1.6: 'Dalek' Review

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So, I now review the sixth episode and arguably one of the most exciting, memorable ones of all time. So, here we go, the Dalek's are back! Well, one is back, and trapped, miles under the surface, in the year 2012, which brings me to my first problem with this episode. Henry Van Statten, or any member of the base has never seen a dalek before, and don't know what they're called, which is funny considering hundreds of millions of them swarmed the Earth in 2006, and they moved the Earth across the galaxy and killed millions two years later... and they don't recognize it... Has Captain Jack been spiking the entire Earth's water supplies with retcon?
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Anyway, where to start? Well, the most memorable moment of all Dalek history is in this episode. "ELEVATE!!!" As, for the first time we actually see a Dalek conquer a flight of stairs, over, are the times of stand up comedians taking the mick out of Dalek's and stairs, gone are the countless spoofs and satires featuring daleks trying to get up stairs and The Doctor ad whiny companion, running up and down the same corridor, over and over... Oh, wait, no, as Rose and Adam annoyingly wander the corridors (man they sure put these lifts far apart - and, of course, Dalek's of the 80's could have just used the lifts, duh!)
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Along, with the first sightng of a dalek in the new series is the first sighting of the true Doctor, letting the Dalek die, with dignity, oh, and the inside, yes, we see the inside of the Dalek! Anyway, Adam is a nice, fresh addition to the TARDIS team, and I wont lie to you, I was a bit disappointed to see him go in 1.7, to be reviewed tomorrow, but he was of 2012, right, so he might turn up in the 2012 Series (Series Shneveaxh) But Captain Jack is an even nicer addition from 1.9 onwards!
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But sticking to this episode at the moment, the moments I loved? Well, I thought Rose really had bit the dust, but the Dalek letting he live. Followed by Van Statten's cowardishness and departure near the end to 'somewhere beginning with S' Oh, and The Doctor finding that he and the Dalek are very similar, a defining moment in the Ninth Doctor's short life. And then there's the first scene, with the arm of the slitheen and the cyberman head! And then, Rose's recognition in 2.5! Ooh, exciting, but that is in the future. And another thing I liked about this was the futuristic technology, which we are not far off from now! Along with the striking similarites with Torchwood
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I enjoyed this episode thoroughly and I give this episode an overall rating of: 8/10
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So, continue to follow my time team as tomorrow, I review 1.7 & 1.8~ The first episode of which I shed a tear...