For the first time in this story the planet Skaro has been
mentioned and its where my interest peeked. When the story moves to Skaro, the
landscape of the planet sounds like it did when we were first there way back in
the second Doctor Who story. It was always going to be fun to see how the
childlike Daleks would be treated by the normal hating Daleks. We get to encounter the Emperor Dalek for the
first time and only thanks to the pictures do we get to see what it looks like.
It wouldn’t be until 2005 before we would see it on TV.
Maxtible’s nastier side shows itself in this episode and it doesn’t
seem like a moment too soon. The fact that the Daleks are going to blow up his
lab and wreck the secret fills him with dread and its quite a fitting ending
but sadly the Doctor saves the moment. It seems like his time and usefulness is
starting to run out. I thought that he would meet his demise in this episode
but its obviously going to happen in the final episode of the story and season.
Victoria starts the episode locked up (again). This is becoming
tiresome and it feels like we are back to square one as far as her character is
concerned. Thankfully she does become more useful and by the end she has
reverted to something more interesting and likeable. As for Patrick Troughton
and Frazer Hines, they were both on good form and at least the hostilities have
ceased no which is good and they are focused on rescuing Victoria.
The improvement continues with the story moving along at a
good pace and a fair amount of action happening. They spend the least possible
time on Earth before moving the story to Skaro and the moment that the Emperor
Dalek appears is when it seems to definetley be back on track and it feels like
David Whittaker is doing the story he wants to do instead of padding the story
with drivel. Hopefully the final episode will end the Daleks in the 1960’s off
in fine style and also bring the fourth season to a fitting end. 
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