Object

Kaled Detention Room

Claustrophobic interrogation chamber within the Kaled bunker, used by Davros to confine and torture prisoners, including the Doctor. Serves as a key setting for moral confrontations and escapes during the Dalek creation conflict.

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Purpose

Confinement and interrogation of prisoners

Significance

Site of the Doctor's failed moral standoff with Davros, cementing their clash over Dalek creation. Nyder's escape from Harry's grasp preserves Davros' loyal enforcer, heightening tensions as rebellion stirs and exposing fractures in control over captives.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S12E15 · Genesis of the Daleks Part 5

Nyder’s Desperation: A Human Shield and the Fracturing of Trust

The Kaled Detention Room serves as the immediate backdrop for Nyder’s escape, its confined space amplifying the tension of the moment. While the room itself is not the focal point of the action—Nyder’s escape occurs just outside its doors—its presence looms over the event, symbolizing the rebellion’s temporary loss of control. The room’s role is functional: it was meant to contain Nyder, but its failure to do so underscores the fragility of the rebellion’s grip on the situation. The act of Nyder breaking free from its confines is a metaphor for the broader unraveling of the rebellion’s strategy.

Before: A secure containment space, holding Nyder as a prisoner under Harry’s custody. The room is dimly lit, with bare walls and minimal furnishings, designed to isolate and subdue its occupants.

After: Empty, with Nyder having escaped. The room’s failure to contain him reflects the rebellion’s broader struggles to maintain control over the Kaled forces and Davros’s plans.

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