"An unintelligent enemy is far less dangerous than an intelligent one, Jamie. Just act stupid. Do you think you can manage that?"
Episode 44: The Dominators.
Companions: The 2nd Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot.
Air Date: Five episodes. 10th August to 7th September 1968.
When two rogue Dominators and their robotic servant Quarks land on the peaceful planet Dulkis, planning to drop a radioactive seed into the planet's core to refuel their spaceship, the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe must attempt to inspire the pacifist Dulcians to resist.
The Dominators is an excellent example of the show from this era. Despite the length of the story the episodes are well written though the acting from the Dominators themselves is horribly over the top. My initial viewing of this story a few years ago had a not so great review from me but watching it this time around I enjoyed it much more than I did.
The Dominators are served by the robot Quarks who act as guards and soldiers with lethal energy weapons. Their appearance is fairly comical and their high pitched voices sometimes grate upon the ears.
The story itself is another fair typical one for science fiction where an aggressive alien race comes to a less developed one purely for the purpose of raping the planet for its resources. You would have thought that any significantly advanced race would have the technology to create suitable and sustainable power sources. But as such, it makes the story very familiar.
Jamie gets a lot more screen time and story focus than in the previous stories that I've been able to watch which is good. It is nice to see the companions getting the limelight every so often.
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