Overall
Daniel: I never thought I'd be bored watching Doctor Who, and I never thought I'd be thinking "please, make it stop" either. But I was, and I did. Oh dear...
Ian: A terrible story that almost had me remembering the John Nathan-Turner years with fondness. As I credit Nathan-Turner with killing the show (or at least putting it into a coma for fifteen years) that should give you some idea of how much I disliked this two part story. Still, Doctor Who fans have always had to take the rough with the smooth. Lets hope Davies gives the Daleks a rest now.
Tony: An unmitigated disaster. I felt like I was watching a Carry On film as people ran down tunnels being chased by pig-men and Daleks, then ran back again. Oh, and please stop with the flying Daleks – they just don’t work. Even with a decent budget and effects team a flying dustbin is not going to look even remotely menacing.
I found it almost impossible to keep from bursting out laughing whenever the new human-Dalek hybrid spoke with its ridiculous fake accent, and a head surrounded by very badly animated tentacles.
Daniel: I thought he sounded too much like ex-Conservative Party leader Michael Howard to take seriously too... but that might just be me.
Tony: I’m sure next week's (despite featuring members of the appalling Jones clan) will be better – it can’t possibly get any worse.
Daniel: "The Lazarus Experiment" does look like it might be quite good again; a return to the single part episode, and a format that should hopefully work. But, yes, the family return!
WooWho returns in a few short days, with "The Lazarus Experiment".
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