Day 137: The Power of the Daleks Episode 3

The cliffhanger to episode 2 is not the Doctor being recognised by a Dalek, nor is it someone being exterminated. Instead, it is the altogether more sinister scene of a Dalek proclaiming "I AM YOUR SER-VANT!" over and over again in that incredibly subtle way that the Daleks are so fond of. But where they lack subtlety in speech, they more than make up for it in plot here, because the entire point of this is to take the well known creatures, the Daleks, and place them in a position where they need to be cunning. Previously the Daleks have only ever been focussed on destruction, with hints of evilness that could be seen coming a mile away by anyone with half a brain, but here they get to show off their intelligence, and present themselves as allies. By being cunning, we get to gain a whole new outlook on the Daleks, as they trick their superiors into performing tasks that they need to be done, and indeed kill anyone who gets too suspicious, all the while remaining innocent, and in doing so they gain a new ability to be interesting, because any fool with a gun can go about shooting and murdering people, it's the characters who put time and effort into their destruction that prove the most engaging for audiences. The Doctor has been renewed, and so too have the Daleks, providing a new way for them to be evil and take over television, or at the very least, remain interesting. Not that there's much boredom to be found on the base though...