142) REVELATION OF THE DALEKS

The production values are fine but there is far too much thrown to the mix resulting in a disappointing and often annoying experience. Nothing happens and the story is seriously underdeveloped which is too fast-paced. The story has an incredible body count where almost everyone’s purpose is to die. Seriously what was with Saward and his association with stories where very little characters live to tell the tale? The Daleks are bad here with their once menacing voices becoming nothing more than your ordinary run of the mill high-pitched aliens who have inhaled too much helium. The White Dalek casings are too bland while the Black Daleks are just okay. The Daleks provide very little in the story and their involvement is best summed up with the brief battle sequence towards the end. Other characters like the DJ and Jobel, but especially Jobel, a character so dislikeable on an amazing number of levels, do nothing for the plot and their deaths turn into breaths of fresh air. The rest of the cast are instantly forgettable and bland who look lost and confused due to the bland direction and script. The acting is not that inspiring nor are the sets which are never used to their full potential.  A lot of detail and effort is admirable but it’s just a shame nothing grand was done with them. Aside from wonderfully crafted wintery planet scenes, great make-up on the doomed Mutant creature, the glass Dalek, another great performance from Terry Molloy and a great first episode cliffhanger, Revelation of the Daleks would easily be the worst Dalek story. It a right shame this was the last serial before the show’s hiatus it could have been so much more to the eyes and mind. **​