12/28/2023 0 Comments Doctor who episodes dalekOf course, for the sake of the story they are intentionally weakened by having their usual weapons exchanged for bullet firing machine guns. This is another story where the Daleks look really weak. I don’t think that’s how regeneration works. Also, the scene with Romana’s regeneration at the start of part one is a bit too silly and really seems out of place. Also, it emphasized a major flaw the Daleks had at the time: they couldn’t go up stairs (TOM: If you’re supposed to be the superior race of the universe, why don’t you try climbing after us?). Without Michael Wisher reprising the role of Davros, I think this story lost a bit of the magic Genesis had. The expectations were high, but it simply couldn’t deliver. I think the issue with Destiny of the Daleks was that it had to follow Genesis of the Daleks. And it ends with the Daleks being destroyed by the Mechanoids! What was that about being the masters of the universe? Also, what was all that business going on in the haunted house and having a Dalek get tossed around by Frankenstein’s Monster (Again, “Masters of the Universe”?) This was just really silly compared to the Dalek story that came before it and especially the one that came after it. It’s a chase! The Daleks just chase the TARDIS all over creation just to exterminate the Doctor, Vicki, Barbara and Ian. While the Daleks felt tacked on in Day of the Daleks, The Chase is just that. My issue with this story is that it really doesn’t feel like a Dalek story. I mean, the Ogrons were fine minions, the cliffhangers were pretty decent and Pertwee was on form, but the Daleks should not have been a part of this story. Louis Marks had no business writing for the Daleks. The Daleks sound awful in this story and their plan is a bit daft. They feel really tacked on and I just don’t like it very much. The only reason Day of the Daleks is in dead last is because it doesn’t feel like the Daleks should be here. The only reason I’m excluding New Who is because they’ll have a list all their own at some point because I think more than 20 items on a list would be a bit much. Today, I want to rank all the Classic Who Dalek stories. One of the Doctor’s oldest enemies, the Daleks have been around since the very start of the show. Hello! Welcome to this Fifth Edition of WBW Tops! Today, I want to take a look at some Dalek stories.
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