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Genesis of the Daleks: Part 2 (1975)

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"It was a mutant, what a waste of good ammunition." Great story., 26 March 2007

Author: Paul Andrews (poolandrews@hotmail.com) from UK

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Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks: Part 2 starts with the Doctor (Tom Baker) learning that he is in fact on Skaro at the point of the Daleks creation by the evil Davros (Michael Wisher) to help win the 1000 year war between the Kaleds & the Thals, he realises that he now has the opportunity to fulfill the Time Lords task along with hep from his companion Harry (Ian Marter). Meanwhile Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) has been captured by the Thals & has been put to work on a special project to create a huge missile to destroy the Kahleds, but the substances being used are highly toxic & she has no protection against them...

This Doctor Who adventure was episode 12 from season 12 that aired here in the UK during early 1975, directed by David Maloney this is one of the great stories. The script by Terry Nation has lots going on & could be said to be divided into two with the Doctor & Harry involved with the Kaleds & Sarah off with the Thals & by switching between them it's a nice way of keeping things fresh & not repetitive. The busy plot is good as it involves political corruption, a war, genetic experiments & the creation of the Doctors most well know enemy. The character's are quite good & the dialogue is more serious in tone than usual as is this story in general I'd say. My only real gripe so far is that I've now reached the end of Part 2, the Doctor & Harry have been separated from Sarah Jane since the middle of Part 1 & neither of them have mentioned her or shown any concern about her whatsoever which seems a little cold if you ask me. This is a top story that is moving along at a great pace, it's certainly not boring & Part 2 has a terrific cliffhanger ending as well.

We get our first good look at Davros in this episode & he doesn't disappoint, it's a surprisingly good special make-up effects job on him & he looks quite creepy & menacing actually although he does seem to contradict the Kaleds policy on nothing but the elite & only psychical perfection will do, I mean he looks more like a mutant than the mutants do!

Genesis of the Daleks is a classic Doctor Who story that is a must for fans as well as anyone looking for some sci-fi, well worth a watch.

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Keeps up the tight pace, 12 October 2006

Author: Bill Spiby from United Kingdom

Although he features in episode one, this is the episode where we really get to grips with Davros. He is clearly modelled on a Dr Mengele-type figure but instead of just being ugly on the inside his twisted form is an expression of his twisted ideology. Hey! but don't let that put you off, this episode is great fun, moving along at a fair clip.

The situation becomes more tricky for our heroes as The Doctor and Harry are separated from their time-ring (and thus unable to get back to the Tardis) and poor Sarah Jane has her own adventures with Mutos, Thals and Distropic weaponry. The freeze frame cliff-hanger is particularly effective.

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