Classic Who "Remembrance of the Daleks" Parts 3&4 Full Reaction!
Added 2025-09-12 13:27:18 +0000 UTC
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I am SO glad that you enjoyed this story! As I mentioned in a post here last month, it's a really special one to me and probably my very favourite of them all. I was pretty confident that you would like it, but I have to admit I probably would have been devastated if you hadn't! It's so strange, isn't it? How we can have things like this with which we had no involvement, and yet our love for them still feels as if they are our 'representatives' in some way. Like being a fan of a sports team. And I think you're right, that in retrospect this can be very much seen as one of the opening shots of the Time War.
Paul Hayes
2025-09-12 18:53:15 +0000 UTCHell of a concluding half to this reaction. A great story for you to finally be alive for as you describe. Nice that your money was more on Ace saving herself rather than the Doctor saving her. I would have been fine with a nice joint effort. Surely though the Doctor really does have the soft spot for Ace as evidenced by his saving her with the pretty colors. One of the big talking points being the double Davros bamboozlement. Oh, you had one hell of a look when the little girl revealed herself to be the villain. Or at least the vessel for the Daleks to act. Girl had a time of things just living the best Palpatine life, which is, of course, the life goal to end all life goals. Then there was the reaction when Davros revealed himself. Goddamn was there lots of laughter at that part. You spoke very well on the focus on the desire for purity with the Daleks. And you do wish to revisit the one scene earlier in the story as you say. One would hope, however, that the Daleks don’t go so far as to be obsessed with the purity and essence of their natural fluids. Shame there were the unlikable characters like this Mike. You asked about ages by the way. I believe that Ace is meant to be a teenager. If I recall correctly, age of consent in the UK is sixteen, though I don’t know if that was the case when this story is set. On the other hand, Sophie was in her mid-twenties when portraying Ace here. Still a bit iffy though, so I get the concern. Love how Ace rather soundly rejected him, and he’s dead now, so that was fun. Love Ace’s scene trying to comfort the girl when no longer under Dalek control. You now see why Ace is up there on my favorite companion list: she handles herself really damn well and has such a big heart. You also start to see what makes Seven such a beloved Doctor: his rather dark manipulative skill. He went Lex Luthor with telling Davros not to use the hand, and when Davros used it and blew up the sun, Seven all but out right has that “I told you.” response. Your reaction to his rather grim moment was beautiful. And this all leads to the Time War. This is an inciting event, yes. It feels, as I understand it, like the war was on the way toward happening regardless, though this is, however, yes, a major push that leads to the war. And now you have the answer to that which was deeply embedded into New Who. Lord this one is fantastic. The consensus view as I see the fellas have been saying is that this is one of the best of the best of Doctor Who, meaning the youtube audience is going to have one damn fine reaction to look forward to next month. For us on patreon, we get the reaction now, and it is one of your best, Jess, and much appreciated, thank you.
Thomas Corp
2025-09-12 17:21:45 +0000 UTC"I think I might have miscalculated.", The Doctor, "Remembrance of the Daleks" This is a great starting story of the 25th anniversary season - lots of Who nostalgia. "The Hand of Omega is a mythical name for Omega's remote stellar manipulator, a device used to customise stars with. And didn't we have trouble with the prototype.", "We?", "They.", The Doctor and Ace, "Remembrance of the Daleks" And introducing a mysterious pre-"An Unearthly Child" history for the Doctor. And a deeper, darker Doctor. This is good stuff. "You drag me down from Cambridge, you quote the Peace Time Emergency Powers Act at me, and then you expect me to advise on something outside the realm of human experience. Bluntly, Group Captain, we're reliant on the Doctor because only the Doctor knows what is going on.", Rachel, "Remembrance of the Daleks" I'm getting strong Liz Shaw-vibes from this quote - including the Cambridge reference. "I wish Bernard was here.", "The British Rocket Group's got its own problems.", Allison and Rachel, "Remembrance of the Daleks" A Bernard Quatermass reference! - is it about time for me to rewatch the Mark Gatiss/Indira Varma/David Tennant remake? "Imperial Daleks are bionic blobs with bits added. You can tell that Daleks are into racial purity. So, one lot of Daleks reckon the other lot of blobs are too different. They're mutants. Not pure in their blobbiness.", Ace, "Remembrance of the Daleks" It does get a bit confusing in this story with two Dalek factions. And it nicely brings things around to the human racism present in the story. "Keeping an eye on Group Captain Chunky Gilmore. Although why his men call him Chunky, I've no idea.", The Doctor, "Remembrance of the Daleks" That's an ad-lib. The cast had been making fun of an error Simon Williams had made misinterpreting the word "chunky" in the script. "Dalek hunting is a terminal pastime.", "So what are we doing?", "Dalek hunting.", The Doctor and Ace, "Remembrance of the Daleks" I like this Ace/Doctor team. "Order Special Weapons Dalek into position.", Emperor, "Remembrance of the Daleks" The glorious Special Weapons Dalek - love it! The BBC effect pyrotechnics for the Dalek battle were so loud that London's emergency services were dispatched to the scene fearing an IRA bomb. The story goes that the emergency services drivers were astonished to see Daleks coming up the road out of the smoke - I love that! "I feel bamboozled.", sesskasays, Reaction to "Remembrance of the Daleks" The Davros misdirect in the story is well done. "The resulting explosion destroyed Skaro, and the feedback destroyed the mothership. The Hand of Omega is now returning to Gallifrey.", The Doctor, "Remembrance of the Daleks" Probably a mistake to destroy Skaro - fortunately future Who writers have either ignored this or suggested the Daleks remade it. BTW: you called it - RTD said that the destruction of Skaro in this story is one of the early acts of the Time War. "We did good, didn't we?", "Perhaps. Time will tell. It always does.", Ace and the Doctor, "Remembrance of the Daleks"
Andrew Vignaux
2025-09-12 14:05:44 +0000 UTC
