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Review: Doctor Who – 3×4 – Daleks in Manhattan

Daleks In Manhattan

There’s something about Helen Raynor’s writing. It’s always nicely put together, doesn’t insult your intelligence too much and has a certain sensibility about it that makes you think she’s trying to write proper drama. But it’s absolutely dull to watch. Witness the third episode of Torchwood for a similar phenomenon.

So it was with Daleks in Manhattan. With a tiny group of Daleks trying to destroy life as we know it with an insidious plan, it evoked memories of classic Who stories, such as Power of the Daleks. It certainly tried to notch up similar amounts of tension and there was the old-school move of making sure all sets, including sewers, had ultra-smooth floors for the Daleks to glide over.

But coupled with a rather spoilerish edition of the Radio Times that removed all traces of surprise from the story, all it managed to do was get yawns out of me. Yawn, yawn, yawn: that was me doing an impression of myself watching the episode.

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Monday’s fun-filled news

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Doctor Who

Film

  • William Fichtner joins the cast of The Dark Knight
  • Harry Potter V’s trailer is up (if you can watch it)
  • Sienna Miller replaces Lohan in Dylan Thomas biopic
  • A spin-off from Get Smart, starring Masi Oka, will appear on DVD just 10 days after the movie airs
  • An Illusionist reunion? Jessica Biel might be Betty Ross to Edward Norton’s The Incredible Hulk
  • Richard Branson cut from BA’s in-flight Casino Royale showings

Radio

  • Alex Zane is the new host of the breakfast show on XFM

Theater

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