The Daleks and the Mechanoids vs. the Entity…

The penultimate episode of the Daleks! Time Lord Victorious series sees an unlikely, but necessary alliance between the two deadly foes, Daleks and Mechanoids, as they struggle to keep the Entity from doing to Mechanus what it’s already done to Skaro. The majority of the episode is devoted to the battle, as the Mechanoids try to repel the invader, and it’s down to the Strategist and his own Mechanoid ally to work out the solution – while the Queen Mechanoid taunts the Emperor Dalek.

Unlike the earlier episodes there’s not a lot of room for Dalek manipulation of others – indeed it looks as if the entire Dalek race is down to a beleaguered Emperor. Surely this can’t be the end of the Daleks? The two Daleks we see are the ones with the most personality and (much as they’d hate the idea) almost the most human, with Nicholas Briggs imbuing each with a malevolence all their own.

Verdict: The benefits of animation to create giant armies are seen here – but it’s lacking a bit of the Machiavellian cunning on display before. 7/10

Paul Simpson