17th December, 2021.
Hm …
Right now, I’m hoping that intro makes sense …
In context.
It’s 18:35, on Friday, 17th December, 2021: and … ?
I’m just about ready to have dinner: whilst the BBC News channel’s sports results are on.
For those of us of a certain age?
That’s practically retro.
At any rate?
I’m going to have fish and chips. Then watch episode two of Evil of the Daleks.
Then I’ll let you know what I thought of the episode: either late tonight, to tomorrow evening: the 18th.
I’ll be back in a bit.
Right … I’m back: having had a cup of tea, and dinner.
Let’s talk about the episode, shall we?
Whilst a Dalek slowly materialising behind him.
The Dalek orders Kennedy’s to identify himself: and exterminates Kennedy, when he doesn’t.
Then? It promptly vanishes.
In the front of the shop? The Doctor and Jamie (Patrick Troughton and Frazer Hines) have arrived early for their ten o’clock appointment with Mr Perry.
The Doctor wants to have a look around the shop, before Perry gets there: he’s wary of suspiciously new Victoriana, something that causes an equally suspicious Jamie to wonder if Waterfield has a time machine.
Unknown to the sleuthing pair?
Waterfield, himself, is confronting a Dalek: angered by its killing of Kennedy, concerned about how he is to dispose of the body … and deeply concerned about something else.
~≈📺≈~
When Mr Perry (Geoffrey Colville) finally arrives, and meets our heroes?
He admits the reason why the TARDIS was stolen … ? Was because Waterfield had been acting under orders: to capture the police box, bring it to the shop, and hand it other to his masters.
With Perry’s tacit agreement? The three sneak into the back of the shop.
Where they find Kennedy’s extremely dead body, half a photograph of the Doctor, and a dead phone line.
Something that forces Perry to look for a policeman: whilst the Doctor and Jamie explore the office.
An exploration that leads them to a book shelf … which turns out to be a sliding door … into a booby trapped box …
~≈📺≈~
Now …
What have we got in this episode, and what did I make of it?
The story steps forward by another tick of the clock and shows us that Waterfield’s working with Theodore Maxtible, on the development of a prototype time machine.
We know the pair have caught the attention of time travelling Daleks: and that they are holding Waterfield’s daughter, Victoria, captive.
And … ? That — for some reason — the Daleks are very interested in Jamie.
Why?
I suspect we’ll find that out in episode three: although Maxtible has a theory about that.
Outside of the plot?
First things first? This is the second episode to feature Perry?
And … ?
His buttonhole stayed on his left lapel!
Unlike episode one: where it wondered about a bit!
That’s relatively unimportant.
What is?
Is the richness and detailing of what I’m watching.
Those details are something I commented on when I talked about the first episode, last week. And just as rich in this episode.
On a small scale?
The five pound notes we see in the safe, at the start of the episode?
As are the Daleks eye stalks. The Daleks we see in the colour, animated version of Power of the Daleks are well rendered: but no-where near as detailed as they are in this episode of The Evil of the Daleks.
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| From The Power of the Daleks. |
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| From Evil of the Daleks. |
The first shot is from The Power of the Daleks: the second, from Evil.
The detailing on the latter? Is far greater than the former.
There’s over bits of detailing, as well: if you blink?
You’ll miss the candle sticks on the fireplace.
On a large level? The outside shot of Maxtible’s house — some nine minutes and fifty-four seconds into the episode — is an amazing piece of work: I believe the 3d animators on this did a fantastic job, there.
One could argue they’ve improved on the original episode: this shot of the house aren’t in the broadcast version of episode two*.
The two episodes so far … ?
Are quite something to have watched: I found them well worth my time.
Frankly?
I’m going to be watching episode three, on Christmas Eve.
It’s going to be the nearest Dr Who fans get to a 2021 Christmas special: I’d love it if you’d join me.
I’ll see you then!
Episode 2★★★★
* The second episode is only one of the series to survive: and is included on Disc three of the Blu-ray set.
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