Better Call Thal (Refrigerating “Planet of the Daleks”)
Destination: not Skaro! “The Planet* of the Daleks” is Terry Nation’s anniversary rewrite of the classic Hartnell tale that kickstarted Doctor Who. It’s “The Daleks” in color, decades before the BBC colorized “The Daleks.” But did those weird blond Thal heroes really jive with Jo Grant and the whole groovy Pertwee era? And what’s up with the invisible heavy-breathers and squirting plants of Spiridon? Lay down on some IKEA furniture as we dust off purple fake furs from Burning Man and infiltrate the Dalek City!**
*Not actual planet of the Daleks
**Not actual city
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Timeline:
- Intro 00:00:00
- Previously… 00:01:38
- Whomoji Challenge 00:09:14
- POLL to Open 00:14:18
- TL;DW: Planet of the Daleks 00:20:16
- Commentary 00:24:20
- Four Questions to Doomsday 01:08:28
- What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:11:35
- Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:14:19
- Final Judgment 01:19:37
- Randomizer! 01:25:56
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