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23 May 2024
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In my opinion, Evolution of the Daleks feels like a particularly significant step back from the already questionable Daleks in Manhattan. Gone is the more impressive scene setting of the previous episode, and instead we get a weird story about a hybrid that never really moves in a direction I didn't see coming. The stuff with Sek feels like it could be more interesting but instead his character arc and the Daleks turning on him feels pretty basic. Perhaps its because we have dealt with this idea of a nice Dalek being bad to the other Daleks, and maybe this story is original for broaching it a lot earlier than Moffat's Rusty character, but either way it feels pretty weak to me. The ending with the theatre feels extremely underwhelming to me and also just doesn't look all that great. The effects just don't hold up well at all near the end with the weird energy and lightning going everywhere - it's an extremely dry experience.
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