Hiya kids we are back with Day 2 of Doctor Who Week and in
spite of some requests for me to skip on ahead to Tom Baker I am sticking with
the chronological order. To recap, the
Doctor had a lengthy battle with the Cybermen and seemed run down. His stalwart companions Ben and Polly are
worried and follow him into the TARDIS where the Doctor appears to be rapidly
aging only to transform into a shorter and younger man. Have they flipped? Were they on a planet that makes you drop
acid? Have the writers pulled the wool
over your eyes? Let’s find out
kids. This is Doctor Who: The Power of
The Daleks.
TV Viewers? Bah! Go read a book. |
Spoilers advance and
attack! Attack and destroy!
Why yes the pants are a breathable cotton/wool blend. |
The misbegotten
three find themselves on Earth colony Vulcan where the local scientist has made
a 200 year old discovery and in spite of the Doctor warning this government and
scientists and being slightly odd they unearth a vessel containing three
Daleks. The Daleks immediately
recognize the Doctor based on his intelligence and Timelord DNA. Ben and Polly
are somewhat at ease then. Now it is up
to the Doctor to thwart his old enemies, save the day and keep his young
companions from harm.
I have just
a few comments about this particular episode.
All six episodes were wiped by the BBC and there is no visual record of
it, however through still and production shows and a wire recording the
production company managed to piece together an almost radio drama of those
original episodes and this is literally the only way to view it.
Mammy!! |
This story points out political and social
upheaval between the working class, activists and a police state. The Daleks take advantage of this chaos by
behaving almost benevolently then the double cross ensues, followed by the
triple cross for pudding. A powerful and
well thought out piece of science fiction but alas we do not have it in the
medium we are accustomed to.
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