Time to finish season 4 with some Evil Dalek action!
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One of many contradictory examples of the Daleks trying to become more human. Maybe it’s just because of how much I hate Evolution Of The Daleks, but this is a trope I’m not particularly fond of.
That said, though, the humanised Daleks horsing around and playing games with the Second Doctor is so bloody weird and delightful that I have a soft spot for this story in particular just for that.
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This is what I wrote during my last rewatch of it:
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I think this is probably the best animation and recon of the missing stories both have so much detail and the story is actually really engaging
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This is a bit rambly because it was written many moons ago in response to discussions that were happening on Gallifrey Base about the story and a review in DWM which tore it apart. It’s not one of my best reviews but here it is anyway:
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Evil is probably my favourite of the classic Dalek serials, on par with Remembrance.
This story gives us the Skaro city emperor, which is by far the coolest Dalek design the show has ever seen.
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I so wish that final episode existed. All the stuff on Skaro is fantastic.
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I rewatched the animated reconstruction in black-and-white together with the existing episode and did it across two days. Worked like a marvel, and I truly love what they are going for here.
The Evil of the Daleks is a rich, complex, and hauntingly ambitious finale to the Troughton-Dalek saga, bringing thematic depth and narrative intrigue to a seven-part story that mostly justifies its length. With strong performances, inventive storytelling, and a powerful animated restoration, it remains one of the finest and most audacious serials of the 1960s.
Here’s my spoilery review for those of you who fancy a read. Thank you!
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One, if not my favorite Finale for any Season of the Show (and yes I am including the Revival Finales into the Equation).
There is a lot for me to love with this one, but let’s start with the one Thing that really has its Issues, that being the Character of Kemel. Now, I don’t think I am the most qualified Person to digest it, but I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say that he does fall under a harmful Trope. While, personally, I find the Handling of him much better compared to a Character like Toberman (at least Kemel actually gets to build a Bond with our Characters), it’s still not very good to say the least.
But as for anything else, I rather love it. The Changing of Setting really helps this Serial to me, I make no Secret that I do genuienly love a lot of the 4+ Parters usually, but having a Jump in Setting does benefit this one quite a bit. In particular the finale Episodes set in Skaro are amazing, truly a shame that those are lost to time it seems.
I really enjoy seeing Two’s more scheming side in this one, having a moment of mistrust between 2 and Jamie makes for some great Drama, not to mention that Hines and Troughton play it quite well.
Victoria is a Character, where I do totally see where the Complaints are coming from, although I do defend her more than the average Viewer. Here she does very much fall under the damsel in distress trope and while Watling plays it well, I think she gets more to chew on in her own Season compared to this Story. Still, there are Aspects that I already like with her Character present here. I do like the Character of her Father, probably the strongest Supporting Character to me in this entire Story, which mind you has a pretty strong Side Character Cast already!
Oh, and the Daleks! Both threading and adorable in the same Story, while not as great as they were in Whittaker’s previous Script, they still have such a Presence to them, in particular in those final Episodes. Omega, Beta & Alpha are just adorable, the Scenes with them are just really amusing to me! Oh, and the Emperor is just a great Concept and a pretty great Design, I think the Animation of this Story got him so right from the few Clips we have of him! While I am still not sure what to make with the ‘Human Factor’ Plot, as it gave us plenty of amusing or interesting Moments.
All in all, while not perfect, in particular with how it deals with a few Characters, it’s still a Story with scale, ambition and just ends up being a very fun time for me!
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