September 11th, 2012
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What did you Think of Asylum of The Daleks?
What did you Think of Asylum of The Daleks
The first episode of series 7a has finally aired so what did you think?, was it the best episode ever or just average. Vote below.
Matt Smith returns as the oldest time-traveller in the universe. The Time Lord, Amy and Rory are kidnapped by their oldest foe the Daleks and forced on a seemingly impossible mission – to enter the Asylum, a planetary prison confining the most terrifying and insane of the deadly aliens’ kind.
From the official site…
Steven Moffat, Head Writer and Executive Producer, thanked fans and the press for keeping the secret:
“I hope you all got a nice surprise when Jenna popped up in Doctor Who several months early. If so, that surprise came to you courtesy of the frankly magnificent ladies and gentlemen of the press, and of the many Doctor Who forums and blogs too. This show has been seen at four separate screenings, across four different countries and yet not one person gave one spoiler. From all of us on Doctor Who, a heartfelt thank you for helping us tell our story.”
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Ando92
September 1st, 2012 - 8:43pmShe said ‘and remember me’
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
September 1st, 2012 - 8:43pmNegatives. I didnt like the way he killed of oswin so quick. i thought it was horrific. i hope it’s not another episode like River. I do not like the new titles. They are boring, there werent many classic or new paradigm daleks. rory and amy divorcing was pointless. i kept waiting for something to happen but nothing did, the daleks were not scary at all. they were weak and frail, and they forgot the Doctor. they are scariest when they are around him. I wanted a statement in the TARDIS from Amy saying: ‘Doctor, take us home, we need to sort things out, me and Rory’ but no, he just dumped the. Bit dissapointed, I would rather Oswin came in at christmas an donly at christmas, as it made the whole thing easier for the Doctor, and then she just got killed off, it ruins the ending of her character =, which I really liked.
Sorry…
Dr who
September 1st, 2012 - 8:42pmNot infamous I ment Not famous,because over the last 2 years the doctor has been too big now all his enemies will forget him,to stop the silence finding out
Ryan
September 1st, 2012 - 8:41pmWondeful! Sheer brilliance! 9.5 out of 10! Only 3 nit picks, the new title seuqunece elements aren’t that great, lack of classic daleks, and the dalek humans did make me shudder with laughter the first time I saw them! Overall, a brill episode! Looking forward to be seeing Jenna in more action from Xmas and beyond!
Dr who
September 1st, 2012 - 8:41pmThe best was the start on skaro
Kevin
September 1st, 2012 - 8:41pmJust thought of a few more,
Skaro? how’d they get on skaro? i thought because of the time war, that place was time locked just like gallifrey
And yes so hows the new assistant gonna work out then?
Dr who
September 1st, 2012 - 8:39pmI heard
Dr who
September 1st, 2012 - 8:38pmHe made them forget them because it’is Moffat plan to make him less famous like every enemy knowing him,the enemies will start asking questions like dr who,which will be part of the first question arc,that is why.
Moffat explained he wants the doctor to be forgotten across the universe
owen
September 1st, 2012 - 8:38pmI FOUND A WEBSITE THAT SAID THE TARDIS IS GETTING A NEW LOOK AND THE CYBERMEN ARE RETURNING????? ILL POST THE LINK RIGHT HERE
Give me a Dalek any day
September 1st, 2012 - 8:37pmWell, apart from the lack of Classic Daleks (which was a little bit too hyped, but I’ll be forgiving)), that was fantastic. A great opening story for the series! 😀
Dr who
September 1st, 2012 - 8:34pmHardly saw classic daleks and they were no mad,they said they were mad but they were like any other dalek
Commander Strax
September 1st, 2012 - 8:29pmVery clever. There wasn’t any classics though! That WAS Jenna- Louis Coleman. She said her name,Carla oswin, in the episode, which is the companions name.
sheepinafez
September 1st, 2012 - 8:27pmwell i guess that makes it a bit better but i still dont think the daleks should forget him
Kevin
September 1st, 2012 - 8:27pmRight then, lets have some you guys answer my questions if you please.
It was a great episode to begin the series with but here is a few plot faults that i found and would like someone to clear it up please.
Ok firstly, didn’t all of the russel t davis era daleks die? The only daleks left on the earth were the new telly tubbie race. So how then was there a ton of the rtd era daleks on the ship? Surely there would be more new daleks on board since they are superior and killed the old lot off.
Also whats this of daleks turning humans into daleks, a similar thing was done in bad wolf where they used that machine to turn human dna into dalek dna but how and where did this technology come from to suddenly turn humans into daleks? why would the daleks want human slaves? they have pig human slaves before but then would kill them off. In that dalek in new york episode, a human dalek was made and the daleks hated it and killed him off. so why now do daleks need these human dalek slaves?
Also why didn’t the doctor kill them at the end to leave them to kill off planets?
and last but not least what was the point in getting the daleks to forget the doctor. The weird silence cracks made the humans forget the daleks so why more of this forgetting the past and stuff?
But overal a good episode, just lots of weird flaws again.
Cheers
Boodleoo
September 1st, 2012 - 8:27pmAs the doctor left dalek oswynn she said ‘and remember’. Remember what? I see a plan coming together.
daleksean
September 1st, 2012 - 8:27pmi agree sheepinafez i enjoyed it but really the daleks forgetting the doctor their part of the shows history.
Dr who
September 1st, 2012 - 8:26pmClara oswin oswald
Commander Strax
September 1st, 2012 - 8:23pmNO she said her name is Clara oswin which is the new companions name.
Doctor Stu
September 1st, 2012 - 8:23pmNo because there were rumours that here real name was Clara oswin and in this she played a person called oswin
Bob
September 1st, 2012 - 8:22pmDidn’t like it, felt like it was borrowing too liberally from Source Code.
DalekDude
September 1st, 2012 - 8:22pmAs a dalek fan I thought it was a bit over done. We didn’t get to see many of the old daleks. I saw the special weapons dalek and a 80s one but other than that nothing. These doctor who episodes arnt what they used to be!
Dr who(eggs)
September 1st, 2012 - 8:22pmIt’s all moffats plan to make the doctor infamous,then they start asking questions like doctor who?leading to the first question
sheepinafez
September 1st, 2012 - 8:20pmTHE DALEKS HAVE FORGOTTEN THE DOCTOR THATS JUST WRONG AND HORRIBLE other then that great episode just dissapointed that all the classic daleks died and no davros 🙁 😀
Dr who(eggs)
September 1st, 2012 - 8:20pmBig questions and comments
Was this Clara before her dr visit later on or after?
How did she get there?
Also it was really confusing with a dreaming Dalek
I guess doctor who?hints at the major story arc of the question
How was skaro there if it died in the war?time locked
Also I did not see many classic Daleks they all looked gold
But I think it was good andit sets up the story arc,Clara,daleks,doctor who?daleks being wiped off memories of the doctor
Eggs
cyberman2
September 1st, 2012 - 8:19pmmaybe she plays 2 characters
the TARDIS
September 1st, 2012 - 8:16pmDoes anyone else think that Moffat’s just pulling another River Song and killing them off before they introduce them to us? But overall a good episode. I wish that Pond had become a Dalek!
Really didn’t feel like 50 minutes, although I think the Rory/Amy fallout was a bit stupid and the new title sequence was… Strange. But I loved the episode, a brilliant Dalek story.
Andrew Hall
September 1st, 2012 - 8:14pmDissapointing. Why have Amy and Rory back at all?
Hardly any of the old Daleks and not enough Dalek action.
Too much hype, shame it was a let down.
epicDRdalek
September 1st, 2012 - 8:13pmi swear all those gold daleks were destroyed?
Anonymous
September 1st, 2012 - 8:12pmThat was Jenna Louise Coleman !!!!!
whofan4ever
September 1st, 2012 - 8:06pmGrr i have to go to a party so watching it on sky+ when i get back