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shadowhiveSo last night I ended up watching the next of the Doctor Who run, which was Resurrection Of The Daleks. It’s always funny to me that the last three Dalek stories of old who were R word of the daleks.
With a title like that there’s no room for doubt who the villains are gonna be. Sometimes I do wonder if they considered making these eps without Dalek in the title, as so many old who ones (including this one) hold them back for awhile. Then again maybe the thing isn’t the surprise of them showing up, but the anticipation, knowing they’ll show up.
Anyway, the basic plot of the thing is after the last dalek ep (way back in Destiny of the Daleks) Davros is captured and being held in a prison, but the daleks want him back to help them after a virus depleted their numbers.
I did really like this one, even though it is pretty bleak. Much like Warriors Of The Deep virtually everyone in this one dies so it has a really high body count. The thing is though it is a Dalek episode, so lots of people dying isn’t exactly a surprise.
That said some eps lean into that by making us not care about the people. However this ep does have interesting people. (Bar the people killed at the start which did feel a tad needless) There’s a military bomb squad, an interesting mercenary called Lytton plus the crew of the space station holding Davros.
Said crew is a highlight partly because the script called it an ‘international ‘ space station and the crew took that literally, casting black and Indian actors in key roles which made the crew notably diverse which was nice to see. My fav of the crew was Styles, the Doctor. I just loved her whole attitude. Though it was funny that the stations actual captain (mentioned numerous times as a dick) never shown up and just got killed offscreen.
It does puzzle me know that the prison holding such a dangerous captive isn’t full equipped to deal with a Dalek attack. Then again he has been there for 90 years, so maybe they figured they’d have done it by now and so gotten lax as a result.
Of course Davros also betrays the daleks, which means the daleks plan would’ve been screwed up even without the doctor being there (which happens too in the next dalek ep). Ironically by making sure the doctor was caught in the time corridor all they did was unsure they’d get fully destroyed.
It’s also Tegan’s last ep and her decision to go makes sense, it’s certain valid after the death, but it is a shame the ep wasn’t more focussed on her as a result. She’s pretty much kept in one place most of the time which is a shame but at least the team get to face off against the daleks (and the fifth doctor gets to push one out a window which is cool!). Plus the locations and sets used are really good. I was really surprised the interiors of the warehouse were sets and not just shot there, they looked so good. Plus I’did really like the costumes, even though the Dalek trooper helmets did look a tad silly.
All in all solid ep, next is Planet of Fire, which might be next week after watching the other special features. (resurrection has two discs)
Yesterday ended up being a low energy day (hence not doing this post then) I did end up getting Tomodachi life and the island is Seapeekay, Waterparks, 5 Seconds Of Summer and now Ray Toro. The funny thing is that Callum and Geoff fell for each other pretty quickly which was so funny, so they were a couple within a day of getting the game (Callum even wanted to propose! Though I messed up the mini game). But they are so in love, I gave them guitars and they both serenaded each other, it’s so cute. (Key topics of discussion on the island are boy kissing and eating ass)
I do love all the customisation features, with the quirks and stuff and I’m look8ng forward to seeing the other antics they’ll get up to (and adding more). I just wish I was a better artist for the customisation stuff.
(I am a bit annoyed though that there wasn’t a new High Potential ep to watch yesterday like WTF? Why’d it end the season on that?? At least there’s another one coming but gah)
Also today we finally went back to see the ducklings and we got to see them! Pic under the cut.
Alas they were near the reeds, so the pics I got of the others aren’t as clear (but are here) I counted at least 6 but there could’ve been more. I’m glad they were still around!
I also had an email from hmv with a deal on and I’m wondering if anyone can look over these and let me know if they’ve seen them. The only one I’ve seen is Broadcast Signal Intrusion (which has Harry Shum Jr) but that was forever ago. I’m thinking of We’re All Going To The Worlds Fair cause I’ve heard it mentioned and I’m curious but…
This week is gonna be a pretty quiet week with no cinema trips (planned anyway) and I’m only really heading out cause of picking up mums meds. I do wanna read more (looking at you Mandalorian and Grogu visual guide and Strange Pictures and Heated Rivalry) and watch more stuff (looking at you Heated Rivalry and The Beauty) but the stranger things animated series is this week and I have a morbid curiosity. I sense it’ll just raise unnecessary questions. But at the same time, plant monsters
With a title like that there’s no room for doubt who the villains are gonna be. Sometimes I do wonder if they considered making these eps without Dalek in the title, as so many old who ones (including this one) hold them back for awhile. Then again maybe the thing isn’t the surprise of them showing up, but the anticipation, knowing they’ll show up.
Anyway, the basic plot of the thing is after the last dalek ep (way back in Destiny of the Daleks) Davros is captured and being held in a prison, but the daleks want him back to help them after a virus depleted their numbers.
I did really like this one, even though it is pretty bleak. Much like Warriors Of The Deep virtually everyone in this one dies so it has a really high body count. The thing is though it is a Dalek episode, so lots of people dying isn’t exactly a surprise.
That said some eps lean into that by making us not care about the people. However this ep does have interesting people. (Bar the people killed at the start which did feel a tad needless) There’s a military bomb squad, an interesting mercenary called Lytton plus the crew of the space station holding Davros.
Said crew is a highlight partly because the script called it an ‘international ‘ space station and the crew took that literally, casting black and Indian actors in key roles which made the crew notably diverse which was nice to see. My fav of the crew was Styles, the Doctor. I just loved her whole attitude. Though it was funny that the stations actual captain (mentioned numerous times as a dick) never shown up and just got killed offscreen.
It does puzzle me know that the prison holding such a dangerous captive isn’t full equipped to deal with a Dalek attack. Then again he has been there for 90 years, so maybe they figured they’d have done it by now and so gotten lax as a result.
Of course Davros also betrays the daleks, which means the daleks plan would’ve been screwed up even without the doctor being there (which happens too in the next dalek ep). Ironically by making sure the doctor was caught in the time corridor all they did was unsure they’d get fully destroyed.
It’s also Tegan’s last ep and her decision to go makes sense, it’s certain valid after the death, but it is a shame the ep wasn’t more focussed on her as a result. She’s pretty much kept in one place most of the time which is a shame but at least the team get to face off against the daleks (and the fifth doctor gets to push one out a window which is cool!). Plus the locations and sets used are really good. I was really surprised the interiors of the warehouse were sets and not just shot there, they looked so good. Plus I’did really like the costumes, even though the Dalek trooper helmets did look a tad silly.
All in all solid ep, next is Planet of Fire, which might be next week after watching the other special features. (resurrection has two discs)
Yesterday ended up being a low energy day (hence not doing this post then) I did end up getting Tomodachi life and the island is Seapeekay, Waterparks, 5 Seconds Of Summer and now Ray Toro. The funny thing is that Callum and Geoff fell for each other pretty quickly which was so funny, so they were a couple within a day of getting the game (Callum even wanted to propose! Though I messed up the mini game). But they are so in love, I gave them guitars and they both serenaded each other, it’s so cute. (Key topics of discussion on the island are boy kissing and eating ass)
I do love all the customisation features, with the quirks and stuff and I’m look8ng forward to seeing the other antics they’ll get up to (and adding more). I just wish I was a better artist for the customisation stuff.
(I am a bit annoyed though that there wasn’t a new High Potential ep to watch yesterday like WTF? Why’d it end the season on that?? At least there’s another one coming but gah)
Also today we finally went back to see the ducklings and we got to see them! Pic under the cut.
Alas they were near the reeds, so the pics I got of the others aren’t as clear (but are here) I counted at least 6 but there could’ve been more. I’m glad they were still around!
I also had an email from hmv with a deal on and I’m wondering if anyone can look over these and let me know if they’ve seen them. The only one I’ve seen is Broadcast Signal Intrusion (which has Harry Shum Jr) but that was forever ago. I’m thinking of We’re All Going To The Worlds Fair cause I’ve heard it mentioned and I’m curious but…
This week is gonna be a pretty quiet week with no cinema trips (planned anyway) and I’m only really heading out cause of picking up mums meds. I do wanna read more (looking at you Mandalorian and Grogu visual guide and Strange Pictures and Heated Rivalry) and watch more stuff (looking at you Heated Rivalry and The Beauty) but the stranger things animated series is this week and I have a morbid curiosity. I sense it’ll just raise unnecessary questions. But at the same time, plant monsters
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Date: 2026-04-21 12:29 am (UTC)Yeah, I was irritated to hear "season finale" last week. I know the days of 26 - 30 episodes per season are long gone, but couldn't they at least give us a nice, even 20???
Then I was pissed that they left us with a cliffhanger. True, they expect to come back for a 3rd season, but I've been burned too many times when a promised "next season" didn't materialize. (I'm still salty about SciFi swearing left, right, and center that The Invisible Man would be back for a next season, then cancelling it about 3 weeks later. Grrr...)
Love your duck picture. *grin* An actual pond with reeds is so foreign in our high desert area.