Stories Audio Drama Dalek Universe The Dalek Protocol 1 image Back to Story Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Default Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 3 reviews 19 May 2024 · 208 words Review by thedefinitearticle63 Spoilers This review contains spoilers! This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order. Previous Story: Shadow of the Sun The return of the Exxilons, again. Briggs seems to really like the Exxilons for some reason. I'm indifferent to them, I think the only TV story they were in was just boring. By all means, this should have been a boring story, but I honestly quite like it. It's got it's faults but it's a fairly good Dalek story. K9 wasn't as prevalent in the story as I'd want him to be but that's just because I like K9. I did like quite a few things, the Dalek's convincing Mark Seven to work for them by using a loophole in their interrogation demonstrates that the Daleks can be quite clever. It's also unique to show Daleks who aren't trying to dominate the entire universe as their main priority and are instead trying to save themselves. In timeline order, this is Leela's last adventure with the Doctor before 'The Invasion of Time' and it foreshadows her leaving, it's a nice little moment between Leela and Anya. "Before you scuttle off like the neurotic pepperpots you are, may I ask you a question?" Next Story: The Invasion of Time thedefinitearticle63 View profile Like Liked 0 12 May 2025 · 11 words Review by Rock_Angel This was a lot more fun on relisten I must say Rock_Angel View profile Like Liked 0 19 June 2025 · 145 words Review by Five_Hundredth_Drax Original (Russian) Translation (English) "Протокол далеков" Стандартное, но весёлое и интересное приключение. Знаете, "Смерть далекам" из классики у меня в памяти вообще не осела. Всё что я помню - это тот самый мемный клиффхэнгер. Но когда тут начались мелкие отсылки к той серии, я почему-то расплылся в улыбке. Завезли и интересную драму того, что Аня не должна попасться Доктору на глаза, ибо с его точки зрения они ещё не встретились. Далекам дали на первый взгляд обычную, но на деле очень даже интересную сюжетную ветку, и в какой-то момент они, в попытке обхитрить Марка Семь, который тут возвращается, оперируют той же логикой, к которой пришёл Доктор в той легендарной сцене из "Происхождения далеков". В общем, стандартное, но весёлое приключение, как я и сказал. Порой тупое, но это только украшает. И что ж, приквел к арке дослушан. Теперь пришло время для игр посерьёзнее. Пристегните ремни, ибо мы отправляемся в... ВСЕЛЕННУЮ ДАЛЕКОВ! "The Protocol of the Distant Ones" A standard, yet fun and interesting adventure. You know, I hardly remember "The Death of the Daleks" from the classics at all. All I remember is that very meme-worthy cliffhanger. But when small references to that episode started appearing here, I somehow found myself smiling. They also introduced some interesting drama about Anya needing to avoid being seen by the Doctor, because from his perspective, they have not yet met. The Daleks were given a seemingly ordinary plot thread, which actually turned out to be very interesting, and at some point, in an attempt to outsmart Mark Seven, who returns here, they employed the same logic that the Doctor reached in that legendary scene from "The Genesis of the Daleks." Overall, as I said, a standard but fun adventure. Sometimes silly, but that only adds to its charm. And well, the prequel to the arc is listened to. Now it’s time for more serious games. Fasten your seatbelts, as we are heading into... THE UNIVERSE OF THE DALEKS! (Translation generated by AI, so mistakes are possible). Five_Hundredth_Drax View profile Like Liked 0