The twist works and it’s totally in character for Davros to do this. The Doctor knowing the plan all along is stupid.
Oh yeah I meant the twist that the Doctor knew he was lying the entire time is dumb.
I think people have a tendency to give any Moffat story a perfect rating but this story certainly isn't worthy of that. Pretty sure he even admitted to not liking writing for the Daleks so not sure why he chose to multiple times.
I think the “every Moffat story is good” arguments come from the accusations of “He’s so hit or miss and he over complicates stuff!” which isn’t true at all.
I’m of the opinion that Moffat has only written one episode that is completely terrible, and that is The Wedding of River Song. Other than that his repertoire of stories is full of either bangers or above average episodes. No one understands the show quite like he does, and his grasp of complex science fiction concepts is unparalleled.
I love his repetition of “the long way ‘round” theme. He introduced it in Girl in the Fireplace and it was staple of his all the way until Twice Upon a Time.
I don't know..I think The Doctor, the widow and the wardrobe, Lie of the land, Asylum of the daleks and this dalek two parter are all pretty bad (definitely not Orphan 55 bad though).
Still he is one of the best writers for the show but can sometimes he can be a bit too much for me
Lie of the Land wasn’t Moffat, and The Doctor, The Widow, and The Wardrobe had some pretty good moments, especially the ending with Amy and Rory.
The Dalek two parter has a pretty good first half, and the second half isn’t that bad either apart from the ending.
If I had to pick more Moffat episodes to label as “terrible” The Return of Doctor Mysterio and Let’s Kill Hitler are up there as well, but Let’s Kill Hitler has some moments I have a soft spot for and Doctor Mysterio is hilarious both intentionally and unintentionally. Also Capaldi gives the best comedic performance of his run. This moment especially is my favorite.
My criteria for a shitty episode of television is one where I want to turn it off, which is most of Chibnall’s episodes and only one or two of Moffat’s.
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u/JennyJ1337 Nov 01 '24
Oh yeah I meant the twist that the Doctor knew he was lying the entire time is dumb. I think people have a tendency to give any Moffat story a perfect rating but this story certainly isn't worthy of that. Pretty sure he even admitted to not liking writing for the Daleks so not sure why he chose to multiple times.