Doctor Who (TV Series)

A Good Man Goes to War (2011)

Dan Starkey: Commander Strax

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• Commander Strax : [marching Col. Manton down hallway at gunpoint]  All airlocks sealed, resistance neutralized.

  The Doctor : Sorry, Colonel Manton, I lied! 3 minutes, 42 seconds.

  Commander Strax : Colonel Manton, you will give the order for your men to withdraw.

  The Doctor : No. Colonel Manton, I want you to tell your men to run away.

  Colonel Manton : You what?

  The Doctor : Those words: "Run away." I want you to be famous for those exact words. I want people to call you "Colonel Run Away"; I want children laughing outside your door 'cause they found the house of Colonel Run Away; and when people come to you and ask if trying to get to me through people *I love*!

  Madame Vastra : [inhales sharply] 

  The Doctor : ...is in any way a good idea... I want you to tell them your name. Oh, look. I'm angry. That's new.

  The Doctor : [crying]  I'm really not sure what's going to happen now.

  Madame Kovarian : The anger of a good man is not a problem. Good men have too many rules.

  The Doctor : [turns his head slowly to look at her]  Good men don't need rules. Today is not the day to find out why I have so many. Hmm?

  Madame Kovarian : Give the order. Give the order, Colonel: "Run away."

• Commander Strax : I have gene-spliced myself for all nursing duties, I can produce magnificent quantities of lactic fluid.

• Commander Strax : [the TARDIS has landed nearby]  I hope someday to meet you in glory of battle where I will crush the life from your worthless human form. Try and get some rest.

  [Walks towards the TARDIS] 

• Commander Strax : It's strange. I have often dreamed of dying in combat. I'm not enjoying it as much as I'd hoped.

• Commander Strax : Rory, I'm a nurse!