History Recap / BigFinishDoctorWho048Davros

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* ILoveNuclearPower

The second part of the "Villains Trilogy": three standalone episodes that explore how the Doctor and his arch-enemies are NotSoDifferent in the end. The other two parts are [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho047Omega "Omega"]] and [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho049Master "Master"]]. The trilogy also thematically paved the road for the next episode, "Zagreus", although that episode is not standalone and is instead part of the Eighth Doctor's StoryArc. This episode also features the first appearances of characters expanded in ''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoSpecialsIDavrosInnocence I, Davros]]''.

Davros escapes in the end, as he always does, and Six glumly notes that his JokerImmunity is yet another way in which he and Davros are NotSoDifferent. Lorraine thinks she'll get away as well, but the Doctor stays by her side until the interstellar police arrive.

* NotSoDifferent: A key element of this trilogy (with the other parts comparing Five to Omega and Seven to the Master). Davros tries this with the Doctor, noting that, [[FriendlyEnemy if things had been different, they could have gotten along famously]]. The Doctor is less than impressed.

* AdmiringTheAbomination
* AlienLunch

* BigNo
* BlatantLies

* BottomlessPits

* BreakThemByTalking: The Doctor, on Davros in the end.
* CrapSackWorld: Skaro.

* CyanidePill

* PsychologicalHorror

* TheRival

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney
* ShellShockedVeteran: Davros has glimpses of this.

* SmokingGun
* SocialDarwinist: ''Davros''.
* StartOfDarkness: Davros shows how he became what he is today.
* SuperSenses

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. Davros knows ''nothing'' of capitalism and its lingo.

* MagnificentBastard: All by his lonesome, Davros still manages to be an impressive threat. He goes from being ''dead'', to have practically fully taken over [[MegaCorp a powerful multi-systems corporation]].

* BrainUploading: Mentioned as a possibility in the future.

* CreatorThumbprint: Not so much for writer Lance Parkin, but it features a number of Creator/TerryNation's trademarks, including an amoral, galaxy-spanning MegaCorp, and a colossal dome city. If it had someone named Tarrant, it'd be Terry Nation bingo.

The second part of the "Villains Trilogy": three standalone episodes that explore how the Doctor and his arch-enemies are NotSoDifferent in the end. The other two parts are [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho047Omega "Omega"]] and [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho049Master "Master"]]. The trilogy also thematically paved the road for the next episode, "Zagreus", although that episode is not standalone and is instead part of the Eighth Doctor's StoryArc. This episode also features the first appearances of characters expanded in ''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoSpecialsIDavrosInnocence I, Davros]]''

The second part of the "Villains Trilogy": three standalone episodes that explore how the Doctor and his arch-enemies are NotSoDifferent in the end. The other two parts are [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho047Omega "Omega"]] and [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho049Master "Master"]]. The trilogy also thematically paved the road for the next episode, "Zagreus", although that episode is not standalone and is instead part of the Eighth Doctor's StoryArc. This episode also features the first appearances of characters expanded in Audioplay/IDavros.

The second part of the "Villains Trilogy": three standalone episodes that explore how the Doctor and his arch-enemies are NotSoDifferent in the end. The other two parts are [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho047Omega "Omega"]] and [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho049Master "Master"]]. The trilogy also thematically paved the road for the next episode, "Zagreus", although that episode is not standalone and is instead part of the Eighth Doctor's StoryArc.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Davros ''drops a NUKE'' on the Doctor, complete with hammy mockery over the built-in intercom.
-->'''[[LargeHam Davros:]]''' Goodbye, Doctor. I shall... miss you. [snickers] but then... a nuclear bomb.. [chuckles] -- that couldn't ''possibly'' miss! [[[EvilLaugh full-tilt psychotic cackling]]] ''NOT AT THAT RANGE!'' '''AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHH!!!'''

* InTheStyleOf: Season 22 - the episode is two 45-minute episodes, rather than four shorter ones. Chronologically, it fits in before "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E5Timelash Timelash]]".

* {{Flashback}}: A few, dotted around the story, show Davros back on Skaro, both prior and the days immedietly after his crippling injury.

* CreatorThumbprint: Not so much for writer Lance Parkin, but it features a number of Creator/TerryNation's trademarks, including an amoral, galaxy-spanning MegaCorp, and a colossal dome city.

* YearOutsideHourInside: Davros describes stasis like this. He describes centuries of torture, GroundhogDayLoop memories. The total destruction of his psyche, shattered into insanity. Depleted of all thoughts he could muster, every memory, every theory, every book. Then [[TheVoid darkness]]. [[spoiler: Only a second had passed]].

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* CaptainObvious

* DragonWithAnAgenda: [[CaptainObvious Davros to Arnold Baynes]].

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Davros, having learnt his lesson from previous encounters, tries to kill the Doctor by ''dropping a '''nuke''' on him''. [[CaptainObvious Doesn't work, naturally]], but gotta give points for effort.

The second part of the "Villains Trilogy": three standalone episodes that explore how the Doctor are his archenemies are NotSoDifferent in the end. The other two parts are [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho047Omega "Omega"]] and [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho049Master "Master"]]. The trilogy also thematically paved the road for the next episode, "Zagreus", although that episode is not standalone and is instead part of the Eighth Doctor's StoryArc.

!Davros includes examples of:

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. Davros knows ''nothing'' of capitalism and its lingo.

* [[spoiler: BreakThemByTalking]]

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Davros ''[[spoiler:drops a NUKE]]'' on the Doctor, complete with hammy mockery over the built-in intercom.
-->'''[[LargeHam Davros:]]''' Goodbye, Doctor. I shall... miss you. [snickers] but then... a [[spoiler:nuclear bomb]] [chuckles] -- that couldn't ''possibly'' miss! [[[EvilLaugh full-tilt psychotic cackling]]] ''NOT AT THAT RANGE!'' '''AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHH!!!'''

* EvilLaugh: Davros when [[spoiler: He thinks he's blown the Doctor up with a nuclear blast]].

* LastSecondChance: Initially, Davros takes to solving non-Dalek type problems, like the economic crisis and galactic famine, like a fish to water. [[spoiler: It doesn't last]].
* [[spoiler: LivingLieDetector]]

* [[spoiler: NukeEm]]

* RedHerring: Two of them. The first concerns Shan, whom everyone assumes to be a [[spoiler: love interest for Davros]]. She's not. The second RedHerring is about [[spoiler: the mass-produced robots. They're just regular robots.]]

* [[spoiler: TakingYouWithMe]]: Kimberly Todd.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Davros, having learnt his lesson from previous encounters, tries to kill the Doctor by [[spoiler: ''dropping a '''nuke''' on him'']]. [[CaptainObvious Doesn't work, naturally]], but gotta give points for effort.

Despite his protests, the Doctor knows it's not a matter of ''if'', it's just a matter of ''when''.

* WrittenInAbsence: A companion of the Doctor is described as being off on a botany congres. This is most likely Peri, who's been written as a botanist in BigFinish before.