As a countdown to the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who I and my wife will be watching an episode a day until we are caught up to whatever the Beeb has planned. This is a record of my initial reaction to each day's episode published with minimal editing and crappy synopsis.
"Make no attempt to capture them. They are to be exterminated."
Fortunately for all involved, Ian mastered the operating controls of the Dalek he was in between the end of the last episode and the beginning of this one. The travelers get stopped by the guard at the door. A bit of quick thinking on Susan's part gets them through that check point and a little bit of sabotage by the Doctor buys them some time.
I'm a little uncertain how to rate the escape. It does what it needs to do. There are moments of tension, but a lot of it amounts to padding. The scene with the Daleks cutting through the door is technically well done as is the destruction of Ian's Dalek. The lift, and it's subsequent destruction, not so much.
The travelers escape the Dalek city with Ian staying behind to warn the Thals of the Dalek treachery. The Daleks are still able to kill two Thals (including their leader) despite Ian's intervention.
Everyone meets up again outside the TARDIS.
It turns out that the Thals are REALLY committed to pacifism. It's fairly obvious that Terry Nation doesn't believe in the concept. At the very least he doesn't provide a strong argument for the Thal's viewpoint.
This commitment to pacifism is going to be a problem for the Doctor and companions. It turns out that the fluid link that Ian held was confiscated by the Daleks. Their only chance of leaving Skaro is to go back to the city and liberate the link.
Next up: The Expedition
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