Doctor Who, Series 1

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Episode 4/5: Goofy. Not really my thing. A few interesting twists. Some nice acting. Glad they addressed the repercussions of Rose running off.

Episode 6: I am not an old Who fan, so I came at it like Rose, not knowing particularly what the fuck a Dalek actually was. Amazing, compelling episode, great acting, some funny writing hidden in it.

Comments

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The new Who has this (IMO) unfortunate affection for 'goofy' villains. I didn't think 4/5 were very strong, either, and offhand I can't think of many scripts Russell T Davis has written that I've been impressed by; but you'll remeet one of those critters in a future episode, and I think there are some very strong interesting moments in that script.

I knew you'd like "Dalek". :) I love that you had that freshness of not knowing what to expect!

As has already been said, I never found the Daleks particularly scary, but this episode, I think, does one of the best realizations of menace.