The Daleks (TV story)

For each of the following categories, please give me a score out of 10 for The Daleks.

Categories:

1. Plot (e.g: Is the story idea good? Does the episode do it justice? Does the plot run smoothly or drag on? etc)

2. Characters (e.g: Are the characters believable? Is there enough focus on characterization overall? Do the recurring characters still feel like themselves?)

3. Entertainment value (How enjoyable you personally found the story)

4. Legacy/Importance (e.g: Does the episode contribute to the lore? Do any milestones occur? Is the story referenced in future episodes?)

5. Fan popularity (In your experience, how do you think the fandom at large rates this story?)

Comment down your problems with the second serial of the first season & the debut of the Doctor's number 1 enemy.

So. The Daleks. What, arguably, made Doctor Who. When they are all dying of raising poisoning is very bleak, and not like anything we've seen before.

And the Daleks, their harsh metallic voices and rotund forms, are, despite pepper pots modeled on ballet dancers not necessarily being what you would generally think to be the scariest things ever, are very effective. I think Raymond Cusick really hit on a good idea, there. The cliffhanger with the plunger is really very good, as well.

1. An Unearthly Child (Part 1 is by far the best and if I was ranking the rest of the story separately it it would be lower.

2. The Keys of Marinus (among the best of Hartnell's stories)

3. The Reign of Terror (The only historical of this season not to be racist)

4. The Sensorites (Could have taken the number 2 spot if only it was 2 episodes shorter. This is Susan's best appearance as a character aside from the first episode of An Unearthly Child.)

5. The Daleks (Obviously iconic but very slow and unfocused. It's a story with a lot of good ideas and some really great moments peppered throughout)

6. The Aztecs (if it wasn't full of brownface it would be ranked higher. The story is surprisingly not as condescending as you'd expect to indigenous people but still. Ultimately it's a fun story and Cameca and the Doctor's relationship is great)

7. Marco Polo (Apparently beautiful from set photos and obviously done with some real style based on the short reconstruction I've seen but in my view more racist than The Aztecs. I can't really judge it fairly until it's found by some miracle or animated)

8. The Edge of Destruction (not terrible but clearly filler and it doesn't fit super well with the tone/vibe of the rest of the season or the show as a whole)

The Daleks has been Eliminated

Todays Competitors:

1. Dalek Invasion of Earth

2. The Chase

3. The Daleks Masterplan

4. Power of the Daleks

5. Evil of the Daleks

6. Day of the Daleks

7. Death to the Daleks

8. Genesis of the Daleks

9. Resurrection of the Daleks

10. Revelation of the Daleks

11. Remembrance of the Daleks

I note One can create keys with seemingly no resources to hand (including TARDIS keys). He refers to this in The Daleks and makes a fake TARDIS key in Marco Polo.

Does this continue in other One stories and do any of the other Doctors use this ability?