Oh. My. God. Too much excitement about this one.
Moments of class include the Cyberman head (are they all dead as well?), the Slitheen claw in the case, the crazy “I own the Internet” guy, the young genius, the light flirting between Rose and boy genius, THE DALEK!!!, all the time war stuff, the independent movement of the Dalek torso, the levitation (Elevate!), and just everything else…
I know I’ve been gushing about the series, and there’s really only been one episode I’ve not liked as much as the rest, but this really is the BEST Dr Who I’ve ever seen. I never thought I’d ever have sympathy for a Dalek. And I’m not going to tell you why I’d have sympathy because I don’t want to spoil the ending for this one if you haven’t yet seen it.
All I will say is that I was close to tears…
But back to the story. The Doc responds to a distress beacon which leads him to a underground museum on Earth that collects alien artifacts. Once the Doc finds the Dalek much badness follows.
Effects: A Dalek. Which hovers. And flys. And the bit when the case opens? Different class.
Acting: The best performance so far from Eccleston and Piper. Especially the Doctor/ Dalek scene and the last one with Rose and the Dalek.
Sets/Locations: An underground base / museum in the the United States. I really liked the Dalek interrogation room.
Script: Clever & flawless. Really managed to stir up some genuine emotion at the end.
Overall: The best yet. But the quite sad in a way. The end of an era I suppose.
BigAl
