60. The Day of the Daleks

Season 9 kicks off with the long awaited return of the Daleks. After a 5 year absence, the 3rd Doctor goes head to eye stalk with this oldest enemies. Despite the seeming end of the Daleks in their last appearance in the Evil of the Daleks, they return to conquer the Earth in the 22nd century.

The Doctor and Jo also get to travel in time again, but this time thanks to Dalek time travel technology. In modern day vernacular, this would be considered a "wibbley wobbly, timey winey" story. Rebels from the future come back in time to kill a peace broker and inadvertently create their own future. With the Doctor's timely intervention, this dystopian future is eliminated and this adventure ceases to exist.

After a whole season of the Master, it's nice to get a break from him. While this return of the Daleks is fine, it's not very exciting. There are only a handful of Daleks who have already conquered the Earth. No battle, no fighting, just Ogrons running around, and a human lackey. All in all, it's a bit lack luster.

Thankfully, there is a special edition version on the DVD that greatly enhances the story, beefs up the Daleks, adds more bang, flash and boom. It feels more like a proper season opener with the long awaited return of the Doctor's oldest enemies.

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