Victory of the Daleks

Winston's new weapon will shorten the war, though he's wise enough to know that he can't be too sure, so he's called an old friend to ask his advice, who has said he'll be there in less than a trice (he's a month late).

When the Doctor appears with Amelia Pond, he's welcomed by a weapon made of Dalekanium bond, but the Ironsides are friendly, courteous and polite, avoiding the Time Lord's aggression and spite.

Like a leopard however they can't change their dots, they're conniving to realise a cunning Dalek plot, in the blink of one eye they've teleported away, Victory for the Daleks, not the Doctor's day today.

I've waited nearly 11 years to say this because no-one I know would know what I was talking about but the New Paradigm Daleks look like they were designed by BMW. Really. Seriously. Look at the VW beetles or minis built since the 1990s and tell me they're not New Paradigm Daleks on wheels.

Just to make this a review, Ian McNeice and Bill Paterson both put in superb performances (even though McNeice carries more weight and has more hair than Churchill, he's believable and brings out Churchill's mischievous side). The story starts with a good premise - Daleks apparently being utilised in Britain's WW2 war effort. That's something ripe for development in all kinds of directions. Unfortunately, the story becomes just an excuse to introduce the BMW Daleks before descending into the ridiculous with 'Spitfires in Space'. (I guess the BBC decided against that particular spin-off. It's not as good an idea as 'Piiiigs in Spaaace' (Sarcasm)). Mark Gatiss is intelligent, so he must know the relationship between props, wings, and, erm...air. He probably wrote that intending it to be tongue-in-cheek. Unfortunately it just comes across as silly.

Despite the negatives, if you haven't seen it, give it a go. It is Dr Who after all.

I just watched this episode and was quite surprised, but in a decent way.

I fully understand why most don't like the episode as it has a bit of whimsy and such, but I really quite enjoyed it. The casting was on point, the score was decent and the first act was reflective of the deception and planning you would expect from the Daleks.

I would not initially have written this review however I think that the loads of low reviews should be balanced with a positive one, to be more reflective.

Overall this episode was pretty good, not as good or thought provoking as the previous but still entertaining. It definitely has its flaws, especially as it's story is more fairytale than sci-fi, but still enjoyable. I would recommend just watching for yourself before passing judgement.

I can't.

This was honestly one of the more contrived episodes since the series' reprisal five years ago.

Moffat has brought back the Daleks, the villains that have been run into the ground over and over again!

The previous week's episode had the same type of fear with the smiling faces in the carnival booths that one would typical expect of Moffat's writing; however, the only "victory" in this week's episode is surprisingly with Amy and The Doctor as these two actors start sliding into their respective roles.

Not the actors' fault here, just a thin plot.

Winston Churchill calls for the Doctor's help, at the bunker the Doctor discovers Churchill has a secret weapon helping him win the war, Daleks! (Bracewell's Ironsides.) Seemingly subservient The Daleks have been waiting for something.....activation from the Doctor, with a purpose of

Bold statement, but this is the worst Dalek story of all time, it's so bad it's even worse then the Manhattan Dalek fiasco, and that was shocking.

The good bits, Bill Patterson is one of my favourite actors, he does as well as he can with this awful script, Ian McNeice makes a good Churchill, he's a little less badly scripted. I love the World War 2 Daleks, they look pretty good. The effects of a War torn London look great, especially the effect with the lights.

The bad bits, the script is shocking, the attempt to recapture some of the feel of 'Power of the Daleks,' was a big fail, I am your Soldier, not loving that. The testimony obviously got intercepted by a transmission of the Teletubbies, the new batch of Daleks were totally terrible, what were they thinking? The Kandyman is more terrifying then these, bigger and brasher does not equal scary, especially those colours, yukkkk

I really dislike the music it's totally over the top and too heavy, sometimes subtle can be good.

A really naff plot, which doesn't really hang together well. Hopefully those Daleks will never see daylight again. Gatiss really has thrown in some awful scripts, his best still way back The unquiet dead. 3/10