstwhile companions for the first time since last Christmas, and in high style with quite literally EVERY DALEK EVER making an appearance. What did the Three Who Rule think of Asylum? You'll just have to tune in and find out, but suffice it to say their opinions were less than uniform. All this and Pond Life, an entirely too long rant about the BBC America specials, the universally beloved viewing figure recitation, and much more on this episode of RADIO! FREE! SKARO!

Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

While Cheryl is off to Atlanta and Dragon*Con,Daisy tries to hold down the fort. Cheryl has sent reports from the con and it sounds like she's having a great time.


Links:
Radio Times Doctor Who page
The Nerdist vs Doctor Who Bowling
Dragon*Con

Episode 48: Here There Be Dragons

Mike's voice cracks like a teenager's during this weekly update, and, for the first time, a Shameless Pledge Drive weekly goal promises an incentive on another Earth-2.net podcast! Visit forums.earth-2.net/index.php?showtopic=9344 for more info, and http://www.earth-2.net/donations.php to donate.

Dr Who Series 7 Episode 1 'Asylum of the Daleks' Review

Dr Who Series 7 Episode 1 'Asylum of the Daleks' Review

Dr Who Series 7 Episode 1 'Asylum of the Daleks' Review

Dr Who Series 7 Episode 1 'Asylum of the Daleks' Review

Who wasn't looking forward to new Doctor Who. But was it really worth it? Benjamin, Rob and Nick find out.


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This is quick extra episode with my thoughts on the episode Father's Day, and the event itself (which it is today, here in Australia). Enjoy, and Happy Father's Day Dad and Grandads out there!

Next time it's Asylum Of The Daleks (New Who, Woo Hoo!), send your feedback to whoisthemanpodcast@hotmail.com

I had low expectations of the Series 7 debut. Boy, do I have egg on my face.

DWS07E1 - Asylum of the Daleks