This review might be a little more biased than usual, because I fucking love this episode, this episode took Doctor Who for me from a fun Saturday night TV series to the best thing on TV. I will start with what I love the most about this episode, the Dalek itself; not only is it a Dalek, but it's a Dalek that is dealing with being the last of its kind, a Dalek that is beginning to question it's very existence. While this may sound like the Dalek is treated sympathetically, hell no, the Dalek is on a constant murder spree for most of the episode, regularly getting into shoot outs with the guards and slaughtering them with ease, you really get the sense of how powerful and dangerous the Dalek is purely from the body count. And the dangerousness of the Dalek doesn't stop there, as the Doctor gives exposition regarding the Daleks' creation and propose and their relentless mission to cleanse the universe. The dialogue between the Doctor and the Dalek is extremely entertaining to watch, as the Doctor becomes more monstrous than ever, and the Dalek becomes more unstable. This episode has a less interesting story with Rose and the Dalek that in the end becomes one of my favourite things about the episode, and I will not spoil how. Dalek has a great story with the owner of the museum and his arrogance and greed leading to a higher and higher body count. I am actually ending this review now and insisting that you watch this episode as soon as possible because it's incredible, I however will return to this episode with a more analytical post, because this episode deserves that. I really have no criticisms for the episode, none at all, and yes, I've been fanboying out the entire time writing this and the entire time watching the episode before writing it, but that's because I love this episode, and you really should watch it, because there's a good chance you will too.
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