"Asylum of the Daleks" has now been aired in the UK, here is around-up of
the reactions and reviews from around the web, for those of you who
haven't seen it yet beware as this will all be considered SPOILERS.
For the previous reviews and extras post click here.
"Asylum of the Daleks" Reviews....
Impossible Podcasts has Doctor Who Review – 7.1 ‘Asylum of the Daleks’
It’s amazing that this episode wasn’t spoiled well ahead of broadcast, and it’s undoubtably better for it. There’s at least two twists in there that I don’t think anyone coming in blind will expect, so I’m going to save talking about those until the end so as to avoid spoiling it for you....
Bigger On The Inside has "At first there were the Daleks, and then there was a man who fought them...”
‘Asylum of the Daleks’ gives us a self-contained story filled with the clever plot, humour and chills that we’ve come to associate with writer Steven Moffat. After their rather lacklustre reintroduction in ‘Victory of the Daleks’ the Doctor’s oldest enemies gain some addition qualities that make them even more terrifying....
Tea with Morbius has Asylum of the Daleks
For about two minutes, I wondered if this might actually turn out to be a good story. It turned out to be typical sleep-inducing New Series waffle. Asylum of the Daleks has some pretty impressive visuals- lots of Daleks, flying saucers, impressive sets. Unfortunately it has no substance at all....
Brian of Morbius has Review: ‘Asylum of the Daleks’
A few years ago, Russell T Davies was presumably sitting in a Cardiff pub one afternoon with Julie Gardner when they both started to wonder “Who would win if the Daleks met the Cybermen?”....
Ovinicus has Doctor Who: Asylum of the Daleks
So after the garbled disaster that was 'Victory of the Daleks' this episode serves, amongst other things, to quietly sweep the skittle Daleks under the rug and pretend it never happened. A significantly reduced count for the multi-coloured monstrosity is evident when put up against swathes of their bronzed, vastly more intimidating predecessors. It's a step in the right direction for an episode that boasts to try and make the Daleks scary again....
"Asylum of the Daleks" Extras....
Geomant has YouTubed Steven Moffat talks about Jenna Louise Coleman's surprise appearance in "Asylum of the Daleks"
DWO WhoCast has Episode 259
Asylum of the Daleks, Pond Life, a chat with Chris Barnardo from The Wand Company and the chance to win Dark Horizons on CD...
Impossible Podcasts has Doctor Who Review - 7.1 'Asylum of the Daleks'
It's amazing that this episode wasn't spoiled well ahead of broadcast, and it's undoubtably better for it. There's at least two twists in there that I don't think anyone coming in blind will expect, so I'm going to save talking about those until the end so as to avoid spoiling it for you.
