He Who Moans Reviews: Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks

Now that's what I call mistakes 2021
/ stubagful

[@Stubagful]

I have only just noticed that "Revolution of the Daleks" is only 2 letters away from "Revelation of the Daleks" - kicking myself for not realising while writing - I coulda done a side by side comparison - one has compelling incidental characters, the other doesn't

[@wren7980]

Are we gonna discuss how Thirteen has now TWICE relied on calling on a genocidal force to kill her enemies for her as her big plan?

[@menkomonty]

The idea of the Doctor being trapped in a prison filled with past enemies would be a great episode in of its own.

[@eoj8371]

It’s so strange that the Dalek storyline feels completely separate from... that Dalek story? Like we hear that Ryan and Graham have settles back into the Earth lives, but we don’t see their reactions to the Dalek’s taking over the society they’ve apparently settled back into. And the whole world is caught in a Dalek Civil war and the Prime Minister is literally murdered on TV but we literally get NO aftermath, like Ryan and Graham are just seen cycling at the end

[@devildham]

Remember when The Doctor ENJOYED being The Doctor and the companions enjoyed traveling more than staying on earth watching reruns of Graham Norton?

[@TheRonanTShow]

One of the best comments I’ve seen about this episode is just how passive it makes Jodie’s Doctor. If it were any other incarnation the tally marks on the walls of the cell would be escape attempts, but instead 13 is reliant on a male character to actually break her out

[@09philj]

It was fine. Not terrible, not brilliant. Jack didn't really feel like he belonged. It also might have been better for the Doctor and co to arrive in a Britain where the Dalek drones are already omnipresent. I'm somewhat disappointed that they're adding a new companion for next series, since Yaz hasn't really had much of a chance to make an impact yet.

[@QuetzalOvejasElectricas]

I felt nothing but that's alright.

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

Don't forget The Doctor casually making the extra Tardis kill itself

[@britishnerd3919]

And the bronze daleks have 0 presence. They show up, kill other daleks, are removed immediately. I would argue that ending 20% was the worst part of the episode. It had no intruige and was so easy and boring

[@marcelltoing8363]

Yet another episode about policing and security where Yaz's job is never brought up

[@RobTFilms]

Remember the iconic moment where Jack shouts 'I'm Captain Jack, and I'm immortal!' and doesn't die once in the story?

[@HiperPivociarz]

Another thing that bothers me, if this was a Russel and Moffat episode, the moment where Ryan talks to the doctor would have spent more time focusing on her face, showing the turmoil of emotions within her, and there would be music accompanying it, setting the mood for this conversation. A TV show is an audio-visual medium, and music is a great way to set the mood, you just shouldn't use it as a crutch, doesn't mean you can't use it at all.

[@90RavenBlack]

Captain Jack: 'Nobody chooses to leave the Doctor.'

[@TheJaviferrol]

When they were looking at the picture of the Dalek on the phone and Yaz saying "A DALEK" and later when Jack said "YOU ARE FEEDING DALEKS LIQUIDISED HUMANS???"; was this episode´s equivalent of Ko Shamus´ "THEY´RE HERE"

[@modmaker7617]

Majority of episodes in the Chris Chibnall time as showrunner in a nutshell;

[@charlottem7758]

I would have loved an entire season of The Doctor in prison.

[@peterkorman77]

I'd argue that we did see Ryan come to the realization that it was time to move on from the Doctor in Can You Hear Me? He saw that the world keeps going with or without him, and he realizes that he can't handle that. He has nightmares of his absence being part of the reason humanity fails, and his friend needs him.

[@LiveHedgehog]

"I'm Captain Jack, and I'm immortal".

[@R__creator]

The defense drones should've been introduced before the characters arrive in modern day. The companions learn of them throughout the 10 months, as we see scenes of them moving on/ Yaz losing herself in trying to find a way to contact the doctor. When she then finally shows up in graham's living room and they say 'daleks happened', they would've already been there for 10 months or so. They would've had to live in the pseudo police state for some time, without the doctor. When the daleks do turn evil, it's more of a shock to everyone in Britain, as they're not supposed to do that normally.