The Power of the Daleks
Joe Siegler
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The Power of the Daleks
This Story: Season 4, Story 3. Production Code EE.
Overall: Story 30, Episodes 135-140
Airdates: 5 Nov 1966 – 10 Dec 1966
Written by David Whittaker. Directed by Christopher Barry
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK SE DVD | Amazon UK SE Blu-Ray ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 135 - Power of the Daleks 1/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 5 Nov 1966. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 31, 2021
The 1st Troughton ep. It's lost. I wish we had this more than most because of his craziness in Ep1. There's a few scant clips, but not enough to do justice to the performance. pic.twitter.com/Dj56ogVyll
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 135 - Power of the Daleks 1/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 5 Nov 1966. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 31, 2021
There was a LOT of WTF in this ep, from "Is that the Doctor" to his behavior. The Doctor pretends to be an examiner, and gets involved in local politics over a capsule project. pic.twitter.com/Cg2384IPKJ
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 136 - Power of the Daleks 2/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 12 Nov 1966. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 31, 2021
Forgot to mention the animation was done in widescreen. Part of me wishes it was in 4x3 like the original, but not a dealbreaker. Lesterson is hiding a third Dalek in his lab. pic.twitter.com/p6WIpi9fiD
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 136 - Power of the Daleks 2/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 12 Nov 1966. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 31, 2021
The other two Daleks are dead, and need power to be activated. Both The Daleks and Lesterson think they're using the other one. The Doctor wants the Daleks destroyed. pic.twitter.com/jzwaMgPtAA
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 137 - Power of the Daleks 3/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 19 Nov 1966. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 2, 2022
The Dalek pretends to be a servant of humans, but the Doctor (as the examiner) tries to get everyone to believe they need to be killed. Local politics prevent any of that. pic.twitter.com/UyqNkbP4Q9
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 137 - Power of the Daleks 3/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 19 Nov 1966. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 2, 2022
The underlings all plot to take power in the base - that's the bulk of this ep. They also knock out Polly. The Doctor still seems kind of unstable, and you're unsure of him. pic.twitter.com/6qIzqiR3hK
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 138 - Power of the Daleks 4/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 26 Nov 1966. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 2, 2022
The Daleks work towards full restoration while letting Lesterson think he controls them. The Doctor realizes there are more than just 3 Daleks here while searching for Polly. pic.twitter.com/2iQTGOY1SS
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 138 - Power of the Daleks 4/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 26 Nov 1966. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 2, 2022
Lesterston realizes the Doctor is right about the Daleks, and has a breakdown. While this doesn't feel like filler, it is i the mid part of the plot where things just move on. pic.twitter.com/sgaDvYeneG
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 139 - Power of the Daleks 5/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 3 Dec 1966. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 4, 2022
Lesterson has a mental breakdown once he realizes the Daleks are making more Daleks. His assistants are against his plan to wipe out the Daleks and try to help the Daleks. pic.twitter.com/1tQ6ibgvl1
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 139 - Power of the Daleks 5/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 3 Dec 1966. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 4, 2022
I would like to see the actual performance of Lesterson, as the animation made it seem a bit plastic and screamy. The Doctor, Ben, & Polly are freed, and start to fight back. pic.twitter.com/i4ptEhyrXH
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 140 - Power of the Daleks 6/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 10 Dec 1966. #DoctorWho 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 4, 2022
The vibe of Eps 5/6 are different than the first 4, now that the Daleks are more like Daleks here. The bulk of this episode is the various humans fighting back against the pic.twitter.com/nS9oZoyNBY
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 140 - Power of the Daleks 6/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 10 Dec 1966. #DoctorWho 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 4, 2022
Daleks and Bragen. The Doctor eventually defeats the Daleks by shorting out their power source, and they explode. Bragen is killed, and our crew escape to the Tardis. pic.twitter.com/R8AvfGcWJL
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 140 - Power of the Daleks 6/6 (Serial EE, Story 30) - 10 Dec 1966. #DoctorWho 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 4, 2022
In Nov 2016, I saw Power of the Daleks in the cinema - never ever thought I'd see 60's BW Doctor Who in the theatre like that. Very much enjoyed it. #DaleksConquerAndDestroy pic.twitter.com/n5Ml0WMwyB
