Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks review

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Revolution of the Daleks
The 2021 New Year Special. An interesting episode, but certainly gripping. Captain Jack being back was icing on the cake. More on Jack (and his interactions with Yaz in particular) below. Graham, Ryan and Yas have spent 10 months waiting for the Doctor (matching the real life time). Meanwhile the Doctor has been languishing in the prison, but more on that later. Yas. She has been staying in the House TARDIS, trying to figure it out to go after the Doctor. But why would she be sleeping in the Console Room?
Surely, she would have found a bedroom somewhere in there. Has she abandoned her job as a police officer? What is happening with her family? There are plenty of questions here. More on her reaction to the Doctor when she does show up below. Graham and Ryan seem to have coped better. (Not much to say there. See about their farewell below). The Doctor in the prison. She seems resigned to her fate, and is surprised when Jack rescues her. That at least one Weeping Angel was captured is surprising.
(They managed it somehow). Jack spending 19 years in prison to rescue the Doctor. It would be a very short part of this life at this point (given that he had lived through the 20th Century on the slow path at least twice (maybe more, but I haven’t watched Torchwood), so it wouldn’t be that much of a sacrifice for him. Yas’ reaction when the TARDIS lands in Graham’s living room wasn’t over the top, but it says a lot about what is going on with her. (“We were worried about you!” clearly meant “I was worried about you!”)
But the threat! Robinson’s character is consistent with his appearance in Arachnids in the UK. Daleks are Daleks, not much to say there either, albeit the Doctor calling in the SAS Daleks was a surprise, as was her sacrifice of the former House TARDIS. Some things stand out, others didn’t. I would have liked the new PM to survive, but that wasn’t to be. Jack and Yas’ talk in Osaka. It’s obvious that she wasn’t ready to leave the Doctor, but Jack would have given her something to talk about. Ryan and Graham’s departure wasn’t perfect, but it was still rather good.
The Doctor’s comment on one heart being happy and the other sad was apt. (Not sure what to make of the vision of Grace though). Overall a good episode. 8.4/10.