Doctor Who Marathon - And They're Off

The Survivors - After a reprise of the ominous plunger from the episode, our team enter the city in search of Barbara, who has been captured by the as yet unnamed enemy. The entrance of the Doctor, Susan & Ian through the door and the pull back of camera to reveal the Daleks in wonderful and it was fun to see them gliding around the room. The smooth movements of the modern Daleks from "New" Who are on show here, although sometimes the rhythm of someone moving inside them was quite evident. All of the trademarks of the Daleks are on show, although I think their guns were set to stun when Ian was shot and his legs paralysed. Certainly not as potent a shot as in "The Stolen Earth" cliffhanger!

The realisation of the radiation poisoning allowed some exposition with regards the Thals, and showed the Daleks ruthless side, forcing one of the team to retrieve anti-radiation drugs from the TARDIS. With the majority of the team down from the poisoning/leg paralysis, it is down to Susan to perform some wonderful running on the spot acting, dodging branches that are waved at her. It brought to mind "The Mighty Boosh" and raised a smile at a particularly down part of the story. This episodes cliffhanger is a storm-a-coming, as Susan prepares to leave the TARDIS and return with the anti-radiation drugs. With the Doctor in the state that he is with the radiation, it brings to mind the beginning of the end of the 10th Doctor, rather than the foot shaking radiation antics in "Smith & Jones". This episode had a rather subdued second half as our TARDIS team succumbed to the radiation illness and I hope it picks up next time.

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