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WATCH ALONG | CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO | 25x4 | Remembrance of the Daleks: Part 4 (Patreon)

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2024-01-18 15:00:08
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REMINDER: After this episode, we're going back to where we left off in season 8.

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  • This episode was viewed on BritBox via Amazon Prime.
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Comments

Azmat Mahmood

Remembrance of the Daleks is a great story that is very action packed and exciting to watch, but also has a lot of thematic depth and explores the Doctor's character in a very intriguing way. I love the way it explores themes of racism and xenophobia and shows how pointless and self-destructive those belief systems are through the two Dalek factions fighting and destroying one another. The implication is that if those two factions joined forces, they'd be a lot stronger and could possibly defeat the Doctor, but their inability to put their differences aside is their undoing and the Doctor cleverly exploits this fact. I also love how, with this story being set in the early 60s, this story shows that there were still people around that were sympathetic to Hitler in the aftermath of WW2 (neo-nazis essentially) and the Daleks are using them for their own gain. Ace has a little flirtation with Mike, who seems like a perfectly ordinary and nice guy, but he turns out to be working for the Daleks, which is a great way to show that people aren't always what they seem on the surface. I also love how, with this story being the first of the 25th anniversary season, it celebrates this fact and has lots of nice callbacks. Coal Hill school is brought back, which is the same school Susan attended and Ian and Barabara worked at. Ace picking up a book on the French revolution from a school desk, the same book Susan read in the very first episode and the references to people thinking the Doctor was an old man with long white hair and that's really interesting. It implies that this whole hand of omega trap was something the first Doctor left behind and the Doctor is only now getting back to it. It's really interesting the way this story shows a more ruthless and manipulative side to the Doctor. He's determined to destroy the Daleks by any means necessary and that's understandable. By this point the Doctor has gone through a lot with them and the Daleks are a scourge to the universe, there's no positive to them being around. However, I like how this story shows all this weighing heavily on the Doctor's shoulders too and that's something you didn't think the story did, but I have to disagree. The key scene is when the Doctor has the conversation with the guy in the cafe about every decision having a ripple effect and the bigger the ripple, the bigger the consequences. With the benefit of hindsight, it's clear the Doctor knew what he was about to do to the Daleks and he was contemplating whether he was doing the right thing or not. The story ends on a similarly ambiguous note with Ace literally asking the Doctor if they did good and he just replies that time will tell. This has never been confirmed, but many fans believe the Doctor's actions in this story directly led to the Time War, so it's a very interesting way to end the story. I like how this story doesn't glorify the Doctor's actions or paints them as inherently heroic, but more as him believing that it's a necessary evil to fight a greater evil, but it asks the question that is it justifiable and morally right to fight fire with fire? It's fascinating. This is one of the best Dalek stories ever and just one of the best stories in general, it's brilliant.

Steve Combs
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The fact that its written by a newcomer to the show and its his first Dalek story as well is amazing too.