tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083391022048461226.post28792428033218622..comments2023-09-19T16:21:54.597+01:00Comments on An episode a day keeps the Daleks away.....: 007 The Daleks Part 3: The EscapePhilip Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056519803620199653noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083391022048461226.post-27664936084248723442011-02-17T16:51:38.000+00:002011-02-17T16:51:38.000+00:00"A testament to the design is that it was bar..."A testament to the design is that it was barely altered over the original series of Doctor Who."<br /><br />It was barely altered even in the new series of Doctor Who (at least until they got really fat in Victory of the Daleks).<br /><br />I always thought they did an amazing job in "Dalek" of updating the Daleks. It was, essentially, some every so slightly modified proportions, a metalic sheen and a glowing eye. Those were enough though. It wasn't a case of improving the original design, as much as showing what the original design could have looked like with just a teensy bit more money.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083391022048461226.post-8679250444630537272010-11-29T20:30:49.235+00:002010-11-29T20:30:49.235+00:00That look when Ian and The Doctor open the Dalek m...That look when Ian and The Doctor open the Dalek machine up is one of those that I point to as showing just how good the original cast are. We don't need to see anymore than the claw that pokes out from under the cloak, because Hartnell and Russell have already comprehensively told us how horrific it is. A wonderful example of less being more.<br /><br />I love the scenes leading up to the escape from the cell in this episode. It is another opportunity to show our characters as resourceful and able to put together a plan from very unpromising resources. (It is also a joyous moment of Dalek stupidity right in their first story - the delivery Dalek who comes to take Susan away to write the note may as well just hold up a big sign saying by-the-way-we-are-bugging-your-cell. I do love a good bit of Dalek dimness)Karl Thurgoodnoreply@blogger.com