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Well, that was a good start to the series! Certainly the best Dalek story in a long time.

Can someone explain why Skaro was still around when it got destroyed?

Time War! Explanation for everything.

If talking Dalek continuity, even just inside the Matt Smith years alone, there are larger issues than that. Best just ignore it all.

Once again the mythology of the Daleks was changed which got a few hard core fans mad! I said the writers do what they want and pay little attention to such things, any how that aside.

Not bad but rather slow and it was clear as crystal about the survivor, nice touch right at the end.

Originally posted by Koenig
Once again the mythology of the Daleks was changed which got a few hard core fans mad! I said the writers do what they want and pay little attention to such things, any how that aside.

Not bad but rather slow and it was clear as crystal about the survivor, nice touch right at the end.

So you knew she was gonna be a full fledged Dalek? I knew something was up, but when it turned out she was an actual dalek I was a little surprised although to be honest I always had an idea of a human being able to control a dalek...I'll say suit. I doubt they stole the idea from me though.

That's not the real mystery about Oswin though, is it? The fact that Jenna-Louise Coleman was playing her is the big Moffat mystery for now.

(They had a human literally inside a Dalek suit in the very first Dalek story, btw, so I'm afraid they were a tad ahead of you there, steverules).

Dammit

Good first episode, sure this will tie into the finale. Did anyone else find Amy scary looking during her photo shoot? The bags under her eyes were pretty wild.

Yeah, that was a pretty strong image from her.

Well, JLC's appearance has to tie into the Christmas episode in some way.

Im curious how the Dalek's made the Earth forget they attacked the planet. Seems maybe it will be explained this season.

Also does seem odd Dalek's using humans as peons or

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outright turning them into a full Dalek. Sure they used Human DNA to make Dalek's in the past, but they were crazy. Seems odd that "normal" Dalek's are ok with it.

Also what was up with the Doctor telling Amy, "make them remember you!" in regards to the Daleks?

Be quiet with continuity stuff. It'll either make sense and we'll love it, or it won't and sh*t will still be entertaining.

uhuh

The "I'm really good with teleporters" thing extends back to Eccleston. Nice touch for observant fans.

I'll be back in a few episodes. I'd rather not hear the griping about the "Ancient Egpyt + Dinosaurs + Robots + Cybermen probably maybe + lasers + some other historical period I'm guessing + Rory's dad + impossibly busy script" that we're likely to get next week.

It's a Chris Chibnall one next week.

i.e. adequate but entirely uninspiring. He's track record there is flawless. In many ways, I'd rather watch a bad episode with a good idea behind it than a bland episode done by the numbers.

Not my cup of tea at all that one, some silly aspects which bought it down. Not sure about next weeks wide west cyborg gun slinger one..well we shall see.

Well it was Chris' best one yet, for sure.

Decent, pretty dark of the Doctor to do that at the end, but pretty justified. Decent one-off villian.

2 for 2 this season in my book. What a good start! There's been better one-off episodes, but stringing them together is never easy. The "Dinosaurs..." episode felt like something they'd do in the comics WAY back in the day. Robots with stupid accents, dinosaurs, characters from 3 different time periods, just campy nonsense all around. A long scarf and some jelly babies were all that was missing. But the script and emotion kept it all together, hitting the balance between serious and funny, and showing some true character development in the process.

The buzz is pretty positive for the next episode too. It's also said to be a much more serious one than it looks on the trailers- which is good, as we need a mix of moods.

For me this weeks gun slinger one was better than last weeks one. Next one looks odd...Hmmm.