Death Becomes Him (Exalting "Dalek")
The simple, straightforward title of Dalek belies so much: This story doesn’t just re-introduce the Daleks for a new generation of Doctor Who viewers — it makes them interesting, upgraded, and scary in ways they always deserved to be but never quite achieved in the classic series. Stellar performances from the cast — including an arguably best-of-his-run showstopper from Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor overcome by his hatred for these machine-creatures — certainly hep to make Dalek both an unexpected epic as well as the beginning of an incredible run in the back half of Series 1 of NuWho. I think maybe we liked it? Here’s what it feels like to experience Dalek, almost two decades after it fell through time… Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Follow us on: TikTok! @pulltoopen Instagram: @pulltoopen63 Twitter: @pulltoopen63 YouTube: youtube.com/pulltoopen Story Essentials Series 1, Episode 6 Story number: 164, per the The Pull To Open Codex Production Code: 1.6 Writer: Robert Shearman Showrunner: Russell T Davies Aired 30 April 2005 Pull To Open: Dalek Season 3 Episode 34 Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor Feedback loop and interlude music: Martin West/Thinking Fish Outro music: Chronos by Alexander Nakarada