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Review of The Evil of the Daleks by dema1020

20 February 2025

I loved this so much.  The way time travel was incorporated into the story, the scale of the production design behind the Dalek Emperor, and the epic energy which we didn't often see from this era, these were a solid set of episodes that really stuck with me in a positive way.  This was thought at one time to be the last ever Dalek story for Doctor Who, so production went all out and it really shows.

This is also a great introduction for Victoria.  Her character may not get the best treatment down the road, but here, her family is fully incorporated into the larger narrative and it really got me invested in her character.  At least for these episodes.  I had a very great time overall.  This has all the charms of the best aspects of the Second Doctor era, in my opinion, including some pretty fun moments with Jaime.  I love how he is perpetually in over his head as a character yet is able to continuously bluff his way through being confident in most situations.  Sure, some parts felt a little awkward near the end, but I had such a great time along the way it is hard to really even be bothered by that.  This is a true classic to me, through and through.  An absolute stand-out among televised Dalek stories.


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