Daleks in Manhattan is a grim episode touching on themes of genetic engineering, racial purity (it is a Dalek story) and class segregations. Though it appears on the surface to have a lot going for it - not the least of which is the flashy setting and of course the return of the Daleks, it is ultimately an uninvolving and disappointing episode. Firstly, I just did not get into the showgirl stuff - which seemed to be there solely to generate laughs based on exaggerations and cliches - T.Davies templates. The pig 'experiments' seemed to again be there just for effect - we are given no explanations as to why pigs were chosen for modification - particularly as they have already been used by the Slitheen for similar reasons...why not genetically modified sheep, ducks or even cabbages ??? I am not really a fan of the new series Daleks either - perhaps it's just personal taste, but there is something about Nick Briggs's performance that irks me...his Dalek voicing somehow seems too passionate and over-played.
For me Daleks in Manhattan suffers from many of the same problems as its Cybermen counterpart 2 parter from last season - a thin plot weighed down by charicatures, and interspersed with images of horror that are not carried off with enough panache to be classic Who moments. Fingers crossed things will be better next week.
To end on a positive note, great to say that the David Tennant renaissance continues.
See you next time.
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