Asylum of the Daleks ( TV story ) Importantly , it introduced audiences to Oswald as " soufflé girl " , a moniker that would ultimately gain greater resonance in the series finale . Indeed , from the production team ' s perspective , the episode marked a major victory in Moffat ' s war on spoilers , in that the surprise of Jenna - Louise Coleman ' s appearance was preserved for the vast majority of the global audience . Despite several advanced screenings , no major leaks about her presence were known to have occurred in press reports or on social media . It was also an important episode for fans of Dalek design , in that several models of Dalek stretching all the way back to the 1960s were seen in the story — if only briefly . With respect to the BBC Wales Dalek designs , it seemed to reverse the " Victory of the Daleks " implication that the " colour - coded Daleks " would destroy any remaining bronze , RTD - era Daleks as inferior . Instead , the RTD Daleks were clearly shown to be numerically superior to the colour - coded version , and both were shown to be working together in a Moffat - introduced Dalek governmental structure called the " Parliament of the Daleks " . The episode also re - introduced Skaro on television for the first time since the 1996 TV movie , showing it in a state of heavy ruin . However , it appears that the Doctor visited Skaro prior to " Remembrance of the Daleks " , as he is later surprised by the fact Skaro exists in " The Magician ' s Apprentice " . Synopsis . Insane Dalek s are about to escape the Dalek Asylum where they are kept . The rest of the Daleks call on their greatest enemy , the Doctor , along with his companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams , to lower the defences so they can destroy the Asylum . Can the Doctor save the day , along with his companions ' marriage , as easily as he can fix his bow - tie ? Plot . On Skaro , a woman called Darla tells of a story about a man who fought the Daleks . However , the universe now believes him to be dead ; Darla hopes the rumours are wrong and that this man will come to save them . Inside a huge statue of a Dalek , she is surprised by the Eleventh Doctor , who asks why she has called him . Darla explains that her daughter is in a Dalek prison camp , and she wants him to rescue her . The Doctor questions as to why Darla is not in the camp , to which she says was because she escaped . However , the Doctor points out NO - ONE does , before touching her face . He pulls his hand back in shock , noting she ' s cold . Darla wonders why that ' s a problem . The Doctor tells her that this is a trap , and she doesn ' t even know it . She asks what ' s a trap , to which the Doctor tells her ; she ' s the trap and doesn ' t know it . At that moment , Darla convulses and sprouts a Dalek eye - stalk from her forehead ; she ' s sleeper agent of the Daleks . With a gunstick from her palm , she knocks out the Doctor as a Dalek saucer arrives to collect the Time Lord . On 2010s Earth , Amy Pond is posing for the camera when her secretary tells her that her husband wants to see her . She remarks that she doesn ' t " have " a husband any more . She walks in to a make - up room , where Rory asks her to sign the divorce papers , joking that Amy was just " pouting at a camera " . Once she has signed the papers , he leaves as Amy ' s make - up artist , Cassandra , enters . However , it turns out she is also a Dalek puppet , and she teleport s Amy away . Meanwhile , Rory gets on a bus , but the bus driver turns out to be yet another puppet , who in turn teleports Rory to the Daleks . He wakes up in a cell with Amy , and looks through a small window to see they are in space , with an armada of Dalek saucers accompanying them . Rory wonders how much trouble they ' re in ; the Doctor is escorted in by Daleks , saying " On a scale of 1 to 10 , Mr . Pond ? 11 . " They are then taken to the Parliament of the Daleks , where Amy tells Rory everything the Doctor is thinking based on his movements ; he ' s even figured out the two of them are having problems because they are not close to each other . As the Daleks seemed stunned , the Doctor says it ' s finally Christmas for them because they managed to capture their greatest enemy . Much to the Time Lord ' s surprise , the assembled Daleks " don ' t " try to exterminate him . Wondering for what other reason they could have captured him , the Doctor is met with a surprise ; the Daleks want the Doctor to " save " them , to which he replies , " Well , this is new . " The Parliament saucer brings them to a planet the Daleks call the Asylum , a place that the Doctor has heard of only in legend . It ' s a place where the Daleks dispose of those of their kind who go wrong : the insane , the battle - scarred and the uncontrollable . The Doctor learns , to his disgust , that the Daleks didn ' t destroy their insane brethren because they find " Divine Hatred " to be beautiful . The whole planet is automated and surrounded by an impenetrable shield , but the Daleks have detected a signal of unknown origin on the planet . The Daleks never considered tracing it back and trying to communicate with the source . The Doctor traces the signal to a woman called Oswin Oswald , who has been hiding out on the remains of the crashed starliner " Alaska " for a year . The Doctor realises that when the " Alaska " crashed , it ruptured the planet ' s shield , leading to the risk of the inmates escaping . A planet ' s worth of insane Daleks roaming free is something that scares even the Daleks , who captured the Doctor to deal with the threat . The Daleks explain they kidnapped Amy and Rory because their records show he is always accompanied by companions . Because the shield is still strong enough to resist an assault from orbit , the Doctor and his companions will be sent down to the planet to deactivate the shield so the planet can be " cleansed " ( of all life ) . The three are given protective bracelets so they will not be affected by the " Nanocloud " that surrounds the planet , and are unceremoniously sent down the gravity beam . Amy is the first to come to after landing , and sees a man in a white coat approaching her . Panicking , she runs away , with him chasing after her . The Doctor is next to come to , finding a Dalek eye watching him ; Oswin has discovered visitors . Speaking to her via the radio , the Doctor decides to look for Amy and Rory first . Eventually , he and Amy run into each other , and the man , Harvey , reveals that he was a crew member of the " Alaska " . They decide to find Rory first . The Doctor tracks the reading coming to a hole in the ground ; Rory is below them , in the actual facility ; it seems the roof gave in when Rory landed . Because they cannot get to Rory at the moment , the Doctor and Amy decide to help Harvey . Reaching the ship , they discover the rest of Harvey ' s crew are dead , having decomposed into skeletons . The Doctor reveals to the confused man , who claims they were alive and well not two hours ago , that they have been this way for a long time ( a year at least ) . However , matters get much worse when Harvey remembers " he " died as well . . . The cold preserved his body , and the nanocloud turned him into one of the Dalek puppets charged with keeping the Asylum running . With his programming activating , Harvey tries attacking the Doctor and Amy . They quickly shut him into the storage unit of the ship . The Doctor explains that the nanocloud will transform anything living or dead not protected by one of the Dalek bracelets into one of the " staff " . Amy points out the second part of his explanation ; even the DEAD are converted . . . including the dead crew members surrounding them . As the decayed husks of the crew begin to come to life , the Doctor and Amy flee to another part of the ship . However , the undead attackers grab Amy for a minute before the Doctor pulls her free and locks them out . They then notice , on the monitor , that the zombies have a bracelet ; Amy ' s is missing , meaning she ' s now in danger of being converted . Oswin contacts the Doctor and Amy , informing them that there ' s a rope ladder leading down from the ship . It ' s the only way out now . Elsewhere , Rory awakes to find himself underground . Oswin contacts him and leads Rory through the facility , where several deactivated Daleks litter the halls . Rory accidentally trips on a piece of metal , making a loud noise that awakens one of the severely rusted Daleks . Oddly , it repeats " Eggs . . . " over and over again , making Rory think it wants the orbs that have fallen out of its casing ; Rory offers an orb to the Dalek in confusion . However , the Dalek ' s voice finally manages to unscramble ; it ' s been trying to say " Exterminate . " Rory runs through the room and locks himself in the teleport room on the other side . After Oswin makes flirty jokes , she tells Rory that she ' ll guide the Doctor and Amy to him . In the tunnels below the ship , Amy questions the Doctor about what will happen to her . The Doctor explains the Nanocloud will erase her memories , " replace her love with hate " , and transform her into a Dalek puppet . Memory is the first thing to be affected , and worse , it ' s already begun ; he ' s explained this to her four times already . The Doctor encourages Amy to embrace fear to keep herself human ; Daleks don ' t feel fear . They head for the exit , but upon hearing the Daleks outside the teleport room yelling " Exterminate " , they ' re forced back . The Doctor asks Oswin how many Daleks ahead of them as Amy walks off ; she sees people in the room ahead . However , the Doctor , having noticed her , informs Amy her perception is now being affected ; she ' s looking at Daleks . A Dalek advances on them , identifying the Doctor . However , once the Doctor taunts the decaying Dalek for having a damaged death ray beyond use , it simply activates its self - destruct program in the hopes of taking him with it . The Doctor takes the dome of the Dalek and begins sonicing it ' s casing . It says self - destruct cannot be countermanded . Smirking , the Doctor says he wasn ' t trying to stop the self - destruct , he was just looking for the reverse switch . And with that , the Dalek is sent screaming back into the room , where it explodes in a crowd of Daleks . Rory hears the explosion and leaves the teleport room to find several charred Dalek casings . Wondering who killed all the Daleks , Rory sees the Doctor carrying an unconscious Amy . With a smile , the Doctor rhetorically asks Rory , " Who do you think ? " Once in the teleport room , the Doctor explains the situation to Rory , and discovers the teleport has enough power to get them back to the Dalek ship in orbit once the force field is down . Oswin points out that hostility — something Amy displayed by slapping Rory — is the first sign the conversion is becoming permanent . Amy jokes " Someone ' s obviously never been to Scotland , " implying she ' s normally hostile . Accepting this , Oswin asks to be taken along , but the Doctor questions her about how she keeps getting the ingredients for her soufflé s . His companions tell him to put the matter aside ; they need to leave the planet before they lose Amy for good . The Doctor then wonders how Oswin is not being affected by the Nanocloud , and learns that she used her genius to create a shield to block it . Leaving Amy and Rory behind , the Doctor sets out to find Oswin , as she refuses to turn off the shield until they come to rescue her . Rory offers to give Amy his bracelet to keep her human longer ; he claims it would take longer for the Nanocloud to transform him into a puppet . He reasons since it transforms love into hate , he would last longer because he always loved her more than she loved him , referencing the 2000 years he spent protecting her inside the Pandorica as an Auton . As they argue , it ' s revealed Amy has been left sterile because of something the Silence did to her at Demons Run ; while Rory thought Amy suddenly left him , in truth , she knew he had always wanted children , so Amy " gave him up " so he had a better chance at having them with someone else , saying her sacrifice in doing so was far greater than his two - thousand year vigil . They then realise the Doctor put his bracelet on Amy while she was out cold ; being immune to the Nanocloud to begin with , he ' d tricked them into working out their relationship problems . In the meantime , the Doctor reaches " Intensive Care " ; it houses Daleks defeated in battles with his first , second , and third incarnations . Once the Doctor mentions they " survived " him , the Daleks ( missing their guns ) come back to life and corner him against the door leading to Oswin , intending to enact revenge . The Doctor yells for help , as the Daleks close in on him with their suckers . Luckily , Oswin hacks into Pathweb ( the Daleks ' shared information centre ) , and erases all data on him , effectively making them forget the Doctor . The deranged Daleks quietly go back to their cells and go back to " sleep " . The Doctor says it ' s impossible to hack the Pathweb ; even he couldn ' t . Oswin invites him to meet the person who did . However , once the Doctor enters her room he tells her that they have a problem ; however , Oswin thinks he is simply right outside her room . The Doctor tells Oswin that it ' s not real ; ' this prompts her to ask where she is . To his infinite sadness , the Doctor informs Oswin that she is a Dalek , to which she denies . However , the Doctor firmly tells her that the room only exists in her imagination . The Doctor explains the rope ladder he used to get into the facility was originally used by her when she was human . Oswin had been captured by the Daleks , and because of her genius , had been fully converted into a Dalek instead of simply made into a puppet . When Oswin refuses to believe him , the Doctor points out that she wouldn ' t have been able to get eggs and milk for her soufflés for an entire year because there ' d be a limited supply . The shocking truth causes Oswin to remember her exploration of the facility , her capture by the Daleks , and her conversion . Repeating " Eggs " , she reverts to a Dalek personality , yelling " Exterminate ! " The Doctor yells for Oswin to regain control of herself , which seemingly works as she is next heard crying . In her imaginary room , Oswin cries . Having felt the Dalek ' s shared opinion of the Doctor , she asks why they hate him so much . The Doctor explains that it ' s because he always prevents them from achieving large victories . Oswin tells the Doctor that she is lowering the shields , meaning that the Daleks will bombard the planet very soon . The Doctor asks if she ' s fine with dying , to which Oswin states that she fought the Daleks and died HUMAN . The Doctor thanks Oswin for her help , and - on her oder - runs for his life . Watching the Doctor flee , Oswin says " Run you clever boy , and remember . " In the teleport room , Rory wonders how long they can wait for the Doctor . Amy says for the rest of their lives and they kiss . The Doctor arrives and tries getting their attention — " for God ' s sake ! " Annoyed that Amy and Rory always pick the worst times to kiss , the Doctor activates the teleport as the bombardment finishes . On the Dalek Parliament ship , the Supreme Dalek reports that the destruction of the Asylum has been successful . However , the alarm goes off ; a teleport from the Asylum has occurred . They consider it an attack , and prepare to defend . The Doctor ' s voice is heard over the loudspeaker , saying that he is very good with teleports , before leaping out of the TARDIS , calling the Daleks " suckers " . They demand that the Doctor identify himself , shocking him ; he tells them who he is , only to be met with confusion . The lead Dalek puppet , Darla von Karlsen , asks " Doctor Who ? " , and soon the entire Parliament of Daleks begins repeating it continuously . The Doctor now realises that Oswin deleted him from the entire Pathweb — not just for the Daleks in Intensive Care , but for their entire species . He marvels at Oswin ' s accomplishment , and laughs : " You ' re never going to stop asking . " Despite their demands to stay there and elaborate on his identity , the Doctor takes off . He deposits Amy and Rory back at their house . Waving good - bye , Amy smiles to Rory and enters the house ; she ' s taken him back . Rory smiles himself and whoops with joy . Rory then calms down when Amy says " I can see you . " In the TARDIS control room , the Doctor is laughing to himself and saying " Doctor Who ? " , repeating the question himself several times , with joy , as he sets the TARDIS on course for his next adventure . Story notes . Ratings . " Asylum of the Daleks " was preview screened at BFI Southbank on 14 August 2012 , and at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival during 23 – 25 August . On 25 August it was also screened in New York City and Toronto . The episode was broadcast to the public on 1 September on BBC One in the United Kingdom , BBC America in the United States , and on Space in Canada , and on 2 September on the ABC iView service . It premiered on 8 September 2012 on ABC1 in Australia , and on 13 September on Prime TV in New Zealand . Overnight viewing figures for the UK showed that the episode was watched by 6 . 4 million viewers , the lowest overnight figure for a premiere episode of the revived series ; however , viewing patterns indicate that fewer people watch Doctor Who live , and it won its timeslot . The final consolidated rating was 8 . 33 million viewers , ranking third for the week on BBC One . It was also the most - viewed episode on BBC iPlayer the day that it aired , and ended September in the number one spot , with 2 . 2 million requests . " Asylum of the Daleks " achieved an Appreciation Index of 89 , the highest for a series opener of Doctor Who . Viewing figures in the US on BBC America showed that the episode was watched by 1 . 555 million viewers . It was the # 1 cable program in its timeslot , and the most watched telecast in the history of the network . The episode also garnered a 0 . 6 rating in the 18 - 49 demographic . " Asylum of the Daleks " also was viewed 75 , 000 times on ABC ' s iView in Australia , a record audience , and 620 , 000 watched the premiere on Space in Canada , Doctor Who ' s second - best ratings for the channel . On Prime in New Zealand , the episode attracted 171 , 690 viewers , Doctor Who ' s second - highest rating on the channel and the highest rated show on the channel that day . Home video releases . This episode , along with the rest of the first half of the series ( episodes one through to five ) was released on DVD and Blu Ray on 28 October 2012 .