Se não fosse parte de um arco chamado "Império Dalek", até que a história seria melhor. Mas para mostrar a ascensão de um Império, a trama aqui não foi assim tão... precisa. ( )

This is the best Seven story I've yet heard, with a first class take on the "what if this useful tool is actually a sentient life form" thang. The guest characters were good (though Elgin got tiresome) and Ace gets to blow up ALL THE THINGS, and be eeevil for a while, too! ( )

The Seventh Doctor and Ace visit a ginormous library and confront the Daleks. Excellent. I loved: the Daleks themselves; the concept of a library storing all knowledge in the galaxy (impossible though I know it to be); the duplicate Ace demonstrating the Sophie Aldred can act (something I have occasionally had cause to doubt); and especially the many many references to other Dalek series - jungle planet with unseen indigenous species (Daleks' Master Plan), Daleks modified by their own plan who turn against the leadership (Evil of the Daleks), the Doctor's references to the interests of the Time Lords and the Matrix (Deadly Assassin), and a slight nod forward to the Dalek absorbing all human knowledge in 2005's Dalek story. Was this the first time Nick Briggs did the Dalek voices? He's very good. My one quibble is that I found it difficult to tell apart Louise Falkner, playing Bev Tarrant (who I understand is a recurring Big Finish character) and Sophie Aldred as Ace. Probably my hearing. ( )