I often think that Whitaker knew what made the Daleks work as villains much more than Nation ever did.
Once he created Davros, Nation persisted with this idea that the Daleks are boring conversationalists and so need a spokesperson. Whereas Whitaker knew that they weren't boring if you showed different facets of their character, like sheer cunning, and their use of psychology against the humans.
The beauty and strength of Power is that the audience knows what the Daleks are capable of, as does the Doctor, and instead of doing the obvious, we're watching them manipulate the humans into a civil war, just so they can get what they need - and then they'll kill everybody.
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Date: 2010-02-08 02:18 am (UTC)Once he created Davros, Nation persisted with this idea that the Daleks are boring conversationalists and so need a spokesperson. Whereas Whitaker knew that they weren't boring if you showed different facets of their character, like sheer cunning, and their use of psychology against the humans.
The beauty and strength of Power is that the audience knows what the Daleks are capable of, as does the Doctor, and instead of doing the obvious, we're watching them manipulate the humans into a civil war, just so they can get what they need - and then they'll kill everybody.