I first watched this episode at the beginning of my classic DVD collecting. Probably about the 5th one I'd ever watched and I loved it, so much so that it was my favourite episode for some considerable amount of time. Then I watched it again, having watched over half of the classic range and I found it was just as amazing as when I first saw it. It's not my favourite anymore, but it is up there. The plot is what I love most about it, it's just so unique. The idea of a TARDIS within a TARDIS within a TARDIS is so simple yet so complicated. Of course this is Tom Bakers swansong so you'd expect him to go out with a bang and it certainly does this. The fall from the transmitter was excellently done, some shots were a cringe-worthy obvious dummy but everything else was perfect. I especially like the music as all the companions run to him as well as the directing in this particular scene. I thought his regeneration was very fitting and I loved seeing all the 4th doctors previous companions. The regeneration itself was also perfect, definitely one of my favourites and the concept of The Watcher I found quite creepy, especially seeing The Watcher just standing there staring. But it was an excellent regeneration to ring in Peter Davison. Finally I really enjoyed all the scenes on Logopolis and The Master and I though the model shots of Logopolis were really well made. Overall a brilliant ending to a brilliant doctor.
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In my opinion one of the best acted and thought out stories in all of new who. I also feel it is really underrated and doesn't get the attention it deserves sometimes and I am shocked that the writer, Robert Shearman has never returned to doctor who. The plot basically revolves around this one Dalek. This is a brilliant idea due to it lets us once again get to grips with Daleks, who at that point in time we hadn't seen on TV for over 10 years. It also allowed new viewers to get to know the Daleks. If the story had been about a whole army of Daleks we wouldn't have had the same impact I don't think, although it would have been scary, we would have only seen them murdering, which as this story shows, maybe isn't everything the Daleks are. The fact that during the first bits of the episode, the Dalek is helpless and is being tortured, really makes you feel sympathy for it. Nicholas Briggs' Dalek voice was I think the main contributor to this, he is just excellent, the thing I always think he does excellently in his voice work for doctor who, is emotion which is shown brilliantly here. Then we see it's transformation from this broken wreck to a shiny new model which is great as it shows this new design in all it's glory. The music in this story, much like all of series 1 is perfect and relays the terror of the Daleks by building tension. The setting in this story is another thing which shows the scariness of the Daleks. It is set in a place with a lot of weapons which in itself is a worry but the small corridors and lot's of doors are great for showing chase scenes and there is a particularly scary scene where Rose gets trapped with a Dalek when a door closes before she gets away, this couldn't have been done had it been set in an open space. Finally Christopher Ecclestone apart from the Dalek shines in this story. His fear and anger when he sees the Dalek is really powerful, this episode is also very important in his era as he wants to kill the Dalek, but Rose stops him saying he is no different from the Daleks, making him a better person and pulling him away from the terrors of the time war. The conclusion is excellent with (spoiler) the Dalek choosing to take his own life. Overall a action packed, powerful and emotional story with beautiful acting. |
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