S2.E5

The Daleks

Episode aired Nov 28, 1964
TV-PG
24m

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The Doctor and Ian are taken to the Dalek saucer while Susan and Barbara join the rebels in planning an attack.The Doctor and Ian are taken to the Dalek saucer while Susan and Barbara join the rebels in planning an attack.The Doctor and Ian are taken to the Dalek saucer while Susan and Barbara join the rebels in planning an attack.

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Trivia
The character of Jenny was originally intended to be Susan's replacement although this was halted over uncertainty about the future of the series.

Goofs
When the Doctor and Ian are discussing the Daleks' appearance, a crew member is visible over the Doctor's right shoulder before hurrying out of shot.

Quotes
Ian Chesterton: You know, Doctor, sometimes you astound me.
The Doctor: Only sometimes, dear boy? Oh, what's happened to your memory?

Connections
Featured in The Lively Arts: Whose Dr. Who (1977)

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8/10

A solid build up, with good references to the past.

The Doctor a Ian now prisoners of the Daleks learn how the Earth was conquered, meteor showers, followed by a deadly virus. The Daleks sat, waiting to attack a weakened Earth. They also learn that the Daleks are mining Bedfordshire for something.

The Daleks craft looks very effective, it's also great to see multiple Daleks, not just two. Lots of extras too, I imagine this was a very costly project, and answers where the budget from other surrounding stories went.

Something very chilling about the Dalek messages to the rebels, there was a definite attempt to recreate the propaganda messages that poured out from the Nazis. They also managed to create a very bleak future Earth, one ravaged by plague and disease. The band of unlikely rebels are also given a bit of story, although they're perhaps a bit too clean cut looking.

Some nice references to the past also, with mentions of static electricity, although it's made clear that as a timeline of events, this encounter with the Daleks happens many years prior to the events of the last encounter.

The story continues to develop, some great themes. 8/10