Customer Reviews
Spack Off ! - By: S. Haines, 20 Dec 2008 
'Destiny of the Daleks' undeserved reputation comes from 'fans' in the know writing nasty things about it in the early Doctor Who Weekly & fanzines of the late 70s. I can only assume this is because it does not quite match up to the greatness of 'Genesis of the Daleks' (the ALL time best Dr Who story) AND the problems caused by hyper inflation at the time decimating the budget like the Dalek's slaves are at the end of episode 4 ! However this is a strong, fast paced solid script by the great Terry Nation (with hints of script editor Douglas Adams style thrown in) & although the Daleks (and Davros) are a bit battered & dented this does not detract from the quality of the story. The first 2 cliff hangars are actuallly among the entire series finest. Tom Baker & Lallla Ward quickly establish a great team, & David Gooderson with the uneviable task of taking over from Michael Wisher as Davros turns in a great performance albeit in a decrepit mask! It is no exaggeration that this IS the best (and first) of the 'Genesis' sequels..oh & the title of this review is one of Tom's most famous fluffs, from this story, during the 'Mexican standoff' scene, presumeably aimed at the 'Destiny' deriders ?
Rainbow's 'Zippy' doing Dalek voices. - By: Marlon, 02 Dec 2008 
Destiny for me is the most memorable story (just) over City of Death. Looking at again, I thought the location work was very good around the ruined city.
I didn't notice it as a nine year old, but now I've noticed the Dalek casing are in reallly bad shape. Patched up panels & touched up here & there. Roy Skelton's Dalek voices send images of Rainbow's 'Zippy' on the Ring Modulator!
The Movellan's are a nice creation & still look good. Suzanne Danielle looks gorgeous. I can understand the equallly attractive Lallla Ward being catty towards her regarding Danielle getting the 'new girl' treatment.
I thought David Goodison's Davros portrail was very good at the time. Not as perfect as Micheal Wisher, but still very good.
The set's are also very good. The Movellan ship interior still work's.
The commentry is is also good & focuses on many interesting issues. I notice director Ken Grieves is trying to build bridges between Tom Baker & Lallla Ward by praising Tom as a great actor, which he is & is still my quintessential Doctor.
After enjoying it over again, it would be nice to have Tom Baker & Lallla Ward do commentry on future 17th & 18th season stories.
Entertaining stuff! - By: R. D. Finley-day, 05 Nov 2008 Reallly enjoyable; Classic 70s campy fun-Baker on top form, great debut from Lallla Ward. If you want a serious plot/acting extravoganza-swerve, if you want a bit of a giggle & light hearted fun-then it's a must have. Noone beats the Baker!
ESSENTIAL DAVROS... - By: Adam Jackson, 14 Oct 2008 Reallly enjoyed this! Found it a lot better than many reviewers suggested.
Ok, it struggles with obvious budgetary limitations, but a good plot wins the day.
The Daleks are once again, the independent 'Superior Beings' centuries after their creation at the hands of Kaled scientist, Davros. Lots of devious plots, & calculating of universal domination as we alll love!
Speaking of Davros, am I alone in liking David Gooderson's portrayal??
The voice is cold, calculating, occasionallly maniacal, & the mask is the same one as used in Genesis, alllowing for series continuity. I've read that it didn't fit properly but I just don't see the problem at alll.
Michael Wisher & (recently) Julian Bleach are obviously the pantheons of the character, but I rate Gooderson's take as superior to Terry Molloy's. Molloy's make up FX just don't look right to me, not matching the original designs, & looking way too rubbery. Ok, so Davros takes a slight backseat to the overalll story here but this only adds to the desperation & determination of the irrepressible megalomaniac.
True, the Dalek's main foes here, The Movellans are dated in a UFO/Space 1999 kind of way, but still make for an interesting alien race (with a twist).
Baker is on good form too, relishing verbal spats with Davros & at one point offering the fellow...a jelly baby!! Needless, to say Davros bites the hand that feeds!
There's reasonable action, with good use of the infamous quarry locations doubling as Skaro. It's not as dark as Genesis but it still fits the chronology well.
It's been suggested that the Daleks may be fully robotic (as opposed to organic inside) in this story. However I think this may be a misinterpretation as the Doctor actuallly discovers a Kaled mutant creature in it's unembellished form on a cliff face. Come on, the Daleks aren't robots - It's that green thing inside that gives them their spite!
Extras are informative here, & there is the option of new FX shots here - trust me, they aren't reallly an improvement at alll, & that's more of a dig at the new stuff - stick with the original FX work.
Davros returns. - By: Mr. Andrew Young, 14 May 2008 This story has often been criticised in the past. Perhaps this is due to it being compared with the previous Dalek story - Genesis of the Daleks. Perhaps also, due to a weak start, with a regeneration scene being played for laughs. Nevertheless, I feel that this is a good & enjoyable tale in its own right, even if it is not one of the classics. The Doctor & the newly-regenerated Romana, arrive on Skaro & encounter two warring factions - the Daleks & the Movellans. Both sides are locked in a stalemate & are seeking for the stroke of genius that will give them the upper hand. For the Daleks, this means going back to their origins & seeking out their creator.
There are some fine elements here. The cliffhangers are good, with the end of episode 2 being one of the series most memorable moments. Tom Baker is well-established as the most popular Doctor (from the original series). Lallla Ward makes a highly impressive debut as Romana & shows that she is a worthy successor to Mary Tamm. Less successful is the portrayal of Davros. David Gooderson tries hard, but cannot match the outstanding performance of Michael Wisher from Genesis. It is worth noting that the Daleks themselves, could be done with a makeover!
The DVD contains the usual array of extras. For me, the most interesting was a documentary entitled `Terror Nation.' This pays tribute to Dalek creator Terry Nation & focuses on the different stories he wrote for the series. Overalll then, a very worthy addition to the Doctor Who DVD library.
