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Doctor Who: Into the Dalek (2014)
So Disappointed...Could have been a great episode
The story is boring but the biggest problem is that this episode has no likable characters. Peter's portrayal of the Doctor is dark and evil. The Doctor is no longer a hero and I don't like that. He is depicted as heartless, uncaring, and untrustworthy. Not even terribly witty. He killed a man who trusted him to help him in order to save himself. Clara like normal is cute but determined to try to be the star and hero. She's truly my least favorite of all companions for all time; all though her hard slap to the Doctor's face this episode was priceless. The character Blue is not likable, though you want to like when Donna showed up in a wedding dress on the Doctor's ship, but Blue never did it for me, like Donna. I think it was just wrong casting here as well as all the rest of the characters. It seems like the magic they had to grab an excellent cast for these past 7 1/2 seasons is completely gone. There are a few characters at Clara's school that seemed very interesting, such as her love interest, and there was hope. He seems like a likable rich character, but we don't see much of him.
Overall, this episode is very disappointing. I love the Doctor as a savior and hero. He's reborn resembling more the Master than the Doctor who loves Earth and people. He could be evil as much as good, and he doesn't seem to have made up his mind as to which one he wants to be. He is no longer a good man. I don't see the Universe responding to save this Doctor, and the truth is I believed in Peter and thought he could do a good Doctor. But he's a villain. The Doctor is a "Good Dalek".
I'll skip watching the rest of this season and catch it on Netflix later. There are so many good TV shows on, and as much as this is my favorite show, I'm not going to force myself to watch bad TV.
Off to watch Doctor Who Season 4...and Season 5...and Season 6....and then I'll say goodbye to Amy and Rory and start over with Rose again.