Doctor Who (TV Series)
Oxygen (2017)
Peter Capaldi: The Doctor
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Quotes
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The Doctor : We're fighting... the suits.
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Bill : Doctor, you're blind.
The Doctor : Am I? That explains the bruised shins.
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The Doctor : They're not your rescuers; they're your replacements. The endpoint of capitalism. The bottom line, where human life has no value at all. We're fighting an algorithm, a spreadsheet. Like every worker everywhere, we're fighting the suits.
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The Doctor : You know what's wrong with this universe? Believe me, I've looked into it. Everyone says it's not their fault. Well, yes it is. All of it. It's all your fault. So what are you going to do about it?
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[first lines]
The Doctor : [voice over] Space, the final frontier... Final because it wants to kill us. Sometimes we forget that. Start taking it all for granted. The suits, the ships, the little bubbles of safety as they protect us from the void. But the void is always waiting.
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The Doctor : The universe shows it's true face when it asks for help. We show ours by how we respond.
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The Doctor : [explaining to Bill] You only see the true face of the Universe, when it's asking for help
Nardole : [Off-camera, Nardole interjects] I haven't seen my 'true face' in years...
[camera focuses cuts to Nardole, standing by the TARDIS' door]
Nardole : ... swapped it for this one...
[Nardole starts to pull on 'his' face cheek]
Nardole : ... on the run.
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[At the blackboard, the Doctor is making a crude drawing of a rocket ship made up of simple shapes. Also on the board are asterisk-like marks meant to represent stars]
The Doctor : So, how does space kill you? I'm glad you asked.
[the Doctor is in the lecture hall with students filling the seats ten rows back in a half circle]
The Doctor : The main problem is pressure.
[He draws some lines connecting some stars]
The Doctor : There isn't any. So don't hold your breath or your lungs will explode!
The Doctor : [connecting more stars] Blood vessels rupture. Exposed areas swell. Fun fact: the boiling temperature of water is much lower in a vacuum, which means that your sweat and your *saliva* will boil, as will the fluid around your eyes.
[Bill is in the class and feeling a bit uncomfortable]
The Doctor : You won't notice *any* of this, because 15 seconds in, you passed out as oxygen bubbles formed in your blood, and 90 seconds in...
[Nardole is also observing from the back of the room near the exit as the Doctor puts the final flourishes of chalk on the blackboard]
The Doctor : You're dead.
[On the blackboard is a partial drawing of a skull made by connecting the stars]
The Doctor : Any questions?
[One student looks around and raises her hand]
The Doctor : [pointing] Yes.
Blonde student : What's this got to do with crop rotation?
[Nardole looks in her direction. Another student coughs]
The Doctor : Uh, I-I don't know. But space is great, isn't it?
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The Doctor : Look at this. Classic design.
[the Doctor is examining a door hatch]
The Doctor : Pressure seals, hinges.
[He points the sonic screwdriver, sweepingly encircling the hatch]
The Doctor : None of that 'Shuck! Shuck!' nonsense.
Nardole : [petulantly] Space doors are supposed to go 'Shuck! Shuck!' not
Nardole : [as door slowly opens going] 'Mnnnnnhhhhhhhh.'
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Bill : Do people ever hit you?
The Doctor : Well, only when I'm talking.
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Bill : [the Doctor touches a spacesuit] Doctor!
The Doctor : It's fried. Should be safe.
Nardole : You thought you were safe before.
The Doctor : Yes, well I'm bound to be right eventually, aren't I?
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The Doctor : I think I've got some spare eyes somewhere. They're from a lizard, but I'm sure they'll fit.
