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kitsuneheart's review
3.0
In this episode of the Dalek Empire, we first shoot forward in time, finding a galaxy devastated by some long-forgotten catastrophe. As one of the last scholars of this event tells the tale, we find that the alternate-universe Daleks have left, beliving this universe no longer worthy of their attentions. Then comes the final confrontation between Kalendorf and Suz/The Dalek Emperor.
Overall good, though the framing device was a bit unwanted, seeing as it hasn't appeared in any of the rest of the series. Having it as a bit at the end would have been fine, but surrounding the episode, it felt odd.
Overall good, though the framing device was a bit unwanted, seeing as it hasn't appeared in any of the rest of the series. Having it as a bit at the end would have been fine, but surrounding the episode, it felt odd.
kmccubbin's review
3.0
This one gets an extra star for a really fascinating scene between Gareth Thomas' Kalendorf and the Dalek Controller, which is really smart and insightful. Also, the mystery of the framing device is revealed and is interesting.
The rest of this is just nonsense.
Where the first series of Dalek Empire showed how well you could work with the Daleks on audio, this one feels like a slightly grander example of how they've been misused both on TV and audio for far too long. Both the Daleks and Cybermen have always worked best as insidious reflections of our worst natures, how we are just a few circuits away from being monsters. The trend to space opera that both villains' stories have been subject to since the end of the original tv series has served them poorly.
Please, Big Finish, thoughtful Dalek stories, stop screaming "Exterminate!" at me.
The rest of this is just nonsense.
Where the first series of Dalek Empire showed how well you could work with the Daleks on audio, this one feels like a slightly grander example of how they've been misused both on TV and audio for far too long. Both the Daleks and Cybermen have always worked best as insidious reflections of our worst natures, how we are just a few circuits away from being monsters. The trend to space opera that both villains' stories have been subject to since the end of the original tv series has served them poorly.
Please, Big Finish, thoughtful Dalek stories, stop screaming "Exterminate!" at me.
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