I'd forgotten how many good bits there were from the first part, each of the last three classic series Doctors end had the obligatory Davros/Dalek story, and whilst this isn't my favourite of the trio it doesn't feel formulaic, it has some really great ideas, the problem is that there are too many, it's what I'd class as a Mug's eye full.
I like the general look of the episode, although the special effects are pretty poor, some of the costumes are quite nice. I'm always struck as to how utterly beautiful sneh gupta is in this, her cocky, cheroot smoking Osborn is so far ahead of her time. She's one of the better characters, I've never been crazy about the characters from Rula Lenska or Leslie Grantham, but they are almost magical compared to Rodney Bewes, who I utterly detest, he's shocking.
The good bits, Terry Molloy makes an excellent Davros, he's very much in character, I like the concept of the Dalek mutant being deadly out of the casing, I love the concept of the villains disguised as cops.
The bad bits, a few already mentioned, but the main gripe I have is The Dalek dialogue, so tedious, functionality overload. Lots of plot holes, way too many to list, why didn't they pick up Turlough sooner? Chloe Ahcroft was shockingly out of place.
Had they condensed some of the ideas a bit, had fewer characters, and tightened the script a little this could have been particularly good, that said it was an improvement over the last few Davison serials which are hardly classic Who.
I like the general look of the episode, although the special effects are pretty poor, some of the costumes are quite nice. I'm always struck as to how utterly beautiful sneh gupta is in this, her cocky, cheroot smoking Osborn is so far ahead of her time. She's one of the better characters, I've never been crazy about the characters from Rula Lenska or Leslie Grantham, but they are almost magical compared to Rodney Bewes, who I utterly detest, he's shocking.
The good bits, Terry Molloy makes an excellent Davros, he's very much in character, I like the concept of the Dalek mutant being deadly out of the casing, I love the concept of the villains disguised as cops.
The bad bits, a few already mentioned, but the main gripe I have is The Dalek dialogue, so tedious, functionality overload. Lots of plot holes, way too many to list, why didn't they pick up Turlough sooner? Chloe Ahcroft was shockingly out of place.
Had they condensed some of the ideas a bit, had fewer characters, and tightened the script a little this could have been particularly good, that said it was an improvement over the last few Davison serials which are hardly classic Who.