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timepiececlockSo in my recent weeks as a Dr. Who convertee, I've noticed people mentioning they were scared in episodes with Daleks.
I don't see why.
I mean, if you're a little kid, sure, but I'm assuming (based on the fic I read in communities) that most of the people on LJ are teenagers and above. And come on, what's scary about Dalek?
They look like salt and pepper shakers. Or coffee pots. Or this old pop-corn maker we used to have. They got big round ball-shaped thingies around their outer shell, and toilet plungers on their heads. I can see how "EXTERMINATE" is kinda creepy when just one is chasing you like in episode 6 screaming it at you, but a whole crew of them? They just get sillier looking when you increase their numbers.
Just looks funny, to me. Cute and funny evil little things. How they talk is hilarious. They float around or buzz around a room shouting in that ridiculus voice and speech pattern.
Sucking a guy up in a plunger is the ultimate in camp.
I respect that they're this great evil race and they did kill all the Time Lords for which they deserve serious asswhooping because they cause my Doctor pain and made him angst, but "scary"? No.
I've seen scarier looking kitchen appliances.
Now, all that being said, I'm a big fan of theirs as far as campy villains go. Being a veteran of Farscape, I say: Yay for campy villains! And they're Rose/Doctor shippers too, for which you have to give them kudos.
I don't see why.
I mean, if you're a little kid, sure, but I'm assuming (based on the fic I read in communities) that most of the people on LJ are teenagers and above. And come on, what's scary about Dalek?
They look like salt and pepper shakers. Or coffee pots. Or this old pop-corn maker we used to have. They got big round ball-shaped thingies around their outer shell, and toilet plungers on their heads. I can see how "EXTERMINATE" is kinda creepy when just one is chasing you like in episode 6 screaming it at you, but a whole crew of them? They just get sillier looking when you increase their numbers.
Just looks funny, to me. Cute and funny evil little things. How they talk is hilarious. They float around or buzz around a room shouting in that ridiculus voice and speech pattern.
Sucking a guy up in a plunger is the ultimate in camp.
I respect that they're this great evil race and they did kill all the Time Lords for which they deserve serious asswhooping because they cause my Doctor pain and made him angst, but "scary"? No.
I've seen scarier looking kitchen appliances.
Now, all that being said, I'm a big fan of theirs as far as campy villains go. Being a veteran of Farscape, I say: Yay for campy villains! And they're Rose/Doctor shippers too, for which you have to give them kudos.
