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quantum_chromodynamics's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mistwhisper117's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
cyberarcanist's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is perhaps the best Doctor Who story ever written.
nerdy_elle's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
zimb0's review
5.0
A superb audio drama that alone justifies Sixie's range and dynamic. A must listen.
diewachen's review
2.0
Robert Shearman would later use themes of this story to write the television episode, Dalek. And, frankly, to much better effect. The story of Evelyn and the Dalek is fantastic. Using an alternate history to present a Dalek alone after a great war is clever. The mad President and First Lady of the English Empire plot, however, fell flat as comedic relief, was unnecessarily sexist (in a but-that's-the-joke way), and generally took away from the better elements of the story.
elizafiedler's review
4.0
I usually really like these temporal paradox episodes. This one got really weird really quickly, even for doctor who. Dalek babies chanting Dalek nursery rhymes is one of the creepiest things I've heard.
faiazalam's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
nwhyte's review
was of course the basis for the superb Ninth Doctor story Dalek. I was surprised, though, by how different it was. There are similarities - the first confrontation between Doctor and imprisoned Dalek, the relationship between Dalek and companion (done more convincingly on TV), the Dalek's quest for orders (done more convincingly here); but there is a huge difference in setting, the audio play taking place in an alternate 2003 where the world is ruled from London by the villainous Mr and Mrs Martin Jarvis, thanks to the Doctor's intervention a hundred years earlier. And yet this doesn't fall into the category of Doctor-returns-to-the-scene-of-a-previous-adventure stories, because the earlier Sixth Doctor is still there. It's a good one, but the TV version is I think better (not always the case; see Spare Parts).