Blood of the Daleks Part 2

"They are not the future. They are the end of everything."

Writer: Steve Lyons
Format: Audio
Released: February 2007
Series: EDA 1.02

Featuring: Eighth Doctor, Lucie

Synopsis

"The crashed ship. The one Tom Cardwell saw all those years ago. And you borrowed its technology, didn't you? Maybe even found a Dalek or two in the wreckage. Dead, but intact. And you began to turn human beings into creatures like them. You did that? I'm right, aren't I?"

Verdict

Blood of the Daleks concluded in excellent style with this terrific second part of the story! The Eighth Doctor Adventures have definitely started in impressive fashion and I'm now very excited to see where things go from here. The relationship between the Doctor and Lucie is intriguing as neither seems totally happy travelling with the other but I did like that there were signs in the audio that they would get on and that they shared a sense of compassion. The way the Doctor averted imminent extermination was maybe a little cheap with him being a hologram but Martez being impressed with him using his own method was very good. I thought their dialogue in this part was very good indeed. We got another little mention of Asha but she was sadly quite forgotten now with Martez using her body to continue his atrocious development of his human-blooded Daleks. The pure Daleks didn't find this a good thing as they had fallen off the path of Dalek purity and despite sharing the basic fundamentals, these were not true Daleks in origin and as they were different, they had to be exterminated. Learning of the true intentions of the Daleks and their history with Red Rocket Rising was quite saddening, especially with Tom Cardwell knowing the truth, but it was hardly surprising given their horrific ideologies. The Doctor feeling the need to eradicate the pure Daleks was perhaps a little bit of a shock given his good-natured personality but his echoing of his regret at the decision he made in Genesis of the Daleks was wonderful. I really loved that and I think it's a decision he will continue to regret for many more of his lives yet. I thought Lucie was excellent once again and I loved how she couldn't quite grasp how the Doctor had defeated the Daleks in the past if they were still here. He was quite taken aback by that but proudly stated his existence showed they hadn't defeated him. The mentions of the Mechanoids, Movellans and numerous civil wars that the Daleks have contested was great and I thought the use of a high frequency wave was a pretty good way to defeat the Daleks on this occasion. The emotional journey that Klint went on in this adventure was quite extraordinary and just when all seemed saved, it appears that the latest species to save her kind come from Telos. Cybermen. I'm intrigued to see where things go with that but for now this was all about the Daleks. Their blood was everywhere and in the end they were quite decimated, but the experiments of Martez were firmly stopped and Daleks created from humans were no more. Overall, a stunning start to the series!

Rating: 9/10