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Yeah, that was confusing. I wasn't sure if I should highlight or not because it might be unaired stuff.
Dr. Who, Evolution: Anyway, I don't guess I understand a) the whole struggling with the fraught Dalek situation and b) emergency time-shifting.
Either they're universally dangerous as have been presented in the past, and a perpetual threat that should be dealt with as soon as possible, or they're sweet redeemable confused woobifyable enemies that merely need to be allowed to express their humanity. First season we saw Rose feeling sympathetic, and ultimately not allowing the last Dalek to die, right? Resulting in much chaos and death. Now we've got four, okay, three plus a hybrid, okay, one again, and we're not going to take every bit of action we can?
Hmph.
Must be missing something. Possibly overextending the metaphor.
I think the meta of "OMG! This is the last Dalek—if we kill it, where will future 2-parters come from?!?" overrode any common sensical approach to the story there Liese. I don't think the Doctor would allow pity to stay his hand knowing how many people lose their lives whenever the Daleks make a bid for conquest.
I'm OK with the Doctor getting a little bit more forgiving, especially because the hybrid was actually redeemable. And the Doctor also has a big case of I'm The LAST Survivor, so that's a syndrome you can drive a truckload of bad decisions down.
But I'm really, really sick of Daleks.
I think the saying in the Who-verse is "Daleks and taxes."
Question to those of you who saw "Evolution of the Daleks" British version: over at TWOP one of the things that is mentioned that was cut was some bit with Martha and the psychic paper. Could anyone illuminate me? Was it very important?
That one is next up for my viewing with the kids. I'll have to look for it.
hmm...i didn't watch SciFi's version last night, sumi. all i remember about the psychic paper is that the Doctor gives it to her right before the Daleks take him away and she ends up using it to get her, Tallulah and Lazlo into the Empire State Building.
Ah and I have no idea whether getting into the elevator was at all in issue.
i didn't watch SciFi's version last night
How is SciFi's version different? Not the particular episode (I'm not up to speed with season 3), but in general. Do they cut stuff out? Would I do better to ahem than watch what's on SciFi or PBS?
