TV Review Dr Who Resolution
@arthurchappell (45002)
Preston, England
January 1, 2019 5:54pm CST
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This could have been great if half of the story wasn't straight out of soap operas like Eastenders. The final struggle would have been more poignant and emotional if it had been one of the actual companions in danger of being dragged into the nova, especially Graham..
We get long lost dad comes back, makes peace with son, makes a weapon even the Doctor never thought of and son leaves him right away to go round the universe rather than taking time out to re-bond with him.
The actual Dalek stuff was great, its pared down Scrapyard Challenge shell was great, and its fight with the army and an actual tank was terrific. I quite liked the idea of UNIT being disbanded by cutbacks and the Doctor finding out about it through a call centre.
Just exactly what were three (or at least two surviving) guardians supposed to do if the Dalek bits they protected moved? Their ancestors beat it as any army. Why did the third of a Dalek not try to relocate its own other parts?
Why did no one remember the siege of Canary Wharf? It put Daleks all round the planet.
Arthur Chappell
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
2 Jan 19
@Courage7 Eastenders is a UK soap opera series, and this episode of Dr Who was bogged down by lots of soap opera sub-plot elements that had nothing to do with the main Dalek story
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
3 Jan 19
@arthurchappell Yes I know what Eastenders is thanks Arthur I was just amused at the reference lol
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
2 Jan 19
@Nevena83 A TV show rather than a movie
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
2 Jan 19
Have you ever been to the Dalek museum in London? I assume it still exists. Those early Daleks were made of cardboard and egg boxes etc. Quite fun really and I remember really hiding behind the sofa as they seemed so very scary and thinkiing Dr Who landed as there was a real genuine police box as per Dr Who near where I lived.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
2 Jan 19
@Jackalyn That museum has gone but there are Dr Who exhibitions around the country, notably in Blackpool
@xander6464 (40927)
• Wapello, Iowa
2 Jan 19
At least the whole story wasn't out of a soap opera.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
2 Jan 19
@xander6464 only about half of it - the good half was the science fiction drama it should have been throughout
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@xander6464 (40927)
• Wapello, Iowa
2 Jan 19
@arthurchappell That was a typo, It was supposed to be At least the whole story wasn't out of a soap opera. It's fixed now. Good proofreaders so hard to find.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
2 Jan 19
@xander6464 So many of my posts need good proof reading too
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