Death to the Daleks
Joe Siegler
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Death to the Daleks
This Story: Season 11, Story 3. Production Code XXX
Overall: Story 72, Episodes 366-369
Airdates: 23 Feb 1974 to 16 Mar 1974
Written by Terry Nation
Directed by Michael E. Briant
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 366 - Death to the Daleks 1/4 (Serial XXX Story 72) - 23 Feb 1974. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 16, 2022
I have always adored the story here. What would happen to the Daleks if they couldn't fire their weapons? The story still works. HOWEVER it is all undercut by simply THE WORST pic.twitter.com/izw9A0tZAC
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 366 - Death to the Daleks 1/4 (Serial XXX Story 72) - 23 Feb 1974. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 16, 2022
INCIDENTAL MUSIC in the show's history. It's so godawful, it makes so many good scenes seem hideously awful. I really wish they'd redo the music. No Daleks till last second. pic.twitter.com/BkPDCJrxpu
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 367 - Death to the Daleks 2/4 (Serial XXX Story 72) - 2 Mar 1974. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 17, 2022
I love the Doctor berating a Dalek when he realizes they can't kill him. Although it does raise the point if the Tardis, the crew, & the Dalek ship are all downed because of no pic.twitter.com/qnXjhIcOKI
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 367 - Death to the Daleks 2/4 (Serial XXX Story 72) - 2 Mar 1974. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 17, 2022
power, shouldn't the Daleks have been shut down as well? Not a ton for SJS to do this ep, mostly unconscious or in prison. The Exxilon "chanting" sounds like Delgado's voice.? pic.twitter.com/n9h33DeLER
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 368 - Death to the Daleks 3/4 (Serial XXX Story 72) - 9 Mar 1974. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 18, 2022
This ep contains two Dalek destructions that are presented comically. Even the Doctor takes the Mickey out of the Dalek in one of them. It's almost like this story had a really pic.twitter.com/31JtydIZAi
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 368 - Death to the Daleks 3/4 (Serial XXX Story 72) - 9 Mar 1974. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 18, 2022
good core idea, but the rest is executed poorly. Even with all that, I still love the story. The Doctor & Bellal explore the city we saw in Ep1 trying to stay ahead of Daleks. pic.twitter.com/oJpmESO3ER
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 368 - Death to the Daleks 3/4 (Serial XXX Story 72) - 9 Mar 1974. #DoctorWho 3/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 18, 2022
This third tweet is just to note that I've been doing this Marathon thing for a year now. Unearthly Child Episode 1 was done on 18 Aug 2021. I'm 42% complete at this point. pic.twitter.com/hxtOB0wyJR
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 369 - Death to the Daleks 4/4 (Serial XXX Story 72) - 16 Mar 1974. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 19, 2022
I always remembered the intelligence tests being more advanced than they seem now. The Doctor eventually passes them all and sabotages the city, allowing everyone to escape. pic.twitter.com/UUdHI7fvWn
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 369 - Death to the Daleks 4/4 (Serial XXX Story 72) - 16 Mar 1974. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 19, 2022
My feelings towards this story haven't changed. Loved the core concept, but so much of this is executed poorly - especially the music. I would love them to remake this story. pic.twitter.com/MwgXFcdEJ8
