There is never going to be a sci-fi show more quintessentially British than Doctor Who. It's so refreshing to have my culture celebrated, respected. Then we have this episode, which redefines the whole idea.
Winston Churchill, the blitz and Daleks it's an epic idea and I don't know what more to say about it with out spoilers. Last episode I could dance around the subject, here we are dropped in to the story straight away. Even before, from the trail end of the last episode we knew it was the Daleks.
Still there are one or two points I can touch on; We're still seeing cracks, here there and everywhere. We don't know what they mean but they are getting a little worrying. The Daleks are back, and they are here to stay. And finally Amy has forgotten about the Daleks invasion of Earth.
Amy, just what the hell is going on with her? First of all she practically summons the Doctor, then she sets the monitor on the TARDIS into fits, her age doesn't add up (1300+ years old in the 29th Century... that doesn't work mathematically) and now she doesn't know about the Dalek invasion. She's also very clever and has an insight into humanity that even the Doctor misses. She's brilliant, too brilliant. Something very interesting is happening, something very interesting.
Meanwhile the Daleks are reinvented into the Dalek Power Rangers... Drone (red), Strategist (orange), Scientist (blue), Eternal (yellow and what the hell?) and Supreme (white). They are bigger, meaner and nastier than ever. Not worse, that would have been impossible. Unfortunately they don't feel as menacing to me. The bigger they are the clumsier they look. Great big blocky things, I know Daleks aren't supposed to have elegance but these guys just look fat. Fat lumps. Smaller, tighter bodies are a lot more evil sorry they scare me a lot more.
Another problem, one I saw in the last episode too, is cramming everything in. These are Doctor Who stories in the old style. Massive scale, ideas and solutions. Making this a two part-er would have been a good idea. In fact making all of these longer episodes / two or three parters would be a good idea. As it is everything feels rushed and a whirlwind of frantic actions. Alright that doesn't leave us much time to pick holes in the stories (or notice the fact that for the THIRD time running the Editor and Director's have made a complete hash of it.) but come on this was Epic, make it feel right.
Acting on all front's was top notch, I was a little twitchy about the Doctor resorting to violence but in the end it was to prove a point. Gillian does a great job and all the guest actors bring a touch of realism to the roles.
Over all four out of five again. Brilliant but still niggling flaws I hope they iron out soon.
Favourite lines:- too many to count, but I'm using KBO in my vocabulary form now on, so Keep Buggering On!
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