This is an incredibly unique piece in Doctor who, being the only story to not feature the doctor and being a prequel set up, something that would be done endlessly in new who. But its also the time of big changes for the show, this would be Verity Lamberts last story and it's important to thank her for not only keeping the Daleks alive from day one but transforming the show to its full potential/what it is today. This also offers us a glimpse into what a Dalek spinoff could look like. I truly love this story, it's almost like a short horror film or a twilight zone episode. The constant screeching noise in the forest adds to this tense horror, proving loud music isn't always needed. We follow the survivor Lowery and security agent Corey as they try to warn earth of the Daleks incoming plans. I love seeing these characters desperation with the horrors around them, seeing one of there crew be transformed into a Varga and the dalek search party looking for them. Just imagine being in a huge Forest, it's near pitch black and your constantly hearing and seeing things, plus the daleks are coming for you. That idea has always sacred me as a kid, with today's ability it's a shame it hasn't been done. The Daleks are great here, seeing them team up with other creatures to conquer the galaxy is so exciting and I loved the shot of the sucker landing on earth to be first. The aliens are a mix of cool/odd designs with some voices not being the most convincing. The ending is also such a great cliffhanger and a cruel end to our characters, Corey records a message to warn earth but the Daleks swarm him and kill him, the message destroyed too. It just builds/adds to the fear/danger of these Daleks/story's. I do think the characters don't get any real development time but for the storys sake they work fine and I did really enjoy seeing them all fail building up to this very bleak/dark dalek story. But unlucky kids because next week you have to watch an incredibly awful historical. Season 3 is all over the place and treats some of its companions very poorly, so this a great surprise for that season.
Rating: 4/5 7/10.
Rating: 4/5 7/10.