Scientist, Strategist, Drone, Eternal, and The Supreme. Interesting.
WWII fighters in 'gravity bubbles' flying into space is silly enough, but their propellers are running. If they just have a small bubble of air with them, how would pushing that air around inside the bubble move the damn thing? Then they have lasers and shit too. I guess from Amy not remembering the Daleks that this whole mess screws up the Timey-Wimey Ball somehow, in which case I'll make allowances for massive numbers of soldiers, scientists, and government officials mastering alien technology in 194X. Otherwise it's just silly, silly, silly. Much too silly.
I bet the cracks have something to do with the above - paradoxes and things breaking reality.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
You didn't even mention the fact that they apparently managed to convert those planes from regular planes to spacecraft in literally a matter of seconds.
A pretty terrible episode all around, I thought.
Posted by Daniel Butler (Member # 1689) on :
Yeah, I didn't like it either. I also honestly wish they'd just stop bringing the Daleks back. Hasn't it been more than 5 times in 5 seasons now that they've resurrected somehow from total destruction?
Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
Am I the only one getting the impression that the show is being dumbed down a bit. I mean I know it's supposed to be family entertainment and there should always be an element of Who silliness, but it feels like it's lost it's edge or it's been made far too kiddy friendly. If Doctor Who isn't giving children nightmares then it's not doing it's job dammit!!
Also, I'm started to get weirded out by Amelia, she has this over excited stare that she fixes people with that's just downright unsettling.
Posted by Daniel Butler (Member # 1689) on :
YMMV - I thought that stare was sexy
It does seem a little bit sillier in general this season. Maybe Moffat likes silly.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
I always thought Moffat was the more serious storyline writer and Davies was the 'silly' storyline writer. I haven't watched this Dalek episode yet - but I think after their complete annhilation it should have been a while before we saw them again.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
$$$$$$$$$$$ Regarding the new-new Daleks, I don't understand why they gave them bigass hunchbacks. They reminded me of this (sadly, lacking the moustache).
Posted by Daniel Butler (Member # 1689) on :
I don't understand why they aren't 100% the same as the ones Davros originally created, if they're made of "original" Dalek DNA. And yet the Soldier!Daleks did say "BEHOLD A NEW DALEK PARADIIIIIGM" and they are visibly different. (Then again, the original Daleks couldn't even move if they weren't on a charged metal floor or something like that IIRC...so maybe the *machine* they ride in can be improved, but changing the *meat* is sacrilege.)
Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
As I recall the last lot were made by Davros from his own DNA, so he'd basically had to recreate them from scratch. Whatever was in that gizmo seams to be a much more refined genetic template.
Still doesn't explain why they new ones have the sticky out arse or the fisher price colours.
[ April 22, 2010, 06:18 PM: Message edited by: Reverend ]
Posted by Krenim (Member # 22) on :
Finally caught this episode this past week.
Other than the fact that the Daleks actually won, I didn't see much of value in this episode either. It's not explained why the new Daleks are any better or purer than the old Daleks, and the bomb in Bracewell's chest doesn't explode because of the power of love.
Ugh.
Posted by The Ginger Beacon (Member # 1585) on :
Just you wait for the scary stone angel thingys. Almost made up for this shocking piece of crap!
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