I've seen various comments from people saying they felt disappointed by the episode, so when I saw it I was prepared for that, but I enjoyed it, and didn't really have any problems with it. (I loved that the Daleks rebelled against Sec for being human, because that's totally what they'd do.)
The moment Solomon stepped forward to make his speech, I muttered something along the lines of "Oh, he's totally bought it" and a moment later I was right. That "Exterminate" never gets old :-)
I loved that bit - it was obvious they were going to kill him the minute they stopped talking.
The Doctor's speech about not wanting to cause a genocide by killing the last Dalek
Actually, I was hoping they'd kill him before he stopped talking. It reminded me of the Asterix in Britain line about how all the British (or English) stop fighting at 4 o'clock to have tea, and then start up again afterward. Very polite, those daleks!
(I loved that the Daleks rebelled against Sec for being human, because that's totally what they'd do.)
Absolutely :-) In fact, it's rather reminiscent of certaine elements of the 80s Dalek stories, although given a new series feel to it.
I think it's an episode that's improved for me on repeat watching. I watched it without knowing anything going in and the plot issues stood out, but a repeat viewing had me prepared for that so I was able to concentrate better on all the bits that I liked.
I agree with you about the plot falling down in places. Genocide bad, yes, but a dalek with cloning and gene-splicing technology? With knowledge that the technology works and he just has to pick up where he left off? (I had a little chuckle at the thought of dalek in-breeding too, mind.)
However, I like the wording the doctor used when referring to his companion, because there was no gender assigned, and therefore it was not entirely clear who he was talking about. And making sure the pig/man survived, yeah, I liked that too.
And I did have to chuckle about the 'fondness for show tunes' line.
Yep, that Dalek will definitely be back :-) And it makes a lot of sense for Daleks to have all those genetic skills - Dalek in-breeding is something that occured to me as he shifted out, though.
There were a lot of really great touches that made this episode fun to watch despite the little plot gaps. I think it was the banter and character stories that carried the episode :-)
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The moment Solomon stepped forward to make his speech, I muttered something along the lines of "Oh, he's totally bought it" and a moment later I was right. That "Exterminate" never gets old :-)
I loved that bit - it was obvious they were going to kill him the minute they stopped talking.
The Doctor's speech about not wanting to cause a genocide by killing the last Dalek
I liked that.
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Absolutely :-) In fact, it's rather reminiscent of certaine elements of the 80s Dalek stories, although given a new series feel to it.
I think it's an episode that's improved for me on repeat watching. I watched it without knowing anything going in and the plot issues stood out, but a repeat viewing had me prepared for that so I was able to concentrate better on all the bits that I liked.
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However, I like the wording the doctor used when referring to his companion, because there was no gender assigned, and therefore it was not entirely clear who he was talking about. And making sure the pig/man survived, yeah, I liked that too.
And I did have to chuckle about the 'fondness for show tunes' line.
Oh, I could carry on...
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There were a lot of really great touches that made this episode fun to watch despite the little plot gaps. I think it was the banter and character stories that carried the episode :-)
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