Premise: The TARDIS lands on the apparently abandoned planet of Skaro where the Doctor and the newly regenerated Romana discover that the Daleks have returned to their homeworld.
Notes: Michael Wisher, the actor who played Davros in the previous story, was unavailable to reprise the role so David Gooderson was cast instead. Tim Barlow, the actor who played Tyssan, was deaf at the time of the filming. Mary Tamm, who played the first Romana, did not wish to return to the series so Lalla Ward was cast to replace her after previously playing Princess Astra last season.
Verdict: The beginning of a long fall for the Daleks. Davros is stale, the comedic regeneration scene is unnecessary, the Dalek's themselves are portrayed as too machine like and I'm not even going to start on the Movellans. Tom Baker and Lalla Ward are it's saving grace and Tim Barlow wasn't bad at all considering he was deaf at the time. If Davros had stayed dead then the episode might not have been half bad 6/10
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