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Classic Who S4 • Serial 2 · (3/4 episodes intact)

The Tenth Planet

Other variations of this story: The Tenth Planet (Animated Reconstruction), The Tenth Planet (BBC Audio Soundtrack)

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KRAIL: You must come and live with us.

POLLY: But we cannot live with you. You're, you're different. You've got no feelings.

KRAIL: Feelings? I do not understand that word.

DOCTOR: Emotions. Love, pride, hate, fear. Have you no emotions, sir?

KRAIL: Come to Mondas and you will have no need of emotions. You will become like us.

POLLY: Like you?

KRAIL: We have freedom from disease, protection against heat and cold, true mastery. Do you prefer to die in misery?

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“What did you say, my boy? It's all over. It's all over. That's what you said. No, but it isn't all over. It's far from being all over.”

— First Doctor, The Tenth Planet

BARCLAY: But who or what are you?

KRAIL: We are called Cybermen.

BARCLAY: Cybermen?

KRAIL: Yes, Cybermen. We were exactly like you once but our cybernetic scientists realised that our race was getting weak.

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KRAIL: Our brains are just like yours except that certain weaknesses have been removed.

BARCLAY: Weaknesses? What weaknesses?

KRAIL: You call them emotions, do you not?

POLLY: But that's terrible. You, you mean you wouldn't care about someone in pain?

KRAIL: There would be no need. We do not feel pain.

POLLY: But we do.

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POLLY: Then you don't mind if we all die.

KRAIL: Why should we mind?

DOCTOR: Why? Why?!

POLLY: Because millions and millions of people are going to suffer and die horribly!

KRAIL: We shall not be affected.

POLLY: Don't you think of anything except yourselves?

KRAIL: We are equipped to survive. We are only interested in survival. Anything else is of no importance. Your deaths will not affect us.

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DOCTOR: Well, gentlemen, stalemate I think, don't you agree? Well now, what about a little talk?

KRANG: You forget we can do what we like with all of you and the girl.

DOCTOR: Oh, quite so, but I'm afraid that won't help save your planet, will it?

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POLLY: You’re condemning us all to die. Have you no heart?

CYBERMAN: No. That is one of the weaknesses that we have removed.

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