Doctor Who Series 8: 10 Moments We're Most Looking Forward To
5. Morality Is Malfunction Episode 2
Clips featured on a recent BBC news report revealed that the character at the core of Episode 2 is a Dalek. But before you start thinking Oh no, not again, were in for something different this year. Because this is, as the Doctor says when he first sees it A Dalek so damaged it turned good. And its the point where that clip ends that we really want to see. In what way is this Dalek good? Whats it capable of? And after his surprisingly calm analysis, hows the Doctor going to deal with it? Weve seen Daleks with morality before (as early as 1967) but its still a very rare thing and has so much potential. For both the Doctor and the Dalek. Especially with the I can see into your soul teaser suggesting that the damaged Dalek will jolt between good and evil, and that Daleks who develop emotions either dont tend to take it very well, or find themselves on the hit list of other Daleks. Another factor that helps this scene create a lot of anticipation is that there are a lot of psychological horror-focussed directions it can go in. And since pretty much all of this is coming from the mind of Phil Ford (co-writer of the chilling The Waters Of Mars), we might be in for a much darker Dalek story than usual.
JG Moore is a writer and filmmaker from the south of England. He also works as an editor and VFX artist, and has a BA in Media Production from the University Of Winchester.
