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Asylum of The Daleks

01 Saturday Sep 2012

Posted by Paul Bowler in All, Doctor Who

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Asylum of the Daleks

Review by Paul Bowler

(Contains Spoilers)

You’ve gotten up early to see the trailers; stayed up until all hours for the latest images, and read every interview you could get your hands to prepare yourself for the return of Doctor Who. Now at long last the wait is over. Season Seven marks the beginning of the end for Amy and Rory as their adventures with the Doctor draw to a close over five blockbusting episodes, beginning with the return of the Doctor’s greatest enemies in Asylum of the Daleks!

The Doctor, Amy, & Rory in The Asylum of the Daleks!

The Doctor (Matt Smith), Amy (Karen Gillan), and Rory (Arthur Darvill) find themselves kidnapped by the Daleks and taken to a gigantic spaceship in deep space for an audience with the Parliament of the Daleks. Instead of exterminating their greatest “predator” the Daleks actually want the Time Lords help. There is a planet where the Daleks store the most deranged and terrifying of their own kind, a planet sized prison that even they fear to visit, the legendary Asylum of the Daleks. A strange signal has been transmitting from deep inside the Asylum and the Dalek Prime Minister wants the Doctor and his companions to investigate and prevent the insane Daleks from escaping the Asylum. The Doctor finds himself in a race against time to help Amy and Rory – throwing in some marriage guidance along the way – but as the newly awakened Daleks close in for the kill, a newfound friend offer them all an unexpected way to defeat the Daleks…

Season Seven gets off to a confident start. Right from the moment the slightly tweaked title sequence spins away you are thrown into one of Steven Moffat’s most intriguing episodes to date. Things have not been going well for the Ponds since we last saw them, they are on the brink of divorce because Amy has found out she was left infertile after the events at Demons Run. After they are kidnapped by the Daleks and reunited with the Doctor at the Parliament of the Daleks the TARDIS team soon fall back into their familiar roles – but it is apparent right from the start that the Doctor is already doing his best to try and get the Ponds into a situation that will force them into a reconciliation.

Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill are on top form in an episode that really puts them both through the emotional wringer. When Amy loses her bracelet that protects her from the Dalek Nano Cloud that acts as the Asylums security system – a virus that turns you into a Dalek construct – the scene is set for the heartfelt reunion of the Ponds.

Rory Wakes Up The Daleks

The Asylum itself is a terrifying place, filled with Daleks from every era of Doctor Who. Although it would have been nice to have seen a few more of the older style Daleks, it was a great homage to the shows illustrious history, and offers up a number of highly atmospheric set-pieces. It’s incredibly creepy when Rory stumbles around in the Asylum as the Daleks begin to wake up. He mistakenly thinks that they are asking for eggs, the broken Dalek spheres on the ground, until they slowly come to life and begin to scream exterminate at him.

Even the Doctor is forced to reel in horror from the Daleks when he enters the Intensive Care section! This is the place that holds the most dangerous inmates of the Asylum of the Daleks, those who have survived the Doctor himself, rusting creatures of boiling hate who have been entombed ever since their fateful encounters on planets where the Daleks plans were once foiled by some of the Doctors previous incarnations. Matt Smith is superb as the Doctor throughout Asylum of the Daleks, running the gauntlet of the Time Lords emotions, his initial bravado before the Dalek Prime Minister giving way to pure undulated fear when he becomes trapped by the Daleks in Intensive Care.

The Parliament of the Daleks!

Director Nick Hurran gives Asylum of the Daleks a truly epic feel, playing to every nuance of Moffat’s incredible script, showing us new aspects to the Daleks as well as introducing us to the vast hierarchy of the Daleks Parliament and the Dalek Prime Minister. The episode is packed with fantastic action and CGI effects! The Asylum is one of the most creepy and unsettling places to appear in Doctor Who for some time, it seems to ooze with dread, and when the Daleks become active again the action never lets up until the last spellbinding moment when the Doctor outwit’s the Daleks by getting them to voice the greatest question in all creation: “DOCTOR WHO? DOCTOR WHO? DOCTOR WHO?”

One aspect Asylum of the Daleks that will astound many people will be the debut of the Doctor’s new companion Jenna-Louise Coleman as computer genius Oswin Oswald; the Junior Entertainment Manager of the doomed Starship Alaska that crashed landed on the planet a year ago. She helps the Doctor and his companions by hacking into the Dalek technology and guiding them through the labyrinthine depths of the Asylum. It appears that Oswin also has an extensive knowledge of the Daleks, which proves invaluable to the Doctor when he is trapped in Intensive Care. Having apparently spent her time baking soufflés in a secure area in the heart of the Asylum, Oswin does her best to guide her new friends to a teleport chamber, but when the Doctor goes back into the Asylum to get her out he is horrified to find that she is in fact a Dalek! After escaping her crashed spaceship, Oswin must’ve stumbled into the Asylum where her genius intellect was gradually subverted by the Dalek Nano Virus – encasing her inside a Dalek while her mind built a fantasy world for her to live in!

Jenna-Louise Coleman is in Asylum of the Daleks!

The fact that this aspect of the story has remained hidden until transmission makes it an extra special surprise. Jenna-Louise Coleman was a delight in every scene as she interacted with the Doctor. It is a shame that the two of them never actually meet in this episode, but it is a testament to Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman for creating such on screen chemistry in spite of them never actually sharing any screen time together. I was immediately won over by Jenna’s performance as Oswin; it poses a lot of intriguing timey-wimey questions that I’m sure Mr Moffat will have a lot of fun with in future episodes!

Asylum of the Daleks gets the Seventh Season of Doctor Who off to a fantastic start, Matt Smith has really made the role his own now, and as we move towards the Ponds exit from the series we have been treated to a glimpse of the wonderful partnership to come.

Amy Is Trapped By The Daleks!

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Stunning New Dr Who Images From Asylum of the Daleks

21 Tuesday Aug 2012

Posted by Paul Bowler in All, Doctor Who

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Stunning New Images From Asylum of the Daleks

The BBC have released some more stunning pictures for the opening episode of Doctor Who’s Seventh Season: Asylum of the Daleks. These exciting images feature the Doctor, Amy, and Rory in a number of scenes from this eagerly awaited episode. My favourite is the picture of Amy as she faces a dusty room full of  Daleks. The Daleks are covered in cobwebs and appear to be dormant, at least for now…

Asylum of the Daleks look like it is going to be one of the best Dalek episodes ever. It will feature every style of Dalek that has ever  appeared in Doctor Who, and is sure to get the Seventh Season off to an explosive start!

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Fantastic Images From The Brilliant New Season Of Doctor Who

15 Wednesday Aug 2012

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Fantastic Images From The New Season of Doctor Who

Asylum of the Daleks premiered at the BFI in London last night. As well as last nights premiere the BBC have released a number of fantastic new images from the first few episodes of Doctor Who’s Seventh Season. I’ve picked out a few of my favourites, there are twenty images in all, so follow the link below to the official BBC Doctor Who Website to see them all.

The episode titles for this first block of episodes has been confirmed as: Asylum of the Daleks, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, A Town Called Mercy, The Power of Three, and The Angels Take Manhattan. Although a release date for the new series has yet to be officially confirmed, it is suggested that Asylum of the Daleks will be shown on Saturday September the 1st. This episode will be slightly longer than usual, and is sure to become a Dr Who classic! A new variation on the title sequence will also feature this season, and Matt Smith has also signed on for an eighth season, so we will have plenty of adventures to look forward to with the 11th Doctor!

I cannot wait for the new series to begin! This season looks set to be one of the most exciting yet, and with the 50th anniversary still to come, there has never been a better time to enjoy the wonderful world of Doctor Who!

To see the full Season 7 Gallery Visit The Offical BBC Website http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/galleries/p00xch0g

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New Doctor Who Season 7 Trailer Revealed!

02 Thursday Aug 2012

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New Doctor Who Season 7 Trailer Revealed!

The stunning promotional picture for Asyum of the Daleks!

A spectacular new trailer for the Seventh Season of Doctor Who aired in the UK this morning at 6.00am! Fans have been eagerly waiting for another glimpse of what the new season of Doctor Who would have in store for the Doctor, Amy, and Rory. Now at last we can finally get a really good look at some of the exciting episodes coming up – particularly Asylum of the Daleks!

The trailer opens with the TARDIS flying through space and then cuts to Rory asking: “How much trouble are we in?” as the scene shifts to the Doctor and his companions seemingly trapped by an army of Daleks! The Doctor turns to his greatest enemies and exclaims: “You got me, what are you waiting for? At long last, here I am!”

We are then treated to a montage of different scenes from future episodes: Dinosaurs go on the rampage in a spaceship, some very cross robots berate the Doctor, the TARDIS crew go walkabout in New York, and Weeping Angels of all shapes and sizes lurk in the shadows!

The Doctor and Amy argue and she says: “This is what happens when you travel alone for too long!”  before they appear on a platform surrounded by Daleks, with Amy shrugging her shoulders as the Doctor tells them not to be scared, Amy turns to him and says: “Who’s scared? GERONIMO!!” and they all plummet through a tunnel of light towards a planet! The action then shifts at a blistering rate: with some explosive sequences in the Wild West, the Doctor being chased by Pterodactyls, intercut with a brief glimpse of River Song, exploding Daleks, and the Doctor and his friends riding a Triceratops!

As the trailer comes to an end we see Rory surrounded by dead Daleks, he turns to ask the Doctor: “Who killed all the Daleks?” and is shocked to see the Doctor carrying Amy’s body.

“Who do you think?” the Doctor says solemnly.

This brilliant new trailer heralds what will be the last days of the Ponds’ adventures with the Doctor in the TARDIS! Soon Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) will be leaving Matt Smith’s Doctor after a heartbreaking showdown with the Weeping Angels, but the Doctor will soon be joined by his new companion played by Jenna Louise Coleman in the Christmas episode, before the series continues again next year and builds towards Dr Who’s 50th Anniversary! Season Seven will have Fourteen epic blockbuster movie episodes that are sure to be some of the most exciting yet!

The clips from Asylum of the Daleks look amazing, the little cherub “Angel” was really creepy, there were some brilliant Dinosaur effects, and the sight of seeing the Doctor carrying Amy at the end leaves us all on the edge of our seats! I was thrilled by this new trailer, it is one of the best I’ve ever seen for Doctor Who, and I can’t wait for the new season to start!

Follow the link below to the official BBC Website to see the new Season Seven trailer and download new wallpapers!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/

And here is a link to trailer on YouTube

http://youtu.be/qrEUBl2pacU

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New Dr Who Episode Title Revealed: Asylum of the Daleks

26 Tuesday Jun 2012

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 New Dr Who Episode Title Revealed as Asylum of the Daleks

Matt Smith & Karen Gillan With a 60’s Style Dalek

This week the title of the new series’ opening episode was revealed as Asylum of the Daleks.

It was confirmed in March that the Daleks would be returning for Doctor Who’s 7th Season, Showrunner and Executive Producer Steven Moffat later confirmed that the story would feature every kind of Dalek the Doctor has ever encountered – including the Special Weapons Dalek! Doctor Who Magazine even released a cover that featured every Dalek to celebrate the news!

Asylum of the Daleks will provide a fantastic start to the new series. The episodes title throws up a number of possibilities as to what the episode might be about, could this be another deadly trap for the Doctor, a prison for renegade Daleks, or prehaps a Dalek time travel experiment that has gone disastrously wrong? One things for certain, we can expect plenty of spectacular Dalek action in this episode!

Executive Producer Caro Skinner haven’t given too much away but she has hinted, ‘This is an epic Dalek adventure that kicks off the new series in explosive style! If you think you know all there is to know about the Daleks, think again…’

I can’t wait to see the Daleks back in action, and this episode sounds like it could be one of the best Dalek episodes yet!

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